I woke up this morning full of life, and with all intentions of posting some tracks off of Wyclef’s latest effort. After checking my email I quickly realized that this would not be the case for today. In fact, before hearing this remixed track, I’m not sure if I ever was full of life. Ever. Broadcast 2000 is the creative effort of Joe Steer and after posting about him a couple of weeks ago he has rapidly climbed the popularity chart here at TWF to become one of the most requested artists I’ve ever had the privilege of listening to.
So here you go my minions. As your musical demagogue I am proud to present you with the spoils of my inbox today. As far as I know this is the first taste the public will get of this track, so enjoy. This little remix will appear as a B Side on the forthcoming Broadcast 2000 single from Groenland Records. It’s brilliant and I’m so glad to see Joe is getting some recognition. Here’s to all the great music to come {and hopefully more excellent emails}.
mp3 : Broadcast 2000 - Don’t Weigh Me Down (James Yuill Remix)
Simply and utterly fantastic. This song reminds me a lot of the more popular remixes of Kings of Convenience tracks. Three cheers to Joe Steer {and James Yuill}, keep the great music coming.
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Broadcast 2000 is the creative fruit of a very talented multi-instrumentalist named Joe Steer. He creates, records, and masters all of his own music in his very own flat/studio in north London and I must say that this boy has the touch. I would easily list him alongside acts like Beirut, Sufjan Stevens, DeVotchKa, and the more folksy {not so tribal} days of Paul Simon. And I put him up with these artist not simply because he shares a similar folk infused theme in his music, but because the raw and unabashed talent is so apparent on every single track of his debut EP, Building Blocks (iTunes), which is set to be released soon although it is already digitally available on iTunes. Listening to each of the tracks makes you feel as if Joe had the most amazing amount of fun recording it, and ultimately that’s the mark of great music, when you can pass on emotions that transcend mere lyrics and melodies.
mp3 : Broadcast 2000 - Pep Talk
mp3 : Broadcast 2000 - The View
This little outfit easily tracks as one of the artists that I’m most interested in hearing from in the future. I get this euphoric feeling of fun when I listen to his music and I only cringe when I think how long it could be before a proper full length can be recorded. As a last note I would like to point out that on this debut EP Joe Steer combines cello, double bass, guitar, ukelele, glockenspiel, banjo, various percussive items, and a lot of layered vocals {all tracks and instruments are his work} to make this little marvel of an EP.
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