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Show notes for the 329th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast featuring music by performers from or in Malta:

No Bling Show – Il-Kotra
The very welcome second album from No Bling Show fills a huge void in the local music scene by offering a palatable engagement with everything that essentially makes us Maltese. Sporting a new line up and a remarkably more mature sounding batch of rhymes, this is bound to be one of 2013’s favourite albums for many looking for top quality new Maltese music. It’s also available as a free download through the Complex Sound Sagacity label, thanks to support from the Malta Arts Fund. I will certainly be playing further tracks from this collection in the coming months.

Purple Haze – No More
Maltese rock guitarist Stephen Borg passed away after a tough battle with cancer last Sunday 3 February 2013. He was 43 and will undoubtedly be missed not only by his family and close friends but also by the many other rock lover on the local scene who have come to know his gentle nature over the last three decades. He had been playing guitar with Purple Haze since he was just 16 years old, so its rather appropriate to say our official goodbye to him from this podcast by playing one of two known recordings released on CD in the 1990s. This one is from a Storm Records compilation called Illusion, which had them at the peak of their popularity, around the time they oped for Deep Purple at Ta’ Qali. Rest in peace, Steve! Condolences to the family.

The Lone Lab Rat – The Summers
Scream Daisy guitarist has ventured out with a solo project. His debut release is a duet with Alison Galea, best known from the many years she spent fronting alternative darlings Beangrowers. This is a slight departure from style for both of them, but shows two mature rock musicians collaborating in a way that only people with their experience really can. Hopefully this isn’t just a one-off and that more of this sort of thing is in the pipeline.

Pete Molinari – Hang My Head in Shame
The Maltese blood he inherited from his mother’s side makes this British singer-songwriter appear on the MMI podcast from time to time. He is a remarkable artist who has also appeared on the local scene. I believe that he is greatly underrated and I’m hoping that his new single and the accompanying video will contribute towards the necessary remedy for this. The song is officially being released on the 24th of February so hopefully you’ll start hearing it on the radio around that time too.

Donimo Effect – Ticking Away
The Global Battle of the Bands known as Hard Rock Rising returns for a 2013 edition. I’m planning to play a couple more tracks from this year’s entries, particularly since a number of the participants have already been featured in recent editions of the MMI podcast. I know absolutely nothing about the oddly named band I picked for this week. They don’t have a Facebook page (at the time I’m writing this) and their Reverbnation page simply contains a copy of the song you can hear at the end of this edition of the MMI podcast.

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Show notes for the 327th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast featuring music by performers from or in Malta:

Mind’s Eye Dub – Inherit Dub
David Magro always delights with his dubs. A whole new album entitled Uhuru has just been released as the 12th title on the Dubkey netlable, featuring 12 tracks wrapped up in a free download. Just head on to the Dubkey website and enjoy the bounty of delights you’ll find there.

Jane Doe – Goldrush
The EP Keeps Me Waiting is another new release available as a free download; through Bandcamp. There are four excellent songs in this collection, and I like this one best of all, which is why I picked it specifically for this week’s podcast. I expect there will be a music video for at least one of these tracks in the coming weeks.

Particle Blue – M’Għandix X’Nambik
I’m very pleased to say that Malta’s foremost defunct electro-pop duo have recorded a bunch of new tracks in Maltese, following their surprise reunion at the Lissen Festival a few months ago. I finally received these as an “official” release entitled Mill-Qalb but they were actually sneaked out on Soundcloud a couple of months ago. Anyway, I’ve been listening to the whole Mill-Qalb connection on a constant loop for a couple of days. I hope some of my listeners like this stuff as much as I do.

G-Force feat. Sempliciment tat-Triq – L-Arti tat-Triq
More Maltese-language delights come in the shape of a whole album from rapper G-Force, who teams up with a veritable who’s who of the local undergroup hip-hop scene for his album G-Forza 2012. This is the same collection where you’ll find last year’s video release Wasal Il-Ġimgħa, and from it I’ve picked the one featuring STT’s unique vocal stylings and crafty rhymes.

Rumbull – Da Journey
Keeping it hip-hop, I close this week’s podcast with a new track from British-born Maltese rapper Kevin Hayward. I particularly like the video for this one, which Rambull co-produced with Nick Morales. It shows that although this rapper doesn’t speak (much) Maltese on his releases, he is very much Maltese in the spirit of the the works that he produces. Being Maltese is certainly more than just use of the mother tongue. Bravo!

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Show notes for the 326th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast featuring music by performers from or in Malta:

Lyndsay – Daphne
Lyndsay Pace has just released this new single, along with a promotional music video. She continues to operate above the Eurovision circuit, which to many minds make her a more credible pop artist than some of her peers who seem to think that they should save their best material for that contest. I believe that, in time, will be respected as one of the more prolific Maltese pop singers of her generation.

Krokus – Dirty Dynamite
The 17th album from the next best Swiss export after clocks and watches is due out on 22 February 2013. Marc Storace fans will undoubtedly be flocking to get their hands on that album as soon as it’s out. Meanwhile, the title track from this forthcoming release has been made available to fans and all others as a free download.

Martyrium – Anpu Xent Neter Het
This black metal band has been around for over 10 years now and its quite refreshing to see this video release for a track from their album Awakening the Ancient. They are one of the more impressive local female-fronted metal bands and I believe that this video will attract an even larger fan following than they already have. In any case, glimpses of the lovely Undine LaVerve certainly make the video even more worth watching.

Loathe – Bucketlove
It really doesn’t get much more hardcore than this as far as metal goes. At the top of their game, this band continues to delight its many followers and other fans of this genre of music with their tongue in cheek material. While the style may sound anything but funny to those not used to this type of material, the video is a clear giveaway: these boys are in it for the fun of it…and clearly enjoy every second.

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