She Makes War - Never Was (Cajita remix)

So, apparently, checking how long it is since anything was last posted here... this was the first piece of music I cared enough about to blog about since New Year. Making it easily frontrunner for the Heartbeat of a Rabbit Tracks of the Year 2013, right? [Disclaimer: I will probably never get round to making one of those. Because I usually get to the end of the year and can think of about 2 and a half tracks I liked enough for such a list. This will be one of them].

 

She Makes War is Laura Kidd, she and Tom and Annie Hysterical make music together sometimes, an example of which is the live recording of 'In This Boat' which appears as this track's b-side and which was actually recorded in a boat - appropriate. She doesn't really make war, that's just a name. She makes music instead. If she did make war it would be beautiful, moody, catchy war, and she would Do It Herself.

Cajita is a Bristol musician I've clearly not paid enough attention to previously. I'm told he has mean live loop pedal skills.

I liked this track so much I paid more than she asked for it. You should too.

Free Download of the Day - 'Apologia' by The Douglas Firs

The first free download of the day for 2013 is 'Apologia' by The Douglas Firs. This track is from Armellodie Records' Sampler 2012 - there are 14 tracks by different artists available there for free download altogether.



You can download 'Apologia' from Armellodie Records' Bandcamp, and follow the Douglas Firs on their blog.

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Free Download of the Day - 'Hex Beast' by Landslide Purist

Today's free download of the day is 'Hex Beast' by Landslide Purist. This track is today's installment of the annual Madvent Chokalendar, wherein users of Bristol-based music forum Choke give away their music in the festive period each year. There might well be some more of the 'Chokalendar' tracks here as our Downloads of the Day over the next week.
You can download 'Hex Beast' from the Madvent Chokalendar - right click on the 7 and choose 'Save As' to claim it, and do explore the other tracks there too, there are always gems - and follow Landslide Purist on Soundcloud.

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Free Download of the Day - 'Way 2 Dark' by Twisted and Rakoon

Today's free download of the day is 'Way 2 Dark' by Twisted and Rakoon. Twisted and Rakoon are both members of the German-based Dutty Dubz Crew
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You can download 'Way 2 Deep' from Twisted's Soundcloud and follow Dutty Dubz on their Facebook page. They're promising more free tracks over the next couple of days.

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Free Download of the Day - 'Move Me Starlet' by Yusuf Azak

Today's free download of the day is 'Move Me Starlet' by Yusuf Azak. The track is taken from Yusuf's current album 'Go Native'
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You can download 'Move Me Starlet' from Yusuf's Amazing Tunes page (registration required, but don't worry - it's painless and opens up a world of possibilities) and find out more about him on the Song, By Toad website.

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Free Download of the Day - 'Blush' by Runaround Kids

Today's free download of the day is 'Blush' by Runaround Kids. The track is taken from the Philophobia band's current album 'Teeth Blue, Lips Red'
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You can download 'Blush' from Runaround Kids' Bandcamp on a name-your-price basis, and find out more about them on their website.

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Free download of the day: 'Willkommen Patchwerk' by Willkommen Records

Today's free download of the day is 'Willkommen Patchwerk' by Willkommen Records. The label invited a panoply of artists with some connection to them to submit thirty seconds of sound, and stitched them all together, simply in the order they arrived.

Contributing artists include Heartbeat of a Rabbit favourites such as Gravenhurst, This Is the Kit, Rachael Dadd & Ichi, Laish and Birdengine. It's a brilliant introduction to the label and a mysterious journey of a composition in its own right.



You can download the Patchwerk from Willkommen's Soundcloud and find out more about the label on their website.

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