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 ”Composer Chris Letcher, regarded as one of South Africa’s best, explores the world of film-soundtracking. His music is enormously melodic with fascinating hooks that easily work their way into your grey matter.”

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Letcher – Deep Frieze

Not sure how I found these guys… There is some musical connection with my cousin, but I actually suspect that, despite his best attempts, I probably stumbled on it by accident earlier tonight via MySpace. Letcher is the UK based outlet/band for Chris Letcher’s work, and it’s difficult to classify… it ranges from wonderfully laid-back and accessible to experimental and mind-bending in the space of each song, and I’m pleasantly enthralled by it already. I can’t work out if it reminds me of The Beta Band or of an english-language Sigur Ros, and that should indicate how very indefinable it is.

He also makes film music:

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Chris Letcher – Piano Theme

His website is here: www.letchermusic.com

Not so new, but because Steev totally reminded me about them:

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Amiina – Hemipode (live at Massey Hall)

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Amiina – Ammaelis (live at Massey Hall)

Amiina supported Sigur Ros when I saw them recently here in Southampton, and I strongly recommend seeing them live if you can… their music is a work of art, and seeing how they produce it is just poetry.
Their website is here: www.aminamusik.com. The show both of these pieces are taken from is available as an official torrent all over the place.

And finally, because, yeah, okay, I love it:

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Ben Lee – The Serious Mythology of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I have no idea where I picked this track up from, but Ben Lee’s website is here: www.ben-lee.com