About
Carte Blanche is not about hits (per se) or hipness, but all about great new music. Why bother about the charts when thereβs so much more music to be discovered? Thatβs what I want to do: to help you find great new music by great artists. Mostly emerging acts, but I don’t shy away from recommending an awesome new track by a well-known artist. You can trust Carte Blanche Music to be unbiased, without prejudice or limitations. Not only will I bring new singles to your attention, but the best new album tracks as well.
I donβt look down upon commercial music and Iβm not particularly passionate about credibility. In my vision those two are not necessarily opposites.
Mind you: I don’t intend to list all new songs that are released (far from that!). Only great new music is good enough. In other words: all of the tracks in my playlist are highly recommended. I don’t like to put negative energy into bashing a song or artist.
Carte Blanche is about great music. And new music only.
Make it personal!
Great music is great music, no matter the genre. As a consequence, you’ll find all kinds of tracks here: guitar-oriented, synth-based, acoustic, beat-driven… as long as it’s great, it’s here. If that’s too much for you: no offence, and no problem. You can easily narrow down the number of recommendations by clicking the category or genre of your liking in the tag clouds.
This is how it works…
The moment I discover them, I add the best new songs to my container playlist Carte Blanche Music (subject to availability on Spotify, obviously). Youβll find this list by clicking on the CBM logo in the sidebar.
The absolute highlights from this lot are selected for Wernerβs Weekly, which is refreshed every Monday morning (CET). This list (with no particular order other than alphabetical) is featured in the sidebar as well.
But only one track can be the best of them all. This song is chosen as Wildcard, which is announced on Wednesdays and features prominently on top of my blog for one whole week.
So, who the hell do I think I am?
Iβm Werner Schlosser. Dutch by birth, but most of all Iβm from planet Earth. Iβve been in the radio business since 1987, compiling, producing and presenting shows, and as a music director of several stations. Also, Iβm a music industry watcher and a journalist.
But forget about that. Just check my blogs and especially the music. Happy discovery!
