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Wernerâs Weekly (week 9)
Last week, my container playlist Carte Blanche Music, with the best new music of 2017 so far, has been updated with tracks by The Amazons, Maggie Rogers, Nina June, Spoon and many others. But believe it or not, none of those great songs made my final selection of the very, very best tracks of the past seven days: Wernerâs Weekly.
The ones that did make the cut, are listed below (in alphabetical order). Click on the links to read what I wrote about them when they first featured on this blog and if you want to listen to all six songs while reading about them, simply start the Wernerâs Weekly Spotify player in the sidebar. Youâll be done in 20 minutes.
- MisterWives – Machine (this weekâs Wildcard)
- Fishbach – Y Crois-Tu? (last weekâs Wildcard)
- Canât Swim – We Wonât Sleep
- Loyle Carner – Ainât Nothing Changed
- Regina Spektor – Older And Taller
- TANA – Leave Away
Obviously, the above titles are a selection of a selection, since Iâm not able to write about all the tracks that I add to my container playlist. If you want to hear them all, or if you want to make your own selection, click on the image in the sidebar, which will open the complete Carte Blanche Music playlist on Spotify.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Loyle Carner – Ainât Nothing Changed
In real life Loyle Carner is Benjamin Coyle-Larner. A 21-year old London rapper who was nominated for the BBC Sound Of 2016. One of the things I find refreshing about him, is that he is one of only a few rappers who dare to show their softer side.
When Benjamin lost his stepfather in 2014, he decided to quit drama school and fully concentrate on his music career. A year later already he played the Glastonbury festival.
His first single that drew my attention at the end of 2015 was the jazzy track Ainât Nothing Changed. I loved it! After that came No CD and The Isle Of Arran (among others) and his first album Yesterdayâs Gone. He is currently touring Europe in support of it.
In other great news: Ainât Nothing Changed is set for re-release in the UK around mid-April. Hopefully the rest of Europe will follow. Iâm sure it will become a huge hit this time around. Hear why over here:
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 8)
So here they are: my ultimate new music recommendations, collected in Wernerâs Weekly. If you havenât heard them already, you can listen to each and every one of them via the dedicated Spotify player in the sidebar. In the list below, where you can find out more about the tracks by clicking the respective links, you may notice Dark Side by Mist. I featured that one a few weeks ago already, but it only appeared on Spotify last week. Hence the mention in this weekâs alphabetically ordered âGallery of the Greatsâ, alongsideâŚ
- Fishbach – Y Crois-Tu? (this weekâs Wildcard)
- Van Echelpoel – Ziet Em Duun (last weekâs Wildcard)
- Cris Cab feat. J. Balvin – Turn Out The Light
- Llorca – Waiting
- Marika Hackman (feat. The Big Moon) – Boyfriend
- Mist – Dark Side
- Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – A Simple Love
The above titles are only the tip of the iceberg. Please check the following link if you want to listen to all new tracks I added to my recommendation playlist Carte Blanche Music last week.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Llorca – Waiting
Do you like Safe From Harm by Massive Attack? Thereâs Nothing Like This by Omar? Donât Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett? In other words, do you like a fine groove? Then quickly hit the play button below and read on to find out moreâŚ
Llorca (first name: Ludovic) was born in the north of France in 1974. His father being one of the first computer programmers in the country and his mother being fond of music, his destiny was clear from the beginning: making music with computers. He started composing music for computer games on a Commodore 64 at the age of 14 and improved his skills from there on.
As a DJ, Llorca added black music genres like funk, disco and soul to the mix and gradually created his own style, that could be heard on his debut album New Comer in 2001. Since then he made many remixes under several aliases, but his second album has yet to come out. Well, save the date, for Llorca will release The Garden on 7 April. His groovy new single is appropriately called WaitingâŚ
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Caravan Palace – Black Betty
To be honest I canât remember them performing it at their terrific Lowlands show last August, but itâs a fact Caravan Palace have played Lead Bellyâs Black Betty quite a lot in their concerts. On New Yearâs Eve they were invited to Jools Hollandâs Annual Hootenanny, where they did the cover as well.
Afterwards, by popular demand, they placed the audio of the studio version on YouTube. And guess what? Even though it doesnât move, itâs the fastest growing Caravan Palace video ever. In one weekâs time, it amassed nearly a million views.
Their next single proper, Midnight, will be released later this month. In the meantime, enjoy this jazzed-up version of Black Betty.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Carte Blanche Top 2016
Is there a better way to introduce myself and this new music blog than via a year-end chart? Last year in my Carte Blanche radio show I played over 800 new tracks, all of which you can find in this 2016 container playlist (subject to availability). Only 100 of them made it to the Carte Blanche Top 2016.
Some random statistics:
- After the usual suspects â Great-Britain (34) and United States (19) â the Netherlands deliver most entries (9), followed by Sweden (8), Belgium (6), Australia (5), Norway and France (4 each)
- 42% of all lead vocals are sung by women, which is unique compared to other radio stations
- There are more rock tracks in (the upper regions of) the Carte Blanche Top 2016 than in your average year-end chart
- The same goes for acts that were already successful 10, 20, even 30 years ago, proving they are still relevant today
If you want, you can listen to my radio show (in Dutch) containing the Top 30 of my year-end chart. Meanwhile you can browse through the complete list below. Enjoy!
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 50)
In al het najaarsreleasegeweld waarin de grote acts hun beste beentje voorzetten, houden veel opkomende bands zich een beetje afzijdig. En gelijk hebben ze. Al maakt dat het aanbod voor mensen die juist daarnaar op zoek zijn een beetje schraal. Voor mijn Spotify-lijst Werner Tipt wist ik 15 tracks bij elkaar te schrapen (van opkomende acts als Morgxn, The Montreals, Firefox AK & Elias, Tullara en Izzy Bizu, maar ook Red Hot Chili Peppers en Grandaddy. In de erelijst, Wernerâs Weekly, is deze week echter maar plek voor 7 van die nieuwe liedjes.
Deze playlists zullen in het nieuwe jaar de basis vormen voor een nieuw muzieblog, dat je dan kunt vinden en volgen op www.carteblanchemusic.nl. Nu is er nog niets te zien, maar alvast bookmarken kan natuurlijk altijd!
Om te beginnen bevat Wernerâs Weekly natuurlijk de Carte Blanche Remschijf van komende week, de laatste die op de radio wordt uitgezonden (want: volgende week is de Carte Blanche Top 2016 en daarna volgt een afscheidsuitzending). Het leek me wel toepasselijk om voor deze gelegenheid te kiezen voor de nieuwe single van Deacon Blue: Gone. Natuurlijk vanwege die titel, maar zeker ook omdat deze fijne Schotse band me gedurende mijn hele bijna 30-jarige radiocarrière achtervolgd heeft, op een goede manier.
Coward van Yael Naim is niet iets wat je snel in Carte Blanche zou verwachten: het houdt het midden tussen middeleeuwse kamermuziek en kerkmuziek. Toch draaide ik het nummer begin 2015 voor het eerst op de radio. Nu heeft Stromae er een clip bij gemaakt; zijn regiedebuut. Erg indrukwekkend, net als het nummer zelf. En daarom zet ik hem graag opnieuw in de schijnwerpers.
Elbow en Ryan Adams mag ik bekend veronderstellen. Beide komen in februari volgend jaar met een nieuw album en laten daar nu de eerste singles van los, respectievelijk Magnificent (She Says) en Do You Still Love Me? Totaal verschillende nummers met als belangrijke overeenkomst dat ze reikhalzend naar de albums doen uitzien. En is dat niet precies de bedoeling van singles?
Maar als een album eenmaal uit is, is het leuk om juist verder te luisteren dan de singles. En een voorspellinkje te wagen welke albumtracks niet op single zouden misstaan. Ik doe dat al bijna 30 jaar op de radio en blijk vaak mijn oren op de juiste plaats te hebben ;-). Deze week in Wernerâs Weekly singlesuggesties van Saint Motel (Destroyer) en Smoove & Turrell (New Jerusalem). Benieuwd wat jij ervan vindt!
Tot slot is deze week ook een kerstnummer de lijst ingeslopen. The Crookes brengen elk jaar een eigen, nieuw kerstliedje uit en wat mij betreft is het elke keer raak. Luister maar naar You Bring The Snow, waarmee ik deze week de laatste reguliere aflevering van Carte Blanche open. Die staat vanaf woensdagochtend weer online. Watch this space!
In de tussentijd kun je bovenstaande nummers uiteraard beluisteren via mijn Spotify-playlist Wernerâs Weekly en krijg je via mijn dagelijks aangevulde Werner Tipt-lijst een nog uitgebreider voorproefje op de uitzending van komende week.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wernerâs Weekly (week 38)
Dit was een aanzienlijk betere week voor nieuwe muziek dan de vorige. Om het enigszins behapbaar te houden, heb ik het enorme aanbod teruggebracht tot een playlist van 1 uur, verdeeld over 18 nummers. Sommige daarvan zijn al deze week in Carte Blanche te horen, andere hoor je zeker in de volgende aflevering.
Om de volle variatie van de lijst te horen kun je die het best in zijn geheel beluisteren, maar ik ben niet te beroerd om er alvast een paar liedjes uit te lichten đ .
Sunday Mourning van Pop Cult klinkt bijvoorbeeld als een kruising tussen Pixies, The Smashing Pumpkins en Buffalo Tom. Kortom: dat is er eentje voor de liefhebbers van 90âs rock. Ook ben ik erg gecharmeerd van de a-typische tracks die popdivaâs Ariana Grande en Rihanna uitbrachten, waarop ze zich ontpoppen tot respectievelijk een jazz- en een souldiva.
Unici van de Italiaanse grootheid Nek zou in een Engelstalige versie in heel Europa een hit kunnen zijn en ook het Belgische Tout Va Bien zoekt met Goodbye duidelijk aansluiting bij de hedendaagse hitsound, zonder dat het plat wordt.
Ik ben blij dat Here I Am, mijn singlesuggestie uit Tom Odels album Wrong Crowd nu officieel uit is, maar Amelia van de Scandinavische zangeres Skott had ik niet horen aankomen. Die greep me deze week direct bij de strot en doet me nog steeds naar adem happen.
Voor de hele week in 18 nummers moet je bij Wernerâs Weekly zijn. Voor nog meer nieuwe muziek zou je je kunnen abonneren op Werner Tipt.
In beide gevallen: veel plezier!
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
