Posts by Alex

Creating something from the ground up is hard. Everyone has ideas, and all of those ideas have potential, but to actually make that idea, and make it work – trust me, it’s hard.  There are a [...]

Category Best of Seeds, Featured, hypetree, Music Discovery, Music Industry, New York City, Technology · Tags entrepreneurship, founder, hypetree, mark zuckerberg, pandora, spotify, startups, stumbleupon

Category Music, Music Industry, New Media, News · Tags fast company, internet, small business, startup

As much as the phrase “The Social Web” makes me cringe, there’s some really interesting info here.

Category Indie Artists, Music, Music Discovery, Music Industry, New Media, Technology · Tags facebook, Google+, music, social music, social networking

I can’t describe this music in a normal way. It just can’t be done. So bear with me, because the following is the only way I can think to explain them. Hyperland’s music is Superheavy disconcerting and fast-paced [...]

Category Alternative Rock, Indie Artists, Indie rock, Music, Music Discovery, New Music · Tags Albuquerque, dj, electronic, hyper, insanity, Music discovery

Relax for a second – take a break from your stressful day and watch this video, and listen to this song. The whole thing. Traveller & Fortune reminds me why I love independent music; the song, [...]

Category Folk, Indie Artists, Music, Music Discovery, New Music · Tags Australia, fingerpicking, folk, Guitar, ukulele, world

Brace yourself – it’s about to get funky. As soon as you see the phrase “Afro Klezmer,” you know you’re in for something out there. The 4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra from Atlanta, GA combines old-school jazz [...]

Category Funk rock, Indie Artists, jazz, Music, Music Discovery, New Music, Punk, World · Tags afro klezmer, Atlanta, avant-garde, Georgia, jazz, klezmer, orchestra, world music

Let’s take a break from seeds’s usual fare of smooth hip-hop and quirky indie rock to appreciate the sheer virtuosity of Eldad Tarmu, and the The Eldad Tarmu Chamber Ensemble. Remember when you wanted to be a vibraphonist [...]

Category Indie Artists, Indie rock, jazz, Music, Music Discovery, New Music · Tags

Serious talent alert – as soon as you hear any recording by esthema (don’t you dare capitalize that “e”), you’ll recognize the polish, superb training, and skill that keeps this group tight. Aside from being an extremely effective [...]

Category Indie Artists, jazz, Music, Music Discovery, New Music, World Fusion · Tags Berklee, berklee college of music, Boston, boston jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz guitar, percussion, world, world fusion

The european craze of combining virtuosic electric violin with DJ/electronic dance music is alive in Bucharest violinist Cristina Kiseleff. Her short staccato lines reverberate over intense beats and deep bass from several european DJs; while it may look and [...]

Category Dance, Electronic, Indie Artists, Music, Music Discovery, New Music, World · Tags bucharest, Cristina Kiseleff, electric violin, european, european music, ns design, violin video