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| Strangeglue |
 In the recording studio, Broadcast 2000 is Steer's own baby. Being the man for all occasions is usually a fairly hefty burden to bear, yet Steer manages it with ease and grace, granting equal footing to instrumentation as to vocals. He doesn't scrimp on the eclecticism either, all manner of tones, timbres and pitches are elicited from all manner of instruments. Pretty lines do not make a drawing though, so it's fortunate that Steer also has his song-writing ability in check.Not that anything on this eponymous album is likely to set the world alight. It's individualistic to prove interesting to the more adventurous of music lovers, yet is far too unassuming to even contemplate a star-grab. No, Steer's eyes remains humbly trained to the earth. An affable trait, but as anybody will attest, you have to extend yourselves in some way to really make a splash these days. Competence is no defence. There can be no recommending one track over the other on this album. All of them exude a certain charm of their own and all share the "tinkle, pluck, thwack" approach to arrangement. It is a smart move on Steer's part to really surround the listener with the experience, oscillating the various instruments around the mix like cartoon birds to an injured baby....full text |
| Indiemuse |
| A few years ago I featured Broadcast 2000’s EP Building Blocks on the site. Thought I’d give you an update that he just released his self-titled debut on Gronland records. It’s some of the catchiest folk music out there, and it’s definitely worth your time to check out. There are a ton of great songs on here, including “Get Up and Go,” “Rouse Your Bones,” “Don’t Weigh Me Down,”"I Hold My Breath,” too many to list… Broadcast 2000 is based out of London and is a bedroom project of Joe Steer. He classifies his music as “folk-influenced indie acoustic pop,” which I would say is a surprisingly accurate description. Also, I just read an interview with him on Spinner, and he was asked about his craziest tour experience . He said that at one of his shows he met somebody who legally changed his name to a number! His name was 1069. And people called him 1-0 for short., I don’t really have any reason for sharing that tidbit… I just thought it was awesome. It makes me wonder if I can officially change my name to ”exclamation.” I guess I would just go by “ex” and then spell my name “!”. Anyway… check out Broadcast 2000. Broadcast 2000 – S/T (2010):...full text |
| Neonfiller |
| Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg from Long Beach, California, is like so many aspiring young musicians, singing tracks into a PC, studiously learning guitar parts and immersing himself in music. You've seen the type, putting videos of themselves playing guitar up on Youtube. So many have talent, so many will keep plugging away until kids, a mortgage and life get in the way. Now barely out of high school Avigdor and his band Avi Buffalo, formed with three friends, are quite rightly on the cusp of deserved success. The right music, the right faces, the right attitude at the right time. Snapped up by the label Sub Pop and with a slot on Pavement's ATP festival in the UK Avi Buffalo is now one of this year's most talked about acts. Led by the diminutive and cherubic Avigdor and playing like they are straight out of the summer of love Avi Buffalo are a bit of folk here, a jangly guitar riff there and then some. Their first single, 'What' In It For?', which was originally released on Avi Buffalo's Myspace site, was what attracted Sub Pop and is the undoubted highlight of the album. For those that haven't heard it yet, it's quite simply magical. Timeless, like tracks by Sub Pop label mates Fleet Foxes, it could have been from a Neil Young 70s album or from a mid 60s Byrds album and is one of the catchiest songs of the year. Even though there is a hint of haste in getting out Avi Buffalo's first album this year, with just the 10 tracks, there is far more to this debut album than one standout single and a bunch of fillers. Among other highlights is 'Remember Last Time', featuring some superb guitar arrangements, which given that one of Avigdor's heroes is Wilco's Nels Cline is perhaps unsurprising. While much of the album shows a band that is mature beyond their years, with references to 60s folk and psychedelia on tracks such as' Where's Your Dirty Mind', it's also childlike in places. 'Summer Cum' for example is lyrically pretty blunt, but still full of catchy hooks, despite appearing immature and crass. As debuts go this is up there with the best and shows that Sub Pop is continuing to hook up some of the most interesting acts around. 8.5/10 by Joe Lepper...full text |
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