In 2010 Ace Reporter took on an ambitious project, write a new song every twenty four hours, for three hundred and sixty five days. Now he is in the process of realeasing them all on free EPs on his Bandcamp. "The project was all about my personal relationship to music," says Ace. "My goal was to focus on creativity at the expense of polish - last-minute panic never felt so good." I think we can all relate to that in one way or another, but this is about the music not me, so read on and enjoy.
His first release, if I have my timelines straight, was the album Untouched and Arrived, a five track album showcasing his skills with guitars and percussion. This album was the first that I heard and was the reason that I continue to follow him and his music.
"Everyone's trying to get back to a feeling that they knew, but I don't need no one to tell me that for me that feeling is you..."
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The next album is Lean Honey Lean, my personal favourite. This album is by far the catchiest, and most meaningful and has lost none of Untouched and Arrived's charm and musical genius. Give it a listen when you next stop for a moment and take in the world around you.
"Glide throught the city on whiskey rails, god can't stop us tonight..."
The third release, Sleepyhead is the quiet brother of the family, the one that rarely says anything but when he does it's so profound it makes you stop and think about it. This is rainy day music in its purest form, melancholy love songs reminiscent of the past loves you thought you had forgotten. Save it for that rainy day or whenever you want to delve into the past.
"Sleepyhead, we will hide away above the stairs where its warm and safe..."
Last but most certainly not least is Ace Reporters newest release, Arcadia. This is almost completely unlike the other EPs as it is a six song collection of originals, remixes, and a cover of Arcade Fire's : We Used To wait. This album is amazing through and through give it a listen and a download and keep your heads up.
"1, 2, 3, 4, I do declare it is a fine day for a war..."
Thanks again for checking us out, hopefully my short reviews do this music justice, the downloads today are from bandcamp.com, but you can head on over to Ace Reporters website to support him. The downloads may require you to be added to the mailing list as today just isn't my day to spend the time tracking the file locations, besides, its worth it to know when artists release new music. Anywho I tried my best to keep it short but with so much great music, expect sundays to be longer posts showcasing artists that have special meaning to me and usually lots of music for your auditory pleasure. Cheers, Ed.
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