October 2009

Slaraffenland: Long Gone

Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They expertly expanded on the guitar-bass-drums standard with brass…

Samuel James: Cryin’ Blind

Today’s Daily Dose gives you some soulful blues to end the working week. From Samuel James, with the track ‘Cryin’ Blind’ from his album For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. “James’ musical lineage stretches back to immediate post-slavery. His grandfather (b.…