If ‘Trying Got Us Nowhere’ were a painting, it would depict a richly-coloured Caribbean sunset over a beach of dancing tribal men; it’s beautiful, spiritual and utterly unforgettable.
Elika string together haunting vocals and well-crafted electronic sounds to create harmonious and memorable songs that are completely listenable. The depth of sound, lyrics and emotion throughout this artsy and original EP make it an applicable soundtrack to any life, situation, time or thought. Each song is a little electronic event tinged with a twinge of indie, giving it an edge and a …

Wow – what a fucking week this has been.
Finished my last exam at Edinburgh University ever last Monday and it has been pretty much brutal since then.
The eggs, flour, ketchup, beer, cider, honey, sandwich fillings and pretty much any other liquid substance you can think of came out in force…mmm…tasty.

Yup – good times
But I couldn’t get through a post on here without some relevant music, so here you go:
LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
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Justice Vs Simian – We Are Your Friends
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The first major night came …

On Friday night I saw Sam Amidon and Valgeir Sigurðsson at St. Barnabas’ Church in Soho; unobtrusively nestled into the dirty back-streets – from one angle it is disguised as a town house – it provided a beautiful and interesting setting for the music.
 
Sam Amidon was the big draw for me, and he rendered beautifully his reworked traditional American folk songs. He was accompanied by four other musicians, including Valgeir on bass, the others sharing duties on bassoon, cello, violin, accordion and banjo. They expertly played the sensitive arrangements written …

My name is Lauren and I’m the newest walrus to haunt these parts. I’m based in Norfolk, England and my city of Norwich produces some pretty great music. I’m privileged enough to be located near some fantastic venues, such as Norwich Arts Centre, Wensum Lodge Music House, and the Queen Charlotte pub. We get some great underground folk and indie, and so much of this unsigned talent goes unnoticed by the rest of the world. Thus, my hope here is to show you some of that fantastic talent!
I approached The …

The Internet is a wonderful thing, particularly it seems, for finding new classical music. Until recently I hadn’t realised how much contemporary composers had embraced t’interweb, assuming unfairly that their chosen musical discipline indicated a lack of technological aptitude… How wrong I was! Myspace is veritably alive with classical music, a great many young composers posting interesting, unusual and often compelling examples of their work. One such is Caleb Burhans. Have a listen to ‘the things left unsaid’, an extremely rousing piece for several cellos, and then click on his …

So it has been a big last couple of weeks here at The Blue Walrus. I have officially written my last essay for university – just exams to go – which makes that an end of an era – and also means that I have revision leave which means I can spend more time updating you lot on the best music around. Secondly, we have a new author on board – Lauren – which is awesome and will mean (hopefully) more regular updates. Look forward to her first post in …