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Your search returned 71 results. Viewing results 46-60Finnish weirdo electro-rockers Pepe Deluxé will release their third album "Spare time machine" on June 26 via Catskills Records and you can listen to samples on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/pepedeluxe
Few IAT readers will probably care, but I'm excited to read that Chris Cote of The Amazing Boston band The Upper Crust sings on much of the record. In other news, the group's first album "Beatitude" is now available as a free download: https://music.aol.co.uk/artists/dance/pepe-deluxe-beatitude/article/20070606152709990009
Tack!Tack!Tack! got a mention over at Popjustice: https://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1145&Itemid=206
T!T!T! is tonight, but should you find yourself in or around Berlin, be sure to check out Sweden, Sweden! tomorrow night at Club Magnet with The Amazing lineup of Moonbabies and Seven Feet Four plus DJs Tiger Lou, Firefox AK and more! Seriously, so many of my favorite people all in one place. It's gonna be amazing.
Logh
North
Bad Taste Records
It has gone full circle so to speak. I absolutely adored the debut album "Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings", released in 2001 for the band's introverted indierock mixed with atmospheric soundscapes. Rock suitable for a motion picture soundtrack. On "North", the band reveals qualities not shown since that first full-length. Despite the fact that it took some time to reconcile with the record this time, you've got to hand it to these guys as they've done it again! This time, it's a more focused record with no dead spots. A true masterpiece. Gone are the flirtations with the post-rock scene and Mathias Oldén once again proves himself to be a great songwriter. "The raging sun" and "A sunset panorama" are great albums as well, no doubt about that, but now it has all fallen into place. Considering songs like "Saturday nightmares" (the first single from the record, do check out The Amazing video as well), "The black box" and "Thieves in the palace", Logh should be acknowledged by a wider audience.
- Jonas Appelqvist
Patrik Skantze and the Free Souls Society
Fiction at first view
Mimo Sound Records
Sweden's Patrik Skantze's new album is so obviously a work of pure, shimmering brilliance. "Fiction at first view" is only Skantze's second release (the first was in 1998), but it comes across like the work of a mature, sophisticated genius who's been making records for years. Skantze is possibly the first Scandi artist to reflect influences as diverse as Ace Frehley of Kiss, Queen, Neil Young, Nick Drake and the prog-rock of artists such as Yes and Mike Oldfield. What makes the disc stand out is The Amazingly high level of creative musicianship, coupled with Skantze's sweet, melodic voice (occasionally reminiscent of early Neil), dazzling production and a formula-smashing aesthetic that is awe-inspiring. There are three instrumentals, one of which, "The plunge" is truly among the greatest instrumentals I've ever heard. It's eleven minutes of incandescent brilliance that's like the best of Yes or the Dixie Dregs, with rapid changes that never detract from the overall flow of the composition. Skantze dazzles on both acoustic and electric guitar throughout this platter; the former is showcased on another instrumental, "Appease". The title track is presented in two very different versions that bookend the disc; the pop smarts of the tune delight on every level. Skantze's musical instincts have apparently been honed to diamond-cut sharpness over the years. From the proggy pleasure of "Life provider" and "Gleam of hope" (if you ever wondered what Neil Young might sound like with Yes as a backing band, this track gives a hint), to the Nick Drake-ish "My dreams of late"--complete with haunting cello--lordy, the beauty of this album never stops. I could go on and on, but in a nutshell, this is clearly one of the albums of the year, a stunning release with a palpable respect for music, for the listener, and for the mysterious art of creation itself.
- Kevin Renick
MP3: Värttinä - Eerama
We're going to have ourselves a theme with this week's mp3 posts and that theme is folk music. I know some of you are probably rolling your eyes at the thought, but I think that learning to appreciate Nordic folk traditions is an important part of understanding what makes Scandinavian music unique. It's amazing how much of it is carried through to other genres too, both in the lyrics and the melodies.
Today's song comes to us from Värttinä, Finland's most well-known folk group. The band has existed in some form or another since 1983 and changed members and labels many times since, but has always retained the same musical vision. Finnish folk is often based on the poems and songs of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic. The music can be similar to a lot of other Eastern European folk, but it's The Amazing vocal harmonies that make them special and that's what I'm going to spotlight today with the a capella piece "Eerama". The song is from the group's latest album "Miero", their first for Peter Gabriel's renown Real World label. Some of you might recognize that the sound isn't too far off from Bulgarian vocal music and you'd be right, but it's the incredibly dark and twisted lyrics that separate the Finns from the rest. Just check out the words for "Synti/The sin" in which the narrator wishes her enemies to be cursed with lizard-foetuses. See what I mean? Folk music can be cool.
Värttinä - Eerama
We're going to have ourselves a theme with this week's mp3 posts and that theme is folk music. I know some of you are probably rolling your eyes at the thought, but I think that learning to appreciate Nordic folk traditions is an important part of understanding what makes Scandinavian music unique. It's amazing how much of it is carried through to other genres too, both in the lyrics and the melodies.
Today's song comes to us from Värttinä, Finland's most well-known folk group. The band has existed in some form or another since 1983 and changed members and labels many times since, but has always retained the same musical vision. Finnish folk is often based on the poems and songs of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic. The music can be similar to a lot of other Eastern European folk, but it's The Amazing vocal harmonies that make them special and that's what I'm going to spotlight today with the a capella piece "Eerama". The song is from the group's latest album "Miero", their first for Peter Gabriel's renown Real World label. Some of you might recognize that the sound isn't too far off from Bulgarian vocal music and you'd be right, but it's the incredibly dark and twisted lyrics that separate the Finns from the rest. Just check out the words for "Synti/The sin" in which the narrator wishes her enemies to be cursed with lizard-foetuses. See what I mean? Folk music can be cool.
No new mp3 today, but y'know what? We got The Amazingly brilliant Marit Bergman to play Tack! Tack! Tack! in May with Firefox AK. How awesome is that? She'll be performing brand new material from her forthcoming album and you know it's gonna be an astounding show. I might even have to fly out - def not be missed. Presale tickets will be made available next month.
Download the song "Sunday light" from recent Punos Sounds signees Fume: https://www.punossound.net/mp3/Fume_Sunday_Light.mp3
The band's debut album "Haunts" comes out February 1 and it must be noted that Punos Sound is the label run by the folks behind The Amazing Finnish post-rock act Plain Fade. I've been raving about them for awhile, so I fully expect that this record is something not to be missed.
The Amazing C.Aarmé will finally be going into the studio on December 27 to begin work on their second album. Thank goodness. In the meantime, here's a rehearsal recording as a teaser: https://www.caarme.com/music/goldenretriever.mp3
Today's ton ten is from my good friend Magnus, head of soon-to-be-gone label Chalksounds and also the newly founded (It's the method of) Nomethod. He just released The Amazing self-titled debut album from The End Will Be Kicks and has a ton of great stuff planned for 2006, so stay tuned!
Another day in December also means another top 10! Today's list comes from The Amazing Desert Planet! Be sure to catch them on tour in Germany later this month too - they are most certainly not to be missed. Dates:
12/09 - Rocker33, Stuttgart (GER)
12/10 - ENZIAN Bar (Kreuzberg), Berlin (GER)
12/11 - Berlin's Premier Modernist Sunday Event, Berlin, Germany (GER)
12/14 - Weinerei, Nürnberg (GER)
12/15 - Raum 4, Fürth (GER)
12/16 - Kunterbunt e.V., Schwerte (GER)