Archive for the 'pop' Category

Klaus Nomi – Wasting my time

9 January 2010 at 18:12 - Comments

Matisyahu

Matisyahu ( Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish pronunciation of the Biblical name Matthew (מתתיהו) is the most talented American jewish raggae hip-hopper. Not that mush religious but a very good artist… He started his carear with the hit King Without A Crown and from there he evolved towards hip-hop and Zion lyrics. His 2009 album, Light is more careful [...]

30 September 2009 at 11:55 - Comments

Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich – Hold Tight

I discovered them thanks to Tarantino and his great taste for good music in the soundtracks of his movies. This time it was Death Proof. The band (that to my surprise is still partially alive and kickin’ concerts) was a pop rock british group in the 60’s. The weird band name is an amalgam of the band’s [...]

30 March 2009 at 02:53 - Comments

Le ye ye n’est pas mort!

The new — April March

The old — Francoise Hardy — ’60s

30 March 2009 at 01:18 - Comments

Elektric Music – Crosstalk

The electronic pop music group Elektric Music was founded by Karl Bartos (former member of Kraftwerk) and Lothar Manteuffel (former member of Rheingold) in 1992. Their first album Esperanto (1993) is the reminiscent of Kraftwerk.

28 January 2009 at 17:39 - Comments

The Bran Flakes

The Bran Flakes are a sound collage pop group with members in the United States and Canada who specialize in creating music from pre-existing sources. The group’s members include Otis Fodder (in Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Mildred Pitt, Susan DeLint and The GRDNR (in Seattle, WA).

Do check their site and from there you’ll be directed to [...]

13 November 2008 at 14:18 - Comments

Badly Drawn Boy – You Were Right

I must admit that lately I have been like a music spounge and I absorbed all the information that is new for me…like this nice indie brit pop sound I began to like while hearing it at my colegue´s speakers (Silvia’s). I asked “who is this?” and here I am posting it for you too…enjoy [...]

12 September 2008 at 15:01 - Comments

Iamx

The big discovery of the Sziget Festival 2007 was for me IAMX. Extraordinary voice of Chris Corner (British charming guy from former Sneaker Pimps)…perfect showman with the most dandy look I have seen in a long time…minha galera took our hands and said ”u have to see this”…we did and it was great!

12 September 2008 at 14:51 - Comments

Gravirty Co

I don’t know yet if I like it or not…My doubts are that this band is too commercial and sort of linkin’ park dramatic…they do have some electro sounds that I liked…So, I let the audience judge…Bulgarian band that started (2001) with a project to create soundtracks for computer games and then they decided to stick [...]

12 September 2008 at 11:25 - Comments

Kenneth Bager – Fragment one

Kenneth Bager (b. March 6, 1962) is a Danish musician and producer. He started his musical career back in the late 1980s as a DJ. In 1994, Bager released a compilation called Music for dreams featuring amongst others Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman. Kenneth received his breakthrough with the release of his critically acclaimed debut album “Fragments [...]

11 September 2008 at 12:14 - Comments
Fragment eight clip is so cool!
5 January 09 at 19:30