Showing posts with label synth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label synth. Show all posts

Thursday, 20 January 2011

// Neon Indian

psychedelic dance, chillwave, synth pop\\


Ok. So as I'm in the psychedelic mood, here's Neon Indian. They're a band from Texas. And they are Alan Palomo, Leanne Macomber, Ronald Gierhart, Jason Faries and Lars Larsen. Their first cd Psychic Chasmas came out in 2009 and received quite a lot of good reviews. They are supposed to be -according to The Rolling Stone- one of the hottest bands of 2010.
Palomo's ex was the one who thought of the band's name and their album's name is actually an Ozric Tentacles' song by the same name. Never heard of them. But I will in a bit. That doesn't sound right.



// Caribou


..or Daniel Victor Snaith is a musician -and mathematician- from London. But not the English one. The one in Canada. Which I only just learnt about. His music is a bit on the psychedelic side. So it's perfect. He used to call himself Manitoba, but had to change it since he was threatened by someone really called Manitoba. Problems, problems.

His first cd, Andorra, came out in 2007 and it was the winner  of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. Ok. The second one, came out this year and is called Swim. And it's got a great cover. And it was a nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. What is this Polaris thing anyway?

-this one is beyond perfect-


Monday, 17 January 2011

Thursday, 13 January 2011

New Order - Blue Monday


How does it feel to treat me like you do?

When you've laid your hands upon me

And told me who you are

I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me, how do I feel
Tell me now, How do I feel



Those who came before me

Lived through their vocations

From the past until completion
They'll turn away no more
And I still find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today



I see a ship in the harbor

I can and shall obey

But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now, how should I feel



Now I stand here waiting...

I thought I told you to leave me

While I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold 

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Passion Pit


Οπότε αποφάσισα να επανέλθω με τους Passion Pit. Οι Passion Pit είναι ένα συγκρότημα από το Cambridge, Massachussetts στην Αμερική (όλα μας τα χουν κλέψει πια) και δημιουργήθηκε το 2007. Η μουσική που παίζουν είναι ναι μεν indie φάση, αλλά είναι πιο πολύ elecro/synth-pop. Το wikipedia χαρακτηρίζει τη μουσική τους και ως wonky pop. Τι άλλο θα μάθει κανείς πια? Δημιουργήθηκε από τους Michael Angelakos (προφανώς Έλληνας-για φαντάσου), Ian Hultquist, Ayad Al Adhamy, Thom Plasse και Adam Lavinsky. Παρ'ολ'αυτά, οι δύο τελευταίοι στην πορεία αντικαταστάθηκαν από τους Jeff Apruzzese και Nate Donmoyer.
Το όνομα του συγκροτήματος προέρχεται από το Variety Slanguage Dictionary -το οποίο απ'ότι καταταλαβαίνω ήταν ένα "λεξικό" της αργκό ενός περιοδικού). Παραδόξως, το ίδιο όνομα έχει και μια πορνογραφική ταινία της δεκαετίας του '80, αλλά τα μέλη του συγκροτήματος υποστηρίζουν πως δεν το γνώριζαν καν αυτό. 


Το συγκρότημα έβγαλε ένα EP το 2008, το οποίο λεγόταν Chunk Of Change. Από το EP αυτό βγήκε μόνο ένα single, το Sleepyhead. Αυτό το τραγούδι όμως υπάρχει και στον επόμενο κανονικό τους δίσκο, το Manners. Το Manners πρώτοβγήκε στα δισκοπωλεία τον Μάιο του 2009, το οποίο δέχτηκε γενικά καλές κριτικές. Ο δίσκος έχει 14 τραγούδια, τα οποία όλα έχουν γραφτεί από τον Angelakos (φαίνεται γελοίο, οπότε βάζω στην παρένθεση και ένα Αγγελάκος για να νιώσω καλύτερα).


"Make Light"  
"Little Secrets"  
"Moth's Wings"  
"The Reeling"  
"Eyes as Candles"  
"Swimming in the Flood"  
"Folds in Your Hands"  
"To Kingdom Come"  
"Sleepyhead"  
"Let Your Love Grow Tall"  
"Seaweed Song"  
"Sleepyhead (Stripped Down Version) (Extended Edition only)"  
"Moth's Wings (Stripped Down Version) (Extended Edition only)"  
"Dreams (The Cranberries Cover) (Extended Edition only)"  

(Προσωπικά προτιμώ το Neo Tokyo Remix)



-Ντάξει το παραδέχομαι. Ήταν άθλιο άρθρο. Αλλά θα ξαναβρώ τους ρυθμούς μου-