„Ante Up“ – „Hang It Up“ (Listen and know.)
Shake your moneymaker, shake your booty and shake what your momma gave ya.
We are celebrating the second album of The Ting Tings.
Yeah exactly: the guys (Katie White and Jules de Martino) who brought us party anthems like “That’s not my name” or “Shut Up And Let Me Go” back in 2008.
That's Not My Name
Now they bring us their second album “Songs From Nowheresville”. It’s the ominous, difficult second album.
It took them four years. They first tried to record it in Berlin – but they trashed a nearly finished album because they didn’t like the songs.
And now?
We have “Hang It Up” – a nearly typical Ting Tings song.
Hang It Up
They try to experiment more with electro and even ska. I like that song “Soul Killing”.
Especially the “bed sports” sample. :-)
Soul Killing
On the deluxe version you can find “Hands” – they song that was in between the two albums.
Hands
So how is it? I like their experiments. Some songs grow with listening, some really ruin your nerves.
Check it out for yourself!!!
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Monday, 27 February 2012
SIX
Heute mal auf Deutsch: Tanzen ist ein ganz gutes Stichwort für das am Samstag im Gleis in Münster stattgefundene Großereignis namens Bauchklang live.
So groß war das Großereignis dann gar nicht, da noch lange nicht ausverkauft - umso mehr Platz zum Tanzen also! Aber dazu sollte es erst spät kommen...Vorband waren Active Child aus den USA, ein Ein-Mann-Projekt bestehend aus Pat Grossi, der chorale Klänge mit Synthie-Sounds kombiniert - und noch Unterstützung von Drummer und Harfenspieler mitbrachte, um das Gleis in eine tranceartige Atmosphäre zu tauchen. Wunderschön, fließend, melancholisch - Hanging on ist hierfür ein schönes Beispiel. Gegen Ende kam dann auch noch etwas Bewegung in die Menge, die dann auch lautstark Zugabe forderte - leider vergeblich. Active Child wären definitiv was für's Haldern, nachts. Spät. In einem halbleeren Zelt. Eher Wunschdenken, leider.
Als Bauchklang die Bühne betraten, dauerte es auch einen Moment, bis die Diskrepanz zwischen der Atmosphäre der Vorband und dem nun einsetzenden Beatsspektakel überwunden war - aber dann war alles gut. Ich hab immer noch nicht ganz verwunden, dass das tatsächlich alles mundgemacht war - abgefahrener Scheiß, tatsächlich. Und das Konzert hat meine lange brachliegenden HipHopGene wieder geweckt - die Jungs haben eine unglaublich gute Stimmung gemacht, lokale Beatboxer auf die Bühne geholt und einfach gefeiert. So auch das Publikum - ich habe niemanden beobachtet, der nicht zumindest mit dem Kopf genickt hätte. Wirklich tanzbar... Und eine wirklich sympathische Band, obwohl sie Ösis sind :) - das haben sie gekonnt ausgespielt, indem sie sich in ihren Ansagen gleichwohl über uns Deutsche unbd sich selber lustig gemacht haben. Die Zugaben waren denn dann auch reichlich... Schön war's! Und noch ein Pluspunkt für Österreich! :)
So groß war das Großereignis dann gar nicht, da noch lange nicht ausverkauft - umso mehr Platz zum Tanzen also! Aber dazu sollte es erst spät kommen...Vorband waren Active Child aus den USA, ein Ein-Mann-Projekt bestehend aus Pat Grossi, der chorale Klänge mit Synthie-Sounds kombiniert - und noch Unterstützung von Drummer und Harfenspieler mitbrachte, um das Gleis in eine tranceartige Atmosphäre zu tauchen. Wunderschön, fließend, melancholisch - Hanging on ist hierfür ein schönes Beispiel. Gegen Ende kam dann auch noch etwas Bewegung in die Menge, die dann auch lautstark Zugabe forderte - leider vergeblich. Active Child wären definitiv was für's Haldern, nachts. Spät. In einem halbleeren Zelt. Eher Wunschdenken, leider.
Als Bauchklang die Bühne betraten, dauerte es auch einen Moment, bis die Diskrepanz zwischen der Atmosphäre der Vorband und dem nun einsetzenden Beatsspektakel überwunden war - aber dann war alles gut. Ich hab immer noch nicht ganz verwunden, dass das tatsächlich alles mundgemacht war - abgefahrener Scheiß, tatsächlich. Und das Konzert hat meine lange brachliegenden HipHopGene wieder geweckt - die Jungs haben eine unglaublich gute Stimmung gemacht, lokale Beatboxer auf die Bühne geholt und einfach gefeiert. So auch das Publikum - ich habe niemanden beobachtet, der nicht zumindest mit dem Kopf genickt hätte. Wirklich tanzbar... Und eine wirklich sympathische Band, obwohl sie Ösis sind :) - das haben sie gekonnt ausgespielt, indem sie sich in ihren Ansagen gleichwohl über uns Deutsche unbd sich selber lustig gemacht haben. Die Zugaben waren denn dann auch reichlich... Schön war's! Und noch ein Pluspunkt für Österreich! :)
Friday, 24 February 2012
FÜFE
Clap your hands and say :“Blaudzun“. Then start dancing and singing. And finally let your mind float into beautiful places.
Flame On My Head
This happened to me when I was listening to the new album of Johannes Sigmond aka Blaudzun. Heavy Flowers is a masterpiece of singer/songwriter art.
Coming from the Netherlands and being very well known there, he now starts to take over the rest of the world.
Heavy Flowers
Maybe you can check him out on some festivals this summer.
Haldern maybe??? Definitely Lowlands.
Flame On My Head
This happened to me when I was listening to the new album of Johannes Sigmond aka Blaudzun. Heavy Flowers is a masterpiece of singer/songwriter art.
Coming from the Netherlands and being very well known there, he now starts to take over the rest of the world.
Heavy Flowers
Maybe you can check him out on some festivals this summer.
Haldern maybe??? Definitely Lowlands.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
VIER
Feeling a bit under pressure! Haven’t come across anything new and good recently. As much as I dislike the fact that I have to work, I always enjoy the time it takes me to drive to school. The joys of commuting – I really love driving my car ( I haven't got an electronic donkey yet) and listening to music.
After reading about their gig at the Haldern Pop bar last weekend, I checked out You say France & I Whistle – nice enough and I imagine seeing them live is heaps of fun, but to me they sound too much like Los Campesinos. Which in itself is not bad if you feel like jumping around to shrill female (and male) vocals, staccato guitars, electronic noise and musical bling-bling in the background. Don’t let song titles like ‘When lovers die’ mislead you – a lot of feel good party potential there.
Speaking of song titles, I’m also not too happy about the lyrics. It’s a Swedish indie band, and maybe I am prejudiced in some way ever since Friska Viljor spilled out some horrible lyrics, but but lines like ‘ I always want to fuck ‘cause there’s nothing wrong with my potency’ (Prom Queens) really turn me off. Even though songs like OMG prove that most of it is probably meant ironically. I like listening to songs that tell a story, have a message, deeper meaning. That’s why I find it difficult to listen to something that makes me want to pull my hair out.
Now, You say France & I Whistle’s happy tunes certainly relieve a lot of tension, and some exceptions to the rule like ‘Second thoughts’ are quite enjoyable. I don’t know why they just don’t sound right to me. Must have something to do with the fact that their music doesn’t seem to stick. And that it's not that original in terms of genre, Los Campesinos did quite a good job there already. Maybe it's also related to the time of year, I'll doublecheck soon, once winter is over.
Until then I keep listening to the brilliant Frank Turner to cheer me up. And beware, I am planning on doing a huge feature of him some time soon!
PS: If you have a spare ticket to one of their shows, I wouldn't mind seeing them live, tho!
After reading about their gig at the Haldern Pop bar last weekend, I checked out You say France & I Whistle – nice enough and I imagine seeing them live is heaps of fun, but to me they sound too much like Los Campesinos. Which in itself is not bad if you feel like jumping around to shrill female (and male) vocals, staccato guitars, electronic noise and musical bling-bling in the background. Don’t let song titles like ‘When lovers die’ mislead you – a lot of feel good party potential there.
Speaking of song titles, I’m also not too happy about the lyrics. It’s a Swedish indie band, and maybe I am prejudiced in some way ever since Friska Viljor spilled out some horrible lyrics, but but lines like ‘ I always want to fuck ‘cause there’s nothing wrong with my potency’ (Prom Queens) really turn me off. Even though songs like OMG prove that most of it is probably meant ironically. I like listening to songs that tell a story, have a message, deeper meaning. That’s why I find it difficult to listen to something that makes me want to pull my hair out.
Now, You say France & I Whistle’s happy tunes certainly relieve a lot of tension, and some exceptions to the rule like ‘Second thoughts’ are quite enjoyable. I don’t know why they just don’t sound right to me. Must have something to do with the fact that their music doesn’t seem to stick. And that it's not that original in terms of genre, Los Campesinos did quite a good job there already. Maybe it's also related to the time of year, I'll doublecheck soon, once winter is over.
Until then I keep listening to the brilliant Frank Turner to cheer me up. And beware, I am planning on doing a huge feature of him some time soon!
PS: If you have a spare ticket to one of their shows, I wouldn't mind seeing them live, tho!
DRÜ
Do you ask yourself sometimes what life is all about? Is there something called destiny? Is there a god? Did he/she have a son? And if so and his name would be Jesus wouldn’t you ask:
What Would Jesus Drive?
Maybe a Mini? Or a small Skoda? Could even be an electronic donkey nowadays. ;-)
That would be more like a ride, not?
Fragile Mansions
If Jesus would be in a band called WWJD? He should drive something louder, something more powerful. They declare themselves as an “indie-electro lo-fi punk rock band”.
The Girls Are In Charge
Do we hear Bloc Party? Do we hear The Ting Tings? Tell me what you hear!!!
And enjoy the party. :-)
What Would Jesus Drive?
Maybe a Mini? Or a small Skoda? Could even be an electronic donkey nowadays. ;-)
That would be more like a ride, not?
Fragile Mansions
If Jesus would be in a band called WWJD? He should drive something louder, something more powerful. They declare themselves as an “indie-electro lo-fi punk rock band”.
The Girls Are In Charge
Do we hear Bloc Party? Do we hear The Ting Tings? Tell me what you hear!!!
And enjoy the party. :-)
Friday, 10 February 2012
ZWOA
You will have truly mastered the Icelandic language when you can sip "kaffi" from a saucer through a "molasykur" between your teeth while saying: "Það er gott að sjá þig".*
Robert Asgeirsson
* kaffi=coffee - molasykur=sugar cube
Það er gott að sjá þig=It is nice to see you
Thank god, “Of Monsters And Men” sing in English so that we can easily understand their song lyrics.
“Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore”
Little Talks is their earwig, a song that rotates in your head for a long time. “My Head Is An Animal”, their debut album is full of sing-along, dance-along and jump-along-around (:-)) songs. One could call their music folkpop, I would label it funny, fresh and energetic.
Existing of five men and one woman you could surely guess who is the monster. :-)
"The salty ocean wind, made the seagulls cry"
From Finner
In fact the use of a female voice as well as a male voice (Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar þórhallsson) is one of the main magic ingredients in this musical potpourri.
Listen and enjoy for yourself.
Robert Asgeirsson
* kaffi=coffee - molasykur=sugar cube
Það er gott að sjá þig=It is nice to see you
Thank god, “Of Monsters And Men” sing in English so that we can easily understand their song lyrics.
“Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore”
Little Talks is their earwig, a song that rotates in your head for a long time. “My Head Is An Animal”, their debut album is full of sing-along, dance-along and jump-along-around (:-)) songs. One could call their music folkpop, I would label it funny, fresh and energetic.
Existing of five men and one woman you could surely guess who is the monster. :-)
"The salty ocean wind, made the seagulls cry"
From Finner
In fact the use of a female voice as well as a male voice (Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar þórhallsson) is one of the main magic ingredients in this musical potpourri.
Listen and enjoy for yourself.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
EINS
So this is it, the very first post on this brand-new blog. I'm afraid that what I'm listening to at the moment is not that brand-new anymore. However, to me it is, and I am actually quite excited about it.
Have you ever checked out WatchListenTell on Youtube? If not, do so straightaway. The channel has 'only' uploaded a mere 32 videos so far, but all of them are well worth watching - taking live music onto the street once again. A range of artists, mostly somewhat connected to indie music, are asked to do an acoustic set in some odd place - disused railway tracks, parks, homes, houseboats...the sound is excellent, the look of the films, too. I'm not good at describing visuals, but they use a mellow retro design which whizzes you into summer no matter how sad the music might be. A perfect blend of sound and visuals.
I just figured this is somehow related to the name of our blog - a collection of curiosities, and - taadaaa- now I have finally made the connection: Absynthe Minded, a Belgian band, have one of their songs recorded with WLT. It's called Envoi . And it is pure beauty. Sooo I got interested and checked out their other stuff, that is their self titled 2009 album, only to find out that every single song that I have been listening to is unexpectedly different from the last, varying from jazz, piano sounds and rock'n roll tunes to strange slow tracks such as 'Moodswing, Baby', and klezmer and/or gypsy sounds like on 'Fortress Europe'. (BTW: Did you notice the underlying theme of collections, varieties and curiosities?) Apparently that's also the sound the band chose in their earlier years - they have released 4 records so far. As I said, they're not brand-new, so there's plenty to discover. At least for me - they're big in Belgium. Wherever that is.
Have you ever checked out WatchListenTell on Youtube? If not, do so straightaway. The channel has 'only' uploaded a mere 32 videos so far, but all of them are well worth watching - taking live music onto the street once again. A range of artists, mostly somewhat connected to indie music, are asked to do an acoustic set in some odd place - disused railway tracks, parks, homes, houseboats...the sound is excellent, the look of the films, too. I'm not good at describing visuals, but they use a mellow retro design which whizzes you into summer no matter how sad the music might be. A perfect blend of sound and visuals.
I just figured this is somehow related to the name of our blog - a collection of curiosities, and - taadaaa- now I have finally made the connection: Absynthe Minded, a Belgian band, have one of their songs recorded with WLT. It's called Envoi . And it is pure beauty. Sooo I got interested and checked out their other stuff, that is their self titled 2009 album, only to find out that every single song that I have been listening to is unexpectedly different from the last, varying from jazz, piano sounds and rock'n roll tunes to strange slow tracks such as 'Moodswing, Baby', and klezmer and/or gypsy sounds like on 'Fortress Europe'. (BTW: Did you notice the underlying theme of collections, varieties and curiosities?) Apparently that's also the sound the band chose in their earlier years - they have released 4 records so far. As I said, they're not brand-new, so there's plenty to discover. At least for me - they're big in Belgium. Wherever that is.
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