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3 de dezembro de 2012
25 de novembro de 2012
3 vídeos
O experimentalismo do Cidadão Instigado, o saudosismo de Thiago Pethit e o amor lisérgico de Karina Buhr.
3 de outubro de 2011
Karina Buhr: clipe / show / CD
Mais rock'n'roll. Essa é uma das coisas a se esperar de Longe de onde, segundo CD da cantora pernambucana Karina Buhr, programado para ser lançado neste mês de outubro. Gravado inteiramente com a singela dupla de guitarristas Fernando Catatau e Edgard Scandurra (que participavam em algumas faixas do CD anterior, o elogiado Menti pra você), o novo álbum foi produzido pela própria Karina em parceria com seus músicos Bruno Buarque (bateria) e Mau Pregnolatto (baixo).
"Cara palavra", o novo single, foi lançado em Setembro e tem entre seus pontos altos a pegada rock'n'roll e guitarra (meio) setentista. A música também possui um vídeoclipe, abaixo, no qual a cantora realiza performance no Marrocos (e ao contrário das cores, uma das marcas registradas do país devido a sua indústria têxtil, apresenta um resultado quase monocromático em plena feira de rua).
Nos meses de Novembro e Dezembro de 2011 Karina Buhr faz shows nas cidades de São Paulo, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro, Recife e Porto Alegre para divulgar o novo CD através de seu projeto patrocinado pela Natura. Quem não puder ver a cantora nessas cidades pode (tentar) se contentar com o registro em vídeo de um de seus shows no Recife, no festival Abril Pro Rock 2011.
2 de outubro de 2011
Siba Instigado
Siba larga a rabeca e empunha a(s) guitarra(s) em seu novo CD, Avante, cujo lançamento está programado para o mês de novembro deste ano. Pelo que dá para prever a partir deste primeiro vídeo divulgado, a influência do Fernando Catatau (Cidadão Instigado) vai muito além dos timbres de guitarra, chegando ao ponto desta "Ariana" (tocada no teaser divulgado) soar praticamente como uma música do Cidadão Instigado (só que bem cantada).
Pelo visto, mais um grande álbum à caminho.
31 de agosto de 2010
Slacker nordestino (Cidadão Instigado contando estrelas)
Depois do Holger, chega a vez do Cidadão Instigado adiantar o clima de verão com o clipe de "Contando estrelas", faixa do CD Uhuuu!, lançado no ano passado. Leseira, leseira. O que me faz pensar: seria Catatau o porta-voz de um estilo slacker-nordestino?
"Obrigado a galera da resistencia hippies que tava junto nas filmagens, editagens e charlagens", mandou Catatau, que co-dirige o vídeo ao lado de Ivo Lopes Araújo, em seu blog.
25 de agosto de 2010
Fernando Catatau e o instrumental
Renan Costa Lima, autor das capas dos últimos CDs do Cidadão Instigado e da Céu, fez alguns registros ao vivo do projeto instrumental de Fernando Catatau (Cidadão Instigado), apropriadamente intitulado... Fernando Catatau e o instrumental.
O resultado lembra bastante o som de sua banda principal, com a notória psicodelia e tropicalismo revisitado, absorvendo também elementos de pós-rock.
9 de agosto de 2010
Festival Natura Nós
Enriquecendo a fase de bons shows internacionais no Brasil em 2010, a empresa de cosméticos Natura realiza nova edição do seu festival Natura Nós (no ano passado, intitulado Nós About Us) em outubro e apresenta ao público brasileiro a elegante dupla francesa Air e os irlandeses do Snow Patrol (outras atrações internacionais são Bajofondo e Jamiroquai, sobre os quais não conheço o suficiente para opinar). Os shows acontecerão na Chácara do Jóquei, em São Paulo, nos dias 16 e 17 de outubro, com ingressos entre R$ 30 e R$ 500.
Aproveitando que o Phoenix também toca no Brasil (em novembro, no festival Planeta Terra), aqui vai um vídeo do Air tocando seu maior hit, "Sexy boy", junto à banda
Não se trata de um festival que a maioria das pessoas vá se arrepender pelo resto da vida caso não vá (como parece ser os casos dos festivais Planeta Terra e SWU deste ano), mas a programação é interessante, com artistas relevantes da nova música brasileira como Cidadão Instigado, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju e Céu. No segundo dia, dedicado às crianças, destaque para o Pato Fu com seu novo show focado no álbum Música de Brinquedo.
Programação
SÁBADO (16/10)
– 15:00 - Marcelo Jeneci
– 15:40 - Cidadão Instigado
– 16:20 - Karina Buhr
– 17:00 - Vanessa da Mata
– 18:10 - Céu
– 19:00 - Air
– 20:10 - Móveis Coloniais de Acaju
– 21:00 - Snow Patrol
– 22:20 Bajofondo Tango Club
– 23:20 - Jamiroquai
(Neste dia, os shows serão distribuídos em dois palcos)
DOMINGO (17/10)
– 12:30 - Pequeno Cidadão
– 13:45 - Palavra Cantada
– 15:00 - Pato Fu
– 16:40 - Adriana Partimpim
Serviço
FESTIVAL NATURA NÓS 2010
Local: Chácara do Jockey, São Paulo-SP
Endereço: Avenida Pirajussara, s/n
SÁBADO (16/10)
Ingressos por setor:
- Pista: R$ 190,00
- Pista Premium: R$ 500,00
Estudante e aposentado pagam meia
Abertura dos portões: 13h | Início dos shows: a partir de 15h
Classificação etária: 14 anos
DOMINGO (17/10)
Ingressos: R$ 60,00
Estudante e aposentado pagam meia
Crianças até 2 anos não pagam
Crianças de 3 a 12 anos pagam meia entrada
Abertura dos portões: 11h | Início dos shows: a partir de 12h
Classificação etária: livre
Todos os horários podem sofrer alterações
Venda de Ingressos
A partir segunda-feira, 9 de agosto, pelo www.naturamusical.com.br/f estivalnaturanos
BILHETERIA OFICIAL (Sem cobrança de taxa de conveniência)
Morumbi Shopping
Av Roque Petroni Jr. , 1089 – Lj 46A – Estacionamento Piso G1 - Morumbi
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sábado – das 12h às 20h
Aos domingos e feriados – das 14h às 20h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
PONTOS DE VENDA (Sujeito a cobrança de taxa de conveniência)
São Paulo
Central de Turismo Express (Shopping Santana Park)
Rua Conselheiro Moreira de Barros, 2780 – Piso Térreo - Santana
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sábado – das 10h às 22h
Aos domingos e feriados – das 14h às 20h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Central de Turismo Express (Bar Brahma)
Av. São João, 677 – Centro
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sexta – das 9h às 21h
Aos sábados, domingos e feriados – das 9h às 19h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Rio de Janeiro
Modern Sound Copacabanca
Rua Barata Ribeiro, 502 Lojas D2, D4 e D6 – Copacabana
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sexta– das 9h30 às 20h
Sábados das 9h30 às 19h
Aos domingos e feriados – fechado
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Call Center: 4003-1527 (Custo de ligação local)
Horário de funcionamento: de segunda-feira a sábado – das 09h às 21h
Site LIVEPASS: www.livepass.com.br
Este ano, ao comprar o ingresso o público terá a opção de adquirir também um ticket para o estacionamento em locais próximos do local do evento, como os Shoppings da região e com direito a translado do estacionamento até a entrada do evento. Este serviço disponibilizará 2 mil vagas.
FESTIVAL NATURA NÓS 2010
Local: Chácara do Jockey, São Paulo-SP
Endereço: Avenida Pirajussara, s/n
SÁBADO (16/10)
Ingressos por setor:
- Pista: R$ 190,00
- Pista Premium: R$ 500,00
Estudante e aposentado pagam meia
Abertura dos portões: 13h | Início dos shows: a partir de 15h
Classificação etária: 14 anos
DOMINGO (17/10)
Ingressos: R$ 60,00
Estudante e aposentado pagam meia
Crianças até 2 anos não pagam
Crianças de 3 a 12 anos pagam meia entrada
Abertura dos portões: 11h | Início dos shows: a partir de 12h
Classificação etária: livre
Todos os horários podem sofrer alterações
Venda de Ingressos
A partir segunda-feira, 9 de agosto, pelo www.naturamusical.com.br/f
BILHETERIA OFICIAL (Sem cobrança de taxa de conveniência)
Morumbi Shopping
Av Roque Petroni Jr. , 1089 – Lj 46A – Estacionamento Piso G1 - Morumbi
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sábado – das 12h às 20h
Aos domingos e feriados – das 14h às 20h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
PONTOS DE VENDA (Sujeito a cobrança de taxa de conveniência)
São Paulo
Central de Turismo Express (Shopping Santana Park)
Rua Conselheiro Moreira de Barros, 2780 – Piso Térreo - Santana
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sábado – das 10h às 22h
Aos domingos e feriados – das 14h às 20h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Central de Turismo Express (Bar Brahma)
Av. São João, 677 – Centro
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sexta – das 9h às 21h
Aos sábados, domingos e feriados – das 9h às 19h
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Rio de Janeiro
Modern Sound Copacabanca
Rua Barata Ribeiro, 502 Lojas D2, D4 e D6 – Copacabana
Horário de Funcionamento:
De segunda a sexta– das 9h30 às 20h
Sábados das 9h30 às 19h
Aos domingos e feriados – fechado
Formas de pagamento: Dinheiro, cartões de crédito Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex e cartões de débito Visaelectron, Maestro e Redeshop
Call Center: 4003-1527 (Custo de ligação local)
Horário de funcionamento: de segunda-feira a sábado – das 09h às 21h
Site LIVEPASS: www.livepass.com.br
Este ano, ao comprar o ingresso o público terá a opção de adquirir também um ticket para o estacionamento em locais próximos do local do evento, como os Shoppings da região e com direito a translado do estacionamento até a entrada do evento. Este serviço disponibilizará 2 mil vagas.
28 de junho de 2010
O Compacto da Petrobras
Simples, conciso e bem feito, assim como o nome já entrega, Compacto é o programa audiovisual digital dedicado à cultura brasileira produzido pela Petrobras e que estreou na semana passada. Contando com uma bela equipe, que inclui Ronaldo Evangelista como curador e Buguinha Dub como responsável pela captação de áudio, o vídeocast terá edições curtas, de 10 minutos, provocando o encontro de personagens de diferentes áreas da cultura, a começar pela música.
Em sua primeira edição os convidados são Cidadão Instigado e Siba, que tocam juntos "Deus é uma viagem", do Cidadão. Mesmo com a conversa rendendo pouco, em parte pela introspecção/timidez de Catatau, mentor do Cidadão, são minutos prazerosos que registram dois importantes artistas da cena contemporânea brasileira (e que planejam novo trabalho juntos).
O material produzido está registrado em Creative Commons e o projeto também possui perfis no Twitter e YouTube, entre outras redes sociais virtuais.
8 de março de 2010
O reconhecimento do "novo rock brasileiro"
E eis que a Globo News descobre que existe uma "nova" cena no rock brasileiro. Palmas para eles!
A matéria é meio besta, mas o reconhecimento de um grande veículo, mesmo que tardio, é sempre benéfico para vários setores relacionados à música independente. Não há sequer opção para embed do vídeo (é claro que a galera da Globo também não leu esse texto aqui), então tem quiser assistir tem que ir ao site da Globo News.
O foco da matéria está nas bandas que se apresentaram no projeto Alto Verão no Auditório Ibirapuera: Cidadão Instigado, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju, Hurtmold e Macaco Bong, além de alguns convidados especiais como Siba e Vítor Araújo. Megalomaníaco para alguns, esse projeto acabou se mostrando uma ótima iniciativa que, de certa forma, consolidou-se em uma ação de reconhecimento da atual cena alternativa. Parte do processo de idealização e produção é explicado no vídeo abaixo, feito pelo pessoal do Fora do Eixo, ligados ao Macaco Bong (banda que soube explorar sua presença no evento de melhor forma).
Como é explicado no vídeo, o show no Ibirapuera será lançado em CD e marcou o fim da turnê do CD Artista Igual Pedreiro, marco da movimentação ativista na música independente brasileira. No entanto, como a banda se apresentará no Grande Teatro do Palácio das Artes (tradicional espaço para óperas e shows de artistas renomados da MPB), em Belo Horizonte, no mesmo formato do Ibirapuera, o fim dessa etapa na carreira da banda deve acontecer efetivamente na capital mineira, cidade com forma relação com a banda. Na mesma época, inclusive, o Macaco Bong realizará uma mini-turnê inédita pela região metropolitana de BH, circulando por Ribeirão das Neves, Itabirito, e Sabará (onde já tocaram no ano passado, no festival Escambo, e se hospedaram por alguns dias em 2008).
Ps.: Algumas músicas novas do Macaco já podem ser ouvidas por aí, como "Um G Bem Quente", "Broken Choco Bread" e "Morango Tango" (outras novas têm títulos como “Caso Você Estiver Sem Buzina Use Isso” e “Smashin Punk”).
Ps.: Algumas músicas novas do Macaco já podem ser ouvidas por aí, como "Um G Bem Quente", "Broken Choco Bread" e "Morango Tango" (outras novas têm títulos como “Caso Você Estiver Sem Buzina Use Isso” e “Smashin Punk”).
6 de janeiro de 2010
Cidadão Instigado e Rodrigo Amarante
Em março de 2009, no projeto Rumos Convida, do Itaú Cultural, em São Paulo.
Esses e outros vídeos, cortesia do Urbanaque (que também fez uma retrospectiva dos vídeos que fizeram em 2009).
16 de setembro de 2009
MAP! MAP! MAP!
Coloque o inglês pra funcionar até eu ter tempo de traduzir esta nova edição do Music Alliance Pact!
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie
Matilda - Vanidad
Matilda is an electro-pop duo based in Rosario (one of Argentina's largest cities), consisting of Juan Manuel Godoy and Ignacio Espumado. Vanidad is the opening track from Para Ser Movimiento, their second album, which was recently praised by Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas on her Twitter page. It was released by the Planeta X label in a physical format and as a free Creative Commons licensed download (http://bit.ly/kNiJK).
AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
Deep Sea Arcade - Don't Be Sorry
One of the more exciting new bands to come out of Sydney in the past couple of years, Deep Sea Arcade is blessed with a very captivating frontman in Nic McKenzie, who genuinely loses himself in every song they play. Don't Be Sorry is the single they're currently touring but the live shows indicate there's a lot more to come from this Sydney five piece. One to put on your watchlist.
CANADA: I(Heart)Music
Dan Mangan - Robots
Robots isn't a complex song, but it more than makes up for that by being insanely, incredibly catchy. I'd challenge people to hear it and not walk around with the closing chorus ("Robots need love too / They want to be loved by you") in their head for days afterward... except I'm pretty sure it can't be done.
CHILE: Super 45
Picnic Kibun - Drop Your Panties
If we could define Picnic Kibun in just one word, it would be "party". A party in which a crazy Japanese sings about women getting rid of their underwear, where a couple of electronic musicians start rapping out of the blue and where a bass player with a surfer look makes rock songs. Fiebre Tagadá is the name of their first album and, just like the band, it's a wild party in which you can dance and get drunk.
CHINA: Wooozy
Tang Qie Nong - I Want To Go Through Your Body
In the summer of 2008, the experimental duo Tang Qie Nong was founded by Fangqi and Tangguo in Guangzhou. The single I Want To Go Through Your Body from their self-titled EP is about the long-cherished ambition of a person who faces death. He wants to go back to the origins and purity, but you must be careful what you wish for.
COLUMBIA: Columbia Urbana
Jhonblack - Sola Solita
Hailing from Pereira, Jhonblack is seducing women with his sexy music. His offer is based in electric sounds mixed with hip hop, R'n'B and pop music without forgetting his Pacific roots, to which he is adding a little bit of jazz and soul to create fresh and innovative sounds. Sola Solita is one of his most melodic songs and shows why he is known as one of the greatest urban music artists in Colombia.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian
Slaraffenland - That Great Love Sound (The Raveonettes cover)
This year, legendary Danish label Crunchy Frog - the first home of The Raveonettes among others - celebrate their 15th anniversary. To commemorate the landmark they asked 25 Danish non-Crunchy artists to interpret 25 songs by Crunchy artists and released the results on the double album Saluting The Crunchy Frog-a-logue. Here's Slaraffenland's excellent cover of The Raveonettes' That Great Love Sound.
ENGLAND: The Daily Growl
Beth Jeans Houghton - Golden
Beth Jeans Houghton is a glam folk pixie who injects her sweet acoustic songs with a high-grade dose of pure pop. She has killer tunes, energy, a curious taste in wigs and a certain boldness that's only natural given her Newcastle roots. She rules. She has a new EP coming out this month where "all of of the songs are about a guy who looks like Roger Daltrey circa the deaf, dumb and blind kid days. Apart from I Will Return, which is about Wilson the football floating away from Tom Hanks in Castaway". Golden isn't from that EP but it's still great.
FINLAND: Glue
Keramick & Lobo - Brown-Eyed Susan
Producers Jussi Mikkonen and Visa Mäkinen, aka Keramick & Lobo, combine their downbeat electronic layers with a wide array of musicians for a perfect blend of machines and real instruments on their new album The Braille. Nineteen artists, including singers Eeppi Ursin and Teemu Tanner, participate on the duo's compositions and provide a smooth jazz beat with violins, trumpet, saxophone, percussion and a few other instruments. Brown-Eyed Susan is a dark and intriguing track, a real film noir piece of music.
FRANCE: ZikNation
Caravan Palace - La Caravane
Three sequence programmers - Charles Delaporte, Arnaud Via and Hugues Payen - with a love of electronic music and swing jazz, together with Toustou, Zoé and Chapi make one hell of a band. They will soon be heard at the famous Paris Olympia - proof that Caravan Palace are becoming rather popular.
GERMANY: Blogpartei
Me Succeeds - My Main Discipline
This Hamburg-based trio is quite Janus-esque since they combine gentle melodies and preppy non-parallel vocals with a highly energetic synth-bass. That might sounds like normal indie-electro but both pillars stand on their own to create a quite unique sound.
GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda
Diafana Krina - Agnos
Diafana Krina is possibly the most brilliant and idiosyncratic band to emerge from Greece in the early 90s. Agnos is taken from Ki Agapi Pali Tha Kalei, an incandescent guitar-oriented album with superb, dark, poetic and heart-bruising lyrics. Long, swelling arrangements are organized cosily around Thanos Anestopoulos' weathered baritone with blankets of keyboard and jarring bursts of exploding drums. Each song blends pure emotion and is expertly crafted, with an amazingly punchy set of melodies delivered by an extremely tight band. Unfortunately, after six records, Diafana Krina disbanded in June 2009.
ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music
Reykjavík! - Æji, Plís
Reykjavík! is a raw rock band in which most members originate not from Reykjavík but Ísafjörður, the capital of the Westfjords. This is one of the loudest Icelandic bands, a collective of philosophy majors, shopmongers and social workers, with an exclamation mark partly as a reference to the vast amount of hyperbole Iceland's capital receives. Æji, Plís is taken from their second album, The Blood. The song features a surf-rock guitar riff, rhythmic bass, kick-drum percussion and Bóas' vocals fluctuating between grunting, chanting and falsetto.
INDIA: Indiecision
Swarathma - Jamba
Swarathma plays honest, unpretentious folk-rock. This hardworking act from Bangalore was recently given the chance to record with renowned British producer John Leckie (The Stone Roses, Radiohead) and play a mini-tour of the UK. Jamba (meaning "pride") comes from a compilation album produced by Leckie featuring Swarathma and a few other top new Indian acts. Sung entirely in Kannada, the song, like the band, finds its roots in Carnatic music and combines these sensibilities with orchestral pop trappings to create something that's more a new direction than a middle path.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar
Koil - Aku Lupa Aku Luka
Koil are one of the greatest rock bands in Indonesia, their songs and style influenced by the industrial/darkwave/gothic/metal scene, with lyrics that tell stories about spiritual journeys, nationalism or just personal things which are easy to relate to yet have a deeper meaning.
IRELAND: Nialler9
Nakatomi Towers - Cut Me Out
This is the first real tune from Belfast-based boy/girl duo Nakatomi Towers and what a cool beast of electro-pop it turns out to be. From the "duh-duh-duh" nonsensical yet catchy chorus to the insistent disco bassline, this is promising stuff for all 2 minutes 47 seconds of its duration.
ITALY: Polaroid
Giardini di Mirò - La Vampa 02
Giardini di Mirò is the one of the most important bands in the Italian indie scene. Formed in 1998, notable acts they have toured with include Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Karate, and they have been remixed by Styrofoam and Dntel among others. Their new album is an amazing soundtrack for Il Fuoco, a silent movie from 1915 directed by Giovanni Pastrone. La Vampa 02 ("The Fire") is the second part of the central chapter, when the two lovers surrender to passion and their love burns away.
JAPAN: JPOP Lover
nhhmbase - 9/8
The latest offering from the Tokyo underground scene is nhhmbase (pronounced "ne-han base"). Formed in 2004, they have complex music frameworks with irregular beats and dramatic code which makes their sound innovative and pop. They have already opened for many foreign acts such as Deerhoof, Tyondai Braxton (Battles) and The Eternals in Japan.
MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa
Menuda Coincidencia - Sin Enganche
Hailing from Monterrey, Menuda Coincidencia is a 'rap en Español' trio that made feature appearances on records from some of the genre's top figures - such as Bocafloja and Akil Ammar - before a long overdue but excellent debut EP, Ai Con Permisito. Lead single Sin Enganche is full of crazy and juicy, jumpy jazz hooks with playful swing samples that sustain an existentialist manifesto, ambiguous yet intelligently expressed by its two MCs.
NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat
Jordan Reyne - The Proximity Of Death (Blue Eyed Boy)
The Proximity Of Death is taken from Jordan Reyne's fifth album How The Dead Live. A musician who has combined folk, electronica, soundscapes and industrial, Reyne has gained a strong following in the darkwave scene. How The Dead Live is her most contemplative work. The album was commissioned by the New Zealand Department of Conservation and was written in an artist in residence programme. The album fictionalises the life of an actual pioneer woman Susannah Hawes adding history as a character. Reyne has announced this will be her last album.
NORWAY: Eardrums
Sirkus Bjøver - Heavy Metal
The song is called Heavy Metal, but it's as far away from heavy and metal as you can get. This is nice, happy and friendly pop music with a big heart. The members of the duo, Vegard Markhus and Bjørnar Sangolt, grew up as neighbours in a forest in western Norway. They held regular circus shows for their families as kids and called their performances "Sirkus Bjøver". Now, 15 years later, the two have become neighbours in Bergen, and the old circus is revitalized as a band.
PERU: SoTB
Plug-Plug - Tambores
The sound of Plug-Plug falls outside any conventional tag. Some people call them garage, others hardcore - the truth is that when you hear any description it is never enough. Plug-Plug makes acid songs which sometimes sound melancholic, but this band from Lima is more than a style, they're a mixture of sensations.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco?
Iconoclasts - Anything Will Do
Iconoclasts are a six-piece from Lisbon with Diogo and Pipa singing and screaming (not at the same time), Pedro doing freaky dances while playing bass, Ricardo hammering away on the drums like his life depends on it, Vitor playing guitar while pounding on every effects pedal imaginable, and Sérgio doing the same with every annoying thing he lays his hands on. They have a debut EP freely downloadable from here.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise
Sunday People - Win Your Face Back
The story of this particular band is not what you might call ordinary. It all started in the bedroom of very young Abu Dhabi-born brothers Sultan and Hasan. As they grew older, the bedroom became a recording studio where their dreams, influences and ideas were born. Two actors/musicians joined them later - Cristi Rigman (drums) and Ana Ularu (vocals) - and they found their sound: a mixture of riot, love and intensity.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop
The Xcerts - Crisis In The Slow Lane
The Xcerts are the real deal - a rock band who come fully formed with an album of songs to believe in and a pop sensibility that will, at the very least, have you air-drumming to their choruses. Crisis In The Slow Lane perfectly sums up what they and their debut album In The Cold Wind We Smile are all about - every dial is set to 'epic' as it gradually builds to a soaring conclusion. If you're a fan of Biffy Clyro, or good music in general, you'll love The Xcerts.
SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To...
MUON - Cylons Dream Of Electric Sheep
Can cold, heartless, surgical machines ever have souls? Well, experimental dark electronica group MUON thinks they can. If the computer is dreaming inside, it dreams in ones and zeros, harsh squelches and inane beeps, each a little exegesis looking for proof of life. MUON have put together a creepy Frankenstein of deeply resonating drum loops, bleating sheep and what could pass as the theme from the Zelda videogame.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker!
Jax Panik - Talking To Myself
A crazy, outrageous mix of electro-pop and a dash of rock 'n' roll is what Jax Panik's music is all about. He started out as an 'online only' artist but the success generated from his activity soon led to a full-length album release. The album was named Cigarettes And Cinnamon from which Talking To Myself is taken. The song artfully showcases Jax's winning formula which consists of catchy beats, meticulous production and lyrics that reveal a slightly dark edge upon closer listen. With a new album out in March, Jax Panik is set to become an even bigger hit, both locally and abroad.
SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK
Plastic People - B/W Picture
Folk-rock duo Plastic People has been around for many years, all the while successfully trying out various musical directions. On their most recent album Snap, released in July, the selection of songs is more diverse than ever with modern folk, some rock tracks, a bit of psyche-pop and C86-inspired twee. Choosing just one song when they're all amazing in their own way proved a difficult task, but it had to be done so here's the captivating slow-paced rock piece B/W Picture that inspired the snap-shot theme of the album.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease
Vikta Fåglar - Walk Along
Vikta Fåglar literally means "folded bird" in English. Loosely, I think it translates into the term origami. Musically, the band combines elements of the Swedish folk tradition with some classical and even experimental noise - such as when the cymbals come crashing in towards the end of Walk Along.
TURKEY: Reset!
Solardip - Paralyze Me
Solardip is an electro-indie three-piece formed in Istanbul. After a couple of years successfully performing on the local scene, the band has just released their first EP, Dip Inside, and are about to make a big comeback with their new sound and concept. Solardip, often compared to The Presets, offers laser-like synths, danceable tunes and arousing vocals.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating
Holiday Shores - Phones Don't Feud
Holiday Shores, Twosyllable Records' latest discovery, continue to diversify the label's output by creating equally messy and melodic indie rock that's about as addictive as anything else of the same vein coming out this year. Their new album Columbus'd The Whim is available for consumption - sink your teeth in before the hipsters do.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimeto Musical
Nana Cadavieco - No Hay
Nana Cadavieco is a young Venezuelan singer full of energy and hype, which she reflects in each and every one of her performances. Exposé, her latest record, is undeniably influenced by rock, pop, indie and disco-punk and a few world music and electronic elements. Nana says of the song, No Hay: "It portrays a human reality, very close to Latin America. The message I want to send with it is the process I went through with my new CD. After all, I still smile, albeit with a little sarcasm."
Download das 33 músicas
Matilda - Vanidad
Matilda is an electro-pop duo based in Rosario (one of Argentina's largest cities), consisting of Juan Manuel Godoy and Ignacio Espumado. Vanidad is the opening track from Para Ser Movimiento, their second album, which was recently praised by Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas on her Twitter page. It was released by the Planeta X label in a physical format and as a free Creative Commons licensed download (http://bit.ly/kNiJK).
Deep Sea Arcade - Don't Be Sorry
One of the more exciting new bands to come out of Sydney in the past couple of years, Deep Sea Arcade is blessed with a very captivating frontman in Nic McKenzie, who genuinely loses himself in every song they play. Don't Be Sorry is the single they're currently touring but the live shows indicate there's a lot more to come from this Sydney five piece. One to put on your watchlist.
BRASIL: Meio Desligado
Cidadão Instigado - Doido
"Doido" é uma das minhas faixas favoritas de Uhuuu!, novo álbum do Cidadão Instigado. O CD já vem sendo considerado um dos melhores do ano e mistura influências de brega vintage, rock setentista, psicodelia e experimentalismo. Nessa música específica há uma certa semelhança com alguns momentos do trabalho solo de John Frusciante (também guitarrista do Red Hot Chilli Peppers) em versão nordestina alucinada.
Dan Mangan - Robots
Robots isn't a complex song, but it more than makes up for that by being insanely, incredibly catchy. I'd challenge people to hear it and not walk around with the closing chorus ("Robots need love too / They want to be loved by you") in their head for days afterward... except I'm pretty sure it can't be done.
Picnic Kibun - Drop Your Panties
If we could define Picnic Kibun in just one word, it would be "party". A party in which a crazy Japanese sings about women getting rid of their underwear, where a couple of electronic musicians start rapping out of the blue and where a bass player with a surfer look makes rock songs. Fiebre Tagadá is the name of their first album and, just like the band, it's a wild party in which you can dance and get drunk.
Tang Qie Nong - I Want To Go Through Your Body
In the summer of 2008, the experimental duo Tang Qie Nong was founded by Fangqi and Tangguo in Guangzhou. The single I Want To Go Through Your Body from their self-titled EP is about the long-cherished ambition of a person who faces death. He wants to go back to the origins and purity, but you must be careful what you wish for.
Jhonblack - Sola Solita
Hailing from Pereira, Jhonblack is seducing women with his sexy music. His offer is based in electric sounds mixed with hip hop, R'n'B and pop music without forgetting his Pacific roots, to which he is adding a little bit of jazz and soul to create fresh and innovative sounds. Sola Solita is one of his most melodic songs and shows why he is known as one of the greatest urban music artists in Colombia.
Slaraffenland - That Great Love Sound (The Raveonettes cover)
This year, legendary Danish label Crunchy Frog - the first home of The Raveonettes among others - celebrate their 15th anniversary. To commemorate the landmark they asked 25 Danish non-Crunchy artists to interpret 25 songs by Crunchy artists and released the results on the double album Saluting The Crunchy Frog-a-logue. Here's Slaraffenland's excellent cover of The Raveonettes' That Great Love Sound.
Beth Jeans Houghton - Golden
Beth Jeans Houghton is a glam folk pixie who injects her sweet acoustic songs with a high-grade dose of pure pop. She has killer tunes, energy, a curious taste in wigs and a certain boldness that's only natural given her Newcastle roots. She rules. She has a new EP coming out this month where "all of of the songs are about a guy who looks like Roger Daltrey circa the deaf, dumb and blind kid days. Apart from I Will Return, which is about Wilson the football floating away from Tom Hanks in Castaway". Golden isn't from that EP but it's still great.
Keramick & Lobo - Brown-Eyed Susan
Producers Jussi Mikkonen and Visa Mäkinen, aka Keramick & Lobo, combine their downbeat electronic layers with a wide array of musicians for a perfect blend of machines and real instruments on their new album The Braille. Nineteen artists, including singers Eeppi Ursin and Teemu Tanner, participate on the duo's compositions and provide a smooth jazz beat with violins, trumpet, saxophone, percussion and a few other instruments. Brown-Eyed Susan is a dark and intriguing track, a real film noir piece of music.
Caravan Palace - La Caravane
Three sequence programmers - Charles Delaporte, Arnaud Via and Hugues Payen - with a love of electronic music and swing jazz, together with Toustou, Zoé and Chapi make one hell of a band. They will soon be heard at the famous Paris Olympia - proof that Caravan Palace are becoming rather popular.
Me Succeeds - My Main Discipline
This Hamburg-based trio is quite Janus-esque since they combine gentle melodies and preppy non-parallel vocals with a highly energetic synth-bass. That might sounds like normal indie-electro but both pillars stand on their own to create a quite unique sound.
Diafana Krina - Agnos
Diafana Krina is possibly the most brilliant and idiosyncratic band to emerge from Greece in the early 90s. Agnos is taken from Ki Agapi Pali Tha Kalei, an incandescent guitar-oriented album with superb, dark, poetic and heart-bruising lyrics. Long, swelling arrangements are organized cosily around Thanos Anestopoulos' weathered baritone with blankets of keyboard and jarring bursts of exploding drums. Each song blends pure emotion and is expertly crafted, with an amazingly punchy set of melodies delivered by an extremely tight band. Unfortunately, after six records, Diafana Krina disbanded in June 2009.
Reykjavík! - Æji, Plís
Reykjavík! is a raw rock band in which most members originate not from Reykjavík but Ísafjörður, the capital of the Westfjords. This is one of the loudest Icelandic bands, a collective of philosophy majors, shopmongers and social workers, with an exclamation mark partly as a reference to the vast amount of hyperbole Iceland's capital receives. Æji, Plís is taken from their second album, The Blood. The song features a surf-rock guitar riff, rhythmic bass, kick-drum percussion and Bóas' vocals fluctuating between grunting, chanting and falsetto.
Swarathma - Jamba
Swarathma plays honest, unpretentious folk-rock. This hardworking act from Bangalore was recently given the chance to record with renowned British producer John Leckie (The Stone Roses, Radiohead) and play a mini-tour of the UK. Jamba (meaning "pride") comes from a compilation album produced by Leckie featuring Swarathma and a few other top new Indian acts. Sung entirely in Kannada, the song, like the band, finds its roots in Carnatic music and combines these sensibilities with orchestral pop trappings to create something that's more a new direction than a middle path.
Koil - Aku Lupa Aku Luka
Koil are one of the greatest rock bands in Indonesia, their songs and style influenced by the industrial/darkwave/gothic/metal scene, with lyrics that tell stories about spiritual journeys, nationalism or just personal things which are easy to relate to yet have a deeper meaning.
Nakatomi Towers - Cut Me Out
This is the first real tune from Belfast-based boy/girl duo Nakatomi Towers and what a cool beast of electro-pop it turns out to be. From the "duh-duh-duh" nonsensical yet catchy chorus to the insistent disco bassline, this is promising stuff for all 2 minutes 47 seconds of its duration.
Giardini di Mirò - La Vampa 02
Giardini di Mirò is the one of the most important bands in the Italian indie scene. Formed in 1998, notable acts they have toured with include Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Karate, and they have been remixed by Styrofoam and Dntel among others. Their new album is an amazing soundtrack for Il Fuoco, a silent movie from 1915 directed by Giovanni Pastrone. La Vampa 02 ("The Fire") is the second part of the central chapter, when the two lovers surrender to passion and their love burns away.
nhhmbase - 9/8
The latest offering from the Tokyo underground scene is nhhmbase (pronounced "ne-han base"). Formed in 2004, they have complex music frameworks with irregular beats and dramatic code which makes their sound innovative and pop. They have already opened for many foreign acts such as Deerhoof, Tyondai Braxton (Battles) and The Eternals in Japan.
Menuda Coincidencia - Sin Enganche
Hailing from Monterrey, Menuda Coincidencia is a 'rap en Español' trio that made feature appearances on records from some of the genre's top figures - such as Bocafloja and Akil Ammar - before a long overdue but excellent debut EP, Ai Con Permisito. Lead single Sin Enganche is full of crazy and juicy, jumpy jazz hooks with playful swing samples that sustain an existentialist manifesto, ambiguous yet intelligently expressed by its two MCs.
Jordan Reyne - The Proximity Of Death (Blue Eyed Boy)
The Proximity Of Death is taken from Jordan Reyne's fifth album How The Dead Live. A musician who has combined folk, electronica, soundscapes and industrial, Reyne has gained a strong following in the darkwave scene. How The Dead Live is her most contemplative work. The album was commissioned by the New Zealand Department of Conservation and was written in an artist in residence programme. The album fictionalises the life of an actual pioneer woman Susannah Hawes adding history as a character. Reyne has announced this will be her last album.
Sirkus Bjøver - Heavy Metal
The song is called Heavy Metal, but it's as far away from heavy and metal as you can get. This is nice, happy and friendly pop music with a big heart. The members of the duo, Vegard Markhus and Bjørnar Sangolt, grew up as neighbours in a forest in western Norway. They held regular circus shows for their families as kids and called their performances "Sirkus Bjøver". Now, 15 years later, the two have become neighbours in Bergen, and the old circus is revitalized as a band.
Plug-Plug - Tambores
The sound of Plug-Plug falls outside any conventional tag. Some people call them garage, others hardcore - the truth is that when you hear any description it is never enough. Plug-Plug makes acid songs which sometimes sound melancholic, but this band from Lima is more than a style, they're a mixture of sensations.
Iconoclasts - Anything Will Do
Iconoclasts are a six-piece from Lisbon with Diogo and Pipa singing and screaming (not at the same time), Pedro doing freaky dances while playing bass, Ricardo hammering away on the drums like his life depends on it, Vitor playing guitar while pounding on every effects pedal imaginable, and Sérgio doing the same with every annoying thing he lays his hands on. They have a debut EP freely downloadable from here.
Sunday People - Win Your Face Back
The story of this particular band is not what you might call ordinary. It all started in the bedroom of very young Abu Dhabi-born brothers Sultan and Hasan. As they grew older, the bedroom became a recording studio where their dreams, influences and ideas were born. Two actors/musicians joined them later - Cristi Rigman (drums) and Ana Ularu (vocals) - and they found their sound: a mixture of riot, love and intensity.
The Xcerts - Crisis In The Slow Lane
The Xcerts are the real deal - a rock band who come fully formed with an album of songs to believe in and a pop sensibility that will, at the very least, have you air-drumming to their choruses. Crisis In The Slow Lane perfectly sums up what they and their debut album In The Cold Wind We Smile are all about - every dial is set to 'epic' as it gradually builds to a soaring conclusion. If you're a fan of Biffy Clyro, or good music in general, you'll love The Xcerts.
MUON - Cylons Dream Of Electric Sheep
Can cold, heartless, surgical machines ever have souls? Well, experimental dark electronica group MUON thinks they can. If the computer is dreaming inside, it dreams in ones and zeros, harsh squelches and inane beeps, each a little exegesis looking for proof of life. MUON have put together a creepy Frankenstein of deeply resonating drum loops, bleating sheep and what could pass as the theme from the Zelda videogame.
Jax Panik - Talking To Myself
A crazy, outrageous mix of electro-pop and a dash of rock 'n' roll is what Jax Panik's music is all about. He started out as an 'online only' artist but the success generated from his activity soon led to a full-length album release. The album was named Cigarettes And Cinnamon from which Talking To Myself is taken. The song artfully showcases Jax's winning formula which consists of catchy beats, meticulous production and lyrics that reveal a slightly dark edge upon closer listen. With a new album out in March, Jax Panik is set to become an even bigger hit, both locally and abroad.
Plastic People - B/W Picture
Folk-rock duo Plastic People has been around for many years, all the while successfully trying out various musical directions. On their most recent album Snap, released in July, the selection of songs is more diverse than ever with modern folk, some rock tracks, a bit of psyche-pop and C86-inspired twee. Choosing just one song when they're all amazing in their own way proved a difficult task, but it had to be done so here's the captivating slow-paced rock piece B/W Picture that inspired the snap-shot theme of the album.
Vikta Fåglar - Walk Along
Vikta Fåglar literally means "folded bird" in English. Loosely, I think it translates into the term origami. Musically, the band combines elements of the Swedish folk tradition with some classical and even experimental noise - such as when the cymbals come crashing in towards the end of Walk Along.
Solardip - Paralyze Me
Solardip is an electro-indie three-piece formed in Istanbul. After a couple of years successfully performing on the local scene, the band has just released their first EP, Dip Inside, and are about to make a big comeback with their new sound and concept. Solardip, often compared to The Presets, offers laser-like synths, danceable tunes and arousing vocals.
Holiday Shores - Phones Don't Feud
Holiday Shores, Twosyllable Records' latest discovery, continue to diversify the label's output by creating equally messy and melodic indie rock that's about as addictive as anything else of the same vein coming out this year. Their new album Columbus'd The Whim is available for consumption - sink your teeth in before the hipsters do.
Nana Cadavieco - No Hay
Nana Cadavieco is a young Venezuelan singer full of energy and hype, which she reflects in each and every one of her performances. Exposé, her latest record, is undeniably influenced by rock, pop, indie and disco-punk and a few world music and electronic elements. Nana says of the song, No Hay: "It portrays a human reality, very close to Latin America. The message I want to send with it is the process I went through with my new CD. After all, I still smile, albeit with a little sarcasm."
Download das 33 músicas
11 de abril de 2009
Programação completa do festival Conexão Vivo em BH
Ao todo serão nove dias com muitos shows distribuídos em dois palcos montados no Parque Municipal Américo Renné Giannetti, no centro de Belo Horizonte, misturando rock, pop, MPB, samba e outros estilos, com destaque para os artistas mineiros.
Em negrito estão as bandas/artistas que indico no Conexão Vivo 2009, com breves comentários.
Em negrito estão as bandas/artistas que indico no Conexão Vivo 2009, com breves comentários.
Dia 17, sexta
18:30 Rocknova (MG)
19:30 The Hell´s Kitchen Project (MG) >> Uma das bandas mais legais da nova geração indie de BH. Rock´n´roll dançante feito só com baixo e bateria (e vocais, claro)
20:30 Vanguart (MT)
21:30 Renegado (MG) convida Marku Ribas e Cubanito (MG) >> Hip hop multicultural feito por este que é um dos principais novos artistas do gênero no Brasil.
22:30 Gilvan de Oliveira (MG) convida Renato Borghetti (RS)
Dia 18, sábado
18:30 Julgamento (MG) >> Hip hop com forte pegada rock. Dizem que é bom ao vivo, ainda não conferi.
19:30 Zé da Guiomar (MG)
20:30 Juarez Moreira (MG) convida Wagner Tiso (MG) >> Dois ícones da música instrumental mineira.
21:30 Macaco Bong (MT) >> Uma das melhores bandas da década. Rock instrumental pesado e experimental.
22:30 Celso Moretti (MG) convida Alexandre Massau (Cidade Negra - RJ)
Dia 19, domingo
18:30 Bleffe (RJ)
19:30 Ito Moreno (SP)
20:30 Lavadeiras de Almenara e Carlos Farias (MG) convidam Socorro Lira (PB)
21:30 Sandália de Prata (SP)
22:30 Babilak Bah (MG) convida Chico Correa (PB) >> Sons de enxadas misturados com eletrônica e regionalismos. "Só" isso já vale a presença no show.
Dia 20, segunda
18:30 PROA (MG) >> Fique bêbado e curta o surf-punk circense.
19:30 Black Sonora (MG)
20:30 Fabiana Lima e Bruno Andrade convidam Tambolelê (MG)
21:30 Maurício Ribeiro convida Prucutrutá (MG)
22:30 Aline Calixto (MG) convida Edu Krieger (RJ) >> Ela é uma das principais promessas do samba / mpb e em breve lançará seu primeiro CD. Eu já ouvi e digo que está bem legal.
Dia 21, terça
18:30 Burro Morto (PB) >> Afrobeat, psicodelia e rock experimental da melhor qualidade.
19:30 Cidadão Instigado (CE) >> Doidera da porra!
20:30 Kiko Klaus (MG/PE) e Naná Vasconcelos (PE) >> O som é variado, ideal pra quem gosta de Lenine com uma pegada mais experimental.
21:30 Falcatrua convida John Ulhoa (Pato Fu) (MG)
22:30 Chico Amaral convida Samuel Rosa e Marina Machado (MG)
Dia 23, quinta
18:30 Transmissor (MG) >> Se tivesse que apostar todas as minhas fichas na banda que acredito ter o maior potencial para ser uma das principais do país, sem ter de se vender aos critérios assimiláveis e fáceis do mundo pop, Transmissor seria a minha escolha.
19:30 Serginho Silva convida Paulinho Pedra Azul (MG)
20:30 Otto (PE) >> Quem ainda não ouviu o pequeno clássico Samba Pra Burro, de 1998, não imagina o que está perdendo. Pós-mangue beat eletrônico e viajante, pra resumir porcamente.
21:30 Makely Ka (MG) convida Catatau (Cidadão Instigado - CE) e Alexandre Lima (Manimal - ES) >> Outro dia o Makely abriu um show do Tom Zé em BH e algumas pessoas disseram que depois do Makely já podiam ter ido embora porque o show dele era o melhor da noite. Sentiu a onda?
2:30 Porcas Borboletas (MG) convida Arrigo Barnabé, Paulo Barnabé e Bocatto (SP)
Dia 24, sexta
18:30 Soatá (DF)
19:30 Enéias Xavier convida Flávio Venturini (MG)
20:30 Patricia Ahmaral convida Vander Lee (MG)
21:30 Pedro Morais (MG) convida Moska (RJ) >> O Pedro acaba de gravar seu novo CD com o Chico Neves (que, entre outros, produziu o Bloco do Eu Sozinho, do Los Hermanos) e esta será uma das primeiras oportunidades do público mineiro conferir como está seu som, uma mistura de samba-rock, mpb e pop.
22:30 Curumin (SP) >> O sujeito já virou cult e suas canções suingadas funcionam super bem ao vivo.
Dia 25, sábado
18:30 Madame Saatan (PA)
19:30 Elisa Paraiso (MG) convida Toninho Ferragutti (SP)
20:30 Anthonio convida Telo Borges (MG)
21:30 Filomedusa (AC) >> O que falta em tamanho ao guitarrista sobre em peso e pegada setentista. O estilo do vocal incomoda algumas pessoas (como eu), mas no geral o resultado é bom ao vivo.
22:30 Mauricio Tizumba (MG) convida Marcos Suzano (RJ)
Dia 26, domingo
18:30 Thiago Delegado (MG)
19:30 Caminhos do Jequitinhonha: Wilson Dias, Déa Trancoso e Carlos Farias convidam Pereira da Viola (MG)
20:30 Flávio Henrique convida Artur Andrés (Uakti) (MG)
21:30 Vitor Santana (MG) convida Fabiana Cozza (RJ)
22:30 Samba do Compositor (MG) - Miguel dos Anjos, Dudu Nicácio & Mestre Jonas convidam Riachão (BA) >> Se eu estiver bêbado eu canto e danço junto nesse show. Sambinha fino e mais tradicional.
