Jazz is a funny thing. There's so many sides from where you can approach it, that it's confusing to give a straight answer when people ask you if you're into Jazz. You see, you've got Free Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Bebop, Old Jazz, New Jazz, Fusion (which is a kind of Jazz thing), New York Jazz (I never got where this one classification came from), Bossa Nova (this is streching a bit but, you know, they called it brasilian Jazz, so it might as well be here), Diana Krall (just for the sake of argument) and it goes on and on and on.
All of this to say that Jazz ballads and Jazz musicians that play mostly Jazz ballads were never my thing (to the extent that I still don't like most of what Chet Baker played). That is until I listened this album. And in this album James Carter blows the hell out of everyone that just happened to be in front of the speaker.
Well, this is my first post here. I've been considering for long what would it be... and today I found this: Monstro Mau, a band from Braga, with a good sound. Just to say that one of the members was from Feed (bassist) and the rest from Big Fat Mamma.
Digitalism is a Germandance punk duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi.
In 2007 this electro maestros , released Idealism, an album between rock and dance that every electro and rock lovers were waiting for.
Though songs range from killer dancefloor anthems like “Zdarlight” and “Idealistic” to more conventional indie vocal tracks like “Pogo” and “I Want I Want” and a reworking of the Cure’s “Fire in Cairo,” the album always maintains an organic cohesiveness.
This 2 boys give us a high-energy journey through faraway galaxies, foreign lands, other dimensions -- and eventually back to the dance floor. Here, they provide some insight into the concepts behind the album as well as their views on today’s indie-electro scene.
For the lucky ones who saw them at Dance Station- Lisbon 2007, they know what I am speaking about.
I believe they dont need any presentations. However I was not sure if everyone already knew them. So here it goes:
Antony Hergarty gave voice to this project in 1998. Their first album was released in 2000 and in 2005 they won the mercury prize with "I am a bird now". In 2009 they released "The crying light".
2 weeks ago I went to see their concert and I have no words to described such a beautifull, penetrating, inspired I dont know what!! Just amazing. I also went to their concert in Lisbon when they present "I am a bird now "and I had exactly the same feeling.
It's impossible to describe such feelings. Just listen as loud as possible.
In my opinion, the jonhsons are wonderfull musicians and Antony is one of the best voices ever.
Since I am speaking about Antony I will just gave some names of some other projects he is in, that are also really amazing:
The album will be the second major release by Dave Matthews Band with a vinyl edition.[4]Before These Crowded Streets is the only other album to have been released on that medium.
Beauford described the word "GrooGrux" as not only a nickname for LeRoi Moore, but also a nickname for himself, Tim Reynolds, and former collaborator Tim Wicks. Beauford said the made-up word was used to describe the "vibe" and "energy" of their "wild-sounding rhythms" they made when they started playing music together. Beauford also mentioned that Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard and violinist Boyd Tinsley were now graduates of "The GrooGrux Academy."[12]
Matthews said the origins of "Big Whiskey" came from a chance encounter with a local New Orleans drunk during a photo shoot for the new album. When the band was shooting promotional photos outside of Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, they encountered a local man playing harmonica who was asking tourists for money so he could buy "a big whiskey." Lessard gave Matthews a $20 bill to hand the man, who walked off in celebration. Trumpet player Rashawn Ross then suggested the phrase for the title of the album, which Matthews liked because people wouldn't have to call the album by the more difficult to say "GrooGrux".[13
Big Whiskey has been hailed by Rolling Stone as the group’s "heaviest album yet, both musically and emotionally," which went on to note: "Throughout, Carter Beauford beats out elaborate, propulsive groves; bassist Stefan Lessard lays down Flea-style funk bass lines; violinist Boyd Tinsley plays cresting, intense runs; and Matthews mirrors Moore’s saxophone lines with scatlike singing." Billboard, in a cover story on Dave Matthews Band, praised Big Whiskey as "its best album yet… Highlights include the funk-rock rave-up 'Shake Me Like a Monkey,' the stirring ballad 'Lying in the Hands of God,' the swampy rocker 'Alligator Pie (Cockadile),' radio-friendly fare like 'Why I Am,' which features playful horns over a solid rock riff and a hooky chorus, and 'Funny the Way It Is,' which parlays a subtle intro into a soaring, syncopated anthem."
Portuguese underground band, famous for their 8 minutes tracks that blend everything from metal to jazz and funk. No known recordings were ever produced (that we know of) but if someone comes across one, just give a shout out. People are interested in it. Possible comeback due to happen....
First of all let me introduce myself. I'm Rak and I'm from Azores.Some of you will probably question where is that? For those ones I'm just going to say: Its the most beautifull place in the world. :)
Thanks to my dear friend Dominguez, that invite me to participate in this wonderfull blog,I'll from now on, start to share "my music". My preferences go to indie rock and electronic music but as a good listener I like every genre just need to be good music.
Now let's speak about what really matters, MUSIC.
My first gig post goes to FRIENDLY FIRES.
These english boys start their journey in 2006 inspired in Dance music. In 2007 they start to show their talent around the world. In 2008 they released their album with "On Board", "Paris", Skeleton Boy"
I went to their concert last Friday and it was really good, lot of energy and good vibes.
Os 2 Many Djs são constituídos por dois irmãos, David e Sephen Dewale, de Gwent, Bélgica. Juntos, são conhecidos como 2 Many Dj’s, mas juntamente com Stefaan Van Leuven, Steve Slingeneyer e Dave Martin, eles são também os Soulwax, responsáveis por muitas das misturas que se dançaram no likidus, de bandas como Gorillaz, Chemical Brothers, The Gossip, entre muitos outros. Entre os últimos remixes deles encontra-se a Kids dos MGMT.
2many djs é um projecto que faz as mais improváveis transições entre as mais improváveis faixas. Não será difícil juntar Bob Marley com Chemical Brothers. Na rádio soulwax (uma série de volumes de misturas lançados pelos 2 Many Dj's) utilizam-se muitos temas dos anos 80 e 90.
2 Many DJs are made up of two brothers, David and Stephen Dewaele, from Gwent, Belgium. Together, they are known as 2 Many DJ's, but together with Stefaan Van Leuven, Steve Slingeneyer and Dave Martijn, they also make up 'Soulwax'.
