Falling on the right side of fine line between contrived and convincing, Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Alan Wilkis brings an indie sensibility to the electro-pop sound of the 80's with a huge dollop of soul on his solo debut Babies Dream Big . From ABBA to Zappa the entire lexicon of pop is well represented and feels so, so good. Among the 10 cuts you'd be hard pressed to find a moment that is not crafted with the utmost respect for it's influences which range from the Stevie Wonder -esque funk of "It's Been [...]
Doing a genre-hopping ode to a particular era of music is always going to be a difficult endeavour. So kudos to the chaps who actually succeed, like Alan Wilkis . The potential for aimlessness is massive, but Wilkis steers a steady ship, frequently conjuring up the spirits of yesteryear to inhabit his confluence of snaps, sizzles and croons. Imitatio Princei , if you must. So what can we learn from Alan Wilkis? That it pays to grow up in Brooklyn. Take my good buddy Clarence, for example. He moved there 18 years [...]
Il faut bien le dire, des titres avec des filles en vélo dessus, ça me réjouit toujours, non seulement parce que le vélo prend a fortiori une connotation plus-qu'érotique dès l'apparition de la bien-nommée gente féminine sur sa selle , mais aussi parce que cela induit la possibilité d'une moto à la place d'un vélo, et ça comble nettement l'alter ego someillant en moi qui aime les gros moteurs et l'huile qui coule sur les maillots deux-pièces. Notons que le morceau nous vient quand même du trop poli Alan Wilkis, dont le patronyme tend à rappeler les [...]
If you can imagine a dancier John Vanderslice , you are probably thinking about Alan Wilkis . Mr. Wilkis is a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who makes some pretty interesting music. The more I listen, the more I realize just how many influences he uses in his music. The most obvious is Prince ; his voice has this lofty sound that goes very well the bouncy electronic music he creates. It seems that most people only talk about making 'different' music and Alan Wilkis just does it. [...]
The new multi-genre LP by Alan Wilkis "Babies Dream Big" features a pretty unique sound of 70-80s synth-pop, classic rock and even blues. Alan was nice enough to send his album over to us, and as of writing this post, I'm having difficulty choosing which tracks I should upload. They're all just so different and good, but I don't want to upload the entire 12 track album; that defeats the point of promotion. 'Milk and Cookies' is definitely a disco-dance track. Pounding rhythm, poinging synths and a squealing vocal definitely bring the song [...]
Our last batch of Smash or Trash entries saw a significant amount of feedback from fans of the following two two artists. I thought it was only fair to once again put both in the cage (and offer a new song) to duke it out to see if a winner prevails: Download : Favorite Shape Triangle - "Back From The From" Download : Alan Wilkis - "Milk and Cookies" [...]
image: Alex Marvar Let me tell you a secret. I was a ovule of Yoko Ono frozen in the seventies and fertilized in the eighties by the creator of Nintendo. Because my mother could see in her tarot cards, that there would be the musical error Modern Talking in Germany and Nostradamus forecasted their reunion at the end of the century, which is also known as the apocalypse, my parents send me to Mars, where I was raised by Elvis Presley and Jimmy Hendrix. Actually that´s also where I got to know Johnny Cash and Charlie [...]
Who: Alan Wilkis from Crooklyn. What: An independent musician from Brooklyn who just finished a solo album called Babies Dream Big . Think a mash-up between 70s and 80s soul and classic rock with a wide variety of electronic elements. I'm still working my way through the record, each track jumps out in its own way. Song: It's Been Great . Reminds me of a bedroom Jamie Lidell .
Alan Wilkis is a duo, in spite of the name. This Brooklyn based artist has just finished his first album, featuring guest appearances by Jason Treuting of So Percussion and Eric Biondo of Antibalas . The music is a combination of a lot of styles, mainly 70s and 80s soul, electronica and soft rock music. Here are some songs : Milk and cookies (mp3) I'm famous [...]
And, as such, we bring our special, totally planned and well thought-out "Songs For Your Summer Days" edition of A Limerick Ox to an end. And we cap it all off not with a perky danceable number which inspires one to get together with friends on the beach. No, in fact, this one is for that part of summer where you're looking up at the dusky July sky, clear and pinpricked by a endless curtain of sparkling stars, losing yourself in the multitude, where everything seems wistful and full of endless possibilities. For those moments, let [...]
dl: ALAN WILKIS - Milk And Cookies ( YSI ) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------- ------- Alan Wilkis is an independent musician from Brooklyn, and he recently released his first solo album Babies Dream Big . Combining '70s and '80s soul, soft rock, and electronic music, Wilkis creates jam after jam. A [...]
Alan Wilkis seriously came out of left field. The Brooklyn-based musician skillfully combines R&B, classic rock and electronic music into something entirely different. His album "Babies Dream Big" has been on constant repeat since I got it. And every time I play it, I have a new favorite song. It's nothing but a great mixture of electronic groove-shaking, can't-help-but-having-a-good-t ime music. It's Been Great Milk & Cookies
When Radiohead came along, everyone said they sounded like REM. It pissed them off. They proved otherwise. When Muse came along, everyone said they sounded like Radiohead. It pissed them off. They proved otherwise. When Fear Of Music came along, everyone said they sounded like Muse. See how this works? And the chain goes back from REM to the birth of rock'n'roll. Fear Of Music are Jo Rose (vocals/guitar), Ali Esmaail (bass), Mike Ward (guitar) and Rick Morgan (drums). They formed as schoolfriends, took their name from a seminal Talking Heads album, and together, they're out to give [...]
Ever wonder what it would sound like if you could take all your favorite bits of songs from the past 30 years or so and roll them all into one, some smooth 70's soul mixed with some 80's new wave ? , some crunching classic rock guitar with a techno beat ? Remember when music didn't always sound so fleeting and temporary and tapped into that place that made you love music in the first place ? When radio still mattered ? When a stack of vinyl 45's could kick a party into high gear ? Brooklyn's [...]
What if one man managed to capture and condense all of your childhood console memories into a single blippy, pixelated jackpot? If he mashed up Megaman 2 with the waterfront training montage from Punch Out to form an 8-bit 8-track for the wet hott American summer of yesteryear? And then stole your Julie? Alan Wilkis - I'm Famous We asked Brooklyn-based game genie [...]
It's Friday and even though I'm not doing anything special this weekend (unlike my husband, who's attending his high school reunion--yes, he's going alone and yes I think he'll have a better time without me), I still get that "Friday feeling" of excitement and anticipation. To kick off the weekend, I thought I'd mention a few things that are catching my ear. Three arrived through the portal of my inbox, the others I found when traipsing around the internets. Andrew Bird [...]
image: alex marvar It's been a little loud around here lately so here's a diversion into laid back cool courtesy of Brooklyn multi-instumentalist Alan Wilkis. His self produced/self released debut album 'Babies Dream Big' is out now and it's a highly recommended genre crossing journey through white boy soul, R&B, classic rock, and electronic music of the the seventies and eighties. The album [...]
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