I hardly speak a lick of French (despite three years of it in High School) but in the past few years I've really taken to French language pop, be it the '60s classics or the new wave. Even hip hop. You don't need to understand the lyrics -- it just sounds good. (I still don't know what Michael Stipe, Mark E Smith or Elizabeth Frazer were singing in the '80s.( Anyway, I listened to a lot of Francophone artists this year. Here's nine I especially liked. [...]
The 2010 Music Alliance Pact flashback Every month throughout 2010 I've had the pleasure of being able to represent Denmark in the awesome blog network Music Alliance Pact (MAP), now featuring 36 blogs from 36 countries around the globe who have joined forced to bring people a free taste of what's going on musically in their respective nations on the 15 of every month. It's the gift that keeps on giving, and for this year-end retrospect I thought I'd share the 12 [...]
"Cache cache dans la nuit" Now for something completely different. Let me introduce you to Cours Lapin , a Danish foursome whose specialty is amazingly atmospheric indie pop inspired by theatre, film noir and the beautiful French language. It's not entirely surprising that the four band members are film composers because the deliciously mysterious music they make wouldn't at all sound out of place in the background of a sexy, dark celluloid masterpiece. I say background [...]
You are taken into a moviesque underworld of twisted French fairytales mixed with sexy finger clipping jive from the first minute. Cours Lapin consist of four Danish film composers Asger Baden , Peder , Jonas Struck and Louise Alenius and the mood of the album delivers on this: The album, Un, Deux, Trois moves from the dark and sensual to naive and hopeful, reminiscent of the atmosphere found in the films of Tim Burton and David Lynch. One minute you are initiated into the [...]
Much has been made of the fact that Cours Lapin are four well established Danish film score composers joined up to create a lilting album of pseudo-French fairytale music in the chanson tradition (sentimental with a special focus on the lyrics). Understanding the combined pedigree of Louise Alenius (vox), Asger Baden (keyboard), Peder (keyboard / producer) and Jonas Struck (guitar) shouldn't really increase my appreciation of their self-titled debut but it does, because it's not often I hear sultry, warm French-language pop that originated in a frigid Scandinavian clime. You really would [...]
Denmark's not really the first country you think of when you go look for French singing, fragile girls. That is probably why I missed the memo's about Cours lapin , a Danish foursome consisting of three guys and one girl who make money making music for films and documentaries. The girl's Louise Alenius , and if you're a big Biolay-fan you know her babyvoice from a song on Benjamin's Clara et Moi-soundtrack. Cours lapin's first album is out now, sporting 11 songs that meander between Amélie-style chansons (like Mes larmes secretes) and darker, Portishead-ish stuff like Débutants. Cache [...]
Cours Lapin are four Danish film score composers who make twisted pop fairytales drawing from the old 'chanson' tradition, inspired by the films of Tim Burton and David Lynch. Sounds interesting, yes? Though their album isn't out till September, Rough Trade have already marked it as one of their Album's Of The Week. For a little taster, you can hear / download the track 'Cache-Cache' here , then catch the band live at the following dates: Death Disco @ Nottinghill Arts club, Wednesday July 7th at 9pm. [...]
Cours Lapin : Cache Cache (MP3) Parfois, on se demande si la chanson française n'est pas plus jolie vue de l'extérieur… Cours Lapin est ensemble de quatre Danois pros de la B.O. de film et qui se sont rassemblés autour d'un projet: faire de la chanson en français. Le résultat nous emmène dans un univers à mi-chemin entre une France disparue et une France imaginaire. Ça sent le film en noir et blanc, la cool attitude. On dirait Nouvelle Vague qui compose pour une compil' de [...]
Four Danes making French music? Ok then. Cours Lapin are film scorers, but with "Cache Cache" they've created an amazing little, er, cinematic piece of French pop brilliance, a sort of cutesy cafe anthem. The band's eponymous debut (via Fake Diamond Records) was picked up by Rough Trade East and the band will play an [...]
I'm not in this month's MAP, though the eagle-eyed among you may want to query that. "Look", you say, "a little Daily Growl entry for England, just like usual". But no my friends, no. Because of all the hospital shenanigans at the start of the month, I never got round ...
Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 34 music bloggers across the world to share a track from their home country that they think you should hear. ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her [...]
Bulan ini kita mengirim Seringai untuk didengar di 34 negara, dan kita juga kedatangan musik dari 34 negara yang direkomendasikan oleh perwakilan blog musik. Kalau mau lansung download 34 lagu klik disini here Jangan lupa tinggalkan komentar ya dibawah. INDONESIA : Deathrockstar Seringai - Mengadili Persepsi (Bermain Tuhan) Seringai are one of the finest Indonesian metal bands, often described as a [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her roots are reflected through eight indie-pop songs sung in both English and Spanish, with soft string and piano arrangements. Caleidoscope is one of our favourite tracks. AUSTRALIA : Who The Bloody Hell Are [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her roots are reflected through eight indie-pop songs sung in both English and Spanish, with soft string and piano arrangements. Caleidoscope is one of our favourite tracks. AUSTRALIA : Who The Bloody Hell Are [...]
Once more, here is this first MAP of the new decade, January's edition of the Music Alliance Pact . For those of you who don't know about MAP, it's a collection of music blogs from around the world who band together once a month to shed light on up-and-comers from their home countries. It's sort of like the WTO without the human rights violations. After the jump you'll find music from 34 nations spanning the globe. If you'd like to be considered for this feature, drop by the comments section with a [...]
a new year, a new setlist of great music from around the world, delivered to your doorstep through the music alliance pact which now 34 countries strong. in this issue, our faithful local music correspondent brian koh features veteran indie band sherene's closet with their early sessions at the green room. recorded in the mid-90s, the green room sessions was a distinctive record of the local music scene during that era, and also captures an early glimpse of now-famous local superheroes electric co. enjoy! [...]
It's the 15th of the month so that means it's time for the Music Alliance Pact, the planet's greatest mixtape. The rules are pretty simple: one song per blog, one blog per country. And on behalf of Scotland, we take immense pleasure in introducing the world to the aural delights of GALLERIES , one of our hottest 10 tips of 2010 no less. SCOTLAND : The Pop Cop Galleries [...]
The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 34 of the world's top music blogs and webzines from 34 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 34 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month we picked New Delhi boy-girl punk duo Seven Degrees ' 'Shadows In The Dark' as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. The song is featured on Stupid Stupid Stupid and comes from an EP called Be The Change . You can download [...]
It's the 15th of the month, Music Alliance pact day! Music Alliance Pact (MAP) is a collaboration between 34 blogs from all over the world, and every month, each of us present a new band from our country. All presentations are put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all the MAP blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This is the January edition, and the Norwegian band this month is Sacred Harp. Enjoy MAP! NORWAY : [...]
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