Hanoi Janes is a Dresden based artist who makes lo-fi, short, indie pop songs. There are few artists in my library that have survived the lo-fi cleansing (as I like to call it), Hanoi Janes being one. This is because he doesn't hide behind the lo-fi recordings, sure it sounds interesting, but his stuff is actually good because the hooks are really great. Each song is, on average, only about two minutes long, but in that space Hanoi Janes manages to show his songwriting skills by creating an absolute gem every single time. It's impressive to go through 18 [...]
This list has become rather redundant. I write about my favourite songs in pretty much every post and many of these songs have already been featured here. The numbers have little meaning, I did put some time into putting the list in an order, but I'm pretty sure most of the songs could be put anywhere. What this list has become is the chance for me to respark interests long forgotten and to highlight songs I didn't get the chance to talk about this year. Click on the links to give each a listen. Enjoy! [...]
I've never seen Leprechaun in space, but I've seen Leprechaun 2 so if thats any indication, Leprechaun in space isn't as great as this mixtape is! I didn't really intend it to be, but the whole middle section of the mix is pretty much a tribute to Jay Reatard. Theres 3 songs by Jay himself and a whole bunch of songs I probably would never have gotten into if Jay's music hadn't reminded me that theres still good punk music out there. Man I miss hearing new music from that guy! I [...]
Beach Fossils"Vacation" (MP3) from "Beach Fossils" (Captured Tracks) Buy at Amazon MP3 Wild Nothing "Confirmation" (MP3) from "Gemini" (Captured Tracks) Buy at Amazon MP3 Fresh & Onlys "Diamond in the Dark" (MP3) from "August in My Mind - EP" (Captured Tracks) Buy at Amazon MP3 Dignan Porch "As You Were" (MP3) from "Tendrils" (Captured Tracks) [...]
Hanoi Janes: Young and Dumb Back in high school, Hanoi Janes (Oliver Scharf) was the guy sneaking beer onto class trips and pissing on your neighbor’s porch. The excellent Year of Panic saw him churning out catchy, well-written jams that smacked with youthful adrenaline and mischief; now, with his new Specks Ho! EP, he’s back with more soundtracks to joyrides and day-drinking. Like the best cuts on his debut (“Crystal Veins”, “Bad Attitude”), the aptly-titled “Young [...]
I think there's very little else that can be asked of Oliver Scharf this year, with an excellent single, album and now a new EP all keeping the needles on turntables everywhere just a little bit happier. Full of the same bouncy pep and shoestring Spector-vision that's made his releases so much fun in the past; Specks Ho! knocks around the room like a 6 year old on a birthday cake sugar high. Still, once the funfetti settles, its clear that Scharf has songwriting skills that stretch far beyond the sparkly bells and elastic strums and each song [...]
Wax Idols and Hanoi Janes - Bat Cave I saw Wax Idols at The Knockout for the first time on Friday night when they opened for Magic Bullets, and... (Visit my blog for more!)
I'm a little embarrassed. How could this happen? The baroque royal residence of Dresden is a mere two hour drive south of Berlin, but it took the efforts of our relentlessly revered Brooklyn label Captured Tracks to sign him and thereafter a warm reception by the folks at Pitchfork to put that certain Dresden citizen named Oliver Scharf on my radar. Hm. Anyway, as Hanoi Janes , Scharf creates unashamedly blissful and optimistic lo-fi tunes that'll make your day wherever you are, on the beach, in the park, or in the office, and [...]
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The theme this time around is driving beats. I feel like this mix leaves me battered and bruised in the end but feeling good from all the crazy dancing I'm doing around my living room. When I first heard this distorted-noise-rock I thought it was awful but it has grown on me and reminds [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Here is another installment of the singles chart. There is no change in the Top 5. Mostly a jump from Broken Social Scene and The New Pornographers due to both albums being out on May 4th. New entries from Stephanie are The Love Language, Harlem and Hanoi Janes. While my new entry is Kelis's Acapella and the link for the Youtube is the Bimbo Jones Remix. Here is this week's Top 10 for the week of May 9-15. This time you can listen to the songs and added the "Bubbling Under" in this entry. [...]
Hanoi Janes Year of Panic (2010, Captured Tracks) RIYL = The Fresh & Onlys, Blank Dogs, Thomas Function Listening to Hanoi Janes I can’t get the image out of my head of some frail pack of boys with broken wrists and broken ankles. Haha. I don’t know that says about Year of Panic , the band’s (or, more accurately, Oliver Scharf's) debut LP, but I like it. I really like it. The guitar strings on this album have been wrapped up in pulleys to lift up the sun in the morning, I’ll tell [...]
I'm feeling troublesome lately. I've posted a handful of tracks off albums I love but have already shed gooey affection over, and these free tracks, not the approved single, have quite logically been removed. Thus, I offer you this, the second Hanoi Janes' song I've fallen in love with, with a tinge of fear in [...]
Hanoi Janes - Beach Kids Hanoi Janes - I Don't Mind Not super new but stoked to get my hands on this; Shea "BLOGGED ABOUT" Hanoi Janes' beach-fi (zing!) last year sometime and and while that song was pretty great and all this new full length really hits it; suuuch xx pop euphoria at a levell that is just ever so slightly fuller or something, can't quite put my finger on it; nice production/deft balance of raw riffage and good melodies and slightly twee wanderings, a real perfect [...]
...wünschen wir uns natürlich auf gar keinen Fall. Eher wünschten wir uns, die unbändige Lust - zu diesen völlig überdrehten Rhythmen augenblicklich zu springen, zu tanzen und zu schreien - würde diese Panik für kurze Momente verdrängen und hielte nicht nur bis zum Sommer an. Hanoi Janes klingt wie: Stellt euch vor, Südkalifornien läge am Kaspischen Meer und Motown käme aus Dresden - und ihr bekommt eine ungefähre Idee von dem Album. [mp3] Hanoi Janes / Summer of Panic
Hanoi Janes is mainly the work of one guy living in Dresden, Germany. He spent the last six months constantly recording his vision of a Spector/Wilson sound, limited to on an 8-track recorder, one mic, and a stack of slightly degenerated pop nuggets in mind.
Hanoi Janes - "Beach Kids" ( mp3 ) Ils sont quatre, ils sont Allemands et ils font de la pop assaisonnée au garage-rock. Ils s'appellent Hanoi Janes (en référence à ceci je suppose) et leur premier album, Year of Panic (sorti chez Captured Tracks), est déjà disponible sur emusic (merci mmarsup !). C'est frais, y a du xylophone, des "ouh-ouh", bref, c'est de saison ! D'autres morceaux disponibles sur leur MySpace . Le groupe a aussi un blog où ils ont [...]
Hanoi Janes Recommended New Releases - March 30th, 2010 Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way Label: Nettwerk Angus & Julia Stone - On The Road Black Francis - Nonstoperotik Label: Cooking Vinyl Black Francis - When I Go Down On You [...]
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Hanoi Janes - "Beach Kids" From the German popsters' forthcoming full-length Year of Panic , out next week on Captured Tracks . (via RSTB )
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