While I may have mentioned Jessica Fichot 's music two years ago, that is practically an eternity in the world of blogging. And considering I mentioned her on a mix, the mention consists of roughly "oh wow, this song is good, please listen to it." I can do better than that! Ms. Fichot was born in the US, the product of French and Chinese couplings. She was then raised in France, which is a good thing for music fans. She later graduated from two music schools, one in Paris and one in Boston, and even wrote a lot of [...]
I wasn't really prepared for this month's Music Alliance Project. I came backfrom holiday several days past the submission deadline, then had a mental scramble to decide what to include for England. Normally it's a stand-out from my previous month's blogging, but I was hardly very prolific in June so ...
i've always regarded force vomit as the quintessential singaporean band - lots of attitude and brimming with local flavor - so i'm glad our map correspondent brian koh has chosen to feature them for this month's issue, which includes new additions to the map family, japan and venezuela . enjoy! AMERICA: I Guess I'm Floating Spanish Prisoners - [...]
MEXICO: Club Fonograma Hello Seahorse! – Universo 2 Hello Seahorse! is the year's most acclaimed Mexican indie band. With their third album, Bestia, the trio have made the transition into a multi-dimensional group with a masterwork under their belt. Bestia shines in between ghosts and hazy sonic beauty, in a universe of its own, and proves Hello Seahorse! have total control over their [...]
AMERICA: I Guess I'm Floating Spanish Prisoners ñ Kiss The Lawn Goodbye Brooklyn's Spanish Prisoners, fronted by Leo Maymind, create fractured power-pop in the vein of The New Porno's Dan Bejar (Destroyer). They're currently working on a new album but in the meantime they've released a free three-song EP - download it here - from which Kiss The Lawn Goodbye [...]
Here's July'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. This month we've welcomed Japan and Venezuela into the mix, so this edition showcases 26 tracks from around the world. Some of you expressed how much of a pain in the ass it is to sift through 26 [...]
Luna aceasta, la Music Alliance Pact, avem o piesa noua de la Melting Carousel, cvartetul indie pop din Timisoara, de aceasta data fara vocea feminina dar cu un sunet mult mai interesant. Melting Carousel se joaca cu jazz-ul in doze mici, dar suficient de concentrate astfel incat sa nu fie una dintre multele trupe de indie pop. La fel ca si Kumm in perioada Dan Byron, lasa in urma griul cotidian si da cu fruntea de stele. AMERICA: I Guess [...]
AMERICA: I Guess I'm Floating Spanish Prisoners ・ Kiss The Lawn Goodbye Brooklyn's Spanish Prisoners, fronted by Leo Maymind, create fractured power-pop in the vein of The New Porno's Dan Bejar (Destroyer). They're currently working on a new album but in the meantime they've released a free three-song EP - download it here - from which Kiss The Lawn Goodbye is taken. [...]
AMERICA: I Guess I'm Floating Spanish Prisoners – Kiss The Lawn Goodbye Brooklyn's Spanish Prisoners, fronted by Leo Maymind, create fractured power-pop in the vein of The New Porno's Dan Bejar (Destroyer). They're currently working on a new album but in the meantime they've released a free three-song EP - download it here - from which Kiss The Lawn Goodbye [...]
Mais um mês e mais uma lista de downloads de bandas de vinte seis países. Este mês juntaram-se ao M.A.P., a Venezuela e o Japão.Andrew Thorn, o nome do projecto de João Pedro Coimbra, que tem, desde há dois dias, o seu EP, "Brutes on the Quiet", nas lojas, apresenta-se ao mundo com o download legal e gratuito do seu primeiro single do novo disco, "Me Jane". Este tema tem um vídeo que foi aqui
This month's explanation of the Music Alliance Pact comes courtesy of The Guardian: "MAP is an international group of bloggers who each month simultaneously post a list of tracks by their countries' best new bands, with one suggestion from each MAP member." We're now up to 26 participating countries thanks to new arrivals Japan and Venezuela. The blurbs below are written by the blogger who picked the song and you can download any track for free with a right-click and save, or alternatively get the whole lot in a single album by following the link at the end [...]
Es MAP quiza una burbuja solitaria en medio de la discusión eterna global, no lo se, pero definitivamente esta en esa onda, una recopilación de canciones ansiosas de ser escuchadas de todo el mundo, este mes se nos ha unido Venezuela con Barquisimeto Musical, bienvenido! y ya somos 26 blogs. Para esta entrega no he dudado al elegir a Francois Peglau de quien ya te habia hablado , sus canciones no necesitan alguna explicación, son simples sentimientos ligados entre si, es que acaso una canción perfecta ¿necesita más explicación?, gracias Francois y pues disfruta de [...]
chanson française // folk pop <img French chanson tradition, Chinese folk motifs, Continental jazz and Latin notes are interwoven together into a colourful collection of songs on Jessica Fichot's debut album. The versatility of her debut Le Chemin (2007) mirrors her multicultural and multilingual background. Often accompanied by piano and accordion, recalling the rhythms of waltz, polka and cabaret music, Jessica's elegant songwriting evokes the images of 19th century Parisian coffeehouses and dance halls. "1,2,33 is a fine example of her inventive songwriting, clear vocals and a distinctly French instrumentation. Delightful [...]
Prepare to be transported to another world entirely by Parisian chanteuse/songwriter, Jessica Fichot, a strong bean of prodigious talent, humble presentation and, well, elan. I must confess straight-away I hardly speak French. At all. On my first trip to Paris, I boldy struck out with my meagerly loaded toolbag of French words and accidentally ordered my waiter to 'bring me a cup of coffee...and don't speak!' when in fact I intended to politely request a cup with no milk. My patient fiance gave it a little time and then informed me of my error, at which point I [...]
[Happy birthday to Yoko Ono, 76 years young. Not that she isn't getting birthday greetings from all over ...] Mystery Jets , the Syd Barrett-worshiping, 1980s-channeling quintet from London, are newly aligned with Rough Trade Records. Their "Twenty One" [video for "Half in Love With Elizabeth," above] was No. 8 on NME's top albums of 2008, though it was barely a blip on anybody's radar here, except maybe the Anglophiles who will visit Spaceland tonight for Club NME. ... Andrew Bird , with Loney Dear [...]
We had a whole April Fool's post ready last week that we completely forgot to publish due to our commitments to other things, among them the future launch of two new blogs (even though we can barely manage the ones we have now) and the redesign of this one in honor of our ten year anniversary in virtual obscurity. We're planning a small show for it on 6/6. It's going to be so good that we might
I realize that most of what people want out of SXSW has been covered by now, but that's only if you were interested in the Cold War Kids and whatever other huge bands that everyone already knows about. Which isn't to say that you've never heard of any of these bands, but that is largely besides the point! So, here's some of the songs I enjoyed using SXSW's music player. Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go - (MP3, 3 MB) I've meant to talk about Ane Brun on here for [...]
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