Jean Grobler is Kites , a one-man band who spend three years to come up with a little over 16 minutes EP called You and I in the Kaleidoscope . Growing up in South Africa and singing in a fabled boys choir, he moved to Liverpool and enrolled in the Institute for Performing Arts. He got noticed by Paul McCartney, followed classes form George Martin and started writing the songs that would eventually end up on the EP. He made demos, some more demos, invited Jay Sikora to play drums - which meant that [...]
The Kites Carousel Lounge - Austin, TX Got some exclusive tracks here. The Kites are a band out of Austin. i'm a little biased when it comes to these guys, so i'm not gonna say a lot. It's sad folk music. It's groovy alt-country. It's greasy Rock N Roll. mp3: Surely a Queen mp3: Sweet Emma & My Lucky Coin [...]
I've had a headache for the past three days. I think it's some sort of barometric pressure thing. It's definitely not because I'm hungover from last night, in case that's what you're thinking. The Devotchka show was fan-fucking-tastic, btw, and I'll have much more on it as soon as I can. In the meantime, and since this is Sunday, let's make do with a few mellower songs. Songs that won't make your head hurt. Kites -- "Game of Love and War" [...]
New York, NY Jean-Philip Grobler is the man behind Kites. "Daylight" Kites on MySpace Kites on The Hype Machine
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" [...]
Scouting around the net the other day, I saw a mention of a book called Tintin and The Secret of Literature by Tom McCarthy. I haven't read it yet, but I have seen a few reviews (that I can't be bothered including here - visit Google, they need a bit of business) and they're all positive, so I'm planning [...]
i totally have one of these skateboards on its way to me in the mail: don't worry i am not going to ride it. i'm going to hang it on my wall. you should see my apartment. it's classy. yo. [mp3] better things - south lightweight little rock melody. passable, if not particularly special, i think you will agree. south on myspace . [mp3] [...]
Once again, I find myself rushing to get this week's Graboid up, so this will be short. Nearly ten years after their last release, Portishead make their triumphant return with Third . After several listens, i'm still not quite sold on the album yet, but it certainly doesn't make me love the group any less. Other releases worth looking at include Santogold's self-titled debut, The Constantines' Kensington Heights , South's (who spells it out as sOuth? cos it's really lame) You Are Here , and hmm...what [...]
Music: Portishead - Third Listen to : Machine Gun ( mp3 ) Awesome Color - Electric Aborigines Listen to: Eyes of Light ( mp3 ) Kid Sister - Pro Nails (single) Jamie Lindell - Jim Make Believe - Going to the Bone Church Listen to: For Lauri Bird ( mp3 ) Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - Roll with You Santogold - [...]
This week, the Radio Exile mp3 Mixtape will come in two parts: Side A today and Side B on Thursday. I have too much great stuff that people have given me to check out and share, so I will do that. Sure, I am indulging a bit in some bizarre narcissistic fantasy, but it sounds fun, right? In this week's edition: My Morning Jacket , Weezer , Black Francis , American Princes , Fleet Foxes , Kites , Radars to the Sky , The [...]
A new track from Mogwai appears in the magazine Plan B , titled "Dracula Family." It's a little different, a little bit like The Octopus Project or something with computer effects, but I have to say it's wonderful. According to the Mogwai site , a new EP has been mastered and I assume this track is part of it. When it will be released, I don't know. Download Mogwai - "Dracula Family".mp3 New My Morning Jacket [...]
You and I in the Kaleidoscope , is the musical project three years in the making for Jean-Philip Grobler. The New York musician, who more commonly goes by Kites , will finally release the EP on April 29. Vocally, a mix between a rougher sounding Rufus Wainwright and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, Grobler's voice personifies the passion and steadfastness of a musician possessed for perfection, but who also doesn't try to do too much. Musically is where he shines however, incorporating the electricity and fury of My Bloody Valentine with the delicacy, yet powerful nature of [...]
Íslandsvinirnir í Tilly And The Wall munu senda frá sér nýja plötu á sjálfan þjóðhátíðardaginn 17 júni. O mun hún vera kölluð og inniheldur 11 eldheit og aðlaðandi lög. Steppdansarinn djöflast ennþá á öllum lögum eins og áður og eru gleðin og hressleikinn sem sveitin er þekkt fyrir jafnvel meiri ef eitthvað er. Gangi allt upp gætum við mögulega verið að tala um eina af plötum ársins. Hver veit? [MP3] Tilly And The Wall - Cacophony Fan Tan er fjögurra manna rokkband [...]
Saturday, April 14, 2008 I attended another TXRD game last night. Not only was it awesome, but it was much different than the last bout I saw. The ladies were incredibly physical, so I witnessed quite a few crashes, hard elbows and angry faces on the track. It probably would have been perfect had the Putas Del Fuego's not just barely missed out on mounting a comeback on the Rhinestone Cowgirls. By the way, I know you're probably wondering why in the world I'm even mentioning these matches, but [...]
Another week, another mix. Enjoy! Red Light Company - Fine Fascination Justin Rutledge - St. Peter Finest Dearest - Your Hometown Gentleman Auction House - The Book Of Matches Hot Lava - Blue Dragon Elika - Nowhere Kites - Easy Now The Forms - Red Gun Anthem In - Down The Fashion - Solo Impala (Take The Money And Run) Ladytron - Black Cat
Ich sollte mal öfter meine Feeds lesen. Aber man kommt ja zu nix. Hier losgetreten, hat sich bei den Kollegen mit gut ausgeprägten Geschmacksnerven eine regelrechte Euphorie verbreitet. The Last Pop Song sind " beglückt", Coast Is Clear spricht von schwelgerisch und Music Of The Moment hat zwar keine Zeit, nutzt aber mutig das auswärtige Adjektiv EX-CELL-ENT Und ich? Bin wieder mal (hoffentlich das Letzte) aber zumindest der Letzte. Na ja, das Alter. Kites - Easy Now | mp3 Kurze Qualitätsbestimmung: Geil. Jedenfalls [...]
Ein schneller Tipp, den bereits The Last Pop Song und Music of the Moment aufgegriffen haben - die südafrikanische (!) Band Kites , deren stürmisch-schwelgerischer Indierock an Kashmir und Mew erinnert. Zwei tolle Songs gibt es gratis von Fanatic Promotion, danke! Link zur Bandseite bei Myspace MP3-Download Kites «Heroes and villains» MP3-Download Kites «Easy now»
The Good: King Khan and the Shrines - "Torture"; This song has been around for a while, but since the album is being re-released on a shiny new label we get to listen to it like it were brand new all over again! Oh, and it still freaking rocks! Matmos - "Rainbow Flag"; The lead single from Matmos' brand new album is about everything you would expect from Matmos. Trance like beats, crazy sounds,
... for writing much, but there are two great tracks you should listen to today! Download two fantastic tracks from Kites , and for more information visit either Local Vertical or The Last Pop Song (in German). EX-CELL-ENT!!! http://www.myspace.com/kitessi te Kites - Easy Now (MP3) Kites [...]
Kites mastermind Jean-Philip Grobler has been toiling away at his new EP You and I in the Kaleidoscope for nigh on three years. "I wanted the four tracks on the EP to represent everything that to me is beautiful about pop music, and that took a lot longer than I thought," he laughs. With Kaleidoscope , Jean has gone beyond creating just beautiful pop music. He's crafted a perfect pop record that is irresistibly catchy, while still being able to surprise you at every turn. The guitars are often loud and big, but they're juxtaposed by Jean's layered, almost [...]
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