http://pinkshinyultrablast.ban dcamp.com/ / Facebook Whilst not strictly a new band Pinkshinyultrablast from St. Petersburg, Russia formed in 2007 and released an EP in mid 2009 have been relatively quiet until recently by setting up an on-line presence with a the creation of a Facebook / Soundcloud page, one can hope that it's a sign that they four-piece are gearing up to release a follow up, at the very least it's given me a catalyst for this post. The debut EP 'Happy Songs for Happy Zombies' showcases an exhilarating shoegaze / punk-rock [...]
~ Pinkshinyultrablast - "Blaster" ~ And we're off! While dreamy and shimmering as any other shoegaze/post-rock/whatever you want to label this, this track certainly lives up to its name as it blasts off right from the beginning. Sharp and soft at the same time. ~ Lissie - "Wedding Bells" ~ While I like her album Catching a Tiger , I find it a bit too slick and controlled at times. This track however sounds much more stripped and - dare I say? - real. It's simple yet [...]
We'll be the first to admit that some of us here at TDOA have a fascination with Russian culture. Whether it's Tolstoy, Eisenstein movies or the changing political landscape, we can't get enough. And in case you haven't heard, we have a fondness for great music so when we heard Pinkshinyultrablast, we had the best of both worlds. Their own description of themselves as an amalgamation of shoegaze and punk seems spot on to us. In our minds, their the most interesting "shoegaze" band in the world right now. Couple this with a discussion of [...]
Now that we've recapped the great bands that we've heard in 2009, it's time to move on and start finding our next set of heroes for 2010. As our long-time readers know, we like to periodically share some of the best music that we've heard recently. Given that it's been almost two months (?!) since we last did this, our inbox is overflowing. We'll give you a few of these over the course of the month and let you get a sense of what we're loving. Please give us your thoughts on these and feel free [...]
Some Russian shoegaze - that's not a dirty word - from Pinkshinyultrablast . Imagine if, after Rachel Goswell had done the woo-woo on that Chapterhouse, she'd somehow become infected with that band's approach and then cross-infected Slowdive. Actually, don't imagine. Watch this instead:
Ich denke, es wird mal wieder Zeit für eine neue russische Band in meinem Blog (übrigens – Punk TV haben ein neues Album veröffentlicht, «Loverdrive») – Pinkshinyultrablast . Der Name lässt einen schon ganz richtig vermuten, wohin die Reise hier geht – krachiger Shoegaze, ordentlich verzerrte Gitarren und „gewisse" Referenzen an My Bloody Valentine erwarten den Hörer dieser Band aus Sankt Petersburg. Weitere Informationen enthält ihre karg gestaltete Myspace-Seite leider nicht, so dass wir mit ihren tollen, teils durchaus auch atmosphärischen Songs Vorlieb nehmen müssen. Link zur Bandseite bei Myspace [...]
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