Round about this time last week when the likelihood of the recent UK Indian-summer actually happening, (well Indian-five-days anyway), seemed remote, Cloud Contro l began their 14 date UK tour at Exeter's Cavern Club. The weather last Tuesday could not have been more at odds with the bands' hazy, psychedelic sound if it tried, as the city was doused in drizzle and enveloped in a clingy mist on what was a thoroughly miserable day. However, before the Australian music prize conquering band's music could remind us that we are familiar with the occasional ray of sunshine, we [...]
Devin Townsend unleashed a double-header of mind-crushing complexity and zen tranquility when his self-titled Project released Deconstruction and Ghost albums in June. With just a day to go before Townsend's main stage set at Bloodstock 2012, Thrash Hits sent Ruth Booth down to Exeter in search of the universe's ultimate festival warm-up.... Six things we learned [...]
Are Malajube the Montreal answer to Phoenix ? Ironically, Phoenix is the group from France but Malajube are the group that sings in French (though being from Quebec, that's obviously not that strange). Wonder if they'll ever switch to English lyrics in a bid to cross-over? I didn't understand a word of what they were saying (which, after years of high school and college French and a short stint in Nice even taking some language classes, is truly sad!) but this was a pretty good album! Download Malajube Synesthsie [...]
Each WFMU DJ's show has a very specific sound. I often wonder how each DJ creates this. Example: this week, Duane did a set composed mostly of soul. He used the band Odyssey from the compilation Motown's Mowest Story 1971-1973 , and included Ruth Brown and Willie Hutch. Soul sounds fresher than most "oldies" genres, and Duane's soul set particularly so: this music is not worn by decades of radio overkill. But Mr. Finewine also uses soul on Downtown Soulville, as does Small Change on Nickel [...]
MALAJUBE ANNOUNCE U.S. RELEASE OF "LA CAVERNE" VIA MB3 RECORDS JULY 12th DIGITAL RELEASE / SEPTEMBER 13th PHYSICAL "French Canadians Worth Following" –PITCHFORK "Blew us away" -STEREOGUM Montreal, (QC)-French-singing rockers Malajube have announced the U.S. release of their new full-length La Caverne via MB3 Records (Royskopp, Gavin Friday). The digital version of the album will be released on July 12th with a physical release date of September 13th. The band who recently performed in New York with The Besnard Lakes and Wintersleep have been killing it with mainstream English audiences [...]
Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Malajube Video: 'La Caverne' Highlight: "We were not sure what the result would look like while we were filming the video, but it blew our minds!" Malajube bass player Mathieu Cournoyer tells Spinner. "The video was made on a very short notice -- two weeks only from start to finish. Two thumbs up for everyone who worked on the video! Enjoy!" Rock out with kaleidoscopic abstractions in the video below.
A cave full of sound: Maljube La Caverne I believe an album should start strong and end strong and the boys from Maljube accomplish that with La Caverne. The title track Synesthesie is so giddy and full of life that you'll want to put on your dancing pants and dance all night. This is their fourth album in 7 years which is amazing in itself. But to also not give up their French roots by singing all the songs in french this band has kept something very special. The music doesn't get lost either, you just want [...]
Malajube returns with La Caverne , a brief but well-realised collection of scintillating indie rock. Canada's biggest Francophone band has stuck to it's guns a fourth time by writing their lyrics exclusively in French, despite a burgeoning English-speaking fan base and the promise of more widespread appeal. La Caverne was recorded over four months in a house in Morin Heights, Quebec – just outside Laval – a home studio the four piece dubbed a "geodesic modern cave". The album is compositionally dense and reliant on melody and chords instead of production flourishes. As well as [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Joseph Yarmush Long before Karkwa assumed the spotlight as the Polaris Music Prize 's favourite Francophone band, fellow Montreal indie rockers Malajube were racking up their own Polaris nominations. Shortlisted in both 2006 and 2009, Malajube was the first Francophone band to be recognized by the Polaris Prize, but the band believes their chances of a third nomination for their new record, 'La Caverne,' [...]
Joseph Yarmush It's almost certainly too much to read an excess of meaning into the title of Malajube's last albums, but when you've only got a (very) rudimentary working knowledge of the French language, you do what you can do. That said, there's something to the fact that 20092s Labyrinthes was as dark and dense as the title implied - at least relative to the almost giddily carefree nature of 20062s Trompe L'Oeil ("deceive the eye" in English, if you were wondering) - [...]
O primeiro museu da americana latina dedicado aos Beatles será inaugurado no dia 03 de janeiro de 2011 em Bueno Aires na Argentina. O local escolhido é o centro cultural Paseo La Plaza na Avenida Corrientes na região central da cidade. O museu terá no total 8.500 itens pertencentes a coleção particular de Rodolfo Vázquez . Desde fotos, discos e cheques assinados pelos integrantes da Fab Four a até uma caixa de preservativos com a imagem de John e Yoko , além de uma telha do orfanato [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, November 1, 2010: - Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* Tuesday, November 2, 2010: - Of Montreal, Janelle Monae at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Gwar at House of Blues ( Tickets ) Thursday, November 4, 2010: - Mumford & Sons at House of Blues ( Tickets )* Friday, November 5, 2010: - Deerhunter, Best Coast at [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, October 25, 2010: - Jonsi at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets )* Wednesday, October 27, 2010: - Interpol at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - Widespread Panic at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets ) - All That Remains at Palladium Showroom ( Tickets ) Thursday, October 28, 2010: - Ra Ra Riot, Villagers at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Minus The Bear [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, October 25, 2010: - Jonsi at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets )* Wednesday, October 27, 2010: - Interpol at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - Widespread Panic at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets ) - All That Remains at Palladium Showroom ( Tickets ) Thursday, October 28, 2010: - Ra Ra Riot, Villagers at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Minus The Bear [...]
liquid liquid - "cavern" (download) I'm in New York for the weekend, so I thought it would be fitting to post a classic New York band. You'll immediately recognize this as the inspiration for Grandmaster & Melle Mel's "White Lines (Don't Do It)." It's just as good.
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What is happening this week in the D? Tuesday, September 14th, 2010: - Crystal Castles at House of Blues ( Tickets )* Wednesday, September 15th, 2010: - Rebirth Brass Band at Granada Theater ( Tickets ) Thursday, September 16th, 2010: - Miamihorror at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Matthew and The Arrogant Sea at Lochrann's in Frisco* Friday, September 17th, 2010: - The Tallest Man on Earth at House of [...]
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What is going on this week in the D? Tuesday, August 17th, 2010: - Jack Johnson at Superpages.com Center ( Tickets ) Friday, August 20th, 2010: - Asia at House of Blues ( Tickets ) - Speak, Radiant, The Crash That Took Me at Granada Theater ( Tickets ) Saturday, August 21st, 2010: - Rick Derringer at House of Blues ( Tickets ) Sunday, August 22nd, 2010: - The Budos Band [...]
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What is going on this week in the Big D? Tuesday, July 20th, 2010: - Dallas Observer Music Awards at Granada Theater (FREE) Wednesday, July 21st, 2010: - Silversun Pickups at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* Thursday, July 22nd, 2010: - Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at American Airlines Center ( Tickets ) - My Education at The Cavern Friday, July 23rd, 2010: - Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at American [...]
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What is going on this week in the Big D? Tuesday, July 20th, 2010: - Dallas Observer Music Awards at Granada Theater (FREE) Wednesday, July 21st, 2010: - Silversun Pickups at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* Thursday, July 22nd, 2010: - Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at American Airlines Center ( Tickets ) - My Education at The Cavern Friday, July 23rd, 2010: - Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at American [...]
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What is happening this week in the Big D? Monday, June 14th, 2010: - Erykah Badu, B.o.B., Janelle Monae at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie - ( Tickets )* Tuesday, June 15th, 2010: - Lou Barlow + the missingmen at The Loft - ( Tickets )* - The Mynabirds at Granada Theater - ( Tickets )* - MC Chris, Math the Band at The Aardvark in Fort Worth - ( Info ) Wednesday, June 16th, 2010: - [...]
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