LONE

Matt Cutler, AKA Lone is a guy who makes great stuff. Thoughts directed somewhere far away, dreams that are yet to be made and voices yet to be heard. Beats that massage your brain in this -5 degree winter, funky samples that enhance your imagination..




The following track combines traces of the Boards of Canada and funky melancholia that is unique to Lone. You just have to like it, like those snow flakes falling outside your warm room.




His LPs Ecstasy and Friends (2009) and Emerald Fantasy Tracks (2010)are IDMish,neo-house, broken beat, dreamy tracks that will make you winter funky. mhmmm!!

FM Belfast

I subscribed to Last Fm to which I'm sometimes listening at work...as they tend to frequently repeat songs by same artists, I discovered FM Belfast. They sound just the way I like, low fi synth pop, female and male vocals singing about nonsense, VHS, toys, = icelandic Hot Chip.. their lyrics are a bit childish, their music synth-ish and so sexy.



These cute Icelandic synth geeks published How to Make Friends LP already in 2008. Even though I am 2 years late, it s never too late to get addicted!!

O Children

when u listen to this band the first thing that crosses ur mind is the melancholy and guitars of Joy Division and the vocal of Nick Cave...



why? why are they copying them so much? why does the singer sound like the spitted copy of Nick Cave and Ian Curtis? i have one answer: I DON T CARE...
their music is fantastic, production flawless, each song on the album is catchy in its way...what else should i ask for??:)

Mount Kimbie

the name sounded so catchy, so i gave it a try....now im addicted to them. it s not really dubstep (or post dubstep as someone might call them), it s more of abstract hip hop/garage layers with micro sounds that overwhelm you.. if you listen to the album while cooking, fucking, sleeping or whatever u r doing u ll get addicted to it..it s perfect for everything! listen to the whole album, your days will be colored by the newest sounds of London.
this is the single i suppose followed by a nice hipster video



and this is my favorite track from the album

Autolux

This LA band swings you into the lake of melancholy, new regrets and old thrills. It is my kind of emo :) the same one i felt while listening to Smashing Pumpking in teenage days, although this is much maturer nihilistic melancholy..

There are dozens of bands like this, the main parent being Sonic Youth, but this one has just stuck to my ear. Sugar male vocal, distorted riffs, great mastering, misanthrope lyrics. They have 2 LPSs, the new album Transit Transit just came out.

Kill this summer and fuck in sadness!!!

Midnight Juggernauts

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Midnight Juggernauts's new album Crystal Axis is out!! Oh my god, yes it is.. This album is on eternal repeat, I just can t get enough of it. This band comes from magical Australia. (what is it with that country, they all make groovy synth pop - Presets, Cut Copy,..) When their first album Dystopia came out in 2007, I was blissed. First three opening tracks were total hits. They introduced melodic synth pop-ish retro sound to symphonic rock. The new world is announced. the world where nostalgia and joy intertwine. the world of broken hearts and boogie woogie.
after their debut I thought: well, they can t overcome the grandiosity of the first album..fortunately,they surprised me. This album is even BETTER. every track is a unit of its own. Magnificent Vital Signs opens its door to this wealth of pop,



Lifeblood Now is red carpet leading to the castle of pop kingdom, New Technology is the grand dinner table where the pop deserts are served,


while the Great Beyond is the king and king's throne (or queen and queen's) !!



The best of all, I will see them live at the EXIT festival. Counting the dayssssssssssss tik tak tik tak..........

Bear in heaven

Bear in heaven is Brooklyn based indie rock kraut rock band. I first encountered them in Pitchfork, their second LP Beas Rest Forth Mouth was voted for Best New Music. This is the single Lovesick Teenagers



If you look carefully, the video follows the literal meaning of the lyrics. Interesting idea.. This song and the video is like waking up after the nightmare and also realizing that you've cried, you see the tears on the pillow.
It's also the nostalgic feeling of teenage love (which i didn t have actually), but lets say i did. Depressing, enchanting, sad....yeah, dip into Bear in Heaven..

These Are Powers

from a dim twisted caves of distorted guitars, sexy whispers and long forgotten melodies comes Brooklyn noise trio THESE ARE POWERS with their uplifting LP All Aboard Future in 2009. The evil is back formed in the attractive lead singer Anna Barie, The Liars's bassist Pat Noecker and drummer Bill Salas.
My first thought was: this is MIA on acid and Bjork on speed with Lollipop looking clothes in this forest trash massacre




Experimental noise pop always finds the way to my world. its atonality, chaos makes it more systematic than the usual chorus - verse - chorus structure. This album illustrates the melancholic and destructive order of chaos (similar could be applied to Micachu's Jewellry.
Silver Lung is their first single



And this is the newest one. the catchy Candyman - sexy up lift...I want their costumes and that kind of decadent dinner!! bring it on and dance your tits off!!

The Irrepressibles

If you happen to be in Budapest this weekend, DO NOT MISS this concert.
In the peak of their career, The Irrepressibles are giving live performance in Trafo this Saturday.. I wish I could be here this weekend..



Its the project of Jamie McDermott - composer/vocalist/artistic director who gathered 9 more people. Their music is just divine..Sensible, gentle, yet destructive..
I even like them more than Anthony and the Johnsons.
This performance will give you the ultimate baroqe, bizarre experience with costumes and great singing. Im so sorry i have to miss it.
If you go i expect the report!!!

phantogram

Lauren introduced me to Phantogram, NY based electronic rock hip hop duo. Their music is melancholic, dreamy. Similar to Morr Music label bands like Guther, Lali Puna and also Portishead. Yet they offer novelties mainly thanks to the production. I wonder how they sound live.
They remind me of the early 0's bands like Kinobe, some Ninja Tunes stuff and Boards of Canada and CloudDead.
This is their first single from their debut album Eyelid Moves



This one is also great



Give them a try, they will conquer you ;)

Charlotte is back

who doesn t know Serge Gainsburg, the old french pervert? back in the past he made a duo with his own daughter Charlotte, pretty incestuous attempt i d say...charming:)



Well, this lovely girl grew up into a great artist=songwriter=actress=singer

Her first album 5:55 came out in 2006 and got critical acclaim to be one of the best albums in that year. The guys from AIR produced it. it s a really touching album, maybe too sweat for some ears. i liked it...



in meantime she acted in Michel Gondry's Science of Sleep, Bob Dylan movie Im not there and in 2009 she won the Best Actress award at Cannes.. in that movie she played a histerical sexually disturbed wife of William Dafoe..there s one actually mesmorizing scene in which she masturbated underneath a big tree..after the film i was listening to 5:55 album and could n t listen to her the same way i was listening before.. she was n t the sweet little Charlotte anymore..
her new album, produced by Beck, called IRM sheds a completely different light on our Charlotte..she is nasty, serious, scary and still real...great pop album



The highlight of the album fur mich ist die nachste Song ;))
enjoy the new dirty Charlotte!!

Siouxsie and the Banshees

there are old bands that i miss out sometimes.. one of those are Siouxsie and the Banshees..
As kid I watched Batman Returns every day on VHS..at the end of the movie there s a love scene with genius Catwoman and Batman, the song in the background inserted into my ears back then, i was always wondering who sings it...last Sat i watched Batman again ( it was even better than i recalled, masterpiece, thank you mr Burton!!) and then i looked for the song, it was this one:



what a pop song!! drama, intrigue, catsssssss, miaouuuuuuuu

i downloaded the whole discography of this 20 year lasting post-punk band. Their second album Kaleidoscope is my favorite, with this single Red Light



quite neat and sexy, aint?

the next single is Christine, a song refered to Christine from the magnificent Christine F.'s book We children from the Zoo Station



Christine-the strawberry girl
Christine-banana split lady
Christine-the strawberry girl
Christine sees her faces unfurl

the guitarist from The Cure joined them in this second LP and stayed there for couple of years

This one is also contagious



We’ve come to scream in the happy house we’re in a dream in the happy house
We’re all quite sane ( in the video they are looooomieeeee)))



ahhhh there are plenty of more videos and singles but i ll write some more in the later post....
be good and nasty!!!

xx

HK119

This time I wanna show you one of the most inspiring artist i ve ever encountered with.. Klaus Nomi, David Bowie, Bjork and even Billy Idol could be listed as one of her influences. This cute blonde chick is Finnish multimedia artist who lives in London and does everything herself: music, lyrics, videos, design..in other words: DIY...her lyrics touch those subjects as commercialism, mass production, robots, TV, cyber human, etc. The refrains are very pop-ish and catchy.
HK119 is a great example of how one can create something so original and flipped out if one has an idea and the necessary equipment.
As she puts on her myspace profile:

I make my own videos, at the moment am busy with DIY blue screen productions..still learning, but heres how I cook so far.. THE BLUE RECIPE........ 1 wall........ 3m blue fabric ...... 4 hooks (according to taste)...... 3 lights (more the merrier but watchoutforoverdoingit)..... 1 Final cut Pro (for example, other brands might do equally fine)..... 1 video camera..... 1 idea/song..... 3ml madness..... 3ml stupidity..... 1ml obsession............... pinch of reason for living....... add talent freely according to taste.....

So, lets start with her home self made videos..pay attention to the black background, it s always the same HAHAHA the only thing that changes is her camp appearance..i wonder if she also makes her own costumes..




I feel so valid
why do they tell me
im an invalid member, an invalid member


Following one is Nina-Simone-like Friend for Dinner.. she s alive, alive and hungry.. she' s so hungry, she ll be haaving a friend for dinner tonight..



One of my favorites is Buy me...simple disco rhythm taken from the synthesizer and distorted synth make an ironic observation of mass consumption



Next one is Malfunction..notice her eyes when she blinks them..



Marilyn Manson can be ashamed when he sees Last Nation video..



Power Cut



The first single of her new album Fast Cheap and Out of Control is C'EST LA VIE..the difference from her previous creations is more sophisticated production helped by the guys from I Monster..
I can t find the album online, so if you have any secret sources don t be a stranger, give it to me!!! ;)



There is plenty more of her videos on youtube, have fun!!!

exciting weekend in Merlin

Budapest is sometimes Central Europe's London. This weekend comes full of suprises for those whose ears like to be fed with the newest waves of IDM and dubstep. On Friday it is the second coming of Warp Recording's Clark. Do not mistake him for Chris Clark, the world famous techno producer/DJ who I extremely dislike.
Clark's album Totems Flare is one of the best ones in 2009. Luxman Furs speaks out what you can expect in the album - unexpected beats and melodic themes swapping very quickly from track to track



He made an excellent performance in Merlin in November 2008, let's keep our high expectations this time as well!!

Saturday comes with Martyn, dutch dubstep producer whose 2009 LP Great Length increased my love towards dubstep. Excellently arranged album showing that dubstep is in full growth and development.



So, if you have time and money, Merlin sounds like a perfect place to be!

DM Stith

After couple of months I'm back with some fresh music posts.
DM Stith is NY singer/songwriter. I found him on some blog referred as being one of the best albums in 2009. "Heavy Ghost" starts with a piano based Isaac's Song which announces the mysterious world of this guy. His compositions are reminiscent of Anthony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stefens, old acoustic Radiohead and Mercury Rev.

The second song on the album is melancholic and prophetic Pitty Dance.



Outstanding video represents the track BMB. Beth Gibbons's blues influence and Philip Glass' film music coined in one making an excellent soundtrack for your nights of melancholy and maybe love sufferings.



GMS is a touching piano track which reveals to the listener Stith's gloomy and mournful world. As if it came from a dream you had another night but you can t remember what had happened.



Heavy Ghost will satisfy any demanding listener who decides to go through an intimate musical experience.