More like Copy & Paste....
This all going too smoothly. Too many people agreeing if you ask me....
So; Cut Copy. I like them, but then I would because I like New Order. And Joy Division. And Electronic. The production has chucked in a funky feel in places but I can't help hearing someone else's music everytime. There's an Ian Curtis (admittedly with less angst) sound-a-like on vocals - if you listen to Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division and Future by Cut Copy you'll hear what I mean - and they've also been very obviously influenced by Bernard Sumner and his music and songs. Don't get me wrong, It's chunkier in places for a dirtier dance feeling and I do like it so I guess it's not a bad thing that they've been influenced by these great bands; maybe they were poor and only had 3 albums in the house when they were growing up....
Check out Twisted Tenderness by Electronic from 1999 just because it's a good album.
Which is enough of an excuse to direct you to the classic Blue Monday by New Order.
In recommending José González (good call) Bas inadvertantly also pointed us in the direction of The Knife and having had a listen I can suggest that they're worth wasting some time on; they've an unusual female vocal (a bizarre Cyndi Lauper/Siousixe Sioux/Cerys Matthews/Miss Kittin/Björk mix - seriously.... all the freaky chicks!) and some great tunes. "You Make Me Like Charity" off the Album Deep Cuts is freakin' funckin' fabulous & followed by the gorgeous "Got 2 Let U".
Take the time to listen to it all, once more, again, after the first time (!). It's a fun and satisfying listen - like hearing Moloko for the first time. (But what a shame it is that their latest album is weak).
Yup, by suggesting an non-electronic direction Bas has managed to find us more music of the electro genre. Yippee!
P.S. - Waiting for feedback on Junior Senior; anybody getting it?
So; Cut Copy. I like them, but then I would because I like New Order. And Joy Division. And Electronic. The production has chucked in a funky feel in places but I can't help hearing someone else's music everytime. There's an Ian Curtis (admittedly with less angst) sound-a-like on vocals - if you listen to Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division and Future by Cut Copy you'll hear what I mean - and they've also been very obviously influenced by Bernard Sumner and his music and songs. Don't get me wrong, It's chunkier in places for a dirtier dance feeling and I do like it so I guess it's not a bad thing that they've been influenced by these great bands; maybe they were poor and only had 3 albums in the house when they were growing up....
Check out Twisted Tenderness by Electronic from 1999 just because it's a good album.
Which is enough of an excuse to direct you to the classic Blue Monday by New Order.
In recommending José González (good call) Bas inadvertantly also pointed us in the direction of The Knife and having had a listen I can suggest that they're worth wasting some time on; they've an unusual female vocal (a bizarre Cyndi Lauper/Siousixe Sioux/Cerys Matthews/Miss Kittin/Björk mix - seriously.... all the freaky chicks!) and some great tunes. "You Make Me Like Charity" off the Album Deep Cuts is freakin' funckin' fabulous & followed by the gorgeous "Got 2 Let U".
Take the time to listen to it all, once more, again, after the first time (!). It's a fun and satisfying listen - like hearing Moloko for the first time. (But what a shame it is that their latest album is weak).
Yup, by suggesting an non-electronic direction Bas has managed to find us more music of the electro genre. Yippee!
P.S. - Waiting for feedback on Junior Senior; anybody getting it?
posted by Just call me Joe at 11:22 pm
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What a simple but great idea. Calling your album Twisted Tenderness and putting a picture of Grigori Rasputin on the cover. Can't wait to check it out!
I didn't wait to check out Junior Senior, and I still need some more time to pass judgement on that one. You probably know I was never much of an Abba fan, so it's not going down too smoothly at the moment... ;-)
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