Showing posts with label Leth og Remar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leth og Remar. Show all posts

February 6, 2013

Fra rodebunken...

Er ikke fuldstændig sikker på at det her Spotify embed, som jeg har eksperimenteret lidt med på det seneste, er helt optimalt. Det afspiller (vist nok) ok, men hverken Hypem eller Shuffler.fm mener tilsyneladende, at det er kompatibelt. Og selv om trafikken ikke skal styre indholdet, så er det jo svært ikke at lade sige påvirke!

Må være en af de få tilbageværende, som ikke har lyttet til m b v. Kommer nok til at ske på et tidspunkt, men i søndags handlede vel omtrent 50% af alle Tweets og Facebook opdateringer om dette album (resten handlende i alt væsentlighed om Super Bowl), hvilket øjeblikkeligt gav mig et voldsomt m b v allergi anfald (og for den sags skyld også fik min allergi mod Super Bowl til fuldstændigt at sprænge skalaen)!

Min gamle blogger kumpan Peter bryder sig bestemt ikke om My Bloody Valentine og har mailet dette nummer med Ballerina Black med ordene ”dette er meget bedre end MBV”, hvilket han nok givetvis har ret i (nummeret er uden diskussion aldeles glimrende). Selvom jeg ikke rigtig kan se forbindelsen til MBV og vel egentlig synes, at det nok nærmere har et slægtskab med de første og mere poppede numre med Mew og måske også med en snert af Blue Foundation. Døm selv…


Ballerina Black har for resten lavet denne ganske fine coverversion af The Queen Is Dead, selvom ingen jo selvfølgelig helt (eller bare tilnærmelsesvist) kan måle sig med Morrissey.


Prøvede forleden at udfritte Kristian LethTwitter om der ikke en dag kommer flere numre fra konstellationen Leth og Remar, for har stadig den opfattelse, at Lige Nu Og Her er en pop ørehænger af fornemmeste karat. Svaret var ikke afvisende, men man bør nok være en smule tilbageholden med at gamble alle lørdagskroner på, at det kommer til at ske.


Synes voldsomt godt om karrierekanonen initiativet. Altid fascinerende at se, hvor mange bands/aktive musikere der findes i Danmark, også selvom kvaliteten kan variere. Enkelte blog bekendtskaber dukker op i årets udgave; herunder Altmodisch, It’s a Synth og The New Investors. Og ikke mindst Go For Gold, hvis nummer No Patience, så bestemt ville få havregrynene til at glide en anelse lettere ned om morgenen; skulle de gå hen og vinde og ende med at få lidt airplay på P3.

December 11, 2009

A bag of warm chestnuts...

Wednesday I had to attend a meeting in Copenhagen and though I’m happy to no longer be working in our Capital city, I did enjoy the 1 hour train ride. Moments where I can sit quietly doing absolutely nothing without having a bad conscience are rare, so naturally I embraced this opportunity with enthusiasm. Decided to spend most of the time on the train listening to the much talked-about debut album by The xx and although previous listens have revealed that it is a fine release, it wasn’t until this point I understood how truly great it really is. Inspired by this revelation I immediately decided to buy tickets for the band’s concert at Vega, Copenhagen on January 15, which lead to a rather huge (and positive) surprise, when I saw that it had been moved from the small stage to the larger one (thus tripling the capacity), and with only a few tickets left! So while I was sleeping the hype apparently reached Denmark as well? But tickets have now been secured and I do expect that this will be the perfect way to kick off 2010.
+ Basic Space

When The William Blakes frontman Kristian Leth announced earlier this year that he was teaming up with Danish singer Morten Remar, I approached the news with some skepticism, as I haven’t been all that interested in the doings of mr. Remar’s since he released the Som De Andre Gør single in 1987 as part of the duo Back To Back. Yesterday a video for the constellation’s first single Lige nu og her was uploaded, and despite the single being released as far back as June (available via iTunes), yesterday was the first time I actually bothered checking the song out. To be honest, I cannot stress how glad I am I did! This is straightforward pop music and I see no point in pretending anything but, which probably means that it's something you’ll get tired of after some time! But at the same time I’ve been struggling to recall the last time (if ever) I heard a song that I was able to hum following the first listen (meaning that it’s catchy beyond belief) and then (after the second run) beg my wife to give a listen. And now I’m asking (begging if you like) the rest of you to listen to it as well! For the curious, a debut album should be out on Speed of Sound some time next year.


Speaking of Speed of Sound. Seems like the self-titled debut album by Sleep Party People will be out on said label on January 25. That's really great news!
+ I'm Not Human At All

Paul Rijnders of Anything Box shares a reproduced version of his old track Wonderful at Soundcloud. Good stuff!
+ Wonderful