Currently Browsing: February 2020
FC Kahuna – Machine Says Yes (2002)
The Stunning Debut (and the only) album from the British Electronic Duo
The 90’s were magical. That was a time when a classic debut seemed to come out of nowhere each year and gave credence to the idea that electronic dance music could produce more than the thrill of the 12-inch. Chemical Brothers’ Exit Planet Dust (1995), Leftfield’s Leftism (1995), Daft Punk’s Homework (1997), Basement Jaxx’s Remedy (1999) […]
Melis – Holding Hands
A beautiful track, a beautiful video, give Melis some love
Our #SongoftheDay from 11 January 2018 – The heartfelt and enigmatically beautiful “Holding Hands” by Berlin-based, half Czech, half Turkish singer/songwriter MELIS (Melis Soyaslanova) from her debut EP, ‘Parallels‘. “Holding Hands” is still present in many of our playlists because we honestly believe, this enchanting song deserves more recognition and more airplay. After all, this […]
Elastica – The Menace (2000)
Girl powered modern rock nostalgia
The second album from the abrasive brit alt punk rockers! In 1995, the female fronted Britpop Alternative Rock Band Elastica headed by ex-Suede members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch appeared out of nowhere to score a massive hit with the hugely irresistible “Connection.” That song, which borrowed heavily from an older track by Wire, propelled Elastica’s self-titled debut album to the top of the British charts and earned the band a spot on that year’s Lollapalooza tour.
Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
The weirdest Alt rock album to ever sell a million copies
The English rock band Radiohead’s fourth studio album, the radically different Kid A (2000) severely divided critics when it was released, some ruing that it probably would not sell many copies. Can’t blame them too much because this is indeed a challenging, often downright confusing piece of alternative rock music that will leave even ardent Radiohead fans scratching […]
filous – All My Friends Are Rich ft. Louis III (Official Music Video)
Summery ear candy for the masses
“All My Friends Are Rich” by Austrian “house” producer and remixer filous (Matthias Oldofredi) in collaboration with English singer-songwriter Louis III is the kind of sly humourous track that you’ll either fall in love with or hate for its ironic lyrics and sugary pop sweetness. Nonetheless, the summery indie feel-goodness by this duo is so […]
The Devlins Greatest Hits – An Exclusive Compilation
Melodic Alternative - Indie Rock Selection from the Splendid Dublin Fourpiece
While The Devlins burst into the alt rock scene in 1994 with their spectacular debut album ‘Drift’ (produced by the award-winning Malcolm Burn, a protégé of Daniel Lanois); I heard them first only in 1996 on the soundtrack of the Winona Ryder – Lukas Haas coming of age teen flick ‘Boys’. Like Ian Brown, another […]
Totemo – Hits
Melancholic Dream Pop with an inventive oriental touch!
Our #throwbackthursday track of the week is the mesmerizing “Hits” by the Tel Aviv based Israeli artist Rotem Or aka Totemo from her 2016 album “Desire Path“ An inventive electronic dream pop of the highest order, the hook is no doubt the oriental Asian instrument touch that immediately elevates it to ‘repeat play’ status. It’s […]
Writing a Music Review is an Art on its Own
If you think making music and music reviewing are not interconnected, think again.
So you are a music blogger who critiques music. Or perhaps, you are a musician who creates music constantly, putting your heart and soul into the melodies you hear in your head, trying to convey to the rest of the world what it is that sets you apart from the rest. this is a noble […]