‘Ελεύθερες’ μουσικές…

Σεπτέμβριος 2013…

Ελευθερία στην μουσική έκφραση & στην διαφορετικότητα

Ποιός είναι ο Aligholi?

Ένα σύντομο βιογραφικό του μεγάλου συνθέτη Aligholi:

Born in Tehran (1960), he started to study music (composition and playing the Trombone) with the Bulgarian Vanku Najdnof at the age of 14. A few years later he made his first compositions for TV series and stage acts.

Today , he is an established composer who has won numerous awards. He has written the scores of more than 140 movies including “So Close So Far”, “Nargess” and “Ghadamgah” which brought him the award for best soundtrack from the Int’l Fajr Film Festival in Tehran. Among his other compositions are “Rastkhiz” Overture on Rumi’s poems, “Noctural Songs” suite for 5 cello and soprano, “7Pieces” for seven flutes, “Love Seemed Easy” Overture for choir and percussion , Song on “Nima’s poems” for 5 basses and percussion, Earth Whisper and Gypsy Moon.

Released works (Hermes Records):

So Close So Far, Earth Whisper

Gypsy Moon, Qeshm Island

«Too Late Liar» από Hellvar…

Αν και unofficial το video για το «Too Late Liar» των αγαπημένων Hellvar, μια χαρά πετυχαίνει τον σκοπό του:

(Don’t) Stop That Noise…

Από το The Reykjavik Gravepine, η κριτική στο «Stop That Noise» των Hellvar, από τον Bob Cluness:

«Since their 2007 debut ‘Bat Out Of Hellvar,’ Hellvar have grown from a duo and laptop to a fully fledged band, with drums, bass and everything. And with their second album, they are setting out to ROCK very hard, like a fucker of mothers.  

And yes, ‘Stop That Noise,’ does have plenty of rock components such as big drum rolls and squalling guitars. But for a ROCK album it feels too clipped, too constrained, too clean to really hit home. There’s a distinct lack of dirt going on here. Even Heiða’s vocals, while good and strong, are not particularly that rocking.

No, what ‘Stop That Noise’ is is a superior piece of pop-as-rock, just like their music spirit totem, Garbage. There are some really catchy tunes and lyrics on this album, although they do remind you of other tunes. ‘I Should Be Cool’ contains that stomp riff motif that’s been used by everyone from the Troggs to Transvision Vamp, ‘Falsetto’ has the cyber-pop feel of T.A.T.U, while I’m sure they got clearance from Janes Addiction’s lawyers to rework ‘Classic Girl’ as ‘Anna Amma.’ 

But despite this air of similarity, ‘Stop That Noise’ does show a clear progression from their first album and there’s definitely enough here to keep their fans interested. «

Ηλεκτρονική ‘ένεση’ αδρεναλίνης από Rival Consoles!

Το εξαιρετικό «After Ed.» από το «Kid Velo» του Rival Consoles:

 

Και ένα παλαιότερο anthem, από το ντεμπούτο του:

«Kid Velo» από Rival Consoles…

Από το Loud And Quiet, το review του Reef Younis, για το εξαιρετικό «Kid Velo» του Rival Consoles.

«Word counts are constrictive at the best of times but you particularly feel the pinch when an album reduces you to superlative plaudits. This is one such occasion because the jagged binary brainchild of Ryan L. West, ‘Kid Velo’, is more than just an album; it’s an 8-bit distillation of reverence, ambition and panache. Sizzling with circuit-blowing intent, it’s executed with the confidence of any electro heavyweight that nods to the gargantuan sound of Boys Noize and Justice et al. But from the broken rhythms and syncopated glitch beats of opener ‘Vos’, the Daft Punk funk of ‘Eve’, Star Guitar clap of ‘I Left The Party’, and mega-drive of ‘Amiga’, it’s an album that leaves the name dropping to others, simply because it can. If Digitalism’s return has upped the summer anthem ante, they’ve found a Rival Console to be reckoned with.»

Το σύγχρονο πολωνικό underground…

Οι σπουδαίοι Naczynia, επί σκηνής:

Και ένα τραγούδι από το ντεμπούτο τους:

Από ένα άλλο ξεχωριστό, παραμυθένιο σύμπαν…

«Tammen Varjossa» από τους Eleanoora Rosenholm:

Ένα σπουδαίο super-group του Βορρά…

Από το iceblah.typepad.com μια συνέντευξη των εξαιρετικών Prinspóló:

Hello Svavar, where are you? What are you up to?

Hi there. I’m at my home in Reykjavik where I’m planning a road trip with Prinspóló, FM Belfast, Sin Fang and Borko. We’re going to Akureyri on October 22nd on a tour we call Partíthokan (The Party Fog).

The band has been touring in Eastern Europe – was that a load of fun or are you all fed up with each other now?

We did Poland in September, with a stop in Berlin. It was awesome! Polish audience took us like royals and we had so much fun. Our love to Poland and to our selves has gained very much after the tour and now we have a plan on touring Poland every year until 2054 or something.

When Prinspóló go on tour about 4 other bands lose members! How does everyone cope with that?

Well, the Prins is always number one because we have no king.

Good answer! When you play at Airwaves there will be 5 or 6 other shows happening – so why should people come and see you play?

You should because you must. The herd must follow it’s Prins.

You aften spend a lot of time clearly saying something very funny in Icelandic between songs – are we allowed to know what you are saying?

Yes of course. I really suck in English storytelling, especially when I’m about to pee in my pants with stress. And sometimes, while on stage, I feel like saying something to the audience, especially when they are smiling to me, and then something long and pointless comes out of my mouth. Usually I’m in some kind of a mental blackout because of stress and I don’t know where I am or what I’m saying.

I have to take the opportunity to ask you about Rúnk – that was the band that made me realise (I think in Grand Rokk in 2002) that there was a depth to Icelandic music beyond former Sugarcubes, so thank you! – It was a great band, is there any hope of you guys getting back together again?

How nice of you to say. Well, next year is the 10th anniversary of Rúnk’s one and only LP Genghi Dahls. If time and money is on our side we might have a Fanta Lemon or something.

If you get together, I’ll buy the Fanta Lemon! Can I also ask about Havarí? The store closed earlier this year, but is there any news about it reappearing?

We have no plans on that, and we are all pretty busy working on even worse business models than Havarí. But you should never say never. We still have a social number for the company and some debts to pay.

Οι Ισλανδοί American Music Club…

Από τον γλυκόπικρα νωχελικό δίσκο «How Quick Is Your Fish?» των Hudson Wayne, το «Head To Heels»: