Vistos como uma das maiores promessas da música Portuguesa dos últimos anos, os Ermo são compostos por António Costa e Bernardo Barbosa cujo trabalho é motivado pela vontade de fazerem música única, desenvolvendo um som muito particular - fortemente influenciados pela música feita em Portugal e por música mais moderna.
Com um EP em 2012 e um disco Vem Por Aqui - lançado em Novembro de 2013 -, acrescentando um novo EP Amor vezes quatro que vem a caminho, o projecto conversou connosco sobre a música em Portugal, as suas influências e o seu futuro.
Lê a entrevista na íntegra abaixo.
FYMS: Numa altura em que Portugal não vive os seus melhores tempos, Vem por aqui fala do nosso país. Traduzem nas vossas canções o carinho que sentem por Portugal e de certa forma a vossa opinião sobre a situação em que vivemos?
Completamente. É de resto um pouco essa a ideia; um retrato de Portugal que vise não só uma posição realista – ou seja, de fora, analítica numa certa medida – mas também uma posição mais pessoal, a declaração de um ponto de vista próprio.
FYMS: Em que medida é que a historicidade de Braga e o seu ambiente influenciaram os sons e músicas que vocês produzem?
Enquanto habitantes de Braga não podíamos deixar de nos sentir afectados, na hora de compor música, por aquilo que a cidade representa. E penso que é possível subtrair daquilo que fazemos um pouco da mística que por cá existe.
FYMS: Em 2012 foram apontados como das maiores promessas musicais para 2013 pela TimeOut.
2013 marcou o lançamento do “Vem por aqui” e alguns concertos em Portugal e no estrangeiro. Como está a correr esta aventura? Com tem sido a aceitação em Portugal e lá fora?
Tem corrido muito bem! O álbum foi bem recebido e é um trabalho com o qual estamos muito satisfeitos; os concertos e as opiniões de quem nos vê parecem confirmar que também ao vivo existe uma boa resposta por parte do público. Quanto aos concertos lá fora (durante a tour internacional de Dezembro e também na Galiza, pouco depois disso) podemos apenas dizer que fomos surpreendidos pelo quão bem as pessoas parecem ter recebido a mensagem da nossa música, mesmo não compreendendo o português.
FYMS: Como vêm a música portuguesa hoje em dia? Sentem que projetos de apoio e divulgação como a Optimus Discos são fundamentais para a evolução da nossa música?
A música portuguesa segue hoje em dia um bom rumo, e especialmente cresce em número de criadores (algo que também se torna possível devido ao carácter peculiar dos tempos que vivemos). Os apoios consistiram sempre num dos critérios de sobrevivência de qualquer artista, pelo que apenas podemos louvar (enquanto produtores e consumidores) todas as ajudas que contribuem para que continue a existir uma cena musical sólida no nosso país. Obviamente, continua a ser muito difícil manter um projecto artístico de qualquer espécie num país que, apesar de tudo, ainda se mostra muito vedado à cultura; é necessário começar a compreender esta enquanto uma prioridade (mesmo política e económica) para que qualquer coisa mude substancialmente.
FYMS: Começaram este ano com uma alguns concertos em Inglaterra e França. Quais são os planos para 2014?
Em 2014 pretendemos continuar a tocar; não dizemos que não a um regresso ao estrangeiro, embora para já esse não seja um dos pontos principais da nossa agenda. Queremos também lançar um EP, que já se encontra totalmente composto e que se chamará Amor vezes quatro, e acerca do qual teremos certamente notícias num futuro próximo.
FYMS: A vossa sonoridade junta sons e vozes que à partida não imaginaríamos juntos. Podemos esperar mais “surpresas” no futuro?
O conceito de surpresa subentende imediatamente algo de inesperado, do qual não se está à espera. Penso que deste projecto podem esperar a continuação de muito trabalho, e principalmente um contributo sempre sincero; vamos continuar a fazer aquilo que acharmos melhor e aquilo que considerarmos mais interessante. Nada nos dará mais prazer do que sentir a curiosidade dos outros no que toca ao nosso projecto.
FYMS: Perguntas da Praxe:
a) Um dia...
editamos o nosso EP, talvez em Setembro mas definitivamente antes do final deste ano.
b) O melhor que podem dizer sobre mim...
é a verdade. O comentário sincero é o único que interessa.
c) O pior que podem dizer sobre mim...
é nada. Todas as críticas, desde que fundamentadas, possuem o seu valor; em todo o tipo de modelo artístico o silêncio é o pior tipo de insulto.
d) Daqui a 10 anos...
esperamos que a nossa música continue a ser do interesse de quem nos ouve.
FYMS: O que diriam aos leitores do FYMS?
Para que descubram a nossa música, se ainda não a conhecem, e para que caso gostem do que fazemos continuem atentos às nossas novidades e também ao que de novo aparece aqui no site!
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05/04/2014
16/03/2014
Entrevista // Filho da Mãe
Filho da Mãe é o projecto de Rui de Carvalho que, recentemente, lançou Cabeça, um disco independente que conta com a ajuda da Cultura Fnac.
O disco está ainda assegurado na versão digital pela Universal Music Portugal e na versão vinil pelo Lovers & Lollypops.
Há uns dias, juntamo-nos ao Filho da Mãe para uma conversa modesta onde nos fala da sua música, das mudanças da música Portuguesa e do futuro.
Vê abaixo a entrevista completa.
O disco está ainda assegurado na versão digital pela Universal Music Portugal e na versão vinil pelo Lovers & Lollypops.
Há uns dias, juntamo-nos ao Filho da Mãe para uma conversa modesta onde nos fala da sua música, das mudanças da música Portuguesa e do futuro.
Vê abaixo a entrevista completa.
01/02/2014
Pernas de Alicate, Mosca (DJ Ride)
Pernas de Alicate estão sempre a inovar - isso é, um facto.
As realidades da música e imagem misturam-se de forma graciosa e chamam à atenção por serem tão particulares.
A verdade é que já conhecemos Mosca, a música de apresentação do projeto e que nos transportou para o mundo dos Pernas.
Esta é uma nova versão da música pelas mãos de um dos DJ's e produtores mais conceituados da atualidade que dá uma nova realidade a Mosca.
Com fortes inspirações no hip-hop, DJ Ride transforma Mosca num verdadeiro hit para o Verão que ainda está para vir.
O video conta, novamente, com a colaboração de Alec Strang, com quem já tinham colaborado em Barba.
Sempre inovadores, Carlos BB e Sara Feio continuarão a surpreender!
As realidades da música e imagem misturam-se de forma graciosa e chamam à atenção por serem tão particulares.
A verdade é que já conhecemos Mosca, a música de apresentação do projeto e que nos transportou para o mundo dos Pernas.
Esta é uma nova versão da música pelas mãos de um dos DJ's e produtores mais conceituados da atualidade que dá uma nova realidade a Mosca.
Com fortes inspirações no hip-hop, DJ Ride transforma Mosca num verdadeiro hit para o Verão que ainda está para vir.
O video conta, novamente, com a colaboração de Alec Strang, com quem já tinham colaborado em Barba.
Sempre inovadores, Carlos BB e Sara Feio continuarão a surpreender!
31/12/2013
2013 Music Retrospection // Albums of 2013
This kind of reflections are a bit hard to do - usually, I tend to remember others that should be included and that I find unfair to keep it out. Yet, this is just a reflection, a top of records that I wasn't able to stop listen since the moment they got out!
I might be missing some huge artists whose albums I really enjoyed...
James Blake is my constant journey. It doesn't matter what he does, I know I'll fall in love for the next record harder than the previous one.
That happened with Overgrown. I heard the album on a local music store and I wasn't able to leave the store without bring the record home. As soon as I arrived home, I put the record on my player and it stayed there for almost two months listening to it, every single day, without any excuse.
Overgrown is such a gorgeous, powerful, out-going record. It's magical the transition from James Blake's previous records to this one.
Overgrown became one of my favourite albums for being so outstanding!
Vampire Weekend are very special. I've seen them twice already and I never get disappointed. After Contra, I was honestly afraid of their third record and how it would turn out.
They have this way of being unique, of mixing things, of risking and creating such magnificent records like Modern Vampires of the City.
Vampire Weekend presented a very different and dark album when compared to their previous works.
I have this weird habit of creating musical obsessions. I discovered John Newman in the most random way and by the time, he hadn't announced the release of his first album so, I couldn't be more curious to see how the newbie would sound like.
In August, I wrote "His peculiar approach to music mixed with the iconic and really spiritual vocals and deep and mysterious song writing turn him into one of the most curious artists of 2013 and, surely, deserved to keep an eye on." [read more]
He released a Tribute a solid record, with amazing influences - highlighted with his peculiar voice. One of my favourite discoveries of 2013 and absolutely one of my favourite records of the year!
Highlight goes to:
I found Stromae not long ago. Stromae was the biggest surprise of 2013.
He appeared in my life somewhere in the last few months of the ending year, although he released the record way earlier, and he caught me off guard.
He caught me off guard, not only because I didn't have a big impression in french music but also because I didn't expect french music to be this good (later on, I realised - I already knew - some other artists that I was listening to were also french - like Woodkid or the above Daft Punk).
Stromae is powerful. He makes this fancy electronic (to everybody) kind of music, he reaches to a variety of genres, proving you that not all the electronic music is non sense (once again, I was betrayed by common sense).
He is absolutely outstanding. He is a full-kind of artists, not only concerned with the way his music is written and produced but also emphasising the image and promotion connected to his work.
Stromae is iconic and he is able to make huge things out of simple beats and constructing a solid song with great beats, catchy without turning into something ordinary.
Stromae may probably be my favourite artist of 2013 and I just can't wait to keep discovering more and more about his work.
With 28 years old, the Belgian guy is a genius and a huge promise (and I dare to say) in music!
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| James Blake Overgrown April 5th, 2013 |
That happened with Overgrown. I heard the album on a local music store and I wasn't able to leave the store without bring the record home. As soon as I arrived home, I put the record on my player and it stayed there for almost two months listening to it, every single day, without any excuse.
Overgrown is such a gorgeous, powerful, out-going record. It's magical the transition from James Blake's previous records to this one.
Overgrown became one of my favourite albums for being so outstanding!
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| Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City May 14th, 2013 |
They have this way of being unique, of mixing things, of risking and creating such magnificent records like Modern Vampires of the City.
Vampire Weekend presented a very different and dark album when compared to their previous works.
Modern Vampires of the City reflects an incredible maturity and a more polished side of the young Vampire Weekend, showing not only a big evolution in their sound but the way they are able to transmit it.
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| Daft Punk Random Access Memories May 17th, 2013 |
Daft Punk have been one of my favourite bands since a very long time. I was more than excited when they released their record after such a long time without releasing anything.
Gladly, I couldn't be more proud and I couldn't have enjoyed more this Random Access Memories.
It's a record that can't stop listening to because it's magical, it brings me to a journey of the golden times of music and the amount of different artists and musicians highlighted with their iconic sound and electronic innovation!
Gladly, I couldn't be more proud and I couldn't have enjoyed more this Random Access Memories.
It's a record that can't stop listening to because it's magical, it brings me to a journey of the golden times of music and the amount of different artists and musicians highlighted with their iconic sound and electronic innovation!
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| John Newman Tribute October 14th, 2013 |
In August, I wrote "His peculiar approach to music mixed with the iconic and really spiritual vocals and deep and mysterious song writing turn him into one of the most curious artists of 2013 and, surely, deserved to keep an eye on." [read more]
He released a Tribute a solid record, with amazing influences - highlighted with his peculiar voice. One of my favourite discoveries of 2013 and absolutely one of my favourite records of the year!
Highlight goes to:
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| Stromae Racine Carrée August 16th, 2013 |
He appeared in my life somewhere in the last few months of the ending year, although he released the record way earlier, and he caught me off guard.
He caught me off guard, not only because I didn't have a big impression in french music but also because I didn't expect french music to be this good (later on, I realised - I already knew - some other artists that I was listening to were also french - like Woodkid or the above Daft Punk).
Stromae is powerful. He makes this fancy electronic (to everybody) kind of music, he reaches to a variety of genres, proving you that not all the electronic music is non sense (once again, I was betrayed by common sense).
He is absolutely outstanding. He is a full-kind of artists, not only concerned with the way his music is written and produced but also emphasising the image and promotion connected to his work.
Stromae is iconic and he is able to make huge things out of simple beats and constructing a solid song with great beats, catchy without turning into something ordinary.
Stromae may probably be my favourite artist of 2013 and I just can't wait to keep discovering more and more about his work.
With 28 years old, the Belgian guy is a genius and a huge promise (and I dare to say) in music!
29/12/2013
2013 Music Retrospection // Moments of 2013
Music is more than a song or a certain record. Nowadays, music has a strong industry behind it and it's much more than selling an artist. Big things happened and we chose our top of Moments in the music industry of 2013.
David Bowie, the (highly expected) Return
In the morning of his 66th birthday, David Bowie surprised the world, breaking a 10-year-musical-silence with the song Where Are We Now? for his record The Next Day, released later in March.
My Chemical Romance, the end of (modern) punk
The iconic punk/rock band released a press release about the end of the band, on March 22, 2013, on their website.
The post can be read here. Next March 25, 2014, after a year of their announcement they'll release a greatest hits entitled May Death Never Stop You, in their own words "We hope you take the journey with us into MCR's past, and enjoy the small taste of what might have been."
Miley Cyrus, the change of the (little) girl
The biggest discussion of 2013 was, unquestionably, the (huge) change of Miley Cyrus's music and image.
Miley Cyrus started the "scandal" with We Can't Stop, marking the beginning of Miley's musical change that is followed her "dirty south hip-hop" Bangerz. She also counts with Wrecking Ball - the video that shocked for being so off-topic - and recently, Adore You.
Anxiously waiting to see how everything is going to work out in 2014!
P!nk, Billboard's Woman of the year
Last December 10, P!nk accepted the award for 2013 Billboard's Woman of the year in Music.
On her acceptance speech, she said "It's been an incredible year and I feel grateful to radio for sticking by me, and to the fans and friends and all of the incredible talent that I was fortunate enough to work with for this album."
During this year, P!nk's last record The Truth About Love became her first number 1 album on the Billboard's charts, four successful and achieving singles and a worldwide tour with more than 140 dates.
Justin Bieber, the (early) Retirement
On Christmas night, the 19-year-old Canadian musician tweeted "My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring". A few days earlier, he made a similar statement during an interview to a radio station.
Other tweets were added with a different speech, leaving in doubt the big question "Is Justin Bieber retiring?"
Without further confirmation or statements, beliebers say it's a "joke" adding their idol won't be retiring any soon.
Waiting for the next chapters...
Lorde
One of the biggest surprises of 2013 - her minimalism, her rudeness image and her raw vocals caught me of guard.
She is a lot of things - the press has seen her as beauty and beast, but "one of my favourite things is her iconic and very characteristic voice for being so raw, so masculine and yet so pure and graceful."
Her uncommon look, her way of being so teen and so mature and off-beauty is inspiring and I honestly hope she continues around. She is damn talented, she has a bright future in music industry if she continues to be this particular, this one of a kind.
Lou Reed
"On October 27th, the music world lost one of its most important figures."
That's how we started our goodbye to Lou Reed.
An artist that is going to be missed for his rawness, his strength, his silence and fight to talk about music. Music was his world.
Lou Reed once said “Without music, we might as well close the planet. Music is the lifeblood of everything. If we didn’t have music, we might as well be dead.”
Your music will live on, nonetheless... you will be missed, Lou.
Read our retrospective, written by Diogo, here.
David Bowie, the (highly expected) Return
In the morning of his 66th birthday, David Bowie surprised the world, breaking a 10-year-musical-silence with the song Where Are We Now? for his record The Next Day, released later in March.
My Chemical Romance, the end of (modern) punk
The iconic punk/rock band released a press release about the end of the band, on March 22, 2013, on their website.
The post can be read here. Next March 25, 2014, after a year of their announcement they'll release a greatest hits entitled May Death Never Stop You, in their own words "We hope you take the journey with us into MCR's past, and enjoy the small taste of what might have been."
Miley Cyrus, the change of the (little) girl
The biggest discussion of 2013 was, unquestionably, the (huge) change of Miley Cyrus's music and image.
Miley Cyrus started the "scandal" with We Can't Stop, marking the beginning of Miley's musical change that is followed her "dirty south hip-hop" Bangerz. She also counts with Wrecking Ball - the video that shocked for being so off-topic - and recently, Adore You.
Anxiously waiting to see how everything is going to work out in 2014!
P!nk, Billboard's Woman of the year
Last December 10, P!nk accepted the award for 2013 Billboard's Woman of the year in Music.
On her acceptance speech, she said "It's been an incredible year and I feel grateful to radio for sticking by me, and to the fans and friends and all of the incredible talent that I was fortunate enough to work with for this album."
During this year, P!nk's last record The Truth About Love became her first number 1 album on the Billboard's charts, four successful and achieving singles and a worldwide tour with more than 140 dates.
Justin Bieber, the (early) Retirement
On Christmas night, the 19-year-old Canadian musician tweeted "My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring". A few days earlier, he made a similar statement during an interview to a radio station.
Other tweets were added with a different speech, leaving in doubt the big question "Is Justin Bieber retiring?"
Without further confirmation or statements, beliebers say it's a "joke" adding their idol won't be retiring any soon.
Waiting for the next chapters...
Lorde
One of the biggest surprises of 2013 - her minimalism, her rudeness image and her raw vocals caught me of guard.
She is a lot of things - the press has seen her as beauty and beast, but "one of my favourite things is her iconic and very characteristic voice for being so raw, so masculine and yet so pure and graceful."
Her uncommon look, her way of being so teen and so mature and off-beauty is inspiring and I honestly hope she continues around. She is damn talented, she has a bright future in music industry if she continues to be this particular, this one of a kind.
Lou Reed
"On October 27th, the music world lost one of its most important figures."
That's how we started our goodbye to Lou Reed.
An artist that is going to be missed for his rawness, his strength, his silence and fight to talk about music. Music was his world.
Lou Reed once said “Without music, we might as well close the planet. Music is the lifeblood of everything. If we didn’t have music, we might as well be dead.”
Your music will live on, nonetheless... you will be missed, Lou.
Read our retrospective, written by Diogo, here.
Other highlights: That The XX are amazing, we all know that... The band used their uniqueness and organised their own festival, entitled night + day, "in three of the world's most unique locations" Lisboa, Berlin and London.
Wouldn't it be good to have other bands and artists inviting other bands they are friends with or that admire and organize more festivals like this one?
Wouldn't it be good to have other bands and artists inviting other bands they are friends with or that admire and organize more festivals like this one?
07/11/2013
Ermo, Correspondência
Ermo is a Portuguese project, who met the stages in 2012.
This band, composed by António Costa and Bernardo Barbosa, is motivated by the will to make unique music, developing a very iconic sound, mixing Portuguese tradicional music and its brave history with modern electronic beats influenced by their hometown, Braga.
Last year, after a very good and acclaimed EP, Portuguese media announced them as one of the biggest promises for 2013.
Next November 25, they are releasing their debut album Vem por Aqui, through Optimus Discos.
Correspondência is the first single taken from the record.
It's a love song that doesn't talk, necessarily, about love but it is a representation of a letter to a country, showing a devotion and love for everything that it represents.
Symbolising a ruined country but, at the same time, this song seems like an apology, a light of hope.
A project to be followed.
This band, composed by António Costa and Bernardo Barbosa, is motivated by the will to make unique music, developing a very iconic sound, mixing Portuguese tradicional music and its brave history with modern electronic beats influenced by their hometown, Braga.
Last year, after a very good and acclaimed EP, Portuguese media announced them as one of the biggest promises for 2013.
Next November 25, they are releasing their debut album Vem por Aqui, through Optimus Discos.
Correspondência is the first single taken from the record.
It's a love song that doesn't talk, necessarily, about love but it is a representation of a letter to a country, showing a devotion and love for everything that it represents.
Symbolising a ruined country but, at the same time, this song seems like an apology, a light of hope.
A project to be followed.
03/11/2013
A [incomplete] retrospective to Lou Reed
written by Diogo Barreto
Last Sunday, the 27th of October, the music world lost one of its most important figure. Lou Reed, founder of The Velvet Underground, owner of a successful solo career, singer of songs and singer of life.
Last Sunday, the 27th of October, the music world lost one of its most important figure. Lou Reed, founder of The Velvet Underground, owner of a successful solo career, singer of songs and singer of life.
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Lou Reed; the last photo shoot by Jean Baptiste Mondino.
Shot at Industria Superstudio, NYC. September 21, 2013.
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Reed first
came to the public’s eye with his counterculture band, The Velvet Underground
– the musical project that Andy Warhol took under his wing, down at The Factory.
They released one of Rock’s master piece: The
Velvet Underground & Nico. Although it was a commercial failure (only
30,000 copies sold!), in the words of Brian Eno: "…everyone who
bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band."
Lou
would release three more albums with The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
(1968); The Velvet Underground (1969)
and Loaded (1970), all of those
became landmarks in the story of rock music.
Reed launched his solo career in 1972, with is album Lou Reed. Although a good album, it was with
is next record that he became a respected solo artist. The name of that effort
is Transformer – produced by David
Bowie and Mick Ronson. In 1973 Reed released Berlin, a rock opera about prostitution, drug use and suicide. In
1975, released Metal Machine Music
in which Reed only uses sounds of feedback from his guitar, turning it into a
precursor for noise music.
Lou Reed made some records, some good, other not so good, after that and, in
1982, he released The Blue Mask (one
of my personal favourites by him). In 1990, Reed teamed up with John Cale
(former band member from The Velvet Underground) and they released Songs for Drella, dedicated to the
memory of their mentor, Andy Warhol, who had died in 1987.
In 2003, Reed released The Raven –
an album inspired by poems of Edgar Allen Poe and with new versions of songs
previously recorded by Reed. The album featured artists such as David Bowie,
Laurie Anderson and Willem Defoe.
He participated on albums by John Zorn, Laurie Anderson and Metal Machine Trio.
He participated on albums by John Zorn, Laurie Anderson and Metal Machine Trio.
The last album recorded by Lou was with Metallica: Lulu, based in the play by German playwright Frank Wedekind, of the same name. It was bad received by critics
and by fans. In response to this, Reed claimed: "I don't have any fans left. After Metal Machine Music, they all fled. Who cares? I'm
essentially in this for the fun of it."
This statement summarizes
what Reed meant to me. Just a guy who did what he wanted and what he thought
was right. He didn’t care for critics. He did music for the sake of music and
wrote for the sake of writing.
Our Must-listen Top 5 (plus one) Lou Reed Songs:
- The Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting For The Man - A song about purchasing 26$ worth of drugs in a neighborhood in New York to a dealer (“the Man”). Join the lyrics to a dirty blues instrumental, with a great rhythmic section and you got one of the most suburb songs by The Velvet Underground.
Sister Ray - A seventeen minute opus recorded in one take. A masterpiece about drugs, violence, murder, sex and travesties, accompanied by one of the best instrumental pieces avant-garde has ever produced. A big battle between Reed’s guitar and Cale’s distorted organ, improvising most of it, it stands as one of the greatest song in all Rock N' Roll catalog.
Sweet Jane - This song is, for sure, a very different song. It has an uncommon association with The Velvet Underground showing another upbeat and rhythmic side of the band. It's a song for everybody, not only Reed and Velvet fans. It's a hit that stands abouve all the other possible hits from the record. It goes straight into your hears and your head and mouth!
- Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side - One of the biggest classic in rock music, and its chorus are very familiar to most of us. It has a constant rhythm through out the song. Once again, Lou Reed choses taboo topics in his lyrics yet giving a very light and kind approach to his music. A must-listen song. For sure!
Lou Reed once said “Without music, we might as well close the planet. Music is the lifeblood of everything. If we didn’t have music, we might as well be dead.”
Your music will live on, nonetheless... you will be missed, Lou.
10/10/2013
Lorde, Royals
Lorde is the fancy ("Some people think it's religious, but it's not", she says) name adopted by Ella Yelich O'Connor.
About her curious name, she explained to Interview Magazine that "I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was a super rad, but really masculine (...) So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end!" adding that since she was a little girl she was really into royalty and aristocracy.
With sixteen years old, the New-Zealand girl has already released her debut and really acclaimed record Pure Heroine, last September.
In 2012, she released her first EP The Love Club.
Although Royals is quite a minimal song, lyrically it reflects the idea of celebrities lifestyles and "all those references to expensive alcohol, beautiful clothes and beautiful cars – I was thinking, ‘This is so opulent, but it’s also bullshit.’" - she explained to The Diplomat.
This single has a lot of attitude, becoming more mature and cohesive - making us embrace the beat without even acknowledge. This chill-out rhythm is really catchy and impressive from such a young age. I am extremely impressed!
Lorde is surely going to keep surprising. Just wait!
About her curious name, she explained to Interview Magazine that "I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was a super rad, but really masculine (...) So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end!" adding that since she was a little girl she was really into royalty and aristocracy.
With sixteen years old, the New-Zealand girl has already released her debut and really acclaimed record Pure Heroine, last September.
In 2012, she released her first EP The Love Club.
This young artist's music reflects a mix of many different things - from hip hop beats to electronic lines being influenced by artists like James Blake or Lana Del Rey.
Lorde is a bunch of many things but one of my favourite things is her iconic and very characteristic voice for being so raw, so masculine and yet so pure and graceful.
Another sweet thing from her music is the idea given from her "backing vocals" - it really gets us thinking about a young and really modern Björk, doesn't it?
Royals has overthrew Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball on Billboard's weekly chart.Lorde is a bunch of many things but one of my favourite things is her iconic and very characteristic voice for being so raw, so masculine and yet so pure and graceful.
Another sweet thing from her music is the idea given from her "backing vocals" - it really gets us thinking about a young and really modern Björk, doesn't it?
This single has a lot of attitude, becoming more mature and cohesive - making us embrace the beat without even acknowledge. This chill-out rhythm is really catchy and impressive from such a young age. I am extremely impressed!
Lorde is surely going to keep surprising. Just wait!
15/09/2013
Casual Sex, Stroh 80
Casual Sex - yap, really eye-catching name - are a four-piece band from Glasgow.
Their lineup counts with Sam Smith (vocals and guitars), Edward Wood (guitars), Peter Masson (bass) and Chris McCrory (drums), a mysterious band with a lot to say.
The first thing to notice is Smith's dreamy soft voice, navigating somewhere between David Bowie and Bob Dylan, with a salty pop sound and a wild spirit, smelling like an early 80's rock and roll band.
Stroh 80 is their first single "about being caught doing the nasty with your girlfriend's pal in the aftermath of a drug party on the floor of a local occultist" - explained the frontman Sam Smith.
The initial riff has some interesting similarities with U2's Until The End of the World reminding the amount of different (and legit) references that only highlight the echoes of their talent and exquisite sonority.
The rhythm throughout the song is really catchy - the raw but very clear guitar sound is a huge plus in this song, not only keeps it interesting but also, when mixed with the small disco elements, takes us to a higher level.
Usually associated with their countrymen Franz Ferdinand, they are already considered one of the best Scottish bands from the last decades.
High title to cary? Casual Sex are thrilling, exciting and fresh. They are most certainly capable to surprise and blow everyone's minds.
Their lineup counts with Sam Smith (vocals and guitars), Edward Wood (guitars), Peter Masson (bass) and Chris McCrory (drums), a mysterious band with a lot to say.
The first thing to notice is Smith's dreamy soft voice, navigating somewhere between David Bowie and Bob Dylan, with a salty pop sound and a wild spirit, smelling like an early 80's rock and roll band.
Stroh 80 is their first single "about being caught doing the nasty with your girlfriend's pal in the aftermath of a drug party on the floor of a local occultist" - explained the frontman Sam Smith.
The initial riff has some interesting similarities with U2's Until The End of the World reminding the amount of different (and legit) references that only highlight the echoes of their talent and exquisite sonority.
The rhythm throughout the song is really catchy - the raw but very clear guitar sound is a huge plus in this song, not only keeps it interesting but also, when mixed with the small disco elements, takes us to a higher level.
Usually associated with their countrymen Franz Ferdinand, they are already considered one of the best Scottish bands from the last decades.
High title to cary? Casual Sex are thrilling, exciting and fresh. They are most certainly capable to surprise and blow everyone's minds.
09/09/2013
Until The Ribbon Breaks, I Will Remember You
Until The Ribbon Breaks (or UTRB) is the artistic name for Peter Lawrie Winfield, a great producer from Cardiff, Wales.
He usually uses his audiovisual techniques to help his music.
Until The Ribbon Breaks ain't easy. And don't expect to fell in love on the first listen. But they are good, they are strong. He has the ability to create something new from the already existent, bringing to a new achievement to the song, catching our attention to the unexpected and for the unknown.
The upcoming record is yet to release but songs like 2025 and Pressure are already available to purchase and are a very beautiful prospect of UTRB's work and talent.
While 2025 relates with the passage of time and the things that changed our existence, Pressure relates with David Lynch's thriller Lost Highway.
I Will Remember You is almost aerial, reaching to this infinity sight mixed with some kind of harsh reality. It makes us think, it makes us wonder and question.
His music expires and transmits more than simple meanings, allied with a strong visual component fortifying his biggest purpose: music.
Critics compare him to such different artists from James Blake to The Weeknd and Massive Attack but he is really unique and innovative and his premise is very simple... Discover your own world.
He usually uses his audiovisual techniques to help his music.
Until The Ribbon Breaks ain't easy. And don't expect to fell in love on the first listen. But they are good, they are strong. He has the ability to create something new from the already existent, bringing to a new achievement to the song, catching our attention to the unexpected and for the unknown.
The upcoming record is yet to release but songs like 2025 and Pressure are already available to purchase and are a very beautiful prospect of UTRB's work and talent.
While 2025 relates with the passage of time and the things that changed our existence, Pressure relates with David Lynch's thriller Lost Highway.
I Will Remember You is almost aerial, reaching to this infinity sight mixed with some kind of harsh reality. It makes us think, it makes us wonder and question.
His music expires and transmits more than simple meanings, allied with a strong visual component fortifying his biggest purpose: music.
Critics compare him to such different artists from James Blake to The Weeknd and Massive Attack but he is really unique and innovative and his premise is very simple... Discover your own world.
19/08/2013
John Newman, Love Me Again
John Newman is a 23-year-old British singer, who's career started around 2012, and owner of a very distintive and soulful voice that can be confused with any of the early 70's soul singers.
In the same year, Newman collaborated with the British electronic quartet Rudimental in two singles Feel The Love and Not Giving In.
At this early age, he already faced a non-cancerous brain tumour and in his words to Standard "I woke after brain surgery to sound of my first hit on radio" (mentioning the song Feel The Love).
His debut album - John Newman - is set to be released this October 7th and his next single Cheating is going to be released tomorrow on BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe's show with a video set to be released next August 23.
In an interview with Digital Spy, John Newman was asked about what he felt about his hit single Love Me Again and if he found it was something special which he answered "Yeah. The guy I wrote it with, we turned around and had massive grins on our faces thinking 'There's something good here'".
The video for Love Me Again is based on the love story of Romeo and Juliet.
His peculiar approach to music mixed with the iconic and really spiritual vocals and deep and mysterious song writing turn him into one of the most curious artists of 2013 and, surely, deserved to keep an eye on.
In the same year, Newman collaborated with the British electronic quartet Rudimental in two singles Feel The Love and Not Giving In.
At this early age, he already faced a non-cancerous brain tumour and in his words to Standard "I woke after brain surgery to sound of my first hit on radio" (mentioning the song Feel The Love).
His debut album - John Newman - is set to be released this October 7th and his next single Cheating is going to be released tomorrow on BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe's show with a video set to be released next August 23.
In an interview with Digital Spy, John Newman was asked about what he felt about his hit single Love Me Again and if he found it was something special which he answered "Yeah. The guy I wrote it with, we turned around and had massive grins on our faces thinking 'There's something good here'".
The video for Love Me Again is based on the love story of Romeo and Juliet.
His peculiar approach to music mixed with the iconic and really spiritual vocals and deep and mysterious song writing turn him into one of the most curious artists of 2013 and, surely, deserved to keep an eye on.
01/08/2013
News // Fusing Culture Experience, August 1 to 4
Figueira da Foz is receiving a very interesting and peculiar festival from 1 to 4 of August.
From music to a vast number of workshops, Fusing Culture Experience promises a lot of different activities.
This first edition is a fusion of four different areas - Music, Art, Sport and Gastronomy.
In the music section, Fusing counts with great Portuguese artists like Orelha Negra, Linda Martini, Paus, noiserv, HMB, António Zambujo, We Trust, Frankie Chavez, DJ Ride, Throes + The Shine and a lot of other names.
Besides music, you can count with the a Culinary workshop (with Chakall), on arts with a collective exposition "The Art of Using the box" or a multisensorial exposition "Explode" among other Photography and short film expositions.
Another innovation is the big number of sport activies like Surf at night, adapted surf, between others.
You can check all the entire information about FUSING Culture Experience below.
Or you can check their Website and Facebook.
From music to a vast number of workshops, Fusing Culture Experience promises a lot of different activities.
This first edition is a fusion of four different areas - Music, Art, Sport and Gastronomy.
In the music section, Fusing counts with great Portuguese artists like Orelha Negra, Linda Martini, Paus, noiserv, HMB, António Zambujo, We Trust, Frankie Chavez, DJ Ride, Throes + The Shine and a lot of other names.
Besides music, you can count with the a Culinary workshop (with Chakall), on arts with a collective exposition "The Art of Using the box" or a multisensorial exposition "Explode" among other Photography and short film expositions.
Another innovation is the big number of sport activies like Surf at night, adapted surf, between others.
You can check all the entire information about FUSING Culture Experience below.
Or you can check their Website and Facebook.
10/07/2013
Leah LaBelle, Lolita
Leah LaBelle was one of my most recent discoveries.
This twenty-six-year-old Canadian singer participated in the third season of American Idol and nowadays she is recording her debut album, set to be release in late 2013.
Leah also got notability while posting cover videos on youtube.
Leah LaBelle has released two songs, so far: Sexify and Lolita, both produced by Pharrell Williams.
While, Sexify is the "classic" R&B song, way too similar to artists like Alicia Keys - and we don't need another one, bringing nothing new.
But Lolita prevails for being so different and unique. It's exciting, fresh and makes eager to see the next steps of this young singer.
Lolita is a upbeat song, full of drama but most of all, it shows her power, her groove and her intensity in music. Lolita is the perfect presentation card to Leah LaBelle.
This twenty-six-year-old Canadian singer participated in the third season of American Idol and nowadays she is recording her debut album, set to be release in late 2013.
Leah also got notability while posting cover videos on youtube.
Leah LaBelle has released two songs, so far: Sexify and Lolita, both produced by Pharrell Williams.
While, Sexify is the "classic" R&B song, way too similar to artists like Alicia Keys - and we don't need another one, bringing nothing new.
But Lolita prevails for being so different and unique. It's exciting, fresh and makes eager to see the next steps of this young singer.
Lolita is a upbeat song, full of drama but most of all, it shows her power, her groove and her intensity in music. Lolita is the perfect presentation card to Leah LaBelle.
03/06/2013
Noiserv, Today is the same as Yesterday, but Yesterday is not Today
As we announced previously here, the Portuguese artist Noiserv is releasing his new album next Fall and day by day he is revealing small pieces of this work.
Today is the same as Yesterday, but Yesterday is not Today is the upcoming single.
Travelling between reality and dream, between what we think it's real or a part of our imagination, this music also travels around the sounds characterises Noiserv.
This video was made by Daniel Espírito Santo (from Bold Creative Studio), Pedro Sousa, João Botas and Daniela Siragusa, leaving us this main message "Are our days all the same?"
And with the Portuguese radio station Antena 3, Noiserv is showing the steps and evolution of making a record and after the Part 1... the Part 2 is finally out.
Today is the same as Yesterday, but Yesterday is not Today is the upcoming single.
Travelling between reality and dream, between what we think it's real or a part of our imagination, this music also travels around the sounds characterises Noiserv.
This video was made by Daniel Espírito Santo (from Bold Creative Studio), Pedro Sousa, João Botas and Daniela Siragusa, leaving us this main message "Are our days all the same?"
And with the Portuguese radio station Antena 3, Noiserv is showing the steps and evolution of making a record and after the Part 1... the Part 2 is finally out.
20/05/2013
Review: Daft Punk "Random Access Memories" (2013)
Daft Punk are THE pinnacle of the electronic music "around the world", agreeing with the name of one of their songs.
These mysterious and iconic band composed by the sophisticated French duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter are, finally, back!
After a (quite-long) hiatus - if you don't recall Daft Punk's last album was Human After All, released in 2005 and without counting with an adventurous trip through the soundtrack world with Tron: Legacy in 2010 - the band returns with Random Access Memories, which is, for sure, the most expected album of the year, or in Randall Roberts from LA Times words: "(...) no doubt be one of the most polarizing records of the year(...)".
The first thing that is extremely exciting with Daft Punk's Random Access Memories is the way they chose to announce and promote this record, following a gradual and exquisite promotional marketing - using resources like billboards, television adversiting, small teasers and a web series, that we would find somehow outdated but it worked for Daft Punk.
Daft Punk are old school, they don't really care about what people expect from them and they surely like to emphasize that.
"Doing it right, everybody will be dancing
and we're feeling it right, everybody will be dancing
and be doing right, everybody will be dancing
and you're feeling all right, everybody will be dancing tonight"
from Doin' Right (feat. Panda Bear)
Random Access Memories, or RAM, shows that Daft Punk continues to be the masters of electronic, using more natural elements, bringing an unconventional and characteristic sound like powerful guitar lines, strong upbeat drums and surprisingly some wind instruments, like clarinets - just to mention some elements that are present on this record.
This "human" side contrasts with the "robotic" life that they tried to bright during the last years, especially with their "masks", performances and their synthesized voices.
This album is peculiar because it pays a beautiful tribute to the late 70's and early 80's of the music scene, particularly the sound from the North American artists, bringing up the sound and spirit of those times.
Another curiosity about RAM is the process of recording which involved, mostly, live instruments with live musicians, limiting the electronics to drum machines, modular synthesizers and vintage vocoders.
The amount of collaborations for this record is really unique, counting with Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, Giorgio Moroder, Todd Edwards, just to name a few.
One of my favorite things about this record is its consistency along more than 70 minutes. We can experience so many different sensations along the way.
From a melodramatic (in the best possible meaning of this word), and cheesy, The Game of Love, to the curious Within or even the lead single, and probably the most animated song from the record, Get Lucky, we can feel a lot of emotions through out the record and that's really exciting - sometimes we get the most festive version of Daft Punk and, at some point, we are having a melodic memory. That's how talented Daft Punk are!
Without losing their sound and electronic spirit, they show how further and different the electronic music can be and that's the most exciting thing we can get from this RAM.
There are songs that have really blown my mind, thanks to their timeless transcendence like Lose Yourself To Dance with Pharrell Williams, with a touch of bugginess and freedom or Touch by the hands (and vocals) of the legendary singer-songwriter Paul Williams.
The transitions from track to track are just delicious - we can listen to elements of the following song but we only realise it when it ends because we get so caught up and lost in each song's memories.
Must-listen songs: Get Lucky, The Game of Love, Instant Crush and Doin' Right.
Concluding, whatever you think you know about electronic music - Daft Punk will break it. Random Access Memories re-designed, re-created their vision and explored a new perspective, mixing both past and future, creating a really involving, spiritual, vivid and most of all, a Daft Punk vision. With an innovating sound, a record with flaws ( but by flaws I mean a state of imperfection that brings a beautiful and constant aura to the entire RAM idea). And the idea in Daft Punk's Fragments of Time, couldn't be more clear than this:"I'll just keep playing back, this fragments of time".
Mostly and genuinely epic.
The robots are back for good, gladly!
27/04/2012
News // Lily Allen with new album
Lily Allen previously said she wouldn't make music again, but she is on studio preparing new songs.
According to the British newspaper Daily Star, two years after she said she wouldn't record an album again, Lily Allen is on RAK studios in London working on an album that might be released in 2013.
"Lily has been in the studio trying different sounds and writing new tracks. She's not at a stage where she can start recording but the new album is definitely under way and there's a chance it could be released early next year," revealed a source to the same newspaper.
The same source added "When Lily retired she honestly thought she'd never record again. But she started writing for the new Bridget Jones musical and that gave her the bug back. Her life has changed so much since her last album and she now has a different perspective. Lily wants a more mature sound and is penning tracks about Ethel and Sam."
During her musical hiatus, Allen launched her own record company In The Name Of and a fashion label Lucy In Disguise.
According to the British newspaper Daily Star, two years after she said she wouldn't record an album again, Lily Allen is on RAK studios in London working on an album that might be released in 2013.
"Lily has been in the studio trying different sounds and writing new tracks. She's not at a stage where she can start recording but the new album is definitely under way and there's a chance it could be released early next year," revealed a source to the same newspaper.
The same source added "When Lily retired she honestly thought she'd never record again. But she started writing for the new Bridget Jones musical and that gave her the bug back. Her life has changed so much since her last album and she now has a different perspective. Lily wants a more mature sound and is penning tracks about Ethel and Sam."
During her musical hiatus, Allen launched her own record company In The Name Of and a fashion label Lucy In Disguise.
Until now, the news haven't been confirmed by Lily herself.
26/04/2012
News // Green Day will release a trilogy
Green Day are working to release not one but three new albums between 2012 and 2013.
Green Day announced ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!,a trilogy that counts with the help of Rob Cavallo, producer of the band's classic Dookie.
The band's announced the release of three albums in the next months - on September 25 - ¡Uno!, November 13 - ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! on January 15, 2013, all of them released on a Tuesday and three months apart from each others.
“We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives. This is the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming,” said Green Day on an official statement through their website.
The band also said “Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy. Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels. We just can’t help ourselves… We are going epic …!”
Check their announcement on Youtube.
The band's announced the release of three albums in the next months - on September 25 - ¡Uno!, November 13 - ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! on January 15, 2013, all of them released on a Tuesday and three months apart from each others.
“We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives. This is the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming,” said Green Day on an official statement through their website.
The band also said “Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy. Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels. We just can’t help ourselves… We are going epic …!”
Check their announcement on Youtube.
15/04/2012
News // Pearl Jam's new album set for 2013
The North-American band Pearl Jam confirmed to Billboard a new album.
The guitarrist Stone Gossard revealed that the band - known for songs like Alive or Just Breathe - is working with Brendan O'Brien and have already recorded "some great songs and we've written some more and we're going to do some more recording over the next three or four months and most likely the record will come out hopefully next year."
Gossard also explained that "I don't like to talk about it too much before it's done because it has a tendency to change direction on me." and adding that they are "having a great time and are as excited as ever about making music."
At the main time, you can check Stone Gossard's side project Brad and their new album United We Stand to be released next April 24.
Listen their video for A Reason To Be In My Skin below.
The guitarrist Stone Gossard revealed that the band - known for songs like Alive or Just Breathe - is working with Brendan O'Brien and have already recorded "some great songs and we've written some more and we're going to do some more recording over the next three or four months and most likely the record will come out hopefully next year."
Gossard also explained that "I don't like to talk about it too much before it's done because it has a tendency to change direction on me." and adding that they are "having a great time and are as excited as ever about making music."
At the main time, you can check Stone Gossard's side project Brad and their new album United We Stand to be released next April 24.
Listen their video for A Reason To Be In My Skin below.
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