Expressive: Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Heartcore

22-Apr-08


I Can’t Tell In His Eyes [MP3]
Doubt/Hope [MP3]
There is No Light [VIDEO]
Wildbirds & PeacedrumsBuilding their sound on vocal expressions and drums, Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin of Wildbirds & Peacedrums expand it to a level of free and raw blues. The tender intimacy, soaring ballads and certain jazz elements of their debut album Heartcore (2008) take the listener to new heights only to be grounded by the duo’s fiery passion, beautifully brutal and experimental crashes, powerful drumming and layers of sounds. The flowing dynamic ease, waves of strong emotions and intensity of Heartcore create beautiful and distinct soundscapes.
Links:
Official website
MySpace profile

Indie Values: Adrian Orange & Her Band

02-Mar-08


Interdependance Dance [MP3]
Fire Dream [MP3]
adrian_orange.jpgAdrian lives in the juncture between Jazz, Rock and Balkan music. Adrian’s music seem to borrow some of the aesthetic values of an Eastern European wedding, but provides a totally different take. Listen to his music long enough and you will find every genre you want there. So far I found Blues, Jazz, Balkan music and even Progressive Rock. I am still digging into it with every listen, each time a different segment captures my attention and again breaks the borders of yet another genre. In a way, this album embodies the true meaning of Indie music - to mix all that’s good in a new and exciting way with no respect to borders.
Links:
Artist page @ K Recs

Dictating Masterpieces: Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

04-Mar-07


Piece Of My Heart [MP3]
I Need A Man To Love [MP3]
Magic Of Love (Live) [MP3]
Combination Of The Two [MP3]
Dictating Masterpieces: Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap ThrillsA masterpiece stand out and cries out loud its status, claiming its place in our culture for a long time. Some might say that a masterpiece is measured by withstanding the effects of time, however this is not the case. A masterpiece is temporal like us all. Men, aspiring to eternity, creates trying to achieve perpetuation, but fails time after time. This does not come to undermine the value of a true masterpiece.
After saying all that I would like to say that Cheap Thrills is no masterpiece. Mistake not, this is a not a masterpiece. A masterpiece follows and ideal, Cheap Thrills is this idea in its purest form. Cheap Thrills, with Janis Joplin screaming with joy, is a an ideal in the sense Aristotle defined them to be, all the rest is just copies. Some are beautiful copies, but they are not Cheap Thrills. The just follow.
Links:
Big Brother and the Holding Company @ Wikipedia
Janis Joplin @ Wikipedia

Image from Wikipedia