Tags: aphrodite, kylie minogue
March 23, 2010
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the scissor-kick.
by josediogobranco in flash
Scissor Sisters at Bowery Ballroom, March 17th 2010
Photograph by Kevin Tachman
Tags: scissor sisters
February 11, 2010
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mcqueen: the homogenius.
by josediogobranco in encore, fait divers
Fashion has long become an intrinsic facet of music: albums artwork, videoclips production, shows conceptualization, magazines spreads. When thought together these two dimensions are not dissociative and often mutually influenced. Visionary artists tend to flock in unisonous with the ingenious couture as an extension of communication, ergo music grieving Alexander McQueen’s premature death. His sharp-witted styles long imbued pop culture forevermore. Björk’s Homogenic iconic art and Alarm Call video are sheer examples of his music permeability and immutable artistry as a fashion designer. Rest in peace.
Tags: alexander mcqueen, björk, homogenic
January 30, 2010
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dig og dem.
by josediogobranco in fraiche
Are you no stranger to Family Frost horns? Neither you nor them. Once barbarous awakening cacophonies, now kicking-off countryside jubilees. ‘Party i provinsen’ mingles the unforseen warning brasses with the anticipated melodious sumptousness. While no disdain is intended at Nicolaj, uncle Søren Rasted’s aquatic past alone is evincive and illustrative enough of who is the musical mastermind.
Strikingly landing in Denmark in 2007, Hej Matematik happens to be a native success inasmuch as their singles roll testify eversince. ‘Du & Jeg’ and ‘Walkmand’ effortlessly became ‘Vi Burde Ses Noget Mere’ debut album landmarks. ‘Party i provinsen’, the first outtake of sophomore ‘Alt Gaar Op I 6′, only lives to strengthen the stream and shake the top of the Danish charts. Tip to smash hit? Geographical enumeration: Düring, Storm, Tejnvig, Rasted, Findsen. We learn. They earn… our electroprovincial trust.
January 23, 2010
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kiss her uffie-cking ass.
by josediogobranco in fraiche, prologue
Defy indignation and pop Uffie the question: is the world a fair place? A handful of verses from ‘MCs Can Kiss’ would probably surface as the conspicous and explicit answer: “there’s the ones who rap and the ones who don’t care, and frankly I don’t give a fuck, you might be dope by the mic, but your music sucks“. Tackling Ke$ha’s newfound sovereignty, aren’t you dear Uffie? And quite righteous too. Resemblance is obnoxious.
Perhaps your time is now. Twice released ‘Pop The Glock’ was sufficient to test the water. The waiting game is over. We are psyched up. Will ‘Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans’ vow your nu skool pop hegemony in the long run? Blending Mr. Oizo’s non-flatbeats with your individual quirkiness on launching single ‘MCs Can Kiss’ was top-flight. The remnant list of producers and guests is mouthwatering: DJ Feadz, Sebastian, Mirwais and Pharell Williams. Hot and heavy.
January 22, 2010
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ready for take-off?
by josediogobranco in fraiche
Word spreads like wildfire on the blogosphere. Fast, if you are releasing an highly anticipated record. Faster, if you are named Alison Goldfrapp. For the absentminded, ‘Head First’ will be the duo’s fifth sonic escapade since 2000’s debut ‘Felt Mountain’. Ambient downtempo or synth glam-rock, ten years imparted enough time for buoyant experiments. While Goldfrapp’s colophon sound isn’t lost in ‘Rocket’, the first single to precede the new release, the outcome is far from the straight italo disco infused premise which supposedly kickstarted the whole project. It might not shoot you up in orbit, but its lenient 80s synths please without fail, offering thrilling prospects on the outing. We’re going on it!
Tags: goldfrapp, head first, rocket
January 10, 2010
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killing me softly with this song
by josediogobranco in fraiche, prologue
This story really began when Miss Cappuccini, known nowadays as Natalia Kills, allured will.i.am with her Latin-American and Jamaican modulation. Back in May 2008 that alone granted her the covetous contract to Cherrytree records. Sharing home with artists like Lady Gaga, Feist, Robyn or La Roux is symptomatic enough of latent success. For a 23-year-old girl who’s being described as ‘Kate Bush meets Grace Jones at La Femme Nikita’s apartment’ any exalted compliment will never be too far-fetched.
Nevertheless, Natalia Kills didn’t just strike it lucky. In truth this persona she presents today is the upshot of consecutive reinventions. From growing up in Europe to become Verbalicious and subsequently Verse, she encompassed features on Pokora’s Timbaland produced MP3 album, as well as Disney films soundtracks and TV series. Despite celebrity blogger Perez Hilton’s faint feasibility, catching his attention, when she became the #1 unsigned artist at MySpace early 2008, also brought her some sought-after projection.
Cherrytree Records will bring out the upcoming debut album, decorously named ‘Perfectionist’, in April 2010, working as soundtrack to Natalia’s self-produced film ‘The Exhibition’. ‘Zombie’, the first cut from the project, presents Natalia Kills’ ‘20s noir style aesthetic, which, regardless of Rihanna’s equivalent yet appalling effort, is an unprecedented approach in mainstream pop culture. The track bleeds mournfulness through its pugnacious drumbeats and frosty bone-chilling vocals arousing counteraction of the listener: either boost the volume or turn it off. At any event, she has demarcated her sphere, ‘I am Natalie Kills and you better be ready for me’.
Tags: natalia kills, perfectionist, zombie