Those of you who do read my blog will know that I do like doing music reviews and this time I got the opportunity to review the latest album from electronica genius Northcape.
I’ve been a fan of the wonderful sounds of Northcape for many years so when the new album, Captured From Static, dropped through my letterbox, I just couldn’t wait to get it out of it’s wrapping and into my CD player, as with the earlier Northcape release this one is no exception with it’s sound production and sleeve design, the album is what I’ve come to expect with relaxing electronic tracks that just beg for more plays, which it has got since I’ve added it on my iPod
Now I have to admit that I have been listening to emorej for quite some time now and a review is really overdue, so I decided to bring you a review of their album “hellofanatic, hellofanattic” which was released in May so it is a recent album.
First let me introduce you to Emorej:
Emorej aka Jerome, started making music by joining the acidplanet remix contests around 2002, slowly He started creating original songs usually based on samples, later on virtual instruments were incorporated into the music.
Basically, he makes electronic music in all forms and genres, but not limited to electronica, the songs reflect his eclectic taste. He likes to surprise people, keeping them guessing what he will do next.
Now on to the review
For those of you out there who are passionately about wonderful music then emorej is certainy something that you must listen to, if you like bands such as Moby, Orbital, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Shadow and Avalanches then you really can’t give emorej a miss.
Anyhoo! On to the album, as I mentioned earlier I have been listen to emorej for some time now and though it is very hard to pick out one album that I can say is my all time favourite it is very hard, but for instrumental albums, I have to go with “Hellofanatic, Hellofanattic”.
It’s one of those albums that has so many catchy tunes that don’t interfere with what you are doing and the songs seamlessly cross from one to the next, the beats are perfect, not too fast and not too slow. It is enjoyable album to listen to right from the first track “Sunshine” up to the last track “At The Lounge”.
The album is not so much a chill out album, but an album that keeps you on your toes, specially with the tunes that run through it, every step of the way this album will delight even those that have never listed to the electronic genre. but don’t take my word for it, take a listen for yourselves and a enjoy the wonderous sounds of Emorej.
Way back at the beginning of the month I had an message in my inbox at Last.Fm from DoorChaser about a new bit of music and crossover of electronica and pop rock, so I couldn’t resist checking it out
2?? (pronounced questionmarks) is the collaboration between Gert De Meester (who makes music as Distant Fires Burning and The Mental Attack) and Pieter Delafortrie (singer-songwriter known as poivreVert) after downloading the 2?? Demo which consists of three tracks I added them onto my trusty iPod for some well deserved spins.
The first track “Word Smaller, Sweet coloured” starts with a clear sample of birds singing and children shouting which then goes into a brilliant vocal electronica-pop-rock sound, these guys look like they may have carried it off, the beats are pure and the bass is brilliant as is the rest of the well constructed track.
“Dreamers Who Never Go To Sleep” is another vocal track with a gorgeous acoustic guitar through out with some wonderful overplayed keys running along with them, slowly bringing in the bass line like a newly born heartbeat, such a joy to listen to an strangely soothing.
The final track “Marketing” starts with some keyboard work and a subtle beat, and what can now only be described as distinctive vocals and lyrics. As the track progresses there are some strange sound effects that really suit the track and don’t sound out of place.
All in all this demo release is going to be big with electronica fans and I’m one that as you can see will be recommending 2?? to all my musical buddies.
Also check them out over at last.fm and give them some well deserved plays…
Ever popular than ever I’m proud to bring another in my series of “Who’s the Band” and this week I bring you an interview with Brad Reason, so I’m going to stop rambling on and get on with the interview..
Q: So how did you come upon the name of your band? Is it the first name you chose?
A: I stuck with my name, Brad Reason. Then there was a time where I was doing a lot more DJ work, so I decided to pick a DJ name, and I went with DJ Doubledown. I loved the movie “Swingers” so I went with Doubledown. When I entered Second Life to begin my virtual world performance career, I used the first name Doubledown, and then at registration, I was given the option of several last names. I picked Tandino. So, my name became Doubledown Tandino in the virtual world, Second Life. In the real world, I stick with Brad Reason. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever popular than ever I’m proud to bring you another in my series of “Who’s the Band” and this week I bring you an interview with K-TRAXX, so I’m going to stop rambling on and get on with the interview..
Q: So how did you come upon the name of your band? Is it the first name you chose?
A: I actually had a few name but this one was bassed on an Idea for a productions company and I liked it as an artist/producer/dj name so I kept it.
Q: So please introduce yourself to our readers?
A: As a Producer, Composer, and DJ, I enjoy all types of music. Never prefered a specific style but my style reflects to what I listen to the most. It all started in 96 with my passion for music DJ’ing at house parties around town, and then at local clubs I got herd. Then in 98 me and a friend started messing around with anything we could get our hands on to make music. I don’t have a specific style but I create with what I am feeling.
Ever popular than ever I’m proud to bring you another band interview in my series of “Who’s the Band” and this week I bring you an interview with Jay aka Electromagnetic Impulses, so I’m going to stop rambling on and get on with the interview..
Q: Hi Jay, so how did you come upon the name of your band? Is it the first name you chose?
A: I decided on the name ‘Electromagnetic Impulses’ (hereafter referred to as E.I), for several reasons. The word Electromagnetic, sounds catchy, it also hints at the style of music I write (Electronic), and Impulses came about from my impulsive nature. Put the two together and you have a unique if somewhat long winded artist name. The phrase ‘Electromagnetic’ can be linked to many Scientific subjects from Sound Waves, Time, Lightening, Energy, Space, Gravity, Weapons, and even UFO’s in fact the phrase ‘Electromagnetic Pulse’ is a phrase thrown around on many TV series such as ‘lost’ ‘Star Trek’ and many many documentaries on a range of subjects.
I had originally decided to call myself ‘Somotitee’ this harks back to my Pagan connections, the phrase ‘So Mote It Be’ , but decided to stick with E.I
Here’s a definition of the Phrase ‘Electromagnetic Pulse’
Main Entry: electromagnetic pulse
Function: noun
Date: 1963
: high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a nuclear blast high above the earth’s surface and held to disrupt electronic and electrical systems Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome everyone to the first in a new series here on Blazing Minds, Who’s The Band is a new series of artist interviews with some bands you may know and some that will be new to you.
We kick off with the Davidoth … So let’s get on with it
Q: Hi David. So how did you come upon the name of your band? Is it the first name you chose?
A: Well when I was in high school one of my best friends Andrew Jarvis told me that if I was ever to be a medieval vampire lord my name would have to be “Davidoth” I just thought it sounded cool. So when I very first started, doing Mashups and remixes I called myself DJ Davidoth. Later when I started writing my own stuff I decided I wanted to be a group so I changed it to just Davidoth. Read the rest of this entry »
The first track “Word Smaller, Sweet coloured” starts with a clear sample of birds singing and children shouting which then goes into a brilliant vocal electronica-pop-rock sound, these guys look like they may have carried it off, the beats are pure and the bass is brilliant as is the rest of the well constructed track.
Q: Hi David. So how did you come upon the name of your band? Is it the first name you chose?
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