Richard Cheese presents OK BARTENDER, an all-new CD of 14 swankified songs for your lounging enjoyment. Listen as America’s loudest lounge singer croons your favorite rock, rap, and pop hits in that swingin’ big band style. This is RC’s first all-new studio album in 3 years, and the cheddar is better than ever!
The album features guest jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, a duet with Lt. Sulu from Star Trek, a live performance from Las Vegas, a gospel choir, and a special sound effects demonstration with Lounge Against The Machine drummer Frank Feta! The CD also includes drunken voicemail messages from Richard Cheese fans! MYSPACE
“Hooked!” showcases Woodward’s engaging, expressive vocals and witty, insightful songwriting on such memorable originals as “He Got Away,” “Purple Heart,” and “Slow Recovery.” Another highlight is “Another Woman,” especially written for Lucy by admirer Nellie McKay, who lends her harmony vocals to the track. Woodward’s gifts as an interpreter of outside material are showcased on her readings of such vintage tunes as the obscure Peggy Lee number “Sans Souci,” Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930s pop standard “Stardust” and “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song),” originally sung by Louis Prima in Disney’s The Jungle Book.
A solid album from the portuguese trio, who I consider to be way ahead of the pack in the electronic music in Portugal. This is the best electronic album I’ve heard thusfar from portuguese scene. “The Death Of Us All” is intensely creative and frenzied, but without getting into the ridiculous….the songs are still accessible. The songs are also quite varied in style, making for an interesting listen. Its not just dance floor pounder after dance floor pounder, lots of variation to keep things interesting. Also, the songs are thankfully quite short, so they establish what they want and move on, avoiding the nasty habit of songs to go ON AND ON…. (Andreas Börtz)
In 2008, Danish theater experimentalists Hotel Pro Forma invited The Knife to write music and libretto for their modern opera, “Tomorrow, In a Year” The Knife, Swedish siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer-Andersson (aka Fever Ray), created a studio version of this opera in collaboration with the English musician/singer Planningtorock and the American musician/singer Mt.Sims as creative family members. They engaged with the Danish mezzo soprano Kristina Wahlin Momme, the Danish actress Laerke Winther and the Swedish pop singer Jonathan Johanson for the vocal parts. These 90 minutes of music by The Knife and their collaborators Mt.Sims and Planningtorock are sparked by the pioneer of natural selection Charles Darwin and his revolutionary evolutionary findings and writings in his book On The Origin of The Species. First published in 1859 and based on the discoveries he made on his journey to Galapagos Islands from 1831-1836, aboard the good ship HMS Beagle.
‘Black Sands’ is the fourth studio album by electronic DJ/producer Bonobo. Known for his eclectic mix of breaks, jazz, hip-hop, soul and funk, his music has featured in various adverts and films and he is generally regarded as the purveyorof the ‘chill out’ scene. A textured and light record, it is a musical landscape of sound, encompassing scratchy samples and intriguing jazz breaks. Includes the singles ‘The Keeper’ and ‘Eyesdown’. kalahari
By the 2010s, synth pop bands were so abundant that for Warp to sign one to their roster, it meant that the group was doing something special. On their debut EP This Desert, the Hundred in the Hands do more than just give the `80s musical CPR. Yes, the duo’s sound is rooted in synth pop, but it’s tempered with dream pop delicacy and more electronic artistrythan many of their contemporaries. There’s also a frostiness to their music, and to Eleanor Everdell’s voice in particular, that puts them closer to labelmates like Broadcast thansome groups that might seem more similar on the surface. Everdell recalls an American Trish Keenan on “Building is L.O.V.E.,” which, with its ghostly atmosphere and brisk beats, is a synth pop hit heard through mist. Her voice is so pure and clean that it doesn’t need a lot of musical adornment, and the best songs here take advantage of her girlish-yet-icy pipes to their fullest. “Tom Tom” is bewitching, contrastingEverdell’s voice with a spare, tribal beat and lovely a cappella harmonies; and when the guitars and drums warm up on “Sleepwalkers,” Everdell just gets colder, singing about “ugly silver skies.” While the Hundred in the Hands’ synth pop and post-punk influences are clear, the band isn’t slavishly obedient to them, even on the rippling “Ghosts,” which recalls the xx’s slow-burning beauty, and “In to It,” a spare butjoyous track that boasts guitars equally inspired by Afro-pop and the Durutti Column. On almost every song here, the group switches between reveries and danceable beats, a trick that works well except for on “It’s Only Everything,” a harder-edged track that finds Everdell failing to pull off Siouxsie Sioux-style hauteur convincingly. She, and This Desert, are much more convincing when they’re ethereal, and though the Hundred in the Hands are figuring out their strengths here, this is still a confident and distinctive debut. allmusic
Jackson & His Computer Band is the musical alias of Jackson Fourgeaud, the acclaimed French producer and DJ. A Parisian to the core, Jackson currently resides in Berlin where he is working on his second album and preparing an eye-opening live show. Like his adventurous music, Jackson is a bundle of energy and ideas whose thirst for provocation and stimulation has led to him being hailed as one of the wildest talents of his generation. sugar-bytes
Amon Tobin is regarded as one of the most innovative and interesting artists working in the areas of jungle, drum‘n’ bass and electronic music. His sophisticated use and modification of jazz samples on early CDs such as Bricolage and Permutation made Tobin a success both on dance floors and in record stores. He is also proving to be one of those uncommon artists who refuse to get locked into any one style. “I go to great lengths not to use familiar formulas and arrangements,” he told Music Connection magazine.
Beat Pyramid is an exciting collection of songs from the Southend four-piece These New Puritans. A group of young musicians, who are influenced by images, sounds and colours as much as music itself, have created a modern masterpiece. The album feels edgy and fresh with tracks such as ‘Numerology aka Numbers’ an illustration of the cryptic lyrics and ideas instilled in their music. Tracks such as ‘Colours’ are an exhibition of the powerful and innovative drumming style of George Barnett, whilst ‘Navigate-Colours’ demonstrates the band’s ability to create epic, atmospheric songs. ‘Elvis’ is a powerful track, soon to be released as the band’s first single on a major label: the droning bass-line and monotone vocals build to make a refreshingly new sound. The track ‘MKK3’ has echoes of Joy Division, though the album has few moments where These New Puritans begin to sound like anyone other than These New Puritans: this album is unique and must be heard. T. Callaby
“Godspeed into the mainstream” is one of my favorite albums from 2005, the Danish electro unit Spleen United knows exactly how to create the perfect sound in heavy synth music with memorable pop choruses.
Now, can this exciting new band deliver a new strong synth album like their impressive debut?
The answer is short and simple, YES!
The new single “My tribe” opens the album with a suggestive beat and a mysterious vibe but no less, an infectious melody that wont leave your head for days and the following “Failure” is even more catchy like a walk down memory lane of the 80’s AHA.
The cool synthesizers totally take over in “Suburbia” where the atmospheric sound combines the musical worlds of Depeche Mode and Muse, I don’t know if there’s such a term like Arena Synth but the brilliant “Heat” sure sound like it’s a soundtrack for the stadiums.
“66” is a given hit or my name is Donald Duck, they should support Depeche Mode on their next world tour so the world will know about this excellent band.
Synthmusic has a new face and it’s name is Spleen United!
Richard Cheese presents OK BARTENDER, an all-new CD of 14 swankified songs for your lounging enjoyment. Listen as America’s loudest lounge singer croons your favorite rock, rap, and pop hits in that swingin’ big band style. This is RC’s first all-new studio album in 3 years, and the cheddar is better than ever!
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