This is a sad day for this blog, IDOLI were one of the first non-English speaking bands I discovered and I will always love their music.
Here's some links to download their first EP, their debut album, and the compilation album "Paket aranžman".
giovedì 5 marzo 2015
R.I.P. Vlada Divljan (IDOLI)
According to B92.net, "Vlada Divljan died in Vienna on 5 March 2015 after a long illness".
This is a sad day for this blog, IDOLI were one of the first non-English speaking bands I discovered and I will always love their music.
Here's some links to download their first EP, their debut album, and the compilation album "Paket aranžman".
This is a sad day for this blog, IDOLI were one of the first non-English speaking bands I discovered and I will always love their music.
Here's some links to download their first EP, their debut album, and the compilation album "Paket aranžman".
martedì 24 febbraio 2015
SEBASTIANS - "BLUE BY SEBASTIANS" (1993)
Sebastians were an English language Czech band. I have to say I'd rather listen to bands who sing in their native languages, but in this case I will make an exception, because their sole album is just beautiful. Ten graceful and well-played songs in the Madchester style,
recommended to those who are into early Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets.
recommended to those who are into early Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets.
Line-up:
David Volenec / "David Wrdisty" (vocals)
Dušan Lipert / "D.L. Beauty" (guitar)
Jan Čechtický / "Ian Von Czechticky" (bass guitar)
Pavel Pelán / "Paul Penal" (drums)
Štěpán Tůma / "Stephen Young" (guitar)
Producer: Colin Stuart
venerdì 13 febbraio 2015
AGATA KRISTI - "POZORNAYA ZVEZDA" (1993)
Original band name: Агата Кристи
Original album title: Позорная звезда
Agati Kristi was one of the classic bands of Russian rock music.
They were founded in Yekaterinburg in 1987 by brothers Gleb and Vadim Samoylov, both singers and guitar players, and keyboardist Aleksandr Kozlov.
Original album title: Позорная звезда
Agati Kristi was one of the classic bands of Russian rock music.
They were founded in Yekaterinburg in 1987 by brothers Gleb and Vadim Samoylov, both singers and guitar players, and keyboardist Aleksandr Kozlov.
Their first three albums were a mix of post-punk and occasionally kitsch hard rock guitars, I honestly don't like them that much, but from this one onwards, their sound changed into an interesting electronic rock influenced by the Cure and the Madchester scene.
"Pozornaya zvezda" was a huge commercial success, and the romantic anthem "Kak na voyne" is one of the most popular Russian songs of the Nineties.
DOWNLOAD (kbps: 320)
mercoledì 21 gennaio 2015
TSENTR - "SDELANO V PARIZHE" [aka "TSENTR"] (1989)
Original band name: Центр
Original album title: Сделано в Париже (aka Центр)
Led by singer and songwriter Vasily Shumov, Tsentr is definitely a cult act of the former Soviet Union. The project is stilly active today, after dozens of albums, despite never breaking into the mainstream.
Tsentr had already relased thirteen magnetic tape albums in 1989, but their sound quality was not so good, as the band was not allowed to use professional studios. Finally they found a good contact in the person of Maxim Schmitt, a French producer who invited them to Paris, to record their songs with decent equipment.
This album is the result of the above mentioned French sessions. It basically contains Shumov's favourite tracks from his previous tapes, re-recorded and finally competitive with the international standards of new wave bands. Ten beautiful songs pumped by frantic guitars, echoes, samples, crystal sounding keyboards, and half spoken half sung vocals.
The album was titled "Tsentr" and released in France by Nord Sud Records. After some months it was released in the USSR by state label Melodiya, under the title "Sdelano v Parizhe" (Made in Paris). For Shumov it was the first legal release in his homeland, and despite the lack of any kind of promotion, it was able to sell 40.000 copies in one year.
Original album title: Сделано в Париже (aka Центр)
Led by singer and songwriter Vasily Shumov, Tsentr is definitely a cult act of the former Soviet Union. The project is stilly active today, after dozens of albums, despite never breaking into the mainstream.
Tsentr had already relased thirteen magnetic tape albums in 1989, but their sound quality was not so good, as the band was not allowed to use professional studios. Finally they found a good contact in the person of Maxim Schmitt, a French producer who invited them to Paris, to record their songs with decent equipment.
This album is the result of the above mentioned French sessions. It basically contains Shumov's favourite tracks from his previous tapes, re-recorded and finally competitive with the international standards of new wave bands. Ten beautiful songs pumped by frantic guitars, echoes, samples, crystal sounding keyboards, and half spoken half sung vocals.
The album was titled "Tsentr" and released in France by Nord Sud Records. After some months it was released in the USSR by state label Melodiya, under the title "Sdelano v Parizhe" (Made in Paris). For Shumov it was the first legal release in his homeland, and despite the lack of any kind of promotion, it was able to sell 40.000 copies in one year.
DOWNLOAD (kbps: 320)
domenica 7 dicembre 2014
TOMAŽ PENGOV - "ODPOTOVANJA" (1973)
I hate not being able to say anything of interest about the albums I am presenting on the blog. Unfortunately, everything I was able to find about this artist is written in Slovene. The little I know is that this album was recorded domestically by singer songwriter Tomaž Pengov (1949-2014) when he was a student and then released on vynil with the help of his university.
It wasn't a successful record but it became a cult classic over the years (even Branimir Štulić from Azra praised it). I'm posting it because I love Pengov's delicate voice and peaceful acoustic guitar style, but I know that I am probably missing out an important part of these songs, as I don't understand a word of their lyrics.
It wasn't a successful record but it became a cult classic over the years (even Branimir Štulić from Azra praised it). I'm posting it because I love Pengov's delicate voice and peaceful acoustic guitar style, but I know that I am probably missing out an important part of these songs, as I don't understand a word of their lyrics.
DOWNLOAD (kbps: 320)
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