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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Hiatus (UK)
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Cyrus the musician plays in a London underground band, whereas Hiatus the musician is the electronic guru that made me overcome my laziness and make a new blog entry. His music brings out the best of minimalist beats, jazz vocals and Middle East instrumental patterns. I stumbled across Hiatus while watching this inspirational video. About Skating in Kabul (found on Chai’s tumblr. His music is, as described in UK music review, “hypnotic, spine tingling, melancholic and ultimatly wonderful”.
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Russian Red (Spain)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/01/russian-red-spain.html
Lourdes Hernández, aka Russian Red, is an indie folk singer and songwriter from Madrid. Her musical career started with Brian Hunt, but the duo broke up before the release of her first album, “I Love your Glasses”. It seems only natural to Lourdes to be singing in English, since she has always listened to music in this lingua franca. However, singing in English while calling herself Lourdes was a no-no. While searching for a perfect lipstick and an inspirational name, she came across her. You know, your ...
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Zoe Keating (Canada)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/03/zoe-keating-canada.html
You all know I have a thing for cello. I love it, I worship it, I hate myself for giving up playing it and I bow in front of every talented cellist. I could talk for hours about Zoe Keating, a prodigy from Canada, but Intel's documentary about her "The Avant Cellist" is brilliant enough to shut me up. Download ( read this before. One cello x 16 Natoma. Posted by Ria Ria. The main idea is pretty simple: I explore the darkest corners of world music and and put what I find out here, for your consideration.
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Niños Mutantes (Spain)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/01/ninos-mutantes-spain.html
Yesterday I passed my Spanish exam with merit, and what better way to celebrate than blasting Spanish indie at full volume? Niños Mutantes is a Spanish indie band from Granada formed in 1994. The name Mutant Children comes from an art exhibition in Berlin that deeply moved the newly formed band (the horrors of Chernobyl, remember? Here is the video for “Las Noches de Insomnio”. Download ( read this before. El Sol de Invierno. 2002), Otoño en Agosto. 2000), Mano, Parque, Paseo. Posted by Ria Ria. You know...
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Cécile Corbel (France)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/01/cecile-corbel-france.html
Cécile Corbel is a 31 year old French singer from Brittany with a MA degree in … archeology. First, she started with guitar, but already in her teens Cécile discovered the magic of harp during a concert of Elisa Vellia, a Greek harpist who soon became her teacher. Her voice is a bit similar to Enya’s, but I doubt there are many artists whose compositions could even vaguely remind Cécile’s. She is the original. Download ( read this before. Song Book Vol. 1. 2006), Song Book Vol. 2. Posted by Ria Ria.
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Mich Gerber (Switzerland)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/01/mich-gerber-switzerland.html
Once the word got out about him, Michael started collaborating with different artists, like, electronics guru Oli Kluster, Egyptian oud player Ahmad El Sawy, Indian flautist Sujav Bobade and singers Imogen Heap and Bajka. A beautifully colourful blur of world music, in other words. In his work, Michael put layers upon layers of melodies, like painters put colours. He is the definition of modern bass, the bass orchestra. Download ( read this before. Posted by Ria Ria. Mad music love and panda hugs,. You k...
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Disclaimer
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I strongly, strongly support all artists and understand that love for music can be expressed best by buying it legally. However, I also recognize the need to walk with the music in earphones for a day or so to understand whether it is actually good (hence the download links). Please understand this view, and use the links/boxnet in the intended way. If you want any links or music samples to be removed, please e-mail me. Or drop a note in the comments. Posted by Ria Ria. Mad music love and panda hugs,.
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staying as far away from the mainstream as possible: Dear Cloud (South Korea)
http://exploreindie.blogspot.com/2011/02/dear-cloud-south-korea.html
Dear Cloud (South Korea). Dear Cloud (디어 클라우드), a band suggested by the musicologist Lree, was formed in the underground music area of Seoul, Hongdae. They started off experimenting with accoustic sounds minus the drums, just piano, accoustic guitars, bass, vocals. minimalism. However, rock took over, and Dear Cloud developed its rookie sound as we know it now. PS And, no, my choice of MV was not because of the model-turned-actor Kim Jae Wook , why would you think that? Download ( read this before. Http:...
