Whereas Chelsi have taken their time to release the very substandard Mladshaya Sestryonka,there's no stopping the hit machine that is Dima Koldun these days.I think I mentioned Surrender and Plohaya Novosti,but there's quite a few others I haven't got round to listening to properly yet.My favourite one of the moment though is Kazhdiy Den Na Zemlye (Every day on Earth).The lyrics are a bit wishy-washy (see post title for a probably badly translated example),but it's a really good tune that reminds me of a kind of cross between Land of Make Believe (in places anyway) and something I can't quite remember the name of right now.Anyway,here's Mr K at the Belarussian national finals of Junior Eurovision looking resplendent in a washed-out denim ensemble.Thankfully it stops just before he starts singing Surrender- I'm really not liking that one very much.
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Thursday, 18 September 2008
I'm yours or nothing
There's been quite a bit of talk lately about BiS representing Russia at Moscow 2009.Or they're currently working on a song for the national finals anyway.Although this isn't quite as exciting as it would be if it was Chelsi,I reckon Vlad and Dima would be pretty good.What with Kirkorov allegedly presenting,and BiS singing- there's gonna be a hell of a lot of hairspray going on in the Olympiski Arena...
That's their new song (Katya) by the way.There's clappy bits in the chorus,a funky funky beat AND (eventually) a key change.What's not to like?OK,so they do tend to sound a bit bored when they sing,and the lyrics make no sense to me at all,but whatever.
The boys tend to be quite into their futuristic videos.This is Tvoi Ili Nichei (Yours or Nothing)- their first single I believe.
Who knows- if they do end up at Eurovision,maybe we'll end up with a S.A.G.A.P.O style performance.Now that would be a treat wouldn't it?!
That's their new song (Katya) by the way.There's clappy bits in the chorus,a funky funky beat AND (eventually) a key change.What's not to like?OK,so they do tend to sound a bit bored when they sing,and the lyrics make no sense to me at all,but whatever.
The boys tend to be quite into their futuristic videos.This is Tvoi Ili Nichei (Yours or Nothing)- their first single I believe.
Who knows- if they do end up at Eurovision,maybe we'll end up with a S.A.G.A.P.O style performance.Now that would be a treat wouldn't it?!
Have you ever wondered...
What Reality of Dreams sounds like in Russian?Of course you have.Well wonder no more.(It's quite good).
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
OMG!!!
Chelsi have a new song out,and well,I don't really like it :/
It's called Mladshaya Sestryonka (Young...something),I think it may be a cover but I might be wrong.Here's a video anyway,complete with photos of Kirkorov and Dmitry Medvedev looking like a holiday camp entertainer.As if Roman's screeching wasn't scary enough...
Think I need a bit of Krilya after that.
It's called Mladshaya Sestryonka (Young...something),I think it may be a cover but I might be wrong.Here's a video anyway,complete with photos of Kirkorov and Dmitry Medvedev looking like a holiday camp entertainer.As if Roman's screeching wasn't scary enough...
Think I need a bit of Krilya after that.
Monday, 15 September 2008
You told me my darling,without me you're nothing
Russian stuff aside,there's been 3 big obsessions in my life so far.The Cossacks, ESC and The Rasmus.
I urge you to hurry over to Tales From Turku to check out their new fabulous song.I love it,and I think you should too :) It's from the new album Black Roses,which has apparantly just been released in Scandinavia and Germany.Thankfully,Living In a World Without You isn't like the stuff I heard from the last album (Hide From the Sun),it's more kind of somewhere between Into and Dead Letters.The verses are pretty funky actually- it doesn't really sound like Lauri at all.But then you get to the chorus and you recognise his unique voice straight away (actually,he still reminds me a bit of the guy from Europe of Final Countdown fame).I love the contrast between the quick,punchy verses and the anthemic chorus- Lauri has quite a plaintive edge to his voice when he's in full flow I think,which often gives a new dimension to his songs.
This isn't the first time TR have done an I'm-over-you song- in lyrical terms,this new one is quite similar to Since You've Been Gone,which was only a B side (to First Day of My Life),but is one of my favourite TR songs all the same.If you listen to it,you might see what I meant in the paragraph above...
Living in a World Without You also reminds me quite a bit of Chill (the second single from 4th album Into),with the fast verses and sweeping chorus.There's a more complex bridge in LIAWWY,but on the whole,I think they're quite similar.I must post the video,it's one of their better ones- filmed on tour in Scandinavia,and back in the day when blond hair suited Lauri...
I'm quite excited to hear more of this new album anyway,although given the pretty rubbish quality of CD shops in Kiel,I'm going to have to travel a bit to find it.
Expect more about Finland's best musical export ever quite soon- I've experienced a bit of a Rasmus Renaissance in the last few months :)
I urge you to hurry over to Tales From Turku to check out their new fabulous song.I love it,and I think you should too :) It's from the new album Black Roses,which has apparantly just been released in Scandinavia and Germany.Thankfully,Living In a World Without You isn't like the stuff I heard from the last album (Hide From the Sun),it's more kind of somewhere between Into and Dead Letters.The verses are pretty funky actually- it doesn't really sound like Lauri at all.But then you get to the chorus and you recognise his unique voice straight away (actually,he still reminds me a bit of the guy from Europe of Final Countdown fame).I love the contrast between the quick,punchy verses and the anthemic chorus- Lauri has quite a plaintive edge to his voice when he's in full flow I think,which often gives a new dimension to his songs.
This isn't the first time TR have done an I'm-over-you song- in lyrical terms,this new one is quite similar to Since You've Been Gone,which was only a B side (to First Day of My Life),but is one of my favourite TR songs all the same.If you listen to it,you might see what I meant in the paragraph above...
Living in a World Without You also reminds me quite a bit of Chill (the second single from 4th album Into),with the fast verses and sweeping chorus.There's a more complex bridge in LIAWWY,but on the whole,I think they're quite similar.I must post the video,it's one of their better ones- filmed on tour in Scandinavia,and back in the day when blond hair suited Lauri...
I'm quite excited to hear more of this new album anyway,although given the pretty rubbish quality of CD shops in Kiel,I'm going to have to travel a bit to find it.
Expect more about Finland's best musical export ever quite soon- I've experienced a bit of a Rasmus Renaissance in the last few months :)
Sunday, 14 September 2008
A note about music in Germany
On Thursday morning I found myself stuck on an Autobahn somewhere between Kiel and Husum.We were literally stuck in the same place for a good 25 minutes.It was all overcast and horrible,and all there was to do was watch the cows in the field to the right of us mating.And to make it all worse,the Lighthouse Family were on the radio.It was one of the most grim moments of my life.
Now back in the day about 5 years ago,I used to love listening to NDR2 online.But now it's my local station,I try to avoid it at all costs.It took 2 hours to get to Husum,and in that time I heard one German song.Quite a new one admittedly,and I quite like it.But Die Ärzte excepted,what they played was either a)at least 20 years out of date or b) Coldplay.And it's not just NDR either- it seems everything I hear everywhere I go is awful.If I hear Coldplay or Gabriella Cilmi one more time,I may just have to get the next flight home.
I'm just starting to despair a little bit- there are some great current German bands and singers: Revolverheld,Karpatenhund,Philipp Poisel...Even Tokio Hotel have their moments I suppose.So NDR- ditch the 80s power ballads and play them!
You can play this piece of brilliance too if you like...
Oh,and by the way- what the bloody hell is going on with Sitemeter these days?My computer can't cope with the new,pointless version apparantly so I'm going to have to look around for an alternative.I'm so sick of websites making ridiculous new changes when there was absolutely nothing wrong with the original version!Grr!
Now back in the day about 5 years ago,I used to love listening to NDR2 online.But now it's my local station,I try to avoid it at all costs.It took 2 hours to get to Husum,and in that time I heard one German song.Quite a new one admittedly,and I quite like it.But Die Ärzte excepted,what they played was either a)at least 20 years out of date or b) Coldplay.And it's not just NDR either- it seems everything I hear everywhere I go is awful.If I hear Coldplay or Gabriella Cilmi one more time,I may just have to get the next flight home.
I'm just starting to despair a little bit- there are some great current German bands and singers: Revolverheld,Karpatenhund,Philipp Poisel...Even Tokio Hotel have their moments I suppose.So NDR- ditch the 80s power ballads and play them!
You can play this piece of brilliance too if you like...
Oh,and by the way- what the bloody hell is going on with Sitemeter these days?My computer can't cope with the new,pointless version apparantly so I'm going to have to look around for an alternative.I'm so sick of websites making ridiculous new changes when there was absolutely nothing wrong with the original version!Grr!
Sunday, 7 September 2008
No news week
Been far too busy this week to hunt for any new music or music news- but I did come across this,and am very excited about the prospect.But as Keira rightly pointed out- would there be room for any music what with all his inevitable demands and costume changes?Still,all we need now is for someone just as brilliant to actually sing for Russia.Dima B won't do it again,Dima K doesn't want to do it this year,and Sergey doesn't even like Eurovision.So you know what that means...For God's sake Russia,force Chelsi to do it!
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