La recomendación de este mes está dedicada a esta excelente banda de Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, que ha pesar de ser ahora cuando la escuchamos con más rotación en diferentes emisoras Nacionales, es una Banda que ha estado trabajando duro desde hace ya varios años y siempre ha dado lo mejor de sí con su música. El dato de esta Banda debo agradecerlo a el buen amigo @musicaymas. Para escuchar los temas recomendados, debes seleccionar el nombre de los mismos en cada País respectivamente.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento Tomates Fritos – Perdoname
Tomates Fritos was born in Puerto La Cruz, east of Venezuela and since the beginning, in 1997, the group has edited 4 LPs and have been part of important music festivals like Festival Nuevas Bandas (1998) and Cool Summer Music Festival (2002). Their music comes from mixing Spanish pop-rock with classic rock from the 60s and 70s, developing a unique sound, flooded with energy that has captivated tons of fans. This song, Perdoname, has been played very often in radio stations all over the country and belongs to their latest CD, Hombre Bala.
Canciones e Intérpretes Presentados
Una sola Venezuela
Jesús Ruíz
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Curarigua Buenamoza
Tico Páez
Versiones
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El Marabino
Tico Páez
CD:Versiones
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La Travesía
A Trío, música de Venezuela
CD:Canta y Toca
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Por una mazorca e’ Maíz
A Trío, música de Venezuela
CD:Canta y Toca
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Pensamiento Libre
Maruja Muci
CD:Tiempos Modernos
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Algún Lugar
Maruja Muci
CD:Tiempos Modernos
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Cortina
El diablo suelto
Tico Páez
CD:Versiones
En el mes de Mayo, mi recomendación es Famasloop, excelente banda venezolana, fresca, actualizada y con un exquisito sentido del diseño que se plasma en todo su material de mercadeo, tanto virtual como físico. Disfrutemos del tema La Vaca Lechera, de su producción casa 4.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento Famasloop – Vaca Lechera
Famasloop is a young band with a new approach to music, combining fresh, innovative rhythms with a marketing campaign full of multimedia elements that match their energy. They go from pop to rock and indie, and claim to make music not from genres but from the heart. Vaca Lechera is taken from Casa 4, a release that includes 10 new songs, 12 remixes and four videos.
Para este mes, la recomendación en el proyecto Music Alliance Pact ha sido Karma Coma, una Banda Barquisimetana, que tiene como concepto “fusionar música electrónica con instrumentos acusticos como el ViolonCello, Violin, Guitarras (acústica y eléctrica), bajo y teclados”. Disfruten de la canción Si te digo de su producción Ekádisi y por supuesto, disfruten de las 34 recomendaciones restantes por parte del resto de los países participantes en este fantástico proyecto.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento Karma Coma – Si Te Digo
Karma Coma is a musical concept that fuses electronic trends with instruments such as acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, cello and violin. The musical genres explored by the band go from downtempo and electro, passing through breakbeat and big beat, to jungle and drum and bass. And it is all spiced with a big dose of rock ‘n’ roll, some bossa, Venezuelan folklore and Far and Middle-Eastern sounds.
Canciones e Intérpretes Presentados
Vals Gitano
Pablo Gil
Canción que representó a Venezuela en el Festival Viña del Mar 2010
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Como la Guayabera
Aquiles Báez
CD: La Patilla.
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For Colin
Aquiles Báez
CD: La Patilla
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Congo Blues
Alberto Naranjo
CD: Venezuela Demo 2
Cortina de esta edición
Joropordios
Prisca Dávila
CD: Piano en Canto Venezolano.
Este mes el turno es para Los Paranoias, un grupo formado en Caracas a finales de 2001 por los hermanos Luis Irán (voz-guitarra) y Carlos Da Palma (bajo y coros), actualmente cuentan con Yunior Lobo en la batería e Iván Gozon en la guitarra. Estos chicos han compartido tarima con artistas de la talla de R.E.M., Travis, Jethro Tull, The Alan Parson’s Project, Los Bunkers, Los Pericos, Los Rabanes, King Changó, Los Amigos Invisibles, El Gran Silencio, Desorden Público, Caramelos de Cianuro y Papashanty Soundsystem, entre otros. Sus temas se han escuchado en radios de Colombia, México, Argentina, Chile y Perú.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento Musical Los Paranoias – No Sueltes Al Murcielago
Los Paranoias have a sound that resembles the 80s post-punk and 60s Britpop scenes. No Sueltes Al Murcielago is the second single from their album Aqui Fue, which was inspired by the troubled times our country is going through. The song is a happy rock ‘n’ roll tune with a contagious rhythm – a symbol of Venezuelan optimism.
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie Modular – Femme Fatale
Listening to Modular’s music is like a journey back to a time when lounge and space-age pop were present on almost every soundtrack and TV show. This track is their own rendition of the great song Femme Fatale by The Velvet Underground, taken from a recent free EP called Yoga Para Extraterrestres (which you can download from here). Don’t miss Requiem Para Robert Moog, another great track from this EP.
AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They? Otouto – Astronauts
Exciting new trio Otouto from Melbourne have released a new single called Astronauts on their own artist collective label Two Bright Lakes. You may recognise singer Hazel Brown’s voice from Whitley’s song Killer. So catchy.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado Eddie – Gafieira No Avenida
One of the founders of the mangue beat movement in northeast Brazil in the 90s, Eddie play a mixture of frevo (a kind of folk music usually related to carnival), rock and jazz. Gafieira No Avenida is taken from the band’s latest album, Carnaval No Inferno (“Carnival In Hell”) and highlights some of Eddie’s influences, such as Fela Kuti and Lee Perry.
CANADA: I(Heart)Music Yukon Blonde – Rather Be With You
There are all kinds of great power-pop bands from decades past that could be referenced when talking about Yukon Blonde. But you know what? As songs like Rather Be With You show, Yukon Blonde are a lot more than their influences, and it’s not hard to imagine that it won’t be long before future bands are referencing them as an influence.
CHILE: Super 45 Inverness – Nubes
Inverness has its heart divided between Santiago and England. The band flirts a lot with shoegaze revivalism but succeeds in avoiding a lame emulation of the sound, instead delivering a rich, lyrical world full of dreamy scenes. Their second album Illuminaciones was inspired by the far-away landscapes of southern Chile and received massive critical acceptance last year. The band faces the challenge of doing it again for the release of their next album this year.
CHINA: Wooozy PB33 – Dance With Me
Formed in 2005, PB33 independently released their first album Disco Boys & Girls Night Out. It’s about youth, happiness, love, life, friendship and party. They are a band with a punk attitude. Are you ready for them?
COLOMBIA: Colombia Urbana ChocQuibTown – En Circulo (Sa Rissa)
ChocQuibTown is the most successful urban fusion group in Colombia with two Latin Grammy nominations. The band try to mix hip hop music with native sounds of the Pacific coast. Their new album Oro has just been released.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian The Bronson Brothers – Ancient Land
Pop, decadence, France and the 1960s are keywords when it comes to Clyde and Ted Bronson’s musical universe. The excellent Ancient Land is taken from the duo’s freshly-released debut album The Melody Bronson, the title a nod to the 1971 concept album Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg, who is also found among The Bronson Brothers’ influences.
ENGLAND: The Daily Growl Stairs To Korea – All Of Your Friends
The awesome one-man band and king of the offbeat tweets, Stairs To Korea is a battery of lo-fi electronic effects, good tunes, wry lyrics and ace guitar solos. And behind his bushy beard there’s a reluctant rock god edging his way out. His new single All Of Your Friends, on the excellent Brainlove Records, is another in the gradual drip-feed of fine releases which should eventually see him with one of the best singles compilations of 2012.
ESTONIA: Popop Honey Power – Get Country
This light, fresh and melodic indie tune from four-piece Honey Power carries a real country vibe and, as an early taste of the Tartu-based band’s long-anticipated second album, demonstrates good taste and an impeccable arrangement.
FINLAND: Glue Flannelmouth – Sharp Paper
Sharp Paper gently opens Flannelmouth’s second album and leads the Helsinki indie band into a collection of intense and diverse pop songs, with intelligent arrangements and a good sense of melody, underlined by the dominant voice of vocalist Tuomo Kuusi. Rather than limiting themselves to the classic four or five-piece band template, Flannelmouth draw their songs with a diverse palette including subtle sounds of ukulele, pedal steel and a variety of other instruments to build an addictive romanticism.
FRANCE: ZikNation Saycet – Easy
Saycet is a French electronic artist made famous by his album One Day At Home in 2006. Pierre Lefeuvre, the man behind Saycet, is a daydream music specialist. His songs carry the listener away in a cocoon universe where nothing can hurt you and every little noise is a delight.
GERMANY: Blogpartei Kissogram – Rubber And Meat
The death of German indie labels continues. This month Berlin-based Louisville closed its doors, leaving a bunch of the most influential and significant German bands on their own. One of these is Kissogram, whose last album Rubber And Meat got a lot of positive reviews. To bid a fond farewell to Louisville, we are able to present its title track exclusively. Thanks for all the music!
GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda Electric Litany – February
Preferring patience and restraint over explosive blasts of atmospheric wailing, Electric Litany slowly build up tunes that glimmer with hauntingly melodic ideas and climax with rhythms that capture the traditional musical heritage of Eastern European countries. Their debut album, How To Be A Child & Win The War, offers a sonically cinematic experience that will leave you feeling both elated and emotionally drained. Gorgeous sounds are pulled from within the deepest recesses of the human soul, while vocals full of intuitive swells and fades rise over piano, synths and tremolo guitars. A work of mesmerising beauty, like a tender touch on a sad day.
ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music Sometime – Heart Of Spades
Sometime, a band formed by Icelandic music veterans, puts catchy dance-infused songs on the menu. Ingredients are the strong voice of frontwoman Diva De La Rosa plus the inventive drums of TheDanni, flavoured by turntable whizzkid DJ Moonshine and manipulated by Oculus. You can taste it while listening to the single Heart Of Spades from the album Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
INDIA: Indiecision The Circus – FOPS
The Circus are an alternative rock act from New Delhi. The band’s music is Incubus-inspired, effects-driven fuzz that makes no bones about what it is and where it finds its roots. FOPS (an abbreviation of Full On Party Scene) comes from soon-to-be-released debut album From Space. It’s wholesome, angular alternative music executed without much fuss. Turn it up, get your party started.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar Sajama Cut – Paintings/Pantings
Sajama Cut are praised for their lyrics and unusual songs arrangements, with influences ranging from Echo & The Bunnymen, The Beach Boys, Guided By Voices, R.E.M. and tons of obscure singer-songwriters. Paintings/Pantings comes from their new album Manimals, a record which has a varied approach in songwriting, with most of the lyrics taken from Marcel Thee’s journal.
IRELAND: Nialler9 The Cast Of Cheers – Derp
The Cast Of Cheers came from nowhere last month and quickly became Nialler9’s favourite new band. Their downloadable album (get it for free here) is a fully-formed 33-minute blast of post-punk, looping post-rock, tightly-wound songs with echoes of Battles, Foals and Death From Above 1979.
ISRAEL: Metal Israel Orphaned Land – Sapari
Orphaned Land’s latest album The Never Ending Way Of ORWarriOR is a sonic tapestry that flies a completely different path than the usual Western metal fare of Europe and the States, though there are common threads. The influence of acts such as Paradise Lost, Iron Maiden and The Beatles are evident, but Orphaned Land weave elements together that run the gamut from blacker-than-black demonic intensity to let-the-sunshine-in hippie flamboyance. The band categorizes itself as Middle Eastern progressive metal with dreams of instilling peace through their music.
ITALY: Polaroid Heike Has The Giggles – Robot
Before you ask, the name comes from a character in an English grammar book the band used to read at high school. Heike Has The Giggles are three young kids who play sharp and dry rock ‘n’ roll in the vein of PJ Harvey and early Gossip. They just released Sh!, their forceful debut album, and you can’t listen to it without starting to dance and play air guitar.
JAPAN: JPOP Lover Omodaka – Kyoteizinc (Video Mix)
Known as an electro/techno artist, Soichi Terada teamed up with a few visual directors and has started the collaborative music project Omodaka. Omodaka’s sound is characterized by the seamless mixture of Japanese traditional Geisha songs and electro music. Omodaka will appear live at the Japan Nite showcase at this month’s SXSW and will also go on tour the US with Red Bacteria Vacuum and Okamoto’s.
MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa Los Macuanos – Pueblo Muerto (feat. Scout Klas)
Is there such a thing as ethno-dubstep? London’s urban soundscape has been well charted by dubstep – how about Tijuana’s? Los Macuanos are a duo formed by Moises “Moih” Horta and Moises Lopez, and this is their nu-electronic post-nortec mix of blurry Mexican folkloric crumbs with cyclic dubstep. Pueblo Muerto was recorded by Moih and gloomy artist Scout Klas (from Sweden via Vietnam) in his recent visit to the Red Bull Music Academy in London. The song portraits the hypnotic fumes spreading from ghost town Tijuana to the whole stratosphere.
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Event Guide The Stutters – Starlight Love
Top musicians as well as first-class artists, this three-piece group have it all going for them in 2010: new songs, more gigs, screaming fans and some very fancy dancing. After the critically-acclaimed first EP back in 2008, their 2010 release Viva La Stutters has got a lot of people excited. First listens see the trio go for a slightly heavier feel than their previous singles but they still stay true to their indie-rock sensibilities, keeping it very rock ‘n’ roll and danceable. Make sure you catch them on their European tour scheduled for early June – we’ll be at the front!
NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat An Emerald City – Seizuretron
An Emerald City’s first album Circa Scaria is the stuff of legend, being recorded in a cave on a storm-swept coast. Even without that back story their music is memorable for combining a traditional rock line-up with lute, violin, tablas, violin and sitar. Their songs start off quiet then build in scale and grandeur to create huge Eastern-influenced instrumental soundscapes. Surprisingly, Circa Scaria reached the New Zealand top 40. After a few months in Berlin, An Emerald City have released Seizuretron as a taster for their forthcoming second album.
NORWAY: Eardrums Solvor Vermeer – Final Hour
Three years ago, I stumbled upon Solvor Vermeer’s music. I was amazed by the delicate and fragile beauty she managed to create with only her voice and the piano as her tools. Since then, Vermeer has developed her sound. She has a rare gift for composing and can make something really complex become catchy and accessible. On her upcoming four-track debut EP, her sound is richer and more orchestrated, with her musician friends having added strings, horns, layered vocals, glockenspiel, etc. The EP will be released this spring on her own Bloksberg Music label in partnership with UK-based Lazy Acre Records.
PERU: SoTB Pipe Villaran – Sinnerman
When members of the band Los Fuckin Sombreros went their separate ways, Pipe Villaran began to compose new songs, preparing for what would be his new project, called Long Player. His style is still rock ‘n’ roll, to which he has devoted his whole life, influenced by classic rock and some blues touches. Sinnerman is a preview of the direction his new band will take when their debut record is launched in May.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco? Peltzer – A Story To Tell Me
Peltzer used to be Rui Gaio’s one-man band. Today, there are more members but they continue with their electronic sound and cite the new wave movement, Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips as their influences. They have released tracks digitally and on three Portuguese compilations. A Story To Tell Me, from their new Outdated EP, is an exclusive MAP download.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise Hot Casandra – Chroma
Hot Casandra is a new project behind which we can find Paul Ballo (the drummer of last month’s featured band, Kumm). It’s a personal playground, where no compromises will be made and everything will sound as wanted. The first song, Chroma, is a dark electro track with beautiful, haunting vocals.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop Admiral Fallow – Squealing Pigs
It’s hard to say what Admiral Fallow’s greatest strength is. It could be the luscious melodies which burst out of their songs, or the thick Scottish brogue that defines Louis Abbott’s strikingly unhurried delivery, or perhaps it’s the fact they have the sort of craft and invention their peers could only dream of. MAP exclusive download Squealing Pigs whisks through the speakers with a bundle of verve and is taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album Boots Met My Face, which at times sounds a lot like Elbow.
SINGAPORE: I’m Waking Up To… Sidd & His Self-Esteem – Occupation
I’ve been informed that the frontman of Sidd & His Self-Esteem is a nervous individual, so much so that it inspired the naming of the band. Well, if Sidd finds his solace in the sheer gregariousness of his other band members, then this must surely be a case of strength in numbers. All inhibitions seemingly fall away as they deliver brilliantly on this stellar Led Zeppelin-esque track, with confidence swelling in each instrument and the vocals deliberate and full of conviction. Occupation pays homage to lo-fi garage rock, with the mix perfectly balanced for your ears to take in everything.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker! Will Mono – Seks Vir Plesier
What Will Mono does when making music is slightly different to most – he collaborates with other artists by adding their vocals to his music. In this case Will Mono worked with Jan Joknie and Seks Vir Plesier was born. It is Afrikaans electro-pop at its best. Draw conclusions where you will with regards to the content but as for the song as a whole, it’s catchy electro genius.
SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK 3rd Line Butterfly – Nine Days
3rd Line Butterfly has been one of the most loved Korean indie-rock bands since 2002, when their music became known through drama series Ruler Of Your Own World. Following the release of their third album in 2004, the band went on a long hiatus, returning only late last year. Earlier this month, their out-of-print albums were re-released in remastered versions, but Nine Days is a beautiful, melancholic Americana-style folk track from new EP Nine Days Or A Million.
SPAIN: Oscuro Magazine The Closers – Come Down
The Closers are an industrial rock band from Zaragoza similar to Nine Inch Nails or Filter. Their first work was called The End and is a preview of four songs from their forthcoming debut album. It is a very catchy and addictive work that could make a real impact beyond our borders. Come Down has touches of Primal Scream, but the powerful guitars and killer choruses are more like the best works of Trent Reznor.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease Holy Family – Whatever There’s To Know
Holy Family is an electronica trio from Goteborg. The fuzzy beats and glowering vocals on their song Meathooks remind me of some of the heavy industrial music from the late 80s and early 90s, while the lighter, more accessible sounds on Whatever There’s To Know hint at a band that could expand their sound and possibly cross over.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I’m Floating Javelin – Vibrationz
Javelin are an eclectic duo currently residing in Brooklyn by way of Providence, Rhode Island. Their electronic jams have been turning heads for quite some time, yet their upcoming LP, No Mas, and tour dates with Yeasayer will catapult this funky duo to the forefront of independent acclaim.
Una de las pianistas más representativas de la tradición venezolana, realizará una gira por España, Francia y Holanda que incluye importantes festivales
Prisca Dávila recoge la cosecha de sus exitosas presentaciones en el continente europeo durante 2009, por lo que ha sido invitada nuevamente a presentarse en España, Francia y Holanda. Esta vez, las presentaciones de una de nuestras más destacadas pianistas incluyen importantes festivales y eventos culturales. La artista viajará el 14 de marzo y regresará a Venezuela el 26 de abril, para preparar varios conciertos en importantes salas venezolanas.
Prisca comenzará su gira europea en Madrid, el 17 de marzo, presentándose en el conocido local La escalera de Jacob (www.laescaleradejacob.es/ ). Al día siguiente actuará por segunda vez en el Contraclub (www.contraclub.es).
El 19 de marzo debutará en la Sala Barco Bar (www.barcobar.com).
Vale destacar que durante el mes de marzo en Europa se celebran diversas actividades para conmemorar el mes de la mujer. Las presentaciones anteriormente mencionadas se enmarcan en el “Festival Ellas crean 2010”, www.ellascrean.com y la programación correspondiente a “las salas de música en vivo”.
“Estoy muy contenta por el resultado de las giras anteriores en el continente europeo, que han traído como resultado nuevas invitaciones”, declaró Prisca. “me alegra el valor que le dan a la música venezolana en países como España y Francia, donde existe mucha curiosidad por nuestros ritmos”. Agregó la artista.
Asimismo, el 20 de marzo, Prisca dará un recital para la Fundación Entredos, institución cultural feminista, para la cual ya había tocado en marzo del 2009, recibiendo excelentes críticas. De esta forma Prisca cerrará sus presentaciones en el territorio español.
Durante sus actuaciones, Prisca presentará el repertorio de su fusión de la música venezolana, académica y el jazz e interpretará temas de sus cuatro producciones discográficas y de su autoría. Estará acompañada por su padre Eduardo Dávila en la flauta y saxofón, Manuel Torcatt en el bajo (venezolano que reside en Salamanca), Iván Díaz en la batería e Hilda Hernández en la percusión (ambos destacados músicos venezolanos que viven en Madrid).
“Estoy feliz porque cuento con excelentes amigos y músicos de mucho talento, quienes me apoyarán durante esta gira. Agradezco mucho el apoyo que me han brindado y también estoy muy contenta de que mi padre, Eduardo Dávila me acompañe en esta gira tan importante”, comentó la artista en relación a los músicos que tocarán con ella en España.
Próximo destino Francia
Prisca arribará a Francia para presentarse en el Festival XVIII Culturamerica que se celebra en diversos teatros de los pirineos franceses. Como parte de su actuación en este Festival, además de los conciertos, también dará una clase magistral de piano en un colegio local dirigido a jóvenes, cuyo tema principal será la música venezolana.
El Festival XVIII Culturamerica (www.festival.cultamerica.free.fr) es un evento que impulsa la cultura latinoamericana en distintas disciplinas artísticas. Las fechas de los conciertos que dará Prisca en el evento son las siguientes:
· Miércoles 24 de marzo en la Universidad de Bayonne.
· Jueves 25 de marzo en SEMEAC (Centre Albert Camus)
· Viernes 26 de marzo en MOURENX (M.J.C.L.)
· Sábado 27 de marzo en PAU (Le Méliès)
· Domingo 28 de marzo en GARLIN (cinéma). En este concierto se proyectará una película venezolana.
Al terminar sus compromisos en el festival, Prisca se trasladará a la ciudad de Marsella, donde el 2 de abril, actuará junto al pianista francés Simón Bolzinger, con quien conforma el dúo “A dos pianos vamos”. La venezolana y Bolzinger tocarán el Castillo EnBastide de la Magalone. Interpretarán un repertorio formado por temas clásicos de la música venezolana y latinoamericana a dos pianos.
“Simón es un gran amigo, quien adora la cultura venezolana, especialmente su música. Será un placer tocar con él. Tenemos mucha química para tocar el piano, inclusive tengo plantes para hacer conciertos con él en Venezuela para el tercer trimestre de 2010”, explicó Prisca sobre su trabajo con Simón Bolzinger.
La gira en las Islas Canarias
Dentro de su apretada agenda en Europa, Prisca realizará un gira promocional para mostrar su trabajo en las Islas Canarias, específicamente en la ciudad de Tenerife, entre el 7 de abril al 12 de abril, región de España que cuenta con una gran cantidad de venezolanos.
La gira continúa en Holanda
El 13 de abril Prisca viajará para Amsterdam, Holanda y al día siguiente actuará en el renombrado local Badcuyp Amsterdam (www.badcuyp.nl). También tocará en la ciudad de Delft el 18 de abril.
Cambiando el género musical, los días 16 y 17 el consagrado percusionista venezolano, Gerardo Rosales, invitará a Prisca a tocar al ritmo de la salsa en distintos escenarios holandeses, con su reciente proyecto “son desempleado”, en el cual Prisca grabó en el disco compacto que está próximo a salir al mercado. Durante su visita a Holanda, Prisca contará con su padre Eduardo Dávila en el saxo y la flauta, Manuel Torcatt en el bajo y por supuesto Gerardo Rosales en la percusión.
La gira cierra en España
Prisca culminará la gira en la ciudad de Salamanca en el Bar El Savor y en el Café Delicatessen, el 21 de abril y el 22 de abril, sitios que tuvieron un gran éxito en la gira del verano 2009.
La gira de conciertos 2010 de Prisca Dávila no terminará en Europa. A partir del mes de junio vendrán varios compromisos en importantes salas venezolanas, junto a destacados artistas nacionales e internacionales.
La programación de la gira Europa 2010 y todas las actividades de Prisca Dávila, lo puedes ver en la página web que se estrena con nueva imagen: www.prisca.com.ve y también a través del www.myspace.com/priscapiano
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Canciones e Intérpretes Presentados
El Tramao
Gonzalo Teppa
CD: Designios.
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Viajera del Río
Manuel Yanez (compositor)
Alexis Cárdenas
CD: Geológico.
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Vete de mi
Humberto Aldo Expósito / Virgilio Hugo Expósito (compositor)
Alexis Cárdenas
CD: Geológico.
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Indiecito Paramero
Aguamiel
CD: Entre un ir y Venir
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Perdóname
Aguamiel
CD: Entre un ir y Venir
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Designios
Gonzalo Teppa
CD: Designios.
Wincho de Sentimiento Muerto y Pan, Rafael de Holocausto y Zapato 3 y Erik de Le Picó, son los Integrantes de la banda que recomiendo en el proyecto MAP correspondiente al mes de Febrero de 2010.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento Atkinson – Pais Tropical
Wincho Schäfer, Erik Aldrey and Rafael Cadavieco are musicians from famous Venezuelan bands Desorden Publico, Zapato 3 and Amigos Invisibles who decided to join talents in this interesting project called Atkinson. They launched their first production last March and since then they’ve been touring the country amazing new fans with smart lyrics and clean but catchy pop-rock. Pais Tropical is a musical explanation of the socio-political particularities of Venezuela.
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie Eloisa Lopez – Espiral
This is one of Zonaindie’s favorite tracks from 2009. It was taken from Eloisa’s third album, Por Un Paisaje. Maybe we like her so much because she manages to elegantly combine acoustic textures with native South American percussions and digital sounds. Espiral is a great example of this, and yet an unbelievably catchy tune that has Leo García as a guest vocalist. What else could you ask for?
AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They? Kite Club – Royal Gums
Royal Gums is one of those tracks that grabs you straight away and drags you along for three minutes thanks to its chanting hooks and penchant for large-scale production. It opens with a beat lifted from Psychocandy and an explosion of layered vocals but then settles into a calming, meditative refrain, just letting the melody and harmonies carry the song. Kite Club (aka Nicholas Futcher) marries the laptop trickery to the tune without letting it control the song nor detract from its melodic core.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado Barulhista – Indieota
When it comes to avant-garde music in Brazil, Barulhista (which means something like “noise follower”) is certainly an artist to keep an eye on. His electro-acoustic sounds encompass experimental electronica and more concrete music both in his solo songs and in the soundtracks he composes. Indiota (a mix of “indie” and “idiot” in Portuguese) is as close to pop as he has ever been.
CANADA: I(Heart)Music Novels – No Hard Feelings
A supergroup of sorts featuring members of Born Ruffians, Tokyo Police Club and Will Currie & The Country French among others, Novels quietly released their self-titled debut EP into the world around Christmas. As No Hard Feelings (not to mention the other four tracks) demonstrates, it totally lives up to its pedigree. The album is full of catchy, 70s-inspired pop and it makes the EP well worth a (free!) download.
CHILE: Super 45 Moreno – Pica
Moreno is the new darling of Chilean indie-rock. With a powerful and psychedelic sound, Giancarlo Landini’s project – he plays every instrument on record and has a backing band for live shows – is inspired by lo-fi legends such as Lou Barlow (Sebadoh), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), with a classic flavor.
CHINA: Wooozy Mosaic – Sunshine Train
Mosaic are one of the new generation of bands from Chengdu. They were called GT6 before they changed their name in 2008. At the end of last year they successfully completed a tour of China through 10 cities. Although they haven’t released a full-length album, they are definitely worth a listen.
COLOMBIA: Colombia Urbana Rayo y Toby – Manitas Mágicas
After trying with different partners, Rayo and Toby finally realized they themselves were the perfect combination. The duo mix good urban music with a shot of melody and their approach is both fresh and unsettling.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian Before The Show – Gabriel
Before The Show was originally a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Laurids Smedegaard, who often worked on his own songs just hours before he went on stage with any one of the numerous other bands he’s involved in (hence the band name). Now a quintet, Before The Show are working on getting their debut released and until that happens we can all enjoy this excellent taste of what’s to come.
ENGLAND: The Daily Growl Jose Vanders – For Now
Jose Vanders is a piano-playing chanteuse who is less eccentric than Regina Spektor and smarter than Kate Nash, but with even more doe-eyed, curly-haired cuteness. For Now shows off her gift for melody and picture-book lyrics, albeit on a ukulele instead of her usual piano. Jose has released three exquisite EPs in each of the past three years, aged 17, 18 and 19. Surely fame beckons at 20.
ESTONIA: Popop Barthol Lo Mejor – Windshield Pfeiffer
Barthol Lo Mejor makes popdada music – experiments with electro rhythms and unconventional sounds including pieces of conversations, cliches, old movies and anime cartoons. His music is considered effective for recovering from hard drug addiction. Windshield Pfeiffer is part of the K8 MOSH EP, available for free download here
FINLAND: Glue Kiki Pau – An Old Song
After their well-receive debut Let’s Rock, Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album to be released in early March. A MAP exclusive, An Old Song is the opening track of White Mountain and shows a more guitar-driven band with uplifting spirits. Those following the Nordic indie scene will hear about this band quite a lot this year because the whole album is a keeper that channels the classic sound of T.Rex, The Velvet Underground and left-field US guitar gods such as Pavement and Guide By Voices without forgetting a twist of Finnish pop.
FRANCE: ZikNation Satine – Iron Güm
Drawing inspiration from northern poptronica (Under Byen, Mùm, Efterklang) and electro rock bands (Radiohead, The Notwist), Satine gave birth to their first intimate yet powerful tracks in 2004. Live, the band unfolds a dreamlike visual universe with video projections and light shows that make every concert a unique experience. But it’s always deep, beautiful and organic.
GERMANY – Blogpartei Napoli Is Not Nepal – People Call It Mantra
Napoli Is Not Nepal is the solo project of Cologne-based Hendryk Martin. What he calls ‘electro nihilism’, I’d call outstanding ambient electro with some eclectic moments. Although People Call It Mantra was released in mid-2009 as part of the album Boredom Is Always Counterrevolutionary, it’s still quite a statement for the growing influence of music that sits between ambient and indie.
GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda Etten – Clockwork Skies
Etten, former lead singer of the Greek band Film, weaves her tales of hope and dreams in a warm bearskin coat of pop sensibilities. Her voice offers the moods ‘light and shade’, while production touches colorfully paint enchanting pictures. Dark, but never needlessly so, I Know You’re Behind Me But I’m Not Scared is an intoxicating, addictive debut that offers a rich, distinct world of lullabies, spacey timbres and ghostly beauty. It blends brittle, 80s-influenced electro and Knife-inspired synths with buzzing basslines, guitars and samples in a sound that’s both atmospheric and richly textured.
ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music Mammut – Svefnsykt
Mammut were formed in 2003 by two boys and three girls, aged 14-16. David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine called them “a really good band”. They played SXSW in 2007 and toured with dEUS in Iceland and Germany. In 2008, Mammut released their second album, Karkari, through Icelandic label Record Records. Svefnsykt was its first single.
INDIA: Indiecision Noush Like Sploosh – 3 Act Circus
Noush Like Sploosh is one of the most promising hopefuls of India’s growing, urban singer-songwriter scene. Armed with a dry wit and a musical sensibility falling somewhere between Regina Spektor and Imogen Heap, Noush Like Sploosh’s music is refreshing indie-pop that’s lyrical yet largely accessible. 3 Act Circus brings together myriad references, a laid-back ambient pop vibe and Ms Sploosh’s positively delectable vocals.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar RNRM – Zsa Zsa Zsu
RNRM are one of the finest electronic acts to have emerged from Indonesia’s underground and have earned praised in several music scenes, from punk-rock to high-class dance clubs. Their latest record, Outbox, was listed as one of the best albums of the last decade by Deathrockstar.
IRELAND: Nialler9 Autumn Owls – Raindrops In The River
Autumn Owls are a Dublin four-piece who have been honing their brand of nocturnal atmospheric rock songs since 2006. With two burgeoning and impressive EPs released and a debut album on the way, the band will travel to Austin this year to play the SXSW festival. Watch out for these guys in 2010.
ITALY: Polaroid København Store – Strangers
The main quality of København Store’s music is its ability to build a layered and monumental sound with an incredibly strong emotional impact. There is something vast about the band, as if they could throw their songs for miles and miles. Strangers is taken from the forthcoming release, Hi. The new album will be the first chapter of a trilogy.
JAPAN: JPOP Lover LITE – The Sun Sank
LITE are one of the most enthusiastic live bands in Tokyo. They are often compared to Battles and Mogwai, and combine math-rock power and precision with emotionally-charged compositions. They will be doing a U.S. west coast tour with Mike Watt & The Missingmen in March. The Sun Sank is taken from their latest EP, Turns Red.
MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa Furland – Quiero Ser Un Color
Furland are famous for having a huge grass-ball on stage, this Mexico City quartet dream of tripping to a place where strawberry fields stretch forever. On their proper debut, La Historia de la Luz, they explore the eternal message of love through light, sound… and a banjo. Quiero Ser Un Color is the first single off a 360-degree work filled with lush orchestrations, majestic vibes and acidic lyrics stuffed with cotton candy – food for thought.
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Event Guide Moon & Sun – Ashes
To escape from the harsh winter we need some music that draws pictures of summer hazy beaches, endless days and warm nights. Enter the gorgeous Moon & Sun from Amsterdam. Their whimsical, sexy sound merges with a slightly more eerie tone of the vocal melodies and harmonies between frontlady Monica Tormell and her accompanying musicians. Playing a mix of piano, drums, guitars and steel drums, Moon & Sun have definitely got the 2010 sound down with their Caribbean sensibilities.
NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat Pumice – Greenock
New Zealand’s best one-man band multi-instrumentalist psych-noise outfit is Pumice, the pseudonym of Stefan Neville. One of Pumice’s best albums, 2007’s Pebbles, is about to get a vinyl release on Soft Abuse Records. Wheezing organ and guitar feedback combine in album centrepiece Greenock, named after the Scottish village Neville’s ancestors originated from.
NORWAY: Eardrums Team Me – Weathervanes And Chemicals
Team Me play warm and rich orchestrated pop music in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens, Efterklang, Hjaltalin or Sigur Rós. This used to be Marius D. Hagen’s one-man band – a recording project where he could play the songs that didn’t fit in his other bands. But Team Me has grown into a seven-strong orchestra and the fragile acoustic songs Hagen used to play have been transformed into a much larger and richer sound. Hagen is also a member of alternative rock band Jaqueline and half of semi-electronic pop duo SiN along with Tord Øverland Knudsen of English band The Wombats. SiN will release their debut album later this year and hopefully we’ll also get a release from Team Me in 2010.
PERU: SoTB Rafo De La Cuba – Freak Profesional
Rafo De La Cuba has left anonymity to become an idol of Web 2.0. His home demos skip from ear to ear so it was no surprise that someone so talented could not stay hidden. Influenced by The Beatles, his songs tell simply of life – intimate stories turned into melancholic, but not sad, poetry. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to hear new material, with his debut LP due to be released soon.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco? Jasmin Jones – Lost In Rainbows
Jasmin Jones, whose mother is Portuguese, was born in Australia and lived in different countries during her childhood. She is a surfer and nature lover. Her debut album Beyond The Clouds will be released this year, even though she didn’t find a label to represent her. Jasmin currently lives in Lisbon and besides her solo career, she is the vocalist for Triplet, a rock band.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise Kumm – Pop Song
Kumm started 12 years ago as an art-rock band. Much like their influences, Sonic Youth and Spritualized, they have developed a new approach to rock by constantly experimenting with various sounds and styles. Their latest album, Far From Telescopes, is a refreshing pop experience, a new episode of their music journey – far from their roots and closer to simpler things. This is a band that has grown up by getting younger.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop Werd – Breakdown
Even if you’re just a casual hip hop listener, you owe it to yourself to give Werd a spin. The 22-year-old’s rhymes are as cunningly creative as they are uncompromising and he executes them with such furious, stylish precision. You can (and should) download everything the Edinburgh rapper has done for free from his Bandcamp page. In the meantime, the irresistible force of sub-two-minute track Breakdown will leave you wanting more… which is the point, yes?
SINGAPORE: I’m Waking Up To… Stellarium – Chocolate & Strawberry
Stellarium are a shoegaze band, and that’s all you need to know. Instead of updating a familiar sound, they do something even more commendable by playing shoegaze as if it never went away. The moment the fuzz bass comes in during Chocolate & Strawberry, you’re caught in the band’s intricate web of white noise, ghostly reverb and cryptic vocals. Overall, the whole thing sounds like a long shutter exposure speeding past bright lights. Bliss.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker! Dans Republic – Afrikaans
Dans Republic is the coming together of two groups – Flash Republic, a band with the ability to set the dancefloors alight, and Foto Na Dans, who are breaking the boundaries of Afrikaans music with their own signature style. Their electro-tinged song Afrikaans showcases and merges the English and Afrikaans genre. It blends their unique styles seamlessly into something that is dreamy, indie, rock and electro all at once, yet never compromises each band’s sound.
SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK The Pony – Disturbance
Four-member indie-rock band The Pony released their first full-length album, Pony, last year. Full of well-produced tracks, it offers plenty of variety. Disturbance is a catchy, energetic song with great hooks to keep the listener coming back for more.
SPAIN: Oscuro Magazine Estereotypo – The Big Fake
Estereotypo are one of those pop-rock bands with which you can’t remain indifferent. It’s best to see them live, where their power and presence are reminiscent of bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Faint, Foals or Delorean. Based in Santander, their second album, Love Your City, is out this month and The Big Fake embodies the powerful sound of this great indie band.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease Staphan O’Bell – On The Rooftop
This song is great example of romantic swirling pop à la Rufus Wainwright. It’s one of three songs that are available from Stockholm resident Staphan O’Bell’s forthcoming album. If On The Rooftop is any indication then that album will be one to keep an eye out for.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I’m Floating Toro Y Moi – Thanks Vision
Toro Y Moi is the solo work of South Carolinian Chaz Bundick. Hailing from the college town of Columbia, Bundick creates distorted lo-fi pop music that warmly floats between your ears like something beautiful you’d stumble across while sifting through static radio waves.
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Wincho de Sentimiento Muerto y Pan, Rafael de Holocausto y Zapato 3 y Erik de Le Picó, son los Integrantes de la banda que recomiendo en el proyecto MAP correspondiente al mes de Febrero de 2010.
