Propylaion - Mimicry

   

   Propylaion is a indie pop band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 1995.

   It's very interesting name for a band "propylaion" which  is a greek word for a monumental gateway leading towards a sanctuary.  

      Members/Instruments: 
     Nils Wommelsdorf – voice, gimmicks, noises 
     Michael Holland – guitar, backing vocals
     Patrice Serfort – drums, percussions
     Georg Sheljasov – bass, backing vocals
 

  They have released their new album Mimicry, which is very professional piece of music and also has a unique acoustic sound, which is not surprising 'cause they're music educated guys.

Listen to this great song - Who moved the ground? with a tender electro beat and a beautiful charming voice...

  

         They have much to offer, so Enjoy!!

  http://www.myspace.com/propylaion
  http://propylaion.com/

Madrugada - The Best of Madrugada

   Madrugada was a Norwegian rock band formed in the town of Stokmarknes 1995. The band members included Frode Jacobsen (bass), Sivert Høyem (vocals) and Robert Burås (guitar). After the death of Burås on July 12, 2007 Høyem and Jacobsen decided to finish recording their latest album. The album, entitled Madrugada, was released on January 21, 2008. After the release of the album the band announced they would split after one last tour. They performed their last ever concert on November 15, 2008 at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo-Norway.

  They have released six albums plus some EP's and singles.

  If you don't have any of them, please check them out you will not be disappointed.

   10 years after their critically acclaimed debut Industrial Silence, the time has now come for The Best Of Madrugada – a double album packed with career highlights. 

  This is the ultimate distillate of a musical era that stands without comparison in the history of Norwegian rock - the final chapter of a band that ended way too soon. Their legacy speaks for itself. A wonderful treasure trove of music that has stood the test of time and that will continue to engage and amaze new listeners in the years to come.

Myspace Madrugada

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The Kills - The Satellite/Blood Pressures (2011)

   
      With each passing day,  The Kills' 2011 plans become increasingly overwhelming. 

     London duo The Kills are back with a brand new track, Satellite.  It has a kind of scuzzy-lazy-reggae feel to it. 

     The chilling dark-rock overtones and almost painstakingly heartbreaking lyrics off their first single “Satellite” gives listeners a taste of what’s coming their way April 5th.

     Blood Pressures is due for release via Domino Records.

           Until then, 

                  Enjoy in their new video!!

             

Download The Satellite mp3

Download Blood Pressures

Apoptygma Berzerk - Rocket Science

   Apoptygma Berzerk (commonly abbreviated to APB or Apop) is a Norwegian musical group. They have achieved success with a brand ofsynthpop, and ballads backed with electronic rhythms, commonly known within the scene and referring to themselves as futurepop. Apop has won awards and top-10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia. Apoptygma Berzerk has toured Europe, North America, Australia and Israel with bands such as VNV Nation , Beborn Beton and Icon of Coil.

  The name "Apoptygma Berzerk" either has a secret meaning or does not mean anything. The name is reminiscent of the word apophthegm, which means a statement that speaks one's mind - which would make the title mean a berserk manifesto. Frontman and founding member Stephan Groth claims that it was randomly picked out of a dictionary (apoptygma being derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀπόπτυγμα meaning "piece of a tunic"). The band's name is pronounced a-pop-tig-ma.

The band was formed by Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen in 1989. They recorded a few demos, including Victims of Mutilation.

  The first two albums, Soli De Gloria and 7 were a similar style of electropop and EBM. Welcome to Earth included a few tracks that sound experimental, getting away from the band's roots slightly. Harmonizer featured a softer, more synthpop-oriented direction when compared to previous albums, and their 2007 album, You and Me Against the World, represented an almost complete change in style for the band. It featured a more mainstream, Indie rock-oriented sound, and the complete departure from the band's traditional electric synthpop and EBM roots that started with 7.

  With the release of latest albumRocket Science apop still going on the rock vibe while keeping close with synthpop sound.

A song Shadow reminds us on the best what Apoptygma can record, it is the best from this album Rocket Science! Enjoy!

 

Apoptygma Berzerk has a fantastic sense in making a very good and often much better cover songs than original, if I might say so, but I like it, which one you prefer?

In anyway, ENJOY!!

 http://www.theapboffice.com/

http://www.myspace.com/apoptygmaberzerk

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The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets is a band that consists of Alex Turner of Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals. They released their debut album, The Age of the Understatement, in the UK. The album also features James Ford (producer and half of the duo Simian Mobile Disco) and string arrangements from Owen Pallett a.k.a Final Fantasy. The album went straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart, and today, it is the same good timeless stuff which we can listen even more than ever...

This video inspires all...

Enjoy!!

http://www.thelastshadowpuppets.com/

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The Whip - X Marks Destination

The Whip are a band whose founding members Bruce Carter and Danny Saville come from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England formed in 2006. The rhythm section is Nathan Sudders (bass) and Fiona "Li'l Fee" Daniel (drums), who was previously in Colne based band Earl. The band’s debut album, X Marks Destination, produced by Jim Abbiss, was released on Southern Fried Records on March 24, 2008. They have released several singles on record labels such as Kitsuné. Their tracks "Trash" and "Divebomb" were featured on the Kitsune Maison Compilations 3 and 4 respectively. They have also been commissioned to do remixes for bands such as Editors, Hadouken! and The Courteeners track "Fallowfield Hillbilly".

 

http://www.thewhipband.com/ 

http://www.myspace.com/thewhipmanchester 

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Metric - Fantasies

Metric is aCanadian indie rock and New Wave band. Originally formed inToronto, the band has also, at various times, been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles.

The band consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the synthesizer and guitar), guitarist James Shawtheremin, bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key. Their first full-length album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was released in 2003 and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Live It Out was released on October 4, 2005 and was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of The Year and once again the Juno Award nomination for The Best Alternative Album.

During October and November 2010, Metric opened for Muse for seven shows of The Resistance Tour.

On January 4, 2011, Metric released an iTunes Session EP exclusively on iTunes, consisting of 8 live tracks, including "Hustle Rose", "Empty" and a cover of the Buffalo Springfield song "Expecting to Fly ", and a 30 minute interview.

                     

I choose one of their great video performance, Enjoy in good show and music!!

http://www.myspace.com/metric

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Nipplepeople - Sutra

  
      Nipplepeople are mysterious electro-pop duo from Zagreb, Croatia. 

     They are acting under the mask and do not talk a lot about themselves, they prefer that their music does it for them.

     I like this single Sutra, great song and extravagant video.
    It is a pleasant experience to enjoy their live show, especially is interesting their bizarre costumes and masks, but underneth of them is hiding incredible voice and talent.
                            
                        Enjoy!!!
                              

 

http://www.myspace.com/nipplepeople 

De Rosa

   De Rosa was a Scottish rock band from Bellshill, consisting of Martin Henry (vocals, guitar), Chris Connick (guitar), James Woodside (bass), Neil Woodside (drums) and Andrew Bush (piano/keyboards). The band released two studio albums - Mend and Prevention- to critical acclaim.

   De Rosa were noted for their use of guitar-based indie rock combined with Henry's personal lyrics sung in a Scottish accent. When asked about the importance of place in his lyrics, founding member and song-writer Martin Henry stated: "I guess in some small way I’m trying to give post-industrial Lanarkshire a place in culture."Although heavily influenced by the alternative rock music of the 1980s and 1990s, De Rosa's sound also referenced other sub-genres of music, with elements of slowcore, Scottish folk and electronic music. In later performances De Rosa began to use more synthesisers and drum machines in their live set, their sound moving away from the guitar-based rock of their debut material towards a fusion of electronic and traditional styles.

  

  This is also one of many underrated music, but if you like Interpol, you will like De Rosa too.

           

                               Enjoy!

  http://www.myspace.com/wearederosa

Detektivbyrån

   Detektivbyrån ("The Detective Agency") was a Swedish electronica and folk music trio from Gothenburg. The group consisted of Anders "Flanders" Molin (accordion, music box), Martin "MacGyver" Molin (glockenspiel, traktofon, toy piano, Theremin) and Jon Nils Emanuel Ekström drums, sound box, small bells.
  Their first Demo EP was released in 2005, their debut release Hemvagen EP was released on the Swedish label Danarkia. After that they released two singles, Lyckans Undulat and Split 7”, and two full length albums, E18 Album and Wermland, which was released on the 3rd of September 2008.

  They remind me on my childhood and some days when we all were without any worries.
  I remember my toy piano and when I hear these sensitive sounds, it can make my eyes shed tears.
 
                       Enjoy!

Download Hemvägen EP