We’ve waited too long for this album by Ataraxia and after the slight disappointment that the album/soundtrack ‘Spasms‘ offered, ‘Wind at Mount Elo‘ is expected to live up to our high hopes. After all Ataraxia is a music band with 21 years of history and a unique way of producing and performing ethereal, dark conceptual music. Francesca Nicoli is one of my favourite female singers and along with Diamanda Galas and Lisa Gerrard i think that she has a unique way of touching chords of our souls which nobody might have the chance or the ability to stimulate. (more…)
Ataraxia release new album ‘Wind At Mount Elo’
Posted: 14th June 2014 by blaue-rosen in Music News,press releasesTags: Ataraxia, dark music, ethereal, Wind At Mount Elo
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“Psychostasia: The Performance” by Daemonia Nymphe
Posted: 14th June 2014 by blaue-rosen in Music News,press releasesTags: Daemonia Nymphe live, London gigs 2014, Psychostasia: The Performance live
Daemonia Nymphe is a Greek band created by Spyros and Pandelis Giasafakis in 1994 and since then, they have inspired their audience in Europe incessantly, by offering a unique combination of strong and dynamic melodies, interesting rhythmic and stylistic alterations within their compositions as well as unforgettable live performances. Daemonia Nymphe are collaborating with a dexterous manufacturer of traditional music instruments in Greece, Nikolaos Brass, who is providing them with hand made ancient greek instruments which are resurrected through the band’s music. Thus the band is offering a unique experience to their audiences to see and listen to these instruments on stage. To those of you who will listen to this band for the first time, I can only say that the sound is unique, drawing inspiration from traditional greek music, world, eastern and balkan music traditions and creating an original sound with unending inspiration with the contribution of various collaborators throughout their career. Having attended recently an inspiring, and utterly interesting live performance at The Lexington of London (live review will follow soon) of this ethereal/ethnic/traditional but overall authentic band, Daemonia Nymphe, I would like to encourage all of you to attend ‘Psychostasia: The Performance’ on 23/3/14 at Riverside Studios in London.
The text below is the official press release for this performance
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New 7” single from The Soft Moon
Posted: 14th June 2014 by blaue-rosen in Music News,press releasesTags: Feel EP, post punk releases 2014, The Soft Moon
The Soft Moon is a new band from San Francisco with two full length albums, tracks of which always electrify the atmosphere on the dance floors of dark alternative clubs. Using artwork and visuals which are strongly influenced by Bauhaus and Dada movements, Luis Vasquez‘s band is considered to be part of the post punk revival trend in music. The band has combined post punk aesthetics with old school industrial rhythms, undefined and psychedelic vocals and a general post apocalyptic feel and in this way The Soft Moon has broken the direct links with the post punk scene offering a unique sound.
The latest self released musical statement, comes in the form of a 7” EP called ‘Feel‘ and you can purchase it in LP or cassette format from the official store of The Soft Moon here: http://thesoftmoon.bigcartel.com/
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Xiu Xiu upcoming live in London 21-22 May 2014
Posted: 7th June 2014 by blaue-rosen in Music News,press releasesTags: Birthdays London, Blood Music, electronic music gigs in London 2014, experimental, London gigs 2014, noise, Xiu Xiu, Xiu Xiu live in London
Xiu Xiu is not your average post punk/experimental band. They belong to the wider post punk scene but they actually create a music genre of their own. The band started in 2002 from San Jose in California and Angela Seo has joined Jamie Stewart in 2009.
Last year Xiu Xiu played at Koko as the support band for Swans during ‘Mouth to Mouth’ mini festival which was curated by Michael Gira. During this live performance Jamie Stewart offered a rather acoustic set and the setlist included revisions of older country/gospel songs. This year, having already released two aesthetically opposite albums, the electrifying ‘Angel Guts: Red Classroom‘ and the more melodical/acoustic/country ‘Unclouded Sky‘, they are visiting London for two shows at Birthdays in Stoke Newington. On the 21st James Blackshaw will be the support band while on the 22nd Blood Music will be on stage before Xiu Xiu.
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