The Theremin + The Dulcimer...with patrick wolf.

- THOUGHT I"D BLOG ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOME WEIRD (AMAZING) INSTRUMENTS
-The Theremin was created by Leon Theremin. (ELECTRIC)
-Sound created through , two radio antennae, and the interfereance caused by your hand moving in between the two signals.
-This instrument is so cool, there is no physically contact. Just your hands floating in the gap between the two antenae. <-----------like you can see in the pic.
- Patrick Wolf created his first theremin when he was 16!
-It appears a few times in the album "the magic position" i know he uses it in "accident and emergency" live, but i can only really hear it in Get lost howling throughout. This is a really bad example as you can barely hear it , But it's a sweet song, GET LOST:



Appalachian Dulcimer is an old folk instrument which has been around for years(ACOUSTIC)
-Its like a stretched guitar, excpet the hole body has frets on it... if that makes sense.


- Jeff buckley, Cyndi Lauper and Joni Mitchell along with Patrick wolf all play the Appalachian Dulcimer.
- Patrick Wolf has used one for a while now, but it particularly features of his new album "the bachelor", which is out on the 1st of june. Im holding out on listening to it until i get my copy in the post. p.s please don't illegally download it. BUY IT
- It is used on the track Theseus, which i've heard from past demo's and live recordings.
- But this song is form the new album, from a live recording with the Guardian news paper
THE BACHELOR:

TOMMY SPARKS

-Tommy Sparks
-Born Sweeden, Raised london.
-Co-wrote some of the prodigy songs.
-NME gave him a 5 out of 10 on him album....
- As nme put it, " pop music is nothing without stars,
and sadly tommy sparks just isn't a star.
- His track "she's got me dancing" is a pop
anthem though.
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download : she's got me dancing

LIT/TLE BO0T5 vs. L@ RouX

- their personality? -their style? - their music?

-LA ROUX
- real name Elly Jackson, from Brixton London.
- actually a duo but the man behind the music, doesnt really come out for photos.
- apparently named la roux as when she was a younger she found a book with baby names in and the name "la roux" means red haired one.
- Came 5th in BBC sound of 2009 list.
- Single "in for the kill" got to no. 2 of the charts.
- Self titled album comes out 29 of june.
- She co-writes her songs, she does the lyrics.
- Has famous soap star mother.
Download: in for the kill,bulletproof,quicksand.

IN FOR THE KILL:

BULLETPROOF:

LITTLE BOOTS-
-real name is Victoria Hesketh
-Named Little boots after "Caligular(roman emperor) meaning little boots in latin
-Came 1st in BBC sound list!
-Playes synthesizers,piano,stylophone and..... Tenorion. Tenorion is a crazy beat sampler, with flashing LED lights. Check it out especially on her home made video's!
- Comes from Blackpool, England.
- Debut album "Hands" comes out on the 6th of june.
Download:New in town, Meddle,Stuck on Repeat,Mathematics.
so many to choose, but i'll put up the less common one's.
NEW IN TOWN:

MATHEMATICS:


THEIR PERSONALITY: Cant say i actually know them,but from interviews, La roux comes across as a bit arrogant, for example, on a shortlist for upcoming acts she said in front of Frankmusik, that she was obviously the best there. La RUDE. In every Little boots interview she's always polite nice an genuine.
Winner little boots.
THEIR STYLE: I guess this is a clear winner for me, but I'm probably wrong, dont know much about style.
VS I reckon La roux. Look at her other pictures too. She wears some sick stuff, probably cause she's from brixton.
THEIR MUSIC: The hardest..... Well la roux defiantly has the stronger , more likely to do well in the charts songs, there's only really 2 actually, "in for the kill" which has already done well and "bulletproof" which i'm sure will. Little boots has very consistently good songs, every song i listed on her's is really good. I think the little boots album will appeal to more people and br more successful, but many La roux fans will buy her album as they know "in for the kill" and hope the rest will be similar. The albums havn't even come out yet, so im just taking a guess on the few songs i've heard.
Winner: La Roux(as she's more punchy!) haha.

Overall winner:


LITTLE BOOTS
- SHE WRITES ALL HER OWN MUSIC AND LYRICS.
- SHE'S NICER AND KINDER IN INTERVIEWS.
-SEEMS MORE GENUINE.
-HAS CONSISTENTLY GOOD SONGS.
-HER HOME MOVIES WITH HER IN HER PJ'S , USING THE TENERION MAKING COVERS OF SONGS ARE FUCKING SICK!
-SHE'S A BABE.
-SHE SET OUT TO MAKE POP SONGS AND TO MAKE PEOPLE DANCE, AND SHE'S DONE JUST THAT.

Fever Ray

- Karin Dreijer Andersson
- 1/2 of electro duo "the knife"
- Under alias of fever ray.
- Very secretive about revelaing herself,when in the knife they play with a sheet between them and audiance.Wierd.Sweedish.
- 4.5/5~gigwise 8/10~NME 5/5~Guardian SOlID.
- Some wacky lyrics="We talk about love, we talk about dishwasher tablets" + " Magpies, I throw sticks at them
They laugh behind my back "
- Album is really dark and full of deep bass, ominous pipes, shrill squeaks and the distorted elctornic voice of Karin.
- Seriously cool.
- Something i listen to when working, like the new horrors album which i'll blog about soon.
8 Get this album
Download: If i had a heart, Triangle walks, Seven

If i had a heart:



Triangle walks:


BAT FOR LASHES- TWO SUNS

BAT FOR LASHES.
- Brighton, England.
- Fur and Gold album out 2007, Buy: whats a girl to do, horse and I, the wizard.
-New album ,Two suns.
- mystic.magical.calm.hypnotic.amazing.
-genius.
-apparently she visualizes every song before she writes it.
-has a mean kings of leon cover.
- my friend Marnie once told me she thought bat for lashes was crap. Hope fully this album will change her mind and others.
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BUY: Daniel, Pearls Dream, Glass

Daniel:


Horse and I:

Jack Peñate

Jack Peñate
-london.
- debut album 'matinee' was released 2007, did really well in the charts , 8th. Had singles such as 'spit at stars' and ' torn on the platform'
- dont really like his style of music or just him really. but his new single from upcoming album 'everything is new' is good.
-he does pull the kate nash, lilly allen, jamie t cockney acccent .
jack penate in general: 5 new single:7
if your going to download anything download this:
Am not raging fan but is a decent song , know alot of people will like it.
Tonights Today:

Micachu and The Shapes

-London
- Makes her own instruments,does loads of weird stuff like sing into a vacuum, sticks card to her guitar to mute the sound, take toms out of the drums, adds extra frets to the guitar. oh and she plays with a kids guitar, with a red shoe lace as a strap. pretty raw.
-half her songs are under 2minutes.
-lots of weird noises,different sound all together.
-indie/punk.
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-BUY: Curly teeth, Turn me well, Lips,Golden phone

Golden Phone:

Curly Teeth:

EBONY BONES!

- London
- Real name, Ebony Thomas
- Writes all her own songs, and plays all the instruments, make all of her clothes.
- Album,Bone of my Bones album out sometime this year.
- Really cool + different beats, lots of noise and agogo bells.
-Could be something big of 2009. awesome. 7
download:
the musik
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