Electronic Music NewsWorld-wide party rocking
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- World-wide party rocking
- Sigle Release – The Journey Continues..!
- Sun gazing with Panda Bear
- Cui Jian: China’s rock rebel updates his appeal
World-wide party rocking
Jerusalem Post – Jan 31, 2008
Their first single “Fish” released quickly in 2003 became an instant club classic and they were subsequently signed by Kitty-Yo a German label focusing on quirky pop and electronica. Jahcoozi’s first album Pure Breed Mongrel was released on that label in 2005 to wide-spread critical acclaim propelling the trio into the underground international touring circuit. Jahcoozi’s music is an amalgam of different electronic and cultural influences but remains rooted in the club vibe. Singer Perera’s stage presence and versatility – she is part drum and bass songbird part socially-conscious rapper and part sexy ragamuffin toaster – reveal her London roots while Koch’s driving beats are a complex European mix of hip-hop drum and bass techo and electro. Gerlitz’s reggae-influenced basslines and production techniques round out the trio’s sound which also incorporates elements of grime and dub-step two relatively new genres of hip-hop and electronica coming out of London. “We are modern always doing something new” Gerlitz says. “It was hard at first for the labels to classify us.
Sigle Release – The Journey Continues..!
Skiddle.com – Jan 31, 2008
I’ve tried to be as respectful as possible to theoriginal music which has now been perfectly complemented by Sarah’ssublime vocal. It’s also an honour to work with Lloyds TSB in astrategic way like this. They have been so open to turning this into asublime piece of electronic music. Thecreative fusing of classical and electronic music along with an openminded approach by one of the UK’s biggest High St banks Lloyds TSBmarks a unique collaboration of three normally unrelated worlds. It’s great to hear my musicgiven new life and fresh perspectives as I’ve always found cross-genrecollaborations exciting and inspiring.
Sun gazing with Panda Bear
Commonwealth Times – Commonwealth Times (subscription) – Jan 31, 2008
The textures within Panda Bear’s “Person Pitch”exist as one man’s glance into the solo project andits landscape of possibilities. Much of the album sounds like it was recordedin a cathedral or catacomb with heavy reverb creatingan otherworldly effect. There is the undeniablestamp of electronic music within Panda Bear’sefforts recombining environmental sounds loopedguitar strums boundless electronic sound blanketstambourine claps understated bass lines and airyalmost-transparent synth elements – collecting intomoments that feel both like sun-gazing and likewatching two TV’s at once. This music is certainlysomething pleasing to get lost in. Five out of Five onThe Burn–Meter Page 1 of 1 Article Tools Share:.
Cui Jian: China’s rock rebel updates his appeal
International Herald Tribune – Jan 31, 2008
” Before he could deliver the punch line the audience roared out its own answer: “Cui Jian! Cui Jian hasn't changed!” Cui Jian of course has evolved considerably since that heady day back in 1986 when he jumped onto the stage of the Workers' Stadium in peasant garb and sang the now-classic “Nothing to My Name” on a nationally televised talent competition. The performance brought him instant popularity – and in older more conservative circles a seemingly unshakeable notoriety – and set him on a lifelong odyssey as China's most prominent rock musician. In the years since “ld Cui” as the 46-year-old is affectionately known has incorporated elements of jazz electronic music and hip-hop into his works and produced a number of very different albums. But to his fans – and detractors – he remains the same unrepentant rebel and cynical idealist that he was at 25 tirelessly battling myopic censors greedy promoters lip-synching pop stars and anyone else who stands in the way of an artist's right to make good music and an audience's right to enjoy it. “I'm not a cheerleader I'm a troublemaker” Cui explained in English the evening after his concert. “That doesn't mean making trouble it means discovering a new way to solve problems. The biggest problem is that nobody is telling the truth – but rock musicians do.