Fuzz You!
Welcome to the twenty-eighth post in a weekly series on new Canadian music! This week it is chill disco dance with a review of Renny Wilson’s debut album ‘Sugarglider’. Renny Wilson is from a once tropical and now wintery “Edmonton”. The warmer days of Edmonton were about 70 million years ago. In those days Edmonton [...]
7 Destroyer – Kaputt (CAN) Merge Perhaps it’s the relativization of his art that enables Dan Bejar to make a record that sounds as mellow and ripe as the comeback album of an old pop star who’s been given the oppertunity to mature in the interesting way people do away from Sounds, Smash hits, Melody [...]
Concert Review of Chad Vangaalen, Ringo Deathstarr and Neon Indian Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, August 3rd 2011. One nigth three gigs, what a pleasant surprise for a wednesday night. Arriving at the Bitterzoet just before eight we ended up in a pretty long cue. Cues are good signs for concerts cause it helps to build up the [...]
Album & concertreview, Friendly Fires, May 20th 2011, Melkweg Old Room. The best thing about Friday night’s concert are the stage lights. Not that the indie-dance outfit Friendly Fires aren’t giving a great performance, its just that the lighting equipment they brought along is awesome, if perhaps a bit oversized for the Melkweg’s old room. We feel like sitting in one of those [...]
Never too many concerts in a year – 2010 was a darn good year! The concerts I remember most are the once that surprised me – good or bad. For me it has to do with the ability to create a vibe – a unique experience. It is a combination of stage presence, music, rhythm [...]