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quarta-feira, 31 de outubro de 2012

Cryptacize - Tail & Mane

Cryptacize deals in the unforgettable melody, the forsaken chord and the extravagant sentiment. They offer a distinct kind of pleasure; it’s not casual background or ‘lifestyle’ music. Nedelle Torrisi’s surefooted and richly nuanced vocal arabesques, like a modern day Freddie Mercury or Ronnie Spector, strangely complement Chris Cohen’s guitar, maniacally sped-up a la Les Paul or staccato and funny like Roy Smeck or Adolph Jacobs of the Coasters. Michael Carreira’s syncopated drum corps rudiments and pit-orchestra rave-ups propel the songs with a refreshingly buoyant touch that never lapses into rock music cliches. There are also widescreen cinematic moments that take on a mournful and otherworldly pathos, like Henry Mancini’s “Experiment in Terror” but with vocals by Cambodian 60′s pop legend Ros Serey Sothea – or like Arabic diva Fairouz singing along to a psychedelic film score by Popol Vuh. Simultaneously happy and sad, pragmatic and mystical, hopeful and doomed,MYTHOMANIA (Cryptacize’s second album) is a revelation by anyone’s measure. The playing shows a new level of confidence and intent, as well as an artful sense of timing – it’s the sound of a band that’s found themselves and is growing by leaps and bounds.

My Brightest Diamond - Inside a Boy

As impressive as her list of recent collaborators, Shara Worden’s voice and arresting live performances have left audiences thunderstruck from the Sydney Opera house to Lincoln Center to the House of Blues. She’s performed under the experimental-pop moniker My Brightest Diamond for the last seven years, and counts Bryce Dressner (The National), The Decemberists, Bon Iver, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson among friends and fans. They are just a few of the many who’ve fallen in love with Worden’s mystical voice and mythic storytelling.
Growing up outside of Detroit in a family of musical evangelists, Worden studied multiple instruments (her father is an acclaimed accordionist and mother an organist). She became equally passionate about classical and Motown, later pursuing a degree in Opera at the University of North Texas where she wrote and recorded original material for the first time. After moving to New York by way of Moscow, Worden recorded three albums before joining the ranks of Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoisemakers. She then expanded her musical education further by studying composition under Padma Newsome (Clogs, The National), and turned out several scores for off-Broadway productions.

Japan In Vogue

Japan foi uma banda inglesa formada no ano de 1974 em Catford, sul de Londres, pelos integrantes David Sylvian (vocais), Mick Karn (baixo fretless), Richard Barbieri (teclados), Rob Dean (guitarra) e Steve Jansen (bateria). Ao longo de sua carreira passaram dohard rock glam de seus dois primeiros discos, Adolescent Sex e Obscure Alternatives, para um som extremamente técnico e experimental, com pouca ênfase na guitarra, de seus três discos posteriores.

De acordo com o livro Clássicos do Rock em CD (editora Azul, 1992, Brasil, página 95) "Sua musicalidade, então influenciada peloglam rock e a emergente new wave, foi gradativamente mudando para melodias e arranjos mais sofisticados; especialmente pela saída do guitarrista Dean a partir do terceiro album, que fez com que os teclados sutis de Barbieri e o baixo fretless (sem trastes) de Karn passassem a predominar no som do grupo".