Music wot N thinks is FABULOUS: Part 7
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jovianstormRufus Wainwright - Oh What a World
Ah, Rufus Wainwright. I remember when I first got into his music, he wasn't all that well-known where I am, and I thought that was a shame because he's so talented. Then the next thing I knew, there were posters advertising his album 'Release the Stars' plastered all over various Tube stations, his music videos started appearing on music channels, and I found myself watching his Judy Garland tribute concert on telly! Hurrah! This song (which sadly cuts off near the end in this particular vid but oh well) is from his 2003 album 'Want One'.
Desireless - Voyage voyage
I was actually introduced to this song through a Vitas fan, probably when a bunch of us were talking about our appreciation for 80s music. I liked it instantly. From Desireless' 1989 album 'François'.
King Midas Sound - Lost
This one is a recent Amazon.co.uk discovery of mine. King Midas Sound is a project of London-based producer Kevin Martin, with poet Roger Robinson and singer/artist Kiki Hitomi, and this song can be found on their debut album 'Waiting For You...'.
Amanda Palmer - Strength Through Music
Dresden Dolls member Amanda Palmer has done fabulous, fun-but-thought-provoking stuff like 'Oasis' and 'Map of Tasmania', but I think this is my favourite song of hers. The music is so simple, yet so powerful and haunting. Ahh. From her 2008 album 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer'.
Qntal - Flamma
What do you get if you mash medieval music and the 'darker' side of electronic music together? Qntal! Qntal is a German band formed in 1991 by Ernst Horn (of Deine Lakaien and Helium Vola) and Michael Popp, and I think they're generally pretty darned awesome. This song is from their 2005 album 'Qntal IV: Ozymandias'.
Uematsu Nobuo - Final Fantasy VII Main Theme
Oh goodness. This piece gives me goosebumps. Just... ahh! *ahem* Japanese composer Uematsu Nobuo is best known for his Final Fantasy soundtracks, because they are bloody brilliant. Seriously. A&*UGI£EF(*GNG)(JOIMG excuse me while I fanboy over here
Kombinatsiya - American Boy
I will gladly admit to loving this delightful little piece of early 90s Russian cheesepop. I am a completely unashamed fan of 80s/90s cheesepop. I love it I love it I love it. This song, "about an unhappy Russian girl wishing that an American Boy would take her away with him and leave Russia behind" according to Wikipedia, can be found on the band's 1991 album 'Moskovskaya propiska'.
Velvet Eden - Dance With Skeleton
This is the song that got me into Japanese darkwave band Velvet Eden. Not only is the music unusual, but Dada has a wonderfully weird voice too. Therefore, it's naturally right up my alley! The rest of their album 'Ningyou shoukan' is pretty frickin' fabulous too IMO.
Diamanda Galás - Gloomy Sunday
Diamanda Galás is an American avant-garde artist who does various awesome, sometimes scary things with her voice, which of course fascinates me. This particular song is a cover and is one of her least avant-garde efforts, but it is my favourite version of the so-called Hungarian suicide song, 'Gloomy Sunday'. Not only does it actually sound like a song that could drive someone to suicide, but it uses the lesser-known Desmond Carter English adaptation of the original Hungarian lyrics, which I think is more depressing and closer to the original meaning than the more famous than the Sam M. Lewis adaptation. This version, in my opinion, makes the Billie Holliday version sound like a picnic in the park. This particular performance can be found on her live album 'The Singer'.
The Yellow Monkey - Amai keiken
WHOA WHOA WHOOAAA
The Yellow Monkey was a Japanese rock band that drew their name from two ethnic slurs against the Japanese, which was apparently their way of sticking their middle fingers up at the idea that a rock band from Japan could not be 'authentic'. This song is one of my favourite tracks from their brilliant album 'Punch Drunkard'.
Still more to come!
Ah, Rufus Wainwright. I remember when I first got into his music, he wasn't all that well-known where I am, and I thought that was a shame because he's so talented. Then the next thing I knew, there were posters advertising his album 'Release the Stars' plastered all over various Tube stations, his music videos started appearing on music channels, and I found myself watching his Judy Garland tribute concert on telly! Hurrah! This song (which sadly cuts off near the end in this particular vid but oh well) is from his 2003 album 'Want One'.
Desireless - Voyage voyage
I was actually introduced to this song through a Vitas fan, probably when a bunch of us were talking about our appreciation for 80s music. I liked it instantly. From Desireless' 1989 album 'François'.
King Midas Sound - Lost
This one is a recent Amazon.co.uk discovery of mine. King Midas Sound is a project of London-based producer Kevin Martin, with poet Roger Robinson and singer/artist Kiki Hitomi, and this song can be found on their debut album 'Waiting For You...'.
Amanda Palmer - Strength Through Music
Dresden Dolls member Amanda Palmer has done fabulous, fun-but-thought-provoking stuff like 'Oasis' and 'Map of Tasmania', but I think this is my favourite song of hers. The music is so simple, yet so powerful and haunting. Ahh. From her 2008 album 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer'.
Qntal - Flamma
What do you get if you mash medieval music and the 'darker' side of electronic music together? Qntal! Qntal is a German band formed in 1991 by Ernst Horn (of Deine Lakaien and Helium Vola) and Michael Popp, and I think they're generally pretty darned awesome. This song is from their 2005 album 'Qntal IV: Ozymandias'.
Uematsu Nobuo - Final Fantasy VII Main Theme
Oh goodness. This piece gives me goosebumps. Just... ahh! *ahem* Japanese composer Uematsu Nobuo is best known for his Final Fantasy soundtracks, because they are bloody brilliant. Seriously. A&*UGI£EF(*GNG)(JOIMG excuse me while I fanboy over here
Kombinatsiya - American Boy
I will gladly admit to loving this delightful little piece of early 90s Russian cheesepop. I am a completely unashamed fan of 80s/90s cheesepop. I love it I love it I love it. This song, "about an unhappy Russian girl wishing that an American Boy would take her away with him and leave Russia behind" according to Wikipedia, can be found on the band's 1991 album 'Moskovskaya propiska'.
Velvet Eden - Dance With Skeleton
This is the song that got me into Japanese darkwave band Velvet Eden. Not only is the music unusual, but Dada has a wonderfully weird voice too. Therefore, it's naturally right up my alley! The rest of their album 'Ningyou shoukan' is pretty frickin' fabulous too IMO.
Diamanda Galás - Gloomy Sunday
Diamanda Galás is an American avant-garde artist who does various awesome, sometimes scary things with her voice, which of course fascinates me. This particular song is a cover and is one of her least avant-garde efforts, but it is my favourite version of the so-called Hungarian suicide song, 'Gloomy Sunday'. Not only does it actually sound like a song that could drive someone to suicide, but it uses the lesser-known Desmond Carter English adaptation of the original Hungarian lyrics, which I think is more depressing and closer to the original meaning than the more famous than the Sam M. Lewis adaptation. This version, in my opinion, makes the Billie Holliday version sound like a picnic in the park. This particular performance can be found on her live album 'The Singer'.
The Yellow Monkey - Amai keiken
WHOA WHOA WHOOAAA
The Yellow Monkey was a Japanese rock band that drew their name from two ethnic slurs against the Japanese, which was apparently their way of sticking their middle fingers up at the idea that a rock band from Japan could not be 'authentic'. This song is one of my favourite tracks from their brilliant album 'Punch Drunkard'.
Still more to come!
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