EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
'Love Is Dead' - album from singer/songwriter KERLI , released on ISLAND Records . Produced by David Maurice (Jay-z, Garbage, Sugababes etc) , the album mixes different styles of music throughout the record .
BTW: Weird Mag's fav song - 'The Creationist' - composed by KERLI / legendary Guy Chambers ! ( Robbie Williams , Kylie Minogue , Tina Turner , Diana Ross, Jessica Simpson , Natasha Bedingfield , INXS, Texas etc )
+ If you haven't already heard, Kerli has won an EBBA (European Border Breakers Award) for her outstanding commercial success in Europe ! The award highlights the success of 10 debuting European artists in selling albums and touring outside their home territory. Previous winners have included: Adele, Lykke Li, The Script, The Ting Tings, & Tokio Hotel.
As a winner, Kerli is also nominated for a Public Choice Award which YOU the fans get to vote on!
[ click to read KERLI INTERVIEW... ]
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Kelli Ali's musical career began with the iconic 90's trip hop band Sneaker Pimps . With Kelli the lead singer of the unforgettable 'Becoming X ' album, Sneaker Pimps enjoyed instant fame and their hits '6 Underground' and 'Spin Spin Sugar' graced the airwaves to worldwide critical acclaim.
In 2001 Kelli signed a solo recording deal with One Little Indian Records (home of Bjork, Sneaker Pimps, Skunk Anansie etc), her debut solo album, 'Tiger Mouth' (which Kelli co-produced with legendary producers, Rick Nowels and Marius De Vries ) featured 'The Doors' drummer John Densmore on the Armand Van Helden remixed 'Kids' . Kelli's follow up album 'Psychic Cat' (produced by Dave McCracken ) featured Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes .
Diverse and original, Kelli Ali's list of collaborations is impressive and this illusive artist has continued to strive and succeed in making innovative and powerful records. Kelli's voice is unmistakably unique and her song writing so fluent and stylish that she has been sought by many respected artists to add her remarkable talent to their songs and albums. ( Paul Oakenfold, Marylin Manson, Bryan Ferry, Bootsy Collins, Satoshi Tomiie, Linkin Park etc )
[ read Kelli Ali Exclusive INTERVIEW ]
NEWS: Kelli Ali's 'Butterfly' is a Limited Edition acoustic album containing 10 songs Including the brand new ‘Butterfly', ‘Throw it to The Dogs', an acoustic versions of ‘Wings in Motion' from Tigermouth and a cover of ‘Willow's Song' from ‘The Wicker Man' soundtrack as well as reworked songs from the Rocking Horse album.
[ Read WeirdMusic.net's CD REVIEW ...]
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One Little Indian Records (Bjork, Sigur Ros etc ) & WeirdMusic.net Mag Presents :
KILL IT KID
"Uncontrived, Kill It Kid are brave, raw talent." - BBC Newsbeat
[ read Kill it Kid - WeirdMusic.net Exclusive INTERVIEW... ]
[ read 'Send me an Angel' Kill It Kid new Single REVIEW...]
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Official Secrets Act 's NEW CD - REVIEWs:
NEW ElectroIndie Anthem: BLOODSPORT - read CD Review
+ Debut album 'Understanding Electricity' is out now on cd, 12" 180 gm vinyl and download.
( Welcome to the New British Escapism.)
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Fat Car Records (Sigur Ros , Animal Colective etc) & WeirdMusic.net Presents:
Twilight Sad are unmistakably their own band' - read Exclusive Interview
The Twilight Sad comprises James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane, (guitar/ accordion/noise), Craig Orzel (bass), and Mark Devine (drums).
The Scotish band has played with such acts as Mogwai , The Smashing Pumpkins , Snow Patrol etc
Following closely in the footsteps of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks are yet another hugely talented young scottish band added to the FatCat Records roster. We Were Promised Jetpacks' ‘These Four Walls' signifies a debut album that has the sort of peerlessness and potential to stand as a mainstay and luminary of indie music in the 21st century.
[ Read WeirdMusic.net' CD REVIEW....]
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At only 21 years of age, Ólafur Arnalds is Iceland's latest export. Having already sold out The Barbican Hall in London, toured major European festivals and having opened for Sigur Rós on their most recent European tour, the future seems bright for this young, extraordinary talent.
[ Read Olafur Arnalds - WeirdMusic.net Exclusive INTERVIEW... ]
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Some of the best solo stars start off their career as backing singers and session vocalists.
It happened to Madonna and now it's happening to the UK born dance virtuoso, SANDY.
She's been singing since the age of five and turned professional in the Nineties when she
did sessions as the lead vocalist on dance projects that charted throughout the world and
sold millions of copies. She sang backing vocals for Italian stars of the calibre of GIORGIA,
JOVANOTTI, CLAUDIO BAGLIONI, ZUCCHERO and LAURA PAUSINI . She showed the
subtler side of her vocal range in the duet "Vivo per lei" with ANDREA BOCELLI. She
toured with MARIAH CAREY.
She lives England and Italy and is now about to get the international recognition she
deserves for her outstanding performance on ILLUSION by Benassi Bros. feat. SANDY ( top
3 in the European Dance Chart ). The track was included in Benassi Bros' album Pumphonia . ILLUSION has been released in most territories and has achieved excellent
results in club charts all around the world. In France it was a smash hit, staying at the #1
spot of the club chart for over month and entering the top 10 of the sales charts.
The follow-up 'Feel Alive' (taken from …Phobia lp) lingered in the Billboard Airplay Dance
Chart for 19 weeks.
In 2008 Sandy collaborated to two dance projects: the first was together with Dhany
(Sandy vs Dhany Break the wall) and the second one was a featuring on Favretto's track Get Out Of My Mind, remixed by the top Italian producer Samuele Sartini .
'This is Me' is her NEW single, produced by Alle Benassi (studio partner of Benny Benassi)
BTW: In 2008 Benny and Alle won a GRAMMY Award for the remix of Public Enemy's “Bring the noise”. )
[ click to read Sandy'- WeirdMusic.net Exclusive Interview... ]
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Sannie Carlson (best known as Whigfield) is the name of a lady with Danish origins who decided to make a mark in the history of pop-dance music by selling millions worldwide. In 1994 she gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records with the song "Saturday Night" as the first artist to go straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a debut single. Her discography is extremely impressive including numerous hit singles all over the world & four studio albums, a career spanning over a decade which for a pop-dance act is extremely unusual. After many years on stage Sannie has decided to concentrate on the other side of the music industry, writing & composing for other artists in the business, both DJs & singers with names such as the Grammy winner Benny Benassi, Ann Lee and In-Grid. Her latest release is the album called “All in One”, which includes ten of her smash-hits (all re-sung and re-arranged) plus the cover of “Right in the night” (the famous track from Jam & Spoon) and one completely new song called “Rainbow”. The first track released from “All In One” was “Think of you” and the current second single - out now – is “Right in the night”, which includes three blasting remixes and it comes with an unique video.
[ read Whigfield - WeirdMusic.net Exclusive INTERVIEW... ]
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The year 1998, English born singer, Ann Lee debutted with the unforgettable song “2
times” one of the most extraordinarily tracks to come out of the international dance
scene in a long while.
"2 times" went to #1 in Denmark, #2 in UK and Belgium, Top 10 in in France,
Germany, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Holland, Norway and East Europe,
collecting many Gold and Platinum discs.
The second single, VOICES, reached Top 10 positions in Spain, Denmark and the
Czech Republic. It was released in UK in February 2000 and went straight into the Top
30.
The third single, an irresistible cover version of RING MY BELL came out in Europe,while "2 TIMES" began exploding in Canada.Ann Lee's debut album, DREAMS, was release all over the globe.Her latest album “So Alive” was released in 2007 and contains eleven tracks plus a cover of “Moonlight dancing”.
[ read Ann Lee '- WeirdMusic.net Exclusive INTERVIEW... ]
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NEW ! Favretto ft. Ann Lee - "I Get The Feeling" Single out Now
[ Download Favretto ft. Ann Lee "I Get The Feeling" Mp3s ]
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Everyone around the world listened to "Easy Lady" at least once!
The year was 1986 and Spagna - with her "Easy Lady" - reached the highest positions in the European charts, selling more than two million copies.
From September, the 11st, you can enjoy the new versions of "Easy Lady 2009 remake", re-sung by Spagna and remixed by Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest (producers of "75 Brazil Street", sampled in Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me"), CongoRock, Favretto and D-Bag. Moreover, Larry Pignagnoli and Theo Spagna - producers of Spagna in the 80's - realized an Original Alike version.
[ read SPAGNA' - WeirdMusic.net Exclusive INTERVIEW... ]
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Active Sense Records / Mike Nero / WeirdMusic.net Mag Presents:
Disco Cell - Same Mind & Savon - Behind the Sun 2010
' ...What makes DISCO CELL a better electronic band than Kraftwerk or the Depeche Mode is their commitment to clean DANCEable beats and lighthearted and immediate hooks. DISCO CELL's "up to date / classy semi-underground / semi-mainstream 2010 dance club music will make your heart go 'bum bum' . Pay attn to deep Soulful vocals and soul searching lyrics -> Disco Cell = your New Dance Club Hero...'
[ Pay ATTN to: Same Mind (Antonio Baresi Remix Edit) ! -> Visit 'NEW Music' page ]
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Artist: 2Speck
Label: Q-Lab
Follow 2Speck on "Seven Words", a musical trip though a series of intriguing spiralling phases that keep coming back and filling up with new sounds. Every evolution will keep you wondering what comes next as you move to the rythm.
[ DOWNLOAD 2Speck new single. ]
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WeirdMusic.net , OFF LIMITS and Minimoff Presents:
"My Borther Was A Rockstarter" brings D-Bag's love for punk and for the electro sounds together, creating a unique electro-punk style, which truely represents D-Bag.
"My Brother Was A Rockstarter" - rated by Steve Aoki, Congorock and Daniele Davoli from Black Box - comes out with three exclusive remixes by Defunct!, Lazy Ants and Blaze Tripp + the Original version.
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OFF LIMITS/ Q-LAB's NEW ARTIST:
AUXMAN - AMBE
'Ambe' is Riccardo's latest single, a different instrumental track, really easy and catchy.
[ Download here... ]
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Ben Carroll , is set to release his first solo effort, "A Dream Between Two Fires" on June 9, 2009. Carroll, lead guitarist for the chart-topping “Ra” (Universal records/SMR) has spent the past three years conceptualizing and recording the album in between tours and recording sessions with “Ra” which has released 4 albums over the past 6 years with a combined sales total of over half a million units.
Along with writing, arranging, producing, engineering and mixing "A Dream Between Two Fires", Carroll laid down every track. “ This record motivated me to keep innovating my guitar playing and overall musical style, as well as motivating me to learn engineering, mixing, editing, programming and all other aspects of studio work. I wanted to have full artistic freedom and be totally in charge of the end result.”
[ click to read Ben Caroll - WeirdMusic.net Exclusive Interview ]
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WeirdMusic.net & Magnum PR (The Prodigy, Portishead, Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream, The Futureheads, The Verve , Gnarls Barkley etc ) press releases & NEWS:
The Prodigy - "Invaders Must Die"
(Take Me To The Hospital/Cooking Vinyl 03/03/09)
‘Invaders Must Die' is 40 minutes of having your head battered by future nostalgia, serotonin levels twisted by feel-good horrorcore and your synapses snapped by whiplash attitude. It's the sound of The Prodigy mixing up genres, contorting the past and rewiring the future, ram-raiding through the tranquility of music's status quo like a blot on the landscape of England's dreaming... - read More
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WeirdMusic.net LOVES JESUS and ... freedom of artistic expression:
Mixed by Ed Buller (Suede, Slowdive, Pulp, White Lies) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Muse, Jeff Buckley, Iron Maiden, U2, Nirvana...) , it is a potent dose of rock and roll blacklistish indie rock maximalism...
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WeirdMusic.net & Stunt PR ( The Cardigans, PAUL OAKENFOLD, Mause on Mars , Owl City etc) press releases & NEWS:
If you haven't already heard , Motion City Soundtrack's new album and Major Label debut – My Dinosaur Life – is out today and it's amazing ! And if you don't believe us, just see what the press is saying…
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click to Watch “...high-velocity bundles of sanded-fuzz guitars and bloodlust-rah-rah choruses..." – Rolling Stone
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Midnight Masses Announce Deal With Team Love To Release Rapture Ready , I Gazed At The Body EP -
“Heaven is an appropriate title for such an enlightening, beautifully lush set, with washy guitars and dozens of vocals, recalling acts like Spiritualized.” - Billboard
[ read Exclusive Interview....]
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New York, NY – Universal Republic Records' basement launched phenomenon Owl City reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart this week after originally hitting the #1 position two weeks ago with the smash hit “Fireflies.” The song continues to break boundaries at radio as it is top 10 at both Top 40 and Hot AC formats along with impressive showings at Alternative, Triple A, and Rhythm Crossover making it one of the most requested songs in the US...
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NEW ZEALAND's...Bang Bang Eche – T'Nealle Worsley (guitar and bass), Zach Doney (vocals), Charlie Ryder (guitar and synth), and James Sullivan (drums), — recorded their new EP, Sonic Death Cuntttt , in just three months in their hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand. The hard-edged, fast-moving tracks earned the band many positive reviews and landed the band on Rolling Stone's “ HYPE MONITOR! ” – a ba rometer of all things cool and happening!
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WeirdMusic.net & LX.TV / NBC Universal PRESENTS:
John Zorn exclusive TV Interview - Avant-Garde composer John Zorn talks about his lifelong passion for pushing musical boundaries. In addition to heading his own label, Tzadik , Zorn serves as the creative director for the East Village artists' space, The Stone - click here to Watch...
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INTERSCOOP / Myspace Records & WeirdMusic.net Presents:
California alterna-popsters Sherwood announce the release of their highly anticipated new album Qu out October 13 th on MySpace Records . Recorded in Los Angeles with renowned producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate) the album features 11 original tracks written by all five members. The result is a refreshingly catchy and precise pop record...
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WeirdMusic.net's NEW PARTNER:
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) UK ( Stravinsky , Paul McCartney , David Bowie Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash , Beastie Boys , Yoko Ono, Scissor Sisters , Franz Ferdinand) - read more...
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HELP HAITI NOW !
With Haiti still reeling from Tuesday's devastating earthquake, the Red Cross has stated that it has run out of medical supplies on the island nation.
More supplies are on the way, but it is unknown when they will arrive. Meanwhile, on the Web, people eager to help are seeking out unique ways in which they can help.
Haitian-American multi-platinum musician, rapper, and record producer, world famous superstar Wyclef Jean, famous for his participation in the Fugees as well as his successful solo career, has been outspoken in seeking donations - Please Visit Wyclef Jean's HAITI DONATION PAGE: www.Yele.org
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ATTN: Support Republic of Georgia, Georgia All Alone in Standoff with Russia:
Republic of GEORGIA looks to the international community for help,
Read UN Human Rights Watch reports: www.hrw.org/english/docs/200 8/08/13/russia19620.htm AND www.hrw.org/node/75949
300.000 Refugees need YOUR support now !
Did you know that the UN refugee agency relies on voluntary contributions for 96.5 percent of its income? The 3.5 percent of funding we receive from the UN is spent entirely on administration costs – meaning more of YOUR money goes to where it is needed most: www.unhcr.org/donate/index.htm & visit (https://www.afgeorgia.org)
MORE INFO: read Georgia Info HERE ! + Read www.GeoTimes.ge + VISIT: www.missgeorgia.ge
NEW MUSIC
WeirdMusic.net - new magazine dedicated to Electronic, Experimental, Alternative/Indie music, also providing an Internet PR and music promotion service. Follow MTV and Billboard Top 20 videos, singles and albums. Discover, Promote & Support Unsigned Music Artists. Read weird Engl-ish CD Reviews.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
...One of the only few Eastern European artists to ever achieve success outside of his home country, Alex started his international career as the founder of “AlexPopcom!”, the world's most Eccentric electro-indie band. Alex's experimental 'anti-serious' melodies and introspective pseudo-lyrics are catchy enough to stay with you all day/night -> Download Alex Ross-Iver' Most Popular Songs from [ iTunes & Amazon ]
ARTIST NEWS:
Christophe Chantzis - songwriter/producer for UK Top 3 act Ian Van Dahl (EMI Music), songwriter for Samantha Cole (UNIVERSAL Records) will remix Alex's "WACKY JACKY" ! ( Wacky Jacky <- one of Alex's most dynamic and definitive singles to date )
[CHRISTOPHE CHANTZIS (Ian Van Dahl, Samantha Cole, Ace of Base, Grammy award-winning LeAnn Rimes, Praga Khan, Lasgo, DJ Tiësto, Peter Luts, Absolom, Astroline, Dee Dee etc) & Erik Vanspauwen are Belgian's most successful Artists/Producers in the UK ever, Through the years all Alpha Omega team members collected an impressive amount of Awards: TOP OF THE POPS Award "Top Dance" (beating Moby, Basement Jaxx,..), MTV Dance Star Award, DI Award UK ,Best Act', TMF Award, Musicbeat Germany ,Best Single Dance International', International Dance Music Award USA, Smashhits Award UK, Veronica Award Holland etc... ]
ARTIST REVIEWS:
"...If there is one word to accurately describe Alex Ross-Iver, it is busy. This individual has cut over 500 tracks since ey got into the music scene at the age of five, and this "greatest hits" collection sports 27 separate tracks. However, just because someone has 500 tracks to their name does not necessarily mean that any of the tracks are particularly exciting. A sterling case of that concerns Steve Lieberman, who is up to eir 11th or so full length, and only can claim an album's worth of strong tracks throughout eir career. Unlike Lieberman or Mizar, Alex Ross-Iver has a very high set of production values that start off tracks like "Wacky Jacky"... This does not change in subsequent tracks, and by the time tracks like "Latin" hit listeners, one can almost hear a cohesive album being created. This sound is something that is bolstered with each following track, even as Alex moves between different styles , tempos, and instruments used. The one act that immediately reminds me of what Alex Ross-Iver does on this best of CD has to be Wired All Wrong, which is an act that had a member of "God Lives Underwater" in it. Ross-Iver is able to jump through a number of different styles throughout the entirety of this disc, and it never feels as if ey is trying to throw crap on a wall and sees what sticks. "Will I Be The Best in Berklee" is one of the strongest tracks on the disc, as it brings Alex Ross-Iver into a very eighties type of electronic rock, almost as if Nine Inch Nails mated with Depeche Mode. The pseudo-soul sound of Ross-Iver comes back heavily during "Cin! Find Me A Small Car!". This track also changes up the output of Ross-Iver by having the vocals sound as if they have been screwed and chopped. I am not familiar with what Ross-Iver has done in the past beyond the tracks culled from eir previous works on this album, but this CD sounds as good of a place to go to learn about Ross-Iver than anything. Even though the tracks are all odd when one compares them to the rest of popular music, there is a lot here than individuals can find that they can love about Ross-Iver. Part Wendy Carlos, part Berry White , Ross-Iver has a number of tricks up eir sleeve to properly get fans to eat out of eir pocket.
TOP TRACKS: "Will I Be The Best in Berklee, Cin! Find Me A Small Car!..." - (neofutur mag)
BTW: Like weirdmusic.net's Front page Music ? it's "Wacky Jacky" - Download it here
TOP Mp3 DOWNLOADS:
Tribal Electro Soul
Holly Would Me
Cin! Find me a Small Car
Permanent Cooky Loves U
A (get the A today)
Zooman
I was wrong to be Gentelman
4 Room Song
Skin City !
No Doubt
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ALEX ROSS-IVER
KERLI
KELLI ALI
Ben Carroll (RA)
SANDY
ANN LEE
WHIGFIELD
Seth Norman
NO DOUBT CD
Butterfly CD
Spagna
KILL it KID
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
Olafur ARNALDS
Mike NERO
The Twilight Sad
WE Were Promised Jetpacks
We are they
Xylos
The Love Kills Theory
Monofono
2Speck
Alternati-V
Adriana
Glideascope
The Ready SET
John Zorn on TV
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