Friday, 8 March 2013
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
REVIEW - -M-, KOKO, LONDON
Playing Eurosonic in January had suggested a focus on and interest in places beyond France, but the show said otherwise.
Disappointing then, and about comfort zones.
The clip
below about captures it.
Review here:
The Arts Desk -M- KOKO
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Thursday, 28 February 2013
REVIEW - BY:LARM FESTIVAL 2013 AND THE NORDIC MUSIC PRIZE
MOJO here: MOJO by:Larm Nordic Music Prize
Billboard here: Billboard by:Larm Nordic Music Prize
A revelation hearing Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi.
Space meant it was not possible to go into all that was seen,
so here’s a few amongst the many others taken in.
Anna von Hausswolff: a mind melter, caught in the MOJO piece.
Bow To Each Other: highly classy electropop duo, proper songs.
Fully formed.
Broken Twin: works better as a lone entity and especially with
the violin. Bits nod towards Our Broken Garden
CTM: definitely not Chimes & Bells. Shakatak meets
Imagination.
Elefant9 with Reine Fiske: nailed the ELP/Coliseum roots to
the floor with the approach of LA hardcore circa 1981/2. Powerful
Elliphant: Sweden's MIA, but with more pointing and added bouncing.
Headache inducing.
Eva & Manu: instant connection with the audience, but
the repetition of the songs (oddly reminiscent of Tunng) and the sweetness
leaves little aftertaste.
Guðrið
Hansdóttir: a surprise, hard-hitting and like Nanci Griffith
filtered through something totally alien. Great.
Holograms: couldn't get in.
Hvitmalt Gjerde: Bonkers, Gerry & the Pacemakers-style
1963 Merseybeat in a Bergen dialect. Send them to Liam Watson
MF/MB: instantly thought of K-X-P with the La Düsseldorf and
two drummer approach, then needed a reorientation course as MF/MB are up to their
third album. Relentless.
Oyama: Efficient, but MBV’s return makes small-scale retooling
of Isn't Anything not so necessary.
Retro Stefson: “Do you like house?” Not really, but they are
irresistible.
Young Dreams: further to the MOJO comments, it’s more about
the architecture than the songs, so strong melodies would be good.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
REVIEW - DAVID BOWIE: THE NEXT DAY
Not much more to say, beyond noting the Greenwich Village stuff, Berlin lyrical refs and the possibly anti-war sentiment of I'd Rather Be High. Perhaps he could have played some of the sax?
Review here: The Arts Desk David Bowie The Next Day
Review here: The Arts Desk David Bowie The Next Day
MOJO MARCH 2013 REVIEWS – ÓLÖF ARNALDS, CONCRETE KNIVES, THE SERVANTS
Iceland, France and the early '90s.
Sunday, 24 February 2013
REVIEW - PETULA CLARK: LOST IN YOU
Approach with care. Can’t work out the trajectory from/link
with last year’s French album.
Review here: The Arts Desk Petula Clark: Lost in You
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