Friday 30 November 2012

23: Geneva Jacuzzi - Do I Sad? (2010)

 Back to the USA, we meet this time Geneva Garvin, alias Geneva Jacuzzi, a bright star from L.A. She has released three albums, full of different, obscure (and fresh at the same time) minimal synth gems. Do I Sad?, with those cute 80's synths, could even be considered a nu-disco song. Difficult to classify her work. Easy to appreciate it.


R.O.C.

Saturday 24 November 2012

24: RPM - Estação no inferno (1985)

It´s been a while since we visited Brazil for the last time. RPM (the acronym for Revoluções por Minuto) was the first Brazilian band that managed to sell more than 2 million copies of one of their albums. They were strongly influenced by European synthpop in their first songs, and the lyrics were full of political and literary references. A genuine rare bird in Brazil.


Civ

Sunday 18 November 2012

25: Miss Melody - Huan (2010)

We haven't yet travelled to China, a huge country with few -or very hidden- electronic bands. Huan was written by Miss Melody, 27-year old singer born in Mongolia but who soon managed to obtain Chinese nationality, and UK producer Mobidextrous, after they met in a bar in Beijing and started a collaboration. It is difficult to classify their music, with a style close to downtempo, post-dubstep and trip hop, and sung in the exotic Mandarin Chinese language. Huan is like a haunting poem, a melancholic and ethereal song talking about the difficulties of living in big cities, such as Beijing.


R.O.C.

Wednesday 14 November 2012

26: Lollobrigida ‎- Party (2004)

My first selected country for this exciting blog was Croatia, and I think it´s time to go back there. Lollobrigida (also known as Lollobrigida Girls or VIS Lollobrigida) is a electro-pop duo from Zagreb with three albums and thirteen singles to their credit. This track was their first single and it is a crazy delight.


Civ

Wednesday 7 November 2012

27: Kapitan Nemo ‎- Twoja Lorelei (1984)

Back to Poland, Kapitan Nemo is probably one of the most respected Polish 80's synthpop bands. With a very classic style, Twoja Lorelei immediately catches our attention. It shows a simple tune, with those analog synthesizers, I agree. And that traditional drum machine! For some, it surely sounds old-fashioned. But, anyway, for me it is so... damned good!


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Friday 2 November 2012

28: Torul ‎- Try (2011)

We make a new visit to Slovenia. Born in Ljubljana and educated in classical and jazz music, Torul released his first EP in 1995, showing his interest in electronic sounds. Since that year, dozens of EPs and some albums have followed that first reference. From the last one, released in 2011, we have drawn this track, which reminds me of classic electropop.


Civ