posted by Ariana on December 8, 2011
First, and to disclaim, there’s nothing new from Bibio (at least I don’t think so). This song is just new to me! Second I’d like to acknowledge some facts. I realize that my previous Bibio post was wildly idealistic, perhaps even grotesquely so, but I still stand by it because it is true. The following song, which fits into that schema, was released this summer. It intended to be a summer song – just look at the title. But perhaps that makes it all the more stirring now that the leaves are all gone and the winter is upon us.
“Don’t Summarize My Summer Eyes” is a fabulous wordplay and a marvelous instrumental. Bibio generally uses his voice like an instrument, not really giving precedence to the vocabulary except when the words warrant comprehension. This and many other Bibio songs evoke a barren city, a pale sunlight, a glinting body of water on the verge of solidity (specifically the beginning and end of “Don’t Summarize”). They are luxuriously bleak. They put me in a lonesome, observational mood, but I don’t mean this in a bad way. In fact, let me rephrase. Some Bibio songs make it perfectly acceptable to be alone and observational. Or they highlight that lonesomeness that is latent in everyone.
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» Meaningless labels: Ambient • Electro • Happy • Instrumental
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Mathieu Santos of Ra Ra Riot has just released his first solo album, the oddly named Massachusetts 2010, and it’s honestly a mixed bag. There are some excellent nuggets of melodic electro pop, along with a song or two that might have been best left in the studio. But when Santos hits his mark, he really nails it, and both of the tracks below are simply addictive (and addictively simple). “I Can Hear the Trains Coming” features Santos’ falsetto voice against a sing-song harmony that evokes hazy summer days and sweetly addled memories. “Northern Melody” sounds completely different and is less catchy but more interesting. If Massachusetts 2010 is an experiment in musical styles and textures, these tracks represent opposite ends of Santos’ spectrum, and perfection lies somewhere in between. Santos should get there, eventually; he’s too talented not to.
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» Meaningless labels: Ambient • Bedroom Band • Catchy • Experimental • Male vocal • With Bleeps & Blips
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I wasn’t at SXSW. Had a chance, but no place to stay and no money. Same old, same old. Instead I lived it through the regurgitated reviews and photos uploaded via iPhone that landed on my Facebook feed. Unfortunate!
Moving on and poking about the Internet, I came across “Saint Christopher” from Bibio’s album Mind Bokeh that will be released on the 28th of this month. Have you ever longed for a piece of music to make you smile from deep within? To make you see colors? “Saint Christopher” doesn’t do that. “Saint Christopher” is the smile, the very serene smile, and it is the seeing of the colors. It’s drugs*, it’s tinkering, it’s floating. It has an ambiguity of origin that just wraps itself around you. Best of all, when it makes you think that it’s going to end, it has a sudden glorious rebirth. Listen to it in its entirety and have this experience.
*No drugs of any kind were involved in the production of this review.
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Ohh great post love it!
posted by Leigh on January 20, 2011
{Indieball honors its word. And we like to stroll down that lane called Memory. If you missed the post below last October on Chris Parrello + Things I Wonder, we are giving you another shot. And, as promised, here is our reminder to you: If you are in New York on January 25th, check out the album release at Joe’s Pub. The show should not be missed.}
Recently, I went to see Chris Parrello + Things I Wonder. They were described to me as an avant-garde jazz band, obviously out of the sphere of inclusion for Indieball, so I relaxed knowing that I wouldn’t have to deliberate over whether or not I would write about them, thus eliminating the need to exert any mental energy trying to remember special moments to later describe. I would just have a pure, unadulterated listening experience. I did, until about half-way through the set when, as generally happens when one has pre-defined an experience, I was wildly (!) taken for surprise by the next few songs. They were begging, imploring, kindly asking to be considered something else and to be appreciated by a wider audience (Hello, Indieball).
“My War”, off the self-titled album to be released in January 2011, is one such track. P.J. Harvey greets Feist remembers Portishead. Something like that. Parrello’s compositions, not just of the individual songs but also of the songs within the album, are thoughtfully gorgeous, equally matching the sheer beauty of Karlie Bruce’s vocals and lyrics. Bruce also contributed to several of the compositions (“My War” included). In case that’s not enough talent for you already, the extended band includes a host of additional complementary musical prowess.
Ideas are meant to be broken down, rearranged and reincarnated. Through Openness. Interpretation. Impression. Emotion. This music is stamped with all of those characteristics. Preview other tracks through the Official Site link below. For those of you in New York or who find yourself in New York on January 25th, check out the album release party at Joe’s Pub. Don’t worry, we’ll remind you closer to the date.
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September 22nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
This is certainly Amazing! Many thanks.