tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16927396717929928062023-11-15T23:16:23.529-08:00Little BirdAdventuring through life as a 20-Something scientist, martial artist, girlfriend, sister, daughter.
I'm introverted, awkward and a bit silly and I'm OK with that.
I aim to write about music mostly, but you will probably come across some other ramblings!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-90861960522897410912013-11-22T14:10:00.001-08:002013-11-24T10:53:40.100-08:00Guest Post: Influence of Music on Fashion - ReeRee Rockette<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ReeRee Rockette. Who is she? She desribes herself as a 'Glamorous Geek, Coffee Lover, Rockalily Head Roller' but this doesn't say enough. She is an incredible business woman, owning Rockalily Cuts and writing/speaking about owning a business to many others. She blogs, she writes, she dyes her hair awesome colours.. So what does that have to do with my music blog?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a reader of ReeRee's <a href="http://www.rockalily.com/blog/">lovely blog</a> for some time now. She focuses a lot on alternative fashion, particularly vintage/pin up inspired and I really admire her creativity but I have to say I was surprised when I first saw her talk about her taste in music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know when you see someone with a particular fashion sense you assume a particular musical genre would be their cup of tea and we are pleasantly surprised when they name a band you wouldn't expect. I think this is totally daft personally, but it happens and it's hard to avoid as there is a culture attached to music and fashion sense plays heavily into this.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>My appearance is pretty deceiving. I'm heavily tattooed, have multi-coloured hair, and may well be wearing vaguely alternative clothing. The most common misconception that people seem to have about me is based around what music they presume I listen to. The look of surprise that crosses people's faces when they learn I don't listen to rockabilly music used to frustrate me, but now just amuses.</b></span><br />
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<b>My music choices aren't particularly 'alternative' in the traditional sense, but perhaps in the semantic sense they are, since very few of my peers enjoy the same tracks as I do.</b></div>
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<b>I always say that we can't help which music makes our souls happy, and that's truly how I feel about it. It feels odd to me how happy certain songs can make my inner core, but they do. That deep place in your chest that aches when your favourite song is played is not unique to any of us, even if the types of songs that create that bursting feeling are!</b></div>
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<b>For 15 years I've loved UK garage. In my younger days I raved to it, and although I'm no longer a regular clubber, UK garage still provides much of the soundtrack to my life. </b></div>
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<b>It isn't just dance music that speak to my soul, I'm also quite a pop fan. Britney, Justin, P!nk are all long standing favourites, along with the new addition of Ed Sheeran.</b></div>
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<b>So, no. I don't jive or swing, but you may well find me bopping my head to Craig David ;-)</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know when you hear a song, just the once, and it gets stuck in your head all, bloomin, day..? Sometimes this is the worst thing. Ever. Walking around singing 'Hit me with your rhythm stick. HIT ME' all day is infuriating and I'd happily jam said rhythm stick in my ear to make it stop. However, when I heard 'Dream, Parisienne' by these chaps and had it in my head all day, the urge for such drastic measures wasn't there. I rather enjoy these little melodies...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The toe-curling, pretentiously named 'Watchfires' (they said it, not me!) have emerged onto the Aberdeen music scene, only in the last few months and I reckon they are here to stay. Despite drawing their name from the <i><span style="color: purple;">'massively depressing'</span></i> poem <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173081">'Darkness' by Lord Byron</a>, Watchfires don't leave you feeling low, in fact, quite the opposite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their debut EP 'A Captive Still' is a short 4 track wonder - it's not the size, it's what you do with it... That's the saying right?? Well they do a lot with this record. It's an </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">energetic and well recorded little treat you're sure to enjoy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When asking the band about the record, I was pleasantly surprised about how honest they are when discussing their music:</span><br />
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four of the first six songs that we wrote together as a band and I think it's
basically a pretty good representation of what to expect from us live... </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">When
you're working within the confines of four tracks on a debut release it's less
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I was attracted to with this band was the vocalist. He has an unusual voice, slightly akin to Ian Astbury of The Cult but still quite unique. I like vocalists who have something special, and something that defines them and you know straight away who they are.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Altogether, though this band create an interesting vibe and atmosphere with their record.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top track for me is 'Dream, Parisienne'. It definitely stands out on the record with its full, intense and heart felt chorus. The vocal melody is great, really memorable and I like the lyrics; a song that tells a bit of a story. Yes, it is your typical first person narrative sort of song, but there's definitely something interesting and poetic about this one.</span><br />
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they've got one of the best live shows I've ever seen in the city. The Little
Kicks' new album is great, and I was pretty taken with Akord and Semperfi at
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know why I like this? Because it's weird. I funking love weird stuff. Imagine if Bjork had an alien alter ego..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fiona Soe Paing is of Burmese/Scottish origins and utilises both languages in her music along with unusual sounds - using her voice as a proper instrument blended into her electronic music. Tower of Babel is a short, 3 track EP, giving you a taster of what she is capable of. To me it sounds like a lovely blend of Bjork and Infected Mushroom. Pretty cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His voice is excellent, much akin to Chino Moreno. He also gives off vibes of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">Jónsi Birgisson due to mixing things up with some falsetto vocals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sound Collider - 'Characterised By Delusional Fantasies Of Wealth & Power' </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, you're an angst ridden teen, got your converse and your ripped jeans, and you're living in the basement of your parent's house, in the 90's. You need some music to go along with this? Sound Collider's album 'Characterised By Delusional Fantasies Of Wealth & Power' might do the job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sound Collider bring quite a wee mix of genres together; you can hear traces of Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and even the Violent Femmes in parts. Grungy, bassy music with soft vocals and good harmonies - you can tell a lot of work was put into this album and I feel that it's an interesting cocktail of music that's sure to appeal to a variety of people.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Our sounds change and collide from one song to the next we sound like rage and revenge with a little love thrown in."</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album opens up with a very industrial feeling song, much akin to Nine Inch Nails for sure. 'Meglomania Pop' sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack to The Crow. A song full of distortion and bassy goodness; a good way to start an album and maybe draw in a wee goth or too - the inner goth in me had a little bounce anyway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think the songs that stick out the most for me are 'Trip Up' and 'We'll Dance'. 'Trip Up' gets straight to the point, bringing you some fun bass and a catchy chorus with trippy noises thrown in every now and then and almost has a wee horror punk feel to it. Really good vocals in this song with great harmonies - you're sure to like it. Could see it in an indie film somewhere...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'We'll Dance', vocally, has a pretty cool theatrical feel to it which is why it stood out a bit more. It has a really good chorus, the sort that gets stuck in your head, which is a good sign, and is generally a pretty laid back feeling song. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album finishes with 'Road to Emptiness'. The reason I like this song as a finisher is purely for the random middle section which suddenly transports you into Sonic. Literally feel as though you're sitting inside your sega megadrive collecting rings... </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The song also has a nice Manic Street Preachers feel in parts.. Pretty cool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><i>"Hopefully people enjoy our music and it will evoke some sort of feeling or emotion but most importantly at gigs we just want people to enjoy themselves."</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album is full interesting sounds, good bass lines, nice harmonies and so much distortion you'll feel stuck inside an untuned TV. But, it works.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Come and see us live when we start gigging our new material and in the meantime check out our website <a class="_553k" href="http://www.soundcollider.com/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.soundcollider.com</a></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our album "Characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth and power" is available for free download on soundcloud which there are links to via our website. We are currently writing our new album which has a different feel to the last which we are going to begin recording in the next few weeks."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celtic inspired singer-song writer Jaimie Wren has launched her debut EP onto the world; a short, 4 track project which she describes as '</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pop based acoustic music with celtic influence'.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Kites' is a short, sweet and sombre sounding record. It is full of soulful vocals and simplistic music, highlighted with the lovely fiddle which features heavily in her Scottish sounding debut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's something haunting about this record, particularly with the closing track 'Waltz Alone' (confusingly named since it's in 4/4 timing..... Literally annoying myself... I'm a pedantic moron). This song is beautiful, with an almost 80s feel to it. I could definitely hear Kate Bush singing this song. I think this song would sound great live with a huge band behind her. It's quite an emotional sounding song and when asking Jaimie how she would describe her sound, she said:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><i><span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been inspired by many great musicians but my main influences have been Damien Rice, Adele and Emeli Sandé. I like singer - songwriters that give a bare account of a story told through great lyrics that reach you through a powerful voice that can deliver pure emotion. A sense of honesty. I think people who inspire you will always have a footprint on your work.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">'Under Seas' is vocally beautiful. Jaimie's voice is akin to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BirdyMusic">Birdy</a> in parts and you can hear her vocal influences strongly resonating through this song. Her natural vibrato and subtle inflections make her voice sound really real. Does that make sense? Raw, natural.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">The title track, 'Kites', musically, really reminds me of </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/blueoctober?fref=ts" style="line-height: 21px;">Blue October</a><span style="line-height: 21px;"> in parts (literally one of my favourite bands on this planet. Ever). It's definitely the fiddle that makes me think this, as Blue October have the fiddle featuring very heavily particularly in their earlier stuff. I think this instrument brings something so interesting to a song - it brings a whole new wave of emotion to Jaimie's record. I believe when she performs live, it's just her and her guitar - would be nice to see her on stage with a backing band one day so people can fully appreciate her songs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ian Kenny is probably one of my biggest vocal influences, his voice is soft, yet strong and full of intense emotion; a crucial quality for a vocalist, in my opinion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a massive difference between the first and second album (and an even larger difference from their first musical release 'Persona') - the sound is more mature, more experimental and more technically brilliant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new album, 'Asymmetry' is due to be released on July 19th, and about time too, since the last album was released in 2009! All Karnivool fans have been waiting too long and finally the wait is over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They released a download of one of the album tracks <b>'The Refusal'</b> and it was given mixed reviews. I'm not going to lie, I was a little unsure to start with - it sounded raw, even slightly unmixed and I wasn't too keen. After the 'Sound Awake' album, which is full of loud, layered and beautifully complicated songs, I was expecting something similar I guess.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the more I listen to it, the more I like it. It's darker, both lyrically and musically. The bass is more in your face, the guitars are down-tuned and angry and the bassist (I believe) contributes some serious screaming throughout. I really like it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few days ago, they released the first music video from the new album, for their single <b>'We Are'</b>. This track was definitely a winner from the beginning; the bass at the start drew me straight in. Vocally stunning, musically dark, and the video is quite emotional. Lyrically, so interesting, you can here sincere disdain in Ian Kenny's voice and I want to know what he's singing about, he sounds angry for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(My other half met them at Download. Bastard.)</span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-5777420327841832972013-05-24T05:55:00.001-07:002013-05-24T05:55:38.660-07:00Akord - Carry The Sound EP - Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 5 Track EP is inventive, technically fascinating and really pushes the boundaries of genre definition. Which box do we slot this record into? I'll have to get back to you on that....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opening track <b>'Houdini' </b>is a mash of full heavy guitars, stomping drums and smooth vocals. Sandy sings in very laid-back manner, with effortless harmonies which completely contrasts the voluminous guitars which really fill your ears. There are so many layers to this song, and is best appreciated with a good set of headphones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2:11 - The section hits you like a fecking tidal wave of sound and vivacity. Listen loud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>'This Day' </b>I. Love. The. Start. Of. This. Song. This intro sounds as though you should be listening to it whilst floating through space. Definitely Death Star elevator music. It's stompy, hard hitting and has an excellent chorus melody. I love it; they seem to manage to create pretty epic, intense thought provoking music. You can hear the Karnivool influence in this track, but they still have something wonderfully unique.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2:40 onwards has a beautiful section of vocal work followed by a wall of guitars you can't ignore. It's heavy, exciting and leaves you wanting soooo much more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Probably my favourite track on the record, if I HAD to pick, is <b>'Light the Way (+Indifference)'</b>. I was lucky enough to hear the first edit of it, and it made me well up. I don't know why, it's not something I can put my finger on, it just has an energy to it that works for me. Vocally, maybe not the strongest but has some amazing parts; listen out for the inflection in his voice right on the last word of the song - stunning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The start is calm, lying on a beach sort of calm, but no wait, it all kicks in and it's time to pack up the towel and stomp away. This song is a bloody journey from start to finish. Even though it's called 'Light' the Way, I feel, musically, it gets a bit darker as the song progresses; more intense. The premise of the song is relate-able 'No wrong, no right, it's just a choice of path'. A journey of a song, about the journey of life.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2:55 pretty epic section, including a party beat. A PARTY BEAT. I love a good one of those.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4:10 a quiet section, drums akin to a heartbeat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooked onto the end of this song is a segue to the next track. A short, exciting piece of music that includes guest drumming from Robbie Mackie of Fonik and producer Nick Scholey. I'm not going to say much about it as it really speaks for itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've already reviewed the single, so you can enjoy it by clicking <a href="http://littlebirdx.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/akord-debut-single-release.html">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This song has something for everyone, sing-along-to melodies, gang vocals, crazy time signatures, mad guitar effects. You will most likely hear something new every time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a lovely
riff-tastic fashion, Akord and Semperfi have pushed past over 700 bands, and
guess what? – Not only are they a step closer to playing the same festival as
some of rock’s biggest bands (Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Slipknot!), they are the
only two Scottish bands in the competition! With them both hailing from
Aberdeen, this is bloomin’ marvellous, not only for the bands, but for the
city!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Akord, a
progressive-alternative-hard-to-define-sounding band (think Tool or Karnivool),
have said that this is supremely positive for Aberdeen: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“</i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;">If
either or both bands make it through, it will show that Aberdeen has a lot to
offer to the music world.</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626;">It
may draw more focus and opportunity to the other acts here and we are glad to
be representing not only this city, but Scotland.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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asking how the guys are feeling about their status in the competition, I think
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come this far and even more pleased by the response and continued support from
our fanbase. We aim to take our material and stage show as far as we can. The
people of the world need to experience our manic facial expressions and charged
live show.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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in the running – Semperfi, a loud, kick you in the face, sorta metal band
(think Fightstar, Machine Head) feel the same way about how great this
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bands from Scotland in the final 15 and we are both from Aberdeen, it makes the
achievement even more special. Hopefully having two bands from Aberdeen making
it to Download will help pull focus on the music scene in Aberdeen and show
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giddy little school girls, Semperfi, much like Akord are also excited about the
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pretty excited at the prospect of possibly playing Download. The competition
has really tested our nerves, especially the first stage, but making it into
the final 15 and going down to London has made it all worth it. Here’s hoping
we can go all the way”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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luxurious trip to London, both bands were given the opportunity to record a
song, channel their inner models in a photo shoot and get some valuable industry
advice. Their visits were captured in their own 2 and a half minute video,
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, time to
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dont forget to like 'Little Bird' on thee old Facebook, click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittlexBirdx" target="_blank">here!</a></span></div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-2772213301608705912013-05-17T07:10:00.001-07:002013-05-17T07:10:37.573-07:005 Song Friday: 5 Tracks That Make Me Feel Like I'm In A Movie<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been a day-dreamer. When I was a kid, I was constantly imagining myself in some alternate fantasy having bizarre adventures - they usually involved pretending to be a fairy with my friend Pie (she was always a talking dog....). Pretty sure we managed to convince ourselves we were actually fairies at one point.. I spent a good amount of time in my car pretending I was piloting a TIE Fighter; partly due to boredom, partly due to epic music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sometimes hear a song and it hits me like a wall of emotion; not necessarily the lyrics, but the music. The words may have nothing to do with the place it takes me; sometimes it's the vibe of the song that can be enough to cause me to well up, or get my heart racing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do this a lot. It mostly happens in my car or when I'm walking with my headphones on. I love it. Pretending for a small amount of time that I'm in a film; I'm running away from some crazy drama or I'm off to save the world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I first heard this song I kinda froze. It's so beautiful. To me, it' sounds desperately sad. I think it's a love song of sorts; but I truly don't know. It talks of 'two strangers turning into dust' - maybe a sad goodbye? I don't know. I just know that when I heard it, it took me to a sad scene in a film; the idea of losing someone close and struggles that follow to come to terms. Things moving in slow motion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This song is madness, and I don't need to use my imagination too much. This song speaks for itself, and is a terrifying, sick tale of a desperate man. I love the intensity of the story; described by lead singer Justin as a tale of 'how people can be taken to that point where they would actually harm another through jealousy and pride...'.</span></div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-81782042140468446682013-05-15T04:41:00.003-07:002013-06-21T03:44:37.479-07:00Love Your Local - Charly Houston<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have started doing some writing for 57 Degrees North (<a href="http://57north.org/" style="background-color: transparent;">http://57north.org/</a>), a local project aimed at promoting local music in the north east of Scotland. There are a lot of hidden gems up here and I think it's important that they have a platform to be heard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to think I am honest when it comes to talking about music, and I am going to strive to give an honest opinion of the bands/artists I am asked to talk about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first artist I spoke to is a young singer-song writer called Charly Houston. My review for the 57 site can be seen here (LINK), but I also wanted to post a version here since I have a tendency to ramble... (jjjeeeeezzz, every time I write that word I start singing Led Zepplin, every bloody time....).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hailing from the land of the weegies, Charly Houston has travelled north to inject some soul into Aberdeen’s local music scene. She brings with her a laid-back acoustic sound, somewhat comparable to the likes of Emma’s Imagination, Amy Macdonald and even James Morrison; a very mature sound from someone so young. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her voice is extremely soulful, with a beautiful tone through it and it’s refreshing to hear - something a bit different from the typical ‘Girl-with-an-acoustic’ act that we have all seen before (they're literally everywhere....).</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“</i><i>I began to play guitar long before I wrote songs, almost 5 years between the two. I picked up the guitar initially because my dad is a guitarist (a very good one at that, though I'm biased) and I thought it was pretty cool to try and follow in his footsteps. I began writing at 12 and my thought process at the time was that I wanted to be super famous like my favourite bands and make a statement to the world - now I just write because I feel it's a good creative outlet for me”</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charly’s new EP is set for release on the 17<sup style="line-height: 17px;">th</sup> May, which I feel is perfect timing with the ever brighter weather. This 5 track record feels like the sorta music you would listen to on a summer road trip, or whilst relaxing in the garden under the sun. It’s a deep, loving and sometimes sad record but ultimately I feel people will relate to this in one way or another. The songs are personal to her but I feel fellow students who have moved away from home for their studies will hear something familiar in her words.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“My new EP 'Ella-Grace' is named after my niece who was born last October. I initially had different names for the EP but I thought it'd be a nice tribute for when she grows up. It's different from a lot of my other work as I have 5 tracks, 4 of my own and a remix by Fake Noises. The EP is a timeline of significant events, titled by month; so there's August, October, November and March. Each song tells a story about my time being up in Aberdeen and in a way, it's my own memoir for when I'm older.”</span></i></div>
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now in my early 30's and I'm thinking, how did this happen? We're meant to be
young forever right? No-one warned me it would happen (they did), but happened
it has. As I think back to my musical past, the bands I've been in, the songs
I've written, and the music I've been into all these years, I realize there's
so much in there. Out of the albums I own and love to listen to, what could I
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evening myself and a friend of mine (A Chirs Pontius lookalike, also in his
30's and I'd say a typical South Wales metal head) took a walk up Mynyddislwyn
(Islwyn Mountain) en route to the the Church Inn Pub to sink a few pints and to
thrash out our musical opinions. During the walk up we talked about whether
Margaret Thatcher was good for the country, the pros and cons of capitalism and
that the Manic Street Preachers had recorded their early demos in a small
studio somewhere around here . Well, we didn't come to a conclusion on politics
but we did share some memories of youth and music.</span></b></span></div>
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say there are many ways to think of music and albums. There's the music that
has shaped me musically, influenced my singing and guitar styles, such as Yes,
Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and U2 (My Dad had a big impact on my childhood listening
habits). Then there's the albums and bands that have a profound emotional
connection, which can take me back to my teenage years in the 90's, that gets
me all excited and nostalgic. That's what I'll talk about now.</span></b></span></div>
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this album was released I was a skinny, awkward, red Doc Martin wearing, long
haired 15 year old, typical of the 90's grunge scene. Kurt had been dead for
around 6 months or so, but the hype was very much still alive. There's many a
drink fuelled (if we could get some) teenage house party where we'd all sing
along to Kurt's haunting voice. What I love about this album is the simplicity
of it, almost anyone could just grab an acoustic guitar, play and sing along.
One of my favourite tracks is probably "On a Plain", but there's many
other gems in there too. Actually, the ones that stick out most for me are
probably the songs that Nirvana didn't even write. The songs they covered, such
as "The Man Who Sold The World" (David Bowie) and "Lake of
Fire" or "Oh Me" (Meat Puppets). Another song "Where Did
You Sleep last Night?" was another favourite of mine and my friends, as
we'd enjoy singing it to one of our mutual friends (who was a Girl) after many
of her boozy snogs with hormone laden boys. The girl in question who is still a
friend of mine, is now a very successful GP and she hasn't changed a bit. (In
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may well be thinking, how original?! A Welshman that likes the Stereophonics.
Well I can counteract that stereotype with, I don't particularly like Rugby and
none of my family have ever worked down a coal mine. However, the one
stereotype that may well be valid here, and I've already mentioned this in my
Nirvana piece above, is the fact that it is a very sing along kind of album. We
do love a good sing song. "Check My Eyelids For Holes", "Last of
The Big Time Drinkers" all amazing sing along tracks. Not only that, when
this album was released I hadn't long turned 18, so it was around this time I
was heading out to the usual Alternative venues of the Newport scene such as
TJ's (legend has it Kurt Cobain proposed to Courtney Love here, I have no idea
if that's true) and Le Pub. This album, I feel that I can identify with the
sentiment and what these guys are about. It was an exciting time for welsh
music. I know we had the Manics (I do love James Dean Bradfield's Voice and his
guitar work) but the Stereophonics, I think, are perhaps a little more
accessible. I felt that they were just like me and my friends, valley boys (2nd
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Live album (mostly) and again containing many of their classics from Joshua
Tree and also cover versions of Beatles and Bob Dylan. I would</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve been 8 or 9 years old when
this was released. I think it pretty much past me by, as did most things,
including Bros (yuck) & Kylie Minogue (yum). This album, along with the
film that was released along side it, I discovered a few years later. It was
around 1992, I started to learn guitar after watching Guitar Legends. This was
a series that ran on BBC 2 and part of the Expo 1992 from Seville, Spain. There
were all sorts of guitarists from blues to metal. Two of my favourite
guitarists from this live series was B.B. King and Steve Vai.....anyway I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m off topic a little. I liked
U2 anyway but when I saw the Rattle & Hum film and B.B.King was playing
with U2, that sealed it for me. I was into blues when learning to play guitar,
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without doubt is </span><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">Bullet The Blue Sky</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span><span lang="EN-US"> and it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s way better than the studio
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far as The Kennedy Soundtrack goes, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m
sure we were all trying to get our influences into that album. That</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s why it is so eclectic. Of
course there were other bands and musicians just from my point of view that I
haven</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t mentioned, but
there</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s also four other
individuals in The Kennedy Soundtrack that brought so much to the mix. Their
musical choice</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s are probably a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I adore this album. Why? Because it makes me happy. It really does. It's the one album I always go back to without fail and I never get bored of it. I have phases of listening to a record over and over again in my car and this one is number one in the Heather repetitive car charts (my other half doesn't get how I don't sicken myself with listening to the same thing over and over).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It came out in 2002, and I've played it countless times since then. Unfortunately The Kennedy Soundtrack are no more *sob*.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I first discovered these guys when I saw their music video for 'Killing Music' and went out and bought the single as soon as. (Remember singles??! When was the last time you bought a physical CD single?!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The album is a mix of so many styles and I find it hard to place them in a category. There's a blend of nu-metal, rap, rock, funk, hip hop with a tiny splash of a reggae feel here and there.. It's a pretty weird infusion of musical styles but I personally feel this completely works. Lead vocalist Nic brings the rap to the table, and does it quite smoothly I feel, while guitarist Dave throws down some lovely vocal melodies to contrast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There's a right mix of vibes in the album, from the laid back stoned-outta-my-balls sorta sound, to the meatier 'fuck you' songs. In between however, are some pretty deep, sad and sweet songs that you really can't help but take a moment to really listen to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This album is a frequent visitor to my car stereo, love singing along (I sing the rap sections. Me rapping is NOT GOOD, really, really not good) and blasting it loud when I'm having a bad day. It leaves me relaxed and feeling like I could take on the world. Marvellous.</span></div>
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many of their classics from Joshua Tree and also cover versions of Beatles and
Bob Dylan. I would</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ve been 8 or 9 years old when this was released.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I freaking love this band. My boyfriend came across them and introduced me to them and I got hooked! They have a rather unique style which they themselves described as 'gyp-step'; a blend of classic guitar, violin, trumpet, walking bass lines and jazz-influenced drums. Excellent. Natalia Tena is the singer AND ACCORDIAN PLAYER. That's right. An accordian. It's pretty cool. You may know her from the likes of Game of Thrones and Harry Potter but bet you didn't know she could do all this too. I'm envious. She has a nice classic-style voice actually, very sweet with some subtle attitude in it. She is quite a laid back singer and I would definitely like to hear her push her voice and see where she takes us.. Love this band.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I discovered these guys last year, when I found out that this song is inspired by the Hunger Games book series (if you know me, you know I have a serious problem, as I am a little obsessed with these books NEXT FILM THIS YEAR!! BOOM!). I really enjoy lead singer Kat's voice, she has a deep soulful voice with a bit of rasp and some crazy vibrato. Worth a wee listen I reckon.</span></div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-42122294298117667732013-04-15T03:07:00.001-07:002013-04-15T07:20:35.742-07:00That Always-Go-Back-To-Album - Part 1<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I think everyone has that one record that they always go back to. That one album that you know every word to. The one that still gives you chills. The one that will perpetually strike something inside of you that perhaps no one else will understand. The one that can bring you right back to a completely different chapter in your life.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">Frames is so varied and has such a unique and raw sound. Think Radiohead, but with more dirt! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">The album has 8 tracks all reaching at least 8 minutes long! </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><i>The reason I continually go back to it is because I always miss something each listen. There are layers in these songs which you wouldn't hear unless you really search for them. </i></span></span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every time i listen to it in it's entirety, I go on a musical journey with a band that pronounce every note. I come away with new ideas of my own.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's recently been Ed Sheeran's album<span style="font-size: x-small;">, its just so soothing to listen to, and suits most of my moods. There aren't many albums I listen to, as I tend to just pick tracks here and there, but Ed Sheeran's does something nice to my soul ;-)</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> It's fun, it's about being young, having a good time, not being too serious. It's silly but also insightful. When I'm in a bad mood Pezcore cheers me up, when I'm sad it makes me smile, when I'm stressed it helps me put things into perspective. If I'm in a good mood it puts me in an even BETTER mood. The ultimate feel good album. I love that its their roughest album but says so much about them and still says so much about them well over ten years later. It's one of those albums that I've listened to for so long that happy memories always come flooding back. It also just makes me want to forget all my responsibilities and just be crazy and have fun (probably not such a good thing now haha). I just associate it with having a good time and partying. But it does make me not want to grow up!</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AU-FUCKING-STRALIA. Those buggers know how to produce good music, for example <a href="http://www.karnivool.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Karnivool</span></a> - need I say more? I came across this band on spotify on one of my 'keep-clicking-related-artists-until-I-find-something-I-like. This was the first song I listened to and I fell a little in love with it. Not too sure about their other stuff at the moment (a lot of cliche lyrics about stars and wings etc..) but this track I am definitely enjoying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, so not an overly original sound, but I am currently finding this extremely catchy and find myself popping it on quite frequently. However, I would only recommend this remixed version of the song - the original just sounds so empty and bland..... These guys are actually a christian rock band (.........) and I honestly don't know a great deal about them. I had a track called 'Courage' on my ipod when I was a lot younger and I only recently rediscovered them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here it Comes is weird, dark song. Dark lyrics accompanied by very Radiohead/Drum & Bass/Nine Inch Nails-esque music. His voice is haunting - I'm really not sure I could draw a comparison, its unique. He doesn't sing clearly and has such a weird tone and can sure hit some high notes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Read about who Akord are and about their debut single 'Set In Your Life' (which they won the Kerrang thing with!) <a href="http://littlebirdx.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/akord-debut-single-release.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">If you follow me on thee ol' Twittersphere you will probably have heard me harpin' on about this band called Akord. Well listen up, I'ma do some more harpin'.</span></div>
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So who are they you ask? Well you probably haven't heard of them.. Yet. They're a band hailing from the city of Aberdeen in Scotland consisting of four strapping young lads with far too many guitar strings.</div>
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They've been together for over 2 years, but in the last year, having taken a new singer/bassist on board the Akordship, they have stepped up their game. With a surplus of gigs played last year, they have spent a lot of time and lost a lot of blood, sweat and tears making their debut record which is set to release some time this year.</div>
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A hard-working bunch of lads our Akord boys. AAANNNDDD, just yesterday they released their first sexual seed of sound, introducing the debut single from Akord.. 'Set In Your Life'.</div>
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The song begins with a dirty riff, set to make you stomp your way down the street - you won't be able to help it, so just embrace the stomp. Imagine a really angry penguin.<br />
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The dirty guitars don't let up, it's heavy as balls and the bass tone is fucking spectacular - listen out for the bass solo at about 3:50 funk-fucking-tastic. Get yourself a good pair of headphones to listen with. Trust me. However, the heavyness of the song is complimented very nicely with lead singer/bassist Sandy's melodic vocals, hints of Brandon Boyd and Simon Neil in his voice along with his own unique blend of smooth and rasp. It works, and all through the song guitarists Martin and Arran have their own blend of soft and hard guitar also, really bringing depth to the song and working so well with the vocals.<br />
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At about 2:20, make sure you have a partner, cos you're gonna want to waltz. That's right these boys and their changing time signatures. Pesky bastards.<br />
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4:01 - coolest drum noise. The drum sound in this track is sweeeeet. Drummer Matt does a fab job to really build the song with different drum parts here, there and everywhere and some dam awesome fills. He certainly keeps you on your toes. Trying to head bang to these guys sometimes is painful.<br />
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The only thing I can say I'm unsure of but I think is growing on me is at 4:10, a small section in the song with a pretty sweet build up. I'm still deciding whether or not I like the vocal part here, however the subtle harmony on it definitely helps to strengthen it. Maybe I need to listen more intently to the words to understand the purpose of the words in this part. Perhaps it's because it's a vocal section that is short, sweet and comes bang in the middle of a huge instrumental section.<br />
But the more I think about it, that's the beauty of Akord, the vocals are an instrument in themselves, having their own sections and not necessarily keeping to the traditional verse, chorus, verse, chorus style. Akord have vocal parts here and there and it's different and I like it! The words in this song are good, no whining- just what I would say is pretty good life advice. Have a listen and see what you think for yourself.<br />
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Anyway, thats enough blabbing on. All in all, I love this track. A lot. It has everything I like in a song; I like heavy riffs and something to sing along to with some sweet double bass. It's not my favourite from the record (I'm lucky enough to have heard it!!) but I will be posting another review about that soon enough.. Just you wait, you're in for a treat with the record.<br />
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Get listening and downloading 'Set In Your Life', because it's FREE. Thats right kids. Nothing in life comes for free, except this single. Isn't that magical?<br />
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You can download it here:<a href="http://akordofficial.bandcamp.com/track/set-in-your-life" target="_blank"> http://akordofficial.bandcamp.com/track/set-in-your-life</a> and the band aren't asking for any money, however there is an option to pay anything you like for it, so if you're feeling generous - DIG DEEP.<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-69162503682206335062012-11-03T16:30:00.001-07:002012-11-03T16:30:15.902-07:00How to look like a twat and almost bankrupt yourself.<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, I thought I might die. It was dark, cold and hard to breathe. My heart was pounding and I couldn't think straight. It was lonely inside that gloomy silk cocoon in which I found myself stuck... Like a complete twat. No, I wasn't trapped in any sort of heroic situation like rescuing a cute puppy from a bloody well. Nope, not me. I was stuck in a fecking bridesmaids dress. Like a champ.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried to pull it down. Nope. It was having none of that. I tried to pull it up. Nope, boobs decided to go all Gandalf on me 'You shall not passss!!!!!!'. Fuck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Movember... that, err.. <i>magical </i>time of year where men parade around with fluffy undernoses. Most of them tend to look a little <strike>creepy</strike> pubescent with essence of bum fluff on their faces, but the lucky few men who can actually grow a tache manage to pull off the 80s pornstar look with style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In all seriousness, it's for a bloody good cause and is a fun way to raise money for such a strong topic - men's health. Now, the 'C' word scares the absolute shit out of me - no, I don't mean c*nt, that word is spectacular- I mean cancer. A 6 lettered word that seriously freaks me out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I think of cancer I immediately think of breast cancer, is that just how I think as a woman? Or is it the media? I don't think I'm wrong in saying that women's health is perhaps more documented in the media and breast cancer is talked about all the time. I constantly hear stories of women battling the disease and have even had a scare myself but I don't think there is enough awareness regarding men's health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in men, with testicular cancer also being far too common. Men are useless at going to the doctors, maybe they are too shy, too lazy or just don't think anything is wrong, I'm not sure, but if they knew how simple it is to go and get checked out I bet they would.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Movember is a bloody ace idea. Men grow a moustache in november because it's hilarious, because people think the tache is hilarious they will donate money to see just how stupid the dude will look by the end of the month. The money goes to a men's health charity which both helps research and rehab for the disease and just as important it raises awareness. AWESOME.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, the ginger one (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the boyfriend) approached me and told me he was participating in it this year. At first I was like 'Holy crap I have to be seen with this guy..' but I am insanely proud of him for doing it. His grandad passed away a few months ago after a battle with cancer and I know it profoundly affected him, so in his honour he will sport a ridiculous tache and raise some pennies!</span><br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-20027121341523051842012-11-01T04:30:00.001-07:002012-11-02T04:14:41.296-07:00Wow.. it's been a while<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Haven't posted on here in quite some time.... I've been beyond busy, with work and a hectic year so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Im going to be completely revamping this thing, new ideas, new content even a new name I reckon. I want it to have more substance and be a lot less material... Intending on making this blog a little bit more of a lifestyle thing, reviewing books, films, talking about the good, the bad and the plain old shitty things in life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch this space....</span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278916913525852121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692739671792992806.post-24969756203218366812012-03-16T13:38:00.001-07:002012-03-16T13:38:23.670-07:00SugarLips Sugar Lip Scrub<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Apologies for the lack of posting, I have been SUPER busy with work! But I am currently preparing a wee bundle of posts which will pop up over the next while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first of which is a wee review of the SugarLips Sugar Lip Scrub in Lemon Meringue flavour. All I can say is YUM!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This stuff is just lovely. I saw it in MORE magazine and for some reason it made me buy it (read: I have an online shopping problem, Hi my name's Heather and I'm a shopoholic....*hi heather*).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, I went with lemon meringue (purely because I had recently had a lemon meringue pie which had stuck in my head because it was DELISH!) but you can also find Strawberry Shortcake and Cherry Pie flavours :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Firstly, I adore the cute jam jar packaging, much better than your standard lip scrub sticks or pots and for some reason I have a thing for jars - I don't know why, I see a jar and I just want to use it for something... weird...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, first thing I did, opened it and stuck my nose in of course. HELLO BEAUTIFUL SMELL. It smells gorgeous, sweet and fruity and I immediately had to try it. Like a good sugar scrub of any kind should be, it is very 'gritty' making it ideal for working away dry skin. For some reason I thought it might be slightly wet inside but it isn't, it's just packed full of lovely lemony sugar! As soon as I tried it I loved it straight away. It doesn't hurt, so I don't feel like I'm cheese-grating my lips, it feels rough but not too rough. I immediately noticed a difference in my lips, and I'm so pleased. My lips feel soft and smooth *mwah*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My lips have been dry for bloody months now as the weather in scotland is forever changing which is reeking havoc on my poor skin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Why I didn't buy this stuff sooner I don't know. I'd been contemplating heading into town to try the Lush lip scrub I had heard about, but never found the time (hence the growing addiction to the online shopping world!) but I'm glad I found this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh and did I mention it tastes amazing too?! Yummy :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So SugarLips Lip Scrub gets a good 5/5 from me (and my now happy lips!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I purchased my pot from the <a href="http://www.missyc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Missy C</a> website; an adorable website with</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> lovely things, not a great selection at the moment but I do believe it is ever expanding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It only cost £4 too :) Check it out <a href="http://www.missyc.co.uk/ourshop/prod_1850911-Lemon-Meringue-SugarLips-Sugar-Scrub.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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Man, I freaking love shoes. Like a lot. The annoying this is that I just don't have the pennies to buy all the many pairs my heart does so desire. However, recently I just couldn't help myself when I saw these random looking sexual beings on ebay.<br />
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But I think what really drew me to buy these was the quirky wing effect on the sides of the shoes! If you know me, you will know that I am drawn to anything leopard print and anything with a wing design! All it's missing is a number 7 printed on them and I'd have my favourite things :) (not really.. I just have a love for the number 7!)<br />
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I've never really bought wedges, always seemed to have overlooked them, but LLLOOOOOKKKK at them! In love. I shall be skipping around in these lovelies on friday night at my best friends engagement party :) Im going to mix patterns and team these with a lovely black floral dress I bought... I dont even care.<br />
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Or you could look like you should be married to Willy Wonka. These are adorable! SO cute and only £16.99 <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Womens-High-Heels-Platform-Wedge-Shoes-Bow-Front-Navy-Blue-Peach-Pink-N15-/180739466044?pt=UK_Women_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item6fc4b6c606" target="_blank">here</a> on ebay!</div>
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Or how would you like to potentially break your ankle? It's a price to pay for the luxury of wearing these pretty things. Find them <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WOMENS-SUEDE-STYLE-WEDGE-HEEL-PLATFORM-MARY-JANE-COURT-SHOES-SIZE-/190644736753?pt=UK_Women_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item72196696a5" target="_blank">here</a> with other design options too!</div>
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I am officially lusting over these. They are BEAUTIFUL. Find them <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beautiful-Iron-Fist-Lovelace-platform-wedge-Brand-New-season-/120867081979?pt=UK_Women_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item61cde3a970" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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