Indie Music

Sean Nelson wrote an interesting post about the concept (and history) of indie rock:

Sasha Frere-Jones of the self-hyped funk band, Ui, attempts to take to task the apparent “whiteness” of today’s indie rock and understand how it came to be in his New Yorker article, “A Paler Shade of White.” The first sign that things might be a little off is in his analysis of the origins of indie rock: “The indie genre emerged in the early eighties, in the wake of British bands such as the Clash and Public Image Ltd.” Nevermind that The Clash was originally signed to CBS Records, aka Columbia, or that indie isn’t really a genre - It just means all the music associated with being outside of the major labels, which just happens to be most music. Or that his lamentation of the death of rhythm is easily upended by Deerhoof. Or that The Field’s “From Here We Go Sublime” is composed entirely out of The Flamingo’s “I Only Have Eyes for You.” Read it if you want to laugh at some misplaced Sufjan Stevens references (who, by the way, makes about a thousand references to black folk music on his albums), and a conclusion that sees racial equality as the cause of indie segregation.

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Apple has dropped iTunes Plus track prices to $0.99.

This is the latest news from Malaysia’s indie music:

Helmed by Red Films, Kami The Series began with the launching of an album, three indie band gigs in three cities, an eight-episode TV series and a film. Kami has been running on 8TV since Sept 5, starring five talented youngsters: Liyana Jasmay as Lyn, Syarul Ezani Bin Mohamed Ezzuddeen (Ali), Juliana Sophie Johari Evans (Sofie), Nas Muammar Zar (Abu), and Ani Zayanah Ibrahim (Adii). The show is about them dealing with the challenges of living in the suburb, as they strive to discover their identity and talents. Underground music and the Kami comic (drawn by Lyn under a pseudonym Teka-Teki) distinguish Kami from other productions.

Log on to www.projekkami.com for more details.

Kami The Series airs on 8TV, Wednesdays at 10pm.

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For the big fans of indie music, you should check it out this one:

A Drink And A Quick Decision - Indie Music Review Grand National is good in a 80’s throwback, The Faint kinda sound. Not as over produced as the Faint but still retaining some of the dark poppy fun, Grand National is alright and full of potential. “By the Time” is dark and poppy like the rest but fun enough that I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it playing in a gay bar. The one downside of this album is that a lot of the songs tend to blend into the same dark, drum beat/electronic sound of all the other songs. ‘New Space to Throw’ is a bit more upbeat than the rest and has an awesome bass line. I could see this one being the album’s single. On the whole, this is a pretty decent album to dance to at the Boysroom or somewhere similar but not to sit alone listening to on a Saturday night.

More info: http://www.grand-national.net http://www.myspace.com/grand_national http://www.recallgroup.com

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Goodnight Electric formed by Henry Foundation right at the end of 2003 in Jakarta. A concept of music concentrated in synthpop genre. Inspired by musician in the early 80’s and 90’s such as Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The cure, Belle and Sebastian and The Lightning Seeds. Goodnight Electric combines elements from electro, pop and new wave using synthesizer and computer as the main tools. At first Goodnight Electric live performance supported by Bondi Goodboy and Oomleo, then evolves as a solid line up of trio dance group. Read the rest of this entry »

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