folk

“Here are the three versions of Turkey’s 1989 Eurovision entry: Grup Pan – Bana Bana. The first version is a studio mix, the second one is a live version and the third one is a remix. Although the song received 5 points, placing 21st in a field of 22 in that year’s contest, I personally think that Bana Bana is the best amongst Turkey’s Eurovision entries with its complex harmonic and percussive content.

This one got the airtime because of the Odd Nosdam remix, yet after few listens the original grew on me more than the Odd Nosdam version. Dark Dark Dark are a Minnesota band that reminded me of A Hawk and A Hacksaw with a little bit of cabaret thrown in.

Let’s start off the week with a five song indie rock / folk selection:
+Bon Iver +Dame Satan +Day Sleeper +The Uncomfortables +Wavves

Our Preliminary Top 10 List for Hype Machine’s Zeitgeist

The air around the Appalachian mountains seem to be infested with forest spirits that tell you how to cook up the most simple and amazing melodies that the best producers in the world can’t come up with try as they might. Larkin Grimm, a native of Memphis, Tennessee who lived in a hippie commune till she was 7 is a real life example that comes straight from Shyamalan’s “The Village“

Swedish psychedelic combo Dungen is back with a new one on Subliminal Sounds. Their 4th album aptly titled “4” is an extremely well crafted album of eclectic influences such as psychedelic pop, 60s soul, swedish folk, acid jam rock and jazz. The ingredients might sound a little awkward. Swedish folk, jam rock and soul?

Continuing to re-up previous material from undomondo history, here are tracks from the Sami folk band Adjagas, last years phenomenal math-prog outfit Battles, German electronic pop artist Marbert Rocel, a cheerful Arabic song by Pink Martini and more

I’ll admit I’m a new convert to Katherine Elizabeth (Kaki) King’s intricate music. I haven’t listened to her previous body of work which has higher critical acclaim. I’m not really knowledgeable in this acoustic alt. country/folk/indie stuff, frankly I haven’t even listened to Cat Power. I’m not an American you know!