I couldn't be so selfish to keep my great discovery to myself, so I'd like to introduce... The Eclectic Moniker!
'The Eclectic Moniker is a pop band emphasizing equally a great dance party as well as an interesting listening experience. They've added their own little twist of indie to a myriad of references with Paul Simon and west-african popmusic as some of the more striking.
Their music is inclusive and for everybody that wants to listen and they really just want to carve a big happy smile in your face' source
I have a feeling that their recent release is A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER as name indicates...
It is worth to spread the word about them! I must mention my first 'victim' - Arletta - who was infected with their music by me ;-) She will pass this positive infection on to Polish people by this post: dobrebodunskie.blogspot.com
If your ears want to be pleased , visit their official website right now! ;-)
CONTENTS:
BAND NAME (etymology)
FORMATION YEAR
GENRE
HOMETOWN
RECORD LABEL
MEMBERS
HISTORY
DISCOGRAPHY
MUSIC VIDEO
LIVE PERFORMANCES
(Etymology)
"Eclectic" means: made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources.
"Moniker" is another term for a nickname, pseudonym, or cognomen. Typically, the title is used as a personal or professional name, instead of the person's given name, for works of art, music, books, or performances.
This is how the band explains their name: 'The Eclectic Moniker means, in essence, the nickname under which lots of different parts is put together to create a coherent universe.'
2010
indie pop
Copenhagen
Unsigned
Frederik Vedersø
(Vocals, Guitar)
Jens Kristian Siqueira
(Percussion/Vocals)
Peter Kohlmetz Møller (Keys, Vocals)
Rune Risager
(Guitar)
Tobias Sødring
(Guitar)
Tune Madsen (Drums)
Ras Tind
(Keys, Vocals)
Esben Beldring
(Samples, Percussion, Vocals)
Anders Thambo
(Bass)
'After many years gigging as a sideman, Frederik Vedersø, started focusing on what might could be done with an outfit of his own.
Incidentally of more melancholic poprock-ish descent, it turned out that the pop idiom was far more fruitful to navigate for the danish guitarist and singer.
The band started out as a trio, but grew into a spectacular musicians collective of 10 old friends primarily from The Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense who met up on Nørrebro, Copenhagen, almost simultaneously, everyone of them eager to pursue a life in music.
The group has existed since February 2010. In this time the band has toured in Denmark and Germany, recieved airplay on danish and german radio and played a memorable gig at Start! Festival 2010 in Copenhagen.
The crux of The Eclectic Moniker is as such the coming together of many different and lovely parts both musically and personally, to create a bigger wonderful coherent whole.
The band is currently gigging in and around Copenhagen whilst producing material for a release sometime in 2011.' source
'Hometapes' (15 December 2010)
1. A Million Balloons
2. Going To Paris
3. Aquarium
4. Billboards 5. From All Of Us To You
'A Part of Something Bigger'
(25 January 2011)
1. Easter Island
2. 2 Officers
3. Fireworks
4. We're Soldiers in a Silent War
Due to fact that it is very young band, they don't have official music video yet, but here is 'some form of a music video' as they call it.
You may know Emilíana Torrini thanks to her "Gollum's Song" from "The Lord Of The Rings" soundtrack, or one of her most popular hit "Jungle Drum"; or perhaps you have watched wonderful scenic documentary movie about music in Iceland & Greenland "Music From The Moon", and you were charmed by woman with lovely accent and stunned by her ethereal vocal and then you found out that this is the same person who made songs, which I mentioned at the beginning... ( yes, I had to smuggle my own story ;-) ) Regardless where you discovered her, the most important thing is that you did; and now you can verify how much you know about her. But if you are discovering her right now, I'm even more honored to introduce her lovable music...
'An Icelandic singer/songwriter whose music embraces elements of folk, electronica, pop/rock, and trip-hop, Emiliana Torrini has earned favorable comparisons to such vocally gifted artists as Beth Hirsch, Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Björk.' source
CONTENTS:
STAGE NAME
BIRTH NAME
YEARS ACTIVE
GENRE
HOMETOWN
RECORD LABEL
BACKGROUND
DISCOGRAPHY
MEDIA REFERENCES
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS
LIVE PERFORMANCES
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Emilíana Torrini
Emilíana Torrini
1994–present
Folk Rock / Indie
Kópavogur
EMI, Rough Trade Records
Torrini grew up in Kópavogur, where, at the age of 7, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. In 1994, she became well-known in Iceland after winning the song competition of junior colleges in Iceland (Icelandic: Söngkeppni framhaldsskólanna), at the age of 17, singing "I Will Survive".
Her father is Italian and her mother is Icelandic. Because of name regulations in Iceland at the time, her father Salvatore Torrini had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", which also implied that Emilíana Torrini had to use the surname after her father in the traditional way; "Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir". A few years later, the name regulations were changed,[1] and she was again allowed to use her original surname.[2][3]
She grew up with her parents in Iceland. Her father owns and operates a well-known Italian restaurant in Iceland (Italia, located at Laugavegur 11 in Reykjavik) where she once worked as a waitress. After playing a session of gigs in London, Torrini decided to stay and live there. She has one child, a son, who was born September 6, 2010.
Albums:
'Spoon' (1994) [Iceland Only]
Da Capo
Taboo
Vibes
Tomorrow
Awake
Brazilian Sky
Doubts
Q No A
Observing
Adorable
So Be It
'Crouçie D'où Là' (1995) [Iceland Only]
I'm A Bad Luck Woman
Crazy Love
The Man With The Golden Gun
Today I Sing The Blues
I
The Dirty Dozens
Tomorrow
Find It
Miss Cele's Blues (Sister)
Aaaa........
'Merman' (1996) [Iceland Only]
Blame It On The Sun
The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet
Stephanie Says
Red Woman Red
Old Man And Miss Beautiful
Chelsea Morning
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love
With You
Premiére Lovin'
Merman
I Really Loved Harold
'Love in the Time of Science' (1999)
To Be Free
Wednesday's Child
Baby Blue
Dead Things
Unemployed In Summertime
Easy
Fingertips
Telepathy
Tuna Fish
Summerbreeze
Sea People
'Rarities' (2000) [Promo Only]
Weird Friendless Kid
If You Go Away
7-Up Days
Flirt
Tuna Fish (Acoustic)
Baby Blue (R. & C. RMX)
Easy (Remix)
Unemployed In S. (RMX)
To Be Free (FutureShock)
Fisherman's Woman (2005)
Nothing Brings Me Down
Sunny Road
Snow
Lifesaver
Honeymoon Child
Today Has Been OK
Next Time Around
Heartstopper
At Least It Was
Fisherman's Woman
Thinking Out Loud
Serenade
Me and Armini (2008)
Fireheads
Me And Armini
Birds
Heard It All Before
Ha Ha
Big Jumps
Jungle Drum
Hold Heart
Gun
Beggar's Prayer
Dead Duck
Bleeder
Gold Edition (Bonus CD)
Me And Armini
(Mr Dan's "Magic Typewriter" Remix)
Me And Armini
(Simone Lombardi Remix)
Beggar's Prayer Live
(KCRW.com Presents)
Big Jumps (Video)
Jungle Drums (Video)
Heard It All Before (Video)
'Rarities' (2010) [Re-release]
Dead Things
Wednesday’s Child
Tuna Fish
To Be Free
If You Go Away
Weird Friendless Kid
To Be Free (Future Shock vocal mix)
To Be Free (Dillon & Dickens vocal remix)
To Be Free (Raw Deal remix)
Baby Blue
Baby Blue (Rae & Christian remix)
Baby Blue (Runaways mix)
Easy (Tore Johansson mix)
Easy
Flirt [with Slowblow]
Easy (In The Sunshine acoustic)
Easy (In The Rain acoustic)
CD2:
Easy (video version)
Unemployed In Summertime (Tore Johansson mix)
7-Up Days
Tuna Fish (acoustic)
Unemployed In Summertime (Dreemhouse radio mix)
Unemployed In Summertime (Dreemhouse mix)
Unemployed In Summertime (Junior’s Summertime mix)
Unemployed In Summertime (Batucada mix)
To Be Free (Tore Johansson radio edit)
To Be Free (Future Shock vocal club mix)
Unemployed In Summertime (Dreemhouse unemployed club mix)
EP:
Me and Armini (2009)
1. Me And Armini (Simone Lombardi Mix) 2. Me And Armini (Dan Carey Mix) 3. Ha Ha (Kcrw.Com Presents) 4. Beggar'S Prayer (Kcrw.Com Presents)
