Robin: Too many to mention: Debussy, Alban Berg, early Baroque - esp. Dvorak, some Bartok, Franz Liszt. MOOKERJEE'S VIDEO JUKEBOX: STYLISH, CINEMATIC POP
Sounds Like
I would describe it as Elvis Costello meets Depeche Mode, with a touch of Fleetwood Mac thrown in. And the Smiths or Trashcan Sinatras - a jangly or dreamy sound. These songs are very much in the classic pop tradition, with ethereal, sometimes morbid lyrics that reflect my personalit. The sound, which can be a bit techno, mostly comes from something accidental that happens when recording.
The songs have ambient or jangly backgrounds, catchy vocal melodies, and a pervasive sense of yearning. They echo the alternative sounds of the postpunk ’80s. This is low budget indie pop, not slick studio stuff. For better or worse, only an independent producer could have come up with this sound.
A while back, I was the leader of the indie band Bleak House in Philadelphia. Back then, I wrote and sang jangly guitar pop, similar to early REM. Bleak House had lyrics you couldn’t make out, and I had ’80s-style hair. We were retro before retro. We played to country-western fans in rural PA. It wasn’t pretty.
My new songs have a more accessible sensibility. I like to think it combines the styles of the ’80s - jangly, danceable, or lush and dreamy - with yearning, poetic lyrics. It borrows from the sincerity of today’s Britrock bands (like Coldplay), but looks back to the stylish and quirky pop of the postpunk era (like New Order). Oh - and as the cd title ("Miserablism") suggests - "Walking On Sunshine" this isn’t.
JUST SLIDING BY ON A TUEDAY TO SHOW CED-MOGUL LOVE TO YAH PAGE..AND TO TELL YOU KEEP DOING YOU AND EVERYTHANG GOING TO BE GOOD..DONT BE STRANGER!!! AND KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME..MUCH LOVE...CED-MOGUL
What up ! It's your boy Drizzy aka Mr. Press/Play. Check out this performance video from Jitterbugs Masterminds of the Mic. This track is from the upcoming "Rap Government" album.
Thank's for the trust & friendchip across our universe! -It's a plesure to be onboard your spacecraft - Highly apreceated indeed! Very best wishes from Sweden
Hey there, thought I would stop by and show some love. Talk with you soon, Ben
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Thanks so much for listening and being a friend to our collection of songs. Here's to rainy sundays and the music that goes so well with them. Peace, Backlight Records
yeah, you can talk about english as much as you want. i dont mind at all :) in fact, i enjoy listening to what people have to say about interesting topics such as this.
Sorry about posting that junk on your page. Go ahead and delete it. I only had to listen to your music for thirty seconds to know I like it. Stay in touch...
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Robin -- wanted to you invite you and your friends to our Myracle Brah vinyl record release party tonight, Weds., 10/24, in the East Village at Lakeside Lounge in NYC (162 Avenue B). We'll be playing songs from our new "Can You Hear The Myracle Brah" disc, and some old stuff as well. See ya...
