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| On Project Opus since: | February 21, 2007 |
| Last seen: | never |
| Biography: | MELODIC ENERGY COMMISSION was formed many centuries ago to investigate and experiment with the energy caused by melodies, portrayed through sound patterns often classified as music. |
| Albums: | M=E/C2,Wave Packet,Stranger in Mystery,Migration of the Snails,Time is a slippery concept |
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| On Project Opus since: | September 23, 2007 |
| Last seen: | 5 weeks 5 days ago |
| Biography: | BRAVE by NUMBERS captures the essence of intense, powerful, inspiring music. The heartfelt singing and thundering guitar of ROBB HILL are blended with outstanding rhythmic bass from ANDREW HAY, and the heart pounding drums from one of the best in the business. BRAVE BY NUMBERS brings alternative rock to the table unlike most. The passion of the music and lyrics is felt with every strum of the guitar and pounding fury of the drums. BRAVE BY NUMBERS continue to create music that has a raw, energetic edge that pushes for more than is usually found in today's radio-friendly poppy songs. Brave By Numbers also has plenty of mellow, sensual songs as well. Your foot will be tapping and you'll be singing along to their upbeat songs. Check out upcoming shows & news at WWW.BRAVEBYNUMBERS.COM |
| Albums: | Brave By Numbers EP |
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| On Project Opus since: | March 8, 2006 |
| Last seen: | 17 weeks 3 days ago |
| Biography: | "When I was a kid I remember my mother saying it's OK to be a non-conformist. I thought that was somewhere between a capitalist and a communist..." ARCTIC - the band and/or solo project of Marcus Martin - is all about duality. His childhood in Yellowknife, a small gold mining town in the Arctic region of Canada's Northwest Territories, was a stark contrast to his experiences in a private UK boarding school. He grew up in the land of lakes, trees, rocks and ice with true wilderness spirit and is equally at home sharing his ARCTIC adventures in any big city, where there are more people on one street than in his whole hometown. Coming from the Tom Morello school of guitar texture, he has learned to challenge the listener by layering unique sounds usually found only in the electric guitar world. As a loop-based acoustic artist he tours with an 80 lb. effects pedalboard - not traveling light compared to most acoustic singer-songwriters. His live set is where this duality takes flight, as he constructs each song before the audience, piece by piece. Influenced by both 70's progressive rock and conventional songwriters of the day, ARCTIC bridges a world of opposites together. He layers haunting melodies on top of his arrangements, improvising like a jazz artist, intertwining vocals and guitar into a chilled and airy soundscape. "I think it's hard not to be an environmentalist, growing up on the land." His environmental message is not watered down and mixed into his music: they are separate entities. His music is an introduction; it is the common ground between him and the listener. As many will attest, he does his best to meet everyone after his show to say hi. You never know where the conversation will go, but people always want to know more about the ARCTIC - both the region and the band. Marcus is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Albums: | Today Brought Me Here,Music for Rain |
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| On Project Opus since: | July 12, 2006 |
| Last seen: | never |
| Biography: | Tim and Dave , close childhood friends, grew up in Victoria and then moved to Vancouver to pursue music. To make ends meet we began to work in the film industry as lighting technicians. I also picked up some minor acting roles.We got to work with the likes of Robin Williams, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, and even my favorites Ringo Starr and Jack Nicholson. During this time I gained the experience of lighting rock videos (one of which went to number one on Much Music). Anyway, because of this we were able to buy recording gear and teach ourselves the art of recording music. In the process of recording we were robbed of most of our recording equipment. We worked to replace the gear and eventually produced this C D, Never Leave it Too Late, by Mojo Filter. Can you dig it? We now have written over 100 songs. a lot of our new material is even more centered on the vocals and harmonies. We are currently producing a video for Sunset Blvd. We started this while in Los Angeles, shooting scenes along Sunset Boulevard. Completing the principal photography in Vancouver on 35 mm film. We are now collecting our nickels to develop the film and edit the video. Thanks for listening, Tim Heller (Vocals and Guitar) |
| Albums: | Never Leave it Too Late |
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| On Project Opus since: | May 8, 2007 |
| Last seen: | never |
| Biography: | Saturday, February 23, 2008 Album Review: Antiqcool -'Songs Of Hope And Despair' (Sicknote Records) This is Antiqcool's second release, the follow-up to 2007's Digging For Gold. Who Antiqcool are is a mystery, neither the sleeve nor their MySpace suggest as to whether it is a one-man project or a band, the sleeves mention Pete but that is all. It is hard to know where they are based, though I'm guessing the north of England. And what of the music? The sticker on front of the CD reads 'THe Police arrest Fleetwood Mac defended by Crosby, Stills and Nash in Simon and Garfunkel's Crowded House.' This is quite an accurate description; there are no kriss-krossing guitars here, nor apocalyptic beats or howling demonic exhortions to burn in hell. Still reading? Good. This thirteen track collection of songs is a gorgeous, initiallly slight but more and more enticing and addictive with each listen. This is truly independent music, not because it has guitars on it, or isn't on a major label, but is genuinely music that exists for its own sake, out of time, and all the better for it. I've played it several times since it arrived in the post several days ago, and not only do I enjoy it more with every listen, but Mrs. 17 Seconds is also enjoying it too. If there is one thing that detracts from this album for me, it's that while the album is pretty sublime, the record appears to have been produced so carefully that you start to miss the absence of a few rough edges that might actually add even more to this record. No matter. I've been enjoying listening to this, and I think come the summer it will be on the stereo even more frequently. ..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..> ..> Antiqcool CD Review http://bristolrock.co.uk/ By Moose Two full length CD's to review here, 2007's Digging For Gold, and the brand new release Songs Of Hope And Despair. The guitars drift into Dave Gilmore territory on more than one occasion, while there are a couple of tracks on which Andy Summers-esq arpeggio type runs pop out as well - and that's before the Police-like reggae of Getting On Back To You kicks in. The material has a very personal feel, with themes generally having a very uplifting quality to them, if perhaps lacking a little in the "excitement" department. Songs Of Hope And Despair shifts the focus slightly to the vocals, with a more pronounced harmony to most of the lead parts. There's definitely a Beach Boys influence in there somewhere - especially on Vows Were Made Of Glass, with a couple of the backing vocal arrangements reminding me of Good Vibrations, but again minus the excitement or energy the boys from the West Coast of the USA managed to produce. The Mamas & The Papas increasingly popped into my head too - you know, California Dreaming?? Pearl has a slightly more modern pop feel to it, while I'm Getting Love also departs slightly from the nearly horizontal laid back stuff that makes up the majority of the 13 songs on offer. At the end of an extended listen I'm left kinda feeling that the main Antiqcool man Pete could do with a couple of not quite like minded muso's to collaborate with - someone that could inject a touch of variation to the material, and perhaps a shift of gear or two now and again. Don't get me wrong, there's some quality writing going on here, and the performance and recording can't be faulted either. It just all feels a bit too self indulgent, which I know probably sounds more of a criticism than I'm really intending. Moose. ..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..> Saturday, January 26, 2008 Review by Paul from Leeds Music Scene http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=61472460 ..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..> ..> ANTIQCOOL For any artist/band to produce two full albums in two years, is a credit The band in question is Antiqcool, their first CD "Digging For Gold" The recently released second album "Songs Of Hope And Despair" The strength of their lyrics is shown throughout the CD, especially Both albums are an ideal antidote to the stressful world we try to In a take, take world, it makes a refreshing change to see an up and Their CDs are inspired by the people and places of the north east, the Antiqcool "Songs Of Hope And Despair". You might also want to consider the 60s west coast folk Review by Neil at Fatea Records http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/ Featured Artist 2/2008 ANTIQCOOL Also a credit to the group is the fact that they have released As for their sound, it is very reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Your humble web-mistress' faves? "The Storm" with it's deep Review by Mousie http://www.angelfire.com/indie/mousie/spooky/deathsong.html Links for ANTIQCOOL: Digging For Gold on CDBaby.com ..> Monday, February 25, 2008 ..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..> ..> Antiqcool Review by Demo's Reviewed http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=177407807&blogID=361230828 With the fantastic album 'Songs of Hope and Despair' this jazzy rock band could 'Englishman Out In The Midday Sun' sits comfortably in the Beatles With 'Just Another Groove On A Forty Five', however, the album has There are some rockier tracks to compliment the more opo inspired However, all previous tracks are trumped by the album's end track. Their MySpace page features tracks that underline their talent, so Antiqcool - Drifting Through My Mind Review by ONE LONELY HORN http://onelonelyhorn.blogspot.com/ Placing a prominent sticker on the front of your new The driving force behind Antiqcool is singer, song writer and The opening track - 'Englishman Out In The Midday Sun' sets the tone with It is only on second, third and subsequent listenings that the strength of Pete Songs Of Hope And Despair is not yet the finished article. The production The more I have played this album, the more delights I have found on it and the Message to Publishers Publishers wishing to contact me regarding exploitation of ANTIQCOOL songs Email : Web : www.antiqcool.co.uk Follow the links to hear ANTIQCOOL tracks http://cdbaby.com/cd/antiqcool2 http://cdbaby.com/cd/antiqcool Need music for your podcast or radio show? Many Antiqcool tracks are free to http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/searchResults.php?SearchString=ANTIQCOOL |
| Albums: | Songs of Hope and Despair,DIGGING FOR GOLD |
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| On Project Opus since: | April 10, 2007 |
| Last seen: | never |
| Biography: | So, what is this 21st Century blues? This is how a bear looks on life. It is kind of a mixture of sushi made with a whole salmon and the view from the top of a tree. Sounds crazy? Well, come on, we are all allowed a little bit of lateral thinking, surely? This is a very personal project. Just one guy putting his own thoughts into music in his own way and playing everything him self; whether that is a good idea or not is probably debatable, but it kept the musical differences to a minimum! So why do it like this? Well, I have spent most of my life doing it for others. Creating soundscapes for this museum, writing music for that documentary, playing in this band, singing for that person. It has been creative, I'll give you that, but it hasn't been one hundred percent, undiluted, straight out of the forest bear. And this is. So we have a song about global warming, we have one about losing your way, we have one about a broken relationship and yet another mourning a dying pet rat. And there are others. Certainly no one else would have written this particular collection of songs, and no one else would have written and performed them this way. By definition, therefore, this collection is as unique as it is eclectic. Interestingly enough, in putting them up on myspace I have found a very large number of people who are not only very sympathetic with what I am doing, but busily doing it themselves too. With a very large range of abilities and success. I have surprised myself that I have enjoyed some absolutely dreadfully played music as much as I have enjoyed the most skillful. Why? Because it is played by people who really want to play. Who really want to say something. You know, these guys should get a chart all of their own and the pop stars can stay in their rehab clinics and fade away. So, enjoy the 21st Century. I don't know how much of it either you or I will see, but it is happening anyway. We just have to deal with it. |
| Albums: | Oohs Ahhs and Nice Guitars |
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| On Project Opus since: | June 20, 2006 |
| Last seen: | never |
| Biography: | Formed in 2003 by Max Arnason of BEAUTY OF DECAY who also started S/N RATIO RECORDS and STUDIO the same year. Currently a studio project only with the possibility of new live shows after the release of the third album in 2006 / 2007. |
| Albums: | SOMETHING COLLIDES INSIDE,TURNING CITIES TO SALT |
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