The only thing definite about Hoirong is the band’s refusal to have its music defined. Ambient, noise-rock, punk, art-rock, post-rock, lo-fi…whatever it is, it’s been high-fives all round for its 2014 release “Dandaniya Apradh”. In its demand to stretch your known understanding of musicality, it holds something in common with “To Be Kind” by Swans…
Mirel Wagner “When the Cellar Children see the Light of Day”
Originally posted on Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs:
Mirel Wagner When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day [Sub-Pop; 2014] Rating: 9 Two years ago, Mirel Wagner emerged from Finland like a haunting ghost, bringing with her the sparse, folk storytelling that had long been forgotten. Her songs told darkly disturbing fairy tales of…
Royally Skr*#
Skrat caught a lot of notice with their highly acclaimed sophomore effort “Bring Out The Big Guns”. A little under 2 years later, the band’s back with its third album, “The Queen”. Right from the swirling start of the opening track “Machete” you know that this powerhouse punk trio is dishing out something special. Just…
Sound Porn?
This came by second half of November, something I along with many others helped Kickstart a few months back. After much fanfare and quite divisive (and some derisive) commentary, the Pono – how I hate that name even if it gives me a title for this post – music player created by Neil Young’s company…
Highway to Happiness On The NH7
“Are you going alone?” I can’t help but smile at that question flicked at me by curiosity. I’m in the company of strangers seated in the confines of a bus organised to lead people to the ‘happiest music festival’. Strangers they may be, but it’s so easy to strike a conversation with any of them….
Winding Up
It’s not rock, not metal, not Indie, not EDM, not rap, not hip-hop, not alternative (to what I wonder), nor even proto-punk (whatever that might be). It was not on the year-end ‘best music’ lists that a million people compulsively churn out. Which is a pity. Martynas Levickis’s self-titled album should be heard by many,…
And It Rained Music
It says something for the following a band has that its debut full length album is one of the most anticipated music releases of the year. Parvaaz is that kind of band. Years of touring and an EP later the quartet released ‘Baran’ (meaning rain) a few weeks back. Musically Parvaaz has repaid the faith…
The Return Note
Visitors to this blog must now be familiar with my random appearances and frequent absences. This irregularity irks me no end but I take some solace in that I’m even more callous with my Rambling On My Mind blog. That I enjoy writing – and reading – that one considerably more than DyingNote but still…
A Very Short One
This is almost a tweet. I’m right now at the best multi-band gig that I’ve seen. And it’s further confirmation of a little known fact that I’ve – though I’m not the only one – known for a while. The Indie music scene in India…ahhh…rocks! More later. Super excited. Cheers!!!
A Quick One While I’m Gone
It’s been a while since I pushed a post here. I’ve been away traveling for quite a few days – some of it was planned when the wife and I went to the high mountains in Ladakh and some of it came up suddenly, as now when I’m walking around the French quarter of Pondicherry…
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