This Utrecht-based band suprises with a coherent sound that takes us to that typical post-rock feel. A prominent rhythm-section, pointy and slightly melancholic guitars and a singer who oozes boyish charms and does not shy away from tormented howls. The production is more than OK. It is of high quality, but without the artificial feel of all kinds of productionial tricks that a lot of releases from bigger acts suffer from. It feels like the band is playing right in front of you, with a special role for the very sonor bass-sound. With 'Hiatus', Kismet delivered a very strong album; an original piece of art that stands out because of strong compositions, a real melodic feel and a sincere sound. Kismet is a real addition for the Dutch alternative musicscene and will become an impuls for the flourishing underground indie-scene with a bit of luck.
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Kismet operates in the same vein of The Get Up Kids' spiritful record 'Something To Write Home About'. It does not take much effort to hear Dismemberment Plan and Fireside influences in these nine songs, either. But alas, those are three great bands that work - for quite a while now, to my dislike - very slow-paced or not at all anymore. Moreover, such a melting pot still results in an original work. For that matter, I welcome Kismet's "Hiatus" with open arms, as these lads from Utrecht are not inferior to aforementioned bands at all.
– MusicFrom.nl –
This band is tight and knows how to accentuate well. On some occassions it resembles the panic music of The Mars Volta, even more so when the singer goes all-out. Contrary to Omar Alfredo Rodriguez-Lopez and his band, the pace is somewhat slower. But that's okay. The structure of the songs stands out more, the listening sessions are less exhausting and it certainly is accessible for a large audience.
The individual bandmembers play very well. Sections segue nicely into one another and the overall playing is tight. Especially the drummer is very creative. His specific style combined with the wall of sound from the bassplayer gives the album its very own sound. Add the good production, crystal-clear vocals from the singer, melodic guitarparts and you have a formula that is bound to be succesfull.
Kismet is good and now that the debutalbum is out, it goes without a doubt that many doors will open for these talented lads from Utrecht.
– Nu.nl –
Kismet delivered a strong and original debutalbum with 'Hiatus'. Throughout the whole record you hear this nice melancholy, the feeling that something is lost but can still be gained. The catchy choruses stick with you even after only one listen. Immediately the songs are stuck in your head but without getting cliche at any point. Even after multiple listens Kismet still captivates. Put more boldly, the album grows with each play en pours into your system as the blue rain on the cover. This is certainly true for songs as 'We Are All So Busy', 'Holiday' and 'Phnom Penh 1974' that could instantly become high-rotation on Kink FM. With this debut, Kismet will place itself prominently in the Dutch music scene. Which is both well-deserved and inevitable.
– LiveXS | Miguel Thannhauser –
The quintet clearly put an effort into this LP. Having recorded with Menno Bakker in the famous Bunt Studios in Utrecht, Kismet now presents a very mature indierecord that can easily compete in the higher regions of the genre. Nine tracks that sound influenced by The Get Up Kids, Thursday and Minus The Bear, with guitarparts that sometimes have the same intensity as Hot Snakes. The songs seem poppy at first, but actually they have a lot more depth. Therefore it will take some time before you'll "get" Hiatus, but once it happens you realize that although there are plenty or even too many of this kind of bands in Holland, very few are as good as Kismet.
– RifRaf –
'Back to the nineties' has become a phrase that brings back haunting mental pictures of mega-raves full of carnavalesque party-animals that are moaning about shitty music which is exactly the same as in 1998. Records like 'Hiatus' by the Utrecht-based band Kismet offer a whole other kind of musical trip to the nineties. One to the glory days of emo and indierock. A time when bands such as Get Up Kids, Koufax, Hey Mercedes, Joshua, Chamberlain, and Appleseed cast where at their best. Kismet plays a bunch of great indiepop-rock tunes that would be fitting for Doghouse Records or Vagrant. Beautiful melodies, now and again punchy riffs, strongly developed rocksongs that are delivered with nice nuances and to top it off a very good voice. Strong material!
– 3VOOR12 UTRECHT (Live) –
The audience is in for a treat the next 40 minutes. The energetic songs are presented with a lot of fun and all laughs, but even the heavier songs or parts are delivered to the audience on a wave of excitement. Halfway through the concert the bandmembers leave the stage when vocalist/guitarist Temy Phem starts playing the song 'Phnom Penh 1974'. An emotional piece for the singer as the tears are in his eyes, although it never weakens the performance. The set ends with the final albumtrack. With 'Same Story, Different Name' the strong show is ended; the band has proven to be ready for their plans to conquer Europe.
- 3VOOR12 TILBURG (Live) -
The relatively unknown band Kismet replaced The Walt in Cul de Sac last Thursdaynight. Which was not bad, as Kismet managed to let the audience completely forget about The Walt. With its short, tight set Kismet really impressed.
Kismet start off heavy, with a sound that at first resembles postrockbands such as Mogwai. The band is sonically strong, with two guitars providing punchy rifs and now and then a wall of distortion, and a keyboardplayer who provides ... from the background. As time goes by, The Cure shines through more and more and 'the song' turns out to be the core element of the music by these Utrecht-based gents.
The vocals are the most impressive. Even though the band is well-rehearsed and the rhythmsection is really tight, in a semi-acoustic song singer Temy Phem shows that he can captivate the Cul with his crystal clear voice without using a microphone.
JUST DLED ALL UR STUFF VERY IMPRESSED,,GREAT VOCALISTIC STYLING ...LOVE THE ACOUSTIC STUFF GREAT MUSIC TO LIGHT UP TO AND KICK BACK SO YOU CAN ENJOY UR MUSICAL JOURNEY THREW MELODIOUS TUNE AGE
Friday the 25th of September our latest member of the family will present one beauty of a record named 'Reverence for Fallen Trees'. You might've seen it floating by on the internet being downloaded almost 30.000 times now and being praised on several websites. But you know us, a proper release needs a hardcopy release, so in db's we'll present the six-page digipack plus the limited 12" vinyl edition of The Black Atlantics debut album. Best be there!
That's not enough for you? Well, come see Windmill & palloc! It's gonna be great!
In collaboration with the In A Cabin With project we'd like to present you our seventh official Beep! Beep! release.
The Black Atlantic - Reverence for Fallen Trees
A fantastic debut album by this talented acoustic indie pop group. If you like Bon Iver, The Antlers, Fleet Foxes, Sigúr Ros & Patrick Watson, you better start downloading, buddy!
Order your tickets now and get one for FREE! Read more about it over here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=474296927&blogId=505571240
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Our new track is released on Dimpleman Records. M Lovers Vs Deepface – I Want To Live “I Want To Live was the opening track of the debut Album Feel The Love of the Australian electronic act Deepface, featuring the distinctive appealing vocal of Shirley Davis. The single peeked at number 18 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Chart. It was released on Legendary label Strictly Rhythm for the US single release of this track. The single is now been reshaped by Dutch DJ/producer duo M Lovers. They have delivered several successful releases on their own label Dimpleman Records. I Want to Live has received a second life through the collaboration between Deepface and the M Lovers.”
The track is available on all download shops.
We hope you enjoy the release. Kind regards, M Lovers
Sunday, July 5th Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, Aanvang 20:00 uur, entree € 10,-
Beep! Beep!s Vette Analoge Shit, with:
Why? The addictive antidote for onedimensional hip hop. The ultimate mixture between indie pop, electronics en avanthop!
the Burning hell Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes rock, sometimes roll. Always folk, never anti. Quirky? Maybe. Cute? Never. Combining happy little melodies and depressing Old World fatalism, the music of The Burning Hell is sure to make you smile and want to give up.
HOla! Especial Lunatico protagonizado por la fantastica etiqueta q apuesta por el creative common BEEP!BEEP!BUCK UP THE TRUCK. http://www.myspace.com/backupthetruck
Vette Analoge Shit strikes again!! Fan van Deerhoof? Cryptacize is de band van gitarist Chris Cohen (ex-Deerhoof) en singersongwriter Nedelle Torrisi. Het tweede album Mythomania is inmiddels alweer verschenen op het Asthmatic Kitty label (bekend van Sufjan Stevens, DM Stith en My Brightest Diamond) en is nu te beluisteren op de Luisterpaal. Cryptacize tourde al met Why?, Danielson, Shearwater, Ponytail, Magik Markers en Marnie Stern. Hou je van boven genoemde bands, dan wil je hier bij zijn! Eerste Nederlandse clubshow ooit!
Schotel van de dag and Lost Bear will serve up their new 10" split while we'll serve freshly baked pancakes to all visitors. That's not enough for you? Ok, we'll through in some shows by Artificial Audio, Kokomo, Three in one gentleman suit and Killed by 9V Batteries. You have no excuses left, buddy! See you 18th of April in db's!
when: 18-04-2009 / RELEASE SHOW where: db’s, utrecht time: 19.00 with: Schotel van de dag, Lost Bear, Killed by 9volt batteries, Kokomo, Artificial Audio, Three in one gentleman suit
We vs. Death presenteert haar nieuwe album 'A Black House, A Coloured Home' in Tivoli, de Helling.
Gasten: TokTek & Jelle Buma, I am Oak.
Bestel je kaarten alvast online bij Tivoli.
Je kan de volledige plaat nu al downloaden bij Mininova. En wil je de eerste zijn met het kunstige pakketje in huis? Bestel 'm dan nu voor slechts 10 euro.
We hebben onze eerste full-length de wijde wereld ingestuurd onder de naam Hiatus en zijn heel benieuwd wat je van de plaat vindt. Dus hebben we een mooi digitaal pakketje gemaakt met de 9 nummers in hoge kwaliteit inclusief het artwork. Volledig gratis te downloaden op www.beepbeep.nl
Hou je van met zorg gemaakte cd's en wil je Kismet of het principe van gratis online muziek een warm hart toedragen? Koop dan een hardcopy in onze webshop op http://www.beepbeep.nl/shop
