Karolina Dytrtova - vocals *
Jara Tarnovski - keys, fxs *
Tomas Knoflicek - guitar *
Bretislav Oliva - bass *
Petr Krasny - drums *
Influences
Francis Lai * Free Design * Luna Set * Serge Gainsbourg * Raymond Scott * The Shaggs * Vashti Bunyan * Deerhoof * The Velvet Underground * Henry Mancini * Laurie Anderson * Claudine Longet * Billie Holiday * Talk Talk * Margo Guryan * Delia Derbyshire * Zbigniew Preisner * Meredith Monk * John Lurie * Erik Satie * Joe Meek * Lubos Fiser * My Bloody Valentine * Françoise Hardy * Black Box Recorder * Can * Suzanne Vega * David Axelrod * Terry Riley * Vladimir Cosma * The Darling Buds * Kahimi Karie * Sonic Youth * Gabor Szabo * Cranes * Bruce Haack * Blossom Dearie * Modern Lovers * Zdenek Liska * France Gall * Minnie Ripperton * Neu! * Jacqueline Taïeb * Jean-Claude Vannier * Kate Bush * Astrud Gilberto * This Mortal Coil....
„Czech band Miou Miou have a more gentle approach, but are not afraid to turn up their guitars as well. I love the supersweet voice of singer Karolina, perfect for their catchy, sunny popsongs.“ (Filles Sourires)
„Their first album "La La Grande Finale" is a true masterpiece of pop songwriting, orchestration and arrangements, from the overall sound to the tiniest of details.” (Indiepop.it)
„This debut album from Miou Miou is both a visual and audio delight!” (IndiePages.com)
„Fresh and childish numbers sung in French with a funny exotic Czech accent, giving them a sort of timeless elegance.“ (Pop’n Cherries)
„Album La La Grande Finale is a collection of sweet pop melodies, singer's airy voice and guitars soft tunes. Catchy songs, nice lyrics.“ (Getecho)
„Very pretty and sweet, but not saccharine sweet.” (Palebear.com)
„La La Grande Finale fairly bubbles with a simple, infectious joy despite its musical complexity." (Feminist Review)
„Cartoon bluebirds and friendly woodland creatures frolic through the space animated here by the cutest little Czech band ever." (The Boston Globe)
„Overall though, La La Grande Finale plays out with a sustained sense of wistful refinement and obsessive intricacy." (Paste Magazine)
„I'm LUVIN' it & am completely obsessed!“ (Coleen Crumbcake, East Village Radio)
„Not only brilliant pop music, Miou Miou also weave dream, hope, and love, which never fade away." (Rallye)
„Just sit back, sip on a martini, and enjoy these 13 catchy tunes from one cool Eastern Bohemia band." (Venus Zine)
Miou Miou is an East Bohemia band formed in the spring of 2003. ****
MM’s music is characterized by girlish vocals in French, catchy lyrics, playfulness, repetitive elements, dynamic contrasts and searching for new sounds. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from more unique instruments such as analog synthesizers (Vermona, Farfisa, Delicia), oscillators, vibraphone, harp and kantele; to more concert stuff like guitars, bass and drums. **** MM’s debut album "La La Grande Finale" was released in the Czech Republic on the label Piper Records. Thirteen new songs were recorded together with nearly 20 other musicians – ranging from punk bands to symphony orchestra. The album was mixed at JaMOR Studio by Ondrej Jezek. "LLGF" was released in North America on Minty Fresh Records (2008) and in Japan on Rallye Label (2007). ****** MM has remixed tracks from artists such as Kiddycar, Kora et le Mechanix, Deerhoof or Longital. They have also composed music for the animated film "Banicti rytiri" (The Knights of Banik, dir. Tereza Rohackova) and music for the art installation "Space and Pendulum" by Eva Koupova. MM’s song "Rendre temps" was included on the soundtrack to the Slovak movie "O dve slabiky pozadu" (Two Syllables Behind, dir. Katarina Sulajova). **** MM shared stage with Nouvelle Vague, Masha Qrella, B.Fleischmann, Khoiba or Tata Bojs.
DISCOGRAPHY
* 6 chants pour les chats (EP, Purrr Records, 2004) SOLD OUT
* Analogue & Acoustique (SP, Purrr Records, 2005)
* La La Grande Finale (Piper Rec., 2006)
* La La Grande Finale (Rallye, 2007, Japanese version (enhanced))
* La La Grande Finale (Minty Fresh, 2008, US remastered version)
* Électronique /MiouMixes/ (Piper Rec., 2008)
* Électronique /MiouMixes/ (Rallye, 2009, Japanese version)
Électronique /MiouMixes/ Rallye Label Edition :: cd & digital: 03/06/09
Music video for the single 'A l'été de la Saint-Martin '68' by Miou Miou. The track is taken from their debut full-length album 'La La Grande Finale', out now on Rallye/Klee (Japan), Minty Fresh (US) & Piper Records (EU). Directed by Genevieve Bailey (2007)
Inmiddels zijn 200 boeken verkocht en de pers is positief over Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel.
Duits.de: ‘Ik vind dat Jonker … die klus heel goed geklaard heeft.’ ‘Het boek is over de gehele linie - algemene geschiedenis en muziekgeschiedenis - toegankelijk geschreven en bevat talrijke anekdotes.’ ‘Alles wat langs moet komen komt dan ook langs: de jazzgekte van de jaren '20, de Schlagers van de jaren '30 en '40, Rock'n Roll, Punk, Techno - alles.’
Festivalinfo.nl: '... geeft het boek een zeer goed en uitgebreid beeld van de muziekcultuur in Berlijn.'
FONK: 'Al met al is het werkje een leuke alternatieve reisgids voor wie binnenkort naar de Duitse hoofdstad gaat. Kort, krachtig en vlot opgepend.'
Trajectum: '... is vooral voor Berlijn- én muziekfans een must voor in de trein richting Berlin Hauptbahnhof (waar je na het lezen van de eerste pagina's meteen op wilt stappen).’
Het boek is t/m 31 juli met korting online te bestellen voor EUR 14,- op www.musikinberlin.com/boek.html. Daarna geldt de normale winkelprijs van EUR 15,95. En ook in de winkels gaat het hard. Velvet Music moest al bij bestellen, nadat ze uitverkocht waren. Bestel jouw exemplaar nu!
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TORTUGA BAR - STORM EP (VIERSIEBEN RECORDS/FINETUNES) OUT NOW!
This online EP release (5 Tracks & Artwork) is not just an appetizer for the album which follows on June 26 - among the album versions of "Storm" (feat. Evan Dando) and "Feel the Love" it contains a remix of "Storm", made by labelmates Monocular, the track "Cavallo Pazzo (Song For Mondo Fumatore To Sing)" feat. Werner Kureinski, former member of Aheads and "Do It Right", a nice version of the Daniel Johnston song performed by Tortuga Bar and Navel.
