Andreas Jourdan, my earlyer bands Rakete JR and Bluna, the sound of the organ in the church of the town in Transylvania where I grew up and listened to Bach.
Hello, my name is Ursula. SKIRT is my solo project. Ever since the release of the 7" single POPPIT SAND 2001 on vinyl, I compose on the computer. I discovered the sequencer as a great substitute for digital recording. The first two pieces that I composed this way have a distinct signature. Polyphonic sounds and gently held-back vocals. Pop melodies, however, dominate the songs, followed by unconventional arrangements as if the songs themselves had longing. A longing for traditional music and innovative song writing simultaneously. All my songs are abstract stories, that are drawn from fragments of an occurrence or extracted from a certain mood. They start with a simple theme, played on guitar or piano and build further melodies from there which layer upon each-other and are broken by off-beat drum rhythms. Sometimes there are also unexpected turns and breaks and new melodies lead to new sound-worlds.
The origin of the content of my work stems from my experiences and my different states reflecting those experiences, and it is directly tied to my surroundings. In my mind my songs are three demential structures. Everything intertwines, old fragments from my past in Romania with my current state and environment.
POPPIT SAND is a small town in Wales. We were once there in the
summer. We stayed at a youth-hostel, in a little house
with a baby blue bathtub and a view of the bay. In the
morning a soft mist enveloped the landscape and smudged all contours
and we believed we were in heaven. The sand was so soft that it felt
as if walking on clouds, but our feet were no longer on the ground,
we were afloat . . . in pastel
file under: The Pharmacy, Kymia Dawson, Damien Jurado
on their self-titled album, the terrordactyls' quirky, lighthearted yet decidedly melancholic pop/anti-folk tunes are augmented by toy pianos, kazoos, and the voice of kimya dawson (the moldy peaches, juno). despite all these charming trappings, though, nothing really serves to take the edge off the terrordactyls' gutsy interpretation of the sad sweetness (or sweet sadness) of living.
:: KAT FRANKIE and BAND - DEUTSCHLAND TOUR 2009 ::
Berlin Concert:
// Kastanienallee 7-9, Berlin // As an addition to Kat's band, this concert will also feature Heidi Mockert on Bassoon (das Fagott) // Support: Lian Ray (formerly of Rhesus) // 20 Uhr // Tickets: www.volksbuehne-berlin.de
Remaining dates: 17. Sept: MÜNCHEN - Babalu | 18. Sept: ILMENAU - BC Club | 19. Sept: LEIPZIG - Moritzbastei
Am Mittwoch, den 5. August (ab 20 Uhr) wird zu einem großartigen Konzertabend der Bands Eux Autres (USA) und boundary JIM (D) mit einem DJ - Set vom p!o!p kombinat berlin und den Pop Assistants, in den Berliner BangBangClub geladen.
Eux Autres - Melodien mit 60s french Pop mit girl/boy vocals vom Geschwister Duo Nicholas und Heather Larimer aus San Francisco/ USA. Hier treffen sich Belle and Sebastian, Field Mice und Sleater-Kinney Guitarren Sounds.
Einprägsame Melodien mit durchaus kryptischen aber charmanter Texten. Eux Autres, live als Quartett, zeigen gern ihr gekonntes Spiel, mit einem gesunden Enthusiasmus für klassischen Pop und ihrer Zuneigung für ausdrucksvollen Minimalismus.
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