(SPAM) KINDAMUZIK and KONKURRENT present TOMBOLA 2004

TOMBOLA 2004

==> http://www.kindamuzik.net/features/article.shtml?id=1962

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(by Alex Tobin)

About time: KindaMuzik, in association with Konkurrent, proudly presents
Tombola 2004! November 14 will be a day to remember at Amsterdam's Paradiso.
We wouldn't attach ourself to just any event, but we think you'll find this
one's worth your while: Bright Eyes, Múm, Spoon, Malcolm Middleton, and of
course Girls Against Boys...

When: Thursday, November 14
What time: doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.
How much: • 15

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AZURE RAY
(USA)   Moby himself asked the duo calling themselves Azure Ray to
contribute songs for his last album 18. Two female voices, warm harmonies,
and a diction to die for. Imagine the Cocteau Twins being influenced by
old-time Americana. Azure Ray's recent album Burn And Shiver is full of
intimate and haunting songs of long nights, heartache, loneliness, and
sudden loss. Not content to drown in despair, soothing arrangements weave
delicately through the music, and Azure Ray find a soft glow inside the
darkness that surrounds them.
==> http://www.thewarmsupercomputer.com
==> http://www.dcn.com/contest/band_page.jsp?artist_id=4761

BRIGHT EYES
(USA)   Conor Oberst is a mere 22 years old, but don't let that fact fool
you: Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground,
released this past August, is already his project Bright Eyes' fifth album.
And that figure doesn't even include Oberst's other projects, such as the
harder-edged Desaparecidos. It's that voice, yearning with heartfelt
melancholy. Songs of despair and of relationships run aground have led to
comparisons with a young Dylan, and it's in a live setting that Oberst and
Bright Eyes really know how to win over their audience. Adventurous and
complex? Sure. Rewarding and heartbreakingly beautiful? You bet. One of the
most innovative bands at this moment.
==> http://www.saddle-creek.com
==> http://www.saddle-creek.com/sounds/BrightEyes_GoingfortheGold.mp3

THE FRAMES
(IRL)   With For The Birds, Ireland's Frames have finally arrived with their
masterpiece held firmly in hand. Long well-respected and critically adored
in their home country, this could and should be the big one. Steve Albini
and Craig Ward (ex-dEUS) have produced a stunning album, full of real beauty
and epic soundscapes. Think Will Oldham, Dirty Three, Grandaddy, and Nick
Cave. Think magnificent. Think the Frames.
==> http://www.theframes.ie
==> http://www.saddle-creek.com/sounds/GoodLife_IAmAnIsland.mp3

GIRLS AGAINST BOYS
(USA)   Well, Christ, what kinda magazine would we be without this band?
After all, we're named after one of their songs! So it is indeed with the
greatest of pleasure that we're proud to say that indie legends Girls
Against Boys are playing tonight. Their songs, following the last, excellent
album You Can't Fight What You Can't See, are compact, explosive, and
extremely catchy. Singer Scott McCloud posseses a rawness, thoroughly
infused with soul. Be sure to call out for "The Kinda Mzk You Like". See you
down at the front...
==> http://www.gvsb.com
==> http://www.jadetree.com/mp3/GirlsAgainstBoys-Kicking.mp3

THE GOOD LIFE
(USA)   The Good Life has its roots in Omaha's Saddle Creek stable of bands,
with members also playing in Cursive and Desaparecidos and having toured and
recorded with Bright Eyes and the Faint. With upbeat, keyboard-driven pop
songs intermixed between sparse, vocal-driven stories of drunken
disappointment, the Good Life's Black Out is a conceptually and musically
rich album by five musicians. This second album proves that the band centred
around mainman Tim Kasher is a force to be reckoned with. Full of talent and
full of eclectic playfulness.
==> http://www.saddle-creek.com
==> http://www.saddle-creek.com/sounds/GoodLife_IAmAnIsland.mp3

35007
(NL)   Turn the word Loose on its head, and you end up with 35007. Turning
music on its head, this quintet from the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven,
sure do like their solid grooves. Long, instrumental pieces full of
experimental dare. Synth melodies, fat guitar overdubs, and off-kilter drum
patterns. On Stickman, so you know what to expect. Or do you?
==> http://35007.dse.nl
==> http://www.vitaminic.nl/cgi-php/get_file.php3?modo=1&bid=41169

ISOLATION YEARS
(S)   Sweden's Isolation Years debuted last year on German label Stickman.
The band were personally recommended by none other than Norwegian
neiughbours Motorpsycho, and it's not hard to hear why: The album Talkin'
Backwards is filled with one gem after the other. Songs in the style of
Palace, Timesbold, and Songs:Ohia. Sparse and beautiful.
==> http://www.isolationyears.com

MÚM
(IS)   Minimalist soundscapes and delicate poptronica: Iceland's Múm are at
the vanguard of today's modern music. Signed to überhip label Fat Cat, their
second album Finally We Are No-One reclaims Múm's place at the height of
innovation and avantgarde chic.
==> http://www.randomsummer.com
==> http://www.energumenes.com/mumweb/skfm-live.mp3

SPOON
(USA)   Spoon is in tip-top shape on Kill The Moonlight, their latest,
fourth album. Singer Britt Daniel sure as hell knows how to write catchy pop
songs with an edge. Immediate choruses, sweeping verses: Spoon knows how to
rock in the style of the Romantics, Kinks, Devo, and - hell, yes! - Bay City
Rollers. Add a touch of Wire's claustrophobic pulse, and you're halfway
there.
==> http://www.spoontheband.com
==> http://www.12xu.net/audio/spoon_thewaywegetby.mp3

JACOB GOLDEN
(GB)   Ok, so there's this guy. He's got a great voice. Which means people
compare him to Jeff Buckley all of the time. Or Nina Simone. Or Talk Talk.
Well, Jacob is busy doing his own thing, and he's doing it bloody well at
that. Strong songs with soaring melodies. A quality songwriter with
exceptional talents.
==> http://www.jacobgolden.com
==> http://www.roughtraderecords.com/sound/jacob_golden_2.rm

MALCOLM MIDDLETON
(GB)   Arab Strap's Middleton has just released a simply stunning debut solo
album, under the atypical title of 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John
Nicotine. Twelve melancholy tales of fucked-up love and missed
opportunities. Self-imploding and self-deprecating, this lone Scotsman
presents us with miniature folk pearls. Less is more. And you can't get much
less than Malcolm Middleton.
==> http://www.arabstrap.co.uk
==> http://www.chemikal.co.uk/loneliestnight.mp3

LOVE WOLLBERG
(S)   Love Wollberg is a young Swede, living in virtual anonymity in
Stockholm. Love used to live in a state of non-profile in Paris, and his
songs are extremely fragile and poetic. Sure, go and compare him to Elliott
Smith. After all, they've got a similar voice and lyrical abruptness.
Wollberg's Restless Farewell is a collection that should find its way
straight to the heart of any singer/songwriter afficionado.
==> http://www.lovewollberg.tk