Jun 28, 2012

Underketing awards - Best video for free or open-licensed music 2012 - Vote now !

Hey oh !

We want you, Underketing readers, to tell us what is your favorite music video, for open and free licensed music.

To vote, send an email to nico@nicolaschartoire.com with

-The object of the email starting with the word "VOTE" in uppercase, followed by the full, exact, official name of the video as it can be found online.

The song or songs featured must have been published at least once under a free or open license.

You don't have a favorite music video of this kind for now ? Here's Underketing editors suggestions :

Me In The Bath - Knew
FUKKED UP - Live Full Concert @Phönix 03.06.2012
Clodomiro Charlilechó "Hélice à pédales (valse pour orgue d'église et batterie préparée)"
matmix - [no morears] - Politicians (first round)

You can change your mind later and send another mail to cancel your vote or vote to another video instead.

Indicating the internet address of the video you vote for would be nice but is not mandatory.

Results will be published in January 2013.

Jun 27, 2012

LIve videos from Stereo Junkies

French industrial rock band Stereo Junkies relleased a few live videos from their June 23 set on YouTube. This band features singer/guitarist Matmix, who's also a solo artist and primary member of LGGR, in the industrial rock field as well.

First The Circle-A EP now streamable and on CD

- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL218DE6AFFD6F6F0B Emergency ! Emergency ! "A-1", the first The Circle-A EP is currently being published ; for now streamable from YouTube ! Probably in vinyl shortly it this hasn't been canceled. The band site is TheCircleA.com.

The Circle-A is an anarcho-punk band located in Réunion Island, wich is a French territory in the Indian Ocean. The main vocalist is a female vocalist. It is influenced, in my humble opinion, by oldschool punk, early 80's punk & hardcore, also a bit of Punk's Not Dead and a slight 70's heavy rock touch.

[update : the vinyl EP is cancelled, but the band goes back in studio in August to record a LP that will be edited on vinyl. The EP is already available on CD. They will play alongside with Peter Pan Speedrock for a show in October and also have more shows planned before this.

Jun 18, 2012

Echo Base releases album for free download, gathers donations to issue vinyl

Echo Base is a band from the USA. They recently released a freely streamable and downloadable mini-album, on Bandcamp.

It is available in a name your price, no minimum manner. The band aims at gathering money to fund a vinyl issuing.

This release has good points in it. Less good points, as well, in my humble opinion. But if I had to sum up I would say this is a quite good release, Not exactly the usual contemporary melodic punk album, no, there's something more in it.

I did not listen in a very focused way but I noticed some very interesting points in the release, that made me think that even if I don't take the time for a full review, I can nevertheless tell Underketing readers about the album, which deserves, I think, a certain exposure.

Since it is quite good. Refreshing and, naturally, too short. It is possible that you spend a few great minutes while listening to it, depending on what are your tastes. I would suggest the following advice : if you like punk and are not afraid by how contemporary punk can sometime sound, and look for a band that goes beyond this sound, then you should use the top link to listen to this album.

Panda Kid releases live video, EP

Very recently surfaced a live video from Panda Kid (which is quite a rare event), that can be found on YouTube. I learned this way that an EP was issued on Bandcamp, which seems to be (but for this I'm far from sure) a re-edit with less tracks of the now soldout cassette album, which was reviewed here and greatly appreciated. Both are named "Scary Monster Juice"

Panda Kid is among the most interesting projects, and not only in the garage pop scene, but in the whole contemporary musical landscape. Each release I got was an incredible travel, and I would strongly recommend you to take some time to listen. There's also the older split with No Monster Club that got reviewed, it is still available for free and legal download.

Jun 17, 2012

Me In The Bath's frontman amkes its production, performing, songwriting and recording skills available online

Virtual online studios appeared quite recently. Generally, the concept is alike 'You send your vocal track, you get a fully arranged song'.

Nicolas Chartoire, Me In The Bath's frontman and also member of Thcoreba Thmano and Still Living Creature among many other projects, who has been writing, recording and producing music for about twenty years, is now offering his own online studio service.

"I recently rewired my studio and added some hardware", he told us. "I thought that it would be great if anyone could benefit of my gear and skills".

Nicolas Chartoire can work out, with just a vocal track as the basis, a complete mixed song with (at your convenience) guitar, bass, drums and electronic instruments.

He can also write a song just for you. All you'll have to do his to record the vocal track with your own voice and you'll receive a finished song.

The basis package is sold 34 euros per track. If you take the 'songwriting" option besides arrangement and recording, it will cost you 44 euros per track.

"I wanted to sell this service cheap",
Nicolas Chartoire says, "Since I produce in a very lo-fi way and that my arrangements are very strange and noisy, I couldn't sell this service for 300 bucks per track like most virtual studio does. Additionally, this may allow some people who couldn't afford such a service until now to have their song recorded".

More information about the offer on NicolasChartoire.com.

Jun 14, 2012

M.Tout le monde probably splitted after hiatus

After one year of hiatus, because of their bass player being living oversea, I have sad news for M.Tout Le Monde fans. I'm pretty much sure these news still haven't surfaced on the internet. I had the opportunity to talk on the phone with Thibault, M.Tout le monde guitarist and singer.

He told me that their bass player is now back from Canada, and is currently playing in a Jamiroquai cover band. Over time, each and every M.Tout le monde members started various projects each one on their own, and the band no longer has a future.

Thibault is doing fine. He still have an home studio and keeps on recording covers, after a period spent producing his dub music. He recently had an opportunity to rework his studio settlement and plan to make music on his own in the foreseeable future.

Then, this is the end of the story for M. tout le monde and its unique mix of reggae, groove and alternative music. Their EP is still available from Dogmazic and got reviewed here.

Talking about Dogmazic, Thilbault is the one who made me discover this unique place, that is now my main publishing mean for my music, and also an endless source of enjoyment for the great forum chats. Be thanked, Thibault !

Jun 5, 2012

Fukked Up releases gig music video

German grunge band Fukked Up released a video, one of their show, that can be reached at :

http://youtu.be/Gj8rqwdkgbk

The band should issue their new album later this month.