MANILA BEAT blogsite

well just started my other blog that features italo and manila beats from mostly the 80's and some 90's...a lot of stock aitken waterman, PWL, ZYX and remake of old classics turned house. if you can detour here http://manila-beat.blogspot.com/ and add it, i would greatly appreciate it. NB TK CINO and the rest of the bloggers who are interested in this kind of music and those who grew up during this era, you might want to keep this in mind AIGHT!!! THANKS!!

EVERGREEN-house of magic cards

Here's to another year for my buddy cino pacino alias JAAP hehehe...adding another wrinkle to your betlers i see uuhmmm... well consider this a treat, i almost forgot to post this good thing i remembered and what a perfect time to post on a special occasion. brief description; evergreen is a band from france formed in 1994 and signed with nessie records, very indie and very dreampoppy(ish), that is it , no info at all out there so, can't expand further. well its time to strut down lahey united and hangout with the lads for some pacman and ping pong action.

house of magic cards

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-everything with you

This will be my last post of a series of bands from the 2000's. this band from new york city formed around 2007 are an up and coming indiepop tweepop dreampop janglepop whatever pops you can think of (and i know there will be hilarious comments waiting to be said). they are made up of 4 very talented musicians and they deliver what selected few who are into the aforementioned genre a blissful,easy to the ears,worryfree burst of melody. so take time, and get yourself a bottle of beer and jive to the groove of tweeness right on the floor. this especially goes out to my mates cino and nb who will have the pains of being pure at the bunghole after im through with them...hahaha like that huh!!

eveything with you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BLOG!!!

WOW one year went by quick...today last year was when i posted my very first item which was seona dancing, since then i had the pleasure of sharing a lot of my records and cd's with you and let me say the comments i got were very nice and to the utmost funny as hell...thanks to my regular commentaries NB CINO TK and SPACEKID. well here's to another great year and i promise to bring more rare and not so rare stuff for your listening and viewing pleasure. THANKS to everyone who supported this blog i really appreciate your visits.

THE MARY ONETTES-once i was pretty

Continuing my post for bands of the 2000's, I wish to share with you this fantastic lads from sweden called the mary onettes. Formed around 2005 they have this spectacular eerie sound that we all know to well. they do sound a lot like echo and the bunnymen or maybe yet, the church take your pick or maybe some other band you know, anyway its worth mentioning them here because i have never heard this kind of sound for a while now and being this cut "once i was pretty" was released on their 2nd album ISLANDS on march of 2010, its a real delight that we still have bands like this interested in bringing back the days. i dedicate this to my bike friends who are probably cruising somewhere down wilshire blvd as we speak, sorry boys can't make it this time for i have the sniffles but for sure i will join you next time. anyways bloggers, consider this as a pre halloween treat and definitely no tricks!!

once i was pretty

THE RULING CLASS-flowers

I never really posted any bands here from the 2000's, however, this band i have for you is not your typical band that plays "the" typical music of today...but instead their sound was from an era when britain was once christened COOL BRITANIA. yep i'm talking about 1989 to 1998 the brit pop years. its hard to find music that still plays this golden genre, where now it is uncool to listen to...so they say. i have to plug this band because they remind me of the good ole' days with my pals when music really mattered.well in case you're wondering, the ruling class was started in sweden, yes from ABBA land, by tomas kubowicz around 2005 but failed to find like minded musicians, so he relocated to london where he found a few lads that still hunger for this kind of energy. this single from shelflife came out in 2008 and i mean it really blows my mind to hear madchester all over again. they have a few songs out that critics say..and i agree, sound like the stone roses resurrected. im sure we will hear from them in the US soon and when they do i will have my tickets in hand. this goes out to my britpop friends cino nb spacekid TK and dj pusa...hehehe...

flowers

THE MOFFS-the traveller

The Moffs surfaced from sydney sometime in '84 and signed with citadel records to release their first single another day in the sun. their music which can be described as late 60's acid haze, is an acquired taste that one can only appreciate. with that being said, a few sentimental fans possess this unique ear for talent and so the band never stood mainstream success. aside from releasing just a few materials they played mostly in pubs with a handful of listeners. this single has indeed the 60's garage rock influence, i say this because of the keyboards, and of course it also has the 80's indie, new wave, what have you, feel to it as well. i personally fancy it and would impart this to all of us travelling back to our homeland this feb. hope you like it.

the traveller

WHITE TOWN-all she said

White town is the brainchild of jyoti mishra the bands only member, and collaborates with other musicians (e.g. primal scream) to complete his albums. he is well known for his one and only hit to date, your woman, back in 1997 and was a club favorite. his earlier recordings including the one's featured here are somewhat a far cry from his chart topper. this single brings about an air of c86 and shoegazzing riffs factored in. catherine and all she said respectively contasts his recent works including the above mentioned one hit wonder. this reminds me...i've dated a girl named catherine once back in PCC and she wasn't as good as this song...sorry!

catherine


all she said

EXIT 13 perfect dream EP

Welcome back, its another month where NBA fever is in the air, we have just witnessed miami heats ability to destroy 2 premier league teams and that is without its team captain dwayne wade.hhmmmm i feel like the "hundred dollars" is inching ever so closely when they meet the undefeated champs next june...hehehe is that right kalembang hmmm!!! Ok enough of that, lets talk music, well my friend cino has been nagging me (dat ryt cino!) to put this up and so i relent...this superb psychedelic pop trio i believe is from suffolk and released this EP back in '88 under backwater label. they also released a full LP called celia's last wednesday which contains none of the tracks featured here, but equally good tunes as well. i personally like the track fields of joy and goes out to TK99 who is missing in action...where art thou compadre?

perfect dream


fields of joy

SINGLE FILE- out in the traffic

I had this single for a while where it came along with a bunch of sarah record singles i got from mod lang record store ages ago. i thought this record was a bit obscure compared to the sarah singles i acquired with it, being that, it lacks a certain character that makes it c86 quality...maybe jangly guitars or something i don't know, but they are labeled c86 according to a lot of sites that features it. anyway, they are comprised by three musicians and was produced in 1986 under main line records. kinda quirky with a catchy horn riff. well i would blast the volume on this one when you are actually out in traffic to get you more frustrated...hehehe

i want it now!