Comments on: Moscow Olympics Cut the World

By: Darko

Darko — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:42:01 +0000

In reply to Chris. 'Hide them vocals' isn't even correct.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:47:29 +0000

Man, “Safe” is an awesome song among all those beautiful songs. Thanks Moscow Olympics!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:45:00 +0000

the big problem i find with filipino bands going “international” is that their english lyrics are quite often simply crap. neat way of avoiding that problem – hide them vocals in airy, dreamy effects washing over you. i heartily approve.

See Galaxie 500 for a native english speaking example.

By: Obnoxious Kevin

Obnoxious Kevin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:55:50 +0000

hi krangkrang!

i understand that you’re an avid fan of New Order (or it’s bec that’s the only band you know?) tell you what, i can sense your insecurities to these kids 😉 you dont know what you’re talking about. i agree with Lee, knowing your indie ethos and aesthetics is as simple as learning your simple ABC. hence, dont say ” my god” dig?

lesson 1. INDIE (as a genre) is way different from INDEPENDENT (as a process in releasing an album whether releasing it on a major label or independent label) can you dig it?

lesson 2. if you fancy bands with long lyrics or maybe you’re after a short story being heard backed with your pop music or your fave catchy tunes?, then this band is not really for you. just like bob dylan once said, ” don’t criticize what you CAN’T understand”. Indie music is not your typical radio friendly type of music.

lesson 3. try listening to other bands aside from new order. it won’t do you no harm if you go out of your box krangkrang. unless you want to stay being squared? 😉

By: Krangsquared

Krangsquared — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:40:23 +0000

my god, what is it with some people. “indie ethos and aesthetics”? Wow. There was a time when “independent” simply meant you weren’t on a major label. Simple to understand, and with very little to do with prescribing what the music sounded like. I guess after a few years it became codified, and like punk, has been reduced to a fashion statement, a teenage affectation, and a label for the music shops to file you under.

intro to “No Winter No Autumn” reminds me too much of New Order’s “Age of Consent”. but hey, no better influence to wear on your sleeve! “What is Left Unsaid” goes down better – cruisey, driving down along the coast kinda music. Love the subdued, but still very Peter Hook-ey bass on it.

look forward to what these guys come up with. i’m sure they’ll come into their own in the next few years.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:59:53 +0000

i’m all for popular music (do enjoy girls aloud), but it’s just tad annoying when local bands here (i’m sure in other places too) claim they are indie and underground when they are not. It’s as if they wont be taken seriously. If you are good, you are good regardless of being indie or major label. (but then again even britney spears was an “indie” artist for sometime).

quality now that’s is very subjective, but that’s the way it is.

well i digressed, apologies

cheers

By: Mike Mineo

Mike Mineo — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:09:27 +0000

yeah, the recommendations are appreciated. as you notice, the majority of these artists are certainly ones you would classify as “obscure”, but if there is an artist who is extremely popular in one country but generally unheard of in the US or UK, I make an effort to expose them as well (Private is an example of this).

there is no need to disregard quality music just because it is popular in its originative country. it’s nice to make recognition a bit more global haha

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:18:23 +0000

Yeah, what I meant. Apologies for being quite misleading.

The above-mentioned may not be that obscure but if you’ve been following this blog, a Danish (correct me if I’m wrong) band called Private made its rounds here some months back; and they make, well, some straightforward dance-pop. Not obscure, in my opinion. Then, there’s Girls Aloud, too. I guess I’m just sayin’ that since they were able to get a spot in this blog, perhaps those that I mentioned might find some place here as well.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:33:51 +0000

those Filipino bands mentioned above are not obscure… and neither are they indie, unless indieness is only attributed merely to being released in “independent” labels with the entire omission of the whole indie ethos and aesthetics.
Moscow Olympics is a cut above the rest.

By: Paulo

Paulo — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:59:18 +0000

sounds link New Order…