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[MARV]

I'm looking for something current in a Mazzy Star / Trash Can Sinatras kinda thing with maybe a Galaxie 500 twist. Anybody know of anything?

[Bitter Almonds]

[quote]Originally posted by marvymarv
[br]I'm looking for something current in a Mazzy Star / Trash Can Sinatras kinda thing with maybe a Galaxie 500 twist. Anybody know of anything?
[/quote]

<p align="justify">Try Melpo Mene and Kent, both from Sverige (I'd get the Swedish version of Kent's [i]Isola[/i] and listen to "Oprofessionell" in a vicious loop). Melpo Mene just released their second album this month. There's also one or two songs by Loveholic (in Korean)[}:)]</p>

<p align="center">"I Adore You"
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"Socker" (Swedish)
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W_jrOF042Cs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

"Saker Man Ser" (Swedish)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXfm0e-PTrI

"Sylvia" (Korean)
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BLTzTB_2758&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

"Rainy Day" (Korean)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v_nS7rJ0sU

"Subidón" (Spanish - oldie, but a goodie... it should be "new" to most listeners)
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E9Eb8utRPHw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed></P>

<p align="justify">Here are some oldies by Opal, Jeanette, The Sneaker Pimps, Mono[}:)] :


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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8teT_9_nqnw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2aa1tEh82I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

[MARV]

Wow, Melpo Mene and Kent. How do you [i]find[/i] this stuff?? Many thanks.

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">Oddly enough, Kent's "If You Were Here" used to get played on the radio back in the late 90s. This is the album I'd recommend. Read the reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Isola-Kent/dp/B00 ... 324&sr=1-3


After 10 years, it never went down in price. It's 18 bucks + 3 for shipping and handling. You could get the English/domestic version for 5 bucks (if you don't mind used cut-out/promos)[}:)]

There's also Deli Spice from Korea[}:)][}:)] You'll notice various familiar sounds...</p>

<p align="center">"Missing You" by DeliSpice
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"°í¹é/Ko-Baek/Confession" by DeliSpice
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q1jM9jTCrc0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed></p>

<p align="justify">Not as downbeat as the Swedes. They're more like BritPop.

Remember "Sweet Jane" by The Cowboy Junkies and "Black Metallic" by The Catherine Wheel? Definitely not current, but those two are the closest to the Mazzy Star sound we all dig.[/b]

<p align="center">"Sweet Jane"
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BHRFZFmEq9o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

"Black Metallic" (love that lingering guitar solo)
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gcrj-FFK4MM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

[MARV]

Totally digging the foreign music vids. To me, the novelty of them makes them feel very fresh. You should start an international music or video thread.

[Synthpopfan]

Thank You marvymarv for this topic of yours and XXX for the awesome videos. Do you know where I can buy the Delispice - Missing You and Confession and also Loveholic - Rainy Day & Sylvia songs on cd? If there not available, do you have them in mp3 format? I would rather find the actual cd though. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Again.

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">This is the link to buy [i]Espresso[/i], DeliSpice's 5th album. It has "Ko-Baek" (lit. "Confession") - track 6. The rest of the album is okay. I really just bought it for the one song[}:)]

http://www.yesasia.com/us/deli-spice-vo ... /info.html

This link lists the available albums for Loveholic:

http://www.yesasia.com/us/search/loveho ... /list.html

Their first album, [i]F.L.O.R.I.S.T.[/i], has the song "Rainy Day." I'd say about half the songs are pretty solid (six songs or so). Their second album, [i]Invisible Things[/i], has the same amount of good songs (about six) and contains "Sylvia." YesAsia doesn't have it for sale, but this site does:

http://www.music-plaza.com/MSProductVie ... e=SRCD3770

You could also skip all that and buy their compilation, [i]Dramatic And Cinematic[/i], which already has both songs. However, even though it's a compilation, the best stuff comes from their first and second albums. The third album only has one or two good songs; the rest sounds like filler. There's also an album of covers they did (covers of Korean Pop songs). The band broke up, so that's pretty much the extent of their discography.

DeliSpice's 6th album is a little harder to get. Both these sites don't carry it, but mrkwang can probably get it. The problem is that he only takes PayPal. Check it out. His prices are reasonable as well, and even if shipping is from Korea, it'll get to you in 2 weeks - tops (it took one week for me).

http://www.mrkwang.com/servlet/-strse-1 ... th./Detail

I also bought the album just for the one song, "Missing You," but the rest sounded okay, although I really listen to the one song. The band Tearliner also sounds a little bit like them: very downbeat stuff.

http://www.yesasia.com/us/tearliner-vol ... /info.html

I can e-mail you the mp3s of a couple of the Loveholic, DeliSpice, Humming Urban Stereo, and Clazziquai Project songs, if you're interested. I don't have any Melpo Mene and Kent in my computer. Finally, I can only speak from personal experience dealing with the above vendors. I am in no way tied to them or getting paid to represent them... I'm just another customer[}:)]

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">Wanna try somethin' in English? Buy Andrew Bird's [i]Armchair Apocrypha[/i]. There's all kinds of sonic flavours going on a la Beck, but more polished, more refined. I know Marv is a man of taste; he likes the good things in life, stuff has to be impeccable - including his taste in music[}:)]

http://theyellowstereo.com/?p=1146</p>

<p align="center">"Imitosis" by Andrew Bird
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<p align="justify">A man who uses whistling and xylophone as part of the music can do no wrong. Now, if y'all will excuse me, I'mma gonna go kick it at a hotel and hang by their drapery[}:)]</p>

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[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">You kids are aware that Aqualung was around back in 2000, right? If not, then you might wanna track the album. It falls into the Mazzy Star downbeat tempo kinda music[}:)]</p>

<p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R6TsudVtVKo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed></p>

<p align="justify">A song made even more famous by the new VW Bug and the crappy movie, [i]Wicker Park[/i][}:)][}:)] Travis is a wussy and whiny band from Scotland that's reminiscent of clodplay, but I dig some of their tunes.</p>

<p align="center">"As You Are" by Travis

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eCQ2yCBedqc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed></p>

<p align="justify">I wish I had a full-length version of this bit o' jingle muzak cool chilled blueberry smooooothjazz goodness[}:)]</p>

<p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QWaafbESmjI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="268"></embed>

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">Resurrecting dead thread to bring one more... she definitely has a Mazzy Star sound[}:)]</p>

<p align="center">"¿©¸§ ±ÃÀü" by Misty Blue
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[SwampThing]

Beach House is band that I've enjoyed the last couple of years. For what it's worth All Music Guide sez' they are influenced by Opel, Mazzy Star, Galaxie 500 and Nico.

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[shred]

The Lost Patrol

http://www.myspace.com/lostpatrol

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">For a moment, I thought you said "snow patrol"[}:)]

Check out Swinging Popsicle:

http://www.divshare.com/download/6618606-c01

[MARV]

The reverb on this tune is so rich I just wanna eat it:

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[SallyLightfoot]

If you want the Galaxie 500 sound, Luna would be a logical place to start. If you want something quiet, charming and twee, try "I Want Everything" from their debut LunaPark.