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versão 1.0 (Jul. 2003 -> Out. 2004)
<a href="mailto:possoouvirumdisco@hotmail.com">e-mail</a>Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5631125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-44510905256417728022016-02-15T00:30:00.000+00:002016-03-03T10:33:19.375+00:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: FEVEREIRO 2016 com The BED LEGS<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Os Bed Legs são um quarteto de Braga que fabrica pura energia pescada no blues e rock. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Eles editaram, no final de Janeiro, Vicious, álbum de onde vem o tema deste mês no MAP. Também o <a href="https://bedlegs.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">podem encontrar aqui assim como os restantes temas.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Além do tema dos Bed Legs, temos mais 15 temas e bandas, de quinze países, nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"> </span></span><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="https://rosal.bandcamp.com/"><b>Rosal</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/Rosal-John(Argentina).mp3" title="Rosal - John "><b>John</b></a>
Rosal are one of our all-time favorite bands from Buenos Aires. Led by singer Maria Ezquiaga, they have been around since 2002 delivering indie-pop gems with fine arrangements and catchy lyrics, such as John, a track from their first album. Rosal just released La Musica Es Mi Eje, which features live versions from their five albums and some great covers.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thedelicates"><b>The Delicates</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The-Delicates-Chimera.mp3" title="The Delicates - Chimera "><b>Chimera</b></a>
Exactly the type of song you'd expect to hear come out of Australia in the middle of our long, hot southern summer. The Delicates are five wallflowers from the Gold Coast who play soothing, understated jangle surf-pop with a hint of the type of melancholy that you only get from bands born outside the hustle and bustle of a major metropolis. Chimera will drift in and out of your headphones without much of a fuss but not without leaving you feeling a little lighter in the process.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RodrigoOgi/"><b>Rodrigo Ogi</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Rodrigo%20Ogi%20-%20Aventureiro%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Rodrigo Ogi - Aventureiro "><b>Aventureiro</b></a>
Aventureiro is the opening track from RÁ!, one of the most acclaimed Brazilian albums of 2015. Rodrigo Ogi raps about life in São Paulo, its challenges and experiences. For those who do not speak Portuguese this track speaks for itself with its strong beats and flow.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/soundsofparis/"><b>P'ARIS</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/872x88zc4lnwq3u/P%27ARIS%20-%20Focus.mp3" title="P'ARIS - Focus "><b>Focus</b></a>
The identity of P'ARIS is currently unknown but one thing is for sure, they know how to write a pop jam. This totally channels the essence of fellow Canadians Tegan and Sara.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/los-valentina"><b>Los Valentina</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2016/Los_Valentina_-_Danza_de_la_Lluvia_-_Chile.mp3" title="Los Valentina - Danza De La Lluvia "><b>Danza De La Lluvia</b></a>
From Piloto, the record label that brought guitars back to Chilean indie-pop, we introduce Los Valentina with their debut EP Señoras. Simple songs about simple things, delicately executed and perfect for the summer, with the unmistakable voice of Valentina Martinez inviting us to listen over and over again until we learn the lyrics to sing along like nothing else matters.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://www.rapdecoleccion.com/"><b>El Bloque</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601503.us.archive.org/0/items/ElBloqueSazonEcuador/El%20Bloque%20-%20Sazo%CC%81n%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="El Bloque - Sazón "><b>Sazón</b></a>
Hip hop group El Bloque are part of this year's Rap De Colección Vol.2 compilation that serves as a platform to show off Ecuadorian talent. The album features El Bloque's tasteful single Sazón, which comes with this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQOv_UiAkU8">video</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">.</a><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/pygmy-marmoset"><b>Pygmy Marmoset</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/free-dl/Pygmy_Marmoset-Cerita_Senja.mp3" title="Pygmy Marmoset - Cerita Senja "><b>Cerita Senja</b></a>
Pygmy Marmoset are a duo from Bali who sing pop songs with strong lyrics about the environment. Their latest release Cerita Senja (roughly translated as "The Afternoon Story") is about someone who craves a hug after working long hours and commuting through traffic and pollution.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tuath"><b>Tuath</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Tuath%20-%20Casting%20Shadows%20Over%20Sun%20(Shammen%20Delly%20remix)%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Tuath - Casting Shadows Over Sun (Shammen Delly remix) "><b>Casting Shadows Over Sun (Shammen Delly remix)</b></a>
Typically an Irish language post-punk act, what makes this locally-leaning remix from Tuath interesting is in part that it's so atypical of them. A remix of fellow Donegal act Shammen Delly, this is an atmospheric bit of slow-building, fuzzy electronica that is decidedly not post-punk. Fortunately, it offers great evidence that Robert Mulhern is not a man to be pigeonholed, once again exploring rhythm and texture, simply through an entirely different medium.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/paisley.reich"><b>Paisley Reich</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Paisley_Reich_-_Fade.mp3" title="Paisley Reich - Fade "><b>Fade</b></a>
Paisley Reich were on the MAP playlist in January 2013, but they have grown up a lot since those early songs. They just released a vinyl EP on Lady Sometimes Records and it shows a new maturity in songwriting and a great awareness in the definition of their sound. Taking inspiration from the likes of Interpol and The National, these guys from Rome are able to create a music landscape full of shadows, noise and mystery, but which also shines with melodies and a psychedelic sweetness.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/shokuhin-maturi"><b>Foodman x Meuko Meuko</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Foodman%20and%20Meuko%20Meuko%20-%20Wan%20Wan%20Wan%20Wan%20(Japan)%20.mp3" title="Foodman x Meuko Meuko - Wan Wan Wan Wan "><b>Wan Wan Wan Wan</b></a>
This MAP entry sees wonky Japanese producer Foodman team up with equally left-of-center Taiwanese artist Meuko Meuko for a woozy electronic number. Wan Wan Wan Wan jitters ahead, eventually settling into a nice thump, albeit one that takes place in a sonic jungle courtesy of nature-centric samples. Despite all of the disparate parts clanging together, Wan Wan Wan Wan ends up a danceable tune.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DivineSinners/"><b>Divine Sinners</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DivineSinners-Busy-Bee.mp3" title="Divine Sinners - Busy Bee "><b>Busy Bee</b></a>
Divine Sinners is a four-piece band from Gozo (Malta's sister island). Originally founded by Charles J. Attard & Frank Buhagiar, they have been playing live for the past six years and have recorded four albums. Divine Sinners are currently working on their fifth album.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://www.rbmaradio.com/panamerika"><i>RBMA Radio Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/memoguerra"><b>Memo Guerra</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/64okjia6vlr38i3/Memo%20Guerra%20-%20Que%20Es%20Lo%20Que%20Siento%20%5Bedit%5D.mp3" title="Memo Guerra - Que Es Lo Que Siento "><b>Que Es Lo Que Siento</b></a>
Continuing the impressive growth of his netlabel Abstrakt Muzak, the Monterrey-born, Austin-based virtuoso Memo Guerra has recently released his new album Moon Phase. The aesthetic choices on swooning first single Que Es Lo Que Siento - drum machines, programming, synths, an unforeseen guitar outro and more - are enveloping by themselves. Yet, underneath all these layers and sonic textures, the song comes into full in effect with its hooky central melody.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="https://lostuertos.bandcamp.com/"><b>Los Tuertos</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Los%20Tuertos%20-%20Faith%20In%20God%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Los Tuertos - Faith In God "><b>Faith In God</b></a>
Los Tuertos features Humberto Campodonico, formerly of the band Turbopotamos, alongside Francisco Chirinos and Claudio Pando. Having made their debut in 2014 with the single Tuerta Navidad, their music has a predilection for folk and nostalgic melodies in a style they call Peruvian gospel.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://pt-pt.facebook.com/BedLegs"><b>Bed Legs</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/oxfuxhjhmv2uqfe/Bed%20Legs%20-%20Vicious%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Bed Legs - Vicious "><b>Vicious</b></a>
The sound of Bed Legs, a quartet from Braga, is pure blues and rock 'n' roll. Vicious was the first single taken from their debut album, Black Bottle, released in January.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MtDoubt/"><b>Mt. Doubt</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/zgx3zekjnfu38hz/Mt.%20Doubt%20-%20Soft%20Wrists.mp3" title="Mt. Doubt - Soft Wrists "><b>Soft Wrists</b></a>
Leo Bargery is the guiding force of Edinburgh's Mt. Doubt, whose 2015 debut album My Past Is A Quiet Beast (available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/my-past-is-a-quiet-beast/id1074355253">iTunes</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">) broods with impressive variety, from driving indie-rock to melancholic introspection and everything in between. Vocally reminiscent of Neil Halstead, the incremental crescendo-building of Soft Wrists deserves to be played loud and often. </a><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/earip.sugarpaper/"><b>Earip</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Earip%20-%201984%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Earip - 1984 "><b>1984</b></a>
Earip started her musical career as the vocalist of 90s indie-pop band Sweater and has continued on her own as a singer-songwriter for the past decade. Her fifth solo album Exile has just been released and is full of lovely tunes. Inspired by George Orwell's novel, 1984 showcases Earip's characteristic, warm voice over a calm piano arrangement.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-6114004851386209632015-11-15T09:23:00.000+00:002015-12-04T09:24:57.522+00:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: NOVEMBRO 2015 com THE WEATHERMAN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial";">Está de regresso </span></u><u><span style="font-family: "arial";">Alexandre Monteiro, mais conhecido como The Weatherman. Ele já tinha passado pela Music Alliance Pact, em <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2008/12/bom-tempo-para-weatherman.html" target="_blank">Dezembro de 2008 </a>e em<a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2012/10/music-alliance-pact-outubro-2012.html" target="_blank"> Outubro de 2012, mas agora regressa com o seu novo trabalho.</a></span></u><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Ice II é o tema que abre o caminho para a edição do quarto álbum de The Weatherman. É mais uma das excelentes canções pop a que o Alexandre Monteiro já nos habituou, deixando-nos a desejar mais. </span></u><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial";">Além do tema de The Weatherman, temos mais 16 temas e bandas, de 17 países, nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">Clique
com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o
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dezoito temas, através do Dropbox</span></span></u><b> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qomd0s9tpva7tjp/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20November%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="https://elviolinistadelamorylospibesquemiraban.bandcamp.com/"><b>El Violinista Del Amor & Los Pibes Que Miraban</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/ElViolinistaDelAmor&LosPibesQueMiraban-Inofensivos(Argentina).mp3" title="El Violinista Del Amor & Los Pibes Que Miraban - Inofensivos "><b>Inofensivos</b></a>
El Ruido y La Culpa: Una Opereta Lastimera is the band's fourth album in more than six years on the road. It's a crazy journey through an eclectic salad of genres, something we're quite used to with them. Their music overcomes drama, bad mood and guilt with humor, irony and abandon.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/spookylandmusic"><b>Spookyland</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bulimic.mp3" title="Spookyland - Bulimic "><b>Bulimic</b></a>
Forget wearing your heart on your sleeve. This track stabs it profusely, draws a stake through the middle and stands over watching as your arteries bleed out in 4/4 time. Sorry for the emotional terrorism, but hear this track from Sydney outfit Spookyland and you'll probably agree it warrants the description. Marcus Gordon's prose is stark, its delivery brutal at times - but you get the feeling there's something important to be said beyond the rhetoric. It's a stoic, turbulent six-minute epic - and the ending is worth the wait.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="http://bonifrate.com/"><b>Bonifrate</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Bonifrate%20-%20Museu%20de%20Arte%20Moderna%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Bonifrate - Museu De Arte Moderna "><b>Museu De Arte Moderna</b></a>
Museu De Arte Moderna is the title song from Bonifrate's new album. It has the psychedelic vibe of the whole record, plus some Beck influence that makes it more contemporary. His album is one of the jewels of the Brazilian indie scene in 2015.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="http://www.ponygirl.ca/"><b>Pony Girl</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/a5lzpgvvbkupqhf/Pony%20Girl%20-%20Candy.mp3" title="Pony Girl - Candy "><b>Candy</b></a>
Ottawa's Pony Girl creatively blends acoustic elements such as guitars and wind instruments with electronic samples for the delicate harmonies of their single Candy. Who knew two singers in unison could be so beautiful?<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NinosDelCerro"><b>Niños Del Cerro</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Ninos_Del_Cerro_-_Nonato_Coo_-_Chile.mp3" title="Niños Del Cerro - Nonato Coo "><b>Nonato Coo</b></a>
Niños Del Cerro had already displayed their fresh sound with La Pajarería, a single that didn't go unnoticed among the ears of the independent music press. Now they're back with their first album, Nonato Coo, which continues its path of Latin rhythms and ethereal textures and confirms the return of pop guitars in the sound of Santiago.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="https://montanamusica.bandcamp.com/"><b>Montaña</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Monta%C3%B1a%20-%20En%20Bicicleta%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Montaña - En Bicicleta "><b>En Bicicleta</b></a>
Bogotá quartet Montaña has been experimenting in the fields of instrumental post/math-rock for more than three years. Pending the release of their first album we can enjoy En Bicicleta, a track that is gaining a lot of attention in the independent scenes of the Colombian capital.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/honmusicdk"><b>HÔN</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/HON_-_Vulture_-_Denmark.mp3" title="HÔN - Vulture "><b>Vulture</b></a>
He's the frontman of lauded nordicana outfit The Rumour Said Fire, but two weeks ago Jesper Lidang debuted as HÔN with the album White Lion. On it he mixes indie, R&B, dance and the 1980s to a compelling alternative pop cocktail. Here's Vulture as a MAP exclusive download.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Los-Detectives-Helados-405740552857175/"><b>Los Detectives Helados</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/0/items/EnElCaminoft.RicardoPita/En%20El%20Camino%20(ft.%20Ricardo%20Pita).mp3" title="Los Detectives Helados - En El Camino "><b>En El Camino</b></a>
Los Detectives Helados formed in the small town of Piñas in 2012. The band, whose name was inspired by a poem by renowned Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño, have just released their debut album which mixes indie-rock, pop, experimental sounds and blues. Here is first single En El Camino featuring Ricardo Pita.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="https://josephpanama.bandcamp.com/"><b>Joseph Panama</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Joseph%20Panama%20-%20Side%202%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Joseph Panama - Side 2 "><b>Side 2</b></a>
This 22-minute ambient track might be one of the more unusual and slow-gestating songs ever to have been included in the MAP project, but it's also a great example of Ireland's modern-day musical diversity: deceptively intense as it flits on, yet still walking a fine line between background music and inventive modern electronica. One for a long, thoughtful walk, it's a far cry from its creator's rocky day-to-day project Overhead, The Albatross.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/DumboGetsMadMusic"><b>Dumbo Gets Mad</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Dumbo_Gets_Mad_-_Misanthropulsar.mp3" title="Dumbo Gets Mad - Misanthropulsar "><b>Misanthropulsar</b></a>
Psychedelic duo Dumbo Gets Mad's new album is called Thank You Neil, named after the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. In fact, the whole album is inspired by the TV show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and the sound draws from classic Seventies soundtrack composers such as Piero Umiliani and Bruno Nicolai, but also from the American experimental soul of Shuggie Otis and the contemporary works of Connan Mockasin. The vibe is super relaxed overall, but Dumbo Gets Mad know full well how to make you dance as well.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="http://yesterday1cemore2013.wix.com/yomweb"><b>Shigge</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/shigge%20-%20Tiny%20Block%20(Japan).mp3" title="Shigge - Tiny Block "><b>Tiny Block</b></a>
Over the past two years, the city of Fukuoka on the western side of Japan has been home to Yesterday Once More, an electronic label promoting some of the most thrilling young talent domestically and abroad. Label head Shigge has made some of the finest cuts from the collective, and the title track from his latest EP highlights the dancefloor energy the burgeoning imprint is capable of.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Brodu-188544954667503/?fref=ts"><b>Brodu</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brodu-ic-cimiterju.mp3" title="Brodu - Ic-Cimiterju "><b>Ic-Cimiterju</b></a>
Brodu, formed in 2011, sing in Maltese and play rock music with influences from various genres. The band was set up to record an album of songs written by Mark Abela and the late Darren Gatt. Brodu's debut album Ħabullabullojb, released in 2014, is a diverse collection of tracks featuring many guest artists from Malta.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://www.rbmaradio.com/panamerika"><i>RBMA Radio Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://g-flux.bandcamp.com/"><b>G-Flux</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/6spt6yvqmpwejub/G-Flux%20-%20Cocaina%20(Feat.%20Afrodita%20%26%20Borchi).mp3" title="G-Flux - Cocaína (feat. Afrodita & Borchi) "><b>Cocaína (feat. Afrodita & Borchi)</b></a>
G-Flux is the alias of Gustavo Naranjo, a Mexican producer and DJ settled in Washington D.C. Even though he's far away from his homeland, G-Flux remains ever present and relevant in Mexico City through his music and collaborations. As one of the strongest advocates of cumbia, G-Flux is never afraid to explore all of this genre's diversifications, like pitched down cumbias. Cocaína, featuring delicious vocals from Afrodita and Borchi, is a hip-swaying track for anyone who's ready to be part of a simmering dancefloor.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/alehophop2"><b>Ale Hop</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Ale%20Hop%20-%20Hey%20Girl%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Ale Hop - Hey Girl "><b>Hey Girl</b></a>
Ale Hop is an experimental Peruvian musician with a base in Berlin, and also the songwriter and producer of the band Las Amigas De Nadie. She just released Pangea, an experimental music-video album full of roaring guitars and expansive electronic sound layers which create a very characteristic kind of music. Pangea comes with a music film featuring 10 audiovisual pieces made by several directors and is one of the most ambitious works to emerge from Peru this year.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="http://www.weathermanmusic.com/home"><b>The Weatherman</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/tsdvm8r1kn2b333/The%20Weatherman%20-%20Ice%20II%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="The Weatherman - Ice II "><b>Ice II</b></a>
The Portuguese contribution to MAP has been long enough to almost follow the complete the career of The Weatherman, the alter-ego of Oporto multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Alexandre Monteiro. Ice II is the first known song from The Weatherman's fourth album. It's a sweet, sticky pop single that will have you whistling all day. You can watch its video <a href="http://youtu.be/opBmGaNixEM">here</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArmstrongUK"><b>Armstrong</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/Armstrong-Thursday-Night-Club.mp3" title="Armstrong - Thursday Night Club "><b>Thursday Night Club</b></a>
It's hard not to succumb to the youthful enthusiasm of alt-rock quartet Armstrong. Singer Nicole Mason has energy to burn and oozes star potential with an appealing mixture of confidence and glam. As a reference point, you wouldn't be a million miles off with early Paramore. Here is an exclusive free download of the exuberant Thursday Night Club (with an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBXieIOyUrE">ace video</a> to boot), which can also be found on Armstrong's self-titled debut EP, released in September and available to buy on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/armstrong-ep/id1045542912">iTunes</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/leeyanghyun"><b>Gus Benevolent</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Gus%20Benevolent%20-%20I%20Was%20Right%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Gus Benevolent - I Was Right "><b>I Was Right</b></a>
Operating under the name Hyun Lee Yang when he was last featured as a MAP artist (in June 2014), Gus Benevolent has released two albums in 2015. His most recent effort, Alexandria, came out in late October and offers almost a full hour of emotional vocals and classic guitar, including a couple of acoustic versions of songs crafted and first released during his days in emo band 99anger. I Was Right features a well-balanced combination of easily relatable lyrics and beautiful guitar play.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-25431913534228741462015-10-15T00:30:00.000+01:002015-10-18T13:33:02.628+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: OUTUBRO 2015 com BENJAMIM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Anteriormente conhecido com o seu projecto Walter Benjamim, tendo chegado a representar Portugal na lista de <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2012/04/music-alliance-pact-abril-de-2012.html" target="_blank">Abril de 2012 da Music Alliance Pact</a>, com destaque no <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/apr/15/music-alliance-pact-april" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>, volta agora só como Benjamim e em português. Tarrafal é o
single do seu novo álbum, Auto-Rádio, que foi dar uma volta ao mundo através desta lista internacional.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Além do tema de Benjamim, temos mais 17 temas e bandas, de 17 países, nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">Clique
com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o
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<b> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4z03zkn8asg30ie/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20October%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="http://www.cancionesprohibidas.com/"><b>Fabiana Cantilo y Fer Isella</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/FabianaCantiloYFerIsella-Viernes3am(Argentina).mp3" title="Fabiana Cantilo y Fer Isella - Viernes 3 AM "><b>Viernes 3 AM</b></a>
In 2009 the Argentine goverment published several declassified official documents produced during the dictatorships that ruled the country from 1962-1982. One of these documents is titled "Songs whose lyrics are considered not fit to be played by broadcast services" and it includes compositions by all kinds of Argentine and foreign artists. Canciones Prohibidas is a compilation with 16 versions of these censured songs. For MAP we selected Viernes 3 AM, originally by Argentine rock living legend Charly Garcia, here recorded by (also legendary singer) Fabiana Cantilo on vocals and producer Fer Isella on piano.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="http://wearefreshkills.bandcamp.com/"><b>Fresh Kills</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/01-The-People.mp3" title="Fresh Kills - The People "><b>The People</b></a>
At The Drive-In is the first association any rock connoisseur will make with this 90-second post-punk melodrama. It's all energy and emotion without the slightest hint of pretension. The song is chaotic and at times confusing without a single comprehensible lyric (go on, try to figure out what the hell they're saying) but that's exactly the charm of this south Australian band.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="http://rodrigocampos.art.br/"><b>Rodrigo Campos</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2cx15topsbbrq0i/Rodrigo%20Campos%20-%20Katsumi%20%28Brazil%29.mp3" title="Rodrigo Campos - Katsumi "><b>Katsumi</b></a>
Rodrigo Campos, a prolific name in São Paulo's contemporary music scene, has just released his third solo album, Conversas Com Toshiro, which is influenced by Japanese culture. Katsumi is a good opening gate to his work.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/harrison_music"><b>Harrison</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/mo0h9qw0l6y8swt/Sorry.mp3" title="Harrison - Sorry "><b>Sorry</b></a>
Toronto producer Harrison beeps and blips his way into a sweet apology with his latest track, Sorry.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/breakingforms"><b>Breaking Forms</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Breaking_Forms_-_Folie_A_Deux_-_Chile.mp3" title="Breaking Forms - Folie A Deux "><b>Folie A Deux</b></a>
Breaking Forms is a duo formed by Nicole L'Huillier and Juan Necochea. Although they currently live in the United States, their journey began in Chile under the wings of two emblematic bands, Cóndor Jet and Picnic Kibun. While in the first one, L'Huillier developed a penchant for psychedelia and post-rock; in Picnic Kibun, Necochea explored the multiple facets of dance music. Breaking Forms is, in its own way, the meeting point for both genres. Proof of this is their first single Folie A Deux, a power-pop song spiced up by electronic sequences and noisy synths.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/electricsasquatch"><b>Electric Sasquatch</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Electri%20Sasquatch%20-%20Hunting%20Season%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Electric Sasquatch - Hunting Season "><b>Hunting Season</b></a>
The legend of Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, acts as inspiration for this stoner rock band from Cali. They feed on forest myths, adding elements of theater and visuals to their presentations. From their brilliant self-titled album, whose CD version comes in a beautiful wooden box, we present Hunting Season, in which the Sasquatchs show us a more violent and dehumanized side.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/slaughterbeach"><b>Slaughter Beach</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Slaughter_Beach_-_Clear_Insight_-_Denmark.mp3" title="Slaughter Beach - ClearInsight "><b>ClearInsight</b></a>
Slaughter Beach are very much a Scandinavian proposition. Hailing from Denmark, they played their debut concert in Gothenburg, Sweden and are signed to Norwegian label Brilliance. MAP exclusive download ClearInsight is taken from their debut EP, Love/Venice, released this month.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://radioinvasor.bandcamp.com/releases"><b>Radio Invasor</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/RadioInvasorMagnoliaEcuador/Radio%20Invasor%20-%20Magnolia%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Radio Invasor - Magnolia "><b>Magnolia</b></a>
Radio Invasor is an electronic project blending digital sounds with organic elements of rock, funk, dub and hip hop. From their first EP, released this September, we present Magnolia. It's an epic, experimental track that offers a taste of Radio Invasor's potential.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/littlelute"><b>Littlelute</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/aax5etknxi6zxrk/LittleLute-Berlibur_ke_Poznan.mp3" title="Littlelute - Berlibur Ke Poznan "><b>Berlibur Ke Poznan</b></a>
Littlelute is an indie-pop outfit from Bandung. Their ukulele player recently visited Poznan and the beauty of the Polish city inspired him to write this cute pop composition (see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUszy3Lxfdc">video</a>).<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="https://owensie.bandcamp.com/"><b>Owensie</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Owensie%20-%20Dramamine%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Owensie - Dramamine "><b>Dramamine</b></a>
After more than three years tucked away from the eyes of the Irish music scene, dream-pop artist Owensie returns with Dramamine, a trippy ode to a motion sickness drug. The track features Conor O'Brien of Villagers and comes ahead of a third album of the same title that's seemed an extremely long time in the making. One for watching the world drift by outside your window.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/uptheroyals"><b>Port-Royal</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Port_Royal_-_Death_Of_A_Manifesto.mp3" title="Port-Royal - Death Of A Manifesto "><b>Death Of A Manifesto</b></a>
Port-Royal is a trio from Genova that fuses elements of ambient techno, shoegaze, melodic IDM and post-rock into a dreamy, evocative sound. Active since 2001, they have toured Europe and the United States, and released several records, compilations and remixes. Where Are You Now is their fourth proper album, out on Oakland-based label n5MD. Port-Royal are expanding their palette, and the gorgeous Death Of A Manifesto is one of their more pop-oriented compositions.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/boogieidol"><b>Boogie Idol</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Boogie%20Idol%20-%20Seiteki%20Na%20Mimi%20(Japan).mp3" title="Boogie Idol - Seiteki Na Mimi "><b>Seiteki Na Mimi</b></a>
The recently released Schau Essen 2 compilation features many talented artists who pull from the glitzy sounds of 1980s Japan, when the economy was roaring and decadence dominated. Producer Boogie Idol offers up one of the best contributions to that set, a shimmering number full of bright synths, sticky bass lines and a slightly uncomfortable growling noise lurking beneath it all.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/junoandthewolf?fref=ts"><b>Juno And The Wolf</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/JTW-Dambrose.mp3" title="Juno And The Wolf - Dambrose "><b>Dambrose</b></a>
Born out of the merging of different projects in late 2011, Juno And The Wolf is the culmination of the myriad of influences that inspire its four members - James Azzopardi, Kristian Schembri, Samwel Mallia and Corey Farrugia. The band have developed an experimental ethos, an aim to create a duality with emotion and sound, flowing from heavy, raw numbers to quieter, more introspective ones rather than simply settling for one set genre. Their debut home-recorded self-titled EP was released in September 2014.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://www.rbmaradio.com/panamerika"><i>RBMA Radio Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/muerthotj"><b>El Muertho TJ</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/hoa5kw1ans4x3ir/Malandro-MuerthoTJ.mp3" title="El Muertho TJ - Malandro "><b>Malandro</b></a>
El Muertho - a street musician playing romantic delusions with only a Yamaha keyboard, wearing black robes and Kiss wannabe make-up - has emerged from the Tijuana slums to raise a few eyebrows among critics and audiences. But, hey, the best works come from outsiders: Syd Barrett, Daniel Johnston, Tom Waits... add in a little bit of Suicide industrial tremolo and you'll get the perfect treat for Halloween or the Mexican Day of the Dead.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/naveascensor"><b>Nave Ascensor</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Nave%20Ascensor%20-%20Ciudad%20Reacci%C3%B3n%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Nave Ascensor - Ciudad Reacción "><b>Ciudad Reacción</b></a>
Ciudad Reacción is the first single from Nave Ascensor's debut album, Hartistas. The Lima trio come with a strong proposal - listen as they rail against the system through rock songs loaded with critical social and visual exercises to help you free your mind.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/eusouobenjamim"><b>Benjamim</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/gnli64m1gobpaxz/Benjamim%20-%20Tarrafal%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Benjamim - Tarrafal "><b>Tarrafal</b></a>
Benjamim is an artist formerly known as Walter Benjamin, who had a song on the Music Alliance Pact's April 2012 edition. Tarrafal is a single from his new album, Auto-Rádio, which has won over the Portuguese public and critics. In contrast to his previous guise, Benjamim opts for Portuguese lyrics instead of English. The music continues to be sophisticated pop that will get your feet tapping. Belle & Sebastian fans will love him.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jacobandrorygreen"><b>JR Green</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/JR-Green-Nigerian-Princess.mp3" title="JR Green - Nigerian Princess "><b>Nigerian Princess</b></a>
With a modern spin on traditional folk music (accordion and mandolin feature heavily) and a healthy dose of lyrical intrigue, JR Green sound like the happy marriage of Frightened Rabbit and King Creosote. Made up of young brothers Jacob and Rory Green, their debut EP, <a href="http://jrgreen.bandcamp.com/">Bring The Witch Doctor</a>, is being released by Hits The Fan Records - the same label that released Frightened Rabbit's first album. Sign up to JR Green's <a href="http://bit.ly/JRGREEN1">mailing list</a> for updates and freebies.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/silicagel"><b>Silica Gel</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Silica%20Gel%20-%20Hrm%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Silica Gel - Hrm "><b>Hrm</b></a>
Silica Gel is most definitely a band to look out for. They describe their music as neo-psychedelic, experimental, progressive, dream and shoegaze - and they manage to deliver on all counts. A great track to dream away to, Hrm starts out plainly with just a simple guitar loop and some toned-down drums, gradually adds more and more to the mix, before unleashing total bliss a few minutes in.</b>Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-58778203830995276842015-10-01T18:13:00.002+01:002015-10-01T18:15:23.307+01:00POP dell'ARTE - ANOMINOUS (NOVO)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jdZNxWDrstM" width="560"></iframe>Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-88261282201463969412015-09-15T08:28:00.000+01:002015-09-18T08:30:34.482+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: SETEMBRO 2015 com FEW FINGERS<br />
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Os alguns Few Fingers são, afinal, só dois: Nuno Rancho e André Pereira. Nuno Rancho, ao longo dos anos, tem participado em diversos projectos. Curiosamente, <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2008/12/music-alliance-pact.html" target="_blank">passou por aqui em 2008, enquanto artista a solo</a> O som deste projecto é o que muitos chamariam de indie-folk.<br />
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O álbum de estreia dos Few Fingers, "Burning Hands", que estará disponível a 28 de Setembro, tem, para já, como aperitivo, o tema From Pale To Red, que agora dá a volta ao mundo através do Music Alliance Pact. O vídeo do tema, que poderão ver abaixo, foi realizado por Tiago Gomes.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Além do tema dos Few Fingers, temos mais 17 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">C</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">lique
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<a href="https://losargonautas.bandcamp.com/"><b>Argonautas</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/Argonautas-Perfecto(Argentina).mp3" title="Argonautas - Perfecto "><b>Perfecto</b></a>
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<b>years, this independent prog-rock band from Ramos Mejia, a Buenos Aires suburb, performed a couple of shows last month after being inactive for quite some time. So we thought it was a great opportunity to share this fine track from Argonautas' third album, also called Perfecto.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jack.colwell"><b>Jack Colwell</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/03-Dont-Cry-Those-Tears.mp3" title="Jack Colwell - Don't Cry Those Tears "><b>Don't Cry Those Tears</b></a>
On his latest EP, Only When Flooded Could I Let Go, classically trained musician Jack Colwell blends the popular and the arcane to stunning effect. He has a grand vision and the chops to pull it off, creating compositions that dabble in everything from chamber-pop to doo-wop. Don't Cry Those Tears, a tribute to 60s pop, brings together strings, organ and a small choir with the seamlessness of a jigsaw puzzle. As a vocalist Colwell is often compared to Nick Cave and Patrick Wolf, and his performance on Don't Cry Those Tears is an expert balance of melodrama and levity. He is undoubtedly an artist to keep your eye on<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EmicidaOficial"><b>Emicida</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Emicida%20-%20Mandume%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Emicida - Mandume "><b>Mandume</b></a>
Brazil's most famous rapper, Emicida, has just released a new album in which he explores themes about urban life in his homeland, mixing it with African rhythms. In Mandume, he's surrounded by a group of new Brazilian MCs: Drik Barbosa, Amiri, Rico Dalasam, Muzzike and Raphao Alaafin.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="http://mieke.bandcamp.com/"><b>Mieke</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9loy5x4fisltqmn/sleeping-alone.mp3" title="Mieke - Sleeping Alone "><b>Sleeping Alone</b></a>
You may recognize Elissa Mielke (aka Mieke) as the model in The Weeknd and Drake's video for The Zone, but she has her own thing going on. Her goosebump-inducing single Sleeping Alone reminds us all that there are worse things in the world than being alone<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/planetano"><b>Planeta No</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Planeta_No_-_Sol_a_Sol_-_Chile.mp3" title="Planeta No - Sol a Sol "><b>Sol a Sol</b></a>
Planeta No is one of the most promising acts in Chilean pop. Gonzalo García, Camilo Molina and Juan Pablo Garin, who released first EP Matucana in 2014, make perfect music for the dancefloor with guitars, synths and harmonies. The single Sol a Sol is taken from debut album Odio, which came out in August.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NoRulesClan"><b>Anyone/Cualkiera</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Anyone:Cualkiera%20%26%20Dj%20Kario%20One%20-%20En%20Cualquier%20Parte%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Anyone/Cualkiera - En Cualquier Parte "><b>En Cualquier Parte</b></a>
From Medellín, as part of the No Rules Clan, we introduce Anyone/Cualkiera, who have been making hip-hop for more than five years. Their latest work, Tiempo Libre EP, is very interesting, not only for its collaborations - which includes Kario One on En Cualquier Parte - but for its approach to old school and reflection of Medellín life.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/palacewinterdk"><b>Palace Winter</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Palace_Winter_-_Menton_-_Denmark.mp3" title="Palace Winter - Menton "><b>Menton</b></a>
Palace Winter - aka Danish producer/synth wizard Caspar Hesselager and Australian singer-songwriter Carl Coleman - release their five-song debut EP, Medication, on October 2. Here's the awesome second single Menton as a MAP exclusive download.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://cargocollective.com/AndesMusicMachine"><b>Andes Music Machine</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601502.us.archive.org/33/items/AndesMusicMachineStraySongEcuador/Andes%20Music%20Machine%20-%20Stray%20Song%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Andes Music Machine - Stray Song "><b>Stray Song</b></a>
Andes Music Machine were formed by Pinteiro, an electronic musician from Quito, and The Pineda Brothers, who belong to the indigenous community of Peguche in the Andes of Ecuador. They play Andean music with electronic and traditional instruments, creating a sound that represents new Latin American music beyond the popular cumbia.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/wearepeonies"><b>Peonies</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/MAP/Peonies-Truth_indonesia.mp3" title="Peonies - Truth "><b>Truth</b></a>
Peonies are Cinta Marezi, Jodi Setiawan and Paramitha Citta. They come from Jakarta and love to sing and dance in an indie-pop style.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="http://overheadthealbatross.com/"><b>Overhead, The Albatross</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Overhead%2C%20The%20Albatross%20-%20Big%20River%20Man%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Overhead, The Albatross - Big River Man "><b>Big River Man</b></a>
Having forged a reputation as a truly stunning live band, Overhead, The Albatross have finally unveiled the first single from their long-awaited debut album, out shortly. Big River Man is about Slovenian distance swimmer Martin Strel and contains the band's usual swirling guitars and complex, beguiling layering. It's loud yet nuanced, jagged yet melodic, and entirely instrumental. You need to hear it.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/anyotherband"><b>Any Other</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/any_other_-_gladly_farewell.mp3" title="Any Other - Gladly Farewell "><b>Gladly Farewell</b></a>
Adele Nigro is only 21, but she has been making lovely folk-pop with intense lyrics and a strong attitude for years. She reminds me young songwriters such as Courtney Barnett, Waxahatchee or Eskimeaux. Adele recently formed a trio called Any Other, who released their debut album this month (available at <a href="http://anyotherband.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>) and it is the best new voice I have heard in a while.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/takeaki-oda"><b>Takeaki Oda</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Takeaki%20Oda%20-%20Loop%20(Japan).mp3" title="Takeaki Oda - Loop "><b>Loop</b></a>
The term chillwave presumably vanished from many music fans' heads several years ago, but the microgenre persists in Japan, with lots of great results. Takeaki Oda is the latest Tokyo artist to embrace it and Loop is an absorbing number that makes dusting off classic terms such as "sun-dappled" worth it. He adds a level of familiarity by weaving in some childhood sounds, at least if you played the Nintendo 64.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norm-Rejection/42896382004"><b>Norm Rejection</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Norm-Rejection-The-Radical-Underground.mp3" title="Norm Rejection - The Radical Underground "><b>The Radical Underground</b></a>
Norm Rejection formed in 1994 and are the country's first metal band to have both English and Maltese lyrics. With three albums and two EPs to their name, they fuse different styles into a distinctive metal sound. Norm Rejection are known for their songs of rebellion and liberation as well as their powerful live performances.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://www.rbmaradio.com/panamerika"><i>RBMA Radio Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/selmaoxor"><b>Selma Oxor</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3bg5kfpjybo6fze/Selma-Oxor-Luna-Llena.mp3.mp3" title="Selma Oxor - Luna Llena "><b>Luna Llena</b></a>
Based on the tracks we've heard so far from the Cocina or Jungle Juice) and naked, Oxor feels terribly confident in her vocal acrobatics that have been pushed to the foreground. In Luna Llena, the former Bam Bam member adopts a vamp persona while carrying a batch of bubblegum synths and a threatening ambience that's as lustful as it is catchy.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="http://los-lagartos.bandcamp.com/"><b>Los Lagartos</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Los%20Lagartos%20-%20Invierno%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Los Lagartos - Invierno "><b>Invierno</b></a>
Los Lagartos recently launched their La Luz Del Mediodía EP, influenced by American jangle-pop and 80s British rock. Invierno, the fifth track of this remarkable record, is a fresh tribute to British rock played under Lima's grey sky.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fewfingersband"><b>Few Fingers</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2mnpctzdye0cnk7/Few%20Fingers%20-%20From%20Pale%20To%20Red%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Few Fingers - From Pale To Red "><b>From Pale To Red</b></a>
Few Fingers (Nuno Rancho and André Pereira) release their debut album, Burning Hands, this month. They have a beautiful indie-folk sound, as you can hear on From Pale To Red, which is backed by this <a href="http://youtu.be/n4J_VrmElV4">video</a> directed by Tiago Gomes. Nuno Rancho was also featured in the Music Alliance Pact's December 2008 edition when he released his first solo album.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/daydreamfrenzy"><b>Daydream Frenzy</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/Daydream-Frenzy-Pride-Wonder.mp3" title="Daydream Frenzy - Pride & Wonder "><b>Pride & Wonder</b></a>
Daydream Frenzy are one of the most promising alternative rock bands to emerge from Scotland in quite some time, with support from Kerrang! magazine and an endorsement from Tom Delonge of Blink-182 fame testament to the very obvious talent this Aberdeenshire trio possesses. Daydream Frenzy released debut album Pride & Wonder in March - seek it out on iTunes/Amazon/Spotify. Its title track (see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChuYPYBa3kQ">video</a>), presented here as an exclusive free download, perfectly encapsulates their appeal: jumbo choruses, exceptionally strong melodies and accomplished musicianship.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/seoul.tierpark"><b>Tierpark</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Tierpark%20-%20Bullfight%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Tierpark - Bullfight "><b>Bullfight</b></a>
Seoul-based dreamgaze outfit Tierpark release second album The Moment Two Worlds Meet this month. Showcasing the band's characteristic dynamic sound, Bullfight offers intense progressions and captivating guitar lines perfectly complemented by Sehee Kim's vocals.</b>Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-51668247521951806602015-08-15T00:23:00.000+01:002015-08-18T00:24:09.852+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: AGOSTO 2015 com JOANA BARRA VAZ<strong></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Mergulho em Loba" será o novo álbum de Joana Barra Vaz a ser editado no último trimestre de 2015. Esta nova colecção de canções, faz parte de uma trilogia de obras iniciada com "Passeio Pelo Trilho".</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>O single, que levamos este mês ao mundo através do Music Allaince Pact, é "Tanto Faz", o primeiro de "Mergulho em Loba", que tem, além de fantásticos músicos, a colaboração, nas vozes, da talentosa moçambicana Selma Uamusse.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Além do tema da Joana Barra Vaz, temos mais 16 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">C</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">lique com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o download do mp3 ou faça um download do ficheiro completo, com os dezassete temas, através do Dropbo</span>x </span></strong><strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4em0xv03iey88xs/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20August%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</strong><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <em>ARGENTINA</em>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><em>Zonaindie</em></a>
<a href="https://julietaylosespiritus.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Julieta y Los Espíritus</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/JulietaYLosEspiritus-ElLatigo(ModexRemix)(Argentina).mp3" title="Julieta y Los Espíritus - El Látigo (Modex remix) "><strong>El Látigo (Modex remix)</strong></a>
This is a song from the new project of Julieta Brotsky (aka July Sky). It's not the original version from the album, but a great remix released a couple of weeks ago by post-punk band Modex. Julieta's beautiful voice can also be heard on several tracks by indie-pop band Entre Ríos, and in Varias Artistas, the female ensemble put together by singer-songwriter Lucas Marti.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <em>AUSTRALIA</em>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><em>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</em></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/theseguy"><strong>These Guy</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Coming-Around-These-Guy.mp3" title="These Guy - Coming Around "><strong>Coming Around</strong></a>
Brisbane trio These Guy was originally the solo project of singer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Saxby. Latest track Coming Around combines the lofty vocals and downer lyrics of Saxby's earlier work. Along with buoyant pop production, the result is a track that's interesting at every turn. The absence of any kind of rhythm guitar leaves Saxby's vocals and synth-fiddling to carry the melodic weight of the track. Coming Around is a testament to Saxby's ear for off-kilter production and hopefully points to a more experimental/avant-pop future for These Guy.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <em>BRAZIL</em>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><em>Meio Desligado</em></a>
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/pequeno-ceu"><strong>Pequeno Céu</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Pequeno%20C%C3%A9u%20-%20Quatro%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Pequeno Céu - Quatro "><strong>Quatro</strong></a>
Post-rock six-piece Pequeno Céu started as a solo project some years ago before releasing their first album as a band in 2014. Pequeno Céu differs from other math/post-rock ensembles because of the Brazilian influences and simplicity of their short instrumental songs, such as Quatro. For fans of BADBADNOTGOOD, Hurtmold and Tortoise.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <em>CANADA</em>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><em>Ride The Tempo</em></a>
<a href="https://mauno.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Mauno</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Mauno_-_Reeling_-_Canada.mp3" title="Mauno - Reeling "><strong>Reeling</strong></a>
Experimental shapeshifters Mauno (pronounced mao-no) reel you in with their off-kilter pop tunes. The Halifax group is unafraid to test you with their strange sounds.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <em>CHILE</em>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><em>Super 45</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/horrible-registros/"><strong>AYEAYE</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/AYEAYE_-_A_Medianoche_Me_Llevare_Tu_Alma_-_Chile.mp3" title="AYEAYE - A Medianoche Me Llevaré Tu Alma "><strong>A Medianoche Me Llevaré Tu Alma</strong></a>
After the dissolution of the duo Mostro, and following the many collaborations with Chilean/German DJ Matias Aguayo, the producer and illustrator Carlos Reinoso decided to embark on AYEAYE, a project influenced by dance music as rhythmic experimentation. A Medianoche Me Llevaré Tu Alma ("At Midnight I Will Take Your Soul) is his first single.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <em>COLOMBIA</em>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><em>El Parlante Amarillo</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/danicattack/"><strong>Danicattack</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Danicattack%20-%20Perdonate%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Danicattack - Perdónate "><strong>Perdónate</strong></a>
A feeling of being home defines Danicattack. This Bogota quintet, led by Daniel Lopez, is always exploring new ideas through lyrics and sounds. Their song Perdónate recalls a world of dreams intermingled with the material reality of bodies, as we can see it in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfBpLtYI50">video</a>.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <em>DENMARK</em>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><em>All Scandinavian</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/onbcband"><strong>ONBC</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/ONBC_-_White_Trash_-_Denmark.mp3" title="ONBC - White Trash "><strong>White Trash</strong></a>
Risen from the ashes of Oliver North Boy Choir and comprising members who have been and still are part of Superheroes, Private, The Boombox Hearts and epo-555, ONBC released their dreamy and melancholic indie-pop debut Crash, Burn & Cry back in May. Here's first single White Trash as a MAP exclusive download.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <em>ECUADOR</em>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><em>Plan Arteria</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/pastizales"><strong>Pastizales</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://ia601501.us.archive.org/29/items/PastizalesLaCasaYLaNadaEcuador/Pastizales%20:%20La%20Casa%20y%20La%20Nada%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Pastizales - La Casa y La Nada "><strong>La Casa y La Nada</strong></a>
Pastizales is the solo project of Bernardo Arevalo, who brings us a refreshing lo-fi folk sound. From his debut six-track EP we proudly present La Casa y La Nada, a single that takes the listener into a deeply relaxing, wonderful environment.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <em>INDONESIA</em>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><em>Deathrockstar</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sajamacut?fref=ts"><strong>Sajama Cut</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ndgu0tgpecl7l3f/Sajama_Cut-Fatamorgana_indonesia.mp3" title="Sajama Cut - Fatamorgana "><strong>Fatamorgana</strong></a>
Fatamorgana is taken from Hobgoblin, the latest album by Jakarta indie-rock outfit Sajama Cut. This song is for every father who never gives up raising their kids with love and compassion in the big city of evil.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <em>IRELAND</em>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><em>Hendicott Writing</em></a>
<a href="https://bitchfalcon.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Bitch Falcon</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Bitch%20Falcon%20-%20TMJ%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Bitch Falcon - TMJ "><strong>TMJ</strong></a>
TMJ is the third single from highly-rated, grungy Dublin trio Bitch Falcon, who are taking the Irish capital's sticky-floored corners by storm. Named after the temporomandibular joint (which joins the jaw to the rest of the skull), it's poppy and melodic by this particular act's standards, but nevertheless appropriately face-melting. One to pump up the bass on and let their rhythms pummel the base of your soles. Bitch Falcon are one of the most promising rock acts that Ireland has produced this decade.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <em>JAPAN</em>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><em>Make Believe Melodies</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/clone-no10032"><strong>Clone</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Clone%20-%20Follow%20Me%20(Japan).mp3" title="Clone - Follow Me "><strong>Follow Me</strong></a>
The bulk of Follow Me, from Tokyo bedroom track maker Clone, draws sounds from the Nintendo video game Pikmin. The plant people players guide around to collect treasure are the primary source, the sound of them being thrown and generally squeaking being the go-to for Clone. Yet this is not merely a bit of video game nostalgia, as Clone constructs it all into a fast-paced dance number that blooms into something quite madcap.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <em>MALTA</em>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><em>Stagedive Malta</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Xtruppaw"><strong>Xtruppaw</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Xtruppaw-Ic-Cawl-Icul.mp3" title="Xtruppaw - Iċ-Ċawl Iċul "><strong>Iċ-Ċawl Iċul</strong></a>
Five-piece Xtruppaw play a concoction of styles such as punk-rock, ska, 80s metal, 70s disco, Maltese ghana and country and western. The truly distinguishing feature of the band's music is the lyrics. Xtruppaw songs are all, without exception, sung in Maltese about the Maltese lifestyle, zooming into the raw and crude perspective of the mundane, pointing out the absurdities that we all take for granted with a tongue-in-cheek and often irreverent approach. Xtruppaw have recorded and released two full-length albums to date.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <em>MEXICO</em>: <a href="http://www.rbmaradio.com/panamerika"><em>RBMA Radio Panamérika</em></a>
<a href="https://turningtorso.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Turning Torso</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/k0rkkzg4holrj0u/Turning%20Torso%20-%20Up.mp3" title="Turning Torso - Up "><strong>Up</strong></a>
Through his landscapist and often acidic compositions, David Sánchez - a young artist from Querétaro creating clever, stirring electronic music under the Turning Torso moniker - is capable of exploring and transmitting a wide variety of complex emotions with his superbly arranged productions. On Up, Turning Torso densely weaves an uplifting yet murky atmosphere whose shape acquires a crooked appearance as the piece progresses. Throwing in some IDM beats that bring to mind the textures of Autechre and his characteristic jazz guitar work which serves as a sort of guide in the middle of the track, Sánchez manifests a robust framework nurtured by a vast intellect.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <em>PERU</em>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><em>SoTB</em></a>
<a href="http://diorama.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Diorama</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Diorama%20-%20Travelling.mp3" title="Diorama - Travelling "><strong>Travelling</strong></a>
Diorama is a Lima-based instrumental rock band. They released their first EP in 2013, which was met with critical acclaim. Travelling is a song filled with moments of beauty and elegance.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <em>PORTUGAL</em>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><em>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</em></a>
<a href="http://www.joanabarravaz.com/"><strong>Joana Barra Vaz</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kxx5d0bhnnnrc50/Joana%20Barra%20Vaz%20-%20Tanto%20Faz%20%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Joana Barra Vaz - Tanto Faz "><strong>Tanto Faz</strong></a>
Tanto Faz is the first single from the new Joana Barra Vaz album, Mergulho Em Loba, due out later this year. Mergulho Em Loba is part of a trilogy started in 2012 with Passeio Pelo Trilho. Joana's music will please fans of the kind of indie-pop started by Leslie Feist.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <em>SCOTLAND</em>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><em>The Pop Cop</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Insomniac-Project/330344370464489"><strong>The Insomniac Project</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/The-Insomniac-Project-In-And-Out-Of-My-Head.mp3" title="The Insomniac Project - In And Out (Of My Head) "><strong>In And Out (Of My Head)</strong></a>
This debut single by The Insomniac Project wears its 80s disco influences loud and proud and has all the ingredients of a synth-pop dancefloor classic. With the Glasgow six-piece having teased with a few SoundCloud demo uploads over the past year, it's a privilege to offer In And Out (Of My Head) exclusively via the Music Alliance Pact ahead of its official release on August 31.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <em>SOUTH KOREA</em>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><em>Indieful ROK</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fislandsound"><strong>Floating Island</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Floating%20Island%20-%20Parade%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Floating Island - Parade "><strong>Parade</strong></a>
Electronica quartet Floating Island released third single Parade this month. The festive pop number is produced by Floating Island member Flash Flood Darlings (our March 2015 MAP artist) together with main songwriter NoohNooh.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-39298682193152726252015-07-15T00:03:00.000+01:002015-07-15T10:59:33.775+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: JULHO 2015 com BALLA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />O projecto Balla, do multifacetado Armando Teixeira, conceituado músico, produtor, compositor e pai de diversos projectos musicais, está de regresso. Esse regresso tem, este mês, encontro com o mundo, através do Music Alliance Pact, com "Arqueologia", composição do novo álbum dos Balla, Submundo, que estará disponível em Outubro.<br />
No melhor estilo e originalidade que os Balla nos têm habituado, Arqueologia .cola-se aos nossos ouvidos e descola os nossos pés. Armando Teixeira continua a navegar ao encontro de blips, blops, e sons perdidos, oferecendo uma pop subersiva que não dá enfartamento nem enjôos aos seus navegantes. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Além do tema dos Balla, temos mais 15 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">C</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">lique
com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o
download do mp3 ou faça um download do ficheiro completo, com os dezasseis temas, através do Dropbo</span>x</b></span></span><b> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/sepwuwsdmltruep/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20July%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ballamusic"><b>Balla</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ov58xzmgeavej0y/Balla%20-%20Arqueologia%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Balla - Arqueologia "><b>Arqueologia</b></a>
Balla, a project by producer and musician Armando Texeira, has a sound
that will please fans of Depeche Mode and New Order. Arqueologia, a song
about loss, is the first single from Balla's new album, Submundo, which
will be released in October. Armando's love for electronica is
apparent, with a Buchla Music Easel synth among various instruments used
on this record. Check out the <a href="http://https//youtu.be/OHFAlW5Gu4E/">video</a> for the album's title track.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="https://blitoylosintermitentes.bandcamp.com/"><b>Blito y Los Intermitentes</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/BlitoYLosIntermitentes-ADondeVas(Argentina).mp3" title="Blito y Los Intermitentes - A Donde Vas "><b>A Donde Vas</b></a>
Blito y Los Intermitentes released their debut album, Nada, independently this year. Led by singer-songwriter Blito Dojtman, the band's sound usually starts in acoustic form and then takes different paths through rock, pop and even tango. If you like A Donde Vas, you can download the whole album from <a href="https://blitoylosintermitentes.bandcamp.com/releases">Bandcamp</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/australiatheband"><b>Australia</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Who-R-U_.mp3" title="Australia - Who R U? "><b>Who R U?</b></a>
Contrary to popular belief, winter exists in Australia. Escaping from the cold is easy - we turn to home brewing and gregarious electro-pop. Australia (the band) are striding in the same disco patriotism line of outfits like Total Giovanni and Client Liaison. Cue the energetic side-strut - it's all anthemic beats and Roxy Music guitar frills in view here. Unless you're allergic to having a good time, it's hard not to like this track. The Sydney trio's debut album, Portraits Of People, Places And Movies, is out in August.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="http://www.menitrust.com/"><b>Men I Trust</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/8cc0.mp3" title="Men I Trust - Again (feat. Ghostly Kisses) "><b>Again (feat. Ghostly Kisses)</b></a>
Montreal electronic collective Men I Trust collaborated with Ghostly Kisses in a beautiful electronic-infused ballad called Again. Local collaborations are huge here in Canada and this one is just so perfect.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/alejandrozahler"><b>Alejandro Zahler</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Alejandro_Zahler_-_Waltz_Numero_7_-_Chile.mp3" title="Alejandro Zahler - Waltz Número 7 "><b>Waltz Número 7</b></a>
Instrumental, dreamlike and atmospheric music is what Alejando Zahler does. His first album has a charming, homey, kind sound. The musician and producer played all the instruments (guitars, synths, bass, among others) and recorded the tracks at AZT Estudios. Not wanting to play the album live has made this project even more personal.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="https://omohmusic.bandcamp.com/"><b>Omoh</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Omoh%20-%20Both%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Omoh - Both "><b>Both</b></a>
Omoh is Andrés Rebellón and Sarah Montoya, both born in Bogota but now living in different cities. They found a way to make music together despite the distance between them, just like The Postal Service did. The outcome was an EP called St. Clara, released in June 2015. This month's MAP track, Both, is a reflection of Omoh's music: subtlety that leads to grandstanding. It is so nice to find music of this calibre made in these lands. This EP is available at <a href="http://omohmusic.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a> as a name-your-price download.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dtroitcph"><b>D/troit</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Dtroit_-_Soul_Thing_-_Denmark.mp3" title="D/troit - Soul Thing "><b>Soul Thing</b></a>
It's nothing but a soul thing with D/troit, and really there is little else needed to be said about this Danish quintet who, as their name implies, honours one of the genres to come out of the Motor City. Well, apart from a load of superlatives to describe the greatness of their six-song debut, Do The Right Thing. Here is Soul Thing as a MAP exclusive download.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://www.tripulaciondeosos.com/"><b>Tripulación de Osos</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601505.us.archive.org/34/items/TripulacionDeOsosCaverniicolasDandoALuzEcuador/Tripulacio%CC%81n%20de%20Osos%20-%20Caverni%CC%81colas%20dando%20a%20luz%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Tripulación de Osos - Cavernícolas Dando a Luz "><b>Cavernícolas Dando a Luz</b></a>
Earlier this year Tripulación de Osos released debut album Robormiga, delivering powerful garage riffs, uncomplicated lyrics and a freshness that has allowed them to consolidate their status as one of the most acclaimed local live acts. Cavernícolas Dando a Luz comes highly recommended.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/bottlesmoker/gambol"><b>Bottlesmoker</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ohkz0oqkopl8leu/BOTTLESMOKER%20-%20GAMBOL.mp3" title="Bottlesmoker - Gambol "><b>Gambol</b></a>
Bottlesmoker, one of the best electronica duos in Asia, asked remixers from around the world to rework their song Gambol for Netlabel Day. Visit <a href="http://indonesiannetlabelunion.net/open-source-music-project-bottlesmoker-gambol/">here</a> to listen to the full project and check out <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/">Free Music Archive</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="http://www.aineduffy.ie/"><b>Áine Duffy</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/%C3%81ine%20Duffy%20-%20Wont%20Go%20(Ireland).mp3" title="Áine Duffy - Won't Go "><b>Won't Go</b></a>
Won't Go is the lead single from With Bells On, the debut album by sublime Cork indie/power-pop singer Áine Duffy. Duffy's just starting out, but has already picked up passionate fans in the United States and Switzerland. She's all set to take Ireland by storm, starting with the stomping emotional melodies of this hook-laden piece of pop brilliance.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="http://www.loyaltoyourdreams.com/"><b>Matilde Davoli</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Matilde_Davoli_-_Tell_Me_What_You_See.mp3" title="Matilde Davoli - Tell Me What You See "><b>Tell Me What You See</b></a>
Hailing from the south of Italy and now living in London, Matilde Davoli is an electronic musician with a pop and folk background. She was in the great Studiodavoli, and then Girl With The Gun. For her solo debut, I'm Calling You From My Dreams, where she plays almost every instrument, she created a sound full of 80s synths, minimal rhythms and hazy melodies. My favorite is the Au Revoir Simon-esque Tell Me What You See - with its delicate elegance it sounds like a summer dream.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><i>Red Bull Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/edgarmondragon/presentimientocomplejo"><b>Mondragón</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19243962/Mondragon%20-%20Presentimiento%20Complejo.mp3" title="Mondragón - Presentimiento Complejo "><b>Presentimiento Complejo</b></a>
Classical meets musique concrète, new age and awkward electronica as Mexico City producer Edgar Mondragón follows the heritage of Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Aphex Twin. He make an ambitious effort to capture the suprematist angles on Kazimir Malevich's paintings on 14-minute track Presentimiento Complejo ("Complex Premonition"). Try listening to the whole work - it'll surely suppress your ADD and bring you to a sublime state of grace.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="http://gomasoficiales.bandcamp.com/"><b>Gomas</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Gomas%20-%20Ofuscaci%C3%B3n%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Gomas - Ofuscación "><b>Ofuscación</b></a>
Gomas is a six-piece band with a truly original style, led by Hernando Súarez and Susana Cebrián. They recently released their first EP, Canas Verdes, which exudes an amazing sensation of youthful fun thanks to their addictive female vocals and fresh indie-pop.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ballamusic"><b>Balla</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ov58xzmgeavej0y/Balla%20-%20Arqueologia%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Balla - Arqueologia "><b>Arqueologia</b></a>
Balla, a project by producer and musician Armando Texeira, has a sound that will please fans of Depeche Mode and New Order. Arqueologia, a song about loss, is the first single from Balla's new album, Submundo, which will be released in October. Armando's love for electronica is apparent, with a Buchla Music Easel synth among various instruments used on this record. Check out the <a href="http://https//youtu.be/OHFAlW5Gu4E/">video</a> for the album's title track.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrokenBoyMusic"><b>Broken Boy</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/Broken-Boy-Just-To-Leave-You.mp3" title="Broken Boy - Just To Leave You "><b>Just To Leave You</b></a>
St Andrews isn't just about its university and golf, you know. The town can also boast a hugely promising young three-piece in Broken Boy, led by brothers Cameron and Stewart Black up front, with Fraser Laing on drums. MAP exclusive download Just To Leave You (see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdvO33-Aog">video</a>) typifies the sort of radio-ready guitar-pop music they specialise in. They play fast and tight, ooze presence on stage and know how to write songs that crackle with energy. Broken Boy are going places for sure.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/SaySueMe1"><b>Say Sue Me</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Say%20Sue%20Me%20-%20Bad%20Habit%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Say Sue Me - Bad Habit "><b>Bad Habit</b></a>
A self-proclaimed summer band, Busan-based quartet Say Sue Me have followed up last year's debut album with EP Big Summer Night. The summery surf sound of the new release is perfectly exhibited in Bad Habit with its fuzzy guitars and catchy melody.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/america.gif" /> <i>UNITED STATES</i>: <a href="http://welistenforyou.blogspot.co.uk/"><i>We Listen For You</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OliviaQuillio"><b>Olivia Quillio</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49281612/Olivia%20Quillio%20-%20Meet%20You%20at%20the%20Bottom%20%28USA%29.mp3" title="Olivia Quillio - Meet You At The Bottom "><b>Meet You At The Bottom</b></a>
Described as having "a voice beyond her years", Quillio writes thoughtful and emotive songs seated in the realms of folk, soul and sometimes jazz.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-81888158508489831602015-06-15T09:05:00.000+01:002015-07-08T02:16:13.113+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: JUNHO 2015 com EVOLS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Os Evols são um promissor quinteto com ninho no Porto. Evols II, como diz o título, é o seu segundo álbum e levou dois anos a nascer. Shelter é o primeiro single desta nova colecção de canções e já mereceu um vídeo, realizado por </span>Laetitia Morais, que podem ver abaixo.</span></b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ciudadanototoOK"><b>Ciudadano Toto</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://archive.org/download/zonaindie/CiudadanoToto-EstaCancion.mp3" title="Ciudadano Toto - Esta Canción "><b>Esta Canción</b></a>
Last month Argentina's independent music scene mourned the sudden death of Adrián Nievas, aka Ciudadano Toto, lead singer of electro-pop group Adicta. An all-time favorite of Zonaindie, Adicta was perhaps one of the most underrated bands of the last decade, so if you never listened to them you deserve to (all their albums are <a href="https://play.spotify.com/artist/0BntHNt56FCbTMjSWq2iIG">one click away</a>). This month's MAP song is a home-recorded cover version of Cuban legend Silvio Rodríguez that he used to open his recent solo concerts. Sophomore album Flores, Brillos y Arcoiris was released just a couple of months ago). RIP.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/bicentennialmusic"><b>Bicentennial</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sleeper-Train.mp3" title="Bicentennial - Sleeper Train "><b>Sleeper Train</b></a>
Hailing from Marrickville, a suburb in Sydney's warehouse district, Bicentennial (Jess Cooper) writes and produces dark but delicate soundscapes layered underneath reverberated chant-like vocals. She cites backpacking around the globe as a major inspiration to her music, which is easy to see in this track's title with any remaining inspiration coming from her white pet parrot Jai-Chai, whom she claims is never far from her shoulder.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="http://www.cicero.net.br/"><b>Cícero</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/C%C3%ADcero%20-%20Isabel%20%5Bcarta%20de%20um%20pai%20aflito%5D%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Cícero - Isabel (Carta De Um Pai Aflito) "><b>Isabel (Carta De Um Pai Aflito)</b></a>
This song is from Cícero's third album, A Praia, released a few months ago. Its lyrics are about a father regretting the loss of his daughter, who left home to experience life. The album has elements of traditional indie-rock and Brazilian popular music, usually referred to as MPB.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="http://malloryscottmusic.com/"><b>Mallory Scott</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/89ch.mp3" title="Mallory Scott - Levitate "><b>Levitate</b></a>
Mallory Scott's electro-pop creeps into the deep crevices of the night, but in his latest track Levitate the beats also seep deep into your soul and the melodies into your consciousness.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/nvapicton"><b>Nva Picton</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/NvaPicton_-_Estar_-_Chile.mp3" title="Nva Picton - Estar "><b>Estar</b></a>
Nva Picton is a duo formed by Miguel Gálvez and Andrés San Martín. It's also one of the most interesting projects that the Chilean musical scene has bred. Without framing it in a specific genre, they put together experimental RnB, avant-garde electronica and club music in a package that keeps its coherence, regardless of their ambitions. Their single Estar is taken from their first work, EP.01 (Sudamerican Records, 2015).<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="http://lasabrosuradura.com/"><b>La Sabrosura Dura</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/La%20Sabrosura%20Dura%20-%20La%20Mona%20(Colombia).mp3" title="La Sabrosura Dura - La Mona "><b>La Mona</b></a>
Bogota's La Sabrosura Dura is a hard project to explain. Some call them salsa punk. The septet feel the rhythm in their veins, but they don't require the audience to be skilled in the arts of salsa or tropical rhythms. Indeed, they prefer that the public enjoy it as they please, whether they know the dance or not. They were a sensation at this year's SXSW and are currently working on their new album. This song, La Mona, is named after one of the many affectionate names given to beer in Colombia.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thenewinvestors"><b>The New Investors</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/The_New_Investors_-_Atun_-_Denmark.mp3" title="The New Investors - Atún "><b>Atún</b></a>
Born out of a love for 1960s surf and psychedelic pop, The New Investors have released eight digital singles so far (all on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/new-investors">SoundCloud</a>), but it is with their latest, Atún <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMIbgeF5Efs">(video)</a>, they get it absolutely right. If this is the level we can expect of their debut album, due out in August 2015, it will be quite excellent.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/dominicanrepublic.gif" /> <i>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC</i>: <a href="http://www.lacasetera.com/"><i>La Casetera</i></a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/elgallolester"><b>Gallo Lester ft. La Montra & Yuriseibi</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4040290/MAP/Gallo%20Lester%20ft.%20La%20Montra%20%26%20Yuriseibi%20-%20La%20Comparsa%20(Dominican%20Republic).mp3" title="Gallo Lester ft. La Montra & Yuriseibi - La Comparsa "><b>La Comparsa</b></a>
El Gallo Lester started as a YouTube sensation with some weird mashups between current sociopolitical events and his own breed of "mambo metal" music, and it's quickly becoming an icon of shamelessness, social critique and rebellion. La Comparsa shares the spotlight with two more made-up characters: La Montra, a character made to resemble Rita Indiana's unique style, and Yuriseibi, a girl who's always dreamed of being produced by Lester. Be sure to check out his his YouTube channel's videos and parodies.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://vanfanculo.bandcamp.com/releases"><b>Van Fan Culo</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601506.us.archive.org/3/items/VanFanCuloComiEcuador/Van%20Fan%20Culo%20-%20Comi%CC%81%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Van Fan Culo - Comí (feat. Jennifer Byron) "><b>Comí (feat. Jennifer Byron)</b></a>
Efraaín Granizo is the mind behind Van Fan Culo, an electronic music project that blends different kinds of beats and genres like hard dance, industrial, house, glitch or bombatom. From his first album Ser Rojo Sería, distributed by the Mexican label Casete, we present single Comí featuring Jennifer Byron on vocals.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/sapsing"><b>Sapphira Singgih</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/MAP/sapphira_singgih-Lost-Soul-indonesia.mp3" title="Sapphira Singgih - Lost Soul "><b>Lost Soul</b></a>
Sapphira Singgih is a singer-songwriter who has been making her own songs in a lonely room for years. After singing with some of notable groups, mostly psychedelic rock'n'roll, she's ready to come out on her own.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="http://audiofu.com/niweltsumbu"><b>RiZA feat. Niwel Tsumbu</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/RiZA%20feat.%20Niwel%20Tsumbu%20-%20Kabembe%20%28Ireland%29.mp3" title="RiZA feat. Niwel Tsumbu - Kabembe "><b>Kabembe</b></a>
As an Irish-based guitarist with Congolese roots, Niwel Tsumbu is a superbly original artist drawing on a stunning array of influences. Kabembe blends central African rhythms and lingala language lyrics with an emotive tale of the day Tsumbu found out his daughter is not his biological relation. RiZA, Tsumbu's newest outlet, feature the best Irish-African music has to offer and already look set to make waves.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MOOD/204017106282338"><b>MOOD</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/MOOD_-_Sick_Pride_Nice_Vibe.mp3" title="MOOD - Sick Pride Nice Vibe "><b>Sick Pride Nice Vibe</b></a>
I know why I love MOOD: I saw them live before even knowing what they were going to do. There were these two very young kids on a big stage, only a guitar and a drum set. And then, it happened: they blew everyone away! It was math-rock, it was post-rock, it was loops on delays and rhythms overlapped. And it was very, very, very loud. Daniele and Francesco, just 18 years old now, have released a self-titled first album and shared a stage with the likes of J Mascis, Chain And The Gang and The Death Of Anna Karina.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/einsteins"><b>Einsteins</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Einsteins%20-%20Hypnotism%20(Japan).mp3" title="Einsteins - Hypnotism "><b>Hypnotism</b></a>
It is not quite hypnotic, but rather deeply dreamy. Einsteins have been making sweet electro-pop for a while now, but Hypnotism marks the moment where the group creates a song one wants to live in, a lush collection of synthesizers wherein the softly sung vocals snake through. Less a trance and more like a sweet bedtime escape<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dripht"><b>Dripht</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dripht-Green-Dub.mp3" title="Dripht - Green Dub "><b>Green Dub</b></a>
Formed in 1998, Dripht's music is a fusion of punk-rock with a reggae feel. To date Dripht has released three EPs - Dripht, Global Warning and Pacifista - and gained a sizeable following in Malta.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><i>Red Bull Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/sietecatorce"><b>Siete Catorce</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5prwtwlcrynsv3c/Siete%20Catorce%20-%20Respira.mp3" title="Siete Catorce - Respira "><b>Respira</b></a>
Marco Polo Gutiérrez, a young producer from Mexicali, Baja California living in Mexico City, works under many different monikers, yet has obtained most of his popularity as Siete Catorce. Like many of his best songs, Respira is designed to be consumed as an immersive experience as the producer steps into frenetic grooves and anxious spaces, which conclude with a very accurate tribal-esque beat. For an artist who is constantly releasing amazing tracks, he's certainly looking forward with this one.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="http://lagartijacarlo.bandcamp.com/"><b>Lagartijacarlo</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Lagartijacarlo%20-%20Verano%20Par%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Lagartijacarlo - Verano Par "><b>Verano Par</b></a>
Lagartijacarlo is a solo project that began in 2013. Carlo, its only member, composes and produces all his songs with an authentic lo-fi indie essence. His most recent release, Verano Par, is a six-track EP made mainly with a ukulele, a style he calls ukulele-pop.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/evolshome"><b>Evols</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ifk2l1fobmtdcjl/Evols%20-%20Shelter%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Evols - Shelter "><b>Shelter</b></a>
Evols are due to release their second album, Evols II, this autumn through Porto-based label Wasser Bassin. The quintet's new record has been in the works for the last two years and we are very excited by the first single, Shelter, which is backed with a <a href="https://youtu.be/v2SzcFDL6fU">video</a> directed by Laetitia Morais.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheVanTs"><b>The Van T's</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/The-Van-Ts-Growler.mp3" title="The Van T's - Growler "><b>Growler</b></a>
The Van T's, led by grunge-loving twins Chloe and Hannah Van Thompson, might just take the Scottish festival scene by storm this summer. Since forming as a harmony-driven acoustic-folk duo, The Van T's have undergone a radical evolution. They're now a much noisier proposition with lashings of reverb and a Pixies-esque appreciation of pop distortion. The awesome Growler is taken from their <a href="http://shootthemoonrecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-van-t-s-fun-garcon-e-p">debut EP</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <i>SOUTH KOREA</i>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><i>Indieful ROK</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeniusRock"><b>Genius</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Genius%20-%2088%20Years%20Old%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Genius - 88 Years Old "><b>88 Years Old</b></a>
True to their name, three-piece Genius deliver a mix of earnest and humorous lines set to garage-rock and punk. Following last year's celebrated album Beaches, this month the band returned with EP Lucky Mistake. Lead track 88 Years Old is a straightforward number with uplifting lyrics.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/spain.gif" /> <i>SPAIN</i>: <a href="http://musikorner.com/"><i>Musikorner</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/beatlove"><b>BeatLove</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://musikorner.com/mapfiles/Beatlove%20-White%20Whale%20(Spain).mp3" title="BeatLove - White Whale "><b>White Whale</b></a>
BeatLove is an experimental electronic duo formed in 2009 by Bejamín Jiménez and Myriam Fernández, two lovers of rhythm. In 2014 they brought out debut album Interference, and most recently they released Wins, which includes remixes by Fernando Lagreca and Reykjavik 606.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-17640535604024504692015-06-08T18:12:00.002+01:002015-06-08T18:12:13.251+01:00SPECTOR - "KYOTO GARDEN" (NOVO)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">O primeiro álbum de Beautify Junkyards foi publicado em 2013. Era apenas feito com versões de temas de outros artistas. Ainda assim, chamou a atenção de muita gente, tendo levado a banda a participar num documentário, na televsão brasileira, onde colaboraram artistas como David Byrne, Devendra Banhart e M.I.A., entre outros. O segundo álbum, The Beast Shouted Love, <b>é </b>uma das grandes boas surpresas do ano.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Além de Beautify Junkyards, temos mais 16 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">C</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">lique
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dois temas, através do Dropbo</span>x</b></span></span><b> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/i05vchlmcix67fp/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20May%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <i>ARGENTINA</i>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><i>Zonaindie</i></a>
<a href="http://filarmonicacosmica.bandcamp.com/album/las-mil-y-un-canciones"><b>El Gnomo</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/ElGnomo-SuicidasMelodias(Argentina).mp3" title="El Gnomo - Suicidas Melodías "><b>Suicidas Melodías</b></a>
This new musical project by Martin Reznik (La Filarmonica Cosmica) almost started as a game in 2012, when he recorded several songs on a weekly basis. Some time afterwards, while reviewing the material, Martin realised he had an album in his hands, so he spent the next months polishing the songs and re-recording some instrumental tracks. He also invited musical friends to participate in what became a folk album with a soft psychedelic vibe. Suicidas Melodías is one of these collaborations, in which singer-sonwriter Sofía Viola lends her wonderful voice. You can download the full album from <a href="http://filarmonicacosmica.bandcamp.com/album/las-mil-y-un-canciones">Bandcamp</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <i>AUSTRALIA</i>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><i>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</i></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arv%C8%8F-Tanty/738584599546278"><b>Arvo Tanty</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/White-Hum-Valley-Hello.mp3" title="Arvo Tanty - White Hum Valley (Hello) "><b>White Hum Valley (Hello)</b></a>
Arvo Tanty is an introduction to producer Michael Dolan's solo material, following his work with electronic outfit Perth. White Hum Valley (Hello) is a grandiose, cinematic Casiotone orchestra track where slow, effacing rhythms pulse and dissolve at surface break. Dolan says the song was inspired by Joni Mitchell, Mort Garson's Plantasia and his yearning to make a "Nintendo soundtrack of some kind".<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <i>BRAZIL</i>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><i>Meio Desligado</i></a>
<a href="http://otistrio.com/"><b>Otis Trio</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Otis%20Trio%20-%20Montags%20Dream%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Otis Trio - Montag's Dream "><b>Montag's Dream</b></a>
Montag's Dream, the opening track of Otis Trio's debut album 74 Club, probably refers to the main character of the novel Fahrenheit 451. The dark jazz they create fits perfectly with the despair related in the book.
<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <i>CANADA</i>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><i>Ride The Tempo</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/NinaBowz/1032100266817861"><b>Nina Bowz</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/87eu.mp3" title="Nina Bowz - Bone "><b>Bone</b></a>
Toronto artist Nina Bowz specializes in artful electro-pop that has quirky twists at every corner.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <i>CHILE</i>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><i>Super 45</i></a>
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/urbanmonkmusique"><b>Urban Monk</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Urban_Monk_-_Collage_-_Chile.mp3" title="Urban Monk - Collage "><b>Collage</b></a>
The lack of spirituality is a recurring theme of living in big cities, and for Urban Monk this is a starting point in their musical history. After a season in Brazil, Chai got together with Dhanur to bring out the sounds inside their heads. They have followed up their 2013 debut Primavera En Secreto EP with this year's release of A Lua - a mixture of pop, rap, shoegaze and Krishna life by these friends from La Serena.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <i>COLOMBIA</i>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><i>El Parlante Amarillo</i></a>
<a href="https://planesestudiosuniversales.bandcamp.com/album/las-am-ricas"><b>Planes (Estudios Universales)</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Planes%20-%20Fue%20Siempre%20Lo%20Mismo%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Planes (Estudios Universales) - Fue Siempre Lo Mismo "><b>Fue Siempre Lo Mismo</b></a>
Bogota's Planes (Estudios Universales) previously appeared in the Music Alliance Pact in August 2012 and much has happened to them since then. Many trips, festivals, soundtracks and the release of their 2014 debut album Las Americas. In it, they continue their wave of dream-pop with alternative rock, creating a beautiful place in the soul of those who listen to them. Album closer Fue Siempre Lo Mismo is a song that speaks of encounters and disappointments.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <i>DENMARK</i>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><i>All Scandinavian</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/speakerbiteyou"><b>Speaker Bite Me</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Speaker_Bite_Me_-_Uh-Ah_-_Denmark.mp3" title="Speaker Bite Me - Uh-Ah "><b>Uh-Ah</b></a>
This month we try something different, serving up an exclusive taste of a 15-year-old album. Speaker Bite Me's If Love Is Missing It Must Be Imposed was originally released to little critical acclaim, but it has since grown to become a Danish rock classic and now it's out on vinyl for the first time.
<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <i>ECUADOR</i>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><i>Plan Arteria</i></a>
<a href="http://lespetitbatards.bandcamp.com/"><b>Les Petit Bâtards</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia601501.us.archive.org/5/items/LesPetitBatardsFiccionEcuador/Les%20Petit%20Batards%20Ficcion%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Les Petit Bâtards - Ficción "><b>Ficción</b></a>
Les Petit Bâtards, with members under 19 years old, have become one of the most acclaimed new bands in Ecuador and are definitely worth keeping an eye on. One reason to believe in them is their intimate, touching first single, Ficción.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/greece.gif" /> <i>GREECE</i>: <a href="http://mysteryfallsdown.blogspot.com/"><i>Mouxlaloulouda</i></a>
<a href="http://manosmilonakismusic.bandcamp.com/"><b>Manos Milonakis</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/gpw1spib36vqkxw/%20Manos%20Milonakis%20-%20Zyklon%20Main%20Theme%20%28Greece%29.mp3" title="Manos Milonakis - Zyklon Main Theme "><b>Zyklon Main Theme</b></a>
Manos Milonakis produces modern classical music for films and theatrical plays, as well as for his independent solo work. The original score for Thanassis Triaridis' theatrical play Zyklon Or The Destiny is a magnificent set of 10 tracks awash in textures, atmospheres, moods and emotion. His music winds its way through your mind and moves your soul. You should also check out the main theme for the documentary <a href="https://soundcloud.com/manosmilonakismusic/drink-and-be-merry-main-theme">Drink And Be Merry</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <i>INDONESIA</i>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><i>Deathrockstar</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/answersheet"><b>Answer Sheet</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/MAP/Answer%20Sheet%20%20-%20A%20Regretful%20Season%20%28live%29_audio.mp3" title="Answer Sheet - Regretful Season "><b>Regretful Season</b></a>
With ukulele, guitar, bass and live loops, Yogyakarta band Answer Sheet bring diversity to Indonesia's indie-pop scene. You might love how these guys sing in English with a slight Javanese dialect.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <i>IRELAND</i>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><i>Hendicott Writing</i></a>
<a href="https://comradehat.bandcamp.com/"><b>Comrade Hat</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Comrade%20Hat%20-%20One%20Of%20Them%20%28Ireland%29.mp3" title="Comrade Hat - One Of Them "><b>One Of Them</b></a>
Multi-instrumental, multi-talented member of multiple Derry acts, Neil Burns - known in this particular guise as Comrade Hat - will throw that hat over anything that catches his fancy. One Of Them is a fine example of his work, designed on piano and guitar but constructed using a delicate touch on synths. Think Moby's blissful corners constructed using the Rockies for inspiration. This is out of sync with the zeitgeist and all the better for it.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <i>ITALY</i>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><i>Polaroid</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuebloPeople"><b>Pueblo People</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Pueblo_People_-_Dog_People.mp3" title="Pueblo People - Dog People "><b>Dog People</b></a>
"As if Raymond Carver got drunk in front of the typewriter while Dinosaur Jr's Green Mind plays on the turntables" - I really like this sentence from the press release for Giving Up On People, Pueblo People debut album. I think it really tells something about the way these songs are written, the spirit behind this raw, powerful music. The guitars are loud, the drum and bass are tight, the vocals are harsh and grasping. Life up against the wall, bad luck, growing up and going separate ways. For sure, one of the best Italian indie-rock albums this year.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <i>JAPAN</i>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><i>Make Believe Melodies</i></a>
<a href="http://halfmilebeachclub.tumblr.com/"><b>Half Mile Beach Group</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Half%20Mile%20Beach%20Group%20-%20Twilight%20(Japan).mp3" title="Half Mile Beach Group - Twilight "><b>Twilight</b></a>
The image that the beach city of Zushi, south-east of Tokyo, has conjured up in recent years has not been particularly positive. It was a rowdy spot and then the local government banned loud music and other fun times from the coast. Thank goodness for outfits such as Half Mile Beach Group, who on Twilight present a windswept and haunting view. It is not quite summer bliss, as the whole thing sounds appropriate for the slow season, but it is a gorgeous representation all the same.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <i>MALTA</i>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><i>Stagedive Malta</i></a>
<a href="http://www.mistura.com/"><b>Mistura</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mistura-Issa-Tard-Wisq.mp3" title="Mistura - Issa Tard Wisq "><b>Issa Tard Wisq</b></a>
Mistura is a duo whose songs, exclusively in Maltese, have elements of blues and rock, both electric and acoustic. Debut album U d-Dinja Tkompli Ddur, released in October 2014, is a rock concept record divided into four sections of four songs each. Packed with biting social commentary, especially in relation to local issues, it reflects on the theme of repetition and cycles of life. Antonio Olivari and Malcolm Bonnici are the main members, but they also perform as a full electric band with additional musicians.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <i>MEXICO</i>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><i>Red Bull Panamérika</i></a>
<a href="https://errorerror.bandcamp.com/"><b>Error.Error</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://ia600309.us.archive.org/35/items/Error.Error_201505/Error.Error%20-%20%CE%93.mp3" title="Error.Error - Γ "><b>Γ</b></a>
Error.Error is the project of Efrén Valenzuela, a young musician and beatmaker from Hermosillo, Sonora on the north-western desertic corner of Mexico. He is the founder of the netlabel LALALA4e and also operates under the Zonzobot alias. Error.Error recently blew us away with his newest track, written as Γ, an incredibly chilling piece which the artist has branded "reggaetrón". Γ was accompanied with a futuristic, must-see <a href="https://vimeo.com/123172661">3D video</a> created by the artist himself.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <i>PERU</i>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><i>SoTB</i></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/physic-official"><b>Physic</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Physic%20-%20Never%20Satisfied%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Physic - Never Satisfied "><b>Never Satisfied</b></a>
Physic began to attract vast attention with only a couple of songs earlier this year, leaving us eager to hear more of their dark post-punk. Fortunately for us, they have just released their self-titled debut and Never Satisfied is one of the jewels of this remarkable album.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <i>PORTUGAL</i>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><i>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/beautifyjunkyards"><b>Beautify Junkyards</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kba1mzvipryt5nz/Beautify%20Junkyards%20-%20Rainbow%20Garland%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Beautify Junkyards - Rainbow Garland "><b>Rainbow Garland</b></a>
Beautify Junkyards' first album, released in 2013, contained only covers but it drew the attention of many radio stations and journalists, and they were invited to participate in a Brazilian television documentary along with David Byrne, Devendra Banhart and M.I.A. Their new album of original material, The Beast Shouted Love, was released this month and it is one of the best records I have heard this year. It will please fans of Goldfrapp, Beach House, Melody's Echo Chamber and Foxygen.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <i>SCOTLAND</i>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><i>The Pop Cop</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegreatalbatross"><b>The Great Albatross</b></a><b> - </b><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/The-Great-Albatross-Righteous-Man.mp3" title="The Great Albatross - Righteous Man "><b>Righteous Man</b></a>
Every so often you come across a new song that's so obviously better than anything you've heard in months that it stops you in your tracks and makes you realise how much better life is to have it in it. For me, that special something is Righteous Man by The Great Albatross. The creator of this exceptional acoustic heartbreak is A. Wesley Chung, an American based in Glasgow. Righteous Man <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjLRgm4dMNM">(video here)</a> is taken from recent EP <a href="http://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/roots">Roots</a>, which features Avi Zahner-Isenberg from Avi Buffalo - he and Wesley are former bandmates.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/america.gif" /> <i>UNITED STATES</i>: <a href="http://welistenforyou.blogspot.co.uk/"><i>We Listen For You</i></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thetropicofentropy"><b>Johnny Azari</b></a><b> - </b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49281612/Johnny%20Azari%20-%20God%20Damn%20Blues%20%28USA%29.mp3" title="Johnny Azari - God Damn Blues "><b>God Damn Blues</b></a>
Johnny Azari doesn't pull any punches with his blues. This is in your face, razor-edge reconstruction of a genre that's gotten soft. His music is the last swig of whiskey after a long night of drinking. The dark alleyway. This is real-life emotion through music and he's not cleaning it up just to make a few casual listeners more comfortable.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-52736402668542899182015-04-15T18:37:00.000+01:002015-05-06T18:38:20.497+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: ABRIL 2015 com THE LEEWAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Leeway são uma banda formada por Pedro Barquinha e Benett Sullivan, ambos estudantes na New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, em Nova Iorque, onde Pedro vive. Em Março de 2014, juntaram-se à banda três outros elementos, também colegas de Pedro e Benett, e lançaram um EP.<br />
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If Only é um dos novos temas, que serão lançados mensalmente e sempre acompanhados por um vídeo. A banda espera fazer uma digressão pela Europa, este ano, mas ainda não se conhecem as datas definitivas.<br />
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<b>Além dos The Leeway, temos mais 15 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">C</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lique com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o download do mp3 ou faça um download do ficheiro completo, com os vinte e dois temas, através do Dropbo</span>x </b><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <em>ARGENTINA</em>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><em>Zonaindie</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/losgrillosdelmonte"><strong>Los Grillos Del Monte</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/LosGrillosDelMonte-Jaqueline(Argentina).mp3" title="Los Grillos Del Monte - Jaqueline "><strong>Jaqueline</strong></a>
This supergroup formed by Facundo Flores (Onda Vaga, Nacho & Los Caracoles), Tomi Lebrero (El Puchero Misterioso), Martín Reznik (La Filarmónica Cósmica) and Jano Seitún (Campos Magnéticos, Alvy Singer Big Band) has just released their first record. According to the guys, the album sounds like "a bolero who fathered a cumbia, a chorus which is the cousin of the best zamba, and rock music that won't leave us even if we try". MAP exclusive download Jaqueline is our favorite track from the album.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <em>AUSTRALIA</em>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><em>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-Dad/158362004288012"><strong>Surf Dad</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HONEY-MASTER-2-Surf-Dad-44-1.mp3" title="Surf Dad - Honey "><strong>Honey</strong></a>
Surf Dad is the production duo of George and Declan Sands, brothers from Barwon Heads, a small coastal town near Melbourne. More than a year after releasing the excellent Unholy EP, the siblings have dropped Honey, a pristine, sensual track featuring horns, bells, woodblock, field recordings from their dad's backyard and their mum, Natisha, on vocals. George had salvaged the vocal recordings from old four-track cassettes that Natisha, an artist herself, compiled in the 1980s. As you might expect from an intimate family collaboration, the boys' woozy, organic production complements her heady performance perfectly. And Mum's reaction upon hearing the track? She cried.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <em>CANADA</em>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><em>Ride The Tempo</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dilly-Dally/96757846518"><strong>Dilly Dally</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/84am.mp3" title="Dilly Dally - Gender Role "><strong>Gender Role</strong></a>
Buzz Records is taking Toronto by storm with their incredible roster of artists that include Odonis Odonis, Weaves, Greys, HSY, Anamai and more. Now I bring to you the incredible Dilly Dally, whose "I don't give a fuck" attitude both on and off stage will have you loving them more and more.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <em>COLOMBIA</em>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><em>El Parlante Amarillo</em></a>
<a href="http://www.soundofbalance.com/"><strong>Balancer</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Balancer%20-%20Waves%20Remain%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Balancer - Remain Waves "><strong>Remain Waves</strong></a>
Balancer is a trio formed by Colombians and Puerto Ricans, but based in Brooklyn. Gabriela, Felipe and Francisco have released two EPs and an album called Tipsoo. Their music is striking - it's a world influenced by indie-rock, psychedelia and electronics. Remain Waves is the first single released from Tipsoo, which takes us through the waves to the shore with a warm, downtempo sound.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <em>DENMARK</em>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><em>All Scandinavian</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/theballandthewallmusic"><strong>The Ball And The Wall</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/The_Ball_And_The_Wall_-_Standing_On_My_Own_-_Denmark.mp3" title="The Ball And The Wall - Standing On My Own "><strong>Standing On My Own</strong></a>
The Ball And The Wall's latest single, MAP exclusive download Standing On My Own, came out in the UK on vinyl in March. The solo project of producer Noah Rosanes, he only puts out singles with guest vocalists. This one features Ida Wenøe and comes with an excellent "20 directors with 10 seconds each" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-y2wWWjeaY">video</a>. The single's B-side is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eFsIlFros">So Good</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <em>ECUADOR</em>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><em>Plan Arteria</em></a>
<a href="http://eliamusica.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Elia</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/27/items/EliaHastaElFinalEcuador/Elia%20-%20Hasta%20El%20Final%20(Ecuador).mp3" title="Elia - Hasta El Final "><strong>Hasta El Final</strong></a>
Ignacio Izquierdo, also know as Elia Liut or Elia, is one of the Ecuadorian indie-rock scene's most interesting musicians. After being part of Motozen, Ignacio began new project Elia Liut, combining folk, pop and alternative rock music. Hasta El Final is the second single from the Sentir EP, produced by Steven Aguilar (Dave Matthews Band, Moby).<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <em>INDONESIA</em>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><em>Deathrockstar</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/hmgnc"><strong>HMGNC</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/02p6zq20jbqtey2/HMGNC-TodayandForever-Indonesia.mp3" title="HMGNC - Today & Forever "><strong>Today & Forever</strong></a>
Homogenic (stylized as HMGNC) is a trio consisting of Dina Dellyana, Grahadea Kusuf and Amandia Syachridar, who distill their many musical passions down to a few simple concepts, expressed as scientifically-constructed pop music which they refer to as electronic sci-pop.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <em>IRELAND</em>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><em>Hendicott Writing</em></a>
<a href="http://murli.bandcamp.com/"><strong>MuRli</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/MuRli%20-%20Both%20Sides%20%28feat.%20God%20Knows%29%20%28Ireland%29.mp3" title="MuRli - Both Sides (feat. God Knows) "><strong>Both Sides (feat. God Knows)</strong></a>
Taken from his Surface Tension EP, Both Sides represents another burst of creative hip-hop from the Limerick-based Rusangano Family collective, of which MuRli is a key member. The vocalist's Togolese origins shine through in a track that deals with diversity with a cutting and memorable honesty. It's a glance at fast-modernizing Ireland delivered through a captivating voice.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <em>ITALY</em>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><em>Polaroid</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OldFashionedLoverBoy"><strong>Old Fashioned Lover Boy</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/old_fashioned_lover_boy_-_barracudas.mp3" title="Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Barracudas "><strong>Barracudas</strong></a>
Old Fashioned Lover Boy's debut album is called The Iceberg Theory - there is a hint of something majestic but also fragile and incomplete in this music. What we see of an iceberg is only a small part of what's really there. These songs may seem thin, just another folk-pop record for Bon Iver or The Tallest Man On Earth fans. But while Old Fashioned Lover Boy is a bedroom songwriter with an acoustic guitar and a few synths, the love in his music is much more than this.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <em>JAPAN</em>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><em>Make Believe Melodies</em></a>
<a href="https://tenkiameband.bandcamp.com/releases"><strong>Tenkiame</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Tenkiame%20-%20Splash!%20(Japan).mp3" title="Tenkiame - Splash! "><strong>Splash!</strong></a>
Azusa Suga is a Tokyo musician who keeps himself busy. He plays guitar in rising rock outfit For Tracy Hyde and is also the mastermind behind the chillwave-leaning Shortcake Collage Cake project. His newest outfit, Tenkiame, finds him in the vocalist role, merging driving rock with a touch of shoegaze. Splash! is their best cut yet, thanks to how it drives forward and how Suga pushes his voice to raise the emotional stakes.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <em>MEXICO</em>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><em>Red Bull Panamérika</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/rockjuvenil"><strong>Lawall</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2q3o6xv1ll2idc8/Lawall%20-%20Steven.mp3" title="Lawall - Steven "><strong>Steven</strong></a>
The state of Colima, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, is well known for its astounding beaches, but scarcely for its indie music. Enter Lawall, a very young band signed to Mexico City label Rock Juvenil, founded by Centavrvs member Paco Martínez. And what a finding Paco has made. This jangly, nostalgic tune has the sparkle of those 80s tunes crafted by Morrissey/Marr.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <em>PERU</em>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><em>SoTB</em></a>
<a href="http://www.indigo-oficial.com/"><strong>Indigo</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Indigo%20-%20Destino%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Indigo - Destino "><strong>Destino</strong></a>
Indigo was one of the most important bands in the development of Peruvian rock at the beginning of the last decade. Their first and only album is essential material. Almost 10 years after their last activity, they've returned with the announcement of a new album, from which we can hear Destino, an amazing song that rouses instant nostalgia as it grows in intensity.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <em>PORTUGAL</em>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><em>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/theleewayband"><strong>The Leeway </strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/afa9mdsane1l9xh/The%20Leeway%20-%20If%20Only%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="The Leeway - If Only "><strong>If Only</strong></a>
The Leeway are a band formed by Pedro Barquinha - a Portuguese living in New York where he attends the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music - and his friend and fellow student Bennett Sullivan. In March 2014, with three other recruited members, they released an EP. If Only is a new track for 2015, with The Leeway releasing one every month accompanied by a video.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <em>SCOTLAND</em>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><em>The Pop Cop</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bwanijunction"><strong>BWANi</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/BWANi-Make-My-Day.mp3" title="BWANi - Make My Day "><strong>Make My Day</strong></a>
BWANi first appeared on the Music Alliance Pact as Bwani Junction in <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/2010/11/music-alliance-pact-november-2010/">November 2010</a> and released two albums under their old moniker. Conveniently, the rebranded version of the Edinburgh indie-rock band has coincided with their best work to date - the relentlessly anthemic single Make My Day (backed with a barnstorming <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UquIpv7cwHE">video</a>). Get addicted to this MAP exclusive free download before it inevitably appears on album number three.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <em>SOUTH KOREA</em>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><em>Indieful ROK</em></a>
<a href="http://thecumeoproject.tumblr.com/"><strong>Cumeo Project</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Cumeo%20Project%20-%20Promised%20Land%20EP%20-%20New%20Day%20Rising%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Cumeo Project - New Day Rising "><strong>New Day Rising</strong></a>
Electronic duo Cumeo Project has already garnered some attention internationally, but it was not until this month that first EP Promised Land came out on US label Shoeboxx Recordings. New Day Rising opens the release brilliantly with great beats and fleeting sounds.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/america.gif" /> <em>UNITED STATES</em>: <a href="http://welistenforyou.blogspot.co.uk/"><em>We Listen For You</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LydiaBurrellBand"><strong>Lydia Burrell</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49281612/Lydia%20Burrell%20-%20Carry%20Our%20Weight%20%28USA%29.mp3" title="Lydia Burrell - Carry Our Weight "><strong>Carry Our Weight</strong></a>
An emotive ticking clock of a song, Carry Our Weight bounces in and out between poetic lyrics and a synth that punches in between breaths. This is unabashed music. The lyrics float above melodies that tag behind, both elements reaching higher and higher until the song's fantastic and satisfying conclusion.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-55710890928092414802015-03-15T00:39:00.000+00:002015-04-06T10:36:26.627+01:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: MARÇO 2015 com TAPE JUNK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Os Tape Junk apareceram, pela primeira vez, no Music Alliance Pact em<a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2013/10/music-alliance-pact-2013-com-tape-junk.html" target="_blank"> Outubro de 2013</a>. O seu álbum homónimo será editado no próximo mês de Abril e, por isso, quisemos assinalar esse facto convida-os, mais uma vez, a participar no Music Alliance Pact, levando-os assim a muitos ouvidos internacionais. O seu álbum foi produzido por Walter Benjamin, que também passou no MAP, enquanto artista a solo, <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2012/04/music-alliance-pact-abril-de-2012.html" target="_blank">em 2012</a>, e foi gravado no Alvito, Alentejo, o que trouxe, a calma e a paz do local, para a gravação e som final. <br />
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<strong>Além dos Tape Junk, temos mais 21 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact.</strong> <b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">C</span></b><b><b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lique com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o download do mp3 ou faça um download do ficheiro completo, com os vinte e dois temas, através do Dropbo</span></b></b><strong>x</strong><strong> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ub9q2a2r78t46d/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20March%202015.zip">AQUI</a>.</strong><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <em>ARGENTINA</em>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><em>Zonaindie</em></a>
<a href="http://www.pandaelliot.com/"><strong>Panda Elliot</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/PandaElliot-Guerrero(remix)(Argentina).mp3" title="Panda Elliot - Guerrero (AlexPatri remix) "><strong>Guerrero (AlexPatri remix)</strong></a>
Panda Elliot is three in one: woman, band and producer. A fresh new face in the music scene, she recently launched her second album Forastera, which shows a more confident Panda Elliot, well established in her own style. After the eclectic single Ligerita, she released Guerrero, a rockin' feminine song that forces you to move your head. The track is potent and full of energy on its own, so this remix by AlexPatri extends into the realm of fun, uptempo electronic dance.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <em>AUSTRALIA</em>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><em>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</em></a>
<a href="http://kucka.net/"><strong>Kučka</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Divinity.mp3" title="Kučka - Divinity "><strong>Divinity</strong></a>
A continuation of Kučka's future R&B leanings hinted at in her previous work, Divinity is a lush, surreal affair. Undulating rhythms sync perfectly with the swirling, cough-syrupy synths and Laura Jane Lowther's vocals, which sound at once sultry and innocent. Think an antipodean Purity Ring.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/brazil.gif" /> <em>BRAZIL</em>: <a href="http://www.meiodesligado.com/"><em>Meio Desligado</em></a>
<a href="http://www.passotorto.com.br/"><strong>Passo Torto</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107378643/Passo%20Torto%20-%20Isaurinha%20(Brazil).mp3" title="Passo Torto - Isaurinha "><strong>Isaurinha</strong></a>
Passo Torto is a quartet formed by renowned musicians from Sao Paulo's contemporary music scene. Isaurinha is taken from their second album, Passo Elétrico, in which they explore guitars and effects on acoustic bass and cavaquinho (sort of a small guitar often associated with samba), with the lack of percussion elements leaving space for harmonic and melodic experiments.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <em>CANADA</em>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><em>Ride The Tempo</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUSICMUNROE"><strong>Munroe</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/81no.mp3" title="Munroe - Bloodlet "><strong>Bloodlet</strong></a>
Fans of Lykke Li may enjoy newcomer Kathleen Munroe, who simply goes by Munroe. She makes chilling folk tunes like this one with a tinge of Americana (though I guess this would be Canadiana?). Production-wise, Bloodlet doesn't have too much but it's perfect just the way it is. Her lovely voice is all you need.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <em>CHILE</em>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><em>Super 45</em></a>
<a href="http://www.patiosolar.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Patio Solar</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Patio_Solar_-_Pintura_-_Chile.mp3" title="Patio Solar - Pintura "><strong>Pintura</strong></a>
Guitars are back in Chilean pop and Patio Solar proves this. After a couple of self-produced releases (Patio Solar and Driminsún), these youngsters from a little corner of Santiago offer dreamy lo-fi melodies, sometimes close to shoegaze and psychedelia, on their 2015 debut album Temporada. The single Pintura is taken from the record, released through Piloto.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/columbia.jpg" /> <em>COLOMBIA</em>: <a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/"><em>El Parlante Amarillo</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/okraaofficial"><strong>Okraa</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://elparlanteamarillo.com/map/Okraa%20-%20Healing%20(Colombia).mp3" title="Okraa - Healing "><strong>Healing</strong></a>
Juan Carlos Torres, the frontman of Bogotá's Globos de Aire, also goes by the pseudonym Okraa, and with this solo alias he makes deeper, more personal work within electronica. Okraa, who has done remixes for Scottish artist Turtle, shows the well-woven sounds that lead us to take a walk in our minds on Healing, from his debut Dreamachine EP.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <em>DENMARK</em>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><em>All Scandinavian</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/virginsuicde"><strong>Virgin Suicide</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Virgin_Suicide_-_Virgin_Suicide_-_Denmark.mp3" title="Virgin Suicide - Virgin Suicide "><strong>Virgin Suicide</strong></a>
The quintet Virgin Suicide will release their eponymous debut album on May 18, co-produced and mixed by Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes). Here is first single Virgin Suicide as a MAP exclusive download.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/dominicanrepublic.gif" /> <em>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC</em>: <a href="http://www.lacasetera.com/"><em>La Casetera</em></a>
<a href="http://behindthetigers.bandcamp.com/releases"><strong>Behind The Tigers</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4040290/MAP/Behind%20The%20Tigers%20-%20Behind%20The%20Tigers%20%28Dominican%20Republic%29.mp3" title="Behind The Tigers - Behind The Tigers "><strong>Behind The Tigers</strong></a>
Behind The Tigers is a new, mysterious project from Santo Domingo. Their name is a literal translation of a colloquial Dominican way of referring to fun-loving guys as "tigres". Their first song, Behind The Tigers, is a breezy electro-pop tune, but as simple as it sounds, the duo claims there's more than meets the eye in their lyrics and wordplay.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <em>ECUADOR</em>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><em>Plan Arteria</em></a>
<a href="http://www.laordendelbaileatrevido.com/"><strong>La Orden Del Baile Atrevido</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://ia601501.us.archive.org/0/items/LOBASeFueElSistemaEcuador/LOBA%20-%20Se%20Fue%20El%20Sistema%20%28Ecuador%29.mp3" title="La Orden Del Baile Atrevido - Se Fue El Sistema "><strong>Se Fue El Sistema</strong></a>
Se Fue El Sistema is the first single on the new EP by La Orden Del Baile Atrevido (L.O.B.A.), an electro-rock band with a euphoric style dubbed "rotten glamor". This song mocks the nightmare of Ecuador's paperwork, but it's also a criticism of the system in which we live. L.OB.A.'s debut album, Musica Del Cosmos, will be released this year.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/greece.gif" /> <em>GREECE</em>: <a href="http://mysteryfallsdown.blogspot.com/"><em>Mouxlaloulouda</em></a>
<a href="http://sixdogsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/waves"><strong>Zebra Tracks</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/7dsj04f4y1ttynm/Zebra%20Tracks%20-%20Waves%20(Greece).mp3" title="Zebra Tracks - Waves "><strong>Waves</strong></a>
There's something totally irresistible about Zebra Tracks’ intoxicating third album, Waves. They make thoroughly exciting, perfectly executed music that brims with fresh ideas, shimmery guitars and thundering rhythms, sharp and moving melodies, bleak, brooding but hopeful arrangements. They have wisely retained the elements that worked previously, yet there is a depth of emotion here they have never accessed before. Zebra Tracks have made an impressive stride forward and you'd be mad not to follow them.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <em>INDONESIA</em>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><em>Deathrockstar</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/NIC-FIT/43204668158"><strong>Nic Fit</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/MAP/nicfit-mimpi_pergi-Indonesia.mp3" title="Nic Fit - Mimpi Pergi "><strong>Mimpi Pergi</strong></a>
If you watched a lot of MTV and crowdsurfed at gigs during the 1990s, then you may have the era forever in your heart as one awesome memory where lots of weird-sounding bands emerged and you love them. Nic Fit will bring back those happy feelings.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <em>IRELAND</em>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><em>Hendicott Writing</em></a>
<a href="http://www.nomonsterclub.com/"><strong>No Monster Club</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/No%20Monster%20Club%20-%20I%27ve%20Retired%20%28Ireland%29.mp3" title="No Monster Club - I've Retired "><strong>I've Retired</strong></a>
No Monster Club is the solo guise of Bobby Aherne, an ever-present at the heart of some of Dublin indie's more eccentric and memorable moments. I've Retired sees colorfully upbeat verses and bouncing choruses adorned with contrary lyrics: it's themed around a departure from the scene that's clearly not about to happen. What's bound to happen eventually, though, is one of Aherne's acts make a major, major impact. A space worth watching.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <em>ITALY</em>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><em>Polaroid</em></a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/godugong"><strong>Go Dugong</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Go_Dugong_-_Imagine_me_and_you.mp3" title="Go Dugong - Imagine Me And You "><strong>Imagine Me And You</strong></a>
A Love Explosion is the new album by Go Dugong. Spring is approaching here in Italy, so a record full of love and sensuality seems appropriate. There are mellow beats and psychedelic melodies influenced by 60s and 70s Italian soundtracks plus samples from old school Northern Soul hits. The album is free to download via <a href="http://freshyolabel.bandcamp.com/album/a-love-explosion-fy-032">Bandcamp</a>.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <em>JAPAN</em>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><em>Make Believe Melodies</em></a>
<a href="http://anotraks.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-dream-ep"><strong>Caro Kissa</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Caro%20Kissa%20-%20%20Saturday%20Morning%20(Japan).mp3" title="Caro Kissa - Saturday Morning "><strong>Saturday Morning</strong></a>
Indie-pop shall truly never fade out of style. As long as there are young people out there with access to some instruments and a computer to record with, the twee stuff will keep on coming. Caro Kissa have released one of the first great indie-pop EPs of the year in Japan with Perfect Dream, and Saturday Morning is an easy-going highlight, showcasing their skippy tempo and solid singing.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <em>MEXICO</em>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><em>Red Bull Panamérika</em></a>
<a href="http://animacionsuspendida.tumblr.com/"><strong>Animación Suspendida II</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://lapola.org/creepy-groovy-hell-feat-karenreye.mp3" title="Animación Suspendida II - Creepy Groovy Hell "><strong>Creepy Groovy Hell</strong></a>
Vapor and sine waves are certainly bubbling under the skin of Animación Suspendida II, a duo comprised of Beto Ben and Mou (formerly of Bam Bam, the space-rock band that delivered Red Bull Panamérika's 2011 album of the year). With an amazing recording process, the pair improvise on iPad music apps, record to tape and then edit the final track. So, no Ableton Live here, just pure Monterrey psy-fi-phuture juice. The <a href="https://vimeo.com/120444976">video</a> is a must-see.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <em>PERU</em>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><em>SoTB</em></a>
<a href="http://thedeepseamonster.bandcamp.com/"><strong>The Deep Sea Monster</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/The%20Deep%20Sea%20Monster%20-%20Like%20A%20God%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="The Deep Sea Monster - Like A God "><strong>Like A God</strong></a>
The Deep Sea Monster, who formed in 2012, have emerged from Lima's independent music circuit with a sound encompassing psychedelia and garage rock. Their new self-titled album is a perfect match of experimentation and euphoria. Their challenge is to not limit their music in any way and their full discography is available for free on Bandcamp.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <em>PORTUGAL</em>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><em>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</em></a>
<a href="https://pt-pt.facebook.com/TapeJunk"><strong>Tape Junk</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/xj7zbm0bcp3lk60/Tape%20Junk%20-%20%20Thumb%20Sucking%20Generation%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Tape Junk - Thumb Sucking Generation "><strong>Thumb Sucking Generation</strong></a>
The Tape Junk, who first appeared on the Music Alliance Pact in October 2013, release their eponymous second album in April. It was produced by another talented Portuguese musician, Luís Nunes (Walter Benjamin), and recorded in a makeshift studio in Alvito, Alentejo. The calmness of the place comes across on the recording and its sound.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <em>SCOTLAND</em>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><em>The Pop Cop</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tonguesmusic"><strong>Tongues.</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/Tongues-Anymore.mp3" title="Tongues. - Anymore "><strong>Anymore</strong></a>
Tongues. is the electro project of Kill The Waves frontman Tim Kwant, who is wildly succeeding in his mission to create inspiring pop songs that combine raw energy with a delicate touch. Bold synths, deep subs and soaring vocoders have justifiably drawn comparisons to Alt-J, Hot Chip and fellow Glaswegians Chvrches. With around 50,000 plays so far, Colours In The Dark sparked an online stir after being "accidentally" left public on SoundCloud earlier this year. However, MAP exclusive download Anymore is an even more impressive offering, a perfect union of uplifting and emotive.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <em>SOUTH KOREA</em>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><em>Indieful ROK</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ffdarlings"><strong>Flash Flood Darlings</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/Flash%20Flood%20Darlings%20-%20In%20The%20City%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="Flash Flood Darlings - In The City "><strong>In The City</strong></a>
Seoul-based Flash Flood Darlings, who was raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, describes his music as romantic synth-pop. Debut album Vorab And Tesoro was released in February and is filled with a dreamy blend of genres. In The City has been well chosen as one of the album's two lead tracks, offering a synth line that makes it the perfect soundtrack for a night drive through any city.
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/spain.gif" /> <em>SPAIN</em>: <a href="http://musikorner.com/"><em>Musikorner</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/miwa"><strong>MIWA*</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://musikorner.com/mapfiles/Miwa%20-%20Space%20invad_r%20(Spain).mp3" title="MIWA* - Space Invad*r "><strong>Space Invad*r</strong></a>
MIWA* is the moniker under which Barcelona-based DJ and producer Sergi Miwa releases tracks inspired by avant-garde Japanese pop. His music is an open invitation to a galactic getaway, or a one-way ticket to wherever your imagination takes you.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/america.gif" /> <em>UNITED STATES</em>: <a href="http://welistenforyou.blogspot.co.uk/"><em>We Listen For You</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HipHatchet"><strong>Hip Hatchet</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49281612/Hip%20Hatchet%20-%20Coward%27s%20Luck%20%28USA%29.mp3" title="Hip Hatchet - Coward's Luck "><strong>Coward's Luck</strong></a>
There are thousands upon thousands of singer-songwriters in the world - and not a single one of them is like Hip Hatchet. His music is highly personal yet also universal. Every lyric packs a punch and every play reminds you just how powerful sound can be.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-4687863292584271192015-02-15T00:36:00.000+00:002015-03-08T18:23:41.907+00:00MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT :: FEVEREIRO 2015 com CAVE STORY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Este mês, as Caldas são a Rainha portuguesa do Music Alliance Pact com os Cave Story, banda de Pedro Zina (baixo), Gonçalo Formiga (voz e guitarras) e Ricardo "Caguincha" Mendes (bateria). Eles, que são confessos fãs dos Pavement, levam ao mundo o nome de Portugal com um tema divertido e muito original, em termos de tributo, sobre Jonathan Richman. <strong><br /></strong><br />
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<b>Além dos Cave Story, temos mais 19 temas e bandas nesta edição do Music Alliance Pact. <b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">C</span></b></b><b><b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lique com o botão direito do rato, por cima do título da canção, para fazer o download do mp3 ou faça um download do ficheiro completo, com os vinte e dois temas, através do Dropbo</span></b></b><strong>x <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fxoqxx5faylwx1f/Music%20Alliance%20Pact%20-%20February%202015.zip">aqui</a>.</strong><br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/argentina.gif" /> <em>ARGENTINA</em>: <a href="http://zonaindie.com.ar/"><em>Zonaindie</em></a>
<a href="http://eneroseramio.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Enero Sera Mio</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.zonaindie.com.ar/EneroSeraMio-HastaEncontrarte(Argentina).mp3" title="Enero Sera Mio - Hasta Encontrarte "><strong>Hasta Encontrarte</strong></a>
"January will be mine" is the translation of singer-songwriter Sol Fernandez's artistic project. Her music is a perfect match of soft melodies and dream-pop with carefully crafted arrangements and sound landscapes. This track is from Enero3, her latest work, which is being released through Bandcamp.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/australia.gif" /> <em>AUSTRALIA</em>: <a href="http://whothehell.net/"><em>Who The Bloody Hell Are They?</em></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nitefields"><strong>Nite Fields</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/07-Prescription.mp3" title="Nite Fields - Prescription "><strong>Prescription</strong></a>
Prescription is the second single from Brisbane four-piece Nite Fields' long-awaited debut record Depersonalisation. While the intricate guitar work and broody vocals echo The Church, there's a humid, curiously distant tone here that is something totally their own. Starting with sparse prickly guitars and splashy drumming, the song folds in on itself towards the end, becoming slightly claustrophobic but in an intimate, whispery way. Nite Fields keeps you at arm's length - you have to squint through the haze of effects and layers to get a hold of anything solid, but once you do, you've already fallen hard for this moody and mysterious band.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/canada.gif" /> <em>CANADA</em>: <a href="http://ridethetempo.com/"><em>Ride The Tempo</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/willowssounds"><strong>Willows</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/7xpv.mp3" title="Willows - The Shape I'm In "><strong>The Shape I'm In</strong></a>
Johnny McArthur and Eric Moore make up the electronic duo Willows. They venture into uncomfortable territory melodically. The swirling repetitive underlying of The Shape I'm In resembles the dizzying sensation of intoxication. The bursts of energy are like the highs that come back to the inevitable lows.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/chile.gif" /> <em>CHILE</em>: <a href="http://super45.net/"><em>Super 45</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/sin-orbita"><strong>Sin Órbita</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/Sin_Orbita_-_Atardecer_-_Chile.mp3" title="Sin Órbita - Atardecer "><strong>Atardecer</strong></a>
Sin Órbita is a duo formed by Paula Roa and Martin Perez Roa, who last year released their first record, Neón EP (Sudamerican Records). Flirting with electronica and soul, the band are a mixture of Massive Attack trip hop cadence and AlunaGeorge sensuality.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/denmark.gif" /> <em>DENMARK</em>: <a href="http://allscandinavian.com/"><em>All Scandinavian</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRadarPost"><strong>The Radar Post</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://map.super45.cl/map-2015/The_Radar_Post_-_Traces_-_Denmark.mp3" title="The Radar Post - Traces "><strong>Traces</strong></a>
Songwriter and producer Esben Svane will release his debut solo album as The Radar Post in April. The record will also be titled The Radar Post (he's keeping his real name for an album in Danish later on) and here's first great single, Traces, which you can also download in WAV format on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/theradarpost">SoundCloud</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/dominicanrepublic.gif" /> <em>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC</em>: <a href="http://www.lacasetera.com/"><em>La Casetera</em></a>
<a href="http://mulaband.bandcamp.com/"><strong>MULA</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4040290/MAP/MULA%20-%20Up%20%26%20Down%20%28Dominican%20Republic%29.mp3" title="MULA - Up & Down "><strong>Up & Down</strong></a>
MULA is a new experimental project formed by Anabel and Cristabel Acevedo (the twins from folk duo Las Acevedo) and up-and-coming DJ Rach Ro. Even though their musical backgrounds are very different, they want to defy certain preconceptions about mixing electronica with more urban styles. Up & Down, their first single, takes from reggaeton rhythms and electronic accents to create a space-like musical journey. Their first full record is out on February 22 on their self-made label, Pulcra Records.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Ecuador.gif" /> <em>ECUADOR</em>: <a href="http://www.planarteria.com/"><em>Plan Arteria</em></a>
<a href="http://mamasoydemente.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Mama Soy Demente</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/13/items/MamaSoyDementeLaBuenaSuerteEcuador/Mama%20soy%20Demente%20-%20La%20buena%20suerte%20%28Ecuador%29.mp3" title="Mama Soy Demente - La Buena Suerte "><strong>La Buena Suerte</strong></a>
Mama Soy Demente is an experimental rock band founded in 2005 by El Ermitaño and Jolgorio Vocal. La Buena Suerte is the first single from their third and latest studio album, El Disco Rojo, an eclectic record brimming with energy and power.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/Indonesia.gif" /> <em>INDONESIA</em>: <a href="http://www.deathrockstar.club/"><em>Deathrockstar</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/itstoo-much/"><strong>Much</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54623812/MAP/Much-Carried_Away-Indonesia.mp3" title="Much - Carried Away "><strong>Carried Away</strong></a>
From Malang with Much love. The duo, consisting of Dandy Gilang and Aulia Anggia on vocals, will rock you with their fuzz-pop beat and embrace you with their warm distortion.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/ireland.gif" /> <em>IRELAND</em>: <a href="http://hendicottwriting.com/"><em>Hendicott Writing</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FeaturingX"><strong>Featuring X</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22345641/Featuring%20X%20-%20Wild%20Love%20%28Ireland%29.mp3" title="Featuring X - Wild Love "><strong>Wild Love</strong></a>
A pop-rock teenage quintet from the back-roads town of Drogheda on Ireland's east coast, Featuring X are fast gaining traction for their buoyant, lively sound and skilful axe-womanship. Wild Love is their distinctive cover of Rea Garvey's classic, loaded with harmonies and feisty riffs. As well as new recordings, we've been promised something else, 'something special' in 2015.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/italy.gif" /> <em>ITALY</em>: <a href="http://polaroid.blogspot.com/"><em>Polaroid</em></a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/hhavahh"><strong>Havah</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.polaroidallaradio.it/audio/Havah_-_Meno_Di_Meta.mp3" title="Havah - Meno Di Metà "><strong>Meno Di Metà</strong></a>
Jonathan Clancy from His Clancyness and A Classic Education recently started a new label called Maple Death. The inaugural release is a split 12'' EP between His Electro Blue Voice (already on Sub Pop and Sacred Bones), who contributed a hypnotic 19-minute track, and Havah, the new project of Michele Camorani (from punk hardcore legends La Quiete and Raein). Havah have a darker, colder and more post-punk sound. They usually play fast and short songs, and they are incredible.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/japan.jpg" /> <em>JAPAN</em>: <a href="http://makebelievemelodies.com/"><em>Make Believe Melodies</em></a>
<a href="http://omoidelabel.bandcamp.com/album/omoide-53-dark-romance"><strong>Eriqu</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20197641/Eriqu%20-%20Gang%20Star%20(Japan).mp3" title="Eriqu - Gang Star "><strong>Gang Star</strong></a>
Neck-twisting wonkiness has been a common trait in most notable bedroom-produced Japanese electronic music worth checking out. Eriqu has his fair share of all-over-the-place tracks, but when he focuses a bit on the thundering Gang Star, he comes up with one of his best numbers to date. It ploughs ahead, although Eriqu adds a few unsettling touches such as scrambled voices or what sounds like a man making dog barks.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/malta.gif" /> <em>MALTA</em>: <a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/"><em>Stagedive Malta</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mYEWSic"><strong>Yews</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.stagedivemalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/YEWS-Selene-EP-01-Keep-Trying-Till-It_s-Something.mp3" title="Yews - Keep Trying Till It's Something "><strong>Keep Trying Till It's Something</strong></a>
Singer-songwriter Yasmin Kuymizakis (Yews) composes and produces ethereal electronic pop music in her bedroom. Currently based in London, she has a different set-up every time she performs live, playfully changing and adapting her simple songs. Her debut Selene EP was released in 2014.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/mexico.jpg" /> <em>MEXICO</em>: <a href="http://redbull.panamerika.fm/"><em>Red Bull Panamérika</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tropic-all/sotomayor-cielo"><strong>Sotomayor</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://stmyr.mx/downloads/sotomayor_cielo.mp3" title="Sotomayor - Cielo "><strong>Cielo</strong></a>
Raúl Sotomayor and his sister Paulina were part of Mexico City's Beat Buffet, a hip hop combo that parted ways with its other members a few months ago. Not much time had passed when they announced this new project, whose introduction card is Cielo, a beautiful, downbeat, sensuous electropical tune.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/peru.gif" /> <em>PERU</em>: <a href="http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/"><em>SoTB</em></a>
<a href="http://losoutsaiders.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Los Outsaiders</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17778857/Los%20Outsaiders%20-%20Ni%C3%B1a%20%28Peru%29.mp3" title="Los Outsaiders - Niña "><strong>Niña</strong></a>
Los Outsaiders are a great garage-rock group based in Lima. Led by Charlie VTW, their sound is influenced by classic and contemporary rock'n'roll. They recently released their first album with the help of producer Gordon Raphael, known for his work with The Strokes.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/portugal.gif" /> <em>PORTUGAL</em>: <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.com/"><em>Posso Ouvir Um Disco?</em></a>
<a href="http://cavestory.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Cave Story</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/pmiy5fq3fneomy7/Cave%20Story%20-%20Richman%20%28Portugal%29.mp3" title="Cave Story - Richman "><strong>Richman</strong></a>
Hailing from the city of Caldas da Rainha, Cave Story are Pedro Zina (bass), Gonçalo Formiga (vocals, guitar) and Ricardo "Caguincha" Mendes (drums). Their sound will delight fans of Pavement. Richman is an obvious tribute to the great American musician Jonathan Richman.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/scotland.gif" /> <em>SCOTLAND</em>: <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/"><em>The Pop Cop</em></a>
<a href="http://mo.nogr.am/"><strong>Monogram</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/music/Monogram-Annomute.mp3" title="Monogram - Anno(mute) "><strong>Anno(mute)</strong></a>
Monogram, aka Liam Rutherford, first appeared in MAP's <a href="http://thepopcop.co.uk/2013/08/music-alliance-pact-august-2013/">August 2013</a> edition under his previous pseudonym Mast. The accompanying song, Romance, was my favourite of that year. Anno(mute) is a subtler, haunting offering, but remains true to his DIY ethic. Working from a remote cabin studio in the Borders, he plays all instruments, designs his own artwork and self-produces his promo videos to create an all-encompassing experience.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/southkorea.gif" /> <em>SOUTH KOREA</em>: <a href="http://www.indiefulrok.com/"><em>Indieful ROK</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/blowhardjojop/"><strong>JoJo Blowhard</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19390932/JoJo%20Blowhard%20-%20Good%20Night%20%28South%20Korea%29.mp3" title="JoJo Blowhard - Good Night "><strong>Good Night</strong></a>
Operating under the motto that "lying is OK", JoJo Blowhard writes sad songs that make for great company. His first EP Good Night was released in late 2013, but he has come under the spotlight again with the recent release of the title track's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi75FrrF9Rg">video</a>. A sober melody paired with JoJo Blowhard's sympathetic voice, the tones from Good Night will linger long after the song has stopped playing.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/spain.gif" /> <em>SPAIN</em>: <a href="http://musikorner.com/"><em>Musikorner</em></a>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/buckandcake"><strong>Buck & Cake</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://musikorner.com/mapfiles/Buck%20&%20Cake%20-%20Brillo%20labial%20(Spain).mp3" title="Buck & Cake - Brillo Labial "><strong>Brillo Labial</strong></a>
According to a close friend of Buck & Cake, the music Douche Buck and Cake Moss play is about "leaving subtleness behind, marrying an old man and counting the days to his demise in order to inherit his fortune. It's dying your hair blonde using cheap products... and refilling your Chanel bottle using that coconut cologne you bought in a dollar shop." Basically, Buck & Cake's electropop is about carelessly giving yourself over to the pleasures of life.<br />
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<img src="http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/thepopcop/america.gif" /> <em>UNITED STATES</em>: <a href="http://welistenforyou.blogspot.co.uk/"><em>We Listen For You</em></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/twinlimb"><strong>Twin Limb</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49281612/Twin%20Limb%20-%20Long%20Shadow%20%28USA%29.mp3" title="Twin Limb - Long Shadow "><strong>Long Shadow</strong></a>
The music of Twin Limb is that constantly folding and dancing smoke of a freshly blown-out candle. Minimalist sounds find itself turning into emotional highs as the pure talent of Twin Limb sneaks through the smallest mannerisms of brilliant songwriting.Povdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990171181874469353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776544.post-820971470698000922015-02-12T20:18:00.001+00:002015-02-12T20:18:15.829+00:00SOUNDS Of THE SOUTH - "TRIALS. TROUBLES, TRIBULATIONS" (NOVO TEMA / NEW SONG)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH são Justin Vernon, Fight The Big Bull, Matthew E White, Meagafaun e Sharon Van Etten. O tema abaixo encontra-se neste álbum, "MusicNow 10 years".<br />
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Este é o single de estreia dos suecos Laser & Bas. Espera-se um álbum para Abril.
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"Ordinary Man" é mais um single do álbum "Freakout", dos Mini Mansions.<br />
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Do álbum de estreia dos Cruhsed Beaks, "Scatter", há um novo vídeo para um dos temas, "Overgrown", nessa obra.
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Novo vídeo dos Deerhoof, de um tema retirado de "La Isla Bonita", o último álbum por eles publicado.<br />
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Há um novo vídeo dos PEACE, para o tema "I´m A Girl", do álbum "Happy People" que estará disponível a 9 de Fevereiro.<br />
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Vejam o <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2012/10/peace-bloodshake-novo-video-new-video.html" target="_blank">nosso post de 2012</a>.<br />
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Este é um daqueles exemplos em que a remistura do tema dos Wombats, pelos Bastille, é sobejamente superior ao original.
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Do novo álbum, que será publicado em Março, este é o novo vídeo dos <a href="http://possoouvirumdisco.blogspot.pt/2013/06/houndmouth-penitentiary-novo-video-new.html" target="_blank">Houndmouth</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Os Ultimate Painting são um duo e "Riverside", do qual podem ver o vídeo a seguir, é um dos temas do seu disco de estreia. O vídeo foi realizado por Elizabeth Skadden.<br />
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Novo vídeo para um tema que faz parte do seu álbum do ano passado.<br />
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De "Undertow", o álbum do duo de irmãos conhecidos como Drenge, que sairá no início de Abril, podemos ouvir "We Can Do What We Want".<br />
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