HERE COMES THAT SOUND: ARTIST TO WATCH FOR IN 2008 Au Revoir Simone

AU REVOIR SIMONE





OMG! I LOVE THESE GIRLS. They are the NEW sexy on a whole nother tip.

This is some of the most left of centre ish I have seen & heard in a long time. Right now guys & girls that do music are trying too hard to get their different on. And in most cases it comes of contrived. Not "Au Revoir Simone". (isn't that name dope?). The band's name comes from a line Pee-Wee Herman says to a minor character (named Simone) in Tim Burton's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

Hailing from the BK. (That's in New York for all you squares) "Au Revoir Simone" are on something else. The only way I can describe their sounds is it's Tom-Tom Club meets Abba(minus the blonde hair) at the intersection of Senor Coconut & Berlin!!!
(Get your Goggle on if you don't know any of these bands).

They remind me of school teachers or librarians but sexier. They are so anti-obvious and not objectifying themselves that are they are hot! They will become what "Luscious Jackson" should have been. A blazing hot pop girl band that changes the game a little something.





Although I liked LUSCIOUS JACKSON, "Au Revoir Simone" have a pop appeal that is a hip sound from waay out! They are under the radar but I have a good feeling that MTV etc(If they are smart) we be all over this next year.

I am not really sure how this group came about. Or if it is some clever idea from some hip Downtown, Nolita, Lower Eastside, Willberg producer or the girls were just like "Hey let's get out our casio, roland, korg, alessis, rhythm ace, univox, yamaha, nord, and suzuki keyboards and drum machines. And make music that sounds like casio, roland, korg, alessis, rhythm ace, univox, yamaha, nord, and suzuki keyboards and drum machines".

Either way I am sol into "Au Revoir Simone". Can't wait for their album to come out....

P.S. You can lend and ear to "Au Revoir Simone" on their myspace page. Here's the link.
http://www.myspace.com/aurevoirsimone







Here's a little message from Annie, Erika, and Heather....We three play keyboards and drum machines too. We'll sing you a song, a lullaby, a tune. We're from brooklyn, new york but plan to visit you. Please visit our website www.aurevoirsimone.com to buy our hand-screened cd or see what else is new in simone-land.

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

ARK de TRIUMPH!!!! New Album From BUILD AN ARK

Here's how Dusty Groove describes DAWN:

"An amazing album from Build An Ark -- even more spiritual and far-reaching than their first -- and still with a vibe that rivals some of the most righteous jazz ever issued in the 70s on labels like Impulse and Strata East! The ensemble features both older and younger players -- coming together in a collective exploration of some of the hipper sides of the jazz spectrum -- all in a mode that recalls early genius of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and others from many years back -- recorded in a style that's completely sensitive to the nuances of the music. Carlos Nino produced, and also contributed some of the tunes -- and group members include Dwight Trible on vocals, Nate Morgan on piano, Adam Rudolph on kalimba, and Derf Reklaw on congas -- but that's only the tip of the iceberg, given the size of the group. Titles include "Sunshine", "Healing Song", "Love Sweet Like Sugar Cane", "Dawn", "River Run", "When Ancestors Speak", "Morning Glory", "In Her Smile", and "You Yourself Are The Key To The Universe". "


New record in stores September 25th 2007
09/24/07

Build An Ark
Build An Ark's official record release party

@ the prestigious Bovard Auditorium
located on the campus of U.S.C. in
Los Angeles on Monday September 24, 2007 @ 7:30pm,

FREE! No Cover!
9/22/07

If you heard the first album from this collective then you know what is what. And if you love good music(And I know you do) I
"I KNOW YOU GONE DIG THIS"

This is the epitome of hip without trying. I know a couple cats in this collective. They are all very down to earth is the truest sense of the word. This record is produced by musical visionary Carlos Nino.(Hu Vibrational, Ammon Contact,etc....It is as progressive as it gets.....

Review: L.Brazil
contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

THE ART OF DANCE(MU.SIC)

I got this video off of a myspace page from a guy named B.Polite from the planet Brooklyn.
http://www.myspace.com/bpolite
He describes himself as a Creative Empath, Visual Philosopher, Verbal Alchemist, Audio InnerVisionary, Rhythymic Nomad! Powerful words my brother B. Polite!~ http://www.myspace.com/bpolite

He is down with a AFROMOSIAC SOUL. Mosaic Soul is the dance style, AfroMosaicSoul is the collective. Mosaic Soul is the next evolution of dance.
http://www.myspace.com/afromosaicsoul A new form of African American social dance rising from the underground.
They are a powewrful collective!!! PLease check them out?

But this video is POWERFUL!!!! too.I just keep playing it over and over again. I even turned the volume down and played my own music mixes. Afrobeat, House, Broken Beat, anything.....Try it! Just make sure the music is funky and it will sync!

Very powewrful editing by Pierrre Bennu from the crew at http://exittheapple.com/
Enjoy....




It brings tears to my eyes.....
BLACK IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

WE ARE BACK!!!

We are proud to announce that after a few months away we are finally back! We had a little trouble getting our name and directing the url to the right place(We lost our other account's password) But here we are. With a new refreshed additude and fresh perspective.

If you liked us before. You will love us this time round!!!!

Come Back to see us soon!!!!