Album reviews
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Review – Wait for Me – Humo
Humo.be posted their review of Wait for Me yesterday. Unlike the first part could suggesting it’s very possitive. ‘What we need is schooling for the children / What we need is fairness in trade / What we need is transparent governance’: neen, het keihard intrappen van zeer wijd openstaande deuren wordt niet gemeden op ‘Wait… Continue reading
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Review – De Standaard ***
De Standaard published a review (in dutch) and Wait for me earned three out of five stars. Deze plaat is de vrucht van Stef Kamil Carlens’ reizen in Burkina Faso en zijn ontmoeting met lokale muzikanten. Ze tast de verschillen meer af dan ze opheft: steeds opnieuw zoeken de verschillende tradities naar wat ze elkaar… Continue reading
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Wait for Me – the album
On february 17th (zs.com says the 20th?) Zita Swoon Group will release Wait for Me. A new album featuring songs from the Wait For Me project with Awa Deme and Mamadou Diabate Kibié. Previews can be found on Soundcloud and NewBorderz.nl published a review already. Tracklist 1. Sababu(The Reason) 2. A Sera, A Waara(He Came,… Continue reading
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Review – To play, to dream, to drift – A Zita Swoon anthology
Update: Nederlandse tekst bij de reacties. According to pianist Leif Ove Andesnes experts and fanatic fans are the most difficult ones to convince. We count ourselves to the group of -oh well- fanatic fans and… the man is right. Yes, sometimes we lose ourselves in details, we mercilessly dispute the way a guitar line evolved,… Continue reading
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Some more Big Blueville reviews
In french: Anous.fr, Indiepoprock.net, Les inrocks In dutch: Kwadratuur, Cutting Edge, Soundslike Continue reading
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Chorus Festival, La Defense, Paris (02/04)
If you were singing along at this ‘a band in a box’-concert, there’s a chance you’re the big fan mentioned in this blog report. It comes with some kind of ‘Where is Wally’ picture… so click the picture and go find Stef. + googling around I also found this: Some Big Bleuville reviews: popnews.com, M La… Continue reading
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Big Blueville – item on RTBF television news (26/03)
The francophone Zita Swoon-fanblog announces an item on Big Bleuville in the RTBF television news this evening or tomorrow (tbc) (La Une, 19u30). Watch it here afterwards (on demand service). Update/Preview: Isabelle uploaded some stills taken from the footage. + a Big Blueville review @ deMorgen.be Continue reading
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While we were sleeping (part 2)
Some belated links… Zeeland Nazomerfestival, Middelburg, Holland (september 8, 2007): concert review in Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (PZC) blogreview by Marian L’Aéronef, Lille, France (december 6, 2006): ini-mini-line-up (without Aarich), as support act for Moissec concert reciew @ Lille La Nuit 0110 Some kind of interview with Stef (sept 2006) and a review of the Antwerp 0110 concert @… Continue reading
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Moondog Jr – 1995 review Weekend Knack
I’m a little behind on my reading, today this resurfaced … . (click >here< for full size scan) The reviewer writes “Everyday I wear a greasy black feather on my hat is at least as good as dEUS”. He locates Moondog Jr’s sound between Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart and closes with “A compelling mix of… Continue reading
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