Have you heard of Indie Rock? According to wikipedia.com, “Indie rock” is used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of artists and styles close to rock music, connected by some degree of allegiance to the values of underground culture and counterculture. In other words, it is a music of group of people who [...]
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Summer’s End EP
Summer’s End EP by Carte Blanche is delicate indie music. It can line up in the music shelves in the likes Take Offs and Landing from Rilo Kiley and The with the Arab Strap Belle and Sebastian. Summer’s End EP was very dreamy. Once heard you’ll surely fall asleep. Recorded songs are very consistent; the [...]
LABELED INDIE-PENDENT
“Often, a deal from an independent label is quite the same to that of a major label. In instances where an independent label is distributed by a major label, the independent label itself will have to have a major-label deal. In this case, the independent label would want to be sure that their contract with [...]
ON TOUR
“When a band goes on tour, it may or may not have the financial backing of its label. An artist receives a fixed fee or a percentage of the tickets sold by the venue owner or promoter. Touring is an expensive process. A moderate estimate of touring costs with a bus and small crew can [...]
Indie and Technology Joining Hands – A continuation
Digital services offer the opportunity of exposure to new fans and the possibility of increased sales through online retailers. Artists can also release music more frequently and quickly if it is available online. In addition, artists have the option of releasing limited edition, out-of-print, or live material that would be too costly to produce through [...]
The Indie Music
Indie artists are concerned more with self-expression than commercial considerations. It actually originated with punk during the year 1970, is often associated with indie, with people in the scene being involved in bands, labels and nights. Indie often has an internationalist outlook branching from unification with other fans, bands and labels in other countries who [...]
Unity that has formed “indie”
There is a strong sense of unity that materializes from altruism among indie bands and often results in collaborations and joint tours. Indie artists of any particular time often go against the prevailing trends of their time to reinvent or think of something different. A ‘lo-fi’ aesthetic has often been associated with indie, particularly when [...]
Always Never Again
After releasing their first single Born Into the World here’s the new one Always Never Again. Supersystem was the kind of band that makes organic, free-floating jazz, techno manipulated music. The album was groove-oriented type of music that most concert goers and fans will love to hear. Even though this album seems to target the [...]
Walking with Thee
Walking with Thee from Clinic transfigured the world of indie music. Beats of guitars, which repeatedly played, are everywhere in the songs. This album was very alike with the songs of Radiohead. But Clinic was not a low-grade artist. Although the style of Clinic falls short of the Radiohead’s Style, it has its own charisma [...]
In a safe Place
Jimmy LaValle was genius; play at many genres has never disappointed anyone. He is multi-talented and very classic in his music selection. His been into piano rock on Tristeza, into solemn sounds of Black Heart Procession and to loudly music of The Locust. His musics in the indie world were very respectable, inluding this.