Problem Being

When Problem Being first come on stage you don't know what to think and then it slowly dawns on you - they had little or no parental guidance and this is their way of expressing it...

They are quirky, a bit goth and all dressed up to impress, I can see them doing really well in Japan where there doesn't seem to be a line between toys, real men/women, action heros and barbie dolls.....and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Rosa Alchemica - Baltic Beats

Fresh Fresh out of the Baltic regions now living in London joined by a Kiwi and Englishman the band Rosa Alchemica have now released an album called 3000 Miles 3000 Nights. The band show a strong influence from the well known Russian band Кино (Ki-NO) led by Russian/Korean frontman Viktor Tsoi.
The album title references the 3000 miles travelled from Estonia, and the 3000 nights it took to finish the album, exagerated only slightly. It's got the kind of music only an Ex-Soviet sort of influence could conjure and which is something that gives it an edge and a sort of freshness that some pretty boy bands seem to lack. Play the album to your parents and they'll tell you to turn it down but then what do they know.

Quinta - medieval folk band

I walked into the Oto Cafe in Dalston one Saturday night and saw on stage a folk band that had the audience transfixed in a sound scape of minimal noises, folk instruments, vocal solos and choruses. They were part drama, part music, part out of this world. They summoned all the subtlety in the world that usually gets ignored in favour of the brutal expression of loud bands. Their stage presence was quite absorbing as they moved around in costume giving solos to various band members. They are doing a tour at the moment. Check out their myspace page

They've released an album which I've heard and can say really captures the same sort of thing they captured live. It's released on Taratuga Records. and is a limited edition.

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I borrowed their new CD from a friend after seeing them live at Bardens Boudoir sometime last year.. The cd is released on Alien Frequency Productions.

So far my favourite song is Get up and Get Happy. The keyboardist and backing vocalist is the singer from Lynch Ryder Lulu, another good band to check out. Both have a natural ability to be sincere in what they do, you won't find ego tripsters here just good music and talent.

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