sambata, 17 dec: Mes Quins [live]

Mes Quins [live]: synth-pop/ disco-punk

Electro-indie afterparty with Silviu & Ovidiu from Mes Quins.

Mes Quins:
Back in 2008, Ovidiu Chihaia and Silviu Gherman decided to start up a band - Mes Quins, a synth-pop effort with disco overtones based in Bucharest, Romania. In his youth, Chihaia, a precocious guitar-player, had been part of various underground Bucharest acts (Pure, Guillotines and Hotel Fetish), thus enriching the band with valuable showbiz know-how, a skill that Gherman didn't have. Besides a passion for electronic sounds, Gherman had been acting in various TV commercials and writing books. In fact, Mes Quins' very first concert was at a release party for Gherman's second book.

Following such an explosive debut, gigs came and went rapidly for Mes Quins, until the two of them lost count and in the haze of such success hired a bass player (Gina Teslaru) and a drummer (Ovidiu Rusu). They're like family now.

In 2009, Mes Quins played gigs in most Bucharest clubs, opened for Namosh, Handsome Furs, Noblesse Oblige and Kissogram, shocking the audience on every occasion with their overtly sexual image and a total lack of style to support it.

Mes Quins' debut album, Electro German, mixed by Dan Serbanescu (Divine Muzak, The Pixels) can be downloaded for free from the band's website . The first single, Printeso, was featured in Romanian radio airplay charts.

"Mes Quins are one of the most interesting newcomer bands of Bucharest's underground scene". - Time Out Bucharest

"If you haven't listened to Mes Quins yet, it's a must, especially if you're into an eclectic mix of synth-pop, disco-punk and electro-kitsch". - Metropotam

"Mes Quins know how to make their mark, being different not only from others, but reinventing themselves as they go along". - iConcert

www.mesquins.ro

vineri, 11 noiembrie: Indie Night

sâmbătă, 17 sept: Happy Indie Tunes Party

Happy Indie Tunes se vrea, intai de toate, o seara vesela. Muzica este selectata din registrul indie, de la electro la rock, trecand prin coveruri, remix-uri si old time favorites pana la piese de pe cele mai noi playlisturi (http://indierockplaylists.

com/ )(Blalock’s Indie Rock Playlist (http://www.birp.fm/ ), SaG’S Indie Electro Playlist, Indie 69, etc).

Asa ca puneti-va conversii, alimentati-va cu energie si chef de dans si veniti sa petreceti o noapte saltareata in Club Brain. Sambata, 17 septembrie, de la ora 23:00.Important: (doar) la subsol nu se va fuma, pentru a ne rezerva aerul din plamani dansului si a putea visa cu ochii deschisi la o lume mai vesela, mai indie.In muzica, termenul independent music, deseori prescurtat indie music sau "indie", este folosit pentru a descrie independenta de principalele case de discuri comerciale sau filialele lor, si o abordare autonoma a inregistrarii si producerii de muzica, de genul Do-It-Yourself. (via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_music ).Pentru o istorie a muzicii indie si o lista a subgenurilor sau artistilor care poarta aceasta eticheta, se poate consulta linkul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock .

sambata, 27 noiembrie - Mes Quins [live]

Sambata, 27 noiembrie, formatia bucuresteana de synth-pop Mes Quins va sustine primul sau concert la Iasi. Ia-ti pantofii de dans si vino sa asculti Printeso, Michelle si alte piese de pe albumul de debut al trupei, ce va fi lansat in curand! Dupa concert, party cu Ilie.

Mes Quins si-au facut aparitia in 2008, sub forma unui duo compus din actorul si scriitorul Silviu Gherman si Ovidiu Chihaia (Hotel Fetish, Guillotines, Pure). ...Anul trecut, la componenta initiala s-au adaugat Ovidiu Rusu (drum pad) si Gina Teslaru (bas). Trupa a sustinut numeroase concerte in cluburi din Bucuresti, Cluj si Brasov, a deschis pentru formatii consacrate ca Noblesse Oblige, Handsome Furs, Kissogram si Thieves Like Us, a participat la Watumi Festival & Fringe, in 2009, si la Liveland Festival, anul acesta.

Mes Quins s-au facut remarcati cu piesa In The Land Of The Dead, al carei videoclip, regizat de Miruna Boruzescu, a fost difuzat, anul trecut, de principalele televiziuni muzicale din Romania. Piesa a fost inclusa si pe coloana sonora a popularului serial de televiziune “Efect 30”, difuzat de Prima TV. Albumul de debut, mixat si masterizat de Dan Serbanescu (Divine Muzak, The Pixels) va fi lansat in curand – primul single, Printeso, a fost hitul verii la Radio Guerrilla, iar piesa care da titlul discului, Electro German, se afla in prezent in rotatia mai multor posturi de radio online.

Recent, Mes Quins au fost prezentati intr-un documentar BBC despre situatia populatiei varstnice din Romania, dupa ce au sustinut un concert intr-un camin de batrani din Bucuresti. Cea mai noua piesa a trupei, Michelle, poate fi ascultata, de saptamana aceasta, in exclusivitate la Radio Guerrilla.

miercuri, 23.09.09 - seara Indie