Bethancourt in a rare, low-tech moment It's clear that Alaska In Winter 's Brandon Bethancourt's new life in Berlin is agreeing with him. The one-man electronic band relocated there earlier this after securing a recording contract for his debut album A Dance Party In the Balkans , and he's been touring and performing all over Europe. He tells the tale that he woke up one morning and found ...
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First of all...great band name. I checked these guys out because they are opening up for Beirut here in Los Angeles on Thursdayand I wanted to see if I should get there early. The answer is an emphatic YES. Gorgeous vocals layered on top of a lush, almost orchestral sound scapeGreat, great sound....enjoy
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Mogstars: The Perfect 10According to the website, _Alaska in Winter_ started out when art student Brendan Bethancourt spent two months writing songs in a log-cabin in America’s frozen north. Returning to New Mexico and adding collaborations from _Beirut's_ Zach Condon and a host of indie-pop helpers, the result was debut LP _Dance Party in the Balkans_ and it is hardly surprising this record ha.
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I walked into Chop Suey on Thursday night expecting neither the small crowd NOR the band onstage to have their pants around their ankles. But that’s apparently what happens when you see the currently unsigned Seattle threesome that is The Passive Disaster. Though I only saw the last two songs of their set, I was pretty impressed with their poppy, happy beats and their funny, animated lyrics. I .
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This is an electronic project by Brandon Bethancourt. His catchy beats are mixed with vocoder vocals that flow ever so nicely. Zach Condon, most people know as Beirut, has made several features on past albums. This album has got a smooth vibe to it that most electronic albums do not have. Although few of these songs are upbeat, most of them feel like they are in slow motion. its pretty coo
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Alaska in Winter Dance Party in the Balkans (Regular Beat)Conceived during a lonely sojourn in a cabin for a month in Alaska one winter (hence the name of the project, ahem) by the apparently increasingly versatile Brandon Bethancourt, Dance Party in the Balkans (Regular Beat) depicts a very personal, mostly instrumental synth-meets-classical landscape that plays like the score to your life's m...
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Tracklist: 1. We Are Blind and Riding the Merry-Go-Round 2. Berlin 3. Speed Boat to Heaven 4. Highlander pt.1 5. Highlander pt.2 6. Knorrpromenade 7. Streetgang pt. 1 8. Streetgang pt.2 9. Keep Your Boots Clean and Everything You Step on is Dirt 10. Close Your Eyes Remix Genre: Electronic Pop Website: Myspace | Buy! Release Date: Nov 18 2008 Label: Milan Records For those of you who h...
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Tracks:-The Homeless And The Hummingbirds-Your Red Dress (Wedding Song At Cemetery)-The Beautiful Burial Flowers We Will Never See-Balkan Lowrider Anthem-Lovely Lovely Love-Twenty Fours Hours In Lake Of Ice-Dance Party In The Balkans-Harmonijak-Staring At The Sun-Horsey Horse-Rain On Every Weekend-Don't Read Dostoyevsky-Close Your Eyes-We Are BlindThis is the first album released by Albuquerque...
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One man band Brandon Bethancourt (Alaska in Winter) wrote his first album "in a tiny cabin out in the middle of nowhere Alaska," hence the moniker. His sophomore effort Holiday, released this past November, was recorded while Bethancourt was staying in Germany, hence song titles like "Berlin" and "Knorrpromenade" and the hausmusik influence. While he may wear his songwriting influences on h...
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The song features prominent vocal and ukulele, which gives it a Eastern-European-folk-meets-Final-Fantasy Beirut sound.
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Check out a guilt-free download of the song "Berlin" that is taken from "Holiday." It is a soothing synth pop tune with a throbbing bassline, glistening strings, creative use of the vocoder and Brandon's mesmerizing vocals. "Holiday" will be available in digital download stores on November 18. Following on the heels of his smash "Let It Rock," Kevin Rudolph's new single "NYC" features more ...
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Alaska in Winter played San Francisco’s DNA Lounge on 3/29 with openers Intermission and Geographer. Altogether, it was a highly enjoyable show at a really cool venue. DNA's got solid acoustics, a friendly staff and a rugged but trendy set-up — imagine a slick dress code club that had been allowed to collect dust for a year or two. Fine by me: Interesting design that doesn’t make you feel li
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Hmmm... I don't really understand these indie musicians sometimes. I mean, what are the flowers for? Come to think of it, the hat isn't really necessary and those gloves are shit. I suppose he is "making a statement" or something. Anyway... following a new personal best for Not Many Experts yesterday (2,300 visitors!) I decided that we all need a bit of a come down... OK, OK, it's been Christma...
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Music is art. Music is a collective of sounds manipulated by an artist/s to portray or represent said artist/s vision. Exchange the instrument with a paint brush, the audio into visual, the music's message into paint and the CD into a canvas & easel and what you have is a painting.
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Yes! Finally we are up for some more new material by Alaska In Winter . Brandon Bethancourt and c/o are leaving the chilly Alaskian electronic sound for... a chilly Berlinian electronic sound! The difference this time is that Alaska In Winter now are influenced by Berlin and its underground electronic uptempo culture, in which Brandon has lived for a while now. The second album Holiday drops ...
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