Madita - Madita

I've been listening to Madita's first album (Madita, 2005) and although I've been listening to it for some time now (first heard it about one or two years ago), I still enjoy her music. I find it difficult to associate a particular genre to it, probably because it has a bunch of musical influences, on top of which her voice fits perfectly. My favorite songs from this album are Ceylon, Monotony(could't find a youtube link), Has To Be You.

Phantogram

Phantogram is a trip-hop duo (Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) which brings together strong percussion, a loud rhythmic guitar and some overlapping keyboards while most of the vocals are done by Sarah.

A phantogram is a form of optical illusion which uses a pair of images which can create a sense of depth if the observer is in the right position; an interesting name for a duo band.

The band has released an album called Eyelid Movies and several EPs. My favorite song from their album is When I'm Small which has a really nice guitar sound. I like the fact that they used a gramophone effect only on the drums - the other instruments have a clean sound.

From their Nightlife EP, Make A Fist and Turning Into Stone are also interesting.

A Mouthful of Diamonds, the first song from the album, reminds me of another band, The Whip.

Emilie Simon

Emilie Simon is a french artist of whom I became aware of through the soundtrack from La Marche de l'Empereur. Apparently, she was working on her second album, which had a winter/polar setting, when she was asked to compose the soundtrack for the french documentary.





She has a unique style, I find it pretty hard to find any resemblance between her and other artists.
My favorite studio album is Végétal (Le Vieil Amant and Dame de Lotus are from this album). Her next album, entitled Franky Knight, should come out by the end of this year.






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Website: http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com/