The muses of La Musa: Okay Kaya

Many records, really too many, claim to be the “most personal” work of their respective authors. A stereotype like any other except for Both, Okay Kaya’s debut. Listening to it feels like sitting with its author, Kaya Wilkins, for a whole night. Looking deep, right into her eyes. This sweet treatment of nocturnal folk, which at moments is close to R&B, is a journey that dives into the interior of this Norwegian who shows an endlessly deep, penetrating look. Being signed to a renowned label in 2015, Wilkins discarded two years’ worth of songs because she didn’t want to lose control of her songs, and she retreated to her home, alone only with the occasional help from her partner, Aaron Maine from Porches. This is why Both is a record where she opens herself about her conflicts (the racial, sexual and mental ones -Wilkins is bipolar-) with overwhelming frankness, vulnerability and intimacy. A truly personal album.

Divus Julius presents…Porches

Porches is the project of New York singer and composer Aaron Maine. His music perfectly combines indie music sensibility and brilliant eighties’ synth-pop. He self-released his first EPs – ‘Je T’aime,Summer Of Ten‘ and ‘Scrap And love Songs Revisited’ – almost simultaneously. His debut full-length effort ‘Slow Dance in The Cosmos‘ came out in 2013, but he gained international recognition with ‘Pool’, released in 2016.

In ‘Pool’, Porches becomes more sophisticated and joins the club of exotic instrumentation (with Greta Kline from Frankie Cosmos playing bass). His signature sensual and melancholic mood is also present in their latest effort, ‘The House’(2018).

Ville à Dômat #210: ‘Listen Different’

L’únic programa de la ràdio on escoltà música diferent. Cada setmana cerquem els artistes més novells i interessants arreu del món per alegrar-vos les orelles i estimular-vos la ment. Us presentem a Warbly Jets, Nakhane, Bad News Club, MorMor. els francesos The Blaze o la catalana Brigitte Laverne. A més, estrenem el més nou de Father John Misty, Everything Everything, Natalie Prass, George Ezra o Simian Mobile Disco. Tota la info sobre els concerts de Slowdive, IAMX i Noah Gundersen. Parlarem de l’ Americana Film Fest, dels guanyadors dels Oscars i del festival d’aquesta setmana a Barcelona: Mutek.

Ville à Dômat: Listen Different

Hit of the week: Porches ‘Find Me’

Porches, the band of Aaron Maine, has announced his third full-length album, The House, which comes on the heels of 2016’s Pool and Water EP. He also also debuted a new song and video for “Find Me,” a jaunty, mid-tempo number that contrasts the measured restraint of his recent song, “Country.” The House drops on January 19 from Domino.

 

Ville à Dômat #194: ‘Mysterious Sounds’

Els sons més misteriosos, però també més suggestius els sentireu demà en un nou capítol del programa musical més avanguartdista del moment. Estrenarem el més nou de Franz Ferdinand, Porches, The Gift, Fever Ray o Algiers. Descobrirem a noves bandes com Agar Agar, Starcrawler ,Island, Vök , Sad Palace, The Orielles o Bruises. A més, us informarem sobre els concert de Royal Blood. Repassarem les millors pel·lícules de l’ In-Edit Festival. Divus Julius Bonasera entrevistar a  director de l’obra “Paradise” que actualment es representa al Teatre Poliorama.

Dues hores de bona música indie al 100.5FM Ràdio Ciutat Vella.

Dilluns de 19h a 21h.

Ville à Dômat: Mysterious Sounds

Music by Bergman: Pavo Pavo

Pavo Pavo is about to release their debut album on November 11 under Bella Union Records – it will be entitled ‘Young Narrator In The Breakers.’ This is a group of young but extremely competent musicians who worked closely with indie and classical heavyweights such as Here We Go Magic, John Zorn, Dave Longstreth, Porches, Olga Bell, Lucius, Roomful of Teeth, and San Fermin. The record was co-produced by Danny Molad (Lucius) and Sam Cohen (Yellowbirds, Apollo Sunshine), so expectations should be high.

Primavera Club 2016

Entre el grapat de prometedors noms que proposa el festival, sobresurt el post rock de Minor Victories, supergrup format per components de Mogwai, Slowdive i Editors, el pop ple de referències clàssiques de Whitney, el rock ballable d’Operators, projecte de Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Divine Fits, Handsome Furs), i l’electrònica pop dels americans Porches autors d’un dels discs més destacats d’aquest any.

Més noms internacionals: la britànica Kelly Lee Owens, l’australià Alex Cameron i el projecte del canadenc Tommy Baxton-Beesley sota l’àlies River Tiber, l’emotiu cançoner de la jove londinenca Anna B Savage, el danès Søren Juul (abans conegut per l’àlies Indians) o l’escocès C Duncan, que barreja en les seves cançons influències clàssiques i electrònica.  Del divendres 21 al diumenge 23 d’octubre.