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Exclusive Download: One eskimO
What would happen if Cat Stevens (pre Yusuf Islam) and The Gorillaz collaborated on an AV project? The end result might look like the acclaimed music video for "Hometime" by One eskimO, which has created some buzz in the UK music and animation industries. Sound and vision...just what we (and uh David Bowie) are all about.
One eskimO is the brainchild of Kristian Leontiou, who once upon a time was being groomed as a sort of UK Justin Timberlake and actually had a top 10 hit in the UK back in 2004. After quickly realizing he was becoming something he isn't, he eschewed major label hoop jumping and embarked on a more honest path toward making music that was "filmic and magical". He put together a band - which Kristian envisioned to be a penguin, monkey and giraffe - and asked Rollo Armstrong of Faithless to produce.
While not unprecedented, it's uncommon when a musician has a angle for their music that's so visual-based. The end result is some sick songs where the stories unfurl in your head as you listen to them. Toyota saw a different story of their own after hearing "Hometime" and used it in their new eco-friendly Harmony campaign. The music works almost as well in the ad as in the music video.
One eskimO and their management have given our readers an exclusive mp3 download of a previously unreleased track called "Giving Up". It's money. So check it out.
SEEN's Top 10 Albums of 2007
Without further ado here's our first ever top 10 list. It wasn't easy coming to a consensus between the 5 contributors over here but in the end we think a quality, representative list came through. Also none of the bands on our top 10 list have animal names (name another blog's without one!). Send your hatemail to whogivesafuck@seen.com, otherwise leave a comment below (jk...not about the comments though). CLICK HERE to see our top 10...
FEATURED: The Magnetic Fields
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The Magnetic Fields are slated to release their latest album Distortion on January 15th on Nonesuch Records, and from what we've heard the LP will be exactly what the title says it will be--lots of fuzzy guitars and messed-up melodies over traditional Stephin Merritt pop gloom. A Plague of Angels is on the fence, hoping that something will emerge from the album's misty production, but we think that if Merritt is at the helm, chances are it will be great.
FEATURED: Remi Nicole x Lee Mortimer
The parade of British female singer-songwriters continues this week, this time with Remi Nicole, who is probably our favorite post-Lily Allen addition to the cannon. Remi writes sun-kissed, summery pop songs driven by her catchy acoustic guitar strumming. Kind of inoffensive, that is until you add British house producer Lee Mortimer to the mix, and Remi's track "Rock 'N' Roll" goes from being nice-walk-in-the-park to crazy-club-dancefloor-freakout as soon as Mortimer adds his remixing skills. Get Weird Turn Pro have just featured said remix, and it's quite enjoyable. Check it out at the link below...
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