Greg Matthews - Vocals
Mikey Guitar - Guitars
Neil Treppas - Bass Guitar
Lee Bradbury – Drums
Once again, the time has come for me to post my new discovery. The band is called Bauer and they were simply good enough to garner my attention. The track below proves to be easy listening for any car currently driving the streets of this depressing world. The track ‘connected’ does a good job showcasing the talent these four boys from the North of England have.
Some tracks are very creative; some tracks will leave you lost in thought while others will simply leave you bouncing your head while your fingers reach involuntarily for the repeat button. For those of you who like the whole 80’s synth pop or Coldplay then check out Bauer on their easy to read page by clicking here or on their MySpace page here.
As a reminder - if you’re reading this then you can click on the player to hear the track called ‘Connected’. Also, each and every song you see here on EC can be yours. Simply mail me and I will send you the tracks.
You must. You have to check out Lion of Ido’s- new song ‘Top of The world’, up now on myspace and itunes.
I write this blog because I love music and more importantly I love to share songs, sounds and artists who I indisputably appreciate.
As the Rolling Stones would sing, “on with the show…”
To a friend of mine who keeps a brilliant blog. SwB.
July 14, 2008
EC's Ensemble
June 24, 2008
War in the Brain
No matter how much people at work get to me nothing can dampen my excitement right now. I happened to find myself on Ido Zmishlany’s (of Lion of Ido) page and...
......... drum roll please............
I was ecstatic to find the name of my blog on his site. It’s an amazing feeling when a band you love recognizes you. This is what was written:
BLOG LOVE :)
June 10, 2008, 1:21 pm
“We are getting some blog love so I thought I’d share. The whole idea of doing a cover like “No Air” was to reach out to new people with a song that they already know. We tried to make it our own… and I think we did. I love the way it came out. All you haters can kiss my ass … Check out what some of the blogs have been saying:
arjanwrites
Shemspeed
rstar.net
evuhleen corner
If you read anymore blogs… send them my way. Thank you sooo much to the people who took the time to write about our little band.
- Ido”
Sigh! I think I’m in love with Ido!
I’ve been listening to P.J Harvey’s ‘This is love’. The song is a combination of spunk and great singing style that attacks your senses. Even if her name doesn't get your attention, the turbo-charged sound will prick your ears.
We’re having a week long foosball competition at work. Very exciting to see people buckle under pressure. My friends insisted that I spend time there and cheer for the teams. So I exhaled pretty noisily and followed the crowd into the gaming room. I tried very hard to focus on the game but my mind was filled with Ido, my situation at home and Imcha, a friend I miss so very much.
Life isn't too terrific today, but my dear friend Runa made it significantly better by telling me about another play on Thursday by the same director of ‘Hair’ – Ajay Krishnan. This one is called ‘Butter and Mashed Bananas’.
It’s really cold in the office. The guys handling the air conditioning must be getting kicks watching us freeze our asses off. It’s becoming really hard to type with the icy air finding its way into my bloodstream. Here goes a call to the reception and I’m hoping they'd do something about it.
Here's a track by one of my favourite bands- Lifehouse 'You & Me':
June 06, 2008
What My Pulses Say...
This is where I start talking about my latest musical fascination – Lion of Ido. Vocalist, pianist, guitarist, percussionist and accordion player Ido Zmishlany and his band are fairly new to the popular music scene, but have enjoyed getting to know their contemporaries. The song that got me introduced to their world was their rendition of Chris Brown and Jordin Spark’s ‘No Air’. I’ve been known to fall in love quite fast and I have to admit that I think I’m already falling in love with these guys. Their MySpace page is full of catchy pop/rock songs that make me bop my head and sing along while I play them at work. It was really hard for me to close the window when I logged out of work for the day. They are so damn likable and delicious and I think Ido Zmishlany has the funkiest haircut!
Okay apart from his good looks I think the songs sound like… like… Wow! I mean, they’re really good. I actually read a few of the comments for their ‘No Air’ video and whoever listened to it gave it *really* high marks — which was intriguing. So I’m gonna get back to their music now and feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
For more info on Lion of Ido visit their MySpace page
For their ‘No Air’ cover music video visit YouTube.com
Raw, kick ass music that'll have you screamin' for more -- it's Power Play!
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