Lidwine - Micro Interview

Goosebumps, tingles and bass in your rib cage - This is without doubt total class. It has been our policy over the years to focus on the positive things about the artists, musicians and authors we review or comment on - I have tried so hard to find something I don't like about Lidwine but - tingle, goosebumps and bass in the rid cage... I have been totally seduced!

How would you describe your music? - Some people say it's Folktronica

Have you any releases coming out soon?

• Oct 18th 2010 first EP entitled Lw
• Dec 7th a cover of the Christmas song on Ocean Music 7 Wishes for Christmas

What is your favourite networking site and why? - Facebook, it's easy to handle and more interactive than Myspace

CyLeW - A glimps of sanity(?)

It has been a long day and I've had enough. There is a rat in the garden that refuses to either die or piss off. It is past midnight and I am still keeping an eye open for him. As any cop would tell you - you can't  keep up surveillance with out rest or relaxation - The TV is crap so back to my old faithful 'iMac' and webwards I go.....

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There is so much crap out there - pure drivel! But...I found CyLeW.

This is what is said:
 

CyLeW is one of those hard to label, hard to classify artists, somewhere between romanticism and gothique darkness yet free from the usual cliches. Her universe is dark and somewhat intangible. Her lyrics often deal with serious and difficult subjects with a very touching decency and poetry. Human emotions being at the heart of the subjects. The expression and description of our wounds and deepest fears as well as our acts of bravery or surrender is what inspires her most. Somewhere between acoustic and electric, between gentleness and violence, between imprisonment and liberty, between good and evil, CyLeW plays with antonyms. 

It took me a while to remember what the word antonym means....but opposites is good enough. I have watched a few of the videos and have really enjoyed them. The tracks sound even better live. (I also laughed when I read the file name of the image below - it is very late here!)

CyLeW is from Paris so here is some more of the biog:

Aprés plusieurs démos, l'enregistrement du premier album 'Not so sleeping, not so beauty' commence en décembre 2007. Sur l'album on retrouve Arnaud Bascunana (Deportivo, Luke, Rhesus, No one is Innocent....)prises, mixes et réalisation ainsi que les arrangements, Tass (ex-Karma Sutra, Black Strobe, Darwin Bay) aux guitares puis Nicolas Tinel à la batterie. Le tout masterisé par Raphael Jonin ( Indochine, Rita Mitsoukos...).
En live, CyLeW est entourée de Tass, Arnaud Bascunana et Kriss Kilong (nouveau batteur).

Enough of this sanity I have a rat to catch!

@monievans - Monika Urszula Evans

This is a great sounding product, with crisp vocals, perfect, and confident nestling snugly over a beautifully controlled, well written and played music soundscape.

What is written on her ReverbNation page:

Monika was born in Krakow, Poland and began her music career playing violin and piano at the age of ten. She has been singing and composing music since the age of sixteen.

Monika is a finalist of the prestigious OPPA 2009, ISSA, semi - finalist of UK Songwriting Contest and a first musician who reached the target of 25.000 zloty on Polish music portal Megatotal.pl - Over 250 people helped her to collect the money to record her CD in a professional studio, DB studio in Jarocin.

Currently Monika lives and performs in the UK.

Tweetie Pie - 140 ways To Say I Love You

It's Valentine's Day and you don't know where to start - should you go with a self-penned ode to my love munchkin,' a handwritten Shakespearean sonnet, or a dirty limerick? Tweetie Pie brings together 140 creative ways to tell your special someone how much you love them. All short enough to tweet yet more than long enough to say I love you' (twelve times over, in fact). From the poignant and affectionate to the quirky and amusing to the flirtatious and titillating for your lover's eyes only, every shade of love is here. Beautifully designed and bound, this is the perfect Valentine - or any time- gift for the person you love.

Tweetie Pie: 140 ways To Say I Love You