There is something special about Kismet from Utrecht. Two summers ago they got me totally addicted to the three songs on their first release, which resulted in numerous late night listening sessions. This new four song EP already seems to have a similar effect. Maybe it’s the fact that they combine elements of almost all my favourite post-hardcore bands (At the Drive-In, Cursive and FAVEZ to name a few). The beautiful voice of singer/guitarist Temy – now also the lead singer – or the manner in which they shape their dynamic and diverse songs in a compact form might also contribute to my addiction.

Curious? Kismet has put all their new songs on their Simuze profile (using a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license). This means you can legally join my latest addiction, at no charge:

Kismet – 4 song e.p. 2006
Hey Champ
TV On
Empathy
Every Glass You Order

Funny and clever parody by neo-hippie Alanis Morissette. I still prefer looking at Fergie though...

Thanks to Pascal a Thousand!

@Simuze Nieuws
@Upcoming.org

Although I still love my iBook, and spend way too much time behind it (I’m such a geek), the recent rumours concerning the possibility of a new subnotebook by Apple are very tempting. I could really use a bit more power, but I would never switch to the current MacBook (Pro) models. Although they are much faster, they lack the portability of the sleek 12-inch iBook I’ve become accustomed to. Anything bigger would just feel like a step down for me. Being able to practically carry my laptop everywhere I go – without too much hassle – allows me a lot of flexibility in my work, that I couldn’t live without anymore. But if the MacBook mini – or MacSubBook (Pro) – would really hit the market, I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist buying one…

Graag wil ik jullie even herinneren aan de reactie van vriend Rik, op de mededeling dat mijn band in de Melkweg zou debuteren:

Ik vind het jammer dat ik niet bij je eerste en laatste keer in de Melkweg kan zijn.

Destijds stond ik met mijn mond vol tanden, maar nu heb ik eindelijk een reactie: KLIK!

Zie hier een volledige lijst van de concerten van Rise a Thousand.

Een interessante documentaire van studiegenoten Aage ten Hengel en Dennis van Vugt over de grens tussen "virtuele" en "werkelijke" levens op het immens populaire FOK!forum.

Yesterday Simuze released its second free compilation of Creative Commons licensed music from their website. Share This Vibe contains twelve 'electronic' songs, that give you that spring feeling we are all longing for at the moment!

You can start downloading it here!

Voor cut-up interviewde ik Tim Kasher van Cursive over hun Bad Sects Remix Contest.

Ik kon het niet laten om voor het artikel zelf een foto te remixen (zie onderaan het artikel).

Last night I stumbled upon this video of Cursive performing their beautiful song “Art is Hard” at the show I attended last year.

Well here we go again…

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