NEWS. PRESS. MUSIC. SIDE PROJECTS. CD BABY. ITUNES. CAFEPRESS. PHOTO. CLIP. THINK. DONATE. LINK. INFO. SIDE PROJECTS & BANDMATES... kidameln [2004] Tracklist: 01 Hysteria [tribute to Haruki] 02 One day [i'll listen] 03 I'm in [love with her] 04 [make my breath] Sour 05 [you're gonna] See me smiling 06 Hey ho [and away we go] 07 Serious [ly] 08 [you're] Just a loudmouth 09 Circles [around the moon] >> Hear it @ CD Baby or iTunes or... Buy CD: >> @ CD Baby >> @ Amplifier [NZ/Australia] Download it: >> @ CD Baby >> @ All Apple iTunes Music Stores >> @ CD Baby artist site Mp3tunes.com >> @ Rhapsody PRESS the kidameln lo-fi is an eclectic and cool album from way out there on the indie prairie. It evokes a rich mix of alternate rock and hard pop with some very mellow twinkly quiet moments sprinkled in between. kidameln's debut album delivers a lot in a seemingly short half hour. It's got an incredible variety of flavors over the 9 songs, all warmly delivered with great feeling in that indie diy home demo style. There is an obvious meshing together of diverse influences. After the first listen I could hear evidence of Dinosaur Jr, the Smashing Pumpkins, and even Concorde Dawn, but then when I looked at the artwork I was surprised to find a New Model Army logo in the collage inside, so go figure. There's no definition of who does what, which is kind of cool, but the art at least reveals who kidameln are. Michael Brennan [Seven dials/ Hussman/ the Feds/ and soon to be released solo project Phonoss], Warren Lawson [Pottery/ Puppichuk/ the Feds], Daniel Gannaway [Daniel Gannaway] and [the Now Awol] Stan Leboy. Apparently the kidameln lo-fi is a bunch of sketches, and if that's the case, I can't imagine what they'd have done if given the time and more resources. Sometimes though limitation creates beauty and I think this is the case here. Ratchet 4 Drill Out now on truly independent - Reviews: Kidameln ~ The Kidameln Lo-fi Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 @ 10:00:32 EST Topic: Reviews Artist: Kidameln CD: The Kidameln Lo-Fi Home: New Zealand and Others Style: Laid-back Poignant Radiohead Surfer Grunge Quote: "Remote vocals layered over acoustic guitar plunged into a subterranean pool of bass." By Genevieve Will Like an upbeat Seattle grunge band, with all the darkness you love without the attitude that killed the genre, Kidameln fuses contributions from band members in different locales to produce one of the most notable collaborations witnessed lately. Evidenced by depth of instrumentation powered by an unusual vibe, Kidameln possesses a strange cohesion, driven to the even stranger by the sheer distance between band members. Remote vocals layered over acoustic guitar plunged into a subterranean pool of bass make for a release unlike most, and with a name like the Kidameln Lo-Fi, this album stretches the lip of the genre melting pot. Although the particular roles of Kidameln’s members remain somewhat hazy, the smoke sometimes drifts enough that at least their names can be seen: Michael Brennan, Warren Lawson, Daniel Gannaway and Stan Leboy. Based on his solo release, the isolated vocals definitely belong to Gannaway, but the rest I can do no justice. Can I just say, nice percussion? Despite the mystery, it’s evident these four have a certain solidarity that not only allows them to join forces from a distance but also transmit that crucial harmony into their music for the same laissez-faire flow one usually attributes to a far quieter sound. While the kida lyrics generally make a solid stamp on the mind, many of the choruses remain a bit repetitive and mildly weak. Complex in instrumentation, vocals, and much of actual lyrics, the Kidameln Lo-Fi seems simply to have grown tired of too much life on the beach when it comes to choruses like “I’m in love with her.” Songwriters know better than that. Faintly over-literal, not unlike some others. Furthermore, it pains me to the innards of my gut that lines like this surface on the same album as both “won’t be a blinded sheep or compromise my soul,” and “like a storm in a tea cup night after night.” While writing catchy pop, keep it uniform. But don’t steal lines from Ashlee Simpson and sidle them up next to good old-fashioned songwriting. Clearly, I hope, it’s obvious Kidameln can write; the injections of lyrical sucrose dwell problematically only because the rest of the album is wholly nutritious. Particularly dark, “[Make My Breath] Sour” confirms not only that these boys can string a few decent words together, but also that they know a bit more than acoustic guitar ... like hard-core rock-out electric-chic. A favorite of mine, “[You’re] Just a Loudmouth” features nicely hard-hitting beats, and a simultaneously upbeat but dark feel. LYRICS Track 01 - hysteria [tribute to haruki] day after day you watch the sunrise east to west across the sky finally one day something breaks inside you and dies you bow your head with something akin to an emptiness and then you begin the walk towards the land west of the sun hysteria hysteria hysteria siberiana nothing to the north south east or west nothing but the tundra and your onward steps possessed like this you'll walk yourself to a lonely death hysteria hysteria hysteria siberiana Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 02 - one day today i wish, i could pull over step off and wait for this to roll over but nothing ever works so easy my minds playing tricks, attempting to please me what if i could just step off and wait let the world roll on a bit, step off today rejoin the rat-race later in time sit back and listen to whats on my mind one day, today i'll listen hold out my hand for something that glistens a light in the dark to show me whats missing one day i know, one day i'll listen someone is right, i cant say who is my eyes are all blurry, mishaping my vision i'll stay off the road while my head is still baking been spending my night-times alone, awake, shaking it should be so clear my eyes blind their not seeing everythings racing, my breath wont stop seething to and fro like a ship on the night like a storm in a tea cup night after night one day, today i'll listen hold out my hand for something that glistens a light in the dark to show me whats missing one day i know, one day i'll listen Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 03 - i'm in [love with her] oh my god i can't believe this girl she got me spinning around don't you doubt what i say 'cause it's true why don't you read my lips 'cause i'm in i'm in love with her you all said oh you're gonna get bored with her why don't you just leave her alone come on look elsewhere and move on well read my lips 'cause i'm in i'm in love with her everyone around this town they filled her with doubt they filled her with doubt everyone around this town they filled her with doubt over my character well now i've gone and proved you wrong i got serious about a girl see there's a ring and you hear that bell it's chiming aloud 'cause i'm in i'm in love with her Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 04 - [make my breath] sour a thousand eyes, i cannot follow a thousand tongues, words i cannot swallow i sit and wonder if these words are meant for me hollowness, intentfullness surrounding me i can see how wars won and lost seeing the generations, bare the catastroph all these time travellers lost in space lost in our existance in this unstoppable race for one small minute, maybe one hour so far from what i know, make my breath sour the road seems long, this forgotten place touching on the edge of this unstoppable race stay awake see whats in this night only recognise a power stations lights i can see how someone could be lost dissappear forever like a print in the frost riding on a wave spreading over this land maybe this can make for a far better man Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 05 - [you're gonna] see me smiling today ain't been such a good one today ain't seen me at my best tomorrow is where i'm blindly heading tomorrow is where you will see see me smiling today sees me looking upwards today sees me full of hope tomorrow is where i'm blindly heading tomorrow is where you will see see me smiling come on get up now head out the door Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 06 - hey ho [and away we go] hey ho and away we go got an island horizon and a boat to get there on hey ho and away we go got supplies and friendship say captain let's cast off Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 07 - serious [ly] dont take too much serious when you hear from me today i got clever words, some of what i say might make sense to you, and others not a lot im ok with that, i dont care if their not what i read in papers, monkey men on my screen inflict the fear of others, to make us see that the world outside is some evil place of hate and no understanding, tortured pain ive been listening to the words of my own making hard work of understanding where they come from still i find the time to listen and see all of these changes, all around me i need to see things to make me believe no physical proof, then you wont convince me wont be a blinded sheep, or compromise my soul im gonna be needing it to keep control every dog is gonna have its day its just a matter of time, you gotta stay some are gonna blink while their waiting in line their gonna miss the opportunity i wont miss mine Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 08 - [you're] just a loudmouth you paddle up and you're given me shit it's a small grievance in this world i think it's strange way to waste your energy when all i want to do is go surfing but you really bother to notice take the piss and try to blow my focus on having fun a privilige in this ocean i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i forgive you you can't help yourself i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i'd save you even if you were drowning oh i get it you've got green eyes i ain't no threat to your perfect life you got it so easy you're bored i've seen a thousand of you and i'll see a thousand more i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i forgive you you can't help yourself i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i'd save you even if you were drowning drowning you're just a loudmouth you're just allowed i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i forgive you you can't help yourself i forgive you you're just a loudmouth i'd save you even if you were drowning Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 - Track 09 - circles [around the moon] oh we go swimming under the moon hold your breath but come up soon the water enveloping our bodies mist obscuring the forest circles around the moon oh we go swimming under the moon hold your breath but come up soon circles around the moon it's a dream oh it's a dream circles around the moon Music & Lyrics by kidameln © 2004 Quick links: >> MP3s & CDs @ CD Baby! >> Apple iTunes >> Rhapsody >> iSOUND >> MP3tunes >> Napster >> eMusic >> myspace >> VIRB >> ReverbNation >> CafePress ^ top ^ thankyou for supporting truly independent music