For part 2 of my indie dream pop bender, I discovered a very cool French netlabel called Beko DSL (digital single label), which boasts a free new single w/ b-side(s) every Monday.  Today, I will post a few tracks off Beko’s exciting and eclectic catalogue, I highly recommend you hop on over to their site and start clicking if you are feeling any of these tunes!

Hessien – To the Finland Station – Beko 33

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To start things off, the newest release is more ambient acoustic than shoegaze or typical dream pop, but you’ll see it fits nicely into the collage.  It’s by Hessien, a trans-global collaboration between Charles Sage (Australia) and Tim Diagram of (UK).  Sort of a nice, dreamy opener, I have a playlist together of serene music like this that I fall asleep to, so it certainly puts the dream in dream pop.

Memoryhouse – To the Lighthouse – Beko 13

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Memoryhouse might find themselves having a slight bit of trouble finding recognition in lieu of other popular groups with either “memory” or “house” in their names.  Regardless, this wonderful tune should at least put them in the mix, the vocals are really nice, sort of floating listlessly on top of cloud-like keys in the background.  This track appears as their main single in a few releases, definitely a worthwhile listen.

The Bilinda Butchers – This Love is Fucking Right! (the POBPAH cover) – Beko 14

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Next up, an airy acoustic love song from French duo, The Bilinda Butchers.  For those of you who know a thing or two about shoegaze, you might be wondering why that name sounds familiar– she played guitar and did vocals for .  Paying such clear homage to MBV seems to be getting a bit commonplace, not to say they don’t totally deserve it.  At any rate, it’s a cover of a track called This Love Is Fucking Right, originally by .

Moscow Olympics – To Keep the Avenues Open – Beko 12

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Finally, I save my fave for last: it’s by Manila-based Moscow Olympics.  It’s really cool to see a Filipino group in the mix, like I said yesterday, this scene must be the most internationally-friendly and culturally-independent.  The subtle touch of 80’s pop in these tunes gives it an irresistable, melancholy, yet romantic feel.  The blankets and folds of keys and guitars blend wonderfully, creating this hazy sort of feeling, while the hushed, almost mumbled vocals give the track a -esque sense of humility.

Also, here’s a fan video created by Brazilian designer and videographer Eduardo Omine.  I love the slight surf-rock touch this song has at points, it will definitely be on my surf pop playlist, mixed up with the tunes I think will be super hot once we all thaw out from this brutal winter season.

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Posted in Music Posted by on Mar 04 2010 12:00 pm

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