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We Were Thinking of Evolving (Wake Up): The music and videos of K Sera

Clarke — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:43:42 +0000

Just today I happily discovered the music of the band K Sera. Following some of the bands links, I was brought to a couple of music videos that really caught my eye. The videos are fresh and fun, full of life, full of energy. The music is classified as alternative, but what really is alternative these days—since the early eighties anyways? But we can give K Sera the alternative banner to wave, cause their music could simply not be classified any other way. K Sera’s music is a quirky explosion of multiple genres. On another website I saw that their music got stuffed into three simple categories. But that just cheapened it for me. The music of K Sera is too good to just be passed off as Indie, Rock and Experimental.

With style pretty much his own, Lead Singer Mike Caswell belts out much of the lyrics. But you can catch glimpses of undertones, of a terrific voice just begging to sing a quiet, more gentle solo. The other members of the band have just as much energy and play their instruments with force. That’s why I call K Sera an explosion of sound. Each band member’s musical influence seems to jump in at anytime. Drummer Dustin Combs is wild!

The standout for me besides the lead singer, is Keyboardist David Christensen. His fingers leap from note to note with runs of semi-tones that hint of songs yet to come. He’s a musician’s musician. He’s not hard to look at either. They’re all super cute, and so are all of their friends. Well, at least the ones in the videos anyway. Yes, super cute and super talented, making super great music! Their music is so strong, their sound so scrumptious, that anyone will enjoy sinking their teeth into these tunes.

Here’s a video to get yourself acquainted… I really like this song and video, plus the cool charm of Thomas Dutton singing his cameo with such intensity. I’m looking forward to hearing more music and seeing more cool videos from K Sera.

Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

K Sera – “Me Before Women & Children” Music Video from sigismund s. pikul on Vimeo.

Check out this video too:

K Sera – We Were Thinking Of Evolving (Director’s Cut) from sigismund s. pikul on Vimeo.

We Were Thinking of Evolving (Wake Up), Me Before Women & Children and other K Sera tracks are available digitally from the iTunes store, download K Sera’s music here.

Canadian Singer Shawn Desman makes you Shiver

Clarke — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:45:48 +0000

Here is a great song and video performance by Platinum and Gold, Award Winning Canadian singer Shawn Desman. I really like Shawn’s voice and the vocal production on this new track called Shiver. Also there is some amazing choreography throughout this video. I especially like the mixed-in ballet moves and the pantomimed violins… a classy touch. I’m really looking forward to more music and videos from Shawn Desman!

Find out more about Shawn at shawndesman.com

Shiver and other Shawn Desman tracks are available digitally from the iTunes store, download Shawn Desman’s music here.

Imogen Heap: Queen of the New Underground

Clarke — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:51:21 +0000

These days most people know the name Imogen Heap. But if you don’t recognize her name, you’ll certainly recognize her music from the first few bars. Ethereal, unique, inspiring, captivating, cutting-edge, bold, experimental, soothing, heart-wrenching, masterful—just a few of the words I would use to describe Imogen’s sound. For me Imogen Heap is the Queen of the new Underground. For those of you who don’t know who I am talking about, please let me introduce you to musical innovator Imogen Heap. Even if you aren’t sure if you’ve ever heard her music before, the opening riffs of the memorable Let Go released by Imogen’s side-project Frou Frou, will definitely bring back memories of rushing to the dance floor to interpret this song with your own brand of voodoo. Calling her simply a multi-instrumentalist doesn’t do her and her music justice. She’s a magnificent one-woman show. An Imogen Heap live music performance is truly captivating. The layers of sound that swirl around her uniquely beautiful voice are spell-binding. Her command of the instruments that surround her during a live mix is rare in today’s music world. As each song ends, you wish you could hit replay in order to see and hear the magic all over again. And thank God for YouTube you can. Her songs are epic journeys of melodies that pull at every heart string, yet at the same time are so cutting edge you still get to be the cool kid on the block to say you are a fan. Imogen’s discography of solo material and collaborations to-date is impressive. Standout singles are: Just For Now, Let Go, Hide & Seek, Clear the Area, Goodnight & Go, First Train Home. If you don’t already have these tracks in heavy rotation on your iPhone, iPod or favourite mp3 player, treat yourself to these timeless melodies and Imogen’s beautiful voice. Available digitally from the iTunes store, download Imogen Heap’s music here.

Music from How To Train Your Dragon by John Powell

Clarke — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:45:26 +0000

One of our picks for Top 10 movies of 2010 also has an equally impressive soundtrack. Available digitally from the iTunes store, download the music from How To Train Your Dragon by John Powell and relive this feel good movie over and over again. Read our Movie Review