It s not that I haven t heard his music before. I previously heard his critically acclaimed rendition of Heartbeats on the , while Crosses was featured in the final episode of The OC.
Heartbeats, by the way, is a remake of the original sung by Swedish band, The Knife on their album .
Regardless, both songs are featured on the Swedish-born minstrel s debut album , which has been rocking the European charts. The single Heartbeats has also been playlisted on the UK Top 10 charts .
Not bad for a 27-year old, born into a family teeming with musical variety.
Apparently his father, also a singer, has a natural taste for Latin American music along with American and UK pop classics.
It s also interesting to note that his minimalism in his music (his voice and acoustic guitar) is echoed through his production of the first album. As the write-up on his website quips:
It’s uplifting then, in an age of spin, hype and wall-to-wall hyperbole, to note that José’s music has required no lavish production (he records on basic equipment, at home) no exotic packaging or gimlet-eyed marketing strategies, to make it cherished by thousands.
For once even the Sun got it right: ”In a world of musical clones, the Argentinean Swede is a thrillingly original new talent”.
, his exclusive South African mini-album, features José s reinterpretations of Kylie Minogue s Hand On Your Heart and Joy Division s Love Will Tear Us Apart .
Unfortunately though, we missed his earlier this year, but from what I read over at , the Cape Town one was brilliant.
If you like artists such as , and then this will definitely not disappoint.
I m definitely looking out for more from this artist in the future.
Don t you sometimes wonder how the soundtrack would turn out if your life was made into a movie?
Found this meme on a number of blogs ( and ) and decided to test this out for myself.
So, here s how it works:
2. Put it on shuffle
4.
For every question, type the song that s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don t lie and try to pretend you re cool - I know you have Celine Dion in there somewhere
02.
Waking Up: You re in the army now - Status Quo
03. First Day at School: The young ones - Cliff Richard
04. Falling in Love: The sun always shines on TV - A-Ha
10.
Driving: Till the cops come knocking - Maxwell
11. Flashback: The sun is shining - Funkstar Deluxe feat Bob Marley
12. Getting Back Together: Lead me home - Gary B
14.
Birth of a Child: One of us - Joan Osborne
15. Death Scene: Ashes to ashes - Hanz Zimmer (Black Hawk Down)
17. End Credits: Things can only get better - Jarrod
Okay, personally I think my playlist is cooked in the head, but this was very interesting - now tag yourself and let me know what is playlisted in your soundtrack.
I m a firm believer in supporting all music artists and especially our local boys and girls, which means I buy a shedload full of CD s. As with many artists, it is difficult to crack it in the industry and what better way to get some publicity and make a name for yourself than publishing a demo of your songs online.
Enter and , two sites that prove you with legal full or demo downloads of South African music. 24.com mainly provides a list of the Top 10 downloads (as supplied by SAmp3.
com), with some added information and interviews, while all the rest of the songs are available from SAmp3.com.
Another bonus is of course the exclusive songs, specially recorded and available for download from the site.
One such song is which is about the 2010 world cup and recorded in his living room - apparently it s a huge hit in Australia.
All the mp3s on SAmp3.com and all the mp3s supplied to 24.
com by SAmp3.com are authorized by the artists and/or their record labels.
So remember, if you like the song, go support our local artists and buy the CD.
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