MONDRIAN/SHH LISTEN

"Mondrian are a band from Paris who sing in English, make surreal videos, and dabble in styles that range from ’60s-’70s California pop to Folk to hints of Synthpop. That’s the nutshell version, but, honestly, these labels fail to capture the varied sounds of Mondrian’s first EP: Pop Shop, or the quirkiness of their visual style.Truth be told, Mondrian are still a bit of a mystery to me. Their e-mail asked for a minute to listen to their song “A Kiss A Day,” and a few minutes to watch some videos. While the song was pleasing, it’s the videos (seen below) that convinced me that something interesting was going on with the band. While Mondrian’s musicality is sound, they’re clearly just as interested in the visual aspect of their music. At times, these visuals are aggressively off-putting or surreal, but – nonetheless – they’re compelling.If you’re looking for something a bit out of the ordinary, but perfect for an afternoon around the house (or a low-key evening out), then check out some Mondrian [...] = http://www.shh-listen.com/2011/03/27/music-for-a-rainy-day-mondrian/"

POP SHOP/FLIGHTS 009

First Class treatment for Flights 009, exclusively at iTunes! MONDRIAN among Fleeting Joys, Cineplexx, The Ice Choir, Young Runaways, The Camerawalls, City Calm Down and much more!

Programmer Monocle’s Playlist :

01. The Coldest Heart by Belles Will Ring

http://www.facebook.com/belleswillring?ref=ts&sk=wall



02. Collect Your Thoughts by City Calm Down

http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-Calm-Down/24243558465?ref=ts&sk=app_178091127385



03. Vision of Hell, 1996 by The Ice Choir

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ice-Choir/195272073821029?ref=ts&sk=wall



04. Wisdom Up For Grabs by Magnus

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676089620



05. Lights Underground by Fleeting Joys

http://www.facebook.com/thefleetingjoys?ref=ts&sk=app_2405167945



06. Markers Of Beautiful Memories by The Camerawalls

http://www.facebook.com/thecamerawalls



07. Black & Blue by Olympic Ayres

http://www.facebook.com/olympicayres?ref=ts&sk=app_178091127385



08. Mejor by Cineplexx

http://www.facebook.com/cineplexxband?ref=ts&sk=wall



09. Founders Of The Sea by Caucus

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000826342753



10. Closer by Young Runaways

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Runaways/87906647456



11. Pop Shop by Mondrian http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000507530098



12. Seagull (live) by Ride

13. Chrome Waves (live) by Ride

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ride-band/109040672468949



14. Completely Solitary by Jonny Watkins

http://www.facebook.com/JRGW711

MONDRIAN/THIS IS SELECT VOL.1

POP SHOP (LIVE)@L'INTERNATIONAL

MONDRIAN/CHOMAGE AFFECTIF'S SOUNDTRACK

"LHG" & "Pop Shop" en B.O.

http://www.aufeminin.com/video-culture/chomage-affectif-berengere-krief-film-n68354.html

MONDRIAN/B.O. DE CHOMAGE AFFECTIF

Sortie de "Chômage affectif", le court-métrage de Catherine Villeminot, en exclu sur auféminin.tv aujourd'hui 14 février 2011! B.O.:"LHG" + "Pop Shop" de MONDRIAN!

Teaser Chômage Affectif

Le mariage n'est-il pas un CDI amoureux ? Peut-on considérer un coup d'un soir comme de l'intérim ? Faut-il une lettre de motivation avant de se fiancer ?

Toutes les réponses dans le court métrage "Chômage affectif" diffusé à partir du 14 février sur aufeminin.tv.

Court métrage réalisé par Catherine Villeminot

Comédienne : Bérengère Krief

Scénariste : Julien Katz

"Tofu farmer" #Elias

POP SHOP/FRIGOPOP

POP SHOP/JAMAIS D'ACCORD

"[...] Il était une fois un groupe de parisiens beaux comme des tableaux mais qui ne pouvaient pas se voir en peinture. Leur truc à eux c’était le mouvement, pas le figé sur une toile. Et ça tombait bien parce qu’ils étaient super forts en musique… et en vidéos. Quand on joue de la pop, pour se démarquer de la foule d’autres groupes « mignons » il n’y qu’une seule solution : avoir du talent. On entre dans le Pop Shop de Mondrian avec les yeux émerveillés d’un enfant de quatre ans le matin de Noël. Que ce soit les voix, les orchestrations casserole-flute-mandoline ou les textes qui font chavirer le cœur, on dévalise le rayon de Tofu fermier loin d’être insipide, on aime se heurter à l’Amour avec l’impression de tomber sur un édredon doux comme la soie, on veut bien ne plus jamais prendre de petit déjeuner s’il ressemble à celui de la planète surf, on voudrait dodeliner de la tête avec l’air d’être un Bisounours Beatles jusqu’à l’année suivante… ne plus jamais quitter cette autre interprétation d’un monde merveilleux : un grand sourire bienveillant, un Monde-riant". [la suite là: http://jamaisdaccord.com/2010/12/24/les-belles-histoires-6-mondrian/]

POP SHOP/IT'S ONLY ROCK AND FOLK

" [...] Mondrian c’est de la pop chaleureuse, des mélodies guillerettes et joyeuses qui font ressortir notre âme d’enfant. Dès le premier titre « Tofu Farmer » on se met à fredonner « tagada tagada » et comme les bonbons c’est acidulé et doux à la fois. Les notes de flutes, de xylophones et les sifflements rajoutent de l’effet à ce petit côté enfantin. Avec « love collision » même si on comprend rien à l’anglais, à la façon de chanter on ressent que le sujet est plus grave mais la mélodie reste quand même entrainante, joli paradoxe ! « Things that money can’t buy » ajoute un petit brin d’électro à l’album et on aime la manière complètement détachée de chanter de Roman. A noter que sur quelques titres par Demoiselle aux chœurs. On rajoutera une mention spéciale aux paroles du titre "Last Breakfast on Planet Surf".C’est frais, joyeux, il y a même un petit je ne sais quoi qui rappelle la country ! Ne soyez pas surpris si à l’écoute vous vous imaginez courir dans le jardin, vous amusez avec l’arrosoir et finir par vous asseoir mouillé sur l’herbe pour admirer le coucher de soleil ! Allez on est sympa vous pouvez aussi vous imaginer mangeant de la guimauve. L’EP respire la joie de vivre alors pourquoi s’en priver ? Justement ils partagent la scène de l’International le 9 janvier avec Morgan Manifacier et We Were Evergreen : Carrément qu’on y sera !!! " = http://rocknfool.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/on-a-ecoute-pop-shop-de-mondrian/.

POP SHOP/MUSIC IS MY FRIEND WITH BENEFITS

POP SHOP/AVANT-AVANT

POP SHOP/THIS BAND IS SICK

"[...] Their newest single, ‘Pop Shop’ has a very simple sound like somebody playing around on half a drum kit and a keyboard for the first time but evolves into a great full bodied pop song once the rest of the instruments join in. Their music keeps it lively, happy, and sweet with well placed hand claps here and there, the occasional toot of a flute and a nice mix of everything from banjo and ukulele to piano and synthesizer. What also interesting is that these guys live in France but their music is in English, which just once again proves why french is totally not worth learning!" = http://thisbandissick.com/2010/mondrian-pop-shop-indiepop/.

POP SHOP/LA BELLE EPOP

"[...] A sentire le canzoni di Pop Shop si ritrovano proprio equilibrio, suoni vivaci e strutture non banali ma spiccatamente pop costruite con strumenti semplici come ukulele, banjo, fischiettio e pianoforte. Mi ricordano molto la felicità a basso costo offerta dai The Boy Least Likely To.
Forse la geografia non li aiuta molto, e al contrario di band stellari provenienti dallo stesso lato delle Alpi, non usano quasi niente di digitale. Ma chissà, magari la magia dei "cugini" belgi Austin Lace, una vera sensazione indiepop di qualche inverno fa, potrebbe essere un buon precedente, e questo mini album (sette brani in free download per un po' di giorni, mi scrivono anche questo), piacevole highlight degli ultimi minuti del 2010 da inserire nella cartella dei dischi di indiepop ben fatto di quest'anno, potrebbe avere un seguito." = http://labelleepop.blogspot.com/2010/12/mondrian-best-kept-secret-of-france.html.

POP SHOP/DAMIEN IS LISTENING TO...

""I couldn't have stopped myself even if I'd wanted to" Mondrian, in the traditional sense, was a Dutch artist arguably most famous for his paintings of (sometimes) colourful vertical and horizontal lines. In the more contemporary sense of the word, MONDRIAN also happens to be an absolutely enchanting French indie pop twosome. What I love most about this duo is that they do things differently - you can tell they genuinely put their soul into the music they make, yet thankfully without taking themselves too seriously. The sound of the band is all very reminiscent of a bittersweet teenage summer past. Their banjo-heavy, beguiling debut E.P. 'Pop Shop' can be streamed/downloaded over at their Bandcamp, which is something I highly recommend you don't miss out on. Check out an exclusive new track by the same name below, too." = http://damienislisteningto.blogspot.com/2010/12/mondrian.html.

"Best kept secret" by MONDRIAN

Lyrics: Once I played the drums in a college band/- Rocking your socks off!,… or just tried my hand”/Grab attention: bite the apple on the roof/Dig the Beatles, Pete’s sense of rhythm on “Love me do”/As a true proof of the best kept secret/Best bet to forget/Since I took the black veil of silence/I reserve the right not to settle our difference/Vain… as Hollywood never paid me back in its own coin/I dropped the lot and double-locked myself in, John/Am I not divine?/Keep it safe or drop the lot/Keep it safe or…/There might have been someone to rely on/A cause to champion when the privacy clause is not conformed/To laud discretion: bite your tongue a thousand times/Before to let out, to put words forward, on the lion’s den/Here lies the best kept secret. = http://popmondrian.bandcamp.com/track/best-kept-secret.

from Pop Shop

Good bye/God bless Pete Best as a loser magnifique, Greta Garbo as The Divine. Fame, success. And also loss. Their memory still on heavy rotation in mine. Ivory-tower silence, cos’ Here Lies the Heart. RO

POP SHOP/FERAL PARTY KIDS

POP SHOP/STUCK ON AN ISLAND

"There is something very alluring when a group of musicians insist on being called a “Pop Band”. While at this point the term “Pop” is almost ambiguous to the point where can mean anything, Mondrian claim to be the “only Parisian POP band”. Saying that this is bold would be an understatement, and it was be a shame if they weren’t able to back it up. Fortunately, Mondrain are actually quite awesome. Pop is a really fitting term for their sound because while they seem to have many influences, all of the groups that they resemble were palatable to the masses. They sound like a cross between The Byrds and Hot Chip. Their newest single, “Pop Shop” is extremely simple, but the simplicity enables it to become a sort of pop bliss. The track begins with simple drums, and then a delightful, full sounding electronic organ comes in. A few other synths enter, but the most charming part of the song is the vocals. They are light sounding, but also unpolished in a wholehearted way. During the chorus there are harmonies that remind me a lot of The Byrds. While I doubt that Mondrian are the only parisian pop band, they certainly appear to be one of the best." = http://stuckonanisland.com/2010/11/pop-shop-mondrian/.

"Pop Shop" by MONDRIAN

After the EP "Pop Shop", the song "Pop Shop"!

LYRICS:When I first heard it on the radio/I thought jam possible tomorrow/Digital highs, don’t turn down low/Imitated by agitators/Cos’ I’ve been told that life goes on/Thanks to strobes and cops/What goes up must not come down/That’s what I read in my horoscope/OK go get POP, OK go get POP/I know what you came for/Oh, anything’s possible/Here at the Pop Shop/Oh, everything has been sold/“Made in Pop Shop”/If you ever find yourself dancing/Giving just a try the bounds of fatigue/Remember when this was twee/Remember we’re now free/POP and I we’re meant to be/True December antibody.

MONDRIAN - Pop Shop by MONDRIAN

POP SHOP/ZASMAGAZINE

"Are you ready to get carried away? Mondrian is a new band from Paris and they just debuted their first EP. Pop Shop is an beautiful album full of love, pop and tofu. If there’s a soundtrack of riding bicycles through Paris, walking down boulevard Haussmann or enjoying picnics in Tuileries Garden, you totally found it. Listen and buy their album on their bandcamp page. And you really should take a look their latest video Last Breakfast On Planet Surf if you’re enjoying sandwich." = http://zasmagazine.com/2010/11/mondrian-pop-shop-review/.