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POP SHOP/THE iNDiE MACHiNE (2)

"Mondrian released Pop Shop back in August and I’ve been meaning to do a post since I discovered them back in October. Two months later here we are. Better late than never right? If you haven’t heard Mondrian before, now is your chance. The band hails from Paris, France and they have a Christmas present for you. Head over to their Bandcamp page and download their debut album/EP absolutely free of charge. Honestly, I must have played Things That Money Can’t Buy a hundred times over the last few months. There is something so simple, yet so infectious about their sound. Other album highlights include Tofu Farmer and LHG." = http://www.theindiemachine.com/2010/12/20/icymi-mondrian-pop-shop/.

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/MY CAR IS FULL OF PLUMS

"Il a neigé sur Paris, les amis. Avez-vous vu à la télévision ces images de la capitale recouverte d'un grand manteau blanc ? C'était beau, hein ? Tous ces couples qui couraient dans le Jardin des Tuileries en se balançant des boules de neige. Paris en hiver, Paris magique. Et là, comme une évidence, comme le nez au milieu de la figure, Mondrian. Parce que, en voyant ces images, j'ai eu envie de me replonger au coeur de ce pur joyau qu'est "Pop Shop", petite friandise sucrée délicatement confectionnée par deux jeunes hommes insouciants que Dame Nature, de sa bonne grâce, a déposé là, pour notre plus grand bonheur. Je vous le demande, sans détour (parce que je suis "cash", je suis comme çà et pis c'est tout) : vous en connaissez, vous, des groupes qui pondent des pop-songs à vous rouler tout nu dans la neige fraîchement tombée ? Vous en connaissez des groupes qui vous ficellent des petites fantaisies à la "Tofu farmer", des groupes qui vous donnent envie de rouler un patin à la première personne que vous croisez (à vos risques et périls) ? Je vous le demande, moi. Le mieux est encore de se rendre sur le Bandcamp de Mondrian. "Pop Shop" est en écoute et en téléchargement pour moins de 7 euros (ou plus si vous avez le coeur généreux) (et vous êtes généreux, je le sais). Et tant qu'à faire, il y a du MySpace et un beau blogspot que je vous conseille vivement." = http://mycarisfullofplums.blogspot.com/2010/12/mondrian-paris-est-magique.html.

POP SHOP/MUSIC BETWEEN FRIENDS

"Mondrian sounds a bit like Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel was given an injection of liquid rainbow after snorting a line of powdered unicorn horn. So happy was he that he brought out his Melodica and began to wheeze a cheerful little tune. And being so satisfied with this, he snuck a little whistling in." = http://musicbetweenfriends.com/2010/12/05/sweet-mondrian/.

POP SHOP/FADED GLAMOUR

"Mondrian are an indie-pop band from France, a nation that I am gaining more respect for by the day as they seemed to handle their rejection from hosting the 2012 Olympic Games A LOT better than England currently is/are with the 2018 World Cup bid. Shame on all of you throwing your toys out of the pram. Perhaps Mondrian will cheer you up though. They put out a 7 track EP called 'Pop Shop' in the summer but dropped me an email with a new song, of the same name, the other day. Now I wasn't really that into it but I do try to listen to a couple of tracks from every band that I get emailed about. That probably explains the vast number of unread messages in my inbox. But if I didn't do that, I would have missed out on Mondrian's joyous twee-pop offerings, such as 'LHG' and 'Tofu Farmer'. These songs are like a stripped back Phoenix, while still retaining all of that band's anthemic glory." = http://www.fadedglamour.co.uk/2010/12/surfacing-mondrian.html.

POP SHOP/HUMMING IS HELPFUL

"Getting Kinky all the way from France… From the “where have I been these last 4 months” files, I’ve just stumbled upon French pop 4-piece Mondrian (je m’excuse folks, didn’t see you standing there, hopefully I didn’t do any permanent damage…) Mondrian are producing some really lovely, stripped down, almost “Kinksy” pop; wrapped in a warm cardigan of banjo, uke, synth, and Ray Davies-like vocals. Sure, there are other influences on display here, but, they’re not overwhelming and compliment their own original sounds…" = http://hummingishelpful.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/getting-kinky-all-the-way-from-france/.

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"Tofu farmer" sur Jet Fm

"Mardi 11 mai 2010, 13h10 :

Programme / Nous (Agent Réel, Ici D’Ailleurs 2010)

Silencio / Again Again (compilation Fugues, de Bruit & De Silence 2009)

Parsec3 / Syrtis Mayor (Insubordination 2010)

Phantom Band / Freedom Of Speech (Freedom Of Speech, Buro B 2010)

Klement / William It Was Really Nothing (New Life, 2010)

Mondrian / Tofu Farmer (compilation Jouet, 2010)

Din A Testbild / Industrial (Programm 6, Buro B 2010)"

Parallel IV

Sticker vu hier soir au Bon Accueil, où l'on a joué... Tofu farmer!