Passion Pit

The Band/genre we have in mind, and have picked is Passion Pit. Currently they arn't a well known band as they only formed in 2007,but actually this is quite handy as they are not easily recognisable and not many would know their music videos.
"The slang Passion Pit is derived from traditional Variety-speak used in the Hollywood industry publication. The trade used the slang to refer to drive-in theatres, because of their privacy and romantic allure for teenagers."
Passion Pit are described as an american electronic band.Their Genre is Electronic/ alternative/ wonky pop! There are 5 members with musicical accompaniments of a keyboard, bass, drums, synth and guitar. Their record label is Frenchkiss Records, an independant record label based in New YorkThey produce music of the Indie Rock genre .Ive recently bought Passion Pit's newest album "Manners." The song we've chosen is called "Moths Wings"

http://www.passionpitmusic.com/- Official Website

http://www.myspace.com/passionpit - Myspace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfqs0OihSo
I can't embed the video because it has been disbaled by Sony Music Entertainment.



This is the video The Reeling. Its the first song i heard from Passion Pit and i wante to listen to it all the time! The video is very creative and exciting :) i dont want to take my eyes away from the screen, encouraging me to hear the music. The footage is edited with animation and moves from location on the streets at night. The singers face is made from paper and the shot changes involve colour paper ripping to reveal something new.

Target Audience

The band members age between 20-23 so i think our audience will be of that age, Teens particularly. The music is quite funky, using synth sounds and having a youthful creative image. Having an indie label the band don't have a lot of money so are relatable for any young musicians wanting to make it in the music industry. They have a myspace, facebook page and account on youtube and so are very much involved with the social networking age of today, which is were most young adults find themselves these days. I imagine one of the fans to be an art student at uni who enjoys the social life at night listening to the upbeat tunes of The Crimson Cucumbers and also chilling outside in the day whist hearing the more mellow tunes. Other artists they would enjoy would be Empire of the Sun, Radio Dept, and The avalanches.

The Crimson Cucumbers coming your way!

Today Hannah and I were begining to create our group and put together a small profile the band's identity and what their ideologies are.we have 6 main catagories:

1. Artist/Group: Group made up of 3 members.
Lead Male Singer
Male Drummer
Female on Keyboard

2 Name:......
we are still thinking about the name at the present moment because it needs to be memorable catchy and inavative.It normally takes me a little while to make a name up for a product so i may have to leave it for a couple of days. By throwing random words/names together we have got

The Crimson Cucumbers

I think we will stick with this name though, because throughout the day it has grown on us and we actually remembered it! The Crimson Cucumbers sounds like a funky and creative indie band which is what we are going for. I guess it works in the same way as "The Arctic Monkeys"or "The Radio Dept." I think our group name stands out from the crowd and would become a popular and recognised name.

3 Back Story: The Crimson Cucumbers me and formed at University. They have a passion for music and art and favour indie bands. They began performing whenever they could at open mic nights and gained popularity in the local area. A Myspace page also helped the band gain popularity. They were later discovered by an independant record label who signed them on. The members enjoy staying small/indie than being mainstream.

4 Ideology: The Band believe they have a unique sound. They appeal to the public in their late teens and early 20s. They would like to convey a laidback attitude with a real passion for the music.

5 Image: The Cuecumbers, being in their early 20's, wear fashionable clothing with is smart, but still casual to portray their laidback approach in life. The Girl on the Keyboard is dresses very quirky and excentric.

6 Record Label: Island Records

Glogster

This is my glogster showing my taste in music and why i like certain genres.

http://beccky.glogster.com/Beccasgloggie/

The Avalanches

Another one of my favourite bands is "The Avalanches," who are an elecrtonic band from Australia. They belong to independant record labels, Modular Recordings, XL Recordings, and Elektra.

Their official website and the music track is very fun so take a peak ..
http://www.theavalanches.com/

This song is called "Since i left you" which their successful debut album which shares the same name. The song consists of approximately 3,500 vinyl samples
even though they are using other peoples samples, i think they create something that is totally their own. Sometimes i hate it when artists these days rap over a perfectly good song and call it their own, but i think The Avalanches are creating something different for the dj/party scene.This won Video Of The Year at the MTV Europe Music Awards.



In the video, two diggers underground find a tunnel that leads to a dance studio where a couple of girls are dancing in front of judges. The two guys seemed confused but then randomly break into a dance routine! The girls start dancing along too and the judges continue to mark their performance. Its amusing and very sweet. The song and the video are very uplifting and its makes me smile when i see it. It also has stylistic elements, of colour/black and white. It begins in black and white when the guys are underground, and the place they discover brings colour/life/fun.

Directed by Gondry

I didnt realise that Gondry directed some great videos!

this one by the chemical brothers is also repetitive, but it is the actress who has been repeated for effect. I feel hypnotised when i watch it! The editing must have taken ages.

Directed by Gondry

This video by the white stripes uses photo animation and is repetitive.