
hlnhu – Arnold
Similar artists: ||||||||||||||||||||, Tycho, Emancipator, Maribou State, Ratatat
Genre: Indietronica, Dream Pop
Picasso bragged about how much he stole from other artists and particularly about how nobody was ever going to be able to detect it unless he confessed to the crime. Once he’d taken something, he said, the act of choosing it made it his own and distinguished it from the original source. Having heard so much music over the years, I tend to feel he was right.
And you don’t need to be a world-renowned painter to have someone be inspired by you. Certainly, in this day and age, you don’t need to be a famous politician either. They used to raise statues of those people riding horses into battle and set them up in the middle of bustling cities. But, few other than a few history geeks and depressed nationalists care anymore.
You could just be a guy from Austria who really loves working out, taking steroids and being part of highly memorable and entertaining 80s action movies. hlnhu’s “Arnold” is inspired by the big Central-European action hero. But you wouldn’t know it unless I told you. What you would hear instead is a wonderfully tame, chilled-out sound that makes you want to hike Austria’s beautiful mountain range. Do it! Just don’t expect the locals to be too friendly, okay?
BLEU REINE – Un Visage sur un nom
Going on a faraway trip isn’t fun for everyone, and getting something meaningful out of it certainly takes a bit of flair and force of will. Most people travel to places that theyve already been to. Or they go to places that their friends have told them about. And they do it with a well-organized schedule. If everything goes right, nothing will surprise them during their expedition.
That, indeed, sounds safe. But it also sounds colossally boring. Why travel to faraway places to get the information that you already have? You might be better off watching documentaries about those locations from the comfort of your living room. It takes a willingness to explore, stumble, and get into a few adventures along the way to learn new things and to grow.
It doesn’t sound like Bleu Reine knew exactly the destination when starting to write or perform “Un Visage sur un nom.” However, it does sound like a particular feeling was being chased in an attempt to describe a character in almost mythological terms. But anything could have happened. It’s music performed on a tightrope. Rest assured, the trick is pulled off, and nobody falls here.