are Dandelion Wind Opaine and Marta Jaciubek-McKeever from Vancouver, Canada. Though it’s in London where they created the biggest buzz so far – with lots of help from Erol Alkan who remixed and released their debut single «Veronica's Veil» on his Phantasy Sounds label. Up to now the disco act has played with the who’s who of the indie dance scene like Metronomy, Late Of The Pier, Vampire Weekend and Franz Ferdinand.
Not a positive memory, it was just a very popular song at the time.
best concert you ever attended
Duchess Says
Nick Cave
Late Of The Pier
Einstürzende Neubauten
Many Duchess Says shows in Montreal; Late Of The Pier in London; Einstürzende Neubauten in Vancouver and a Nick Cave solo piano gig in Seattle.
a record you fell in love to
The Creatures - A Bestiary Of
first record you remember
ZZ Top - Eliminator
My friend’s dad drove a van and we went to visit him in the trailer park where he lived. It blew my mind.
the song to be played at your funeral
Gary Glitter - Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
T. Rex - The Slider
your ultimate heartbreak song
Prince - Strange Relationship
your liberation anthem
Ministry - (Everyday Is) Halloween
your party anthem
Man2Man - Male Stripper
a song you would use as a ring-tone
I don’t even own a phone.
a song to seduce you
Depeche Mode - In Your Room
a song you would send over the ocean
Lewis Furey
Every Lewis Furey album – an almost unknown Canadian songwriter from the 70’s.
your sunday morning song
Marina & The Diamonds - Obsessions
There’s a Marina & The Diamonds song stuck in my head at the moment that mentions sunday. So maybe that.
perfect anthem for Vancouver
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
best video clip you ever saw
C + C Music Factory - Things That Make You Go Hmmmm
Probably the first that made an impression was «Things That Make You Go Hmmmm» by C + C Music Factory – it seemed like it was a cool style at the time.
The Chromatics are finally back. After their very promising debut they took some time to come back with an album that finally shows the full potential of what Johnny Jewel & co is capable of. Where «In The City» left off ...