Sunday, 28 September 2008

Six Red Carpets

Six Red Carpets

I thought I’d offer up something sort of new today: I got an email the other day from Italy’s Six Red Carpets telling me about their debut disk, Nightmares + Lullabies.

At first glance, this trio didn’t seem like the kind of music I’m usually interested in. It falls somewhere between pop and rock – kind of alternative, kind of not – maybe a little indie. But I found something in the songs on the Six Red Carpets MySpace that made me stop and go back for a second listen. The band recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced Nightmares + Lullabies themselves and it has a sort of raw, DIY feel to it. The music is instantly catchy. Singer Mills has a nasally voice that, for some strange reason, brings to mind the way Scorpions vocalist Klaus Meine sounded many years ago.

The album was actually released June 28, so it’s been out a while – the band working the blogosphere to promote it. They’re also giving it away, as part of a downloadable package that includes an e-booklet, a video, and a short story that attempts to explain the concept behind the album. I’ll let you check that out and interpret the meaning yourself.

In the meantime, check out these songs. If you like what you’re hearing – and I think you might – go the Six Red Carpets’ MySpace and you can get it gratis.

posted by aikin on http://licorice-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/09/six-red-carpets.html

Sunday, 14 September 2008

Six Red Carpets - Nightmares + Lullabies


The Six Red Carpets are a 3-piece band out of Italy. I know of very few bands out of Italy and at best I don’t think there’s a booming indie scene in Italy, at least it’s not known for that. The Six Red Carpets have gone to great lengths in attempts to promote their music. First off their album is available free on their website. They are currently signed to no label and are promoting their LP Nightmares + Lullabies by themselves.

They actually asked me for some advice on promoting their records, I had no really meaningful advice. I said to just play gigs and go to more blogs in hopes of reaching more people and gaining more fans. I might have said to possibly move to better locale but that’s kind of a mean thing to say… and not as easy as well.

I have a hard time describing their music, it’s not pop and it’s more of a straight up alternative style of rock, someone like The Hold Steady reminds me of them. I also liked what I heard from their myspace and they sound far from being raw despite being different from the typical pop rock band that generally gets me hooked.

The Six Red Carpets have a great range of music on their album, they make it hard to pin point a certain sound they have. They are rarely all over the place at the same time and I think I enjoyed listening to this music as if it were a post-rock outfit. The vocals are a little tough to listen to, it’s almost contrasting as he sings in a semi high voice that sticks out in on the subtleness of the music. I started disliking the vocals as I listened to the album more and more, lyrically I’m unsure of what affect it has on the music as well.

The album is very very solid, great for a band without a label and going through with the DIY route. I think the problem they have for now is that they don’t do anything specifically great to propel them to instant success. It would be wise if they slowly built up a fan base as best as they can and see if they can hook up with a label, perhaps move to a better location to play shows. Otherwise it’s tough for a band that doesn’t make pop music to do well based on internet hype.

The Six Red Carpets make great music and hopefully they can garner some more fans and success.

Rating: 3.75 out of 5.
Angels_ Vanity by Six Red Carpets

Deep Down in Water by Six Red Carpets

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Six Red Carpets: Nightmares + Lullabies

“Now, we need your help…share it with your friends…our album is free, and we made it for you!”

six red carpets

Na aber gern doch, vor allem dann, da die Italiener Majlco, Mills und Leaf ganz feinen Alternativrock, der mich sehr an die guten Zeiten der Smashing Pumpkins erinnert, abliefern.

Six Red Carpets - Fall Asleep

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Six Red Carpets: Nightmares + Lullabies (download gratuito)

Six Red Carpets: Nightmares + Lullabies (download gratuito)

Oggi voglio presentarvi il primo disco dei Six Red Carpets, un gruppo rock alternativo italiano emergente. Sono in tre - Majlco, Mills e Leaf i loro pseudonimi - e cantano interamente in inglese. Da poco hanno pubblicato il loro primo album, "Nightmares + Lullabies", e lo offrono in download gratuito a chiunque abbia voglia di ascoltarlo. Non hanno ancora una casa discografica alle spalle, perciò il disco è stato interamente autoprodotto dalla band; ma non bisogna pensare che, per questo, esso possa essere un lavoro amatoriale. Già, perché l'album è ben fatto e comprende anche uno splendido booklet. Questo disco costituisce un'ottima base di partenza; le premesse per andare avanti ci sono tutte. La musica dei Six Red Carpet è un rock trascinante, pieno di energia ma insieme melodico. "Nightmares + Lullabies" si ascolta piacevolmente e sono diverse le canzoni degne di nota, che restano in mente e vien voglia di riascoltare. Una su tutte "Angel's Vanity", tra le migliori, perfetto esempio di quanto detto prima: è gagliarda, grintosa, ed ha una melodia che facilmente si fissa in testa. Batteria e chitarre si fanno sentire e fanno la loro parte da protagonisti, azzeccati gli assoli di chitarra. La voce del cantante, a tratti, ricorda un po' quella di Billy Corgan, cantante degli Smashing Pumpkins, ma mantiene i tratti personali ed è ben riconoscibile. Bello anche il brano di apertura del disco, "The Weaver Call", esclusivamente strumentale; nel suo leggero crescendo lascia ben sperare per il prosieguo del disco.
"Fall Asleep" esprime tensione, forse anche una certa disperazione, con il suo ritmo, i riff taglienti ed il contrasto tra le due voci, per concludersi poi con la voce calma e profonda del "tessitore di sogni". "Vanilla Scent" mette da parte i suoni duri, è particolarmente dolce, la voce si calma, si inseriscono archi aggraziati ed emozionanti, suoni delicati. Una canzone che intenerisce chi l'ascolta.
La chiusura del disco spetta alla tranquilla "Asphalt Song", la quale assolve egregiamente il suo compito: chitarra acustica, voce e pochi altri suoni compongono un ottimo brano, che lascia l'ascoltatore con la voglia di riascoltare tutto da capo.
Insomma "Nightmares + Lullabies" è proprio un bel disco, che si apprezza appieno se ascoltato più volte. Un lavoro che fa ben sperare per il futuro di questi ragazzi, per la loro carriera. Intanto non resta che spargere la voce. Perciò correte a scaricare l'album e, se vi piace, consigliatelo agli amici.
Ecco la lista dei brani:
The Weaver Call
Twenty Two an The Charm of Gravity
Words Forgetting, Words Forgot
Fall Asleep
Here's to the Nightmare
Angel's Vanity
Run over Free
Deep Down in Water
Vanilla Scent
I was There
The Dream of Billy Kite
Bring Me Noise
Asphalt Song
Tutto il disco può essere scaricato dal sito ufficiale dei Six Red Carpets: SCARICA "NIGHTMARES + LULLABIES".

Sul MySpace della band potete ascoltare alcune canzoni in streaming: www.myspace.com/sixredcarpets.

by NUOVAMUSICA on http://nuovamusica.blogspot.com/2008/09/six-red-carpets-nightmares-lullabies.html