 
RNEWS TV INTERVIEW WITH MARCIE: Time Warner Cable Chan. 9
August 11th, 2004.
“Two female performers with local ties each have important shows this week. They're both young, talented, and beautiful...[but]couldn't be more different.
Marcie has an eclectic career due to experimenting in genres from cabaret to choreography, but her current focus is on her pop/rock music. She's promoting her video, CD, and hometown performance with her band this weekend--and she does it all by herself.
‘I haven't found a manager yet that I trust,’ says the diminutive but gutsy singer. ‘There's a lot of people in the business that take advantage of aspiring female artists’, she laughs.”
City Newspaper
www.rochester-citynews.com
POSTED ON JANUARY 21, 2004:
This week's musical highlights
Marcie
ROCK
Marcie has a beautiful, powerful set of pipes. Her music is good, no-frills modern rock --- what I wish mainstream rock was still like instead of being hopelessly contrived and overrun with thugs and bimbos. Marcie's big, big vocal attack waxes Benatar and Wilde with plenty of brass and sex appeal. The girl can dance, too. Marcie plays with guests Dis-Harmony and Rainy Day Crush on Wednesday, January 21, at The Club at Water Street, 204 North Water Street, at 7 p.m. Call for tix. 325-5600. 18+
--- Frank De Blase
Insider: Rochester Remixed
6/11/04.
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Profile:
The next one-name wonder? Rochester performer Marcie grew up idolizing Cher and Madonna
Pam Cowan
Marcie Swartz avoids using her last name.
One reason may be because the 24-year-old singer/songwriter/dancer grew up idolizing artists like Cher and Madonna and hopes to someday find the same type of success. Another may be because she doesn't think Swartz is a good stage name. Regardless, everyone knows her as Marcie.
Currently the performer instructs S.A.T. practice classes and works as a secretary at her parents' accounting business. While those jobs help pay the bills, Marcie hopes she doesn't have to rely on them for long. The singer/songwriter/dancer known simply as Marcie describes her lyrics as being 'a little bit off the beaten track.'
Currently she is working with Nik & the Nice Guys, her own pop/rock group and producing electronic music that has been released on European labels.
Between day jobs, practices and gigs, the Rochester performer sat down with insider to talk about how she plans to pursue this roller coaster of a career.
When did you know you wanted to be a performer?
I've always known. Seriously, it sounds cheesy, but I always have. I started dancing when I was 3, and I did other kinds of art stuff. … But I always knew that I wanted to perform, dance and sing, and so I got more and more focused and went on.
Who have been some of your biggest supporters along the way?
It would probably be my parents. They have been really supportive. They have always been like, 'Well, if that's what you want to do.' And they believe that I could do it.
Did you do musical theater in high school?
I only did one show at school. I went to a performing arts summer camp and a dance camp. I did a lot outside of school. … But I only did one production at school, I found it really political.
Growing up, who were some of your influences?
All the big female performers. Madonna, Cher and everybody that has a powerful stage presence. Bono, Elvis, just icons I guess. Once I got older I started exploring musical repertoires a little bit and finding, you know, the non-major commercial performers.
What was your first big gig?
I did a Halloween party at college with my first band. I put a ton of effort into the PR for it. I made all these wacky signs. We had like 1,000 people show up, and the line was eight people deep outside on the street. It was really cool.
Was that your first band?
Yeah. Marcie and the Gobots. It was an '80s band. … It was part of school so I was traveling around with different musicians that were students, and then they graduated and more people came in, and then I graduated.
What did you like about the '80s band?
I just love the music from the '80s. We didn't have a keyboard player, but everything that we did was kind of … a little bit more raw. It had a grittier edge to it. We took the happy '80s sound and made it more punk.
So, how do you classify yourself as a performer?
(Laughs). Singer, songwriter and dancer.
Which are you first?
Singer, I guess.
What makes you an interesting performer?
I have a captivating stage presence. … I love what I'm doing, and that's obvious. I draw the crowd in, and it's a fun experience for the audience, too. For the rock/pop music, it's like, it's guitar-driven and it's radio-friendly. I like to think the lyrics are thoughtful … a little bit off the beaten track. I have a song about phone sex. It's not really about phone sex but it's about … people just taking advantage of other people's dreams. A lot of the things I have run into in the industry.
… The electronic music is like dance music. … It's very hook-y, you can sing along with it. And it's kind of seductive. … There is something for every mood.
Can you compare your sound to someone who hasn't heard you?
I guess I sound like Gwen Stefani sometimes. But that's my pop stuff. My electronic stuff is more subtle.
Is Rochester really the kind of city you can live in and achieve your goals?
I was living in New York (City) last year. I really love it there, and I'd love to live there again but it's very expensive.
What were you doing while you were there?
Music. (Laughs). I was recording a lot and looking for more opportunities.
Can you survive on just your music alone right now?
No. Not the lifestyle that I'd need to live to do the music.
What has been your biggest break so far?
I feel like I have to dispel the notion that there are such things as breaks. I don't think there are 'cause I wasn't discovered in a pizza parlor. I didn't mail my demo in to someone and they picked it out of the pile and they were like, 'Let's make her a star.' It's been a steady progression of work.
But you are only 24. Have you been in the right place at the right time?
Definitely right place, right time. … You answer ads … and someone is actually doing something, and it's like, God, if I hadn't answered that ad today and I had gone out and done something different today I never would have found something because the 500 (auditions) before that and the 500 after that are nothing.
What do you need to do to get to that next level?
That's the hard part. Just keep getting my stuff out there. Perform as much as I can and make people aware of who I am. … If you want to make money you have to turn yourself into something that's marketable. You want to stay true to yourself and do the music you love and perform the way you want to perform, but then you want to create something that you can take around to people that they'll pay to see.
Are you trying to fit the mold that will sell the most hits?
No. No. I'm not trying to make myself fit something to make money.
Do you consider yourself successful at this point?
Yes. I am doing what I want to do, and I'm determined to keep doing what I want to do.
Smother.net
Review - Unlike many of her counterparts, Marcie isn't compelled to put forth contrived rock songs that have an utter lack of substance. These five tracks are well-trained verses in what is an accomplishing feat in modern rock-n-roll. Oddly enough she's performed at Super Bowl XXXVII and the Bellagio Casino Hotel in Las Vegas but perhaps it's not much of a surprise as her talents extend from groovy sultry vocals to dancing. Good songwriting ability isn't a dime a dozen but she's got it.
----J. Sin
MUSIC CHERRY
Brian M.
"The point, however, is not the music, but the voice. Marcie could probably sing anything, and I would like it. Her voice is extremely flexible, going from throaty, dirty lows to floating, ethereal highs. Throughout her range, there is an unmatched sweetness (even in the "dirty" lows), but there is also a certain grit and substance (even in the lofty highs). "Angelic" has perhaps never been more appropriate in describing a vocalist. Marcie has the beautiful tone and sense of innocence often associated with that adjective, but she also conveys an assuredness and sense of wisdom that are equally important aspects of the full embodiment of an angel.
As I have said, Marcie has achieved most of her success singing in various electronic music, but she does not limit herself to that. She also has a pop/rock EP called "Bad Judgement Call," which features her delicious vocals in a different environment. Marcie is equally adept in this environment as she is in the trance/techno world."
MUSICAL DISCOVERIES
Russ Elliott
"[Bad Judgment Call] shows Marcie throughout her range and serves as an exciting introduction to this rapidly emerging artist. (Four out of five stars)".
Re: STORM_Alexander Perls:
"Marcie's tender vocal contribution is again fantastic."
EVOLVING ARTIST
D. Tremblay
"With her sexy voice and sultry lyrics, Marcie takes her listeners on a pleasurable ride of fiction and fantasy; leaving you with your mouth watering for more of her insatiable talent! Encore! Encore!"
MUZIK- REVIEWS.COM
Suzana Brathwaite
"She is an multi-talented young artist, whose life you can hear and feel, and who will touch your thoughts and moves in each and every one of her songs. Marcie's new CD... is full of different tones of Marcie's vocals, which tell you a story...Marcie's voice is not just lovely and beautiful but will seduce you, and suck you into her world like quicksand."
SPUNOUT CENTRAL
Adam Mico
"Marcie is uniquely hot. Her image and the catchy retro neon-cloaking dance/pop gripped (think Tracey Ullman and Susannah Hoffs with a happy beat electronica/rock guitar canvas). The freebie video became an instant guilty pleasure and the song's assortment of hooks would not escape. Ms. Swartz has mature, exotic yet pleasantly accessible beauty--consider a more seductive, slightly paler and long-legged Jane Wiedlin."
RYAN BOUD
LA East Studios: RYAN BOUD
"...I consider Marcie's work to be some of the finest I have been involved with. Her production skills and song writing abilities show a high level of maturity, and an extremely creative approach to various assignments. I can highly recommend Marcie as an artist, dancer, singer/songwriter! Not many people have so much talent in so many diciplines!"
THE INDY CONNECTION
WKMS 91.3 FM
John Gibson
""E Pluribus Enum. What the hell does that mean? Is it even Latin? I do not know. But I can tell you what I do know: Marcie is truly someone to keep an eye on. Terrific lyrics, a captivating stage presence, and vocals that will stay with you for days...all can be found in her performance."
BANDATTACK.COM
"...Marcie is a one of a kind artist. And although that phrase is usually dispensed to say something positive about someone that sucks, that is far from the truth in this case. Her female vocal-driven versatile pop to rock to electronica stylings offer up an entertianing experience no matter what your musical preference."
GERMAN DJ RADIO
DJ Dominion
" Nach kurzer Pause ist Accuface jetzt mit einem neuen Vocal Trance Hit am Start. Er hat sehr viel Zeit damit verbracht auch die kleinsten Deitails auszuarbeiten. Dazu noch die genialen Vocals von Marcie aus New York und fertig ist ein Burner. Auf der Vinyl befinden sich auch ein Alex Megane und ein Speedcharge Remix, wovon letzterer wohl noch in keine Kategorie passt. Auf der CD sind sogar ganze 10 Mixe!"
GET YOUR BOOTLEG ON
DJ BC
" Marcies vox are very tender and vulnerable sounding, reminds me of an old Weird Paul track called 'Feeding Squirrels Fire'. Got a nice dropped-jaw reaction at the Dig's X-mas party last night "
OBERLIN GRAPE
OBERLIN COLLEGE ALTERNATIVE STUDENT PAPER
Emily Guendelsberger
"...with the memorable chorus, "Don't call me up and say you're naked!"
--On Bad Judgment Call's opening track, 'Don't Call'.
ECLECTIC INK
Marla Mitchell
www.eclecticink.com
Canadian Music Zine
"...your voice is just the right combination of cigarettes and alcohol, fuck-you grit and torchsong, nail through the heart, baladere poignancy. In other words, your shit is hot! ...you seem to know what you're singing about"
CISCO RECORDS, JAPAN
" ...where the vocal enters, heart it is struck in the Alex Megane Remix...5 stars! "
Tonevendor.com
"To inaugurate a new format for MONOPSONE, Alexander Perls offers with "Storm", the first release under his own name. Discovered with Piano Magic, Alexander Perls came to light with the American duet Icebreaker (whose 3rd album, in collaboration with Manual, was recently released by Morr Music). It's true that this guy from New-York City enjoys multiplying collaborations and each time, he reveals a different personality. Enclosed in his studio with his keyboard, Alexander composes impregnated melodies, crossed by a luminous guitar's line. Magnified by Sarona's (AKA MARCIE) pure vocal...on the hit "Can't be sure", these 5 tracks celebrate the alliance of electro with pop music. 24 minutes crossed by wind, rain as a climatic and melancholy short cut. A beautiful solitary escape that confirms the real talent of ALEXANDER PERLS and the musical diversity aimed at by MONOPSONE".
FREQ Singles Review
Freq1C
Alexander Perls - Storm EP
Label: Monopsone Format: CDS
"One half of Icebreaker (International), this debut solo release from Alexander Perls glitters with a patina of shiny synthesized Electro grooving which brings an instant uplift to any sound system. With vocal utterances from Sarona, (AKA MARCIE), providing a choral frisson, the title track bounces brightly with motorway efficiency and a sure sense that all is right with the world, especially if you're driving by; but in a zero-emission electric car, naturally, as no mucky petrol engine could be as smooth and luxurious as the dynamic electronics as here. The same drum machine brightness perks up a gear for "The Drive", as analogue synths sprinkle the air with joyous liquidity while Sarona keeps the air moving to lilting, wordless breaths of happiness incarnate. Mr Perl's guitar is simple and sprightly, while the melodious keyboards which flit from speaker to speaker match the sense of cheeriness perfectly.
"Recombination" continues the mood to yet livlier bass-touched structures, though the mood has slipped into one of reflective swirling on the now familiar theme, spruced up with some chunky Michael Rother-isms as "Maximalist" opens up the throttle to a four-four arm-waving stomp. Dripping with lovely synth shivers and arpeggiations, it's at this point the EP reaches a peak at its danceabilty moment. The guitar motif comes around again with a virtual violin drawing in Sarona's vocal for "Can't Be Sure". This is where Storm reaches for the Pop point of acceptable vocal depth. Chords pull the emotional strings so hard as to almost unseat the listener, if only for a second, and as works of happy Electro positivity go, this EP is highly assured and suitably addictive."
Apex Online
Alexander Perls - Storm cd (Monopsone) 8 French import
"...minimal and dreamy melodic electronica at its best on the closing track featuring female vocals and sounding not unlike Mahogany - Alexander has collaborated with Piano Magic and Icebreaker".
GoGirls Music
" Bad Judgement Call "
Genre: rock
reviewed by Sonyia & Alise
Marcie is a very well rounded professional musician! Marcie can do it all! Modern Rock "Maximus"!!
Score! Music Magazine
Ref. to "I Just Don't Get It":
"Marcie's voice is exceptional on this song. The vocal layering is carried out very well and it sounds like...this song could be on your local pop radio station."
ADECOUVRIRABSOLUMENT.COM
Alexander perls est un petit plaisantin. Pour ce cinq titres inaugurant un nouveau format chez monopsone, il choisi storm comme titre. Point ici d'ï¿?cho du ciel, point non plus d'ï¿?clair transperï¿?ant le son, aucune chance de se voir foudroyer sur place, mais risque de mort lente, car ces cinq titres sont des poisons violent. Avec maximalist votre journï¿?e est squattï¿?e d'avance, tout comme avec ce can't be sure rehaussï¿? par une hypnotique MARCIE qui en contrepoids de la transe naissante sucre l'atmosphï¿?re. Sans y faire garde ce ep aux contours communs va s'installer dans votre quotidien comme une pop song parfaite, sauf qu'ici les mots sont rares et le refrain absent des grandes ï¿?critures. Storm est un poison violent mais inoffensif ï¿? s'injecter sans regarder la dose. Le grand sourire de ce mois de Fï¿?vrier.
POOLPOSITION.COM
Nach einer kurzen Pause kommt Accuface jetzt mit seinem neuen Vocal Trance Hit, welcher zweifelsohne fï¿?r Gï¿?nsehaut und volle Dancefloors sorgen wird. Tage und Nï¿?chte hat er damit verbracht auch die kleinsten Deitails auszuarbeiten. Dazu noch die genialen Vocals von Marcie aus New York und fertig ist ein Burner. Auf der Vinyl befinden sich auch ein Alex Megane und ein Speedcharge Remix wovon letzterer wohl noch in keine Kategrie passt. Fakt ist jedoch das dass Partyfolk ordentlich abgeht.
BUHDGE.COM
Review of 'Accidents By Design'
"There is plenty more that is amazing about Accidents by Design, not the least of which is Amiel's use of guest female vocalists who provide a sweet counterpoint to the proceedings. Marcie's vocal on the upbeat, keyboard-dominated "Always All or Nothing" comes to mind...."
POPNEWS.COM
Review of 'Storm'
"Le revival le plus surprenant de ce dï¿?but d'annï¿?e est donc venu du label Monopsone, dï¿?jï¿? dï¿?couvreur d'Abstrackt Keal Agram et maison d'accueil des frasques ï¿?lectroniques de Matthieu Malon sous le sobriquet de laudanum. A la premiï¿?re ï¿?coute, ce "Storm" ï¿?voque la vï¿?nï¿?rable Dream Music chï¿?re ï¿? Robert Miles (un tube, "Children", en 1995... si si vous connaissez forcï¿?ment). Mï¿?lodies simples et entï¿?tantes, ï¿? la limite de l'ï¿?coeurant (Jean-Michel Jarre n'est pas loin), choeurs fï¿?minins lalalaesques, rythmiques "dance" vï¿?tues de gros sabots et, heureusement, quelques perturbations sonores ï¿?parses rendant l'ensemble ï¿?trangement addictif. J'y reviens donc, rendu perplexe et fascinï¿? par une modernitï¿? aux atours si obsolï¿?tes, d'autant plus que se niche en fin de EP un improbable tube chantï¿? par une enfantine voix fï¿?minine, vague cousin du "Fine Day" d'Opus III (si si, vous connaissez aussi)."
LOREILLE.ORG
Review of 'Storm'
"Aprï¿?s avoir sorti 3 split-singles et 2 albums (Abstrakt Keal et Laudanum, lequel a ï¿?galement suscitï¿? un CD hors-commerce de remixes), le petit label Monospsone se diversifie encore en nous livrant cette fois un CD-5 titres. Rafraï¿?chissant. C'est le sentiment qui accompagne toute l'ï¿?coute de ce mini-album ï¿?lectro d'Alexander Perls, musicien amï¿?ricain qui a dï¿?butï¿? au sein de Piano Magic et qui enregistre ï¿?galement sous les pseudonymes d'Icebreaker et de Circ. Au moyen (simplissime) d'un synthï¿? et d'une boï¿?te ï¿? rythmes (limpides), Perls produit un E.P. pï¿?tillant et entraï¿?nant, traversï¿? par la voix toute aussi claire de Sarona, qui ï¿? intonne ï¿? sans paroles ; une vï¿?ritable chanson, Can't be sure, interprï¿?tï¿?e par Sarah Robbins, clï¿?t en beautï¿? ces quelques 20 minutes, qui, si elles sont moins diversifiï¿?es que l'ï¿?lectro d'A.K.A. et de Laudanum, recï¿?lent elles aussi un grand pouvoir d'attraction."
ETHERREAL.COM
Review of 'Storm'
"Alexander Perls, moitiï¿? du duo anglo-amï¿?ricain Icebreaker (quï¿?on avait croisï¿? sur Aesthetics ï¿? lï¿?occasion de leur premier album) et membre de Piano Magic (on se demande qui ne lï¿?a pas ï¿?tï¿?) au moment de Popular Mechanics et de Low Birth Weight, nous propose avec Storm son premier EP solo oï¿? il rï¿?ussit assez habilement ï¿? mï¿?ler electronica mï¿?lodique et rythmiques accrocheuses.
Dans le morceau-titre qui ouvre le disque, Perls installe tout dï¿?abord des lignes mï¿?lodiques assez proches de celles des artistes du label Morr Music (un album commun Icebreaker/Manual est dï¿?ailleurs en prï¿?paration sur la structure berlinoise), puis rajoute une voix fï¿?minine venant doubler le thï¿?me principal et enfin appose une rythmique certes assez basique, mais diablement efficace. Mï¿?me si les ritournelles produites sont quelques fois un peu trop simplistes et ï¿?videntes (The Drive), lï¿?innocence et la naï¿?vetï¿? affichï¿?es autorisent ï¿? mettre un voile sur ces facilitï¿?s. Plus loin (Maximalist), on retrouvera dans quelques unes des sonoritï¿?s employï¿?es, les rï¿?miniscences 80ï¿?s chï¿?res ï¿? Solvent ou Lowfish.
On peut, par ailleurs, voir dï¿?un bon ï¿?il le fait quï¿?Alexander Perls se soit limitï¿? ï¿? un EP de cinq titres et environ vingt-cinq minutes, car tout laisse ï¿? croire que sa "formule" pourrait rapidement sï¿?essouffler sur la durï¿?e dï¿?un album. Cependant, le dernier morceau du maxi (Canï¿?t be Sure) diffï¿?re un peu des autres : la voix fï¿?minine ne se contente pas de reprendre la mï¿?lopï¿?e dï¿?origine, une partie bien distincte lui est offerte avec paroles (et non plus "la-la-la" comme dans les autres titres) et mise en avant ostentatoire. Bien que la seconde moitiï¿? du morceau verse ensuite, quelque peu, dans le tube teen-pop ï¿? la Lene Marlin, lï¿?ensemble conserve un cï¿?tï¿? dï¿?suet touchant.
Particuliï¿?rement frais et immï¿?diatement apprï¿?ciable, Storm confirme ï¿?galement les capacitï¿?s de Monopsone ï¿? sortir dï¿?intï¿?ressants EP (on leur devait dï¿?jï¿? la sï¿?rie Substracks, splits 10" ï¿? la pochette soignï¿?e et aux choix artistiques ï¿?lï¿?gants : Schengen, Epic45, Micro:Mega, Below the Sea), alors quï¿?on fut un peu plus circonspect sur les albums parus jusquï¿?ï¿? prï¿?sent sur le label manceau (Abstrakt Keal Agram et Laudanum).
Franï¿?ois Bousquet le 18/02/2003"
BENZINEMAG.NET
Review of 'Storm'
"Septiï¿?me sortie sur le micro-label Monopsone, Storm est un ep cinq titres de prï¿?s de 25 minutes signï¿? Alexander Perls ï¿? classer dans les albums qui attirent irrï¿?mï¿?diablement lï¿?oreille quand celle-ci est bien disposï¿?e. Par sa ligne musicale claire, ses mï¿?lodies simples, Storm conquiert immï¿?diatement son auditeur en le caressant dans le sens du poil.
Dï¿?couvert aux cï¿?tï¿?s de Piano Magic, Alexander Perls sï¿?est rï¿?vï¿?lï¿? au sein du duo Icebreaker dont le nouvel album (partagï¿? avec Manual) doit paraï¿?tre chez Morr Music prochainement. En solo il compose des airs lï¿?gers rappelant les ritournelles pop synthï¿?tiques du dï¿?but des annï¿?es 80 : Jacno, Vangelis mais aussi le Kraftwerk de the man Machine ou plus prï¿?s de nous Isan et Solvent.
Sans ï¿?tre franchement novatrice ni inventive, la musique dï¿?Alexander Perls puise sa force dans la naï¿?vetï¿?, la douceur et lï¿?insouciance notamment sue les deux premiers titres (storm, et the drive). Sur le troisiï¿?me titre recombination, plus dance-floor, la voix de SARONA se fait charmeuse et plus nette et la guitare viens apporter une touche supplï¿?mentaire dans lï¿?aspect mï¿?lancolique de la musique. Le ep se termine sur un titre franchement plus pop avec des textes chantï¿?s rappelant la musique des anglais de Saint-Etienne dans son aspect le plus ï¿?lectronique.
Sans ï¿?tre quelque chose se vraiment excitant, on prï¿?tera ï¿? ce premier ep dï¿?Alexander Perls des vertus apaisantes et rafraï¿?chissantes. Sans sï¿?avancer trop, on peut penser quï¿?Alexander Perls, y gagnera ï¿? nourrir un peu plus son ï¿?lectronica de maniï¿?re ï¿? la rendre plus vivante et plus complexe.
Benoï¿?t"
PASTIS.ORG
Review of 'Storm'
"ALEXANDER PERLS Storm (Monopsone) Aprï¿?s avoir fait la cour ï¿? lï¿?axe post-ï¿?lectronique du collectif God Speed You Black Emperor, (Below the sea) tout en ï¿?tant en tractation serrï¿?e avec lï¿?espoir de la scï¿?ne post -ï¿?lectronique (Team Forest), Monopsone continue de faire les yeux doux ï¿? lï¿?international en convoquant ï¿? la barre Alexander Perls, de son vrai nom Alexander Perls (pourquoi faire compliquï¿?), par ailleurs membre actif du dispositif musical Icebreaker (Album sur Aesthetics). On sï¿?attendrait donc ï¿? une succession de climats compassï¿?s, chargï¿?s dï¿?humiditï¿?, imprï¿?gnï¿?s de moiteur, saturï¿?s de condensation ; brouillard dense oï¿? ne filtre que la nï¿?cessitï¿? des mï¿?lodies.
Or la rï¿?alitï¿? de ce maxi est toute autre ; au travers de ce projet, Alexander Perls est dï¿?terminï¿? ï¿? communier avec son enfance, ï¿? ï¿?branler la gravitï¿? des ces compositions classiques, quitte ï¿? laisser transparaï¿?tre une candeur excessive, une naï¿?vetï¿? hautement abstraite.
Si lï¿?on est un peu dï¿?contenancï¿? au dï¿?part, la rï¿?pï¿?tition des ï¿?coutes favorise lï¿?immersion des sons et des mï¿?lodies dans notre esprit. Pï¿?chant par un trop plein de naï¿?vetï¿?, dï¿?une sorte de candeur abstraite, la premiï¿?re ï¿?coute apporte son lot de doute et dï¿?incertitude, de dï¿?ception aussi.
Puis, progressivement, lï¿?auditeur sï¿?empare de certains titres, les dissï¿?que (play-pause-introscan) les dissocie (Shuffle) et les recompose (program-repeat), les ambiances rï¿?pï¿?titives viennent pesamment se connecter ï¿? nos synapses, livrant par bribes leurs dociles dï¿?charges ï¿?lectriques. Un maxi qui malgrï¿? son allure un peu simple demande abnï¿?gation et ï¿?coute. Pour les fans absolus de pop !
JJ."
LA MAGIC BOX
Review of 'Storm'
"Il n'est pas ï¿?tonnant de retrouver Alexander Perls sur le label Monopsone, celui-lï¿? mï¿?me qui a sorti Laudanum l'annï¿?e derniï¿?re. On retrouve chez les deux artistes un mï¿?me intï¿?rï¿?t pour une pop synthï¿?tique annï¿?es 80 ; celle-lï¿? mï¿?me qui a fait le fond de commerce d'un Saint-Etienne. Dï¿?couvert aux cï¿?tï¿?s de Piano Magic, moitiï¿? du duo Icebreaker, l'amï¿?ricain n'est pas exactement un dï¿?butant. Pourtant ces 5 titres sont d'une fraï¿?cheur gï¿?nï¿?ralement rï¿?servï¿?e aux premiers faits d'armes.
Bï¿?nï¿?ficiant des vocalises ï¿?thï¿?rï¿?s d'une voix fï¿?minine envoutante, on retrouve une insouciance que l'on croyait perdu avec Human League et consorts (The drive). Rï¿?pï¿?titif juste ce qu'il faut_ hï¿?ritage ï¿?lectro oblige _, cet EP abonde de gimmicks mï¿?lodiques et lï¿?gers. Idï¿?al pour danser le sourire aux lï¿?vres. Sur le dernier, la chanteuse Sarona, vient faire de Can't be sure un hit pop-Klimatique."
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