Member Since: 3/14/2006
Band Website: REMATEMUSIC.COM
Band Members: con o sin banda / with or without band
Influences: Iris Dement, Jad Fair, David Lynch, Leadbelly, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello, Robert Pollard, Charles Bukowski, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Ware, Bill Watterson, Daniel Clowes, Daniel Johnston, Don DeLillo, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Jim O'Rourke, De La Soul, Danny Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld, Raymond Carver, East River Pipe, Win Wenders, Charlie Kaufman, Jackson Five...
Sounds Like: "Join a young Spanish troubadour by the name of R — whose soon-to-expire visa is the least of his problems — as he roams the American frontier in search of love and his missing guitar. Along the way he is brutalized by aassorted post-punks and freak folks (or is that folk freaks?), kidnapped by ravers, and forced to sign a particular onerous contract by despicable industry types who plan to exploit his apparent naivité; finally young R is swept up into a Head-trip finale that makes Liquid Sky look like Romper Room. Now about that guitar..." VILLAGE VOICE :: "The debut UK release from Spanish singer-songwriter Remate is a 25-song magical mystery tour focused on quirky, fractured alt-country sketches, but also taking in falsetto pop (Dinosaurs), echo-laden self-duets (One-Eyed Land) and backwards samples (Out Of Your Skin)." UK PRESS ASSOCIATION **** :: "...'Kitty and her Beautiful Lady' offers laid-back prettiness, 'Firefly' is skittish fun, while 'Dinosaurs' and 'Love at First Sight' suggest an off-kilter Sufjan Stevens...." THE SUNDAY TIMES *** :: "...Remate boasts a soulfully croaky voice and a prodigious capacity for spare, fragile, elegantly wonky tunes. The 25 songs span the spectrum from rousing..." UNCUT MAGAZINE *** :: ...Both albums, Bird and Beetle, showcase his broad talents. Head to the music box waltz of 'Love At First Sight'. Celestial Choirs? The standout fact about Remate is his voice..." NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS
Record Label: MUSHROOM PILLOW
Type of Label: Indie