Older people is ruling as record buyers

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A certain kind of music is selling huge amounts in Estonia nowadays. We called it "süldimuusika" -- primitive old-style dance-music. Made by bands mostly containing a singer a la Engelbert Humperdink and a keyboard player. These bands are performing mostly evergreens and original compositions with banal melodies and sentimental (sometimes silly) lyrics. And wihtout any musical effort.Those groups are selling 10 times more than normal rock or other artists. Most estonian professional musicians are making their living with such music.
I think older people are still loyal CD - buyers. Youngers have their free mp3s etc. How`s the situation in other countrys?

― Margus Kiis, estonian rock critic (Margus Kiis, estonian rock cri), Sunday, 13 April 2003 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

If this is true then it's fascinating.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 13 April 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Old people from Estonia are the new boybands SHOCKAH!

― Nick Mirov (nick), Sunday, 13 April 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Seriously, though: are there any online mp3s of süldimuusika acts, or of any other popular Estonian music? I'd be interested in hearing some.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Sunday, 13 April 2003 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

to Mirov
try http://www.dcc.ttu.ee/Bands/ -- ist Estonian Bands Database.

― Margus Kiis, estonian rock critic (Margus Kiis, estonian rock cri), Sunday, 13 April 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Norah Jones to thread!

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 13 April 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Estonian Norah Jones is Hedvig Hanson. No, Norah Jones is "new" Hedvig Hanson coz Hedvig released her "Tule Mu Juurde" 2001 and it sounded just like Norah Jones`s LP year later. :)...or Norah Jones is sounding just like Hedvig Hanson. :P

― Margus Kiis, estonian rock critic (Margus Kiis, estonian rock cri), Sunday, 13 April 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i had figured pia fraus was the biggest band in estonia. how could you beat a cool combo of Lush and Rocketship inspired sounds?

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 14 April 2003 00:29 (twenty-two years ago)

with a big stick

no really Pia Fraus are ace

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 14 April 2003 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I liked Dallas, are they still going?

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Monday, 14 April 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Dallas split after last LP "Delay Lama". Their singer Kristi Kindel left coz "Dallas was never professional enough".
Pia Fraus. I don`t know what they are doing now. For me Fraus is too similar to Dallas. Maybe a bit milder and more human. Dallas` cool and cold indie-pop (influenced by Stereolab) was real blueprint for many bands in 90s.

― Margus Kiis, estonian rock critic (Margus Kiis, estonian rock cri), Monday, 14 April 2003 02:40 (twenty-two years ago)

pia fraus have a new ep out soon

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 14 April 2003 02:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Clairecords rules so hard I can barely cope

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 14 April 2003 05:03 (twenty-two years ago)

...Margus, godhotdamn?!
haha, now you too, all of a sudden, have taken to wastin' yer precious young days on this "energy-devouring & life-blood-sucking" - weren't those yer very words, eh? - intah-web thingy here?
(instead of penning piercin' pieces of crit'sism & beating the crap outta 'sült'mongers?)

;-)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 14 April 2003 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

i am waiting for clair to reissue the first malory record with the bonus tracks. it is too bad that they opened their store in sacramento, denver has much better weather.

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 14 April 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

speaking of Clairecords reissues, i gather there's going to be another Sarah band (as well as Secret Shine) reissued by them soon.. can't wait.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 14 April 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

which is that? orchids?

― keith (keithmcl), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i was hoping it might be Brighter...

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

ah that might make sense given harper lee's popularity. harper lee says they will have a new album by christmas. do you have the brighter flexis?

― keith (keithmcl), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 00:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i have the 'next summer' one

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 00:46 (twenty-two years ago)

i wonder if there are more hal songs floating around somewhere

― keith (keithmcl), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Night Losers to thread!

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

revive! Keith I was right! Matinee are indeed releasing a Brighter singles retrospective. Kickass!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 07:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(er except i confused Matinee and Clairecords. Not sure who Clair might be reissuing..)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 07:38 (twenty-two years ago)

why does younger people never want to rock?

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)

coulda fooled me!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 07:41 (twenty-two years ago)

brighter's 'i don't think it matters' totally rocks!

― keith (keithmcl), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

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