we're all the pirate bay

montt mardié ~ we're all the pirate bay (independent, 2009)

'i don't write songs to make money/ i write them for people to sing along', that's how starts the new track from montt mardié. it's not on his new album, which i talked about a few days ago. it's not a single and you won't find it on itunes or any online store. you can find it on the pirate bay. yes, the torrent site that's under huge pressure from the giants of entertainment industry...
the main subject in montt's lyrics is love (or the trouble that it causes) but now we see him using his peculiar writing style to show his support for the pirate bay and give his point of view on intelectual and creative copyright. we're all the pirate bay is an instantaneous hit. an uplifting, electro-ish tune with mardié's infectuous melodies.
just the fact that he made this song is already awesome, the song could be the worst ever but, of course, it is a true pop gem for the technological times we're living.
here's what he saya on a letter published on the pirate bay:
"an artist has got to make a living just like everybody else, there's no doubt about it. and these are tough times, believe me i know. the thing is though, if i were to go back in time, 10 years or so, and tell the 15-year-old version of myself that over a night, 60 000 people had heard one of my songs, the first question I'd throw back at myself wouldn't be "how much money did i make?".
don't get me wrong, i love money and i want to make a lot of it. bathe in it just like uncle scrooge. but money isn't the main reason why i write songs. first and foremost i want people to hear them.
times are so strange at the moment and a lot of people are angry and upset. still, for each day that goes by i get more and more convinced that we shouldn't try to fight the future, we should embrace it. try to see opportunities instead of catastrophys.

i've written a song. i call it "we're all the pirate bay". it's free and nobody will ever have to pay for it, though if you insist you are welcome to make a donation!

take care, monty"

ps: the pirate bay encourages you to create a video using this song and post it as a reply to montt mardié's version...



01. we're all the pirate bay



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skaizerkite

montt mardié ~ skaizerkite (hybris, 2009)

this is the third proper studio album from david pagmar, a swedish boy in his early 20's creating delightful pop tunes about heartbreaking and its ramifications using a very peculiar storytelling similar to pelle carlberg and hello saferide.
this time, the album recovers some textures used in his first album. to me 'clocks/pretender' sounds fresh and breezy and makes me think about small cities, the countryside, open spaces... skaizerkite sounds more urban, a bit like 'drama' and its guitar hooks and catchy-dancy melodies.
there's at least one line in every song that should be mentioned... how not to fall when you hear in the vibrant 'one kiss' "... then she ran across the street/ and though it meant the world to me/ one kiss don't mean a thing..."
or when in 'dungeons and dragons' - one of the best geek love song ever made - he sings
"i still play dungeons and dragons, baby/ i can't stop thinking about star wars, baby /and if you wanna be with me you're gonna have to get use to / i don't say goodbye, i say may the force be with you".
the great thing about montt mardié is that his lyrics have all the potential to be lame and filled with romantic fatalism... but what he does is to turn love and its longings into a right-on-the-face slap with simplicity, honesty and cleverness.
the ballad 'a wedding in june', another perfect colaboration with andreas mattsson, is a song about the reocurring girl that left him and her wedding day.
'the stairs of the house that haunted this town (jenny, jenny, jenny)' is probably the heavist track on the record with guitars and lush orchestrations and an insanely addictive chorus melody and
backing vocals to die for.
wonderfull and uplifting heartbreak songs! (if that's possible...)



01. welcome to stalingrad
02. one kiss
03. click, click
04. elisabeth by the piano
05. bang bang (echo in warsaw)
06. unknown pleasure (feat. anna lovisa)
07. last year in marienbad
08. a wedding in june (feat. andreas mattsson)
09. dancing shoes
10. the stairs of the house that haunted this town (jenny, jenny, jenny)
11. dungeons and dragons
12. i love you annie

here's the video for 'danceshoes'


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