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A place for dream pop fans and artists on VIRB

Dream pop is a subgenre of post-punk alternative rock. While the genre engenders much stylistic diversity, several key characteristics are usually present:
- atmospheric, moody or ethereal soundscapes
- sonic textures, variously created by shimmering feedback and processed, echo-laden guitars and synthesizers
- pop-oriented melodies delivered by breathy, often high-register female vocals or androgynous male vocals
- introspective, existential lyrics, sometimes unintelligible

Much debate has ensued about the shades of difference between dream pop and its cousin, shoegaze. Generally, it is agreed that shoegaze tends to be louder, more noisy and more aggressive than dream pop, but often the terms are used interchangeably by fans, artists, and music journalists alike. Related musical styles also include space rock, bliss pop, slowcore, ambient pop, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, trip hop and even some post-rock.

An ever-evolving list of dream pop artists can be found at AllMusic.com (http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2908) and Wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dream_pop_artists).

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Citadel Records says:

MGI unreleased tracks on Virb.com

For it`s more than 10 years long history Moscow Grooves Institute has released 5 albums; the compositions of the group are included into the compilations prepared by well known Western record companies (such as Pork recordings, George V , Les Maquis, Pschent, Petrol records etc.). And still some tracks by MGI have not been released.

Now all the fans of electronic music have an opportunity to get acquainted with these compositions. You can listen to MGI rare and unreleased tracks written in 1994-2005 here:
http://www.virb.com/moscowgroovesinstituterareunreleasedtracks

And the web pagehttp://www.virb.com/remixedbymgi is dedicated to remixes by MGI. Both accounts will be updated regularly.

You can also find some information about Moscow Grooves Institute and other Citadel records musicians here:

http://www.virb.com/moscowgroovesinstitute
http://www.virb.com/olf
http://www.virb.com/detskypanadoll
http://www.virb.com/paveltukki
http://www.virb.com/dsm
http://www.virb.com/2avocados
http://www.virb.com/thatblack
http://www.virb.com/thehet
http://www.virb.com/ejectproject

posted Mar 2


AUTO DEFIANCE says:

Finally , There is a Group where we belong.

We Live and Breathe ambient, dark, dreamy, indie pop, and Post punk>@> >@

Please drop by and visit us sometime, we have new a new album on the way....

music you will enjoy.. (Single release (my Bloody) Valentines Day)


best wishes from your new friends,


Bradley B.
Singer/Songwriter/ Guitarist
Auto Defiance
Nashville, TN

www.myspace.com/autodef

posted Jan 23


Citadel Records says:

Hello all of you! We are Citadel Records, the independent record company.


Citadel Records that was founded in Moscow in 1997 with the objective of bringing together the best Russian artists of electronic music. It became the first publisher to inform music community about the existence of the united Russian electronic music scene. Since then the creative union of Moscow Grooves Institute, Second Hand Band, That Black, Olga Noel, Eject Project, Dub Chairman, ULA, DSM Formation, RA/BA Mutant, Alexandroid, THE:HET and many others has been creating an up-to-date music wave appreciated both in Russia and abroad. The distinctive trait of the record label is the impeccable quality of studio work and the high professional level of the artists.


Visit our profile http://www.virb.com/citadelrecords!

posted Dec 2


Bell Hollow says:

Hello everyone!

posted Nov 12


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