Win Efterklang and Serena Maneesh prize packs
Efterklang and Serena Maneesh are touring the US in September and we have five prize packs to give away, with copies of both of their latest albums on vinyl and CD, as well as a double pass to their show in either NYC and LA. To enter, just be a LAEM subscriber and let us know which of those cities you’re in.
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Efterklang from Denmark are one of my favorite bands. Their music is amazing and challenging, their live performances are always something unique, and their artwork and music videos are always so freakin’ good. This song is from their album Parades and the video was made by two people who call themselves Hvass & Hannibal.
Icelandic band Dead Skeletons video for Dead Mantra
Dead Skeletons are a new band from Reykjavik, Iceland who I have been fully hooked on ever since watching their first video for Dead Mantra, a sinister, mind-bending jam that goes on for a good 10 minutes and still seems too brief. Their videos all feature twisted, tripped-out imagery, while their sound blends a hypnotic mix of Hawkwind, Spacemen 3, Wooden Shjips, Circle and Serena Maneesh into an addictive potion of its own.
Otherworldly pop songs, both ambitious and engagingly intimate. Breathtaking panoramas of sound with few clear antecedents. Efterklang make music for the inspired. They recently began work on their third full-length album, with a release expected in the spring of 2010. So we checked in with them to get the inside word on the muisc that will be driving their new sound. They started with the Heather Broderick song, Cottonwood Bay [listen below]: ‘Heather is the sister to Peter Broderick, and like Peter did two years ago, Heather will be moving to Europe to join the Efterklang live band starting early next year. We have already played with her several times and we love her and we love her music. This song is from her debut album, From The Ground’.
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Jack Ripple said | 2 September, 2010
Re: the Efterklang/Serena Maneesh giveaway: I would love one or both of these cd’s – please! Cheers to everyone at Lost At E Minor!! 
Zolton said | 3 September, 2010
Hi Gia and Jack, you have both won the prizes! Please contact us via this link:
http://www.lostateminor.com/contact-us/
Thanks,
Zolton
Aileen said | 8 September, 2010
LA!! please?
Candypants said | 14 September, 2010
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Gia said | 2 September, 2010
NYC!