Papercutz
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:papercutz is a Portuguese Electronic music
project formed in 2005. Bruno Miguel is the only official member of :papercutz and remains solely responsible for its direction but has been working closely with American-born Melissa Veras, since the bands's debut release. After recordings, Bruno assembles a live band to perform with him which may include musicians used on studio recordings. Past musicians have included vocalists Marisa Pinto, Marcela Freitas and multi-instrumentalists Bruno Ribeiro, Tiago Morgado and Francisco Bernardo.
Annie Nightingale
stated them has having an 'interesting and making an original sound' as one of the juries on the UK The People's Music Awards
in 2009 where the group performed live and won the off the beaten track category. The same year the debut album Lylac was released on Canadian independent record label
Apegenine recordings
whose artist roster features notable artists such as Montreal's own David Kristian
or Khonnor
and the single Ultravioleta rmx's included remixes by Riz Maslen
(aka Neotropic) and the first ever release by now known The Sight Below
just before his signing to Ghostly International
. The album was well-received by the press and music community and featured in such publications as Textura, Cuemix-magazine, Tokafi, Cylic Defrost, Subba-cultcha Organ Mag with The Silent Ballet calling the album a promising start to what ought to be a brilliant career' and Record Collector
comparing Bruno's precision work to that of Four Tet
.
The group toured in 2009 and 2010 promoting their debut album throughout Europe and U.S. with showcases on festivals such as SXSW and Exit Festival and are now signed to UK Audiobulb Records
with a new remix album Do outro lado do espelho (Lylac ambient reworks) spawned out of Lylac's textures with Drowned in Sound
calling the album 'notably coherent and engaging' unlike other remix records
featuring relevant ambient music
artits like Taylor Deupree
, Keith Kenniff
, ex-member of UK ‘shoegaze’ icons Slowdive
and Lowgold
drummer Simon Scott among many others that Bruno personally invited to work on his music. The band is currently working on their sophomore album.
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Interviews
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
project formed in 2005. Bruno Miguel is the only official member of :papercutz and remains solely responsible for its direction but has been working closely with American-born Melissa Veras, since the bands's debut release. After recordings, Bruno assembles a live band to perform with him which may include musicians used on studio recordings. Past musicians have included vocalists Marisa Pinto, Marcela Freitas and multi-instrumentalists Bruno Ribeiro, Tiago Morgado and Francisco Bernardo.
Annie Nightingale
Annie Nightingale
Anne "Annie" Nightingale MBE is an English radio broadcaster. She is most commonly known by the more informal name of Annie...
stated them has having an 'interesting and making an original sound' as one of the juries on the UK The People's Music Awards
The People's Music Awards
The People’s Music Awards is the first global unsigned music awards. It was founded on 15 September 2008 by Managing Director Dylan Satow. The purpose of the awards is to get unsigned artists to be heard by industry professionals and people through the awards website. The winners of the awards are...
in 2009 where the group performed live and won the off the beaten track category. The same year the debut album Lylac was released on Canadian independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Apegenine recordings
Apegenine recordings
Apegenine recordings is a Canadian independent record label. It was established as a subdivision in 2003 by Vincent Fugere and has released music by Montreal's most prominent electronic artist David Kristian, Emanuele Errante, Khonnor, Klaus Lunde , Julien Neto among others.The music it releases...
whose artist roster features notable artists such as Montreal's own David Kristian
David Kristian
David Kristian is a Canadian musician and film score composer and sound designer.David Kristian has been involved in audio for media since the early 1980s, when he first started work as an animation and experimental filmmaker at a New-Brunswick, Canada TV station...
or Khonnor
Khonnor
Connor Long is an electronic "musician" from New London, New Hampshire who releases music under the name Khonnor. He has published works under several other names, including Grandma, and I, Cactus....
and the single Ultravioleta rmx's included remixes by Riz Maslen
Riz Maslen
Riz Maslen is an English electronic music artist. During the mid 90's she worked with 4hero and Future Sound of London. After playing keyboards for The Beloved, she took out a loan, built a home studio and created her first albums there. In 1995 she signed as Neotropic under Ntone and soon after as...
(aka Neotropic) and the first ever release by now known The Sight Below
The Sight Below
The Sight Below is an electronic music/shoegaze act from Seattle, Washington. Its main member is American post-minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri....
just before his signing to Ghostly International
Ghostly International
Ghostly International is an American independent record label. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye , Mobius Band, and Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, all of which are innovative contributors to the world of music....
. The album was well-received by the press and music community and featured in such publications as Textura, Cuemix-magazine, Tokafi, Cylic Defrost, Subba-cultcha Organ Mag with The Silent Ballet calling the album a promising start to what ought to be a brilliant career' and Record Collector
Record Collector
Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...
comparing Bruno's precision work to that of Four Tet
Four Tet
Kieran Hebden is a post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist under the moniker of Four Tet....
.
The group toured in 2009 and 2010 promoting their debut album throughout Europe and U.S. with showcases on festivals such as SXSW and Exit Festival and are now signed to UK Audiobulb Records
Audiobulb Records
Audiobulb Records is a Sheffield based independent record label holding a global artist roster – brought together under the banner of ‘exploratory electronic music’. The label was founded in 2003 by David Newman with the aim of promoting a new generation of innovative electronic artists...
with a new remix album Do outro lado do espelho (Lylac ambient reworks) spawned out of Lylac's textures with Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
calling the album 'notably coherent and engaging' unlike other remix records
featuring relevant ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
artits like Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree , is an American electronic musician, photographer and graphic designer. He is most known for the founding of the 12k record label, along with his work as a member of Prototype 909, and his collaborations with Savvas Ysatis and Christopher Willits...
, Keith Kenniff
Keith Kenniff
Keith Kenniff is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic music producer. He composes ambient/electronic music under the moniker Helios and post-classical piano music under Goldmund...
, ex-member of UK ‘shoegaze’ icons Slowdive
Slowdive
Slowdive were an English shoegaze band that formed in 1989. The band formed in Reading, Berkshire and primarily consisted of Nick Chaplin , Rachel Goswell , Neil Halstead , and Christian Savill...
and Lowgold
Lowgold
Lowgold are an English indie rock band formed in 1997 in St Albans, comprising vocalist and rhythm guitarist Darren Ford, lead guitarist Dan Symons and bassist Miles Willey....
drummer Simon Scott among many others that Bruno personally invited to work on his music. The band is currently working on their sophomore album.
Selected Discography
- :papercutz – Do outro lado do espelho (Lylac ambient reworks) – Audiobulb RecordsAudiobulb RecordsAudiobulb Records is a Sheffield based independent record label holding a global artist roster – brought together under the banner of ‘exploratory electronic music’. The label was founded in 2003 by David Newman with the aim of promoting a new generation of innovative electronic artists...
– 2010 - :papercutz – Lylac – 2008 – Apegenine recordingsApegenine recordingsApegenine recordings is a Canadian independent record label. It was established as a subdivision in 2003 by Vincent Fugere and has released music by Montreal's most prominent electronic artist David Kristian, Emanuele Errante, Khonnor, Klaus Lunde , Julien Neto among others.The music it releases...
- :papercutz – Ultravioleta rmx's – 2008 – Apegenine recordingsApegenine recordingsApegenine recordings is a Canadian independent record label. It was established as a subdivision in 2003 by Vincent Fugere and has released music by Montreal's most prominent electronic artist David Kristian, Emanuele Errante, Khonnor, Klaus Lunde , Julien Neto among others.The music it releases...
Videos
- Lylac (Helios remix) MTV (2010)
- Live Filmed at SXSW (2010)
Awards
|-|rowspan="2"| 2009 || :papercutz || TPMA "Off the beaten track" category ||
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| :papercutz || Vodafone/MySpace Portugal The Ones to Watch ||
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|| 2010 || "A secret search" || International Songwriting Competition (Dance/Electronica) ||
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External links
- :papercutz site (official site)
- :papercutz MySpace
Interviews
- Textura mag http://www.textura.org/archives/interviews/tenquestions_papercutz.htm , May, 2010
- Fischer, Tobias Tokafi, 10 May 2010
- Cyclicdefrost mag Innerversitysound, 30 April 2010
- Headphonecommute, Two and a Half Questions with Bruno Miguel (aka :papercutz) HC, 10 April 2009