The Melancholic Youth Of Jesus - Theme for Ambition
ARTIST........: The Melancholic Youth Of Jesus
TITLE.........: Theme for Ambition
LABEL.........: Ethereal Sound Works
URL...........: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Melancholic-Youth-Of-Jesus-Off
GENRE.........: indie
QUALITY:......: 241 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2012-06-26
RELEASE DATE..: 2012-03-26
Tracklist:
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01. Theme for Ambition 3:54
02. Afterparty (unreleased demo) 3:47
Total 07:41
Release Notes:
Single of Melancholic Youth of Jesus from the forthcoming album Gush.
Founded in 1990 by Carlos Santos, The Melancholic Youth Of Jesus (mYoj) soon
became a reference amongst the Indie scene in Europe.
After Carlos Santos' family moved to Portugal, a 15 year old Carlos, who's
parents are keen musicians and avid music lovers, began working on several
tracks that later would be released as "Hall Of Noises" (92), a Mini-LP that
would trigger the curiosity of both Indie music fans and media.
This led to Carlos forming The Melancholic Youth Of Jesus and set the rules of
what would become the band's musical print.
"Hall Of Noises" combined the Phil Spector wall of sound with the dreamy vocals
of Leonard Cohen, and the sexy rebelion of The Velvet Underground, all of which
pertained to the family music collection for generations and had sparked an
enormous passion in Carlos for the old, rare and vintage classics.
However the band's fait would meet a twist as the Portuguese press considered
The Melancholic Youth Of Jesus as sound-alikes of bands like Bauhaus, Joy
Division, and The Jesus And Mary Chain, bands in vogue within the Portuguese
alternative scene, and unwittingly triggered the curiosity of a devoted fan base
the band never expected to reach and thus created a "cult" around The
Melancholic Youth Of Jesus (mYoj).
The impact was so astounding that the band were suddenly on several TV shows,
and with no suprise, were considered by the press as one of the most promising
acts of that year.
"Lowveld" (94) Mini-LP followed, and soon mYoj found themselves on a 10 month
tour, which included appearances on several of the most important festivals and
events taking place, and mYoj were suddenly sharing the stage with many
important names within the Portuguese music scene. With a renewed character,
mYoj were offered an improved budget by their label, and began working on their
next release which would result in "Wanderlust" EP (98) and "One Life Ain't
Enough" LP (99).
The following years were shadowed by uncertainy, thus, the following tour was
cut short, and Carlos Santos decided to take a break, moving to France, Ireland,
Guernsey, in the British Channel Isles and later England.
In 2004, and now living in Bristol, Carlos decided to release "A Cure 4 A
Contemporary Dis-e's", a compilation of several unreleased tracks, and some more
notorious tracks, at the band's former label's request, and released in
conjunction with Carlos' newly created label mYOGENIc. mYoj performed several
shows in the UK and Europe, from 2005/2007, and in that period, Carlos began
working on a new band, Sabotage UK, along with Cecile de Lisle, with whom he
played live until 2010, having returned then to mYoj to start working on new
material with renewed force.
In 2011, Carlos returned to Portugal where he met Diogo Mota, and suddenly the
band found its long lost chemistry resulting in mYoj performing several shows
and returning to the studio. Without delay, mYoj began working on new material
and sparked the curiosity of several labels, having eventually decided to sign
for Ethereal Sound Works, and in conjunction with their new label are preparing
new releases for 2012 - "Theme For Ambition" (Single) and "Gush" (LP).
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