Audio Lykke Li 14 Spotlight By Megan Gordon Lykke Li When a young songstress, with a name as Swede has to become the next matriarch of the music industry. Secondly, it highlights an emerging trend in pop unique as her unconventional brand of pop, music consumption. said of Madonna, “I’m inspired by the way Singers like Lykke Li, and the equally off-the-cuff and quirky she started from nothing and didn’t have a British singer/songwriter Kate Nash, are examples of how big musical talent, but had a big dream”, she the approach of music makers and listeners alike has changed was hinting at a wisdom and savvy beyond dramatically since the age of ABBA. People may scoff when oft-repeated terms like “product of the MySpace age” and her years. Lifted from an interview given at “blog-birthed” are bandied about in an attempt to describe the beginning of 2008, today Lykke Li’s words the current music scene, but there’s a very good reason resonate with new meaning. This whizz-kid of these terms keep popping up in the press. The way music is produced and consumed has altered dramatically in the past the music biz continues to capture hearts well decade in response to the increasingly virtual way the world into the New Year with her catchy melodies works, Lykke Li being a case in point. and earnest lyrics. That’s enough to make even The internet has not only caused the world to shrink, the Mother of pop proud. allowing users in Sweden and New Zealand to listen to the same tune simultaneously, but for all its scale it has also caused a shift towards a more personal approach. Every user She’s the sweetest Swede to grace the charts since can become a journalist by starting a blog and every singer the saccharine sounds of ABBA first began to leave their can become a performer by posting their songs on MySpace. sugary trace on the music industry in the mid-1970’s. Whilst Whilst some would argue that this has caused an increase in Lykke Li (pronounced lick-a-lee) produces songs that are just quantity and not necessarily quality, this is a far too limited as likely to get stuck in your head as an ABBA hit, the two way of assessing a complex web of trends. The internet has share little else in common. Original, lo-fi and packed with changed many things, but without a doubt it has ensured that personality, mamma-mia Lykke Li’s music is addictive! certain unconventional and talented performers like Lykke Li Having recently released her debut album 2008’s Youth can garner world-wide attention without even leaving their Novels, 22-year-old songstress Lykke Li may be young but bedrooms or their shores. she is already garnering associations with industry veterans. The fact is, the highly personal, quirky and creative music In fact, this sweet chanteuse who cites artists as diverse that Lykke Li produces would have been considered too as Edith Piaf, Nina Simone, the Shangri-Las and the Fugees “niche” twenty-five years ago. Instead this young, talented as her inspiration, has already been hailed as “blog-birthed and idiosyncratic Swede created a blog fuelled-buzz allowing Madonna”. her instantly endearing tunes to traverse the globe faster This phrase may seem like music journalism hyperbole than the speed of broadband. Lykke Li proves that pop music at first, but two important observations are born of this is no longer solely about stadium rock or soul-less tunes potentially perplexing description. Firstly, it indicates Lykke with little more substance than a catchy hook. Now, more Li’s strong affiliation with a formidable female pop icon such than ever it seems it matters who you are, not where you’re coming from. as Madonna, hinting at the incredible potential this young 15 Radio Channels 3-11 Available On All Aircraft Qur’anic Verses The Beat The Hit Zone 3 Sheikh Said Al-Ghamidi 4 5 With Simon Bennett Verses from the Muslim Holy Book, Lounge to laid-back electronic music Hits from the top of the US, UK, the Qur’an. from around the world. European and Asian charts. 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T.I. 16 Radio Encore Arabic Arena Chinese Choice 6 With Bob Moore 7 With Ilham Hafez 8 With Chan Wei Wei Brimming with popular and light Features a selection of music from A mix of past and present Cantonese classical music. the Middle East. and Mandarin hits. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture) Mendelssohn Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Christian Pollack Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 Tchaikovsky West Australian Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Vladimir Verbitsky Spargi Damaro Pianto (from Lucia Di Lammermoor) Donizetti Joan Sutherland: Soprano Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Paris Piano Trio No.1 in B Flat, D898 (4th Movement) Schubert Macquarie Trio Symphony No.8 in G Op.88 (1st Movement) Dvorak Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Mariss Jansons Adagio from Spartacus’ Khachaturian St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Anichanov Cello Concerto in B Minor Op.104 (1st Movement) Dvorak Jacqueline Du Pre: Cello Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Sinfonia Concertante in E Flat, K364 (1st Movement) Mozart Arthur Grumiaux: Violin Arrigo Pellica: Violalondon Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Sir Colin Davis Symphony in C Major (1st Movement) Bizet New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Johanos Waltz from Masquerade Khachaturian St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Andre Anichanov Vissi D’arte from Tosca Puccini Mirella Freni: Soprano National Philharmonic Orhcestra Conductor: Nicola Rescigno Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 Strauss Ii Queensland Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Vladimir Ponkin 17 Radio Melodi Melayu The Box Office Sanctuary 9 With Azura 10 With Richard Kuipers 11 A top selection of Malay music by This month on The Box Office; Music A collection of relaxing music to sooth today’s popular artists. from classic kid’s television series & films. you into sleep. 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