Papercutz
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Porto, Portugal |
| Genres | Pop Electronic |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Labels | Audiobulb Records Apegenine recordings |
| Website | PAPERCUTZed.com |
| Members | |
| Bruno Miguel, Melissa Veras | |
| Past members | |
| Marisa Pinto Marcela Freitas Bruno Ribeiro Tiago Morgado Francisco Bernardo |
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Papercutz (stylized as :papercutz or :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.[1] 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'[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The album was well-received by the press and music community and featured in such publications as Textura,[5] Cuemix-magazine,[6] Tokafi,[7] Cylic Defrost,[8] Subba-cultcha[9] Organ Mag[10] with The Silent Ballet calling the album a promising start to what ought to be a brilliant career'[11] and Record Collector comparing Bruno's precision work to that of Four Tet.[12]
The group toured in 2009 and 2010 promoting their debut album throughout Europe and U.S. with showcases on festivals such as SXSW[13] and Exit Festival[14] 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[15] 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.[16]
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[edit] Selected Discography
- :papercutz – Do outro lado do espelho (Lylac ambient reworks) – Audiobulb Records – 2010
- :papercutz – Lylac – 2008 – Apegenine recordings
- :papercutz – Ultravioleta rmx's – 2008 – Apegenine recordings
[edit] Videos
- Lylac (Helios remix) MTV (2010)
- Live Filmed at SXSW (2010)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2009 | :papercutz | TPMA "Off the beaten track" category | Won |
| :papercutz | Vodafone/MySpace Portugal The Ones to Watch | Won | |
| 2010 | "A secret search" | International Songwriting Competition (Dance/Electronica) | Won |
[edit] External links
- :papercutz site (official site)
- :papercutz MySpace
Interviews
- Textura mag [3] , 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
[edit] References
- ^ AB029 – Do Outro Lado Do Espelho (Lylac Ambient Reworks) – :Papercutz. Audiobulb.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
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- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ :papercutz – Ultravioleta Rmx’s (Apegenine) « Headphone Commute. Reviews.headphonecommute.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ textura. textura. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ // Cuemix Magazine //. // Cuemix Magazine //. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ CD Feature/ :papercutz: "Lylac" | Album of the Month Apegenine Records CD feature. Tokafi.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ papercutz – Lylac (Apegenine). Cyclic Defrost (11 February 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ :Papercutz – Lylac. Subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Organ Magazine On Line: Contact & Switch The Other. Organart.demon.co.uk (6 September 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Entire List of Reviews. Thesilentballet.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Record Collector | Papercutz – Do Outro Lado Do Espelho (Lylac Ambient Reworks) | Album Review. Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Papercutz Interview: SXSW 2010. Spinner (15 March 2010). Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Faith No More, Klaxons & More Join Exit Festival | News | Clickmusic | Online Music News, Downloads, Videos & More. Clickmusic. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Marshall, Joe. (1 June 2010) Articulate Silences, Ambient Sounds No. 4 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound. Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Bryan, Beverly. (25 July 2011) :Papercutz’s Ambient Pop Adventure. Mtv Iggy. Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
