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| Location: | London, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 22, 2008 (543 days back) |
About Me |
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........... Madam is the music project of singer/songwriter Sukie Smith........... madam - calling for love promo Add to My Profile | More Videos IN CASE OF EMERGENCY , out now ,on REVEAL RECORDS "fragile voiced chanteuse" Time Out...... "its a fantastic, sultry slice of quintessentially English poise that denotes a major talent in the noble art of smoky chanteusery... Call America sees Smiths band provide a timelessly atmospheric backdrop to her crystal-clear vocals that creates a truly vintage emotion. In the menagerie of genres embarked upon here, an alt-classical number is one of few were yet to encounter."....... tangents webzine.... |
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Music:Member Since: 1/3/2006Band Website: madam.org.uk Band Members: Madam is a project of singer/songwriter/producer Sukie Smith,she has recorded and performed with some amazing musicians including Chris Clarke, Adam Franklin, Gavin Pearce, Simon Breed, Marc Tchanz, Mara Carlyse, Jeff Townsin, Moose, Brock Norman Brock, Lee Tryming, Howard Monk, Sean Reed, Jon Redfern, Patrick Durkan, John Robertson, Sarah Gill, Ross Drummond. Influences: Equally influenced by, mountains, alcohol, betrayal, intrigue, boys, girls, inbetweeners. x oh all right then, townes van zandt, mary margret o'hara , francoise hardy , phil spector ............ Sounds Like: REVIEWS MADAM In Case of Emergency Category: Music Madam In Case of Emergency Reveal Records Prior to In Case of Emergency I'd heard two Madam singles and really appreciated the late-night, underworld elegance of 'Calling For Love' and 'Call America'. But I didn't expect their debut album to be this good. This is the most cohesive debut I've heard for a long long time and is unquestionably one of the best albums of the year so far. 'Fall On Your Knees' is a rich, dreamlike song that walks the line between beauty and sadness. The slide guitar is particularly effective. The insomniac blues of 'Call America' is outstanding and is evocative of the voodoo-lounge sound of Chris Isaac and the films of David Lynch. Nick Cave is another name that springs to mind listening to the inspired western 'Superfast Highway'. What a track. 'Strange Love' owes something to To Bring You My Love-era Polly Jean Harvey but arrives at a less abrasive, though equally memorable, conclusion. Sukie Smith's intimate voice is something special, but Madam's real talent is in perfectly mixing the soft with the skewed. The production is nothing short of inspired with feedback guitar solos mixed with shimmering pedal steel and more traditional double bass and drum sounds. Perhaps the highpoint is the confessional 'Rope Trick', a wistful, ghostly tale perfectly set to music. Like an imaginary soundtrack to An American Dream, full of desire, sadness and beauty, In Case of Emergency is a surrealist masterpiece. "quality wist" Gideon Coe - BBC 6 Music "beautiful vocals set against a backdrop of acoustic guitars show great promise and give the track a distinct Portishead feel," artrocker "With its sultry vocals, lounge guitar, and spiralling melodica this is a mesmerising example of music that doesn't so much hold your attention as hypnotise you. Singer-songwriter Sukie Smith rises above the standard girl-with-guitar fare by several storeys with her self-assured brand of Americana, and even though this is just one track, it's good enough for you to start matching her live dates against the gaps in your diary. Call America has a filmic quality that puts you in mind of David Lynch, perhaps because it sounds a little like Chris Isaak, but mostly because it's individual, seductive and quite brilliant. Her debut album is released in October 2007, so I suggest you start following her now. Then you can tell all your friends 'I told you so.'" Lobster Quadrille Sukie Smith, better known as Madam, has a rare ability to combine the smoky, nocturnal atmospherics conjured by PJ Harvey or Portishead or the Velvet Underground with a pop sensibility...sets her head and shoulder above the singer-songwriter masses ,as individual a voice as Cat Power or label mate JAWP THE INDEPENDENT. ONE TO WATCH april 2008 ' CONTENDER FOR THE NOIR NICHE OCCUPIED BY HOPE SANDOVAL ( MAZZY STAR) AND CHAN MARSHALL (CAT POWER) - MADAM IS A REAL FIND ! ' The Guardian 4/5 **** Madam is a name which should be written in bright neon outside big venues in the swanky part of town ' ***** 4.5 / 5 THE SUN ' A Girl with a taste for the dark stuff ' NME 'she should give kylie and alison goldfrapp a run for their money' Caroline Sullivan THE GUARDIAN an astonishing album of cruel beauty and emotional honesty,an immense talent .' 5/5***** ROCK AND REEL 'atmospheric and deliciously woozy, it is ghostly, intoxicating pop at it's most inspired' MAVERICK 'champions of sounds soft and subdued. the terrific madam favours sultry,slightly spooked and lusciously late-night Americana noir' TIME OUT 'slow-paced tales of everyday hurt and darkness... suggests a more sleazy portishead' 3/5 *** Q 'a sultry,chanson-singing glamour puss...moody ,dreamy,smoky LP suitable for late-night smooching or,indeed weeping' METRO 'A feisty Madam energised the room the moment she came on. At her best she recalled Leonard Cohen, all softly intimate confessions and sunny, pure-voiced refrains; or the dreaminess of Julee Cruise on ’Falling’. A subtle but hard-edged darkness glinted beneath, though, and kept things interesting DROWNED IN SOUND 'combining the surreal charm of kate bush with the edgy urgency of the velvet underground, this curious hybrid has no right to sound as fresh and futuristic as it does. gripping stuff.' TELETEXT 'a surrealist masterpiece' LOBSTER QUADRILLE Record Label: reveal records Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Death Metal) |
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next day on the steps of the university and beyond |
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| awake awake.get ready for interviews.......go to university and talk to brilliant journalist called katrina about film and what i would see as a recommendation for the daily newspaper..say my favourit... Posted by Madam on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:21:00 PST |
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3 countries in 3 hours.....you betcha xx |
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| thursday....violently early heathrow.guitar..ticket 3 dresses, white /black/red/3 pairs of shoes red/black/silver ( red shoes found themselves in the cover of a newspaper the next day..but more of tha... Posted by Madam on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:44:00 PST |
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please help xxx |
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| http://www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk/greenpollwill you go here dear page reader and vote for usxxx Posted by Madam on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:11:00 PST |
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Madam Live - Super Fast Highway |
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filmed by mathew lynch and crew at the 12 bar club denmark street..album launch of IN CASE OF EMEMRGENCY........the road is near a bikers caff on the... Posted by Madam on Sat, 31 May 2008 04:49:00 PST |
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manchester so much to answer for xx |
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| so one tiny day off.......then was violently early for the train monday morning as am only at home on the road now obviously, xxmanchester via sheffield......muchos english green hills and peak distr... Posted by Madam on Tue, 27 May 2008 01:20:00 PST |
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oh dublin x |
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| sweet flight,afeared that our cello /guitar combo might be refused...all fine, sarah had to post back her potentially garotting cello string weapons though....bus into dublin.....whelans... dark red b... Posted by Madam on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:51:00 PST |
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birmingham drama |
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| so...arrived in birmingham station.got out of train.walked away from train.flash of horror.silver purse with all monies from tour still on train.run faster than ever in life.throw some poor girl out o... Posted by Madam on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:17:00 PST |
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we heart york xxx |
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| so in york, is this officially the kindest happiest place in the universe?
basement bar is....IN A BASEMENT , in a brilliant art centre , everyone is lovely,it's by a river,as it got dark ... Posted by Madam on Thu, 22 May 2008 05:48:00 PST |
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guess what... |
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| so what happens next...........back from brighton where we played the local stage,hoorah, we love playing for them...and now we go to york birmingham dublin and manchester......am excited , haven't re... Posted by Madam on Sun, 18 May 2008 06:22:00 PST |
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time out critics choice |
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| our x kings gig on sunday is a time out critics choice xxxwe are on stage around 9ishwith support/co headline from the splendid DEAD AIR we would love to play for youxx Posted by Madam on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:52:00 PST |
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