Not sure about Nookie, but Dasha Shultz, who I featured a couple of programs ago cites Bjork as a major influence. Nookie's lyrics are worth translating as she has some brilliant insights. I didn't want to clutter up the post with a lot of text, but the link is there. Just run them through a translation bot such as Google Translate. Worth the effort. Same with the band Slot. Very good song writing.
I meant more in terms of the visual image. I listen about half-and-half to wordless music and music with lyrics but song words very often pass me by, unless the words are the whole point (as with rap). Xhosa, French, Russian or Finnish don't make much difference to me. English/Afrikaans/Dutch/Danish I understand enough to grasp if there is a point being made. Some smart slogan or wordplay I appreciate but mostly regard voice as an instrument rather than some oracle. I did run a few Slot lyrics through Translate and the song Не всё равно was making pretty much this exact point (look into someone's eyes for long enough and you won't need words to understand them).
Wow! This is an impressive band. Thanks for putting it out, Ebear.
Thanks. Two of her band members also play with Slot, as does Nookie.
More here: https://ebear.substack.com/p/rare-earth-metal
In a weird way she reminds me of Yolandi Vi$$er from Die Antwoord, and of course Bjork.
Not sure about Nookie, but Dasha Shultz, who I featured a couple of programs ago cites Bjork as a major influence. Nookie's lyrics are worth translating as she has some brilliant insights. I didn't want to clutter up the post with a lot of text, but the link is there. Just run them through a translation bot such as Google Translate. Worth the effort. Same with the band Slot. Very good song writing.
I meant more in terms of the visual image. I listen about half-and-half to wordless music and music with lyrics but song words very often pass me by, unless the words are the whole point (as with rap). Xhosa, French, Russian or Finnish don't make much difference to me. English/Afrikaans/Dutch/Danish I understand enough to grasp if there is a point being made. Some smart slogan or wordplay I appreciate but mostly regard voice as an instrument rather than some oracle. I did run a few Slot lyrics through Translate and the song Не всё равно was making pretty much this exact point (look into someone's eyes for long enough and you won't need words to understand them).