Popidiot

Where: Von Krahl - RABAROCK presents
When: 27.03.2009
Time: 00:00

Where: Club Hollywood - „MTV presents“
When: 28.03.2009
Time: 01:10

Popidiot is an Estonian-Finnish electropop group of two mad scientists Matti Juhani Peura and Hendrik Luuk working together with guitarist and record label owner Rein Fuks (the songwriter of estonian noisepop group Pia Fraus). The group caused quite a bit of fuss among the estonian media and music experts with the debut album "1111", originally released in 2006, owing to their controversial name, sincere electro-cowboy eclecticism and synthpop appeal. The album featured the song "Love vulture", which became an absolute favourite among the estonian indie scene and internet-addicted teenagers hanging out in myspace.

The long-awaited second album entitled "Antenna of Love" will be released on February 24th 2009, the Estonian Independence Day, on a small indie-label Seksound. It is a cross-over album with indie guitars and pop vocals layered on electrodance beats and synthpop base. It's full of great songs, all killers, no fillers. Name your favorite synthpop, electropop or indiepop sounds and you find them here. Popidiot's sound is heavily influenced by synthpop classics like New Order, Human League or Depeche Mode in a way similar to contemporary electropop acts like Hot Chip, Cut Copy or Regina. Popidiot is also a popular live act having supported artists like Pet Shop Boys and Klaxons in Estonia. Already before its release, "Antenna of Love" is expected to establish a new standard of dance pop - at least here in Estonia.

On rõõm teatada, et Seksound annab välja eesti-soome ansambli Popidiot albumi "Antenna of Love". Uus ja parem plaat ilmub 24. veebruaril 2009. Popidiot teeb muusikat, mis segab synthpopi, elektropopi ja indiepopi klassikat, jäädes seejuures ka eriliseks ja mitte muutudes otseselt retrobändiks. Need ei ole suvalised muusikamasinad, vaid Hendrik Luuk ja Matti Peura, kes on kirjutanud plaadil kõik sõnad ja muusika, arranžeerimisel andis oma osa ka austusväärne kolmas liige Rein Fuks. Plaadi kirjeldamisel on viisaka kiitmise piiresse jääda raske, see on hea, kõik lood on head ja sellist tantsumuusika plaati ei ole enne Eestis tehtud. Kohalik publik armastab nende intensiivseid laive, nüüd on võimalik kogeda seda energiat ka plaadil. Viimastelt laividelt meelde jäänud uued hitid nagu sugestiivne "Cassetteboy", lõbus "Dancing Like An Idiot" või mõtlik "Hey Girl" on plaadil olemas. Popidioti eeskujuks on suuresti synthpopi meistrid Human League, New Order või Depeche Mode. Nii saab see plaat meeldida ka kuulajale, kes eelistab kaasaegseid elektropopi ansambleid nagu Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Regina jms, sest nende juured peituvad sealsamas kus Popidiotilgi. Martin Jõela/Seksound