New Music: Aria Jalali – Dreams (Cranberries Cover) + Tour Dates

Were you one of the sad many who came from far and wide to see The Cranberries in Seattle earlier this month only to be told on the day of the show that it was canceled “due to illness”? Did you raise your fist in anger and yell “A pox on thee”? If so, or even if you’re wondering, “who are The Cranberries?” SSG has a little something that might put a smile on your face.

Aria Jalali has put his industrial/noise spin on one of The Cranberries classics, “Dreams.” The whimsical dreams are still in there, but this time around, they are wrapped in dissident distortion. I can dig it. You can download the song here, or you can visit Aria Jalali’s super high-tech site and download it there—it’s HTML at its best.

Regarding the rest of Aria Jalali’s work, LA Weekly commented, “Jalali has a real knack for the artfully noisy, arranging decaying electronics, analog feedback, odd percussives, and a whirlwind of vocals into some downright pretty and driving soundscapes.” Give Aria Jalali’s rendition of “Dreams” a listen, do the robot, sing along, and check out Aria Jalali on his European tour.

(Right Click, “Save Link As” to download) Aria Jalali – “Dreams”

Winter 2010 TOUR

01.14 Berlin (DE), Magnet Club
01.15 Wroclaw (PL), CRK
01.16 Cracow (PL), Kawiarnia Naukowa
01.17 Prague (CZ), Strahov 007
01.18 Budapest (HU), Zappa Cafe
01.19 Vienna (AT), Rhiz
01.20 Maribor (SI), Dvorana Gustaf (Pekarna)
01.21 Koper (SI), MKSC
01.22 Varese (IT), Twiggy Club
01.25 Faenza (IT), Clandestino
01.26 Fribourg (CH), Fri-Son
01.27 Dijon (FR), Deep Inside
01.28 Metz (FR), Emile Vache
01.29 Paris (FR), Mo’Fo Festival
01.30 London (UK), tba
01.31 Bristol (UK), Start The Bus
02.01 Glasgow (UK), 13th Note
02.02 York (UK), The Basement
02.03 Dublin (IR), Whelans
02.04 London (UK), good ship
02.05 Utrecht (NL), dB..s
02.06 Amsterdam (NL), Subbacultcha @ Nieuwe Anita
02.07 Eindhoven (NL), TAC
02.08 Karlsruhe (DE), Kohi
02.09 Freiburg (DE), KTS
02.10 München (DE), Kafe Kult
02.11 Strasbourg (FR), Simultania
02.12 Frankfurt (DE), Ivi
02.13 Nürnberg (DE), K4
02.15 Hamburg (DE), Hafenklang
02.16 Copenhagen (DK), Lades
02.18 Aalborg (DK), 1000Fryd
02.19 Gothenburg (SE), tba
02.20 Malmö (SE), Debaser