De Capulet
Don’t look for anything new from this corner. De Capulet is, according to myspace.com, “resting in peace.”
It’s been a couple of years since De Capulet fans and those with a general interest in indie music started blogging about the demise of this musical effort from Jakob Johnson and Benn Mendelsohn. But you can still hear some tunes on PureVolume. That site has “Help Me! Help Me!,” “Love At High Speed” and two other tunes available. At one time, “Love At High Speed” was a top track for this duo that featured some unique vocal styling and billed itself as playing indie music you could dance to.
In addition, Johnson followed the De Capulet venture by singing and playing piano with three others in The Record Life. Johnson has tried to spread the word that he relocated to Hollywood, trying to get the music wheels turning full speed. As of October 2007, Johnson was writing and playing, waiting for the revolution to begin.
One fan wrote at lemecmusic.blogspot.com in July 2007 that De Capulet’s Mendelsohn and Johnson were two of the most talented musicians he/she had ever heard. That writer couldn’t believe they were unsigned. Figuring out just what is happening post-De Capulet is a bit like trying to solve a mystery with some misleading clues.
Good luck.
Tags: independent music, music, indie, indie music, De Capulet
Maybe one of the reasons why they aren’t that known yet is because they aren’t play for a long time now. I think that it’s about time they got back on the music industry.
The writer must have been a die hard fan of them or else, he wouldn’t write about them. If they don’t intend to make another song then the chance of their dreams becoming true will be forgotten and most of their fans will soon will sees to know them.
I am sure it is hard enough making it as an Indie duo. A comeback from the two of them would have been hard.
But trying to come back solo from a gig like that. You don’t want to use the name and mislead but 9/10ths of the world did not know who you were to start with, much less your solo name.
Maybe they didn’t get signed because of the harsh realities of the music business; too many bands – some with talent brimming to their ears, others lacking it but having tons of luck on their side – vying for gigs and recording contracts with small indie labels. Too much supply in a narrowing supply-and-demand world.
Anyway, the point is that De Capulet (a wonderful Shakespearan reference, by the way) is no longer an active band. Pity…they seemed to have oodles of talent, too.
Which song do you prefer Fardreamer? I think they are quite talented too an it just sucks that they broke up. “Help Me! Help Me!” is something I could listen to over and over, but “Love at High Speed” is my personal favorite. The sad part is that these guys more talent in their pinkie fingers than many of these popular for no reason bands today.
I know it’s been a while, but I wish they would put their music back on Myspace. True, they are not together anymore, but their old music would get more exposure in my opinion on Myspace are opposed to PureVolume.