Music in Lithuania
As the internet offers us endless opportunities to explore new music, trends, be it the super-advanced future legent or simply stuff that worthy of sharing on a friends' wall, Lithuania is no exception. The country is among the world leaders for internet speed, with mobile penetration rate at 1,5 times the population. A great 62% of citizens are Internet users, making it a guarantee that you can obtain affordable, fast internet connection nearly everywhere throughout the country. You can have a Skype conversation with your family, while enjoying fast streaming of the favorite youtube videos. If you are planning on coming/already in Lithuania, you might get a brief intro into what's quiteappreciated among the lithuanians today.
The contemporary music scene in the Baltics is a great example of the cultural evolution that took place moving from the censorship times into the area for identity search. Some have been successful to even grasp the expections of international audiences. Where the recent history of independence nostalgically recalls the glory days of Foje, times have moved on, and the access to new waves for music and video production has nurtured a whole new generation of music makers that stand out as examples of contemorary music faces of the country's evolving cultural scene attempting to make leave an impression globally.
Vilnius based producers like Vidis and Mario Basanov are among the few names that continue to gain international recognition for their specific soft-base enriched sounds. The internationally recognised music producers like Soulclap have already remixed the popular single "Changed" and the duo continues to travel extensively.
The winds of changes that broke through the barriers of Soviet Union in the 90's, have now shaped a unique blend of European beat-making, North American singing styles and Lithuanian perspective.
Saulės Kliošas came together in 2000, and has had the lead vocalist, Daiva Starinskaitė (now the voice of the KeyMono collective, a 2011 Best Electronica Act Winner at the People's Choice Awards) pass the mic to her sister, Justė. The band is based in Vilnius, and continues to gain popularity for making quality stuff.
On November 5th, they uploaded their latest video entiled "Nothing for Love" -
In 10 days since the upload, the video has been viewed nearly 130,000 times on Youtube alone. With the production done by the "Wide wings" studio in Vilnius, it does a great job presenting the atmosphere of the recording.
