fall in love with don juan dracula

back in early november, a friend of mine from oslo texted me and told me to check out a band that was in town for cmj. with high praise, a wacky name and the word 'camp' thrown in, how could i not check out the norwegian band don juan dracula?

luckily i did cause whatever moody funk i felt was quickly alleviated with this post glam, clad in white, rockin electro four piece. add to the fact that their solid songs incorporated hilarious choreography and some pyrotechnics, their awesome showcase basically won over the room by the end of the gig.

i'm just surprised that these guys don't have a bigger cult following outside of home turf. hopefully something good will come out of the gig that i saw (heck, even pitchfork liked it).

so i trolled the interweb and found some musical and video gems of DJD just for you:
like what you hear? buy the album

don juan dracula - take me home
[bunnies from outer space, celebrities from norway (or at least that's who i think they are) and self referential anime, what more do you want?]

here's one without a video:
don juan dracula - changing you, changing me
[my favorite song of the batch!]


don juan dracula - runaway with you
[the casio keyboard is in full effect and they look so happy at the end of the video! i just love it]


Don Juan Dracula - Fashion Girl (live)