RADIO 547

DISCOS NEWS

2011-09-04T06:20:00.000-07:00

BANDAS BANDCAMP

2011-06-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

http://youmeandapollo.bandcamp.com/album/cards-with-cheats

ALTO ENLACE

2011-04-09T19:40:00.000-07:00

http://blog.allmusic.com/
www.japanimprov.com

ENLACES

2011-04-04T19:26:00.001-07:00

http://electrichoneyhornetmitten.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
http://chicostopo.blogspot.com/2009/09/miami-horror-bravado.html
http://pasajealternativo.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-look-to-you-miami-horror-lucid-stream.html
http://blogeandobasura.blogspot.com/2010/10/miami-horror-holidays-video-oficial.html
http://donteatheyellowsnow.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/lexicondon-pink-bluemiami-horror-illumination/

BANDCAMP ESCUCHADOS

2011-04-02T10:13:00.001-07:00

http://rxtx.bandcamp.com/album/sampler-2011

HIBERNATE YANOOSH

2011-04-01T18:37:00.000-07:00

http://rxtx.bandcamp.com/album/hibernate-1000-miles-from-the-earth

GENERATIONALS

2011-03-30T16:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/generationals

THE STROKES

2011-03-14T08:45:00.001-07:00

INDIGO

2011-03-13T18:37:00.001-07:00

KAKA

2011-03-13T17:32:00.001-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/kakaricky
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/KAKA
http://www.despotz.se

AKUE

2011-03-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

MYSPACE BANDS

2011-03-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

BRAIDS

2011-03-13T16:51:00.000-07:00

TAPE

2011-03-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

Vinyl edition includes a download code redeemable directly from the label* Since 2008's gorgeous 'Luminarium', Swedish troupe Tape have been holed up in their Summa studio in Stockholm, studiously busying themselves hand-crafting a follow up. And what a sequel it is; 'Revelationes' is everything you would hope for from the band and more, finding the well-worn sound of brothers Andreas and Johan Berthling pushing into darker, more downtrodden territory. The overwhelming prettiness of Tape's back catalogue has been pushed aside; echoes of Slint's genre-defining 'Spiderland' haunt the opening notes of 'Dust and Light', but when the signature organs and electronics finally make an appearance it is a markedly more subtle and melancholy affair than we might have expected from the band. 'Revelationes' is somehow deeply sad and incredibly affecting, but is a record flecked with hope - the curiously uplifting vibraphones, wavering theramin and jazz-tinged drums offering an occasional and much needed counterpoint to the mood. The band have refined their craft over an enviable selection of full-lengths, and 'Revelationes', which clocks in at an economical thirty-two minutes, is easily their most focused to date. No song drags or outstays its welcome, instead their pieces are pointed and enjoyable, bringing to mind Tortoise at their very best. A beautiful album - Highly Recommended....

MANDELBOT AND SKYY

2011-03-13T06:58:00.001-07:00

Limited edition of 300 copies for the world* Mandelbrot & Skyy is a new horizon for Jeffrey Witscher (Rene Hell) and Daren Ho (Raccoo-oo-oon), a pair of busy heads with a stack of ace releases for NNA Tapes, Type Records and Yellow Swans in the last year alone. We'd imagine 'OD-Axis' is the kind of horizontal, skyward-gazing gear you're meant to listen to after imbibing the cyber disco of their recent, and very, very ace Cuticle 12" on 100% Silk (don't sleep on this one!). These four tracks form their take on the kind of patched harmonic cross-hatching and bubbling rhythmic cadences of the neo-Kosmiche sectors, only with a more melted, malleable construction and richness of detail that escapes many of its practitioners. Frontside they gently depressurise with the glowtone cadence of 'System R' before suspending us in a hybrid simulation of OPN and Belbury Poly-like harmonic dissonance with 'Sirocco' and lolling out to the lysergic synth noise of 'TT Races'. B-side 'Monte Carlo' is more substantial, an intrepid multi-dimensional voyage navigating through the Schulze constellation via E.M.A.K style electromagnetic pulses and eventually being consumed by an epic black hole and spat out somewhere in the skies over the North Rhein. Excellent.

VA - MY FAVORITE THINGS

2011-03-13T06:55:00.001-07:00

1. Adolf Noise aka DJ Koze - Nichiyoubi (5:21)

2. Koss aka Kuniyuki - Silent Stars (Short Ver) (6:09)
3. Lawrence - Sweeping The Stars (6:51)
4. Glowing Glisses aka Guido Schneider & Florian Schmeiser - Bassqueen (5:24)
5. Social Material aka Terre Thaemlitz - Class (Loco Dice Remix) (9:54)
6. Lawrence - Rabbit Tube (DJ Koze Remix) (7:15)
7. Audision - Harbour Scan (7:08)
8. Alex Attias - Brazilika (8:32)
9. Tony Lionni - Satya (5:14)
10. Foat & Boddy - Droidnorsh (7:05)
11. Minilogue - Ghost (8:41)

CAT THROAT

2011-03-13T06:33:00.000-07:00

YOUNGER BROTHER

2011-03-13T06:28:00.002-07:00

HAROLD BUDD

2011-03-13T06:28:00.000-07:00

ASTRO

2011-03-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

APEX MANOR

2011-03-13T06:19:00.000-07:00

MUNK

2011-03-04T07:56:00.000-08:00

nuevo disco !

MONSTER RALLY

2011-02-09T17:39:00.000-08:00

http://monsterrally.bandcamp.com/

STEREO SILENCE

2011-02-07T08:28:00.000-08:00

FUSELab presents the first Passage Extra release. Fresh stylistic forms, rhythmic electronica, post-rock blends and various chill vibes – that’s Passage Extra. Meet!.Well, “Take A Look At” EP from our new friend Stereo Silence. Alex recorded a wonderful mini-album filled with familiar echoes, neo-romantic mood and special fresh spirit. The release will appeal to all lovers of Apparat, Mujuice and Kettel – Alex admits that their music has made a certain influence on Stereo Silence’s sounding. Alex calls his style Cut & Paste – whether it is due to the abundance of sampled acoustic loops, 8-bit inserts or some modular rhythmic constructions, you decide. But in general, “Take A Look At” is a good excuse to postpone a couple of cases and to pay attention to what is happening in the next window or just in front or you, if the stream of Stereo Silence suddenly caught up with you on the road.

http://www.myspace.com/sunsetgroovemusic

BLOGS MP3

2010-09-21T17:38:00.001-07:00

http://pantywarez.blogspot.com/2007_01_28_archive.html

CITY CALM DOWN

2010-08-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

City Calm Down is a live electronic four piece from Melbourne, Australia. With varying degrees of influence stemming from post-punk, disco, jazz, and techno they're making an interesting brand of electronic dance pop. Their live show involves extensive use of samplers, synthesizers, sequencers and drum modules as well as the use of more traditional instruments such as bass guitar, saxophone, voice and kit.

FROM THE HYPE MACHINE
http://welcometogroovecity.blogspot.com
http://theirbatedbreath.wordpress.com
http://meandallmyfriends.wordpress.com
http://www.offtheradarmusic.com
http://www.cassetteculture.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/citycalmdownmusic

MINUS THE BEAR

2010-05-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

Seattle band Minus the Bear has mellowed a bit since the wacky song titles and glitchy math-rock of its 2001 debut album, "This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic." The layered rhythms and forward-driving beats are still there, but the band's newest release, "Omni," seems almost like mood music in comparison.
The more laid-back sound is not necessarily a bad thing, although it is unexpected coming from alums of hardcore bands Botch and Kill Sadie. Still, the group's current approach is to create more of a trancelike atmosphere through serene vocals and lyrical repetitions. The murmured line "I'm giving you up, giving you up" on "Hold Me Down" sounds more like an idle threat with each hazy repetition.
There is an intriguing disparity between those detached, placid vocals and the rest of the instrumentation. Song after song, the more intricate part of Minus the Bear's music is the staccato math-rock melodies behind singer Jake Snider. "The Thief" grooves with a sassy guitar line, while "Secret Country" has a driving energy despite the restraint in Snider's vocals. His dreamlike singing makes the group's music sparkle, but the real substance is a ways beneath the surface.

http://www.myspace.com/minusthebear

FOALS

2010-05-01T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/foals

QUEENS CLUB

2010-04-23T15:59:00.000-07:00

Queens Club, formed in 2008 by ex-members of The Chariot, are unashamedly accessible, with a dash of attitude. Ok, more than a dash. A ton of attitude. In fact, one can't help but call to mind the energy found in bands like Franz Ferdinand or Bloc Party upon listening, but comparisons aside, QUEENS CLUB brings plenty of originality to the table. With Nightmarer (the band's debut EP with Tooth & Nail Records), QUEENS CLUB are destined heirs to the rock throne and are ready to rule the hearts of music lovers worldwide. Skeptical? When the full length releases in 2010 you can borrow my extra pair of dancing shoes. Fans who have already had a chance to hear the band know exactly what I'm talking about, and those who don't will most assuredly join the Club.

http://www.myspace.com/queensclub

LIGHT POLLUTION

2010-04-04T07:51:00.001-07:00

Apparitions, the first full length album by Chicago’s Light Pollution has blown the roof off the building. This moody masterpiece of a record combines catchy melodic flights with an edgy sensibility that manifests itself in the subtle flourishes of pop-psychedelia, sophisticated harmonies and the evocative lyrics of front man Jim Cicero. The band’s dazzlingly inventive soundscapes and choral arrangements push the current boundaries of pop music far beyond the breaking point to create a perfect hybrid of moody indie pop and psychedelia. In Light Pollution, one can hear hints of current indie faves such as Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, and Deerhunter, but we think they’ve found a sound all their own. Apparitions is incredibly formed and informed for a debut full length.

http://www.multiupload.com/2LBJRM13P4

VAN SHE ZE VEMIXES

2009-11-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

Luego de hacer remixes a Feist y Empire Of The Sun (entre muchos más) y de lanzar su disco “V” en agosto del año pasado, Van She vuelve menos ruidoso y más electrónico con su disco de remixes “Ze Vemixes”. Recién sacado del horno “Ze Vemixes” nos trae sintetizadores y potentes beats que sirvieron para remezclar temas de su disco “V”, también algunos inéditos como “Techo Music” y clásicos como uno de sus primeros single “Sex city” que revive en este álbum como “Sexual city”. El disco abre con el remix de “Changes” una de las canciones más potentes del disco, para terminar con el de la romántica “Virgin suicides” que bajo los tornamesas de los australianos se convierten en una armónica y etérea melodía.
Con una mezcla a lo Daft Punk y Justice, pero siempre personalizando su sonido, “Ze Vemixes” se convierte en un álbum de parranda non stop y para que comiences a encender motores para este fin de semana, te dejamos el track que da la bienvenida al nuevo disco de Van She: “Changes” .

OPPRESSED BY THE LINE

2009-11-14T11:36:00.000-08:00

Jon Thompson grew up in a small industrial town outside of Houston, Texas. Close to the coast, it’s the sort of small American town where his only window into the bigger world of music was staying up until 1am on a Sunday night to watch 120 Minutes on MTV. Perhaps it was this, as much as anything else, that led him to pick up a guitar and seek solace amongst the rhythm and the sound. After stints in many bands, Jon turned his 4-track diversion into his main project. Upon visiting the Tate Modern in London, he christened the project Oppressed by the Line; named after a quote on a placard under a painting by Yves Kleine. The quote read, “I adopt the cause of the colour oppressed by the line”.The painting is gone, but the music remains. Currently residing in London(UK), Oppressed by the Line is ready to release the follow up to his debut The Cause of the Colour (which appeared on the ClubAC30 imprint). Soft Focus, as this sophomore release is entitled, is overall richer in texture and more thoroughly realised than that it’s predecesor. Soft Focus is 10 tracks of mournful melodies and sonic bliss.

http://www.myspace.com/oppressedbytheline

KATE HAVNEVIK

2009-11-12T13:39:00.000-08:00

Kate Havnevik is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from Oslo. Her debut album, the trip-hop and electronica infused Melankton, was released in March 2006 on iTunes and April 2006 (on physical CD) in Norway, before being licensed internationally later in the year. Havnevik has been working on three albums simultaneously - Melankton, an untitled project and an acoustic album entitled Embla. Kate is releasing her albums through her own record label, Continentica Records, which she runs with her husband.

http://www.katehavnevik.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Havnevik
http://www.myspace.com/katehavnevik

FRIVOLVOL

2009-11-05T15:57:00.000-08:00

Desde Tampere, Finlandia nos llega esta banda, muy recomendada por radio 547 la cual a ritmo desenfrenado disfruta y nos hace divertir con diversos estilos más allá de demostrar que su sonido es crudo y con mucho sobresalto teniendo como participación las guitarras desenfrenadas y el ritmo sin dudas muy agitado, así encontramos entonces a estos finlandeses tratando de encontrar un lugar en algún chart europeo o por qué no, americano donde seguramente existe un público tan heterogeneo como diverso.

http://www.myspace.com/frivolvol

KENT

2009-11-05T15:49:00.000-08:00

Kent es una banda de rock sueca fundada en Eskilstuna en 1990, con el nombre Coca-Cola Kids, más tarde Jones & Giftet (Jones y el Veneno), y Havsänglar (Ángeles de mar). Ha tenido varios grandes éxitos en la radio sueca, desde el rotundo éxito de Kräm (så nära får ingen gå). En la actualidad, Kent es probablemente la banda de rock más popular en Suecia, pero son unos grandes desconocidos fuera de Escandinavia debido a que sus letras están en sueco. La banda ha intentado hacer carrera internacional con versiones en inglés y en sueco, de sus álbumes Isola y Hagnesta Hill, acompañados de giras en Estados Unidos, pero desistieron tras no haber logrado el éxito esperado, e incluso poniendo en peligro la estabilidad de la banda.

http://www.myspace.com/kentsweden

RITMIKA

2009-11-05T15:45:00.000-08:00

«Ritmika» is a playing-n-singing Russian duet from the city of Rostov-on-Don, which performs music of the mixed type. «Ritmika» supports traditions of rock music and impulse electronic of the German style.

http://www.myspace.com/ritmikamusic

SMOKE SELLERS

2009-11-05T05:02:00.000-08:00

Banda argentina de indie rock y electropop formada en 2008. A estas alturas en indudable el potencial de músicos que hay en Argentina y en general en Sudamérica, con una escena independiente digna de mención cada vez que se tiene oportunidad y así me lo hacéis saber muchos de vosotros. Smoke Sellers vienen de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina para darnos lo mejor de ellos en forma de canciones que van desde el rock más primitivo hasta el electro más contundente con influencias que llaman la atención como la de Bowie, T-Rex o Nirvana. Todo esto lo han metido en una batidora y ha salido un sorbete con destellos fluorescentes que seguro les hace llegar muy lejos.

http://www.myspace.com/smokesellerband

ASOBI SEKSU - HUSH

2009-11-04T10:06:00.000-08:00

“Sexo casual” o “sexo divertido” sería la traducción literal del japonés de este dúo estadounidense de indie rock, proveniente de la ciudad de Nueva York e integrado por la americana-japonesa Yuki Chikudate (teclados, voz) y James Hanna (guitarras y coros).Un sonido cristalino, guitarras delicadas y una voz extraordinaria. Es así como Asobi Seksu ofrece en este álbum claras referencias al género shoegaze en su variante más pop (Cocteau Twins, Lush, Pale Saints, Mahoganny y Chapterhouse). La producción de Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, Ambulance LTD) aportó al sonido Asobi Seksu potencia y misterio. Las doce canciones que componen el disco son: Layers, Familiar Light, Sing Tomorrow’s Praise, Gliss, Transparence, Risky and Pretty, In The Sky, Meh No Mae, Glacially, I Can’t See, Me & Mary, Blind Little Rain. Sienten eso en el aire? Si! Es un nuevo álbum de Asobi Seksu, Yuki Chikudate y James Hanna vuelven al ataque con un nuevo álbum! Después del Citrus de 2006, el dúo proveniente de Nueva York nos presenta su producción mas reciente, titulada Hush. La mejor manera de describir el sonido del álbum es "Parecido Pero Distinto", en el sentido que sigue sonando y sintiéndose como un álbum de Asobi Seksu, pero la sensación se logra a través de medios distintos. Mientras que su álbum homónimo y la producción del 2006, Citrus destilaban guitarras distorsionadas que creaban un muro de sonido propio del shoegazer, combinado con arreglos menos espesos de guitarra y con la eterea voz de Chikudate, Hush nos presenta un sonido mas propio del Dream Pop, en el que el muro de sonido no se logra a partir de guitarras distorsionadas hasta el punto de quiebre, sino que se obtiene a partir de sucesivas capas de la voz de Yuki, como ocurre en Gliss, mientras que en In The Sky tal efecto se logra a partir de los arreglos de sintetizador, e incluso de percusión, presentando un hermoso efecto envolvente. Aun así, hay cosas que siguen recordandonos al anterior sonido de la banda, como es el caso de Me & Mary, el primer sencillo del álbum, con una guitarra mas distorsionada que aunque ciertamente no puede ser considerada como una canción menor, es demasiado parecida tanto en instrumentación como en estructura a otros temas de otros álbums de la banda. Con un sonido mas propio del Dream Pop que del Shoegaze, Hush de Asobi Seksu representa un sonido mas accesible para quienes se sienten abrumados por el género que popularizo My Bloody Valentine, y que se convierte en un buen punto de entrada para concoer a esta banda Neoyorquina.

GENERAL ELEKTRIKS

2009-11-04T09:38:00.000-08:00

The sophomore release from General Elektriks (a.k.a. Honeycut/Blackalicious keyboardist Herve Salters’ solo project) is, much like Honeycut, a quirky mix of retro funk and New Wave-y indie rock with some sublimely orchestrated musical moments. Salters is no Serge Gainsbourg, but the passable falsetto he displays on “Take Back the Instant,” “Little Lady,” “Engine Kickin’ In,” and “You Don’t Listen” suggests he may have picked up some vocal tips from Honeycut bandmate Bart Davenport. His lyrics also prove compelling, especially when placed over a backdrop of consistently engaging rhythmic ideas. Swerving from moody, melancholy dirges to Stratocaster-like synth squeals to foot-stomping ragtime riffs to clap-happy uptempo tunes, Good City for Dreamers continues Quannum’s recent hot streak.

NEON INDIAN

2009-11-04T09:36:00.001-08:00

In the realm of Neon Indian's Psychic Chasms, producer Alan Palomo is the wizard behind the curtain and his own personal Oz has no future, only memories of life and music past. Besides crafting the album's psychedelic electro sound and "check out these old tapes I found in the trunk of my car" aesthetic, Palomo finds time to muse on missed opportunities ("Should've Taken Acid With You") and lousy vacations ("Deadbeat Summer") while synth tones seemingly lifted from '80s sci-fi VHS and guitar licks pilfered from his parents' records dance around his slacker nostalgia. Throughout the album, Palomo doesn't want to take you anywhere, but rather sit with you, roll a joint, and talk about what was and what could've been.

THEMSELVES

2009-11-04T09:34:00.000-08:00

A decade after two young Oakland transplants came together as Themselves, the now-seasoned artists, MC Doseone and producer Jel, have returned from their many projects to reinvigorate the seminal collaboration. The resulting album is a digestibly eclectic piece of psychedelic hip-hop that easily rivals their past work. Doseone's rhymes rarely sound more vehement and clearheaded than they do on vocal workouts "Oversleeping" and "You Ain't It," while "Roman is as Roman Does" and "Skinning the Drum" exhibit Jel's skill in fashioning both traditional beats and leftfield productions. Those who couldn't navigate the dense experimentation of the duo's debut, Them, but enjoyed traversing the more "accessible," atmospheric beats of Anticon supergroup Subtle, should find CrownsDown a greatly rewarding listen.

OOIOO

2009-11-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

OOIOO's superkinetic music is subject to the subtle changes and smart inconsistencies of a band with enough ideas to think three albums ahead, yet focused enough to remain totally committed to the present. Arminico Hewa follows in the densely percussive style of 2006's Taiga but initially sounds a little more cluttered—the earlier album's taiko-like floor-tom patterns move over in favor of rushing punk snares on AH. But when these four ladies slow their roll, as they do on Okinawa disco jam "Honki Ponki" and during the extended post-post-rock guitar breakdown of "Uda Hah," they reveal incredible vistas that develop Taiga's cosmic punk vibe even further.

DADA LIFE

2009-11-04T09:23:00.000-08:00

Is it possible to cuddle an album? Because the new album from Swedes Stefan Engblom and Olle Corneér (a.k.a. Dada Life) is kind of adorable. The tongue-in-cheek house here combines acid, electro, and a certain mischievousness, with results that are simultaneously kitschy and polished. In the wrong hands, first single “Happy Hands & Happy Feet” could have devolved into saccharine tweaker-fest, but Dada Life uses darkly driving synths to keep the sugar in check. “Don't Snort the Yellow Snow” features slabs of thick distortion and “Cheap Thrills for a Lost Generation” is stutteringly implacable. One could even say that the music is actually good enough to forgive the wretchedly cheesy album title.

HUDSON MOHAWKE

2009-11-04T09:20:00.000-08:00

Glasgow wunderkind Hudson Mohawke may have titled his debut full-length Butter, but that doesn't mean that the music from this LuckyMe affiliate goes down smooth. That's not to say the music and production isn't on point—it's just that HudMo's ADD cutting and splicing gives his 21st-century digital R&B a hyperactive feel that borders on overwhelming. That said, Butter's playful spirit and choppy crunk bounce are a real breath of fresh air, a sensation only heightened by soulful guest turns from Olivier Daysoul and Dam-Funk. And when he calms down a bit, the results are absolutely sublime—"FUSE" is in the running for song of the year and "Star Crackout" sounds like DJ Shadow's Endtroducing updated for Generation Twitter.

REDSHAPE

2009-11-04T09:11:00.000-08:00

Out-of-control revelers at Berghain might disagree, but it seems like a lot of new techno has been greeted with a collective yawn from the dance music community in 2009. Enter Redshape, a mysterious masked man from Berlin whose debut full-length just might provide the techno world with the true north it so desperately needs. Sure, the album has its headier moments—see the slow burn of aptly named album opener "Seduce Me," the tape-hiss clicks and clacks of "Garage GT," or the synth-soaked trip-hop tumble of "Man Out of Time"—but The Dance Paradox never sounds aimless or without purpose. "Globe" and especially "Bound (Part 1&2)" turn up the intensity with sweaty Detroit undercurrents and sci-fi analog synths, while "Deep Space Mix (Edit)" tempers its shuffling backbone with foreboding alien squelches and a seriously sinister vibe. Many techno producers struggle with the album format, but The Dance Paradox is urgent, spooky, and absolutely essential.

WISSE OWL RECORDS

2009-11-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

We love you. A lot. Like almost as much as your mother does. And that's why we give you free, high-quality, full-album downloads of every release we put out.
Wise Owl Records began its existence in a primitive form in late 2006. It was created by Jim Phillips for the primary purpose of exposing his own music to a wider audience via the internet. As time went on, several of his friends and acquaintances became interested in the project and Wise Owl became a community of like-minded artists. To this day, our most important principle is the freedom of creativity. We believe that art in all its forms is essential to the well-being of humanity and, as such, is priceless.

All Wise Owl Records releases will always be 100% free and legal to download

http://wiseowlrecords.com/

KAMERA

2009-11-04T05:49:00.000-08:00

The first thing that sticks its head out on Kamera's debut album, Resurrection, is the revivalist production sound. Bjorn Öqvist's heavy handed 80's synthpop production doesn't do the band any favors. Next time, if there is one, this 5 piece should seek out someone who could roughen up their material a bit. The band is signed to the same label as Coldplay, Nettwerk Records, in the states so the suits there probably have the pop charts in their sights. It's a shame because they aren't really ready for the heights their label expect them to reach. Kamera have already been releasing music in their native Sweden for the past few years but US fans will probably lump them in with other new wave revisionists like The Bravery. While this might not be entirely fair, tracks like "Borderline" and "TV Lights" with their heavily keyboard laced hooks don't help the matter. Sure, moments like the dance floor ready "Fragile" would probably work well in a club setting but on your home speakers they'll just fade into background noise. Don't get me wrong, the band know how to craft their songs well enough but mere competence isn't enough this time around. For the Kamera to have any shot at longevity these Swedes will have to look past their influences next time around.

http://www.kamerastyle.com/

BOY CRISIS

2009-11-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

Boy Crisis are an electro-emo-pop-rock band who seem to like their rhymes. In the first song, "Dressed to Digress", almost every line
rhymes, which gives quite a good effect to a song which I wouldn't expect myself to like, although I think it is alright.To be fair, it does have a catchy rhythm but the lyrics aren't very good. If you are into this genre of music you will like this song, but it's not really my kind of thing. The next song on the album, Bohemian
Grove is slightly different; it is slower and let dance, more electro. It isn't as good as Dressed to Digress. Sex & Violence starts slow again but once it gets going it has a good beat to it and it is catchy
again. The two final songs at the end of the album are similar again,
all of the songs are similar, but they don't have the same effect on
the listener as Dressed to Digress which is certainly the best song on
the album. They aren't as catchy. Dressed to Digress is a good song, it
isn't really for me but if they had more songs as good as this one
they'd have a decent album. I'd certainly recommend it for anyone who
is into electro or dance music.

ASOBI SEKSU PERU

2009-11-03T10:50:00.000-08:00

FOTOS EXCLUSIVAS !!!!

De vuelta a las andanzas urbanas -limeñas, aunque sea tan solo por unos días. De hecho que al mencionar “Lima”, no todas las cosas que confluyen por nuestras cabezas dan la idea de perfección, si no por lo contrario arrastran aspectos no favorables tales como el desorden, el stress o la polución, pero a pesar de todo ello se sobrepone mi rutinaria forma de vida. Tal vez no sea oportuna la mención, pero me he encontrado fuera de la ciudad (repetitivamente, por cuestiones laborales), es por eso que aprovecho la ocasión para explayarme aunque sea un poquito. Tenía presente hace ya buen tiempo la llegada de los newyorkinos de Asobi Seksu a la capital; agradable la idea, pero de igual forma se tejía (como es natural pensar acá) algún sentimiento de desconfianza de solo pensar que el proyecto se pudiera caer. Ya faltando menos tiempo confirmaron su presencia y consecuentemente pude programar una salida y darme una vuelta por acá. No quería que se repitiera la misma sensación como cuando Airiel toco por acá, y desde luego no era mala la idea de materializar en directo algunas de las canciones que musicalizaban mis días de hace un par de años atrás. Ya después del incomodo viaje (como todos) y del ajetreado día, pude llegar a tiempo para ver a la simpática nipona y compañía. Se puede decir que llegué algo tarde, puesto que Resplandor presentaba su última canción de la noche, y ni que hablar de Sonoradio quién fue la primera banda invitada. Con respecto a los teloneros de la noche, debería haber mejores ideas de compatibilidad e innovación, con la finalidad de crear un adicional aliciente para el público [uno: me parece que Sonoradio no es compatible con el plato de fondo; dos: porque no invitan a otra banda que ya no sea Resplandor, tal vez sea muy obvio pero hay otros proyectos como por ejemplo Orquidea] (no pretendo sembrar pesimismo, solo es una opinión en post-mejora de los bienvenidos Automatic-eventos). Música previa de fondo, cuando de repente se hizo presente en la plataforma, una chica de vestido celeste-turquesa-brillante, indudablemente se trataba de Yuki Chikudate (vocales), ella y sus compañeros acomodaban y afinaban sus instrumentos mientras se percibía en la sala, canciones de Jesus and Mary Chain o Soundpool. Fue de repente cuando se irrumpieron las melodías de unas ‘Corrientes Circulares en el Tiempo’, avisando de esta forma que el concierto empezaría ya. Aplausos ‘apesumbrados’ de bienvenida y un ‘Walk On The Moon’ que marcaba el inicio de la noche, buen performance del cuarteto y muy destacable la voz de Yuki. Seguidamente, como suele pasar en anteriores casos, es en la segunda canción del set list en la que se halla una de las razones por la cual asistí al concierto; un enérgico ‘New Years’ en el que Yuki se hacía ver muy extasiada con sus aleatorios movimientos de su melena y las manos siempre ligadas a su teclado, ella hacía relucir su aguda y tierna voz que se entreveraba con los toscos rasgueteos guitarreros, apabullados por la efervescente batería; toda aquella amalgama sonora era acompañada por múltiples y coloridas espirales concéntricas, proyectadas al fondo del escenario. Seguidamente surgía la mybloodynesca ‘Pink Cloud Tracing Paper’, tercera canción de la noche, canción en la que James Hanna hace de voz principal, mientras que Yuki pasa a hacer los coros. Más adelante se sumaba un infaltable ‘Strawberries’, en la cual Yuki entonaba vitalmente la canción con pandereta en mano. Pensé que el final llegaría con el clásico ‘Thursday’, equivocada intuición, equivocada sensación final al ver que el público no coreó a la banda después de su desaparición para su pronta reaparición. Memorables los instantes en el que Yuki Chikudate, en papel de chica mala toma la batería haciéndola estallar para el deleite del público espectador, o también cuando en el final del concierto, ella lanza al suelo su micrófono envuelto de luces rojas, haciendo estallar de esta forma, alguna de ellas.
Evidentemente el ‘Citrus’ ha sido el motivo de mi presencia; disco al cual califico de simpático o agradable, disco que en su momento lo escuché mucho sin llegar al empalague.

ALTOCAMET@EL OSO BAR LIMA-PERU (31/10/09)

2009-11-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

La banda estadounidense Asobi Seksu, los argentinos de Altocamet y los nacionales Resplandor participaron en el I Festival Shoegazing (estilo musical nacido en Inglaterra que se caracteriza por sus guitarras ruidosas y con retroalimentación) que se llevaró a cabo el 29 de octubre en Lima. Luego de encantar a toda la fanaticada local en su anterior visitaron el país con un extraordinario show y la hipnótica voz de Yuki Chukidate, Asobi Seksu, uno de los grupos con más arrastre de la escena neoyorquina, regresa al Perú para presentar su tercera producción, “Hush”, la misma que ha sido editada por el sello local Automatic Entertainment. Por su parte, Altocamet, banda de dilatada trayectoria que obtuvo recientemente el premio Gardel 2009 en la categoría Mejor Álbum de Música Electrónica, aprovechó este regreso a Lima para interpretar, sobre todo, los temas de su recientemente laureado "Mitad del viento. Remixes".
La oferta musical de la noche la completaron los peruanos de Resplandor. La banda liderada por Antonio Zelada, cuyo último disco fue producido y mezclado por el guitarrista de Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie, aprovechó la ocasión para presentar su nuevo video, “Downfall”.

VRUCHTVLEES

2009-11-03T10:02:00.000-08:00

Vruchtvlees got together with DJ Le Source (Musique Magnifique founder) and collected exclusive tracks from Holland and foreign countries. This resulted in the -already legendary- Vruchtvlees Mixtape no. 1. Expect a mix of Electro, House, Baltimore and Tech-house. A prestigious blend of high caliber, with delicious artwork and new exclusive tracks from Dutch upcoming talent like Beesmunt Soundsystem, Homework, Rubix, Blokgolf, Shook, Grand Jackson, RogerSeveSeventyTwo, Ravage! Ravage! and The Videoband. This is most definitely one cd to add to your collection.

Get em here including art work and tracklisting!

V.A. THE TOMORROW PEOPLE

2009-11-03T09:37:00.000-08:00

‘The Tommorow People’ is our own definition for all of those forward-looking producers whose beats have changed the way hip-hop music is being perceived by creating a brand new outer space for it. As the twenty new planets were born inside we’d like to represent it.
This compilation is an encyclopaedia of the contemporary electronic sound, it is a digest of far-out musical constructions wrapped in a cosmic beats by the producers that’ve been already mentioned in our blog and many more. You will find the new guy Dalt Wisney with his drilling rapture ‘R2fux’, some hard-to-find tracks by Teebs, Loops Haunt and Ernest Gonzales, SamiYam’s freshness along with a Fulgeance’s nu-classic ‘Haggis’, Dimlite remixing Carlos&Gaby, LA favor Nosaj Thing and London-dandee Boxcutter, some exquisite collaborations and many more.‘The Tommorow People’ compiled by Sojitsu Nami special for Fly Glo and consists of two parts in a way from creation to destruction.We’re standing for the legal destribution so If you like what you hear you can download the tracks from digital stores or buy it as a physical unit at the nearest record shop. Peace!

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DORIAN CONCEPT

2009-11-03T09:27:00.000-08:00

Supongo que ya mucho habreís oido hablar a estas alturas de este geniecillo austriaco que responde al nombre artístico de Dorian Concept. Son famosos ya sus videos en Yt freestyleando con su microkorg (WTF!), y ha dejado atonitos a los asistentes a la última Red Bull Music Academy en Barcelona, en donde participaba, gracias a la mezcla perfecta entre buena persona y virtuoso a las teclas. La gente de Kindred Spirits, que siempre tienen buen ojo para estas cosas, no han querido dejarle escapar, asi que para empezar el año con buen pie, preparan el lanzamiento en su serie Nod Navigators (plataforma desde donde se publicó el Megaplast) de The Fucking Formula, un 12" con 3 temas ENORMES de este mozalbete, y cuyos previews te harán querer pillártelo ayer ...No le llames ni wonky, ni glitch ni p....s en vinagre...esto es MUSICÓN y ya. atentos a este chaval, porque va a ser (aun más) grande.

http://www.myspace.com/dorianconcept

AUFGANG

2009-11-03T09:17:00.000-08:00

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VIVA MACHINE

2009-11-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

Viva Machine are a welsh rock band who started out in 2003 under the name Ipsofacto before changing their name and reinventing themselves in 2006 under the name Viva Machine. The band draw their influences from such bands as Clutch,Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Jarcrew, Biffy Clyro, Radiohead and The Beach Boys.The band released their first single "My Jet Set Radio" on December 4, 2006,which whilst limitedly available, gained a small amount of radio play through BBC Radio 1, as well as being exposed through ITV show The Guest List where the band performed "My Jet Set Radio", "Robot Bodyrox" and "Earthquakers and Love
Shakers". Working with Future Of The Left and Duffy producer Richard Jackson the band
worked throughout 2007 on tracks for their debut, recording 15 tracks for the album, and then working on around 20 b-sides.[3][4] The band finished much of their album in mid-2008 and have since recorded further tracks for inclusion. Rough versions of some tracks that are believed to be on the album have appeared on the band's myspace page, including "Death Star Trucker", "Oxygen", "Futuristic Dracula", "Yo Ho" and "Robot Bodyrox".

ON THE GO

2009-11-03T09:03:00.000-08:00

"Звуки.ру": «Если встречать тольяттинскую группировку по одежке – то записать их стоило бы немедленно в ньюрейв-батальон, но все же это было бы не совсем правильно. On-The-Go умудрились пройтись по всем стереотипам легковесного инди-рока последних пяти лет и ни разу при этом не выглядеть глупо. На стороне OTG педантично сформулированная стилистика: гибкий пост-панк на танцевальной платформе, плясовые ритмы и чистое англоязычное пение без надоевшего уклона в сторону кричалок и визжалок, как это свойственно коллегам. И умение подавать себя публике. Этим On-The-Go поразили даже непробиваемых любителей выбраться на зарубежные фестивали...»

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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

2009-11-03T08:53:00.000-08:00

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ELECTRIC SIX

2009-11-03T08:47:00.000-08:00

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BRING ME THE HORIZON

2009-11-03T08:45:00.000-08:00

Suicide Season: Cut Up is a remix album recorded and produced by various musicians and producers for the British band Bring Me the Horizon, has been released on the November 2, 2009 in the UK. The album is a collection of tracks that are all remixes of songs featured on the bands previous album, Suicide Season. 2009 two CD release, a remixed version of the British Metalcore band's album Suicide Season. The idea for this release came about after the band asked a friend to remix one of their songs, and after being very pleased with the end result they decided to take it a step further and get the whole of Suicide Season remixed. On this double disc release, the whole album has been remixed by everyone from Utah Saints to Dillinger Escape Plan, Shawn Crahan (Slipknot) and Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes). Throw in L'Amour La Morgue (Ian Watkins of Lostprophets) and you have a seriously heavy hitting album! Visible Noise.

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AXIOM 25 - Advanced 25-Key Semi-Weighted USB MIDI Controller

2009-11-02T08:53:00.000-08:00

Top Features
25-key velocity-sensitive semi-weighted action keyboard with assignable aftertouch.
8 trigger pads, 8 rotary encoders, 6 reassignable transport buttons.
backlit LCD screen.
built-in USB bus-powered MIDI interface including standard MIDI In and Out jacks.
20 non-volatile memory locations; compatible with free Enigma librarian/editor software.

Don’t let the compact size of the Axiom 25 fool you. This advanced 25-key USB mobile MIDI controller features both semi-weighted action and assignable aftertouch, plus eight rubberized trigger pads that put drum programming and performance at your fingertips. Eight endless rotary encoder knobs let you get your hands on synth parameters, virtual mixer controls and more. Six transport controls can also be assigned to control other MIDI parameters. Virtually everything is freely MIDI-assignable—and the backlit LCD screen makes programming easy and intuitive. You get 20 memory locations for on-board storage, plus free Enigma editor/librarian software to manage an unlimited number of setups via computer.

Get Into the Action
The Axiom series of mobile USB MIDI controllers has everything it takes to get the most from your MIDI software and hardware. Semi-weighted action complete with aftertouch gives you great feel and expression for both synth parts and pianistic passages. Eight rubberized trigger pads put your drums at your fingertips for programming with feel—or easy fire samples or visual effects.

Total MIDI Control

Assign the eight rotary encoders to mixer controls like panning and effects sends, or to any synth parameters you want to control. Map the nine sliders to software mixer faders or drawbars on your virtual organ. 15 buttons*, pitch and mod wheels, and sustain and expression pedal jacks round out a tour de force of MIDI domination. Assigning controllers is simple, yet has the power to let you delve as deep as you want. Each controller can map to just about any applicable parameter in the MIDI spec, including independent channel addressing for each. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. * six buttons on the Axiom 25.

Intuitive Front-Panel Programming

M-Audio Axiom MIDI controllers all feature a large backlit LCD screen for visual feedback—and the 61-key and 49-key models also place a 10-key pad right on the front panel for direct, intuitive programming. You’ll also find 9 dedicated front-panel function buttons to easily access common operations like preset / program change or MIDI channel +/-, octave +/-, and transpose +/-. Use the Controller Mute button to prevent parameters from jumping when you change them, for example, then press Snapshot to transmit all current settings. 20 non-volatile memory locations instantly save and recall your favorite presets—and you can manage an entire preset library on your computer via SysEx dumps and our free Enigma software editor/librarian for PC and Mac.

Mobile Operation

The Axiom series is extremely compact and lightweight and all models are powered directly from your computer’s USB bus. Choose the size that’s best for your needs, then take your music anywhere you want to go.

ESTROE

2009-10-30T17:36:00.000-07:00

En "elemental assets" Estroe define un sonido muy significativo y, a la vez, irónico, presentando características puras del minimal techno que atrapará a más de uno. No deja de sorprender sus diferentes sonidos y también su mixtura deja en claro que este disco tiene mucho para ofrecer, no solo porque significa un nuevo trabajo, sino porque a sus fans más basicos les encantará. Detrás de típicos sonidos minimal hay también que destacar la gran performance de este artista, ya sea bajo o en el escenario.

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MORNINGWOOD

2009-10-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

On their early EPs Morningwood only suggested the Pixies, since the songs were too anemic and trashy to really hit like that band's best material. It's a different story with the quartet's Capitol debut, where longtime Pixies producer Gil Norton amplifies the basslines
and coed vocal dynamics in re-recorded versions of early MW tracks like "Take off Your Clothes" and "New York Girls." (The early "Jetsettermusicletter" is trimmed down to "Jetsetter" here, but still plays off of "Wave of Mutilation.") Norton gives the songs
oomph, no doubt. But the fuller sound doesn't hide the sense that Morningwood is writing sexy catch phrases around rhythms that have been heard before. Vocalist Chantal Claret has a lot of sass, but while there are strains of the Gossip's Beth Ditto in her delivery, there's a haughtiness to everything Claret sings that sounds way too affected, like the too-perfect rumples in the togs of the scene-makers at any of New York City's hipster convergences. "Televisor" and "Babysitter" have their kicky buzz built in, and the bright synth-punk of "Nth Degree" is a promising departure. But Morningwood still feels like calculated fluff, even if it's calculated fluff that's mildly fun.

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FUCKPONY

2009-10-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

Cuando dicen Fuckpony, viene a la mente la imagen más que desagradable de cierto enfermo mental, aprovechándose de la inocencia de un aterciopelado joven caballo. O, como gruñido de alguien que ha tenido un accidente con un caballo pequeño, y grita la expresión “Jodido Pony!!” No sé en cuál de estas dos opciones se basó Jay Haze para ponerse este alias, pero sin duda, es un alias de lo más curioso. Y es que este pequeño genio de la música electrónica, es uno de los artistas más elogiados en el mundillo, con una mente muy amplia de miras, gran ojo y gusto para seleccionar tracks para sus sellos Contexterrior o TuningSpork. En ellos descubrió a artistas de la talla de Troy Pierce o Matt John. Y, claro, después de su también alabada aparición en la serie Fabric (el número 47) el mundo de la electrónica estaba esperando este trabajo.
No está mal, aunque se va más por los cerros del pop ambiental y más atmosférico que por el minimal o la electrónica al uso, tampoco es de extrañar, ya que con esos fines se hace servir de su alias Fuckpony, como es el caso que nos ocupa. Un disco en el que no hay ni un solo sampler, hoy en día, es una pequeña joya. Y ese es uno de los méritos de este trabajo, que dentro de lo virtual, tiene mucho de “músico” al uso, ya que todas las melodías han sido elaboradas al más puro estilo “señor orquestra”.
Y esta mezcla de melodías y clicks y organillos, dan como resultado unos temas que realmente me han sorprendido, como son especialmente “I’m burning inside” o “You can’t touch but feel free to look”, o ese tema más directo a la pista de baile, con tono pálido de primeras horas del Sol matutino y frío de Berlín como puede ser “Orgasm On the Dancefloor Saturday Night”, al más puro estilo Jay Haze. Y claro, una persona que alquilo un estudio a medias con Ricardo Villalobos, no puede dar esquinazo al house en un larga duración que se vende como “en plena madurez”, y todo eso que suelen poner en las notas de prensa.
También encontramos otros temas con vocales, muy interesantes -muy similares al último disco de Kiki para BPitch algunos de ellos- y es que se sirven la misma vocalista Chela Simon para dar este toque Glam al disco. Si quieres unos cuantos temas para dar una buena escucha, este disco te puede gustar. Si buscas algo muy profundo o bombazos de pista de baile, no es precisamente lo que escucharás. Bueno, te dejo eldisco para bajar y escuchar...

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MURIAS POP

2009-10-26T03:45:00.000-07:00

Bueno, ¡esto sí que es pop! Y se baila, para colmo. “No Me Conoces?” de Murias puede entrar, sin problema, en lo más clásico del pop argentino. El primer tema, “Si Hay Amor”, huele a Virus por doquier, pero con un buen update y duro-duro al dancefloor, con synths infecciosos a lo Depeche Mode y algo de New Order también. Canciones sobre amores rotos, cosas que no funcionan y la vida misma. “Yo No Te Atraigo”, lo que diría cualquier amante loser cuando se da cuenta que el rollo no va, se mueve entre camas de teclas y la voz de Julián totalmente en confesión. “Ingenuo” pisa un poco entre el electro más contemporáneo y experimentos audio que van bonito, comfort y música para volar. “Ella Es El”, bueno, es muy dancefloor también. “Dime”, quizá, es el corte más 80s del disco, muy OMD, y la línea de teclado que avanza. Nada mal. Los chicos loser también salen de noche.

http://julianmuriaspop.blogspot.com/

LAIN TRZASKA ( SHE )

2009-10-23T12:25:00.000-07:00

Here’s a confusing sentence : She has announced completion of his new album. For those not in the know “She” is the name of the musical project from Lain Trzaska. His previous productions have been a spellbinding compositions of 8bit and synth electronica usually following a musical theme centered around the character “She”. Lain recently released the album Coloris on japanese label PonyCanyon (yet to be reviwed on this site) to much acclaim, a great bit of publicity for Bitpop! She’s next album proves to be in the similar vein. A microsite has been set up which has some “clues” as to the musical story which will unfold. It appers to centre around the female character “Sarah”.

Coloris was released by She in 2008."Coloris" is the first song off of the album, and it comes on and blows your speakers. This song has sharp treble that just doesn't quit. "Coloris" also incorporates heavy aspects of the club sound, not enough to make you hit the dance floor but enough to make you move. "Circuit Lover" is a pure electro song, with more cluby electro sounds. It's totally 2008 but some how compares a retro-electro 80s feel."Orbit" has a nice earth toned spiritual feeling, with some nice guitar riffs that we all can enjoy."Gum" is a simple powerful masculine electro-strobe club track."Tokyo Nights" Boogie nights plus some sake' and lets have a ball! "Monochrome" is more of a darker electro song, and the sound is like Evanescence meets electro!"Fuse" brings back the heavy body moving electro sound that we love. This song can literally push Daft Punk out of the way!"Autumn In Space" here comes the groovy electro lounge song on the album. All aboard the Groove Space Armada!"In Time" rocking out with some gnarly riffs this song will rock you, like when you walked into a glass door! Yeah I was there, I totally saw you! "Destination Luna4" this song blasts you back off in your Groove Space Armada to planet awesome! Population you and your funky bunch!"Together" is on her myspace so check that groovy one there! "Touch And Go" had to be left off of Jet Set Radio, I mean just listen and dig it. Oh and don't forget your rollerblades!"Reality" bites but this song doesn't! This is the first song with some deep bass for the bass heads. This song is slow and melodic so you can just chill and head bob!"Distort Into Me" simple and groovy. Distort and be emo for a bit! Great album, awesome album! Fuck it I don't know what else to say but... Check it out She!

http://www.myspace.com/sheofficial

THE JUNCTION

2009-10-18T11:29:00.000-07:00

The Junction is back with Another Link in the Chain, the highly-anticipated follow-up to their 2007 self-titled release. Due out this summer, the third full-length album from the Toronto-based trio signifies a fresh start for a group who’s highly-infectious, upbeat sound has kept audiences tapping their toes for years. No strangers to the Canadian music scene, singer-guitarist Brent Jackson, bassist Matt Jameson and drummer Mike Taylor have played hundreds of shows across Canada - including EdgeFest, and The Virgin Festival - and have toured with the likes of Moneen, The Planet Smashers and Bedouin Soundclash. With Another Link in the Chain, The Junction have pushed themselves in new directions while taking the jazz-influenced, indie-pop elements that make their songs so great and boiling them down into something much more unified. The new album reinvents The Junction’s staple hard-hitting choruses and anthem-like presence while keeping that key element that has won over fans and members of the media alike - creating big songs with a lot of heart! Concerning their sound, Pulse Niagara’s Bill Adams notes, “The Junction make each track resemble a miniature monolithic opus, building momentum to majestic grandeur in three minutes or less” Chart Magazine’s Sheehzaad Jiwani says, “The Junction have built a following in the southern Ontario punk/screamo scene by playing music that’s neither punk nor screamo, but rather a refreshingly upbeat blend of indie pop and rock.” This uniquely upbeat approach caught the attention of acclaimed producers Gus van Go and Werner F (The Stills, The Trews, Priestess) who invited the boys to record with them in NYC. The Result? A powerful and introspective album full of infectious, rock-oriented songs representing their most mature collection to date. The album’s first single “My Love Was There” pairs indie-pop vocals and guitar performances with a quick, almost aggressive drum beat. “Out of Here” defines itself with deep-low vocals over a pronounced bass line during the verse, only to explode with a Junction signature falsetto-laden chorus. Conversely “Level Me” builds on a quick guitar riff and poignant vocals, trumped only by the magnificent use of horns in the chorus. The band also demonstrates its maturity and versatility with “Miles in Denial,” an emotionally-telling composition that juxtaposes haunting vocals with a slow-yet-powerful instrumental performance.“We’ve really pushed ourselves to write crisper, more cohesive songs, and I think that shows with the variety on this album,” says Jackson.With its mature sound and mixed-genre approach, Another Link in the Chain encapsulates that catchy rock/pop/jazz fusion that makes The Junction so captivating.

http://www.myspace.com/thejunction

http://thejunction.ca/index.html

VITALIC FLASHBOMB

2009-10-13T19:17:00.000-07:00

Cuatro años han pasado desde que Vitalic lanzase Ok Cowboy. Todavía vibro con My Friend Dario o La Rock 01 con su estilo club a lo Chemical Brothers,... (entre otras).

Pues bien, por fin tenemos aquí Flashmob. Sonido disco visto desde el punto de vista de la sensibilidad y el toque personal. Energía electrónica con tintes de pop agreste y exquisitez en la pegada a la que nos tiene acostumbrados. Recuerda en ocasiones a aquellos 80s electrónicos mezclados con algo de Synth Pop, algo de New Romantic y obviamente el House, Electro y Techno.

http://www.myspace.com/vitalicofficial

THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND

2009-10-13T19:15:00.000-07:00

The Phenomenal Handclap Band recogen los últimos movimientos de gente como LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture o CSS, además de los habituales Daft Punk, de quienes parecen tomar prestado un riff de ‘Aerodynamic’, y donde la voz de Carol C (de Si Sé) logra alcanzar un grado hipnótico unido al groove de la base, y ya tienes medio debut hecho.
Antes de que se pase el efecto sitúa en la siguiente canción del álbum de debut (2009, Lovemonk Records) otro dardo de casi cinco minutos, ’15 to 20’, con un riff de funk pegadizo y un fraseo rápido a cargo de Lady Tigra que logre continuar ese tembleque en la pierna que se ha iniciado a la par que empezaba a sonar el disco y que a la mitad encuentra su gancho, y asientas la otra parte del debut.
Dos singles, dos éxitos fijos para aquellos que hayan seguido a los grupos mencionados. Daniel Collás y Sean Marquand son las dos mentes pensantes de The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Dos productores y djs curtidos en los sonidos neoyorquinos de los últimos años puesto que han trabajado con muchos artistas como productores, hasta con estrellas del soul, como informa la nota promocional. De estos últimos vendrá la fiebre que vuelve a rescatar el gusto por la música Disco. Aproximaciones desde Isaac Hayes (en especial en ‘Baby’, con la aportación vocal de Micah & Jeremiah) a Sly and the Family Stone, todo bajo temas bien unidos entre sí, que a pesar de no descubrir ni de reinventar la rueda como la gran mayoría de los grupos hoy en día, logran transmitir un buen momento de escucha para a quienes nos gusta la música negra y su mezcla con el Pop. Por esto último, es por lo que yo me quedaría con ‘All Of The Above’, donde la psicodelia de la que partió el Disco en su día aparece entre sintetizadores, acertados arreglos de clarinete y la aportación vocal de alguien que nunca falla cuando tiene que firmar un hit: Bart Davenport. Falsetes a la vieja usanza, un dominio de los cambios muy acertado y un solo de harmónica perfecto. Esos crescendos en busca de estribillos pegadizos es uno de los elementos más identificativos de The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Y si no son tan electrizantes y vivos, los ofrecen en la faceta calmada de ‘Testimony’, con mínimos coros de acompañamiento y la guitarra de Jaleel Bunton (TV On The Radio) que vuelve a hacer de las suyas construyendo la base para que Aurelio Valle (Calla) logre un fraseo tan pausado. Con estos elementos no es extraño encontrarse aproximaciones a ese Funk de James Brown o la familia Stone y su ‘I Want To Be Higher’, sólo que claro está, salvando las distancias en ‘Give It A Rest’ o en ‘I Been Born Again’ . Y al sonido que TV On The Radio estos últimos años han electrificado en ‘Dim The Lights’.
Al final el debut The Phenomenal Handclap Band resulta ser un álbum de los que ganan con escuchas, que cuenta con varios elementos a destacar que hacen preveer un grupo que en un futuro puede mejorar y con algunos hits que en más de una pista de baile ya son pinchados.

BASSEMENT JAXX

2009-10-13T18:50:00.000-07:00

Una de las formaciones más relevantes en la historia del house es la integrada por los británicos Felix Buxton y Simon Ratcliffe, que conforman el famoso proyecto Basement Jaxx, aunque hay que afirmar que su sonido toma lo justo del estilo nacido en Chicago para absorber influencias de otros ámbitos, como el pop, el soul, el funk, los ritmos latinos o incluso el hip hop, con lo que el house se queda tan solo en un mero acompañamiento, aunque eso no es obice para que este combo sea parte fundamental del mismo; no en vano fueron integrantes del colectivo Mongoloids, al que también han pertenecido gente como Daft Punk, Roger Sanchez, DJ Sneak o Armand Van Helden. Desde que publicaran esa obra maestra que es Remedy, allá por 1999, la fama adquirida por esta formación, ha sido enorme, llegando a codearse con las grandes figuras del pop y del rock y siendo cabezas de cartel en festivales en los que la electrónica era elemento secundario. Tras este espectacular debut, llegó otro buen disco, como es Rooty y dos trabajos de caterva inferior como Kish Kash y Crazy Itch Radio, así como un recopilatorio de grandes éxitos entre ambas obras. Tres años después de su último largo, estos dos artistas nos traen el que es su quinto disco de estudio, también lanzado desde la afamada plataforma XL Recordings, un disco titulado Scars y que solo se diferencia de los anteriores en el enorme número de colaboraciones con las que han contado para su realización, aunque el resultado ha sido, cuanto menos, irregular. Ya desde el principio, se nos muestra que, en este trabajo, los tiros van a ir por el eclecticismo habitual de las obras de la formación, y es que el tema que abre el disco, de título homónimo al del álbum, es una fantasía R&B que parece sacada de la discografía de Timbaland y que gente como Beyonce o Usher estarían encantados de tenerla en su repertorio, pero los británicos han preferido acudir a artistas algo más solventes, como Maleka, el rapero inglés Chipmunk y, sobre todo, la gran Kelis, una de las voces más incomprendidas del nuevo R&B y que, aunque empezó con visos de convertirse en la reina de la música negra del siglo XXI, se ha visto eclipsada por las Rihannas y Nellys Furtado de turno.Nos encontramos ante un tema bastante flojo, y que deja la sensación de algo que ya hemos oído de mil formas diferentes en los últimos tiempos; hip hop suave con tintes épicos y mucho souful, pero esto ya no es algo que suene novedoso, y menos cuando gente como Madonna se he encargado de corromperlo hasta la saciedad. Un tema del montón y que supone una gran decepción para comenzar la escucha del disco, aunque esté Kelis para salvar los trastos. Tras este llega Raindrops, el atractivo primer single extraído del disco, y que denota muchas características del sonido made in Basement Jaxx. El deep house y el garaje neoyorquino se dan la mano con el funk y el pop, con momentos realmente desenfadados en medio de una maraña electrónica que los acerca a los Daft Punk mas edulcorados. Una agradable sorpresa llega con el siguiente track, llamado She’s No Good, donde se cuela la ennegrecida voz de ese joven blanquito que es Eli Paperboy Reed para ofrecernos un corte muy funky, que despide aroma a sonido Motown por los cuatro costados, pero con un remate final donde se revuelve hacía el ska mas gamberro, cual enfurecido fan de Madness. Sin dudas, la mejor pieza de la obra.Y siguiendo la sucesión comenzada con el final del último corte, los ritmos jamaicanos, especialmente el reggae acelerado y el ska, toman el protagonismo de Saga; otra bizarrada punkoide de enormes proporciones, pero que no desagrada en absoluto, y donde se respira el espíritu de los soundsystem alocados, acercándolo al sonido facturado por gente como Mano Negra, pero también al de la simpar M.I.A o al de los geniales Asian Dub Foundation. Para el siguiente corte, el flojo Feelings Gone, la colaboración viene de manos del australiano Sam Sparro, artista especializado en el funk bailable y en los sonidos post disco. Y eso es lo que encontramos en esta parte del disco: disco post-Studio 54 y electro pop a raudales, combinados con ciertos toques al eurobeat de los últimos años, es decir, sonidos desenfadados y hedonistas, de los que tanto gusta al siempre agradecido público gay. Sin embargo nos encontramos ante uno de los momentos más mediocres del disco; en el que es imposible el evitar pensar en un Elton John en sus momentos más alocados. Tampoco mejora demasiado la cosa con el siguiente track, My Turn, interpretado por el joven británico Lightspeed Champion. Lo que parece que va a ser un homenaje al rock glamuroso y subversivo de David Bowie, se convierte en una suerte de pop edulcorado y ñoño, con toques electrónicos, y que no nos dice absolutamente nada. Y el asunto sigue cuesta abajo y sin frenos, esta vez con esa empalagosa balada A Possibility, donde el cantante norteamericano Amp Fiddler, intenta emular al genial Prince, sin tan siquiera acercarse al genio de Minneapolis; y poco se puede decir de esa paranoia llamada Twerk, moviendose entre el nu rave ácido y el dubstep enérgico, y que se marca Yo Majesty, revisionando, de estrangis, el famoso Maniac de Michael Sembello.

Con el siguiente corte llega la otra sorpresa del disco, después de la que nos ha dado el chico de papel. Y es que tenemos ante nosotros a Day Of The Sunflowers, con la colaboración de Yoko Ono. La viuda de John Lennon se encarga de poner voz a un track divertido, donde se acude al electro disco sensual con raíces jamaicanas, muy a lo Grace Jones, aunque la nipona, añadiendo su toque otaku personal, se queda muy lejos de la diva de ébano. Si esto parecía mejorar, en parte, con la canción de los girasoles, con el carnavalesco What’s A Girl Gotta Do? el álbum sube algún entero. La fiesta comienza desde el primer segundo, con esos sonidos que beben del sonido de gente como The Pogues y que nos recuerda a las fiestas interminables de Nueva Orleans. La voz de Paloma Faith se encarga del resto, con ese toque a lo Lilly Allen o a lo Amy Winehouse, que suena cándido e inocente, a la vez que atrevido y rebelde. Cuando la cosa parecía tomar otro color, nos encontramos con el bajón que supone el soul electrónico del descafeinado Stay Close, interpretado por Lisa Kekahula, vieja amiga de Felix y Simon; y el downtempo que protagoniza el soso D.I.S.tractionz, con los vocales del congoleño Jose Hendrix en el epicentro de este tema de pop psicodélico y pseudo ambiental. Por suerte, el cierre de la obra no acaba en desastre total, gracias al simpatico Gimme Something True, donde otro Jose, esta vez Jose James, se pone al servicio de un tema donde el latin jazz y a las guitarras españolas se unen, en sabia combinación, con el soft rock, el reggae y el dub.
La verdad es que este nuevo trabajo, tan lleno de altibajos, de los Basement no aporta nada nuevo a la carrera de los británicos, aunque guarda algunos momentos brillantes. Si pudiera, aconsejaría a nuestros amigos que dejen su intento de despegarse del house para centrarse en muchos estilos, sin lograr destacar en ninguno; y es que toca renovarse, porque veo muy difícil que surja otro Remedy.

HARDMUSIC

2009-10-05T10:24:00.000-07:00

MIGUEL MIGS

2009-10-02T19:14:00.000-07:00

Get Salted Volume 2 shows off Migs' technically seamless transitions, while he blends a choice selection of underground soulful edged deep house dance grooves, including some unreleased exclusives! In an industry overly saturated with diluted compilations containing dance music hits, Migs digs a little deeper, never having been one to chase the latest sound or obsess over what’s popular at the moment. Instead he stays true to his original musical passion maintaining and creating a stylistically soulful yet diversely inspired vibe. Keeping it real he delivers an underground electronic experience oozing futuristic disco, dubbed out techy funk and atmospheric melodies for your listening pleasure. Get Salted Volume 2 shows off Migs' technically seamless transitions, while he blends a choice selection of underground soulful edged deep house dance grooves, including some unreleased exclusives, that evoke a true booty shaking energy whilest still capturing a deeper emotional response!

http://www.myspace.com/djmiguelmigs

FUCK BUTTONS

2009-09-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

When I wrote about the first Fuck Buttons album, “Street Horrrsing”, I mentioned the likes of Black Dice and Growing , and a lot of the reviews of that record posited it as a British response to the new American noise scene, albeit a mediated and gentler one.“Tarot Sport” is, in many ways, quite different. If there’s a connection with “Street Horrrsing”, you could see it as a sleek weapons upgrade of “Colours Move” and “Sweet Love For Planet Earth”; or, significantly, the Andy Weatherall remix of the latter, since Weatherall replaces Mogwai’s John Cumming in the producer’s chair for “Tarot Sport”.
Weatherall’s presence would suggest a dancier bent, which is accurate. But curiously, it’s also an album that seems far more indebted to Mogwai than its predecessor.The opening “Surf Solar” sets the template: kosmische squiggles, followed by squelching beats and slow, melodic chords that grind on epically for over ten minutes. The cumulative effect is something like Mogwai’s “New Paths To Helicon” combined with the vaulting ambition – the desire for bigness - of mid-‘90s stadium techno, especially that of Orbital (“Satan”, maybe?). It’s a kind of music that tirelessly strives for grandeur, and consequently is always in danger of sounding pompous, or at least absurd. But Fuck Buttons – and perhaps their very name is a clue to how they can deflate pretensions – just about manage to pull it off. “Tarot Sport” seems to pile on remorselessly, building and building , even through the echo-chamber hyper-clank of “Rough Steez” and “Phantom Limb”, in which Weatherall’s past in the Sabres Of Paradise acts as a rough analogue.
Inevitably, though, it’s that monolithic pomp that provides the lasting impact: the fuzzy church organ chords and martial beats of “Olympians”; or the closing double whammy of “Space Mountain” and “Flight Of The Feathered Serpent”, which bracingly suggest an army of Boredoms-influenced drummer boys atop some craggy peak. Or, maybe, a hipper soundtrack to the next series of “Coast”…

http://www.myspace.com/fuckbuttons

STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD

2009-09-17T12:46:00.000-07:00

What began as an homage to Belle And Sebastian (who coined the song from which this band took their name) has grown into something more. The Portland, Oregon, trio Stars of Track and Field exchanged their fey chamber pop for a different texture when their bassist departed prior to their second release, 2006's 'Centuries Before Love And War'. Gilded with electronics of all sorts, their new full-length, 'A Time For Lions', arrives as a fully realized creature. "The Aviator" casts a ghostly visage built from jangling guitars and Kevin Calaba's willowy falsetto, while "The Breaking of Waves" crashes on shore over a surf of keyboards tinkling like a steady flow of raindrops, building ripples upon ripples. It's pretty evocative stuff swept up in the gossamer down of the arrangements and tugged by the melancholy lyrical undertow. 'A Time for Lions', produced by John King of the Dust Brothers (Beastie Boys, Beck, Linkin Park, Carlos Santana) along with Stars of Track and Field, builds on the solid foundation that the band has already created with past releases, yet brings an evolved sound, tempo, and collection of songs that are arguably the band’s best pieces to date, featuring the anthemic “Racing Lights”, the hauntingly sparse and dark “Now You Lift Your Eyes to the Sun” and the passionate songscape of “In Bright Fire”.

http://www.myspace.com/starsoftrackandfield

MONTÉE

2009-09-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

Montée is a new band including Anders Tjore, Maya Vik and Erlend Mokkelbost, people with musical backgrounds as diverse as orchestral pop and energetic punk. Together they set out to create something without roots in past projects, and their debut album ”Isle Of Now” displays a progressive take on both contemporary and timeless popmusic. The result is a steady beat and an fearless mission to move both musiclovers and dancefloors.

http://www.myspace.com/monteemusic

LINKS DANCE

2009-09-06T12:19:00.000-07:00

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TYSKERHAR

2009-09-05T16:12:00.001-07:00

Tyskerhar es una banda establecida en Berlín, Alemania, compuesta por Ms. Mau Do Mau de Bejing, China y Seek Zag Lazer de Berlín. Esta gente hace una interesante propuesta de new rave un tanto rapera. Sin firmar contrato aún por alguna disquera esta gente anda por toda Alemania promocionándose. La única forma de tener acceso a su material es mediante su myspace, donde pueden ordenar su música y hasta bajar algunos de sus tracks de forma gratuita. Una propuesta diferente euro-asiática, quien diría? 5 temas para presentarles a esta banda, incluido el primer single Pink Moustache de su primer disco de larga duración: Forever.

http://www.myspace.com/tyskerhar

OWL CITY

2009-08-30T19:29:00.000-07:00

In the state of Minnesota lies a small town called Owatonna with roughly twenty-two thousand inhabitants; within the city is a quiet road with a modest house. In that house there's a unkempt basement with no windows. Within those confines you'll find Adam Young of Owl City hard at work, creating his electronic and melodically infectious brand of music with a simple and singular beauty. Inside this "cave," as Adam likes to describe it, he has begun to quickly win over a large audience thirsty for something genuine, something sublime.

Being an only child in a small town, and having no musicians in his immediate family, Adam is hard pressed to say how it all started. Explaining the he always had a "push" to be creative, Adam picked up his first guitar in junior high school. Growing up in a "sheltered bubble" and being one of the more shy kids around the neighborhood, Adam seemed compelled to lend his time and creative ideas to music. "I've always been the shy guy, I don't see that changing, but I definitely feel a lot more comfortable than I anticipated. I can hide behind the music."

While his music continues to win followers all over the world, Adam does indeed hide behind his music, not going by his real name (See: Badly Drawn Boy and Dashboard Confessional); but going by the moniker Owl City. Adam was searching more for a mood when coming up with a title for his sound, rather than something easily identifiable. He goes on to explain that most of the artists that catch his eye have something unique about their name, something that lingers.

So one has to ask: how did this Owl City phenomenon begin? How does a young artist writing songs underneath his garage, acoustic foam and books everywhere, reach an audience of millions? "I'm still trying to figure it out," Adam laughs. "Back in June of 2007 it kind of started on a whim. My parents were away for the weekend, and wanting to be loud and make some noise and whatever, I began writing versions of what became my first, self released cd - Of June. I put it up on MySpace the following month and didn't tell anyone." Word of mouth began to spread for Adam's music, with demands coming from various parts of the country for an album. Maybe I'm Dreaming, released in March of 2008, was Owl City's full length debut. The album has garnered great critical praise and is a clear representation of Owl City's progression as an artist. Adam has become a phenomenon on MySpace with over 6 million profile views and over 25 million plays, which is outstanding in such a short span of time. It's clear that, from his basement, Owl City is making a colossal impact on the music scene.

What might be swirling through his head after such a quick and sudden start at stardom? "The biggest thing I was concerned-slash-worried about was the live performance - never having played a show as 'Owl City.' There was a lot of apprehension." Adam's concern, about being a one-man wizard on the keyboard, "hunched over a computer," was put to the test recently with his first gig. Most, if not all, of his fears were quickly put to rest as Adam played to a sold out show in Minneapolis. "It was surreal," Adam says, "to have people buying your t-shirts, singing the words - louder than I was; it felt so good."

As listeners on MySpace climb into the millions, Owl City is focused on writing more songs, getting more comfortable on stage, and satisfying a fan base that is growing and eagerly anticipating new material. With a new album scheduled for a fall release, Adam's future is as exciting, expansive and as mellifluous as his music. "I've loved every minute of it so far, and I'm looking forward to what's going to happen next." So are we.

http://www.purevolume.com/owlcity

BEAUTIFUL SMALL MACHINES

2009-08-30T04:38:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Small Machines may be synthetic, but they’re not stupid. Caught somewhere between the 70’s, 80’s and deep space, this electro-pop duo (Bree Sharp, Don DiLego) learned about comedy from adult swim and heartache from Philip K. Dick and they’re spewing it all back out at you like a bunch of mandroids on whiskey and psycho-pharmaceuticals. Fun, Sad, Creepy and Clever – Beautiful Small Machines is the retro-future. I have a tendency to like cute songs. I’m not going to lie and try to hide it. When I hear Of Montreal come on the radio singing ‘Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games’, a small part of my little typically predictable college girl heart goes fwap fwap. So of course it makes sense that when I heard the Beautiful Small Machines, I would immediately fell in love with their brand of lo-fi art pop. But as the wonderful people over at Battery In Your Leg eloquently put it, “cute” does not always equate to “worthless”. Their Robots In Love EP is the collaborative effort of singer-songwriter Bree Sharp and Don Dilego (Sharp on vocals and Don DiLego on production duty). During ‘Superconducter’ Sharp’s vocals sound, at times, intriguingly Le Tigre-ish. Yet at the same time, their track ‘Robots In Love’ takes an entirely different approach, sounding much more akin to a b-side from The Postal Service.

http://www.myspace.com/beautifulsmallmachines

LOVE PARADE

2009-08-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

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TAME IMPALA - REMEMBERING ME

2009-08-28T09:26:00.001-07:00

If you keep a keen ear for all the finer things in life, you would’ve probably heard the spanking new Tame Impala single on radio recently. Stomping and slamming throughout, the lads give their finest effort on a cover of the Blue Boys Remember Me, which has always been a live favourite. You can grab your copy now on iTunes.

Nothing beats the real thing though. You’d be a square to miss out on seeing the boys live and doing their thing on the national ‘Sundown Syndrome’ tour in September. Travelling through all the good parts of Oz, barefeet and all, it’s not hard to see why these guys are the reason people are tie-dying their mothers finest curtains, and boy do they know how to work it. Joining the band on the road will be Jonathan Boulet and The Laurels to neglect and entertain on the magic freedom bus.

BANG GANG - 12S COMPILATION

2009-08-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

After the announcement of their official partnership last month, Modular Recordings and Bang Gang 12 Inches are proud to announce the release of the debut BangGang 12s compilation. Swimming across two shiny discs (one mixed and one unmixed), the BG12s Compilation is a sweaty exercise in lunacy featuring the label’s finest releases from the last 3 years and a bunch of unreleased and exclusive material that promises to dip and bounce around everything that’s good in their dimensioneer dance cupboard.

For the unschooled, Bang Gang 12s was started 3 years ago by Doom & Hoodrat from BangGang Deejays. Their roster includes who’s who of rave caves from across Australia and around the globe, with KIM, Bag Raiders, ZZZ, Shazam, Hey Today, The Lowbrows and Like Woah! all fronting up with the goods time after time, simultaneously setting dance floors and hearts on fire with their own brand of digi-intelligence and tech-yes. You can get your pre-order on here.

To give us a oh-so-sweet taster of what’s to come, BG12s serial hit-maker GLOVES AKA Yama Indra has hand delivered the first installment of the "BG12s Presents" mini mix series sees us taken on a filtered disco-house journey to sooth sore heads and burn dancefloors alike … get excited people, there’ll be one of these each week until the compilation is in your grubby little hands on October 2nd. Too lazy to come back here once a week - jump on The Bang Gang Podcast for instant delivery.

WOLFMOTHER - PRE-ORDER INFO

2009-08-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

Brothers and sisters sound the siren, the long-awaited return of Wolfmother is here. Their wonderfully ambitious new record, Cosmic Egg, is set for release on October 9, preceded by their joyously shredding first single, "New Moon Rising", which made it’s radio debut last week.

"New Moon Rising" is a thumping, ripping slice of optimistic future-blues that’s all over the radio now and just the first piece to be unveiled of the fine Cosmic Egg puzzle. It’s a thrilling rush of goodtimes direct to the soul and is only the beginning of a mighty return…. grab "New Moon Rising" now on iTunes.

Also if you visit www.wolfmother.com from today you can pre-order limited edition versions of Cosmic Egg in a variety of formats including CD Album, 2LP Vinyl and much more now too. Or pre-order from JB HiFi or iTunes.

In other Wolfie news, the first of a series of a behind the scenes look at the forthcoming Wolfmother opus is now online. Episode 1 travels the open high-way to Byron Bay where much of the record was born and pre-production took place. We take a visit to the studio where Wolfmother were laying down some cover songs and Andrew Stockdale talks us through the process behind Cosmic Egg’s creation, his take on the record itself and plans for the forthcoming live onslaught… Take a squiz.

And lastly, don’t miss Wolfmother when they re-enter the local shores this September for a mammoth capital city tour in lead up to album release. As a special offer, you can pre-order a digital copy of Cosmic Egg for only $10 with any online ticket purchase via Ticketek! Brisbane has now unfortunately sold out, but limited tickets are still available in other cities.

Thurs 17 Sep
BRISBANE - The Tivoli
** SOLD OUT **

Sat 19 Sep
SYDNEY -The Enmore
On Sale Now

Wed 23 Sep
PERTH - Capitol
On Sale Now

Thurs 24 Sep
ADELAIDE - HQ Live
On Sale Now

Fri 25 Sept
MELBOURNE - The Palace
On Sale Now

Sat 26 Sep
FRANKSTON - Pier Hotel

LADYHAWKE TOUR

2009-08-28T09:20:00.000-07:00

The New Zealand-born chanteuse will sprinkle her heart racing vintage pop across Australia for her first ever headline tour of Down Under.

Ladyhawke, aka Pip Brown has lived a rocket ride of an existence over the past 18 months, spending a lengthy stint abroad supporting her lauded, self titled debut and now she’s bringing it all back to Australia for her seven date tour - tickets go on sale on Wednesday 8th September (presented by triple j and Video Hits).

Since her album was released last year, Ladyhawke has been in high demand - playing just about every European festival you could care to mention, she has been splashed across the tabloids, fashion bibles and music rags, a gold album in both Australia, New Zealand and the UK, nominated for an NME Award and wound up in the Triple J Hottest 100 twice.

From Brisbane to Adelaide, The Swiss will be warming up the east coast Australian dates with their infectious disco funk, whilst the West Australian psychedelic pop / rock quartet, The Silent’s will be supporting at The Capitol in Perth.

Her next single "Magic" - produced with her chief collaborator, world-renowned producer Pascal Gabriel (S-Express, Bomb The Bass, Kylie, New Order) will be released digitally on the 6th of October. The Collectors Edition of her debut album is out now.

TOUR DATES - ON SALE 8th SEPTEMBER 2009

Thurs 5th Nov
BRISBANE - Tivoli
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.ticketek.com.au
18+ only

Fri 6th Nov
NEWCASTLE - Panthers
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.moshtix.com.au
18+ only

Sat 7th Nov
SYDNEY - The Enmore
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.ticketek.com.au
All Ages

Weds 11th Nov
CANBERRA - ANU
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.ticketek.com.au
18+ only

Thurs 12th Nov
MELBOURNE - The Forum
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.ticketek.com.au
18+ only

Fri 13th Nov
ADELAIDE - HQ
Plus special guests The Swiss
Available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
18+ only

Sat 14th Nov
PERTH - Capitol
Plus special guests The Silent’s
Available from www.moshtix.com.au
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KLAXONS

2009-08-20T19:36:00.000-07:00

Indie goes dance! Klaxons la “nueva banda inglesa” se olvida de las guitarras y debuta de una forma desordenada pero atractiva.

Trío londinense, formado por Simon Taylor, Jaime Reynolds y James Righton. Su nombre deriva del griego krazo, chillar. Su single debut fue editado en Abril del 06, “Gravity’s rainbow”, homenaje al libro del mismo nombre del escritor americano Thomas Pynchon. Ganaron fama al iniciar el debate sobre el significado de “un rave”, como definieron su música. Prometen editar un segundo disco con un sonido más “progresivo”. • “Gravity’s rainbow” (single, Angular Recording Corporation, 2006). “Atlantis to Interzone” (single, Merok Records, 2006). “Magick” (single, Polydor, 2006), “Xan valley” (ep, Polydor, 2006), “Golden skans” (single, Polydor, 2007), “Myths of the near future” (album, Universal, 2007)
Jaime Reynolds, cantante de Klaxons, el trío londinense del que todos hablan en Inglaterra, declaró que su banda hacía nü rave y encendió un debate que aún sigue vigente; desde el conocido periodista Simon Reynolds, hasta el recomendable blog K-punk, todos han participado del debate. Evidentemente no fue una declaración inocente, Inglaterra nos tiene acostumbrados a artistas que saben manejar los medios a su antojo en pos de ganar atención como Morrissey, oasis y Manic Street Preachers; lo más probable es que el cantante de Klaxons lo haya dicho como una simplificación atractiva para los medios (a Klaxons ya los ubicaron en la categoría South London nü rave). La razón por la que este debate ha cobrado tanta vida surge al colocar en medio del mismo al movimiento rave, el último momento en que la juventud inglesa miro hacia el futuro con nuevos sonidos, nuevas formas de vestirse, nuevos rituales.

Esto demuestra un par de cosas. Una de ellas es la necesidad de la prensa de generar un poco de interés en medio de un contexto poco estimulante. La escena indie inglesa atraviesa un llamativo período de baja calidad y pocas ideas y parece estar poblada sólo por figuras intercambiables que poco es lo que pueden decir, más allá de quien los influenció. También demuestra el cambio de tendencias en que es lo cool. La fascinación con el post punk parece decaer (fue un período de buenos discos debuts y flojas réplicas) y la atención, ahora, se corre a principios de la década pasada; las guitarras de Gang of Four están dando paso a los teclados de 808 State.

…pero entonces ¿la música de Klaxons está relacionada con la rave? Si y no. En lo formal, la respuesta es no. El trío de Londres se encarga de hacer música dance, entendida como tal desde el indie (de hecho, una de las canciones de este debut, “Not over yet”, es un cover de Grace, proyecto por aquellos años de Paul Oakenfold). Los mismos integrantes de la banda se encargaron de aclararlo: pretenden reinterpretar la euforia de aquellos años de una forma orgánica y con la instrumentación clásica del rock, es decir guitarra, bajo y batería y alguna que otra sirena o sonido. Si bien pocos lo han mencionado, ni siquiera la misma banda, Klaxons no podría existir sin New Order. Al igual que los mancunianos, el trío se encarga de hacer bailar a los adolescentes indies con una lectura rock del dance, pero que prescinde de la monotonía de la guitarra. Así como Franz Ferdinand con su “música para que las chicas bailen” nos llevaba al CBGB en el 79, Myths of the near future, con sus inmediatos hits (“Golden skans”, “Atlantis to Interzone” y “Magcik”), nos deposita en el Heavenly Social de principio de los 90s.

Las letras de la banda son un punto a destacar ya que se apartan de las tradicionales frases estilo slogan publicitario o de la enumeración de palabras tan comunes en la música bailable. A lo largo de las diez canciones escritas por ellos se suceden visiones místico-futuristas (“hay un centauro que poluciona mi mente”, “todos los barcos del sentido en un hiper océano, todos los barriletes del caos”), pasajes épicos (“iluminá el puente con la linterna y nos encontraremos en la estatua de espejos”), momentos de delirio (“en el club 18-30 encontré a Julio Cesar, Lady Diana y madre Teresa”), referencias a un trío de autores “molestos” como JG Ballard, que con su colección de cuentos futuristas da nombre al disco, William Burroughs y su interzona (“From Atlantis to interzone”) y Thomas Pynchon con su monumental “Gravity’s rainbow” y, obviamente, referencias a la rave (su último single, “Golden skans” hace referencia a una máquina de luces usada en los años iniciales de las raves).

Pero, a la vez, hay un punto donde la música de Klaxons se conecta con la atmósfera que reinaba en aquellos años. La euforia, la sensación de inmediatez, desorden y, principalmente, incertidumbre de aquellos años se deja traslucir en estas once canciones producidas por James Ford que, en varias ocasiones parecen estar a punto de perder el rumbo. Klaxons lejos está de ser una banda aséptica de estudio donde se simula un caos prolijamente guionado, por el contrario, se posiciona (sin ser Faust, claro está) como una festejable anomalía dentro de la reinante corrección y previsibilidad estilística de estos tiempos. El encanto de “Myths of the near future” reside en la apropiación incorrecta de un género casi olvidado. Klaxons desorienta con estribillos teatrales, instrumentaciones marciales, riffs saturados, canciones cortas de estructura pop, voces estridentes e imagineria mitológica; la aproximación frágil y caótica del indie dance, los acerca a The Libertines, que hicieron lo mismo con el punk pop.

En síntesis, la desordenada y por momentos confusa propuesta de Klaxons logra que uno se quede con ganas de volver a escuchar “Myths of the near future”; y esto, en tiempos del Winamp y atomización causada por el mp3, es digno de festejar.

ALTOCAMET ENTREVISTA ANITA CATANIA

2009-08-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

¿Cómo fue el proceso de composición, armado y producción de Mitad del Viento?

Canu: Muchas de las canciones las escribí viajando, algunas como A la deriva, Contrasentido, Ciclos y Una costumbre menos tienen una fuerte influencia andina. Por ese tiempo, Pedro estaba de gira con Gustavo Cerati y yo tocando mucho en Chile donde pasaba gran tiempo componiendo melodías y escribiendo letras, otras las escribí en Rosario y en Córdoba y a estas le sumamos canciones que compuso Mariana y temas como Deambulando, surgidos desde la improvisación de la banda.

Para el armado y los arreglos nos tomamos nuestro tiempo que sin apuro fuimos preproduciendo en mi estudio hogareño llamado Felix U. Files. Las baterías, las grabamos en Mix y todo el proceso de mezcla y post producción lo hicimos principalmente en Unísono, estudio de Cerati, y en los estudios El Pie y Panda junto a Graham Sutton, productor del último disco de Jarvis Cocker y de la banda British Sea Power. El mastering digital se realizó en los estudios Metropolis Mastering de Londres y el ingeniero a cargo fue Tim Young, reconocido por sus trabajos con Massive Attack, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys y DJ Shadow, entre otros.

¿Cómo fue trabajar bajo la producción de Sutton? ¿Cómo realizaron el contacto?

Pedro: Fue algo increíble. Cuando imaginamos la posibilidad de hacerlo con Graham nos volvimos locos. A mi entender el disco Hex de Bark Psychosis (N.R: banda de culto fines de los `80 de la cual Sutton fue líder) es espectacular, una Biblia del post rock. Me voló la cabeza con esos ambientes post rock y grooves free jazz pero rockeado. Estamos muy agradecidos de haber podido vivir todas esas sesiones junto a él. La propuesta se la hicimos a través de un e-mail y así le enviamos nuestras canciones.

¿Quiénes colaboraron en el disco?

Canu: En el disco colaboran Julian Sanza (Silver City, 2020 Sound System) con quien ya habíamos trabajado para la producción de Veladabristolcasino y Fernando Nalé, con un grandioso y enriquecedor arreglo de bajo para el tema Entresueños. Cerati nos ha apoyado prestándonos su estudio para la mezcla, y también Martín Quaglia que participó en la composición de A decir.

¿Quién ideó la estética visual para este disco?

Mariana: Siempre nos pareció importante la estética visual para acompañar el sonido. En Mitad del Viento el arte estuvo a cargo de Eduardo Capilla, en cuyas pinceladas se reflejan los diferentes momentos y paisajes que surgen cuando escuchamos el disco.

¿Qué balance hacen respecto a estos diez años de trayectoria? ¿Cómo encaran el futuro cercano?

Pedro: El balance es muy positivo, pudimos superar cambios en la formación de la banda, tormentas personales, y miles de situaciones que se fueron dando a lo largo de este tiempo, pero seguimos cultivando nuestra amistad y disfrutando cada minuto de lo que significa pertenecer a una banda como Altocamet.

El momento actual es muy lindo, estamos disfrutando de tocar las nuevas canciones en la etapa previa de grabación. Cada disco es como una vida nueva, un nuevo desafío a la imaginación.

DúNé

2009-08-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

Dúné [pronounced Dew-nay] is a young Danish band who is inspired by the punk of the seventies, the pop of the eighties and the indierock of the nineties and have created their own unique blend: indielectrock!

Extensive touring through the recent years have brought the band to all parts of Scandinavia, Holland, Germany and England, and gained them a reputation as a stunning live act. They deliver a show loaded with elegance and energy, and when they leave the stage it’s certain that everyone among the audience have had the chance to warm up their legs and melt down their dancing shoes, as well as open up their auditory canal to the tunes.

August 31 Dúné will release their awaited followup to 2007’s acclaimed debut, ‘We Are In There, You Are Out Here’. Titled ‘Enter Metropolis’ it features a somewhat surprising choice of producer in metal maestro Jacob Hansen who - judging by the new sounds revealed - has added more oomph to the Danish young guns.

This video for single ‘Victim Of The City’ was shot in The Grey Hall at Christiania in Copenhagen and is directed by Casper Balslev who’ve also done videos for The Presets, Ladyhawke, HateSphere among others.

http://www.myspace.com/dunesite

AMANDA BLANK

2009-08-19T13:10:00.000-07:00

Amanda Blank is an underground MC/Rapper from Philadelphia. She is best known for her collaborations with Spank Rock and Aaron LaCrate. Her popularity at events like South by Southwest Festival can be attributed to her carefree attitude and lyrical flow.

Vinyl LP pressing. 2009 debut album from the Philly MC. Amanda is a one-woman Rap/Dance machine who also moonlights as a member of Sweatheart. While the album is edgy and Hip Hop oriented, Amanda Blank is an old hippie at heart: life is all about peace, love and having fun! The album features production from Diplo, Switch, and XXXChange plus guest spots from Santogold, Lykke Li, The Cool Kids, and Spank Rock!

http://www.myspace.com/amandablank

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

2009-08-15T11:02:00.001-07:00

Simian Mobile Disco have named their sophomore album Temporary Pleasure. It'll be out August 17.
The cast of guest vocalists includes Beth Ditto, Jamie Lidell and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals). Zan Rowe caught up with producer James Ford, who reported that some of the music was made here in Australia earlier this year when Simian Mobile Disco were touring with the Big Day Out.
"Ten Thousand Horses we actually mixed in Australia in a studio in Australia. We had a day off and instead of going to the beach like everybody else on the tour we went in to the studio. And I think yeah, that was the mix that made it on to the record."
Ford said that he was hoping to be back in Australia with Simian Mobile Disco again this summer.
You can hear the full interview on triple j this Tuesday morning.

ALTOCAMET VARIAS

2009-08-11T06:11:00.000-07:00

CINNAMON CHASERS

2009-07-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the world of Cinnamon Chasers, a name that you’ll be hearing a lot more of from now on as this is the first single from the brilliant forthcoming album that is set for release in spring next year.

Cinnamon Chasers is the alter ego of Russ Davies, a man with an extraordinary musical background. As the son and nephew of Dave and Ray Davies, the two founding member of The Kinks. Instead of trying to emulate the sound and vibe of his father’s music, Russ found himself growing up in the first golden era of the UK dance music movement and acid house and mid-nineties underground house and techno is what really excited Russ. Although with his wide musical knowledge and background, rather than create pretentious moody beats Russ wanted to create music that had an honest heart, music with good intentions, music that felt like a good friend. Citing Pink Floyd, KLF, Vangelis, Giorgio Moroder and FSOL as influences behind his alternative and epic melodic style.

Having been releasing his own productions and remixes since ’03, Russ already put out the album ‘That Much Closer to the Sun’ through Liquid Sound under the alias Abakus, which has been sole alias up until this year which has seen a slightly new sonic direction and a wealth of new music under the Cinnamon Chasers guise.

Fusing modern ideas and technology with a huge amount of influences from the past, the Cinnamon Chasers material combines Russ’ love of song writing and melody with his equal love of modern electronic music. In a similar mould to Junior Boys, Circlesquare, Matthew Dear and Zoot Woman, but with very much his own sound, Cinnamon Chasers is an exciting new competitor on a playing field that is in need of a new star.

http://www.myspace.com/cinnamonchasers

DÉCLASSÉ

2009-07-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

The roots of Déclassé reach back into 1990s new media bubble. Jani and Juha were working at a up and coming (and – needless to say – pretty soon down and going) internet/multimedia startup in Turku, Finland. Those were glorious times, when anything impossible was possible and limits were limitless. Jani couldn't be bothered with the hype and was really working to be a music producer, with huge commercial and artistic success in the least selling dance music genres. Juha meanwhile was singing in a Turku-based indie outfit, wonderfully succesful in the field of recording demos and sending them to Finnish music papers – sometimes even to music industry. Artistic differences made further cooperation increasingly cumbersome, and Juha soon moved east of Turku to take part in the telecom sector bubble in Helsinki.

Meanwhile Pekka was finishing his studies in trumpet playing, and graduated as a BA of music, only to soon leave Turku for Helsinki. There only to see the bleak future prospects of Helsinki. The town is sometimes dubbed as 'Venice of the North' or 'Gibraltar of the Baltic Sea" or any other pathetic marketing jargon, but this didn't fool Pekka for long. Therefore he did the only reasonable thing a young Finnish man in situation like that could do: He moved to Sweden. His girlfriend and the newborn baby moved with him. We have also heard rumours that the move was prompted by his girlfriend's realism instead of Pekka's detailed economic calculations. Probably we will never know the ultimate motivations. Such is the case with emigration in general, all kinds of push and pull factors are at play (for more info, see e.g.www.migrationinstitute.fi/)

Meanwhile Simo had dropped out of the university, abandoning a coveted and lucrative career in literature studies and followed his heart instead, to a small town 40 kilometers north of Helsinki. He started to study graphic design and made a lot of friends at the designated smoking area outside the art schools main building. He was also playing gigs with an experimental electronica-rock band, sometimes playing the guitar, sometimes a laptop, often barefoot, occasionally wearing regular shoes or sandals. It was at one of these gigs that he caught the attention of Juha (wearing old sneakers), now already disillusioned by the telecom sector, which had quickly sold out and eaten some the children of its own revolution (names of those technologies and CEOs forgotten by all today).

Meanwhile in Turku, Jani had started a 80s/indie -influenced project with a name found from 'The concise dictionary of nearly obsolete and extinct words': enter Déclassé on the stage of this saga. Pretty soon he realised he needed a singer for the outfit and after various excuses from various singers (hoof-and-mouth disease, dementia, civil war and maternity leave; to mention a few of the excuses), when he suddenly remembered a face from the past, a guy always listening to the same Steely Dan tune (Dirty work from Can't buy a thrill). "It was like a vision, an epiphany, or a George Lucas film flash-back scene", he said later, "not pleasent, a waste of everybody's time". In any case: this is how Juha re-surfaces on the creaking floorboards of the stage of this saga.

Pretty soon Jani managed to secure a gig at a well-known festival in Denmark (very well-known and popular in the UG-IDM-Radical_beats -scene in southern Scandinavia). Now they just needed to find a keyboardist/trumpetist and a guitarist. And as you might have guessed: Pekka and Simo jumped at this chance of travelling abroad for free. Of course, it all came with some artistic compromises: Simo reserved the right to choose his footwear and Pekka the right to complain about keyboard sounds at soundchecks. Against all odds Déclassé's first public perfomance was a success: roughly 20 per cent of the audience tried to buy their record, although it wasn't even available. And so, since then, this band of brothers has been fighting logistic challenges, but cleverly taking advantage of the age old marine routes of the Baltic Sea between Turku, Stockholm and Helsinki.

http://www.declassetheband.com

DECLASSE SILOS

http://rapidshare.com/files/137027521/D-S.rar

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS

2009-06-24T13:09:00.000-07:00

Crystal Fighters es una banda de electro proveniente de la comunidad autónoma española: Pais Vasco. Ellos utilizan como recursos creativos instrumentos autóctonos vascos, sus voces y sintetizadores. Su misión es hacer música, mediante el amor alcanzar sus ideales y a corto plazo: hacernos bailar a todos. Su tema 'I Love London', ha sido incluido dentro de recopilaciones, fiestas y remixes. Aquí la versión de Kid Cola Remix. Durante principio del 2009 estuvieron abriéndole a Kap Bambino en diferentes escalas europeas de su tour.

UGRESS

2009-06-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

electronica - ambient - downtempo - trip hop

http://www.ugress.com/

Reminiscience es el cuarto álbum de estudio de Ugress. Un album melódico, épico retro electro-en un ámbito cinematográfico, que vibra hasta el título, se nota la entrega de la ciencia y la investigación de dulce memorias. Nostalgic robots están cantando sobre sus películas olvidadas, dulces y de miedo los monstruos son masivas piezas de club tarareando canciones de cuna, se destacan guiños de los 70' donde en la discoteca los detectives son la lucha contra la delincuencia y se mezclan ritmos con el funk, y los espumosos 80' son el juego de ordenador con la música que nos devuelve a la infancia digital y el escapismo. Maestros de kung-fu entregan la muestra al sabio asesoramiento en un delicioso dub, y los vocalistas invitados se bañan en un house pulsante de las pistas y el estadio de tamaño tiempos. Con la voz de Christine guest Litle, Heidi Marie Vestrheim y Sjur Hjeltnes.

VAN SHE

2009-06-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.vanshe.com

Después de tanto esperar, por fin Van She lanza hoy 9 de Agosto su álbum debut "V", el álbum tiene plenamente influencias pop de los 80's, que realmente es lo que hace interesante a Van She, al menos eso creo yo. Recientemente algunas grandes bandas están imitando un sonido similar al de los 80's, pero esto es algo realmente diferente. No es como "recordar" algo de mí a partir de los años 80's, es como transportarse directamente a los 80’s, como sacarlo del baúl de las "tiliches olvidados" y darte cuenta que esto debía haber sido un gran éxito en aquellos tiempos.

ALTOCAMET EN EL TEATRO

2008-12-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

La banda presentandose en concierto en mar del plata... obviamente pop electronico y rock para altas pasiones...

CANU THE SITE ROSARIO

2008-12-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

canu de altocamet estuvo haciendo una night session en THE SITE un bar de la ciudad de Rosario, paso de todo y buen ritmo, aqui tomamos sus fotos de su facebook y las compartimos con los radio escuchas.... buena noche.

MIXES BLOGS

2008-12-02T08:32:00.000-08:00

http://www.cocoliche.net/blog/?cat=15

http://mintdj.blogspot.com/

http://villa17.blogspot.com/

http://setperfeito.blogspot.com/

http://www.soulfulcrew.com/index.php?topic=2889.0

http://doddiblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/newest-dj-mixes.html

http://digitaldeejay.blogspot.com/

http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/994946/cd%60s,-musica-electronica,-progressive-miminal-house-techno.html

http://forum.funkysouls.com/index.php?s=&act=ST&f=12&t=26508&st=600&#entry4133051

SESIONES DE LUJO

2008-10-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

http://sesionesdelujo.blogspot.com/

COOL BLOG

MILTON JACKSON

2008-10-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

Milton Jackson es un norteamericano que nació en 1980. Sus sesiones han llegado al oido de las mejores salas y festivales del mundo. Este año visitará España en el festival de Barcelona (Sónar). En sus primeros años intentó tener una carrera musical como Nick Sentience y Eric Clapton, que eran sus ídolos. Pero más tarde se dio cuenta de que lo suyo eran los beats y sobretodo algo que le encanta, los bootlegs. Milton sacó un disco titulado "The Bionic Boy", está sesión es del 4 de Abril de 2008, en él Klub K4 de Eslovenia. Disfruta de la sesión...
http://media.libsyn.com/media/miltonjackson/Milton_Jackson__K4_-_30.4.08_2.mp3

Tracklist
Sebo K - Far Out

Jimpster - Got A Hold On Your Soul

Ken Ishii - Sunriser [Spirit Catcher]

Chaim - Very Wrong

Mountain People 5,1 Lauhaus - Bitchslap

Kevin Saunderson - Pump The Move [Sam L Sessions]

Solomun - Deadman

Quarion - The Workout

Armando/Johnny Fiasco - Wish [Will Saul. Tam Cooper]

Thomas Schumacher - Pink Boots

Akabu - The Future [Jimpster]

Milton Jackson - Ghosts In My Machines

Rozzo - I Wish I Was A Cat

Kenny Dope - Watch This

Milton Jackson - Prototypes

After Tea - A Most Beautiful Day

HOSH - Steppenwolf [Jerome Sydenham]

Alex Under - Untitled2

G Riedatz - Mode

Len Faki - My Black Sheep [LB Dub Corp]

Radioslave - Grindhouse Tool

Martin Landsky - Rugged

pasenla bien !

HELLO SAFERIDE

2008-09-24T20:40:00.001-07:00

Swedish indie-artist singer/songwriter, Hello Saferide is Annika Norlin, born in Östersund, Sweden, now living in Stockholm.
With a warm voice and beautiful melodies she made a slight breakthrough 2005, beginning with the single PlayMy Best Friend. Her actual dream was to become an author, but after playing a couple of her songs at a friends’ house it didn’t take long until she was signed and you could hear her songs all the time on the radio. Such a success story!
Her songs are very text based, with beautiful rhymes and quick parts of speedy and clever word complexes. Annika has said that she at times has hidden meanings in her songs. She doesn’t want to change the world and make peace, but she smiles and says that in the song PlayMy Best Friend. is actually about her wanting to say that it is okay to fall in love with anyone no matter the sex. She says herself that she is not much of a stage person but that she does her best. She was on tour in Sweden during 2006, with the last stop being the Emmaboda festival.
In the beginning of 2007 she released an album with lyrics in Swedish, this time under the name Säkert!. The music differs a bit from the music of Hello Saferide.