Hotly tipped electrodisco super group Du Tonc (namely Mighty Mouse and Matt from Van She ) are finally releasing their highly anticipated debut single "Darkness" on seminal electronic label Cheap Thrills. This heady disco tinged partnership came about during a chance encounter in the basement of a smoky Parisian Club back in 2010 and as they say, the rest is history. Their first joint release features hints of disco drenched in live bass, funky guitars and bouncy drums, propelled along by Matt Van Schie’s haunting yet uplifting vocal. [...]
Stockholm-based duo Karl X Johan (comprised of producer Kalle J and Johan Tuvesson) have been making a fair few waves in Sweden and abroad with their impeccably produced chilled out synthpop tunes. After winning a Swedish Grammy for best music video with their 2010 single "Flames" , the boys released the double A-side single "Do You Remember"/"Get It All" in late 2012 and a remix EP featuring productions by Bam Spacey and Mitch Murder. Karl X Johan - Get It All (Bam Spacey Remix) Karl X Johan are [...]
Chilean rapper and singer Ana Tijoux initially established herself in the Latin American hip-hop scene as the female MC of undergound group Makiza in the late '90s. In 2007 she released her solo debut, Kaos , taking Latin rap to a whole new level of artistry. Two years later Ana's critically-acclaimed sophomore album 1977 was a bold return to her rap roots and a tribute to the “golden age of hip-hop”. Ana Tijoux - 1977 Ana's latest album, La Bala , was released in 2011 via [...]
German DJ, producer, synth wizard and dancefloor worshipper Christian Strobe knows exactly which knobs to turn and which buttons to push to make the kind of music that makes you dance while grinning from ear to ear. He describes his tunes as a mix of cosmic house, future dance and dreamwave, with influences from 80s classics and contemporary electro (think Tesla Boy , M83 , Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Fred Falke , Joy Division). Strobe specializes in putting everything that's good and cheerful in a musical blender and making it danceable. [...]
Mammals is the solo project of 23-year-old singer songwriter Guy Brown. Equally influenced by Radiohead, Bon Iver and Jeff Buckley, he creates an elegant mix of folk and ambient electronica, with gorgeous vocal harmonies and emotive guitar work. Mammals - Carried The young Sydney-based artist recently shared his latest endeavor "Move Slower". This new song sees his recognizably soft vocals combine with his love of subtle instrumentation, generating a warm and dreamy folk vibe. Mammals - Move Slower (Feat. Flash Forest) Stream Mammals' [...]
After the demise of his former bands, Swedish producer Bam Spacey (aka Magnus Johansson) ditched the idea of a multi-member indie outfit and decided to follow his love for electronic music, soon creating a studio in his bedroom in Malmö. With his lush phantasmagorical productions, he explores many music types including microhouse, ambient dub, and of course minimal techno. Bam Spacey - Ström On his Land EP , released last May on Ceremony Recordings, Bam Spacey provides shimmering, vocal-driven electronica, that slowly builds up and floats its way right into [...]
Canadian visionary artist Dan Snaith, better known as Caribou , released his last album, Swim , in late 2010 and has been touring with his band ever since. At present, nothing new on the horizon for Caribou, but Snaith is currently in the studio working on a new album, tentatively slated for a 2013 release. In the meantime, let's revisit one of his 2010 tracks: "Jamelia". Written by Snaith and mixed by David Wrench, "Jamelia" features Luke Lalonde on vocals, Rob Piilonen on the flute and Steve Ward [...]
Portland disco pop heroes YACHT are celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a brand new single, "Second Summer", out now via DFA Records. yielded the singles "Dystopia" and "I Walked Alone" . It comes with psychedelic ADHD-directed video featuring the animated adventures of smiling triangles. YACHT - Second Summer According to the band, the song is about "overcoming obstacles in order to be close to what you love, a temporal place where sun never goes out no matter what season" and "to create environments of [...]
Portland disco pop heroes YACHT are celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a brand new single, "Second Summer", out now via DFA Records. It comes with psychedelic ADHD-directed video featuring the animated adventures of smiling triangles. YACHT - Second Summer According to the band, the song is about "overcoming obstacles in order to be close to what you love, a temporal place where sun never goes out no matter what season" and "to create environments of total freedom". In other words, just what you need to forget it's winter [...]
Sydney-based producer Lanterns (Ross James of Young Romantics) creates dreamy electrofolk with just a dash of synthpop. Likened to a mixture of Oliver Tank and Thom Yorke's solo output, Lanterns turned heads with his debut EP in early 2012. Lanterns - Gluestick After releasing his new single and video "Gluestick" in September 2012 with new single and winning FBi's "Northern Lights" a month later, the adventure continues for Lantern with a new EP scheduled for release in early 2013. We can probably expect more quirky dream pop songs [...]
Hot on the heels of his brand new album, Pleasures , released last month on Compuphonic, Kris Menace is sharing the single "Hide" and giving away a sweet remix by Nhar. It's all part of an EP fearuring remixes by Undo, Alexander Maier, Pwndtiac and Maethelvin. Kris Menace Feat. Miss Kittin - Hide (Nhar Remix) The song features Miss Kittin sultry vocals, deliciously vocoded over layers of analog basslines, spaced out synths and pulsating beats. The rest of the album includes collaborations with The Presets , Robert Owens, Simon [...]
Hailing from LA, by way of NYC, alternative electro outfit Heartsrevolution are back with new music! After creating quite a buzz online with their latest video "Not That Hard To Explain", they are now sharing the song mixed by Just Blaze and Andrew Wright. Download it for free on SoundCloud. Heartsrevolution - Not That Hard To Explain The track is so catchy that you just want to join the party! Here's what the band had to say about it: "This is more of a mission statement than a music video. [...]
Madrid-based four-piece HATEM (aka Hola A Todo El Mundo) recently unveiled their new song "They Won't Let Me Grow" on SoundCloud. This synth-laden new tune is a fairly drastic departure from their previous material, which gently oscillated between indie and folk, but it does retain the band's remarkable pop sensibilities. "They Won't Let Me Grow" is out now via Mushroom Pillow (also home to such acts as Cut Your Hair , Delorean and La Habitación Roja) The song is taken off Ultraviolet Catastrophe , the band's sophomore album, released in [...]
On the heels of their hugely successful last single "Ghosts" , Aussie duo The Presets have announced the release of the Promises EP , the third cut off their latest album Pacifica . French producer and long term Presets comrade Lifelike turns in a stellar gyrating dancefloor workout, subtly extending and teasing out the ecstasy in 'Promises' for maximum effect. The remix bundle will also feature reworks by Luomo, Nils Frahms and Australian expat Plastic Plates . It will be out Dec [...]
Rising stars Eli & Fur have announced the release of their latest single on their own label NYX Records. Co-produced by South London's own BretonLABS, "Tonight" is a punchy slice of electronica set to a pulsating back beat, the kind of track that will rock the dancefloors at 3am. Eli & Fur - Tonight The Tonight EP will be avaliable on 26th November digitally and it will feature including a gorgeous rework courtesy of Breton and a mean remix by Detroit-born producer Jimmy Edgar. You can already stream all three tracks [...]
A few days ago, hotly-tipped Swedish newcomers Last Lynx released their new single "Killing Switch", the first taste of their as-yet-untitled sophomore EP, due out in early 2013. Recently signed to SoFo Records, the Stockholm-based five-some got some serious heat last year after the release of their self-produced debut EP. Now they are back with a new pop-infused funky tune, so addictive it should have a health warning... Last Lynx - Killing Switch Inspired by both modern electro pop and 60’s organic pop, Robin Eveborn (vocals, keys), Fredric Lindblom (drums, vocals), [...]
Dublin-based three piece Alias Empire was born in 2009 from the ashes of Dry Country. Here is the new video for the track "Lay Down". It is the first track to be released from their forthcoming sophomore album Safety In Numbers , due early 2013. Find out more on Alias Empire's official site and stream their music on SoundCloud ...
Jonathan Boulet is a 24-year-old musician from Sydney's northwest suburbs who first came to public attention with his fantastic 2009 self-titled debut album, which spawned singles such as “A Community Announcement” and “North to South East to You” . Three years later he is back with an equally thrilling and joyous new record: We Keep The Beat See The Need Start The Heart . While Boulet's debut was entirely performed, recorded and produced by the young artist in his parent’s garage, on this new album he is [...]
Based in Paris, Julie Hanse is a young French-American singer songwriter whose heartfelt compositions and powerful voice belie her age. Ever since she was fourteen, she has been writing songs that combine blues and folk, with just a dash of pop, and sharing them on the internet. Her latest composition is called "Homes" and it's streaming now on SoundCloud... Julie Hanse - Homes (Acoustic Demo) Equally influenced by Mumford & Sons, Cat Power and Johnny Cash, Julie feels most at home on a stage with her [...]
Portrait is the brainchild of a San Francisco producer and photographer. Portrait's debut album, Symphony of Errors , captures "the colours of our endless, and often solitary, search for truth in life, love, and relationship". The artist describes this 9-track album as "RnB and dubstep making love in a chillwave hot tub". p.ortra.it - On Fire Portrait's production palette sits comfortably between Aphex Twin's ambient work, Telefon Tel Aviv , Depeche Mode, James Blake , M83 and Phaeleh. He perfectly combines these influences into a textured [...]
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