mp3: Rainbow Arabia - Without You (Alternate Version) Tribal synth duo Rainbow Arabia released their new album Boys and Diamonds earlier this month. I've just decided to hit the "repeat all" function in my iTunes since it is all I've wanted to hear lately. I'm especially obsessed with the single "Without You". Blending their trademark percussive sound with a nostalgic 80's synth line and dramatic vocals that recall Fever Ray/The Knife, "Without You" hits on everything I love about electronic/pop music. Grab the stellar "alternate version" [...]
In an effort to expand our horizons and turn you on to some really cool new books concerning music, this is The Book Report , an ongoing series from guest contributor Christopher Ambrose. Text by: Christopher Ambrose for The Sky Report Soundscreen Design: Interview with Mike Treff Soundscreen Design are makers of many wonderful things in this world, big music fans… and nice guys. The Brooklyn-based studio is the creator of refreshingly unsarcastic, music-educated apparel, well-curated and limited-edition rockstar-to-be journals and beautiful prints. They are also the [...]
WORK TVK is a mysterious entity coming out of Brooklyn. There is virtually no information to be found about him online. We know of only two tracks so far, but they are utterly fantastic - sinister dance jams with an affection for 90's house. Check out the instantly infectious track "PHNTM PWR". You can download another track, "Higher (I'm On Fire)" via SoundCloud below. Just click on the little arrow icon. Higher (I'm on Fire) by Work TVK [...]
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mp3: Shad[]wb[]x - Screenz Like the dark beauty of a black stallion emerging from the center of a supernova, Shad[]wB[]x has arrived with the sinister new ep Lady Doome , consisting of three dark electro that cleverly balance angelic vocals with heavy bass lines. Get the free download at SoundCloud . Look for Shad[]wB[]x at SXSW this week and the following week in Brooklyn: 03/17 1:00pm Austin - The Palm Door [ tickets ] 03/17 6:00pm Austin - Zen [...]
mp3: Ponytail - Easy Peasy Not only have Baltimore art-rock band Ponytail not broken up, as was heavily rumored, but they will release their 3rd LP Do Whatever You Want All the Time on April 12 via We Are Free . Ray Concepcion directed this new video for the track "Easy Peasy", using footage he shot at the Siren Festival at Coney Island last summer. Check out the tracklist for the new album below. Ponytail || Easy Peasy from [...]
mp3: Banjo Or Freakout - 105 Italian musician Alessio Natalizia releases his debut LP as Banjo Or Freakout today. Natalizia is also one half of the electronic duo Walls. As Banjo Or Freakout, Natalizia explores a decidedly less electronic route than Walls, but rather a more natural and authentic sound that is his alone. The London transplant offers up a new single from the album today. Enjoy "Go Ahead" below. Banjo Or Freakout is out today via The Rare Book Room . [...]
In an effort to expand our horizons and turn you on to some really cool new books concerning music, this is The Book Report , an ongoing series from guest contributor Christopher Ambrose. Read his recent overview of Black Dog Publishing here . Text by: Christopher Ambrose for The Sky Report Joy Division Kevin Cummins recently released monograph Joy Division is an affecting and intimate look into and around the legendary band through equally iconic images. Originally on assignment from NME, Cummins was there from [...]
Crystal Stilts are gearing up for the release of their second album In Love With Oblivion , due April 12 on Slumberland Records . Today they offer up another new track from the LP. "Through the Floor" fittingly carries on the recent string of exceptional singles from the Brooklyn band, following in the footsteps of "Shake the Shackles" and "Love is a Wave". I love this band more and more everyday. Crystal Stilts - Through The Floor by Slumberland Records
Planningtorock has spent the last three and a half years in near solitude, writing and recording her new album in Berlin. From the sound of the first single, it seems like this was time well spent. Very much in the vein of previous collaborators The Knife, Planningtorock's haunting and otherworldly electronic sound is equal parts fascinating and beautiful. W is out May 17 on DFA Records . PLANNINGTOROCK - Doorway by DFA Records Planningtorock also conceptualized, directed, [...]
mp3 : Hard Mix - Late Night Visions mp3: Hard Mix - Memories Defaults , the debut LP from Hard Mix , is available now for free at Dovecote Records . This is reportedly the first of two LP's from the artist that the label will release this year. Defaults includes the track "Memories", one of our favorite songs of 2010, as well as the new sultry slow-jam "Late Night Visions". And while we're on the subject of Hard Mix, [...]
mp3: Shocking Pinks - Ten Years A new track has emerged from Nick Harte's Shocking Pinks , whose 2007 debut lp still gets a decent amount of airplay on my iPod. "Ten Years" finds Harte maintaining the dark romantic sound that worked well for him on the first record. No news yet on a new release, but a new track is promising.
mp3: Project Jenny, Project Jan - Nadine Project Jenny, Project Jan are back with their second full-length, Home Sweet Home . The new album finds the electronic duo pushing toward a more polished, live sound than their previous releases, resulting in a string of instantly infectious electro-pop songs. Grab the free download of the first single "Nadine" above. Home Sweet Home will be self-released on April 5.
Check out the brand new TV on the Radio track below. The new album Nine Types of Light lands April 12. TV on the Radio - Will Do by 1077 The End
mp3: Krusht - Spirit of 76 (featuring Alleyes Manifest) Another great new discovery made by sifting through my inbox. Krusht is based in Venice Beach, California and produces sci-fi electro in the vein of Copy and Games, but with some hip-hop sensibility thrown in. The new track "Spirit of 763 features rapper Alleyas Manifest , whose latest ep In Over Easy is available for free at bandcamp . Visit Krusht Music for tons of great stuff from the artist and others that he [...]
mp3: Millionyoung - Replicants "This is from two short films called, "Hoola Boola"(1941) and "South Sea Sweethearts"(1938) by George Pal. George Pal made some of the best looking stop-motion animations of all time. Look him up." - John Ryan Manning , director Millionyoung 's debut lp Replicants is available now on Old Flame Records . Millionyoung - "Replicants" from John Ryan Manning on Vimeo .
mp3: LA BIG VIC - LYNY The amazing LA BIG VIC have been added to the lineup for our annual winter showcase! They join Laurel Halo, Autre Ne Veut, Megafortress, Toby Aronson, and Games DJ's in what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of leftfield celestial pop! LA BIG VIC - "FAO Schwartz" Live at Cameo Gallery from Elise Oh on Vimeo .
In an effort to expand our horizons and turn you on to some really cool new books concerning music, this is The Book Report , an ongoing series from guest contributor Christopher Ambrose. Text by: Christopher Ambrose for The Sky Report Every well-curated bookshelf should have a Black Dog Publishing (BDP) section. BDP is a London-based publishing house specializing in all things culturally relevant in art, architecture, film, fashion and beyond. But what will have you filling your shelves and sitting on your floor for hours re-reading and re-viewing, are their music titles. [...]
Download the new Radiohead album The King of Limbs here .
We are super excited to announce that Laurel Halo will headline our 2nd annual Winter Showcase. Joining Laurel will be Autre ne Veut , Megafortress , Toby Aronson (NNA Tapes) and Games (DJs) (aka Ford & Lopatin). The event goes down on March 10th at Tandem. $10 at the door or $8 with Facebook rsvp here . LAUREL HALO -[img credit: Shawn Brackbill; clothes by Risto Bimbiloski] [...]
mp3: It Sound - Walking (on a Tall Fence) I'm not totally clear on what's going on here. Is it a band? Is it a guy? Is it a collective? Why the strange artwork? Why the even stranger videos? The one thing I do know is I like the music. The man behind It Sound is from Seattle, but now lives in Brooklyn and you can listen to the entire album Hard Pop for Blue Trees here . [...]
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Monday Music – 28 May 2012
Bison - Quill
