Composer and serial instrument-fiddler Tim Shiel, who has recently been trotting the globe with Gotye, is compiling an album of remixes to celebrate several years of being the electronic somebody we used to know as Faux Pas . First grab is a serious little house rub of Sydney folktronic (non-ironically labelled, honest) artist Caitlin Park : Caitlin Park - Baby Teeth (Faux Pas remix) by Tim Shiel Bonus Caitlin Park! Warriors [...]
Similar to The Whip, our erstwhile heroes of thrashy electric pop in younger years, current blog champs from Chicago, Gemini Club, blaze off with their new single Sparklers - a simple pleasure with homicidal lyrics. Worth a spin or two. Sparklers by Gemini Club More Gemini Club
Ever get the feeling that your culturally lost? That which makes us Australian isn't quite what your about? Ya KNow, the fourx the cricket and shit. Maybe the song is a play on this feeling or maybe it isn't, either way the video is entertaining and I hear their shows are pretty solid also. I like em, i wonder if Warnie does? They will be playing at the Poncho party coming up in August in Melbourne. Client Liaison - End of the Earth, on the tube [...]
Wild and oh so very deep, deep inside his sound lagoon. I've got a feeling Joel Hanna - Wilds, has been sitting inside a canyon, beside a fire on a very high rocky escarpment and or chewing wheat in a prairie cause his music sends you there! "There's Ghosts Here" is probably the pop single of all his tracks. But go forth and indulge, its only one aspect of what he's doing and what i think capable of . He definitely has some gigging ahead of him. http://wilds.bandcamp.com/trac k/theres-ghosts-here [...]
I've been going on an Aril Brikha tip recently, and in the course of some routine 5:00am googlin' I came across this recent slice of compound melodrama. Filter goes open, filter goes shut, repeat. Sailor & I – Tough Love (Aril Brikha Remix) by sailorandi Here's the full EP - it dropped around February, but the lead single is worth a peek if you're Patrick Wolf inclined, some fairly lush stringwork.
A tribute to Fleetwood Mac, out August 14th on Hear Music/Concord. Awesome. http://justtellmethatyouwantme .com/
Sydney R&B songstress Amali Ward slipped us this innocent little slice of pop-pleasure courtesy of QWARMS Much like a casual game of Jenga on family holiday, the layers keep piling on until everyone gets bored and goes to sleep. More Amali Ward over on Facebook . Expect a new record form her later this year. More from Sydney's QWARMS here. He likes messing with instrumental samples apparently. xMandu
Not sure who or what this band is about, but they're apparently getting props on BBC 6 and deigned to bestow upon us a thick-as-syrup remix of their new single, the jovially titled song 'I'll Cut You'. Anyway, it's nice - fans of Zola Jesus will get on down here: Follow the instructions above to get yo free download. More Vuvuvultures here - give this a poke if you find new Marina and the Diamonds too bubblegum. -Mandu
A new, totally free, compilation of experimental and exploratory beats and breaks from Sydney's Feral Media and Brisbane's LoFly - two collectives stoking the fire beneath the glistening spit of Australian techn-innovation. Shits cray and ambient and often quite breath-taking all at the same time. Plus it's free. Discover something new - the Jonathon Boulet remix is particularly delightful. Strain of Origin II by Various
Incredible new effort from Warp's Hundred In The Hands. Following the hand-clapping nu-disco pop highlights of their self-titled LP, Red Night is resoundingly less optimistic. Flurries of industrial, machine-driven angst are weaved through penetrating vocal layers and symphonic atmospherics. The whole shebango feels a bit like wintertime at the School of Seven Bells. If that sounds like your thing, stream the whole lot below: Red Night is out on Warp this June 12th
A young Brisbane troubadour funneling 100%-proof 602s nostalgia into a shoe-tapping, saxophone-noodling, garage-jamming good time. Darlin' by Jeremy Neale Not electronic at all, but just damn fun. More Jeremy Neale here. xMandu
Ketamine-tinted, footslackin' beats from Sydney chiptune hero 10kFreemen and his anonymous production buddy. Ambient trap beats for the most discerning drug-fucks. Get wavey! B.O.O.M.A presents: LEX ORIGINS - Drag Yo Feet by B•O•O•M•A -Mandu
This Song Is Called Ragged and it's named after the creature Jonathan Boulet adopted while on a holistic living retreat down near Kangaroo Valley, NSW. Ragged and Jonathan have become the firmest of friends, and Jonathan is regularly seen around trendy Sydney mexican eateries wearing Ragged much like you or I would wear a beard. They are both featured in the clip below by Australian director Peanut. The new Boulet album has a really long name and is fucking awesome. You should stream it on Spotify or, if you're few nickels short of [...]
Hyphy ghetto-club nonsense from Club Cheval's Sam Tiba . His good chum and internet archaeologist, Mary Rachel Videoz , took the obvious next step of syncing it to unfortunate home dancing videos. This is what happened: -Mandu
A one-woman, inter-dimensional beatsmith from Sydney, Elizabeth Rose is 21 years old and causing a bunch of industry hoopla with her intoxicating combo of cutesy frills and DIY-rave. Pay attention: Be astounded by her capacity to single-handedly transport large amounts of sequencing equipment at these shows across Australia: FRI 25 MAY – HOUNDSTOOTH @ ROCKET BAR, ADELAIDE Tickets available on the door SAT 26 MAY – THE TOFF, MELBOURNE Tickets available from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX & Moshtix outlets THU [...]
I've come to the conclusion that Newcastle, an industrial shipping town on the NSW central coast, must be a formidably boring place to live. That's why incredibly impressive music like this keeps dripping from there like a giant, moist mop of twenty-something angst held above Sydney: Boatfriends is kinda like I Break Horses if their dad left home at age 12 and their stepdad wouldn't let them chase their big city dreams of going to art school. -Mandu
A Brisbane-based electronic artist making a few ripples down south. He's approached the new single Chalk Outlines with a dense, almost orchestral, brush that (for me) is jarringly offset by his dry, laconic voice. See what you think, 'cause while I really enjoy this in theory, there's some anchor that keeps me floating off to oblivion, despite a stadium shattering piano drop during the bridge. Argentina - Chalk Outlines Also I don't know what this muppet was thinking 'Argentina' would do for his organic Google rankings. -Mandu
A brand spanker by two sisters from Bondi, now living in Sweden. This is pretty lush. As a general rule of thumb, the creative output of Bondi sucks, but this graceful debut really tickles my feminine-pop fetish. One would suspect plentiful and unnecessary hand-percussion here if the twins hadn't migrated. xMandu
When I heard that awful cover of The Suburbs made it into the triple j Hottest 100, I was all like 'wuh?' Then I heard this and I was all like 'woah'. If any electro-pop babes beat this effort in 2012, hats off. I am officially a Little Jeans convert, I look forward to singing her praises into the forseeable future.
Following up Herve's very early leak of his 'Idea of Happiness' remix a few months back here's the real deal title single from Van She's upcoming record. I've listened to it twice already and even considered logging into Soundcloud to leave a really enthusiastic comment with a smiley like this ヽ（´ー｀）┌ It's THAT good. Van She - Idea Of Happiness by modularpeople
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