"Nameless // Faceless," is the closing track on Rapids! forthcoming Fragments EP . Written in the band's cramped and claustrophobic rehearsal space during the winter of 2010, Fragments perfectly soundtracks the daily struggle of life in a sleepy coastal town. With its gushing honesty and striking maturity, Rapids! proves themselves worthy of our time. The band recorded in three separate studios during the making of the EP. The job fell on the shoulders of producer/mixer Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Idlewild) to collect up the fragments and blend them into one. [...]
Little Girls began in January 2009 as the solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre who, at the time, was one-half of Toronto shoegaze duo Pirate/Rock. Josh posted two songs on the web under the pseudonym Little Girls to preserve his anonymity. In less than two years, McIntyre has released five singles, two EPs and an LP on a variety of independent labels. Meanwhile, Little Girls has been touring as a four-piece band and has trekked from one corner of the country to the other. Now, Little Girls are preparing [...]
Big Wave Riders hail from Helsinki, Finland. They are inspired by waves, echoes and experimental rhythms with an electronic touch. Influenced by the music that touched them most when they were teenagers, of which they have difficulty naming, Big Wave Riders are yet another fantastic Scandinavian group that seem to have mastered the art of finely crafted pop music. They're pretty humble about it though. To quote Big Wave Riders "Our music is not trying to fit into any certain genre. We make music without mathematics or accurate calculations. The [...]
Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, Black Light White Light delivers sunny psychedelic rock wrapped up in modern pop songs with beautifully crafted harmonies. Filling in the gap that was kind of left behind by The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Black Light White Light have that huge sounding, multi part harmony, Scandinavian pop thing down pat. You can hear it all over their strangely named single, "Glorious Bastards," and more than likely on their debut album, Infrared Daylight . The album, recorded in North Hollywood, CA with internationally acclaimed producer Rick Parker [...]
To celebrate 60 (yes, 60 releases!) Gung-Ho! Recordings chose no one other than Luke Walker to claim that landmark catalogue number. Luke has been releasing on the label for sometime now producing tracks and remixes for label mates alike. The likes of Him and Greg Churchill have been there since day one and have only gotten better ane better over the years. Tough Love is a proper, bonafide club tune in the purest sense fully loaded with the necessary verve to get you moving without a second thought. Backed [...]
As Thrill Jockey prepares to enter its 20th year in 2012, Trans Am is also preparing a look back into the Futureworld . This fall, Trans Am will tour in the US performing the classic album in its entirety, and Thrill Jockey will reissue a newly-remastered Futureworld on LP, with two digital bonus tracks including an outtake from the original sessions mixed by James Murphy. The re-mastered Futureworld LP will be available in a limited edition on September 13, and is available now for pre-order. The LP will be [...]
Chicago DJ Chrissy Murderbot has given Kyle Andrews' "Make Me Feel Human" the royal treatment, remixing not one but two separate versions of the track. As Murderbot explains, "When I first heard the track, I realized pretty immediately that I wanted to make two versions of my remix—one with the full vocals that's more like a pop song for people to listen to in the car at work or whatever, and then a more dubbed-out, stripped-down mix for a slutty 6am sunrise loft party dance floor madness." And that's exactly what's happened. [...]
Over three years in the making, New Zealand's Lil' Chief Records is proud to present the debut album by Princess Chelsea , the stage persona of composer Chelsea Nikkel. Lil' Golden Book is the first collection of what her label describes as "the soundtrack to an old Disney movie meeting Kraftwerk fronted by Enya in a 60's production of 'Les Miserables' set in space." More to the point, Lil' Golden Book is full of stories about growing up in modern New Zealand. Everyday situations surrounding drinking, the Internet, and petty jealousies are presented [...]
Estate Sale Boat is the Orlando,FL-based indie yacht rock brainchild of Sean Moore (Viernes), Carlos DeSoto (The Rules), Mike Ryan, and Anthony Cole. Inspired by a forgotten genre of smooth and unapologetic academic music, they were able to transform their sound into a realm never before heard. The members of Estate Sale Boat are gearing up to release their debut full-length record, Coast . Judging by "Financial Children," Coast will be the sort of record that you and your parents can listen to together at a fondue party. Breezy, laid [...]
Portland-based dream-pop outfit Radiation City have announced a coast to coast US tour behind their debut full-length, The Hands That Take You , out September 27th with Tender Loving Empire (Typhoon, Loch Lomond). Radiation City originated when founding members Cameron Spies and Lizzy Ellison first put their heads together founding DIY cassette tape label, Apes Tapes , among a wellspring of other projects. Running a record label put the duo in a position of musical saturation, and after participating in multiple bands and side-projects, [...]
AIMES , the nostalgia-filled project of electronica musician and DJ/producer Aman Ellis, has managed to create an array of sounds that not only references the late 70's Manhattan disco circuit, but also includes glimpses into the current UK bassline scene. His debut album, the strangely titled, Your Floor Is Now A Tree is a chillwave, space journey hybrid that can be found somewhere near the edges of our galaxy. It's danceable in an otherworldly sort of way that will free your mind and allow your imagination to run free. The word epic seems appropriate [...]
MF/MB/ is countryside and city streets, it's woods and concrete, cigarettes and alcohol, hope and despair, clubs and saunas, autobahn and bad English. It's the anger and disillusion of performing in Berlin as 18 year olds and then going back to Sweden to play in small pubs in the middle of nowhere for people who'd rather listen to Basshunter. MF/MB/ is a terrible band name. MF/MB/ is self confidence and bad conscience. Lack of money. Good looks. Clothes. Never looking back, always doing the same mistakes. It's about frequent stupid questions in interviews - "Christine, [...]
Bush Doctors are the highly-esteemed, multi-award-winning producers Rennie Pilgrem and Jem Panufnik who are behind two of the most successful indie electronica labels of the last decade: TCR and Finger Lickin' Records respectively. The duo have not only individually DJ'd the world over, leaving a wake of hugely successful club smashes between them, but also played their part in defining the dance scene as we know it. They now join forces in a whirlwind of black magic and sinister grooves that will send shivers up your spine and cold fear into the hearts of the funkless. Concocting [...]
Bush Doctors are the highly-esteemed, multi-award-winning producers Rennie Pilgrem and Jem Panufnik who are behind two of the most successful indie electronica labels of the last decade: TCR and Finger Lickin' Records respectively. The duo have not only individually DJ'd the world over, leaving a wake of hugely successful club smashes between them, but also played their part in defining the dance scene as we know it. They now join forces in a whirlwind of black magic and sinister grooves that will send shivers up your spine and cold fear into the hearts of the funkless. Concocting [...]
Italian DJ and producer, Spiller - sat down to compose his very first tune in 1995, using a home PC and sampler. Nearly twenty years later, Spiller is still at it, creating hit after hit and never jumping on a bandwagon to stay relevant. His latest single, Pigeonmans Revenge is no different. The single is an epic instrumental track that brings back his original disco house roots and still pushes things forward. The title is a mispelled tribute to the old school house classic by Mike Delgado, and a reference [...]
Italian DJ and producer, Spiller - sat down to compose his very first tune in 1995, using a home PC and sampler. Nearly twenty years later, Spiller is still at it, creating hit after hit and never jumping on a bandwagon to stay relevant. His latest single, Pigeonmans Revenge is no different. The single is an epic instrumental track that brings back his original disco house roots and still pushes things forward. The title is a mispelled tribute to the old school house classic by Mike Delgado, and a reference [...]
Idaho has been parting the sonic fog to put a finger on the sun since the early 90s, pioneering the sadcore movement along with the Red House Painters, Low, and Codeine. Since the very beginning Idaho has stuck to its musical guns, crafting slow, seductive, rawly emoted songs on trademarked de-tuned 4 string guitars without giving two shits whether anyone was listening or not. As such, this is pure, unpretentious, unaffected rock that Idaho loyalists have been inhaling for nearly 2 decades. Idaho's new album, You Were a Dick , is [...]
Idaho has been parting the sonic fog to put a finger on the sun since the early 90s, pioneering the sadcore movement along with the Red House Painters, Low, and Codeine. Since the very beginning Idaho has stuck to its musical guns, crafting slow, seductive, rawly emoted songs on trademarked de-tuned 4 string guitars without giving two shits whether anyone was listening or not. As such, this is pure, unpretentious, unaffected rock that Idaho loyalists have been inhaling for nearly 2 decades. Idaho's new album, You Were a Dick , is [...]
The Moor is like the feeling of comfort found in an old friend you've just met - someone you know right off the bat isn't going anywhere. Their self-titled debut album, out August 23 via Dilettante, is packed with dense turns of oblique, distinct melodies, sonically vibrant images, and dips and swells of familiar obscurity. The eight songs of The Moor are a haunting concoction of synthesizers, piano, subdued guitars, and mesmerizing vocals, creating a raw wall of sound that evokes and impresses with equal measure. With musical contributions from Josh Klinghoffer (PJ Harvey, [...]
The Moor is like the feeling of comfort found in an old friend you've just met - someone you know right off the bat isn't going anywhere. Their self-titled debut album, out August 23 via Dilettante, is packed with dense turns of oblique, distinct melodies, sonically vibrant images, and dips and swells of familiar obscurity. The eight songs of The Moor are a haunting concoction of synthesizers, piano, subdued guitars, and mesmerizing vocals, creating a raw wall of sound that evokes and impresses with equal measure. With musical contributions from Josh Klinghoffer (PJ Harvey, [...]
The Pop Stereo!
Avicii – Two Million
Yellow Magic Orchestra edit from Chrome Canyon
Beck – I Just Started Hating Some People Today
H&M Lookbook Mujer y Hombre Otoño 2012.
