B | 01.30.11 | DFA | STREAM | MP3 "Pop-hip-house." "Liquid-bmore-house-step." "Rave-garage." Just when you thought the UK house scene could not possibly concoct anymore arbitrary sub-genres, along frolics our faux ursine duo drafting an indietronica doctrine for world peace. "But it can sound awful if you talk about it too much," Hot Chip and the 2 Bear's Joe Goddard tells The Guardian , diffusing the altruistic ambitions of the group's first true LP, Be Strong . � Continue reading: Review & Stream: The 2 Bears - [...]
There were a lot of good tracks sent to our mailbox in the past few weeks (or months) that somehow didn't make it on Nite Versions on time. Here's a bunch of them! First, we have a new tune from RAC's Andrew Maury who remixed 'Concrete Wall', a single performed by 25 years old Malaysian singer/songwriter Zee Avi. Goldroom, the solo effort of Josh from NightWaves, drops a new song titled 'Angeles'. Dedicated to the city he calls home, this track captures the sun [...]
![[News] New Build Announce Debut Album 'Yesterday Was Lived and Lost'](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4032789_lg.jpg)
With The 2 Bears ' debut album Be Strong having dropped only a few days ago, it seems appropriate that Hot Chip 's other side project would enter the spotlight. New Build , which consists of Hot Chip's Al Doyle and Felix Martin alongside composer and engineer Tom Hopkins, have announced that their debut LP is titled Yesterday Was Live and Lost , and will see an official release on April 3rd via Lanark Recordings. For those don't remember, the group's first single " Finding Reasons " was released in September of last year, [...]
As distressed as admirers of LCD Soundsystem may be in the wake of that band's retirement in 2011, there's always that proverbial silver lining to look for in even the most unfortunate of circumstances. In this case, it seems the cessation of activity on the LCD front may have played a factor in allowing multi-instrumentalist [...]
En el marco del lanzamiento regional de la bebida Vitaminwater, el cantautor Devendra Banhart regresará a nuestro país a mostrar sus canciones en clave folkie, tras su paso por Lollapalooza 2011, donde muchos se quedaron sin verlo por la poca capacidad del recinto (La Cúpula), que prácticamente colapsó con su presencia. Banhart vuelve esta vez al Muelle Barón de Valparaíso, en un evento privado que se realizará el 18 de febrero, y que además contará con la presencia de los británicos Hot Chip, que vía Dj set igualmente se reencontrarán con el público chileno, tras su intenso show [...]
Members of the HOT CHIP and the LCD SOUNDSYSTEM have joined forces and created some dance grooves under the guise of the NEW BUILD . The full long_one, YESTERDAY WAS LIVED AND LOST, is set to come in your ears come April 3, butt the electro-popping combo don't want you to wait that long so they've unleashed five delish mp3s for your Thursday lovings.
You know about New Build , the brand new project of Hot Chip's Al Doyle and Felix Martin and their sometime producer Tom Hopkins – you've no doubt heard their collaborations with and remixes by Planningtorock , and you've likely heard some early singles too – and now you know about their upcoming debut record, Yesterday Was Lived and Lost , which'll drop April 3. You can check out what the band have in store with a four-track primer they recently released, which includes some new songs. Continue [...]
Hey vroomers, it's that time again. Here's the most downloaded 15 tracks of January on La.Ga.Sta. This is your Top 15 chart. Check out the list below, and relive the magic of January's most popular mpfree's. Fill it up! 01. Todd Terje: "Swing Star Pt. 13 02. Friendly Fires: "Hurting" [Tensnake Dub Remix] 03. The Do: "Gonna Be Sick" [Mylo Remix] 04. Buddy Holly: "Slippin' and Slidin'" [Jacques Renault [...]
The 2 Bears are: DJ Raf Daddy (aka Raphael Rundell, Ministry of Sound radio host, label head and promoter) and Joe Goddard (who released this gem in 2011 ) of Tastes Like Caramel favorite Hot Chip . You may have heard their Bear Hug EP over the summer, but today their debut full-length Be Strong is released via DFA Records. To duo have also shared a free mix Whatever The Weather which you can listen to [...]
Grown men in comedic animal costumes? The 2 Bears can't be accused of taking themselves too seriously and the duo's debut album, Be Strong , exudes sheer fun as it embraces an honest love of classic House. While I can take or leave a lot of the stuff that passes for dance music these days, Be Strong ticks boxes that others leave empty. The tunes are always melodic, mostly feel-good and uplifting, while little touches in the arrangements keep things fresh and inventive within an albeit standard 4/4 retro groove. Formed in 2009, [...]
Always a somewhat problematic predicament is the side-project: whether it arouses foreseeable, feasible tensions or indicates endemic issues with the collaborative creativity of the artist(s) involved, it's a term sullied by multitudinous howlers. Last year's pairing up of Lou Reed and Metallica provided an example as unequivocal as any as to why sticking to the day job, however dirgy or dreary it may be, is an unadventurous direction that should sometimes be followed. It was largely regarded as the defecating on and defacing of not one but two illustrious legacies and the potential perils and jagged-toothed traps around [...]
New Build are a new superband from London featuring Al Doyle (Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem), Felix Martin (Hot Chip) and Tom Hopkins. They are releasing a series of 123 records on their own imprint LANARK RECORDINGS, initially featuring their own tracks and remixes of New Build music.
It's been a while since I've listened to them, largely because I don't think there's been much new stuff of theirs floating about. They are due a new album though, which is going to be released at some point this year. For now we've got a new song to listen to called 'No Fit State'. It's classic Hot Chip, with a four-on-the-floor beat, Alexis and Joe Goddard trading vocals and the synths sitting very nicely in the track thankyouplease. Hot Chip - No Fit State [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , RPM , New Music Linda Brownlee Comprised of Hot Chip member Joe Goddard and Raf Daddy (Raphael Rundell), the 2 Bears have remixed everyone from Cults and Metronomy to Death Cab for Cutie and Junior Boys , receiving radio support for their acclaimed 'Bear Hug' EP from BBC Radio 1's Pete Tong and Annie Mac, and praise from Sirs Elton John [...]
Usually when an artist describes themselves as " ambient shoegaze " it would act more like a repellent for this blog, causing us to quickly immerse ourselves in something ass-kickingly rocking, like Led Zeppelin's Good Times Bad Times , or Slayer's Raining Blood , or we'd rush off to swag around with a turned-up-to-eleven blast of Ante Up , or any other musical equivalent to receiving a bucket of water facially. It's not that we're particularly against that style or genre of music, but most [...]
![[MP3] The 2 Bears – "Work"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4010040_lg.jpg)
to do what i'm doing right now i really must be blessed ♫ The 2 Bears - Work (Radio Edit) Who: Joe Goddard from Hot Chip and some guy called Raf Rundell What : Key driven spazz funk, like Hot Chip , Hot Chip , Hot Chip Where : London + Facebook / Amazon When : Debut LP Be Strong [...]
Si intitola Metal Dance il doppio album proposto da Trevor Jackson , uno dei Dj/producer più rispettati del Regno Unito. Metal Dance, su Strut Records , è una gustosissima unione di suoni industrial, post-punk e EBM degli anni ottanta fra classici e pezzi rarissimi. Le creazioni di Jackson, noto anche come fondatore della leggendaria Output Recordings , hanno influenzato numerosi artisti emergenti, dai LCD Soundsystem e i The Knife ai Factory Floor e Hot Chip. Nel [...]
Metronomy's 3rd release seems distant from the discopop the band first made their name for. Frontman Joseph Mount re-imagines his home town of Totnes in Devon as a sun kissed and hip destination where people come to relax and forget about their troubles. It may be slightly removed from the truth, global warming permitting, but [...]
Following their debut single "Misery Loves Company" , which was released back in November, New Build , aka Hot Chip's Al Doyle and Felix Martin, along with LCD Soundsystem's Tom Hopkins, are set to release their new 12" single "Do You Not Feel Loved?". Out on February 20th on New Build's own imprint Lanark Recordings, with remixes by Dominik Eulberg and Juju & Jordash. Give it a spin below: New Build: "Do You Not Feel Loved?" Preview the full release and [...]
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