Video: Joakim Back To Wilderness (!K7)

Frenchman Joakim who had that great poppy track you may remember 'Lonely Hearts' releases his much anticipated follow-up album Milky Ways today! It is definitely more experimental and darker than I remember him being, but that's a good thing! Really digging the live video he has for album opener 'Back to the Wilderness' were he's rocking it live with his band. Sounds very raw and makes me crave seeing them perform live. Must be intense! Their record label [...]

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French Producer Joakim has remixed the likes of DJ Medhi, Late Of The Pier, Simian Mobile Disco, Cut Copy and Tiga but as Joakim & The Disco a krautrock/shoegaze/psych amalgam that kinda reminds us of these guys (besides sonic similarities they both name-check Sun Ra and Moondog) homeboy eschews the banging electro of his countrymen and jams shit out. Taken from his forthcoming LP Milky Way (!K7), "Back To Wilderness" is built on a surging Motorik rhythm section, swirling reverb-laden guitars and noodling sonic mind-fucks courtesy of Joakim's MS-20. You're constantly [...]

Joakim's new album Milky Ways is out September 15th on !K7, and he's put together this mix to release in conjunction. Milky Mix is a sixty minute look into Joakim's creative mind. Blast this and go for a ride: Joakim - "Milky Mix" Tracklisting 1. O.M.D. - Electricity (Micronauts remix) 2. E.A.R. - Submarine 3. Dragons of Zynth - Anna Mae 4. John Foxx - Metal Beat 5. Joakim [...]

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French producer Joakim has made a name for himself as just that, a producer, but apparently the man also has more rockist aspirations. In this video, Joakim and his band the Disco perform "Back to Wilderness" a cut from his upcoming release, Milky Ways . You might watch and wait for the song to depart from its metallic drone and break into something lighter and more danceable, but it's at about the four-minute mark when it becomes clear that Joakim and the Disco have no intention of rising from the muck. [...]