Tibi PuiuLast year I was introduced to Clubfeet, a very promising three-piece electro band from Australia which marvelously fused ’80s disco pop with modern day synth pop. Today, I learned that Clubfeet is releasing their debut full length “Gold on Gold”. Upon further digging, I found “Count Your Lovers”, a sweet and soothing french disco song, beautifully arranged in hypnotic keys and uplifting synth lines.
[VIDEO] Caribou – ‘Sun’
Caribou’s latest full length “Swim”, released this April, is somewhere in my top 10 fav of the year so far. If you’re not that well impressed, it’s enough to sample Daniel Snaith’s Odessa or the techno infused, feel good track “Sun”, whose music video premiered earlier. While sub par compared with the quality of the song itself, the Simon Owens directed video however does a pretty good job in conveying the ecstatic nature of Sun….
[VIDEO] Cinematic Orchestra – Lilac Wine (sponsored by Dr. Martens)
Although written by the prolific James Shelton in the 1950’s, “Lilac Wine” was catapulted to modern day classic status not before 1994 when Jeff Buckley covered it, capturing all its splendor. Now, it’s a bit hard to tell if the Cinematic Orchestra version is a Jeff Buckley (likely) or a James Shelton cover, but even though the performance might not be stellar, the video is. Developed by one of my favorite creative agencies, Blind, this…
Max Tundra’s exhaustive remix set list
A thousand thank yous to Max Tundra for posting a marvelous set list yesterday on his SoundCloud account, where he listed 26 of his best remixes up for free streaming and download. Really, you’ll be able to find some incredibly well made reworks of various hits by the likes of The Strokes, Lily Allen, The Futureheads, The Strokes, Mogwai or Final Fantasy. Check it out below. [via nialler9] Remixes by Max Tundra I like to…
[VIDEO] Animal Collective – Lion in a Coma
This just came in our inbox and boy do we love it! My name is Ori Toor and i just graduated from the shenkar school of design, majoring in illustration and animation. My final project is a stream of consciousness video for the song “Lion in a Coma” by Animal Collective, made frame by frame in flash. No script, no planning ahead.
[VIDEO] Flying Lotus – ‘MmmHmm’
This is undoubtedly the best music video I’ve been granted to see all year long. Lush, incredible special effects and fantastic cinematography – it all comes together with FlyLo’s (feat. Thundercat) incredible ‘MmmHmm’ resulting into an almost religious experience. MmmHmm is off Flying Lotus’ recently released third full length effort, the highly recommended Cosmogramma.
Deborah Crooks: “It’s All Up To You”
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Album name: It’s All Up To You Artist name: Deborah Crooks Genre: Folk Rock Released: 11 March 2010 Label: Deborah Crooks ZME Rating: 6/10 Website: deborahcrooks.com/ It’s probably my own fault for not having a wide enough frame of reference for this kind of thing, but still: the first comparison that came to mind when listening to Deborah Crooks’ It’s All Up To You EP was the relatively obscure 1992 solo album Izzy Stradlin made…
Download: Röyksopp – ‘Hus Nr. 9’
Last year’s Junior was among the best electronic albums I’ve ever heard, and trust me coming from a well versed techno head this means something. For 2010 the Norwegian duo are planning to continue Junior’s success with, of course, Senior – Röyksopp’s new album slated for a September 13 release. According to the band, the upcoming new record’s sound is somewhat reinvented when compared with its predecessor – the vibe is atmospheric, chilled and weary,…
Amber Rubarth: 12 Bar Club, London, 3/6/10
A matter of weeks ago, I took a short trip to London, during which I was serendipitous enough to catch an Amber Rubarth gig. Although that may be less down to serendipity, and more to the fact that I flew over specifically for it. She was also gracious enough to allow me to pester her with questions and bad jokes for half an hour or so. Now, following some internal complications and day-job-related lethargy and…
Investigating The Mystery: A Word With Amber Rubarth
A matter of weeks ago, I took a short trip to London, during which I was serendipitous enough to catch an Amber Rubarth gig. Although that may be less down to serendipity, and more to the fact that I flew over specifically for it. She was also gracious enough to allow me to pester her with questions and bad jokes for half an hour or so. Now, following some internal complications and day-job-related lethargy and…