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The return of Tigersapien! (they’re ‘Not Dead’)
Wow, that was an unexpected email! It’s been nearly two years now since Philadelphia based ElectroPop Punksters Tigersapien set out little corner of the music blogosphere on fire with their raucous brand of Electro. They dropped an awesome EP, titled ‘EP’, then seemingly disappeared, so when I checked the electronic rumors Inbox and there was an email from Tigersapien, I took notice!
Well, it seems the Tigers have dragged themselves from their favourite strip joints to get together a new EP ready to drop this coming January and they’ve dropped off the first track, fittingly called ‘Not Dead’.
‘Not Dead’, is exactly the Tigersapien we remember. This track is bordering on EBM, in it’s arpeggios, but mashed up with a health dose of noisy Electro and a rock ‘n’ roll swagger and that live rawness that ran through their last EP. If you like your ElectroPop punky or your ElectroPunk poppy, then Tigersapien are for you.
Tigersapien’s new EP, ‘Clean Lines’, is coming 11th January 2011.
Video Villain’s ‘Fearless’ video
It looks like all things Video Villain are about to blow up! The girls have premiered their first proper music video, for ‘Fearless’ and it’s pretty damn slick.
As a music fan, writer, promoter and musician myself it’s always really exiting to watch a band from infancy to something really special. e.r. was, I believe, the first place to write about Lucy and Marie, way back in the distant past of February 2009, after they rose from the ashes of a broken Dead Disco. Carving their mark with raw, emotive electronics on a Little Boots obsessed summer you could tell they were, and still are, bound for greatness.
It’s taken a while but with a brand new website, their first live show supporting Midnight Juggernauts, the video for ‘Fearless’ and an EP due out it seems like Video Villain’s time is finally here. A change really is going to come!
A dark and dangerous video, like VV’s music and a great introduction to the band. I also really like Lucy and Marie’s face-to-face synth rig, I hope they carry that over into their live shows,
Keep your ear to the ground for Video Villain news and go show them some of your finest MySpace love!
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead; new album and single
How controversial would it be if I said I thought You Love Her Coz She’s Dead were actually better than Crystal Castles? (although not as good as Heartsrevolution). I wonder if that’s the kind of thing I’m likely to say? I mean, the last CC album was a defiant maturing of their sound and showed a real progression in their productions, but sometimes I just think there is more actual fun to be had with YLHCSD. Whatever, the world is better off with both bands in existence.
So, the news from the YLHCSD camp is the release of their début, self titled, full length album will be released this coming valentine’s day (as in 2011…2010 has flown by!) preceded by two singles. The first at the end of this month will be ‘Sunday Best’, which is YLHCSD at their most arcade chaotic, yet poppy, best. An 8-bit assault on the senses which strikes you like a wall of noise but actually has a hook that leaves you humming.
♫ You Love Her Coz She’s Dead – Sunday Best
‘Sunday Best’ is released 29th November.
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead @ Beatport
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead @ Juno
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead @ 7Digital
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead @ Amazon
Crystal Castles Featuring Robert Smith
We heard from a few sources earlier in the week that ElectroPunks Crystal Castles were releasing, as a future single, a version of ‘Not In Love’, from their second self-titled album, that would feature the vocals of The Cure frontman Robert Smith.
Well here it is! It’s actually a lot better than I thought it would be, somehow it just works. Robert Smith’s unmistakable voice sits atop Crystal Castles’ noisy electronics surprisingly well. It may have been one of CC’s poppier songs to begin with but I wasn’t expecting the collaboration to sound so ‘right’.
♫ Crystal Castles (Feat. Robert Smith) – Not In Love
Also, Crystal Castes sound odd with legible vocals!
‘Not In Love’ will be Crystal Castles’ next single, after ‘Baptism’, on 6th December.
Kap Bambino & Dragonfly Love
ElectroPunks Kap Bambino are the subject of Director Thomas Hilland’s short film created after being asked to make a clip using Nokia’s new N8 smartphone.
The result mixes Kap Bambino’s music with flying robot dragonflies, spandex fishermen and Norway’s coastline.
Enjoy ‘Dragonfly Love’:
[Via Vice Magazine]
Crystal Castles’ ‘Baptism’ video
Here is the official video for Crystal Castles’ 2nd single from their 2nd self titled album.
While looking pretty low budget it, strangely, it feels like a ‘proper pop video’. maybe it reminds me of clips from the 80’s, maybe it’s ‘cos it focuses mostly on Alice singing, I don’t know.
Check it:
The video was directed by Rob Hawkins.
Adam Kesher; Fortune reMix
‘Gravy Train’ is lead track from the new EP by Parisian post-Nu-Rave-Indie-Electro act Adam Kesher.
Their excitable Noise-Pop has been reMixed by Fortune culminating in this DFA-esq raucous Disco-Punk tune that really grown on you after a few listens.
♫ Adam Kesher – Gravy Train (Fortune reMix)
The ‘Gravy Train’ EP is out this week!
Video Villain; things seem to be happening!
Strange things are afoot at the Video Villain camp!
It’s been a while since we heard anything from Video Villain but now it looks like their EP (or more!) might be getting a proper release!
Keep your eyes peeled!
New Dragonette track!
New Dragonette in the electronic rumors inbox is never a bad thing!
Their new single, ‘Our Summer’, is released later this month followed by ‘Mixin’ To Thrill’, an album of reMixes from the past year.. ‘Our Summer’ is a stompin’ good Electro party tune that will surely whip the crowd into a frenzy on their forthcoming US tour. Defiantly more straight Electro than the band have released before, I’d go so far as to say it’s pretty Electro-Punk!
Check it out:
‘Our Summer’ drops 27th July and ‘Mixin’ To Thrill’ is released August 3rd both digitally and in a limited edition physical package available exclusively through dragonette.com.
Neon Circus
Midlands noisy ElectroPop/Electro-Punk outfit Neon Circus are gearing up for the release of their début album on Jacket Pocket Records.
Following the bands singles ‘Future Disco’ and ‘Digit-ism’, both of which gained some national radio play, the album, ‘Don’t Get Panicked’, will showcase the bands mash up of Rock ‘N’ Roll vocals with dirty Electro-House. The single Digit-Ism was almost bordering on ElectroPunk with it’s distorted riffs and call-to-arms vocals.
‘Don’t Get Panicked’ is released on 23rd July
