Apr 16 2012

Nite Jewel & Dntel

Nite Jewel

OK, someone’s just massing with me now. It’s bad enough that track ten on Nite Jewel beautiful current album ‘One Second Of Love’ freaks me the hell out, it’s called ‘Clive’, which does my head in. But now they get Dntel to weird it up even further?

Dntel is, of course, Jimmy Tamborello who was one half of The Postal Service, who’s ‘Give Up’ was possible the best album of 2003 (whoa! was it that long ago?), so if they’re going to get anyone to twist up my namesake then I’m happy he’s the guy. The reMix is amazingly innovative, chopping up the vocals into new melodies to layer alongside his glitchy beats a wonderfully emotive synth sounds. Ramona Gonzalez take on a whole new beauty as an instrument, becoming part of the wall of dreamlike noise, kept in check with a steady dancefloor beat. And, yes, it does sound a little like the Postal Service.

♫ Nite Jewel – Clive (Dntel reMix)

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album is out now.

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Apr 13 2012

Squarepusher’s new single

Glitch superstar Squarepusher is back with a new album, ‘Ufabulum’ and this new single and video for it’s lead track ‘Dark Steering’.

I’ll admit I’ve been quite partial to Squarepusher’s IDM in the past, when he’s not getting too Drill & Bass and I found ‘Dark Steering’ pleasantly surprising for three reasons. 1) It exists 2) The video is slick as all hell 3) It’s wonderfully melodic.

‘Ufabulum’ is released 14th May on Warp, natch.

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Mar 20 2012

Goin’ Old School: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Cabaret Voltaire & Heaven 17

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark kick us off today with 1980’s ‘Messages’, don’t they look young!

One of my favourite tracks from one of my favourite bands. ‘Crackdown ‘ from Cabaret Voltaire in 1983.

Not out favourite Heaven 17 song, but easily their best known is 1982’s ‘Temptation’,

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Mar 19 2012

Posttod

Posttod are a Sweedish Electronica duo who push genre boundaries and wrap up myriad influenced in their beautiful, icy soundscapes.

The recently released their ‘Moon’ EP for free and should you take advantage of that amazing deal you’ll be treated to seven tracks of electronic, dreamlike soundtracks. Taking in components from everywhere from Dubstep to Chillwave to ElectroPop to Disco, Posttod create something decidedly Scandinavian sounding that just conjures images of forests and tundra. There’s something in this EP that reminds me of Røyksopp, maybe not directly in the sound, but in the approach to electronic music. The two acts are definitely experimental, and avant-garde, but highly melodic too. Here Posttod utilise broken beats, Dub basses, heavily reverb washed vocals and synth drones, but all the time accompany this with sweet melodies and passionate leads. ‘Moon’ is an accomplished peice of work that all fans of synthesizer music should check out.

♫ Posttod – Away

♫ Posttod – Wild

♫ Posttod – Under The Stars

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Mar 14 2012

iamamiwhoami’s ‘Good Worker’ video

The latest video from iamamiwhoami, ‘Good Worker’, carries on from where ‘Drops’ left off.

‘Good Worker’ is a piercing, cold, involving slice of ElectroPop. Who remembers when everyone thought iamamiwhoami was Christina Aguilera? Hilarious!

The ‘Good Worker’, ‘Drops’ and ‘Server’ singles are out now.

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Mar 8 2012

World Tour’s new EP

World Tour

April will see the release of Sweedish three peice eclectic outfit World Tour’s third EP, ‘Believe’, on the home of all things Chilly, Wavey, Interestingy and Left-Field Poppy, Cascine.

This new EP is comprised of four tracks worth of chilled beats and slow-mo Piano House riffs and impassioned wailing from the tundra. An intricately crafted mix of introspective Indie and synth happy electronica, the ‘Believe’ EP is geared toward those times when you need to just stop and take everything in, this isn’t music for those in a hurry. The title track of the EP mixes up wrong speed House and a slightly oriental slant for an end result that makes everything go a bit hazy.

♫ World Tour – Believe

The ‘Believe’ EP is released 10th April on Cascine.

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Mar 7 2012

The Golden Filter’s ‘Kill Me’ video

The Golden Filter are releasing ‘Kill Me’ from their ‘Syndromes’ soundtrack as their next single later this month.

Produced by the High5Collective the clip is a dark peice of work, a chilling and twisted little story. Enjoy?

‘Kill Me’ is released 18th March

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Mar 6 2012

Binalog Frequency with Medora & Songdreamer

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A while back we wrote about Binalog Frequency’s science fiction breakin’ beats ‘Neon Funk’, now he’s used that track as a starting point for his version of Songdreamer and Medora’s ‘Be On Your Way’.

‘Be On Your Way’ is originally a collaboration between vocalist Songdreamer and hard CORPS’ Clive Pierce’s Medora project that Binalog has worded his Electro magic on. Keeping the Bleep House-esque ghetto bass of ‘Neon Funk’ and lairing it with Songdreamer’s’ vocals (which are slightly reminiscant of one of my favourite voices, Martina Topley-Bird’) makes for an interesting and involving mix. Soulful vocals and rapid fire robo beats? How can that be anything but awesome?

♫ Binalog Frequency (Feat. Songdreamer) – Be On Your Way (Medora version)

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Mar 4 2012

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ video

Nite Jewel is just about to release her second album ‘One Second Of Love’ and it’s similarly titled lead single, and has premièred the video for the track.

Delaney Bishop directs this freaky ladies get-together come paper headed goat ceremony. I don;t know what’s going on, but it looks like most people are having a good time, and that’s what counts.

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album is released 6th March.

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Feb 28 2012

Tako Tomago

I’m really not sure where to start with newcomer Tako Tomago. there’s not much avenue to put his music into words, all I know for definite is that it’s pretty damn enjoyable to listen to.

So here goes…it’s kinda’ like Glitchy Chillwave with elements of French Disco & Electro and Dub basslines, made out of R&B samples with the end result being played to you when you’re half asleep. It’s a dreamlike swirling of beats, basslines and half heard vocals. It’s music that does take some commitment to listen to, there a lot going on in these tracks and it’s stuff that isn’t always immediately apparent, but if you give it the time it deserves you;ll get a lot out of it. It’s chilled, with out being laid back, it’s loose and floaty whilst retaining a pretty solid groove and once you dive beneath the surface, there are some moments of musical and production genius to be found within these tracks.