Division Kent is a Swiss electro rock duo named after a street corner in NYC where most of their songs allegedly came into being.
The duo consists of songstress Andrea B. and ex Swandive member Sky Antinori.
Their sound emits the new wave grooves of bands like New Order or Depeche Mode and the british pop feel of David Bowie.
The bands debut "Monsterproof" was released in 2005, their second album "Gravity" came out in 2007.
Download:
- Division Kent - Gravity (Amazon)
See them live:
| Palladium | Geneva | ||
| Hive | Zürich | ||
| The Delancey | NYC, New York |
British electronica act Metronomy released a new EP "Holiday" on July 7. It includes the singles "Let's Have a Party", "Our Raid" and "Holiday Bedtime Dub".
There's also a competition going on; the hundred funniest holiday snaps posted in the Holiday Blog on their MySpace or Facebook win a Holiday Kit including sunglasses, beach bag, badges and a sexy beach vest. Deadline is July 14th.
However the new EP is excellent, I really enjoyed the groovy track "Let's Have a Party" with it's psychedelic synth parts.
Download
Related Links
- MySpace: myspace.com/metronomy
| DURR, | Paris | ||
| T In The Park, | Scotland | ||
| Benicassim | Benicassim | ||
| Latitude Festival, | Suffolk | ||
| www.secretgardenparty.com | garden | ||
| Velirium Mountain Bike World Cup | Mount St. Anne, QC, Canada | ||
| The Social, | Toronto, ON, Canada | ||
| Funky Buddha, | Chicago, IL, USA | ||
| Gypsy Hutt, | Cincinati, OH, USA | ||
| Hiro Ballroom, | New York, NY, USA | ||
| Pasaguero, | Mexico, DF | ||
| MEG Festival, | Montreal, QC, Canada | ||
| Oya Festival, | Oslo | ||
| Pantiero Festival, | Cannes, France | ||
| Pstereo Festival, | Trondheim | ||
| Get Loaded In The Park, | London | ||
| Offset Festival, | London | ||
| Bestival | Isle of Wright | ||
| Scopitone Festival, | Nantes | ||
| Airwave Festival London, | Shoreditch | ||
| Electricity Festival, | Reims |
Brooklyn-based electro-pop trio Mixel Pixel released their fifth album "Let's Be Friends" on June 3rd through Mental Monkey Records.
Reminiscent of new wave bands such as New Order and Duran Duran, Mixel Pixel creates simple and short songs with a twinge of kitsch.
The lyrics are accompanied by some smooth synthesizer melodies and lovely old school drum machine rhythms.
Download:
Related Links
- MySpace: myspace.com/mixelpixel
- Homepage: mixelpixel.com
| The Music Hall of Williamsburg | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Dam, Stuhltrager | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| The Green Light Festival at Warsaw Park | Ansonia, Connecticut |
Here is a thing I received in the mail yesterday:
Following up on the success of the Exit Music project, Rapster Records had the honor of assembling a collection of exclusive covers of David Bowie performed by top-tier electronic musicians. The brief was open. The selected artist could choose any track from his catalogue and create their own fresh interpretation, however faithful to, or different from the original. The result is a fascinating range of interpretations by some of the leading players in today’s electronic music from Detroit’s Matthew Dear and Carl Craig to Joakim and Au Revoir Simone, all tapping into the cryptic, expressionist core of Bowie’s originals.
Life Beyond Mars - Bowie Covered is due for release on the 23rd June 2008.
Streaming Tracks will be avaiable soon at: lifebeyondmars.com
Download:
Tracklisting:Following up on the success of the Exit Music project, Rapster Records had the honor of assembling a collection of exclusive covers of David Bowie performed by top-tier electronic musicians. The brief was open. The selected artist could choose any track from his catalogue and create their own fresh interpretation, however faithful to, or different from the original. The result is a fascinating range of interpretations by some of the leading players in today’s electronic music from Detroit’s Matthew Dear and Carl Craig to Joakim and Au Revoir Simone, all tapping into the cryptic, expressionist core of Bowie’s originals.
Life Beyond Mars - Bowie Covered is due for release on the 23rd June 2008.
Streaming Tracks will be avaiable soon at: lifebeyondmars.com
Download:
01. Au Revoir Simone "Oh! You Pretty Things"
02. Heartbreak "Loving The Alien"
03. Kelley Polar "Magic Dance"
04. Leo Minor "Ashes To Ashes"
05. Carl Craig Presents Zoos Of Berlin "Looking For Water"
06. Drew Brwon "Sweet Thing"
07. Matthew Dear "Sound & Vision"
08. Susumu Yokota "Golden Years"
09. The Emperor Machine "Repetition"
10. Joakim & The Disco "A New Career In Town"
11. Richard Walters & Faultline "Be My Wife"
12. The Thing "Life On Mars"
Tokyo Pinsalocks bestow with fresh electro pop from the hip Tokyo underground scene.
The all-girl trio consists of Hisayo (Bass), Naoko (Vocals and Synths) and Reiko (Drums), all three are incredibly talented and extremely creative.
The group offers a tight sound comprising vibrant synths, heavenly rythms and Naoko's dreamlike vocals.
The music is crisp, varied and danceable. Their songs invoke a sense of well being and draw the listener into Tokyo's sunshine-inflected psychedelic pop underground.
"Planet Rita" is the bands third mini-album. It was released recently only in Japan through Kimono Records. But you can buy it digitally here on JapanFiles.com
My Space them or check out their official (Japanese) Homepage.
See them live:
| Osaka CLUB DROP "Planet Rita Release Tour" | Osaka | ||
| Osaka Hills Pan-koujou "Planet Rita Relese Tour" | Osaka | ||
| Nagoya K.D.Japon "Planet Rita Release Tour" | Nagoya | ||
| Roppongi Super Deluxe "Planet Rita Release Party" | Tokyo |
Free The Robots from Santa Ana, California is the brainchild of Chris Alfaro a producer who pays homage to the past with a drive for the future.
He blends elements of Jazz, Electronic, Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Soul and Psychedelia to create a sort of future jazz.
Alfaro spends hours of his time in record stores crawling through a vast number of old Jazz records in search of the ideal sample. When he finds one, he rushes back to his studio to do his thing. The recipe might not be new, but the results are quite tasty.
Free The Robots was started as a side project by Alfaro in 2003 while also playing with different bands, producing MC’s, and DJing full time. Having worked with so many different styles of music, Alfaro commingles them all to create beautiful Hip Hop instrumentals in the legacy of RJD2 and Kid Koala.
Check him out on My Space.
Download legally and for free:
- Clocks and Daggers here (courtesy of BBQChickenRobot)
Buy "The Killer Robots" digitally on iTunes (US)
See him live:
| Dublab radio session | Los Angeles, California | ||
| all Salsa (DJ Set) @ the Crosby | Santa Ana, California | ||
| Daedelus, Jel, The Gaslamp Killer, Eliot Lipp, Mophono, Deru, Free the Robots | San Francisco, California | ||
| Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots @ Trilogy Lounge | Boulder, Colorado | ||
| Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots @ Backspace | Portland, Oregon |
Taking their name from a track made famous by Martin Denny in the 50s, Quiet Village combine finest electronica with car-chase funk and vintage soul to create a sort of loose, warm disco vibe.
The duo consists of Matt Edwards (a.k.a. Radio Slave) and Joel Martin both hailing from the UK.
After three sought-after singles and a handful of remixes Quiet Village step out of the shadows to present their much anticipated debut album, "Silent Movie".
The album is like a cool breeze, it's so relaxing...each track would probably make a fantastic film score. There's a nifty variety of sounds and you can often hear elements from Italian movie soundtracks à la Ennio Morricone throughout the record.
"Silent Movie" is out April 21 on !K7 Records. It can already be ordered in advance on Amazon.
Checkout their new webiste or visit them on My Space.
Listen to "Utopia" here and to "Circus of Horror" here both from their new album.
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