Archive for October, 2010
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Teengirl Fantasy
Whipped Cream Pourin Like Waterfalls Last month fantasy electronic artists Logan Takahashi and Nick Weiss released their band Teengirl Fantasy’s long-awaited debut album 7AM on True Panther Sounds/Merok. The Ohio synth ravers’ sound has been coveted since their inception, and can veer from cheeky, quirky electronica to full blown rave-style dance, with synths that sound […]
No Comments » - Posted in Ohio,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Levek
Put Your Ear To The Door David Levesque’s story is an enthralling one: “I’m a bus driver that makes music. After a long day of elementary schoolers putting gum on my lovely pleather bus seats I enjoy a good space jam while sorting through the Disney VHS collection.” The Florida native makes beautiful atmospheric pop […]
No Comments » - Posted in Florida,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, October 25th, 2010
Hahaha
House Terrorist If you’re familiar with tracks like ‘This Could Be Beautiful (it is)’, ‘Peter’s Pan’ and ‘How Say’ from Metronomy’s debut album Pip Paine (Pay the $5000 You Owe) then there’s a good chance you’ll like what Hahaha has to offer. Glasgow electronic producer Frazer Graham began the solo project in 2009, alongside his […]
No Comments » - Posted in Glasgow,Scotland by Nick Fulton
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
A Dead Forest Index: new EP
Turning The Distance Into A Pattern Adam and Sam Sherry have been sitting on these songs for about a year now, having recorded a full album’s worth of material at Auckland’s York Street studios in October 2009. Finally they’ve made the decision to release a new EP, using three tracks from the York St sessions […]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia,Melbourne by Nick Fulton
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Old Grey Wolf
Chipstorm When Chris McCullough isn’t studying Communications at Massey in Wellington, reading comics, or generally being the nicest guy you will ever meet, he’s Old Grey Wolf. And when you put Old Grey Wolf on a stage, it all comes out in a storm of chiptune – a chipstorm, if you will. As far as […]
6 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Nick Fulton
Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Deerhoof: new song and album
The Merry Barracks San Francisco band Deerhoof has always delighted with their studious music that sounds so fresh and spontaneous that it can come across as sounding improvised. At times thin, other times bellowing in the depths of drummer/founder Greg Saunier and singer/bass player Satomi Matsuzaki’s irreverent and gleeful imaginations, their sound has always evolved […]
No Comments » - Posted in California,San Francisco,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Dear Time’s Waste: new video
I Put A Spell On You Claire Duncan has kindly given us the chance to premier her brand new video, for the song ‘These Words Stick Me To You’ off her forthcoming debut album Spells, out October 18. The video, directed by Selina Ershadi, was according to Duncan influenced by “cheesy videos of the era […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Pop. 1280
Swarming Between The Sheets Named after a ’60s crime novel, Pop. 1280 channel a gory and twisted sound the likes of Sharpie Crows in their song ‘Bedbugs’. Like the mutant offspring of its subject matter, the stomping bass swarms like the biting critters, chewing its way through the industrial decay of steel pipes and well […]
No Comments » - Posted in New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
Laneway Festival 2011
Deerhunter | Beach House | Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti | Foals | Yeasayer| !!! | Blonde Redhead | Lawrence Arabia | Holy Fuck | Warpaint | Ladyhawke| Children’s Hour | An Emerald City Monday, 31 January, 2011 Aotea Square, Auckland Tickets on sale 9am, Wednesday 20 October, from www.lanewayfestival.co.nz and www.the-edge.co.nz or 0800-buy-tickets Ariel […]
No Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Monday, October 11th, 2010
Ringo Deathstarr
Blue Monday/ Hazy Sunday Crunchy gazy guitars and whining distortion abound on Ringo Deathstarr’s latest offering ‘Imagine Hearts’, available as a free download from RCRDLBL’s website. The Austin, Texas trio have been jangly pop junkies since their inception in 2005, but they now seem to be going through a softer transition, surrounding themselves in rich […]
