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is a British writer who splits her time between Canada & Switzerland. For the past 14 years she has hosted & produced music radio shows, managed bands & worked in online music PR. She now runs
this music site & also writes for a number of music & culture magazines, Blogs and websites, including the 'Asthmatic Kitty' Sidebar blog &
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PETER BRODERICK - 'IT'S STARTS HEAR'
BRODERICK DROPS DEADLY DIY STYLED VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE!
I FIRST HEARD ABOUT PETER WHEN HE WAS TOURING WITH COPENHAGEN'S 'EFTERKLANG'. ORIGINALLY FROM OREGAN, HE HAS TOURED ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH THE EFTER-KIDS, AND HAS PUT OUT A NUMBER OF SOLO RELEASES INCLUDING A MINI ALBUM AND A COUPLE OF FULL LENGTH RECORDS (RETREAT/RELEASE, FLOAT & MUSIC FOR FALLING FROM TREES, HOME).
HIS 3RD ALBUM, 'HTTP://IT STARTS HERE.COM' IS SET TO DROP ON FEBRUARY 20TH ON BELLA UNION, IT'LL BE HIS SECOND RELEASE WITH THE LABEL.
SO, WHAT'S WITH THE TITLE?
"http://www.itstartshear.com was designed simply to be a place where all listeners, no matter what format they obtain the music in, can easily access all the lyrics and notes and visuals which are meant go along with the songs. And as a title, http://www.itstartshear.com serves the music well by automatically becoming a link any time the album is written about. A link to the place where people can learn all about the album, directly from the source. A link that is the album. Or at least a link that will be the album, once it comes out, on February 20th 2012" - PETER BRODERICK
VERY NIFTY MATEY! THE NEW SONG IS LOVELY...BRINGING TO MIND TUNES FROM 'THE BOOKS...CHECK THE NEW VIDEO FOR THE ALBUMS TITLE TRACK BELOW, AND PEEP THE LINKS FOR MORE INFO.
DIRECTED BY - ALEX SOUTHAM
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka (Feat. Abigail Wyles) - 'HALO'
Beauty Be...'Halo'
Two Swansee lads, Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka came together to record a full length at studios in London and Berlin. This is their debut album as a duo and they quietly dropped on their label, 50 Weapons this morning (Jan 27th! My birthday...What a treat!!)
The gorgeously rich and fresh electronic record (think; Dub-techno, UK funky, Deep House) entitled 'THEY!Live', sports not only the lads clean, tight production but also occasional haunting vocals from fellow UK artist, Abigail Wyles.
The 'Halo' video took a week to prepare and one night of shooting in Berlin, and it's lovely.
BUY - HERE!
LINKS -
ELECTRONICBEATS.NET INTERVIEW & MORE INFO - HERE!
TREASURE FINGERS & MALENTE - CRUSADERS
SWEET NEW VIDEO FROM TREASURE FINGERS & MALENTE!
Mix Series by Malente (Berlin / No Brainer Records) by Le Touch
OH THIS CATCHY LITTLE NUMBER WILL HAVE YOU BOPPING ALL THE WAY TO SPRING! BERLIN'S MALENTE IS RENOWNED FOR POUNDING OUT THE BANGERS AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION TO THE RULE, COUPLE HIS SKILLS WITH THAT OF ATLANTA'S TREASURE FINGERS AND YOU GOT A REAL HUM-DINGER OF A JOINT....DEADLY PRODUCTION AND A NIFTY VIDEO TO BOOT!
BUY - CRUSADERS EP
Dub Gabriel (feat.The Spaceape) - Is This Revolution?
THE TIME IS NOW!
DUB GABRIEL DROPPED THIS SINGLE LATE LAST FALL, A HIGHLY BEFITTING TRACK FOR OUR TIMES, A TIME OF SOCIAL AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS THAT HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN SO GLOBALLY WIDE SPREAD. THIS DEADLY TRACK FEATURES SOME POIGNANT LYRICS BY NOTABLE UK DUBSTEP MC THE SPACEAPE (KODE9).
"Dub Gabriel hits us with his most thought-provoking and subversive tracks to date, highlighting the dilemma facing our global society as people take to the streets striking out against hunger, poverty, war, government corruption and the rise of corporate cultural hegemony."
ON THE FLIP-SIDE OF THE RELEASE, A CALL TO ACTION JOINT FEATURING 'THE MIGHTY DUB KILLERZ'...CHECK IT!
MARC BLANCHARD - HYPOTHERMY EP
ELECTRONIC BRILLIANCE FROM FRANCE!
I'VE BEEN SITTING ON THIS SAVAGE LITTLE EP FOR OVER A MONTH NOW... IT DROPPED IN DECEMBER ON THE FRENCH NET LABEL OVVK RECORDINGS AND I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO IT SINCE THEN. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT A SECOND TO MENTION IT HERE, AS PEOPLE NEVER REALLY HAVE THE TIME TO CHECK RELEASES AT CHRISTMAS (ME INCLUDED!) AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T MISS IT!
I WROTE ABOUT BLANCHARD'S FIRST RELEASE, A WICKED 14 TRACK FULL LENGTH CALLED HYDRAPHONY, BACK IN 2010, I DESCRIBED IT AS AN ALBUM "chock full of strange field samples, tinkling piano pieces, airy rattles and clicks". IT WAS A BRILLIANT DEBUT, AND ONE OF MY FAVES RELEASES THAT YEAR.
ZAP TO ONE YEAR LATER AND THE TALENTED GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR COME ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN IS BACK WITH WITH MORE OF HIS UNIQUE, QUIRKY SOUND.
THIS NIFTY RELEASE ENTITLED HYPOTHERMY, FEATURES FOUR NEW UPBEAT, EXPERIMENTAL TRACKS AND IS AVAILABLE FOR A PAY WHAT YOU CAN DONATION...HIGH SCORE! CHECK THE TUNES BELOW AND THEN NAB YOUR COPY!
AKIRA THE DON (FEAT. ENVY) - NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
TWO BLOGGERTRONIX FAVES COME TOGETHER TO CREATE
ONE KILLER JOINT!
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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER - AKIRA THE DON FEAT. ENVY
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING MANCHESTER'S MC ENVY FOR A WHILE, I FOUND OUT ABOUT HER WHEN SHE WAS WORKING WITH STOPSTART RECORDINGS AND REALLY ENJOYED HER MOUTHY SPITTING AND CHILLED OUT, YET CHEEKY ATTITUDE. SHE DROPPED HER DEBUT LP 'SET YOURSELF ON FIRE' A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOING SINCE...
CUE THE MULTI-TALENTED DIY MUSICIAN, PROMOTER, ILLUSTRATOR AND VIDEOGRAPHER GURU AKIRA THE DON! THIS FELLA IS A CHARACTER AND A HALF, AND STYLISTICALLY HE'S ALL OVER THE SHOP. HIS SONGS FEATURE HIP HOP, ROCK & POP SOUNDS FROM INFLUENCES FAR AND WIDE, A SUPER ECLECTIC MIX OF MADNESS THAT'S EXCELLENTLY PRODUCED, AND HAS ALL THE MULTI-MEDIA SUPPORT YOU COULD EVER WISH FOR...SHARP VIDEOS AND FUN ART WORK FOR EACH RELEASE....SERIOUSLY I DON'T THINK THIS BLOKE SLEEPS.
HE HAS RELEASED 3 ALBUMS TO DATE AND A TON OF SINGLES. THE LATEST FULL LENGTH IS ENTITLED 'LIFE EQUATION' AND CAN BE SNAGGED - HERE!
EVERY TIME I BLINK THE DON IS DROPPING A NEW VIDEO, SO CHECK HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE!
MASIA ONE'S 'WARRIORS TONGUE'
TORONTO MC DROPS NEW RECORD (SOON?!)
Just received the killer new video for the track 'Warrior's Tongue' taken from Toronto based mc Masia one's new record 'Bootleg Culture'.
The first time I heard about Masia, it was from one of my room-mates who was dancing in one of her videos...this was years ago and I was super impressed with this chicks rhyming skills and contagious passion.
Since then it appears that the Singapore born, Canadian raised MC has been continuing to do her thing non-stop...traveling between Singapore, Canada and Jamaica recording and performing.
'Bootleg Culture' drops April 5th...Check the above links for more info, and for now enjoy this beautiful vid!
'BLOOD ORANGE' UK PROMO DOC!
BLOOD ORANGE HIPNESS...
Back in the fall I wrote about Devonte Hynes latest project 'Blood Orange' and sung the praises for his debut under the new handle. The album 'Coastal Grooves' is a 80's nostalgia inducing synth pop gem that I'm still rocking.
CHECK THE TUNE BAD GIRL FROM THE BLOOD ORANGE FULL LENGTH 'COASTAL GROOVES':
Formally known as Lightspeed Champion Devonte has really struck a chord with his new work...never taking himself too seriously (the following promotional video is a testament to that) and always having fun with what he does.
The below video was shot by NYC's Alan Del Rio Ortiz, for a late night television show on the UK's Channel 4 station, and features a tongue in cheek look at Hynes and his music. You'll either laugh at it, or you'll find it obnoxious, overly pretentious and hipster-centric, I found it all of the above and highly entertaining!
BUY - COASTAL GROOVES LP
Robot Robinson's Video For 'The Program'
Robot Koch & John Robinson on Project Mooncircle
JOHN ROBINSON (SCIENZ OF LIFE) AND ROBOT KOCH (JAHCOOZI) DROPPED THEIR DEBUT SELF TITLED RELEASE AS A DUO LAST SUMMER. HERE'S THE VIDEO FOR THE KILLER TRACK 'THE PROGRAM' WHICH FEATURES ROBOTS KILLER PRODUCTION AND ROBINSON'S SAVAGE RHYMES.
PEEP THE LINK ABOVE FOR MORE INFO AND CHECK BELOW FOR MORE SOUNDS FROM THE RELEASE!
ROBOT ROBINSON - THE PROGRAM
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FREE ARTWORK FROM TIM OF LES SAVY FAV!
"I'm going to give away 12 original drawings in January to celebrate 2012. People can pick an image from my site and email me asking for it. I'll draw 12 names at random and send them the art free of any charges. Sweet deal, right?"
Find full info and see the amazing artwork on offer - HERE!
Art work will be sent out in mid February so hop to it and go grab yourself a Harrington original!
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LES SAVY FAV - SLEEPLESS IN SILVERLAKE