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Paradis Hémisphère (Video)
The only reason I know anything about Beats in Space and Tim Sweeney is because I made out with him at a Hollywood Hills party a few summers ago. This is super embarrassing and lame, but I’ve been a huge fan of his show, and musical prowess ever since. Beats in Space latest release come from French duo Paradis that create these lovely electronic filled pop tunes with slinking underlying disco vibes that roll off your shoulder as you sway to the beat. Paradis are pros at building a seven minute masterpiece and making it seem effortless.
I”m still playing catch up and have been meaning to post this for a while, and just realized Pitchfork already did it for me, but FUCK IT. The ability to make a track flutter like an anxious heartbeat is truly an art. “Hémisphère” is too insanely beautiful in a caught up in the summer moment, the light hits her face just right, or maybe I’m just drunk kind of way, to not share. The video above captures that feeling all too well.
Paradis 12” with “Hémisphère” and “Je m’ennuie” drops 5/22 on vinyl and 5/29 digitally via Beats in Space Records, pre-order HERE.
Trust Sulk (Official Video)
My favorite track from Trust’s debut album TRST premiered today and well, just hearing the track makes me want to put on my favorite ripped fishnets, smear some black eyeliner on and head to the darkest club I can find. The Toronto goth-dance duo create a synth heavy, fucked up, kind of vampire disco music. Their sound feels like a sea of deranged Depeche Mode fans crashed a Studio 54 party. It’s cold and dark with flecks of glimmering light reflecting off bodies clad in skin tight plastika. At least that’s what I think of anyways. The video for “Sulk” above brings those feelings I just described to life perfectly. Diggin’ it.
TRUST’s album TRST is out now via Arts & Crafts.
MIXTAPE MONDAYS: Kwesachu Mixtape Vol. 2 (Micachu & The Shapes and Kwes)
Kwesachu Vol. 2 finally dropped last week, and it’s fucking dope. This is the only mix you need right now. I left if up to the artists to describe this project as they say it best, “Kwesachu started in 2008 with the release of the Kwesachu Vol. 1 mixtape: 50 minutes of cassette tape which proved that both artists were a match made in skewed pop heaven, and gave birth to ‘free pop’ – a philosophy of creating popular music that knows no boundaries, shuns no eccentricity and values inventiveness over any kind of rules that have gone before.”
Check the tracklist below and DOWNLOAD the mix HERE.
• KWESACHU MIXTAPE VOL 2 TRACKLIST •
1. HCHMWBIA - ft. Ghostpoet/Grant Armour of CLOUT!
2. Dj Set - Micachu & Kwes.
3. Beast - Raisa.K ft. Evian Cafun
4. Awol - Amen (Micachu & Pete Wareham)
5. Plastic Coins - ft. Speech Debelle/DELS
6. (Ripped) Blossomshoes (excerpt) - w. CLOUT!
7. Visual Mind Control - ft. Speech Debelle
8. Bird Milk - ft. DELS/Bella Wilde
9. So What - ft. Bang On! & Lee Scott
10. Nothing - ft. Tirzah
11. Glub (excerpt) - Dorovio Bold
12. Papertigers - Action Pyramid
13. LGOYH (alt) - ft. Dels/Kwes./Elan Tamara/Hebe Jones/Evian Cafun/David Okumu of The Invisible
14. 7-5 (Change) - ft. Coby/Grant Armour of CLOUT!/Elan Tamara
Intermission
by KO KO
Slippin’ Through The Cracks Episode 4: KO KO
So this is the series on GITNB where I talk about albums/artists I was late to the game on, and now I can’t get enough of.
I had one obligation this week, find THE summer jam of 2012. Well I found it, and I’m already late to the party. I’m not sure if the butterflies in my stomach are from that young love nostalgic feeling, or the fact that I might have just found the perfect song to pitch to Tide for their next stain fighting commercial spot, either way I all I want to do is hum along to the indie Jack Johnson’s infectious, reverbed love songs.
KO KO’s sound is heartfelt and raw, tinged with cracked, fragile vocals that lend to this timeless yearning that everyone can relate to, while keeping the bubblegum pop feel at bay. So far the duo have produced three catchy anthems that dance across the strings of your soul via fantastic song writing to create percussion heavy pop jams layered with clap-along worthy drum beats, and slightly sultry vocals. You can’t help but give into KO KO’s charm, crack a smile and sway to the beat. KO KO’s are going to be big.
KO KO | Soundcloud | Facebook
Read previous Slippin’ Through The Cracks Episodes with Hundred Waters, and Oscar + Martin
ThirtySix
by Jewellers
album Lakeswimmer
Jewellers ThirtySix
Jewellers sound ranges from down tempo “gems” to du-disco glazed pop songs that make heavy use of looped vocals. On “Thirty Six” (which happens to be my favorite track on the album), it washes over you with synthetic purrs and heavy keyboard notes under reverberating looped vocals to create a chamber of sounds that is like a warm summer night.
Jeweller’s second release Lakeswimmer is out now, get it from their Bandcamp HERE.
Jewellers | Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Facebook
Jessie Ware + Disclosure + Beau Bonus Track
Me: Hey, so…um, can we talk about what happened last night?
Bro: Oh you mean Jessie Ware and Disclosure dropping two of 2012’s biggest tracks within minutes of each other?
Me: Yeah, I just wanted to talk to you about it, ya know, and make sure we were on the same page. I mean, I know it’s been a while, but I really like what’s happening here, so thought we should talk about it…
Instead of just regurgitating tweets and Facebook dribble like some rabid monkey in 28 Days Later all infected with rage and shit, I thought I would sit you all down like the adults you are and let you know what’s up.
Two of the UK’s most promising acts Jessie Ware, and Disclosure both released some serious heat in the form of new tunes in the past 24 hours. The last time we heard from these up-and-comers was earlier this year with Jessie Ware’s ‘Running.’ and Disclosure’s fantastic remix of the track. The future of music was revealed in a very big way yesterday based to the already overwhelming response to these new tracks. 2012 is looking fine as hell, so hope you brought you’re A game.
London’s leading lady Jessie Ware’s new gem ‘110%’ is Adele powerful but much more delicate and playful. The track was produced by labelmate Julio Bashmore, and has anthem of the year written all over it.
The duo that made headways with their Joy Orbison-esque 2-step rhythms and fresh take on UK garage, Disclosure, dropped a new number featuring London singer Sinead Harnett and has a housey, perfect party jam vibe, with an undeniable SBTRKT quality to it. This is quite possibly my favorite jam of 2012 so far.
Are these new tracks being released at the same time, a coincidence, or some really slick PR foreshadowing for some awesome collabs dropping in the near future? I’ll guess we’ll have to wait and see. Good thing you’ve got some greatness to tide you over.
BONUS: If you’re like me, and still hungry for more. One of the Disclosure bro’s, has a side project that burrowed through the underground scene just under a year ago. This track is loud, danceworthy and fantastic. Check it.
Jessie Ware | Soundcloud | Facebook
Disclosure | Soundcloud | Facebook
Dems Inner O/Bridesmaid + House (Hybu House Remix)
UK trio Dems dropped their 7” split this week, and I have to admit I’m digging it more than I expected. On first listen I thought these guys sounded a lot like Coldplay, which isn’t such a bad thing but then again, when trying to carve out your own piece of the indie music pie, no one wants to be compared to a household name like Coldplay. Having caught the video for “Inner O” when it was first released at the beginning of March, their older releases have been getting some serious play on my ipod.
When Dems dropped Inner O / Bridesmaid on their Soundcloud this past month, instead of hearing Coldplay, I heard a blend of beautifully soft lyrics through heart warming vocals. Dems use a mix of distorted percussion and muted keyboard notes with lots of playful samples that create this warm, pop-heavy experimental sound that I’m really digging. This is one of my favorite 7’ inch releases of the year that I highly recommend you pick up.
Be sure to check out the Hybu’s super disco-dubbed house remix of their previous release “House” below too. It’s pretty swell.
Inner O / Bridesmaid 7” is out now via Bad Life Recordings, get it HERE.
Dems | Website | Soundcloud | Facebook
Girls
by Prince Innocence
Prince Innocence Girls + Shells + Night People
Combind Blondie influences that are sure to make you shiver, the best part of Blouse, (the effects) a pop diva vibe reminiscent of Class Actress, then make it real dark and glamy and you get Prince Innocence. This is that dark, synthtastic Brooklyn hipster club vibe bands like Selebrities are going for. Except Prince Innocence nailed it. Any party these guys play just got that much cooler. Talk about dance like everyone is watching.
Prince Innocence’s music walks the line of synth pop and draggy shoegaze, that is not overly complex by any means, but the way they blend genres and layer their sound is disturbingly captivating.
I’ve been looking for a soundtrack to my next, “Fuck this is so bad, but you’re so hawt, let’s get fucked up and naked and trash this hotel room,” escapade. Thanks to Prince Innocence and their Nine Inch Nailsesque, super dark duet “Night People,” I think I’ve found it.
Oh and p.s. The more you listen, the more you hear the Little Dragon qualities in Talvi Faustmann’s vocals. So hawt.
Prince Innocence | Soundcloud | Facebook
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Orca Orca Holding On + Homes
Make Live, the latest release from Jim Hewitt aka Orca Orca, is a fantastic second offering that I have had on heavy rotation since he sent it over. Make Live is much more refined than his Young Minds very early Death Cab sounding project (which I loved) and less conflicted than his first few Orca Orca singles. This release is just so smooth and has a serious Beach Fossils vibe going on. As Jimmy Morris pointed out to me yesterday, “Orca Orca is Craft Spells with the high’s on the EQ turned up.”
As much as I loved imago demos (under his previous pseudonym Young Minds) Make Live is is your break out EP Jim. This latest offering of songs have a more grown up feel, not as much teenage angst, and instead more of an emotional out pour that everyone can relate too on some level.
Fantastic not too lo-fi guitar riffs coupled with catchy lyrics like “It’s all bullshit anyway, cuz you’re so full of it anyway” that keep hipster hearts alive everywhere, along with lovely haunting pop melodies make this EP a solid listen from start to finish.
If you’re in Boston, check out Orca Orca’s Record Release show with Abadabad, Cheerleader and The Fantasies. Get details and RSVP on Facebook HERE.
Orca Orca’s Make Live EP dropped 3/21 and is available on his bandcamp HERE.
B. Welcome To Planet Dance
James & Evander Welcome To Planet Dance + Let’s Go
James & Evander just dropped a new 7” via Gold Robot and in doing so they also created new subgenre I’m calling “Picnic disco.” It’s a party on a warm summer day complete with tipsy day drunk vibes, silly samples that act as social lubrication for fun, and funk speckled overtones that are like icing on the pretty little cupcakes laid out for dessert.I was pleasantly surprised at how much I dug this song. It takes you by the hand like your crush suddenly sweeping you up and whisking you off to the impromptu back patio dance floor. You get all up in the moment before you have time to even realize. “Welcome to Dance Planet” couldn’t be a better title.James & Evander - Let’s Go
“Let’s Go” is super smooth with beady shakes, and purring hums, landscaped against synthetic claps make you almost feel like you’ve been transported to another era (1975). Really great production used to bring all of these elements using the vocals as the base to start layering sounds. Cool shit.
Let’s Go” Limited Edition 7” is out now via Gold Robot Records, but it HERE.
James & Evander | Website | Soundcloud | Facebook
