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When Saints Go Machine

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:07:03 +0000

Bereits 2009 erschien die erste Platte von When Saints Go Machine, allerdings nur in Dänemark. Mit Fail Forever debütierten die dänische Band 2011 nun auf internationalem Terrain. Trotz 18 Minuten Länge eröffnen sich auf Fail Forever eine große Bandbreite an Genres, die das Können der vier Dänen unter Beweis stellen. Effektiv platzierte Streicher reihen sich an knarzende Bass-Loops unterlegt von blubbernden Elektropop-Beats und halligen Reggae-Rhythmen.

Chairlift

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:44:37 +0000

Nach drei Jahren Schaffenspause meldete sich das Brooklyner Elektropop-Duo Chairlift im Sommer dieses Jahres mit sensationellem Material zurück. “Amanaemonesia” hieß die veröffentlichte Single, die mit New-Wave-Einflüssen, bombastischen Synthies und der zauberhaften Stimme von Caroline Polachek das Nachfolgealbum vom 2008 erschienene Debüt Does You Inspire You ankündigen sollte. Nun ist es soweit: Album Nummer zwei, mit dem alles und nichts sagenden Titel Something, wird ab 24.01. in den Läden stehen.

Friends

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:36:57 +0000

Im Musikgeschäft tummeln sich Friends erst seit kurzem. Doch obwohl das Debütalbum der Band aus Brooklyn erst für das Frühjahr 2012 angesetzt ist, überzeugte das Quintett bereits auf dem New Yorker Festival CMJ die Kritikerreihen. Auch in Europa zeigte man sich hellauf begeistert. So beschrieb der britische Independent den Sound als “a slick slice of indie pop with a great stuttering beat, an addictive bassline and confident vocals”. Nach der Debüt-Single „Friend Crush“ erschien nun am 31. Oktober der Nachfolger „I’m His Girl“ via Lucky Numbers. Für die 2012 angesetzte Tour ist einiges zu erwarten.

Thomas Azier

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:14:44 +0000

Thomas Azier, born just 23 summers ago in the Netherlands, has built up quite an impressive track record, despite his youth. He’s already been involved in 2 albums as a writer for the „In a Cabin With project“ on V2 records, where he wrote and recorded in Morocco & South America. He’s also had his fair share of radio and TV exposure in the Netherlands, and now has been creating earworms in Berlin for the past 3 years. He’s a co-writer in high demand, having proven himself with tracks for Kasper Bjorke & Tomas Barfod, Moonbootica, Kris Menace and DIM, among others. His sweeping, yet catchy melodies, and keen sense of timing hark back to the early days of U2. His use of synthesizers is a throwback to the 80’s & early 90′s yet still innovative and fresh. A promising artist in his own right, Thomas is now working on his own album, which will be released in 2012.

Feed Me

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:59:28 +0000

Feed Me‘s array of hard hitting electronica with a grin quickly caught the eyes and ears of listeners worldwide. After a succession of high profile remixes, Feed Me continued to develop his distinct visual style and sound with his first extended play. The acclaimed 8 track ‘Feed Me’s Big Adventure’ immediately took Beatport by storm with 6 tracks hitting the top 10, gathering fans throughout different genres.

Kill The Noise

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:22:56 +0000

There’s a new ghoul haunting parties worldwide – a diamond-eyed skull slapped to turntables. Grinning off sweat-drenched t-shirts and gleaming from 20-foot neon screens. It’s the bony mascot of Kill The Noise, the buzzing young producer and DJ whose uniquely intense take on electronic dance music has kept him rocking around the globe; from packed nightclubs to sold-out festivals.

In a word, his sound is dynamic. His productions much like his performances fearlessly blend different genres, styles and tempos.

His music has been released on some of dance music’s most prestigious record labels including Deadmau5′s Mau5trap Recordings, and his own imprint, Slow Roast Records, founded with 5x DMC world-champion DJ Craze. The boutique label is distributed by indie powerhouse Fool’s Gold.

With a busy upcoming touring schedule, and some big upcoming record releases Kill The Noise will no doubt be making a lot of noise this year!

Dillon Francis

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:12:59 +0000

Dillon Francis has broken from the throng of young electronic music producers with a stream of world-class remixes and big buzz surrounding his debut EP. Dillon’s already received support from some of the top players, including Steve Aoki, Diplo, Will I. Am, Drop The Lime, Sinden, and Tittsworth to name a few, and his blistering productions have been heavily played by Major Lazer, who’ve been opening their show with the Dutch House-flavored monster “Westside!.” that was consistently rinsed by top DJs on both sides of the pond. His big tune “Masta Blasta” (see Annie Mac’s quote above) is also seeing official release alongside 2 brand new productions: “Que Que” Ft. Maluca, and “Brazzer’s Theme.”

Doctor P

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:00:39 +0000

Doctor P aka Shaun Brockhurst spent many of his teen years jamming with friends, drumming and playing guitar. The acquisition of a Yamaha keyboard and hours spent on Playstation’s Music 2000 fuelled his interest in the world of electronic music and he started to produce his own experimental tracks. Intrigued by high-energy beats, his early sounds were primarily dance-based with a drum and bass flavour.

When he posted his new track ‘Sweet Shop’ on his MySpace to test for interest little was Doctor P to know that this was to change the course of dubstep history and encourage a whole new generation of dubstep fans. Tinkling on the ivories and combining some chords with a vocal sample to create an old-skool house beat, Shaun created an intro that lulls the listener into a false sense of security before knocking them sideways with a jaw-dropping drop into a deep bassline complemented by a screeching synth. ‘Sweet Shop’ quickly became a staple part of just about every Dubstep DJ’s set.

Flux Pavilion

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:34:22 +0000

With the ability to sing and play a large variety of instruments it’s obvious that music comes naturally to Flux Pavilion aka Joshua Steele. Since first sitting down at a keyboard at the age of six his dream has been to make music that he loves, and perform it to people who love it just as much.

While his career flourished Flux and childhood friend Doctor P had also been working on some stuff together. They teamed up with legendary DJ and drum and bass pioneer DJ Swan-e, and Earl Falconer of UB40, and together formed the infamous Circus Records. With this new platform Flux began to imprint the scene with his sound and was quickly becoming one of the main players in the Circus dubstep family. His track ‘Voscillate’, which features his own vocals, received ‘Track of the Week’ on Rusko’s Radio One Takeover, and his single ‘I Can’t Stop’ received ‘World record of the week’ from Radio 1’s Zane Lowe.

Well known for his high energy performances and smashing anthems Flux is now performing all over the globe – watch this space for information of up-coming dates near you!

A-Trak

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:47:23 +0000

A-Trak – Wunderkind des DJ-Zeitalters. Bereits mit 15 gewann er die World DJ Championship und heimste so ziemlich jeden Titel ein, der als DJ zu holen ist. Daneben ist A-Trak Mitbegründer des Elektrolabels Fool’s Gold. Er gründete zusammen mit Armand van Helden die Popsensation Duck Sauce und lieferte mit „aNYway“ und „Barbra Streisand“ zwei Clubhits der Superlative ab. A-Trak remixte u.a. für die Yeah Yeah Yeahs und Boys Noize, für Kanye machte er den Tour-DJ und auf den Releases von Common und Kid Cudi scratchte er obendrein fleißig an den Turntables.