Monthly Archive: July 2009

RUBIES – DIAMONDS ON FIRE (Folk/Pop/Disco -US)

Rubies

Remember the Rubies’ classic disco track “I Feel Electric”, which was featured on U R MY DISCO? Well, there is more where that came from. The California-based duo is back with a new track: “Diamonds on Fire”. It has been …

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THE PENELOPE[S] – PRICELESS CONCRETE ECHOES (Electro/NuWave – France)

The Penelopes

The Penelopes are a French dance rock band consisisting of Axel Basquiat and Vincent T. Based in Paris, the pair has played a major role in both the rock and the electronic scenes and they have released a few singles …

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saturday nite with… BAG RAIDERS

Bag Raiders

It’s finally saturday!!! Here’s the song that kept me going the whole week: “Shooting Stars” by Australian band Bag Raiders! Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars Associated with the Bang Gang 12 Inches label, Bag Raiders are a Sydney-based electro duo …

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JÓNSI & ALEX – RICEBOY SLEEPS (Ambient/Experimental – Iceland)

Jónsi and Alex

Jón Thór “Jónsi” Birgisson (famous for his work as part of Icelandic ambient band Sigur Rós) is releasing a new project together with his partner Alex Somers. Riceboy Sleeps is a moving work that takes the listener to otherworldly musical …

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VERONICA MAGGIO – MANDAGSBARN (Club/Dance/Pop – Sweden)

Veronica Maggio

In 2006, Veronica Maggio released her first album, called Vatten & Bröd (Water and Bread). The lyrics and music were written by Stefan Gräslund. She won the Award for Newcomer of the Year in the Swedish Grammisgalan. A couple of …

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THE OFF KEY HAT – EMERGENCY CALLING (Disco – UK)

OffKeyHat

The Off Key Hat is Darren Morris and Leon Mayes. Darren has been working with the likes of Tim Goldsworthy (DFA), Ashley Beedle, David Holmes and Jagz Kooner (to name but a few), Leon does nothing but Dig. Darren and …

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saturday nite with… 40 THIEVES

HOLY GHOST! – I WILL COME BACK (Disco/Electro – US)

Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost! are Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, a duo of remixers / musicians based in Brooklyn, NY. The duo was originally part of the live rap group Automato whose debut was produced by DFA’s founder James Murphy and Tim …

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