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CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG – PARADISCO (Pop – France)

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:40:46 +0000

Just a few months after the Terrible Angels EP, French/English songstress Charlotte Gainsbourg is already back with Stage Whisper, a double-LP of live and unreleased material released via Because Music / Elektra. You might have already heard the first single “White Telephone”, well here comes another song from the collection, “Paradisco”, written and produced by Beck.

To celebrate this release, Beatport gave producers a chance to remix “Paradisco” and maybe get their remix released on Because Music—home to the likes of Metronomy and Uffie. You can listen to all the remixes here or stream our favourites below…

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Rex the Triangle Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Lacienda Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Le Crayon Remix)

But there are more goodies coming your way. It turns out Charlotte’s music has been a constant source of inspiration for remixers all around the world in recent years, producing a seemingly endless string of great reworks. For your listening pleasure, stream “The Operation” remixed by French producer 25 Hours A Day and “Heaven Can Wait” remixed by none other than Breakbot.

Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Operation (25 Hours A Day Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait (Breakbot Remix)

For more info and music, visit Charlotte Gainsbourg’s official website or MySpace. Buy her music on

WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS – RIVERS (Alternative/Indie/Pop – Sweden)

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:39:53 +0000

Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a contemporary experimental two piece hailing from Sweden consisting of singer Mariam Wallentin and drummer Andreas Werliin. Their “instruments” consist of her powerful vocals and his unorthodox juxtaposition of percussion and drums, resulting in a powerful, innovative sound.

The track below is taken off the duo’s critically acclaimed fourth album Rivers. It was remixed by Fodral, who masterfully duplicated the steel drums intro and added layers of cosmic synths to enhance Wallentin’s vocals.

Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Well (Fodral Remix)

While W&P’s music lends itself very nicely to remixes of all kinds (see remixes by The Field, AU or WhoMadeWho), it is even more haunting and mesmeric in its raw form. But don’t take my word for it, the Observer Music Month describes their debut album as a “heady brew of pagan blues, spiritual pop and ecstatic soul music.Something to be treasured”

Wildbirds & Peacedrums – My Heart (Radio Version)

Wildbirds & Peacedrums – I Can’t Tell In His Eyes

Check them out on MySpace or visit the official site. Buy the music on

WE HAVE BAND – WATERTIGHT (Indie/Rock – UK)

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:43:42 +0000

London-based disco rock trio We Have Band have just unveiled a new track off their forthcoming sophomore album Ternion, scheduled for release at the end of January. “Watertight” follows on the heels of their December single “Where Are Your People”, a delicious piece of catchy indie pop with dark undertones.

The single was backed with WHB’s covers of “Still Life” by The Horrors and “Within and Without” by Washed Out and it drastically raised expectations ahead of the band’s new abum. Now Darren Bancroft, Dede W-P and Thomas W-P are back with more new music: “Watertight” is further proof that WHB have mastered the art of mixing influences to create a sound that defies categorisation or pigeonholing.

We Have Band – Watertight

Ternion is now available to pre-order CD, limited edition double CD, vinyl and digital download from HMV, Amazon, Recordstore (signed copies), iTunes, or your local record shop.

The band will be on tour all across Europe starting February 15th and way into April so head over to their official site or MySpace for all tour dates and more music. You can buy We Have Band’s music on

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS – CHAMPION SOUND (Dance/Electro/Indie – Spain/UK)

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:34:41 +0000

English/Spanish electrorock outfit Crystal Fighters recently released their last single, “Champion Sound”, taken off the band’s debut album Star of Love. Influenced by a multitude of different musical genres, their sound is a fusion of fast progressive dance music, traditional Basque folk, synthesisers and heavy beats fuelled by early 80s Spanish punk. Case in point: “Champion Sound” seamlessly integrates syncopated tribal drums, layered vocals and a riff lifted from the Basque folk piece “Sagar Dantza”.

Beside the original song and an acoustic version, the Champion Sound EP includes stellar remixes from Mr Nô, Mustang, AKS, Homework, Steep, Psychemagik, Regal Safari, Clubfeet, Gongon and Outboxx. Check out Regal Safari’s laid back ambient mix and Steep’s dancier electro reinterpretation just below and stream the other remixes on SoundCloud!

Crystal Fighters – Champion Sound (Regal Safari Remix)

Crystal Fighters – Champion Sound (Steep Remix)

More info and music by Crystal Fighters on the band’s official site or Facebook. Buy the music on the band’s online store or on

ALEXANDER FEAT. THE RZA – TRUTH (Indie/Folk – US)

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:27:13 +0000

Alexander is the solo project of LA-born singer-songwriter Alex Ebert, better known as lead singer of Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. His self-titled solo debut was released last March on via Community Music (and Rough Trade in Europe).

The album includes 10 brand new songs that Alexander wrote and composed entirely himself. During breaks from touring with the Zeroes over the past year, Alexander began building and recording the pieces that would become the songs for this album alone in his bedroom. The first single off the album, “Truth”, is a good example of the album’s dark folky sound. Sample the song below and download it for free (as well as a remix by White Arrows) on Ebert’s official site.

Alexander – Truth (Feat. The RZA )

Check out the video directed by Tao Ruspoli on Vimeo and find out more about Alex Ebert’s music on MySpace. Buy the album on

CAMILLE – ILO VEYOU (Acoustic/Experimental – France)

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:32:14 +0000

Since the beginning of her career almost ten years ago, French chanteuse Camille (born Camille Dalmais) has relentlessly explored the possibilities of modern music with her innovative and unconventional songs. Her past two albums – the platinum-selling French-language breakthrough Le Fil (2005), and its beat-boxy bilingual follow-up Music Hole (2008) – pitted the Parisian performer against the percussive sounds of her own body. Camille’s restless, inventive voice was perfectly enhanced by the gleeful blizzard of clicks, snaps, gulps and claps that she and her then producer, Birmingham-born beatboxer MaJiKer, created to accompany them.

Camille – Au Port

On her self-produced fourth solo album Ilo Veyou, Dalmais continues her musical exploration but MaJiKer is gone. She recorded most of the album in vast spaces with distinctive acoustic qualities – including various churches and abbeys – filling them with playful songs that reflect her current state of mind. “I recorded it in a quiet, serene environment”, she explains, “and it’s a very live, acoustic album about musical moments. It’s very folky and it takes its time, that’s what I would say”.

Camille – L’Etourderie

Arrangements are sparse throughout the album, which may be due to the fact that Camille decided to go back to basics and record all 15 tracks in single takes. Most of Ilo Veyou finds the songstress simply backed by a string quartet and a Brass band and the result is an album that is dazzling in its naked emotion.

As a bonus, you will find a Disco-tinged remix of Camille’s 2009 single “Home Is Where It Hurts”. Produced by David Rubato this complete reinterpretation of the track is as unexpected as it is brilliant!

Camille – Home Is Where It Hurts (David Rubato Version)

To find out more about Camille and listen to more songs, check out her official site or go to MySpace. All her music is available online at Amazon or

CASIOKIDS – AABENBARINGEN OVER AASKAMMEN (Electro/Alt/Pop – Norway)

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:09:54 +0000

Norwegian electro-pop ensemble Casiokids return with their third album Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (or, in English, The Revelation over the Mountain), released on October 11th via Universal/Polyvinyl. This album is the follow-up to last year’s Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar and it comprises 10 tracks, ranging from big sing-along choruses to childish naivism, to dark grooves, and pretty much everything in between. Actually, “eclectic” is probably the word that best characterises this album, so much so that it sometimes even sounds a bit all-over-the place….

Once a motley crew of promising amateurs, Casiokids are no longer an underground band. As a matter of fact, they received a million-kroner grant from Norwegian pop gods A-Ha to produce their new album, and this new affluence, resulting in a more lavishly produced record, might be one of the reasons for their lack of focus. The band had ambitiously promised to explore new roads and techniques while still retaining “the rawness of the first two records” but this kind of balancing act can be tricky for a band that is still relatively young.

Casiokids – Det haster!

Some of the songs are great: the first single “Det Haster!” retains all the the funky energy of earlier success “Fot I Hose” while showing a positive evolution of the band’s sound. But others feel like incomplete bits thrown together for experimentation’s sake. The end result is still very enjoyable alternative pop with some moments of electrifying beauty and genius. It’s the album of band that is still building itself, and what’s wrong with that?

Find out more about Casiokids on MySpace or check out their official site. You can also listen to Of Montreal’s remix of “Det Haster!” on SoundCloud. To buy the new album, go to

CLOCK OPERA – LESSON No. 7 (Indie/Rock – UK)

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:25:35 +0000

After months of teasing and rising expectation, London-based four piece Clock Opera finally released their brand new EP Lesson No. 7. Out on Moshi Moshi / Island Records since October 3rd, the record includes the title track, a remix by fellow Londoner Tom Vek and another new original song: “Seven Hours”. Clock Opera are generously giving away for free Tom Vek’s superb remix of “Lesson No. 7″ in exchange for your email address. Visit their official site to get your free download!

Clock Opera – Lesson No.7 (Tom Vek’s Tripping Mix)

You might remember Clock Opera from their critically acclaimed singles “White Noise”, “A Piece of String”, “Once And For All” and “Belongings”. With every new release the band, spearheaded by Guy Connelly, showcased their own personal blend of frenetic, bleep-ridden synth-rock, a sound they also recreated live on stages across the UK, Europe and further. But you might also know Clock Opera for their very good remixes: Marina & The Diamonds, The Golden Filter, Architecture in Helsinki, Au Revoir Simone, Metronomy and The Phenomenal Handclap Band are amongst the artists who put their music into Clock Opera’s expert hands…

Word on the street is that the Lesson No. 7 EP is just an appetizer for Clock Opera’s debut album, which should be out sometime in early 2012. No official release date has been announced yet so one can only hope… In the meantime, here’s the song “Belonging” as a bonus just for your ears!

Clock Opera – Belongings

Show Clock Opera some love on MySpace or check out their official site and buy their music on

I MONSTER – A DENSE SWARM OF ANCIENT STARS (Alternative/Lounge – UK)

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:09:53 +0000

I Monster is a British duo comprised of producers/songwriters Dean Honer & Jarrod Gosling. They formed in 1997 and released their debut album These Are Our Children the following year. In 2001, they signed to Instant Karma and released the single “Daydream In Blue” which became a UK Top 20 hit. The song has since been used in numerous TV ad campaigns and in 2007 was sampled heavily by Chicago rap artist Lupe Fiasco.

I Monster – Daydream in Blue

The band’s sophomore album, Neveroddoreven, followed in 2004. This featured two further singles, “Who Is She” and “Hey Mrs”; that same year, the feature film Shaun Of The Dead used I Monster’s “The Blue Wrath” over the opening credits.

I Monster – Heaven

In March of 2009, the band released their third album, A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars. As part of Platipus Records’ Art Of Chill series, I Monster mixed a 2-CD set, ‘Art Of Chill 6 : Mixed by I Monster’, which was released November 16 2009. The band have produced the new album Credo by legendary Sheffield band The Human League, released on Wall Of Sound in March 2011.

I Monster – Lust For A Vampyr (Run Hide Survive Mix)

Find I Monster on their official site or MySpace. Buy all their music on

ARRANGE – PLANTATION (Electronica/Alternative – US)

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:02:04 +0000

Every once in a while, almost by chance, you listen to a new record and it goes straight to your heart, leaving behind a mix of emotions that words can’t describe. Plantation is one of them! This self-released album is the work of Malcolm Lacey, a very young and extremely talented artist better known as arrange. Being only 18, it is quite impressive how Lacey manages to write compelling songs about longing, resentment and fear with controlled intensity, without ever going over the top.

arrange – Turnpike

On the whole, this is a record that stubbornly clings to the darker half of the emotional spectrum, allowing only brief moments of solace, mainly throughout it five instrumentals. Lacey’s highly personalized fusion of dark indie-pop and laptop ambient taps mostly consists of simple piano figures and understated electronic textures while the recording is lo-fi and has brief moments of distortion. In this Plantation is very much a bedroom production and the recording quality is sometimes uneven, but these very imperfections give the album its intimate character.

While a big chunk of the album brings to mind the heart-wrenching 2005 “break-up album” Differenf Days by l’Altra, Plantation is also reminiscent of The Antlers’ Hospice, Death Cab for Cutie’s trademark piano-led songs or Telefon Tel Aviv‘s earlier works.

arrange – In Old Theaters

With meticulous attention to detail, Malcolm Lacey builds an album that feels quite cinematic in its development, unfolding itself song after song, much like a film does scene after scene. In this mosaic of dreamy pop songs, Lacey’s vision holds all the pieces together, adding the layers to make a coherent whole.

Check out Arrange’s official blog or Facebook. Buy on Bandcamp.