disco naïveté

video: Hot Chip - Night & Day

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:20:00 +0200

disco naïveté & Chairlift present: The Amanaemonesia

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 +0200

Beyond proud to present you “The Amanaemonesia” – an internet-wide dance contest to re-make or re-interpret the cryptic and crazy dance of Chairlift’s Amanemonesia. Click on the .gif to read more about it, find out out how you can join the contest and have a chance at winning an exclusive Chairlift package.

Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) teamed up with Dev...

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:52:00 +0200

Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) teamed up with Dev Hynes, better known as Blood Orange, for a special version of the former’s Never Let Me Go. In essence it’s the same song, but this version has a bit of a lo-fi R&B glam-pop vibe - and that works surprisingly well.

introducing: Romare

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:47:00 +0200

“Rhythms from West Africa are integrated with voices from Harlem, conversations about race and identity between writers and ethnomusicologists are constructed, speeches from activists are conjoined with the voices of prisoners.”

Romare uses samples from songs, speeches, interviews, field recordings and combines this with twostep, all to explore the connection between African and African-American music. The result is a very forward-thinking, unique four-track EP Meditations on Afrocentrism (which is out now on Black Acre) that takes the best out of both worlds. Just like the artwork, it is a collage - an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. This is how Jai Paul would sound like if he’d spend a Summer recording in Africa. Highly recommended.

video: MS MR - Hurricane

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:31:00 +0200

Elite Gymnastics keep a very appealing rhythm in this new track...

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:27:28 +0200

Elite Gymnastics keep a very appealing rhythm in this new track Life/Trap, which is taken from RUIN 4 and was produced & mixed by CFCF. Head over to the Acéphale shop to get your package.

Willis Earl Beal - Disintegrating (Yours Truly session)

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:44:00 +0200

Yours Truly shot Willis Earl Beal singing Disintegrating through the phone for a fan (“Hi is this Willis?”), whilst drawing something for a fan. Shot in his room at his grandma’s house in the south side of Chicago, easily one of Yours Truly’s most cinematic and best videos so far. Imagine calling that number and hearing that voice - I’d call back instantly.

video: Cold Specks - Winter Solstice

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:00 +0200

Audio

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200

HEALTH strike again with the powerful TEARS, which soundtracks...

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:04:00 +0200

HEALTH strike again with the powerful TEARS, which soundtracks Max Payne 3. Still everything but healthy for your ears, but then again no other band can make a song sound this big without losing themselves in it.

video: Kindness - House

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:11:00 +0200

The video for the new Kindness single House is a bit odd, yet very nice too, as Adam teaches Ramon to play the drum machine. I wish I was Ramon.

video: Nite Jewel - Memory Man

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 +0200

video: Darkside - A1

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:17:00 +0200

Pomp & Clout, the team behind Nicolas Jaar’s tour visuals, made a trip to the desert (read as: Arizona and California) to shoot a video for A1, the opening track of the stellar EP of DARKSIDE, Nico’s side-project along with his guitarist Dave Harrington.

video: Friends - Mind Control

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:32:00 +0200

video: Gold Panda - Mountain / Financial District

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:23:00 +0200

Not one but two (!) new jams from Gold Panda, and both songs come with a video too so that’s like four things but in one post. These two new songs, Mountain and Financial District, are taken from a 7” which is out now on Ghostly, and see Gold Panda explore new heights/sounds but maintain his distinctive wobbly beats. Mountain is even a bit spiritual if you ask me.

video: Bear In Heaven - Sinful Nature

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:11:00 +0200

video: Flight Facilities - With You (feat. Grovesnor)

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:13:00 +0200

Flight Facilities have unveiled their third single With You, yet another groovy and sexy disco-banger. Grovesnor (that’s Rob Smoughton, drummer in Hot Chip) takes care of the vocals this time and they are sweet as ever. The video for With You is a fully animated, beautiful short film that tells a story about love, loss and robots. Let’s start dreaming about a full-length, shall we?

stream: Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:49:00 +0200

I Predict A Graceful Expulsion. Told you some time ago this album was brilliant; well, it still is and you can decide for yourself, as it’s available for streaming below. If you like sad, melancholic songs with a dark soul vibe, sung by a smokey voice and lots of charisma, uou will love definitely love Cold Specks. Out next week via Mute, you can pre-order it here. (via)

introducing: Stacks

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:38:40 +0200

Belgian bands are rarely featured on here, but every now and then I stumble upon something that actually catches my interest. Stacks can be filed right next to space’y pop of the likes of John Maus, Molly Nilsson and a more disco’ish version of Ariel Pink. His first track Dream You has a bit of an 80’s vibe, a full-length Voices is on its way.

<a href=”http://stacksofvoices.bandcamp.com/track/dream-you” data-mce-href=”http://stacksofvoices.bandcamp.com/track/dream-you”>Dream You by Stacks</a>

introducing: Lower Dens

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:45:00 +0200

You know that one band you see pop up at all the blogs you read and love but never end up listening to for some unknown reason? Well, I have that with Lower Dens. Excuse me: I had that with Lower Dens. Should have known I’d love them though, as Beach House love them and I love everything Beach House do. Finally got around to listening to their latest full-length Nootropics and I’m instantly impressed with the Baltimore-based outfit’s moody dream pop. Someone called them Kraftwerk meets Beach House, which seems about right. Nootropics is out now, pretty sure I’ll be spending a lot of time with it - so should you.