The Band in Heaven: “If You Only Knew”.

19 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Orlando, Florida shoegaze/dream pop duo The Band in Heaven returns with two fresh gems, and it's a delight for us to see that the two have moved forward a few years, now being on a heavily mid to late-90s, densely psychedelia-infused trip (complete with sitar) that brings to mind later Oasis antics (only slightly more slowed-down and with less ragged working class euphoria), who of course have always been, as we all know, on a serious backward-leaning nostalgia trip themselves - which leaves us here with a retro late 60s/early 70s-inspired piece from 2011 viewed through a 1997 lense. Cheer up, Mr Reynolds! If You Only Knew is taken from the outfit's forthcoming cassette Seven Minutes In Heaven on NorseKorea Tapes which may be streamed over at bandcamp and is up for pre-order now over here. The Band in Heaven - If You Only Knew Read more → Orlando, Florida shoegaze/dream pop duo The Band in Heaven returns with two fresh gems, and it's a delight for us to see that the two have moved forward a few years, now being on a heavily mid to late-90s, densely psychedelia-infused trip (complete with sitar) that brings to mind later Oasis antics (only slightly more slowed-down and with less ragged working class euphoria), who of course have always been, as we all know, on a serious backward-leaning nostalgia trip themselves - which leaves us here with a retro late 60s/early 70s-inspired piece from 2011 viewed through a 1997 lense. Cheer up, Mr Reynolds! If You Only Knew is taken from the outfit's forthcoming cassette Seven Minutes In Heaven on NorseKorea Tapes which may be streamed over at bandcamp and is up for pre-order now over here. The Band in Heaven - If You Only Knew

Horquillas: “Yo My Life Away”.

18 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Dracula Horse CEO Brandon Ian Biondo kindly told me that he'd have to kill me if he gave me more information about this mysterious project named Horquillas that he posted on his label's tumblr last week, but the video for What Will I Say Then suggests they're up to no good. In any case, the outfit's latest tune Yo My Life Away is by far this year's dopest slacker hymn, so whatever this might be exactly (apparently there's gonna be a whole album by the end of this week) they totally got me already. Horquillas - Yo My Life Away Read more → Dracula Horse CEO Brandon Ian Biondo kindly told me that he'd have to kill me if he gave me more information about this mysterious project named Horquillas that he posted on his label's tumblr last week, but the video for What Will I Say Then suggests they're up to no good. In any case, the outfit's latest tune Yo My Life Away is by far this year's dopest slacker hymn, so whatever this might be exactly (apparently there's gonna be a whole album by the end of this week) they totally got me already. Horquillas - Yo My Life Away

Jef Barbara: “Cocaine Love (DannielRadall Remix)”.

18 Jul 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

Mexico resident and NFOP favourite DannielRadall once again proves his magic with this blissed 80-s synthpop remix of Jef Barbara's Cocaine Love, taken off his debut album Contamination back in February. The split EP will be released on July 21 via our friends at AMDISCS. Jef Barbara - Cocaine Love (DannielRadall Remix) Read more →

Mexico resident and NFOP favourite DannielRadall once again proves his magic with this blissed 80-s synthpop remix of Jef Barbara's Cocaine Love, taken off his debut album Contamination back in February. The split EP will be released on July 21 via our friends at AMDISCS. Jef Barbara - Cocaine Love (DannielRadall Remix)

Mix: Summer Promises.

15 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

For staring at the pale blue sky. For swimming in the sea. For having a picnic in the countryside. For walking through the sticky city. For sleeping on the rooftop. For wandering across endless fields. For being somewhere else. We hope summer is treating you well. You may download the mix here. 01 Washed Out - Far Away 02 Sun Glitters - Too Much to Lose (more here) 03 Olin - Cymbals (more here) 04 Real Estate - It's Real 05 Melted Toys - Rose Again (more here) 06 Bobby Chiz - Vibe Tech (more here) 07 Bodies Of Water - Lights Out (more here) 08 Julian Lynch - Ground (more here) 09 Rangers - Xochimilco (Excerpt) (more here) 10 Free Spirit - Pt. V (more here) 11 World Series - Back to the Capital (more here) 12 White Denim - Street Joy 13 Woods - Wouldn't Waste 14 StaG - Morsels (For a Task) (more here) 15 Steffaloo - The Red Runs Free (feat. Pandit) (more here) 16 The Haiduks - I Have Left for You (exclusive//more here) Photo by Tonje Thilesen. Read more → For staring at the pale blue sky. For swimming in the sea. For having a picnic in the countryside. For walking through the sticky city. For sleeping on the rooftop. For wandering across endless fields. For being somewhere else. We hope summer is treating you well. You may download the mix here. 01 Washed Out - Far Away 02 Sun Glitters - Too Much to Lose (more here) 03 Olin - Cymbals (more here) 04 Real Estate - It's Real 05 Melted Toys - Rose Again (more here) 06 Bobby Chiz - Vibe Tech (more here) 07 Bodies Of Water - Lights Out (more here) 08 Julian Lynch - Ground (more here) 09 Rangers - Xochimilco (Excerpt) (more here) 10 Free Spirit - Pt. V (more here) 11 World Series - Back to the Capital (more here) 12 White Denim - Street Joy 13 Woods - Wouldn't Waste 14 StaG - Morsels (For a Task) (more here) 15 Steffaloo - The Red Runs Free (feat. Pandit) (more here) 16 The Haiduks - I Have Left for You (exclusive//more here) Photo by Tonje Thilesen.

Water Borders: “What Wiwant”.

14 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

It's only July but I think it's already fairly safe to say that in 2011, Tri Angle Records has taken over the top spot as most influential independent label from Olde English Spelling Bee - perhaps alongside Hippos In Tanks. What Wiwant is another track taken from the San Francisco duo Water Borders' forthcoming full-length Harbored Mantras, due October 10. The track's dark and woozy electronics perfectly show how seamlessly Water Borders fit into our much adored Tri Angle roster. Water Borders - What Wiwant Read more → It's only July but I think it's already fairly safe to say that in 2011, Tri Angle Records has taken over the top spot as most influential independent label from Olde English Spelling Bee - perhaps alongside Hippos In Tanks. What Wiwant is another track taken from the San Francisco duo Water Borders' forthcoming full-length Harbored Mantras, due October 10. The track's dark and woozy electronics perfectly show how seamlessly Water Borders fit into our much adored Tri Angle roster. Water Borders - What Wiwant

Hype Williams: “H.I.M”.

14 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Incredible new Hype Williams jam that just emerged out of the blue, recorded during the duo's sessions for this year's Hippos In Tanks release One Nation but temporarily lost due to "Denna's fault". Anyway, here it is. In related news, Denna aka Inga Copleland aka whoever's solo project, responsible for one of the best tracks of 2011 so far, seems to be for real after all. Today, Boomkat announced the release of a white-labeled, untitled Inga Copeland 12 inch. Pre-order it here. Hype Williams - H.I.M __________________________________ Previously: Inga Copeland - Trample Read more → Incredible new Hype Williams jam that just emerged out of the blue, recorded during the duo's sessions for this year's Hippos In Tanks release One Nation but temporarily lost due to "Denna's fault". Anyway, here it is. In related news, Denna aka Inga Copleland aka whoever's solo project, responsible for one of the best tracks of 2011 so far, seems to be for real after all. Today, Boomkat announced the release of a white-labeled, untitled Inga Copeland 12 inch. Pre-order it here. Hype Williams - H.I.M __________________________________ Previously: Inga Copeland - Trample

Halasan Bazar: “You Will Know”.

13 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Absolutely thrilled by this Danish version of relentlessly enthusiastic psychedelic folk, brought to us by this bunch of five weirdos who once started a band in outer space and then moved to Copenhagen, which is close enough to the moon. I didn't come up with this, it's in the press release so it must be true. Anyway, Halasan Bazar is the name of these wonderful oddballs, and the lush, sundrenched song You Will Know is their first-ever official single, dropped soon on 7 inch via the brand new and pretty exciting, Norwegian-run and Berlin-based (we obviously dig this combination) boutique imprint OOAOO (say "woooah"). You can pre-order the single now over here. Coming on "space dust organge" vinyl and limited to 250 numbered copies, you sure won't wanna miss that. Halasan Bazar - You Will Know Read more → Absolutely thrilled by this Danish version of relentlessly enthusiastic psychedelic folk, brought to us by this bunch of five weirdos who once started a band in outer space and then moved to Copenhagen, which is close enough to the moon. I didn't come up with this, it's in the press release so it must be true. Anyway, Halasan Bazar is the name of these wonderful oddballs, and the lush, sundrenched song You Will Know is their first-ever official single, dropped soon on 7 inch via the brand new and pretty exciting, Norwegian-run and Berlin-based (we obviously dig this combination) boutique imprint OOAOO (say "woooah"). You can pre-order the single now over here. Coming on "space dust organge" vinyl and limited to 250 numbered copies, you sure won't wanna miss that. Halasan Bazar - You Will Know