North Carolina's Evan Adam sent over his latest Top Girls gem the other day, another mildly devastated piece of torn r'n'b, with the guy's now already signature muffled and distorted drum machine pattern underlying warm synth pads and Adam's beautifully layered, high-pitched vocals. "I Know You Suffer" is the second single off Top Girls' recently dropped We Will Rise EP, blessed with a complimentary remix by Police Academy 6 that may be streamed and downloaded over here.
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North Carolina's Evan Adam sent over his latest Top Girls gem the other day, another mildly devastated piece of torn r'n'b, with the guy's now already signature muffled and distorted drum machine pattern underlying warm synth pads and Adam's beautifully layered, high-pitched vocals. "I Know You Suffer" is the second single off Top Girls' recently dropped We Will Rise EP, blessed with a complimentary remix by Police Academy 6 that may be streamed and downloaded over here.
Top Girls - I Know You Suffer
This one's been brewing for quite a while but now it's finally here, the very rad collab between London Town resident AyGeeTee and LA via Miami, Florida fellow Sean Bowie aka Teams, all condensed into four minutes and twenty seconds of sonic and visual extravaganza. What can we say, just enjoy.
Speaking of Teams, we hope you've already noticed that he's about to bless our ancient continent with his esteemed presence. If not, go here right away (don't pass go) and do penance.
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This one's been brewing for quite a while but now it's finally here, the very rad collab between London Town resident AyGeeTee and LA via Miami, Florida fellow Sean Bowie aka Teams, all condensed into four minutes and twenty seconds of sonic and visual extravaganza. What can we say, just enjoy.
Speaking of Teams, we hope you've already noticed that he's about to bless our ancient continent with his esteemed presence. If not, go here right away (don't pass go) and do penance.
Our independent filmmakers and visual artists have once again provided us with beautiful gems from the ever-growing Vimeo database. This week we've picked out videos of Motorama, Ensemble Economique, Inspired And The Sleep, Jonas Reinhardt, Citizens! and Chrome Wings. Enjoy below.
Motorama - Empty Bed (by poslezavtra)
Ensemble Economique - To Feel The Night As It Really Is (by kohnkepik)
Inspired And The Sleep - While We're Young (by Panaframe)
Jonas Reinhardt - Only Pharoah (by Isabel Salvado)
Chrome Wings - Forever (self-made)
Citizens! - True Romance (by High5Collective)
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Our independent filmmakers and visual artists have once again provided us with beautiful gems from the ever-growing Vimeo database. This week we've picked out videos of Motorama, Ensemble Economique, Inspired And The Sleep, Jonas Reinhardt, Citizens! and Chrome Wings. Enjoy below.
Motorama - Empty Bed (by poslezavtra)
Ensemble Economique - To Feel The Night As It Really Is (by kohnkepik)
Inspired And The Sleep - While We're Young (by Panaframe)
Jonas Reinhardt - Only Pharoah (by Isabel Salvado)
Chrome Wings - Forever (self-made)
Citizens! - True Romance (by High5Collective)
It's not that Germany had any significant share in the current evolution of contemporary bass music, but as always, you will find very worthwhile exceptions if you're willing to look hard enough. Now Anton Pfurtscheller, resident of the culturally rather minuscule city of Mainz, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate (Frankfurt might be a little too close I guess), is not really pushing boundaries here, too, but his recent work under the moniker Anthony Drawn nonetheless shows that he must have been an eager and alert student of General Burialism - his arrangements are tight and the vocal manipulations on "How Long Can I Wait For You" are precise and overall quite intriguing. The title track of his latest EP Ghost In The Shell features vocalisation by London-based rapper Teknical Development, a combination that works out surprisingly well.
Ghost In The Shell has just been released via Sichtexot. The whole EP, which also features a bunch of remixes (with mixed results, but at least the one by St. Petersburg producer Nocow is pretty dope) is up for streaming over here and can be downloaded for free via the label's website.
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It's not that Germany had any significant share in the current evolution of contemporary bass music, but as always, you will find very worthwhile exceptions if you're willing to look hard enough. Now Anton Pfurtscheller, resident of the culturally rather minuscule city of Mainz, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate (Frankfurt might be a little too close I guess), is not really pushing boundaries here, too, but his recent work under the moniker Anthony Drawn nonetheless shows that he must have been an eager and alert student of General Burialism - his arrangements are tight and the vocal manipulations on "How Long Can I Wait For You" are precise and overall quite intriguing. The title track of his latest EP Ghost In The Shell features vocalisation by London-based rapper Teknical Development, a combination that works out surprisingly well.
Ghost In The Shell has just been released via Sichtexot. The whole EP, which also features a bunch of remixes (with mixed results, but at least the one by St. Petersburg producer Nocow is pretty dope) is up for streaming over here and can be downloaded for free via the label's website.
Anthony Drawn - Ghost In The Shell (feat. Teknical Development)Anthony Drawn - How Long Can I Wait For You
We've all been continuously discussing how Sweden is likely to have the strongest pop scene around, and before we even know it there's a new sound emerging from one of its beautiful cities, ready to embrace us Swedish pop fanatics. Gothenburg's Happy Hands Club has exactly that fresh and catchy sound that is much likely to be the next Swedish hype, with their sweet-scented pop melodies and a sound that seems to be something of a mixture between Wu Lyf, Craft Spells and, why not, a tiny touch of Gardens & Villa.
Grab a copy of their brand new self-titled EP on 12 inch vinyl here.
Happy Hands Club - Lost At Sea
Previously:
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We've all been continuously discussing how Sweden is likely to have the strongest pop scene around, and before we even know it there's a new sound emerging from one of its beautiful cities, ready to embrace us Swedish pop fanatics. Gothenburg's Happy Hands Club has exactly that fresh and catchy sound that is much likely to be the next Swedish hype, with their sweet-scented pop melodies and a sound that seems to be something of a mixture between Wu Lyf, Craft Spells and, why not, a tiny touch of Gardens & Villa.
Grab a copy of their brand new self-titled EP on 12 inch vinyl here.
Happy Hands Club - Lost At Sea
Previously:
Happy Hands Club - I'm Not An Antidote
LaGrange, Georgia's Rachel and Grant Evans do not only run a pretty exciting tape label and have joined their creative forces to form the drone ambient project Quiet Evenings that has had a couple of very compelling releases (including this one) - above all the two are probably the most amiable married couple in the current North American underground. Now to celebrate a recent anniversary, Rachel and Grand have recorded a split LP under their respective solo endeavors Motion Sickness Of Time Travel (which is, as some will now, among some of our favoritestuff to have been put out this year) and Nova Scotian Arms, and the result is just another delicate and intriguing effort of expansive psych- and noise-informed soundscapes. Below, watch the amazing 17-minute visualization for the Nova Scotian Arms track "Navigation (Devotional)", made last week by Camilla Padgitt-Coles (of Future Shuttle).
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LaGrange, Georgia's Rachel and Grant Evans do not only run a pretty exciting tape label and have joined their creative forces to form the drone ambient project Quiet Evenings that has had a couple of very compelling releases (including this one) - above all the two are probably the most amiable married couple in the current North American underground. Now to celebrate a recent anniversary, Rachel and Grand have recorded a split LP under their respective solo endeavors Motion Sickness Of Time Travel (which is, as some will now, among some of our favoritestuff to have been put out this year) and Nova Scotian Arms, and the result is just another delicate and intriguing effort of expansive psych- and noise-informed soundscapes. Below, watch the amazing 17-minute visualization for the Nova Scotian Arms track "Navigation (Devotional)", made last week by Camilla Padgitt-Coles (of Future Shuttle).
Crystal Anniversary is out now on Aguirre Records
The Emil & Friends tune "Downed Economy" is off last year's EP of the same name and has thus been flowing around for a good while now already, but as far as I can see this amazing Hotel Mexico remix is something brand new. So I don't know the particular occasion for this re-work, but in any case our favorite Tokyo-based lo-fi dance quintet has turned the track into a wonderfully lush, laid-back AM pop slow-burner, and I guess that alone should be reason enough.
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The Emil & Friends tune "Downed Economy" is off last year's EP of the same name and has thus been flowing around for a good while now already, but as far as I can see this amazing Hotel Mexico remix is something brand new. So I don't know the particular occasion for this re-work, but in any case our favorite Tokyo-based lo-fi dance quintet has turned the track into a wonderfully lush, laid-back AM pop slow-burner, and I guess that alone should be reason enough.
Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Hotel Mexico Remix)
Pretty much blown away by the boy and girl duo Bad Passion and their The XX esque, ice cold electronic R&B, recorded when they both were based in Toronto, Canada. Alt, now based in London, makes dark electronic sounds under the up-and-coming moniker Digits, which truly shows in a couple of the tracks from their bedroom recorded EP Doin' It Slow. The EP even includes a dark and (literally) stripped-down cover of Beach House's "Gila", as well as a few lyrics about stealing cars for the sheer thrill of it, as well as how they love to "get results". Fair enough.
Bad Passion - Liquid Fire
Lesely, Bad Passion's other half, plays with the 'electrogaze' duo Powers, an interesting, upbeat contrast to her project with Alt, but still truly worth a listen. Oh, and all of this is free.
Powers - Last YearDigits - Because It's Wrong
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Pretty much blown away by the boy and girl duo Bad Passion and their The XX esque, ice cold electronic R&B, recorded when they both were based in Toronto, Canada. Alt, now based in London, makes dark electronic sounds under the up-and-coming moniker Digits, which truly shows in a couple of the tracks from their bedroom recorded EP Doin' It Slow. The EP even includes a dark and (literally) stripped-down cover of Beach House's "Gila", as well as a few lyrics about stealing cars for the sheer thrill of it, as well as how they love to "get results". Fair enough.
Bad Passion - Liquid Fire
Lesely, Bad Passion's other half, plays with the 'electrogaze' duo Powers, an interesting, upbeat contrast to her project with Alt, but still truly worth a listen. Oh, and all of this is free.
Powers - Last YearDigits - Because It's Wrong
This one's been brewing for quite a while but now it's finally here, the very rad collab between London Town resident AyGeeTee and LA via Miami, Florida fellow Sean Bowie aka Teams, all condensed into four minutes and twenty seconds of sonic and visual extravaganza. What can we say, just enjoy.
Speaking of Teams, we hope you've already noticed that he's about to bless our ancient continent with his esteemed presence. If not, go here right away (don't pass go) and do penance.
Read more →
We've all been continuously discussing how Sweden 
