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Video: William Cody Watson - “You’ve Never Seen The Ocean?”.

15 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
We've already indulged ourselves in the majestic beauty of William Cody Watson's nocturnal ambient soundscapes of his EP Night Music For Driving recently, but as we've rarely come across a piece of music that in all its wide screen lavishness so much demanded some appropriately ethereal visualization, we're just glad to learn that Clearing has stepped up to create this equally marvelous video. If you haven't downloaded Night Music For Driving yet, do it right now over here. William Cody Watson - You've Never Seen The Ocean? Previously: William Cody Watson - No Heaven For Us Read more → We've already indulged ourselves in the majestic beauty of William Cody Watson's nocturnal ambient soundscapes of his EP Night Music For Driving recently, but as we've rarely come across a piece of music that in all its wide screen lavishness so much demanded some appropriately ethereal visualization, we're just glad to learn that Clearing has stepped up to create this equally marvelous video. If you haven't downloaded Night Music For Driving yet, do it right now over here. William Cody Watson - You've Never Seen The Ocean? Previously: William Cody Watson - No Heaven For Us

Sobrenadar: “Finales”.

14 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Found myself repeatedly enchanted and indeed quite impressed by Buenos Aires-based chanteuse Paula Garcia aka Sobrenadar whose blissful, blurry synth-driven dream pop softly lands somewhere close to Sleep ∞ Over, Boy Friend and the likes, which can't be a bad thing now that the days have already gotten terribly short again. Sobrenadar's wonderful new EP Physeos is out today on Absent Fever. Get it here. Sobrenadar - Finales Read more → Found myself repeatedly enchanted and indeed quite impressed by Buenos Aires-based chanteuse Paula Garcia aka Sobrenadar whose blissful, blurry synth-driven dream pop softly lands somewhere close to Sleep ∞ Over, Boy Friend and the likes, which can't be a bad thing now that the days have already gotten terribly short again. Sobrenadar's wonderful new EP Physeos is out today on Absent Fever. Get it here. Sobrenadar - Finales

HAPPY TRENDY: “January 6”.

14 Nov 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

It feels like it's been ages since we last heard of Canada's HAPPY TRENDY and his stripped-down synth pop, but fear not, our darling Dylan Khotin-Foote is back with a brand new ear-friendly gem for us all, due to next week on Orchid Tapes. In fact, BIRP premiered the first single off the Die Young EP today, and it does indeed seem to have captured the ears of, uh, the so-called blogosphere. Together with NFOP regular Foxes in Fiction, the two of them are to be seen on December 9th here in Oslo at Sound Of Mu (RSVP here). For the remaining tour dates, see below. HAPPY TRENDY - January 6 November 30th - Porto, Portugal – Passos Manuel December 1st – Coimbra, Portugal - Oficina Municipal do Teatro December 3rd – Lisbon, Portugal – Vodafone Mexefest / Terraço Hotel Tivoli December 4th – Madrid, Spain - TBA December 5th – Lyon, France – La Triperie December 6th – Paris, France – L’espace B December 7th – Lille, France – Peek-A-Boo December 8th – Haarlem, Netherlands – Geertruida December 9th – Oslo, Norway – Sound of Mu December 10th – Berlin, Germany – Mme Claude December 11th – Leipzig, Germany - Wächterhaus December 12th – Hamburg, Germany – Astra-Stube Read more →

It feels like it's been ages since we last heard of Canada's HAPPY TRENDY and his stripped-down synth pop, but fear not, our darling Dylan Khotin-Foote is back with a brand new ear-friendly gem for us all, due to next week on Orchid Tapes. In fact, BIRP premiered the first single off the Die Young EP today, and it does indeed seem to have captured the ears of, uh, the so-called blogosphere. Together with NFOP regular Foxes in Fiction, the two of them are to be seen on December 9th here in Oslo at Sound Of Mu (RSVP here). For the remaining tour dates, see below. HAPPY TRENDY - January 6 November 30th - Porto, Portugal – Passos Manuel December 1st – Coimbra, Portugal - Oficina Municipal do Teatro December 3rd – Lisbon, Portugal – Vodafone Mexefest / Terraço Hotel Tivoli December 4th – Madrid, Spain - TBA December 5th – Lyon, France – La Triperie December 6th – Paris, France – L’espace B December 7th – Lille, France – Peek-A-Boo December 8th – Haarlem, Netherlands – Geertruida December 9th – Oslo, Norway – Sound of Mu December 10th – Berlin, Germany – Mme Claude December 11th – Leipzig, Germany - Wächterhaus December 12th – Hamburg, Germany – Astra-Stube

Rangers: “Glen Clarin (Remix)”.

13 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
We still haven't fully grasped the whole gloriousness of Joe Knight aka Rangers' magnificent LP Pan Am Stories, without any doubt one of our favorites of 2011, but this guy is simply not willing to give us a break: Already working on no less than two new tapes that are scheduled for early next year via his and his pals' still pretty new imprint Brunch Groupe, he's additionally commenced to remix all (!) of his previous stuff, including the tunes off his stellar proper debut LP Suburban Tours, released last year via Olde English Spelling Bee (and, needless to add, also one of our albums of 2010). As for the Suburban Tours remixes, Joe says he's probably just gonna make them all available for free via the Brunch Groupe site, so keep an eye on that - and as a start, enjoy his first, very worthwhile rework of "Glen Clarin" below. Rangers - Glen Clarin (Remix) Pan Am Stories is out on Not Not Fun. Seriously, get it while you can. Read more → We still haven't fully grasped the whole gloriousness of Joe Knight aka Rangers' magnificent LP Pan Am Stories, without any doubt one of our favorites of 2011, but this guy is simply not willing to give us a break: Already working on no less than two new tapes that are scheduled for early next year via his and his pals' still pretty new imprint Brunch Groupe, he's additionally commenced to remix all (!) of his previous stuff, including the tunes off his stellar proper debut LP Suburban Tours, released last year via Olde English Spelling Bee (and, needless to add, also one of our albums of 2010). As for the Suburban Tours remixes, Joe says he's probably just gonna make them all available for free via the Brunch Groupe site, so keep an eye on that - and as a start, enjoy his first, very worthwhile rework of "Glen Clarin" below. Rangers - Glen Clarin (Remix) Pan Am Stories is out on Not Not Fun. Seriously, get it while you can.

Pigeons: “Chances”.

13 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Soft Abuse has made available "Chances", another gem from Pigeons' brand new full-length They Sweetheartstammers, a piece of gently muffled psych rock that sees singer/guitarist Wednesday Knudsen's usually clear and sweet voice manipulated to come off subdued and rather restrained, perfectly matching the overall foggy late night atmosphere of the track. Get They Sweetheartstammers now over here. Pigeons - Chances Read more → Soft Abuse has made available "Chances", another gem from Pigeons' brand new full-length They Sweetheartstammers, a piece of gently muffled psych rock that sees singer/guitarist Wednesday Knudsen's usually clear and sweet voice manipulated to come off subdued and rather restrained, perfectly matching the overall foggy late night atmosphere of the track. Get They Sweetheartstammers now over here. Pigeons - Chances

Video Sunday Vol. 5

13 Nov 2011 — NFOP
This week's Video Sunday features music videos of Pressed And, His Clancyness, Norway's 22 and Sondre Lerche, our friends at Welcome Back Sailors and Woodsman. Enjoy. His Clancyness - Carve A Peach (directed by Giulia Mazza) 22 - Kneel Estate (by Stephen Agnew) Welcome Back Sailors - Season (by Giovanni Aloi) Sondre Lerche - Domino (by Mona F. Lerche) Woodsman - Parallel Lines (by Trevor P) Pressed And - Blue Noun (by Stephanie Cafarella) Read more → This week's Video Sunday features music videos of Pressed And, His Clancyness, Norway's 22 and Sondre Lerche, our friends at Welcome Back Sailors and Woodsman. Enjoy. His Clancyness - Carve A Peach (directed by Giulia Mazza) 22 - Kneel Estate (by Stephen Agnew) Welcome Back Sailors - Season (by Giovanni Aloi) Sondre Lerche - Domino (by Mona F. Lerche) Woodsman - Parallel Lines (by Trevor P) Pressed And - Blue Noun (by Stephanie Cafarella)

Micke Lindebergh: “I Can Feel It Coming”.

12 Nov 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
I stumbled upon Sweden-born Micke Lindebergh by a mere coincidence as I was Soundcloud hunting the other day, whom quite fittingly released his first full lenghtDynamite Boy on his own label Banananokowa International a short while ago.Dynamite Boy has a little bit of everything: raw, Swedish pop, quirky beats and (forgive me for saying) nostalgic synth riffs, and while Micke claims the album track to be his own very favourite off the album, my ears caught greater attention in a few other songs including "I Can Feel It Coming" and "Danger Angel" (please ignore the awkward title of the last mentioned track), both gorgeous, winter-esque pop songs. In fact, with so many splendid tracks throughout the album, it surprised me that he chose Dynamite Boy as the single, which strikes me as slightly boring compared to the quality of his other material. Oh well, maybe it's just me. Download some of these gems exclusively below, and don't forget to purchase the record over here. Micke Lindebergh - I Can Feel It Coming Micke Lindebergh - Danger Angel Micke Lindebergh - dynamite boy (バナナの皮 remix)
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I stumbled upon Sweden-born Micke Lindebergh by a mere coincidence as I was Soundcloud hunting the other day, whom quite fittingly released his first full lenghtDynamite Boy on his own label Banananokowa International a short while ago.Dynamite Boy has a little bit of everything: raw, Swedish pop, quirky beats and (forgive me for saying) nostalgic synth riffs, and while Micke claims the album track to be his own very favourite off the album, my ears caught greater attention in a few other songs including "I Can Feel It Coming" and "Danger Angel" (please ignore the awkward title of the last mentioned track), both gorgeous, winter-esque pop songs. In fact, with so many splendid tracks throughout the album, it surprised me that he chose Dynamite Boy as the single, which strikes me as slightly boring compared to the quality of his other material. Oh well, maybe it's just me. Download some of these gems exclusively below, and don't forget to purchase the record over here. Micke Lindebergh - I Can Feel It Coming Micke Lindebergh - Danger Angel Micke Lindebergh - dynamite boy (バナナの皮 remix)

Peepholes: “Tunnels”.

12 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Stoked by London/Brighton duo Peepholes' latest offering "Tunnels", the leadoff single from their forthcoming full-length Caligula. This is classic cold wave, with crystal-clear analogue synth pads, totally over-the-top vocalization and staggering, absolutely relentless drum machine backing - excessive and flamboyant yet still somehow restrained and self-controlled, probably a bit like Gordon Gekko would behave after a long day of making trouble. Caligula is out November 28 via Upset The Rhythm Peepholes - Tunnels Read more → Stoked by London/Brighton duo Peepholes' latest offering "Tunnels", the leadoff single from their forthcoming full-length Caligula. This is classic cold wave, with crystal-clear analogue synth pads, totally over-the-top vocalization and staggering, absolutely relentless drum machine backing - excessive and flamboyant yet still somehow restrained and self-controlled, probably a bit like Gordon Gekko would behave after a long day of making trouble. Caligula is out November 28 via Upset The Rhythm Peepholes - Tunnels
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