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The Whendays: “Untru Love II”.

02 Nov 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
After signing the splendid experimental pop duo Pandr Eyez just a few weeks ago, our good friends in Cascine are already back with some more golden pop for us all — the Stockholm natives Simon and Serge aka The Whendays. With their slowed-down, timeless pop tunes and glowing vocals, it almost feels as we are being drawn back to the streets of our insecure youth. Their first self-titled EP is out on digital download and stream at Cascine on November 15th, while you can feel free to download their single "Untru Love II" from Soundcloud. Also, check out the splendid video the boys directed and shot themselves for the track below. The Whendays - Untru Love II Read more → After signing the splendid experimental pop duo Pandr Eyez just a few weeks ago, our good friends in Cascine are already back with some more golden pop for us all — the Stockholm natives Simon and Serge aka The Whendays. With their slowed-down, timeless pop tunes and glowing vocals, it almost feels as we are being drawn back to the streets of our insecure youth. Their first self-titled EP is out on digital download and stream at Cascine on November 15th, while you can feel free to download their single "Untru Love II" from Soundcloud. Also, check out the splendid video the boys directed and shot themselves for the track below. The Whendays - Untru Love II

Premiere: Slyy - “Pinched Up”.

01 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
After returning from their forced hiatus, the world's friendliest dudes north of the Antarctic over at MJ MJ Records have prepped another stellar release, a tape by Boston, Massachusetts duo Slyy, consisting of Jake Yuhas aka BugEyes and Miles Coe aka Milochondria. Joining forces for their first proper full-length, Serious Sauce Vol. 2 is a 46 minute work stuffed with quite incredible beat extravaganza, made mainly via analog synthesis and bolstered with fine live recorded bass. I've been told that they even might smoke weed sometimes, and oh it shows in the best possible of ways. Both laid back and swirling, at times wriggly, always delightful: Move your feet, or just remain seated. Get Serious Sauce Vol. 2 digitally here and don't forget to order one of those shiny cassettes right here. Cover art by Brian Vu. Slyy - Pinched Up Read more → After returning from their forced hiatus, the world's friendliest dudes north of the Antarctic over at MJ MJ Records have prepped another stellar release, a tape by Boston, Massachusetts duo Slyy, consisting of Jake Yuhas aka BugEyes and Miles Coe aka Milochondria. Joining forces for their first proper full-length, Serious Sauce Vol. 2 is a 46 minute work stuffed with quite incredible beat extravaganza, made mainly via analog synthesis and bolstered with fine live recorded bass. I've been told that they even might smoke weed sometimes, and oh it shows in the best possible of ways. Both laid back and swirling, at times wriggly, always delightful: Move your feet, or just remain seated. Get Serious Sauce Vol. 2 digitally here and don't forget to order one of those shiny cassettes right here. Cover art by Brian Vu. Slyy - Pinched Up

Actress Pets: “Actress’s Pets”.

01 Nov 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Actress Pets is the new side project of AyGeeTee's Andrew G. Thomson and probably, or probably not, additionally someone else, nothing's confirmed or denied in that regard. However, at least we're sure that these are the project's first two, self-evidently entitled tracks. Makes us wonder what the third one might be called. Or not. Anyway, this sounds all pretty cool: Actress Pets - Actress's Pets Actress Pets - More Actresses With Pets Read more → Actress Pets is the new side project of AyGeeTee's Andrew G. Thomson and probably, or probably not, additionally someone else, nothing's confirmed or denied in that regard. However, at least we're sure that these are the project's first two, self-evidently entitled tracks. Makes us wonder what the third one might be called. Or not. Anyway, this sounds all pretty cool: Actress Pets - Actress's Pets Actress Pets - More Actresses With Pets

Gelatin Kids: “#1 Downer Girl”.

31 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Here's a wonderful, small new side project by a not yet to be revealed purveyor of everything warm and fuzzy and beautiful, just "to put out weird four-track pop stuff". The aptly entitled, slow-burning slacker ballade "about the sad girl in everyone's life", "#1 Downer Girl", by the enigmatic Gelatin Kids is part of a self-titled three-track cassette release that's available now via Chicago-based boutique imprint Lillerne Tapes. Order the C-10 over here and go here to stream or download the rest of the songs. Gelatin Kids - #1 Downer Girl Read more → Here's a wonderful, small new side project by a not yet to be revealed purveyor of everything warm and fuzzy and beautiful, just "to put out weird four-track pop stuff". The aptly entitled, slow-burning slacker ballade "about the sad girl in everyone's life", "#1 Downer Girl", by the enigmatic Gelatin Kids is part of a self-titled three-track cassette release that's available now via Chicago-based boutique imprint Lillerne Tapes. Order the C-10 over here and go here to stream or download the rest of the songs. Gelatin Kids - #1 Downer Girl

Video: Gem Club - “252”.

31 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann
The third video to be released for Gem Club's breathtaking debut LP Breakers, and this time it's for the album's most devastatingly beautiful track, "252 ". Directed by Matthew Salton. Read more → The third video to be released for Gem Club's breathtaking debut LP Breakers, and this time it's for the album's most devastatingly beautiful track, "252 ". Directed by Matthew Salton.

Yvynyl video co-premiere: Leisure - “Green Light”.

31 Oct 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

The Boston based three-piece Leisure are set to release their splendid single "Green Light" on 7 inch vinyl (300 edition) via our good friends at Crash Symbols, and prior to this we've also gotten our hands on the brand new video for the single, co-premiered today over at yvynyl's space.

Head over to bandcamp to pre-order your copy of the 7 inch, and if you're lucky you might also snatch a limited edition art book which ships in the first week of December. Watch the trippy visuals for "Green Light" below.

Leisure - Green Light

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The Boston based three-piece Leisure are set to release their splendid single "Green Light" on 7 inch vinyl (300 edition) via our good friends at Crash Symbols, and prior to this we've also gotten our hands on the brand new video for the single, co-premiered today over at yvynyl's space.

Head over to bandcamp to pre-order your copy of the 7 inch, and if you're lucky you might also snatch a limited edition art book which ships in the first week of December. Watch the trippy visuals for "Green Light" below.

Leisure - Green Light

Premiere: Glass Vaults - “Golden”.

30 Oct 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
Do you remember the New Zealand based electro-ambient outfit Glass Vaults, whom hit us with their amazingly beautiful Glass EP last year? Well, I've been waiting quite impatiently for new tunes of theirs for my mind to drift into, as just as Glass EP and tracks such as "Set Sail" and "New Space" made us think of distant, open-wide ocean landscapes through the eyes of someone who had never before sat his foot on solid ground before. Today, their second EP Into Clear saw its light of day over at Bandcamp, and is absolutely worth the long wait. However, where Glass EP would draw our bodies back on earth towards its very end, Into Clear explores a bigger, more unsafe space as far away the ocean as one can come, but still with a pearl-white, pure beauty floating underneath. Grab a free digital copy via bandcamp, or order one of those delicate LTD vinyl editions (250 black and 50 exclusive coloured ones) over at JUKBOX. Glass Vaults - Golden Glass Vaults - Gold Star
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Do you remember the New Zealand based electro-ambient outfit Glass Vaults, whom hit us with their amazingly beautiful Glass EP last year? Well, I've been waiting quite impatiently for new tunes of theirs for my mind to drift into, as just as Glass EP and tracks such as "Set Sail" and "New Space" made us think of distant, open-wide ocean landscapes through the eyes of someone who had never before sat his foot on solid ground before. Today, their second EP Into Clear saw its light of day over at Bandcamp, and is absolutely worth the long wait. However, where Glass EP would draw our bodies back on earth towards its very end, Into Clear explores a bigger, more unsafe space as far away the ocean as one can come, but still with a pearl-white, pure beauty floating underneath. Grab a free digital copy via bandcamp, or order one of those delicate LTD vinyl editions (250 black and 50 exclusive coloured ones) over at JUKBOX. Glass Vaults - Golden Glass Vaults - Gold Star

Video Sunday vol 3.

30 Oct 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
Sunday is for videos. Enjoy this week's selection of bands including Scarlet Chives, Casiokids, The Soft Moon, Fanzine, Patten and Young Galaxy, and remember to lean back in your chair with a good cup of tea, watching the magic embrace your fine eyes (and ears) below. Casiokids - Det Haster! by Kristoffer Borgli Scarlet Chives - DON'T PUT YOUR HANDS THERE by Paul Shroeder Young Galaxy - Seventeen (unofficial) by Kasey Lum The Soft Moon - Total Decay by Life or Death PR Fanzine - Roman Holiday by Fanzine patten - Plurals by Jane Eastlight Read more → Sunday is for videos. Enjoy this week's selection of bands including Scarlet Chives, Casiokids, The Soft Moon, Fanzine, Patten and Young Galaxy, and remember to lean back in your chair with a good cup of tea, watching the magic embrace your fine eyes (and ears) below. Casiokids - Det Haster! by Kristoffer Borgli Scarlet Chives - DON'T PUT YOUR HANDS THERE by Paul Shroeder Young Galaxy - Seventeen (unofficial) by Kasey Lum The Soft Moon - Total Decay by Life or Death PR Fanzine - Roman Holiday by Fanzine patten - Plurals by Jane Eastlight
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