July 2018
Noah Kohll, Guitar Player
Queens, New York. The music scenes’ floodgates are open and pouring in New York City. It’s like prospecting for gold, you gotta sift through a lot of shit.
We toured the whole United States, basically did a giant circle through it. Every night was a different experience, some good, some bad. We just kept on spinning that wheel and held on for dear life.
Our L.A. stay was something out of a dream. Got to see some close friends, and played some killer shows. Honestly the whole west coast of the US was extremely memorable. The people, the music, the landscape was nothing but dreamy.
Honestly it wasn’t that hectic. You had something to do everyday, and there was a reason to do it, so in a sense it was comforting just to be weaving in out of the cities across the US.
I like reading books about metaphysics and consciousness theory. But mostly I just like playing guitar.
It’s gotten to the point in my daily life that it has become a normal thing, so nothing?
Usually Matthew (lead singer) comes in with a riff or an idea and we work off that. Sometimes we jam and find some cool things in there, or me and Matt get together and hash things out. It’s all about just making the hits.
We played a show with Big White (Cody Munro Moore of Dinosaur City Records’ band) in New York a while back and felt that our souls were on the same vibration. We have been friends since then, and at SXSW this year we came up with the idea to co-release the record in Australia with DCR and with Modern Sky in USA.
We recorded in the fall of 2017 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Mostly ’90s shoe gaze and ’90s downtempo ala Duster.
We recorded on ProTools. We used a nice a mount of phaser on the record thats really subtle. Our engineer was behind the marimba at one moment. There was a lot of things going on and they all happened really fast… probably because of the narcolepsy drugs we were taking…
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Like the fire-breathing love child of Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner and Sid Vicious combined, Shotty Horroh releases his second single “Dirty Old Town”.
“Dirty Old Town is about home, and what it’s like growing up in a council estate in Britain,” says Horroh. “Troubles, poverty, fun times and football. Really, it is just about Manchester, as a lot of the [upcoming] album is. The song is also an ode to the band The Pogues, who also have a song titled ‘Dirty Old Town’ about Manchester.”
Watch the video for “Dirty Old Town” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Following his last single “Shudehill”, “Dirty Old Town” will be the second look of what’s to come from his full length album, Salt of The Earth, which will be released September 7th. The album was recorded in Canada, with Toronto based producers Jules Lynch and Patrick Mackenzie at the helm.
Shotty Horroh rose to fame after becoming a legend within the battle rap community. At over 10 million plus views, his battle against Arsonal Da Rebel is the most watched English-language battle of all time, catching the eye of major artists such as Deadmau5, Drake and Jay Z.
The Manchester native-turned Torontonian and former battle rap champion is currently shedding his former skin with plans to take over the world of rock. Following notable collaborations with critically acclaimed artists such as James Arthur, Tory Lanez, Deadmau5, Jme, and Madchild, Shotty has transformed his sound into a gritty alt/rock sound reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys; drawing inspiration from bands like Oasis, The Beatles and The Stone Roses, as well as the reality and rubbish of modern life – at times passionate, aggressive and intense, heartbreaking and tender.
Horroh will also be co-starring in the BBC film, “VS.”, an urban rites of passage drama set in the hostile and exciting UK rap battle scene, which is set for release on October 19, 2018.
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EVERYTHING IS RECORDED premiere ‘Everything Is Recorded – A film by CHILD and Mahaneela’
Today, Everything Is Recorded premieres Everything Is Recorded, a film by CHILD and Mahaneelathat intimately captures the evolution and creation of Everything Is Recorded’s debut album and live shows, told by the musicians directly involved.
The documentary film features exclusive interviews with Richard Russell and musical collaborators, unseen behind-the-scenes footage of the recording sessions (featuring Baluji Shrivastav, Ben Reed, Giggs, Green Gartside, Ibeyi, Infinite Coles, Joe Brown, Lil C, Mela Murder, Nubya Garcia, Obongjayar, Peter Gabriel, Sampha, Tic, Wiki, Yazz Ahmed and Richard Russell) and a cinematic documentation of Everything Is Recorded’s debut live shows. These shows – immersive, euphoric, sold out events at the abandoned Savoy Cinema in Dalston, east London – featured a host of key collaborators alongside bespoke visual installations from acclaimed artist Toby Ziegler which transplanted the spirit of the studio sessions into the live arena – a spirit that is vividly captured here.
Everything Is Recorded is the collaborative artist project helmed by musician, record producer and XL Recordings co-founder Richard Russell. In February 2018, Russell released his debut album Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell. The album was recorded at Russell’s Copper House studio in west London and features an eclectic international and inter-generational cast of collaborators and musicians who embraced Russell’s open door, keep-the-tapes-running policy. These artists include vocalists Sampha, Giggs, Ibeyi, Obongjayar, Infinite, Wiki and Syd alongside instrumental contributions from Kamasi Washington, Damon Albarn, Rachel Zeffira, Peter Gabriel, Green Gartside, Owen Pallettand more.
The album, released via XL Recordings, was met with immediate widespread acclaim, described by Q Magazine as “a masterclass in the art of collaboration” and Clash as “something truly special” while the Sunday Times simply stated “it’s a bit early to be talking about albums of the year, but Russell has just set the benchmark”. Most recently, the album was named as a Hyundai Mercury Music Prize Album of the Year.
Everything Is Recorded will release a new EP 8AM later this year. Listen to first single from the EP ‘Carry Me feat. Obongjayar & Yazz Ahmed’
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Rotterdam duo The Policy create eccentric art-house on Krautrock influenced ‘Das Lebenslied’
Rotterdam production duo The Policy re-emerge with eccentric, sophisticated new art-house single Das Lebenslied.
Calling to mind Todd Terje or John Maus in its quirks and curious exploration of electronic music, as well as giving a passing nod to krautrock pioneers Kraftwerk, Das Lebenslied is a beguiling introduction to the work of the experienced producers/musicians.
Taking The Policy as their nom de plume, Pierre Hagelaars and like-minded producer ThijmenHoebink, via their experience in both bands and the electronic scene, provide a unique perspective on today’s club scene. They’ve so far made their name undertaking remix duties for the likes of Tén Fe, J. Bernardt and Editors but are now stepping out with their own innovative original material.
Part of the way they create their unconventional take on House is by utilising contrasting instrumentation. Based around a meeting of electric and acoustic, the digital vibe and glitchy tones of underground euro dance music collides with traditional and not-so-traditional popular music timbres. A prime example here is a Juno 106 synthesiser combining with a sitar for the key melody lines, and providing a bed for the semi-chanted, disquieting vocoder lyrics.
Whilst meticulously experimenting with sounds and textures however, they never stray too far away from the dancefloor sensibilities that birthed the project and keeps them tied to the Dutch club scene.
In terms of the relationship between the two and to The Policy, Pierre is the face of the project DJing, and performing live, whilst Thijmen stays in the shadowy background as a producer.
Das Lebenslied was composed, produced and mixed by The Policy and mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange. It is being released by [PIAS] Recordings on July 26th.
XIII Shares New Video for Single ‘Hell Mary’ – New Project from Gyroscope’s Dan Sanders
Following the release of his debut double A-side single “Hell Mary | Don’t Leave Me Alone” (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia), XIII today shares his first official video for single “Hell Mary”.
Directed by Tim Swallow & Ed Triglone (Lagoon Collective), the Hell Mary clip gives a first look into the world of XIII, tackling all the best bits of grunge and forming a memorable backdrop to a moody performance by Gyroscope’s Dan Sanders.
Shot across Sydney’s northern beaches, north shore & inner city, the moody visual piece gives us our first look into the world of XIII.
With XIII debut album expected later this year, the new track was one of more than 100 songs Sanders had written since 2008 but for which he was yet to find a home. Working on them sporadically over the years, it was not until he built his own studio in his backyard shed – dubbed The Cabin – in 2016, he found himself paying them more serious attention.
The day David Bowie died, Dan didn’t know where to turn. A lifelong musical hero, news of Bowie’s death hit the singer-songwriter hard and stirred similar emotions to those he’d felt when Kurt Cobain passed away. Upset and feeling lost, Sanders did the only thing that made sense: he grabbed a bottle and, through the tears, made music.
They were songs of despair, loss, hate, rage, isolation and drunken lust, the work of an artist desperate to evolve his craft. And some of them sounded like nothing he’d done before.
Sanders played all instruments on Hell Mary with Drew Goddard (Karnivool) and along with track “Don’t Leave Me Alone” will be included on XIII debut album released in September.
ARTWORK CREDIT:
Artwork by Ozzy Lister, concept by Dan Sanders
XIII ‘HELL MARY | DON’T LEAVE ME ALONE’ – OUT NOW
DEBUT ALBUM SLATED FOR SEPT 2018
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JUNGLE announce album For Ever + share new tracks ‘Heavy, California’ + ‘Cherry’
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Jungle – ‘Heavy, California’
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Jungle – ‘Cherry’
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Christopher Port shares new track ‘Find A Way’ + EP teaser video; releases companion “LIGHT” jackets
The enigmatic Melbourne producer, Christopher Port today shares his new single ‘Find A Way’, another upbeat cut of club-filled euphoria. This follows the release of his “unashamed dance floor-filler” ‘DTF’, the first track lifted from Port’s upcoming Everything In Quotes “LIGHT” EP which has received nods formXLR8R, Resident Advisor, Pilerats, Double J, Linda Marigliano (triple j) and more and been described by Anna Lunoe (Beats 1) as “riding that perfect sonic balance between future and classic”. Listen to ‘Find A Way’ here.
‘Find A Way’ also comes with an accompanying video, highlighting the forthcoming EP tracks and doubling as its own unique rolling look-book showcasing the producer’s follow-up fashion line with his own brand of “LIGHT” jackets available for sale as as a limited, one-off item now.
Of the jackets, Christopher Port says, “These jackets are essentially me building on something that was already there. The “DARK” tops were handmade from start to finish, they were more of a reflection of my love for artisan, handmade fashion. On the opposite side these jackets reflect my love of street wear and street culture. They are more like street-wear ‘edits’. They are jackets that existed before and I’ve just added on to them. This reflects the millions of kids around the world that customise and add on to there clothes to make them individual. This is what I’ve tried to capture with the “LIGHT” jackets.”
Christopher Port’s Everything In Quotes “LIGHT” EP is set for release this Aug 3 via Australia’s leading independent tastemakers, Future Classic and Pieater.
What is your name and role within Helenor?
My name is Dave and I am also Helenor.
Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there?
Boston, MA.
How did you first start playing music?
I started playing bass in middle school because I bought 2 turntables and couldn’t figure out what to do with them.
How did Helenor form?
Helenor has essentially been a home recording project up until now.
I had accumulated a handful of songs at a time when I was playing in another band (Philosophical Zombie) with Seth Kasper. Seth is a really amazing drummer. All of the songs up until that point were recorded over programmed beats, because I have garbage coordination on a drum set. I shared the songs with Seth, who began adding live drums and helping to reshape. At that point, things felt exciting again. Seth jumped on to help me complete/co-produce the rest of the album, and here we are.
You’ve just finished your debut LP and released the first track called ‘Ocean State’ what influenced the songwriting and sound for Ocean State and the LP in general?
Ocean state is about a time in my life when I moved to the small beach town of Newport, Rhode Island, and got really depressed.
It’s the first song that I ever wrote on slide guitar, and it became a catalyst for the synthy-slide vibe that’s on the LP.
How do you usually go about writing tracks?
Sometimes a song will start with a melody percolating in my head, a lot of the time with some sort of visual companion.
I end up with a lot of 3, 4, 5 song-idea-tracks accidentally because of this.
Where and when did you record and what programs/equipment did you use?
Everything on the LP “something twice” was recorded in my apartment aside from the drums.
There’s a combination of Ableton, Logic, and Reason used across these songs.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
I’ve also been listening to a lot of Broadcast this past week.
What do you have planned for the remainder of 2018 going into 2019?
Currently finishing up a music video for another single, practicing the live set, and preparing for a record release show.
What do you like to do outside of music?
I’m also a visual artist, and I’ve always loved to draw.
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Jarrow has today shared a new video for ‘Season.’ The single comes from his second album Expensive Hugs which is out now via Barely Dressed / Remote Control.
Premiered today on Pilerats, the video is Jarrow aka Dan Oke‘s take on gun culture in America. As he describes “Season reflects my outside perspective of the desensitization of gun culture within the USA. It’s a topic I feel pretty strongly about – which I feel a lot of Australians share. The track attempts is to point out the ridiculous nature which spawn daily incidents in the US & the trivial comparisons that are made in the process.”
Dan has curated the Cancel Violence Against Women Fundraiser at The Gasometer on August 17with performances by Jarrow, IV League, Swim Team and more. The night will raise money for a number of Australian and Victorian organizations such as WIRE, Safe Steps, IWDA, Carrie’s Place, WISHIN and Djirra. Each of these foundations prevents and raises awareness for domestic violence and violence against women.
Expensive Hugs reveals the immense pleasure that Jarrow takes from experimentation in the studio. Drawing inspiration equally from 21st century meme culture and classic 90’s indie-rock, the album is an immensely enjoyable dash through Oke’s world of hooks, weird soundscapes and riff-jams – all fighting to break free of his perfect pop structures. The resulting tension between wild abandon and classic form is what makes Dan such a compelling artist. Piano rumbas follow tightly constructed vignettes and extended guitar freak-outs. It’s all there in 29 minutes of joy, written and performed with a knowing grin.
Expensive Hugs is available to purchase on all formats here.
KEWL Studios launch monumental Australian music documentary ‘NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening’ at MIFF 2018
Accomplished filmmakers KEWL Studios to launch monumental Australian music documentary ‘NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening’ at the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival + After Party
Music is the voice of culture; NOW SOUND is a documentary about listening.
Director and filmmaker Tobias Willis and producer Marcus Rimondini of KEWL Studios are set to premiere their debut feature length documentary NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening as part of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. An unprecedented document of contemporary Australian Music, NOW SOUND is an exploration into the climate of Melbourne’s vast and dynamic music community. Premiering Friday 10 August at MIFF’s Forum Lounge along with a massive post-screening afterparty to celebrate, NOW SOUND will take audiences back to the years 2016-2018 to navigate Melbourne’s ever evolving music landscape and the trials and tribulations that constantly threaten to undermine it.
Recently dubbed as the Music Capital of the world, Melbourne is a thriving and fertile oasis for music lovers, makers and enablers alike. Shot over two years NOW SOUND is an investigation into what makes this haven so. The film focuses on a vibrant music scene showcasing unique artists and exalting sub-cultures that the city harbours and the measures taken to foster and preserve them. Talking to artists, producers, event organisers, labels, radio broadcasters, critics, writers, venues, record stores and organisations NOW SOUND serves as a unified voice for Melbourne’s passionate music community.
Director Tobias Willis has been forging a career in music as a filmmaker and has worked directly with a plethora of Australian talent including Jess Ribeiro, Jen Choler, Kirin J Callinan, Sui Zhen, Client Liaison, KLLO, Courtney Barnett, Totally Mild and Broadway Sounds. Since starting his independent studio KEWL, Tobias has been nominated for an ARIA for ‘Best Video’ for Client Liaison’s massive hit ‘Off White Limousine’ and has toured with LanewayFestival 2018 to produce all of their video content. Working with producer, music journalist and friend Marcus Rimondini, the KEWL team has worked tirelessly for the past two years to create a music documentary that is as a microcosm for Melbourne music itself – a film that looks inward as much as outward to find its unique place within a global context.
To celebrate the world premiere of ‘NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening’ the MIFF FestivalLounge and KEWL are throwing a free post-screening after party open to both ticket-holders and the general public, with a killer lineup of local artists that feature in the film. Electronic performer and DJ SIMONA will bring her synth-pop and stadium techno, drawing from her deep love of dance’s dark linage and evoking a liminal dreaming of catharsis and brutal confrontation. Musician and producer Sui Zhen will have you melting into her musical selections from lover’s rock, ambient techno to ‘80s electronic bossanova and songs with deep feeling and groove. Made up of hip hop traditionalists in Melbourne producer Skomes and Californian born Australian resident MC Cazeaux O.S.L.O, the night will be headlined by dynamic local duoSO.Crates who are quickly becoming one of the city’s most sought-after live acts.
Melbourne International Film Festival media passes are extremely limited, so be sure to register your interest to attend the screening and review the film below.
KEWL presents ‘NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening’
Premiering at MIFF 2018
Friday 10 August – 9.15pm
The Forum Lounge
154 Flinders Street, Melbourne
After Party – from 11pm
Featuring: SIMONA (DJ set), Sui Zhen (DJ set) + SO.Crates
Tickets selling fast at the MIFF website
Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there?
I’m based out of London and have been for a while. Obviously London is known for its music and has been since forever. I think the best thing about the London music scene is that there is a little bit of everything. From techno to rock to classical, it’s all there. I think the mix definitely opens doors for a lot more collaborative work as well that crosses lots of different genres, which is cool.
How did you first get into music and producing?
When I first got into music i was about 15 years old and bought a guitar. After I learnt a few chords I started a band with some friends. We loved stuff like Kings Of Leon and Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes at the time and so we tried to emulate them. After a while I started to write and record songs by myself. It was mainly acoustic music I was writing, so I learnt how to record vocals and guitar on my laptop. After doing that for a while, I realised that there was so much I could add to the music I was recording by using electronic sounds. I kept on experimenting with that until the electronic aspect kind of took over. That’s when i started to release music under ‘Elderbrook’.
You’ve been nominated for Grammy, how did this come about and has this nomination changed things for you at all?
Being nominated for a Grammy has definitely helped open doors for me. It’s just put me on the map a little bit and got my name out there. What’s great is that it has meant I can work with some amazing producers and other musicians. I’ve been making some great stuff recently as a result, which I cannot wait to share.
You have an upcoming Australian tour which includes a slot at Splendour in the Grass, shows supporting The Wombats and shows of your own, how do you prepare for your live shows and what can the Aussie audience expect upon seeing and hearing you grace the stage?
Before a show I just try and chill out, to be honest. That’s the extent of my preparation. Although before the show I obviously have to warm up my voice a bit. I do that by singing old gospel songs until my voice is well and truly warmed up. It’s just me on stage. I play a bit of keys, a drum machine and use a Launchpad through which I loop things and trigger sounds. As well as all this, I’m singing almost all the time. Audiences can also expect some outrageous dance moves, if I do say so myself.
Who or what influences your sound?
I like to try and make sounds influence my sound. I like to mess around with different live organic sounds until something sounds good. After that, I just try and see where it takes me. Vocally though, I’ve definitely been influenced by my indie background by bands like Bombay Bicycle Club and Kings Of Leon and other bands like that.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Right now I’m listening to a lot of things like Leon Bridges, Cardi B, a lot of country music and Rufus Du Sol. That’s just this week though, my tastes are always changing!
Your new single ‘Sleepwalking’ is out now through Parlophone and has already hit over 1 million steams!! What do you attribute to the huge popularity of this track?
I think it’s just sonically quite interesting. It has that tribal drum sound at the beginning that lasts throughout, which I think brings people in. I think it sounds kind of exotic as well with the ‘mm bab bada’ that i sing. Almost South American vibes. Ultimately though I cannot say why people listen, I’m just happy they are!
How did this track come about?
I was on a writing trip to Los Angeles a couple of months ago and was working with a few different people out there. One of the people I was working with was Nick Littlemore from Empire Of The Sun. I was looking forward to writing with him a lot actually because I’m a big fan of EOTS. We had a couple of days in the studio and wrote a whole bunch of stuff. ‘Sleepwalking’ was the one that stood out though. We started with the tribal drum sound at the beginning and tried to keep it preppy minimal with vocals over just that. After then I took the parts and worked on it a bit more in London until it ended up how it has!
Your previous single with Camelphat ‘Cola’ is now ARIA platinum certified and received massive airplay this year; do you have a secret recipe for creating sexy music?
No secret recipe I’m afraid, that’s just me I guess. Although having said that, whispering on a song always helps…
What do you have planned for the remainder of 2018 going into 2019?
I have another headline tour of America coming up in September that I’m looking forward to. There are a whole lot of new cities that I’ll be playing that I’ve never been to, so I’m excited about that. Then shows across the UK and Europe after that. I also have a new single out on the 10th of August called ‘Capricorn’! In between all of that, I’m just writing and finishing trying to get an album together which will hopefully be released next year at some point.
What do you like to do outside of music?
To be honest music really does take up most of my life but, when I can, I do try and find time for a cheeky game of badminton.
Favourite food and place to hang out?
Love hamburgers. Love to hang out in hamburger shops.
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What is your name and role within Van Duo?
The names behind VAN DUO are not important, we like to have focus on the music and name VAN DUO
Where are you currently located and what is the music scene like there?
VAN DUO exists out of more than 1 person, locations are New York City and Europe
How would you describe your sound?
Our vision behind the music is finding an equal balance between, sophisticated melodic music and accesable dance music. Combination of underground and overground.
How did Van Duo form?
Through the internet, we haven’t met each other yet, our first physical meeting will be around the debut show at Ushuaia Ibiza with Martin Garrix.
You’ve just released your brand new EP ‘Rotator on STMPD RECORDS, where and when did you record/produce the EP?
The idea for Rotator was already devolped quite well, and we finished it up. We use ableton as DAW.
What influenced the sound and songwriting for Rotator?
We don’t have lyrics, but the sound is influenced by using sounds we like from different electronic genres.
How do generally go about writing music together?
Its a team efford of A&R + Idea’s and technical aspects, we have a lot of experience on those fields.
What programs and equipment did you use for the Rotator EP?
Mainly everything is in the Box in Ableton.
Where can we listen/buy Rotator?
On all digital platforms, there are also limited vinyl pressings.
How did you both first start playing music?
Through vinyls!
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Nobody specific, its a big industry nowadays we all love Electronic music so thats mainly what we listen to in general.
You’ll be both be travelling from Lithuania and New York to play alongside STMPD Records boss Martin Garrix at Ushuaia Ibiza in August, how did this show come about and what do you have planned for this show?
For our debut show the tracklist will be filled with unreleased material and released material from VAN DUO, but we also love to make our own version of older tracks. Its going to be a nicely coloured dj set.
How do you prepare for each like show?
This is going to be VAN DUO’s first show, so we don’t know yet haha.
What do you have planned for the remainder of 2018 going into 2019?
We are releasing a lot of new music, also with STMPD. We have a new remix coming soon, it’s a remix for Martin Garrix & Khalid. Also we will release music with Lost Frequencies label “Found Frequencies” very soon.
What do you like to do outside of music?
We like to create any form of art, music we love sports, nature and travelling.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
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