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July 2018

Epizode
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EPIZODE³ Announces first names including NINA KRAVIZ, RICARDO VILLALOBOS, SETH TROXLER, PRASLESH

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The third edition of the spectacular EPIZODE FESTIVAL will take place in Vietnam’s tropical paradise, the island of Phu Quoc, from December 28th 2018 to January 8th 2019. Once again, this electrifying music and art universe will bring the world’s most forward-thinking electronic music acts to Asia, who will be supported by the finest local talents. The first round of confirmed headliners includes global house and techno superstars, such as NINA KRAVIZ, RICARDO VILLALOBOS, SETH TROXLER, PRASLESH, ZIP and SONJA MOONEAR! They will be accompanied by an array of the most exciting international and local artists, as FUMIYA TANAKA, DAN ANDREI, PHILIPP GORBACHEV, DENIS KAZNACHEEV, SOFIA RODINA, OUISSAM, HIBIYA LINE, RIFAIN, SUNJU HARGUN and DOTT. Epizode³ will provide a perfect setup for the NYE musical holiday, while bringing its breathtaking scenario back in Phu Quoc, where visitors will enjoy dancing on the beach among iconic art installations, and share the most contagious vibes, during 11 nights and days.

Price of the second round of 11-day Multi Passes will go up to €169 on Thursday, July 26th. Tickets can be purchased online via Epizode website: www.epizode.com

Leading global techno lady and трип label owner, NINA KRAVIZ, will rock Phu Quoc beach with her uncompromising DJ set and unique connection with the crowd. After last year’s sensational performance, one of the most iconic electronic artists of all times – legendary RICARDO VILLALOBOS, his ecstatic beats will return at Epizode³. Electronic music’s most instantly recognizable characters SETH TROXLER, will join this impressive lineup, bringing his eclectic mixture of electronic sounds. Romanian super artists Raresh and Praslea who form the duo PRASLESH are sure to be rolling their infectious grooves that turn every festival upside down. Thomas Franzmann aka ZIP, co-founder of the visionary underground label Perlon, is famed for minimal shifts that conquer global dancefloors. SONJA MOONEAR’s sets reflect her eclectic tastes through a plethora of ideas and creativity, which positioned this Swiss star as one of the most demanded artists at the global scene.
FUMIYA TANAKA, the most prolific and internationally recognised Japanese artist, plays his signature DJ style, underpinned with solid grooves. Romanian master DAN ANDREI will take the crowd on the finest journey through the shades of micro house. One of Moscow’s favorites PHILIPP GORBACHEV, has built a international following for his innovative and revolutionary performances. Nerv Music head honcho DENIS KAZNACHEEV plays his blend of subtle grooves, synth blasts and drops of organic instrumentation, while Russia’s intriguing character and Arma17 resident, SOFIA RODINA, spins her thrilling house and techno with acidic feels. Vietnam’s underground scene will be represented by its most relevant figures; OUISSAM, owner of Hanoi’s Savage club known for his eclectic house sound, followed by another Savage resident RIFAIN, and HIBIYA LINE, one of true underground pioneers in Vietnam and owner of The Observatory. Thailand’s very own and internationally acclaimed SUNJU HARGUN adds his shades of house and techno to the line up, while the most prolific Thai producer DOTT will bring his stripped yet groovy sound.

Phu Quoc’s picture-perfect scenery boasts white sand beaches, lush emerald jungles and hypnotizing sunsets. This paradise hideaway is known for it’s hospitality, exotic Vietnamese cuisine and various activities – from chilling on the beach to exploring its tropical beauty, that will make this trip a superb music holiday to remember.

Festival is organized by Sagrado Corp – a Moscow-based company coordinating all the venues of the holding. They are very active locally, co-organizing the cultural program of the international Expo in Astana, and organizing tours of many DJ and musicians in Moscow: Solomun, Wu Tang Clan, Carl Cox, Tiesto, Sven Vath, Luciano, W&W, etc.

Lineup (in alphabetical order)
Nina Kraviz
Praslesh
Ricardo Villalobos
Seth Troxler
Sonja Moonear
Zip
Dan Andrei
Denis Kaznacheev
Dott
Fumiya Tanaka
Hibiya Line
Ouissam
Philipp Gorbachev
Rifain
Sofia Rodina
Sunju Hargun

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Navy Gangs
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Navy Gangs

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This Friday, Brooklyn-via-Omaga’s Navy Gangs are to unveil their debut album ‘Poach’, via Dinosaur City Records and Modern Sky USA. Ahead of the release, we spoke to the band’s lead guitarist, Noah Kohll about New York’s music scene, his most memorable moments on tour and what influenced the sound and songwriting behind the album.
What is your name and role within Navy Gangs?

Noah Kohll, Guitar Player

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there?

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.

You’ve just come back from a tour where you basically played every nights for 30 nights, where did you tour and how was this experience?

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.

What were some of the memorable moments of the tour?

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.

What did you find most challenging and rewarding about playing such a hectic schedule?

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.

What do you enjoy doing outside of music?

I like reading books about metaphysics and consciousness theory. But mostly I just like playing guitar.

How do you prepare for each live show?

It’s gotten to the point in my daily life that it has become a normal thing, so nothing?

How do you about writing your music?

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.

You’re about to release your debut full length album ‘Poach’ on Dinosaur Records, how did you come to be apart of the Dinosaur Records crew?

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.

Where and when did you record?

We recorded in the fall of 2017 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

What influenced the sound and songwriting for the album?

Mostly ’90s shoe gaze and ’90s downtempo ala Duster.

What equipment and programs did you use?

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…

What do you have planned for the remainder of 2018 going into 2019?
Lots and lots of touring and writing.

Who are you listening to at the moment?
2/26/77 at the Swing Auditorium.

Favourite food and place to hangout?
I like pastrami sandwiches and I like hanging out in my basement where all my instruments are. But if I’m not there I’m probably at the bar.
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SHOTTY HORROH
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Shotty Horroh Releases New Track ‘Dirty Old Town’

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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?v=jnyZKI8uPwU

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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Carl Cox
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RESISTANCE Ibiza – Carl Cox’s Birthday!

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RESISTANCE Ibiza is set to serve up another huge and exclusive party on Tuesday July 31st, with none other than Intec boss Carl Cox celebrating his birthday at Privilege. Jamie Jones, Nic Fanciulli, Eats Everything and Sasha & John Digweed also join the line-up for a sure to be spectacular celebration.
Carl Cox is the absolute king of Ibiza. Whenever he plays, clubs sell out and crowds go wild. His birthday is always an extra special one that has become a sort of national holiday for Ibiza party types. The big man will play a celebratory set that features guests like Paradise main man Jamie Jones, Saved Records chief Nic Fanciulli plus the legendary Sasha & John Digweed and party starting Eats Everything, with the famous RESISTANCE production throughout the club ready to blow your minds next to the world class soundtrack. To make sure things get going from the get-go, the night will kick off with an exclusive Carl Cox B2B Nic Fanciulli set in the terrace room.
This all comes just a week after Richie Hawtin hosted his PLAYdifferently party at the club with the likes of Dubfire and Nicole Moudaber.
He said of the party: “Absolutely slammin incredible @PLAYdifferently Ibiza event with @ResistanceMusic at @privilege_ibiza !! Felt like a return to the @ENTERexperience times of pure intense energy and positivity!!! Thanks to all the artists who played and supported MODEL 1!!!”
This week is set to be another historic night at RESISTANCE, which has already established itself as the most essential party in Ibiza.
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Everything Is Recorded
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EVERYTHING IS RECORDED premiere ‘Everything Is Recorded – A film by CHILD and Mahaneela’

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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 presented exclusively via 4:3, the new video hub and curation streaming platform from Boiler Room. Watch the film 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’

Everything Is Recorded – Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell is out now via XL Recordings / Remote Control.
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Diynamic Festival
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Diynamic Festival Brazil Announces Line Up

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World renowned house label Diynamic is bringing its famous festival experience to Brazil’s unique open air club Laroc, just outside Sao Paulo, on October 27th 2018. Playing the sure to be spectacular one-day event will be the big boss Solomun as well as key label artists HOSH, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Magdalena, Karmon and Lehar.

Laroc has quickly become one of the most talked about clubs in the world. Nestled in the rolling green hills of the Valinhos valley an hour from Sao Paulo, the stunning venue switches up its design each season and has cutting edge technology throughout the club, including hundreds of light, huge LED panels, a vast wood and steel structure that is a beautiful centrepoint. Of course it also has a huge outdoor pool, open air terraces and a part covered dance floor with views over the lush, jungle like valley. When the sun sets behind the hills, it makes for one of the most special experiences anywhere in the dance music world.

Soundtracking this visually stunning club will be Solomun, fresh off the back of not one but two of his famous Ibiza residences at Pacha. His melodic and emotive sounds will be mirrored down the line-up by the likes of Italian star Lehar whose music is characterised by intimate basslines and intriguing melodies, as well as long time associate and fryhide label boss HOSH.

Also starring will be Dutchman Karmon who recently impressed with his entry into the Picture EP series, as well as Kollektiv Turmstrasse, who have a cinematic take on 4/4 somewhere between house and techno, and finally Magdalena who has been with the label since day one and has her own distinctive house sound.

This Diynamic Festival will be a special opportunity to get the full experience of the label and all its key artists in one of the best clubs in the world.
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The Policy
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Rotterdam duo The Policy create eccentric art-house on Krautrock influenced ‘Das Lebenslied’

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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.

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XIII
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XIII Shares New Video for Single ‘Hell Mary’ – New Project from Gyroscope’s Dan Sanders

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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
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JUNGLE announce album For Ever + share new tracks ‘Heavy, California’ + ‘Cherry’

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In July 2014, Jungle released their self-titled debut album. Featuring the singles ‘Platoon’, ‘Busy Earnin’’, ‘Time’, ‘The Heat’ and ‘Julia’, all neo-soul classics, it was the aspirational sound of young London, a soundtrack of escapism, an unmistakable Jungle sound and a unique, vivid, visual Jungle world. The whole thing was dreamed up by Josh “J” Lloyd-Watson and Tom “T” McFarland, a production and multi-instrumentalist duo who never expected to leave their bedroom studios, far less become the core of a talent-filled seven-strong collective that morphed into a killer live outfit. Cue online word-of-mouth and IRL buzz, rave reviews, a Mercury Music Prize nomination, songs of the summer (two summers, even), viral videos, Noel Gallagher declaring the album “fucking amazing”, half a million sales, burgeoning DJ careers, a global tour that lasted two solid years. It all just happened.

Today, Jungle announce news of the follow-up to that defining debut record. The album is titled For Everand will be released on 14th September via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. If Jungle’s first album was their imaginary soundtrack to the places they had never been, For Ever is inspired by real life experiences of the places they’d dreamed of for so long. Swapping Shepherds Bush for the Hollywood Hills, J and T set up camp in Los Angeles to write and record the album. Over time however, their romanticisation of The Californian Dream clashed with the reality of actually living it, the feeling of being adrift on the West Coast compounded by the collapse of long-term relationships. Returning home to London, they teamed up with highly regarded young producer Inflo where they sought to create a “post-apocalyptic radio station playing break up songs”, whittling down loads of ideas this concept spawned into the core 13 tracks you have before you. That station and those songs and that journey are the sound of Jungle’s second album For Ever. They had to go away to come home. And what J and T lost in love, they gained in music. For Ever is for real, deeper and higher, more intimate and more expansive, feel good and, just occasionally, feel bad. It is, then, a proper second album.

To coincide with news of their new album, Jungle today release two new songs from the record: ‘Heavy, California’ and ‘Cherry’. Both songs are available now via all digital services and are accompanied by two videos directed by Josh Lloyd-Watson & Charlie Di Placido for the JFC collective, available exclusively via Spotify and Apple Music respectively. They’re set to build on the success of ‘Happy Man’and ‘House In LA’, the first tracks to be revealed from the album in May.

Pre-order Jungle – For Ever via https://jungle.lnk.to/-ForEver

Jungle – ‘Heavy, California’
WATCH the ‘Heavy, California’ video exclusively via Spotify HERE
Stream / Download via https://jungle.lnk.to/heavycalifornia

Jungle – ‘Cherry’
WATCH the ‘Cherry’ video exclusively via Apple Music HERE
Stream / Download via https://jungle.lnk.to/cherry

Jungle – For Ever is out Friday 14th September via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records.
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CHRISTOPHER PORT
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Christopher Port shares new track ‘Find A Way’ + EP teaser video; releases companion “LIGHT” jackets

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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.

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Helenor
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Helenor

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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’ve been writing and recording for a while, but over the last year or so I decided to finally focus on making an LP.

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.

Many times, I’ll be recording a completely different song and come up with something that doesn’t really fit, but still feels kind of magical.
I’ll typically drag these ideas to the far right of my DAW to jump back into them later.

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.

Drums were tracked/engineered by my good pal, Jhainish, at his home studio.

There’s a combination of Ableton, Logic, and Reason used across these songs.

Who are you listening to at the moment?

 

Well, I have a ticket to go see Radiohead this weekend, so I’ve been diving back into a lot of that today.

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?

 

Fun things!

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?

 

Typically anything that distances me from a computer screen.

I’m also a visual artist, and I’ve always loved to draw.

Favourite food and place to hangout?

 

I would eat at Life Alive in Cambridge every day if I could.
Also, tacos.
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Jarrow
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JARROW shares new video for ‘Season’

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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.

CANCEL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Fundraiser

Friday 17th August – Evelyn Hotel
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KEWL Studios launch monumental Australian music documentary ‘NOW SOUND : Melbourne’s Listening’ at MIFF 2018

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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

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Elderbrook

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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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Van Duo

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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?

nvm

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