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COURTNEY BARNETT MTV Unplugged (Live In Melbourne) out now on CD & vinyl Watch performance of ‘Nameless, Faceless’ Supporting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in UK + Ireland

by the partae February 24, 2020

written by the partae

Courtney Barnett – MTV Unplugged Live In Melbourne is now out physically on CD and aqua blue vinyl via Milk! Records / Remote Control. Stream here and watch full video playlist here. Watch the video for ‘Nameless, Faceless‘ via the image below.

On October 22nd 2019, Courtney Barnett performed a unique and special show at the invitation of MTV Australia in her hometown of Melbourne. The “Unplugged” performance features Barnett as you’ve never heard her before, warm, vulnerable and emotional. Under a garland of lights and a canopy of florals in the outdoor courtyard of Howler, Barnett performed a stirring set of eight songs to an intimate audience including ‘Depreston’, ‘Avant Gardener’ and ‘Sunday Roast’. Joined by her usual band Dave Mudie and Bones Sloane, she also enlisted cellist Lucy Waldron.

Barnett made the night even more iconic by inviting some of her favourite musicians to collaborate including legendary songwriter Paul Kelly, angelically-voiced New Zealander Marlon Williams and Milk! Records label-mate Evelyn Ida Morris. The performances included covers of Leonard Cohen, Archie Roach and Seeker Lover Keeper as well as a never-before-heard original track from Courtney herself titled ‘Play It On Repeat’.

Courtney Barnett said about her performance “I love playing to Melbourne crowds…I wanted to have a mixture of old songs, new songs and covers, and tracks that we don’t perform all the time – it’s been interesting to see the songs through a different filter, and it brings out this other emotional side to the music and the lyrics”.

She continued, “Unplugged is so nostalgic for me. We had two Unplugged Records in our CD collection growing up and I know those records inside out because we listened to them every day.”

This year Barnett joined forces for a set of bushfire benefit shows with Camp Cope where they raised in excess of $90,000. Barnett also recently completed a sold out solo US tour which included a once-in-a-lifetiime ‘Courtney Barnett & Friends’ show in Los Angeles where she collaborated with Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten, Waxahatchee, Lucius, Vagabon, and Bedouine.

She will then be taking her show to the UK and Ireland where she will join Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on their arena tour in May.

Buy / Stream Courtney Barnett – MTV Unplugged (Live In Melbourne) via https://courtney-barnett.lnk.to/mtvunplugged

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February 24, 2020 0 comments

caroline are pleased to share their debut live session and signing to Rough Trade Records - the track is called 'Dark blue'. The session was shot in January 2020, in a disused swimming pool in North London. The band hail from London. caroline began as a three-piece (Jasper Llewellyn, Mike O'Malley, Casper Hughes) in early 2017, initially evolving out of weekly improvisation sessions. Bringing together shared influences in, and experiences of playing, midwestern ‘emo’ guitar music, Appalachian folk, minimalist classical and various forms of dance music. The group spent a year and a half playing privately, without a project name. Reiterating, deconstructing and re-building the same small handful of songs over and over again, the group slowly expanded their on-stage members before playing their debut show as caroline in 2018. caroline are currently working on their debut album. caroline are - Jasper Llewellyn - acoustic guitar, cello, drums, vocals, Mike O'Malley - electric guitar, vocals Casper Hughes - electric guitar, vocals Oliver Hamilton – violin Magdalena McLean – violin Freddy Wordsworth - trumpet, bass Alex McKenzie – clarinet Hugh Aynsley - drums, percussion.

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CAROLINE Sign to Rough Trade Records Share debut live session ‘Dark blue’

by the partae February 24, 2020

written by the partae

caroline are pleased to share their debut live session and signing to Rough Trade Records – the track is called ‘Dark blue’. The session was shot in January 2020, in a disused swimming pool in North London. The band hail from London.

caroline began as a three-piece (Jasper Llewellyn, Mike O’Malley, Casper Hughes) in early 2017, initially evolving out of weekly improvisation sessions. Bringing together shared influences in, and experiences of playing, midwestern ‘emo’ guitar music, Appalachian folk, minimalist classical and various forms of dance music.

The group spent a year and a half playing privately, without a project name. Reiterating, deconstructing and re-building the same small handful of songs over and over again, the group slowly expanded their on-stage members before playing their debut show as caroline in 2018. caroline are currently working on their debut album.

caroline are – Jasper Llewellyn – acoustic guitar, cello, drums, vocals, Mike O’Malley – electric guitar, vocals Casper Hughes – electric guitar, vocals Oliver Hamilton – violin Magdalena McLean – violin Freddy Wordsworth – trumpet, bass Alex McKenzie – clarinet Hugh Aynsley – drums, percussion.

February 24, 2020 0 comments

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? I’m Based in Brisbane, I moved from the UK 13 years ago. If you look at the scene in Australia from history back in the 80s / 90s then you can’t compare with the enthusiasm of both venues and punters. Db limits and pokies have plagued the scene somewhat. Venues don’t have the budget or are not prepared to pay for original artists the way cover bands and Tributes get paid. Apparently bands back then were finding a gig at least 3 times per week. Now we have agents selecting their "favourites". Brisbane is a place of diverse talent but we still haven’t seen anything that will put Australia back on the map yet for A & R visits. However, please feel free to check out my new single called 'DumbStruck' How can we progress and expose new music? Great question! and I believe radio have much to answer for where educating the public and artists are concerned. A particular radio station for example, still have the same play list from when I moved here 13 years ago!! Friends and family in the UK are always saying to me "have you heard this new song" "have you seen this new rocking band" well no I haven’t ha ha, because radio in Australia does not fully support the cause for what’s developing and happening overseas unfortunately. How did you first start playing music? My late father use to sing to me and my brother. We shared a room growing up and my old man would pick a classic tune and play and sing to us on his rusty old acoustic guitar instead of reading a bedtime story. Bearing in mind we were 6 and 4 year old knippers. My father taught me the "3 chord wonder" as he called it haha. I practiced those 3 chords for weeks, I then taught myself some more from guitar books, that was before google lol. It was when I met a good old pal at the first year of high school that it really began. I taught him a scale or two and now he is a top blues rock player in the South West of the UK. We put together a little novice garage band and rehearsed in bedrooms, garages and school halls. We had real passion man! We learn’t fast and soon booked our first gig at Plymstock Comprehensive School haha. It was the Christmas school disco that we would premiere at the age of 14. From here we grew as trio with myself on bass. Let’s just say the rest is history! What's been happening recently? It’s been a hectic few weeks of late getting everything across the line ready for the single, video, EP and live show launch, and now interviews and promo. March 28th I marry the most amazing lady, so as one can imagine there is much to do. I’m also a full time driving instructor in Brisbane. Your new single is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting? I wrote ‘DumbStruck’ over 14 years ago back in the UK, as a band then with my brother Del on drums we jammed it but never recorded these songs. At the time I was listening to a mix of bands from Trouble, Kyuss, Audioslave, Soundgarden to Stereophonics and HIM. I put an emphasis on melody and hooks as this formula gives colour and emotion. This was probably inherited from growing up listening to The Beatles. With ‘DumbStruck’ it was a progressive experience to write. It has evolved from its basic form and has guitar work that Slash himself could have written haha. The Canadian guitarist who wrote the solos, performed, mixed and mastered on the track goes by the name of Trevor (Hanuman) Stefiuk. Where and when did you record/produce? It has been an ongoing project that has spanned over the last two years with Allan Lahey at Taramalin Sound recording studio in Kingston QLD. Allan has been a pioneer and platform for original artists to record in Brisbane for many years. Due to life’s obstacles and funding it has taken longer than I had hoped, but it was worth the wait. Ben Kerswell played a major role in instrumentation and producing something a bit more contemporary. Unfortunately, Ben has had a life changing illness that stopped him in his tracks. Therefore, I was required to hire guys to help perform and complete the last track called 'Plunge' While in the process of mastering the track Strive and Repair, the decision was made to invest in a music video to align with this rocking tune. So if you like it rocking and loud this is your chance to hear something new. On the 28th February 2020 the EP ‘A Thousand Years High’ will be launched in Brisbane and be available online and for hard copies of the CD. I am proud of what has been achieved here as a whole, and I humbly say that the single ‘DumbStruck’ needs to be heard on every radio station across the globe to justify its existence! You have a EP on the way, how did you go about writing the EP and what influenced the writing? All of the 5 songs were written firstly on the acoustic guitar over a decade ago. It was a great formula, I would pour a glass or two and put pen to paper. Melody always comes first with me then lyrics to fit the vocal melody. I was heavily influenced from the stoner rock and the grunge era. AIC showed how vox harmonies can be used with heavy crunching riffs. Over the years, vocally I have been influenced by Chris Cornell, Layne Staley. In the early days it was Axl Rose, David Coverdale, Paul Rodgers and Sebastian Bach I took vocal lessons from. What have you found most rewarding and challenging during the creation of the new EP? We all knew that the final track recorded on the EP 'Plunge' was going to be a challenge. With its unconventional structure and longer than average duration it turned out to certainly be that. All efforts and focus went into a performance for recording that we were happy with. The result is an epic, progressive original sounding track. Funding and time was a major factor for completing this EP. What's the EP title? ‘A Thousand Years High’ What do you like to do away from music? I like to spend time with my kids, however they are now adults and doing their own thing! I like to walk somewhere scenic, visit the mountains and coast, wine and dine. I went through an obsessive stage of practicing the ancient Martial art known as the commercial name of Ninjutsu Who are you listening to at the moment? Clutch, Killswitch Engage and Paradise Lost What's planned for 2020? Get married in March and to push this EP, Single and video and obtain as many gigs as possible. I will be writing and still have some heavy tunes to show the lads to later record a full album. Favourite food and place to hangout? Being a pomme I do like a decent hot Indian curry. There are a few good Thai restaurants at Westfield Garden City and Raby Bay harbour that I like to visit.

Marshall

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

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

I’m Based in Brisbane, I moved from the UK 13 years ago. If you look at the scene in Australia from history back in the 80s / 90s then you can’t compare with the enthusiasm of both venues and punters. Db limits and pokies have plagued the scene somewhat. Venues don’t have the budget or are not prepared to pay for original artists the way cover bands and Tributes get paid. Apparently bands back then were finding a gig at least 3 times per week. Now we have agents selecting their “favourites”.

Brisbane is a place of diverse talent but we still haven’t seen anything that will put Australia back on the map yet for A & R visits. However, please feel free to check out my new single called ‘DumbStruck’

How can we progress and expose new music?

Great question! and I believe radio have much to answer for where educating the public and artists are concerned. A particular radio station for example, still have the same play list from when I moved here 13 years ago!! Friends and family in the UK are always saying to me “have you heard this new song” “have you seen this new rocking band” well no I haven’t ha ha, because radio in Australia does not fully support the cause for what’s developing and happening overseas unfortunately.

How did you first start playing music?

My late father use to sing to me and my brother. We shared a room growing up and my old man would pick a classic tune and play and sing to us on his rusty old acoustic guitar instead of reading a bedtime story. Bearing in mind we were 6 and 4 year old knippers. My father taught me the “3 chord wonder” as he called it haha. I practiced those 3 chords for weeks, I then taught myself some more from guitar books, that was before google lol.

It was when I met a good old pal at the first year of high school that it really began. I taught him a scale or two and now he is a top blues rock player in the South West of the UK. We put together a little novice garage band and rehearsed in bedrooms, garages and school halls. We had real passion man! We learn’t fast and soon booked our first gig at Plymstock Comprehensive School haha. It was the Christmas school disco that we would premiere at the age of 14. From here we grew as trio with myself on bass. Let’s just say the rest is history!

What’s been happening recently?

It’s been a hectic few weeks of late getting everything across the line ready for the single, video, EP and live show launch, and now interviews and promo. March 28th I marry the most amazing lady, so as one can imagine there is much to do. I’m also a full time driving instructor in Brisbane.

Your new single is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?

I wrote ‘DumbStruck’ over 14 years ago back in the UK, as a band then with my brother Del on drums we jammed it but never recorded these songs. At the time I was listening to a mix of bands from Trouble, Kyuss, Audioslave, Soundgarden to Stereophonics and HIM. I put an emphasis on melody and hooks as this formula gives colour and emotion. This was probably inherited from growing up listening to The Beatles. With ‘DumbStruck’ it was a progressive experience to write. It has evolved from its basic form and has guitar work that Slash himself could have written haha. The Canadian guitarist who wrote the solos, performed, mixed and mastered on the track goes by the name of Trevor (Hanuman) Stefiuk.

Where and when did you record/produce?

It has been an ongoing project that has spanned over the last two years with Allan Lahey at Taramalin Sound recording studio in Kingston QLD. Allan has been a pioneer and platform for original artists to record in Brisbane for many years. Due to life’s obstacles and funding it has taken longer than I had hoped, but it was worth the wait. Ben Kerswell played a major role in instrumentation and producing something a bit more contemporary. Unfortunately, Ben has had a life changing illness that stopped him in his tracks. Therefore, I was required to hire guys to help perform and complete the last track called ‘Plunge’

While in the process of mastering the track Strive and Repair, the decision was made to invest in a music video to align with this rocking tune. So if you like it rocking and loud this is your chance to hear something new. On the 28th February 2020 the EP ‘A Thousand Years High’ will be launched in Brisbane and be available online and for hard copies of the CD.

I am proud of what has been achieved here as a whole, and I humbly say that the single ‘DumbStruck’ needs to be heard on every radio station across the globe to justify its existence!

You have a EP on the way, how did you go about writing the EP and what influenced the writing?

All of the 5 songs were written firstly on the acoustic guitar over a decade ago. It was a great formula, I would pour a glass or two and put pen to paper. Melody always comes first with me then lyrics to fit the vocal melody. I was heavily influenced from the stoner rock and the grunge era. AIC showed how vox harmonies can be used with heavy crunching riffs. Over the years, vocally I have been influenced by Chris Cornell, Layne Staley. In the early days it was Axl Rose, David Coverdale, Paul Rodgers and Sebastian Bach I took vocal lessons from.

What have you found most rewarding and challenging during the creation of the new EP?

We all knew that the final track recorded on the EP ‘Plunge’ was going to be a challenge. With its unconventional structure and longer than average duration it turned out to certainly be that. All efforts and focus went into a performance for recording that we were happy with. The result is an epic, progressive original sounding track. Funding and time was a major factor for completing this EP.

What’s the EP title?

‘A Thousand Years High’

What do you like to do away from music?

I like to spend time with my kids, however they are now adults and doing their own thing! I like to walk somewhere scenic, visit the mountains and coast, wine and dine. I went through an obsessive stage of practicing the ancient Martial art known as the commercial name of Ninjutsu

Who are you listening to at the moment?

Clutch, Killswitch Engage and Paradise Lost

What’s planned for 2020?

Get married in March and to push this EP, Single and video and obtain as many gigs as possible. I will be writing and still have some heavy tunes to show the lads to later record a full album.

Favourite food and place to hangout?

Being a pomme I do like a decent hot Indian curry. There are a few good Thai restaurants at Westfield Garden City and Raby Bay harbour that I like to visit.

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February 22, 2020 0 comments

Encourages Attendees to Experience the ByeByePlastic Beach Cleanup, SXM Doet Volunteer Program, Offset Carbon Impact with Official Partners, and Gear Up with the Festival’s Sustainable Clothing Line. For Tickets and More Info Visit: www.sxmfestival.com @SXMFestival Today, SXM Festival has announced its phase three lineup, completing the underground soundtracking for the event’s fourth expedition on the paradisal island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Adorned with some of the scene’s most recognized stars and rising tastemakers alike, these masters of their craft will guide attendees through five days of sonic exploration and cultural immersion, March 11-15. SXM Festival’s phase three turns its sights on scene innovators from around the world, representing the communities that make up the the event’s wide reaching attendee-core. Burning Man mainstay turned avant-garde talent Tara Brooks makes her return to the festival, New York’s Stranger Than captain Tal Ohana will bring along his deep shades of techno, plus fans can expect a journey through the deep from Canadian legend Nitin. For the 2020 edition, the event will continue to build upon its deep connection with the cultural and ecological fabric of the beautiful host locale of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Spawned in 2019 to help encourage the prosperity and health of the island, SXM Festival created a partnership with SXM Doet, the largest volunteer initiative in Saint Martin/Sint Maarten and the Dutch Kingdom. Attendees are encouraged to take a break from the party and meet the locals and other travelers, while offering their service to the island at specific, sponsored projects. On March 13+14, guests are encouraged to join the SXM Art Deco team and a number of artists including Amine K and Maga in two key charitable action projects. Register to build a playground at Ideal Preschool or assemble an eco-friendly, recycled playground at Green Learning Academy. There is an angle for everyone to get involved and ensure that the people of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten can enjoy their home as much as festival-goers do. The festival has also partnered with longtime SXM artist Blond:ish, Toronto’s Summerdaze, and global dance music sustainability project ByeByePlastic to host a cleanup of the iconic Sandy Ground Beach. This continues SXM’s anti-single use plastic ethos and overall commitment to the protection of the island’s sensitive ecosystem. More info on the beach cleanup here. With global impact in mind, SXM Festival has forged strategic partnerships with leaders in sustainability, focused on offsetting the carbon released by air-travel to the island. All SXMF-goers will be encouraged to calculate the emissions released via their journey and offset by donating to Climate Futures’ Peace Boat Project though a $10 per month subscription, or a one-time $25 contribution. SXM Festival is committed to a net-zero emissions strategy that is measurable and permanent. Through their new partnership with Climeworks, the world’s first commercial direct air capture company, guests can now capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into stone in their name. Become a Climeworks SXM Festival Pioneer with a one-time contribution or subscription. Those who maintain their subscriptions will have lifetime access to super early bird rates to any SXM Festival event as of April 2020. Additionally, SXM Festival has partnered with Ungalli Clothing Co. to deliver sustainable merch that is ethically sourced from Canada out of recycled and organic materials. Produced in Canadian facilities where workers are safe, respected, and paid fair wages, pre-orders are available until February 28. In just one month, SXM Festival will open its gates to the global party elite with the shared purpose of celebrating our diverse scene as well as the rich culture and natural beauty of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. SXM 2020 Full Line-Up (A-Z) Adisyn Akufen Alex Orias Allan P. Alya V Amine K Apache Audiofly Baham Bas Ibellini Bedouin Behrouz Birds of Mind BLOND:ISH Bonobo (DJ Set) Britta Arnold Carerra & Tavares Cassy Chaim Chubby Chuck Woodward Danny Tenaglia Dead-Tones Defam Deric Frey Desostoa DimitrY DJ Franck DJ Leo DJ Ming aka Mr Garcia DJ Rudy DJ Tennis DJ W!LD Dyed Soundorom Echonomist Enzo Siragusa Feather Hed Gab Rhome Guillaume Michaud Guy Laliberté Hauy Head Nodders Heimat (Live) Hernan Cattaneo Holmar Igor Vicente Iluminat Inessa Raum Ivan De La Ganesherie J. Remy Jade (CA) Jan Blomqvist (Live) Jayson Miro Jenia Tarsol Jenner Jimmy Be Joeski John Acquaviva Kidzman Kike Mayor Kora Lar Gibbons Loco Dice Luca Bacchetti Ludovic Coudert MAGA Magician On Duty Maher Daniel M.A.N.D.Y. Marco Carola Master Gee Mister T Mitch Oliver M.O.N.R.O.E. Moody Jones Nicolas Massayeff Nitin Nomads Oxia Parallells (Live) Paul Matta Pheek (Live) Phil Dark (Cercle) Raphael Scemama Raresh Revah Brothers Ricardo Villalobos Rony Seikaly Sabo Sainte Vie Live Serge Devant Shalev Shaun Reeves SIS Sonja Moonear Stabtone Swamy Swann Decamme Tal Ohana Tara Brooks The Neighbors The Wallet Brothers Thugfucker tINI Unders Vector Verlk wAFF WhoMadeWho (Hybrid DJ Set) Wild Dark YokoO

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SXM Festival Completes Lineup for March 11-15 Event on Caribbean Island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten Announced Alongside Social and Environmental Responsibility Partners and Activations for 2020 Event

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

Encourages Attendees to Experience the ByeByePlastic Beach Cleanup, SXM Doet Volunteer Program, Offset Carbon Impact with Official Partners, and Gear Up with the Festival’s Sustainable Clothing Line.

For Tickets and More Info Visit:

www.sxmfestival.com

@SXMFestival

Today, SXM Festival has announced its phase three lineup, completing the underground soundtracking for the event’s fourth expedition on the paradisal island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Adorned with some of the scene’s most recognized stars and rising tastemakers alike, these masters of their craft will guide attendees through five days of sonic exploration and cultural immersion, March 11-15.

SXM Festival’s phase three turns its sights on scene innovators from around the world, representing the communities that make up the the event’s wide reaching attendee-core. Burning Man mainstay turned avant-garde talent Tara Brooks makes her return to the festival, New York’s Stranger Than captain Tal Ohana will bring along his deep shades of techno, plus fans can expect a journey through the deep from Canadian legend Nitin.

For the 2020 edition, the event will continue to build upon its deep connection with the cultural and ecological fabric of the beautiful host locale of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Spawned in 2019 to help encourage the prosperity and health of the island, SXM Festival created a partnership with SXM Doet, the largest volunteer initiative in Saint Martin/Sint Maarten and the Dutch Kingdom. Attendees are encouraged to take a break from the party and meet the locals and other travelers, while offering their service to the island at specific, sponsored projects. On March 13+14, guests are encouraged to join the SXM Art Deco team and a number of artists including Amine K and Maga in two key charitable action projects. Register to build a playground at Ideal Preschool or assemble an eco-friendly, recycled playground at Green Learning Academy. There is an angle for everyone to get involved and ensure that the people of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten can enjoy their home as much as festival-goers do.

The festival has also partnered with longtime SXM artist Blond:ish, Toronto’s Summerdaze, and global dance music sustainability project ByeByePlastic to host a cleanup of the iconic Sandy Ground Beach. This continues SXM’s anti-single use plastic ethos and overall commitment to the protection of the island’s sensitive ecosystem. More info on the beach cleanup here.

With global impact in mind, SXM Festival has forged strategic partnerships with leaders in sustainability, focused on offsetting the carbon released by air-travel to the island. All SXMF-goers will be encouraged to calculate the emissions released via their journey and offset by donating to Climate Futures’ Peace Boat Project though a $10 per month subscription, or a one-time $25 contribution.

SXM Festival is committed to a net-zero emissions strategy that is measurable and permanent. Through their new partnership with Climeworks, the world’s first commercial direct air capture company, guests can now capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into stone in their name. Become a Climeworks SXM Festival Pioneer with a one-time contribution or subscription. Those who maintain their subscriptions will have lifetime access to super early bird rates to any SXM Festival event as of April 2020.

Additionally, SXM Festival has partnered with Ungalli Clothing Co. to deliver sustainable merch that is ethically sourced from Canada out of recycled and organic materials. Produced in Canadian facilities where workers are safe, respected, and paid fair wages, pre-orders are available until February 28.

In just one month, SXM Festival will open its gates to the global party elite with the shared purpose of celebrating our diverse scene as well as the rich culture and natural beauty of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten.

SXM 2020 Full Line-Up (A-Z)

Adisyn

Akufen

Alex Orias

Allan P.

Alya V

Amine K

Apache

Audiofly

Baham

Bas Ibellini

Bedouin

Behrouz

Birds of Mind

BLOND:ISH

Bonobo (DJ Set)

Britta Arnold

Carerra & Tavares

Cassy

Chaim

Chubby

Chuck Woodward

Danny Tenaglia

Dead-Tones

Defam

Deric Frey

Desostoa

DimitrY

DJ Franck

DJ Leo

DJ Ming aka Mr Garcia

DJ Rudy

DJ Tennis

DJ W!LD

Dyed Soundorom

Echonomist

Enzo Siragusa

Feather Hed

Gab Rhome

Guillaume Michaud

Guy Laliberté

Hauy

Head Nodders

Heimat (Live)

Hernan Cattaneo

Holmar

Igor Vicente

Iluminat

Inessa Raum

Ivan De La Ganesherie

J. Remy

Jade (CA)

Jan Blomqvist (Live)

Jayson Miro

Jenia Tarsol

Jenner

Jimmy Be

Joeski

John Acquaviva

Kidzman

Kike Mayor

Kora

Lar Gibbons

Loco Dice

Luca Bacchetti

Ludovic Coudert

MAGA

Magician On Duty

Maher Daniel

M.A.N.D.Y.

Marco Carola

Master Gee

Mister T

Mitch Oliver

M.O.N.R.O.E.

Moody Jones

Nicolas Massayeff

Nitin

Nomads

Oxia

Parallells (Live)

Paul Matta

Pheek (Live)

Phil Dark (Cercle)

Raphael Scemama

Raresh

Revah Brothers

Ricardo Villalobos

Rony Seikaly

Sabo

Sainte Vie Live

Serge Devant

Shalev

Shaun Reeves

SIS

Sonja Moonear

Stabtone

Swamy

Swann Decamme

Tal Ohana

Tara Brooks

The Neighbors

The Wallet Brothers

Thugfucker

tINI

Unders

Vector

Verlk

wAFF

WhoMadeWho (Hybrid DJ Set)

Wild Dark

YokoO

February 22, 2020 0 comments

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Yellow Claw & Juyen Sebulba & RayRay Release “Supernoize.” First Single from Upcoming Barong Family’s “Hard in Bangkok” Album

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

Artists: Yellow Claw & Juyen Sebulba
Title: Supernoize (feat. RayRay)
Label: Barong Family

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Barong Family’s driving force Yellow Claw just dropped “Supernoize” with Juyen Sebulba, featuring RayRay – the premier single from the label’s upcoming “Hard in Bangkok” album, scheduled for a release in late March. The Dutch duo holds nothing back in this hard-hitting bomb of a track, which delivers a relentless bassline and assaulting synths from start to finish. “Supernoize” is primed for the club and festival circuit; you can almost imagine the Barong crew heading out into the balmy Bangkok lights for a night of hedonism. The forthcoming LP was made during Barong Family’s five-day studio camp in Thailand’s capital city, where fourteen international artists came together to create an inspiring creative space, make great music together, and document everything in the form of photos and videos. “Hard in Bangkok,” as a result of the artists’ gathering, will feature 20 new tracks from such artists as Rawtek, Nonsens, Stoltenhoff, Lil Texas, LNY TNZ, and more, as well as fresh sounds from Yellow Claw themselves, including the brand new “Supernoize.”

Jim Taihuttu and Nils Rondhuis are the talented duo behind Yellow Claw, the electronic music artist project that has been changing the game in bass music since 2013. Their heavy, hip-hop-influenced, and club-ready sound began on their early tracks like “DJ Turn It Up” and “In My Room” ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga – which collectively are about to surpass 300M streams on Spotify alone. Yellow Claw’s 2015′s debut album “Blood For Mercy” hit #1 on Billboard’s Heat Seekers Chart, Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart, and scored an Edison Award – the Dutch equivalent of GRAMMY. They haven’t slowed down since, with a packed tour calendar that included last year’s epic takeover of the LA’s iconic Shrine Auditorium to a crowd of 7K people, and their work with Barong Family label. Juyen Sebulba is one of the artists who found a home on Barong after working alongside Yellow Claw, Laidback Luke, and Good Times Ahead as well as producing official remixes for DJ Snake, Boys Noize and Major Lazer, and releasing on Diplo’s Mad Decent and Mixmash. Taiwanese RayRay’s reputation for injecting a savage signature sound into her music floated past the ears of Yellow Claw, who signed RayRay to Barong Family in 2018. She performed at such major events as ADE, SXSW, Glastonbury, Sonar Music Festival, and released on Tiësto’s Musical Freedom, Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak, and Spinnin’ Records. Stay tuned for more tracks from “Hard in Bangkok” coming soon to see what’s next from the Barong Family’s crew.

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February 22, 2020 0 comments

LISTEN HERE Julian Jordan switches between club and pop styles with more ease than almost anyone, and his latest anthem ‘Love You Better’ is set to dominate both arenas with its memorable songwriting and tight production. The yearning vocals set the tone immediately over graceful, muted puds and handclaps. The powerful chorus arrives with piano chords in support before we explode into a taut house groove powered by elastic bass tones and super-punchy beats. A dazzling vox synth riff arrives as a melodic counterpoint, its digitised feel contrasting beautifully with the smooth vocal. It’s a personal track for Jordan, as the vocals come from his very own love, Kimberly Fransens. Known for her appearances on TV show ‘The Voice Holland’, she tried her hand at the vocal for fun after Jordan tried out a few different vocalists. He quickly realised the track was destined to be sung by her, and the rest is history! The official follow-up to the glorious radio single ‘To The Wire’, ‘Love You Better’ looks like another absolute smash for Mr. Jordan, and this is only the start of 2020.. CONNECT W/ JULIAN JORDAN CONNECT W/ KIMBERLY FRANSENS

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Julian Jordan finally releases long awaited radio track ‘Love You Better’

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

LISTEN HERE

Julian Jordan switches between club and pop styles with more ease than almost anyone, and his latest anthem ‘Love You Better’ is set to dominate both arenas with its memorable songwriting and tight production.

The yearning vocals set the tone immediately over graceful, muted puds and handclaps. The powerful chorus arrives with piano chords in support before we explode into a taut house groove powered by elastic bass tones and super-punchy beats. A dazzling vox synth riff arrives as a melodic counterpoint, its digitised feel contrasting beautifully with the smooth vocal.

It’s a personal track for Jordan, as the vocals come from his very own love, Kimberly Fransens. Known for her appearances on TV show ‘The Voice Holland’, she tried her hand at the vocal for fun after Jordan tried out a few different vocalists. He quickly realised the track was destined to be sung by her, and the rest is history!

The official follow-up to the glorious radio single ‘To The Wire’, ‘Love You Better’ looks like another absolute smash for Mr. Jordan, and this is only the start of 2020..

CONNECT W/ JULIAN JORDAN

CONNECT W/ KIMBERLY FRANSENS

February 22, 2020 0 comments

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there? I’m from amsterdam and the music scene here is very urban and techno minded. But during Amsterdam Dance Event the whole city is EDM focussed and there’s a crowd for every genre of house music haha! How did you first start playing music? When I was 12 years old I started saving money for a DJ set, around the same age I started producing as well. I heard The Prodigy and Tiësto on the radio and I knew I wanted to do something with electronic music. I was always into music, I started drumming when I was 5 years old and always loved to perform. I wrote my own rap lyrics as a kid and I still love to write lyrics now ;) What's been happening recently? A LOT, it really feels like i’m showing the world a next level Julian Jordan. I’m super motivated and I love to lock myself in the studio after touring. I have so many tracks ready and seeing my recent tracks on the top of so many charts feels like a reward for all the hard work! You have new music being released on February 21, please tell us about what has influenced the sound and songwriting for the upcoming releases: I got this vocal in my email and I was immediately hooked on it, I started making the production and finished it within a few days, but i was still trying to find the right fit with the vocals for this track. When I showed the track to my girlfriend (she’s an amazing singer from Amsterdam) and she told me she would love to give it a try to see if her voice would be a good fit. It turned out to be the perfect match and that’s how this collaboration came together. Where and when did you record/produce? When I got the vocal I was at the airport and I think I made most parts of the production on the plane haha. What programs/equipment do you use? I work with FL Studio and a basic studio at home and mostly with my laptop haha. I also work a lot in the STMPD RCRDS studios as well, those studios are really next level. How do you go about writing and recording music? I love the journey of how a track comes together because it’s always different. The thing I love about producing music is that there are no rules, creative freedom all the way. Trying out new stuff and surprising fans with new music is the best thing in the world. You are relaunching your YouTube show, what do you planned? I want to show the world a more personal side of Julian Jordan. A side they can connect with more. The thing I love about social media is that you can choose what you want to show the world and your audience, but this also means that they never see the whole story. I try to show my personal side and take the viewers with me on this journey in my life. To show that I’m just a human having fun making and playing music all around the world. You're playing Ultra Music Miami, how do you prepare for live shows and what do you most enjoy about playing live? I never actually prepare, because i think it’s important to read the crowd as a DJ. But I do make sure that I have a ton of new tracks ready when I’m playing festivals like Ultra! Especially when a lot of people are going to check out the set online, it’s important to have the best tracks ready for that! What do you like to do away from music? Kickboxing is a big passion of mine, and since I’m touring so much I think the most important thing for me now is to stay in touch with my family and friends after touring. Who are you listening to at the moment? I’m currently listening to Josh Charm - Trust. Very talented producer! What's planned for 2020? A lot of new music and dope gigs, I think 2019 was about showing the world the ‘Julian Jordan sound’ but 2020 is just about firing all the tracks at the right time. I just share my love for music with the world and I’ll just keep on doing that every day! Favourite food and place to hangout? Amsterdam during the summer and pizza:)

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Julian Jordan

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

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

I’m from amsterdam and the music scene here is very urban and techno minded.

But during Amsterdam Dance Event the whole city is EDM focussed and there’s a crowd for every genre of house music haha!

How did you first start playing music?

When I was 12 years old I started saving money for a DJ set, around the same age I started producing as well. I heard The Prodigy and Tiësto on the radio and I knew I wanted to do something with electronic music.

I was always into music, I started drumming when I was 5 years old and always loved to perform. I wrote my own rap lyrics as a kid and I still love to write lyrics now 😉

What’s been happening recently?

A LOT, it really feels like i’m showing the world a next level Julian Jordan. I’m super motivated and I love to lock myself in the studio after touring. I have so many tracks ready and seeing my recent tracks on the top of so many charts feels like a reward for all the hard work!

You have new music being released on February 21, please tell us about what has influenced the sound and songwriting for the upcoming releases:

I got this vocal in my email and I was immediately hooked on it, I started making the production and finished it within a few days, but i was still trying to find the right fit with the vocals for this track.

When I showed the track to my girlfriend (she’s an amazing singer from Amsterdam) and she told me she would love to give it a try to see if her voice would be a good fit. It turned out to be the perfect match and that’s how this collaboration came together.

Where and when did you record/produce?

When I got the vocal I was at the airport and I think I made most parts of the production on the plane haha.

What programs/equipment do you use?

I work with FL Studio and a basic studio at home and mostly with my laptop haha. I also work a lot in the STMPD RCRDS studios as well, those studios are really next level.

How do you go about writing and recording music?

I love the journey of how a track comes together because it’s always different. The thing I love about producing music is that there are no rules, creative freedom all the way. Trying out new stuff and surprising fans with new music is the best thing in the world.

You are relaunching your YouTube show, what do you planned?

I want to show the world a more personal side of Julian Jordan. A side they can connect with more. The thing I love about social media is that you can choose what you want to show the world and your audience, but this also means that they never see the whole story. I try to show my personal side and take the viewers with me on this journey in my life. To show that I’m just a human having fun making and playing music all around the world.

You’re playing Ultra Music Miami, how do you prepare for live shows and what do you most enjoy about playing live?

I never actually prepare, because i think it’s important to read the crowd as a DJ.

But I do make sure that I have a ton of new tracks ready when I’m playing festivals like Ultra! Especially when a lot of people are going to check out the set online, it’s important to have the best tracks ready for that!

What do you like to do away from music?

Kickboxing is a big passion of mine, and since I’m touring so much I think the most important thing for me now is to stay in touch with my family and friends after touring.

Who are you listening to at the moment?

I’m currently listening to Josh Charm – Trust. Very talented producer!

What’s planned for 2020?

A lot of new music and dope gigs, I think 2019 was about showing the world the ‘Julian Jordan sound’ but 2020 is just about firing all the tracks at the right time.

I just share my love for music with the world and I’ll just keep on doing that every day!

Favourite food and place to hangout?

Amsterdam during the summer and pizza:)

https://www.facebook.com/itsjulianjordan

February 22, 2020 0 comments

Artists: GRAVEDGR Title: 6 FEET UNDER Label: Heavyweight Records Release date: February 21, 2020 Download / Stream After over a year of releasing some of the most menacing, bone-shaking sounds ever heard, GRAVEDGR finally unleashes his debut album "6 FEET UNDER" on the world. The epic fourteen-track project is designed to take the listener on a sonic journey through GRAVEDGR's own psyche when he was literally digging the final resting places for the departed as a teenager when he helped his father work in a graveyard. The sinister sounds of familiar favorites like "RAMPAGE" and "JESSE JAMES" are accompanied by raw, hard-hitting new tracks such as "FICK DICH" with Carnage & Dither and "Shallow Graves" with Flosstradamus - just two next to several other guest appearances on the album - Krischvn, City Morgue, Junkie Kid, Vulgatron, Awotalk, and Lit Lords. Fans of GRAVEDGR since the beginning are finally treated to his full story on the album, which serves to open another door to the mystery that is GRAVEDGR. Press play on "FEET UNDER" and get ready to plummet to the darkest depths with your favorite grave digger! Take one look at GRAVEDGR, and it's easy to see where his name comes from - constantly donning black attire and his signature face mask, it's no surprise that his day job is literally digging graves. All the time spent contemplating mortality must have inspired his musical sound, which can be summed up as simultaneously scary, melodic and hard. His wildly popular debut single "RAMPAGE" has amassed over 13 million streams on Spotify alone, placing him firmly on the map, and was quickly followed up by the equally relentless "JESSE JAMES," "BE WARY," "KAMIKAZE" and more. GRAVEDGR is currently on tour for "6 FEET UNDER" in the US, so check out the dates below and catch him in a city near you. https://open.spotify.com/album/25r8pqNVU29qtWSvIxdxGl Feb 21 - Green Door - El Paso, TX Feb 25 - The Marc - San Marcos, TX Feb 26 - Soundcheck - Washington, DC Feb 27 - Trio - Charleston, SC Feb 28 - Believe Music Hall - Atlanta, GA Mar 06 - DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA Apr 23 - Stereo Live - Houston, TX Apr 25 - Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN Jul 03 - Kristalpark - Lommel, BE More info on GRAVEDGR / Heavyweight Records: GRAVEDGR: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify Heavyweight Records: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube

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GRAVEDGR Drops Highly Anticipated Debut Album “6 FEET UNDER” to Fulfill Your Darkest Nightmares. Out on Heavyweight Records

by the partae February 22, 2020

written by the partae

Artists: GRAVEDGR
Title: 6 FEET UNDER
Label: Heavyweight Records
Release date: February 21, 2020

Download / Stream

After over a year of releasing some of the most menacing, bone-shaking sounds ever heard, GRAVEDGR finally unleashes his debut album “6 FEET UNDER” on the world. The epic fourteen-track project is designed to take the listener on a sonic journey through GRAVEDGR’s own psyche when he was literally digging the final resting places for the departed as a teenager when he helped his father work in a graveyard. The sinister sounds of familiar favorites like “RAMPAGE” and “JESSE JAMES” are accompanied by raw, hard-hitting new tracks such as “FICK DICH” with Carnage & Dither and “Shallow Graves” with Flosstradamus – just two next to several other guest appearances on the album – Krischvn, City Morgue, Junkie Kid, Vulgatron, Awotalk, and Lit Lords. Fans of GRAVEDGR since the beginning are finally treated to his full story on the album, which serves to open another door to the mystery that is GRAVEDGR. Press play on “FEET UNDER” and get ready to plummet to the darkest depths with your favorite grave digger!

Take one look at GRAVEDGR, and it’s easy to see where his name comes from – constantly donning black attire and his signature face mask, it’s no surprise that his day job is literally digging graves. All the time spent contemplating mortality must have inspired his musical sound, which can be summed up as simultaneously scary, melodic and hard. His wildly popular debut single “RAMPAGE” has amassed over 13 million streams on Spotify alone, placing him firmly on the map, and was quickly followed up by the equally relentless “JESSE JAMES,” “BE WARY,” “KAMIKAZE” and more. GRAVEDGR is currently on tour for “6 FEET UNDER” in the US, so check out the dates below and catch him in a city near you.

Feb 21 – Green Door – El Paso, TX
Feb 25 – The Marc – San Marcos, TX
Feb 26 – Soundcheck – Washington, DC
Feb 27 – Trio – Charleston, SC
Feb 28 – Believe Music Hall – Atlanta, GA
Mar 06 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
Apr 23 – Stereo Live – Houston, TX
Apr 25 – Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
Jul 03 – Kristalpark – Lommel, BE

More info on GRAVEDGR / Heavyweight Records:

February 22, 2020 0 comments

$Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like? We're based in Canberra, ACT. The music scene is great. There's always good bands to see at Smiths Alternative, The Transit Bar - and we love The Basement. There's some great bands and artists here. We're big fans of Citizen Kay and Witchskull :-) How did you first start playing music? Imitating and playing along to our favourite bands, then later on jamming with friends. We all started playing music very young and we’ve all come from diverse musical backgrounds. How did Glitoris form? It was magic. Witches were involved, obviously. What's been happening recently? We've been busy preparing for our tour! It's really exciting to be going all over the country. Slut Power is the last single to be taken from our album ‘The Policy’. It’s our live anthem and the song we feel has resonated at our live shows the most. So we decided to give it the single, video and tour treatment. How did you go about writing Slut Power? / Your new single 'Slut Power' is out on the 14th of February, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this single? Musically, it began as a laid back riff - Malcolm started it off with the bass line. It's a slower than average tempo by design. We wanted it to sound ominous and sparse at the beginning and build. It was designed to reflect violence against women and how it starts with the language people use to describe women; it's a completely different, and far more negative, lexicon than words used to describe the same behaviours in men. These words are common, everyday vernacular, which reflects how deeply embedded prejudices against women are. The second verse gets more intense and the chorus has a sludge-metal feel to it. We had the hook from the get go and just built it up over the course of song with the drums getting heavier and the vocals starting a bit bratty and ending in rage. Lyrically, it's obviously coming from a dark place. There are parts of that song that are very pointed and very personal, which is why it can be delivered the way it is. The 3rd verse is how the media and society generally blames women for the violence committed against them and its insidious. Look at what happen after Eurydice Dixon was murdered in Melbourne in 2018. Superintendent David Clayton stood there and told women: “So just make sure you have situational awareness, that you’re aware of your surroundings. If you’ve got a mobile phone carry it and if you’ve got any concerns, call police.” Fuck off, Clayton. Tell men to stop raping and murdering us. We have the right to walk home at night and not think about this shit. The fact is, we are burdened by this constant feeling of “how can I operate today and go about my business without getting raped or murdered?” We make these calculations every time we want to go for a jog, every time we leave a venue or club late at night. We're monitoring what's going on with the Harvey Weinstein trial at the moment and a newspaper published a story on it with a headline about the dress one of the women was wearing when he sexually assaulted her. When women are abused and raped and murdered, the media and society blames them. Another thing: when this stuff happens to us we’re forced into silence. Jim DeRogatis’s book on R Kelly evidences the dozens of occasions Kelly paid off his victims and got them to sign NDA’s. Criminal acts are committed against women all the time – some physically violent, others more psychologically violent like online trolling, gaslighting and defamation – and most of the time we have to stay silent because we’re either paid to stay silent, blackmailed or shamed into it. So there’s a subtext of vengeance in Slut Power that comes through in both the song and video. Let’s just say we’re pretty experienced in the topics that Slut Power addresses. Where and when did you record/produce? We recorded Slut Power in 2018 when we recorded all the songs for our debut album 'The Policy'. It was recorded by Jay Whalley at The Pet Food Factory in Marrickville, Sydney. The studio session for Slut Power was great - we put a triangle all the way through it, sometimes it comes it a bit muted and percussive and by the third verse, it's in the background and sounds like an alarm. The album was mixed by Clem Bennett, who is a genius mix engineer, and mastered by Mandy Parnell - another genius mastering engineer from London. Glitoris is known for having strong views on confronting subjects, please tell us a little about what you think of the current state of politics, gender issues and equality at that this present time: The whole system is fucked: we are facing the biggest environmental, economic and social issues humanity has ever faced. The harrowing summer we’ve just lived through has shown the result of denial, arrogance, mass apathy and inaction in dealing with climate change. Second to that, the wealth gap is hideous - and it’s growing. The world is being run by billionaire corporations that are focused on growth and individualisation, and it’s unsustainable. The fact that Jeff Bezos can buy a mansion in Beverley Hills for $165mUS off the back of modern-day slavery is one example of how extreme this gap has become. There could be a Billionaire Vs. Billionaire US election this year. The erosion of democracy and human rights is happening before our very eyes in many ways: surveillance, the policing of women’s bodies, the silencing of media organisations and the gross miscarriages of justice we see at all levels in the treatment of Aboriginal people. Unless we take the power back and start to create an inclusive accessible society for everyone, that values the wisdom of Indigenous peoples, scientists and scholars (that currently seem to have no voice and influence in our policies) we have no future. On one level, these issues are now so huge that it’s not surprising we’re in existential crisis. On another level, we’re hardly going to sit back with some popcorn and watch it all play out on TV. The fact that so many have taken that attitude in the past is exactly what’s got us into this mess. Equality? We are nowhere, not even remotely, near achieving this for Indigenous people and PoC, for women, for those who are LGBTQI+. In fact, we’re going backwards as human rights generally are being eroded. It’s all fucked. But fuck it, we’re not going down without a fight. You have a big Australian tour coming up with some first shows in NT, what can we expect from a Glitoris live show? Politics, humour, passion, fun, brutal honesty, musicianship, banter, protest – but to leave feeling like you had a great night out \*/ How do you prepare for shows? Scotty likes to do a bit of yoga and flex out the rhythm sticks on her drum pad. Malcolm likes to air pump and dance. Andrew likes to run through her guitar parts and deface things. Keven 007 likes to be amazing, which she does amazingly. Our band ritual includes warming up our voices up with the lady, warming our fingers up, running through some harmonies and, of course, transform ourselves into fierce glittery warriors. What do find most challenging and rewarding whilst on tour? Most rewarding: playing the shows, meeting our fans - The Gliterati, hanging with other bands and making friends, listening to fan stories, the moments mid-performance where we see The Gliterati singing the words and punching the air or yelling out for their favourite song - that's just the best. We also like finding a good bar and drinking gin, and just generally hanging out. We love touring. It feels like a holiday to us. There’s a point where it descends into a delirious stage and every single thing is funny and we laugh so much it hurts \*/ Most challenging: Sleep deprivation. Who are you listening to at the moment? Babymachine, Thelma Plum, Moju Juju, Rage Against the Machine What do you like to do away from music? Sleep. What's planned for 2020? A massive tour of the country. After that we'll have a break and then start work on the next album. We'd love to play some festivals later in the year. Favourite food and place to hangout? We love vegan food and Au Lac in Dickson, Canberra, is our favourite! We also love Tudo Vietnamese in O'Connor and Andrew and Scott also love Sweet Bones vegan in Braddon.$

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Glitoris

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

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

We’re based in Canberra, ACT. The music scene is great. There’s always good bands to see at Smiths Alternative, The Transit Bar – and we love The Basement. There’s some great bands and artists here. We’re big fans of Citizen Kay and Witchskull 🙂

How did you first start playing music?

Imitating and playing along to our favourite bands, then later on jamming with friends. We all started playing music very young and we’ve all come from diverse musical backgrounds.

How did Glitoris form?

It was magic. Witches were involved, obviously.

What’s been happening recently?

We’ve been busy preparing for our tour! It’s really exciting to be going all over the country. Slut Power is the last single to be taken from our album ‘The Policy’. It’s our live anthem and the song we feel has resonated at our live shows the most. So we decided to give it the single, video and tour treatment.

How did you go about writing Slut Power? / Your new single ‘Slut Power’ is out on the 14th of February, what influenced the sound and songwriting for this single?

Musically, it began as a laid back riff – Malcolm started it off with the bass line. It’s a slower than average tempo by design. We wanted it to sound ominous and sparse at the beginning and build. It was designed to reflect violence against women and how it starts with the language people use to describe women; it’s a completely different, and far more negative, lexicon than words used to describe the same behaviours in men. These words are common, everyday vernacular, which reflects how deeply embedded prejudices against women are. The second verse gets more intense and the chorus has a sludge-metal feel to it. We had the hook from the get go and just built it up over the course of song with the drums getting heavier and the vocals starting a bit bratty and ending in rage. Lyrically, it’s obviously coming from a dark place. There are parts of that song that are very pointed and very personal, which is why it can be delivered the way it is. The 3rd verse is how the media and society generally blames women for the violence committed against them and its insidious. Look at what happen after Eurydice Dixon was murdered in Melbourne in 2018. Superintendent David Clayton stood there and told women: “So just make sure you have situational awareness, that you’re aware of your surroundings. If you’ve got a mobile phone carry it and if you’ve got any concerns, call police.” Fuck off, Clayton. Tell men to stop raping and murdering us. We have the right to walk home at night and not think about this shit. The fact is, we are burdened by this constant feeling of “how can I operate today and go about my business without getting raped or murdered?” We make these calculations every time we want to go for a jog, every time we leave a venue or club late at night. We’re monitoring what’s going on with the Harvey Weinstein trial at the moment and a newspaper published a story on it with a headline about the dress one of the women was wearing when he sexually assaulted her. When women are abused and raped and murdered, the media and society blames them.

Another thing: when this stuff happens to us we’re forced into silence. Jim DeRogatis’s book on R Kelly evidences the dozens of occasions Kelly paid off his victims and got them to sign NDA’s. Criminal acts are committed against women all the time – some physically violent, others more psychologically violent like online trolling, gaslighting and defamation – and most of the time we have to stay silent because we’re either paid to stay silent, blackmailed or shamed into it. So there’s a subtext of vengeance in Slut Power that comes through in both the song and video. Let’s just say we’re pretty experienced in the topics that Slut Power addresses.

Where and when did you record/produce?

We recorded Slut Power in 2018 when we recorded all the songs for our debut album ‘The Policy’. It was recorded by Jay Whalley at The Pet Food Factory in Marrickville, Sydney. The studio session for Slut Power was great – we put a triangle all the way through it, sometimes it comes it a bit muted and percussive and by the third verse, it’s in the background and sounds like an alarm. The album was mixed by Clem Bennett, who is a genius mix engineer, and mastered by Mandy Parnell – another genius mastering engineer from London.

Glitoris is known for having strong views on confronting subjects, please tell us a little about what you think of the current state of politics, gender issues and equality at that this present time:

The whole system is fucked: we are facing the biggest environmental, economic and social issues humanity has ever faced. The harrowing summer we’ve just lived through has shown the result of denial, arrogance, mass apathy and inaction in dealing with climate change. Second to that, the wealth gap is hideous – and it’s growing. The world is being run by billionaire corporations that are focused on growth and individualisation, and it’s unsustainable. The fact that Jeff Bezos can buy a mansion in Beverley Hills for $165mUS off the back of modern-day slavery is one example of how extreme this gap has become. There could be a Billionaire Vs. Billionaire US election this year. The erosion of democracy and human rights is happening before our very eyes in many ways: surveillance, the policing of women’s bodies, the silencing of media organisations and the gross miscarriages of justice we see at all levels in the treatment of Aboriginal people. Unless we take the power back and start to create an inclusive accessible society for everyone, that values the wisdom of Indigenous peoples, scientists and scholars (that currently seem to have no voice and influence in our policies) we have no future. On one level, these issues are now so huge that it’s not surprising we’re in existential crisis. On another level, we’re hardly going to sit back with some popcorn and watch it all play out on TV. The fact that so many have taken that attitude in the past is exactly what’s got us into this mess.

Equality? We are nowhere, not even remotely, near achieving this for Indigenous people and PoC, for women, for those who are LGBTQI+. In fact, we’re going backwards as human rights generally are being eroded.

It’s all fucked. But fuck it, we’re not going down without a fight.

You have a big Australian tour coming up with some first shows in NT, what can we expect from a Glitoris live show?

Politics, humour, passion, fun, brutal honesty, musicianship, banter, protest – but to leave feeling like you had a great night out \*/

How do you prepare for shows?

Scotty likes to do a bit of yoga and flex out the rhythm sticks on her drum pad. Malcolm likes to air pump and dance. Andrew likes to run through her guitar parts and deface things. Keven 007 likes to be amazing, which she does amazingly. Our band ritual includes warming up our voices up with the lady, warming our fingers up, running through some harmonies and, of course, transform ourselves into fierce glittery warriors.

What do find most challenging and rewarding whilst on tour?

Most rewarding: playing the shows, meeting our fans – The Gliterati, hanging with other bands and making friends, listening to fan stories, the moments mid-performance where we see The Gliterati singing the words and punching the air or yelling out for their favourite song – that’s just the best. We also like finding a good bar and drinking gin, and just generally hanging out. We love touring. It feels like a holiday to us. There’s a point where it descends into a delirious stage and every single thing is funny and we laugh so much it hurts \*/

Most challenging: Sleep deprivation.

Who are you listening to at the moment?

Babymachine, Thelma Plum, Moju Juju, Rage Against the Machine

What do you like to do away from music?

Sleep.

What’s planned for 2020?

A massive tour of the country. After that we’ll have a break and then start work on the next album. We’d love to play some festivals later in the year.

Favourite food and place to hangout?

We love vegan food and Au Lac in Dickson, Canberra, is our favourite! We also love Tudo Vietnamese in O’Connor and Andrew and Scott also love Sweet Bones vegan in Braddon.

TOUR DATES:

Friday 6th March 2020 – Epilogue Lounge, Alice Springs NT

Saturday 7th March 2020 – Railway Club, Darwin NT

Friday 20th March 2020 – Vinnie’s Dive, Gold Coast QLD

Saturday 21st March 2020 – The Foundry, Brisbane QLD

Friday 3rd April 2020 – The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart TAS

Saturday 4th April 2020 – The Royal Oak, Launceston TAS

Sunday 5th April 2020 – Forth Pub, Forth TAS

Friday 17th April 2020 – Lyric’s Underground, Perth WA

Saturday 18th April 2020 – The Fire Station, Busselton WA

Sunday 19th April 2020 – Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle WA
Friday 8th May 2020 – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW

Saturday 9th May 2020 – Oxford Art Factory Gallery, Sydney NSW

Sunday 10th May 2020 – North Gong Hotel, Wollongong NSW

Friday 15th May 2020 – Pelly Bar, Frankston VIC

Saturday 16th May 2020 – The Tote, Melbourne VIC

Sunday 17th May 2020 – The Eastern, Ballarat VIC

Saturday 23rd May 2020 – Transit Bar, Canberra ACT

February 21, 2020 0 comments

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PURR RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘LIKE NEW’ TODAY WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR “GIANT NIGHT”

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

“Storybook psych-pop with old school New York charm” – The Fader

Purr’s debut album Like New is a transitional record, full of songs about shedding old patterns and old relationships to make space for what comes next. Out today and produced by Jonathan Rado (Father John Misty, Weyes Blood, Whitney), the sounds of Like New nod, at times, to a place in the past (like your favorite 70’s AM), but they don’t dwell there. Behind its golden sheen, however, lurk stories like the starry, piano-driven “Giant Night”. Named after Anne Waldman’s 1970 book of poems, watch the song’s new black and white performance video below.

Founding band members Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan say they sing about “the push and pull between recognising the natural end of a relationship while not wanting the patterns of your daily life to change,” in the song’s lyrics. “We were riffing and reflecting on a very simple sentiment: knowing someone so intimately that’s no longer around and not knowing what to do with your empty time that was once spent with that person.”

Like New was written in the band’s basement studio in downtown Manhattan, a repurposed storage space beneath a restaurant in the building where Callahan once lived as a young child—thanks to the goodwill of the very last kind landlord in New York City. After sending around two home recordings produced by Callahan’s classmate, Sam Glick (who has played bass in the band ever since), they were offered a spot opening for Foxygen at Terminal 5, marking their second ever live show. Several months later, Rado produced Like New at his studio in East Los Angeles.

The effects of Americana and Psychedelia on Like New give way to something at once contemporary and classic with Staffen and Callahan’s harmonies, which can eerily forge what sounds like one voice humming at the centre. The band performs as a five piece with Sam Glick on bass, Max Freedberg on drums and Maurice Marion on keys.

PURR – LIKE NEW – OUT NOW.

TRACKLIST

1. Hard To Realize
2. Giant Night
3. Gates of Cool
4. Avenue Bliss
5. Boy
6. Wind
7. Refuse
8. Miss Youniverse
9. Bad Advice
10. Take You Back
11. Cherries
12. Evil

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Splendour In The Grass 2020 Tickets on sale 9am AEST Thursday, 27th February Friday, 24th – Sunday, 26th July North Byron Parklands, Yelgun Tickets: Official Website Splendour In The Grass 2020 Lineup FLUME (ONLY AUS SHOW) THE STROKES TYLER, THE CREATOR (ONLY AUS SHOW) YEAH YEAH YEAHS MIDNIGHT OIL (The Makarrata Project) GLASS ANIMALS DENZEL CURRY DUKE DUMONT LIVE VIOLENT SOHO MURA MASA KING KRULE DILLON FRANCIS DMA’S TIM MINCHIN RUEL IDLES DOM DOLLA KING PRINCESS JPEGMAFIA GRINSPOON THE JUNGLE GIANTS OLIVER TREE CUB SPORT PETIT BISCUIT SAMPA THE GREAT GERRY CINNAMON G FLIP JACK GARRATT THELMA PLUM ILLY JULIA JACKLIN LIME CORDIALE TIERRA WHACK METHYL ETHEL JULIA STONE MALL GRAB JACK RIVER GROUPLOVE BAKER BOY THE CHATS CHILLINIT CONFIDENCE MAN BENEE BAD//DREEMS SOFI TUKKER WALLOWS STELLA DONNELLEY STILL WOOZY TRIPLE ONE BRUNO MAJOR ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE KLLO PUP JOY CROOKES SHANNON & THE CLAMS HOOLIGAN HEFS SHAED MILDLIFE INHALER ALEX THE ASTRONAUT MUNA JARREAU VANDAL ALICE IVY ADRIAN EAGLE GREENTEA PENG SURFACES MO’JU GEORGIA BABE RAINBOW PERFORM THE VELVET UNDERGOUND’S ‘LOADED’ STARCRAWLER BRAME & HAMO SLY WITHERS GRYFFIN BANOFFEE MICKEY KOJAK THE BIG MOON MAKO ROAD FAZERDAZE STEVAN GEORGE ALICE DRO CAREY & DJ SCORPION THE SOUL MOVERS LILLIE MAE THE LAZY EYES MISS JUNE LEX DELUXE 100 PINK MATTER MIIESHA ANDY GOLLEDGE CRY CLUB CHARLIE COLLINS MEMPHIS LK TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNERS PLUS MIX-UP DJ’S DENA AMY JORDAN BRANDO LUEN AYWY SHANTAN WANTAN ICHIBAN AK SPORTS SAUTI SYSTEMS MOKTAR CAROLINA GASOLINA

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Splendour In The Grass 2020 Lineup

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

Splendour In The Grass 2020

Tickets on sale 9am AEST Thursday, 27th February

Friday, 24th – Sunday, 26th July
North Byron Parklands, Yelgun
Tickets: Official Website

Splendour In The Grass 2020 Lineup

FLUME (ONLY AUS SHOW)
THE STROKES
TYLER, THE CREATOR (ONLY AUS SHOW)
YEAH YEAH YEAHS
MIDNIGHT OIL (The Makarrata Project)
GLASS ANIMALS
DENZEL CURRY
DUKE DUMONT LIVE
VIOLENT SOHO
MURA MASA
KING KRULE
DILLON FRANCIS
DMA’S
TIM MINCHIN
RUEL
IDLES
DOM DOLLA
KING PRINCESS
JPEGMAFIA
GRINSPOON
THE JUNGLE GIANTS
OLIVER TREE
CUB SPORT
PETIT BISCUIT
SAMPA THE GREAT
GERRY CINNAMON
G FLIP
JACK GARRATT
THELMA PLUM
ILLY
JULIA JACKLIN
LIME CORDIALE
TIERRA WHACK
METHYL ETHEL
JULIA STONE
MALL GRAB
JACK RIVER
GROUPLOVE
BAKER BOY
THE CHATS
CHILLINIT
CONFIDENCE MAN
BENEE
BAD//DREEMS
SOFI TUKKER
WALLOWS
STELLA DONNELLEY
STILL WOOZY
TRIPLE ONE
BRUNO MAJOR
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE
KLLO
PUP
JOY CROOKES
SHANNON & THE CLAMS
HOOLIGAN HEFS
SHAED
MILDLIFE
INHALER
ALEX THE ASTRONAUT
MUNA
JARREAU VANDAL
ALICE IVY
ADRIAN EAGLE
GREENTEA PENG
SURFACES
MO’JU
GEORGIA
BABE RAINBOW PERFORM THE VELVET UNDERGOUND’S ‘LOADED’
STARCRAWLER
BRAME & HAMO
SLY WITHERS
GRYFFIN
BANOFFEE
MICKEY KOJAK
THE BIG MOON
MAKO ROAD
FAZERDAZE
STEVAN
GEORGE ALICE
DRO CAREY & DJ SCORPION
THE SOUL MOVERS
LILLIE MAE
THE LAZY EYES
MISS JUNE
LEX DELUXE
100
PINK MATTER
MIIESHA
ANDY GOLLEDGE
CRY CLUB
CHARLIE COLLINS
MEMPHIS LK

TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNERS

PLUS MIX-UP DJ’S
DENA AMY
JORDAN BRANDO
LUEN
AYWY
SHANTAN WANTAN ICHIBAN
AK SPORTS
SAUTI SYSTEMS
MOKTAR
CAROLINA GASOLINA

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POLARIS RELEASE NEW ALBUM, THE DEATH OF ME OUT NOW THEIR BIGGEST NATIONAL HEADLINE TOUR STARTS TODAY

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

“…I’m calling it right now – album of the year contender.” – Wall Of Sound, 10/10

“There are moments of depth and cleverness that will warrant repeat listens and the explosive presence of the band is undeniable. This is the music people create that rattles your heart and then some.” – Hysteria Magazine, 9/10

“On The Death of Me, the band has used their talent to position themselves at the top of the Australian metal hierarchy. Next step: world domination.” – Blunt Magazine

“Yes, the songs on this are very strong, memorable and dynamic, the musicianship is tight and the production is punchy as hell.” – themusic.com.au, 4/5

“In the words of Patrick Batemen from ‘American Psycho’ they have really come into their own and if I may add; in an extremely meticulous, emotional and perfectly executed fashion.” – Forte Magazine, 4/5

“It will be the album that many will look at in the future and reminisce about the impact it had on the Australian Music Industry.” – Insert Review Here, 10/10

“Polaris are a band destined for a long, bright future and The Death Of Me is a clever and dignified step towards the gents becoming one of our most successful exports in the heavy world.” – The Soundtrack

“It’s going to take something special to top this album in 2020.” – HiFi Way: The Pop Chronicles“Combining technical guitar riffs with deep, heartfelt vocals and soaring melodies, the boys from South Sydney bring their own unique blend to the table and have crafted something truly magnificent.” – Everblack Media

“They have certainly put any critics firmly in their place with “The Death Of Me” – Hear 2 Zen

The wait is over! Polaris’ hugely anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, is out today via Resist Records. In support of the release, Polaris kick off their biggest national headline tour tonight to a sold out show in Adelaide. The tour sees them travelling around the country to sold out shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Tickets for Perth and 2nd Adelaide show are selling fast and will not last, don’t say we didn’t warn ya!

It’s been two years since Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks to an extensive international touring schedule, the world. When it came time to making their new album, The Death Of Me, the Sydney outfit knew they had a tall order on their hands.

Polaris returned to the house in the small South Coast town of Mollymook where they made The Mortal Coil, converting it into a temporary studio. The familiar surrounds acted as something of a refuge after the high-pressure claustrophobia of touring.

Accompanying the band was their front of house sound engineer, Lance Prenc, and long-time friend Scott Simpson (of Melbourne band Alpha Wolf), both of whom co-produced the album with the band.

In the two years since The Mortal Coil, Polaris embarked on three sold-out headlining tours of Australia, as well as supporting Architects and Parkway Drive around the country; five runs throughout Europe (including a series of arena shows supporting Architects and a slew of high-profile summer festival spots); three separate US tours; not to mention performing at the Download Festival and Unify Gathering in Australia. Somewhere in there, the quintet found time to write The Death Of Me.

Buy The Death Of Me HERE.

triple j, Destroy All Lines And Resist Records present

POLARIS
THE DEATH OF ME AUSTRALIAN TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: WAGE WAR (USA), CRYSTAL LAKE (JAPAN)
& ALPHA WOLF (AUS)

FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY: THE GOV, ADELAIDE LIC AA SOLD OUT!

SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY: THE FORUM, MELBOURNE 18+ SOLD OUT!
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au

SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY: ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH LIC AA*
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au

MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY: THE GOV, ADELAIDE LIC AA
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au

FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY: ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY LIC AA SOLD OUT!
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au

SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY: THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE 18+ SOLD OUT!
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au

*Crystal Lake not appearing

Tickets are on sale now from polarisaus.com

February 21, 2020 0 comments

MORE INFO: https://www.limelightdistribution.co.nz/film/beats 1994, a small town in central Scotland. Best mates Johnno and Spanner share a deep bond. Now on the cusp of adulthood, life is destined to take them in different directions – Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. But this summer is going to be different for them, and for the country. The explosion of the free party scene and the largest counter-cultural youth movement in recent history is happening across the UK. In pursuit of adventure and escape, the boys head out on one last night together to an illegal rave. Stealing cash from Spanner’s older brother, under the hazy stewardship of pirate radio DJ D-Man, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and a full-on collision with the forces of law and order. A universal coming of age story, set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to, BEATS is a story for our time – of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth. PLAYING AT THESE AU CINEMAS: New Farm Cinemas, Brisbane - From 28 February Star Court Theatre, Lismore - From 1 March Dendy Newtown, Sydney- From 29 February Golden Age, Sydney - March TBC Thornbury Picture House, Melbourne - From 28 February Village Jam Factory, Melbourne - From 26 February The Pivotonian, Geelong - From 27 February Mount Vic Flicks, Blue Mountains - From 12 March Wallis Noarlunga, Adelaide - From 20 February

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BEATS -A MOVIE ABOUT THE 90S ILLEGAL UK RAVE SCENE IS COMING TO AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

MORE INFO: https://www.limelightdistribution.co.nz/film/beats

1994, a small town in central Scotland.

Best mates Johnno and Spanner share a deep bond. Now on the cusp of adulthood, life is destined to take them in different directions – Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. But this summer is going to be different for them, and for the country.

The explosion of the free party scene and the largest counter-cultural youth movement in recent history is happening across the UK. In pursuit of adventure and escape, the boys head out on one last night together to an illegal rave. Stealing cash from Spanner’s older brother, under the hazy stewardship of pirate radio DJ D-Man, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and a full-on collision with the forces of law and order.

A universal coming of age story, set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to, BEATS is a story for our time – of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth.

PLAYING AT THESE AU CINEMAS:

New Farm Cinemas, Brisbane – From 28 February
Star Court Theatre, Lismore – From 1 March
Dendy Newtown, Sydney- From 29 February
Golden Age, Sydney – March TBC
Thornbury Picture House, Melbourne – From 28 February
Village Jam Factory, Melbourne – From 26 February
The Pivotonian, Geelong – From 27 February
Mount Vic Flicks, Blue Mountains – From 12 March
Wallis Noarlunga, Adelaide – From 20 February

February 21, 2020 0 comments

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KING KRULE Releases new album Man Alive! Playing Splendour In The Grass 2020 Shares video for ‘Cellular’

by the partae February 21, 2020

written by the partae

PRAISE FOR MAN ALIVE!

“Equal parts beautiful and haunting. It’s these nuances that encapsulate King Krule and make Man Alive! Marshall’s most compelling record to date.” – STACK

“Man Alive!, dials up the cynicism and expands the space around his musings so he can speak more directly about his bleak experiences while tempering them with loping but pretty melodies.” – The Music, ★★★★

“Marshall’s creativity is shining for all the world to see.” – NME, ★★★★

“His most anguished album yet” – Pitchfork, 7.7

RTR Feature Album
Edge Radio Feature Album

King Krule today releases his new album Man Alive! out via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. See him perform in Australia as a part of Splendour In The Grass this July.

With an animated video created by Jamie Wolfe, who previously collaborated with Archy on a short video for ‘Vidual’, Jamie has also created animations for Gucci and the TV show Rick & Morty.

Purchase / Stream Man Alive!: https://kingkrule.ffm.to/manalive

Archy Ivan Marshall has the world at his feet. After two feverishly received albums as King Krule, plus another low-key outing under his own name, this extraordinarily gifted 25-year-old from Peckham in South London adds further depth and substance to his oeuvre with another wondrous long-player called Man Alive!. It arrives packed full of his trademark sonic ambition and compositional skill, as well as the now-familiar corrosive lyricism and lurid social observation. Marshall has emerged as a pack leader amongst his peers, leading the charge in a fearless blurring of genre divisions, one minute seeming to drag the listener through the trashiest punk experience, the next ushering in a soundworld that’s apparently hi-tech and forward-looking.

Like any great artist on the rise, Archy’s life is moving fast. There’s a lot to catch up on, after 2017’s sprawling masterpiece, The Ooz, broke through amid Mercury Prize nominations and minds-blown media plaudits. Unlike that record, Man Alive! doesn’t aim to present any kind of narrative thread, or Brexit-era state-of-the-nation address, just a collection of snapshots and stories, artfully sequenced into a dazzlingly coherent whole.

This third King Krule album was written as a direct reaction to the non-stop energy of touring The Ooz, and then partly recorded at Shrunken Heads in Marshall’s native stamping ground of Nunhead, with ‘Ooz’ co-producer Dilip Harris. Midway through those sessions, however, Archy found out he was going to become a dad for the first time, and he decided to move up to the North West to be near the mother’s family, ready for the baby’s arrival.

“I should’ve had it all wrapped up before my daughter was born,” says Marshall today with a sheepish grin. Impending parenthood came at a felicitous moment for him, as he was beginning to feel trapped in South London’s suburban lifestyle of all-eclipsing drunkenness and depression, which existing fans will know was a recurring theme in his earlier music.

“It was just the easiness of it,” he reflects today. “There really is nothing else to do here, especially when it turns to winter. Everyone I know has jobs, whereas I’d sit on my arse all day sometimes not doing anything, then I’d go to the pub with them when they finished work. It became a bit habitual. Then, right in the middle of the record, this big change came in my life that I didn’t really comprehend initially. It was like, ‘Oh, I’d better get my shit together!’ To be honest, I was really glad to get away from all that so I could focus on more pressing matters – like keeping a child alive and stuff.”

The new album’s title, he explains, “is an exclamation, about the times we live in. Like, ‘Fucking hell, man!’” He stole the title from a CD that his uncle gave him back in 2013 with some of his uncle’s own music on it, and originally planned to use it for his last album.

“More and more,” he explains, “I’ve been put off by the intention of speaking about what’s going on in society as a black-and-white thing, or trying to get to the bottom of why we’re in this position. So the album is mostly made up of snapshots and observations. There are a lot of real-time-and-place moments, songs talking about walking through the park just over there and getting a head injury [don’t ask! – Ed.], then there are other tracks which are just simplicity, looking at one particular situation and reflecting on it as somehow being super-profound.”

Just as the lyrics are diverse in theme and purpose, so is the music: ‘Comet Face’ lopes along with irresistible unease like a wonky New Wave hit, and ‘Stoned Again’ packs all the inspired beatmongery of ’90s hip hop, while much of the record’s sparser second half recalls the lo-fi intimacy of Robert Wyatt’s ’80s solo work, or indeed the recordings of mass-murderer Charles Manson.

As the concluding ‘Please Complete Thee’ sails out on upliftingly twangsome slide guitar, you’d be forgiven for imagining that some of the more agonizing preceding numbers have served as a kind of therapy for their creator. “Oh yeah,” he freely admits, “once you’re able to discuss things and talk honestly, there is no better way than just shouting it out at a bunch of people. I was always empowered by lyricism and getting my aggression out in some way, or any kind of emotion. That has always been a process for me. This time I felt like I had gotten out of a dark place, and I was on a high. I appreciated the depression, and the low times I’d been through, but I also liked how I felt better in the here and now. So it was about reaching that new plateau.”

KING KRULE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Friday 24 July
Splendour In The Grass
splendourinthegrass.com

King Krule – Man Alive!
1. Cellular
2. Supermarché
3. Stoned Again
4. Comet Face
5. The Dream
6. Perfecto Miserable
7. Alone, Omen 3
8. Slinky
9. Airport Antenatal Airplane
10. (Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On
11. Theme For The Cross
12. Underclass
13. Energy Fleets
14. Please Complete Thee

King Krule – Man Alive! is out now via XL Recordings / Remote Control.

xlrecordings.com
remotecontrolrecords.com.au

February 21, 2020 0 comments

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Lauren Mayhew & Kymber McClay team up with INViDA for edm belter Lies

by the partae February 21, 2020

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Lies is the freshest clubroom anthem coming from heavyweight producer INViDA, with its blending of flamenco guitar lines and driving rhythms. The four-to-the-floor banger features Lauren Mayhew and Kymber McClay, and is ready made for you EDM playlists. You can listen to Lies here.

Lauren Mayhew is a singer and DJ, who’s opened for the likes of Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child and Sting at the Superbowl. She’s also starred in Fox’s 9-1-1, Showtime’s Dexter and CSI, you will also be able to find her in an upcoming Netflix series. Kymber McClay has graced Burningman and Life Is Beautiful and launched fashion brand Naven with her identical twin.

With INViDA’s glittering track record it’s clear to the ears why the production on this is so clinical. Having penned hits for Tom Swoon, Swanky Tunes and Robert Falcon, you can still hear his single ‘Chameleon’ in Spotify’s Young and Free playlist.

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