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Grace Turner plays a final hand for 2018 with gutsy end-of-year single ‘Easy I Fall’, a fierce progression from her previous heart-stopper ‘Dead or Alive’
Streaming over 500,000 times since release, ‘Dead or Alive’ landed the Newcastle based singer-songwriter in Spotify US’ Viral 50, peaking at #24. Receiving triple j airplay, rotation on triple j unearthed, Double J, FBi Radio and love from community radio across the country, ‘Dead or Alive’ was also included in Apple Music’s ‘Best of the Week.’
Now, Grace offers a fresh perspective in ‘Easy I Fall’. Written at the same time as ‘Dead or Alive’, ‘Easy I Fall’ was recorded slowly over a year between a back shed and a spare bedroom. This final iteration hits hard up front with its intentionally abrupt opening line ‘If you wanna fuck me then just tell me that you love me…”
Turner explains “This song is about being tirelessly perused. I used to play it first in my set to shock people into listening to me. I often joke in my live show that it’s about trying to break up with someone but sleeping with them instead. In a deeper sense it’s about power imbalances in relationships, not being listened to and putting someone’s wants and needs above your own.”
A captivating troubadour, Grace often has her audiences at a standstill, with those present hooked on her every note. Turner has so far supported Alex the Astronaut, Gabriella Cohen, Jess Locke, Kingswoodand Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) in 2018 and recently played tastemaker festivals FKA Festivaland Against the Grain. Soon she and her band head to Festival of the Sun and Mountain Sounds Festival with more shows to be announced in 2019.
With ‘Easy I Fall’ marking just the third official release from Grace Turner, everyone is already falling hard for this rising talent.
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Sub Pop has signed the enigmatic country singer Orville Peck, who will release his debut for the label in 2019. Combining the lulling ambience of shoegaze with the iconic melodies and vocal prowess of classic American country music, enigmatic outlaw cowboy – Orville Peck, croons love and loss from the badlands of North America. The resulting sound is one completely his own – taking the listener down dusty rose-colored desert highways; through a world where worn out gamblers, road-dogs and lovesick hustlers drift in and out of his masked gaze. Orville’s music will be available worldwide from Sub Pop, with the exception of Canada through Royal Mountain Records.His first single for “Big Sky” is a campfire lullaby of Orville’s past lovers. He sings about his relationships – with an aloof biker, an abusive boxer and an overly protective jailor in the Florida Keys – and the inevitable demise of each one, as Orville leaves them for the wide open big sky. Watch his official video for the song, directed by Deni Cheng, which follows our anti-hero as he travels through his America, waiting for time to pass.
Orville Peck’s late winter and spring international tour schedule for 2019 currently spans January 4th-May 12th. Highlights include: Canadian shows on January 4th in Toronto and January 5th in Hamilton; A three-date London, UK residency February 28th-March 2nd, immediately followed by shows in Amsterdam on March 5th and Berlin on March 6th; And in May, he’ll be supporting Lord Huron on a string of midwest-southwestern US dates May 6th-May 12th. Additional live dates will be announced in the new year.
See Orville Peck live:
Jan. 04 – Hamilton, ON – Casbah (Exclaim! Class of 2019 showcase)
Jan. 05 – Toronto, ON – The Monarch (Exclaim! Class of 2019 showcase)
Feb. 28 – London, UK – Islington
Mar. 01 – London, UK – Servant Jazz Quarters
Mar. 02 – London, UK – The Shacklewell Arms
Mar. 05 – Amsterdam, NL – Sugarfactory
Mar. 06 – Berlin, DE – Auster-Club
May 06 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note*
May 07 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion*
May 09 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace*
May 10 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre*
May 11 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre*
May 12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren*
* w/ Lord Huron
Alex Niggemann had a vision to “launch a label that mirrors diversity”. Now, in 2018, his absorbing AEON imprint celebrates five years in the business. To mark this pivotal moment a celebratory film was commissioned.
AEON carefully selects each release to move their vision forward, showcasing and building an ever-evolving family of exceptionally talented artists and like-minded souls.
For those people with open minds and open ears, electronic music doesn’t really have borders – blurring the boundaries between house and techno is a given – creativity and experimentation without restrictions and expectations is what allows artists to make exceptional music that becomes timeless and treasured.
AEON is a home to cutting-edge artists who are bold enough to breathe life into their productions with true emotion. AEON stands for people who walk their own path, who dance just the way they feel, celebrating and being passionate about what they do without following rules.
AEON 5 Years Compilation. Released 7th December on AEON Pre-order link here
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“Playful and infectious in equal measure, “Keep The LIght On” is a welcome change from the usual wintry gloom” – Complex Magazine
Danish-Jamaican songstress Iris Gold is pleased to announce details of a brand new single ´Keep The Light On´ due 30th November.
She says: “The Song is about meeting up with an ex for a chat and some kind of closure, but your ex is on some seductive, Barry White, barritone and incense. And Its just about wanting to keep the light and keep things above board in the midst of all the sauciness”.
The lyrics and idea for ´Keep The Light On´ was conceived awhile back but was kept on the shelves till now. When Iris heard a special beat by the Danish producer-group Pitchshifters, she immediately knew that the song had finally found its place. That production accompanied by her rap in the verses and her singing in the chorus, rounded off beautifully by just a touch of some chilled brass. ´Keep The Light On´ has a slower and more subdued sound, that fits the meditative theme. A theme that describes the period after two lovers have broken up. A time between the last love in the relationship and the complete liberation from each other as ex-lovers. But where you still hold strong feelings for each other and deep inside know its not the best of ideas to give in, let go and turn off the lights, even for just one night.
Iris Gold made her debut in 2015 with the song ´Goldmine´ that quickly got the attention from the music business, who were smitten by her style and unique musical talents, and offers to support established stars like Miguel, Taylor Swift and Robbie Williams came quickly. She has since established herself in Denmark and abroad as a new, true talent among her peers in the music business.
Iris Gold was born in London, but grew up in Denmark in Freetown Christiania surrounded by music and progressive culture. Iris had been singing and rapping since she from an early age was introduced to hip hop, reggae and psychedelic-pop/rock music, music that has left a great impact on the music she makes today: A riveting mix of pop, R&B, hip hop and soul, alongside the poetry and storytelling in her songwriting.
2018 has been an amazing year for Iris Gold who has toured around Europe, having done more than 80 shows. The rest of this year and into 2019 offer even more great things for Iris Gold. She is playing a unique and exclusive concert at the historic Betty Nansen Theatre in Copenhagen on December 1st called Iris Gold Iscenesat. The concert is arranged by Betty Nansen Theatre and Roskilde Festival, who works to merge music and art. Furthermore, she is also playing both the annual Eurosonic Festival in The Netherlands this January and FOCUS Festival in Wales this May.
……also, there’s a debut album on the way.
“Copenhagen-raised songstress Iris Gold is winning us over with her eclectic blend of old school hip hop, sunshine pop and trippy beats.” – Wonderland
“Offers a wonderfully carefree contrast to the glut of grim-lipped overthinkers” – Line of Best Fit
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Willaris. K today shares a new two-track release featuring lead single ‘Natural Selection’ which premiered on triple j’s Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite overnight and ‘Cobaki Sky (Prequel)’ out now via Soothsayer. Listen to it HERE.
‘Natural Selection’ was first played at Forbidden Fruit Festival in Dublin to rapturous reception and continued to be a live favourite throughout the year across headline shows and festival crowds.
Of the track, Jack McAllister says, “Natural Selection/Cobaki Sky (Prequel) represents personal change and growth. Evolution. The Alchemy tour was the end of the Alchemy era for me and these are the first pieces of music coming from the perspective of my current life and the last 18 months.“
‘Natural Selection’ is the first from the Australian producer since his debut Alchemy EP and follows his sold out headline tour across Metro Theatres and Corner Hotels around the country. Second track ‘Cobaki Sky (Prequel)’ (pronounced “Kobba-KIE”), named after the sleepy township with a population of 225 outside Tweed Heads where Jack grew up, is the first part of a beautiful cinematic work and features additional production from George Nicholas of Seekae.
The two-track wraps up a busy year for Willaris. K who offered a slew of impressive releases form his breakout debut single ‘Alchemy’ to ‘River Song’, ‘Dour Nights’ and ‘Risen’, all of which have set him apart and on top of the thriving Australian electronic landscape with his unique take on arresting techno that is at once uplifting and ominous. McAllister continued through the year garnering fans across the globe including the country’s national youth broadcasting station triple j, BBC 1’s Pete Tong, multiple sold out national headline tours and acclaimed festival plays including Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Watergate Berlin, Bigsound, Laneway Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Split Milk and more. Willaris. K will round out the year with two explosive sets at New Year Festivals Beyond The Valley and Lost Paradise.
‘Natural Selection / Cobaki Sky (Prequel)’ is out now via Soothsayer, buy/stream it here.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
29 December – Beyond The Valley – VIC
30 December – Lost Paradise – NSW
9 March 2019 – Days Like This – NSW
+ More Australian and international shows announced soon
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Born in Hamburg in 1990, August composes and performs multifaceted electronic music with hopeful tones and a human aesthetic. “Creating music – the act of creating in general – should be free from rationalisation. In the best case, relying solely on subconsciousness communication,” says the classically trained multi-instrumentalist. Speaking with David, one immediately realises the value that he places upon his well-earned artistic independence and steadfast sincerity.
This hard-fought pursuit can be traced clearly through the producer’s recorded works; from a string of early dance singles and remixes (2010-2014), followed by his celebrated debut album, Times (2013), to a handful of genre-defying outings on Ninja Tune sub-label, Counter Records (2016), the Tonmeister graduate (2017) continues to uncloak hidden inner paths yet to be discovered.
Now after the release of his incredible third album ‘D’Angelo’, we welcome David August to perform live in the intimate confines of Max Watts.
Novel presents
David August (Live)
Max Watts, Melbourne
Thursday 7th March
8PM – 11AM
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Taken from their highly anticipated new album “ANTI ANTI GENERATION”
“Meet Yojiro Noda – Tokyo’s Answer to Thom Yorke” – NME
Having been ensconced in the studio recording material for their new album “ANTI ANTI GENERATION” (pronounced “an-T, an-tie, Generation”) due later this year, Japan’s foremost alternative-rock outfit RADWIMPS (Yusuke Takeda / bass, Yojiro Noda / vocals and guitar, Akira Kuwahara / guitar) will pre-empt its release with brand new track ‘IKIJIBIKI’ featuring Taka from popular Japanes rock band ONE OK ROCK.
For the first time in band’s history, 3 tracks feature special guest collaborators; Taka (singer of ONE OK ROCK), Aimyon (up-and-coming female singer songwriter), Miyachi (NY based rapper) and Tabu Zombie (from SOIL&“PIMP”SESSIONS). The album also includes their recent hit singles “Saihate Aini,” “Mountain Top,” and “Catharsist” as well as “Banzai Sensho” and “Seikai,” written and performed for NHK “18FES” in Oct. 2018
Limited edition of “ANTI ANTI GENERATION” physical package comes with a bonus DVD featuring band’s interview and documentary capturing them since the release of “Your Name.” OST and “Human Bloom” album. This is a must see for the fans. The band also revealed new publicity photo and an iconic album cover with design of smashed empty can. The artwork was directed by Tetsuya Nagato, who also directed the artwork for their last album “Human Bloom.”
New Album “ANTI ANTI GENERATION”
Dec. 12, 2018
Limited Edition (CD+DVD)
Standard Edition (CD only)
Digital release available worldwide
01. Anti Anti overture
02. tazuna
03. NEVER EVER ENDER
04. IKIJIBIKI feat.Taka
05. Catharsist
06. Brain Washing(Anti Anti Mix)
07. Sokkenai
08. Homework Announce-skit
09. PAPARAZZI
10. HOCUSPOCUS
11. BANZAI SENSHO
12. I I U
13. Nakidashisodayo feat.Aimyon
14. TIE TONGUE feat.Miyachi, Tabu Zombie
15. Mountain Top
16. Saihate Aini
17. Seikai(18FES ver.)
Limited Edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring band’s interview and documentary capturing them since the release of “Your Name.” OST and “Human Bloom” album.
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“It’s a strong single after a four-year absence, showcasing Tre’s prowess with both production and songwriting as well as his cross-Atlantic influences.” – Complex
“‘Hockey’ plays like a warning shot…It’s not easy to find the cool in Canada’s national sport, but Tre Mission, as always, makes it work.” – FADER
“Tre has been known to push the boundaries, which has marked him out as one of grime’s go-to producers over the years.” – TRENCH
Toronto/UK JUNO-nominated grime veteran, Tre Mission, returns with a video for new track, Hockey. The song marks the first single from his forthcoming album, Orphan Black, due in 2019 via Last Gang Records. Premiering exclusively via Complex, the video was filmed in the Greater Toronto Area, directed by Dan Lemoyne. Watch it here.
Orphan Black is Tre’s follow up to his recent Bare Selection-released instrumental project, Bare Selection 001, and his first full-length release since 2014’s Stigmata and Tizzy Gang collaboration (alongside Merky ACE and Cadell), Opps Next Door (2017). His debut album, Stigmata, was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2015 JUNO Awards, and featured Wiley, JME, Skepta, Merky Ace, Saukrates, Andreena Mill and k-os. Tre is the founding member of Tizzy Gang –a grime collective of London based artists and producers, featuring Merky Ace, Cadell, Vic Santoro and Nasty Jack.
In 2013, Tre jumped on to the grime scene with his critically acclaimed mixtape, Malmaison, and since then, has been a prolific producer and artist that has garnered an expansive following and musical repertoire, from his homebase in Toronto and across the pond in the UK. Tre has opened for the likes of Kenrick Lamar, J.Cole, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Badass, Earl Sweatshirt, Kaytranada, Tinie Tempah and Skepta, amongst others, and was the opening act on Wiley’s headlining Elusive Tour in 2011.
Orphan Black is a bold comeback for Tre, through its songwriting, production, collaborations and thoughtful approach. Stay tuned for more sounds and news on the way.
Tre Mission on Spotify: spoti.fi/2P5Xndz
Emerging Toronto-based Tallies are sharing their new single & video “Easy Enough“, which is taken from their debut self-titled album, due out 11th Jan via Fear of Missing Out Records.
Christopher Mills, who directed the video for “Easy Enough” & has previously worked with the likes of Interpol, Broken Social Scene & Metric, said “Layers of milky video imagery, washes of colour distorted glass, shoes and horses are the video “reverb” to this wonderful, washy, echo-y tune that makes me want to blow dry my hair all day long, and imagine that I’m racing over the grand canyon in one of the best flying dreams ever. Tallies came to my little studio and jammed, goofed around, and did stupid things with me in front of the camera. They sang the lyrics with their eyes, and used one of my Junos to distort each others images in this gorgeous uplifting song that will make you want to jump in the leaves, or the snow for a whole afternoon.”
Tallies navigate an unfamiliar world on their confident self-titled debut album, which blends elements of shoegaze, dream pop, and surf rock into a fresh sound that’s all their own. Tallies is Sarah Cogan (vocals, rhythm guitar), Dylan Frankland (lead guitar), Cian O’Neill (drums), and Stephen Pitman (bass).
Cogan started music lessons at a young age, learning simple piano melodies and guitar chords that she could sing and write lyrics over. Frankland has also been immersed in music for most of his life, growing up with a music-obsessed father who introduced him to greats like The Smiths, The Sundays, Aztec Camera, and Cocteau Twins. He subconsciously carried these influences into Tallies, which is evident in the Johnny Marr stylings of his guitar riffs and the Robin Guthrie-tinged shoegaze textures of his production. “While writing this album, we were listening to The Sundays Reading, Writing and Arithmetic a lot,” says Frankland, adding, “Harriet Wheeler’s soft-spokenly sweet melodies has a major influence on where Sarah sometimes takes her writing to.”
The album was co-produced by Frankland and Josh Korody at Toronto’s Candle Recordings, a hot spot where locals like Metz, Dilly Dally, Austra, and Weaves have made indie classics. It’s also where Frankland works as an engineer/producer. With upbeat percussion, melodic bass riffs, and magnetic guitar leads, Tallies puts one-of-a-kind melodies to the universal impact of adulthood hitting you square in the face.
See Tallies live:
Dec 17 – Baby’s All Right (Kanine Records, Dr Martens, Collide Holiday Party), Brooklyn NY
Jan 09 – Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn NY
Jan 11 – Songbyrd, Washington DC
Jan 12 – Hardywood Brewery, Richmond VA
Feb 01 – The Drake, Toronto ON (Record Release Party)
Mar 07 – The New Colossus, New York NY
Mar 09 – Savannah Stopover, Savannah GA
Mar 11-17 – SXSW, Austin TX
May 16-18 – Focus Wales, Wrexham, UK
Tallies track list:
1. Trouble (stream)
2. Mother
3. Midnight
4. Have You
5. Not So Proud
6. Trains and Snow
7. Beat the Heart (video)
8. Eden
9. Giving Up
10. Rocks
11. Easy Enough (video)
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Rampage 2019 Weekend
March 29 – 31, 2019
Antwerp, Belgium
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Rampage is the biggest drum & bass and dubstep party in the world and it returns to the Belgian city of Antwerp from March 29th to 30th for the 10th anniversary of the event, with another monstrous line-up featuring the likes of Excision, Andy C, Sub Focus, Wilkinson, Dimension, Funtcase, Dion Timmer, DJ Hazard, Herobust, Murdock, Macky Gee, DJ Hype, Alix Perez, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Dubloadz, Feint, Fox Stevenson, Koven, MC Mote, Spag Heddy, Tantrum, Desire, and tens more.
Always one of Europe’s biggest gatherings, the event successfully expanded to two days in 2018 and does so again this year with more than 30,000 people expected to attend each day, flying in from more than 55 different countries. To match the huge scale of the event, the line-up is equally giant with the biggest names in the scene, from fresh up and comers to enduring legends. Audio visual production is also out of this world and is part of the reason this event has become such a regular pilgrimage for drum & bass fans around the world.
All this goes down at The Antwerp Sportpaleis, one of Europe’s largest indoor spaces and one that becomes a mesmeric and immersive rave haven thanks to the light, lazer and visuals production that’s on the level of Tomorrowland, Awakenings and EDC, or even surpasses it.
Heading things up is Excision, the North-American producer who has become the most in-demand artist in the bass music world, largely thanks to an insane level of visuals and production, which he will all bring to Rampage. He has released on deadmau5’s mau5trap label but has mainly been pushing his music on his own imprint and in late 2018 he released his fourth studio album Apex. He’s been at the forefront of a musical revolution that has squashed all competition in North America and is bringing through tons of new artists.
Sub Focus and Wilkinson had a huge summer playing for Together in Ibiza so bring their widescreen bag of multi-genre tricks, Critical Music and Shogun Audio star Alix Perez is one of drum & bass’s most revered and stylistically hard to pin down producers and then come legends like DJ Hype as well as Ram Records boss Andy C who is a long time godfather of the scene, and DJ Hazard, a close Playaz and Ganja Records associate who has defined the scene for twenty years and played regularly at Fabric with the famous Playaz party. You can also look forward to hot young stars like Feint from Liquicity Records and Monstercatt, liquid, dubstep and house producer Fox Stevenson plus Funtcase, who played at Rampage 2018 and was one of the year’s standout acts.
For big bass look no further than Herobust from Mad Decent, while founding father Murdock brings his fresh club styles and jump up man Macky Gee is coming off the back of his fourth and most confident album to date. Tens more names like Dubloadz, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Fox Stevenson, Benny L, Bredren, Bukez Finezt, Infekt, K Motionz, Muzzy, Signal and Skeptical all bring a broad array of styles to complete this famously supersized party, and these are not even half of all the acts that will be playing the Rampage 2019 Weekend.
The countdown is now on to Rampage 2019, which promises to be the biggest and best edition yet.
LINE-UP:
EXCISION (can)
ANDY C (uk) SUB FOCUS & WILKINSON (uk)
DIMENSION (uk) DION TIMMER (usa) DJ HAZARD (uk) FUNTCASE (uk) HEROBUST (usa) MURDOCK (b) MACKY GEE (uk)
ALIX PEREZ (uk) DJ HYPE (uk) DUBLOADZ (usa) DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH (uk)
FEINT (uk) FOX STEVENSON (uk) KOVEN (uk) MC MOTA (b) SPAG HEDDY (nl) TANTRUM DESIRE (uk)
BENNY L (uk) BREDREN (b) BUKEZ FINEZT (b) CULPRATE (uk) DISPROVE (it) INFEKT (de) KANINE (uk) K MOTIONZ (uk) MUZZY (uk) MVRDA (uk) OBEY (nl) SHIVERZ (uk) SIMULA (uk) SIGNAL (nl) SKEPTICAL (uk) T>I (uk)
HARRIET JAXXON (uk) LIZ-E (uk) M-ZINE (b) ONE87 (b) PHASE (b) SCEPTICZ (b) TEKITOKA (cr)
London math/emo/shoegaze quartet The Yacht Club are pleased to share another new single from their recently announced debut album, The Last Words That You Said To Me Have Kept Me Here And Safe, which is set for release on 25th January 2019 via Beth Shalom Records.
‘In Amber’ is the latest track to be taken from the record, a golden autumnal reflection on growing older and moving on, whilst still holding onto the formative memories of youth. The single will be released on all good digital service providers on 7th December 2018.
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