electronic tracks
Track: Oh My My – Sipping The Bottle
Sydney horror pop duo Oh My My have released a new single, Sipping the Bottle ahead of the release of their debut EP, and a handful of NSW dates. Talking of the track, Sam Thomlinson from the band says, “It’s about drinking wine in the middle of a cricket pitch,” he explains, “under a sleeping bag, at …
Track: DuhkQunt – West Mansion
Taken from their forthcoming self-titled EP, out on Muzai Records on April 20th, West Mansion is the first time mysterious collective DuhkQunt have stuck their heads above water. Written mostly on Groovepad, and influenced by Namco classic Splatterhouse, as well as DJ Yoda and the like, it’s brilliantly coined by the label as Jerkcore, given …
Track: The Orielles – Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) Wrongtom Remix, plus Remix competition
As part of our ongoing love of The Orielles, since they’ve released the Wrongtom Remixes of Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) taken from their recent, brilliant Disco Volador album – we’re happy to talk about it on Backseat Mafia. He’s taken the already brilliant track, traded in the disco indie feel and replaced it with …
See: Glass Museum reveal new video for ‘Clothing’
We’ve already featured Jazz / electronic duo Glass Museum in the run up to their album Reykjavik, which drops on April 24th via Sdban Ultra, but such is the quality of their work, we’re featuring them again, this time a new video for the track ‘Clothing’. Of the track the duo say “Clothing was composed …
Track: Self Esteem – Favourite Problem (Alternative Version)
Sheffield’s Self Esteen has announced a new EP, Cuddles Please which is out on May 1st via Fiction Records, featuring alternative versions of three of the songs from her much lauded Compliments Please album from last year, ands a cover of Alex Cameron’s ‘Miami Memory’ The EP features a Sheffield-based choir, Neighbourhood Voices, which was …
Track: Sonic Boom – The Way You Live
Taken from his first album in 30 years, Sonic Boom – aka Peter Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3) has released The Way You Live, with the album, All Things Being Equal, out on Carpark Record on June 5th. More well known recently in his role as a producer for the likes of Beach House and Panda …
Track: Bottler – Nobody Likes Me
Brooklyn duo Bottler, aka Pat Butler and Phil Shore have released the lead single from their forthcoming EP Clementine, out on May 8th via InFiné. The track is this sort of electro/indie crossover. It has this drooling bassline and synth lines that splash and dribble all over the fistfuls of synth chord that rocks forward …
Track: Golden Retriever & Chuck Johnson – Empty Quarter
Out on May 15th via Thrill Jockey is the new album and collaboration from Portland duo Golden Retriever and Oakland guitarist Chuck Johnson, and from it they’ve share the albums first single, ‘Empty Quarter’. It’s slow moving and experimental, the electronics layered and Johnsons guitar melodies minimal yet beautiful. Into the mixture are added pedal …
Track: Netsky – I see the future in your eyes
One of the biggest names in dance music, Netsky, has gone back to his roots with his new single ‘I see the future in your eyes’, which is out right now on Hospital Records. Not only has he moved back to producing drum & bass, but on the tenths anniverary since he first released music …
Track: NZCA Lines – Pure Luxury
NZCA Lines are back with a new single, their first record in 4 years – After the laidback sunny excess of the Infinite Summer album, the new sound seems more frenzied and chaotic – seems appropriate at the moment. After all, how do you go about following up a concept album that was about the …