Electronic
See: Madeaux releases new video for Kill For Me
Not only is A-Trak a stellar producer, seems he ain’t half bad at recognising talent either. LA producer Madeaux was spotted by him, and was signed to Fools Gold following conversations via Twitter DMs. Kill For Me is full of sweeping electronics and slightly menacing vocals emploring the recipient to, well, you know. It veers …
Track: Greg Hvnsen – What would you have me do
West Palm Beach’s Greg Hvnsen shares some of the undoubted sun with, well, just about everybody with his new track ‘What would you have me do’. Despite his slightly melancholic vocal, it trips along, sweetened by some rather lovely vocal harmonies as he asks What would you have me do?/Where would you have me go? …
Track: Saje – Raspberry
Paris chillwave/RnB duo Saje are releasing a single, Raspberry, the second release taken from their debut EP Freefallin’ Dreams with comes out on January 15th via Roche Musique. It opens with this smoky jazz lick over these icy but static synths. It isn’t long though, before the beat comes in and the lick is given …
Track: Emmy The Great – Dance w Me
Ahead of Second Love, the new album from Emmy the Great (aka Emma-Lee Moss) is a preview track Dance w Me. Following on from this year’s S EP with more warm Synths and soft vocals, this track feels like a particularly intense conversation. Chatter drifts over the verses, while Emmy challenges you to pay attention …
Tracks: Saje – Freefallin’ Dreams
Parisian dance/chill wave duo Saje have been attacting a lot of attentions in the last year, garnering millions of soundcloud play and gaining the support of many of the influencers within dance music, so there’s some excitement about the release of their debut EP, Freefallin’ Dreams, which drops on January 15th via French label Roche …
Track: Andrew Weatherall – Confidence Man, Plus Album News
Anyone of my age will know Andrew Weatherall best as being the man who took Primal Screams indie rock track ‘I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have’ and turning it into the anthem that was ‘Loaded’. It was a career defining moment for Bobby Gillespie and the boys, and gave them one of their biggest …
Album Review: Tortoise – The Catastrophist
It’s been a while since we heard anything new from Chicago based experimental rockers Tortoise. Their last album ‘Beacons Of Ancestorship’ was all the way back in 2009, and until their recent single ‘Gesceap’, we haven’t heard a peak from them. Seven years later, and the boys are back with album number seven ‘The Catastrophist’. …
Track: Human Movement – Robots have a voice
Australian duo Human Movement, aka Blake Gilray and Edward MacDonald have unveiled a second track from their debut EP, following on from title track Dancing Girl, which dropped last week. The track, Robot have a Voice, is this pulsating house tune that fuses these sizzling percussive sounds along with the kick drums, and moulds shards …
EP: Paradise Range – ‘Songs for Edie S.’
“Inspired by the rise and fall of the beautiful Edie Sedgwick.” So says the liner notes on this latest EP release from Paradise Range, a band rooted in the Thuringian green heart of Germany. Paradise Range excel at crafting their unique blend of “electronic psych rock”. Michael Böerner (MPC 2000, Guitar, Efx) and Lucas Hotop (Organ, …
Feature: Top 20 albums of the year – Backseat Mafia staff pick
How do you judge what were the best albums of the year? Well, here at Backseat Mafia its a collaborative affair, where everyone that writes for us has as much of a say as everyone else (how did I let that happen?). Happily, in line with the widely and wildly varied nature of our ethos …