Electronic
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: Washed Out releases new video for ‘Too Late’
Washed Out, aka Ernest Greene has released a new video for his latest single, Too Late. It’s a warm, comfort blanket of a tune, these synth and bass lines that seem to go on for ever, wrap themselves around you, as the wobbly chorus and vocal harmonies make you feel all gooey and warm inside. …
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 …
Album Review: Warm Digits – Flight of Ideas
Warm Digits, aka Newcastle multi-instrumentalist/producers Warm Digits have released a album that neatly squares their own adventures in synth-rock/house/psychedelic music with a host of collaborations including The Orielles, Paul Smith, The Lovely Eggs, Rozi Plain and Emma Pollock. Titled, appropriately enough, Flight of Ideas, it’s sees the band and their co-pilots blast of into this …
TRACK: FALLE NIOKE & GHOST CULTURE – BARKÉ
FALLE NIOKE is a singer and percussionist from Guinea Conakry, West Africa. He sings in French, English, Susu, Fulani and Malinke, and plays a range of African instruments. Collaborator Ghost Culture aka James Greenwood is one of the few electronic producers Nioke has teamed up with since moving to the UK and signing with Prah recordings. Falle …
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: Ben Lukas Boysen – Clarion
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming ‘Mirage’ album, out on 1st May via the brilliant Erased Tapes label, Berlin based composer and producer Ben Lukas Boysenhas released a new single, ‘Clarion’. Of new single ‘Clarion’, Ben tells us that “this song started as a simple piano line and while listening to it on loop over …
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 …