Electronic
News: Jungle announce run of UK, European and North American headline dates
Today Jungle have announced a run of new live shows confirmed for this April in North America and May in the UK and Europe (full list of dates below). Jungle, who are known for their mesmeric modern soul and thrilling seven-piece live band, will return to the festival stage this spring with appearances at Coachella …
See: Jamie Isaac reveals new video for Doing Better, plus UK/US tour dates
Doing Better is the the first single to be taken from producer, singer-songwriter and all round musical polymath Jamie Isaac. After the success of his debut album Couch Baby, he’s returned with his engaging electronic soul, with flakes of hip-hop and driven by his emotive piano playing. It’s a fragile thing, with gently stuttering beats …
News: Lorenzo Senni & Francesco Fantini – The Challenge original soundtrack as artbook/Vinyl 2nd March via Warp
Warp wunderkind Lorenzo Senni can now announce details of the vinyl release of the original soundtrack for short film The Challenge. The release exposes Lorenzo Senni as a musical chameleon – blending the sound into the body of the film, making the music a collaborative character rather than an accompaniment. The producer may be best …
Track: Noah Cyrus – We are…
Noah Cyrus has begun 2018 with a new track, We Are Fucked, featuring MØ and produced by Max Martin. She’s been on an upward trajectory since her debut single, last years Make Me (Cry) with Labrinth, went to #1 on Spotify’s Viral Global Chart within hours of release, and has since surpassed 420 million global …
Track: Erasure – It’s Still Not Over (rework)
In LGBT+ History month Erasure celebrate their role in the struggle with a classical reworking of ‘It’s Still Not Over.’ I don’t know when it began, but there has been an epidemic of classical versions of pop songs recently. Even so, it is very unusual to do it with an obscure album less than a …
Album Review: Johnny Jewel – Digital Rain
Johnny Jewel is a musical Renaissance man: he owns a record label, he writes film scores, he collaborated with David Lynch on the recent Twin Peaks soundtrack and he’s a member of Chromatics and Glass Candy. And having grown up in Texas, he’s obsessed with the idea of rain, which is why he’s written this …
See: We are Scientists reveal new video for One In, One Out, plus UK tour dates
Back with their sixth album, New York power pop duo We Are Scientists have released a new video for single One In One Out, and announced a whole run of Uk tour dates. Synth lines immediately mix things up with the bands sound, but its not long before the guitars start to permeate the sound, …
Track: North Sea Navigator – Pure Modulations in Space and Time
North Sea Navigator is essentially the project of former Gravenhurst guitarist Paul Nash. Ahead of his/their debut album ‘The Memory Clears the Space for What’s Needed’ out on Blurred Recordings on April 13th they’ve shared a new track, Pure Modulations in Space and Time Now a four piece, with the additions of Charlotte Nicholls (Portishead, …
See: Croatia reveal new video for Make Circles
Victoria three piece Croatia have a new vocalist and a new EP, titled Half Dreams on the way. The synth-pop three piece take heavy influence from 80’s era pop and electronic groups, and it shows (in a good way) with the first track to be released from the EP, Make Circles. Its full of popping …
Not Forgotten: White Noise – An Electric Storm
“Many sounds have never been heard-by humans:some sound waves you don’t hear-but they reach you. “Storm Stereo” techniques combine singers, instrumentalists and complex electronic sound. The emotional intensity is at a maximum.” So read the bold sleevenotes on this unique release on which David Vorhaus ,an electronics graduate, teamed up with two members of the …