Toronto-based producer and fervent remixologist Digits rearranges the sonics of Sally Shapiro‘s If It Doesn’t Rain Tonight and the results are pleasing to the ear. Earlier this year Sally Shapiro + Johan Agebjorn unleashed upon the world at large their 3rd LP, Somewhere Else via Paper Bag Records (Permanent Vacation in the UK). The remix track hits the streets running December 4th via Flashback Records. Continue reading “sally shapiro // if it doesn’t rain tonight (digits remix)”
postiljonen // supreme + video
On a hot summer day there is nothing like being doused with a chilled tidal wave of Swedish synthpop group Postiljonen. The good vibes aren’t too far away with the good and icy sounds of their single Supreme rippling through your speakers. The track comes from their debut LP Skyer via Best Fit Recordings. Their album drops worldwide July 22nd. You can also pre-order the Skyer below, just click the iTunes button. Peace. Continue reading “postiljonen // supreme + video”
shout of louds // walking in your footsteps + lissvik remix + north american tour
The Stockholm, Sweden band of five, Shout Out Louds, kick off their North American Tour in support of their enthusiastically received new album Optica. And, as an especial treat the band, along with Merge Records, tapped Prins Thomas Diskomiks to reassemble their loop-to-loop and very dreamy single Illusions. It’s a match made in remix heaven. Make your 2013 a memorable one and catch the band out on tour this summer, and please remember to give ’em my best. Peace. Continue reading “shout of louds // walking in your footsteps + lissvik remix + north american tour”
sibille attar // julian i want to be a dancer
At times the unorthodox approach can yield unusually tantalizing results. Sibille Attar is an apt example of the quirky and offbeat set to music, but what music it is! The Stockholm-based musical roustabout chants her brand of sonic voodoo with the voice of a classically trained chanteuse (seemingly so). Her music is alive with a vibrancy I’m growing more and more partial to with every listen. Julian I Want To Be A Dancer is crisp as a new dew strewn day, and as bouncy as a bumble bee, fat and flying flower head to flower head. Check it out. Peace. Continue reading “sibille attar // julian i want to be a dancer”
the knife // a tooth for an eye + official video & remix
Recently, the Stockholm, Sweden band The Knife released Shaking The Habitual courtesy of Rabid Records. This is the sound collectives first studio album since Silent Shout and it’s absurdly fluent in the poly-rhythmic aural nutrients their known for, that’s a compliment. What or who do sound like? Well, if you’re a fan of Gang Gang Dance and the Tune Yards you’ll be happy as a clam with The Knife. After the jump check out the official video for the track A Tooth For An Eye and the Pursuit Grooves Remix. Peace. Continue reading “the knife // a tooth for an eye + official video & remix”
with a light heart // lost at sea ep (our sunday best)
The Lost At Sea EP by the Swedish band With A Light Heart is a basket full of songs perfect for a walk along coastal environs or a languid drive without any specific destination in mind. Also, this release of four simple, yet beautiful songs feels bigger than the some of its parts. The songs have a sweeping and epic character which rolls like a cleansing and rising tide in the bowl of your eardrums. Here, in the endless diameter of sound is human intimacy radiating gloriously. Each song is imbued with the spectacular essence of the warming sunrise, and by the albums end the moon too is full to bursting with solemn thanks of gratitude. Word is the band recorded it’s new EP in a loft and in a church in Bua, a small quaint village on the west coast of Sweden. How fitting then or telling because these songs have the inner-workings of hymnals and a spirituality which touches your soul like the soothing hand of grace. You can get you own copy via the With a Light Heart’s bandcamp. Peace. Continue reading “with a light heart // lost at sea ep (our sunday best)”
junip // line of fire
New material from the Gothenburg, Sweden-based Junip is always reason to get up out of your seat and shout heavenward. 2013 is off to a pretty good start when you can listen to José González and company performing their first single release “Line Of Fire“. The track is taken from the bands highly anticipated self-titled sophomore spring release which is expected to drop April 23rd. You and everybody else can also download it for free just because. Here’s to new songs from a perennial favorite. Peace. Continue reading “junip // line of fire”
the deer tracks // lazarus
Swedish electro-pop duo, The Deer Tracks, recently premiered the song “Lazarus,” courtesy of We Are Hunted. In the coming weeks you can expect a series of remixes too. Also you can look for the album ‘The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3‘, via The Control Group. It drops on February 12th. Peace. Continue reading “the deer tracks // lazarus”
nima khak // searching all around (for you)
Nima Khak is a resident of Sweden but after listening to his productions you’ll swear up and down he’s an interstellar time traveler. Listen to Nima Khak’s ‘Searching All Around (For You)‘ release via 1:53.2 Records, and it is all one needs to get the night headed in the right direction. The release also features the tracks, “Bitter Sweet” and unconventional “A Tribe Called Quest“. In this posting I’ve also included a September 2012 mix session featuring not only Nima Khak but also fellow DJ alum Bryan Chapman on the Future Underground Show. Peace. Continue reading “nima khak // searching all around (for you)”
kate boy // northern lights
the electro swedish-based trio known as kate boy proves once again there is always room aplenty for another synth-based band. the band’s inaugural first toe in the water is the song “northern lights” and it as good to listen to as it is to watch their beautifully shot video. definitely looking forward to more, and of course for the initiated, it is shows that threesomes almost always satisfy. peace. Continue reading “kate boy // northern lights”