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Kite In The Air: ‘Magic Marker’

Published on November 22, 2009 by Kittens
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I’d like to put a little more kindling on a group that I’d like to see catch a fire: Kite In The Air. This kindling goes atop the modest pile started by MOKB and Sheena Beaston about six months ago right after the release of their debut self-titled ep.

Kite In The Air is collaboration between San Fernando Valley’s folksy songwriter Emma Lucia of acoustic act Jed and Lucia and recently-mentioned east/west electro duo WZRDZ out of The Bay & Brooklyn. The sounds they in collection are deliciously sweet electro-pop.

They liken their sound to Ladyhawke, Azure Ray & Mu. I think they’re more or less on the mark. To their list I’d also add similarities to Ping Pong Bitches, Electrocute & Tracy + the Plastics. Needless to say they’re in good company & ready to strike a fire.

Kite In The Air have released their second ep earlier this month, ‘Magic Marker’. It is a true gem, in that it is a beautiful piece of work, but also it is available free via the band’s website, powered by my new favorite distribution platform for bands: Bandcamp. Oh, not to mention their self-titled EP, that’s free too. Amazzzze.

Here’s some collected highlights of EPs one & two:

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MP3: Kite In The Air – Magic Marker (2009)
[ 7mb | 265kbps vbr | 3:49 | Genre: Electropop | BPM: 122 ]

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MP3: Kite In The Air – What I Can Be (2009)
[ 6mb | 246kbps vbr | 3:26 | Genre: Electropop | BPM: 130 ]

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MP3: Kite In The Air – Builder (2009)
[ 7mb | 279kbps vbr | 3:42 | Genre: Electropop | BPM: 136 ]

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MP3: Kite In The Air – Filed Away (2009)
[ 9mb | 244kbps vbr | 4:55 | Genre: Electropop | BPM: 120 ]

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MP3: Kite In The Air – Stinger (2009)
[ 8mb | 248kbps vbr | 4:44 | Genre: Electropop | BPM: 143 ]

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Rubix: ‘Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix)’

Published on November 22, 2009 by Kittens
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Rubix brand disco house is hot. This Amsterdam, Noord-Holland based DJ/Producer is catching major buzz, and from a little chit-chat, seems to be a nice bro to boot. He caught my attention with ‘Baiser Sur La Disco’ and the entertaining video edit found here on YouTube, put together by Tom Waist of HOMEWORK.

Under the wing of Amsderdam’s Heroes Agency, Rubix is pushing his product, and it’s a good product to push: ‘Baiser Sur La Disco’—translation ‘fucking on the disco’—released on Girls Love DJs Records. Rubix garners support of Fellow Noord-Holland heavyhitters Don Diablo, Jamie Fanatic, Grand Jackson, Jesse Voorn, The Videoband on out to Riva Starr in England and on out to Edu K in Brazil.

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MP3: Rubix – Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix) (2009)
[ 12mb | 320kbps cbr | 5:02 | Genre: Disco | BPM: 130 ]

Rubix tracks and remixes—including mixes by aformentioned Jamie Fanatic, The Videoband & Jesse Voorn—available through Beatport. Booking available through theboss@heroesagency.nl.

Also, for those wanting more, Rubix has a good disco-house mix, Disco Pour Les Enfants’ (download) available on his Rubix’s Soundcloud page (also containing the full tracklisting).

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Aphex Twin vs. Chevy One – Dublicker

Published on November 20, 2009 by Kittens
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We’re down for this white-label. There’s charm in the no-name, no-label no-BS tracks; they’re perfectly content to exist in obscurity: no flashiness, no waving of banners. It’s just a track to find and appreciate on it’s own merit. Well here’s one, which I, admittedly, gave a listen to because it’s obviously a dubstep remix (because hey, who’s heard much dubtronica lately? Bill Laswell where are you?) & obviously a remix of Richard James’, better known as Aphex Twin’s, facemelting IDM dissertation ‘Windowlicker’. Ah yes, ‘Windowlicker’, from ‘99, back when Aphex Twin was indoctrinating people into his cult of Let’s-See-How-Far-We-Can-Push-Things, with support from the director Chris Cunningham, who really helped usher in the contemporary music video. Let’s reflect on the original video in HD at YouTube.

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MP3: Unknown Artist vs Aphex Twin – Dublicker (2009)
[ 12mb | 284kbps vbr | 5:42 | Genre: Dubstep ]

The tune was nicked from a white-marbled UK pressing. Producer step forward and claim your prize—or not—mystery is allure. The release is Boots001; Boots for bootleg, presumably. Witty.

Snag the real mccoy on wax at our favorite, Turntable Lab.

Visit Aphex Twin on Last.fm.
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More Aphex Twin in the Missingtoof archives.

Edit (11-21-209): Our close personal homeboy and favorite sampleslaya Sharooz (Hell Yeah!) alerted us that the ‘Unknown Artist’ is, in fact London-based Spaniard Chevy One, of Breakbeat pedigree. More propa tunes on his MySpace!

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You Say Party! We Say Die!: ‘There Is XXXX (Within My Heart)’

Published on November 19, 2009 by Kittens
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Credit: Todd Duym

I love to put on my dance-punk outfit You Say Party! We Say Die!. It’s a five-piece Canadian outfit (Abbotsford, BC, specifically ) & oh so fashionable.

You Say Party! We Say Die!, or YSP! WSD! formed from a bicycle gang in ‘03. A motley crew forced to stay indoors in cold Canadian winters channeled their energy into instruments & a good thing was born. Two years later a proper LP, ‘Hit the Floor!’ was released. They got my attention by sheer clout of being opener for The Blood Brothers & Pretty Girls Make Graves that same year. ‘Hit the Floor’ begins with ‘[Overture]‘, ‘Cold Hands Hot Bodies’: I was sold.

Their second studio album, 2007’s ‘Lose All Time’ & 2008’s remix album ‘Remik’s Cube’ didn’t disappoint either—even featuring ‘Toof cultivated artist, RAC. Another favorite: An upbeat remix by S-2 with a classic drum’n'bass sensibility.

Now for the current: Their third studio album ‘XXXX’ was released under the care of producer Howard Redekopp (producer of Tegan and Sara & The New Pornographers) on Paper Bag Records last September ( I know that’s old news in the album-a-minute era, but hold up a minute!). The opening track is a sweet serenade that drops into a volumetric opus.

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MP3: You Say Party! We Say Die! – There Is XXXX (Within My Heart) (2009)
[ 8mb | 239kbps vbr | 4:39 | Genre: Indie ]

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MP3: You Say Party! We Say Die! – Cold Hands! Hot Bodies! (2005)
[ 6mb | 263kbps vbr | 2:56 | Genre: Indie ]

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MP3: You Say Party! We Say Die! – Monster (RAC Remix) (2008)
[ 9mb | 320kbps cbr | 4:00 | Genre: Indie | BPM: 147 ]

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MP3: You Say Party! We Say Die! – Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule! (S-2 Beatdown Mayors Mix) (2008)
[ 8mb | 320kbps cbr | 3:31 | Genre: Breakbeat | BPM: 92 ]

Purchase WSP! YSD!’s latest on Amazon or any record shop worth a darn.

Visit the official site: Yousaypartywesaydie.ca
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HURTS: Wonderful Life

Published on November 18, 2009 by Kittens
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Not too much I know about this band, but perhaps that’s part of the allure. They are HURTS and they hail from England. They are two and their sound is dark brooding synth-pop—one writer even called it “Doom Pop”, whatever the label, this tune speaks to me.

Hearsay is HURTS got their video dancer from a want ad in the paper. I imagine it read something like this: “Doom pop band seeks classic beauty with deep inner-sorrow to dance outwardly while silently dying inside. We, the band, will play stoically in Savile Row tailoring. Compensation: Being a part of the next big thing.”

About that last part, more hearsay is they’re signed to a major label. I’m not surprised, this one song is enough to prove their case.

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MP3: HURTS – Wonderful Life (2009)
[ 8mb | 256kbps cbr | 4:11 | Genre: Post-Punk | BPM: 120 ]

Heartwrenching voice, Synthtone JEN SX-2000, classic image: Winner.

Check out their site, Informationhurts.com & sign-up for their e-mail list to stay informed as the story unfolds.

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Flairs: Trucker’s Delight

Published on November 18, 2009 by Kittens
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Credit: Jérémie Perin

Flairs, or Lionel Flairs, is one of my favorite type of geezers—talented & good humored. He reps the Staines & Soho London ‘hoods as well as neighboring dance music epicenter gay Paris (he’s a born Frenchman). He makes smooth indie-dance tunes that delight the blog world (Ohh Crapp & 20Jazzfunkgreats a.k.a. your favorite blog’s favorite blog) & find their way onto mixes of tastemaking DJs like Soulwax, who championed Flairs, dropped the little ditty ‘Trucker’s Delight’ into their Essential Mix for Pete Tong’s BBC Radio1 program just after its release last year (See the tracklisting and grab the mix), and also on last Decembers end-of-year Mixmag compilation (Aptly titled ‘Part of NYE Never Dies’).

Boom; a year later. Our buddy TADT linked us to the cute little video you see above, just moments after French label Third Side plopped it on their YouTube channel (good things travel fast). Now about 24 hours later, we’ve watched it what probably totals 24 times, and total views are surely the better part of a 100k. If you watch, you’ll know why: Sprite tits, stellar colonic flight and 18-wheelers! Trucker’s delight indeed! It’s the inspired work of Jérémie Perin under the wing of design agency Premiere Heure. This even surpasses Flairs last video, ‘Better Than Prince’, which enlisted the creative help of Jonas & Francios to produce a unique animation of whole ‘nother variety (watch ‘Better Than Prince’ on YouTube).

Flairs released a promotional ‘Better Than Price’ in 2008 with ‘Trucker’s Delight’ as the B-side. A winning pair.

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MP3: Flairs – Trucker’s Delight (2009)
[ 5mb | 202kbps vbr | 3:09 | Genre: Electronic ]

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MP3: Flairs – Better Than Prince (2009)
[ 4mb | 209kbps vbr | 2:50 | Genre: Electronic ]

Additionally, some good remix have come from singles of tunes culled from his recent LP effort ‘Sweat Symphony’ (pun intended). Mixed down by Alex Gopher, who is also a the remix producer of the mix below (Flairs has recently remixed Gopher’s ‘The Game’ in trade). More solid remixes of singles include work from: Benjamin Theves, Patrick Alavi / roXour, Bitchee YaYaYa, WZRDS, Be-Noizy, 25 Hours A Day; And these, from Lithuania electro badman Metal on Metal & Ontario’s disco-funksters Alixander III.

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MP3: Flairs – Truckers Delight (Alex Gopher Remix) (2009)
[ 8mb | 320kbps cbr | 3:35 | Genre: Electronic | BPM: 126 ]

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MP3: Flairs – Truckers Delight (Alixander III Remix) (2009)
[ 12mb | 320kbps cbr | 5:16 | Genre: Electronic ]

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MP3: Flairs – Whamma Gonna Do? (Metal On Metal Remake) (2009)
[ 14mb | 320kbps cbr | 6:04 | Genre: Electo | BPM: 125 ]

Sample & purchase the recently released LP, ‘Sweat Symphony’ on Amazon or yr favorite e-tailer.

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