Civil Civic drop ‘New’ track

04 July 2012

Civil Civic, the instrumental electronic duo of Aaron Cupples and Ben Green, dropped yesterday a new track aptly named ‘New’. The two recorded this track when they were also recording their debut album Rules, released last November.

Civil Civic “couldn’t find a way for it to fit into the LP”, as they said. Luckily they’ve decided to put it out now because they “still think it’s a slamming fun ditty”. You can download the track free or pay what you want for it on their bandcamp.
Now get ready to move.

Capitol K premieres video for track off Andean Dub

03 July 2012

Capitol K, the moniker of Kristian Craig Robinson, has delivered some iconic albums in the last 13 years through labels like Planet Mu and XL Recordings.
His sixth full-length, Andean Dub, came out last month via his own imprint Faith & Industry.

South American flavours can be tasted all the over Andean Dub, an album “inspired by a road trip covering over 7000 kilometers of South America through the territories of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina”, according to the press release. “Meeting musicians, collecting instruments and market stall CDRs the trip was a fascinating experience and a chance for Capitol K to dip his toes in the burgeoning alternative club scene of Buenos Aires whilst simultaneously tracing the wanderings of early 20th century South American metaphysical literature.”

Head over to Capitol K’s bandcamp, where you can stream/buy the album.

Capitol K has recently debuted a video for ‘Cumbia Millipedes’ off Andean Dub. The video was directed by Rebecca Salvadori and you can watch it below.
And get another taste of ‘Cumbiatronic’ after the video.


Ombre tease debut album with first single

28 June 2012

Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro first met back in 2010 when they toured together. After that, they started to further their friendship, ended up working together and a new band was born, called Ombre.

“We really had no clue what we were going to make and we would just throw things out there and record.” said Helado Negro about their collaboration. “The majority of it took place at my personal studio, Island Universe Space. We would just jam or record vocal ideas or whatever; it was all just organic and at the same time we were getting to know each other even more as friends.”

Out of the new friendship and joint efforts, a debut full-length album, Believe You Me, is on the way.  It will be released on August 21st via Asthmatic Kitty.

Ombre have already shared the first single off Believe You Me, the ambrosial ‘Cara Falsa’. Here it is.

Delicate Steve launches Positive Force operation

27 June 2012

Delicate Steve, the moniker of talented multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion, is finally releasing his much anticipated somophore album, Positive Force. It will hit stores on July 10th via Luaka Bop.
Today Steve and the label launched operation ‘Positive Force Friendship Stream’ to celebrate the forthcoming release. Each song from the album is being premiered by a different band via their social media pages. Here’s what Steve said about the listening event:

“Presenting the record to you in its entirety are ten of my favorite bands, composed of some of my favorite people in the world. They are all friends, they are all extraordinary, they are all my heroes. People who have influenced the music Delicate Steve makes so very deeply. Because of all these things, I couldn’t be more excited to have these friends of mine be the first people to share the tunes with you, the listener. Please enjoy. Deep thank yous all around.”

Positive Force is being offered by the hands of Akron/Family, Givers, Yeasayer, Javelin, Yellow Ostrich and another handful of some of his most inspirational friends. Check Delicate Steve’s social page for the links for all the bands premiering a song.

Listen below to one of the tracks from the album, ‘Two Lovers’. tUnE-yArDs, who is debuting the song, said she can’t get it outta of her head. Neither can I.

Grizzly Bear comes out of hibernation

27 June 2012

Brooklyn based outfit Grizzly Bear are ready to release the follow up to their 2009’s acclaimed album Veckatimest. The yet-to-be-titled album will arrive on September 18th via Warp, and pre-order it now available.

To coincide with the upcoming new album, Grizzly Bear have scheduled a world tour starting late August. Check their website for more info and ticket links.

The first taste from the album is the opening track, ‘Sleeping Ute’, which refers to the Ute Mountains in Colorado. Enjoy.