SummersRadio™ New Music! Cid Inc!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Cid Inc - 'Clandestine' (Original Mix)

Finland's Henri Hurtig aka Cid Inc has just released a new EP called 'Questions'! The two track EP features the title track and this song called 'Clandestine'. It's released on the Mooseekaa label and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/questions-ep/1038921

                     

I was particularly drawn to the dark hypnotic Giorgio Moroder on acid feel of the second track on the EP - this is 'Clandestine'... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs - 'Bathe In Glory'

Paperfangs are releasing their full length debut album called 'Past Perfect' on February 22nd! I fell in love with Paperfangs when I heard their first two singles 'Oh I Wandered' and 'Books' back in the early days of SummersRadio™'s official blog in 2010, which you can revisit here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs_09.html and m'here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html

             

The Finnish trio have just released the first new single from 'Past Perfect' on Soundcloud called 'Bathe In Glory'. 'Bathe In Glory' will soon have you basking in beautifully melancholy synths reminiscent of early New Order - and if it's to your liking you can download a copy for free courtesy of the band here: http://soundcloud.com/paperfangs/bathe-in-glory (or simply click on the download icon below)

You can also keep up with news on their forthcoming debut album on Facebook m'here: http://www.facebook.com/Paperfangs This is 'Bathe In Glory'... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs - 'Lifelong' I fell in love with Finland's Paperfangs just over a year ago I reckon - in fact it was on November 9th 2010 - a Tuesday. I like their mix of both acoustic and electronic instruments - and their use of samples. I also quite like the singer - his melancholy but romantic voice reminds me a bit of Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello and in another way Jon Marsh from The Beloved. Back in 2010 I could only feature one song per post due to Fb issues so I posted their first two songs separately. You can revisit one of their first releases - and their very first video - for 'Books' here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html

Their song 'Oh I Wandered' 
http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html made my Best Of 2010 list last year. Speaking of which - it's getting near that time again - I've been making some mental notes for a while now actually - so coming soon then!

Today we have a brand new Paperfangs song called 'Lifelong' that's just been released on Soundcloud this week! If it's to your liking it's available as a free download here: http://soundcloud.com/paperfangs/lifelong (or click on the download arrow below) and you can keep up with the band on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Paperfangs

'Lifelong' features an enthusiastic (and possibly insane) sounding child's vocal sample - great keyboard sounds - and the wonderfully simple yet romantic lyric(s) 'You said lifelong/ is it still on'. It also has some kind of cool bell - not cow per se - perhaps tubular :) ... Enjoy!

Lifelong by Paperfangs

                   

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SummersRadio™ Delay Trees!

SummersRadio™ Delay Trees - 'Gold' Try as I may, of course no one can always be one of the first to hear about every great new band or song - it's not mathematically possible! Sometimes music drifts your way at it's own pace - perhaps when the timing is just right. Such is the case with Finland's Delay Trees - they released their self titled debut full length album here in North America on the Friendly Fire Recordings label in May - but I've only recently discovered them.

You can learn more about Delay Trees from their official website here: http://www.delaytrees.com/
and/ or on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/delaytrees?sk=app_178091127385#!/delaytrees

'Gold' is the first track of ten on their album - it's a beautiful song featuring some wonderful wall of sound style production and great lyrics to match:

GOLD
Gold come in
Take over and lift up my arms
Change my name
The pain slowly pouring into the night
I walk in
Darling, you said something in me wasn't right
Light comes clear through sky
And for years I know I've been blind

This is Delay Trees - 'Gold'... Enjoy!




             

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SummersRadio™ New Music! Stop Modernists featuring Chris Lowe!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Stop Modernists featuring Chris Lowe - 'Subculture' (Main Vocal Extended/ Dub) Yesterday's Canada Day post featured a new remix from the Pet Shop Boys - today's new music features vocals from one of them - but not singer Neil Tennant's! Stop Modernists is the name of a collaboration between Finnish dj/ producers and longtime friends Jori Hulkkonen and Alex Neiminen.

'Subculture' is a cover of New Order's classic single from their excellent album 'Low-Life' which was released in 1985. It features vocals from Chris Lowe - the quieter half of the Pet Shop Boys duo - the one who seldom speaks - and who even more rarely sings! The song is released on the Helsinki based Keys Of Life label and features two versions - the 'Main Vocal Extended' and 'Dub' versions. The 'Dub' version still features Lowe on vocals but via a vocoder, adding to it's electro feel. 

Of course the Pet Shop Boys are no strangers to New Order having previously been part of the 'alternative dance supergroup' Electronic - that featured New Order's Bernard Sumner and the Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr. They collaborated on three tracks that all featured Neil Tennant on vocals - two of which were singles - 'Getting Away With It' and 'Disappointed'.

This cover is very faithful to the original - which may lead one to question why one would do it - but when you've been a fan of New Order and the Pet Shop Boys as long as I have it makes no difference! It's a quality cover - with Chris Lowe's delivery being similar to Bernard Sumner's trademark understated vocals. I like both versions of the track, so here they are - starting with the 'Main Vocal Extended' version... Enjoy!



And here's the slightly more electro flavored 'Dub' version... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Chemical Brothers!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Chemical Brothers - 'The Devil Is In The Beats' This is the fourth track on the 20 song score to the 'Hanna' soundtrack which is released exclusively on itunes this coming Tuesday. The film (which opens on April 8th) was shot in Bavaria, Morocco, Berlin, and Finland. Director Joe Wright cites David Lynch as a major influence and he says that 'it's not a typical action movie' rather more of a 'fairytale action movie drama'. 'It's quite a dark film in a couple of ways' he adds. This song sounds like it might be featured in one of the more upbeat surreal portions of the film - but with a title like 'The Devil Is In The Beats' - I can only speculate... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! Bjork!

SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! Bjork - 'The Comet Song' It's perhaps more the video and the fact that this song was written especially for the new 3D movie 'Moomins And The Comet Chase' than just the song itself that makes this one of my favorites of the year - this is no 'Big Time Sensuality' or 'It's Oh So Quiet' - but I love Moomins!!! Apparently Bjork is also a big fan of Tove Jansson's childrens books - they were my favorite when I was a wee lad - someday I want to go to Moomin Valley and visit the Moomin house! The stop motion film has been remade from a tv series that ran in the late 70's and early 80's and it was released in Finland in August - and there are plans in the works to also produce it in over a dozen languages for a full worldwide release. Only Bjork could get away with performing a song for a childrens movie that uses the word 'dammit' several times and mentions childrens graves - but somehow it all seems to fit - this is 'The Comet Song'... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs - 'Oh I Wandered' So I really dig the first Paperfangs song and video posted below - and yet somehow I love this song even more! I like the lines 'We are the shoeless the everlasting We are the charmers afraid of asking'. Enjoy...

 

 

Oh I Wandered by Paperfangs

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs - 'Books' Finland's Paperfangs reveal a bit about themselves: "We are Paperfangs, a collective of three daydreamers scattered across Finland. A brother, a sister and a friend. We find our inspiration in old movies, late-night biking trips, second-hand shops, picnics and love." This is their first video... Enjoy!