SummersRadio™ New Video! Arcade Fire - 'We Exist' (Official Video)
Arcade Fire have just released a new video for their song 'We Exist' online today! 'We Exist' is the latest single and video from the Montreal band's 'Reflektor' album. The video was shot in part at last month's Coachella Festival where the band also headlined.
The nicely shot video features Spiderman star Andrew Garfield as a young man struggling with gender identity... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - 'Birds Toss Precious Flowers'
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is releasing a new EP called 'Hang On To Each Other'! The Montreal experimental rock outfit's 'Hang On To Each Other' EP will feature two tracks - 'Any Fucking Thing You Love' and 'Birds Toss Precious Flowers'.
It will be released April 29th on Constellation Records and it will be available as a download and also on 12" vinyl which you can order here: http://cstrecords.com/cst105/
'Birds Toss Precious Flowers' is a psychedelic rock/ electronic/ techno hybrid - a surreal twelve minute epic featuring the dreamy vocals of Ariel Engle of AroarA -
that's fun to get lost in... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remix! Suuns - 'Minor Work' (Clouds Remix)
Suuns are releasing a new remix EP on Monday! 'Images du Futur Remixes' is the name of the Montreal band's EP, featuring remixes of two tracks from their second album 'Images du Futur' (plus one from their debut) which was released in March on the Secretly Canadian label. Tiga's Turbo Recordings is releasing the new five track remix EP on Oct. 28th.
'Images du Futur Remixes' features one remix of 'Minor Work', three remixes of '2020' and a remix of 'Up Past The Nursery'. 'Minor Work' is remixed by Scotland's Clouds - and really who would be more suitable to remix Suuns than Clouds? The 'Clouds Remix' features massive drum sounds, hypnotic keyboards and a great spaced out breakdown around 3:40 in... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music/ Remix + Free Download! Chromeo - 'Over Your Shoulder' (Mr. Oizo Remix)
Chromeo have just released a new remix of their latest single 'Over Your Shoulder' online today! 'Over Your Shoulder' is the first single from the Montreal duo's forthcoming fourth studio album called 'White Women'.
Paris's Mr. Oizo funks things up and adds some great vocal effects making the bombastic original even cheekier - and if it's to your liking Chromeo have made the remix available as a free download on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/chromeo/over-your-shoulder-mr-oizo-remix
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Bonus Track! This seems like the perfect opportunity to feature my favourite Chromeo remix - 'Me & My Man' first appeared on their 2004 debut album 'She's In Control'. This is the 'Whitey Remix' from their 2008 remix album 'Fancier Footwork'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Stars - 'Wishful'
Montreal's Stars have just released a new song called 'Wishful' online today! 'Wishful' is one of two songs - along with 'The Light' - that are being released digitally and as a limited edition 7" single on September 10th. Both songs are outtakes from the sessions for last year's full length 'The North' and they're being released in celebration of the band's fall tour - you can check out the dates on their official website here: http://www.youarestars.com/
'Wishful' starts out reminiscent of The Cure and it progresses with soaring synths that match Amy Millan's lovely vocals... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Colin Stetson - 'High Above A Grey Green Sea'
Colin Stetson has released a new song online called 'High Above A Grey Green Sea'! The Montreal based musician is known for being a touring member of Arcade Fire and Bon Ivor. He's also worked with many other musicians including Feist, LCD Soundsystem, TV On The Radio and The National to name but a few.
Stetson is a bass saxophone player who also plays many other instruments - and he's released numerous solo albums - the latest of which will be 'New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light'. The album will be released April 30th on Constellation Records on cd, on double 180gm vinyl and of course on download which will all be available here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2013/01/summersradio-new-music-free-download_29.html
He notes his genre on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colin-Stetson/284540261562669 as Jazz but not surprisingly his sound is quite experimental. This is 'High Above A Grey Green Sea' ... Enjoy!
Please Note: The new Soundcloud post for the song doesn't have the proper sharing code available so please click here to listen: https://soundcloud.com/#constellation-records/high-above-a-grey-green-sea It's worth the extra click - the song creates quite a unique atmosphere. And if it's to your liking the label has made the song available as a free download - simply click on the download icon.
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SummersRadio™ New EP + Free Downloads! Stars - 'Asleep'
Stars have just released a new EP called 'Far From Home' online today! The EP is released just a few weeks before the Montreal band head out on their Asian tour. 'Far From Home' features five tracks - four stripped down 'Breakglass Version'(s) of songs from their most recent album 'The North' - plus one great cover tune.
The 'Breakglass Version' of the title track was previously available as an itunes bonus track - but the others including 'Backlines', 'Lights Changing Colour' and 'Progress' have not been released until now. The fifth track on the EP is a cover of The Smiths classic song 'Asleep' which was previously only available on a children's charity music compilation called 'Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies'.
The bonus news here is that the band have made the full five track EP available as a free download on Soundcloud! You can download individual songs or the full 'Far From Home' EP here: https://soundcloud.com/#youarestars
This is their cover of The Smiths 'Asleep' featuring Amy Millan's lovely vocals... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Stars - 'Backlines' (Eight And A Half Remix)/ 'The Theory Of Relativity' (Diamond Rings Remix)
Montreal's Stars have just released a new remix of their single 'Backlines' online! 'Backlines' is the third single released from the band's sixth full length album called 'The North' which was released in September on ATO Records (available on itunes).
The band (who are currently touring Europe) also just announced their 2013 North American tour today! They'll return to Vancouver after opening for Metric last month to headline their own shows in April with two shows (the first is all ages) at the Commodore on the 6th. You can check out these and other upcoming dates in Australia and Southeast Asia here: http://www.youarestars.com/shows/
This 'Eight And A Half Remix' of 'Backlines' trades the guitars in for more upfront keyboards that somehow manage to make singer Amy Millan's voice sound even more beautiful. If this remix is to your liking you can download a copy for free from the band's Soundcloud page m'here: http://soundcloud.com/youarestars/backlines-eight-and-a-half
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Bonus Track! Stars have a fine remix of 'The North's first single 'The Theory Of Relativity' available as a free download on Soundcloud as well - this is the 'Diamond Rings Remix'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Stars - 'The Theory Of Relativity'
Montreal's Stars have just released a new song online called 'The Theory Of Relativity'! The song is the first single from their forthcoming new album called 'The North'. 'The North' is the band's sixth studio album and it will be released on ATO Records on September 4th.
'The Theory Of Relativiy' is one of the band's strongest singles of their career and they've decided to make it available as a free download! If it's to your liking you can get a copy simply by joining their mailing list from their official website here: http://starsthenorth.com/
'The Theory Of Relativity' is a sublimely produced synth driven track and although it's distinctly Stars it sounds a bit like The Human League meets MGMT at their finest - and it's also the band's most full on electronic/ dance single to date... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remix! Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess aka m0h - 'Bam Bam' (Sasha Carassi Remix)
Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess aka m0h have just released the 'POW! EP Remixed' this week! The remix EP is of course the follow up to the original 'POW!' EP which was released last October. Both EP's feature the songs 'Bam Bam' and 'Pow Pow' and both are released on Montreal's Ground Factory Records. On the original release it was the b-side track 'Pow Pow' that was most to my liking - which you can check out/ revisit here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-secret-cinema.html
However, this time around it's 'Bam Bam' that has won me over - remixed by Napoli Italy's Sasha Carassi. Carassi trades the semi-tribal looseness of the original in for a sleeker - perhaps more luxurious - elevated journey through space. I really like the mix of the sustained keyboards and the discofied bassline... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Arcade Fire - 'Abraham's Daughter'
Montreal's Arcade Fire have just released a brand new song online today! 'Abraham's Daughter' itself doesn't sound like a very commerical tune - but it's certainly getting the marketing push of one. The song is from the forthcoming soundtrack to the 'The Hunger Games' film - and was premiered today by Entertainment Weekly!
'The Hunger Games' film is based on the novel (the first of a triology) by Suzanne Collins and is released on March 23rd - with the soundtrack set for release on March 20th. The diverse soundtrack also features artists such as The Decemberists, The Low Anthem, Kid Cudi, Birdy, and Neko Case. The sci-fi film takes place in the nation of Panem, which formed sometime in the future on what is known now as North America - and the story of the 'Hunger Games' - which is a competition that involves a contestant that tries to kill everyone else until only one person is left alive.
I'm not a fan a violence at all so I'll certainly pass on seeing the film, but I do like this new track from Arcade Fire. 'Abraham's Daughter' features the band's Regine Cassagne on lead vocals singing about the biblical tale of Abraham and Isaac - I like the guitar sound/ feedback and the overall mood of this one... Enjoy!
** UPDATE March 6th: Apparently the world's largest record label (Universal Music Group) has so lost touch with what being a record company is supposed to be about that they're pulling out out all the stops to PREVENT people from hearing the new Arcade Fire track! All Youtube videos are being blocked, and all tracks on Soundcloud have been removed. I always thought it was the record companies job to get people to HEAR/ LISTEN to their artists music - to make them want to buy it - not to keep it away from them. We just want to listen to it, not steal it UMG! Here's a tip for you UMG - back in olden times radio stations used to play and break new music - but they don't do that anymore, so people have to listen it on the world wide web. So if you want people to hear it legitimately - without going to illegal file sharing sites and possibly stealing it in the process because it's not available to purchase yet - stop blocking it YOU MORONS!! **
Naturally I will repost a new link as soon as one becomes available. And in the meantime I apologise for UMG's ignorance :) and please check out the link below that includes a free download of a remix of their song 'Rebellion (Lies)'...
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess - 'Pow Pow' (Original Mix) Looking to add a little Pow! to your weekend? Rotterdam's Jeroen Verheij aka Secret Cinema and Canadian dj/ producer Bessioud Mohamed Khaled aka m0h aka Kalden Bess - have released a new EP together on Montreal's Ground Factory Records this week! It's called the 'Pow!' EP and it features three tracks - the first song is called 'Bam Bam', followed by 'Pow Pow' and then a dub version of 'Pow Pow'. It's currently available exclusively on Beatport here: http://www.beatport.com/#release/pow-ep/818740
I'm siding with the b-side as it were on this one - this is the 'Original Mix' of 'Pow Pow'. The song has an incredible drive to it - along with trippy French vocals - and plenty of spacey keyboards. You know how some songs are so encompassing that on a good night out they journey beyond the dancefloor - until everyone - people at their tables, in the bar lines ups - everywhere - are dancing? This is one of those songs... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remixes! Radiohead - 'Little By Little' (Caribou Remix)/ 'Lotus Flower' (Jacques Greene Remix) Last month Radiohead announced that they would be releasing a series of 12" remixes of tracks from their latest album 'The King Of Limbs' - and the first one is out this week! The first 12" contains remixes by not one, but two Canadians! 'Little By Little' is remixed by Caribou - who was born in London Ontario but now lives in London England - and 'Lotus Flower' has been remixed by Montreal's Jacques Greene.
The songs are available on limited 12" vinyl through select record stores and they're available on both vinyl and as a digital download through their official website here: http://www.thekingoflimbs.com/Store/DisplayItems.html
The next 12" becomes available on July 14th and will feature remixes of 'Morning Mr. Magpie' by Nathan Fake and two remixes of 'Bloom' by Mark Pritchard.
First we have Caribou's remix of 'Little By Little'... Enjoy!
And here's Jacques Greene's remix of 'Lotus Flower'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Men Without Hats - 'The Safety Dance' (Extended Club Mix) Montreal's Men Without Hats have embarked on their first tour in two decades - and they're performing at Venue here in Vancouver tonight! They announced their 'Dance If You Want Tour' shortly after their successful appearance at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in March.
'The Safety Dance' was released in North America in 1982 and a year and a half later in the U.K. - it was a top 10 hit in both the U.S. & the U.K. - as well as in over 25 other countries! This is the original 'Extended Club Mix' from the North American 12" single (a different remix was released in the U.K.). The video was shot in the village of West Kington, which is near Bath in southwest England. Few video's are as fun as this one - and a fan has re-edited the original clip to fit this extended version... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Arcade Fire - 'Rebellion (Lies)' (Myagi Bootleg Remix) Andrew Mavor aka Myagi (not to be confused with Brighton's Fujiya & Miyagi who I posted on Tuesday!) is a dj/ artist/ producer from Stratford Ontario. He originally made this remix for a show he played in Montreal back before Arcade Fire became huge - however he just posted it online for the first time last night! If this remix is to your liking you can download a copy for free here courtesy of Myagi himself: http://soundcloud.com/myagi/arcadefire-rebellion-myagiremix Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remix! Tiga - 'Love Don't Dance Here Anymore' (C2 Remix 2) Montreal's Tiga has just released his latest EP on itunes for 'Love Don't Dance Here Anymore' which first appeared on his 2009 album 'Ciao!'. The original album version was produced by Soulwax and this EP features 2 new remixes from Detroit techno legend Carl Craig. The original clocked in at a mere 10 minutes long so it's now been extended to over 12 and 13 minutes! There's also an instrumental version available - in case you haven't noticed itunes is a bit weird when it comes to songs over 8 minutes long - most often making them available as full album only purchases. Such is the case here - but it's quite a deal - as the 3 tracks combined are over 36 minutes long and the 'album' price for all three songs is only $1.99! This version is known as the 'C2 Remix 2'... Enjoy!
