SummersRadio™ New Music! Kate Simko & Anthony Collins - 'Sit Back' (featuring Brothers Vibe)/ 'Run & Tell'
Chicago's Kate Simko and France's Anthony Collins have just released a new EP called 'Sit Back' this week! It's released on Israel's Supplemental Facts Records label which is managed by Guy Gerber, and features two very solid house tracks - 'Run & Tell' - and the title track which features Brothers Vibe - a duo from New Jersey.
The 'Sit Back EP' is available exclusively on Beatport - first up we have the title track. The song has some similar percussion (and vibes) to one of my all time favorite club tunes - Alcatraz's 1996 club classic 'Give Me Luv'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Umek - 'Zagreb EP' Hot on the heels of last week's new 'Remixed At 16:05 Vol. 2' compilation comes a new EP from Umek and his 1605 Music Therapy label! It's called the 'Zagreb EP' - it has two tracks - the title song and 'Promise Land' - and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport. Both are postworthy, but we shall begin with the tech-house track 'Promise Land' (Original Mix)... Enjoy!
And this is the title track 'Zagreb' (Original Mix)... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Summer Camp - 'Better Off Without You' Summer Camp are a new duo - Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey - from London. Last fall they released their debut six song EP called 'Young' on the Moshi Moshi Records label. They're currently working on their full length debut album - in fact they're actually seeking pledges to help finish it! That may sound a bit desperate at first, but it's actually a pretty cool idea.
You 'pledge' by choosing from about 60 band/ fan related offers! Each one has a corresponding price - from a download copy of the new album plus 10 pledger-only updates for £8 - to a signed t-shirt for £20 - to the band writing a song about you for £250! (Only 2 left!) Regardless of what you pledge you will be entitled to an advance download of the full album (and a copy of the cd when they're made) plus other upcoming exclusives - not to mention the fuzzy feeling you'd get inside for helping a new band make their first official album! If this song is any indication I doubt they'll be asking for funding when it comes time to make album number two - they could make it quite big in indie (and possibly even pop) circles!
This is the first single from the forthcoming album called 'Better Off Without You' - which tells the tale of a friend who you just can't handle anymore. I had one like this - who would call all the time to tell me about his problems in great detail - so I could comfort him - but he'd never ask anything about my life. I ended up just feeling like a psychiatrist - without the big pay cheque! The song reminds me a titch of some of Blondie's recordings - like a more pop/ less guitar version of 'Hanging On The Telephone'. This is 'Better Of Without You'... Enjoy!
And just for kicks here's Blondie's 'Hanging On The Telephone' from their 1978 release 'Parallel Lines'. The two songs aren't the same by any means - they just have a similar feel... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Girls - 'Vomit' It's time for some girl on girl action! From Death In Vegas's' track 'Girls' to Girls - the indie rock band from San Francisco! Girls are set to release their second full length album called 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' on September 13th, and they've just released the first song from it called 'Vomit' as a free download!
I've heard this track being compared to Spiritualized - which certainly got my attention - and it is similar is some ways... from the meek yearning romantic vocals of lead singer Christopher Owens, to the epic gospel style backup vocals - plus the organ - but the guitars sound much more American. If 'Vomit' is to your liking (!) you can download the song for free from the band's Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/GIRLSsf?sk=app_151079988301527#!/GIRLSsf?sk=app_113345305387225
SummersRadio™ Classics! Death In Vegas - 'Girls'/ 'Help Yourself' The new Death In Vegas song 'Your Loft My Acid' that I posted yesterday got me thinking of some of their earlier material - 'Scorpio Rising' was in fact my favorite album of 2002! So I thought I'd post a couple tracks from it in case you haven't heard them in a while - or ever!
'Girls' is the opening track on the album and was featured in the movie (and soundtrack to) 'Lost In Translation'. This is a fan made video that features footage from various 1960's drug awareness films... Enjoy!
'Help Yourself' is the majestic closing track on the 'Scorpio Rising' cd and features vocals from Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Death In Vegas featuring Katie Stelmanis - 'Your Loft My Acid' Death In Vegas have just announced today that they will be releasing their first new album in seven years! It's called 'Trans-Love Energies' and it will be out on September 26th on their own Drone label. 'Your Loft My Acid' is the first single which features guest vocals from Katie Stelmanis - the lead singer for the Toronto band Austra - who just released their debut album called 'Feel It Break' in May. Katie Stelmanis is the only guest vocalist on the album - all other vocals on the album will feature founding band member Richard Fearless.
The album title 'Trans-Love Energies' was inspired by an anti-establishment group called Trans-Love Energies Unlimited that worked in Detroit in the 1960's. This is Death In Vegas's new single 'Your Loft My Acid'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ Concert News + New Remix + Free Download! Trentemoller -'Moan' (Enigma Dubz Remix) Just announced today - Trentemoller is returning to Vancouver on November 2nd! Trentemoller follows up his performance at Venue in April with another show (with his band) at the Commodore on November 2nd - tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.
James Vine aka Enigma Dubz is a musician/ producer from Birmingham England. He's releasing a new EP called 'Let's Go' on his Dank 'N' Dirty Dubz label - a collaboration with Keith Stewart aka Sub Antix - a dj/ producer from Vancouver! The EP will be available on both itunes and Beatport on August 16th. In the meantime Enigma Dubz have made this remix of Trentemoller's 'Moan' available as a free download which you can get here: http://soundcloud.com/enigmadubz/trentem-ller-moan-enigma-dubz
This is the 'Enigma Dubz Remix' of Trentemoller's 'Moan'... Enjoy!
And in case you haven't seen it, here's the official video for Trentemoller's 'Moan' which is based on the radio edit of the 'Trentemoller Remix'. The video is a tribute to Laika - the female Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the earth - and sadly the first animal to die in space. :(
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Dum Dum Girls - 'Coming Down' The Dum Dum Girls are an all female four piece band from Los Angeles, led by singer/ songwriter Kristen Grunded aka Dee Dee. They released their debut album called 'I Will Be' on Seattle's Sub Pop Records last March. It was produced by Richard Gottehrer - who is responsible for producing the debut albums from Blondie and the Go-Go's. The Dum Dum Girls are a bit darker sounding than those two bands - they've cited The Ronettes, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Jesus & Mary Chain and Mazzy Star as major influences.
Dum Dum Girls are set to release their second album called 'Only In Dreams' in September. The album is preceded by the tragic passing of her mother last October, who was suffering from brain cancer. Dee Dee describes this difficult period thusly:'It was really hard to figure out how to balance the opportunity of having a record out on Sub Pop and wanting to tour, and then feeling really awful for not staying home and just quitting music for the year. Our next record, as much as I really love the songs, is definitely a dark record.'
The good news is that if this powerful song is to your liking, Sub Pop has made it available as a free download which you can get here: http://www.subpop.com/artists/dum_dum_girls
This is first single from 'Only In Dreams' - the beautifully sad 'Coming Down' - singer Dee Dee sounds a bit like the legendary Chrissie Hynde at times here... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! M83 - 'Midnight City' France's M83 have just released the first track from their forthcoming double album coming out in October! The song is called 'Midnight City' from the new album 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' which is due for release on October 28th. M83's main man Anthony Gonzalez describes it thusly'It's mainly about dreams, how every one is different, how you dream differently when you're a kid, a teenager, or an adult. I'm really proud of it. If you're doing a very long album, all the songs need to be different and I think I've done that with this one.'
It's interesting that 'Midnight City' is described as the 'first track' from the album, so I'm betting that it's most likely not an official first single - just a taster. (update: turns out it is the first single!) I'm still assessing this one - I like it but I'm not so big on the keyboard hook - the sound is a bit shrill. Perhaps I'll get used to it after a few more listens. Perhaps. :) Regardless if this song is to your liking you can download a copy for free from their official website here: http://ilovem83.com/midnight-city
SummersRadio™ New Music! Gesaffelstein - 'Viol'/ 'Opr' France's Gessaffelstein has just released a new EP on Tiga's Turbo Recordings label today! It's called 'Conspiracy Part 2' - the follow up to Part 1 which was released in April. It features three tracks - two of which I shall feature here.
I've become quite a fan of Gesaffelstein's work - and I've been trying to pinpoint what I like about the sounds on this EP in particular - and I think I've got it. The title seems fitting (moreso than on Part 1) as the songs have this mysterious - almost sci-fi kind of sound to them. It sounds like the future - but the future as seen through the eyes of some 1950's black and white movie where alien robots take over the world!
This first song is also the first track on the EP - it sounds a bit like Daft Punk, only spacier - this is 'Viol'... Enjoy!
This is the second track on the new 'Conspiracy Part 2' EP which is available on both itunes and Beatport as of today - if you dig these songs I suggest going with itunes on this one as it's $2.97 (vs $5.97) for the whole EP! This is 'Opr'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remixes! Lutzenkirchen - 'Somebody' (Spektre Remix)/ Christian Cambas - 'Fireball' (Lutzenkirchen Remix) Both of these brand new remixes are also featured on the excellent new 1605 Music Therapy compilation called 'Remixed At 16:05 Vol. 2' - which is out today! This first track is a new remix of Lutzenkirchen's single from last summer called 'Somebody' - by the U.K. duo Spektre... Enjoy!
Munich's Lutzenkirchen takes his turn remixing on this Christian Cambas track which was first released last November - this is 'Fireball' - the new 'Lutzenkirchen Remix' - Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remixes! Marco Bailey & Tom Hades - 'Tienen' (Da Fresh Remix)/ Da Fresh - 'Once Again' (Hertz Remix) Umek's 1605 Music Therapy label have just released a new compilation today! It's called 'Remixed At 16:05 Vol. 2' - the follow up to Volume 1 of course - which was released way back in December 2009. It features 10 new remixes from the Slovenian label. If you're looking for some tuneage to liven up your Monday you've just found it! First up we have the Marco Bailey & Tom Hades track 'Tienen' remixed by France's Da Fresh... Enjoy!
In addition to the Da Fresh remix above, the new 1605 compilation 'Remixed At 16:05 Vol. 2' also features a remix of one of one of Arnaud Caschera's aka Da Fresh's own compositions - this is the new 'Hertz Remix' of 'Once Again'... Enjoy!
