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The Name Game

teenagersintokyo might be sexy Australian robots from the future, but they‘re neither teenagers nor from Tokyo. Don’t trust these bands and their non-literal names. Did you know Foals aren’t baby horses and Mystery Jets are not airplanes, enigmatic or otherwise? Crazy. teenagersintokyo – Very Vampyr [mp3]

01.04.08.

Dark Nights

A collaboration between doom metal titan Justin K. Broadrick and avant-garde vocalist Jane Jarboe might sound like something you’d need a Wire subscription to enjoy, but the resulting album is gothic, Balearic and surprisingly accessible; a collection of queasy lullabies that induce uneasy dreams of white beaches scarred with molten black eyeliner. Jarboe & Justin [...]

01.04.08.

Divide And Conquer

How To Make An Anti-Corporate Post-Hardcore Anthem Bang For The Club, Part 5. Fugazi – Long Division (Emynd’s Disco Edit) [mp3] [Mixtape]

01.04.08.

Whistle While You Work

If Disney ever remake Snow White but replace the seven dwarfs with seven tiny robots then High-Ho will sound like this… Matmos – Rainbow Flag [mp3] [Buy]

01.04.08.

Heartbreaker

Grovesnor writes synth pop jams that sound like neon-lit skyscrapers and looks like Ringo Starr in a flatcap. He also does a mean Robyn. We love this dude. Grovesnor – With Every Heartbeat [mp3]

01.04.08.

Stiff Little Fingers

Words used by critics to describe Speck Mountain‘s recently reissued 2006 album, Summer Above: ethereal, magical, enthralling, dreamy, psychedelic, shimmering.Words used by us to describe Speck Mountain’s new b-side, Backslide: this, is, great, do, you, think, it, ends, abruptly, after, four, and, a, half, minutes, because, their, fingers, hurt, from, playing, those, chords? Speck Mountain [...]

01.04.08.

Dead Beat

You are the world’s most stylish 59-year-old zombie. The guy from Spank Rock produced your last album. You are engaged to Kate Moss. Yet still something is missing. What is it you crave? A dubstep remix. That and BRAAAAAAAAAIIINS. The Kills – URA Fever (Jazzsteppa Remix) [mp3]

01.04.08.

Eyes Down

We love Shoegaze. The word and the music. Any genre that unites bands through a collective lack of stage presence is alright with us. The people at Sonic Cathedral agree and have been spreading the good word. Their latest 7″ features the new kings of dreampop, Maps and M83, remixing each other. The results will [...]

01.04.08.

Paper Clips

Thanks to the Observer who said nice things about us yesterday. We promise to use our new fame for good, starting with a trip to Mexico where we will mediate the Emo Wars.

01.04.08.

Where Is My Mind?

Being simple-minded, we thought an eerie song that begins ‘here we go’ would be a great way to start the week. Now we’re not sure we thought it at all. We think Telepathe used their art school voodoo to make our brains do their bidding. They also want you to know that they’re playing Stag [...]

01.04.08.

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