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On August 16th Teeth released their debut 7″ See Spaces through the fantastic Moshi Moshi. The band consist of laptop driven sounds and loops creating a lot of noise, whilst high speed broken rhythms are literally smashed out on the drums and tied together through the singing/shouting style of Veronica.
I have had to copy this next paragraph from dotsanddashes.co.uk about the song that you can stream here. The reason is it is soooo well written, so please take a look at their blog!
“See Spaces is a glitchy post-apocalyptic slab of dank, drab electro that remedies the conflictual, primal instinct that resides in the wake of Crystal Castles and does to ambient-orientated, warped electronica what Mount Kimbie did to dubstep. Hallelujah. The gargantuan columns of synth sound that interject almost instantaneously sound bigger than Jay-Z’s Empire State Of Mind and ego combined, whilst the trashy, frenetic drums recall Comanechi in a swirling drawing pin blizzard.”
The video was recorded live at the pub formally known as the best pub in the World, The Stags Head. It was part of a series they recorded called the knocking shop. Hopefully the series will carry on as it features some of the best bands around at the moment, with some surreal interviews and game shows thrown in for good measure!
Combining deep 60s psychedelic grooves with the minimal looping work recently found within work by the likes of Walls and Caribou, Django Django come along and add a hint of spice to the sound. The glazed expression of the music perfectly fits the Beta Band electronic feel their going for; from the Beach Boys influenced ‘Life’s A Beach’ and ‘Silver [..]
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New disco does Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars! Anything which touches the sky has touched the inspiration behind the latest video from this funky dance collective. The multiple universe theory goes hay-wire and the world turns into a massive disco stage.
Heineken have just launched the ‘Serenade your Date’ Facebook app which helps you record a song in order to ask the lady/gentleman of your Facebook dreams on a date. apps.facebook.com
May 04, 2012 Koko
The Camden Crawl is back an bigger and better than ever this year, and to celebrate they’re kicking things off this year with a special Friday event at the legendary Koko venue, headlined by Death in Vegas. Long time member Richard Fearless had this to say about [..]
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