Showing posts with label Empire of the Sun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Empire of the Sun. Show all posts
16 May 2011
Oh my - I have been meaning to write about these boys for so long, I almost feel guilty for not sharing their music with you! Forgive me, please? How about I tantalise you with their funky, electro sounds?
Leo Tarring & Antony Edwards make up the very talented duo known as LectroLips. Their indie-electro-pop sound is ripe, clever and somewhat cheeky. For me their name essentially provides a great definition of their music - electro pop honey that sits wonderfully on your lips.
If you're a fan of artists like Robyn, Röyksopp, Empire of the Sun, La Roux, etc - then these boys are for you.
You can listen to all of the boys brilliant work via their Soundcloud page (40+ tracks to listen to!); but below I have my favourite piece - Voyeur.
Oh my - I have been meaning to write about these boys for so long, I almost feel guilty for not sharing their music with you! Forgive me, please? How about I tantalise you with their funky, electro sounds?
Leo Tarring & Antony Edwards make up the very talented duo known as LectroLips. Their indie-electro-pop sound is ripe, clever and somewhat cheeky. For me their name essentially provides a great definition of their music - electro pop honey that sits wonderfully on your lips.
If you're a fan of artists like Robyn, Röyksopp, Empire of the Sun, La Roux, etc - then these boys are for you.
You can listen to all of the boys brilliant work via their Soundcloud page (40+ tracks to listen to!); but below I have my favourite piece - Voyeur.
Oh - you know I love my new music, especially when said new music is as good as this. I'm talking about a track called Make Me, Break Me by Ester Ideskog, otherwise known as Vanbot.
Vanbot, yet another talented artist from the land of the Swedes, sounds a lot like a cross between Robyn and La Roux - the vocals of our other Swedish princess complimented with the pop-synth sound of Elly Jackson's group. Essentially, nothing short of a pure pop sensation.
On launching her debut single, in a recent interview with Pop in Stereo Vanbot cites some of her musical influences as Goldfrapp, Royksopp, Empire Of The Sun, The Chemical Brothers, Robyn, and Crystal Castles - clearly no surprises there.
Make Me, Break Me is taken from Vanbot's debut album which will be released globally in mid-April. Check out the audio below, and stay tuned for informaition on this new bundle of joy as I get it!
Welcome, Vanbot.
Purchase Make Me, Break Me digitally today [ITUNES]
Oh - you know I love my new music, especially when said new music is as good as this. I'm talking about a track called Make Me, Break Me by Ester Ideskog, otherwise known as Vanbot.
Vanbot, yet another talented artist from the land of the Swedes, sounds a lot like a cross between Robyn and La Roux - the vocals of our other Swedish princess complimented with the pop-synth sound of Elly Jackson's group. Essentially, nothing short of a pure pop sensation.
On launching her debut single, in a recent interview with Pop in Stereo Vanbot cites some of her musical influences as Goldfrapp, Royksopp, Empire Of The Sun, The Chemical Brothers, Robyn, and Crystal Castles - clearly no surprises there.
Make Me, Break Me is taken from Vanbot's debut album which will be released globally in mid-April. Check out the audio below, and stay tuned for informaition on this new bundle of joy as I get it!
Welcome, Vanbot.
Purchase Make Me, Break Me digitally today [ITUNES]
23 March 2011
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about the month of March. Apart from the obvious reasons like, ahem, it's someone pretty awesome's birthday (I'll give you a hint: ME, and it's today even!); March has produced some pretty amazing findings for my music collection.
I've discovered albums that are produced by brilliant singer/songwriters like Clare Maguire; been tainted by the beauty and talent of young Yasmin; and of course, finally got my hands on the outstanding follow up to a sensational debut album - Adele's 21.
So, let's talk about my next discovery. Welcome, Gypsy & the Cat.
Gypsy & the Cat are made up of two wonderful boys by the names of Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers, who both hail from Melbourne. Over the last twelve months they have had a pretty whirlwind period which includes the following achievements:
+ Relocating to London, the boys were signed with UK record label Young & Lost + Their debut album, Gilgamesh, was produced by David Fridmann (producer for MGMT, FlamingLips) and Rich Costey (producer for Muse, Franz Ferdinand) + They earned a nomination for the Triple J Unearthed J Award in 2010, narrowly missing out to Boy & Bear + Their first demo, Jona Vark, was picked up by Triple J and landed in at #64 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010 + Gilgamesh debuted in the top twenty in the ARIA Albums Charts late last year
AND - did I mention that these boys are only 21 years old? Same age as me!*
* so maybe I'm just a little older... shut up.
The sound of Gypsy & the Cat is a little bit of Empire of the Sun, with added acoustic folk. It's a little dream-synth, with added electro funk. And if you ask me, it's certainly a great sound - let's just say it's very 2011. Talking of very 2011, the guys have just been announced as KylieMingoue's support act for her Aphrodite Les Folies Tour 2011 here in Australia!
Whilst I'm yet to listen to the album in full, after hearing Jona Vark, Time to Wander and The Piper's Song; I like. I've attached a soundcloud set below for you to preview some of the tracks from the album...
A video for Jona Vark was recently shot and released online only in the last couple of weeks (below). Take a listen and tell me your thoughts - do you like?
Visit Gypsy & the Cat's digital profile to purchase Gilgamesh today [ITUNES]
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about the month of March. Apart from the obvious reasons like, ahem, it's someone pretty awesome's birthday (I'll give you a hint: ME, and it's today even!); March has produced some pretty amazing findings for my music collection.
I've discovered albums that are produced by brilliant singer/songwriters like Clare Maguire; been tainted by the beauty and talent of young Yasmin; and of course, finally got my hands on the outstanding follow up to a sensational debut album - Adele's 21.
So, let's talk about my next discovery. Welcome, Gypsy & the Cat.
Gypsy & the Cat are made up of two wonderful boys by the names of Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers, who both hail from Melbourne. Over the last twelve months they have had a pretty whirlwind period which includes the following achievements:
+ Relocating to London, the boys were signed with UK record label Young & Lost + Their debut album, Gilgamesh, was produced by David Fridmann (producer for MGMT, FlamingLips) and Rich Costey (producer for Muse, Franz Ferdinand) + They earned a nomination for the Triple J Unearthed J Award in 2010, narrowly missing out to Boy & Bear + Their first demo, Jona Vark, was picked up by Triple J and landed in at #64 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010 + Gilgamesh debuted in the top twenty in the ARIA Albums Charts late last year
AND - did I mention that these boys are only 21 years old? Same age as me!*
* so maybe I'm just a little older... shut up.
The sound of Gypsy & the Cat is a little bit of Empire of the Sun, with added acoustic folk. It's a little dream-synth, with added electro funk. And if you ask me, it's certainly a great sound - let's just say it's very 2011. Talking of very 2011, the guys have just been announced as KylieMingoue's support act for her Aphrodite Les Folies Tour 2011 here in Australia!
Whilst I'm yet to listen to the album in full, after hearing Jona Vark, Time to Wander and The Piper's Song; I like. I've attached a soundcloud set below for you to preview some of the tracks from the album...
A video for Jona Vark was recently shot and released online only in the last couple of weeks (below). Take a listen and tell me your thoughts - do you like?
Visit Gypsy & the Cat's digital profile to purchase Gilgamesh today [ITUNES]
22 March 2011
And it's official - my honey Wynter Gordon will be releasing the track Til Death as her official second single here in Australia. The follow up to the Australian 3x platinum selling single Dirty Talk was produced by our very own Nick Littlemore of Empire of the Sun.
Set to be released to radio (and subsequently digital sales) on April 11, clearly it'll be picked up and exhausted til death (pardon the pun). Dirty Talk was such an unexpected-yet-happily-received hit here that I can already see it aiding Wynter's successful take-over of this country.
Stay tuned for more details on the official release, including the video.
And it's official - my honey Wynter Gordon will be releasing the track Til Death as her official second single here in Australia. The follow up to the Australian 3x platinum selling single Dirty Talk was produced by our very own Nick Littlemore of Empire of the Sun.
Set to be released to radio (and subsequently digital sales) on April 11, clearly it'll be picked up and exhausted til death (pardon the pun). Dirty Talk was such an unexpected-yet-happily-received hit here that I can already see it aiding Wynter's successful take-over of this country.
Stay tuned for more details on the official release, including the video.
CAN'T WAIT!
30 August 2010
Australia's NERVO twins, Mim and Liv, can seem to do no wrong!
The Melbourne born girls started off as successful models with the Chadwick Models Agency, before setting their eyes on becoming talented songwriters, producers, remixers, DJ's and recording artists.
The girls penned the worldwide club smash When Love Takes Over by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland. The song, known and loved by all across the globe (unless you've been hiding under a rock... or in cave... or out at sea - you get the point) went to #1 in the UK and #6 in Australia, scoring platinum status (+70,000 copies sold).
Most recently they've co-written the loveable track Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) for Kylie Minogue's new album Aphrodite. If you ask me the track is 2010's version of Kylie's Love at First Sight - hot, hot, hot.
And of course I can't forget the endless volume of tracks they've written for artists such as Ke$ha, Pixie Lott, The Pussycat Dolls and many more.
Let's move forward to today - the girls have just joined forces in the studio with Andrew Klippel (ex-Euphoria for all you Love You Right fans) and Luke Steele (Empire of the Sun). Can't wait to hear the outcome of that session!
Here's a taste of their hot, hot, hot music - This Kind of Love feat. Ollie James which was released in April this year. Look forward to their new single, Irresistable, which should be released soon.
Australia's NERVO twins, Mim and Liv, can seem to do no wrong!
The Melbourne born girls started off as successful models with the Chadwick Models Agency, before setting their eyes on becoming talented songwriters, producers, remixers, DJ's and recording artists.
The girls penned the worldwide club smash When Love Takes Over by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland. The song, known and loved by all across the globe (unless you've been hiding under a rock... or in cave... or out at sea - you get the point) went to #1 in the UK and #6 in Australia, scoring platinum status (+70,000 copies sold).
Most recently they've co-written the loveable track Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) for Kylie Minogue's new album Aphrodite. If you ask me the track is 2010's version of Kylie's Love at First Sight - hot, hot, hot.
And of course I can't forget the endless volume of tracks they've written for artists such as Ke$ha, Pixie Lott, The Pussycat Dolls and many more.
Let's move forward to today - the girls have just joined forces in the studio with Andrew Klippel (ex-Euphoria for all you Love You Right fans) and Luke Steele (Empire of the Sun). Can't wait to hear the outcome of that session!
Here's a taste of their hot, hot, hot music - This Kind of Love feat. Ollie James which was released in April this year. Look forward to their new single, Irresistable, which should be released soon.
1. Lady Gaga - Applause
2. Annie - Back Together
3. Ricki-Lee - Come and Get in Trouble...
4. Monsieur Adi / A*M*E - What's Going On
5. JAY Z / Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
