Countdown to Datarock!
December 21, 2009 Posted by Eva at 7:32 pm
Datarock are almost here! Wooooo! To get you even more in the mood than you already are, here is a super special message courtesy of the one and only Rock-steady Freddie:
Grum: one man hype machine…
December 18, 2009 Posted by Eva at 2:19 pm
With this much hyperbole behind him, the only remaining question is ‘why are you not listening to Grum right now?’:
Nylon: ‘The future of dance music”
Mixmag: “An anthemic beauty…beepy backing smattered with emotive waterfalls of French sounding electro wonderment”
IDJ “All damn good – 9/10″
Data Transmission: ” add him to your life right now…”
Future Music: “a fresh sample and synth hero has been elected to save us from Calvin Harris overload”
FHM: “pulls in every gyrating body, every sweaty pulse of a sticky floored, laser loaded club night”
NME “knocking out tracks and remixes that tread a new grey area between the electro-mosh and new school disco eras”
…and finally, Pop Justice: “This is the greatest song of the 21st Century and if anyone tries to tell you otherwise they are an idiot, or they haven’t heard it, or they’re an idiot who hasn’t heard it.”
Watch below, buy here:
Win a Trip to Japan with Pedestrian…
December 17, 2009 Posted by Eva at 10:55 am
Our dear friends at Pedestrian want to send you and three friends to a far away place. All you have to do win the voyage of a lifetime to the land of the rising sun is head to Pedestrian.tv and sign up to receive their daily e-newsletter. And if you already receive it, you can still enter just by inviting three friends. They’ve thought of everything!
Lost Valentinos’ ‘Cities of Gold’ named Record of the Year…
December 9, 2009 Posted by Eva at 2:57 pm
Congratulations to Lost Valentinos, whose album Cities of Gold was just named Record of the Year at this year’s Sydney Music, Arts & Culture Awards. Presented by FBi Radio and Timeout Magazine, the band were up against formidable releases from Sarah Blasko, Dappled Cities, Decoder Ring and Seekae.
Also picking up awards were event All Tomorrow’s Parties (Best Music Event), Seekae (Best Live Act), and Sherlock’s Daughter (Next Big Thing).
Datarock Australian Tour…
December 7, 2009 Posted by Eva at 9:39 am
Festival favourites Datarock are returning to our shores in December – January to play Falls, Field Day, Sunset Sounds and Southbound, plus side-shows at The Metro, Sydney (Jan 2) and the Hi-Fi, Melbourne (Jan 5).
Tickets are on sale now!
Introducing…Jump Jump Dance Dance
December 2, 2009 Posted by Eva at 4:42 pm
etcetc would like to introduce L.A. electro-rock conspirators Jump Jump Dance Dance. Duo Chris Carter and Simon Lewicki had already amassed a wealth of experience before uniting to create Jump Jump Dance Dance: Carter as an in-demand DJ and vocalist who has played alongside luminaries like DJ AM and Tommie Sunshine, and Simon as the mastermind behind the celebrated club acts Tonite Only and Chili Hifly.
They’ve already been responsible for a slew of floor-ready remixes for MSTRKRFT, La Roux, Datarock, and Lost Valentinos. And for their debut album due early 2010 they recruited US heavyweight producer/mixers Dave Sardy (Wolfmother, Oasis, Soulwax and The Ting Tings) and Mark Needham (The Killers, Bloc Party, 3OH!3), plus Australian dance veteran Sameer Sengupta (provider of legendary mixes for Alter Ego and Green Velvet) to lend his formidable experience to some final mixes.
For a taste of what’s to come, watch the video for first single Do It for Love below, which you can download completely free right here:
Cassius vs Gummo
December 2, 2009 Posted by Eva at 3:29 pm
Harmony Korine’s 1997 film Gummo and Cassius‘ latest single Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes are a match made in heaven. This homemade unofficial music video comes courtesy of a fan:
Pedestrian also recently caught up with Philippe Zdar – read here.