The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) andPete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, also included John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its recording career. The band was part of the garage rock… Continue Reading
SBTRKT (pronounced “subtract”) is the musical project led by Aaron Jerome. SBTRKT has remixed songs by artists such as M.I.A, Radiohead, Modeselektor, Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson, and Underworld, and has released singles, EPs, and two albums. His music has been playlisted by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music. SBTRKT also has performed… Continue Reading
A founding member of Rosso Corsa, Lazerhawk is Garrett Hays from Austin, Texas, USA. His outrun electro is robot pop mixed with dark synths and the occasional lyric. He can be described as a reminiscent of everything that was good in the… Continue Reading
Kostrok is a spanish duo of DJ’s formed by José Martí and Adrián Lurbe Quilis. They played in several major festivals in Europe, sharing stage with artists like Felix da House Cat and Crystal Fighters, and at the beginning of 2012, they produced… Continue Reading
Polock, a quintet of twenty something year olds, burst onto the scene in April 2010 with a record which had an unusual impact for a debut album by a Spanish band. ‘Getting down from the Trees‘ was released in the… Continue Reading
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Ariel Pink, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his musical eclecticism, influenced by 1980s cassette culture. He has released three studio albums on the 4AD label and was closely… Continue Reading
Noel Paul of That Go directs this promo for Electric Youth-Runaway set in Lebanon, a tale of broken and disenfranchised youth, polarised by the region.
Pioneering the « nu-disco » sound, years long before that kind of sound started to invade the worldwide indie charts, Laurent ASH aka LIFELIKE’s early productions (« Black Chess » EP on the legendary “20000ST” record label) soon pricked the… Continue Reading
Chazwick Bradley Bundick (born November 7, 1986), better known by his stage name Toro y Moi, is an American recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the… Continue Reading
Lower Dens are an American indie pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The band was formed in 2010 by Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders and Will Adams. The idea for the band formed when Jana Hunter, at that time performing as a solo artist under… Continue Reading
Einstürzende Neubauten (“Collapsing New-Buildings”) is a German industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Alexander Hacke (bass, guitar, vocals), N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments,percussion, vocals), Jochen Arbeit (guitar and vocals), and Rudolf Moser (custom-built instruments, percussion, and vocals). One of their trademarks is the use… Continue Reading
Mario & Vidis is a unique partnership of Lithuanian dance music aficionado DJ Vidis and Mario Basanov. In 2007 they formed the most influential local production combo in order to deliver what could be the freshest sounding and truly adventurous… Continue Reading
Husbands was spontaneously created by its three members-Mathieu Hocine (Kid Francescoli), Simon Henner (French 79, Nasser) and Mathieu Poulain (Oh! Tiger Mountain), as they were working together on various projects from their collective Microphone Recordings in Simon’s studio. They started playing… Continue Reading
The debut album from Springtime Carnivore (aka the nom de tune of Greta Morgan) is a dreamy work of ebullient pop and looming psychedelia, evoking a mellow high on a Sunday afternoon, where everything is magnified and glows in Technicolor.… Continue Reading
Formed in 2010 in Kobe, The fin. (the full stop is included in its name) consists of Uchino on vocals and synthesizer, Ryosuke Odagaki on guitar, Takayasu Taguchi on bass and Kaoru Nakazawa on drums. The band self-released 2,000 copies… Continue Reading
Future Islands is an American synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, and signed to 4AD. The band is composed of Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), and Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals). Future Islands formed in January 2006 in Greenville,… Continue Reading
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and songwriter/producer Lars Iversen, formed in 2007. When performing live the band extends to a five-piece, featuring Mikkel Balster Dorig (guitar), Simon Littauer (MPC and keys) and Rasmus Littauer… Continue Reading
Metric are a Canadian rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion). The band started in 1998 as a duo formed by Haines and Shaw… Continue Reading
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals). Radiohead released their debut single “Creep” in 1992. It became a… Continue Reading
Portico (formerly Portico Quartet) are a band from London. After nearly two years of playing mainly small gigs and busking regularly outside the National Theatre in London, they signed to Babel Label in 2007. Their first album, Knee-Deep in the North Sea, was released on 5 November 2007. The name portico comes… Continue Reading
Macbriare Samuel Lanyon “Mac” DeMarco is a Canadian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known for his solo career, during which he has released two full-length studio albums, (2012) and Salad Days (2014), and one EP, Rock and Roll Night Club (2012). His style has been… Continue Reading
Alain Macklovitch, known by his stage name A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, record producer, and music label executive. He is the owner of the record label Fool’s Gold. His new video for “Push”, a house track with a vocal from Miike Snow singer Andrew Wyatt, is a… Continue Reading
NAVVI is an experimental electro-pop project formed by Kristin Henry and Brad Boettger. The Seattle duo blends pop melodies with darker, looming beats and production. Equal parts UK-Dub with mainstream accessibility. This is an unofficial Music video edited by David… Continue Reading
Husky Rescue are a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The band consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén and Antony Bentley. The band was formed by Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music… Continue Reading
Ernest Greene, better known by his stage name Washed Out, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recordings have been described as “drowsy, distorted, dance pop-influenced tracks that brought to mind Neon Indian and Memory Tapes”. Washed Out’s style has been identified with the chillwave movement. He has… Continue Reading
Unfair to Facts (Mickaël Laffé) is a french musician who creates a crystalline pop and ethereal electronic combination, which curls into the listener in order to find oneself. From the 3 track album Phenomenon/Noumenon, What brings me more violently to… Continue Reading
Baru is a German indie pop band that was founded in 2007 in Werdau, Sachsen under the name Neon Pingu pussies. In 2011, the band renamed to Baru, which refers to the pseudonym of the French comic artist Hervé Barulea. On… Continue Reading
The Peach Kings are Texas-born Paige Wood and Silver Lake, Los Angeles native Steven Dies. The band’s sound is a playful exchange of dynamic vocals and riff-heavy guitar. Comparisons and influences aside, The Peach Kings arrive at a sound that is wholly their own; music… Continue Reading
Mark Wilkinson, known by his stage name Wilkinson, is a British drum and bass music producer and DJ from London. He has released music on RAM Records and Hospital Records, as well as Virgin EMI. The music video Half light depicted a young couple, played by Irish actors… Continue Reading
Matthew Herbert, also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer,Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music. In 1998, Herbert issued Around the House, which mixed dance beats, sounds generated by everyday kitchen objects, and vocals.… Continue Reading
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, better known by her stage name Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She was signed to IAMSOUND Records in 2010 and released her debut EP, You’re the One in June 2012. After a year-long delay, she released her debut major label… Continue Reading
An unofficial music video from Streetlight by John Maus with footage from the 1981 film Ms.45. John Maus is an American avant-garde musician, and composer. A keyboard player for Panda Bear and Ariel Pink, he has released three albums of his own music to… Continue Reading
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, they’ve released 9 albums. They are often compared with acts such as Nick Drake. The name “Belle and Sebastian” comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965… Continue Reading
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and songwriter/producer Lars Iversen, formed in 2007. Major video was shot at Funkhaus studios, which are the former East- Berlin Radio broadcasting and Studio facilities. When performing live… Continue Reading
Marcus Füreder better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, producer and DJ. His musical style roots in the combination of Jazz, House, Electro and Breakbeat. Parov Stelar is known as one of the pioneers of Electroswing. Marcus Füreder started gaining… Continue Reading
Husky Rescue are a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The band consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén and Antony Bentley. The band was formed by Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music… Continue Reading
PVT are a 3-piece band based in London and Sydney. They are currently signed to Brooklyn imprint Felte and have released on Warp Records in the past. Band members are Richard Pike, Laurence Pike and Dave Miller. In 2010, the group decided… Continue Reading
Adam George Dyment, better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is a British DJ and music producer. He is best known for the singles “Need U (100%)“, I got U and Won’t look back which reached Number 1, 1 and… Continue Reading
Purity Ring are a Canadian electronic music duo originally from Edmonton, formed in 2010. The band consists of Megan James (vocals) and Corin Roddick (instrumentals). James played piano and Roddick played drums prior to the band’s inception, however neither currently play them as their primary… Continue Reading
Chrome Sparks is the project of Jeremy Malvin, a 22 year old musician and producer living in Brooklyn by way of Pittsburgh and Ann Arbor. With a background in classical percussion, Jeremy combines his love for synthesizers, beat music, and… Continue Reading