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little boots – hands

littleboots

Little Boots - Symmetry
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Little Boots - Meddle
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Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer–songwriter. Her nickname was given to her by a friend, and is a reference to the fact that she has small feet. As a musician Little Boots sings and plays the keyboard, piano, stylophone and a Japanese electronic instrument called Tenori-on.

After a return to college to focus on her studies, Hesketh along with two of her fellow students formed the indie pop/electronic band Dead Disco. The band had limited releases of two their singles but due to increasingly different ideas about the band’s musical direction Hesketh left to pursue a solo career.

Hesketh has cited as influences Captain Beefheart, Britney Spears, The Human League, Gary Numan, Pink Floyd, Jean Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk.

Hesketh began writing her own songs and posting covers on the social networking sites such as YouTube and MySpace. After appearing on several shows including Later… with Jools Holland and Last Call with Carson Daly, Hesketh entered production on her debut album Hands. With increasing media attention regarding her then-yet-to-be-released debut album, Hesketh topped the BBC Sound of 2009 poll and received a BRIT Critics Choice nomination. With the release of her debut she has become linked to a wave of recent breakthrough female artists in their twenties including Lady Gaga, Ladyhawke, Florence and the Machine and Elly Jackson of La Roux.

Her debut album, Hands, released on the 8 June 2009, peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and at number twenty on the Irish Albums Chart. The first single off the album “New in Town” became a top twenty hit, while the next single “Remedy”, produced by RedOne, reached the top ten. She has also released the EP Illuminations in the United States.

from wikipedia

www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk
from album:
Little Boots - cd artwork





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miike snow – miike snow

miikesnow

Miike Snow - Black & Blue
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Miike Snow - Cult Logic
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Miike Snow is a Swedish band, who formed in 2007. The band consists of singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt, and the producing team of Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, also known as Bloodshy & Avant (the duo behind Britney’s Toxic).

from wikipedia

www.miikesnow.co.uk
from album:
Miike Snow - cd artwork





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grace jones – hurricane

gracejones

Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal
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Grace Jones - Hurricane
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Grace Jones is another amazing icon. Last year she released her first studio album in 10 years and she didn’t hold anything back. She’s been making a name for herself as an artist, actor and singer since 1970’s and has been at the fore-front of all that is exciting and cutting edge.

Grace Jones’s striking appearance, height (5′10½”), and manner influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s, such as Annie Lennox. She would also exemplify the “Flat Top” hairstyle in many of her concerts in the 1970s, which would become popular among black men in the 1980s. Her first album cover to feature this hairstyle was 1980’s Warm Leatherette.
Jones maintained both recording and acting careers, although her acting often overshadowed her musical output; except in Europe where her profile as a recording artist was much higher. Her strong visual presence was an advantage for her music videos and concert tours. In her concert performances, she adopted various personas and wore outlandish costumes, particularly during her years with Goude. One such performance was at the Paradise Garage in 1985, for which she collaborated with visual artist Keith Haring for her costume. Haring painted her body in tribal patterns and fitted her with wire armor.”

from wikipedia

www.theworldofgracejones.com/
from album:
Grace Jones - cd artwork





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mieka du franx – burlesque disco

miekadufranx

Mieka Du Franx - Burlesque Disco
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Mieka Du Franx is one classy lady. A former resident of the vancity, she is now back at her homebase of New York. She took a bit of a break from production, but lately she’s been back in the studio throwing down new tracks for her label Felinephonix Music. She was one of the mainstays of the popkiller parties, and she still knows how to rock the decks…

Burlesque Disco, produced by Mieka Du Franx, a name we are seeing more of from her vocal drops on her own imprint Felinephonix Music, Robsoul Recordings to her remix on house labels, Nervous Records, Is This, and Cuatro to her own label releases on Felinephonix Music. This New York native, develops her stretch for sounds by combining an original Italo Disco sound with elements of a Moog for an innovative project she refers to as, Nu Disco House. Mieka captures the late-night, peak time in the city atmosphere with use of train horns throughout, classic analogue additives, and her own vocal describing her illicit behaviors, strange dances, and ritualistic activities. The ample amount of extended lush for those who see the Nu side of Disco a hot commodity. She also adds a “burlesque beatzie” version that breaks up the original for more of a freestyle pop-lockin groove.

release notes from felinephonix

www.felinephonix.com
www.myspace.com/felinephonix
www.residentadvisor.net/dj-page.aspx?id=1477
from album:
Mieka Du Franx - cd artwork





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tomas jirku – footloose

tomasjirku

Tomas Jirku - Footloose
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Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Tomas Jirku Remix
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Good friend of mine, (and crazy man) Tomas Jirku is back creating music… These tracks are a bit older, but he’s back in the studio cranking out more… Follow him on twitter to get exclusive sneak previews of his new work…

www.riversof.com
www.twitter.com/tomasjirku
 

Matias Aguayo – Rollerskate

matiasaguayo


Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate
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Matias Aguayo lives between Buenos Aires and Paris, djing, making music, performing concerts alone and together with Marcus Rossknecht with their project “BROKE!”.

Born 73 in Santiago de Chile he musically grew up in Cologne, Germany, where he spent the whole 90ies living and contributing to the scene of this city which would have such a deep influence on dancemusic. He was there, as clubkid and dj (e.g. of the legendary Liquid Sky Club) experiencing the creation of new musical styles and contributing by organizing parties and being involved in musical productions such as the project Zimt (w/ Michael Mayer, 1997). Soon he would come up with a new project: Closer Musik (w/ Dirk Leyers). Touring from disco to disco and around the world, performing livesets which also took him to Buenos Aires, Argentina – where he stayed for some time and never really left, organizing temporary free club spaces like the “juventud clandestina” (clandestine youth) and the “hoy” club – a period reflected in Matias’ Album “Are You Really Lost” (Kompakt, 2005).

His main activity nowadays consists in making free parties on the streets together with his friends Ladybumbox, Gary and Pablo, the legendary “bumbumbox” parties in capitals and big cities of Southamerica (Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion in Paraguay, Sao Paulo, Medellin in Colombia, Santiago de Chile, etc…)

In his djsets (which are partly livesets, considering the integration of singing and a couple of instruments), Matias celebrates his vision of dancemusic, with intensity and sensuality, nights where people dance to dark disco gems, futuristic visions of underground house, nocturnal and groovedriven techno, and obviously lots of unreleased tracks, dancing and singing on top included… from here

http://www.myspace.com/musicacomeme
www.myspace.com/bumbumbox
 

d/a/d – supermotives

d/a/d

d/a/d - 10 Day Vacation
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d/a/d - Mastered Motives
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I don’t know much about d/a/d except what i can find on his myspace.

My name is Zach but i like to be called D/A/D I like the years 1984 to around 1993 + feeling good.

Go grab it! He’s released it for free, check out the link below…

www.myspace.com/dad4evs
originally found here
from album:
d/a/d - album artwork







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tiga – ciao

tiga

Tiga - Shoes
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Tiga - Love Don't Dance Here Anymore
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Canadian electronic music posterboy, TIGA has recently released his second full album. He won a juno (yay) for his last album, Sexor that was released in 2007.

www.myspace.com/officialtiga
www.tiga.ca
www.turborecordings.com
from album:
Tiga - Ciao - cd artwork





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claude vonstroke – beware of the bird

claudevonstroke

Claude VonStroke - The Whistler
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Claude VonStroke - The Seven Deadly Strokes
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Claude VonStroke is an American house and techno producer based in San Francisco. He owns the Dirtybird and Mothership labels. In July 2006 he released his debut album, Beware of the Bird, which blew up and made him one of the biggest names in electronic music today. He’s had new stuff coming out recently including a track with Bootsy Collins.

www.dirtybirdrecords.com/
www.mothershipmusic.com
www.myspace.com/claudevonstroke
from album:
Claude Vonstroke - Beware of the Bird - cd artwork





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MEN – Limited Edition demo EP

jd samson

MEN - Simultaneously
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MEN - Off Our Backs
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MEN is a Brooklyn-based band and art/performance collective made up of le tigre’s JD Samson, Johanna Fateman as well as members from JD’s other project, HIRSUTE, Michael O’Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi. I saw them open for The Gossip in October and they were amazing! Here is a sneak peak of whats to come…
www.myspace.com/men
www.myspace.com/djjdsamson
from album:
MEN - cd artwork





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fischerspooner – odyssey

fischerspooner

Fischerspooner - Just Let Go
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Fischerspooner - Cloud
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Originally a duo formed by classically trained musician Warren Fischer and video-artist and experimental theater performer Casey Spooner for an impromptu rendition of their makeshift track “Indian Cab Driver” at the Astor Place Starbucks, the group grew to over 20 performers, most of whom are dancers and guest vocalists. In 2005, Odyssey, the band’s second album, was released to critical acclaim. The lead single, “Just Let Go”, featured live drums and guitars, a very different sound than heard on their first album.
www.fischerspooner.com
www.myspace.com/fischerspooner
from album:
Fischerspooner - Odyssey - cd artwork





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sam sparro – sam sparro

sam sparro

Sam Sparro - Too Many Questions
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Sam Sparro - Black and Gold
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Sam Sparro is an Australian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese descent, music producer and former child actor(!). His stage name was derived from a family nickname, which was inspired by a Australian radio mascot. I’m ashamed to say that the only reason I heard him was when Perez Hilton compared Adam Lambert’s first single to ‘Black and Gold’.
http://www.samsparro.com/
www.myspace.com/samsparro
from album:
Sam Sparro - cd artwork
 

client – command

client

Client - Make Me Believe In You
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Client - Petrol
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Client are a futurist British musical group from London, England. They combine airline hostess uniforms with glamour-girl aesthetics and harsh electronics to create a sound reminiscent of early forays into electronic sound manipulation and New Wave. Their uniforms have become their trademark.The original band members were formerly known only anonymously as Client A and Client B, to the extent that their faces were not shown on any publicity photos. Client was the first act signed to Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher’s record label, Toast Hawaii/(Mute). They have toured with the likes of Depeche Mode and Erasure.
www.myspace.com/client
www.client-online.net
from album:
Client - Command - cd artwork
 

the gossip – music for men

gossip

Gossip - Pop Goes The World
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Gossip - Love Long Distance
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Gossip are a three-piece American indie rock band fronted by Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. The band was relatively unknown until they hit success with their third studio album, Standing in the Way of Control. Their style has been described as “a soul or gospel” voice with “a sort of funky punk soundtrack”.
www.thegossipmusic.com
www.myspace.com/gossipband
from album:
Gossip - Music For Men - cd artwork
 

little dragon – twice

little dragon

Little Dragon - Twice
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