April.2007

Artist: ALPHA
Album: "WITHOUT SOME HELP"
Label: Dont Touch Recordings

The intimate star gazing sounds of Andy & Corin bring you "Without Some Help". The Album consists of collaborations and remixes by Alpha. Most notable the rare fanclub only 7" inch remix of Coldplay's "Yellow" and remix of Massive Attack's "Inertia Creeps". "Without Some Help" also features Jarvis Cocker, James Roberts and Horace Andy…to name a few.

Listen to: "Receiver - Wot Da Funk" (Alpha remix)

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Artist: ROYCE
Album: "TUFF LOVE"
Label: Galapagos 4

Royce gives a lesson in "Tuff Love" with their sophomore album. Chi-towns quartet takes the bad taste of a broken heart, to a comforting place. DJ WhiteLightening the bands DJ has produced and engineered the album. Sit back, relax & think about the lost love!

Listen to: "Tuff Love"

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Artist: JUNIOR BOYS
Album: "SO THIS IS GOODBYE"
Label: Domino

The Candian duo, Junior Boys follow up their debut album "Last Exit" with "So ThisIs Goodbye". A futuristic R&B/Soul/Funk hybrid.

Listen to: "Double Shadow"

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Artist: EBB
Album: "LOONA"
Label: Gaymonkey Records

Swedish musician Ebb releases his debut album titled "Loona" which took a total of two years to complete and was inspired by the winters of Northern Sweden. Ebb is a self taught musician that has been influenced by his surroundings: the snow, cold and forests. Unique & Pure!

Listen to: "Stay Out Of Traffic"

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Artist: BENT
Album: "INTERCEPT!"
Label: Astralwerks

The fourth coming album from the duo Neil "Nail" Tolliday & Simon Mills from Nottingham, England. "Intercept" is a cocktail of shimmering sounds, that range from spacey disco, sonic-synthetic house, electronic pop, to emotional melodic bliss. Bent's new album will "Intercept" your soul.

Listen to: "Exercise 7"

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Artist: MS. JOHN SODA
Album: "NOTES AND THE LIKE"
Label: (self-release)

The four frenchmen are back…to deliver their own revolution of romanticism with "It's Never Been Like That". Indie-Pop sound with a raw…rough…and romantic edge. That is truly sincere in sound.

Listen to: "Outlined View"

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Artist: THE VOICES
Album: "SELF-TITLED"
Label: My Kung Fu

The Voices, self-titled debut album gives that distinctive shoegaze sound a new life. Reminiscent of The Jesus & Mary Chain's fuzzand distortion. The Voices, are Clare Anthony, Chris Munday and Chris Pompa. From Cardiff, South Glamorgan - UK

Listen to: "As Long As I Die Before You, I'll Survive"

Artist: THE EVENING EPISODES
Album: "THE PHYSICIST HAS KNOWN SIN"
Label: Slowdance Records

The Evening Episodes debut album "The Physicist Has Known Sin" was recorded in their home studio in Northern California. Teresa Eggers (vocals/song- writing), Chris Locntal (bass), Ira Skinner (drums), and Brian True (guitar) make up, The Evening Episodes. "The Physicist Has Known Sin"…is a kaleiscope of sounds, encompassing indie-rock, electronic, and experimental sounds.

Listen to: "High-Low"

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Artist: THE BLACK NEON
Album: "ARTS & CRAFTS"
Label: Memphis Industries

The Black Neon (aka Steve Webster) is a one man band with contributions from Falk U. Rogner and Yasuhiro. "Arts & Crafts" was recorded at the Audio Sonic Studiotechnik in Berlin, Germany. The album delivers a full-spctrum of the Deutschland sound.

Listen to: "TX8IZ"

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Artist: THE CHANGES
Album: "TODAY IS TONIGHT"
Label: Drama Club Records

The Changes hail out of Chicago, IL. The quartet… Darren Spitzer (vocals/guitar), Dave Roth Blatt (song- writer/vocals/guitar), Rob Kallick (bass) and Jonny Basokin (drums). Their self produced "Today Is Tonight" specializes in true emotions, heartfelt love anthems. Where the voyage never seems to end.

Listen to: "Her, You & I"

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Artist: THE MEETING PLACES
Album: "NUMBERED DAYS"
Label: Words-On-Music

L.A. based The Meeting Places release their sopho- more album "Numbered Days" on Words On Music. The follow-up to their 2003 release "Find Yourself Along The Way". "Numbered Days" was engineered by Jim Fairchild (Granddaddy/Earlimart) at The Ship. The album takes you on a heart driven drive through their atmospheric indie-noise-pop.

Listen to: "The Citys Asleep"

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Artist: RATATAT
Album: "CLASSICS"
Label: XL Recordings

Ratatat's sophomore album titled "Classics" is just that classic. The duo made their presence felt with "Seventeen Years" their fist single released, off their self-titled debut. The boys have toured with the likes of: Interpol, Killers, The Stills, and Mouse On Mars. "Classics"…

Listen to: "Gettysburg"

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Artist: BOOKA SHADE
Album: "MOVEMENTS"
Label: Get Physical Music

Booka Shade delivers "Movements" their second full-length album. Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier are the duo that makes up Booka Shade. "Movements" con- sists of a cocktail of electronic expressions, with moody and melodic mementos.

Listen to: "Body Language"

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Artist: Various Artist mixed by: CUT COPY
Album: FABRICLIVE.29
Label: Fabric

Cut Copy are Dan Whitford, Tim Hoey and Mitchell Scott. "Dance music but with live instruments, more interesting than either would be on their own", as stated by Dam. Cut Copy are out of Melbourne, Australia. They have compiled a remarkably unique 25 song mix that will get you ready for the Saturday Nite shift. Their technique of filtering 80's sounds that morph into a 21st century soundtrack. Amazing!

Listen to: Daniel Diamond "Champu"

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Artist: NOUVELLE VAUGE
Album: BANDE A PART
Label: Luaka Bop

"Take a trip with the french duo, as they recreate the post-punk movement, in their own melodic bossa nova sound. Nouvelle Vauge cover everything from Sousxie and the Banshees, Buzzcocks, New Order, The Cramps, Bauhaus and Echo and the Bunnymen… to name a few!

Listen to: "Wishing (I had a photograph of you)"

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