The Be Colony

BROADCAST & THE FOCUS GROUP - INVESTIGATE WITCH CULTS OF THE RADIO AGE

From their beginnings in Birmingham in 1995, Broadcast’s aesthetic has remained a combination of their love for film, library music and electronics with psych-pop colour – a style which has gained them fans including musicians such as Flying Lotus, Tim Gane from Stereolab, Grizzly Bear, Atlas Sound and Dangermouse.

The Focus Group is Julian House, long time friend of the band and renowned artwork designer. House is co-founder of the Ghost Box label, which in the last few years has birthed a cult of its own with releases reflecting its creators' obsessions with library music, English folklore and the eerie feel of vintage programmes for schools and colleges. His music as the Focus Group offers some of the most enchanting distillations of all the above, instantly complementing Broadcast's own long-standing aesthetic.

'Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age' is their first collaborative release.

Check out the track "The be colony" here:



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Eyelid Movies

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PHANTOGRAM - EYELID MOVIES

From their Barsuk Records bio:

“Phantogram's music sounds like it's made by a band from the city. Electronic loops, hip-hop beats, shoegaze, soul, pop — each finds its way into their songs. Unexpectedly, the band doesn't live and work in a major urban center, but rather calls the town of Saratoga Springs, NY (population 26,186) home. Despite the cultural influence of local Skidmore College (where fellow beat-experimenters Ratatat formed) and a relatively small scene of adventurous musicians and listeners, Saratoga isn’t exactly teeming with fans of J. Dilla, My Bloody Valentine or Serge Gainsbourg.

But Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the duo that make up Phantogram and who grew up in the even smaller nearby municipality of Greenwich, have flourished in Saratoga. In fact, the town itself isn't rural enough for their taste — they drive almost every day another 45 minutes into upstate farmland to a barn they call Harmony Lodge to write and record. Serving as their homemade studio/practice space/think-tank/bat-cave, the barn is equipped with various samplers, tapes, records, synths, drums, and both percussive and stringed instruments. It's there that Phantogram allows their natural surroundings and metropolitan influences to meld together creating beautiful, beat-driven dreamlike pop songs.”

Check out the track "Mouthful Of Diamonds" here:


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BESNARD LAKES - ARE THE ROARING NIGHT

The Montreal band Besnard Lakes, fronted by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, has released 2 previous albums, “Volume 1,” and "The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse.”

Their highly anticipated third album, “Are the Roaring Night,” doesn’t disappoint!

Check out the track "Glass Printer" here:


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Plastic Beach

GORILLAZ - PLASTIC BEACH

The Gorillaz are a project by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett (creator of Tank Girl), involving four animated characters -- 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel -- who make up the hip-hop band. Their latest album, “Plastic Beach,” features an all-star cast of guest artists, including Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Mick Jones, Mark E. Smith, Gruff Rhys, and De La Soul.

Regular CD version ON SALE FOR JUST $9.99 for a limited time only!!

Check out the track "Rhinestone Eyes" here:


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Permalight

ROGUE WAVE - PERMALIGHT

Though Zach Rogue spent much of the time before the recording of Rogue Wave's fourth album confined to bed rest with a slipped disc in his neck and a paralyzed arm, “Permalight” is filled with upbeat tracks that are cheerful, danceable, and full of joy.

Check out the title track here:


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