tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12782954386374264652024-03-19T04:10:19.616+00:00Illegal Tenderillegaltendermagazine [at] gmail.com<p align="right"><br><br><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/illegaltenderblog"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" border="0"></a></p>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-88135322668677026742012-08-07T15:15:00.001+01:002012-08-07T15:17:02.642+01:00Au Revoir<center>
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Hello everyone, it's been a while...?<br />
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I know this is long overdue, perhaps too overdue to the point that no one gives a shit, but I thought I'd let everyone know what we're up to and say a final fairwell.<br />
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Without going in to a boring and tedious essay about the internet, mp3 blogocide and how we just don't have the time any more, it's common sense that everything has a shelf life and that people move on.<br />
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So with that in mind, I guess I should bring you up to speed on what we're up to. It made more sense to stop writing and start helping, so now our time is spent managing bands. I'm now managing <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joinAmusement">Amusement</a> and Tom manages <a href="http://www.facebook.com/arthurbeatrice">Arthur Beatrice</a>.<br />
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We'd originally planned on doing a series of posts or highlights feature or some funny interview thing to close the show. One where we slap ourselves on the back and our near genial sense of comedic timing and toilet humour shines through. But then we realised we'd be better served in saving that for our inevitable double-act on the club circuit once this whole music thing fizzles out.
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Instead, I suppose it's fitting that we end this post and the blog on a track from each of our bands. We hope you enjoyed reading the blog as much as we did writing it, it's been emotional.<br />
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<b>Amusement - Run Through The Door</b>
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<b>Arthur Beatrice - Charity</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" height="16" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" style="border: 0;" width="125" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-44251393026207748012011-06-30T08:03:00.003+01:002011-06-30T08:59:37.960+01:00Hype: Don't You Know<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 316px;" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7731/surfyall.jpg" /></center><br /><br />In a post-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Beyoncé</span> at <span style="font-weight:bold;">Glastonbury</span> summer, it's time to break out the sunscreen and put away the umbrellas, to coax the sun out of hiding and tell the clouds that we don't want them anymore. It's time for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WeHumans">We Humans</a>.<br /><br />The Shropshire four-piece have now emerged from months spent hidden away in studios and practice rooms fully formed, armed with an arsenal of pop tunes and a string of live dates. The first of which will be <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Slade Rooms</span> in Wolverhampton on 9th July, with further dates in Birmingham, Manchester and London yet to be announced.<br /><br />Check out the baggy-flavoured <span style="font-weight:bold;">One In A Million</span> and head over to their Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WeHumans">here</a>, where you can hear two even larger slices of pop music.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">We Humans - One In A Million</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15620697&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15620697&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-3820884881372814512011-06-29T00:24:00.005+01:002011-07-05T00:17:08.426+01:00Plug: Undiscovered Treasure<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 360px;" src="http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/789/moonz.jpg" /></center><br /><br />In yet more <a href="http://kwes.info/">Kwes</a> related news, he's unearthed another gem for the second release on his <a href="http://bokkle.blogspot.com/">Bokkle</a> label.<br /><br />This time around it's Brixton via Moscow's diamond in the rough <a href="http://www.bellawilde.com/">Bella Wilde</a> with her debut single - the double sided <span style="font-weight:bold;">Note</span> / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Without You</span>.<br /><br />It's the first glimpse of a number of ethereal and intensly personal tracks that <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bella</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kwes</span> (production / co-writing) have worked on together, which came about through a mutual friend and a mutual love of naturalism in sound, and you can jump on that now via iTunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/note-without-you-single/id431862037">here</a> or preview <span style="font-weight:bold;">Without You</span> right here...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bella Wilde - Without You</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F17498794&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F17498794&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-49779575189061343882011-06-28T23:52:00.004+01:002011-06-29T00:23:25.928+01:00In Motion: We're Stuck With We<span style="font-weight:bold;">Elan Tamara - Don't Know Why</span> (dir. Megan Sharp)<br /><center><iframe width="450" height="286" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BUrPCjJeED4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></center><br /><br />Here's the box fresh video for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Don't Know Why</span>, the lead track from long time <span style="font-weight:bold;">IT</span> favourite <a href="http://elantamara.co.uk/">Elan Tamara</a>'s third EP, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Organ</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Organ</span> comes across as a far more intimate collection of tracks compared to her two previous EP's, as if there's a more grounded focus to them. It also seems to carry far more emotional weight in both the songwriting and scale of the instrumentation, which brings out even more depth in her unique vocal.<br /><br />As ever, it's produced by the one and only <a href="http://www.kwes.info/">Kwes</a> and is out now on <span style="font-weight:bold;">Big Dada</span>. You can hear it in all its grace (and also purchase it) via <span style="font-weight:bold;">Amazon</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Organ-EP/dp/B0053B3PM6">here</a>.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-20473173388980166742011-05-24T23:41:00.003+01:002011-05-24T23:56:14.943+01:00In Motion: Kill Time<span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs - Fuck Tactics (feat. FOE & Ghostpoet) </span>(dir. Daniel Swan)<br /><iframe width="450" height="286" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tBZRfPNft-0?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Check out the complete mind-fuck that is the video for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span> second release <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuck Tactics</span> / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bubblegunk</span> through <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fear & Records</span>.<br /><br />It's available on CD now through <span style="font-weight:bold;">Puregoove</span> <a href="">here</a> and the lead track features partner in crime <span style="font-weight:bold;">FOE </span>as well as a guest verse from the impeccable <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ghostpoet</span>. <br /><br />I hear the latter jumped on the mic during <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span> live set at <span style="font-weight:bold;">Stag & Dagger</span> recently, can anyone confirm if <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hannah</span> made it the full compliment or not?<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-59015086522888042772011-05-24T21:30:00.000+01:002011-05-24T23:41:02.154+01:00In Motion: Shake It UpHere's a triple-threat of moving images from IT alumni, featuring new singles from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Talking-Pictures/164370640244176">Talking Pictures</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HUSSLECLUB">Hussle Club</a> and <a href="http://ghosteyes.bigcartel.com ">Ghost Eyes</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Talking Pictures - Mirrors</span> (dir. Laura Martínova von Schloss)<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23049895?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" height="253" width="450"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hussle Club - Quaranteenagers</span> (dir. Bijoux Altamirano)<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23656711?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" height="253" width="450"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost Eyes - Phantom Mountain</span> (dir. Ghost Eyes)<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22283084?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" height="248" width="450"></iframe><br /><br />Visually intense.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-56468453207450732162011-05-24T20:11:00.001+01:002011-05-24T23:30:06.821+01:00Plug: Please Let Go<center><img src="http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8882/stairsr.png" /></center><br /><br />Erm... Hello? Is anyone there?<br /><br />We're sorry that we've been so quiet recently as we've been crazy busy with other projects and party and bullshit. Oh, what's that? Of course we missed you too!<br /><br />Anyway, I thought I'd bring things up to speed by catching up with the ghost of blog posts past and find out what's going on with our nearest and dearest.<br /><br />First off, the disarmingly charming <a href="http://www.danimalkingdom.co.uk/">Danimal Kingdom</a> released his debut single <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vinyl Skipping Ever Backward</span> / <span style="font-weight: bold;">Through The Ice</span> through the <a href="http://www.sluttyfringe.com/">Slutty Fringe</a>'s love-child imprint <a href="http://www.hotpockets.info/">Hot Pockets</a> and can be heard in its entirety here:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Danimal Kingdom - Vinyl Skipping Ever Backward / Through The Ice</span><br /><object height="225" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F550420&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=000000"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F550420&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Featuring my second favourite Danimal track in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Through The Ice</span> (my first being <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good As Gold</span>), it's available from all good online and IRL shops.<br /><br />Next up is the brooding loner that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave.I.D</span>, who will release his debut album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Response</span> through his own <a href="http://www.offtheuncertainbutton.com/">Off The Uncertain Button</a> imprint on <span style="font-weight: bold;">!K7 Records</span> on 13th June.<br /><br />I've had the pleasure of hearing an advanced copy and it's just as heavy, pounding and darkly poppy as I'd hoped it would be after catching his impressive set at Brighton's Great Escape festival earlier in the month.<br /><br />In typical celebratory fashion, here's a spectacularly acidic remix by <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Horrors'</span> synth man <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tom Furse</span>, it's an acquired taste.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.yousendit.com/download/dkJvK3BOUnFtMEkwTVE9PQ">Dave.I.D - Only Me I Can Save (Tom Furse of The Horrors Remix)</a><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-60333409897626907602011-04-19T01:48:00.003+01:002011-04-19T01:54:58.343+01:00In Motion: After Five Long Years<span style="font-weight:bold;">Tom Vek - A Chore</span> (dir. Ollie Evans)<br /><center><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="450" height="283" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aCfWUl5OvB0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Chore </span>is the first piece of the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Leisure Seizure</span> puzzle, which is to be released on June 6th. But I'm sure you already knew that. <br /><br />Pre-order from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Play.com</span> <a href="">here</a>.<br /><br />Welcome back, Sir.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-90604644921657136712011-04-13T22:51:00.005+01:002011-04-14T08:35:29.329+01:00Guest Mix: Beaú<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 290px;" src="http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8381/beaubeaubeau.jpg"></center><br /><br />Good evening.<br /><br />We thought it was about time that we resurrected one of our most sacred features, reserved for only the most eclectic and distinct of our favourite music makers, the hallowed <a href="http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/search/label/Guest%20Mixes">Guest Mix</a>.<br /><br />So let's get back in the New York groove and jump in at the deep end with the collective entity that is <a href="http://soundcloud.com/beaumusic">Beaú</a>.<br /><br />There's no tracklist, no half-stepping. Exist in the beautiful.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Mix: Beaú</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13550435&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13550435&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed></object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-73598186920032987412011-03-28T17:45:00.011+01:002011-03-29T23:32:56.322+01:00Hype: Love Driven<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 359px;" src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5216/reach.jpg" /></center><br /><br />Other than some highly credible ramblings about <a href="http://dontdiewonderingmusic.tumblr.com/post/4000629298/amusement-the-supermoon-means-different-things">Supermoons</a> and existentialism, there's very little to know about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Smith</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Sigee</span>, or their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joinAmusement">Amusement</a>.<br /><br />It's too early to determine if this is by choice, circumstance or neccesity but what is important is that their brooding, melody driven electronica instantly caught my ear as I blindly navigated the dimly lit smoke filled corridors of Soundcloud.<br /><br />Check out the wanton lust of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Does Nothing Grow</span> below and make sure you shuffle over to their <a href="http://soundcloud.com/listenamusement">Soundcloud</a> and enjoy the equally dark tones of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Take Me Alive</span>.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Amusement - Why Does Nothing Grow</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10884204&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10884204&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-14191617188471833192011-03-07T14:13:00.007+00:002011-03-07T17:05:47.189+00:00Hits The Spot: By Your Side<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6918/peaceoo.jpg" /></center><br /><br />Dear 2011, slow the fuck down. <div><br /></div><div>How it's March already is beyond me but it also means that <span style="font-weight:bold;">At Home</span>, the third single from <a href="http://www.crystalfighters.com/">Crystal Fighters</a> debut album <span style="font-weight:bold;">Star Of Love</span>, dropped yesterday.<br /><br />This wouldn't normally have much of an impact on my day, as I'm too busy on my quest to claim absolute victory on every front, except that the <a href="http://www.7digital.com/artists/crystal-fighters/at-home-1/">remix package</a> features an absolute gem from the new producer on the block <span style="font-weight:bold;">E. Russell</span>.</div><div><br />He's rolling out magic, bro.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crystal Fighters - At Home (E. Russell Remix)</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11591426&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11591426&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-30113268125802451152011-02-27T20:01:00.004+00:002011-02-27T20:29:44.138+00:00In Motion: Milky Skinned Girl<span style="font-weight:bold;">FOE - Tyrant Song</span> (dir. Entrepreneurs)<br /><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19472908?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=080000" width="450" height="253" frameborder="0"></iframe></center><br /><br />So we're fashionably late once more, but don't let our tardiness for dramatic effect have any bearing on matters - it's time for a brutal audio/visual one-two combo from the somewhat symbiotic pairing of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Foe</span> and the omnipresent puppet-master <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tyrant Song</span> is the lead track from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hot New Trash</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Foe</span>'s debut EP which will be released through new label on the block <a href="http://stellamortos.bigcartel.com/">Stella Mortos</a> on April 4th both digitally and on 400 ltd vinyl.<br /><br />There will be a no doubt sordid and debauched <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180451581997689">label launch party</a> taking place on April 8th at The Macbeth, which will feature appearances from both <span style="font-weight:bold;">Foe</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span> as well as <span style="font-weight:bold;">IT</span> favourite <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ghostpoet</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Pettre</span>.<br /><br />Before I leave this lurid dungeon of depravity for an altogether more upmarket gathering, check out/download/freak out to the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span> remix which is available over at <span style="font-weight:bold;">RCRD LBL</span> <a href="http://rcrdlbl.com/2011/02/24/download_foe_tyrant_song_entrepreneurs_remix_">here</a>.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-7891501436811467342011-02-17T13:37:00.027+00:002011-02-18T12:17:54.066+00:00In Motion: Ward Off My Death<span style="font-weight:bold;">Psychologist - Comes In Waves</span> (dir. Tali Clarke prod. Woodsy)<br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19983412?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="450" height="253" frameborder="0"></iframe></center><br /><br />I don't know exactly when <a href="http://www.psychologistmusic.com/">Psychologist</a>'s conception as artist happened. I don't know how directly involved with the birth we were back when we were <a href="http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/hype-let-us-keep-laughing-in-dark.html">young</a>. But I know that I couldn't be happier for this circle of life to have finally come full turn and to wake up today to a sort of re-birth and new beginning for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Iain Woods</span>...<br /><br />Fitting then, that he should choose similar themes to introduce us to his first official release, EP <span style="font-weight:bold;">Waves of OK</span>, dropping digitally and on etched 12" vinyl via <span style="font-weight:bold;">Moshi</span> imprint <a href="http://noteven.co.uk/">Not Even</a> <span style="font-weight:bold;">28.03.11</span>. Lead track <span style="font-weight:bold;">Comes In Waves</span> is another hauntingly sparse and soul-baring, chest-splitting lament, accompanied by a beautifully self-produced falsidical paradox of a video that can be seen for the first time above.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Psychologist</span> debuts <span style="font-weight:bold;">Waves of OK</span> - backed by a 12 part choir - in it's entirety on <span style="font-weight:bold;">16.03.11</span> at <span style="font-weight:bold;">St. Matthias Parish Church, Stoke Newington</span> - tickets <a href="http://www.seetickets.com/Tour/PSYCHOLOGIST://">here</a>.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537411708506802125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-20669359745271310012011-02-07T14:48:00.004+00:002011-02-07T15:57:52.952+00:00Hype: For Now<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 361px;" src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9679/ph1s.jpg" /></center><br /><br />Born from the embers of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Great Eskimo Hoax</span> and reared in a kitchen in Selly Oak to a soundtrack of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Wolfgang Voigt</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">DJ Koze</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Thomas Fehlmann</span>, are Worcestershire duo <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pocket-house">Pocket House</a>.<br /><br />Whilst they are no strangers to Oxford's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Blessing Force</span> collective - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dom</span> is the drummer for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jonquil</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Andrew</span> plays live for our beloved <span style="font-weight:bold;">Trophy Wife</span> - of which they will inevitably be compared, it's the delicate little flourishes, samples and electronic touches that I find so endearing.<br /><br />Exemplified perfectly in the four minutes and thirteen seconds of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Pops</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pocket House - Pops</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10203807&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10203807&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-11760095221888813202011-01-09T17:15:00.076+00:002011-01-12T00:06:45.907+00:00Hits The Spot: Loves Eternal Odyssey<center><img src="http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3518/abeq.jpg" /></center><br /><br />We first shone a <a href="http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/11/hype-centre-of-my-world.html">light</a> on <a href="http://abesoddysee.tumblr.com/">Abe</a> a while ago, and today the torch burns in their direction again with this remix of <a href="http://howtodresswell.blogspot.com/">How To Dress Well</a>'s <span style="font-weight:bold;">Can't See My Own Face</span>.<br /><br />As influenced-admirers of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Tom Krell</span>'s softly-softly approach, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Abe</span> delicately re-direct his bedroom R 'n' B deeper into late night Benzo oblivion; opting not to alter the arrangement dramatically, they simply stretch the original out, introducing extended and re-worked 'tro's and a little of the warped 90's soul sound they're quickly establishing as their own.<br /><br />Lifting an already fragile vocal, it's re-laid loosely over loops old and new with a second-hand stickiness that leaves it sounding barely there, curled up at the edges, close to losing it's grip on a residual reality...<br /><br />What the fuck am I talking about? What does that even mean? I'll tell you: nothing. You can make your own minds up, you don't need me chatting sixth-form shit @ U.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How To Dress Well - Can't See My Own Face (Abe Remix)</span><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8945729&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8945729&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537411708506802125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-10012172807964625622011-01-05T22:30:00.003+00:002011-01-05T22:55:54.800+00:00In Motion: A Broken Bow<span style="font-weight:bold;">Evryone - Flamingos</span> (dir. Entrepreneurs)<div><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18276628?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=000000" width="450" height="253" frameborder="0"></iframe></center><br /><br />So then 2011, let's be having you. My first proper post of the year and it's a veritable <span style="font-weight:bold;">IT</span> love-in.<br /><br />After <a href="http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/08/hype-its-true-what-they-say.html">introducing</a> the wonderfully eccentric <a href="http://www.evryone.co.uk/">Evryone</a> to the blog world back in August of last year, it seems fair that we offer the exclusive drop of the video for their début single <span style="font-weight:bold;">Flamingos</span>.<br /><br />Such news would bring a smile to my face even at the worst of times, but that smile quickly turned to a grin once I heard that the video is directed by the ever multi-faceted <span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurs</span>, of whom I'm expecting a big year ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>Done.</div><div><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-55932353006818387462011-01-01T15:22:00.003+00:002011-01-01T15:31:55.609+00:003 TODAY<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1732/17556598.png" /></center><br /><br />The blog has been running for 3 years today. Happy Birthday to us and Happy New Year to you.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-2179944023819554492010-12-22T22:46:00.003+00:002010-12-22T23:05:11.490+00:00In Motion: Fine Lines<span style="font-weight: bold;">Breton - December</span> (dir. bretonLABS)<br /><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17502911?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=000000" frameborder="0" height="253" width="450"></iframe></center><br /><br />Check out the fresh video for <span style="font-weight: bold;">December</span>, taken from their <a href="http://illegaltendermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/11/plug-as-long-as-youre-alive.html">aforementioned</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Counter Balance</span> EP on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hemlock Recordings</span>. Whilst it's buffering, cop the 12" from <a href="http://www.puregroove.co.uk/products/Breton-%252d-Counter-Balance-EP.html">Pure Groove</a> or the digital package from <a href="http://www.7digital.com/artists/breton/counter-balance-ep/">7Digital</a>.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-68234730967598690252010-12-02T01:18:00.007+00:002010-12-02T01:48:40.096+00:00In Motion: No One Said<span style="font-weight:bold;">Dave.I.D - Only Me I Can Save</span> (dir. Simon Owens)<br /><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17348417?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=000000" width="450" height="253" frameborder="0"></iframe></center><br /><br />We all know that I love a bit of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dave.I.D</span>, so obviously I'm more than happy to share the news that he'll be releasing his <span style="font-weight:bold;">Gangs</span> EP on 31st January 2011, of which the above track is taken.<br /><br />As usual it will be out on his own <a href="http://www.offtheuncertainbutton.com/">Off The Uncertain Button</a> imprint, which has teamed up with <span style="font-weight:bold;">K7!</span> since his last release, and if you want to brave the current mind fuck that is Myspace you can hear the EP in its entirety <a href="http://www.myspace.com/daveidspace">here</a>.<br /><br />He'll also be performing some secret shows in London in the coming weeks as well as finishing up on preperations for his debut album.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-12548542196913756302010-11-17T19:00:00.014+00:002010-11-21T18:32:02.722+00:00Hype: The Centre Of My World<center><img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6049/aben.jpg" /></center><br /><br />It's a marathon, not a sprint she says.<br /><br />It's a grind I think.<br /><br />I don't have the puff I think.<br /><br />With a last gasp I catch <a href="http://www.myspace.com/abeuk">Abe</a>, draw it in deep, fill my sails with it.<br /><br />And the horizon burns bright her finish line.<br /><br />This is beautiful I think.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Abe - Think Of More</span><div><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7113138&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F7113138&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537411708506802125noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-40258071803787004892010-11-09T17:32:00.010+00:002010-11-09T18:17:48.442+00:00Hype: Forever On The Run<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 337px;" src="http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/1156/hmmmy.jpg" /></center><div><br /></div>London duo <a href="http://www.myspace.com/leaguesound">LEAGUE</a> sound like they could have been shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, only to fashion instruments and inspiration from their untouched surroundings and return to civilisation both enlightened and triumphant.<div><br />It turns out I'm not that far off, as they tell me that they were two Journalism and Architecture students who decided to shun convention and further education and live in a tent on a beach. It's not known if this primeval experience lasted two days or two years but it certainly had a lasting effect on their music.</div><div><br />I don't know about you, but that's sounding like quite an attractive life choice right now, especially if the outcome sounds this good.</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LEAGUE - Golden Maps</span></div><div><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6852292&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6852292&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-56375591404186312332010-11-04T14:21:00.005+00:002010-11-04T14:52:16.171+00:00Plug: As Long As You're Alive<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 358px;" src="http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1296/flaot.jpg" /></center><br /><br />My favourite multifaceted collective <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bretonbretonbreton">Breton</a> have announced details of their third release.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Counter Balance EP</span> will be released on 6th December through <span style="font-weight:bold;">Untold</span>'s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hemlocklondon">Hemlock Recordings</a> and will be available both digitally and on vinyl.<br /><br />I can't find any pre-order links for the moment but you can stream three tracks including the lead track below.<br /><br /><object height="225" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F367679&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=000000"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F367679&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />If that wets your whistle - you can hear the whole 5 track EP on Soundcloud <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bretonlabs/sets/counter-balance">here</a>.<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-4549453894285397482010-11-01T17:43:00.005+00:002010-11-09T18:11:43.455+00:00Hype: You Don't know Me Anymore<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5871/peers.jpg" /></center><br /><br />Foolishly, starting a band never even occurred to me when I was sixteen. I'm pretty sure that at that age I spent most of my time listening to commercial house and trance and figuring out how I could get in to nightclubs to meet girls. But some twig on early, like Reading four-piece <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wearepeers">PEERS</a>.<br /><br />It might be too soon to go crazy on the hyperbole front but from the charm of the two self-recorded demos that are currently <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wearepeers">floating</a> around the internet and the fact that I can't get enough of this guy's voice, we might well be hearing a lot more from them come the New Year.<br /><br />For now though, they're a band still growing in to their own skin and I'm sure that playing a handful of gigs before the end of the year (including a headline slot at BBC Introducing Live in Reading on 3rd November) won't hurt either. Not bad considering half of them can't even apply for a provisional driving license yet.<br /><br /><b>PEERS - The Pool (Demo)</b><div><b><br /></b><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6602786&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6602786&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-47400877188916955762010-10-29T16:10:00.001+01:002011-01-26T11:28:11.542+00:00Hype: I Will Be Another Person<center><img src="http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7408/mozartparties.jpg" /></center><br /><br />As I write this October caves in around me, and the temperature takes ice-y tumbles outside, the fog of another flu descends and I search for a nook in which to curl up and sleep the day away. A place to sleep to rest my head again...<br /><br />From little speakers escapes <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mozartpartiesuk">Mozart Parties</a>, gently crooning a comforting lullaby about being a better person and I think yes, I am feeling better. This is better.<br /><br />Just two months young, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Mozart Parties</span> is the work of one <span style="font-weight:bold;">James Bennett</span> - newly re-located, now lost amongst the wilderness of the Lake District - and a sampler. His carefully piecied together, harmony-rich pop puzzles are drenched in atmosphere and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Wish My Thoughts Away</span> serves as perfect introduction to his self-confessed studied approach to music-making.<br /><br />Shake off the slumber and share a moment with the maestro and his party below...<br /><br />Mozart Parties - Wish My Thoughts Away<br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END -->Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537411708506802125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278295438637426465.post-62890077360021992512010-10-28T20:21:00.009+01:002010-10-29T20:27:19.408+01:00Hype: If You Found Out<center><img style="width: 450px; height: 439px;" src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9066/tumblrkotcjflnzj1qzp6gm.jpg" /></center><div><br /></div>London's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ghosteyes">Ghost Eyes</a> may be fresh in the game but they're making some really intriguing and distinct beats right from the off.<div><br /></div><div>It's a complete mixed bag in terms of sounds and samples, from what could be a choir of chanting children to sampling <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil Kim</span>'s "ode to strong women" <span style="font-weight: bold;">Suck My Dick</span> on track <span style="font-weight: bold;">Elephant</span>. Another sign of what's still to come is their tribal tinged remix of recent <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cymbals</span> single <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good Luck</span>, have a gander <a href="http://vimeo.com/16100201">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>If all of the above wasn't enough to capture your attention, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost Eyes</span> are about to bust loose UK-wide as support for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Banjo Or Freakout</span> and "Mr. Album of the Year" contender <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gold Panda</span> next month. Check any of their sites or Myspaces for full tour dates. For now, cop <span style="font-weight: bold;">Phantom Mountain</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/82092458ec4b5e04/">Ghost Eyes - Phantom Mountain</a> <a href="https://www.yousendit.com/download/ZGJjblFFMVhvQUpjR0E9PQ">(YSI)</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="illegaltender";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017680209870379286noreply@blogger.com0