Spain are a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band founded in 1993 by Josh Haden (son of jazz bass legend Charlie Haden). Beginning with 1995‘s Blue Moods Of Spain and through two subsequent albums and a best of collection, the influential band has garnered a devoted cult following, toured all over the world, had songs appear in several important films and television shows, and have had their songs performed by Johnny Cash amongst many others. After a long hiatus, Haden reformed the band in 2007 with all-new members and began playing gigs again. A CD/digital single entitled “I’m Still Free” was released in January 2010. The band - bassist/vocalist Haden, lead guitarist Daniel Brummel, guitarist/keyboardist Randy Kirk, and drummer Matt Mayhall - are currently funding their first new album in over ten years via fanfunding website Kickstarter.
We've turned a new page -- and one good turn deserves another. To celebrate the launch of our new HTML5 site, we're sharing the love with you, our loyal Beatport community. Since the launch of our site, we have given away thousands of dollars in prizes including Beatport T-shirts, a Traktor S4, FunktionOne Speakers, and a Xone:DX. Today is our last giveaway to celebrate the launch of the new site. We have partnered with Hercules to offer two units of the DJ Console 4-Mx.
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He’s My Brother She’s My Sister seems to invite a broad range of colorful words to describe their music and performances: “flamboyant folk,” “psych- acoustic,” “estranged and glamorous” and “vaudeville-y,” with “alleyway rhythms,” and “earthy swagger.” No doubt this is due to their mélange of musical styles, both modern and antique; their eccentric attire and sense of expression that is both sincere and theatrical; and, to their unique instrumentation, which includes a rhythm section bolstered by a tap dancer.
Brother and sister Robert Kolar and Rachel Kolar split vocal duties, with Robert on guitar and kick drum and Rachel on tambourine. Their voices range from boisterous to introspective, from breezy to emotive. Lauren Brown adds full- body percussion with her fluid tap-dancing. Oliver Newell adds stand up bass with joyous flair. Aaron Robinson plays lead guitar on a lap slide, veering from nuanced psychedelica to American roots riffs. And Satya Bhabha's adds unconventional cello playing which is at times sweeping, and at other times bellows like a husky fiddle.
The band’s infectious rhythms and high energy make the sounds come alive and cause even uninitiated crowds to erupt in dance. Their songs ring like pop classics in a modern framework. It is a recipe that has quickly gained the band a devoted following in their hometown of Echo Park and the surrounding LA area, and that following has spread to every town the band visits.
We've turned a new page -- and one good turn deserves another. To celebrate the launch of our new HTML5 site, we're sharing the love with you, our loyal Beatport community. Every day from now until the end of the month, we're giving away a different prize pack as part of our New Beatport Launch Giveaway. It's easy to enter: every day, we'll post a new "task" to accomplish. Just complete it, and you'll automatically be entered to win that day's prize.
Today you could win an Avid Complete Producer Bundle: including Pro Tools® + Mbox® complete recording system, M-Audio® Axiom® Pro 25 MIDI controller, and M-Audio BX5a Deluxe studio monitors. For your chance to win, just answer a trivia question correctly. Entries are open now until midnight MT.
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Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that you’re at a festival. What do you see around you? Badly constructed tents caked with mud, greedy mits spilling- over with goblets of pear cider, flustered looking dinner ladies serving what’s purporting to be a lamb burger. Check, check, check. But something’s missing. And that thing is CSS. Yes the five headed, Sao Paulo art-pop masters embodied the joyful, free spirit of festivals ever since their 2006 debut. Armed with day-glo cat-suits, judicious amounts of glitter and two albums (‘Cansei der Ser Sexy’ and 2008’s ‘Donkey’) that were filled with such four-to-the-floor bounders like ‘Move’, ‘Alala’ and of course ‘Let’s Make Love And Listen Death
From Above’.
Three years is a long time but now they’re back with La Liberación. Recorded in Sao Paulo and featuring contributions from Ratatat and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, it’s both a true melding of their debut’s riotous anarchy and ‘Donkey’s grungey maturity. It also shows the band pulling off some most excellent sonic tricks and, as it turns out, pulling back from the brink that they found themselves in following their grueling touring schedule.
The album shows the band who’ve matured way beyond their original sound. ‘Echo Of Love’ and ‘Partners In Crime’ both show wonderfully realised psychedelic/ acoustic influences, the latter features Mike Garson, who played piano on David Bowie’s “Aladin Sane”.
La Liberación finds the band at the peak of their powers, pushing past everything that has come before into an exciting new future.
The evening of two halves was introduced by the Asian Music Circuit who curated the night’s performances. The first half of the show was a collaboration of two cultures – that of India and Cuba via London. Hari Sivanesan, a Veena player and Pirashanna Thevarajah, a thunderous Mridangam maestro both London born were joined by [...]
Another treat for y’all today! A beautiful track … This time from Bandish Projekt (a.k.a. Mayur Narvekar) and Shaa’ir – from Shaa’ir & Func (a.k.a. Monica Dogra) joined Bobby Friction in the BBC Friction Lab to record a remixed track LIVE, in less than 2 hours! The result was ’50 Ways to Leave and Come Back’ [...]
Last week, our traveling friend Ezra Pine took a little trip out East to the Big Apple. His first trip ever out to New York City, Ezra broke down his experience out in the big city.
When I was 17, I told myself I wouldn’t go to New York unless I was flown out for a gig. It was a way of motivating myself, and while I did little in the way of musical performance, Rhythm USA sent me out as part of the welcoming crew for Project NYC, with ample time to explore. The past 5 days were a culmination of that childhood prophecy, a realization of the satisfaction of inadvertently ending up exactly where you hoped you’d be, and an education on the right side of the States. Here are some snapshots…
Juxtapose:
Driving through Queens, the juxtaposition between the Calvary Cemetery and the Manhattan skyline is an ironic commentary in itself. A city that has so much life daftly resembles a place of endless rest. Quite the first impression…
Heat, "Move on Up" by Curtis Mayfield:
With 100-degree days transitioning into 100 percent humidity nights, the city can literally sweat the energy out of you. Listen to my boy Curtis, whistle this song as you walk through the blistering evenings and Move On Up.
SpeakEasy: West Way/EmployeesOnly/Blind Barber
When you walk into a seemingly abandoned barber shop on the Lower East Side, or pill-box sized psychic shop in the West Village, or a strip club on the west side, one could never imagine stepping into the heart of underground nightlife. These dimly lit speakeasies offer a departure from the glitzy clubs, devoid of Tiesto’s Bronzed Army of Fist-Pumpers and spin anything from De La Soul, Agent Orange, Curtis Mayfield, MC5 or my personal favorite memory from Tuesday night: Doing the jitterbug with Kirsten Dunst to Bobby Day’s Rockin Robin that deliciously transitioned into a Ducksauce VS Michael Jackson mashup. Is this real life?
Project Tradeshow:
This past week brought the world of contemporary fashion to New York’s SoHo district. Project NYC tradeshow called upon brands, designers, buyer and bloggers to take the pulse of modern fashion. Rhythm’s US stalwarts took a trip to the right coast and learned invaluable lessons on the genetically-infused ping-pong skills of Swedes, the importance of Richard Avedon’s personal photo chair, and how it feels to pack up 1000 pieces of clothing. Have a look at: http://www.rhythmlivinusa.com/blog/2011/07/project-nyc.html
Trinidad-born, Brooklyn-raised maestro of genre-bending hip hop, Theophilus London created the perfect scatterbrained soundtrack to a journey about a city that sleeps between the hours "never" and "seriously, never". Don't expect any thread of stylistic continuity, every track dips from a different well, from Marvin Gaye's baby-makin soul to Vampire Weekend, to 90's Chicago-house, which makes every track like a selection from Forest's chocolates.
Last week, our traveling friend Ezra Pine took a little trip out East to the Big Apple. His first trip ever out to New York City, Ezra broke down his experience out in the big city.
When I was 17, I told myself I wouldn’t go to New York unless I was flown out for a gig. It was a way of motivating myself, and while I did little in the way of musical performance, Rhythm USA sent me out as part of the welcoming crew for Project NYC, with ample time to explore. The past 5 days were a culmination of that childhood prophecy, a realization of the satisfaction of inadvertently ending up exactly where you hoped you’d be, and an education on the right side of the States. Here are some snapshots…
Juxtapose:
Driving through Queens, the juxtaposition between the Calvary Cemetery and the Manhattan skyline is an ironic commentary in itself. A city that has so much life daftly resembles a place of endless rest. Quite the first impression…
Heat, "Move on Up" by Curtis Mayfield:
With 100-degree days transitioning into 100 percent humidity nights, the city can literally sweat the energy out of you. Listen to my boy Curtis, whistle this song as you walk through the blistering evenings and Move On Up.
SpeakEasy: West Way/EmployeesOnly/Blind Barber
When you walk into a seemingly abandoned barber shop on the Lower East Side, or pill-box sized psychic shop in the West Village, or a strip club on the west side, one could never imagine stepping into the heart of underground nightlife. These dimly lit speakeasies offer a departure from the glitzy clubs, devoid of Tiesto’s Bronzed Army of Fist-Pumpers and spin anything from De La Soul, Agent Orange, Curtis Mayfield, MC5 or my personal favorite memory from Tuesday night: Doing the jitterbug with Kirsten Dunst to Bobby Day’s Rockin Robin that deliciously transitioned into a Ducksauce VS Michael Jackson mashup. Is this real life?
Project Tradeshow:
This past week brought the world of contemporary fashion to New York’s SoHo district. Project NYC tradeshow called upon brands, designers, buyer and bloggers to take the pulse of modern fashion. Rhythm’s US stalwarts took a trip to the right coast and learned invaluable lessons on the genetically-infused ping-pong skills of Swedes, the importance of Richard Avedon’s personal photo chair, and how it feels to pack up 1000 pieces of clothing. Have a look at: http://www.rhythmlivinusa.com/blog/2011/07/project-nyc.html
Trinidad-born, Brooklyn-raised maestro of genre-bending hip hop, Theophilus London created the perfect scatterbrained soundtrack to a journey about a city that sleeps between the hours "never" and "seriously, never". Don't expect any thread of stylistic continuity, every track dips from a different well, from Marvin Gaye's baby-makin soul to Vampire Weekend, to 90's Chicago-house, which makes every track like a selection from Forest's chocolates.
FILTER has teamed up with Slacker Radio to bring you an official FILTER Magazine Slacker Station! We will be adding new songs every few weeks which you will then tune in to, and enjoy!
Below are the latest additions that FILTER has added to our Slacker Radio Station.
For those who may not already know, Slacker Radio features free customizable music content, curated by expert music programmers as well as ABC news updates, comedy content, artist showcase stations, festival stations, and a massive catalog. Slacker is available online and as an app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7!
Royksopp “Whatelse Is There?”
Foster The People “Helena Beat”
Fleetwood Mac “Little Lies (Jellybean Remix)”
Avi Buffalo “Truth Sets In”
Release The Sunbird “It’s All Around You”
Rogue Wave “Lake Michigan”
Faze Action “Moving Cities”
The Smiths “The Charming Man”
The Sisters Of Mercy “No Time To Cry”
Oingo Boingo “Only A Lad”
Baba Brinkman performs what has become known as lit-hop. Currently on stage with The Rap Guide to Evolution at the Soho Playhouse in New York, Brinkman has been pulling in the crowds since his well-reviewed adaptation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales at the Edinburgh Fringe. Electronic Beats caught up with the Canadian troubadour to talk inspiration, evolution and group selection.
Was your primary aim with the Rap Canterbury Tales / The Rap Guide to Evolution to teach? Or was it something that was borne out of fun?
A delight? Brillance? Is there actually a word that can describe the perfection of the sound that is exploding onto the electro scene like the Castle Bravo thermonuclear test in 1954? No, there is not, so lets try to make one up. Right now. "Nu-lectro"! That'll do.
Champions of the sound like Mord Fustang, Feed Me, Madeon and the like have been dominating the electro charts as of late and Vodge Diper is poised to do the same with his recent remix of "Only After Midnight" on Velcro City Records.
Relocating from the UK, Vodge Diper (Tom Jessop) is now comfortably settled on the capitalist side of the 38th parallel in Daegu, Korea and has released only one other laser-skull/neon-clad gem, Keytar Hero on Burn The Fire. Head over to his Soundcloud for plenty of previews of forthcoming tracks and other info. Or, better yet, just keep reading to check out a SoundCloud embed of the new track, and then pick it up on Beatport here. Vodge Diper, "It's like a high five to the face!" Seriously.
Just a reminder to broadcast stations in certain states of several upcoming August 1st obligations. Specifically, on Aug. 1, radio stations in certain states must commence pre-filing or post-filing announcements (depending on the state in which they are located) in connection with the license renewal cycle. In addition, Annual EEO Public File Reports must be prepared and placed in the public files by August 1st for stations in certain states. And finally, noncommercial stations in certain states must file a biennial ownership report by August 1st. Further details about these various deadlines -- which again are specific to particular states and services -- are below.
First up, August 1st is the deadline for Radio Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina to file their FCC Form 303-S license renewal applications seeking a renewal of their broadcast licenses. (See our earlier license renewal advisory here.) Accordingly, radio stations in those two states will also need to commence their License Renewal Post-Filing Announcements on August 1st to inform their communities of the renewal filing. Specific language for the announcements can be found on the Commission's website here, and the post-filing announcements continue on August 16, Sept. 1, Sept. 16, Oct. 1, and Oct. 16.
Second, the next batch of radio license renewals -- which will be filing their renewals on October 3rd -- is Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, which means that Radio Stations licensed to those three states (or rather commonwealths, territories, islands, etc., as the case might be), must begin their License Renewal Pre-Filing Announcements on August 1. The precise language of the pre-filing announcements—which is again dictated by the FCC’s Rules—can be found here. The pre-filing announcements for these stations continue on Aug. 16, Sept. 1, and Sept. 16.
Third, by Aug. 1, Radio and Television Station Employment Units (SEUs) in California, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin must prepare and place in their public inspection file their Annual EEO Public File Report. Stations that have websites must also post the Report on their website. The Annual EEO Public File Report summarizes the station's or the SEU's EEO activities during the previous 12 months, and provides information about the recruitment and outreach that the station conducted in the past year. A copy of our recent reminder advisory with more information can be found here. In addition, Radio Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina will also be filing an FCC Form 396 EEO Report by August 1 in connection with their license renewal filing.
Finally, Aug. 1 is the deadline for Noncommercial Radio Stations in California, North Carolina and South Carolina, and Noncommercial Television Stations in Illinois and Wisconsin to prepare and file an FCC Form 323 Biennial Ownership Report with the FCC. Please note, this filing date applies only to noncommercial radio and TV stations in the states noted above. The FCC has revised its rules regarding the reporting of ownership interests for commercial broadcast stations, as well as revised the commercial Ownership Report—Form 323. Accordingly, commercial stations now file biennial ownership reports on one unified filing date, which will be later this year. A copy of our recent reminder to noncommercial stations about the Aug. 1 requirement can be found here.
A merry band of complementary filmmakers, photographers, and musicians, a curated ensemble perfectly fitted to the landscape, are heading to remote Iceland to make images and a musical soundtrack inspired by the landscape and its people.
Photographers Tim Navis + Kim Høltermand and film collective Scenic are heading up the visual component, while composer and electronic producer Deru has assembled the musicians. Improvisation is intended to be a guiding force, say the creators. With the assistance of a community organized on Kickstarter, it’ll also be crowd-funded. In addition to the obligatory, pretty photo book and prints and boxed set of music, they also propose to share behind-the-scenes glimpses of the process, which crosses from the LA area to Danish architect-descended photographer Høltermand.
For fans of richly-sonic, thoughtfully-composed and designed electronic music, the music lineup looks fantastic. Aside from Deru, you get:
Shigeto (Ghostly International)
Loscil (Kranky)
Goldmund (Unseen)
Asura (NonProjects / Leaving Records)
Tycho (ISO50 / Ghostly International)
Joby Talbot
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Take (Alpha Pup)
Thomas Knak/Opiate (Co-Producer of Björk’s Vespertine)
