I love Santigold’s (aka Santogold) self titled debut release from 2009. It has a great indie dance mixed with hip hop sound. This spring she will be releasing a new album, Master of My Make Believe. The first single “Big Mouth”, with a music video, premiered today. The video is rather fun animated video with a retro look and some humor, it at least kept my attention the whole way through, though the styling is nothing special. I think her outfit in the video sums it up nicely… a pvc dress that doesn’t look top quality but not too standard, leopard print creepers that sorta match and don’t match at the same time, simple Egyptian-esq cat eyes, and a fresh hip haircut… it’s her own style and it’s not too serious, kinda what she was feeling that day, with an I-don’t-really-care-what-you think punk attitude. As far as the song goes, after a couple listens I don’t dislike it but I don’t love it straight away, but I am still very excited to hear the upcoming album.
If you are new to Aesthetic Perfection, you have to overlook the initial perception of cheesiness to understand it’s crucial to the music and the artistic vision behind it. And similarly in this music video for “Inhuman” from Aesthetic Perfection’s latest album, All Beauty Destroyed, you have to do the same. I thought I could have done without the imagery in the first half of the video, as I find the black and white painted body imagery in the second half much more interesting, but the honesty and personal nature of Daniel Grave’s music make it is a key aspect.
“Bulbform” is the second single from the up and coming electronic music duo Trust. Formed by Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski (Austra) in 2009 in Toronto and having performed with DFA1979, Crystal Castles, Balam Acab, Glass Candy, and Hercules and Love Affair, Trust release their debut album TRST on February 28 on Arts & Crafts.
Not my favorite song from Shiv-r’s latest and second full length album This World Erase and not as good as Shiv-r’s first music video “The End”. But praise must be given to an industrial artist that still makes music videos and works hard to create a distinctive visual aesthetic for themselves.
After Motor opened for Depeche Mode on many dates for DM’s Tour of the Universe tour, the two bands take their connection even further with a collaboration for the new Motor single, “Man Made Machine”, from their upcoming album, Man Made Machine on CLR Recordings. The single with vocals by Martin L. Gore is a great teaser for the techno duo’s new album which promises to be a song-based vocal album. Check out Mr. Gore in the just released music video. The video has a retro techno feel with a hip polish, and is in-your-face sexual (quite literally at the end, and I don’t know how that sits with me yet) but also restrained. Looking forward to the new album!
After truly enjoying Access to Arasaka’s releases Oppidan (’09) and void() (’10) we were excited for the upcoming release Geosynchron (12/13/11), but now after watching this video for “Lysithea” we are hyperexcited. The video is dark and creepy and will make you look twice at that ball of yarn sitting in your grandmothers basket.
Put down your eggnog for a second, Santa Hates You has released a new video for “Raise the Devil” just in time for this holiday season! PS and Jinxy have some fun in this video along with some mutant looking man who reminds me of Thomas Rainer (Nachtmahr) if he had an allergic reaction.
Are you ready to take a journey through time and space? OK well maybe just be hypnotized for 11 min. or for as long as your ADHD will allow. BT’s latest video for the track “Le Nocturne de Lumière” from his Grammy-nominated full length album These Hopeful Machines, is a visual treat. Reminds me of when visuals were all the rage using Winamp.
Step 1: Turn down the lights
Step 2: Turn up your speakers
Step 3: Hit play
Step 4: View full screen
M83 released their new LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming today. Check out the video for “Midnight City” off the album and check out the October/November 2011 Issue to see our review of the album.
focused music news for week 37 : September 11th to 17th 2011
September 13 – This week is all about cult followings. First up is the electropop/synthpop/shoegazing band from Liverpool, Ladytron. With their fifth studio album Gravity the Seducer pushing the their sound that so many bands have tried to imitate. Ladytron is a name that is as common as pie and with plenty of die-hard fans supporting Ladytron this album is bound to make waves across the music scene.
September 13 – Next up we go a tad bit darker, but the cult following is just as rabid, God Module releases their new album Séance this week. I was shocked by how many of my friends are obsessed with them as I wouldn’t peg most of them for even liking the band. The new album Séance tones down the aggrotech allowing an identity to be formed, this separates the album from the countless other bands in the genre. Yet, this album still has the God Module spooky sound that I think is what draws in all the hoards. Listen to a track from the new album on YouTube!
