With Baltimore (B-more) on the rise over in America with artist such as Spank Rock, Titsworth and Benny Bianco leading the way, we at the frames found this guy among the various blogs in the sphere that we're willing to put our money on as the one to look out for.
So Gold is a Baltimore/Club producer from Minneapolis, MN in the good ole U.S......of...A, who we were lucky enough to get in contact with, and he wonderfully donated a track for you to enjoy and discover kid!
Currently I'm listening to Kano's "I'm Ready" remixed by So Gold, and let me say its a phat arse track that needs a good rinsing on the dancefloor!
The track that we're giving away from So Gold is a remix of Madison avenue's "Everything You Need"....which does conjures up fond memories of that one hit wonder hit "Don't call me baby". Thankfully this track is B-more'd for your listening pleasure
Thanks once again to So Gold for donating to the cause, and if you want more info on the guy.....you're not going to find him on Facebook
Adam Ferns and Gabriel Crossan synchronously decided to explore underground tourism markets at the centre of the earth, Adam tunneling from his London flat and Gabriel from the porch of his house in New Zealand. After failed ventures involving rival subterranean T-shirt stands, they decided to work together to electronically document their bipolar adventures.
The guys were nice enough to give The Frames some preview only MP3s of their remix of Cut Copy's "Hearts on Fire" and a original track named "Disko Unterhaag" for you Auckland folks to discover.
This little gem of a band was kind of an accidental stumble upon when I was perusing the interwebs at one of my regulars (sounds like I'm going to bar or something) visits to blog house site IHEARTCOMIX.COM.
Little Pictures are Johanna Freeman and Mark Turner. They live in Wellington together where they play electronic pop music and hang out on the internet. Some people call them cute, but they're actually bad to the bone!
Having been recently signed to Lil' Chief Records, the next few months will see Little Pictures release their debut album "Owl + Owl".
Shaun Slaughter at IHEARTCOMIX.COM must really love them to make a comparison to another pop band, Peter, Bjorn and John stating that they'll be huge just like them........Well if its any indication "Little Pictures" you may as well roll with that! Bankroll those Americans!
The duo are currently on tour at the moment in Australia and we sooo can't wait to get our little mitts on their debut album...Sorry folks, our diet of New Zealand music has been rather lacking, so forgive our ignorance if evident within this entry.
As always if you want more info on the band, they have a myspace yaaah!
We got in contact with Disco Damage via the Blah Blah Blah myspace page and we like what we heard!!!!
The band was so nice to give The nerds some 192 Kbps mp3s for you, our lovely readers to check out and slap into your ipod.......We're soooooo feeling the "Playstation Generation" track....Its just soooo in touch with our inner child as Game addicted Djs who rather play Playstation instead of spinning tunes to douchebag mainstreamers!
BTW you can get some of their releases on Beatport....So come on...show some love people!!!!!!
Below is a lovely bio of the band in case any big pocketed rich people want to bring them over to Auckland!
Thanks guys!
ABOUT DISCO DAMAGE!!!!!
Laura Fares (Damage) moved to the U.K. 10 years ago from Buenos Aires and finished her Popular Music Degree at the London College of Music & Media in London in 2005.Laura’s extensive experience as a drummer has taken her on tour around various parts of the world, including Europe and America, playing with different artists such as Ricky Martin, Sam Sparro, Eros Ramazzotti, Guy Chambers, Pete Bennett (Winner Big Brother 7), Jont, The Future Shape Of Sound, NY Loose and David Lowe’s Dreamcatcher amongst others.
Also a Writer and Producer she has been inspired by The New Wave of music, Electronic Beats and brakes and since 2002 has been producing her own style of music in her home studio in North London….
Kristin Neely (Disco) moved to London from his original home town of Belfast 10 years ago, leaving behind four years experience as an Actor, working professionally for Channel 4, BBC, UTV with experience on stage, screen and radio, to live a bohemian life-style in London, dancing in the night clubs He took inspiration from the real sounds heard on those dirty dance floors and learnt what Disco Damage really was!
Kristin later worked as a Fashion Assistant for top men’s fashion magazine Arena Homme Plus. Captured by popular culture, he continuously wrote Poetry and songs.
Fortunately Kristin and Laura met by chance on one of those dirty dance floors during the Winter of 2007 and after a second chance meeting, Laura sent him an MP3 of a new beat by e-mail, Kristin felt inspired by Laura’s beat, and with Words and Music together Kristin Disco and Laura Damage married their talents, giving birth to the band we know today as …
New York State multi-instrumentalist artists Quitzow and Setting Sun launch an extensive co-headlining U.S. tour this week, showcasing songs from both bands’ new albums on Young Love Records. The two groups share more than a label and tour dates, however. Quitzow, the namesake of songwriter/singer/multi-instrumentalist Erica Quitzow features Setting Sun songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Gary Levitt alternately adding bass, drums and vocals to its live shows. Likewise, the Levitt-led Setting Sun band includes Erica Quitzow on violin and backing vocals.
Along with this kinship, both groups share an open interest in cross-breeding musical forms, merging classical strings (violin and cello especially), folk, chamber pop and hints of early electronic rock. The results are truly refreshing. Setting Sun has been compared to Merge artists The Radar Brothers, Elliot Smith at his darkest and early Nick Drake. Check out the fantastic animated video for “No Devil Me No More” HERE. Quitzow invites nods like “Solex meets Liz Phair” and “combining the fun of Peaches with the intelligence of Lori Anderson.” The intrigued are invited to hear for themselves during the upcoming string of dates beginng June 24th in Philadelphia. Please see complete dates below
More about Quitzow:
“Juggling mind-blowing moog/rhodes/bass while singing,” playing Tchaikovsky in The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, and creating Fender Rhodes loops layered with MPC drums, moog bass, cellos, violins and vocals, Erica Quitzow brings a wide diversity to her records and live performances. With a self-titled debut album and an upcoming second release, Erica is involved in various musical projects exploring new influences for her inner child gone wild, neo-post electro-pop sound.
The new record, Art College, out in spring 2008 on Young Love Records, is a collection of sing-along pop song collages with orchestral arrangement over hip hop, electro-clash, and downtempo beats decorated with adventurous harmonies. Instrumentation is performed primarily by Erica and includes MPC, Reason and live drums layered with Moogs and Korgs, Rhodes, Casios, classical and electric guitars, bass, cellos, violins, various percussion instruments with her alternately playful and woeful vocal style. The record was self-recorded in her upstate New York home with production and mixing assistance by band and label-mate, Gary Levitt.
Erica’s debut album, Quitzow, was self-recorded in her previous Los Angeles home and was built on the same acoustic/electronic collage elements as Art College. Again, she played most of the instruments, creating a high-drama palate, and always going for the extreme. While the use of strings in songs like “Drink-Up” sometimes conjures images of Rasputina with a similar Sabbath-style heaviness, often comparisons are elusive as in the cartoon-like playfulness of “R. Crumb.” Elsewhere, “Know Me” is complex and layered, evoking a Todd Rundgren soundscape with passionate screaming vocals reminiscent of Patti Smith.
The live performances include music from both records and ranges from solo cello/guitar and vocals to full band renditions. The upcoming national tour will be with a five piece band including cello, live and electronic drums, bass, backing vocals and percussion, with Erica on Moog, Korg, guitar and vocals.
Among the other projects Erica is involved in is playing violin, cello and singing back up for the Setting Sun live show, as well as playing drums and keyboards on the recordings. Gary Levitt, leader of Setting Sun, is her partner in running Young Love Records and plays bass and sings back up for Quitzow. The bands tour together, share various band members, and assist each other in recording. Erica sometimes plays violin for The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, working to develop the orchestrations on her recordings by studying the compositions of Tchaikovsky and Copeland, among others. She records strings on an array of projects, recently working with Tony Levin, Garth Hudson, and Malcom Burns on Sarah Perotta’s record, The Well.
Past projects include singing and playing bass in the critically acclaimed Heavy Pebble, a New York/San Francisco based experimental band that toured the west coast. More recently she played Moog, Rhodes, and bass with Jennifer Turner (of Natalie Merchant’s band) in Los Angeles indie-pop band, Inner. The first record was recorded in Nellie Hooper’s London studio (Bjork, Massive Attack.) This band toured practically nonstop for its three-year incarnation to rapidly growing audience, a positive press response and national college radio play.
Quitzow will tour the full US in June/July, and plans to tour Europe in the near future.
“Levitt wails with toned-down tinges of Kurt Cobain’s emptiness and Elliott Smith’s pain.”– West Coast Performer
of The Wild really delivers. This new record has (so far) been best described as “an odd atmosphere, probed by twizzling sounds, and the feeling that this is the soundtrack for the aftermath of a crash landing.” With an intimate lyrical delivery, each word is slowly tasted before being spoken and is set against driving beats, lashing cellos, soothing instrumental interludes and a rich cortege of violins, synthesizers, and homemade sounds. Amidst the layers of edgy counterpoint melody, lifting harmonies and soundscapes, the song is still the focus.
Setting Sun began in 2001 in a San Francisco apartment as some good old fashioned soul-searching by Gary Levitt where he wrote and produced their aptly titled debut CD Holed Up. Having lived and created in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Setting Sun’s sound bears the mark of them all. The grime and grit of New York, the quirky artiness of San Francisco and the lilting sunshine of LA... all are orchestrally present in the music. This third record was self-produced by Gary Levitt with many friends lending their playing skills. Most noticeable on the record are all the strings, expertly played by band and label-mate Erica Quitzow.
Recorded entirely in their 19th century Victorian house, Quitzow and Setting Sun share a home recording studio. Initially set up to record themselves, Gary soon began taking on outside clients. “I love helping other artists work on their music,” says Levitt. “If they come in with just bare-bones sketches of songs and want to expand on them, I’ll come up with ideas that add to the songs but don’t compete with them.”
Gary also plays bass and sings harmonies for Erica’s band Quitzow. A veteran of the indie music scene, Levitt started as a member of feverish NY band The Kung-Fu Grip. After four years of relentless touring, they made their way out to San Francisco where they paired down their members to a tightly focused three piece, all providing vocals for their cathartic, shock art sound. Levitt simultaneously formed Heavy Pebble with Erica Quitzow, becoming a hit in the music scene in San Francisco and touring the west coast, playing their quirky pop songs with post-modernist film collage projections to crowded houses and critical acclaim. After various line-up changes and key members leaving, both groups disbanded.
Upon having these long-term projects fall apart leaving Levitt with no material to perform, he decided his next project would be solely his own. Levitt sequestered himself in a friend’s San Francisco apartment with some borrowed gear and “two cheap microphones” to record what was to become Setting Sun’s debut, the appropriately titled Holed Up. Marked by a sense of palpable urgency, the album seamlessly fuses Levitt’s chief references—warm acoustic guitar, melodic counterpoint bent Beatles/Bowie pop, loud/quiet Pixies/Nirvana dynamics—into a catchy and inversely intimate lo-fi blend. As Holed Up was nearly finished, Levitt was invited to play guitar for Virgin recording artist Jennifer Turner. He flew to London and recorded in producer Nellee Hooper’s (Bjork, Smashing Pumpkins) studio, putting Holed Up on the shelf. The band that formed was named Inner, and the record, containing two songs written by Levitt, received critical acclaim and international airplay. After relocating to Los Angeles and touring to support the record, Levitt left the band to re-focus on his own music.
Back to Setting Sun. Young Love Records released Holed Up to many positive reviews coinciding with the group touring regularly, performing as a three piece. Levitt also embarked on two separate month-long solo tours, playing every night, often paired with daytime radio and college shows, and sleeping where he could. He eventually settled home and began writing and recording his sophomore CD Math and Magic. Curious to hear Setting Sun’s potential with outside production assistance, Levitt embarked on the recording of his second album with producer Richard Chiu. With a different approach than the solo explorations of holed up, Math and Magic is more polished, produced, and collaborative than its lo-fi experimental predecessor. The intimacy of Holed Up is not lost, but perhaps served on a cleaner plate.
Released on Young Love Records in 2005, songs “The Only One” and “Found It By Midnite” can be heard in the short film Paper Jam, which won several awards in the festival circuit including “Best Music.” Setting Sun has been getting increasing attention from the film and television industries. As more people get exposed many find the music to be a natural fit with the moving image...
Shinichi Osawa is a legend in his own right! He started off with his more famous project, Mondo Grosso which was a more Acid Jazz and House sound at the time.
Today he's experimenting further into dance music with a more emphasis on electro house elements along with his old style of his earlier house works and incorporating it with indie pop!
Above is a player featuring some of his noted remix work to date. We recommend that you listen to his remix for The Rubies because we are soooo feeling it right now. Unfortunately find these remixes will be a bit of a mission due to Osawa reluctantly refusing to releasing these in digital formats and the overwhelming clearance quarrel that comes with remixes.....but if you do find them or buy them anywhere, please send us an email!
We at the Frames praise and salute you Shinichi and we hope that your remix work will continue to wow us in many ways possible!
NB:The Whip's new single‘Blackout’ which features a Shinichi Osawa remix will not be out till July 14th. So whoever is playing it on the air, please stop it! Wait till the official release date!
The Jet Age remixes new Wedding Present single; launches national summer tour to promote stark and dark protest album What Did You Do During the War, Daddy?
"Good songs played by a straightforward rock trio will always find their way into people's playlists, regardless of what's big at the moment. 8.0" – Pitchfork
"What Did You Do During the War, Daddy? deconstructs the helplessness and anguish associated with citizens forced to sit idly by as the country spins out of control. Not bad for a band that's situated right in Bush's backyard." – SPIN.com
Eric Tischler was commissioned to remix the lead track for The Wedding Present's first ever download-only single "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" from the band's upcoming album El Rey. Four different versions of the song (three recorded by Steve Albini) including Tischler's mix are now available via your favorite download stores.
A powerful album for any rock lover, The Jet Age's What Did You Do During the War, Daddy? was conceived as the soundtrack to an imaginary musical in three acts that asks what our responsibility is, as citizens, when our government is out of control. The Jet Age is racking up the love with recent features as SPIN's "Band of The Day", an 8.0 rating on Pitchfork, and constant plays on KEXP, Seattle. And it's no surprise: With the upcoming election, everyone's attention is focused on politics. And how better to express oneself than in a three part rock musical about the dramatic failings of our political system???
See The Jet Age perform What Did You Do During the War, Daddy? in its entirety on the road this summer. See below for dates and for Tischler's take on the album's meaning.
The Jet Age Live:
06/25 Columbus, OH Carabar
06/27 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews (All Ages)
06/28 Denver, CO Old Curtis St. Bar
06/30 Seattle, WA KEXP-FM Live On-Air
06/30 Seattle, WA The High Dive
07/01 Portland, OR The Towne Lounge
07/02 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
07/03 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour (w/ The Constantines, Ladyhawk)
Here's an artist that I for one will never get sick of, Towa Tei! The former member of Deeelite has released a new PV called A.O.R.(Don't you like it when Japanese people get all conceptual on you?)
I wish I could say much about the PV, but it looks very dark. The tune is catchy but in saying that I can't say much about the PV
The name DJ BARLETTA may not ring immediate bells with mainstreamers, but his remix work does speak volumes when it comes to his genre-crossing with electro, all the way through to mainstream pop which we at the Frames have a liking to.....Much like Tommie Sunshine, BARLETTA does some fantastic remixes of pop stars such as Madonna, Lil Wayne, mochipet to bloghouse hero Oh Snap!
In fact DJ BARLETTA got my attention when an unorthodox remix of Ashley Simpson-Wentz song "Outta My Head" made it into a Palms Out "Remix Sunday" care package. Seriously I couldn't stop banging this shit out, it was goddam catchy!
You're probably thinking "ASHLEY FUCKING SIMPSON@!!! WTF!!!!!" yeah its true her music is not that great, but if you listen to the DJ BARLETTA remake, you'll think twice about it! See and that's the beauty of certain remixes, as long as it doesn't contain certain cheese factors, you would appreciated more!
Maybe the original tune sucked and it needed a good remix job, which is what he has done here!
We recently got in touch with DJ BARLETTA and he was kind enough to give us some tunes (see it doesn't hurt to ask you know) to give out to all our readers! So check out the tunes that he has added his touch to and discover the joys of good pop remixing!
Track List Dj Rampage - Fuck what u heard Crookers - Mad Kidz DJ Barletta - BOGGLE Oh Snap!! - Bill Cosby Sweater (Hostage Remix) Oh Snap!! - Hi Top Fade (DJ Barletta Remix) Crookers - soca ali baba feat. mc dandao Headshotboyz - Exodus Bryan Cox - Bounce The Count and Sinden - Beeper (Atrack Remix) Gingy - Rios for MVP (VNDLSM RMX) Headshotboyz - M.I.A.U Felix Cartal - Vancouver
One of electro house's newest names on the scene. With his original production style and form of live synths integrated into a traditional vinyl/CD DJ set. Matt started in the late 90's playing at parties around the Los Angeles areas underground party scene. With his focus more on production than DJing in the last few years, Matt is building his distinct style and innovative approach to EDM. So if you see Matt's name on a party flyer near you, don't miss it, because your in for a great time!
Here's a tune donated by Matt for you to enjoy and blast at your nearest banging soundsystem! Mat Renshaw-I_Want_To_Know
This just arrived in the nerds inbox just this morning and its some ultimate 80s electro from Shook. Shook is from the Netherlands, and he was born in "1986" As a young kid, Shook saw a light falling from the sky.
It was the same night he stumbled on a pair of mysterious looking sun glasses. Shook wasn't a big fan of taking worn items he had found in the forest home, but against his principles he picked up the glasses and put them in his pocket. At that moment Shook felt a shiver running through his spine. A strange feeling came over him. He didn't know what it was, but it felt as if someone – or something – was lurking in the dark, watching him.
Shook was gracious enough to give us some tunes for you to download and blast out (and yes Deejays, you can play these choice tunes at your nearest certified soundsystem near you). And I will be playing them this week on my radio show here in Auckland on Fleet FM, so listen out for that!
We have been snowed under with alot of promo work here at The Frames, that we do our darnedest to get those write-up's, recommendations, and as much press quotes at the ready for our rather minority-like readership! We do tend to forget those producers who were nice enough to send us some links for us to preview and plug their music here in Auckland...and with that we apologize!
So let's get the promoting shall we?
Digitalosmosis sent us a missive which went some like this:
Hi There,
Just thought I'd respond to your myspace message and send you some shit to listen to while you type your blog up!, I have to say in a sea of shitty blogs yours is a good read, well done you!
Well flattery will get you everywhere my friend. So here are some nice tracks for you to listen and enjoy. And yes we will be plugging digitalosmosis on our radio show here in Auckland! And thanks for the complements my friend!
"Portland's S&S are a pretty rockin' band whose angular axwork gets puffed up into lofty billows--kinda like Sunny Day Real Estate, Built To Spill's arena-sized moments, or The Sea and Cake on high spin." – Village Voice
"Like 90's underground cult heroes Shiner and Unwound, System and Station delivers a precise, visceral version of noisy pop, full of angular guitars, rhythmic, slightly hypnotic melodies and intelligent lyrics. RFK Heise's vocals are the compelling centerpoint, as urgent in quieter passages as they are in more climactic moments." – Portland Tribune
"Part prog, part pop, part punk, part jazz-rock fusion, S&S seems to have hit on the perfect mixture of instrumental prowess and accessibility that made the early 70's so much fun (and diverse). Frank Zappa would do"Follow Your Arrow" proud as the tune takes the listener on a challenging time signature changing magic carpet ride..." – Amplifier
System and Station returns with its fourth full-length A Nation of Actors (Latest Flame Records) to deliver its most solid work to date. Principle songwriter and anchor of the band, RFK Heise, introduces elements of the gentle (at times plaintive) ambiance formerly reserved for his side project Protest Hill. A Nation of Actors rides through poppier terrain that its predecessor Here Is Now, without sacrificing the angular guitar work or the two ton rhythm section.
System and Station formed as a three piece in Boise, Idaho in '98. Despite frequent moves to and from the West coast (though now based in Portland, OR), mainstay Heise has guided the band through three full length records, three EPs, 18 national tours and 12 breakdowns (some in -20 degree weather, some strictly mental.)
The band has performed with Marky Ramone to Shiner, Alex Chilton to Built To Spill, Jermy Enigk to Canyon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to Meat Puppets... oh and Sloppy Seconds, too.
From catchy melodic pop to disarming vocals and pensive lyrics, A Nation of Actors glistens from beginning to end.
System and Station Live:
06/13 Portland, OR @ Ash St. Saloon (RFK Heise Solo)
06/26 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
07/20 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
07/21 Portland, OR @ Someday Lounge
08/20 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge CD Release
08/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
08/30 Tucson, AZ @ Plush
09/03 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
09/04 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
09/05 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/06 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
09/09 Lincoln, NE @ Box Awesome
09/10 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
09/11 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
09/12 Boise, ID @ VAC
09/13 Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
Release Date: August 19th, 2008 A Nation of Actors Tracklisting:
Well this band who I merely asked nicely to check out the Nerdy-Frames blogsite went above and beyond any of our featured bands duty to make me have a listen to their debut album in full 320 (Kbps) splendor...and wow its a treat firstly for me, because no one in Auckland has heard of them, and its about time to spread the word on the streets about these "Kids On TV".
And you'll be a fool to miss out on this wonderful Neo Punk discovery, especially when their debut "Mixing Business with Pleasure" is released on the "Chicks on Speed" Imprint! In fact your ass should get it right now because its already out!!!
Sounds convincing? Well make reference to this blog as your first time you've discovered Kids on TV, you won't regret it!
Now to do the usual PR spin and give you a brief rundown via their bio, press photos, you tube vids and some samples for you to snack upon whist the Blah Blah Blah Djs work their magic by plugging some of these wonderful tracks on Fleet FM! So put them nerdy-frames on, warm that Ipod up and come with us.....
KIDS ON TV was formed in the spring of 2003 in Toronto, Canada. Their music explores the worlds of punk, no-rave, electro, booty house acid, soul, and experimental rock.
Their work references many elements of queer history and the artists who inspire them. KIDS ON TV transform environments with projections of their film and video work. In 2007,they released their debut album "Mixing Business With Pleasure" on Chicks on Speed Records and Blocks Recording Club. They recently collaborated with Yo Majesty have worked with Boy George and Man Parrish.
They organize events in Toronto in bath houses, ware houses, and tributes to "Fifth Column". They toured Europe in '07 & '08. KOTV have played with Gang of Four, Crystal Castles, Ladytron, Dat Politics, Angie Reed, Les Georges, Leningrad, and Lesbians on Ecstasy.
Breakdance Hunx (Market Value Mix)
Thanks once again to the "Kids on Tv" for the album, and if you want more info on tours, and kick arse photos, goto their myspace
Another Discovery from yours truly.....Me!!! Its been a busy week for the nerds and I stumble across a email from Felix who introduced me to a band named "Disco Music Trash" which went:
"Hey!
I've got a suggestion for your blog!
It's a new free download single from DISCO TRASH MUSIC, an electro duo from Germany."
Well I couldn't say no to that! So with that, the following is the bio of Disco Music Trash, because I was too lazy to write something about them...(I know I'm slack!)
It’s the year 2003: Randy Sausage is totally hacked off, resigns his butcher apprenticeship in a suburb of Paris and decides only to produce electronic sausages in future!
At the same time in London Fred Banger precludes his Slayer tribute band from entering the UK Top 40-Charts because of his detuned flying v guitar.It was bound to happen: Both are bored to death, get to know each other via the Internet and recover their common reference for sawtooths.
From this day forth it is evident: That will bang the clubs!!! First they check out the biggest parties in New York, Tokyo and Berlin and then they take the first flight to Regensburg (Germany). Over there they found the DISCO TRASH CLUB and ever since they celebrate their nu rave-/electro house-madness once a month.
But there’s more to it than that: Fat beats and hot saws are put through the electromasticator and it emerges a dancefloor explosion named DISCO TRASH MUSIC.Their debut THE SAW IS THE LAW Randy Sausage will be out on FREAKZ ME OUT!!
They're currently remixing PLAY PAUL (Kitsuné) and MALENTE (Moonbootique).
And soon their debut EP will be out on FREAKZ ME OUT (Moston, Acid Jacks, Electro Ferris, Gooseflesh, Daniel Dexter etc.)!
In celebration of the release of SCION CD SAMPLER VOLUME 21: IHEARTCOMIX REMIXED + FRANKI CHAN MIXTAPE, we're going on a 'Release Tour' to celebrate it! RADIOCLIT, DROP THE LIME and FRANKI CHAN will be hitting up 4 cities in late JUNE to play FREE SHOWS! BALTIMORE, AUSTIN, SEATTLE and MIAMI are the lucky ducks who get to experience the good times.
SUN JUNE 22nd BALTIMORE, MD @ OTTO BAR 2549 N Howard St.
MON JUNE 23rd AUSTIN, TX @ BEAUTY BAR 617 E. 7th St.
TUES JUNE 24th SEATTLE, WA @ THE WAR ROOM 722 E. Pike St.
THURS JUNE 26th MIAMI, FL @ THE VAGABOND 30 NE 14th St. The IHEARTCOMIX Mixtape was made as part of SCION's ongoing mixtape project. This one in particular is a double disc set that features 8 original and exclusive remixes made specifically for the mixtape of IHEARTCOMIX artists. The remixes are:
HEARTSREVOLUTION - Switchblade (LA Riots Remix) The Toxic Avenger - Pokerface (Lies In Disguise Remix) Matt & Kim - It's A Fact (Printed Stained) (Mano Remix feat. Hollywood Holt) Ocelot - Our Time (Tom Neville Remix) Totally Michael -Winona (Miami Horror Remix) HEARTSREVOLUTION - C.Y.O.A. (Flosstradamus Remix) Matt & Kim - No More Long Years (Radioclit Remix) Protokoll - Moving Forward (Designer Drugs Remix)
Disc 2 of the release is a mixtape by FRANKI CHAN which features this 8 remixes, but goes a few steps further by including other unreleased tracks by IHEARTCOMIX artists and freinds. You can download the mixtape HERE
TRACK LIST:
1. ACID GIRLS – Intro Track 2. THE GLAMOUR – Respect The Party 3. THE TOXIC AVENGER – Pokerface (Lies In Disguise Remix) 4. HEARTSREVOLUTION – Switchblade (LA Riots Remix) 5. OCELOT – Lo Sforzo (St. Andrew Remix) 6. MATT & KIM – No More Long Years (Radioclit Remix) 7. HEARTSREVOLUTION – C.Y.O.A. (Flosstradamus Remix) 8. HAIL SOCIAL – Heaven (Designer Drugs Remix) 9. GAMEBOY/GAMEGIRL – Fruit Salad 10. MATT & KIM – It's A Fact (Printed Stained) (Mano Remix feat. Hollywood Holt) 11. PROTOKOLL – Moving Forward (Designer Drugs Remix) 12. THE DEATH SET – Negative Thinking 13. TOTALLY MICHAEL – Winona (Miami Horror Remix) 14. HEARTSREVOLUTION – Dance Till Dawn 15. ACID GIRLS – Matter Made 16. SURKIN – White Knight Two 17. THE TOXIC AVENGER – Stage Divin' 18. OCELOT – Our Time (Tom Neville Remix) 19. FUTURECOP! – Starworshipper
"Cannonball Jane is the coolest one woman band I've heard in a long time. This is what Carole King would sound like if she had a sampler and was really into Francoise Hardy." – Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
"…one-woman New York punk-funk project Cannonball Jane lived up to the hype" – New York Magazine
"Cannonball Jane purveys an inventive mishmash of hip hop beats and day-glo '60s pop that suggests a female Beck weaned on The Ronettes and The Raincoats." – Time Out London
School's out for the summer and so is Sharon Hagopian, aka Cannonball Jane - music teacher by day and underground electro-pop phenomenon by night. When she's not teaching in her hometown of Bridgeport, CT, she's out creating a mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and sixties girl group pop. With summer vacation underway, Hagopian is taking a time-out by launching a northeast tour to promote her latest EP Knees Up!, which features a remix of the hit "Take It To Fantastic" by Adrock of Beastie Boys.
Sounding more like the work of a throng of music nerds (banned-from-the-academy maverick multi-instrumentalist, recently-diagnosed-schizophrenic drummer, sleeps-in-his-leather-jacket guitarist, typewriter-sampling-avant-garde keyboardist, etc.) the reality is rather different. It's hard to believe that there's not more than one of her.
Recorded entirely at home, Hagopian's studio set up of beatboxes, samplers, tambourines, guitars, turntables, piano, synths, various noise gadgets and effects shines through, creating an innovative retro-modern mix, elegant and sweetly beguiling but still rough enough to handle something bigger than a moped. From the Spector-soul of "Take it to Fantastic" and "The Secret Handshake" (MP3) onwards, Knees Up! combines such diverse influences as Run-DMC, The Aislers Set, Solex, The Shangri-La's, The Go-Go's, Luscious Jackson and Devo, while remaining fresh, exciting and original at all times.
On top of this is Sharon's truly pleasing voice polishing off each mini pop masterpiece on Knees Up!. Hagopian has previously taken the Cannonball Jane sound out on the road with support slots for The Go! Team, Gravy Train!!!!, E.S.G. and Le Tigre. This summer she hits the road again – see below for dates.
Cannonball Jane In The Press:
"Sharon Hagopian busts out the most effortlessly funky indie-rock G-slide not on The Go! Team's new album." – Spin
"No wonder The Go! Team and Le Tigre are fans of this gal." – Paste
"…thirsting for more." – Bust
"…one-woman New York punk-funk project Cannonball Jane lived up to the hype" – New York Magazine
"Frothy, infectious sampledelica...dreamy doo-wop oohs and aahs with old-school breaks and beats...it could all be a musical car crash, but charm and sassy beats win the day. And to complete this mini-masterpiece's feel good credentials: by day Jane is a music teacher, Miss Hagopian, and she recorded it in her bedroom." – The Times (UK)
"…a concise summary of her aesthetic: cartoonish hip hop breakbeats, elegant piano chords, twinkling chimes, girl group melodies and a swirl of miscellaneous musical elements that fill out every available space in her songs without weighing down their buoyant grooves. Hagopian comes across as the world's most ideal music educator -- someone endlessly enthusiastic about a wide range of music who's open both to old fashioned instruments and cut-and-paste sample-based compositions " – Matthew Perpetua, The Associated Press
Cannonball Jane Live:
6/10 – New London, CT @ O'Neill's Brass Rail
6/12 – New Paltz, NY @ 60 Main w/ Quitzow
6/13 – Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre w/ Palomar
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