1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Shuttle
16 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Shuttle
event::about The Shuttle sound is boundless, genreless, and in constant flux – a sonic chameleon, not changing with the times, but stretching the musical landscape to its inevitable evolution.
Shuttle found a home for his original sounds amongst the underground Boston musical scene. His unique live shows are now all but infamous within the tightly knit Basstown crew. Their all night parties fuel Boston’s underground music culture. Shuttle’s music moved beyond the basements and clubs of the Boston scene and receives spins on Britain’s tastemaker Radio 1, Kiss FM, XFM and many others.
The Basstown crew are not the only notables for which Shuttle has shared a stage, recent luminaries include: Devlin (Spank Rock), Yelle, Crystal Castles, Diplo, and Classixx. His remix credits are equally as credible and diverse including commissioned remixes of Daedalus, The Little Ones and rockers The Death Set.
While still at school Shuttle honed his production skills devouring anything remotely considered listenable. Armed just with his laptop, he began making remixes of his favorite sounds of the day. These bedroom remixes caught the attention of the influential and tastemakers label, Ninja Tune. His highly anticipated debut release will feature Cadence Weapon and a remix by fellow up and comer High Rankin courtesy of Ninja Tune worldwide at the top of 2009.
Shuttle found a home for his original sounds amongst the underground Boston musical scene. His unique live shows are now all but infamous within the tightly knit Basstown crew. Their all night parties fuel Boston’s underground music culture. Shuttle’s music moved beyond the basements and clubs of the Boston scene and receives spins on Britain’s tastemaker Radio 1, Kiss FM, XFM and many others.
The Basstown crew are not the only notables for which Shuttle has shared a stage, recent luminaries include: Devlin (Spank Rock), Yelle, Crystal Castles, Diplo, and Classixx. His remix credits are equally as credible and diverse including commissioned remixes of Daedalus, The Little Ones and rockers The Death Set.
While still at school Shuttle honed his production skills devouring anything remotely considered listenable. Armed just with his laptop, he began making remixes of his favorite sounds of the day. These bedroom remixes caught the attention of the influential and tastemakers label, Ninja Tune. His highly anticipated debut release will feature Cadence Weapon and a remix by fellow up and comer High Rankin courtesy of Ninja Tune worldwide at the top of 2009.
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Hundreds
21 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Hundreds
event::about And so it began. German electro popsters Hundreds took to the stage to wide applause. On the darkened stage facing out into the cavernous room, singer Eva cut a striking figure though the hazy glow, her vocals blending and bleeding into lo-fi electronic compositions and melodic keyboard riffs. The sound, which was to challenge every band that night, seemed to agree with Hundreds, and they rose above the echo to deliver a smooth, tight groove for the crowd. At least that’s what it sounded like from where I stood. Hundreds’ music is slightly introverted and thoughtful, but not in an angsty XX kind of way. Rather the opposite, actually, and rather than standing and looking all moody, Eva danced about like a little pixie in her bare feet and hooded jumpsuit. But the audience was restless and already desperate for something to sink their teeth into. They wanted to writhe and sweat and be sucked body and soul into something bigger than them, and while Hundreds rightly teased with this vibe on their penultimate track with its dance tempo and punchy keyboards, it felt like they were just getting started when it was time to finish up. A great Airwaves find, and I got the impression that a lot of people had found the next album they wanted to splurge a few ISK on.
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Harrys Gym
25 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Harrys Gym
event::about Critically acclaimed Norwegian four-piece Harrys Gym release their second album What Was Ours Can’t Be Yours on new Oslo based label Splendour in the UK and mainland Europe this February. Blending beguiling pop with ethereal sounds, they create epic, glacial and distinctly Nordic soundscapes guided by vocalist/songwriter Anne Lise Frøkedal’s hauntingly beautiful vocals. On the back of their self-titled debut album (which was released in May 2010 on Norwegian label Hype City) the band earned a “New Band Of The Day” feature in Guardian and heaped praise from the likes of Drowned in Sound, Uncut and Music Week amongst others. It also saw Harrys Gym subsequently sign to major label Universal in Norway for their follow up – quite an achievement for a “difficult” pop band. Harrys Gym toured the album in the UK, including a performance at the tastemaker festival Standon Calling, where Clash wrote this review: "Harrys Gym… possess an elegance that betrays their… name and conjures the kind of hypnotic, billowing, electro-rock, it seems only Scandinavians can". In addition Harrys Gym managed to captivate audiences at festivals such as Øya, Roskilde, Eurosonic, Great Escape, Iceland Airwaves and Culture Collide in Los Angeles. For their follow-up, they chose to work with up-and-coming British producer James Rutledge. Rutledge and Anne Lise Frøkedal bonded at once over the phone from Oslo to London, where they discussed Vashti Bunyan, folk music and the crossover between programming and running naked in the forest. Not to mention a shared fondness for salty licorice. Rutledge sent a Spotify playlist to the band to give an idea of where he thought the music was heading. This included names such as Brian Eno, Atlas Sound and MGMT, which was enough to convince Frøkedal and the other members that they definitely should book him a ticket to snowy Oslo to begin recording. Together they spent hours sending ideas back and forth from Oslo to London. Then James headed over to Harrys Gym´s own studio where they laid down the majority of the tracks before going to London to mix the material in the psychedelic atmosphere of Strongroom Studios, where the mixes were put down by Jimmy Robertson (Big Pink, Florence & The Machine, Klaxons). Frøkedal said this about the recording process: “It was nice and refreshing to have so many ideas in the room all of the time and to have James somewhat become a fifth member of the band”. Following the album’s release in February 2011, Harrys Gym plan a European tour in the spring. “We really don't have enough music that sounds like blowing dandelions into the wind or flying a kite on an empty beach.” – RCRD LBL "Dreamy, multi layered stuff with an experimental bent but one that never gets in the way of its over-arching pop sensibilities". - Music Week "An iconic debut for such a widely unrecognised band as yet." - Flux "Their hypnotic and haunting tunes have a virtually unique ability to be uplifting, eerie and unforgiving all at once" - Bearded "Harrys Gym offer dreamlike Indie Pop" - Uncut "The singer’s acerbic vocals are angled somewhere between Garbage and The Knife and cut through the evening’s more moderate successes like the icy wind outside the venue. Massive promise." - Clash "a bruising, sonic squall of an affair’ and that ‘dramatic dark pop is the order of the day, equal parts delicate and muscular." - Drowned In Sound
event::tags 21+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Brandt Brauer Frick
28 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Brandt Brauer Frick
event::about For Brandt Brauer Frick, the drums, strings and pianos that have long been the bedrock of Western music serve as the common thread between the classical past and their techno present. But while devoted to the rich tones and timbres of orchestral instrumentation, the German trio's rousing tracks are rhythmically focused and rendered with the mechanical precision of four-to-the-floor club tracks. Their singular vision of acoustic dance music springs to life in their engaging live performances and on their debut LP, You Make Me Real. "We had felt for years that most instances of combining techno and classical music lack an authentic approach," says Paul Frick. "Instead of using only the typical epic orchestra or piano sounds, we love to explore the dirty and percussive sides of those instruments, adapting techniques from composers like John Cage or Helmut Lachenmann: preparing our piano with screws and rubbers, knocking against every single part of an instrument, until we find that one great sound." In a sense, these three have been preparing their whole lives for a project this ambitious. Daniel Brandt and Jan Brauer first joined forces in school jazz ensembles, a musical relationship that was rekindled when the pair formed the jazz-influenced dance group Scott. Paul Frick was steeped in classical music from a young age, studying composition with Friedrich Goldmann at the Berlin University of the Arts and writing house tunes that sampled orchestral instrumentation. Having mutually admired each other's music, the three met in 2008 and soon realized their shared passion for classical forms was an opportunity to work together. EPs for Tartelet Records and their self-founded imprints Doppelschall and The Gym soon followed, with You Make Me Real for !K7 serving as the culmination of the trio's musical chemistry and theoretical approach. Given that techno has long been the provenance of synthesizers and drum machines, Brandt Brauer Frick perform their classically influenced productions with the exactitude of automation. The sharply dressed trio looks past the man-machine obsessions of Kraftwerk to the technical sharpness required to play Steve Reich's pulse-patterned compositions. In fact, the group's poly-metric shifts are also echoed in relentless bangers by Detroit techno pioneers Robert Hood and Jeff Mills. By stripping away human imperfections in pursuit of seamless, propulsive music, the trio paradoxically reveal more of their meticulous personalities. Like their classical and dance music forefathers, Brandt Brauer Frick's music takes on new dimensions when experienced live. Where many of their peers' live sets offer little besides an artist staring intently at a laptop, the trio's performances convey the movement of their music as strongly as the thumping beats do: Frick and Brauer set up complex song structures and play blushing piano chords while Brandt metes out beats on his drum kit. The group recently expanded their live experience to more fully realize their initial aspirations, recruiting highly skilled instrumentalists for a 10-piece ensemble and training them for the rigors of their tracks. Transcending audiences' expectations for what sounds should be heard where, the BBF ensemble is majestic to behold whether they're esconsced in the pristine halls of the Modern Art Museum or the sweaty confines of a club like Berghain. It helps that the Brandt Brauer Frick materia, showcased on You Make Me Real, is just as stunning. The trio cover vast stylistic ground across the album's nine tracks, from the portentous footchase evoked by "Paparazzi" to the jittery, strings-a-clacking rush of "Caffeine." "Heart of Stone" invites bass clarinet virtuoso Milian Vogel to jab judiciously into the rambunctious syncopated percussion, while "R.W. John" applies John Cage's piano preparations from Sonatas and Interludes to tense techno riffs. With its unusual rhythms and haunting tonal interplays, the title track feels like a historical predecessor to dubstep; and "Teufelsleiter" ("devil's ladder") closes the album with an eye-opening flourish of timpani beats, glowering tuba and flashes of pizzicato strings, giving new life to the baroque harmonic model from which it takes its title. But the album's cornerstone is undoubtedly the rousing "Bop," whose fleet-footed progressions build tension that resolves at the command of gorgeous, sustained chords. The song received eye-catching video treatment from Daniel Brandt and Julian Schleef, who cloned the trio several times over and paired them with ballerina dancers in an arresting statement of intent. Their video has made a few thousand laps around the Internet and even landed on Kanye West's personal blog. Brandt Brauer Frick's unique interpretation of the classical palette is invigorating and transcends listeners' usual taste boundaries. Their musical point of view speaks fluently in an increasingly beat-driven culture with the perspective afforded by a deep knowledge of music's foundations, and their execution puts aside egos in favor of a more perfect sound. It's almost as if the music is talking when its title says, with a hint of astonishment, You Make Me Real.
event::tags 21+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Bloodgroup
17 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Bloodgroup
event::about Having released one of the very best albums of 2009 in Iceland according to critics and others alike, Bloodgroup have risen from making simple electro pop in run-down houses in East-Iceland to something much bigger. This four-piece band is known for sensational live shows, their captivating melodies and powerfully crafted brand of electronic music. Bloodgroup released their debut album, Sticky Situation, in November 2007. The album was very well received, and Bloodgroup were considered as one of the most interesting bands in Iceland following its release. The next two years were spent mostly on touring, playing festivals like SXSW in Austin - Texas, NXNE in Toronto - Canada, Roskilde festival in Denmark, CMJ in New York, Eurosonic in the Netherlands and Iceland Airwaves. Bloodgroup's second album, Dry Land, was released in Iceland on December 2nd 2009. It has been one of the most successful albums in Iceland since its release, praised by critics and the first single, My Arms, has done extremely well on Icelandic radio. Dry Land received the Icelandic independent "Kraumur" Album awards and has been called "the best album of the year" by most critics in Iceland, and has been described as a big step forward for the band.
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
9:30 PM
to 10:30 PM
Baron von Luxxury
23 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
event::about San Francisco based artist/producer/DJ/blogger Baron von Luxxury made a name in the underground disco scene via remixes for Glass Candy, HEALTH, Little Boots and Hilary Duff, as well as through his blog DiscoWorkout.com. He is releasing two EPs, "The Lovely Theresa EP" and "Women of a Certain Age EP" through LA's Manimal Vinyl this summer. Blending bits of ELO and Sparks' Moroder period with more recent disco acolytes like Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy and Toro Y Moi, BvL makes hi-fi indie synthpop to warm lo-fi chillwaved hearts. The first single "The Lovely Theresa" (out now on Manimal) is a tribute to his friends who passed away in the summer of 2007 and is accompanied by a blog, http://lovelytheresa.tumblr.com. The second single, "Terry Richardson", will be accompanied by a 3D video when it comes out in the Spring.
event::tags 21+
10:25 PM
to 11:25 PM
11:20 PM
to 12:20 AM
Papercranes
15 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Papercranes
event::about papercranes is the musical home of Rain Phoenix. Born as a studio project in L.A., papercranes quickly grew into a band splitting time between Gainesville, Florida and New York City. After a self-released EP in 2003 and debut album "Vidalia" in 2006, papercranes played frequently, touring the US with their folk-tinged psychedelic sound. In late 2008, with the help of some of Rain's longtime friends, musicians, and writers she began work on papercranes sophomore album, "Let's Make Babies in the Woods". The recording sessions were experimental, allowing no rest or retakes as an exercise in 'stream of consciousness' writing - a recurring theme for papercranes. Due to the intensity of the sessions and the non linear production style she favored, there's a rawness to this record untapped in papercranes earlier works. Recorded in a garage studio in Los Angeles, the resulting nine-song collection delves into much darker themes. This is evident in songs like "Shell", "Synapses" and "Dust Season" where desolate imagery meet rebellious melody and angry rhythms. Whereas tracks like "Warrior", "Headphones" and "Long Way" seem almost biographical with observances that are poetic yet accessible. Previous to papercranes, Rain Phoenix worked with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Angela McCluskey, The Causey Way and is a performer with the notorious NYC political cabaret The Citizen's Band. "Let's Make Babies in the Woods" will be released on Manimal Vinyl on January 25, 2011
event::tags 21+
12:15 AM
to 1:15 AM
Sister Crayon
13 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Sister Crayon
event::about Something small and quiet at first, the Sacramento, CA based Sister Crayon began with vocalist Terra Lopez playing classical guitar and pre-programmed beats on a loop pedal to attentive house party crowds in 2007. With the addition of members Dani Fernandez, Jeffrey LaTour, and Nicholas Suhr in 2009, Sister Crayon emerged seamlessly melding haunting balladry, rich analog textures, and a rhythmic prowess informed by trip-hop and krautrock. Despite the music's dark, melancholy nature, there's a sweetness and charisma about Lopez that immediately strikes a chord with audiences. Live, the four-piece uses a combination of samplers, guitar, synths, and live percussion to lay down a steady foundation as Lopez builds and breaks down the songs, alternating between a hip-hop inflected cadence and a spectral croon. In the past year, Sister Crayon has created quite a stir with their inspiring performances playing alongside folks like Baths, School of Seven Bells, Little Dragon, Busdriver, Warpaint (who they put a split 7-inch out with), among many others in their brief existence as a band. Their forthcoming debut full-length "Bellow" is full of juxtapositions that inexplicably work well together: woeful yet triumphant, expanse but also intimate. Their debut album, "Bellow" will be released on Manimal Vinyl Records Feb.22nd, 2011.
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
AaRON
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
event::about AaRON's 1st album, "Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland (2008)", sold 400,000 copies. The new one, "Birds in the storm", is already 60,000 copies sold since October. Among their most remarked performances: Paris Zenith arena, Paleo Festival (between Arcade Fire and Björk), Dour Festival, Brussels Forest National arena.
AaRON name comes from Jean-Michel Basquiat's pseudo. The band's show evokes luminous hidden beauties, ephemeral suns and moons. Their music takes us through the labyrinth of our lives, a detour in memories , bringing life through the eyes childhood, giving the light that is needed for all vision, “Don’t care what people say, I’m dreamin’ louder every day”.
AaRON name comes from Jean-Michel Basquiat's pseudo. The band's show evokes luminous hidden beauties, ephemeral suns and moons. Their music takes us through the labyrinth of our lives, a detour in memories , bringing life through the eyes childhood, giving the light that is needed for all vision, “Don’t care what people say, I’m dreamin’ louder every day”.
1:10 AM
to 2:10 AM
Extra Classic
8 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Pustki
1 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Pustki
event::about PUSTKI (PL) The Warsaw based PUSTKI (The Empties) perform music which is emotional, unpredictable and of a noble simplicity. They play songs which are very melodic on one hand, and raw, on the other. The archaic sound of instruments may remind us of the rebellious groups of the 60’s and 70’s, but the compositions and arrangements sound quite modern. The four released albums gave them quite a huge following among fans in Poland. Another face of the band are soundtracks and music composed for theatre plays. The band described its work in an artistic manifesto as MUSIC OF EASTERN EUROPE. First album of the band, entitled “Studio Pustki”, was released in 2001 by an independent punk label Antena Krzyku and was distributed also in USA and Czech Republic by Tamizdat. The CD got very good reviews and the group was labeled as one of the most promising new bands on the Polish indie scene. In June 2004, after releasing next album, entitled “8 ohm”, the group toured with No Means No as a special guest of the legendary band (the Canadians bought “Studio Pustki” during their previous visit to Poland). Autumn of 2008 brought their third album “Koniec Kryzysu”, which turned out to be the most successful of the band’s releases, containing several hit singles and having the best reception from the music press in the history of the band. The journalists emphasized sophisticated arrangements, catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics, full of crafty word plays. The album was chosen as the best album of the year by an alternative music magazine Pulp and by Program 3 of the national Polish Radio. It was also nominated to the most prestigious music awards: Fryderyk Award (Polish equivalent to Grammy and BRIT Award), and Paszport Polityki (award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka to the most outstanding artist of the year). Their live shows are, in the opinion of many a fan, their greatest asset. Pustki have played more than 300 shows in Poland and abroad (France, Germany, Ukraine, England), recorded 5 albums, 1 “Live DVD”, composed music for five theatre plays and two movies soundtracks. The band is one of the major players in the Polish independent music scene. Their uniqueness and style was appreciated by SUB POP’s founder, Jonathan Poneman. Their latest album, “Kalambury”, released in October 2009 by a major Polish publisher AGORA, is fast becoming one of the most discussed and praised CDs... So much so, that it was followed by a “Live” DVD in 2010. The band plays excessively abroad. This year they played at SXSW Music and Film Festival (Austin, Texas), International Book Fair in Prague and Liverpool Sound and City. www.pustki.pl www.myspace.com/pustkimusic
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Knifight
1 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Knifight
event::about Knifight is an Austin-based indie-electronic band that has been performing and recording since 2002. Their five-song EP, "Now We're Invisible" is available on iTunes and knifight.bandcamp.com. Knifight is a four-piece band that plays incredibly energetic live shows complete with gripping electronic, post-wave pop songs that include synthesizers, electric guitar, bass, and group vocals.
event::tags 21+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Norman Palm
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Norman Palm
event::about Once upon a time when Norman Palm was finishing his artschool degree in Paris he had the idea to produce his first album Songs along with 200 printed pages of his own art. Back in Berlin and with the tailwind of a hyped single featuring ironic slowed-down versions of Boys Don’t Cry and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (nearly 300.000 views on YouTube) Norman founded his own label, sold out the book and started to play audiovisual shows all over Europe. Making the jump from DIY to the real world Norman recently signed a deal with City Slang. He is now back with his second album Shore to Shore written around his cosmopolitain love-life between Berlin and Mexico City. Featuring members of the Whitest Boy Alive and LCMDF Norman crosses genres as easily as oceans. His quirky voice tops layers of choirs, ukuleles, minimal beats and acoustic guitars presenting a hip yet touching apporach to singer-songwriterism. It’s like listening to a great indie-pop radio station! For his live shows Norman teams up with a new band. Together with his producer and muli-instrumentalist Janne Lounatvouri from Helsinki and more recently also hobo-tech guru Obi Blanche they create something most likely to be called singer-songwriter-rave-pop.
event::tags 21+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
New Look
8 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists New Look
event::about New Look are Adam Pavao and Sarah Ruba, both natives of the Greater Toronto Area. They met in 2005 while each were pursuing careers in music. The two immediately discovered their creative compatibility and began collaborating. During this developmental stage, Sarah began a career in modeling which often brought the duo to New York, where they began recording their EP in 2006. Entitled "How's My Hair?" the EP was unofficially released as a free download for fans. This garnered the duo international attention, which led to multiple live dates in the UK over 2008. Over the next year New Look toured the UK and EU and began recording their full length between Canada and Berlin, Germany. In January 2010 New Look played an 11 date sold out tour in Scandinavia and Germany alongside the XX. The duo are currently wrapping up the completion of their debut full length album. New Look's self-titled debut is slated for a sumer 2011 release.
event::tags 21+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
KAMP!
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
event::about KAMP! is a Polish electro-pop trio who formed in 2008. Their sound is often described as melodic synth-pop influenced by 80's new wave and 90's French house music. To date, KAMP! have released an EP and two singles which have all been greeted with enthusiastic reviews by leading independent media in Poland. Their last single "Heats" is gaining attention by international bloggers and is reputed as their entry into the big-time. KAMP! have already played shows at the biggest Polish festivals and are starting to perform internationally, including gigs on Culture Collide Festival in Los Angeles, The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, Liverpool Music Week and EXPO in Shanghai.
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Friska Viljor
12 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Friska Viljor
event::about “Friska Viljor’s songs are heart-on-sleeve, declamatory and impossible to dislike. Bravo indeed.” - Dan Cairns, London Times “The Swedish band Friska Viljor have done a lovesickness album causing waves of enthusiasm.” - Rolling Stone “For all their intentions to capture desperation and bitterness, Bravo! is a decidedly upbeat affair, buoyant enough to sidestep genre ruts with tingeling, spirited energy.” - Chris Roberts, Uncut Line Up: Joakim Sveningsson - Vocal, mandolin,ukulele, guitar, bass. Daniel Johansson - Vocal, organ, drums, glockenspiel, accordion, trumpet. Friska Viljor´s journey as a band started five years ago with two broken hearts and two broken men trying to find happiness again in ways that may have been questioned. Media thrived on our story and couldn´t really seem to let it go, despite repeated attempts from our side to lift other topics into the light. So, once and for all: That was then, and since then lots of things have happened. Hearts no longer broken. Alcohol no longer an obsession, nor our greatest inspiration. Women no longer an object of despise but celebration, most of the time anyway. In other words, a lot of things have changed during these first five years, and hopefully things will keep on doing so. Anyway, we´re here to tell you about our upcoming album “The Beginning of the Beginning of the End”. Early 2010 we both were a bit fed up with our dear hometown Stockholm. After some deep thinking we took the easy way out and did what´s starting to become a cliché amongst Swedish artists; we moved to Berlin. During our three month stay there we set up as our goal to complete the composing of the album before returning home, having only the actual recordings left when coming back to our studio in Stockholm. Returning home the 31st of May we didn´t bring a single song… We did have a great time there though. Then summer came. It brought sun, blue skies, boat rides, bathing and fishing. Then suddenly came darkness, cold and snow. Second cliché during this short story coming up…Inspiration appeared! From that inspiration emerged our fourth album ”The Beginning of the Beginning of the End”. An album full of grandure. You still get the drastic leaps between genres and our typical instrumentation with everything from mandolin, ukelele and glockenspiel to accordion, trumpet and kalimba. A clear change though, is the way we´ve been approaching our songs and emotions explained in the lyrics. Instead of, as earlier, applying happy music to sad lyrics and vice versa we´ve now started to emphasize the melancholic lyrics with sad music and, again, vice versa. To make it short - We´re a bit lazy so it took a while, but when we finally got started we managed to make something really nice. We´re very proud of this album, and we hope that you´ll like it. /daniel & joakim
event::tags 21+
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Miila and the Geeks
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Miila and the Geeks
event::about miila is one Japanese girl solo project which filled with her imagination and temptation. Her style of music is every song she plays the guitar and sings on tracks she made. She recorded,designed and packaged by herself then she set up her own label and release her cassette tape. After 2007 frantic noisy Sax and chaotic Drummer join her project and these 3 would be miila and the geeks. Having 80's no wave face, 90's alternative loose sound, Riot Grrrl fight spirit with 00's indie free style of music, They create new and original style. And they bounce off their pop and punk sound style with their high admiration live performance. However they had recorded for self release but they are found by Japanese Best Indie label Niw! Records. In December 2010,the debut 7" EP titled "6 Songs"(contain 6 songs with CD) was released from this label. This high-profie 7" in Japanese indie music scene had sold out in 3 days after release and re-pressed, it clear that miila and the geeks is standing in the center of attention. Upcoming debut album will be released in 2011.
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Go Chic
11 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Go Chic
event::about FUCK SAD SONGS AND SLOW JAMS, THIS IS GO CHIC. Go Chic has played with such notable acts as Peaches(CA), Vicarious Bliss(ED BANGER FR), Dandi Wind(CA), Shitdisco(DIM MAK UK), Death is Not My Aim(JP), etc. 2010: SXSW in Austin TX, USA. Fuji Rock in Japan. TAIWANfest in Vancouver/Toronto. Nominated for "Best Pop Song", "Best Electro/Dance Song", "Most Mind-blowing Music Video" by AVIMA 2010(Asia Pacific VOICE Independent Music Video Awards). Won "Best Genre-Bending Act" and the "Tipped 2 Be The Next Big Thing" award by AVIMA 2010. Biography: Go Chic describes their music as “Electro-Hyphy-Chicks, Hybridized Punk-Blues-Rock” or “sound like Peaches, CSS, Le Tigre”. However, it is far too simple to depict them as merely an electro punk band after listening to their debut album- I am Confused. “2010”, puts together electro punk/electro-garage-rock elements that sound like the spark of when Soulwax meets Garbage. 8-Bit inspired tunes reminds people of the 8-Bit Thrash craze led by Crystal Castles. Striding on the steps of Disco-Funk is “Dance With Her”, a perfect tribute to the Disco Punk spirit of DFA. Not to mention “We’re All Lovers & Runners”, where they have a sniff of 80’s New Wave, which is the “happiest” track in this album. I am Confused, takes us through a delightful experience back in the 90’s indie scene, where vocalist Ariel raps like Princess Superstar and at the same time captivates us with a voice that wonderfully parodies Shirley Manson’s(Garbage). The amazing energy that comes out of every song reminds me of the “New Wave of New Wave” Elastica that emerged from the Pre-Britpop days and has every ability to rise as the leading Riot Girrrlz of today.
event::tags 21+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Carsick Cars
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Candi and the Strangers
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Candi and the Strangers
event::about These ethereal Austin, TX natives officially formed January 2009 after their producer, Erik Wofford (The Black Angels, Voxtrot, The Octopus Project), stepped out from behind the mixing board and joined founding members John Constant, Samantha Constant, Angie Rose and Greg Rose. Lush arrangements, driving beats, layers of vibraphone, organ, omnichord and guitar mix with honeyed female vocals to produce a sound which gives a nod to the bright French yé-yé paired with haunting electronica and shoegaze. After releasing their self-titled debut on November 3, 2009, the band completed six instrumental tracks written by John and Samantha Constant for the 2010 SXSW Audience Choice Spotlight Premiere, Richard Garriott: Man On A Mission, which chronicles Austinite's civilian ride to the International Space Station via the Russian Space Program. Yvonne Lambert of The Octopus Project and the celebrated Austin string quartet, Tosca, were guest recording artists on various songs. The tracks merge indie space pop, the electronic elegance of the theremin, and string / horn arrangements which pay homage to Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western genre to create futuristic frontier landscapes. The movie's original score went on to win the Silver at Park City Music Festival for Best Impact of music in a documentary. The band is currently supporting their 2nd full length release, 10th of Always, making reference to a NYC bar where their namesake Candy Darling and a strange cast of characters shared a film relationship with Andy Warhol. This LP expands their palette of angelic distorted instrumentation while adding the ethereal orchestration gleaned from film work. Candi and the Strangers plan to spend 2011 working on a full-length audio-visual feature about an alien couple born of an advanced auditory based civilization on a dark planet.
event::tags 21+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Chateau Marmont
19 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Chateau Marmont
event::about Four Frenchmen, childhood friends, united in their love of synth music: dare we say it’s a tale of mystery and imagination, of friendship and self-discovery? Chateau Marmont’s story is half Stand By Me, half Solaris, half Logan’s Run and, yes, it doesn’t add up. They’ve known each other since forever, as children stranded in a hostile landscape dominated by hypertrophied bullies and pathetic louts. They found themselves and each other through synthetic music, so bright and remote in its promises of infinity and eternal bliss, so hard, cold and disturbing when its outlook turns dystopian. Chateau Marmont remixed Poney Poney, Koko Von Napoo, Midnight Juggernauts and most recently La Roux, Heartsrevolution and Ladyhawke. Solar Apex is their first record. They come from a time when people still believed in the future. A time when the proto French Touch, helmed by Space and Jean-Michel Jarre, dominated the airwaves. The Alan Parsons Project and classic French soundtracks (think Francis Lai) still radiate through their music. And their name is resonant not of faded glories, awkward suicides, scuffed gold stars and velvet-roped junkies, but of widescreen romance, vintage melancholia and studied postures.
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Cadence Weapon
29 schedule::attendees
Location
Malaia
eventtype Music
Artists Cadence Weapon
event::about Download Cadence Weapon's brand new TRON Legacy: The Mixtape for whatever price you deem worthy at www.cadenceweaponmusic.com The always-grinding Cadence Weapon continues to firmly establish his legacy as a pioneer in a passionate crusade to push the rap and electronic music envelope. At 24 years old, Roland Pemberton is internationally recognized as an innovative and accomplished writer, producer, rapper, touring artist
and now Edmonton's Poet Laureate. In the course from his debut album Breaking Kayfabe to his sophomore record Afterparty Babies, Roland Pemberton came of age. While most youths were struggling to focus on a sneaker brand for more than a week, the young (and underage) Pemberton would slip into clubs to play shows with Spank Rock, Lady Sovereign, Jurassic 5, TTC, New Pornographers, Final Fantasy, and De La Soul. He rocked guest performances with The Klaxons, Hot Chip and Islands; he remixed Lady Sovereign, Kid Sister, Disco D, Busdriver, Rick Ross/Simian Mobile Disco; he's been featured on tracks with Buck 65, Anti MC, A-Trak, Shout Out Out Out Out and Shuttle. He inked deals with legendary labels, Epitaph USA and Big Dada for the UK and Europe; all before he was barely legal. Pemberton's explosive debut was an impossibly accomplished hip-hop album stacked with clever writing and impressive rhymes, paired with the electro-tones of UK grime and West Coast hip-hop. The album yielded instant praise and notoriety, culminating in nominations from the Polaris Music Prize (modeled after the Mercury Prize), the Canadian Indie Awards and 'Best Rap Album of 2006' at the Plug Independent Music Awards, and won the CBC Radio 3's Bucky Award. Cadence Weapon and Breaking Kayfabe garnered fans from Pitchforkmedia.com, Urb Magazine, XLR8R, CMJ, Q Magazine, Uncut, Drowned In Sound to name only a few. Afterparty Babies released in 2008, again, received heaps of accolades and closed the year at the top of an impressive pile of 'Best of 2008' lists including; Q Magazine, Clash Magazine, Plan B, Exclaim, and CBC Radio 3, in addition to getting his second nomination from the Polaris Music Prize, while his video 'Real Estate' continues to force a smile on the face of economic bailouts. Rollie said he 'wanted to make music that afterparty babies are created to' and the Afterparty Babies experience takes shape from this premise. The recognized wordsmith pushes the theme by delving into it through friends and feelings, crews and club nights, hometowns and heroes, media and fashion. Bound by socially conscious commentary, and personal subject matter, while dropping it over punishing electronic dance jams. 'My dad said I was an afterparty baby; this goes out to all the accidents out there; keep on making mistakes' the final words that resonate from the daring acapella lead track 'Do I Miss My Friends?' a dedication and testimony to Pemberton's first influence, his father, Teddy Pemberton. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Pemberton created The Black Sound Experience radio show on the University of Alberta's CSJR station in 1980, and is credited for introducing hip-hop to Rollie's hometown of Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta. Following in his father's groundbreaking footsteps, Rollie discovered that he wanted to rap at the tender age of 13. His mother had other plans; she wanted him to pursue a career in journalism, so he attended journalism school in Virginia. Finding the insular environment stifling, the burgeoning rapper quickly decided to ditch the books in pursuit of his goal, and still, by 18, Rollie had established a name for himself as a tough music critic, writing for the Brooklyn-based Stylus webzine and the influential Pitchfork Media. After another year of engaging performances at festivals and clubs across North America, UK and Europe Cadence Weapon returned home a hero, and released 2009's Separation Anxiety. A collection of exclusive tracks, remixes, and collaborations, including the Mixmag exclusive with Hervé and A-Trak 'Roll With The Winners' and remixes of label-mates The Cansecos and Roots Manuva, and arguably the show-stopper; a remix of The DB Buxton Revue's 'Sex With My Ex', available only at http://www.cadenceweaponmusic.com for whatever price you deem worthy. Cadence has emerged from his icy lair bringing forward his most accomplished work yet, his third studio album Roquentin. Defined as 17th century text, originally meaning a poem or composition that is made up out of other compositions with abrupt changes along the way. Roquentin, is highly referential of all of these things, and questions the nature of existence through the pen of this young poet. Cadence Weapon has taken the vision of blending genres to a new level; bringing together soul, classic psychedelic rock, punk, electro, disco and hip hop, into something styled and raw that is going to push Cadence Weapon further into the mainstream and blow the minds of music fanatics. Adding a plume to his feather quill collection, on July 1st, 2009 Roland Pemberton assumed the role of Edmonton's Poet Laureate for a two-year term. The role of a Poet Laureate is to reflect the life of a city through poetry, as an ambassador for the literary arts; the Laureate incorporates poetry into a range of official and informal city activities. The creation of this position confirms the city's support for the arts in general, and for the literary arts in particular. To those of us who have followed Cadence Weapon's music steeped in references of Edmonton and its people, the distinguished role of literary ambassador for the City of Edmonton seems a natural appointment. Here, Here Lord Pemberton!
event::tags 21+
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