Indie Disco #134

Playlist

1. Stellastarr* - Tokyo Sky
2. Placebo - Bright Lights
3. a-ha - Sunny Mystery
4. Bynar - Surviving On A Dream (Empire Of The Sun vs. Hybrid)
5. La Roux - Bulletproof
6. Jupiter One - Countdown (Designer Drugs Remix)
7. Blank & Jones feat. Bernard Sumner - Miracle Cure (Martin Roth Remix Edit)
8. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (The Disco Pusher Remix)
9. U2 - Magnificent (Fred Falke Radio Edit)
10. The Foxglove Hunt - Business Casual
11. Pop Eye - Fly Up High
12. Kill Hannah - The Songs That Saved My Life
13. The Moog - You Raised A Vampire
14. The Faint - Worked Up So Sexual
15. Epoxies - This Day
16. Joy Division - The Drawback
17. The Sound - Heyday
18. Gun Club - Sex Beat
19. The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
20. The Cure - Mint Car
21. Pulp - Babies
22. The Decemberists - O Valencia
23. The Enemy - Sing When You're In Love
24. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
25. Monomen - Stand Still Jane Fonda
26. Solemn Novena - Juliette
27. Bloc Party - Song For Clay (Diasppear Here)
28. Sleepmask - Choose That Girl
29. The Domino State - Iron Mask
30. Julian Plenti - Only If You Run
31. The Maccabees - Can You Give It
32. Me My Head - Help Me From Myself
33. Kara Keith - Kick This City
34. Humanzi - Out On A Wire
35. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Orchard Of My Eye

Listen / download:

#134 Indie Disco (podomatic)
#134 Indie Disco (torrent)
#134 Indie Disco (rapidshare)

Under The Covers #18

It's been quite a while since I made a post about my favourite bands (The Cure and Joy Division that is), so there you have it. The Walk and Love Will Tear Us Apart covered by Hollowboy and Stanton-Miranda respectively. If you prefer something more club oriented, check out Bela Lugosi's Dead and I Can't Escape Myself.

Hollowboy - The Walk (The Cure cover)
Stanton-Miranda - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
Air Bureau - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus cover)
Zac F feat. Neri - I Can't Escape Myself (The Sound cover)



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Empire Of The Sun vs. Hybrid

If you were expecting another cheesy mashup this week, you'll be disappointed - last time's Bon Jovi was a one-off LOL. Today's offering is a breaks makeover of Walking On A Dream by aussie duo Empire Of The Sun. Here are the parts I used:

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Acapella)
Hybrid - If I Survive (Instrumental)
UNKLE - Guns Blazing (Acapella)

Check out the new mashup and please vote for my other stuff at MashStix.

Bynar - Surviving On A Dream (Empire Of The Sun vs. Hybrid) (rapidshare)

http://www.myspace.com/empireofthesunsound
http://www.myspace.com/hybridsoundsystem
http://www.myspace.com/unkle

Maps

Maps is the recording name used by Northampton-based bedroom experimentalist turned dream pop auteur James Chapman. Influenced by Spiritualized, Galaxie 500, My Bloody Valentine and M83, James creates music that is partly shoegaze and partly electronica. His debut album We Can Create was released in April 2007 under critical acclaim and was even shortlisted for the well respected 2007 Mercury Music Prize album of the year.

Not one to rest on his laurels though, Mr. Chapman locked himself in a studio alongside Oliver Huntemann and Tim Holmes (Death In Vegas) and returned last month with the stunning single Let Go Of The Fear. Darker, angrier and more electronic than everything Maps have produced so far, it shows a new musical direction and sets high standards for second album Turning the Mind (set for a September release). If you can't wait until then to hear new stuff, head over to their MySpace for upcoming tour dates.

http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic
http://www.mapsmusic.com

Maps - Let Go Of The Fear (Oliver Huntemann Edit)
Maps - It Will Find You



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stellastarr*

stellastarr* are an American indie rock band based in New York City. Formed in 2000, the quartet of Shawn Christensen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Amanda Tannen (bass, vocals), Arthur Kremer (percussion, keyboards) and Michael Jurin (lead guitar, vocals) released their self-titled debut album three years later under critical acclaim. This 10-track effort drew comparisons to The Cure, Joy Division and The Pixies (i.e. the usual suspects) and established them as one of New York's most promising bands.

stellastarr* managed to avoid the sophomore slump with Harmonies For The Haunted (2005), an equally brilliant and atmospheric album, but then went awfully quiet. Fear not though because now they are back with a vengeance. Shedding the major label deal that they had for their first two albums, the band has gone back to basics and released new album Civilized on its own label TODAY.

Christensen's vocals still stand somewhere between the melodrama of Robert Smith and David Byrne's sly playfulness, but this time the tunes are more aggressive, bouncy and upbeat; the throbbing bass and angular guitars will have you dancing at your local Indie Disco in no time, take my word for it. You can even buy the album for as little as $3.99 (I kid you not), so head over to their MySpace for purchasing details.

http://www.myspace.com/stellastarr
http://www.stellastarr.com/

stellastarr* - Numbers
stellastarr* - Sweet Troubled Soul (Iha Remix)


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Monomen

Monomen is a Norwegian new wave/electronica band from the small suburban area Sørumsand, outside of Oslo. Formed by former classmates Kristian Rangnes, Kim Skråmo, Tobias Kristiansen and Vidar Torget, the young quartet shows its affection for 80's post-punk and new wave through a bunch of infectious tracks that bring to mind The Chameleons, Joy Division, Magazine, New Order, Depeche Mode and Devo.

After releasing an EP on Oslo label Trust Me Records in 2006, Monomen returned with their self-titled debut album a year later. Filled with catchy melodies, weird electronics (Gary Numan anyone?) and murky vocals, this record alone is enough to establish them as one of Norway's most promising bands. Visit them on MySpace and prepare to get hooked...

http://www.myspace.com/tr707
http://www.monomen.no/

Monomen - Drum Of Glass
Monomen - Stand Still Jane Fonda



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Acoustic Sundays #9

Today's post is dedicated to the English musician and songwriter Chris Corner aka IAMX (ex-Sneaker Pimps). His blend of dramatic synth-rock, darkness-infused pop, and intricately-constructed indie dance is simply inimitable. However, these acoustic versions prove that Chris can also be fragile and moving. See for yourself...

http://www.myspace.com/iamx

IAMX - Mercy (Acoustic)
IAMX - President (Acoustic)
IAMX - The Alternative (Acoustic)
IAMX - This Will Make You Love Again (Acoustic)

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