UNDERWATER ALIEN BEING [POLAND]
aparnet mp3
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NARZEDZIE [POLAND]
chaos fm mp3
from the polish label, gb productions, here’s a couple of their many mp3s available to download. they operate under the banner ‘music played on machines’ and the above tracks dutifully demonstrates their commitment to that manifesto. underwater alien being offer clean, precise downtempo electronic music (u’ve got to love the way some artists fully embrace the sequencer), whereas narzedzie moves deeper into abstract territory, throwing field recordings, strings and glitches into the mix. for many more artists and mp3s, go to gb-productions.com/english
ASOBI SEKSU [US: NEW YORK]
i’m happy but... mp3
here’s a great curio – new york band playing punchy alt.pop-rock with japanese female vocalist. the results are mostly a fantastic crossover from east to west, especially when yuki sings in her native language (like the mp3 above). the single release ‘walk on the moon’ is a little less successful for my tastes, but still bears the hallmarks of some great influences like my bloody valentine, spiritualized and sonic youth. [site]
THINK TWICE [FRANCE]
analyze me mp3
check the mp3 archive for a previous post from this french band – blending driving electronic post punk with the spoken word vocal made infamous by james murphy of the lcd soundsystem[‘losing my edge’ was such a ground-breaking release, that it’s difficult not to make the obvious connection]. however think twice have enough originality to pull them apart, particularly in the lyrical content. this track doesn’t waver much from the template set down by ‘under the bombs’, so the next step could well be make or break. [label]