Category Archives: DJ

12.13.10
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Pretty Lights Announces New Year’s Eve Shows in Chicago


Pretty Lights (Derek Vincent Smith) has been touring the U.S. and Europe, performing at festivals and sold-out shows and has just announced a 2-night New Year’s run in Chicago at the Congress Theater. Known for his visually gorgeous live shows, Chicago is in position for a special night

Sharing the bill on the 30th is Major Lazer and Michael Menert, and Holy Fuck and Tobacco will be in the lineup on the 31st.
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Premiering his new video for “Future Blind,” which can be found on Spilling Over Every Side, get pumped for the Pretty Lights New Year’s shows.

Check out Pretty Lights web site where he recently surpassed one million album downloads, which he distributes for free. www.prettylightsmusic.com

12.02.10
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Shit Robot Release Single Ft. Nancy Whang


Shit Robot just released their first album, the oh-so-clever From The Cradle to The Rave which was released into the wild in September.

Now they are readying the first single from the debut. “Take ‘Em Up” features LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang. There has already been a video shot for the track, and you can grab the digital single now from DFA records.

If you can’t wait, you can download the radio edit of “Take ‘Em Out” right now, from RCRD LBL.

12.01.10
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M83 Readies New Album

M83 Talks "Very, Very, Very Epic" New Album

 

M83’s latest work was contributing a soundtrack to a French film L’Ature Mondem or Black Heaven. As it turns out, that wasn’t the best experience.

M83 (Anthony Gonzalez) told Pitchfork that it was a “shitty soundtrack” for a “shitty movie” that left him “pissed” in France.

Luckily for him (and us), he moved back to L.A. earlier this year and has been working hard on a follow-up to the 2008 hit Saturdays=Youth. He told Pitchfork that he already had more than 20 demos ready for the studio and that he looks to record with Vocalist Morgan Kibby and Bassist Justin Medal-Johnsen.

Gonzalez is shooting for a spring release for his latest album. Oh, he’s also working on another movie soundtrack. No word on whether this one will be described as “shitty.”

12.01.10
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Fujiya & Miyagi Release Music Video for “16 Shades of Black and Blue”

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“16 Shades of Black Blue” is the newest release from alternative/electronica indie band Fujiya & Miyagi. Debuting as the first single off of upcoming album Ventriloquizzing, promises to be the most diverse of their albums so far. “We wanted to make a record that was different from anything we had done before,” says singer/guitarist David Best.

Much like other ground breaking bands like the Gorillaz, Fujiya & Miyagi use alternate personas- cleverly disguised dummies resembling themselves. With one look of the video, it is easy to see how the dummies add to the already cryptic and creepy slow pulse of the song. The whispered vocals cut in and out repeating over and over the chorus of the song as a man moves about in the shadows.

Check it out for yourself below.

11.30.10
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Fences Release Free Track, “My Girl the Horse”

Fences have jumped into the remix crowd, offering up their song “My Girl The Horse.”

The artist doing the remixing is DJ/producer Sabzi from Seattle hip-hop due Blue Scholars. The song  was Amazon’s song of the day for November 20th and you can get it free right now!

 My Girl The Horse-Fences by AtothaA

Fences released their self-titled LP this year, produced by Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara fame. They are currently touring the nation to support the album.