dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip ‘Get Better’

dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip ‘Get Better’

Theyyy’re back! Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip are return to the scene with a new socially conscious album  (The Logic of Chance) in their trademark cheeky spoken word electro ‘lit-pop’ stylin’. Ok…’Get Better’ is bit preachy, and less clever, than “Thou Shalt Always Kill’ 

Flore (ft. Shunda K of Yo Majesty) – Feel Me

Flore (ft. Shunda K of Yo Majesty) – Feel Me

Youtube says that the vid was banned from MTV but I’d be surprised if it ever made it past their music programmers desk considering the amount profanity and topless  slave/show girls.  Reminds me a bit of Missy Elliot’s rhyming style meeting Christina Aguilera’s Dirty and 

S.A. Andrée – There’s a Fault

S.A. Andrée – There’s a Fault

I got this cd in the mail today.  It’s origins are almost as mysterious as the North Pole must have been to Swedish national hero/explorer S.A. Andrée (great wiki article btw), who perished in a ballooning attempt to chart the region in the late 1800s. 

Bonobo – New Album

Bonobo – New Album

Bonobo – The Keeper featuring Andreya Triana from Ninja Tune on Vimeo. Promo for the new Bonobo album ‘Eyes Down’ is stepping into high-gear with a free track download.  See above for a vid of the first single, ‘The Keeper’.  Most of the album has 

Altered:Carbon:You:Suck

Altered:Carbon:You:Suck

Not sure who still downloads music from the internets these days but a couple of douchebag producers by the name of Altered: Carbon thought it would be fun to upload their new album to Soulseek and name it after Autechre’s soon to be released Warp 

fun plus bun

fun plus bun

George Canyon is some kind of Nova Scotian Cunt-ry super star.  He’s won numerous Junos and I was lucky (?) enough to be making a cameo in his most recent vid. I can’t say it’s my proudest moment, but it definitely was an odd one. 

Ideal Friends

Ideal Friends

Friends of mine, friends of yours, Ideal Friends is the ideal publicity agency of choice for discerning indie rock, electronic or alternative artists in Canada.  They’ve just launched a new site, so go check ’em out!   Their roster includes artists such as Metric, The Dodos, 

Blitz The Ambassador – Remembering The Future

Blitz The Ambassador – Remembering The Future

Blitz is making it big with his brassy ‘Embassy Ensemble’ band, receiving play everywhere from Fox TV to MTVU. He borrows sounds from Nigerian Afro-Beat Godfather, Fela Kuti, as well as conscious rappers like Mos Def and The Roots.   Hailing from Ghana via Brooklyn, 

Fourtet –  'There Is Love In You'

Fourtet – 'There Is Love In You'

Bouncy, ambient and melodic new Fourtet album, ‘There Is Love In You’. This stream will self destruct in seven days!