Author Archives: mandu
FIREFOX x GHOUL
This got me to thinking, if you were to pitch a web-browser against an undead creature, how would one determine the victor? Pages cached versus limbs severed? Bookmarks stored against humans tainted? It hurts my brain too much to think of, so I’m going to spin this glowing remix from Ghoul instead. Unexpectedly jolly. More [...]
YesYou
Video for the much beloved debut from YesYou, who are taking their synths for a merry trip along the east coast of Australia soon. Thu 24th Nov Oh Hello, Bris (supporting Jinja Safari) Fri 25th Nov Great Northern, Byron Bay (supporting Jinja Safari) Sat 3rd Dec The Zoo, Bris (Rare Finds Christmas Party) Thu 1 [...]
MESAN
A fantastically muscly mini-mix from two deep diving Sydney gents, put together for a gig at the Entertainment Quarter last weekend. Spring Music Promo by Mesan Nothing else to say apart from that really – Mesan OG’s coming soon (I hope)! xMandu
Strange Talk (again)
New single from the boys that did that OOOOOH LIKE CHEATA LIKE A CHEATA LIKE A CHEATA song and the other song about climbing things. I really like it: Strange Talk – Sexual Lifestyle by viceroyalty Strange Talk sow their seed nationwide this November – first gig is tonight at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat. Thursday [...]
ACTIVE CHILD – DIAMOND HEART
Going hard in the paint on Australian radio, Active Child is one of the many, many, many, many artists I’m a little bit amped to see at Laneway Festival this year. After a blinder run for You Are All I See, local label Spunk are a preparing a deluxe edition of the album. Here is [...]
ALPINE + Naminé
NEW ALPINE SINGLE! It’s called HANDS. If you say it quickly, it sounds like the popular smallgoods company! Hands by alpineband First single from a long-awaited debut LP which will deliver a swift, crushing blow to all the faux-grrrl garage pop artistes lurking around the CBD fringe of our nation’s capital cities. And, lo, the [...]
Shades of Gray
Are ringing in the debut release for brand new label Reckless Republic, curated by Murat Killic – a staple of the Sydney deep house circuit and accomplished knob twiddler in his own right. All-over-it Melbournian and Melbourne Deep Cast alum makes the hardest impact. RR001 Shades Of Gray – Dis This (128KBPS SNIPPETS) by Reckless [...]
Voltaire Twins – Animalia
A brother/sister value pack, producing lush, coldwave pop from sunny-side city of Perth in Western Australia. Do you thin they pash each other? Their profile shot is all sorts of sexy… in a Fever Ray kinda way. The Wolves In The Walls by voltairetwins This is the current single – forest pop with a most [...]
The Worst Thing Ever
Is this I don’t even like Juke that much and I found this really upsetting. Hell is other people. xMandu
Clubfeet x RAC
Buddy-bros and multi-talented South African/Melbournian electro-pop collective Clubfeet have had a little reworking from RAC – the masters of the iPod-friendly remix. RAC Portfolio by RAC The Clubfeet record is almost finished, so stay tuned for more information on that one as it comes to us. Enjoy them at CMJ this year if you’re making [...]
In My Box
Here’s some treats from inside my (mail)box: Apparat’s new album The Devil’s Walk is out now, it’s mildly depressing and doleful but wonderfully executed with some sharp, techy edges to lift the whole dirge out from pit of narrative molasses. Mixes of Song of Los from Mogwai and Park Frequency(!) – Apparat - Song of [...]
FALLULAH REMIXES
The Danish popstress goes from strength to strength on her debut record “The Black Cat Neighbourhood” – Florence, Marina, Bat for Lashes and *ahem* Adele comparisons have been drawn, but that’s just lazy journalism and I’m too sleepy to think of my own adjectives. Make your own call on this new, euro-pop bottle rocket – [...]
aBillion
You may remember a certain degree of splooging over a band called So I’m Jo last year on this very blog. aBillion is the rising electronic phoenix to emerge from the dissolution of So I’m Jo, and I’ve been informed by a good chum that there’s brand new material coming very shortly that will shake [...]
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