Yeo

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By Ari Stein in New Music on Thursday 15 May 2008

Wow! So whilst Australia is quickly becoming known for its Ed Banger-styled modular stream of music, there is a little known Brisbane artist called Yeo Choong who is just insanely talented. His music is full of summer fun and Kanye West-Phoenix influences. Take my word on it, this is going to be Australia’s next answer [...]

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Jamie Lidell’s Little Bit Feel Good

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By Zolton in Video on Thursday 15 May 2008

Oh man, this is good. If Jamie Lidell was born in any earlier era, he would have soul brother number one plastered all over his birth certificate.

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My Secret Playlist

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By Zolton in New Music on Wednesday 7 May 2008

We’re launching a new email newsletter in a few weeks time called My Secret Playlist in which a different guest musician each week will write about eight songs that they’re loving right now.

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Sonotipo

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By Fernanda Cohen in New Music on Tuesday 6 May 2008

Sonotipo is a Buenos Aires-based band that produce a smooth combination of pop, rock and electronic music.

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The Tough Alliance dig Dr Dre

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By Francis Andrews in New Music on Thursday 1 May 2008

We wrote about hot Swedish electro duo The Tough Alliance a little while back, so we thought it was time we had a chat with Eric Berglund, one half of the group.

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Four Tet Live

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By Francis Andrews in New Events on Wednesday 30 April 2008

Whether a torrent of abuse flows in my direction or not, I’ll bite my lip and say that Four Tet’s Rounds is perhaps the greatest electronica album ever released.

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Plastic Operator

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By Stacey Howard in New Music on Saturday 26 April 2008

The indie, electronic pop duo Plastic Operator paired up whilst studying audio production at London’s Westminster University. In 2004, they released their first three track EP. Their music reminds me of bands like The Fashion, Crystal Castles and Cut Copy.

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Cut Copy interview

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By Zolton in New Music on Thursday 27 March 2008

Melbourne’s Cut Copy is the hottest electro act out of Australia right now. We spoke to Mitchell Scott from the group to get the lowdown on their musical highground. Long live the 80s huh! Where would we be without fluro colours, synths and poppy chorus hooks. Any oft-neglected trend from that decade you think should be brought back in? ‘Polystyrene packaging, smoking on planes, slap bracelets, wearing just one glove, Ghostbusters’.

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Lykke Li

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By Ari Stein in New Music on Wednesday 23 January 2008

Lykke Li is Swedish, 21 years-old, and has 2008 written all over her.

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Tiny Masters of Today

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By Ari Stein in New Music on Friday 11 January 2008

They’re touring with Kimya Dawson; have Karen O and Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing on their record and have already been remixed by Brazilian powerhouse, CSS. And that’s not all. They are a two piece, and one of them is 11 and the other 13! They’re called Tiny Masters of Today. The Ramones [...]

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Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

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By Francis Andrews in New Music on Tuesday 1 January 2008

The master of the minor key lament, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone is not quite as alone as he thinks he is. Or is he? Hmmm, that’s kinda deep. Anyway, we interviewed him recently.

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The Tough Alliance

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By Kate Barnett in New Music on Thursday 29 November 2007

In an over-saturated Swedish music scene, The Tough Alliance have delivered glistening electronic dance pop on their new album, A New Chance.

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Pantha Du Prince

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By Ari Stein in New Music on Tuesday 13 November 2007

Given the amount of talent he has, it’s a mystery why German producer Pantha Du Prince not received more attention than he has. His minimal tech soundscapes are surprisingly melodic and moody, as reflected on his epic track, Asha, as good a starting point to the music of this German electro whiz as any.

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Gorodisch’s Omaha

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By Zolton in New Music on Monday 8 October 2007

Omaha first burst into my ears one glorious summer evening quite by chance, with my iPod on shuffle and a bellyful of gin and tonic swirling through my veins. I love the melancholy that rips through the middle section — this distilled, angelic sadness that swells and swells into an almighty sense of melodic triumph [...]

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Mira Calix

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By Zolton in New Music on Wednesday 31 January 2007

We love the music of South African-born, London-based producer Mira Calix. It’s rustic, cerebral and slow-building, kinda like that first slither of daylight that stirs the morning heartbeat. We interviewed her recently about her new album, Eyes Set Against The Sun.

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