UK Dance sensation Simian Mobile Disco is set to drop a new album called Temporary Pleasure which features Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals and Beth Ditto from The Gossip among others. For an interview with the band check out this interview at Dummy. I haven’t heard the album in full yet, but I am eagerly awaiting my first listen, and if the Obama inspired single “Audacity of Huge” is a sign of things to come it’s gonna be good.
August 15, 2009
November 27, 2008
Sissy Ven’s April & May
Sissy Ven’s new single “April & May” runs the full electro gamut. Starting off with sparse drums and soundscaping synths, the banger slowly adds in new elements, from high pitched wailing synths to full on party down handclaps. There’s even breaks from the dancefloor melting and some faint vocals before the song shakes up and drops back into debauchery mode. It might almost be December, but Sissy Ven will have you aching for spring with their single “April & May”.
June 18, 2008
Thieves Like Us
Thanks to my favorite blog Big Stereo’s post on the new Thieves Like Us Album video teaser, my love for the Swedish/NYC band that now resides in Paris (according to their myspace) has been rekindled. Their jams use so few elements and yet still manage to be completely badass. Especially on the song ‘The Program of the First Part” which accompanies some super keen footage from the Cult Jeff Bridges film Tron. This film plus Robocop made me who I am today.
July 30, 2007
Disco Death on Display
The next in my series of indie pin-up girl crushes is Dead Disco, a trio of lovely lasses from Leeds, England. Who were noticed by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco who helped them record a few of their earlier singles in his attic. Since then their singles like “Automatic” and “You’re Out” have been garnering them more and more attention.
But what about the music? Well, to break it down, at times they sound like a female version of the Libertines hammering through shambly rock numbers with the sultry voice of their Victoria cooing over the mayhem. Then at other times they bust out the full on dance beats and synth for their diabolical disco anthems like “You’re Out”. When a band looks and sounds as good these girls can massive success be far ahead?
July 13, 2007
SMD on the Move
There’s something raw and aggressive about Simian Mobile Disco’s tracks despite their stark minimalism. Whether it’s the highly processed beats and synths or the choppy vocal samples mined just for a single hook, Simian Mobile Disco create a sound that’s as much old school as it is new. They sound like a collaboration between Justice and the Chemical Brothers on vintage keyboards, needless to say, it’s pretty darn good.
Their debut album “Attack Sustain Decay Release” was released on June 25, and it’s full of glitchy driving beats that are sure to please Nu Ravers and Old Ravers alike. The sinister stomp of “Hustler” along with its break dance inducing arpeggio is sure to become an album favorite. The first single, “It’s the Beat” combines mechanical rhythms with old school club melodies and vocals from the Go Team’s Ninja. The track that gets my vote for having the most potential to get noticed is the anthematic “I Believe”, with it’s soaring hook and slow thumping beat. The other tracks are definitely fun exercises in electro dance structure and yield some absolutely fantastic breakdowns that call to mind Nintendo as much as they do disco. If their first full length and new EP released later this month are any indication, SMD is proving that they are something we can believe in.
MP3 – I Believe – Simian Mobile Disco
MP3 – Hustler – Simian Mobile Disco
Simian Mobile Disco Myspace
