Another song, another style, still amazing <3 Blogged: http://bit.ly/2XCfBIk

A fantastic Tyde remix of Just Like A Tree, taken from Au Revoir Simone's new remix album "Spectrums", out now.

Get it here: smarturl.it/ARSSpectrums

Au Revoir Simone - Just Like A Tree (Tyde Remix)

Future Islands - The Chase

The first track from Willow, out November 2015.

Download the single + alt. mix at https://grmnygrmny.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp

If I Stay ft. Kotomi

Limited 12": smarturl.it/MariaUsbeckVinyl
Spotify: smarturl.it/MariaUsbeckSpotify
Apple: smarturl.it/AmparoApple
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Maria Usbeck's solo debut, Amparo, is a collection of songs written and recorded across the span of three years in Ecuador, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Barcelona, Lisbon, Easter Island, Costa Rica, Florida, L.A. and her home in Brooklyn. Though the songs were composed electronically, Amparo called for an acoustic treatment, so Usbeck spent a winter in the studio recording the arrangements live with producer Caroline Polachek and mixer & engineer Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson. Fleshed out in full sonic color on the marimba, xylophone, quena flute, piano, and harp, the album stretched into something hi-fi and expressive, meditative but not meandering.

Amparo stems from Usbeck's desire to compose in Spanish, her native language. Growing up in Quito, Usbeck was immersed in salsa, merengue, bachata, and Andean music, but was more attracted to German and American culture than to her own, and moved to America by herself at 17. After five years of fronting new wave outfit Selebrities and writing songs in English, Usbeck experienced a delayed-onset homesickness and knew it was time to "let the mother tongue speak." The impulse manifested itself directly: Amparo takes its title from Usbeck's middle name and her mother's name, and translates roughly as "to guide, protect, and embrace." Usbeck wields her Spanish lyrics cleverly while folding in snippets of several other far-flung tongues: Rapa Nui from Easter Island, Quichua from Ecuador, Bribri from Costa Rica, and Catalan. Because these lyrics were composed while visiting the countries from which they originate, their usage is more impressionistic than literal, like a mockingbird imitating fragments of other bird calls. Similarly, Usbeck reinterprets the Ecuadorian music that she grew up with as a newcomer, returning home with fresh ears, and as such the sounds are very much her own.

The backbone of Amparo is percussion, vibrating throughout with timbales, tumbas, a talking drum, bongos, shakers, and an Indian flat drum, with the gaps filled in by her field recordings of birds, beaches, and jungles. The songs were written and recorded chronologically, with the exception of the closing track, a cover of Colourbox’s “Tarantula” reimagined in Usbeck’s Spanish translation. Amparo is a reflection of the textures of Usbeck's childhood. It is also a distinctly grown-up pop record – a travel diary, music made by a visiting outsider to tap into a shared core of human expression. Emotively, Usbeck is her most powerful on piano ballads "Uno De Tus Ojos" and "Jungla Inquieta," but is a magnetic narrator throughout, moving between whispers, chants, and lullabies. Amparo pulses with many stories in many voices, but they flow together seamlessly like water, leaving behind a wordless hum.

Amparo is released May 27 via Cascine in North America, Labrador in Euope and Rallye in Japan.
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Maria Usbeck - Ciudad Desnuda

Spotify: http://smarturl.it/BlondAmbitionSpotify
Apple: http://smarturl.it/BlondAmbitionApple
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Blond Ambition (@b4boy) is the new solo project from Ex Cops’ founder Brian Harding. After living in the woods of upstate NY for three years, Harding spent a month in LA, recording what would later become a full length album with producer & friend Andrew Miller. 

The first material from those sessions is single 'Hurricanes' - a lush and dream inducing track set against a crisp world beat, purposeful bassline and astral guitar parts. 'Hurricanes' suggests a world that's both catchy and complicated - an undeniable sense of heaviness permeates the track, but it's buoyed by acceptance. Mature material by an artist who understands that music must be personal, despite the risk. Traces of acts E.S.G. and '77 Dead can be heard in the material. 

'Hurricanes' is bundled with B-side 'Confused Forever'. Blond Ambition’s debut LP will be released early 2017.
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CSCN on FB: http://bit.ly/2bQlpYL

Hurricanes (CSC022)

Hurricanes 

Blond Ambition - Hurricanes

1st single from upcoming Goldie Chorus debut album!
Follow Goldie Chorus on Facebook: http://facebook.com/goldiechorus

Single release date: September 2nd.

Soon

Goldie Chorus - Soon (Single Edit)

Money

SMELL YOU

Written by Emanuela Drei
Recorded and Produced by Luke Smith
Mixed by Tim Morris
Mastered by Pete Maher
Photo by Giulia Mazza

Better Than Ever

LOVE REVOLUTION, an album made for your ears, but also for your brain and your eyes.
We wrote 04:00AM SUPERNOVA HAZE at the end of august. It talks about flowers, gravity and oblivion...We started it at the beach and it’s certainly the only reason why we wanted a very very  cool vibe for that song.

Where we are in the story: Previously, Warren accepted the valuable old stone that Miss Taifu offered him to replace his money. It’s now 4am and it’s time to know more about that stone. Everyone goes to Hades‘s sister’s house, a weird psychic living in the woods who could probably help...But she probably won’t.


- Read the story: bit.ly/LoveRevolution-Story
- Listen to his speech/song here: http://smarturl.it/4am-supernova-haze
- Watch the scene: instagram.com/wearesacre

▶ Follow SACRE:
www.facebook.com/wearesacre
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www.deezer.com/fr/artist/507247
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✚ Label - Management - Booking
Charles Combarel - charles@colligencegroup.com
✚ Publishing
Charles Combarel - charles@colligencegroup.com
✚ Press
UK/US/FR - Charles Combarel - charles@colligencegroup.com

04:00AM SUPERNOVA HAZE

Bibio - À tout à l'heure

𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔬 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔰 • 𝔰𝔬𝔫𝔤𝔴𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔢𝔯 • 𝔤𝔲𝔦𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔱 • 𝔰𝔩𝔬𝔴 𝔯𝔲𝔫𝔫𝔢𝔯

Better Than Ever

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