Featured on the Official Hillside Festival 2015 Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/thebeatforest/sets/official-hillside-playlist

<b>Swedish husband & wife duo Joel and Linnea Edin, aka The Forest & The Trees, return with the first single lifted off of their long awaited second album.</b>

A masterclass in classic songwriting, ‘Putting Down The Gun’ along with its b-side – the fragile, desperately romantic ballad ‘By My Side’  - released digitally worldwide on September 30 via Best Fit Recordings.

Recorded in Grönskan by The Forest & The Trees
Mixed by Johannes Berglund at Whitehorse studio.

1. Putting Down The Gun
2. By My Side

Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/193Liyz
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/14XP5Ku

Missions

The Forest & The Trees - Putting Down The Gun

<b>The Forest & The Trees - Missions</b>
The new album out on CD, Vinyl and Digitally on June 16 through Best Fit Recordings.

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/missions/id884127313
CD / Vinyl: 
http://www.bestfitrecordings.com/store/the-forest-the-trees-missions

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Hailing from Stockholm, couple Linnea and Joel Edin, aka The Forest & The Trees are a striking addition to the canon of quintessential bittersweet indie-pop to emerge from Sweden in recent years. Creating delicately crafted songs, their work showcases a talent for combining playful melodies with the perfectly balanced harmonies of their vocals.

Having originally played together in Joel’s band Tupelo Honeys, they formed in 2008, before releasing their self-titled debut in 2010. After playing throughout Europe they released their “What We Lost” EP in 2011, featuring remixes from the likes of NIVA and Houses.

In the years that followed the ennui of daily life kicked in, and when Linnea lost her job and Joel found himself bored of his studies, inspiration to write new songs proved hard to find. The couple decided to “take action and leave the Swedish darkness”, and moved to Valencia for four months, a city they’d first visited and fallen in love with when they'd played there several years earlier.

The influence of their time in the city is palpable, lending their new album a sun-drenched optimism, despite having only written one song (lead track “You’re In My Skin”) during the duration of their stay. It’s a noticeable shift in mood, and one that the duo acknowledges: “Whereas our first album evolved around escaping and fear of growing up, the new songs are mostly about facing that fear and dealing with stuff instead of running away. We decided to name the album Missions, from one of the songs on the album, because it sums it up, it’s more positive. These songs are more about facing problems and doing something about them, rather than escaping.”

Drawing on the music they listened to as teenagers, bands like Popsicle, The Cardigans and The Cocteau Twins, has driven their sound to develop precision, while retaining a balance of the carefree and complex. Such a middle ground was hard to find, so despite early plans to produce the record themselves, they eventually decided to bring in Johannes Berglund, who'd previously worked with The Radio Dept. Shout Out Louds and The Knife, seeking some necessary objectivity. “We’ve been acquainted with Johannes for a few years and we totally love the work he’s been doing. So we asked if he wanted to mix our single “Putting Down the Gun” which he did and we were so pleased with the result,” they explain. “It felt like he really understood what we wanted and could help us with that final push. He really works with his gut and puts so much feeling into his mixes - we’ve been very lucky to get to work with him.”

The Forest & The Trees - What We Lost

From Astral Swans debut album All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson - coming on Madic Records on February 24. 

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Astral Swans - Beginning Of The End (Madic Records)

Hotel Paranoia

• Tell Me

FREE DOWNLOAD - found.ee/littlegrids-bc

Little Grids consists of 3 short vignettes that function as glimpses into the antics of several unrelated beings. Firstly, Xiangiao, a gelatinous worm, currently being launched through a tiresome void of peanut rain. We then observe Lummo, an old witch who never learned to die, attempting to teach a gang of half-witted witch children a song that will revive an ancient superpower. Finally, Usohachi, a teenage bug bandit who wears a cool black coat, sipping golden tea whilst nimbly freerunning along the pink cliffsides.

Taken from 'Little Grids' released 18th March 2016.

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Iglooghost - 'Gold Tea (ft. Charlotte Day Wilson)'

Recorded at Red Bull Sound Studios in Auckland, New Zealand
Produced by Shawn Everett
Mixed by Matty Green
Mastered by Emily Lazar
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/aVgZZVSgm-s

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Miracle

Darcys - Miracle

Taken from the official soundtrack to the feature film Two Cares Due None by Chris Boni and Melissa Fisher-Rozenberg. OST album details to follow.

www.twocaresduenone.com
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TWO CARES DUE NONE (2016)
By Chris Boni & Melissa Fisher
99 min

Two Cares Due None

Full Sweep

Track 6. Highway Cougar X Joe Rascal - YOLO

Mixed by. Highway Cougar, Joe Rascal @joerascal
Cover by. Sibro

Highway Cougar)
I wanna stay this yolo
Why does everyone live like robot?
필요없는 시간을 소모
이대로 사는게 좋데도 keep it move on

노엘씨 성장이 무섭담
달려들어 내 안 주머니
휑헤진 마음 만큼이나
여자들은 예전과 똑같지
이제 뜨는법도 딱
정해져 있는데 될 놈만 된다지
날 욕할거면 아줌마 아들도
연예인하지 왜 군대서 말뚝박아
Ya 국가가 정해준 삶
의무교육서 벌써 걷어내
뚝배기 깨지기 싫음
티비 나와 낀 거품 다 걷어내
할증붙은 내 인생은
돈 벌어도 또 다시 투자
또 다시 투잡
해야 되는 삶이라도
Thay call me 부자
멈춤없이 난 가볼래
행여 서른살이 되도 철없게
난 매일 같이 pay allday
정없는 새끼들은 빼고 새
Bemer Ato-tune
내 기분을 대변하는듯
매일매일 떨려
맥주한캔 까야
잠이잘 오는 삶 니들은 알아?

언제까지 구린 곡에 때거지 공연
할거며 병신같은걸 팔어
요새 back streets 할매집
구제옷이 잘나가는 나의 언더아머
좋은 곡 뽑으면 자연스레
성공한다는 말이 틀린게아녀
길거리 병신들과는 다르다고
Rugged man rugged man fuck boy

Highway Cougar)
I wanna stay this yolo
Why does everyone live like robot?
필요없는 시간을 소모
이대로 사는게 좋데도 keep it move on

Joe Rascal)
I just want that diamond on my wrist 
Got my cash going fast with a hunnid flex
Oh damn shawty looking at me kind of funny
Ask her what she wants 
She want that guapo advance 
She say buddha let me rub your tummy nah
Get high off laced up gummies wearing  goyard yah

Poppin the xannies on three
Smoking and hiding my scent with febreeze 
If you dont see me im fighting police
Moving big body with ease on the streets

Highway Cougar)
I wanna stay this yolo
Why does everyone live like robot?
필요없는 시간을 소모
이대로 사는게 좋데도 keep it move on

Track 6. Highway Cougar X Joe Rascal - YOLO

Absolutely Free returns with their first original music since 2014's self-titled debut LP. "Still Life" elevates the band's masterful attention to sonic detail with an emotional urgency befitting these times. 

Produced by Jorge Elbrecht (Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink) and mastered by Heba Kadry (Björk, Slowdive, Beach House). 

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Still Life

All new music on Wah Wah 45s! 

Brand new signing Maze Hill is the brain child of producer Andy Highmore, vocalist Holly Bestic and singer and spoken word artist Joshua Idehen. 

You may be familiar with Josh from his work with legendary UK production outfit LV on the critically acclaimed Routes album. Or even from his output in London based Afro funk, punk collective Benin City.

With Maze Hill Joshua flexes his vocal chords a little more harmonically alongside the gorgeous tones of Holly Bestic and it is a genuine treat to hear his vocal talents in this context for the first time.  

The trio brings together their influences including Beach House and Grizzly Bear with the production delivering reverbed out electronica, and more than a little soul and even jazz elements. 

We think this will also be warmly welcomed by fans of the likes of Little Dragon and of course other Wah Wah artists including Stac and Scrimshire. 

On Long Haul drum machines meat lush electronic keyboards and a deeply catchy vocal hook that describes the band's attitude and approach right from the start. 

On this first single we're also giving you a stunning second track 'I Can Be Your Light'. This was one that first drew us to the band and we hope it will have the same effect on you. A tender and beautiful duet with a little more going on under the surface than your average piano ballad.

And to truly round off the debut in style we have a killer down beat remix from production masters LV.

Maze Hill will be doing a stripped down live set at our event at Scala on November 10th and will be delivering their debut album in the first half of 2013.

Ladies and Gentlemen - welcome to Maze Hill.

Maze Hill - Long Haul (Radio edit)

Her third single on Wah Wah 45s, “Robots and Angels”, roundsof what’s been a landmark year from this young lady, with a run of festivals and gigs that ranged from playing to a packed house at The Hootananny in Brixton to supporting new folkers Bellowhead at The Towersey Festival this summer. She’s been described as “simply brilliant” by Gilles Peterson on BBC6Music, who also made it his Album of the Week earlier this year. This final single from the much loved debut album, “Barefoot In Your Kitchen”, is a pseudo-festive delight complete with Bev’s trademark ‘instruments’ including a drill, zippers and the culinary untensil naturally. 

Remixes come courtesy of one of our faourite producers of the moment, Claws For?, who recently worked his magic with Scrimshire’s “Alignment” and here again takes us straight to the dance floor with a sturdy disco/house re-boot. Neapolitan producer, and main man behind the excellent Really Swing imprint, Quiroga delivers a quirky, low slung remix that’s a bit of a favourite here at Wah Wah Towers. 

Festive greetings one and all. We hope you enjoy!


Robots and Angels

I make a variety of noises, and listen to many more.
There are also many old demos, collaborations and various recordings available, mostly for family and friends.

Astral Swans - Beginning Of The End (Madic Records)

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