inhighlight · playlist · september 2013

nights go undisturbed
abuse in my lungs
I'm okay with it
if you're okay

help me out,
get me out

like a flame you hurt
abuse in my lungs
I'm okay with it
if you're okay


Music by Times Beach / Words by Steven Anthony

Stale DEMO - TimesBeach

Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck don't just sing about feverish, frayed and  fractured romances – in the three years since forming  Elephant, they've been living one.

Their first recordings, recorded in the strung out early mornings after the night before, were delirious and light-headed. Rivas’ stream of conscious lyricism combined with Pinchbeck’s innate melodic nous to create vignettes of delight and wonder.  A debut single followed, 2011’s woozy Ants, followed by the Assembly EP.   But before they had a chance to capitalise on the growing acclaim around them the duo’s relationship broke down, almost to the point of no return.

That seemed to be Elephant’s graveyard.  Yet an unexpected rapprochement in late 2012, and a renewed musical hunger saw Rivas and Pinchbeck reconcile.  The first fruit was this year’s gauzy single Skyscraper, which announced their return in spectacular fashion, with Rivas’ swooping vocals allied to a spectral chorus creating an eerie, lens-flared 3 minute wonder of song.

Now, new release Shapeshifter provides confirmation that Elephant are truly back as a force to be reckoned with. “I flew to the moon to mirror you and I saw the future” sings Rivas, with a raw melancholy and nostalgic longing. A sumptuous missive of love lost and lessons learned, that sparkles with charm, optimism, and the sort of lush swoonsome string arrangements that reach into your chest and wring your heart dry. 

Backed by the sparse and stretched out Snowday, as icily cool as it sounds, full of chiaroscuro contrasts and flickering atmospherics, it’s a release that suggests their debut album is set to be one of the standout albums of 2014.

ELEPHANT LINKS: 
 
Facebook - www.facebook.com/elephanttheband    
Twitter – www.twitter.com/ElephantTwit  
Label -  www.memphis-industries.com


Elephant - Shapeshifter

Goose - Your Ways (Blende Remix)

Scenic's 'Shockwaves' EP is out today on Future Classic worldwide. 

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/scenic_ep

@scenic

Buy the EP

Scenic - Hours On End

Coast To Coast

New album 'Shulamith' out now on Mom+Pop (US), Memphis Industries (UK), and Inertia (Aus). Purchase now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/shulamithitunes

www.thisispolica.com
www.facebook.com/thisispolica
www.twitter.com/thisispolica

Shulamith

Smug

The Subs have been hard at work, piecing together their latest creation in the form of their third full-length, Hologram and now they share something special with i-D. House music with lashings of funk and disco is how we would define this remix of the Belgian dance act <a href="https://www.facebook.com/THESUBS"> The Subs</a>. Flipping the pop track on its head, injecting some uplifting summer vibes, is London based indie dance/ nu disco producer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Blende">Blende</a>, press play and let the groove get in.
https://soundcloud.com/the-subs
https://soundcloud.com/blende
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/THESUBS">facebook.com/THESUBS</a>

Cling To Love is out July 21st via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lektroluvrecords">lektroluv</a>/onelove with more remixes from Fake Blood, Joefarr and Aggborough.

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Premiere: The Subs - Cling To Love feat. Jay Brown (Blende Remix)

Immerse yourself in the crystalline ether of "Xyloquint," an ambient electronic odyssey that weaves shimmering synths and pulsating xylophone echoes into a hypnotic dreamscape. Inspired by fractured light and forgotten realms, this track pulls you into a world where melodies fracture like prisms, building layers of iridescent tension that resolve in waves of ethereal release. Perfect for late-night introspection or cosmic vibes—let the glow take over.

N’oublie pas de moi maintenant (Radio Edit)

Buy on Bandcamp

Out now on Bandcamp: https://ostberg.bandcamp.com/track/nebula

I started this track a year ago, but never finished it. Suddenly had the urge to wrap it up and put it out on Soundcloud. Hope you dig <3

Östberg - Nebula

Cavaricci Records proudly presents Soul-Searchin' - the first single from Thomas Tonfeld's upcoming debut album - featuring heartbreaking vocals by label's most recent talent Magnus. 

Single arrives with huge remixes from Go Go Bizkitt! delivering his awesome synthesized orientation and Viciousi warming up some more classic French touch vibes!

Thomas Tonfeld - Soul-Searchin' ft. Magnus

Thomas Tonfeld - Soul-Searchin' ft. Magnus (Go Go Bizkitt! Remix)

Thomas Tonfeld - Soul-Searchin' Ft. Magnus (Go Go Bizkitt! Remix)

The release date is set for Beatport on the 23rd of July and 8th of August for all other webshops (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc.) 

Sohight ft. Cheevy - Get it Right (Patchwork Remix)

Volume 2 in a series of classic of DJ-friendly edits crafted for the dancefloor. Grab them while they're hot!

Robodance

Mason Flint - Crazy For Your Love (DisTurn Remix)

Toronto artist https://soundcloud.com/basementlove provides a glorious rework of "On to Something" layered with lush sounds, funky bass and vaporwave/nu disco vibes.

Stream/Purchase: https://ffm.to/otsremix

Follow Bliss Nova: https://www.blissnovamusic.com/
Follow Basement Love: https://www.facebook.com/basementlovecanada/

On to Something (Basement Love Remix)

Blende & Surrender! Synapse EP
1. Synapse
2. Flash
3. Circus

Goose - Your Ways (Blende Remix)

blende

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