Pre-order LP/CD: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/270
Pre-order from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dalliance-itunes

Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever.

In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever.

"Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback.

The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects.

Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious.


Gold-Bears - For You

Wand: Ganglion Reef; August 26th, God?/Drag City Incorporated.

Flying Golem

1 of 4, singles month
additional vocals by - Mona Maruyama 
coverart by jacob sluka, http://slukamakesmakings.tumblr.com/


honey
dip your toes in sand, dreams they often seep
lovely
make me promises you know you couldn't keep

amor

all allowed
im so loud

Harmless Fantasies

Get Better

single 2 of 4

talk to me 
only if 
youre gonna let it down
to feel fine

backupvocals by mona maruyama
cover art by jacob sluka @ http://slukamakesmakings.tumblr.com/

Dead Sea People

DB-112 // Claude VonStroke - CaliFuture

Available on The Birdhouse: July 18, 2014
Available on Beatport: j.mp/CaliFuture
Available on Vinyl: http://j.mp/1o6IXob
Available on iTunes: August 5, 2014

Less than a year since he served up his third album "Urban Animal," Claude VonStroke delivers more brand new original material! Based on the personal experience of starting at the bottom selling fake perfume out of the the trunk of his car, “CaliFuture” foretells the sunny-sided ironies experienced by the legions of fame and heat-seekers who head out to the Golden State each year in the pursuit of The Dream. No matter how many knock-backs, no matter how many thankless interim occupations, no matter how many people yell at you each day; there’s an overriding deep sense of hope that you WILL make it someday.

The barbed Bootsy-style falsetto narrative comes from VonStroke’s close friend Barry Drift – who you may recognise from ‘Urban Animal’s “Sugar & Cinnamon” – and his sermon is complemented by an obese acid groove that thunders unrelentingly beneath. Fluctuating analogue funk, it taps into the deepest tech DNA with a lava-like flow. Instantly infectious (like all the best acid tracks) the groove carries so much weight we’ve included a dub version, too.

On the flip, “Eye I Eye” is equally heavy and twice as twisted. A simple vocal shot is mangled, wrangled and tangled in the way only Claude knows how. Warped and wonderful, the vocal and processed percussion rise and excite with a strong sense of dirtybird insanity before plunging into juicy tech-funk groove. Mischievously jacking with a robust bass/kick play-off, more processed vocal shots enter the fray along with eerie risers that ghost up and down the scale with a fun sense of unpredictability.

A finer insight into the dark and devious mind of the dirtybird bossman you will not find. The question is: did his hard pre-fame Cali slog create this twisted mindset… Or was it already in place before he got there?

www.claudevonstroke.com
@claudevonstroke

www.dirtybirdrecords.com
@dirtybirdrecords


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Claude VonStroke - CaliFuture Ft. Barry Drift [Preview]

Clearing EP, our 7th 'Our Sounds' release comes from 23-year-old Seattleite Matt Lucas aka Lucas. @yung-lucas has already released the 8th track in Ryan Hemsworth's on-going @shhsecretsongs series and we are very proud to be releasing his first ever 4-track EP.

Although Lucas' music is produced via a computer, we can't help but be reminded of the lo-fi indie rock we grew up with while listening to it. Lucas isn't afraid to sample anything whether it be seagulls chirping, wind chimes or water drops. He possesses the unique ability to synthesize the emotive feelings one gets from noughties-era indie rock songs with more modern hip-hop percussion and production techniques. This is why we knew we had to release his Clearing EP. The result of his production style makes for some of the most beautifully unique computer music we have come across in 2014.

The first single from Clearing EP, "Her Room," somehow captures both the soulful angst of our favorite Sun Kil Moon songs and the drum patterns and slowed down, distorted vocals of our favorite Houston hip-hop. We love it.

Please enjoy "Her Room" today. We are excited to release the rest of Lucas' debut EP on Tuesday, November 18th!

Lucas - Her Room

Hey folks, on this "part 2" episode of Podseeker, Dev speaks with a couple more folks involved in the South Bay underground electronic music scene. Thanks again to those who spoke.

Learn more about Vector Hold:
http://vectorhold.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VectorHold/

Go to his show:
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2016/11-18.html

Learn more about Haptic Synapses:
https://www.facebook.com/hapticsynapses/
http://hapticsynapses.com/blog/
https://www.instagram.com/hapticsynapses/

Podseeker Episode 11: South Bay Electronic Music Part 2

(Druun)
Past Lives
Human
Air Conditioning
How Long Have You Known?
Wait
Earthboy
(Druun Pt. II)
Follow
Sometime
Oshin (Subsume)
Doused
Home

Past Lives

FREE DOWNLOAD – (IN THE VOICE OF XZIBIT FROM PIMP MY RIDE) Yo dawgs we heard you like free music, so we put a link in our download button that takes you to our facebook, where you LIKE our page & then you click on the cover art & then it takes you back to our soundcloud where you click on the black arrow and you collect your free tune...

Official Remix for Smallpools via Sony

Quickie from us: "So its really great when coincidences and fate find each other, because that is what happened… We absolutely were in love with this summer anthem by smallpools, it reeked of fresh cut grass and the afternoon sun... So when their ppl reached out to us about doing a remix it was the easiest decision ever. We can't say it wasn't a challenge though with such a strong vocal, but we really wanted to pin it up against the classic 'house music pluck' we have been hearing so much of, but use it in a vain that felt a bit different but still large, but finding that union was tough in the sense the two had to warm up to each other rather than clash... but in the end we think we found this great atmosphere for the song to exist."

Quickie from our favorite NYC club promoter  "Guys, how come you make such good music, but always come to the club with dudes..." (*who brings sand to the beach, duh)

SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL ARTIST:
Smallpools is super talented go check out their pages:
https://soundcloud.com/smallpools
https://twitter.com/smallpools
http://smallpools.tumblr.com/

FUN FACT(s):
1) Cronuts (croissant donuts) are now being sold in NYC at a bakery for $100/each
2) A delivery service can have them brought to you, 20 cronuts for 5,000 to avoid the 5 hour line
3) This is the dumbest thing EVER, who cant put frosting on a croissant and call it a day... 
4) Drew and I know the Umbrella routine from Magic Mike 
5) If you are a dude and watch magic mike, you can see olivia munns breast in the first minute of the movie, and its all down hill from there...


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Smallpools - Dreaming (The Chainsmokers Remix)

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Podseeker Episode 11: South Bay Electronic Music Part 2

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