Steve Lamacq played excerpts from the AK/DK album on his roundtable programme: I liked it so much, I bought the CD. I know Underworld's "Rez" is very old, but(a) BBC 6 Music played it on wear your old band t-shirt to work day (10th); and (b) it's still a great track. AGE keeps the electronic groove going, before things get a bit more indie. The Fontaines (not to be confused with The Fontaines) track, which is a belter, sort of like The Ruts meets A House takes us to the lilting pop beat of Vera before a diversion through jazz (Dalindeo) and the driving, piano-led groove of White Denim gives way to the fabulous relaxing sounds of DK. Another really hard week to single out a best track: AK/DK and DK (no relation!) edge slightly ahead of the other contenders, but Fontaines' "Hurricane Laughter" just scrapes ahead to win.

Nov 10 - Nov 16 2017

Little Amsterdam

Single from Stockholm band Steve Buscemi's Dreamy Eyes. Debut EP 'Four Waters' out now on all platforms and limited vinyl via Rama Lama Records.

Available on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal etc.: http://phonofile.link/swim-deep
Pre-order 'Four Waters' on limited vinyl: http://bit.ly/2xgWFWj
Recorded by Johan Wilmer Eriksson. 
Mix & master by James Edward Taylor. 

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Steve Buscemi's Dreamy Eyes - Swim Deep

Israeli artist-producer Noam Helfer makes a bold return under the new moniker Age is a Box, with his debut single featuring the vocal talents of Sasha Daniel.

‘Our Religion Is Truth’ showcases Helfer’s inherent rhythmic energy alongside pensive and inspired lyricism, as he explores themes of growth and self-bettering. The pair’s distinctive tones and fluttering melodies are glued together by stirring vocal harmonies that pepper a track that is so addictive it hurts.  Known for crafting mercurial soundscapes, the inspired artist’s sound encapsulates the electric atmospheres of Nicolas Jaar, Forest Swords and Bonobo, and the soulful immediacy of Kaytranada and Sylvan Esso.

Produced and Mixed by Noam Helfer and Roy Avital
Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion and Programming - Noam Helfer
Vocals - Sasha Daniel
Keyboards - Roey Hermon
Alt Sax - Eylon Tushiner
Baritone - Elad Gellert

Mastering - Barry Grint @ Alchemy Mastering
Logo and Graphic Design - Anat Gutberg

PR - Outpost Media
Israeli PR - Nitzan Pincu

FOR BOOKING AND MORE INFO
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One by One

12/11/17

Our Religion Is Truth Ft. Sasha Daniel

Buy / Stream the EP: https://bbemusic.lnk.to/OneMoreDevil
Our favourite Finnish jazz sextet Dalindèo are back with “One More Devil”, a fiery five track EP released on BBE Music. Referencing and providing a sequel for “Another Devil”, a track that appeared on their 2010 album ‘Soundtrack for the Sound Eye’, “One More Devil” captures a well-rehearsed and highly original live band in full flow. As bandleader and guitarist Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen puts it: “During the last years we’ve been focusing heavily on the live-energy and jazz mayhem we can create and here is a spontaneous studio-rendition of that energy.”

With both the EP’s potent title track and its smooth closer ‘Daydreaming’ written only days before being committed live to tape, “One More Devil” has a palpable sense of freshness throughout. Originally performed by Olavi Virta, the “King of Finnish Tango”, Dalindèo’s distinctive version of ‘Oh What You Do To Me’ really wouldn’t go amiss in a classic Tarantino movie. Sitting at the EP’s mid-point, ‘Sicilian March’ is both dramatic and teasingly short, getting its cinematic, soldierly point across in under two minutes. ‘Funeral Party’ is a fast-paced and frenetic retro jazz workout in which all six exceptional players get a chance to shine.

Containing the band’s first foray into the world of the cover version and with founder Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen’s composing, arranging and guitar playing skills sharper than ever before, Dalindèo make the prospect of entertaining “One More Devil” a compelling one.

Dalindèo - Funeral Party

NOBODY ELSE 
Released November 10, 2017

Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/Vera-NobodyElse/spotify 
Get on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Vera-NobodyElse/itunes 
Listen on Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/Vera-NobodyElse/applemusic

Pre-order Vera's "Good Job - No Conversation" EP: http://smarturl.it/Vera-GJNC

“Lyrically, Nobody Else is a tribute to the Caribbean novel Wide Sargasso Sea by the Creole writer, Jean Rhys. The novel is a response to Brontë’s Jane Eyre, in which the landowner keeps his Jamaican wife locked up in the attic, allegedly because she is mad. Wide Sargasso Sea tells the story of the “mad woman of the attic” and with this cool tone of tristesse, the book describes the wickedness, the Jamaican landscape and the eternal drinking of rum. 

“This song came along in such a lovely way. I met one of my oldest friends in a studio one day and I hadn’t heard what he had been working on for ages. He played me this beat and I fell in love immediately. I went on to do a few things on top of it and a few days later his band’s singer and I met with Off Bloom who helped us do the vocal-melodies. When I got home that day I played it to my girlfriend and she came up with the lyrics for the song.” 

“This way of working is the reason why I love producing and writing music. To involve a lot of the people you love and trust and make them do their best. I’m probably the one who made the least on this track - I just collected people’s ideas - it’s very beautiful I think.”

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D.K. returns to Antinote for his fourth release, conjuring up the warmth and light for the elusive Indian summer.  Glockenspiel, panpipes, seagull and rain samples all dancing around each other with pristine elegance.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/11/13/premiere-d-k-leaving/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/dk-leaving

Distant Images

Listen on Youtube

D.K. - Leaving (STW Premiere)

Underworld - Rez

Long-time (3+ years!) curator of a regular weekly 10 track playlist of legit, (mostly) new tracks from Soundcloud, dug up here, there and everywhere. The lists always start out as 10 tracks, but some subsequently get pulled from Soundcloud by the band/artist or the label, so don't blame me for any short lists!

Nov 10 - Nov 16 2017

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