Recorded live and cut directly to vinyl on the radioshow Monogram for Radio24Syv. Watch the performance here: http://youtu.be/5HZXgr_W1qM?t=36s

Young Folks (Peter, Bjorn and John cover)

studio guest: Kika Jonsson (nothingbuthopeandpassion)

For our radio show in February we invited the nothingbuthopeandpassion blogger Kika Jonsson to find out how a blogger really thinks. In this context we want to clarify why a blog like nothingbuthopeandpassion writes about certain bands and why not about others. What drives the interest for writing about music? What bands did Kika discover last year through blogging? What details are important to consider in a press release, so a blogger will eventually wanna read it? What else could happen, so a blogger can change their mind about an artist ? What does "Hope" and "Passion" mean for Kika personally? All these questions will be answered in this radio show. Kika came 2010 from California to Berlin and has been writing for Germany's biggest upcoming music blog for almost two years now.

http://nbhap.com/

Gold Lip - Hotel Home
Waldo & Marsha - Lemon Drops
Slow Celebration - Fun
Dinner - Overtake
Einar Stray - Arrows
Naomi Pilgrim - Money
Torgny - Grønn Extra
I Break Horses - Faith
Tôg - Meridalen (Skatebård Remix)

You can listen to the radio show on BLN.FM http://www.bln.fm/

Tuesday I 11.2. I 22.00
Thursday I 13.2. I 21.00
Sunday I 16.2. I 20.00

*In our new BLN.FM radio show we talk to different people in the music industry (booking agents, labels, blogger, manager, publisher, artists, festivals, venues, music export offices) to answer the one question: How to make it in Germany?

How does a blogger think? - Nordic by Nature Radioshow #24

Brooklynite Elizabeth Harper’s first musical offerings appeared in the form of personal singer/songwriter fareher airy vocals paired only with quiet strums of acoustic guitar. But having a long-held desire to make electronic music, Harper recruited producers Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal to assist in achieving her desired sound, and electro-pop outfit Class Actress was born. The trio wasted no time in assembling their Journal of Ardency EP, which Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor released on his Terrible Records imprint in early 2010. The five songs circulated widely, garnering acclaim and comparisons to Human League, Depeche Mode, and early Madonna at each music journal stop.

Now settled in with the folks at Carpark, Harper and co. put forth their debut long-player, Rapprocher. The album sees her playing a similar part to Journal’s playful lovelorn diva, but it pushes the EP’s proto-electro revisionism into new directions. Tracks like "Love Me Like You Used To" and "Hanging On" swaddle the record’s heavy disco beats in diaphanous sheets of delay, and the bouncing bass of "Weekend" make it a prime candidate for a feel-good summer hit.

Harper remains the force that binds the songs into a cohesive statement, her winking coo darting about in the deep drums and lofty arpeggios, and her passion – backed mostly with electronics– summons thoughts of Yaz’s Alison Moyet. In concurrence with the title ("rapprocher"is French for "bring closer"), the candid, sincere lyrics meld with the atmosphere, enveloping the listener into Class Actress’s world of 21st century romanticism.

CLASSY CLASSY

North American press by Motormouth Media

College radio promotion by Terrorbird

Deluxe gatefold LP comes with free digital download card

North American and European tour late 2011 and into 2012

Multiple music videos and other excitement-inducing nuggets in the works



Weekend

M83's new album Junk is out now: http://m83.it/buyjunkSo 

M83 on tour now. Dates & tickets: http://m83.it/tourSo

More here: http://ilovem83.com
See M83 live: http://ilovem83.com/live

Like M83 here: https://www.facebook.com/m83music
Follow M83 here: https://twitter.com/m83news



Midnight City

When Saints Go Machine ft. Coco O - Hos Mig Igen (Xander cover)

In Curti has made this dark funky remix of Endless Endeavour

Endless Endeavour (In Curti Remix)

Crystal Castles

Crimewave

New video out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjR-gOtIhE

It's a Synth is a Copenhagen based electro pop / synth rock duo. We come from a grunge/indie/punk rock background and blend the melodies and the energy from these genres with electro pop / synth rock to create big exciting four-minute floor fillers and epic evolving soundscapes, all filled with Scandinavian dark mood. The only but important dogma for our music is that no guitars are allowed. 

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If you are interested in featuring on an It's a Synth track or would like your artist produced/remixed please contact us at itsasynth@gmail.com or on Facebook.
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We are currently looking for bloggers and press contacts for reviews and publicity, if you are interested please do not hesitate to either contact us or go straight ahead and plug our music. If there is anything we can do in return let us know.

