Empty Space

After years of writing and performing, Ava Luna has refined their doo-wop soul meets punk-as-fuck aesthetic into something bold and glaringly defiant in today's indie music landscape. Following the release of their critically lauded first proper full-length Ice Level, the band spent an intense 2-week period writing and recording in upstate New York. Unlike previous efforts that were meticulously mapped out, the songs that would become Electric Balloon were "…a family effort." according to frontman Carlos Hernandez. For the new album, former Columbia composition student Hernandez relinquished the reins a bit, opting for a more organic approach to writing the material for what would become Electric Balloon. As Hernandez explains, it was a "…birth of confidence. I grew closer to my bandmates, began to see the roles of a family playing out. Ethan cooks dinner for all of us, we make lewd jokes, and then 'after-dinner storytelling' takes the form of playing music." 

In the wake of Ice Level, Ava Luna's sharp edges have melted away just enough, making it easier to connect with their no-wave grooves and soaring harmonies. Distilling everything from James Chance and ESG to contemporaries like Dirty Projectors and Of Montreal, Ava Luna have landed on an aggressively unique sound that still manages to be accessible. Hernandez goes on to explain "…the stories and moments here are clearer, as in a conversation. The moment appears, you grab it with your hands, screw the lid on the mason jar. There was no tweaking, no second-guessing. Julian's mantra for the process: 'First thought best thought.'….And for my part, I sing my best about encounters, friendships, some moments beautiful and others painful. A bike shop manager in New Orleans, a derelict porch on Brighton Beach, a yellow sweater in a kitchen in the Catskills, a water duct in the New Mexico desert…"

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Ava Luna - PRPL

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Good Winds

Banks live on air @ BBC radio 1 Live Lounge w/ Phil and Alice.

Are You That Somebody (Acoustic Cover) - BBC radio 1 Live Lounge w/ Phil and Alice

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Song composed by Raimi Symdergard & Andres Wurst in Punta Hermosa - Perú.

Special Thanks to the great musician Diego Tapia.

Hecho en PERU - andreswurst@icloud.com

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Break On Mars

Nueva canción / New track 2014
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Nuevo álbum / New album: 2015

Peruvian cumbia influenced group Bareto have released three studio albums and have been recording and performing together since 2003. La Voz del Sinchi is the group’s first offering form their latest album schedule to be released in 2015. The group are based in Lima and were nominated for a Latin Grammy for their album ‘Ves lo que quieres ver.’

La Voz Del Sinchi

The first single from the forthcoming debut album "Newspeak" from Kirsten & Marie. To be released on vinyl, CD and digitally April 23rd, 2012 on Tambourhinoceros.  

Kirsten & Marie - Na Na NaNa NaNa NaNa

Fa is the creative child of Adele Fournet (USA) and Felipe Wurst (Peru)