CHOON OF THE DAY: "SAY NO MORE" - Subb-an feat. S.Y.F.

One of our favourite vocalist out there, Azari & III's Cédric Gasaida vel Starving Yet Full, has guest appeared with his soulful vocals on another dancefloor stomper, this time with Birmingham based dj Subb-an. "Say No More" is out now via Crosstown Rebels.

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "ALL MINE" - Exotica

Exotica is Julien Galner and Clara Cometti from Paris. They make that sweet oldskool flavoured synth-pop with a French twist. Their superb debut album "La Vierge et le Lion" is out now and it is packed with ultimate gems and wondrous melodies, some of the biggest song treasures I heard so far in 2014 in fact. It's seductively kitschy, glamorous, vivid and fun! "All Mine" immediately steals the show when hearing the record for the first time. Enjoy it below accompanied by a hilarious VHS fan-made video. Absolutely Fabulous!

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SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "DO YOU FEEL THE SAME?" + "BE WITH YOU" - Hercules & Love Affair feat. Gustaph

So the next few months are gearing up to be another successful and hedonistically enjoyable Hercules & Love Affair season for all its admirers, lovers and fans. Andrew Butler's concept house project is soon about to reach its third musical chapter with the arrival of the eagerly anticipated studio album #3 "The Feast Of The Broken Heart" scheduled for 26th May. Butler has been so far collaborating with a staggering cast of excellent musicians and ultra-exciting vocalists which included Nomi Ruiz, Shaun J. Wright. Antony Hegarty, Aérea Negrot, Kim Ann Foxman among others. 2014’s line up is another roll call of exceptionally talented performers: John Grant (!!!), Rouge Mary, Krystle Warren and a Belgian singer Gustaph who's responsible for the velvet soulful vocals on "Do You Feel The Same?" the first single taken from the upcoming record as well as "Be With You" and exclusive bonus non-album track available now as a free download on the collective's official website.

Andy Butler's additional comments: "I wanted nasty basslines, stormy, bleary-eyed sounds, fiery, rough, tough and ragged old school house productions that sounded almost techno. I didn’t want polite, I wanted aggressive."

Well I couldn't possibly be more stimulated as these tunes are fantastic and so is Hercules & Love Affair's astonishing song with John Grant "Liberty" which is already available on iTunes. It all put together promises a sensation of an album!

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SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "DO THAT DANCE" - Shit Robot feat. Nancy Whang + Leisure Connection Remix

Ireland's best kept electronic secret Shit Robot has just released another luminous collaborative effort with the one and only DFA prime diva Nancy Whang. Shit Robot releases his 2nd full-length album "We Got A Love" on DFA/PIAS on March 17 (UK/EU) / March 18 (US). It features guests also including Reggie Watts, Museum Of Love, Holly Backler and Luke Jenner from The Rapture.





It's also a perfect moment to remind ourselves of Shit Robot and Nancy Whang's previous and equally brilliant joint effort, the sublime "Take 'Em Up":

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "ONE'S COMPANY" - A K U A

The mysterious A K U A has just released a slightly morbid video for her astonishing "One's Company" which I have already sung the praises of last year and ended up selecting it at #43 among Top 100 Best Tracks of 2013. The video was directed by Kofi Carson.



Here's A K U A's previous video "Gravity" too:

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "PROPHET" - Zhala /// "TERROR" - RIINA

Two oddball alternative pop chanteuses and their two new videos. Joint here together due to the unclassifiable nature of these two songs, blending countless genres and styles and the red colour dominating both clips. Zhala is a Robyn protégée recently becoming the first artist to be signed to the Swedish Pop Queen's label Konichiwa Records. This is what Robyn herself had to say about Zhala: "Zhala makes the most interesting music that takes you on a ride with each song. It's so broad and has so much integrity at the same time. When Zhala sings the heavens open and the stars come down to hover over my head and I feel like anything is possible. I'm so happy to be a part of taking her music to a new audience!". "Prophet EP" is out now and both singers performed the title track at last month's Swedish Grammis. And what an extraordinary performance that was!!! As for RIINA, or Rina Sawayama as she was formerly known as, "Terror" comes as a follow-up single to her breathtakingly beautiful "Sleeping In Waking" and is also out now!



 

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