Casiokids are one of several Scandinavian bands you can rely on for a synth drenched few minutes of hooks and beats usually laid over a heavier-than-pop skeleton. They are also one of several bands on the Moshi Moshi Music roster who I can rely on to consistently impress. Songs such as Finn Bikjenn and Fot [...]

This Norwegian group has been a favorite of mine since I posted “Det Haster!” back in October of last year (a track off their latest album, the name of which is unpronounceable for me, but means “The Revelation over the Mountain” in their native tongue). To be perfectly honest, I had the whole album several months before [...]

Das vierte Bootboohook Festival wartet weiterhin mit hochkarätigen Gästen auf. So wurden zuletzt schon The Whitest Boy Alive, bei denen Norwegens Musikpate Erlend Øye das Zepter schwingt, sowie die Hamburger Independent-Schwergewichte Tocotronic bestätigt ( motor.de berichtete ). Bei der Hannoveraner Großveranstaltung, die vom 24. Bis zum 26. August geht, werden nun unter anderem auch noch die dänischen Disko-Rocker WhoMadeWho erwartet. Weiterhin werden Superpunk einen ihrer letzten Auftritte in der Landeshauptstadt geben, nachdem die Band im Februar ihr offizielle Ende bekannt gab ( motor.de berichtete ). Seht hier das bisherige Line-up sowie Impressionen aus dem vergangenem Jahr: The Whitest Boy Alive | Tocotronic | BOY ...

LeeFest is a beautiful non-profit festival which takes place at Highams Hill Farm in Surrey on June 29th and 30th, and today they've announced the latest additions to the line-up. The following bands are set to join the previously announced Mystery Jets, Summer Camp, Raf Daddy (The 2 Bears), Tom Williams and the Boat, To Kill A King, We Were Evergreen, BIGKids, Public Service Broadcasting, Broken Hands and Lion. Slow Club, The Skints, Ghostpoet, Bastille, Man Like Me, Casiokids, Sounds of Guns, FOE, Seye, Lets Buy Happiness, By The Rivers, Fever Fever, Ill Murray, The Brownies, Grand Pocket Orchestra ...

Norwegian-based quartet 120 Days has revealed a brand new video for 'Sunkissed', directed by Daniel Cummings and edited by Cody Brown. The track is taken from II, the band's sophomore LP and first studio album in over 5 years, out now with Oslo-based label Splendour (of Montreal/Casiokids, His...

Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg – better known by their stage name First Aid Kit – have never played Washington DC before, until late last month. Their first visit was thwarted by a freak accident: in October 2010 I saw Casiokids and Delphic play fun dance parties at DC9 and expected to see First Aid Kit the week after, but after a still unexplained death outside the club, the venue was shuttered for weeks... Continue reading Live Review: First Aid Kit with Peggy Sue at Black Cat, Washington DC – 30th March 2012

Die Lo-Fi-Rocker Japandroids melden sich mit einem neuen Song im Stream zurück. Das Duo hat hierfür das 1992er Lied "Jack The Ripper" von Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds gecovert. Damit bereiten die Beiden den Release ihres dritten Albums "Celebration Rock" vor, das am 5. Juni in den USA via Polyvinyl Records erscheinen wird. Wann die Platte in hiesigen Gefilden erhältlich ist, steht noch nicht fest. Hier könnt ihr euch aber bereits anhören, wie die beiden Kanadier Nick Cave s sinistre Stimmung mit minimaler Instrumentierung neu interpretieren: Japandroids - "Jack The Ripper" 2006 gründeten die Brian King (Gitarre) und David Prowse (Schlagzeug ...

The line up for Standon Calling has expanded with !!!, Greg Wilson and more being added to the bill. Held in Hertfordshire, Standon Calling has fought to retain its independence. Offering a real alternative on the festival calendar, the event will return this summer with new acts continually being confirmed. Organisers recently unveiled a wave of new acts, with punk-funk collective !!! set to play Standon. A superb live act, the band's 2010 album 'Strange Weather, Isn't It?' was a fantastic step forward. Returning to British soil, !!! will be joined by a range of other new additions. Crazy P is ...

How does seeing the likes of Shlohmo's late-night vibes, Scuba's irresistible beats, and the soaring house anthems of Julio Bashmore in a tiny French-speaking Belgian village in the middle of July sound to you? Well, if it sounds good, then it can most definitely happen for you. These three names are among a bunch of new acts confirmed for Belgium's Dour festival , situated in the Walloon region in the Hainaut county. Dinosaur Jr. were already confirmed to be playing the festival recently, and today the festival has unveiled further names including the synthpop maestros CasioKids, dance-punk captains ...

Here's a new video from Norwegian act Casiokids.

In the wake of the magnificence that is their new album ‘Aabenbaringen over aaskammen’ that I reviewed in January, we sent some questions over to singer / synthesiser man Ketil Kinden Endresen of Casiokids to answer. Read on to find out about how the album was recorded and their theme of a magical rainforest explorer, how the real London Zoo disappointed him, and his personal apology to the people of Cambridge… I read on the... Continue reading Interview: Ketil Kinden Endresen of Casiokids

Casiokids /// Kaskaden Dir. Blank Blank Sencillo del disco Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen

Herfordshire based festival, Standon Calling has announced additions to their line-up this morning. !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Crazy P, Beardyman, Death in Vegas, Willy Mason and Greg Wilson are among the extra names added to the billing. Other names include the likes of Field Music and Casiokids, with more names yet to be announced. Held in the grounds of Standon Lordship over the weekend 3-5th August, tickets start from £99 and are on sale here . Line Up !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Crazy P / Willy Mason / Greg Wilson / Trojan Sound System / The Nextmen Feat. Mc Wrec / Bigkids / The Skints / Cosmo (cosmodelica) / Figures / Revere ...

La banda noruega Casiokids nos presenta el video de su nuevo sencillo “Kaskaden” dirigido por el colectivo Blank Blank. En el video podemos ver unos pases de baile bastante extraños, pero perfectos para “Kaskaden”.

Artist: Casiokids Title: Kaskaden Label: Moshi Moshi Release: 2 April 2012    What’s the story? ‘Kaskaden’ is the third single to be taken from Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen , the most recent album by the Norwegian electro poppers.   How it sounds A lush instrumental that is eminently danceable. The track moves through different percussive sections, looping synth hooks throughout which transform from bass to treble notes, only die away to let cymbals and electronic drumbeats take the focus. There are both subtle and unexpected timing changes that mix up the progression of the track.   The Final Verdict If you like instrumentals that ...