So one of my favorite artists over the last year played my festival and I couldn’t even began to go see him. This is a nice consolation prize.  middleofthemapfest : Chad Valley - I Want Your Love Venue: RecordBar

After editing the Fixers’ song “Iron Deer Dream” earlier this year, Chad Valley is back remixing the 5-piece band from Oxford; which the producer also hails from. Oddly enough, both were members of the Oxford art collective “Blessing Force;” which Chad Valley is still a member of. So it was only natural for them to [...]

Jonquil, das Indie-Pop-Quartett aus Oxford, hat ein zweites Musikvideo zu ihrem aktuellen Langspieler "Point Of Go" fertiggestellt. Die Band um Hugo Manuel, welcher im vergangenen Jahr mit seinem chillwavigem Solo-Projekt Chad Valley in der Blogosphäre für Aufsehen sorgte, verfilmte nun den Song "Run". Nachdem die ersten beiden Langspieler in der weiten Musiklandschaft eher untergingen, möchte Manuel mit veränderter Bandkonstellation und einer Hinwendung zu eingängigem Indie-Pop im Stile von Vampire Weekend und Phoenix , Jonquil nun auf die Erfolgsspur lenken. Zuletzt remixte bereits Elektronik-Durchstarter Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs die erste Single "It's My Part" ( motor.de berichtete ). Die Band selber hält ...

By now most readers will know Cascine (Shine 2009, Chad Valley, World Tour) to be the label with an ear for that effortless, sexy and chill quality and they've not disappointed with their latest release, 'Månljus (saknad)' by Ditt Inre who hits their high standards in every way. Listen below and you'll see what we mean.

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: How To Dress Well, Chad Valley Song: Active Child - Priestess">High Priestess (Polaris At Noon Remix) [download here ] What's so good? With his remix of “Priestess">High Priestess,” Polaris at Noon’s Jason Suwito is actually — in my opinion — just as enjoyable as the original. I’ve always been a bit of a sucker for “oohs” and “aahs,” so the additional vocals provided as a bit of a chorus easily win me over. Net result? Quite a beautiful remix, if you ask me! ------------------------ 1. Original post: Active Child – Priestess">High Priestess (Polaris ...

A fair few sumptuous remixes from Chad Valley have featured here on Mahogany and now he’s gathered together his own...

Hugo Manuel keeps us occupied while busy with his band Jonquil, unveiling this lovely compilation.

Oxford-based Chad Valley (Hugo Manuel, also member of Jonquil) made available via Soundcloud a great collection of his favourite remixes, including his much-talked about reworks of Lana Del Rey's 'Born To Die', The Drums’ 'Money' and Active Child's 'Playing House'. Anyway, the whole set, full of pretty much all Chad’s obsessions for balearic and tropical but also sparse and echoed themes, definitely deserves a listen. Stream it below, then.

This dreamy bedroom-pop producer is a synesthete who makes bespoke art inspired by his songs What do we know about the mysterious Enjoyed? We know he is Peter Evans-Pritchard, and he describes his music as "joystep". We also know he was named after a Chemical Brothers B-side (not his birth name, that would be ridiculous). Oh, and he's also a musical synesthete, creating bespoke art for each song he records based on colours he sees in the music. So the excellent Teeth, premiered here exclusively, looks like a swirling mass of purple and green or a print for the ...

Artist: Lana Del Rey Album: Born To Die The Remix EP Released: 2012 Style: House Format: MP3 228Kbps Size: 55 Mb Tracklist: 01 – Born To Die (Album Version) 02 – Born To Die (PDP 13 Remix) 03 – Born To Die (Woodkid And The Shoes Remix) 04 – Born To Die (Parrade Remix) 05 – Born To Die (Chad Valley Remix) 06 – Video [...]

Notre tête à claque de l’année aura décidément beaucoup fait parler d’elle. Suite à la sortie de l’album Born To Die, son nom a fini d’envahir les moindes recoins de la blogosphère. Mais si cette invasion est perçue d’un mauvais oeil par certains, elle est l’occasion pour d’autres de tirer partie du buzz généré autour [...]

CHAD VALLEY  - Now That I’m Real (How Does It Feel?)

By superstar contributor Caitlin White  [photo by Tom | GoldFlakePaint] It seems that everything Hugo Manuel touches turns to gold. From Chad Valley to Jonquil, I am head over heels for this man’s voice, in its myriad of forms. Manuel switches effortlessly between a soft lullabye vocal and the [...]

World Tour are Felix Hedberg, Tobias Gerhardsson and Merike Kjaergaard from Sweden. After signing to Cascine last year (also home to Chad Valley, Wintercoats, Jensen Sportag, Evan Voytas), the trio received rave reviews for their single “Sparks” and they are now finally ready to release their debut EP, Believe. To celebrate this release, the band is giving … Continue reading »

leeackerley : “Now That I’m Real” - Chad Valley Chad Valley , the alias of   Hugo Manuel, resurrects 60’s sunbleached melodies through an electronic medium that renders them contemporary and relevant to the Chill Wave/ Shoegaze genre that has been dominant this past year.  I was lucky enough to see Chad perform at SXSW this past Friday and his luxurious pop soundscapes did not disappoint.     The Friday afternoon eargasm…#currentlylistening #Fridaylisten