Swedish electro-pop duo The Sound Of Arrows are criminally unrepresented in today’s pop scene — maybe they should throw Justin Bieber onto a remix of one of their tunes? (We kid — seriously, don’t do that.) It’s a shame, because the magnificent wonder of the video for their song ”Conquest” — featuring unicorns, floating crystals and even a ... More »

The reigning champions of euphoric SynthPop The Sound Of Arrows have a new single incoming. Taken from their amazing ‘Voyage’ album, ‘Conquest’ is released next month. The video is full of the best things ever, most notable a crystal powered DeLorean. It’s also loaded with classy, fantastical imagery and Stefan & Oskar doing that back [...]

1980: Black Randy and the Metrosquad - Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie by Miles Bowe on 05-25-2012 Everything about this legendary album screams bad taste. The title, Randy’s drugged out mug on the cover, a fan-boy love song to Idi Amin, not to mention the pair of covers that close the album: “(Say it Loud) I’m Black and I’m Proud” and “(Theme from) Shaft,” which are belted out by Black Randy, who is in fact white – of course he is. Randy and the Metrosquad were obviously out to offend and be funny. Surprisingly though, they ...

1972: Don Bradshaw-Leather - Distance Between Us by Jonathan Dean on 05-24-2012 Don Bradshaw-Leather was born 1948 in Essex, the son of middle-class Jewish parents. According to Bradshaw-Leather’s sister, “[Don] grew with and into music more by genetic destiny than environmental consequence.” During the long, dark hangover of the Summer of Love, the classically-trained prodigy approached CBS Records with demo recordings. Though it seems incredible in hindsight, a forward-thinking A&R; executive must have seen a potential revenue stream in Bradshaw-Leather’s avant-classical noise. The artist was given a generous advance to record an album. DBL’s sister fills in the ...

Video premiere from Italian artist Go Dugong featuring Welcome Back Sailors. For fans of Delorean, “White Sun” is a brand of chill, lo-fi, dream-pop that moves you with the beat but pushes you (just a little) emotionally. The images of space conjure up hopelessly nostalgic and optimistic feelings that I just can’t get enough of. [...]

1990: Incapacitants - Feedback of N.M.S. by Marcos Hassan on 05-23-2012 Everybody loves Merzbow. Or what the name of the noise genre would be if it was a sitcom, right? I, for one, do love the ‘bow – most of what he does anyway – but noise in Japan, and certainly noise in general, doesn’t end with Masami Akita’s oeuvre. For me, nothing beats the soundscapes of pure aural meltdown that Incapacitants conjure. The project started in Osaka as something Toshiji Mikawa would do during times Jojo Hiroshige didn’t need him for his main outlet, Hijokaidan. Fumio Kosakai ...

Here’s the latest round of photos from Control at Avalon from Magnetic friend and photographer Michael Melwani. BTW, each week on Thursday we’ll be holding a ticket contest via the Magnetic Facebook page to win a pair of tickets to Control on Friday nights. This week’s guest DJs are: DirtyLoud, Lucky Date, Whiiite and Magnetic contributor, Sam Hiller. [...]

2009: Outdoor Miners - "Twelve Hundred Dollars" by Devin Friesen on 05-22-2012 “Everybody, pay your rent.” Maybe it translates more subjectively in text, but the preceding statement takes on a sort of reassurance as the hook of “Twelve Hundred Dollars.” Vaguely ennui’d in delivery, it’s a small part of a song that should be a year-round anthem for the functioning slacker archetype, as if to say: yeah, stocking shelves is a bore, but it pays the rent – besides, we’ll all get to hang out soon, right? The production on the first Outdoor Miners single is a bit murky ...

Born out of a conversation between Stephen Wynne of DeLorean Motor Company and passionate cyclist and DeLorean owner Marc Moore, presented here is the DeLorean Bicycle. Meant to push the design envelope while offering a smooth and enjoyable ride to hobbyists and enthusiasts alike, the bicycle comes in Anyday, Speed and Cruise models, each boasting [...] Read more at Hypebeast.com

1997: Space Needle - Never Lonely Alone by Mike Wojciechowski on 05-21-2012 Space Needle got my attention because their album, The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle , was a tribute to a 1968 Holy Modal Rounders album. “Never Lonely Alone” is really the only song of its type on the album – which veers off into more experimental avant-prog tendencies – staying comfortable with its slow driving U2-ish 90s pop rock vibe. The other song included on the single, “Love Left Us Strangers,” does operate in a more traditional pop mode too, but the songs feel completely different from each other. I’ve ...

8tracks Mix for Week 58 : 8tracks is a website that allows users to create online mixtapes that can be shared! Featured artists: Delorean— Subiza  (2010) Janelle Monáe— Metropolis: The Chase Suite  (2008) Sleigh Bells— Treats (2010) Jeff Buckley— Grace (1994)

1977: Goblin - Suspiria by Miles Bowe on 05-18-2012 One day I’d like to attend a screening of Dario Argento’s Suspiria without the music to see if it has nearly as strong an impact on me. Admittedly, it would be a tough job to argue against the brilliance of Argento’s film, which could be described as a complete warping of the giallo-slasher genre into a surreal and psychedelic pseudo-fairy tale. But all of this gets turned to a disorienting 11 by Goblin’s equally influential film score. The highlight of the entire soundtrack remains the opening theme, “Suspiria ...

Lemonade is a Brooklyn-based dance-pop trio that combines elements of post-punk, house, and other styles in a way that works similarly to the music of groups like Cut Copy, Tanlines, Delorean, or the Tough Alliance...

Expensive Looks is the recording name for Alec Feld. Based in New York and completely self-taught, he released his debut LP 'Dark Matters' this year. His music draws on the musical staples of his childhood, from motown to Chicago house to "trashy '90s dance". He'll be in Sydney and Melbourne over the next couple of weeks for those late-night loving dancers. Tracklist and tour details below. Tour Dates Tues 22nd May > Moonshakes @ Flinders Bar, Darlinghurst (FREE) [ info ] Thurs 31st May > w/- Guerre + Scissor Lock @ Serial Space, Chippendale [ info ] Fri 1st June > DJ Set - Live @ FBi Radio (12 noon) (1-hr ...

1888: Gabriel Fauré - "Agnus Dei" by J Monk on 05-17-2012 Fauré wasn’t a composer I’d heard much about before I discovered “Agnus Dei” (lamb of God) from his Requiem . I was impressed by the stately procession of mini-movements within the piece; the unexpected transitions in mood and the way the melody twists through major and minor crescendos, making the choir of singers appear to be on a perilous journey with a major key resolution just out of reach. The more famous movements are the “In Paridisum” and “Pie Jesu,” but the “Agnus Dei” is the one that harnesses ...