One of the most important artists in the world of music as we know it died today. Donna Summer died of cancer at the age of 63. Much too soon. Such a super sad day for us music lovers. Without a doubt the work she did with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte was forever game changing and pushed any boundaries out of the way for good. Love To Love You Baby with its 15 min of pure pleasure, the electronic masterpiece I Feel Love and iconic heartache song On The Radio  to name but a few. We can honestly say ...

Niki & The Dove - 'Instinct' (UK Release: 14 May '12) // Words: Rajan Lakhani Niki & The Dove ’s debut album 'Instinct' is a beguiling collection of songs which sees the duo more than deliver on the hype . Some might complain about the familiarity of the record given many of the tracks have already been released via EPs but that shouldn’t detract from 'Instinct' which should be judged on its own merits. The album explodes into life with the blistering 'Tomorrow' and the wonderful single 'The Drummer' which is reminiscent of Prince in his pomp. It would be difficult to keep up ...

Mark Lanegan has been keeping himself busy over the last few years. He's released albums with Isobel Campbell, The Gutter Twins, Soulsavers, Queens Of The Stone Age, and even his old group Screaming Trees. With all of that going on, his own work got shunted to the side. Well, no longer. Lanegan has returned with Blues Funeral, the new album from Mark Lanegan Band. This is a bit of a tweener album for Lanegan. The songs don't form a cohesive whole. In fact, it sounds as though this is a collection of misfit tracks that didn't fit ...

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Goldfrapp, Little Boots Song: Saint Etienne - I've Got Your Music (Golden Filter Remix) [download here ] What's so good? Saint Etienne will be dropping their new album Words And Music By Saint Etienne later this month, and have been unleashing a flurry of tracks on celebration. While I regret that we haven’t yet covered any (“Tonight,” “Answer Song”), we’re trying to make up for it by bringing you this Golden Filter remix. Dancey? Check. Strong 80s synth-vibe? Check. Overall solid song? Absolutely. ------------------------ 1. Original post: Saint Etienne – I’ve Got ...

Es ist schon eine Weil eher, dass ich über das Schweizer Projekt The Churchhill Garden geschrieben habe – Andy Jossi veröffentlicht weiterhin einen guten Song nach dem anderen, wie z.B. das brandneue «Sleepless», das wieder einmal Shoegazeatmosphäre mit leichtem Wavetouch verbindet. Sehr toll! Link zur Band-Website Link zur Bandseite bei Facebook MP3-Download The Churchhill Garden «Sleepless» Ja, in den gestrengen Indiekreisen ist Lana del Rey seit ihren Erfolgen und ihrer medialen Omnipräsenz sicherlich unten durch, aber das tangiert mich doch eher peripher – ich höre sie nach wie vor mit Genuss. Vor wenigen Tagen ist ein Demosong aus dem Jahre 2010 ...

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File under: One of the richest (and most diverse) catalogs in independent music Flagship acts: Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Liars, Apparat, Erasure, S.C.U.M. Based in: London, England For an artist who adopted the moniker theNormal, Daniel Miller’s life and career have been anything but. In 1978, he one-upped punk rock with an analog synthesizer: Since the [...]

Runaway by Mr. Little Jeans [ Spotify - Facebook - iTunes ] She first picked up some buzz last year with her cover of Fire">Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" , and now Norway's Mr. Little Jeans (aka Monica Birkenes) is ready to make her own splash with this single from her forthcoming debut album. While she's most often compared to Grimes at the moment, I can hear a little Goldfrapp too. Looking forward to more of this.

I am always into Grum’s bold sound. Retro-sounding synths, gated snare and toms ala Phill Collins beefed-up with the use of compression and other modern production techniques. Grum’s remix of Rocket sounds like most of his other works: a slightly over the top melodic disco tune, and a damn...

Happy Friday everybody! Here are our top albums for the week just past: 1 CHEERS ELEPHANT Like Wind Blows Fire Self-Released 2 DR. DOG Be The Void Anti 3 DIRTY GHOSTS Metal Moon Last Gang 4 ESCORT Escort Escort 5 FRANKIE ROSE Interstellar Slumberland 6 GOLDFRAPP The Singles EMI 7 GRIMES Visions 4AD 8 LEE RANALDO Between The Times And The Tides Matador 9 MANY ARMS Many Arms Tzadik 10 PONTIAK Echo Ono Thrill Jockey 11 TENNIS Young And Old Fat Possum 12 TRUST TRST Arts And ...

“The Next Goldfrapp” is a tough title to carry but Queen of Hearts is wearing it well with her new single “Neon.” The track resonates with pulsating, aggressive synths that I imagine supermodels in fierce outfits in Milan strutting down the catwalk to. Up and coming DC-based producer Lightwaves demonstrates his technical acuity and impeccable [...]

TRST is the debut LP of Toronto based electro duo Trust, formed in 2009 by Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski. Trust’s sound is one that can easily be at home with artists such as Crystal Castles and Goldfrapp, and yet ingredients such as their dark synth sounds and Alfons’s reverb drenched baritone vocals, (which at [...]

Title:  THE SINGLES Author:  Thomas H Green Label:  MUTE Rating:  3 Summary:  You can’t accuse Goldfrapp of lacking a sense of adventure. Category:  Reviews Sub Category:  Albums Include in Section Feed:  "" Link to "Buy & Download":  http://www.beatport.com/release/the-singles/860600 read more

Filed under: News , Exclusive , RPM , Q + A Serge Leblon After 10 years and five studio albums, Goldfrapp felt compelled -- as in contractually obligated -- to take stock of the past. The English duo could have let its label slap together a quickie hits package, but synth man Will Gregory and namesake frontwoman Alison Goldfrapp opted to sweeten The Singles , released in January on Mute, with a couple of new tunes. One, "Yellow Halo," is a shimmering synth-pop tribute to Goldfrapp's late mother. The other, the comparatively organic "Melancholy Sky," brings together horns, strings and sleigh bells, calling to mind the ...