Finding Reasons by New Build Here’s the first track to drop from the forthcoming New Build album, Yesterday Was Lived and Lost. The group comes straight out of the UK, and the album the song comes from should be out in March. They’ve also got strong connections to groups like Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem. [...]

Sónar Barcelona, which will take place on 14, 15 and June 16, presents its first confirmed artists, including The Roots, deadmau5, Hot Chip, Modeselektor, James Blake dj, Fatboy Slim, Richie Hawtin, Amon Tobin’s ISAM, Squarepusher, Nicolas Jaar, Luciano, Azari & III, Jacques Lus Cont, Friendly Fires, Metronomy, John Talabot, Mouse On Mars, BBC Radio 1 [...]

Dreamtrak takes control of this week's DJ Mix with a scary tracklisting that includes Mel & Kim and Scatman John! Rest easy though friends and trust the man, he knows what he's doing. Listen to the mix above, download it for later enjoyment below, or grab on iTunes HERE . DOWNLOAD THE DREAMTRAK DJ MIX HERE (right click and 'Save as...') Dreamtrak DJ Mix Tracklist 1. Peanuts - [extract] 2. ((( hilowfi ))) - WiZWaVeZ 3. Scatman John - Welcome to Scatland 4. Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else (Acapella) (DREAMTRAK PARTYSTART MIX) 5. TC Crew - I Can't Do It Alone (Tyree ...

The annual Sónar music festival is firmly established in Europe, with the event now entering its eighteenth year ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-roots-hot-chip-nicolas-jaar-announced-for-snar/61612/

Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie and Metronomy are just three of the bands that have been added to this year’s festival bill.

The initial line-up for Sónar Festival 2012 has been unveiled and it's already looking like one of the essential festivals to go to this Summer. The Barcelona edition of the Sónar series, which takes place June 14-16, will feature the following acts: The Roots, Azari and III, Richard Hawtin, Nicolas Jaar, Mount Kimbie, John Talabot, Blawan, Jacqes Green, Peaking Lights, Deadmau5, Hot Chip, Fatboy Slimm Julio Bashmore, Modeselektor, Metronomy, Maria Minerva, LA Vampires, Thundercat, Lapalux and Friendly Fires. One of the reasons why the line-up is looking so good, is down to the labels that are holding showcases: Hyperdub ...

Category:  News Summary:  First wave of names include Justice, Soulwax, Hot Chip and The XX Bestival have announced a host of new names for their 2012 event including Justice, Hot Chip, Soulwax, The XX and De La Soul. Other names announced for the festival, which takes place between September 6-9 on the Isle of Wight, include Nero, Two Door Cinema Club, Kevin Saunderson feat Inner City, Major Lazer, Little Dragon and Azealia Banks. Last week we announced that Orbital will be headlining the Big Top stage on the Sunday of the festival and the fancy dress theme will be wildlife ...

Sonar have revealed their 2012 plans with four events taking place across the globe including Barcelona, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Cape Town. Sonar Barcelona will take place from 14th-16th June. Barcelona's International Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art to give it its full title will see appearances from The Roots, Fatboy Slim, James Blake, Julio Bashmore, Hot Chip, Squarepusher, label showcases from Hyperdub, Brainfeeder and 100% Silk, John Paul Jones (yes THAT John Paul Jones) and a host of others. On March 2nd 'A Taste Of Sonar hits Africa for the first time with an vent in ...

Oakland’s Yalls releases three tracker ‘Fantasy’ EP. It includes this neatly wonked out R’n'B gem, almost resembling early Hot Chip. Fantasy Track Listing 1. Settle Down 2. Real Fantasy 3. Gave Away & Broke ‘Fantasy’ is released 21st February on Gold Robot.

Das diesjährige Bootboohook Festival präsentiert die ersten hochkarätigen Acts für seine vierte Ausgabe. Auf dem Event, der wieder in Hannover stattfinden wird, sind unter anderem The Whitest Boy Alive , Tocotronic und BOY  zu Gast. Damit ist die Liste der Bands, die sich vom 24. bis zum 26. August die Ehre geben, auf 22 angewachsen. Nicht nur das Highfield  oder  Taubertal Festival  werden also in der Festivalsaison für gute Stimmung bei sommerlichen Temperaturen sorgen. Hier könnt ihr euch noch einmal das bisherige Line-Up zu Gemüte führen und einen Clip mit den besten Momenten aus 2011 ansehen: The Whitest Boy Alive | Tocotronic ...

Sigur Ros, Justice, Hot Chip have also joined the festival's roster

Hosting four global events in 2012, Sonar will visit Barcelona, Cape Town, Tokyo and Sao Paulo with stunning line-ups mixing international artists with the best local stars performing at each. Building on their past successes across the globe, Sonar visits Cape Town for the first time this year with a line up including Modeselektor and a host of local talent including BLK JKS, Killer Robot, Das Kapital and Fletcher In Dub. The biggest event outside their Barcelona home, Sao Paulo is treated to Bjork, Justice, Four Tet, Mogwai and more on the 11th - 12th May. A fifth event takes place ...

(Liberator Music) Quirky beats on Hot Chip side project The new Hot Chip album is seemingly only months away, but in the meantime, there’s Be Strong, the debut solo album from Joe Goddard’s side project The 2 Bears. Side projects are rarely as good as the main event, and this one is ultimately no exception, but Be Strong is not without a certain charm. The album’s lead single, Bear Hug, was entertaining in its own way, but an album full of novelty house tracks like this would be pretty damn un ...

All night long. DJ Ben Smith (Proper Songs // Echo Empire) Friday 09.03 + 13.04 + 11.05.12 The CAMP // 70-74 City Road // EC1Y 2BJ 21:00-02:00 // No door tax RSVP: FB 1. Aaron Neville – Hercules 2. Beastie Boys - Get It Together 3. CFCF - Invitation To Love 4. Django Django – Storm 5. Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman (Proper Songs Ha Ha Re-edit) 6. Fleetwood Mac – Angel 7. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – I’ll Take Care Of U 8. Hot Chip – My Piano 9. Iggy Pop – The Passenger 10. J Dilla – Crushin’ (Yeeeeaah!) 11. Kim Weston – You Hit Me Where ...

Die sechste Ausgabe des hamburgischen Kunst- und Musikfestivals MS Dockville hat einen weiteren Headliner bestätigt. Die britische Band Hot Chip wird sich auf dem norddeutschen Event, das vom 10.-12. August stattfindet, die Ehre geben. Damit gehen nicht nur deutsche Hochkaräter (unter anderem  Tocotronic oder Dillon ) an den Start ( motor.de berichtete ), sondern auch internationale Acts. Elektro, HipHop, Independent Rock und sogar Weltmusik lassen dem Besucher die Qual der Wahl. Somit glänzen immer mehr Events, wie das Highfield Festival , das Hurricane Festival oder das Immergut Festival mit hervorragenden Musikern. Hier noch einmal das Line-Up in Gänze, sowie das offizielle Plakat ...