Out Now, buy from iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/3xjvywfIn an era where apathy appears to rein supreme, with hypocrisy and lies the accepted norm, it is perhaps easy to dismiss the political motivations of a band. ;Black Diamond Bay are not ones to take the easy route. Here's what they have to say about PeaceWritten on a gypsy violin, 'Peace' was originally intended as an instrumental combining the dirty energy of the bass and drums with the raw beauty of the string section. Like Oliver Stone com...
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Black Diamond Bay - Worship The Sun.The debut single. OUT NOWiTunes - http://tinyurl.com/y93n7sgBeatport - http://tinyurl.com/ya7ke3xVisit www.blackdiamondbay.co.uk for more. Black Diamond Bay are a Leeds based 7 piece playing what has been described as a seething, strutting motorik funk charge by one eloquent journalist. Allying the drums and synths of electro with punishing bass and guitar riffs to compliment classical violins and sweet female harmonies, their music crosses many genres and y...
Culprit 1 - Screamer. Out Now.iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/yheu7h3Juno : http://tinyurl.com/ylm6fl3Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/ycpexs9In January 2010, following a few years of contemplative and productive silence, Culprit 1 kicks off the new decade by returning to the musical fray with the appropriately-titled single Screamer - taken from his forthcoming second album on Exceptional Records. Culprit 1 has been affectionately labelled “the DJ Shadow of Wales” by none other than Radio 1’s uber-D...
Download now from iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/yza69x4 or Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/yzurd7g Buy Rogue from Amazon : http://tinyurl.com/yg84ynr Following hot on the heels of Hive, The Rogue Element returns with another top-notch single. Escalation bridges the gap between techno, electro and house to devastating effect. Impeccably produced, it sucks you in with escalating acid hooks and then lets loose with synths and bleeps for a breakdown of epic proportions. Look out for the second album f...
Buy from iTunes : http://snipurl.com/g829w Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/yzm6xyw New Zealand wild man Christopher Tubbs returns to haunt your hi fi with the memorable "New Way of Life" featuring an appearance by Dallas (aka Joe Dukie) of the infamous Fat Freddys Drop as guest vocalist. Which as it happens is a pretty awesome combination. Also look out for a brand-new version by Marlinspike, aka Hot Coins/Red Rack'em who is very much a hot property right now. His recent remix of Slow by Tricky ...
Download now from iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/yhwmpql or Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/yhpd2yl Nursery of Naughtiness are quickly developing into one of the most exciting electronic acts coming from the North of England, deftly mixing together a heady fusion of beats, electronics, live guitars, synths and chunky bass. With their new Ep "Electrified", we find NoN restating their take-no-prisoners approach to making music. Video directed by David Ainley More info on Nursery Of Naughtiness at www...
Download from iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/yz997em or Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/yj5we63 With their latest release RadioPlastic turn up the heat to deliver a full on slice of electronic action with the majestic Modern Age. The track hits like an electronic tidal wave, combining an epic riff with fierce chunky rhythms that are impossible to ignore. Modern Age follows on from their previous singles, including Running Blind, described by IDJ as "the sort of record Royksopp would make if they hu...
Download from iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/yf384f2 Beatport: http://tinyurl.com/yletppt Album "Catch The Sun" follows this Autumn... Keeping up with their diverse musical ethos, Exceptional Records (home to Plej, Rogue Element, Culprit 1) present West London producer Oblong. Playing On My Mind is an immaculately crafted song with shades of Erlend ?ye and Pet Shop Boys, featuring the vocal talents of Adam Parker. Playing On My Mind tells the story about a situation we've all been in at one time o...
Download from iTunes : http://tinyurl.com/yggdza6 Beatport : http://tinyurl.com/yfy3nx5 "Bassline" EP out now. Jonatan Bäckelie aka Ernesto is a 27-year old swedish soul singer from Gothenburg Sweden. He was last seen in action on exceptional records with the mind-bending, jaw-dropping album "A New Blues". When his last album Find The Form was released in Sweden it was hailed by the leading music magazine as everything that is good with modern Swedish soul and in his biggest moments, Ernesto m...