Kicking off with discovery of the week, South London artists and all round creative types Breton. Already building a name as remixers, video artists as well as making spiffing tunes in their own right – this track comes from their forthcoming EP, Sharing Notes. A heady mix of post-rock, electronica and mathy guitar noise, I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical version of this. Not only are the tunes great, but get this – it comes attached to a circuit board with instructions on how to make a fully working synth – talk about the decline of the tactile music! I haven’t been this excited about a new release, since well heaven knows when. I’ve picked out 15x to listen to here, but you should also feast your eyes on the video for the ace track The Well below. Catch them live at Madame JoJo’s on July 6, or at the excellent 1234 Festival in Shoreditch on July 24.
When I first came across Villagers, supporting Tindersticks at a recent show in London, I wasn’t entirely sold on them. Sure, they could hold the stage but the audience started to drift after a couple of numbers, myself included. They did have one belter of a track – unfortunately I can’t recall the title… All is not lost though, as included in this first Mailbox Monday missive is Becoming A Jackal, title track off their recent LP out on Domino. They’ve a much more polished sound on record, more propulsive with the same neat vocals. They’ve also a new video out for new single Ship Of Promises, which reminds so much of the Washed Out tape release cover…I digress. Check it out.
Villagers – Becoming A Jackal (mp3)
Kele’s solo debut effort continues to gather pace following a splendid set at Glastonbury, and nestling in my inbox this week is a stonking mid-90s flecked, horn-laden stomper of a remix of hot single Tenderoni courtesy of Brooklyn duo PUNCHES. They have remixes aplenty over at their Myspace, go check out the disco madness – also, in keeping with the Euro-feel of their mixes, check out the video below of them DJing at the Eiffel Tower…
Kele – Tenderoni (PUNCHES Brings The Horns Remix) (mp3)
Beautiful remix of Pete Lawrie’s upcoming single All That We Keep released on August 16th – a Beloved-esque sashay, perfect for these long summer evenings. Catch Pete at a variety of venues this summer, from Hop Farm on July 2 to London’s The Social on July 25.
