Electronic Pop | House
From the beautiful country of Belgium comes Compact Disk Dummies with their latest single from their upcoming first EP release. A mix of electronic, new wave, and flashes of rock sensibilities are incorporated on “The Reeling”.
Compact Disk Dummies – The Reeling by Compact Disk Dummies
Another track I really enjoy from them is called, “Hey Town”
Hey Town! by Compact Disk Dummies
Going back to 2009, strange it seems so long ago, with these two wonderful tracks from The Pragmatic. Much in the vein of The Postal Service, to which I credit Karl F Kling’s vocals and the production of Andre Allen Anjos of Remix Artists Collective (RAC) fame.
Bio:
The Pragmatic lives up to their name fusing together their electronic musical stylings with whatever else they need to get the sounds they want. The St. Louis based duo-turned 5-piece band has been gaining attention from blogs like Missing Toof, Kewl Musik, and La New Shit as well as having the number 1 track on Hype Machine.
Currently The Pragmatic is working on putting out a series of hard copy singles in the US, Canada, and England, while digital releases are readily available. The band is currently writing new material and planning a US tour for the spring of 2009.
The Pragmatic started kind of as an experiment. Andre and I were both into producing and loved analog synthesizers. We had worked together on one other occasion doing some recordings for another band and just decided to collaborate and see if we could come up with something we liked. The result was a pretty humorous surprise. I remember laughing listening to the play back of the synth hook in circles thinking this is ridiculous but also being pretty happy with the sound as well. I think that pretty much defines what we are usually aiming for, some side of serious surrounded by absurdities. – Karl F Kling
Life on the Run from Kris Kling on Vimeo.
A big thanks to Thorfinn, a fellow listener of Audiodrums, that turned me on to this track from Elliphant. With vocal stylings similar to MIA, Elliphant does her own thing with her own flavor of dubstep pop.
Elliphant: Down On Life by ElliphantMusic
Bio:
Elliphant announces herself with new video to the track ‘Down On Life’. Sounding like the twisted illegitimate offspring of MIA and Diplo – as deliciously fierce as the former but as intelligently playful as the latter – Elliphant pulls the balls of this dancehall slayer through its own throat and ties them in a cherry knot the other side.
Ellinor Olovsdotter slowly morphed into Elliphant through the course of a long (and lost) summer travelling in the UK with only a dubstep soundsystem for company. After falling in love with the urban music sounds of London she returned home to Stockholm, on Sweden’s East Coast, boasting sizzling MC skills and some serious lyrical prowess.
Now, having already won over the likes of Dazed & Confused [“all abstract lyrcisms and cheap dirty beats”], NME “[amazing'”], Pitchfork “[Elliphant sound like nothing but the future”] and the Guardian [“strangely captivating”] from afar’.
TRACK LISTING FOR SELF TITLED EP
1. Down On Life
2. Tekkno Scene
3. Make It Juicy
4. In The Jungle
5. Ciant Hear It
6. Ciant Hear It (jungle mix)