electronica – Page 51

March 21, 2008October 23, 2020

Huski – Undatow

TGIF — and to put everyone in the right mood for a great Friday night, I present, Huski. Sounding alot like Goldfrapp (think dance version Goldfrapp), with sultry vocals (courtesy of Maple Bee) and chilled electronic beats (courtesy of Pike).

last.fm wiki bio:
Huski – Happy accidents aren’t called as much for no reason. Often from the most unlikely of sources comes something special. So it was one night in mid 2005 when producer Pike found himself at a party in a Turkish restaurant watching an impromptu two song set by Maple Bee. Pike didn’t know anything about Maple apart from he had to work with her. Bending the truth completely he approached Maple and asked if she could sing on some tracks he had written. Pike didn’t have any songs or even a full set up for Logic Audio. But the connection had been made.

Huski – Undatow

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March 16, 2008March 15, 2008

The Presets – Girl and the Sea

Bio taken for Last.fm:

The Presets are an electronic two piece based from Sydney, Australia. The Presets have been one of the biggest indie bands for the past few years in the Sydney area touring and supporting many well known bands such as 2 Many DJ’s and Ladytron. Their debut LP Beams combines electro, rock, techno, pop and a handful of other genres together in a seamless manner. They’ve also released a series of EP’s ( 2003’s Blow Up EP, 2004’s Girl and the Sea EP ) prior to their debut LP. The song “Girl and the Sea” appeared on “The OC” and the duo began getting a lot of radio airtime soon afterwards.

The Presets are Julian Hamilton on Synth/keyboard/vocals and Kimberly Moyes on Drums. They list New Order among many others as influences.
Their song “Are You The One?” was used on the hit US reality show “So You Think You Can Dance?” in August 2007.

The Presets – Girl and the Sea

March 4, 2008October 23, 2020

Arkestra One – I Really Want You

Chilled, downtempo, elegant, lush are words that come to mind when you listen to Arkestra One. This album would sit nicely in the collected company of Koop, Nicola Conte, Waldeck and Thievery Corporation. The entire album is something you would play late at night with a drink in hand.

Short Bio courtesy of last.fm:

Arkestra One are a duo composed by two “British immigrants”, Matthew Timoney (producer) and Nina Miranda (vocalist). They perform a beat-heavy version of Brazilian pop (Nina comes from Brazil) with a good electronic component. Their project started with a self-titled debut album in late 2002.

And for the inspiring musicians out there, this is what Matthew uses to create these landscapes:

Technics 1210 / Vinyl manipulation / addiction; Rhodes stage 73 electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Akai/EMU samplers, Rhythm machine drumbox, Korg MS20, Moog Sonic Six, Hammond B3 organ, Vibraphone, Roland space echo 501 tape delay, Watkins copycat tape del7

This track is taken off of Arkestra One’s self titled 2002 release.

Arkestra One – I Really Want You

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