ring the alarm.

D/R/U/G/S really are good for you. no, seriously; this is incredible gear. to borrow a well repeated phrase, this 'emotional electronic music for the dance floor' pretty much sums up why everything is right with sampling. long live the #samplewave.

D/R/U/G/S - Love (Love/Lust Darkmix)

snort them on the following dates:

30th May - Eurocultured Festival, Manchester

7th June - The Corner, Manchester

11th June - Lock Tavern, London

12th June - Stags Head, London

12th August - The Grapes, Hereford

all i've learned.

melancholic indie is not new to the world, in fact i don't think you can get indie that isn't melancholic(??) but sometimes bands just do it so darn well you can't help but love them a little bit. Lost Fiction are brilliant at combining all the best bits of their counterparts (Two Door Cinema Club, Bombay Bicycle Club, etc etc) and weaving those sounds into heart-wrenching pop songs. if teardrops from lovesick teenagers could sing, this is what they'd sound like.

Lost Fiction - Time

haven't got a clue.

it is always an incredible joy to come across someone so clearly brimming with potential, so when i first heard Boxed In, aka Oliver Bayston, you can only imagine my delight. he's able to create such simple yet blissful electronic music that is full of heart. Boxed In is well on the way to perfecting his sound and with additional mixing yet to be done by the same hands that have helped produce The Chemical Brothers, i'd say it won't be long before you hear this name again and again.

Boxed In - No Joke

we fly high.

lord knows i can't resist a sweet bit of samplewave. Elite Gymnastics dropped me their tracks the other day and i loved it straight away. analogue synths and pop melodies to delight your ears, throw in a dash of re-worked samples and they're pretty much an electronic dream.

Elite Gymnastics - Is This On Me?

it's true.

love.

mess detective.

oh hey i got interviewed for Hype Machine Radio.

you can stream it here; i start rambling about 27 minutes in -

#18 Hype Machine Radio (May 2010) by hypem

or go to HypeM on Soundcloud for a listen. ignore my lame voice. and inability to use any hyperbole other than 'incredible' and 'awesome'. fanks.

check out my boy Primary 1.

partyparty.

(photo by Liana)

the press release says: "if Depeche Mode and Lady Gaga had a musical lovechild in 2030, J786 would be the product of that union". i'm not even sure humans will be involved in the music making process by that point in time so i'll say this is a more like Black Eyed Peas' brand of dancefloor friendly synth pop. unbearably catchy? jesus yes. deep and meaningful? not really. will it make you wish Tuesday was the new Friday? yes.

J786 - Working Hard

too humblin'.

i'm not sure anything i can say will justify the magicality (yes, magicality) of Oberhofer.

if you haven't already, check them out now now now now. probably one of the most exciting bands around.

Oberhofer - Away FRM U

hi.

Hi, Honey presents.. @ Pav Tav from Hi, Honey on Vimeo.

you can call me dirty.

i'm pretty easily swayed but i have now decided i am fully in love with Penguin Prison after this. am actually dying to hear more.



catch him on his first UK live dates evaaaar in London next week:

21st April @ Gold Dust, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

23rd April @ Stamford Words, Dalston

and check out his remix of the super talented Jonathan Jeremiah over at Big Stereo.