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Church of Noise

Nash — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:45:58 +0000

It’s been a while since we received some new stuff from the Bloody Beetroots, after announcing they would do a new tour called “The Church of Noise-tour” we haven’t see really new things. The concept was to create a new act, strongly influenced by rock, punk and electro. With his friend and companion Dennis Lyxzén of the Swedish punk band Refused, which he allready remixed last year with the track New Noise.
In an interview with Belgian Blog Fuzz magazine Bob describes The Church of Noise as following: “It exists out of many things, but mainly a new movement in music industry that is created by Denis Lyxzén and myself.It’s also the name of the New Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 live experience. It’ll be about music, lifestyle and revolution. We try to create an alternative for the current system we live in”

In the teaser of Church of Noise which was shared a few weeks ago they already gave us the following message:
This is an attempt to break the rules.

To free our minds, to make every minute count,

to combat greed and create our own world.

I want sweat, passion and love.

I want creativity for its own sake, not just to make money.

I want energy, movement and riot, not slaves.

Anything is possible, don’t believe in social classes.

There are no such things.

This is an attempt to fill the void,

to gather radical ideas and beautiful minds.

I want a cure, I want the revolution.

Bob Rifo kept us curious by updating his facebook once in a while with some cryptical posts. Then last sunday they posted 15.11.11 the date Church of Noise would be released and guess what day it is today? Yeah the fifteenth of November. And we’d love to here by share their new track called Church of Noise with you guys

So guys, what you think of the new track? We love it! Trashbags already said on Facebook they don’t really know what to think and the there is actually no more electro in it, what we sure can not deny, though we would very like to here your opinion about it.

Church of Noise’ Manifesto
Bloody Beetroots’ Facebook

LGR003: Beat The Bastardz – Lumberjack

Jelmer — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:04:25 +0000

After two years of intense touring at Hollands’ most important venues and major festivals, everybody knows that Beat The Bastardz is the next thing in banging Electro. Need proof? Their first single is a mindblower and will soon be released on Little Globe Records!

With signing Beat The Bastardz, Little Globe Records has catched another upcoming and hard fighting fish in the water. After Little Globe’s second release by Space Pirates, Beat The Bastardz take over the wheel to acclaim their position in the world of electronic music. And they have earned it! Just think back at their performances at Lowlands, Lief Festival and Defqon1, when they played devastating sets alongside Mumbai Science, Mightyfools and Sound Of Stereo to name a few…

Beat The Bastardz’ single is called Lumberjack. Listening to the original tells you why: warning gunshots, dubbing whobbles and tree sawing synths made the track into a wood crushing experience. And as it is becoming standard with Little Globe, we’ve attracted some headturning, not your ordinary remixers, to top off the single…

Taking over the Dutch Hip Hop scene with his Hip Hop/Dubstep beats for Boef En De Gelogeerde Aap, Le Boeuf gives his support to Beat The Bastardz by turning Lumberjack into a glitchy, out of this world, dubstep track. Building is the key word! Next to that, newcomers De Cultuurbarbaren (Dutch for The Culture Barbarians) took a more psychedelic/acidish approach, and made a remix that no house/electro/techno dj can resist. The Mordalski remix is one for the electro party’s, as he takes the original to the end of the evening. Banging!

Beat The Bastardz – Lumberjack will be released exclusively on Beatport on the 4th of November.

Beat The Bastardz – Lumberjack (LGR003) by Little Globe Records

Stream Justice album “Audio, Video, Disco” in full

Jelmer — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:04:45 +0000

It’s most likely known to you that Justice is releasing its second album tomorrow, October 24th. It features guest vocalists Ali Love, Diamond Nights’ singer Morgan Phalen and Vincenzi Vendetta, who is part of the Midnight Juggernauts. You can order the LP (including bonus CD) very soon at our store!
Now you can check out all the songs below! Tell us what you think about it at comments, as we’re eager to hear your opinion.

Also check out this short interview NME did with the lads (well, Xavier is the only one talking).

Check interview here.

Bazen & Helden – Le Dernier Soir

Jelmer — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:25:48 +0000

Bazen & Helden is a music formation from The Hague in The Netherlands. They recently released the video clip of “Le Dernier Soir”, which you can check below.

Translated into English it’s: Bosses & Heroes. The guys from Bazen & Helden produce electro/techno music, or any genre in that direction. Loud beats and hard drops guaranteed to make you party like a maniac. On stage they’re notorious for bringing ridiculous sets that will tear the roof off at any party. With recent performances in Ireland and all over The Netherlands, the guys ready to take it all over Europe and the rest of the world. As of this year, Bazen & Helden has become an all-round entertainment brand. They now independently run their own label “B&H Records” and organize their own “B&H Events” events. With multiple tracks lined-up, and a debut album in the making, get ready for some serious party time.

Check the video clip of “Le Dernier Soir” below:

ZZT – Partys Over Earth

Jelmer — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:18:34 +0000

Tiga and Zombie Nation are ready to release their first album as ZZT, entitled Partys Over Earth.

The two artists have been teaming up as ZZT since 2007, with a handful of EPs to their credit so far, all of which have come out on Turbo Recordings, Tiga’s label. Their sound is just like the individual artists; rough and bleepy. Partys Over Earth shows them doing what they do best: stomping, electro-tinged party bangers. (The promo version also has possibly the best watermarks of the year thus far, with Tiga whistling annoyingly and singing words like “mediafire,” and “torrent sites.”) The album’s first single, Vulkan Alarm!, is currently available with remixes from Proxy and Jan Driver.

Tracklist
01. Where Is the Captain?
02. Rock the Peace
03. Partys Over Los Angeles
04. Nickel Und Dime
05. ZZTMF
06. Zig Zig Zag
07. Zzafrika
08. The Worm
09. Work
10. Lower State of Consciousness
11. Vulkan Alarm
12. ZZT Has Left the Building

Turbo will release Partys Over Earth on November 7th, 2011, and will be available in The Kool Kids Shop!

SPITFIRE EP

Nash — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:27:46 +0000

Just like ZEDD is Porter Robinson a young refreshing electro/dubstep DJ who has toured together with Skrillex both of them learned a lot of the experience what we can hear in their latest productions.
In Augsut 17 Skrillex announced his new label OWSLA which would mainly release elctronic (including dubstep) music. The first releases would be from Bristol-based dubstep producer Koan Sound, singer/songwriter Alvin Risk, San Francisco based M Machine and electro-dubstep newcomer Porter Robinson.
We already mentioned Porter before in our article about ZEDD.

Porter Robinson is an 19 year old electro-dubstep from North Carolina, and has already remixes for Lady Gaga, Skrillex and performed with Moby, A-Trak, Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Afrojack. Skrillex saw soon enough potential in him and recruited him to his label. His sound is only to describe as Dubstep powered with Electro House. The ideal combination.

But now it’s time

Porter Robinson has just released his debut EP on OWSLA. As Skrillex got signed to Mau5trap records 5 years ago it’s now his turn to support artists by sign them to his label. It’s one of OWSLA first released EP’s.
Skrillex mentioned on his Facebook: “Feels amazing to do the same with somebody who I believe in so much. So PLEASE support Porter Robinson and buy his Spitfire EP that just came out today on my new label Owsla. Never been so proud in my life!”

You can listen the EP on his soundcloud:

Support him by buying his EP on Beatport and let’s get him into the charts as we did with Skrillex!

http://www.beatport.com/release/spitfire/674313
https://www.facebook.com/porterrobinsonmusic

Little Globe Records 002: Space Pirates – E!

Jelmer — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:46:58 +0000

Little Globe Records is a new record label run by Cursed P. After the smashing first release “Cursed P – The Flu”, now there will be a release by Dutch artists Space Pirates. On this EP you can expect some glitchy Electro, but also for instance a Drum & Bass remix which makes it very diverse! Check the previews below.

Win!

This time we have a very special win competition for you in store! You and a friend of yours have a unique chance to hang out with the guys from Space Pirates for a night! This means watching their show, chilling backstage and what not! Should be an epic night right!? All you have to do is email us at contact@thekoolkids.com and tell us what a night hanging out with the Space Pirates would mean for you! Creativity helps! The winner + a friend will enjoy a night with the guys. The winner will be announced on September 23rd (the day of the release)!

Press release
In the south of Holland we already knew that no word of that is a lie, but now the whole world can make acquaintance with the refugees from Cortizone 5 (located in Sector 25 of the Delta Quadrant: look through the mass-relay in the star cluster of Cygnus). Too much dancehall music polluted their planet and the pirates were hunted down by daggerers and accompanying entourage. Volatile they hijacked the first ship that came across and headed for planet Earth, as political refugees.

Space Pirates – E! (Original Mix) by Little Globe Records

After a difficult application for asylum they have picked up their old synthesizers and discovered that their music here was more accepted. “De Minimale Piano” and “Did You Touch My Saw?” Have since become minor cult hits and in early 2011 a whole newlive show saw daylight. To celebrate all these goods E! and Till The Break Of Dawn will now be released on Little Globe Records. Both tracks radiate the “live” concept what makes Space Pirates so beloved, but are also very good for DJs who love this particular intergalactic electro sound.

Space Pirates – E! (Electrophants Remix) Preview by ELECTROPHANTS

Also the remixes do not lie! Electrophants, who already released a greasy Bomb EP on the widely respected BMKLTSCH RCRDS, will boil the dance floor with their very cool electro/fidget interpretation of E!. Also The Screaming Jesters (better known as the clowns Of Tilburg) create Mayhem byturning E! into a great underground drum & bass version. LGR002 is all about jumping, pumping and accelerating!

Space Pirates – Till The Break Of Dawn (Original Mix) by Little Globe Records

The 23th of September the “E!” EP by Space Pirates, with remixes by Electrophants and The Screaming Jesters, will be available exclusively via Beatport. For The hungry ones: there are already nice little previews available at www.littlegloberecords.com.

Cursed P – The Flu (Original Mix) by Little Globe Records

Win!

Links:
http://www.facebook.com/thespacepirates
http://www.littlegloberecords.com

Ed Banger Records Fall 2011 Delivery

Jelmer — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:24:09 +0000

Ed Banger Records has given us a peak of what they have in store for the fall. Mr. Oizo has a new album coming out. Of course you can also expect the new album from Justice coming out.

On the mix you will be able to hear a preview of Justice – Helix and a remix by Para One of Justice’s “Audio, Video, Disco”. According to the previews and the youtube links, both tracks sound promosing and we can’t wait until the album comes out. From Mr. Oizo’s upcoming album you can hear a preview of his track “Douche Beat”. The name actually says it all and it really entails that Oizo vibe which you can obviously hear in the track too. Last but not least Skrillex will make his first appearances on the Ed Banger label, as he’s done a remix of SebastiAn - Love in Motion. The track really stands out, not particularly in a good way, but most certainly because it’s very different compared to the other tracks. We’re curious what kind of vibe the actual release will give.

Check out the mix, done by Busy P, below.

Tracklist:
MICKEY MOONLIGHT “Welcome Aboard”
DSL “Supalove”
KRAZY BALDHEAD “Surabaya Girl”
SEBASTIAN feat Mayer Hawthorne “Love in Motion” Skrillex’s funkt-out mix
JUSTICE “Helix”
MICKEY MOONLIGHT “Close to Everything”
MICKEY MOONLIGHT “Close to Everything” The Martin Brothers remix
MR OIZO “Douche Beat”
JUSTICE “Audio, Video, Disco” Para One remix

Azari & III Album Release

Jelmer — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:01:10 +0000

The self-titled debut from Torontonian quartet Azari & III has been released on 8th August on Turbo Recordings / Loose Lips Records / Modular. It follows the release of the single ‘Hungry For The Power,’ which erupted a storm of awe on the underground music scene, and a collaborative track ‘Stay Here’ with Friendly Fires in 2010. The record is set to become the sound of a dystopian summer with their innately brooding beat and sordid-pop edge.

Azari & III’s unique blend of moody electronica, dark yet hooky vocal choruses and analog-thick rhythms has earned them a hardcore following and sees this album as one of the most-anticipated in the calendar. The four-piece, consisting of producer/musicians Dinamo Azari and Alixander III with vocalists Fritz Helder and Starving Yet Full, have crafted a defining sound that relishes in its references while maintaining a future perspective.

From the velvety refrains of ‘Reckless With Your Love’ through to the creeping melancholy of ‘Manhooker’ and the unhinged technopera of ‘Undecided’, their album possesses an individual classic-future feel, with trademark lush synthesizations, biting soulful chorus’s and ominous overtones.

You can stream the album below:

Every layer of Azari & III’s tracks are dripping with a sense of sordid, melted stress. The single Manic, a re-visioned acid house ballad brought to life in the nihilistic nightclub fantasy of the official video below. It’s a late night body mover captured with drugs, skulls and axe wielding girls, a lesson in how to frame the face of Toronto’s finest.

Here’s a review done by the BBC:
“House music has undergone a terrific splintering since its inception. These various mutations, though, often satisfy only their committed following, and the form has lost both some of its joyous universality on one hand, and class on the other. Step forward Azari & III, a Toronto-based quartet of two machines-men (Dinamo Azari and Alixander III) and two vocalists (Fritz Helder and Cedric), who unwrap and hoover up the finest elements of the form in this imperious debut.

Perhaps Azari & III’s sense of unfussy enjoyment in the sounds they’re creating comes from their origins in the Canadian city of Toronto, far from the usual global dance music hubs. What’s more, they seem to have possibly landed on their sound by happenstance rather than design, as singer Cedric freely admits being largely unaware of the genre until a couple of years ago.

The result is louche and intoxicating. The sweet and honeyed tones of the vocalists belie their gender, though anyone who’s caught the quartet live, when the singers can be seen in heels and wigs, know their aesthetic is not dictated by chromosomes. But Azari & III’s more camp tendencies are not overly arch – something that proved an Achilles heel for the electroclash groups who, 10 years ago, attempted a similarly glammed-up take on house.

The brilliance of their debut lies in its ability to cover all bases. Not just in reverential nods to house music ancient and modern, but in the ability to knock off disco-flecked high carat electronic pop. There’s Hungry For The Power, a banker-baiting banger, and the effortlessly slinky opener Into The Night; the worried sensuality of Reckless With Your Love, and Manic, which evokes Giorgio Morodor and would suit a turn from none other than Grace Jones.

Linking all these together, and making Azari & III feel as much of club mix as an album, is the instrumental tracks. Insistent drum hiss and gliding acid arpeggios act like the flexing sinews of a buff and bronzed arm. It is the way this excellent debut matches sweat-glistening action with a dark, fruity class that ensures Azari & III will be one of the finest electronic pop record you’re likely to hear in 2011.”

So far there has been support from: M.A.N.D.Y., Chloe, Ivan Smagghe, Ewan Pearson, Prince Language, Pilooski, Kiki, Dj Mehdi, Tim Green, Alexi Delano, Roman Flugel, Mickey Moonlight, Tim Paris, Mixhell, Feadz, Paul Chambers, Populette, Matt Walsh, Borderline, Ajax, and more.

You can now pre-order a Vinyl 2xLP at the Turbo shop.
You can also pre-order your copy from the Modular Shop, JB Hi Fi.

Le Castle Vania – Awake & Identity Festival

Jelmer — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:33:09 +0000

North American white-dyed-hair artist Le Castle Vania has released his track “Awake” on his own label “Always Never”. You might recognize this banger as the opening track from LCV’s last mixtape “The Bulletproof Tiger Vol.2″.

If you’re in the US and you’d like to see Le Castle Vania, amongst others, then make sure to check out the IDENTITY Festival! IDENTITY, the first-ever touring electronic ONLY music festival that will visit major outdoor amphitheatres throughout the US in August and September and give fans the full electronic music experience. 20+ shows are on tap for this exciting new travelling extravaganza with top-tier artists performing on multiple stages starting in the afternoon and into the night. The line-up for IDENTITY is highlighted by the hottest cutting-edge artists of the genre including Le Castle Vania, Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Rusko, Avicii, Steve Aoki, Disco Biscuits, DJ Shadow, Skrillex, Pete Tong, Chuckie, Booka Shade, Modeselektor, the Crystal Method, Nero and many more.

Check out a preview of Le Castle Vania – Awake below: