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Ost & Kjek
Norwegian duo Ost & Kjexs debut album “Some But Not All Cheese Comes From The Moon” (2004), consisted entirely of sounds originating from cheese and biscuits, over their second long player. “Caj. Their sound has evolved greatly from the exclusive use of food as a sound source, trading their ticket to goofiness for a VIP pass at Fabric, where their infectious vocal led dance tracks have been widely embraced.
GoldFish- South Africa
Their genre-defying mix of live instruments, House beats and searing live performances has seen South Africas Goldfish go from impromptu jams at a tiny beach club in Cape Town to headlining Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium, cracking a top 10 on the US iTunes Dance chart, a residency at Pacha Ibiza with David Guetta and DJ’s like Fedde le Grand knocking at their door to do remix their tracks. It’s almost hard to believe that not very long ago they were just Dom and Dave, two music students who lived a relatively chilled life of surfing and playing music in their home town Cape Town.
Tristan Casara (born 23 January 1987 in Nice), known by his stage name The Avener is a French electronic music producer. He is best known for his 2014 single “Fade Out Lines“, a deep house rework of “The Fade Out Line”, a song by Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws.
Hamburg three-piece Me Succeeds make some pretty cool electro pop. very crafty stuff.
Wolf Colony is an anonymous singer-songwriter based out of New York City. Since the release of his debut EP, Welcome to the Wild Side, Wolf Colony has organically grown a global following and has performed at various NYC music venues in including Webster Hall, Baby’s Alright, Brooklyn Bowl, Mercury Lounge, Bowery Electric, and more.
https://soundcloud.com/wolf-colony/sets/unmasked
It’s a Fine Line is a project by Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris
WHY?’s Yoni Wolf and Serengeti teamed up half a decade ago on Serengeti’s album Family & Friends, a conceptual song cycle couched in off-kilter experimental rap. The duo is back together under the name Yoni & Geti, and they’re about to release another dense, artful, outré conceptual hip-hop opus based on a script they wrote together on tour.
Testarossa tells the story of a star-crossed couple named Maddy and Davy, who get pregnant, get married, and watch their relationship fall under duress when Davy’s once-promising music career stalls out. He’s traveling the world playing garage rock for paltry crowds while she’s back home working as a cocktail waitress and fending off advances from would-be lovers including Davy’s former best friend. It’s an intriguing story, and lead single “Lunchline” graces it with equally intriguing sonics, with churning bass and swirling strings backing understated vocals about the stress of touring when you have a family at home