Dance To The Radio Present Esben and the Witch

DANCE TO THE RADIO PRESENTS......



ESBEN AND THE WITCH

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/esbenandthewitch

DOWNLOAD - http://esbenandthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/33

Dance To The Radio proudly presents Esben And The Witch’s first gig in Leeds. The Brighton 3 piece have been making waves in recent months with their incendiary live show playing with the likes of The XX and Deerhunter. Described as ‘nightmare pop’ the band recently featured on Dance To The Radio’s 4 x 12” compilation EP alongside Chickenhawk & Olfar and their first EP is available to download for free from the link above. This is a band you cannot miss!

“Esben remind you of the malice in wonderland, the beauty in horror and the horror in beauty” – The Guardian

“sample-filled mournful beauty” - Teletext

“Like Polly Harvey stepping in for Beth Gibbons during Portishead sick leave” - NME

PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/paulthomassaunders

Set to feature on the next Dance To The Radio 4 x 12” alongside Drink Up Buttercup & Milk White White Teeth the Leeds based songsmith returns to the Brudenell with his beautiful live show. Having supported Blue Roses and Bombay Bicycle Club already this year, he is set for big things. Paul Thomas Saunders is a man wise beyond his years influenced by the likes of Joe Meek and Leonard Cohen.

“His whisky-soaked vocals belie his years, and the understated delicacy of his songs is a lovely treat” - The Fly

HONOUR BEFORE GLORY (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!)

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/honourbeforeglory

DOWNLOAD - http://honourbeforeglory.bandcamp.com/track/broken-bottles-empty-hearts

What needs to be said? Honour Before Glory is the solo project from Whiskas of Dance To The Radio / ¡Forward, Russia! Fame. Think a mix between Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co), My Bloody Valentine and TV On The Radio and you’re pretty much there. We’re delighted to have him playing.

“HBG is a great, naturally tentative and atmospheric piece of work” - Steve Lamacq

At Brudenell Social Club.

Tuesday 9th February 2010

Tickets £4 adv from Lunatickets, Jumbo & Crash

TICKET LINK - https://www.lunatickets.co.uk/event_page.php?event=Esben+and+the+Witch

End of year lists........

Ok so its that time of year for the best albums and tracks released. We've also included our favourite albums and tracks of the decade for good measure. Keep your eyes peeled for contributions from bands on the label and friends. I've also cheated on my list as i couldn't get it down to 10 so i made my best albums and singles of the decade 20.


ALI


TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

5. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic
4. Grammatics – Grammatics
3. The XX – The XX
2. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest



TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

5. La Roux - Bulletproof
4. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
3. Local Natives - Airplanes
2. Animal Collective - My Girls
1. Jay Z (featuring Alicia Keys) - Empire State Of Mind

TOP 20 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

20. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
19. Daft Punk - Discovery
18. Radiohead – In Rainbows
17. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea Island
16. Outkast - Skankonia
15. Mew - Frengers
14. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlantisim
13. Band Of Horses – Cease To Begin
12. Rufus Wainwright – Want One
11. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
10. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
9. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
8. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
7. Jay Z - The Blueprint
6. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R
4. Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet
3. The Streets - Original Pirate Material
2. The Strokes - Is This It?
1. Radiohead - Kid A

TOP 20 TRACKS OF THE DECADE

20. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
19. Mew – Am I Wry? No
18. Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows
17. Beyonce – Crazy In Love
16. The Streets – Let’s Push Things Forward
15. The Strokes – Last Nite
14. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard
13. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
12. LCD Soundsystem - Yeah
11. Sigur Ros - Svefn - g - Englar
10. Outkast - Ms. Jackson
9. Radiohead – Everything In It’s Right Place
8. Coldplay - The Scientist
7. The Knife - Heartbeats
6. Boards Of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
5. Johnny Cash - Hurt
4. At The Drive It - One Armed Scissor
3. Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
2. Jay Z - 99 Problems
1. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

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MICK

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

5. Monsters of Folk –Monsters of Folk
4. Doom – Born Like This
3. Vitalic - Flashmob
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

5. Vitalic – Poison Lips
4. Brian Eno – An Ending (Ascent) ** REISSUE**
3. Mujava – Township Funk
2. The Juan MacLean – The Simple Life
1. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

10. Neon Neon – Stainless Style
9. PJ Harvey – White Chalk
8. Madvillain - Madvillainy
7. O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
6. Loretta Lynn and Jack White – Van Lear Rose
5. Daft Punk - Discovery
4. Johnny Cash – American IV The Man Comes Around
3. Nicolai Dunger – Soul Rush
2. Wilco – Yankee Foxtrot Hotel
1. Panda Bear – Person Pitch

and the best reissues -
Kraftwerk – Man Machine, Townes Van Zandt – Delta Momma Blues, Gene Clark – No Other, Fripp and Eno – No Pussyfooting (including the songs in reverse and half speed)

TOP 10 TRACKS OF THE DECADE

10. Midlake - Bandits
9. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
8. Ash Into The Sky – Benoit Pioulard
7. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
6. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
5. PJ Harvey –You Said Something
4. Ryan Adams – Magnolia Mountain
3. Rufus Wainwright – Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (Reprise)
2. Panda Bear – Take Pills
1. Johnny Cash - Hurt

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PHIL

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

Moderat - Moderat
A Place to Bury Stangers- Expoding Head
Appleseed Cast - Sagamartha
Super Extra Bonus Party - Night Horses
Vitalic - Flashmob

TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

Chickenhawk-Scorpieau
Norman Bleik- I Was A King
Grammatics- Murderer (Requesters Remix)
The Rayographs - Francis
Rammstein - Pussy

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

Deerhunter - Microcastle
Half Man Half Biscuit - CSI Ambleside
The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black
The Fat Truckers - For Sale
Fischerspooner- #1
Guided By Voices - Earthquake Glue
Chrome Hoof - Pre-Emptive False Rapture
Mew - Frengers
At The Drive In - Relationship of Command
Daft Punk – Discovery

TOP 10 TUNES OF THE DECADE

Les Favvy Fav - Sweat Descends
Sludgefeast - Daytona Motherfucker
Circulus - My Body is Made of Sunlight - Circulus
M.I.A - Paper Planes
Chrome Hoof - Pronod
Cardiacs - Ditzy Scene
Von Sudenfed - Flooded
Stars - Ageless Beauty
LFO - Freak
Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Hit

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OWEN - GRAMMATICS

Top 5 Albums Of 2009

1. Blue Roses - Blue Roses
2. Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another
3. Ramona Falls - Intuit
4. PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman Walked By
5. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Top 5 Tracks of 2009

1. Blue Roses - Doubtful Comforts
2. Bat For Lashes - Daniel
3. Future Of The Left - Arming Eritrea
4. Ramona Falls - I Say Fever
5. PJ Harvey and John Parish - Black Hearted Love

Top Ten Albums Of The Decade

1. Cursive - The Ugly Organ
2. QOTSA - Songs For The Deaf
3. WHY? - Alopecia
4. Low - Things We Lost in The Fire
5. Duels - The Barbarians Move In
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows
7. Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish
8. GlassJaw - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence
9. This Et Al - Baby Machine
10. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea.

Top Ten Tracks Of The Decade

1. Elliot Smith - Everything Means Nothing To Me
2. Radiohead - There There
3. TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
4. This Et Al - Of National Importance
5. Duels - Perimeter Fence
6. Cursive - Staying Alive
7. PJ Harvey - Big Exit
8. Bright Eyes - Lover I don't Have To Love
9. Why? - The Hollows
10. The Bronx - Strobelife

New Sunshine Underground video

Here is the new video from our friends in The Sunshine Underground. This is the title track from their new album coming out new year (well, almost title track)

Enjoy, PS free gig in Leeds on Saturday night. i'll let you know when i know.....

Eureka! A New Single For Eureka Machines

Good friend of Dance To The Radio, Sister Of Mercy and all round lovely chap Chris Catalyst (AKA Robochrist) returns with his new band Eureka Machines and their new single 'Being Good Is Ok, But Being Better's Better' which is a free download from the band's website. The track also includes b-side Living In Squalor. Check It, and there is a video. Nicemaus.

DOWNLOAD EUREKA MACHINES MP3 - Being Good Is Ok, But Being Better's Better (taken from the album 'Do Or Die')
VISIT EUREKA MACHINES WEBSITE

DOWNLOAD ROBOCHRIST MP3 - ghostrainnosebleed (taken from 1st Dance To The Radio Compilation, Dance To The Radio : Leeds)
VISIT ROBOCHRIST MYSPACE

WATCH VIDEO

Hot Chips

Hot Chip return with their new album 'One Life Stand' out next February. 2010, um what?! Anyway going off the point, here is a track from the new album, Take It In. The tune is a healthy slab of Hot Chip with a verse sounding like bastardized version of all those 90's house piano led pop tunes with a lush chorus.

DOWNLOAD MP3 - TAKE IT IN

VISIT HOT CHIP WEBSITE

TOUR DATES

• Glasgow - Academy - Fri 12 February
• edinburgh - Picture House - Sat 13 February
• nottingham - Rock City - Mon 15 February
• leeds - Academy - Tues 16 February
• newcastle - 02 Academy - Thurs 18 February
• manchester - Academy - Fri 19 February
• birmingham - 02 Academy - Sat 20 February
• bournemouth - 02 Academy - Mon 22 February
• bristol - 02 Academy - Tue 23 February
• norwich - 02 Academy - Weds 24 February
• london - 02 Brixton Academy - Fri 26 February
• london - 02 Brixton Academy - Sat 27 February

4x12 Compilation - Nice Words

So the latest compilation came out last week, its had some lovely words written about it so i thought i'd collate them. Artrocker have given it 'Single of the Month' and NME included Esben and the Witch in their 'On The Stereo' section




COMPILATION REVIEWS

Allgigs.co.uk 4/5 - http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/4296?_Various_Artists_Dance_To_The_Radio_4X12_Volume_3_Ep_Review.html

Wooahhh - beware! The opening track is by utterly-thunderly Chickenhawk who have previously ripped my cochlea from their drums on a previous release of theirs, the "A Or Not" EP back in August (reviewed on this very site, noise fans). "Scorpieau" is not exactly a picnic in a breeze, more like a spit-roast in a hurricane. Only one way to describe these maniacal Leeds urchins - waaraagargarwgarggh! Yeah, I like them!

Next up is another quality track provided this time by Esben & The Witch's "Skeleton Swoon". I'll ignore the wrist-slap of a title and move onto the rather beguiling and trippy music it embraces. Think Siousxie Sioux and Adele Diane having a good old snog with Aphex Twin and Brian Eno doing the soundtrack to it. Easy now - I said just 'think'. Hear that? That's rather lovely isn't it? It all builds into a eerie crescendo that sounds like the Doves for some tenuous reason before eerier chimes tinkle like a tobacconist's door-bell - DTTR you have a winner with this band. Yeah, I like them also!

Back to more familiar territory with indie-chunks hurled from the mouth of Olfar - but rather tasty chunks you understand. Olfar is one man who 'likes the sea that he can't see and wet feet on a winter's day'. Sounds like he has spent far too many chilly nights in youth hostels but I'm keen to hear more thud, strum and bluster from him so, yeah, I like him also.

Finally, Manchester offer up the acceptable tones of Airship singing and free-wheeling their way through "Spirit Party", another Halloween-linked song that is, by turns, safe and sound, strum n drum. But it's not bad - in fact, their Screaming Lights-esque sound is a fair mash of the pumpkin.

The last DTTR EP was a vinegar-soaked old whore of a record - this release has been brushed down, dressed up and had a decent floss of the choppers. Yeah - I like this a lot.

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Artrocker (Single of the Month) - http://www.artrocker.com/node/17562

Chickenhawk rule the roost on the latest in Dance To The Radio’s excellent 4x12 series. Kicking off the a-side, this Leeds 4 piece excite the metal tastebuds with a fat riff sandwich of a tune. It’s feisty, it’s shreddy but clichés are avoided. There some Lightning Bolt style sonic wizardry at the start of tune, giving way to a meaty stomp, before the Andy Falkous style vocals. It’s fucking great.

Eben & The Witch finish side A with some Siouxie Sioux meets Portishead style tuneage. There are some nice layers of fuzz and white noise, but it’s not really my cup of tea. I keep putting the (admittedly virtual) needle back to the start of the Chickenhawk track.

Olfar starts side B. From the press release, he’s a bit of an enigma. It’s a brilliant song - pop with intentional trip ups on the drums and a killer hook of a chorus. There’s a folky tint to it, a pastoral anthemic quality that reminds me a bit of The Waterboys. It’s the kind of tune you’d get most out of listening to on a cliff buffeted by gales and spray from stormy seas. It could be from the lyrics - "don’t leave me on the shore, leave me in the sea, all rusted over".

Airship close off proceedings with a nicely crafted indie pop tune. It’s low key and understated. They’re touring with Editors soon - which makes perfect sense.

Full marks to Dance to the Radio for providing yet another awesome slice of eclectic vinyl wonderment. You might not like all the tracks, but you can understand why they were chosen - DTTR have an ear for the interesting and awesome and a disregard for genre.

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Leeds Music Scene 3/5 - http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11338/

The third instalment in independent, Leeds-based record label Dance To The Radio's 4x12" series, kicks off with a brand new song from Leeds' Chickenhawk.

'Scorpieau' sees the band trading their usual shouting, squealing and screaming for an off-kilter, spoken-word vocal line that brings some catchiness and humour to the song's twisted bleakness.

'Scorpieau' is a menacing gallop of bristling riffs that twist off into spazzcore-influenced shapes. When the guitars aren't out-right snarling, they're chugging darkly away in the background, occasionally unfurling into long, gritty guitar lines. Song highlight comes when 'Scorpieau' breaks out into a riff-heavy swagger that marks the end of the song's accessible (or as accessible as Chickenhawk get) first section, and the beginning of its experimental second section. Here, Chickenhawk really indulge their penchant for the unusual; unleashing a headlong, punkish plunge of squealing riffs that collapses into a crackly, bass-heavy fug, before screeching to an abrupt finish.

As always, Chickenhawk push the boundaries of metal, but what's really surprising, is how catchy the opening half is. Splitting 'Scorpieau' into an accessible first section, and an art-rock second section, is a clever move. They lure the listener into their strange world, before shooting off on a full-on, experimental tangent, and dragging the unsuspecting listener along for the ride.

And, staying in Leeds, Dance To The Radio have found a song that performs a perfect balancing act between quirky indie, and instantly likeable, chewy-centred pop, in the form of 'Husk' by Bear Driver member, Olfar. The lurching guitars and marching drumbeats, lay down kooky indie-rock foundations, while Olfar's lilting, poppy vocals provide a sweet contrast to all that angular indie. The chorus in particular, has some serious sing along potential.

Next up are a Brighton trio who cite their influences as "glaciers, caverns and waning moons" and describe their sound as "nightmare pop." And, to continue the beautifully, darkly poetic theme, they've called this song 'Skeleton Swoon' and go by the band-name 'Esben and The Witch.'

The song itself is a languid meander across glistening, moony soundscapes constructed from frontwoman Rachel's ghostly vocals, lashings of icy sound effects, and voiceovers about X-rays, shadows and spontaneous combustion. Rather than a tune, the effect is a sensation of space, with the sound effects that account for approximately 90% of 'Skeleton Swoon' echoing away into the song's cold, distant corners. As a piece of mood-music, it evokes a powerful atmosphere, but it's too insubstantial to be a song, in the traditional sense.

Everything about Manchester foursome Airship's contribution is understated. From the subtly military-tinged drumbeats, to the slippery-slick bass coiling away in the background, and the backing vocals breathing and sighing behind frontman Elliott Williams's vocals, 'Spirit Party' is luxuriant, unhurried grooviness, from start to finish. Despite a construction similar to indie anthems, the chorus is also curiously understated. It goes for a softly expansive feel, with sweet, high notes courtesy of Williams, rather than chasing after that big, garish, stadium-filling blow out. It's a refreshing bucking of the 'anthemic indie' trend.

'Dance To The Radio Volume Three's major draw is the new Chickenhawk song 'Scorpieau,' but Airship's contribution is also a solid, indie-rock track that just may have you checking out more of the band's back catalogue. OlfarEsben and The Witch's contributions definitely have a rough-around-the-edges, 'new band' feel to them, but are nevertheless an intriguing introduction to acts you probably won't have previously heard of. An eclectic round-up of four bands who hover just outside of their chosen genres.
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High Voltage 4/5 - http://www.highvoltage.org.uk/displaydemoreview.asp?num=4504&band=2668

The first track on Dance To The Radio’s new mini-compilation is Chickenhawk’s ‘Scorpieau’ which is a bit like Reuben at their angriest, or maybe Helmet. The song is a fast charged, juggernaut of a rock song, not the ‘thrashing metal’ that the NME so helpfully describes it as.

Esben and The Witch’s ‘Skeleton Swoon’ is a completely different affair, a lithe little echo of a song that could have been oddly at home on post-Waters Floyd albums like had it not been for Rachel Davies’ ringing vocals that dominate any cavernous spaces in the track. Dark but not too cold, a particularly clever thing is ‘Skeleton Swoon.’

‘Husk’ is Olfar’s new demo, is a more conventional and accessible being, with some nice and pleasant chords, vocal melodies, percussion and choruses. Almost like a little cousin of Wintersleep (czech ‘em out). One of those songs that really grows on you.

From the start Airship’s ‘Spirit Party’ sounds exciting. It’s one of those tracks with a lot of promise that starts off in a lazy garage rock way before flourishing out of its chrysalis into a beautiful butterfly. A great song, which is nicely in keeping with the other expertly sourced songs on Dance To The Radio’s concise new release.

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This Is Fake DIY 6/10 - http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/eps/dance-to-the-radio-4-x-12-vol-3

Onto Volume Three in the brilliant Dance To The Radio EP series, and the objective is clear. Rather than providing a cohesive collection, DTTR are bringing you samples of the underground from all over the place. Yes, you could just download these tracks from blogs, but it's not quite the same as having them on a nice 12" record is it?

Side one here is cracking, featuring Dance To The Radio hallmarks of REALLY loud rock music and something completely from the left-field. The former slot is filled by Chickenhawk's hardcore thrash track 'Scorpieau'. With excellent drum fills and some double kick action underpinning a frighteningly lively song it's exactly what you'd not expect from the label that bought you The Pigeon Detectives. Neither is 'Skeleton Swoon', by Ebsen and the Witch. Samples of dialogue, discussing the advent of X-Ray scans, opens the track before giving way to Florence (and the Machine) style vocals and a twinkling xylophone backing. Interspersed with more vocal samples it manages to be both prettily epic and oddly minimal.

Side two falls down slightly, however, meaning that thus far this is the weakest EP in the series. That's not to say that the music's terrible, you understand, just that it's entirely expected. Both Olfar's 'Husk' (Demo) and Airship's 'Spirit Party' are jangly, pleasant indie-pop songs that are neither here nor there, unless of course 'there' is your standard hipster blog – in which case they certainly are 'there'. The former of the two sounds as though it has its roots in British Sea Power's second album whilst the latter opens sounding like Pixies. Not just a little bit like Pixies but EXACTLY like Pixies. The bassline is to thank for this, having the same steady harshness that Kim Deal is famous for. Sadly, instead of exploding in a completely copycat fashion 'Spirit Party' sort of plods along like Voxtrot without the heartache or Good Shoes on a slow day.

A slight dip maybe, but still worthwhile for Side A. Hopefully the conclusion to the series will bring it back up to the usual DTTR
standards.

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Rock Midgets.com 4/5 - http://www.rockmidgets.com/releases.php?&id=3888

Christ, we like Chickenhawk here at Rockmidgets. You guys really should too. Lucky for us this latest edition of Dance To The Radio's 4x12" series is headed up by their track, 'Scorpieau', a three minute searing blast of noise that incorporates their frantic riffery and outstanding drumming, and is yet another storming track for their catalogue – even if Paul's vocals do sound a bit like Zed from Police Academy here...


But we're not letting our favouritism push aside the other three artists involved; Esben And The Witch offer up an eerie slice of dreamy alternative, and Airshipmassive effort from Olfar (which is only a demo!). 'Husk' manages to stomp and soar, complete with infectious chorus and majestic piano, it's a total contrast to Chickenhawk but only highlights the eclectic skills of Dance To The Radio's offerings, on this third edition of 4x12", it's beauty and
prove why they're the perfect band to support Editors on their current tour with their Joy Division-meets-Flaming Lips anthem, 'Spirit Party'. But better still is the simply beast that stand out.

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Teletext 9/10 - http://www.teletext.co.uk/PlanetSound/Single-Reviews/default.aspx

An EP that fits Esben And The Witch's sample-filled mournful beauty, as mysterious as when Maxinquaye was released, with Airship's stunning open-hearted anthemic passion.

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The Middle East

Possibly one you have heard of before but i'm in love with this. The Middle East are from Queensland’s northern villages in Australia and originally self released their album which was then re-released on Spunk records, the Australian home to The Shins, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bright Eyes & Animal Collective.


'Blood' The Middle East

the middle east | MySpace Video

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - THE MIDDLE EAST - BLOOD
MYSPACE LINK

Skye

My totally bad ass dog Skye died this morning. I don't really know why i'm sharing this but i feel it's what she would have wanted.

RIP little one.

James Kenosha

I JUST FOUND THIS

Free Pulled Apart By Horses Album Track

Leeds's noisiest X-BOX Halo geeks Pulled Apart By Horses have put out a free download through NME.com of a brand new album track 'Get Of My Ghost Train.' The track was recorded with the one and only JK (thats James Kenosha not the twat in the hat) in Bridlington this summer. If you click through to the NME link you can win tickets to band's Brixton Academy show with Biffy. Any now in true James Brown style i'm going to give you the myspace and facebook logins for Dance To The Radio....... YEAH RIGHT!

Done

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - PULLED APART BY HORSES - GET OF MY GHOST TRAIN

NME BLOG LINK - WIN TICKETS TO PABH GIG WITH BIFFY CLYRO

Free Pulled Apart By Horses / Sky Larkin gig.

Do You Like The Following Things....































































































































Well if you do you're in for a treat. Pulled Apart By Horses and Sky Larkin are playing a FREE gig at Eiger Studios in Leeds on November 5th and we're going to be DJing the event. Radio One's music guru Huw Stephens will also be comparing and the event is in association with XBOX 360.

To apply for tickets click here

Download MP3 - Sky Larkin - Smarts

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New Dance To The Radio Compilation - Shit Yeah!

So yeah we're releasing the 3rd in the 4x12" vinyl compilation series. True to form it's a giant mash up of everything kicked off in the most brutal of ways by Chickenhawk.

Have a listen to the bands we're putting on it, if you like please make a purchase.

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Esben and the Witch






















Olfar






















Airship






















LISTEN TO MP3s

PURCHASE 4x12" Volume 3 (you'll receive full MP3s straight away!)

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CANT - Ghosts

Chris Taylor, the bass player and sometime producer for Grizzly Bear has announced his side project CANT. He is releasing the track Ghosts on his own label in the US, Terrible Records.
It's a stunning track and well worth a listen!



MP3 - CANT - Ghosts
Purchase 7" (UK)

New Grammatics Single

Coinciding with the Bloctober tour Grammatics brand new single ‘Double Negative’ is here. You might have heard the track played at some of the recent Grammatics shows. The single comes with a cover of The Good Life track ‘Notes in his Pockets’ as the b-side.Both tracks were recorded with Mr James Kenosha in Bridlington at the start of the summer.

Digitally the single is available to buy NOW from iTunes but if you pre-order the 7” (out 26th October) from Dance To The Radio’s online shop you will be sent the MP3’s to the tracks very soon after the order has gone through.

To get your hands on the single from iTunes click here - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=333006298&s=143444

To get your hands on the 7” and MP3s click here - http://dancetotheradio.bigcartel.com/

Also if you visit the Dance To The Radio store you can get hold of the album which can be shipped worldwide (vinyl & CD) along with some of the 7”s and a number of other releases.

On top of this we're giving away a free download of DILEMMA & Murderer (Gavron Remix) to everyone who signs up to http://www.grammatics.co.uk

Danny North / Chickenhawk

Well Done Guys!

Chickenhawk Myspace
Danny North Website

NO SOUP FOR YOU

Leeds Festival

So, wow that was that then. Another year, another Leeds Festival. There was some simply incredible performances in that.

Honerable mentions go out to Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, White Denim, Friendly Fires, The Big Pink, Wonderswan, Milk White White Teeth & Amazing Baby.

The DTTR stage at this years festival was simply incredible. The crowd was packed all evening and all the bands killed it. I took a few little photos and recorded a couple videos on my camera, when i get better pictures i'll put them up but here they are for now..... For now take care, enjoy a download of Bear Hands - Blood & Treasure from the Daytrotter Blog

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3
Bear Hands - Blood & Treasure (From Daytrotter Session)

Golden Silvers new video

One of my personal favourite bands this year, here is the new video from Golden Silvers for Please Venus

Dance To The Radio Stage - Leeds Festival

We're delighted to announce that for the 3rd year running Dance To The Radio will be curating a stage at Leeds Festival. The stage takes place on the Thursday evening from 7-11. This year 5 bands will be playing along with DTTR DJs.

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Wild Beasts



















Bear Hands
















Airship













Holy State























Download

Wild Beasts - Hootin' & Howling (Debukas Remix) <<<>>>
Airship - This Is Hell <<<>>>

See you there!! xx

Sometree

Our good friend Whiskas has just put this up on his blog. I wanted to share it with you all.


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The first time I saw SOMETREE was about 8 years ago, supporting The Appleseed Cast at The Josephs Well - in the heady days when Bright Eyes, Cave In and the like were regular visitors. The gig stuck with me for a long time - it was one of those gigs where a seed was sewn, and over the following years I invested greatly in the bands back catalogue.

Sometree are a German 4 piece, and have not played over here too often. Sonically, they share a lot with The Appleseed Cast, with some wistful vocals and destructive guitar salvos. Here are some choice cuts from their career:

MP3 - Sometree - Notion (taken from Moleskine)

MP3 - Sometree - Lilth (taken from Sold Heart To The One)

MP3 - Sometree - Hands & Arrows (taken from Bending The Willow)
BRAND NEW MP3 - Sometree - Yonder (taken from Yonder out 18th September)

In recent times we've become friends, culminating in Dance To The Radio releasing the lead single from their last album 'Bending The Willow' and the band supporting Forward Russia on tour in the UK 2008.

At the end of the month, they're previewing their new album (their 5th) at an intimate show at a Berlin theatre - I'm absolutely delighted to have been invited by the band to go over, and more than a bit dissapointed that I'm unable to go. Having just supported Snow Patrol on a number of days, the prospective scope of the new material is obvious, and it's now been of a few years gestation. I'm very excited to hear it, whenever I manage to eventually do so"

Thanks Whiskas!

¡Forward, Russia! - Eleven (65daysofstatic Remix)

I spent some of this weekend cleaning out my flat, whilst doing it i found this remix that 65daysofstatic did for ¡Forward, Russia! which we used as one of the b-sides for Nineteen. It's been a while since i heard it but i bloody love it!

DOWNLOAD MP3 - ¡Forward, Russia! - Eleven (65daysofstatic Remix)

Oh Julian

Pulled Apart By Horseflys

Words.Fail.Me

Pulled Apart by Horses - new material from Pulled Apart by Videos on Vimeo.

Grammatics to release new EP this month

Fresh from the release of their critically acclaimed self titled debut album and tours with Rolo Tomassi, Maximo Park & Red Light Company Grammatics release Murderer on July 27th. The single will come out digitally and include new tracks The New Sobriety and Kicking Crutches plus watch out for a host of remixes to appear over the coming weeks from the likes of Cale Parks & Napoleon IIIrd. The band are set to play Reading / Leeds in August, Truck Festival in July and are main support to Bloc Party on their ‘Bloctober’ Tour. Included are 2 free remixes from The Requesters & Richmanu + album track Inkjet Lakes (featuring Blue Roses)

Download

MP3 – Murderer (Richmanu Remix)
MP3 – Murderer (The Requesters Remix)
MP3 – Inkjet Lakes feat. Blue Roses (from the debut album ‘Grammatics’)

Live Dates

21st July – Ruby Lounge, Manchester, UK
22nd July – Korova, Liverpool, UK
24th July – Fibbers, York, UK
25th July – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK

3rd August – Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds, UK **This is a special performance with Owen and Laura Groves aka Blue Roses**
29th August – Leeds Festival. Leeds, UK
30th August – Reading Festival, Reading, UK

2nd October - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK (w/ Bloc Party)
3rd October - Picture House, Edinburgh, UK (w/ Bloc Party)
4th October - Iron Works, Inverness (w/ Bloc Party)
6th October - Music Hall, Aberdeen (w/ Bloc Party)
7th October - Alhambra, Dunfermline (w/ Bloc Party)
8th October - City Hall, Hull (w/ Bloc Party)
10th October - Academy, Sheffield (w/ Bloc Party)
11th October - Academy, Leeds (w/ Bloc Party)
12th October - Engine Shed, Lincoln (w/ Bloc Party)
14th October - Victoria Hall, Stoke (w/ Bloc Party)
15th October - Academy, Birmingham (w/ Bloc Party)
16th October - Centre, Newport (w/ Bloc Party)
18th October - Arena, Llandudno (w/ Bloc Party)
19th October - University, Liverpool (w/ Bloc Party)
20th October - Academy, Bristol (w/ Bloc Party)
22nd October - Hall For Cornwall, Truro (w/ Bloc Party)
23rd October - Pavilion, Plymouth (w/ Bloc Party)
24th October - Centre, Brighton (w/ Bloc Party)
26th October - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (w/ Bloc Party)
27th October - Corn Exchange, Cambridge (w/ Bloc Party)
28th October - Rock City, Nottingham (w/ Bloc Party)
30th October - Rivermead, Reading (w/ Bloc Party)
31st October - BIC, Bournemouth (w/ Bloc Party)

Watch out for more remixes coming up here soon.

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Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Wah! Heat....

Before Teardrop Explodes, Before The Bunnymen, came The Crucial Three with Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie. Pete Wylie formed Wah! Heat and this was the debut single from March 1980. The album Wah! Nah Poo The Art of Bluff was also amazing.

This was before The Story of The Blues and all that jazz.

Download MP3 - Better Scream (from Better Scream single)

Steven Wells

Steven Wells 1960 - 2009

There isn't really much that's been said that hasn't been said already today but i will for one miss 'Swells' and his to the punch, incredibly funny writing. As a kid on of my highlights on a Wednesday morning was to pick up the NME to read his column or read which record he'd give either 0/10 or 10/10 to. There are very little writers of his class and had the balls to do what he did nowadays. Steven Wells, gone but never forgotten.
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Dance To The Radio 4x12" Volume 2

Continuing the 4x12” series, Dance To The Radio announce volume 2 of of four 12 inch singles for 2009. Following on from the first volume (featuring Pulled Apart By Horses, Bear Hands, Wonderswan & Broadcast Society) the Leeds based label release their 2nd installment with 4 hotly tipped acts including Suckers (Brooklyn, NY), Holy State (Leeds), Das Racist (Brooklyn, NY) and Bear Driver (Leeds/London)

4x12” Volume 2 is released on 27th July 2009

Side A
1. Suckers: It Gets Your Body Movin’
2. Holy State: Jagged Lines

Side B
3. Das Racist: Rainbow in the Dark
4. Bear Driver: Mind Attack

Download

MP3 – Suckers – It Gets Your Body Movin’ (From DTTR 4x12” Volume 2) http://www.mediafire.com/?mqzmzmqmto3

Visit

Website – http://www.dancetotheradio.com
Pre-Order - http://www.dancetotheradio.com/shop.php ** THIS NOW WORKS**

Suckers Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/suckerstheband
Holy State Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/holystate
Das Racist Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/dasracist
Bear Driver Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/thebeardriver

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Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Aztec Camera

Mattress Of Wire the band's second single from 1981. Roddy Frame was barely out of school. Postcard was a record label releasing glorious seven inch singles by Orange Juice and Josef K and the first three Aztec Camera singles had a homely warmth to them which has stood the test of time. This was Postcard 81:8. A well respected journalist and author once tried to steal this copy but was apprehended.

Mattress Of Wire by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Mattress Of Wire (from Mattress Of Wire single)

Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Scritti Politti

To celebrate the 54th birthday of Green Gartside today's vinyl cut of the day comes from Scritti Politti. The Word Girl was the opening track from the band's hugely successful 1985 album 'Cupid & Psyche 85.' On a more personal note the single charted on the day I was born.

The Word Girl by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - The Word Girl (from The Word Girl Single)

Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Pulp

Today's 'Vinyl Cut Of The Day' comes from Pulp's 'The Sisters E.P.' 'Your Sisters Clothes' could be seen as the sequel to the title track of the E.P. 'Babies' with the younger sister getting her revenge on the narrator character in the song.

The Sisters E.P. was released in May 1994 through Island Records and was followed in 1995 by the release of Common People.

Your Sisters Clothes by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Your Sisters Clothes (From The Sisters E.P.)

Vinyl Cut of The Day - Meat Puppets

Here is a new section on the DTTR Blog. Every day, or at least as many we can, we'll put up a track recorded direct from a vinyl record we're listening to at the moment. Todays 'Cut Of The Day' is Lake Of Fire by Meat Puppets from Meat Puppets II.

Lake Of Fire by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Lake Of Fire (from Meat Puppets II)

Wild Beasts New Video

Here is the new video for Hooting & Howling, nice.

Other Lives

God Damn I love those guys at Daytrotter. They've just posted a wonderful session from a band who were one of my highlights at SXSW in March. Other Lives, a 5 piece, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, released their self titled debut in the US through TBD Records (home to Radiohead in America) earlier this year and it's one of the most beatifully crafted records i've heard in a good long time. Jesse Tabish (piano, guitar, lead vocals), Josh Onstott (bass, organ, Backing vocals), Jenny Hsu (cello, piano, Backing Vocals), Colby Owens (drums), Jonathon Mooney (piano,violin, guitar) are currently in the middle of tour around the US. Hopefully they'll be over in the UK pretty soon. Check them out!

Visit Other Lives Myspace
Visit Other Lives Daytrotter Session

Download MP3 - Black Tables (from the album Other Lives)
Downlaod MP3 - Paper Cities (from Daytrotter Session)
Download MP3 - It Was The Night (from Daytrotter Session)
Downlaad MP3 - AM Theme (from Daytrotter Session)

Enjoy

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More Joy

Little Joy have done a Daytrotter session!! Hurrah!!

Little Joy at Daytrotter

Download MP3 - No One's Better Sake (from Daytrotter)
Download MP3 - Keep Me In Mind (from Daytrotter)

Tomorrow i promise something none Little Joy related.

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Little Joy's new video

New video from Little Joy, absolutely brilliant.


Download MP3 - No One's Better Sake

Over and Out.
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Isle Of Wight

So this is what we call a pointless post. This weekend The Pigeon Detectives went off to play Isle Of Wight, which i was very very excited about as they were playing with Pixies and one of my heroes, Neil Young. Unfortuntately i couldn't go in the end but here is his set list and footage of Cinnamon Girl from 1978.

Das Racist

Right its Friday its sunny and i've been listening to this band all day (and all last month). Das Racist 2 guys from Brooklyn, New York. I love them. A mix up minimalist beats, old school hip hop and piss funny lyrics.

Anyway Perez Hilton likes them (check this out), this is a little taster of the band. Watch out you'll be hearing a lot more from Himanshu and Victor very VERY soon. Go to the myspace and check out the original version of Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell and Rainbow In The Dark.

Download Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Remix)

Check out the Pitchfork Review

Go To The Myspace

Have a good weekend folks x

Friday Classic

This week's Friday classic follows on from Hardeep's Protest Song book.

Marvin Gaye's ultimate protest song live from the excellent Real Thing, In Performance DVD

Story Behind The Protest Song

If you are looking for the next Greil Marcus then look no further than Hardeep Phull. Check out the excellent "Story Behind The Protest Song, A Reference Guide To 50 Songs That Changed The 20th Century" Everything from Dylan and Neil Young to The Wailers and The Prodigy.

You can buy the hardback or Ebook from here....... http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR4141.aspx

Nacional

Confession time. This blog should have been posted a week ago in time for Nacional's gig at the Faversham. Unfortuately as the DTTR cripple i've been stricken down with a number of problems but i'm back on the blog!

If you can spare a few moments I urge you to check out Nacional's videos below. They are a great band who have 2 singles out on a fellow Leeds label art/goes/pop. Anyway if you like what you see / hear check out the band's myspace and get one of their 7" vinyls.

Nacional / telephone single from josh armitage on Vimeo.

Nacional - ON TV from josh armitage on Vimeo.

Check Out the Myspace