Wednesday 23 December 2009

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

Friday 4 December 2009

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