DTTR RADIO - Local Natives Special

Here is the latest of the Dance To The Radio LSRFM shows featuring an interview with Local Natives.

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 5 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Still Occupied, Though You Forget. Different Colours, Diffrent Shades.

2010 is the year Dance To The Radio, the Leeds independent label turns 5 years old. To celebrate this fact the label is reuniting some of the class of 2005 who appeared on the first Dance To The Radio release, Dance To The Radio : Leeds (DTTR002), with a new school of Dance To The Radio bands.

Dance To The Radio : Still Occupied Though You Forget features new material from The Sunshine Underground, Honour Before Glory (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!) plus an exclusive preview of new material from I Like Trains. Joining the old guard will be a mix of the current Dance To The Radio roster and a selection of our favourite bands from around the world with Paul Thomas Saunders, Rose Elinor Dougall, Bear In Heaven, Club Smith, Three Trapped Tigers, Oberhofer, Bear Hands and (The) Tony Castles joining the party

Released on a glorious 12” picture disc the label will be joining the worldwide celebrations for Record Store Day. Dance To The Radio has also promised £2 of every 12” record sold through the DTTR store will go to the UNICEF, helping out with the current world disasters.

Dance To The Radio : Still Occupied Though You Forget is released on very limited 12” (with a code to download the tracks) on Saturday April 17th 2010.

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD - Three Trapped Tigers - 11

PRE-ORDER (LIMITED) - DANCE TO THE RADIO : Still Occupied Though You Forget

SIDE A
1. Oberhofer - AWY FRM U
2. Bear In Heaven - Ultimate Satisfaction
3. Club Smith - Lament
4. Three Trapped Tigers - 11 (Edit)
5. I Like Trains - When We Were Kings
6. Bear Hands - High Society

SIDE B
1. (The) Tony Castles - Adequate Sheen
2. Just Handshakes (We’re British) - Hold Your Breath
3. Honour Before Glory - Lions
4. Paul Thomas Saunders - The Death Of A Sports Personality
5. Rose Elinor Dougall - Third Attempt (Version)
6. Blood Oranges - This Is Not About Kat (Convincing Everyone)
7. The Sunshine Underground - We’ve Always Been Your Friends (Alt. Version)

Rose Elinor Dougall

So i've been so slack at using this thing, sorry. Anyway for those out the loop on Dance To The Radio we are now working with a fantastic artist called 'Rose Elinor Dougall.' Rose used to be in The Pipettes some time ago but left to start work on solo material. Her debut album Without Why is coming out later in the year but here are a few videos from her at SXSW festival in Austin this year.

Rose's new single 'Find Me Out' is released on May 3rd and you can pre-order it here - http://dancetotheradio.bigcartel.com/

FREE MP3 - 'Static Saturday' (from Singles 1,2,3 Mini Album)

Watch out for a exclusive track from Rose Elinor Dougall on the Dance To The Radio 5th Birthday compilation 'Still Occupied Though You Forget'





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Dance To The Radio on LSRFM Streaming

So we can now stream you the shows and the tracklistings. Here you go...

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 5 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 4 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 3 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 2 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 1 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

DTTR RADIO SHOWS

So Dance To The Radio launched a radio show this month on Leeds Student Radio. The show has so far included exclusive interviews with Esben and the Witch, Honour Before Glory (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!), Drink Up Buttercup, The Sunshine Underground & The Tony Castles

Please feel free to download the previous 2 episodes of the show and listen in to all future episodes which go out live from 21:00 - 22:00 GMT on Leeds Student Radio. If you miss a show worry not you'll be able to catch up on here.

EPISODE ONE (Originally Broadcast 4th February 2010)

New Band Of The Week - Drink Up Buttercup

Interview - Honour Before Glory

1. Chickenhawk – I Hate This, Do You Like It?
2. The Sunshine Underground – We’ve Always Been Your Friends
3. Oberhofer – Away FRM U
4. Bear In Heaven – Ultimate Satisfaction
5. Honour Before Glory – Lions
6. Three Trapped Tigers – 11
7. Drink Up Buttercup – Even Think
8. Yeasayer – Ambling Amp (from Crash Records 'Album Of The Week' Odd Blood)
9. Esben and the Witch – Skeleton Swoon

DOWNLOAD LINK

EPISODE TWO (Originally Broadcast 11th February 2010)

New Band Of The Week - The Tony Castles

Interview - Esben And The Witch

1. Keepaway - Yellow Wings
2. Wild Beasts - We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues
3. Paul Thomas Saunders - Getting Loose With The Obtuse
4. The Tony Castles - Adiquate Sheen
5. The Middle East - Blood
Esben and the Witch Interview pt 1
6. Esben and the Witch - Lucia, At The Precipice
Esben and the Witch Interview pt 2
7. These Monsters - Call Me Dragon
8. Sky Larkin - Smarts
9. Sam Airey - Row Upon Row
10. Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania Remix)

DOWNLOAD LINK

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Dance To The Radio Presents... BEAR IN HEAVEN

After the AMAZING Esben and The Witch gig, Dance To The Radio is teaming up with The Brudenell Social Club to start the celebrations for Dance To The Radio's 5th birthday and put on one of our favourite bands from Brooklyn, New York.

BEAR IN HEAVEN
http://www.myspace.com/bearinheaven



Out of the bed of bands that gave you Grizzly Bear and Yeasayer, Bear In Heaven are a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music and krautrock. The band are set to release their current album 'Beast Rest Forth Mouth' in the UK this spring. The album came out to rapturous aplause in the US, through Hometapes, last autumn with Pitchfork giving the album the 'best new music award'.

"Bear in Heaven's greatest trick is creating music that evokes the sort of physicality and scope that could soundtrack a Hollywood film, but also works equally well at stirring up intimate bodily passion"

Rough Trade have also just recently given Bear In Heaven their 'Album Of The Week'

Bear In Heaven will tour the US this Spring alongside Cymbals Eat Guitars, including a stop at SXSW, before heading to Europe for the very first time. We absolutely love this band, have a listen to the album below at either Last.FM or Spotifty and get a free download of Wholehearted Mess.

LISTEN TO BEAR IN HEAVEN - BEAST REST FORTH MOUTH ON SPOTIFY

LISTEN TO BEAR IN HEAVEN - BEAST REST FORTH MOUTH ON LAST.FM

FREE DOWNLOAD - BEAR IN HEAVEN - WHOLEHEARTED MESS

Joining Bear In Heaven on this gig will be....

JUFFAGE
http://www.myspace.com/juffage

Juffage is Jeff T. Smith, a solo sound artist and multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. He is often seen in bars, art galleries, or basements with a band’s worth of instruments.

A recording enthusiast at heart, he has spent time in some of Chicago’s finest studios including Engine (Brian Deck) and Electrical Audio (Steve Albini). Live shows see him coming up with inventive new ways of bringing his multi-layered recordings to the stage. Through the use of cassettes, drums, guitars, and assorted other loop-pedals and gadgets, Juffage creates complex, yet surprising catchy pop songs.

Juffage performances have been compared to a synthesis of Lightning Bolt’s rhythmic ferocity, Radiohead’s lush pop sensibility, King Tubby’s manipulative production, and Andrew Bird’s ability to make a good loop. The result is loud, frantic, and often beautiful.

In 2008, Juffage somehow fit all his music gear into a station wagon and played over 100 shows across the US, before setting off for the UK and Europe. In late July 2009 yet another self-booked U.S. tour of the east-coast and midwest. In September 2009, he moved to Leeds, England.

LISTEN TO JUFFAGE ON LAST.FM

Keep your ears open as more supports will be announced.

At Brudenell Social Club.

Sunday 25th April 2010

Tickets £4 adv from Lunatickets, Jumbo & Crash

TICKET LINK

DTTR Radio on LSRFM

So this is good news, Dance To The Radio is launching it's own radio show. Every Thursday evening from 9-10pm on LSRFM.com starting THIS THURSDAY (4th Feb).

Tune in at LSRFM.com from Thursday 4th Febraury and from 25th February the show will be going out on 87.7FM in the Leeds Area. For those who miss the show you can download the podcast from the Dance To The Radio website from the Friday where you’ll also be able to see the tunes that we’ve played.

The show will feature tunes, interviews and sessions from some of our favourite bands from around the world plus exclusive competitions.

Free Pulled Apart By Horses / Sky Larkin gig.

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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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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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Download

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

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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)

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

Out Of The Woods And Trees / Sky Larkin / Mother Vulpine

Everytime we get a new compilation ready i always like to have a listen over the previous ones that we've put out (by the way DTTR 4x12" Volume 2 is done and will be announced very soon). I spent last night listening to the last CD comp we put out 'Out Of The Woods And Trees' i've always held this one pretty close to the heart. Call me a massive geek but i absolutely loved being involved in putting that one together and spending bloody ages sequencing it so it sounded seamless even though all 20 tracks came in at over the maximum length for a cd so myself and Andy, the chap who mastered the comp, had to make some interesting changes. Namely turning the Vessels and Held By Hands tunes into a continuous flow of music. Anyway this is getting off the point.

When i go down the list of names on the comp it does make me feel rather proud. Bobby Cook is currently in the middle of recording his debut album with his new (same) band Goldhawks, Prego are starting to make a real name for themselves, Mother Vulpine unfortunately split but into 2 rather well known and awesome bands 'Pulled Apart By Horses' and 'Dinosaur Pile-Up', Sky Larkin have gone onto wonderful things and it's always a joy to catch up for a rare shandy with them, The Chapman Family have gone onto play the NME Radar tour and Vessels have continued to show why they're one of Leeds' best bands.

So we're gonna give away a couple of tracks from the compilation for you guys to have a listen to. Also iTunes are now selling the full compilation for only £2.49 (yes thats cheap) and if you're a pacient soul then you can buy the CD direct from us for £2 (yes that's even cheaper)

Purchase From iTunes for £2.49

Purchase From the lovely folks at Dance To The Radio £2 (plus the postman fee)

Download Sky Larkin - Keepsakes (Napoleon IIIrd Remix)
Download Mother Vulpine - The Hammer That Cracked The Bell
Watch out for other little treats from old DTTR compilations.

Bear Hands (Daytrotter Session)

One of our favourite new bands Bear Hands have also featured on the recent 4x12". Recently the band headed over to do a Daytrotter session (which by the way is a most excellent website).
Out of the session came recordings of 2 brand new songs 'Blood and Treasure', 'Belongings' and Long Lean Queen from the Golden E.P.

The band are over in the UK next month and if you can go and see them do it. They're definatly one of the best new bands from the last 2 years.

The tour dates are.......

Jun 4 2009 - Blue Flowers @ Ginglik, London
Jun 5 2009 - Insomniacs Ball @ Corsica Studios w/ Late Of The Pier, London
Jun 6 2009 - Hampton’s Bar ,Southampton
Jun 7 2009 - Middlesbrough Music Live-Cosmos Club @ Central, Middlesborough
Jun 9 2009 - The Cockpit, Leeds
Jun 10 2009 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Jun 11 2009 - The Plug, Sheffield
Jun 12 2009 - Rockness Festival, Scotland

Download - MP3

Blood and Treasure from Daytrotter Session

Belongings from Daytrotter Session

Long Lean Queen from Daytrotter Session

Links

Bear Hands Website

Purchase

DTTR 4 x 12" Volume One (featuring Bear Hands, Pulled Apart By Horses, Wonderswan & Broadcast Society)

PULLED APART BY HORSES - E=MC HAMMER (richmanu diskoruptor remix)

OUR FRIENDS AND ESTEEMED NOISE CREATORS PULLED APART BY HORSES RECENTLY FEATURED ON OUR 4X12" COMPILATION (part one of the four). NOW RICH MANU HAS ADDED TO HIS CRUSHING REMIX OF I PUNCHED A LION IN THE THROAT WITH A MEGA REMIX OF E=MC HAMMER.

DOWNLOAD
DOWNLOAD PULLED APART BY HORSES - E=MC HAMMER (richmanu diskoruptor remix)

WEBSITE
CHECK OUT PULLED APART BY HORSES MYSPACE
CHECK OUT RICH MANU'S MYSPACE

PURCHASE
PICK UP THE 4X12" VINYL COMPILATION FROM DANCETOTHERADIO

GO CHECK OUT PULLED APART BY HORSES ON THEIR NEVER ENDING TOUR OF THE WORLD!

OVER AND OUT

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