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Premiere: Indigo Face – Come Close (Sora Remix)
Indigo Face, aka Singer/songwriter Mariachiara Terragin and producer and multi-instrumentalist Maxime Obadia Are back following the release of their EP At the Gate, with a couple of remixes of the track Come a Close, and we are delighted to premiere Vienna artist Sora’s reimagining right here on backseat mafia. He’s given the track some extra …
Reissue: Ashford & Simpson – I Wanna Be Selfish
Everyone loves stone classic Ain’t No Mountain High Enough but it was just one of the many hits penned by songwriting guns for hire Ashford & Simpson, But like many top class songwriters who provide the guide tracks as they demo their hits they decided to go for it themselves and their second album saw …
See: Cícero releases new video for “De Passagem”
It’s been a while since Cícero released a video. The Brazilian singer shot some very creative videos for is first album, Canções de Apartamento (2011), in which he rode on an old tram in a calm Rio de Janeiro, sings from his apartment room and lives through a very melancholic carnival. It took a long …
See: Black Atlass release video for “Tonight”
Black Atlass, aka producer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Fleming has released a new video for his recent track Tonight. It’s an eerie and slightly unsettling track, propelled by his vocal, this thing of startling beauty, especially against the (initially) sparse nature of the accompaniment, this minimal synth line and stripped back percussion. As it gradually unfurls, …
Album Review: Treetop Flyers – Palomino
I don’t know if it’s about getting older and wanting to ensure that I spend my time only listening to what I really like, or just a shorter attention span. Thing is, I’ve not got as much space to allow music to settle. Maybe that’s unfair. That’s just how it is, though. Ok ? So if …
NEWS: Independent label Tympanik Audio comes to an end
Tympanik Audio the independent electronic music label with the slogan “Electronic music for the rest of us” has apparently come to an end according to a short Facebook post on the labels page yesterday and with it one of the most interesting independent labels in music disappears. The Chicago based label ,started in 2007 by …
Track: SHA¥ Khushrenada – 10’s
Taken from his forthcoming mixtape, The Karman Line, produced by Toby Kenobi from the Astronaut Heroics collective, 10’s is the latest track to be released by London rapper SHA¥ Khushrenada. Talking about the track, he says that it’s “…simply about the paper chase, some people see money as a want, others a need. I talk …
Track: Nico Ghost – Night Terrors
Joining the likes of Allday and Ivan Ooze at the forefront of a new wave of Australian hip-hop is Melbourne MC Nico Ghost. Following on from his debut EP ‘Kaishi’, he’s already gained a slot at the Beyond the Valley festival and supported Wu-tang clan. Ahead of his support slot with G-Eazy this week around …
Say Psych: Album Review, Phantamonium by Hotel Wrecking City Traders
I first came across Hotel Wrecking City Traders last year with the release of the amazing Australian split 12″ with Hey Colossus on Wild Animal Records. While the Hey Colossus track was a great as you would expect from this ever improving band, the Hotel Wrecking City Traders track, ‘Droned and Disowned (Pt.2) was a …
See: Prinze George release new video for “Victor”
Maryland based indie/synth pop heroes Prinze George have just released some new visuals for their highly regarded single, Victor, taken from their self-titled EP, released last year. The trio, Kenny Grimm (production/instrumental), Naomi Almquist (vocals) and Isabelle De Leon (drums) make the sort of music that bubbles and scatters in front of you. They’ve upped …