Electronic
Scratch the Surface: Children of the Bong – Sirius Sounds
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll have heard Children of the Bong somewhere. Taking in techno, electronic, and psychedelic music, they released three demos and one, brilliant album, Sirius Sounds. Meeting at Harrow College, Daniel Goganian and Rob Henry never quite hit the heights their music perhaps deserves, through luck and circumstance, but this …
Live review: Haiku Hands give joyous riot of a performance in Brisbane
Riotous dance-pop outfit Haiku Hands are in the midst of an Australian mini-tour, the eclectic foursome gusting their way through Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne like a fierce whirlwind. Backseat Mafia were excited to catch last night’s Brisbane show, where the group delivered a rousing spectacle of wicked choreography and fierce, outspoken anthems about art, fashion, …
Track: Elkka releases new single ‘Alexandra’ ahead of EP release
Elkka (aka Emma Kirby), the London based producer, DJ and label boss, has just released a new single – Alexander, ahead of the release of her forthcoming EP Euphoric Melodies via Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint on May 21st. Of the EP, Emma says, “it’s about looking back on and towards euphoric moments, exploring how they …
See: Gary Numan goes up to bat for dark electronica, with amazing results; see video for Saints and Liars, here
The first thing you hear on the track ‘Saints and Liars’ is a thumping 808 bass, setting the scene for this dark intrusive track, exploring themes such as tyranny, and human hypocrisy, the contrast is seen in the beautiful gleaming synths and the deep cutting industrial style bass and synths. The lyrical content speaks of …
News: Chemical Brothers release ‘The Darkness That You Fear’: Will headline Creamfields this year
The Chemical Brothers have released their first new music in two years – single The Darkness That You Fear – along with exciting news that they’ve been confirmed as 2021 festival headliners. The new song is their first since the No Geography track Eve of Destruction was released to coincide with a massive 2019 tour. …
Track: LARRY PINK THE HUMAN explores the nature of humanity in this new single, Eleven11_gtr_song
“If the last year has shown us anything it’s that we can live without many things, but to be away from our closest companions is the biggest challenge of all, We wanted to write about the ones that are with us and the ones that are not, and show how much we appreciate them. When …
Album Review: Yann Gourdon’s self-titled LP hypnotizes the listener with swirling, baroque instrumentation
The new offerings from French artist Yann Gourdon create a hypnotizing atmosphere that pushes and pulls the listener from its fabric. It can be argued that ambient music is defined by intention and spatial interaction: a work must intend to not demand the attention of the listener, and it interacts with auditory space in a …
EP Review: RedHook release the explosive and very therapeutic EP ‘Bad Decisions’ and announce tour
It is hard to classify Sydney band RedHook – there is an electronic buzzsaw blitz with thundering percussion and at times a blistering wall of noise, all wrapped up in a sparkling pop mantle, with hip hop shades and choruses. It’s heavy metal psycho pop. But, throughout their new EP ‘Bad Decisions’, there is a …
Album Review: Mente Organica – ‘El Espacio’
Earthly Measures, the London based DJ and event creating duo, have been carefully and lovingly nurturing their record label through these turbulent times . They’ve put out a couple of compilations, digi-releases and EPs that deliver exquisitely curated global beat music with a leaning towards feet warming new electronica from South America. Now comes news …
Premiere: In Violet reveal new video for Cathedral Thinking
There’s not many people who like industrial, post-techno, electronic rock music like we do, so we are beyond delighted to be able to premiere the new video from such a outfit in the shape of In Violet, and their new single Cathedral Thinking right here on Backseat Mafia this morning. Since their last record some …