Electronic
Album Review: Galaxians – Chemical Reaction
The second album from Leeds disco funk trio, Galaxians, out via Stargaze on 26th June. During the lockdown period and Covid-19 crisis, the music I have reviewed has been mostly works of internal reflection and contemplation, there has not been that music which has been reactionary in a sense of letting your hair down. We …
See: Roosevelt releases new video for Sign
Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, has released their first new single since his 2018 sophomore album, Young Romance. It’s accompanied by a video produced by Ohad Ben-Moshe, and both play into this vintage synth-pop / early house sound. Smoky synth chords open up, with street sounds decorating the mix, but these give way to this popping …
Premiere: André Uhl reveals new video for Maximum Success
Berlin based André Uhl has today revealed exclusively via Backseat Mafia the new video for his single ‘Maximum Success’, out on 25th June. It comes from his forthcoming album Relax and Implode, to be released on Berlin-based label Martin Hossbach on October 16th 2020. Of the track and video, André told us “I’m thinking a lot about …
MNRØ – I’m not running to you
Out right now is the debut single by Manchester singer-songwriter MNRØ, I’m not running to you, and it marks her out as something to watch out for in the rest of 2020 and beyond. Over bubbling electro beats, MNRØ lays down her expletive laden rejection of continually being used, and taking charge of her own …
Track: Jon Hassell – New album/preview track, ‘Fearless’
Pub Quiz question: Name a connection between La Monte Young, Terry Riley’s seminal record ‘In C’, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Ry Cooder, David Sylvian, Tears for Fears and Lloyd Cole plus his Commotions? Answer: they have all drawn on the talents of the essential trumpet player, composer and musical adventurer Jon Hassell. …
Premiere: Lucy Dreams release Know my Number track / video
We’re delighted to premiere the new single from Lucy Dreams – Know My Number this morning here on Backseat Mafia, and equally delighted that they are currently recording an At Home Session for us, which will be live on our YouTube channel in the coming weeks. Please support the channel and subscribe if you can. …
NZCA Lines – Prisoner of Love
We’ve already waxed lyrical (well, as lyrical as we can) about previous singles Real Good Time and Pure Luxury , and now producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Lovett, aka NZCA Lines, has revealed another sighter of his new album Pure Luxury (out via Memphis Industries on July 10th) with a new single, Prisoner of Love. Of …
Track: Mystic Waxx – Tears left to cry
London based indie newcomers, essentially classically trained British-Albanian producer Admir Hyka and vocalist Andrea Skalec, are back with a new EP, and from it they’ve released a single, Tears left to Cry. Influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, Portishead, The Knife, Bonobo, the pair produce smoky hip-hop beats and tells Kayla words of neglected …
Track: Sports – Tell you something
Returning from a two year hiatus, Sports – aka Cale Chronister & Christian Theriot are back with a track – Tell You Something, their first new music since their 2018 long player ‘Everyone’s Invited’. Good news is they’re still mixing it up with elements of synth-pop, indie funk and psychedelic rock. Of the track Cale …
TRACK: Park Hye Jin releases title track How Can I
Ahead of her highly anticipated new record – How Can I which is released June 26th on Ninja Tune, Park Hye Jin has shared the EP’s title track ‘How can I’. Unlike the dream like track ‘Like This’ released in May. ‘How Can I’ is more grounded with stronger rhythmic notes. It starts with a fairground sounding …