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- Daft Punk gets earthlings grooving
- Earthbird Introduces Keister and Doobie Careful Release
- Kylie shows a bit of culture
Daft Punk gets earthlings grooving
Seattle Times – Jul 30, 2007
As the five-tone alien communication from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” played the sweat-drenched mass on the dance floor greeted Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter like deities with a thunderous roar and exuberant cheers. The cryptic duo blurring the line between man and machine wore their familiar gold and chrome-plated robot helmets and appeared as interplanetary MCs to a sea of dance-crazed fans. Undeniably the biggest name in electronic music Daft Punk refuses to do interviews or be photographed without the helmets — a ruse they’ve been able to uphold for more than 10 years. At WaMu perched atop a massive pyramid at center stage and surrounded by a dazzling display of LED lights the pair tore through a flawless set of their most familiar songs. Rather than the traditional DJ set they reworked skeletal versions of their songs remixing snippets from each on the fly. Daft Punk played versions of songs from all three of their full-length albums including early favorites like “Around the Word” from their 1997 debut “Home Work” but it was “Digital Love” and “ne More Time” from “Discovery” that ignited an already ecstatic crowd. “Robot Rock” and the titular “Human After All” from their 2005 release further advanced the pair’s android theme… Daft Punk played versions of songs from all three of their full-length albums including early favorites like “Around the Word” from their 1997 debut “Home Work” but it was “Digital Love” and “ne More Time” from “Discovery” that ignited an already ecstatic crowd. “Robot Rock” and the titular “Human After All” from their 2005 release further advanced the pair’s android theme. The hyper-stylized blend of electro funk and hard-hitting Chicago house music kept the crowd of young adults dancing from the front to the back of the theater for a full hour and a half. Spotted in the crowd were multitudes of glow-sticks and DayGlo accessories turning the hangarlike venue into something more like the raves that Daft Punk’s music was meant for. French electro artists Kavinsky and Sebastian opened the show followed by New York-based the Rapture a band who originally got their start in Seattle. The Rapture played a rocking set of disco punk that relied on thick earth-rattling bass and deep synthesizers. The band most known for it’s breakout hit “House of Jealous Lovers” easily won over a dance-ready crowd.
Earthbird Introduces Keister and Doobie Careful Release
theopenpress.com – Jul 30, 2007
The group has teamed with local DJ and remixer Rex Bruton of Steel Grooves to develop a house version of the track “Sexy Thing. ” David Sellars (producing under the name SmoovD) has been enlisted to collaborate on a breakbeat version of Keister’s track “This Joint Right Here. ” “ur love of electronic music started on the dance floor. Its only natural that we would strive to end the album’s journey there” said band member Charlie Guidry. “We are lucky to be living in an era where we can harness digital technology and distribution platforms to shorten the gap between when an album is created and when it available to our listeners. We can release the album and let feedback drive the creation of remixes. We can be relevant… We can be relevant. Introduced by a mutual friend in 2000 The combination of Guidry’s background in old school breaks classic rock industrial and blues was an unlikely pairing with Wallace’s lean towards electro breaks house and underground circuit grooves. From humble beginnings that included a lone 303 and tattered fender amp the duo found common ground as they expanded their studio to include an arsenal of various outboard gear and software-based instruments. Song elements that couldn’t be recorded within the small confines of their basement project studio were recorded at Arlyn Studio where Guidry works as a audio engineer. About Earthbird MusicEarthbird Music provides music publishing marketing and audio engineering services for independent artists located in US. The label’s current roster includes artists such as Keister DJ Ritchie Wallace Thulsa Doom the Sangre del Sol fire troupe artist and performer Sage world beat producer Tolera Storm and the catalog of The Alpha Rhythm.
Kylie shows a bit of culture
NEWS.com.au – Jul 30, 2007
article-tools –> July 30 2007 11:00pm RUMUR has it Kylie Minogue is about to release a Culture Club or Roxy Music cover as her big comeback single. UK paper The Daily Star reports an insider leaked info about Kylie’s new album and she’s recorded Culture Club’s Victim with former frontman Boy George as well as Roxy Music’s Love Is The Drug. The album’s working title is Kylie X and she’s already cut tracks with Scot electro whiz Calvin Harris and mega dance acts Scissor Sisters and Groove Armada.