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Weekly Song Reviews: 'We Have A Visual (Disco Unterhaag) by Polygon Palace (2011)

Back to the weekly song reviews, DJ Purple Sneakers here, and today I have Melbourne-based electro duo Polygon Palace and their song We Have A Visual (Disco Unterhaag). Polygon Palace consists Londoner, Adam Ferns and New Zealander, Gabriel Crossan who (according to their Last FM bio) met up at the 'The Polygon Palace Of Time Adventure ($5 Wednesdays), when both decided to go for the ‘Super Saver Spin’. They have become a regular set at the Melbourne underground/warehouse party scene. We Have A Visual was released on their 2011 EP of the same title, and you can find it there. For more info and music head to their Facebook page HERE, or their LastFM page HERE, enjoy the rad video!

Your Weekly Song Post: 'The Drummer' by Niki and the Dove (2011)

Your Weekly Song Post has finally arrived, and this time it goes to Swedish indie-electronica group Niki and the Dove, and their song The Drummer. Niki and the Dove is the project of lead vocalist and songwriter Malin Dahlström, who is based out of Sweden and also has been active in various other musical acts including The Dora Steins and DisDishDance. The Drummer is the title track off of the group's first EP, which was just released on October 18th, 2011. Check out their LastFM page HERE, or the MySpace page HERE for more info and music. 

Your Weekly Song Post: 'The Worse It Gets' by Penguin Prison (2011)

This week's song post goes to New York-based indie-electro-pop act Penguin Prison, and his song The Worse It Gets. Penguin Prison is a solo-act consisting of Chris Glover from New York, who rose to prominence with a college band called The Smartest People at Bard, whose demos came to the attention of rapper Q-Tip and lead to a record deal under Universal in 2009. Glover ended up leaving the band after their record got little attention and began doing his own remixes and solo-work under the name of Penguin Prison. The Worse It Gets comes off of his debut self-titled studio album, which was released on October 18th, 2011. If you like what you've heard then you can head over to his website HERE, or his Last.FM page HERE. 

Song of the Day for September 16th, 2010: "In the Fire" by Mammoth Logic

And the song is...In the Fire by South Australian electronica duo Mammoth Logic. Now I know that I just posted one by them last week, but I was so impressed by their sound that I had to post another one straight away, so there. Mammoth Logic consists of Dave Crowe & Reid Jones, and they come out of the city of Adelaide, in South Australia. The electronic duo have been described as a mix of 'futuristic pop' with 'French-electro' with post-punk-rock, which is quite a mix indeed. This song came out just in the past few months of this year (2010), and they are set to release an album, so keep your eyes peeled for that. If you like the song then you should take note that it is currently available as a free MP3 download at this link here. Hasta Mañana!

Song of the Day for September 10th, 2010: "After Dark" by The Count and Sinden (Ft. Mystery Jets)

And the song of the day is...After Dark (ft. Mystery Jets), by English duo The Count & Sinden. The Count & Sinden are and electronic-duo coming out of London, England. The duo have been around since 2008 and they are Joshua "Hervé" Harvey (aka The Count), and Sinden. After Dark is a single release (released on August 15th, 2010) featuring the 5-piece English indie rock band Mystery Jets, which is due to appear on their debut album titled Mega Mega Mega. This song has already peaked at #4 on the UK Independent Chart. Enjoy!

VJ Samsonite's "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Heartbreaker, by Canadian electronica group MSTRKRFT (pronounced Mastercraft). MSTRKRFT comes out of Toronto and formed in 2005. The group consists of two members, Jesse F. Keeler and Al-P. Heartbreaker comes off of their Fist of God album (released in March 2009), which was their second studio album. Heartbreaker reached #5 on the UK Dance Charts, whilst Fist of God was ranked #14 Top Electronic Albums. MSTRKRFT are known for their various remixes of songs by other artists as well. Snap!

VJ Samsonite's "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Paper Romance, by UK electronic duo Groove Armada. Groove Armada consists of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay.  Now I would be highly surprised if you've never heard of Groove Armada, as they have been around since about 1996 or so, and have released six studio albums over that time. It is also interesting to hear that they released a greatest hits album back in 2004, but continue to make new stuff and collaborate with artists, I guess that retirement isn't all that its cracked up to be. Paper Romance comes off of their latest album titled Black Light (released January 2010). I personally enjoyed their past album Lovebox, and recommend all to check it out too if you haven't already. A man needs a code.

VJ Samsonite's "Hot New Music" song of the day is....

...Always More, by London-based electro duo Autokratz. Autokratz are a relatively young duo, and had their original debut just 2 years ago in 2008. They are signed to a French electronic label called Kitsuné Music. The Autokratz have a definitive heavy electronic sound with dark undertones, in that it is not upbeat eletronica, but lends something more towards a robotic-industrial-techno-esque sound (thus the name Autokratz), but it is one of those things that is difficult to desribe, and in the end you just have to listen to it yourself. Always More has some definite post-apocalyptic energy to it as well, and it was released originally as a single in 2009, later to be added onto their studio album release entitled Animal. Well, enjoy the song and try to get a bit supasonic, or something like that...Ahghh!

A Not So New, But Still Good Music Post

VJ Samsonite here! So, I have decided that I want to post some more music on the vlog/blog, but this time it isn't necessarily new (+-2 years or so), but generally within 5-8 years of recency (if that is even a word...ya sabes). And so, here goes...I really dig the Aussie electro-group Cut Copy, in fact I sort of think of them as the next generation Duran Duran (and that is saying a lot, believe me!) So here, I am posting one of my favourite songs by them offm! of the latest In Ghost Coulours album (released March 2008), but be sure to check out their earlier album too. The song is called Hearts on Fire, boom boom!