posted on 29.01.10Favorite Artist of Oh Nine :: Miike Snow
ts fairly unanimous up here in the BDN cloud, Miike Snow was our favorite artist of 2009. While last years efforts by Phoenix, Florence and the Machine, Curren$y, Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, Major Lazer, Little Boots, La Roux and DatA sit at the top of our list, Miike Snow takes the crown. Their self titled release is a masterful collection from start to finish and the many remixes it has spawned only continue the journey into their unique sound. Check out this club ready remix of Silvia that is my personal favorite and be sure to turn it up to 11.
These two banger Vampire Weekend remixes recently made it into the top 5 of Hype Machine’s popular 100. When you think about it, these kids really don’t stand a chance do they Wayne. Nope. Line em up.
posted on 26.12.09BBC Radio One :: Best Noise Never
k, I have to apologize for being somewhat absent these last few weeks. I recently embarked on 3 months of travel and will be all over this great land through mid-March. The last few weeks were spent in Seattle which I will cover in a post very soon. More importantly I am working frantically with Kimmell to get together a few year end lists for you, including iPhone Apps of the Year and Noise of the Year.
While I slave away at the keyboard here in snowy Minneapolis, I wanted to share a lil gem of an institution known as BBC Radio One :: The Essential Mix. If ever you want all the benefits of Riterol while hitting the computer for hours at end with none of the hangover, the Essential Mix’s are a must have in your headphones. Hosted by Pete Tong, the weekly two hour show has been bringing some of the best DJ’s in the world to the airwaves of the UK and beyond since 1993.
You can visit the Radio One site to listen in, but I would recommend just going to the Er7 Radio website to listen to and download all the Essential Mixes for your lapdesk or iPhod.
And you MUST listen to Annie Mac’s show known as The Mash Up.
It is exceptionally entertaining and informative, highlighting some of the best new Tracks, Remixes, Mash-ups, Minimixes and Interviews from today’s most hyped Indietronica artists. Much love Annie, you are currently making my ears drip with the Diplo and Switch interview.
posted on 27.10.09Mixtape of the Week - First Gear by Wayne Johnson
:: bestdaynever.com :: and :: indie303.com :: present ‘First Gear’ the mixtape, by Wayne Johnson.
1. BDN Wavemasters Intro 2. The Drums - Let’s Go Surfing (The Clean Shaven Grins Remix) (BDN Swayze Touch) :: Miike Snow vs. Peter Bjorn & John - It Don’t Move Me 3. Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi :: Grape Lady Break Down :: MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend - Heartbreaker (Wolfgang Gartner Remix) 4. Daylight (Troublemaker Remix feat. De La Soul) :: Dan Black - Yours 5. The Sound of Arrows - Into The Clouds (Fear of Tigers Remix) 6. Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (Alan Wilkis Remix) (BDN Retouch) 7. Bloody Beetroots - I Love The Bloody Beetroots :: Erik Hassle - Countdown (Designer Drugs Remix) 8. Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies remix) :: DatA - Skywriter :: La Roux - I’m Not Your Toy (DatA Remix) :: Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin (YUKSEK remix) 9. Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix) 10. Damian Marley - It Was Written (Chasing Shadows Remix) :: MGMT - Weekend Wars (George Lenton Remix) 11. Little Boots - Earthquake (Yes Giantess Remix) 12. Chester French - She Loves Everybody (Pance Party Remix) 13. David Guetta - Memories (Featuring Kid Cudi) :: Kid Cudi - Wake and Bake Song 14. Whygee - Tears of the Sun 15. Paper Route Gangstaz - Keisha Cole 16. Chiddy Bang - Truth ft. Passion Pit 17. Gotye - Learnalilgivinanlovin’ (Passion Pit Remix) 18. Vampire Weekend VS Miike Snow - The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance 19. MGMT - Kids (80kidz Re-Edit) 20. The Presets - This Boy’s In Love (K.I.M. Remix) 21. Major Lazer ft. Ricky Blaze & Nina Sky - Keep It Goin’ Louder (Diplo Remix) 22. Milke - Love Get Out of My Way (Designer Drugs Remix) 23. Zoot Woman - Saturation 24. Solid Gold - Who You Gonna Run To? 25. Ultimate Price Outro
Big thanks to Ralphie and the gang over at Indie303.com for the continued support and Andrew Kimmell for the art. Be sure to pass this around to your friends!
posted on 20.09.09BDN Emerging Artist - Jack Peñate
I caught the Miike Snow (click for all BDN coverage) show in ‘The City’ earlier this week, and Jack Peñate put on a fun opening set. It is also worth noting Miike Snow stopped using an autotuner in their live performances.
Jack Peñate has definitely got an eccentric British musician thing going on, as revealed in his videos below. The ‘Pull My Heart Away’ video was shot in the same location as Indian Jones Raiders of the Lost Arc - And who doesn’t love that?
posted on 20.09.09New Miike Snow Video - Black and Blue
Easily one of my favorite new artists of 2009, Miike Snow continues to impress us with amazing music videos. Here is the newest one for the single Black and Blue off their self titled album. Keep watching or click on the arrows on either side of the player to see videos for Animal and Burial.
Remember when MTV actually played music videos, ones that you even liked? Well, in memory of the many things that have come and gone (R.I.P. Mike) we’ve saved you the effort of trying to find MTV 8 on the TV and will be showcasing a short playlist of handpicked music videos we appreciate.
Week 1:
Big Sean - Getcha Some (Dir. Hype Williams) : Fresh visuals paired with a catchy track off the upcoming album “Finally Famous” (look for Kanye)
Miike Snow - Burial : Great video, will get your travel bug itching
Kyle Andrews - Sushi : Fun song, funner video. Click on the video at any time and it will link you to one of over 1000 youtube jems that were used to create the mosaic, the ultimate youtube time waster.
Empire of the Sun - We Are The People : Same poppy sound, same crazy outfits, now in the desert.
Birdy Nam Nam - Parachute Ending : Visually amazing, highly creative interpretation of the song, just stay off any drugs while watching, may lead to a seizure.
-If you have any video suggestions or want to see your own music video here, let us know!-
01. Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over 02. Little Boots - Meddle 03. Dan Black - Symphonies (Passion Pit Remix) 04. LMFAO - La La La (Death To The Throne Remix) 05. Miike Snow - Animals 06. MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker ft. John Legend (Wolfgang Gartner Remix) 07. DatA - Rapture 08. Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix) 09. Birddy Nam Nam - Parachute Ending (prod. by Justice) 10. Family Force 5 - D-I-E 4 Y-O-U (RAC Remix) 11. Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot (Ocelot Remix) 12. The Golden Filter - Solid Gold 13. M83 - We Own The Sky (Udachi Remix) 14. Discovery - So Insane 15. Teenagers - No Love (Delorean Remix) 16. Fear Of Tigers - Sirkka 17. Miike Snow - A Horse Is Not A Home
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If you love the album art as much as I do, go check out what else our in house graphic designer and contributer Andrew Kimmell does when hes not dunking on Lebron James.
Right now it is hard to go to a party and avoid bobbing your head along with at least one Miike Snow song. We have been pumping this into our ear lobes for a while now, and 3 weeks ago (sorry for the delay) we got a chance to check out a show at one of my favorite intimate venues in The City.
You know it is go time when 6 dudes walk on the stage in matching black nylon jackets. Front man Pontus Winnberg (you have to do something amazing with that name) did not speak a word outside of his singing, which was all done through an autotuner. And no words were needed - I have never seen guys rock so hard on only beat machines and keyboards. The Miike Snow show is a definite must, once they return from their European tour.
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ts fairly unanimous up here in the BDN cloud, Miike Snow was our favorite artist of 2009. While last years efforts by Phoenix, Florence and the Machine, Curren$y, Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, Major Lazer, Little Boots, La Roux and DatA sit at the top of our list, Miike Snow takes the crown. Their self titled release is a masterful collection from start to finish and the many remixes it has spawned only continue the journey into their unique sound. Check out this club ready remix of Silvia that is my personal favorite and be sure to turn it up to 11.
k, I have to apologize for being somewhat absent these last few weeks. I recently embarked on 3 months of travel and will be all over this great land through mid-March. The last few weeks were spent in Seattle which I will cover in a post very soon. More importantly I am working frantically with Kimmell to get together a few year end lists for you, including iPhone Apps of the Year and Noise of the Year.
