Tahiti 80 have proven themselves true originals who’ve touched our souls with carefully crafted delights for over fifteen years. Their latest offering however, is their most radical departure yet. Comparable to Blur’s transition from “Leisure to Modern Life Is Rubbish” or perhaps clutching towards Bowie’s chameleon-like early day personas, the entitlement of the word “rebirth” […]
Humbling Tides is the second album in the unique kora/guitar/vocal songwriting idiom explored by Yann Tambour, now known as Stranded Horse. Written largely during a spell living in Bristol, UK and recorded in the serene coastal environs of Normandy in North-West France, Humbling Tides continues along the path embarked upon with Churning Strides effecting subtle […]
Artist Website | Facebook Page | iTunes | Twitter | YouTube Previously known as punk outfit Carving, French quintet Skip the Use took their name change as a catalyst for a new direction, opting to pursue an angular electro-rock sound that saw them hailed as their homeland’s answer to Bloc Party. Forming the band […]
Shine is the new French electro pop phenomenon who has already released an acclaimed debut album, ‘the common station’, toured with Morcheeba in Europe in 2008, and recently recorded an EP with the legendary Terry Reid. The band was invited to perform in the USA for the very first time at SXSW and in California […]
With the mighty new From Africa With Fury: Rise, Seun Anikulapo Kuti heads up Egypt 80, the extraordinary combo first fronted by his renowned father. The album follows Kuti’s critically praised debut, 2008’s Many Things, which was unanimously hailed for continuing Fela’s musical legacy. From Africa With Fury: Rise sees Kuti finding his own idiosyncratic […]
Selah Sue was not destined to become an artist. “I grew up in a really little town in Belgium, and none of my family was into music,” reveals the twenty-one year old, with refreshing sincerity. “As a kid, I wanted to be a ballerina. I danced from the age of six to twelve”. Even without […]
You just gotta love a classically trained rock band. Ambroise Willaume (vocals, guitar, piano) and Jeremie Arcache (cello, vocals) met at France’s prestigious Maitrise Notre Dame de Paris music school, The pair later teamed up with Christophe Musset (vocals, guitar) to form the basis for their current band, REVOLVER. While their name is taken from […]
Renaissance Man’s debut ‘Spraycan’ was released in 2008 followed by ‘Rhythm’ on the Kitsuné Maison 7 compilation in early 2009. A subsequent EP on the Parisian label Sound Pellegrino launched title track ‘What is Guru’ as one of the year’s underground hits, making Renaissance Man highly sought-after remixers for the likes of Brodinski, Crystal Fighters, […]
