DOWNLOAD: Fan Death - Veronica's Veil (MP3)

"Fan Death are the best new disco act we've heard since we bigged up Hercules & Love Affair in January. The best and the most authentic-sounding: they're not nu rave, or an indie-dance band, or a guitar group using a funk undercarriage. They've got the slightly wonky strings, elegant mid-tempo rhythms and female vocals of disco, recalling the music's golden age - ie. between the release of Donna Summer's Love To Love You Baby in 1975 and the ritual burning of disco records in that baseball stadium in Chicago that signalled the death of disco in 1979. They're a girl duo who recognise that all the best disco records were sung by women, and they sing in the blank, distracted manner of all the finest disco divas. Really, they hardly sing at all - they open their mouths and pout and this spookily, exquisitely blank, almost Teutonic sound comes out....

...Some actual, proper facts: Fan Death are the protégés of glam-trash DJ Erol Alkan, who on his remix gives the single extra electroclash-y oomph on the handclaps and bass. They're adored by superstar tastemaker Diplo. They're the subjects of blog hysteria. And in a press release they declare their intention to be to "make music that recalls the greatest era of electronic pop: Depeche Mode, OMD, New Order, Human League, Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys." [Guardian]

Watch their official video for "Veronica's Veil", and all tour dates, below...

Continue reading "Fan Death - 2009 Tour Dates (NYC @ Le Royale), video, MP3"

Friendly Fires @ MHOW (more by Gabi Porter)

Friendly Fires are DJing tonight/Monday at Le Royale in NYC. They'll be playing a free in-store at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square at 7PM tomorrow/Tuesday (12/9) before their show at the Annex with Lemonade.

Pattern is Movement

Tonight's show was supposed to be at Studio B and was supposed to have The Jealous Girlfriends on the bill (August 20). Instead, Pattern is Movement, Jukebox the Ghost, Bryan Scary and "a very special unannounced guest" (not Sarah Silverman) are playing at Le Royale on 7th Ave in Manhattan. Is the special guest The Jealous Girlfriends or is it The XYZ Affair or is it somebody completely different? I don't know.

On September 10th, Pattern is Movement kick of a tour in Canada and keep going through October when they eventually meet up with the reunited Shudder to Think to play a few shows including the October 4th one at Webster Hall. The Jealous Girlfriends are also on that bill. Less than a week later The Jealous Girlfriends go out on tour with the Wedding Present. That tour does not currently include the two NYC WP shows. All PIM and TJG tour dates (and the Le Royale flyer) below...

Continue reading "Pattern is Movement - 2008 Tour Dates (tonight, a special guest, Shudder To Think & The Jealous Girlfriends)"

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Justice DJ set @ Le Royale - April 2008 (Lawrence L)

What did you do last night? Finally we're on to Saturday night (tonight - June 21) which boasts quite a few excellent options.

Continue reading "The Weekend in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Sat, Sun, Tue) "

DOWNLOAD: Crookers at Gatecrasher (07/05/2008) (zSHARE MP3)

DJ Spun

Hopefully you found some dancing to do these past two nights. If not there's no shortage of dance events tonight through Sunday. Here's what's going on tonight...

Continue reading "Friday night in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Crystal Castles DJ, etc)"

$20 seems like a lot to spend on going to Le Royale (formerly Luke & Leroy home of Misshapes & Rated X) even if god was DJing, but you know, it's Justice (or half of them at least). (thx Dave)