Monday, October 26, 2009

The Diogenes Club On Pitchfork!


Pitchfork reviews The Diogenes Club's "Do You Know How To Feel It?" and called the track "a dreamy soundscape pitched somewhere between the ethereal drift of Air and the more sedate works of Underworld."

Check It Out Here


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Relation Release "Fear Of Night" and Lifelike Edit Mp3


Urban Torque proudly presents Fear of Night, the debut album from Southend duo Relation. The stylish Fear of Night combines elements of classic 80s electro pop with crisp modern production. Fear Of Night is filled with songs that on the surface appear simple but on closer inspection reveal lyrical and sonic depths.

Press:


"An Underworld-meets-David Byrne soundclash" - BBC Online

"Like a deadpan Talk Talk with a chord sequences by Johnny Marr" - Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl)

"Fear Of Night" and 'Lowest Common Denominator' shows a love of classic deadpan Pet Shop Boys / Electronic too...this is impressive stuff indeed." - Mixmag

"...it sure does impress a great deal for marrying so well uplifting melodies with digital beats in a pretty tasteful manner." - M8 recommended album listening

"Fear Of Night is a real quality piece of work, elements of classic Electro Pop, inventive melodies and lots of messages and thoughtful lyrics." - DMC Update

"Relation have 21st century studio suss thatmakes this album so enjoyable." - Irish Daily Star

Blogs:

“A ‘must have’ album in our eyes.” - Tashed

“England has once again produced electro pop genius! I haven’t heard anything this polished and true to its nature in a very long time.” - Off The Radar

"There's no shortage of quality song-writing on this set, and although the production is smooth, there's also plenty of texture woven into the sonic fabric of the tracks. There are some gritty distorted guitar sounds to be found on 'Way Outside' for example." - Music Emissions

"...the duo of Andrew Leary and Oliver Keech are more than the sum of their parts, creating intelligent, thought provoking '90s style polished pop gems. In fact, forget all your cheesy Lady Gagas and Little Bootsies, when it comes to reviving '80s electro pop, Relation are the daddy." - Sound Advice

Mp3/Stream:

Fear Of Night is out now via Urban Torque Recordings. You can stream the album now on Urban Torque's site-http://urbantorque.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=193

Download Lifelike's edit of "Your Tiny Mind" for post and review on your site below:

Relation- Your Tiny Mind (Lifelike Radio Edit)

Fear Of Night Tracklist:
1. Optimistic
2. Fear Of Night
3. Lowest Common Denominator
4. Your Tiny Mind
5. Way Outside
6. Superenlightened
7. Lefty
8. Broken
9. Moscow Olympic
10. Easy Target
11. Hypersenstive
12. In Minuscule
13. Here Comes Your Man

Buy Album:
Beatport
Amazon
iTunes

Links:

Relation Myspace
Relation YouTube
Relation Facebook
Urban Torque Catalog

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Relation Release "Fear Of Night" and Pixies Cover Mp3 For Download


Urban Torque proudly presents Fear of Night, the debut album from Southend duo Relation. The stylish Fear of Night combines elements of classic 80s electro pop with crisp modern production. Fear Of Night is filled with songs that on the surface appear simple but on closer inspection reveal lyrical and sonic depths.

Press:

"An Underworld-meets-David Byrne soundclash" - BBC Online

"Like a deadpan Talk Talk with a chord sequences by Johnny Marr" - Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl)

"Fear Of Night" and 'Lowest Common Denominator' shows a love of classic deadpan Pet Shop Boys / Electronic too...this is impressive stuff indeed." - Mixmag

"...it sure does impress a great deal for marrying so well uplifting melodies with digital beats in a pretty tasteful manner." - M8 recommended album listening

"Fear Of Night is a real quality piece of work, elements of classic Electro Pop, inventive melodies and lots of messages and thoughtful lyrics." - DMC Update

"Relation have 21st century studio suss thatmakes this album so enjoyable." - Irish Daily Star

DJ Reactions:

"I really enjoyed working on the Relation album, very intelligent electronic pop music....with a ton of emotion" - Robert Babicz

"Your Tiny Mind sounds like 1989, but the chorus is completely MOVING" - Rex The Dog

"Amazing, great album, top songs!" - Hernan Cattaneo

"You could have been taking this album and get a deal with Factory Records back in the day!" - Lifelike

"Very cool tracks...very Depeche Mode and New Order.." - Johnny Vicious

Blogs:

"There's no shortage of quality song-writing on this set, and although the production is smooth, there's also plenty of texture woven into the sonic fabric of the tracks. There are some gritty distorted guitar sounds to be found on 'Way Outside' for example." - Music Emissions

"...the duo of Andrew Leary and Oliver Keech are more than the sum of their parts, creating intelligent, thought provoking '90s style polished pop gems. In fact, forget all your cheesy Lady Gagas and Little Bootsies, when it comes to reviving '80s electro pop, Relation are the daddy." - Sound Advice

Mp3/Stream:

Fear Of Night is out now via Urban Torque Recordings. You can stream the album now on Urban Torque's site-http://urbantorque.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=193

Download Relation's cover of The Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man" for post and review on your site below:

Tracklist:
1. Optimistic
2. Fear Of Night
3. Lowest Common Denominator
4. Your Tiny Mind
5. Way Outside
6. Superenlightened
7. Lefty
8. Broken
9. Moscow Olympic
10. Easy Target
11. Hypersenstive
12. In Minuscule
13. Here Comes Your Man - DOWNLOAD

Buy Album:
Beatport
Amazon
iTunes

Links:
Relation Myspace
Relation YouTube
Urban Torque Catalog

Press Contact:
press@urbantorque.com

Red Cortez On The Road With The Airborne Toxic Event


Red Cortez’s current tour opening for The Airborne Toxic Event throughout the US comes on the heels of a remarkable year-long period during which Red Cortez has established itself as one of the most exciting unsigned bands in Southern California. Powerful and literate, the band has a fresh sound born out of the most classic of rock influences.

Although Red Cortez has never released a full album, incredible bands from all over the rock and roll landscape have embraced Red Cortez and invited them out as a support act. As a result the band has toured heavily recently, opening for everyone from Stephen Malkmus to Morrissey (at his personal request), Little Joy to Jason Isbell, The Mother Hips to the French Kicks, Black Mountain to the Tallest Man on Earth, Razorlight to Matt Costa.

The Hands To The Wall EP is out now via all digital outlets.

Stay tuned for more music from Red Cortez in 2010.

Meanwhile check out the following two tracks:

“Fell On The Floor” from Hands To The Wall

DOWNLOAD

and...

“Seasick Brigade,” a brand new DEMO.

DOWNLOAD


RED CORTEZ TOUR DATES:

September 24- Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
September 25- Slowdown, Omaha, NE (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
September 26- People's Court, Des Moines, IA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
September 28- The Granada, Lawrence, KS (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
September 29- Cain's 2nd Stage, Tulsa OK (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
September 30- House of Blues, Dallas, TX (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 1- House of Blues, Houston, TX (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 3- Emo's, Austin, TX (LATE NIGHT ACL w/Felice Brothers)
October 4- Circle Bar, New Orleans, LA (w/Henry Clay People)
October 5- The Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL (w/Henry Clay People)
October 6- The State Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 7- Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 8- Headliners, Columbia, SC (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 9- The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 10- Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 12- 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 13- House of Blues, Boston, MA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 15- Webster Hall, New York, NY (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 16- Webster Hall, New York, NY (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 17- Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 20- Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 21- Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 22- The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 23- Metro, Chicago, IL (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 24- Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 27- Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
October 29- The Showbox, Seattle, WA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 30- The Knitting Factory, Boise, ID (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
October 31- Roseland Theater, Portland, OR (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)
November 3- House of Blues, San Diego, CA (w/The Airborne Toxic Event)

Contact/More Info:

http://www.redcortez.com
http://www.myspace.com/redcortezband
http://www.youtube.com/redcorteztv
http://www.twitter.com/redcortez
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Cortez/40742862222

The Diogenes Club


The latest EP from Britain's The Diogenes Club, "Do You Know How To Feel It" is Diogenes Club Plus.

Following a string of wonderfully indiosyncratic and freshly skewed instrumental EP's and remixes, The Diogenes Club have now been bolstered by the addition of song-writing vocalist Paul Giles. The combination of the Club's quirky take on 80's funk and synth-laden melodies and Paul's sweetly melancholic vocals make a resounding match. The startling effect has not gone unnoticed; and Pete Tong has already made "Do You Know How To Feel It?" one of his "Calm before the storm" tracks on his Radio 1 show.

This EP pioneers the way ahead for the reinvigorated Diogenes Club, trailblazing along a path of emotionally-charged melody-driven electronic songs.

"Do You Know How To Feel It" will be released on September 21, 2009 via Urban Torque Recordings.

Download the track "The Ageless" for free below to post and review on your site.

Tracklist:
1. Come Back To Us
2. Do You Know How To Feel It?
3. The Ageless- DOWNLOAD
4. Early May

Stream the EP now on Urban Torque's site- http://urbantorque.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=195&page=1

Press:

"Fucking killer EP. Like seriously good. One of the best I've heard in ages, very like the Empire Of The Sun but cooler. Can't wait to drop these in Ibiza next week at sunset."- Andy Warburton (Nu Cool Show, Galaxy)

"21st Century music that effortlessly transports itself to a lost summer moment of early 80's synth pop. Both shiny new and classic....!"- Nick Luscombe (Flomationradio.com)

"Bravo! These Diogenes Club tracks are sweet. Reminds me of Zoot Woman or Empire Of The Sun- love it!"- Jason Bentley (Morning Becomes Eclectic- KCRW 88.9 FM, Los Angeles)

Buy EP:
Urban Torque Recordings
Pias
Amazon

Links:
The Diogenes Club Myspace- www.myspace.com/thediogenesclub
Urban Torque Catalog- www.beatport.com/label/urbantorque

Old School Jams - Live At The Greek Theatre 9/13



The Greek Theatre presents Old School Jams Live, a concert featuring legendary hip-hop and R&B stars who pioneered a new style of music in the 1980s. Lisa Lisa, Ready for the World, Klymaxx, Soul Sonic Force, Kurtis Blow, Peanut Butter Wolf and Egyptian Lover are all scheduled to perform.

Originally of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, the group disbanded in 1991 and Lisa Lisa pursued both solo and acting careers. "I Wonder If I Take You Home" was released in 1985 and was followed by another club hit, "Can You Feel the Beat", which also went to #40 on the R&B chart in late 1985. Their third single, the ballad "All Cried Out", also went gold in 1986.

Ready for the World is an R&B / funk / dance band from Michigan. Their self-titled debut was released in 1985 and included perhaps their best-known hit "Oh Sheila," written about Sheila E., which went to number one on the R&B, Billboard Hot 100, and the Hot Dance Club Play charts that year, becoming the first ever single to hold the number one spot on all three of these charts simultaneously. Other hits include “Tonight,” “Love you down,” “Long Time Comin” AND “Baby Let me Love You.”

Klymaxx is a female Urban/Funk band that made history by becoming the first all-female R&B and pop band in which every female member played an instrument. Their hit singles include “The Men All Pause,” "Meeting in the Ladies Room," and “I Miss You.”

The Soul Sonic Force are an American hip-hop ensemble who helped established hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as "Planet Rock". They were also influential in the birth of the electro movement in America and helped pave the way for modern dance music styles such as Techno and House, as well as hip-hop sub-genres such as electro-funk and electro-hop.

Kurtis Blow is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 debut album, is an early hip hop classic. Blow released a few more songs in the mid to late 1980s and made an appearance in the hip-hop film Krush Groove, where he performed “If I Ruled the World,” which was Blow’s biggest hit since his 1980 smash "The Breaks".

Melle Mel is one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as lead rapper & main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. After Grandmaster Flash left the group, Melle Mel became known as "Grandmaster Melle Mel" and the leader of the Furious Five. In 1982 a song entitled "The Message" became an instant classic and one of the first glimmers of conscientious hip-hop. The group went on to produce the anti-drug song "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (the unofficial music video was directed by then unknown film student Spike Lee).

Egyptian Lover is an American electro musician, vocalist, producer, DJ, and was an important part of the L.A. dance music and rap scene in the early 1980s. He will perform a DJ set.

Peanut Butter Wolf is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records. He will perform at VJ set, DJ’ing classic hip hop and R&B hits from the 80s with the matching videos playing simultaneously.

Promo Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-NThozb2vU

Purchase tickets:
Ticketmaster
Tickets are on sale now for as low as $35.

If you'd like I can offer you two tickets to attend the show or to do a contest on your blog for readers to win two free tickets. Email me for more info.

Old School Jams Live Myspace:
www.myspace.com/oldschooljamslive

Dazzler


DAZZLER, a five piece from Los Angeles, was formed in late 2008. Frontman and keytarist Neil Schuh, vocoderist/ percussionist Adam Villacin and drummer Tyler Thacker had decided it was time to take the next evolutionary step in the wake of their former band Totally Radd!!, formed a few years earlier at CalArts. Over the course of a few months, the line-up, and sound, had drastically begun to change. Added to the mix was keyboard virtuoso Michael Gold, and former Ima Robot guitarist Andy Marlow.

The organic growth of the band resulted in a new sound for all the members- something fresh, yet uniquely resonating of a time gone by. Each member having been primed from very different musical backgrounds, they found a common thread in the 'art decade' - the long 1970s. The vintage laden stylings of DAZZLER would lead to a debut showcase presented by LA radio haven Indie 103.1, high profile
shows and a rapid buzz in LA's hippest circles.

Earning their touring chops this summer with post no rave darlings Anavan in a 33-shows-in-33-days conquest of the United States, DAZZLER return home to immediately dive into recording Dancing On A Comet's Tail, their debut EP.


MP3- Yesterday's News

Check out DAZZLER's song "Yesterday's News" off their upcoming EP. Feel free to post this on your site.

DOWNLOAD


Tour Dates:
7/31 - Los Angeles, CA The Echo
8/3 - Denver, CO Rhinoceropolis
8/4 - Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
8/5 - Lawrence, KS The Replay Lounge
8/6 – St. Louis, MO
8/7 – Iowa City, IA
8/8 – Milwaukee, WI The Cactus Club
8/9 - Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
8/10 – Indianapolis, IN The Voollrath Tavern
8/11 - Bloomington, IN Uncle Fester’s House Of Blooze
8/12 - Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class
8/13 – Philadelphia, PA Danger Danger Gallery
8/14 – Brooklyn, NY Death By Audio
8/15 – New York, NY Piano’s
8/16 – Baltimore, MD The Hexagon
8/17 – Washington, D.C.
8/18 – Richmond, VA The Triple
8/19 – Lexington, KY
8/20 – Tennessee
8/21 – Little Rock, AR Vino’s
8/22 – Hot Springs, AR Maxine’s
8/23 – Shreveport, LA Kilpatrick Auditorium
8/24 – Denton, TX Haily’s Club
8/25 – Dallas, TX The Fallout Lounge
8/26 – Austin, TX The Beauty Bar
8/27 – Midland, TX
8/28 – El Paso, TX
8/29 – Albuquerque, NM
8/30 – Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room
8/31 – Yuma, AZ
9/5 – Los Angeles, CA

Ticket Giveaway Contest:

If you would like to run a ticket giveaway on your site please let me know. We can offer tix for contests for the following cities:

8/9 - Chicago, IL
8/13 - Philadelphia, PA
8/16 - New York, NY
8/26 - Austin, TX

EMAIL ME for more info.

DAZZLER Myspace: www.myspace.com/dazzler