Bynar's March Top 10

Albums

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (MySpace)
2. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (MySpace)
   
3. DIN [A] Tod - Westwerk (MySpace)
4. Archive - Controlling Crowds (MySpace)
5. Julien-K - Death To Analog (MySpace)
6. Metric - Fantasies (MySpace)
7. Client - Command (MySpace)
8. Royksopp - Junior (MySpace)
9. Pet Shop Boys - Yes (Official Site)
10. Filthy Dukes - Nonsense In The Dark (MySpace)

Singles

1. Julien-K - Kick The Bass (She Wants Revenge Remix) (MySpace)
   
2. Oasis - Falling Down (The Prodigy Version) (MySpace)
3. War Tapes - Dreaming Of You (MySpace)
4. Placebo - Battle For The Sun (MySpace)
5. Freeland - Under Control (MySpace)
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (MySpace)
7. The Exploding Boy - London (MySpace)
8. Chew Lips - Solo (MySpace)
9. Cicada - Falling Rockets (MySpace)
10. Maximo Park - The Kids Are Sick Again (MySpace)

Mashup of the month

Pet Shop Boys vs. Client - Home And Dry On The Radio (Kenickie Mashup) (MySpace)

Turboweekend

Do you remember our danish friends Turboweekend?

They just released their second album "Ghost of a Chance"



and the first video of the album is "After Hours".



read more about turboweekend

here

Archive

Archive are an "electronic rock" band, originating from London, UK. They were formed from the ashes of UK breakbeat act Genaside II by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths in 1994 and began as an electronica project, combining dark, Bristol-style soundscapes (Massive Attack, Portishead) with rap. The band's debut, Londinium, was released in 1996 with Roya Arab and Rosko John as guest vocalists and received moderate critical acclaim. However, 1999's sophomore Take My Head (with new guest vocalist Suzanne Wooder) marked a departure from trip-hop and a lean towards a poppier and more melodic sound. Unfortunately, their record company didn't seem to like Archive's new musical ventures and decided to drop them.

After more changes in the lineup, the band hit its stride on album No.3 You All Look The Same To Me (2002), featuring singer Craig Walker. This time Archive took a decided turn towards more progressive music (with some Progressive Rock influences, notably Pink Floyd whose indelible influence is audible on tracks such as ‘Finding it so Hard’ and ‘Again’), while still maintaining electronic elements. The band saw growing popularity and critical acclaim, especially in France, Greece, Germany and Poland.

After recording two more artistically -but not too commercially- successful albums, Michel Vaillant (2003) and Noise (2004), Walker left the band and the project continued on as a Collective with new vocalists Pollard Berrier and Dave Peny. 2006 saw the release of Lights, followed by Live at Paris Zenith (2007), "the best live album ever made" according to Rolling Stone magazine.

Archive have just released their much anticipated record Controlling Crowds, which has already been deemed "their greatest and most unparalleled" work to date. You can get it from Amazon France, but you can also listen to it in full from the band's MySpace.

http://www.myspace.com/archiveuk
http://www.archiveofficial.com

Gentle Wave Playlist (29/03/09)

1/4
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
Pete Doherty - New Love Grows On Trees
Ingrid Michaelson - Can't Help Falling In Love (Live)
Emma Zunz - She's A Lady
Susanna And The Magical Orchestra - Believer
One Silver Astronaut - Band-Aid For A Fracture
Pop Eye - A Vicious Game (Live)
Peter Broderick - With The Notes In My Ears

2/4
Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army (Feat. Alice Russell)
An Horse - Postcards
Florence And The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Sliimy - Womanizer
Metric - Gimme Sympathy
Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
The Dandy Warhols - Eight Days A Week
Feist - Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrying About That Girl

3/4
Bloc Party - Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)
Lykke Li - Little Bit (Villains Remix)
Lily Allen - Not Fair (Dr. Rosen Rosen Remix)
Kleerup - Longing For Lullabies (With Titiyo)
Asobi Seksu - Thursday (CSS Remix)
Home Video - I Can Make You Feel It
Peaches - Search And Destroy

4/4
O+S - We Do What We Want To
Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart
Bat For Lashes - Sleep Alone
Lady Gaga - Brown Eyes
Noriko Tujiko - White Film
Sanders Bohlke - The Weight Of Us
Dan Deacon - Snookered



Bitch is drunk, yo. She can't find her shadow.

Cicada

Cicada is an electronic indie-dance band comprising Aaron Gilbert (also known as Mr Natural), Alex Payne, and Icelandic vocalist, Heidrun Bjornsdottir (formerly of Gloss and 4AD's Gus Gus). Their sound is catchy & direct - electronic pop with a touch of rock 'n' roll balls. To get the picture imagine Blondie jamming with Can, New Order and The Sugarcubes, The Cocteau Twins and Slowdive adding the sonics, with Daft Punk and Quincy Jones at the controls of Paisley Parks mixing desk.

Utilising live instruments and old skool synths, Cicada have turned into one of the most talked about electronic bands in the UK. Their remixing skills are also worth mentioning, with bands like Depeche Mode, New Order, Editors and 13 Senses seeking their help. Following the success of their self-titled debut (2006), Cicada are about to release their sophomore album Roulette on 25 May 2009 through Critical Mass, preceded by the single Metropolis on 18 May 2009.

Roulette Tracklist

1. Falling Rockets
2. Metropolis
3. One Beat Away
4. Talking
5. P Star
6. Executive (feat. Tom Smith of Editors)
7. Psycho Thrills
8. Love Don’t Come Easy
9. Green Light
10. Tears
11. Don’t Stare At The Sun
12. Tiad

http://www.myspace.com/cicada1
http://www.cicadamusic.com

The Exploding Boy

The Exploding Boy were formed by Swedes Johan Sjöblom and Les Andersson in January 2006. Sharing a similar taste in music (The Cure, The Chameleons, B-Movie, Magazine, My Bloody Valentine, Shed Seven), the duo discovered that their musical ideas, visions and experiences were complementing each other perfectly and during the next two months they wrote and recorded ten songs in Lars home based studio.

In the following year the band recruited more members and finally released their self-titled debut album. The Exploding Boy is a dark but melodic - kind of Interpol meets The Cure - record, especially suited for gloomy days. 2008 found the band back in the studio, working on their sophomore record. Afterglow is due for release this May, spearheaded by singles 40 Days and London.

http://www.myspace.com/theexplodingboyse
http://www.theexplodingboy.se

Black Room

Remember Lorraine? A few years ago, three Norwegians got together over a common passion for moody pop, electronic sounds and live performances, making their own musical universe. Mixing catchy melodies with influences from more beat-oriented music is their trademark, lead singer Ole, synthman Paal and guitarist Anders released a bunch of catchy tunes (Transatlantic Flight anyone?) and kept us asking for more. However, time passed without any news from the band. Until now, that is.

For reasons unknown the trio renamed themselves Black Room and finally released a record. By calling it Pop Noir, they pretty much summarize their own sound in two words. You should expect a crossover of Depeche Mode, a-ha, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys and New Order with more guitars added to the mix. The album is currently available on iTunes (US - UK), but if you are old school and prefer the physical version with the bonus tracks and all, you can order it from HMV Japan here. Let's just hope that it will get a proper release and we won't have to learn Japanese in order to buy it! For musical tasters, tour-dates, pictures and other information about the band visit Black Room's MySpace page.

Tracklist:

1. I Feel It
2. When I Return To The World
3. Saved
4. Tell It All
5. She Lives In Gardens
6. Beyond The Sky
7. A Life Less Ordinary
8. Heaven
9. A Million Colors
10. The Mess That We Are
11. Imagine This + hidden track
12. Italian Girlfriend

http://www.myspace.com/blackroomtheband

Indie Disco Playlist (24/3/2009)

Part 1

• Ladytron - Tomorrow (Jim Abbiss Radio Edit)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Hysteric
• Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Moulinex Remix)
• Bipolar Badwise - Entwined
• Meck feat. Dino - Feels Like Home
• Gabriel & Dresden feat. Jan Burton - Dangerous Power (Cicada Radio Edit)
• Freeland - Under Control

Part 2

• Oasis - Falling Down (The Prodigy Version)
• John B - I've Been Stalking You On Myspace
• Mindless Self Indulgence - Evening Wear
• Dick4Dick - Pornographic
• Marsheaux - Breakthrough
• Julien-K - Maestro
• White Lies - A Place To Hide
• The Killers - Forget About What I Said

Part 3

• Placebo - Battle For The Sun
• Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is The Beginning Is The End
• Marilyn Manson - Get Your Gunn
• Nine Inch Nails - Not So Pretty Now
• Seachange - IOU Love
• Maximo Park - The Kids Are Sick Again
• Punk TV - Voices
• (We Are) Performance - Let's Start

Part 4

• Imperial Leisure - In A Letter
• Infadels - Topboy
• The Cure - Why Can't I Be You?
• Depeche Mode - New Life
• Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
• Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
• The Human League - All I Ever Wanted
• Faith No More - Epic
• Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

Röyksopp - Junior

Röyksopp's new album "Junior" is just released.



You can buy it here.

Have also a look at their new video for the track "Harry Up Here", the first single of the album, where they use samples of 80s video games.

Spike Jonze directs UNKLE

Incredible video for UNKLE's new singled "Heaven" by Spike's Jonze hands in collaboration with Ty Evans.



We've met Spike Jonze before.
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (music video) [1995]
Being John Malkovich (film) [1999]
Björk - Triumph of a Heart (music video) [2005]

and many many other music videos, films and tv commercials.

His work has definetely something special.