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65daysofstatic - Dance Parties (Mechanised)
Sheffield, UK
File Size: 6.3 mb, Length: 3:34
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To properly describe just how good 65daysofstatic is, it has to be noted that they were slated to open for The Cure when that tour was supposed to happen last summer. Now, to properly describe just how good 65daysofstatic still is, The Cure tapped them once again to be the openers for a jaunt across America. While other post-rock bands are more concerned about creating meticulously crafted musical journeys across all spectrum of emotions, 65daysofstatic throws in a frantic electronic element. The songs are attacked from an improvisational angle, leaving sometimes a very disjointed feel in your mouth, but it is a very addictive disjointed feel at that. “Dance Parties (Mechanised)” is one of two remixes of the song available on a new EP.

Artist Website:65daysofstatic

Ghostland Observatory - Dancing On My Grave
Austin, TX
File Size: 3.8 mb, Length: 2:56
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The duo of Ghostland Observatory are just out to make you dance, plain and simple. Combining elements of funk, Prince, Bowie, and Daft Punk, the Austin duo of Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner are just releasing their third album “Robotique Majestique”. It is trashy dance proto punk at its finest. Put those dancing shoes on…

(tour dates courtesy of lazy cut and paste from myspace)

Feb 29 2008 9:00P
Austin Music Hall (sold out) Austin, Texas
Mar 8 2008 9:00P
Langarado Music Festival Everglades, Florida
Mar 13 2008 9:00P
House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 15 2008 6:00P
Dallas Observer - St. Patrick’s Day Party Dallas, Texas
Mar 28 2008 9:00P
Webster Hall New York, New York
Mar 29 2008 9:00P
9:30 Club Washington DC, Washington DC
Apr 3 2008 9:00P
Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Apr 4 2008 9:00P
Showbox (sold out) Seattle, Washington
Apr 5 2008 9:00P
Showbox (sold out) Seattle, Washington
Apr 17 2008 9:00P
The Mezzanine San Francisco, California
Apr 18 2008 9:00P
Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Apr 19 2008 9:00P
Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado
May 2 2008 9:00P
Metro Chicago, Illinois
May 3 2008 9:00P
St. Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
May 15 2008 9:00P
House of Blues San Diego, California
May 16 2008 9:00P
Joshua Tree Music Festival Joshua Tree, California
May 17 2008 6:00P
Southern Comfort Music Experience Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 13 2008 12:00P
Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, Tennessee

Artist Website: Ghostland Observatory
Label Website: Trashy Moped Recordings

Holy Fuck - The Pulse
Toronto, Ontario
File Size: 9.0 mb, Length: 5:57
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Holy Fuck are a lot of things. One of the best new live bands. A band that can never name any of its albums. A band that seems like a cheap knock-off of LCD Soundsystem but is so much more. Electronica based largely in improvisation, Holy Fuck is a paradoxical outfit that has released one of the best albums of the year, its third self titled release. Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck, if you will.

St. Albans,UK

Wax Stag is the alias of one Robert Antony Lee, a UK-based producer/ part time drummer for Warpee Chris Clark/overall awesome dude. His song, ‘Short Road’ recently made its way onto Hot Chip’s DJ Kicks mix. The song is a perfect slice of 8-bit electro-pop that’s able to occupy a space between kitschy nostalgia and melancholy without falling into the usual traps of retro videogame electronica. Not bad, especially when paired up with this totally rad video from the mysterious O W L S collective.

Artist Website: Wax Stag

Label Website: People In The Sky