Saturday 20 December 2014

Guest Mix No 19 - The Cunard Yank



Our comrade The Cunard Yank has put together this special mix taking in some of the highlights of 2014. Its an absolute beauty.

Tracklist:
Gulp - I Want To Dance
Jane Weaver - The Electric Mountain
Les Big Byrd - They Worshipped Cats
Chaval Sombre - Couldn’t Do (Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s Remix
Pye Corner Audio - Perfect Secrecy Forever
Lay Llamas - We Are You (Tom Furse Remiix)
Al Lover - A Shamans Hand Is Infinite
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Everything Was Very Simple
Clinic - Touch Me
The Soundcarriers - This Is Normal
Sleep Party People - Death Is Th e Future
Grumbling Fur - Lightinsisters
Korallreven - Death Is Not For Us
Seahawks - Rainbow Sun
Yumi Zouma - The Brae (Kaito Remix)
Peaking Lights - Hypnotic Hustle
The Radio Dept - Death To Fascism

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Tracks of the Year 2014

Here are the 25 finest tracks that we posted this year, starting with our favourite, an absolute stunner from Tessera Skies...

Tessera Skies - Droplet



Adult Jazz - Spook



Ninetails - Radiant Hex



WEAKKEST - Ride



Favela - Easy Yoke



Blessin - Mono



DNKL - Battles



MiNNETONKA - To Be Just Where You Are



My Heart the Brave - Meditation One



Womans Hour - Conversations



Viscous Liquid - Fun & Games



Easy - Foxholes



The Death of Pop - Whenever



Zola Blood - Grace



Beams - Feeling that the Feelings Right



Joey Fourr - Gold Boy



Horsebeach - Dull



Glue Moon - Stockholm Zone



School '94 -So Long



James Canty - Stranger



American Wrestlers - I Can Do No Wrong



Korallreven - Death Is Not For Us



Communions - So Long Sun



The Joys of Sleeping - Reception



Mirage - Forest Voices

Levitation Room



Faintly sinister narco jangle from LA band Levitation Room.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Acrobat & Marcus Harris



Marcus Harris has produced a mighty fine rumbling remix of Acrobat's 'Invincible', a band we featured earlier in the year .

Sympathetic Frequencies



Los Angeles squadron Sympathetic Frequencies do a nice line in squally pop on 'Wasteland'.

Monday 15 December 2014

Daydreams & Spazzkid



One LA producer remixes another on this reworking of Spazzkid's 'Getting to Know You'. This is backed up by an narcotic piece of original work from Daydreams below.

doorbells



These gents have evidently been listening to a lot of Real Estate which is an eminently sensible thing to do.

Jason Nolan



A short exhibition of sizeable production flair from 21 year old producer Jason Nolan.

Limited



Alex Craig of Ducktails has weighed in with some skewed electronic pop taken from his debut solo EP as Limited, 'Empire Parasite MP3s' is due out in January.

Friday 12 December 2014

113 & Eliot Litrowski



Eliot Litrowski of the Cracki stable has produced this edit of French rappers 113.

Thursday 11 December 2014

Tiaras



Extreme dulcetry from San Francisco's Tiaras featuring alumni of Ganglians amongst others.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Cape Cub



Hot on the heels of the stupendous 'Droplet' by Tessera Skies comes this emotive number from another Newcastle based band.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Sea Change



New from Oslo's Sea Change.

Powerdove



Leftfield propulsion taken from Powerdove's Arrest LP.

Surf Rock Is Dead



From the chill of England's early winter this sounds particularly alluring. A blast of hazy sunshine pop.

Monday 8 December 2014

Leapling



The second single from Leapling's debut album to be released in February by Exploding in Sound Records and Inflated Records.

Au.Ra



Magnificent Aussie outfit Au.Ra are getting an LP released via Felte next March and this will feature on it.

Ethan Silver



George Brooks whose other band A Daydream Waltz we have featured a couple of times recently is also at work with compadre Thom Wilkinson as Ethan Silver.

Friday 5 December 2014

Palm Beach



Manchester producer Palm Beach has signed with French label Opening Light. This is the first product of their matrimony.

Thursday 4 December 2014

Snowpoet



Meandering spoken word experimentation from London duo Snowpoet. Demands repeat listens.

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Gorgeous Bully



The prolifically brilliant Gorgeous Bully have treated us to a new one.

Pet Cemetery



A short and quite brilliant blast of fuzz from Saam Watkins' latest project Pet Cemetery.

Being There



From the last ever release on the Young and Lost Club label, a new one to follow the lustrous 'In The Dark' from last year.

Her Habits



On the second cut from her 'Northerner' EP, Joanie Wolkoff once again produces the goods.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

School '94



Having been infatuated with this Gothenburg band all year, we are delighted to welcome the release of their EP. Purchase recommended

Still Parade



Completely under our radar until now. A stunning way to introduce yourself to Still Parade. Download for free here.

Leapling



Hot on the heels of our post of 'Crooked' here's another one from Brooklyn's Leapling which featured on their 'Losing Face' EP from last year.

Schulkid



Virtuoso production from Londoner Schulkid with soaring vocals from young Belgian Valair.

Monday 1 December 2014

Echo Drama & LANKS



We featured LANKS on Friday and since that this remix of fellow Melbourne residents Echo Drama has come to our attention.

A Daydream Waltz



One more from the new A Daydream Waltz release. Following on from the mournful 'She Was Like You' with more ruminative regret.

Fit Of Body



Atlanta's Fit Of Body from the Harsh Riddims stable have prepared a moreish slab of understated electro

CYMBALS



The second instalment of CYMBALS new 7".

Crepes



Melbourne newcomers Crepes conjure up a languid wonky pop treat on 'Aint Horrible'.

Friday 28 November 2014

LANKS



Melbourne's Will Cuming aka LANKS on a laid-back but ultimately absorbing journey.

Wednesday 26 November 2014

esoj 1



Just a reminder we have a mighty fine (we think anyway) compilation, of some of our favourite tracks this year available for free download here https://electricsoundofjoy.bandcamp.com/

Dagfest



Swedish duo Dagfest produce some serious dulcetry on their sample heavy new one 'Back To The Streets'.

Sekuoia



Danish producer Patrick Madsen aka Sekuoia has released his first track for over a year and its a belter.

TIO



The first release from Toronto's TIO is all dusky mystery.

New Hands & Illitry



Declaring a provenance from both Leeds and Ontario, New Hands have gone to work on fellow Canadian Illitry's 'Follow Me'.


Tuesday 25 November 2014

Humfree Bug Art & Tkacuk



Having placed their track 'Present Parted People' in our favourites of 2013 we have somewhat neglected Humfree Bug Art this year. But their collaboration with fellow Swede Tkacuk has piqued our interest once again.

Here is one off their latest 7" too.

Soda Fabric



Berlin based squallers Soda Fabric like to make a big racket if this is anything to go by.

Taken from their LP 'Atlantis' due in 2015.

Monday 24 November 2014

Sandy



Taken from New York band Sandy's EP released by Night People.

Talk In Tongues



LA band Talk In Tongues have got some marvellous remixing treatment from Dungen.

And here is the original.Magic in its own right.


Vertical67



Classic ambient electronica courtesy of Berlin's Vertical67.

Yuko Yuko



Holland's Bradford Cox soundalike Yuko Yuko has a new release for our delectation.

Friday 21 November 2014

Superstar



A second dose from the previously mentioned 'Ausgaze' playlist. Part of an EP slated for release on Brisbanes Bedroom Suck Records in April 2015.

Contrast



Missed it on release in March, but thanks to this 'Ausgaze' playlist collated by the band Miniatures I am now playing it to death. Immaculate fuzz.

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Matte Wood



Matte Wood is Brooklyn based but Detroit raised producer James Jano. This is taken from his new EP for CSCN.

Leapling



Brooklyn band Leapling's lolloping work on Crooked is the definition of infectious.

Glue Moon



Liverpool trio Glue Moon have aired a second cut following on from 'Stockholm Zone'.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Nate Salman



Striking out on a solo project, Nate Salman of Oakland band Waterstrider has produced an accomplished first offering.

Garden City Movement



Israeli trio Garden City Movement have been a regular on esoj since this time last year and they keep the quality coming with their latest 'Pont des Arts'.

Monday 17 November 2014

Tessera Skies



We've already posted this but its so good we are using the release of the video as an excuse to re-post. One of the finest things we've heard all year.

Frances & Luka



Luka continues his peerless remixing work on this release by new Kitsune signee Frances.

Sunbeam Sound Machine



The debut LP of Melbourne based Nick Sowersby, a master of wooze.

Order a copy here https://sunbeamsoundmachine.bandcamp.com/

The Joys of Sleeping



Back in summer 2013 we posted a couple of wonderfully bittersweet tracks by London duo The Joys of Sleeping. Since then we have waited patiently for more from them and thankfully today we have something.

Friday 14 November 2014

AM Static



A highlight from this Calgary duo's newly minted LP 'A Life Well Lived'.

Thursday 13 November 2014

Hippo Campus



Exceptionally poised pop-craft from youthful Minnesota squadron Hippo Campus.

Superbloom



Looks like Montreal loafers Superbloom have boarded the goodship Beko. Good choice gents.

Ja_n_et



Another slice of loopy post-garage from Ja_n_et following on from the excellent 'Keep'.

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Catching Flies



Been a while since we featured London producer Catching Flies but this is a fine return.

You



Edifying otherness from Londoners You.

Her Magic Wand



The alias of Parisian Charles Braud and friends, Her Magic Wand blends the best gallic pop instincts with something altogether more astral.

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Cotillon



Los Angeles songwriter Jordan Corso has an album due out with Burger Records in January. This is an excellent first taster.

Deer Tendons



Manchester's purveyor of dreamy instrumentals has done away with the spaces between each letter of his name and coined another vaguely mesmeric number.

School '94



So good this is the second time we have posted it. School have now been forced to change their name to School '94 and have signed to Cascine. This will be the lead track on their EP releaesed on 2nd December.

Excusers



Exemplary squall from Milan. Another choice find by Beko Disques.

Mt. Wolf



Mt. Wolf return from a year long self imposed exile with this stunner.

Monday 10 November 2014

Nallo



Taken from Minneapolis band Nallo's second LP 'Breather'.

Solomon Grey



London duo Solomon Grey have left us in a state of hushed awe with the title track from their new 'Miradors' EP.

Koloto & Escaping Animals



Virtuoso remixing work from Escaping Animals on this reworking of 'Cedar Shed' from Koloto's 'Mechanica' EP.

Her Habits



The first taster of Brooklyn based Joanie Wolkoff's debut EP as Her Habits.

Something Anorak



Long time esoj featurees Something Anorak are getting their debut LP 'Tiny Island' released by Howling Owl Records. Here it is in all its glory.

Pre-order it here http://howlingowlrecords.bigcartel.com/product/howl034cd-something-anorak-tiny-island-cd-preorder

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Superbloom



Since our first post on this Montreal band in Summer 2013 its seems Superbloom have been relatively busy. There's now a four track EP up on bandcamp from which these tracks are taken.



Mutes



Shimmering, plaintive lo-fi from Birmingham's Mutes.

Cultural Drift



Bass-heavy twinklings, the work of new London duo Cultural Drift.

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Weakkest



Eclectic adventurer Weakkest takes another turn off his beaten track and comes up trumps.

Download his track 'Ride' on our esoj 1 compilation here https://electricsoundofjoy.bandcamp.com/track/ride-weakkest

Cambio Sun



The full 'Retisent' EP from Cambio Sun.

oldtoy



Wondrous production work from oldtoy.

IAN



Sweet lo-fi pop from Boston's IAN.

Thursday 30 October 2014

Slight



Superior psychedelic work on these first two tracks from Montreal band Slight.



Communions



The second track on their forthcoming 7" for Tough Love Records.

Djokovic



Our favourite Tennis related band since Tennis, here is a second track in quick succession from Djokovic.

Gulf



Liverpool psych questers Gulf follow up on 'Emitter'.

Thursday 23 October 2014

Clarens



Dakar via Rennes artist Clarens has pulled off a stunner for Yuksek's Partyfine label.

Tessera Skies



Quite possibly candidates for flag bearing duties in the intelligent art pop department, on this evidence at least Tessera Skies should be followed very closely. Superb.

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Twin Graves



The follow up to their 'Walk In Circles' EP which we featured tracks from a while back.

Dutch Uncles



The first excerpt from the new LP 'O Shudder' the follow up to the tremendous 'Out of Touch In The Wild'.



Djokovic



Glorious fuzz from French solo concern Djokovic.

White Royal



We're fast becoming devotees of Brooklyn label Color Station and this is their latest release from Yorkshiremen White Royal.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

GOVS



More blissful business from GOVS.

Schultz And Forever



The work of 19 year old Dane Jonathan Schultz this is the opening track of his 'Broadcast Dynamics' EP for Cracki Records.

Palm Beach



Mancunian producer Palm Beach has cooked up a throbbing storm on 'Chemical Bond'.

Monday 20 October 2014

Girl Friend & By The Sea



Stupendous remixing work from By The Sea on the new Girl Friend single 'Stop'

Ludvig Moon



Ever reliable Norwegian label Riot Factory are home to this Oslo band and their soaring new EP. Available at their bandcamp



Shinies



New from Manchester band Shinies, they have an album due in February 2015.

Seismograph



Another majestic track taken from Seismograph's new LP 'Tundra Divine'.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Guest Mix No 18 - Smashed Atoms



North London producer Smashed Atoms has graced our pages a couple of times over recent months with some high end disco.

Now we have a brilliant Guest Mix in the same vein to feast on.

Tracklisting;
Psychemagik - Ass Nation
Secret Squirrel #3 - Side B
LTJ - All Ya Got
Daniel Solar - Burning Up
Derek Kaye - Saturday Night
Lusty Zanzibar - Midnight Dancer
B. G. Baarregaard - Playboy (Instrumental)
Shit Hot Soundsystem - Disco Bukowski
Jersey Street Allstars - Burnin' (Original Mix)
Quentin Quatro - Quatrophonic (The Gemini Bros Remix)
Mari - Free (Ray Mang's Extended Version)

More info on Smashed Atoms
Facebook
Soundcloud

Heroes OTN



Glorious simplicity from Cologne's Heroes OTN.

GAPS



A new track from Brighton duo GAPS.

Cambio Sun



Sydney's Cambio Sun surpasses himself on 'Mad As They Come'.

LUH



The erstwhile frontman of Wu Lyf, Ellery James Roberts continues on his own path after the wonderful 'Kerous Lament' with this, under a new moniker LUH or Lost Under Heaven.

Zola Blood



Two new tracks taken from Zola Blood's 'Meridian' EP.



Wednesday 15 October 2014

Gymnast



The latest addition to Color Station's roster are Gymnast from Manchester. This is taken from their LP 'Wild Fleet'.

Totemo



Another excellent release from Totemo via the equally excellent BLDG5 label.

Melody's Echo Chamber



New from French chanteuse Melody Prochet.

CYMBALS



Having made one of our favourite LPs of the year in 'The Age of Fracture' CYMBALS haven't rested on their laurels as evidenced by this taken from a new limited 7" due to be released on 1st December.

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Bam Spacey



Malmo producer Bam Spacey has a new LP out and it is sounding magic.

Full album streaming here https://soundcloud.com/ceremony/sets/bam-spacey-1998

Employee Of The Year



Downtempo goodness from Parisian gents Employee Of The Year.

Monday 13 October 2014

Leisure Suite



Taken from the debut EP of Melbourne's Leisure Suite.

Febueder



Taken from the 'Lilac Lane' EP which is out now on Melodic.

Sight



A twisted house masterclass from Taunton based producer Sight.

He did us an excellent guest mix a while back - Guest Mix 16

Psychic Markers



Another wonky gem from Psychic Markers.

Sunday 12 October 2014

esoj 1



Never ones to be put off by our own amateurishness, we've gone and released an 8 track compilation via bandcamp.

Its a free download, featuring some of the marvellous types whom have appeared here in recent months.

Tracklist;

1. Strangers - James Canty
2. If the Moon did not I wouldn't either - Bison Bonasus
3. Fun & Games - Viscous Liquid
4. Maybe Nothing - St Tropez
5. Inverbatim - Jasia
6. Ride - Weakkest
7. Online Dating - Honsai Jnr
8. Floating Above Nothing - Distant Cousin

Download in its entirety at our brand new bandcamp page electricsoundofjoy.bandcamp.com

Friday 10 October 2014

A Daydream Waltz



The latest Pizza Club release from Art Is Hard, this is a beauty.

Holly Waxwing



Bewitching otherness on Holly Waxwing's 'Chalant' released via CSCN.



d e e r t e n d o n s



From the newly released 'Glass' EP by Manchester band d e e r t e n d o n s.

GL



Fresh action from Melbourne duo GL.

Sami Suova



Divine intervention from Sami Suova, one half of Shine 2009 now also ploughing a solo furrow.

Wednesday 8 October 2014

J Fernandez



The spiffing 'Memorize' EP by J Fernandez in full.

Bass Lions



Hyperactive, jittery and inventive songwriting from Bass Lions, taken from their debut LP.

Seismograph



Seismograph follows up on the brilliant 'In Holy Abyss' with this taken from the Snowbeast Records Halloween Compilation.

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Carroll



This is the second single from the upcoming LP by Minneapolis band Carroll.

Nico and the Red Shoes



Sharp and moreish electro-pop from Paris.

Yumi Zouma



New Yumi Zouma....

Monday 6 October 2014

Matthew East Coast



Not a jot of information on this outfit other than that he/they are based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Ploy



A new one from Ploy, frequent purveyors of immaculately produced synth-pop.

DEAREST



The first we have heard from DEAREST since they released 'Hunting' back in May. This is another slightly eerie delight.

Friday 3 October 2014

Jasia



Foreboding perfectly mixed with beauty on the latest release from Josiah Willows aka Jasia.

Thursday 2 October 2014

Phylum Sinter



From Detroit, otherworldly glitch courtesy of Phylum Sinter.

Korallreven



Continuing the triumphant return of Korallreven...

Frank Rabeyrolles & Lockhart



A remix of Wool Recordings boss Frank Rayberolles by Lockhart whom we've featured many times.

Cumeo Project



New from US based Korean dreamers Cumeo Project.

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Sister Crystals



From Chicago, Sister Crystals with a dream pop tour de force.

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Seeami



Who? Henry Thompson aka Seeami.
Where? Wellington, New Zealand.

Alexander Aultman



Slowcore jangle of excellence from Alexander Aultman.





Baile



The final track to be taken from Baile's 'From the Depths' EP which has been released today.


Communions



This new one from Copenhagen youths Communions puts me in mind of Wu Lyf doing Sally Cinammon. Hope they'd take that as a compliment because it very much is one.

Monday 29 September 2014

Tiger Dare



The kind of quiet, candelit, ruminations at which The Clientele have excelled for years. This is from Broooklyn's Tiger Dare.

Cristobal and The Sea



The exotic sounds of a band which met in Loughborough but hail from Portugal, Spain and Corsica as well as the UK.

Friday 26 September 2014

Adolescent & Lovepark



We've featured the remixing work of Adolescent before and we've featured Lovepark multiple times, most recently yesterday, so this is a marriage made in esoj heaven.

Mirage



About the most intriguing thing you'll hear all year, this is taken from Mirage's debut LP co released by Domino imprint Weird World and Olde English Spelling Bee.


Triangle & Seed

Triangle & Seed - Stay for Love from Triangle & Seed on Vimeo.


A collective straddling the Atlantic being based in both Dublin and Toronto, Triangle & Seed have produced an ultra minimal gem in 'Stay For Love'.

Thursday 25 September 2014

Pink Gloves



Soft focus electro-pop from Prague denizen Pink Gloves.

Lovepark



To be found on the 80N7 compilation is this new one from Lovepark.

French Leisure



Residents of multiple gallic cities, French Leisure make charmingly gauche pop music.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Ko



The first track from the debut EP of Kristin Newborn aka Ko, out now on Joyful Noise.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Smashed Atoms



A slow building opus from London producer Smashed Atoms.

Fragments



Rennes band Fragments return with another dose of searching instrumental joy.

SMLH



SMLH is the project of 17 year old Sam Higgins from North Carolina.