Fantastic Mr. Fox - Sketches

Fantastic Mr. Fox (aka Stephen Gomberg) supported the xx on their North American tour last year and has produced a number of fantastically dark and moody tracks over the past few years. Enjoy.

Video: http://youtu.be/X-MMw5pgq3Y

Allo Darlin - Darren (Hype 098)

Nice low-fi new single from Allo Darlin

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EmpYVA7WHE

Memoryhouse - Quiet America (Hype 097)

Chilling glider from Memoryhouse. Brilliance taken from their forthcoming Subpop reissue The Years.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5IvlUszOw

Pink Playground - Dark Bloom (Hype 096)

Nice eerie chill out indie track from Pink Playground off the Mexican Summer label.

The Drums - Money (Craft Spells Remix) (Hype 095R)

How hyped can we be about the new Drums album Portamento out in early September. Obviously not as hyped as this smokin Craft Spells remix of one of the album tracks. Nice!!

Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h7BxzgiKpg



If you want to download the remix you can get it through soundcloud (just click on the down arrow on the player below):

Rebel Bingo in Toronto September 1, 2011 (Hype 094E)

What is Rebel Bingo you ask? Hell if we know. All we have been told is that it is underground, rebellious and hardcore. And its coming to Toronto on Thursday September 1, 2011 and Montreal on Friday September 2, 2011. I asked Bobby (the guy setting up the Toronto version) if the party was some sorta promotional gimmick. He replied "It's not a promotion of any sort, it's just a bunch of kids losing their shit." (IKDK: Funny though, the main site has Red Stag promoting their events)
Kids losing their shit indeed. So what is Rebel Bingo? We're not quite sure ourselves which is why we decided to write about it. They seem like one off events with DJ taking place all around the world.
This is what Bobby said:

"We've made up our own rules, because we don't know how to play ACTUAL bingo. This is Rebel Bingo. This is Hardcore. It's not nice and it's not fair. We play music way too loud, dance way too hard, and draw all over each other. You wouldn't want to bring your grandma. Since Rebel Bingo is so addictive and shameful, the meetings take place under the cover of darkness, with cover stories to hide their existence, just in case you don’t want people to know what you’re up to."

We went to their website and here are the rules of the club:

No old people.
No boring people.
No office parties.
No hen parties.
No stag parties.
No work suits.
No cameras or photography. (IKDK: Interesting enough their website has tons of pictures of the events)
No customer service.
Dress Code: Undercover on your way there, dangerous once you're inside

Looking at some of the pictures there seems to be some sort of game that takes place at the event and there are prizes to be won. Also people seem to be writing words all over their bodies. If this sounds like fun you need to get yourself there next Thursday.

So where is it taking place and how do you get in? We don't know. It's so hardcore that the events location is a mystery until closer to the date. To get involved you need to go to the Facebook Page and confirm you are attending to get any more details. There must be some hype on this one as 390 people are confirmed for "Losing your shit" that night.

We were invited to attend this night but unfortunately other than Dunstan, we may not fit the demographic for Rebel Bingo (See Club Rules above).

For more information on the club in general check out their website at http://www.rebelbingo.com/ and if you can figure it out or actually attend please hit us up with a response below. Because at this point us "old and boring people" don't have a clue on what this is about.

I'll leave you with the classic By Basement Jaxx - Rebel Bingo Bango

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVVgoDknT9c

Weekend - Hazel (Hype 093)

Sonic pop drone from this Slumberland Records outfit. Nice!!!!

Thomas Dolby - Oceanea (Hype 092)

Thomas Dolby is back to blind us with not science but his new album A Map Of The Floating City. This is the first single from the new album. I dedicate the track to Jack Layton.

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton 2011

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STUTxwdC5A

Silk Flowers - Columns (Hype 091)

Nice new wave gothic piece of music from Silk Flowers from there Days Of Arrest EP on Captured Tracks.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMJ9fqcCbqg

Erika Spring - 6 More Weeks (Chrome Canyon Remix) (Hype 090)

Nice pop single from Au Revoir Simone singer. This is a side project and nice first track with a funky remix from Chrome Canyon.

CSS - Hit's Me Like A Rock (Hype 089)

Can't find the original version of this new CSS track anywhere but this Dillon Francis Remix is definately a killer.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghlEJvoePhg

Cover Girl - Paris Burns (Hype 088)

Eerie eighties like indie goth track from Cover Girl out in September on 7 Inch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mk70BEI4PI



Paris Burns by CoverGirl

Veronica Falls Bad Feeling (Hype 087)

Nice dark tweeish track off Slumberland Records called Bad Feeling by Veronica Falls

Poolside - Do You Believe (Goldroom Remix) (Hype 086R)

Okay. Older track out with a killer clubby cut and paste remix by Goldroom

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1up6TAqidk

Camouflage - Unite (Hype 085)

Deep House track chanelling the nineties. Taken from the Chew The Groove EP. "I love it"

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ewPBfDRVw