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Introducing : Glass Animals
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David's Lyre
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Andrew Davie : Free MP3
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Introducing : Ray Dar Vees
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Penguin Prison
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Rapids : Interview
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The Good Natured : Interview
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King Charles: Destined For Greatness
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Introducing: Dog Is Dead
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Twisted Wheel : Interview
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Safari : Q & A
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Introducing : Morning Parade
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Pope Joan : Interview
Being sent hundreds of press releases a week alongside copious amounts of promo cd’s makes for an arduous process in terms of determining what to cover, who to go and watch and who to talk to. It can get fairly tedious, extremely repetitive and sometimes...Read the full article.....
And The Bear
If you go down to the woods today, you'll find a young man and his guitar. And if you do, make sure you sit and have a listen, for this man is And The Bear. With his unique voice, folk tinged rock and... Read the full article.....
Whats New?
DEBUT LP “7AM”
Debut LP released on CD/ LP/ digital download on Merok/True Panther Sounds on September 13
At first glance, the moniker Teengirl Fantasy may seem strange for two American college students making sprawling, woozily throbbing electronic dance music in their bedrooms. Upon closer inspection however the meaning seems to be made clear – their compositions, rather than reflecting the fascinations of a teenage girl (as exemplified by their brilliantly tongue-in-cheek “official” Angelfire website), are intended more as a portal into the psyche of one, real or imagined – a densely cluttered, richly variegated stream of consciousness which may often dart in many directions at once, paying homage to everything from old video games, 90’s shoegaze, rave and even vintage hip hop divas, before assimilating it into one seamless whole.
Of course, we have already had a glimpse of what the duo of Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi are capable of, in the form of some limited edition singles released last year, including their debut 7” on Merok, “Portofino/ New Image Everyday” and their rare CDR release – as well as lauded remixes for the likes of Memoryhouse, Telepathe and Pictureplane.
Initially clicking over a shared love of classic house and techno records that prompted them into making “some kind of dance music that wasn’t just emulating what we were hearing”, the duo's music often forms out of melodies, samples or concepts that through jamming and improvisation organically materialize into full-fledged compositions. However, for “7AM”, their debut LP, they have also sharpened their focus and concentrated on structures, creating a set of 9 entirely new tracks that, while undoubtedly sounding cleaner and more polished, have more importantly lost none of the band’s intrigue and penchant for free-flowing experimentation.
From the dramatic break that splits “Forever the Feeling” down the middle, to the soulful heart-break of “Dancing in Slow Motion”, featuring the vocal talents of Shannon Funchess, aka Light Asylum, to the gloriously euphoric gospel-tinged trance of “Cheaters”, it is clear that “7AM” is a major leap forwards from anything they’ve done before. The title, in the bands words. “It is meant to evoke the sort of confused, dreamy, half-awake, half-asleep state that one experiences after staying up all night partying”. Somewhere between bliss, exhaustion, melancholy, start of a new day, end of a night”. And indeed, “7 AM” is simultaneously haunting, off-kilter, moving and addictive; and just one of the many reasons why Teengirl Fantasy’s debut LP will undoubtedly be one of the strangest, most beautiful and unique albums you’ll hear this year.
“Impressionist club music that you can't really dance to, like a pillhead puking a watercolour while listening to a collage of breakdown off 'Massive Dance Hits 99'.” - NME
“Teengirl Fantasy make dream music. With a beat.” - Pitchfork
“Not a tweeny pop band as the name might imply, but rather, two Ohio students composing lush, deep House tracks” - Dazed And Confused
TRACKLISTING
1. Vibes
1. In An Arena
2. In the Rain
3. Make the Move
4. Floor to Floor
5. Forever the Feeling
6. Dancing in Slow Motion (featuring Light Asylum)
7. Koi Pond
8. Cheaters
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