Modular People

Expensive Looks is the recording name for Alec Feld. Based in New York and completely self-taught, he released his debut LP 'Dark Matters' this year.

His music draws on the musical staples of his childhood, from motown to Chicago house to "trashy '90s dance". He'll be in Sydney and Melbourne over the next couple of weeks for those late-night loving dancers. Tracklist and tour details below.

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It's that Cinco De Mayo time of year for our North and Central American friends. To get you all in the partying mood we have long-time Argentinan resident and LA native Oro11 giving us this weeks' Modcast.

Oro11 is a prolific son of a gun. Spearfisher, DJ and producer, co-founder of the label Bersa Discos and half of Banana Clipz who have collaborated with Delorean, Los Rakas and El Guincho. You can catch him monthly at Tormenta Tropical in LA and San Francisco, more info on the next event here.

Slow Blow are our newest signees to the Agency side of the Modular family and to celebrate this joyous occasion, the duo have put together this weeks Modcast. Slow Blow AKA DJ Jungle Snake & DJ Dreamcatcher are one of the hottest names in Sydney right now - hosting some of the liveliest parties in town and renowned as DJs of the highest quality.

If you want to see them live in action, they'll be playing tonight (Friday 27 April) at Goodgod Small Club alongside Mod Agency friends and residents Softwar. They'll also be spinning at Splendour in the Grass 2012.

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The surname Kuti turns a lot of heads. From the late Nigerian afrobeat legend Fela Kuti to his sons Femi and Seun, the Kuti family have made a lot of noise for many years.

Lucky for us, this week Seun Kuti curates the 116th edition of the Modcast. Tracklist, tour dates and more information after the jump.

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This week's Modcast is brought to you by under-the-radar Spaniard Pional AKA Miguel Barros AKA Alt Fenster. He kicked off his career underneath DJ superhero John Talabot's Barcelona-based Hivern Discs label. Here he has contributed an hour long house mix to the Modcast canon. Tracklist below.

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This week, we present a super special edition of the Modcast this week with a killer double-bill.

Late last year New York DJ/Producers Cousin Cole and Phi Unit released their 'So Emotional' mixtape. Driven by the desire to make an EP of emotional Moombahton: "Emoton" they put together a soft, tissue friendly EP.

They put on a party, 'Moombahton Maxxin', in NYC with DJ Reck every other Thursday at 2A and are currently working on volume 2 but in the meantime they've both made mixes for the Modcast this week.

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German duo Digitalism bring you Modcast #113 - a techno wonderland of relentless energy.

For the unacquainted, Digitalism are an electro twosome signed to Kitsune. They're internationally renowned festival regulars and serial remixers for our very own Presets, Cut Copy and Tom Vek as well as innumerable others.

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'This is an all vinyl mix of songs that make me feel like a happy carefree lil kid, I hope they do the same to you too!' says Jonti, a ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalist-cum-vocalist musical overlord-in-the-making.

The former resident of South Africa, who now splits his time between Australia and the US, has worked with Santigold, Mark Ronson, the Dap-Kings, John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile) and more. You can now throw Modular into that mix with the most sunshiney Modcast to date, we present #112.

It's 37 minutes of ear-to-ear beats and gleeful (not that Glee) jams to make your day go off, in the best way.

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We've been long-time fans of Horse Meat Disco's iconic London club night and mixes, so we're very pleased they agreed to mix a Modcast for us this week.

Australian friends take note, they're returning to Australia this month for a string of shows to celebrate Mardi Gras and Future Music Festival, dates below.

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Pond's fourth album Beard, Wives, Denim is an audio diary of ten friends' strange, terrible and blissful time in the country trying in vain to be a wholesome family band. It sounds just like it, distorted and woozy and fractured and ultimately nostalgic and loving.

This week's Modcast is a selection of the inspirations and audio fancies behind their music. Sit back and go on a blissed out journey as the boys take you through some fresh Australian jams to some classic British 60s girl-groups and all points in-between. Track-list below.

Mixed by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and Rob Grant at Poon's Head Studio in Perth, Beard, Wives, Denim will be out on Modular Recordings March 2nd (AUS), March 5th (UK/EU), and March 6th (US). Pre-order now, via Mod Shop, iTunes, JB Hi Fi.

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