#23: Headman
Shit damn, we made it to episode 23. Break out the beer bong and slap on your party hats. Down from Switzerland to play a couple of shows on our shores, we haven't seen Headman's cute little cherub cheeks since way back when he played our Modular Monthly. He took charge on this Modcast, laying down some olduns some newuns, some of his own, some not, but all completely vibing. Headman has got his mind wrapped around the dance, knows it back to front, side to side.
Over the years he's been asked to rerub Franz Ferdinand, Mylo, The Rapture, Roxy Music, Cut Copy amongst a slab of others. His talents don't stop there, he's also a bang-up producer and DJ, crafting tracks and playing sets that have seen many a sweaty jig. Not to mention, he's the head honch of his own record label, Relish, which holds talents like Franz and Shape, David Gilmour Girls, Don Cash, Yuksek and Riot In Belgium.
Return Of Softlightes
The Softlightes are on their way back. Reportedly crafting a double album bohemoth of equal parts unbridled joy and heartbreak, this is the first taste on Vimeo.
January 12, 2009 at 3:18pm in news, Softlightes : Post A Comment
Gallery: Nevereverland 2008, Brisbane
In 2008 Nevereverland returned, celebrating Modular Recording's decade in the business. The lineup this time included Modular acts, The Presets, Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Tame Impala, Van She, Canyons and Bag Raiders alongside international kinfolk Hercules & Love Affair and Whitest Boy Alive and the eternally mindbending Bang Gang Deejays.
View the gallery on Flickr.
December 22, 2008 at 10:35am in photos, The Presets, Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Tame Impala, Van She, Canyons, Bag Raiders, The Bang Gang Deejays : Post A Comment
Gallery: Nevereverland 2008, Perth
In 2008 Nevereverland returned, celebrating Modular Recording's decade in the business. The lineup this time included Modular acts, The Presets, Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Tame Impala, Van She, Canyons and Bag Raiders alongside international kinfolk Hercules & Love Affair and Whitest Boy Alive and the eternally mindbending Bang Gang Deejays.
View the gallery on Flickr.
December 22, 2008 at 10:32am in photos, The Presets, Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Tame Impala, Van She, Canyons, Bag Raiders, The Bang Gang Deejays : Post A Comment
Gallery: Nevereverland 2008, Sydney
In 2008 Nevereverland returned, celebrating Modular Recording's decade in the business. The lineup this time included Modular acts, The Presets, Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Tame Impala, Van She, Canyons and Bag Raiders alongside international kinfolk Hercules & Love Affair and Whitest Boy Alive and the eternally mindbending Bang Gang Deejays.
View the gallery on Flickr.
December 14, 2008 at 9:39am in photos, The Bang Gang Deejays, Bag Raiders, Canyons, Van She, Tame Impala, Ladyhawke, Cut Copy, The Presets : Post A Comment
Robyn Gets A Grammy Nomination
Our very own Swedish vixen has gotten herself a Grammy nom for her self-titled smasher, in the category for "Best Electronic/Dance Album. The blonde bomb has exploded all over the world, with tracks like the #1 UK single "With Every Heartbeat" alongside the fiery and fierce "Konichiwa Bitches", Robyn has slapped the world upside the head with this absolutely bitching album. Good luck at The Grammy's.
The Presets Kick Kaboose
The duo's trophy room is looking pretty chocka these days, they've raked up an impressive bag of awards this year already and Friday night it was capped off in the most exemplary fashion imaginable with their winning of the 2008 J Award for Album Of The Year for the unstoppable second album, Apocalypso. The J Award is for an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art - for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music, as judged by a panel at Triple J, Australia's nation-wide youth network. The Presets join the list of legends alongside previous winners Wolfmother, Blue King Brown and The Panics.
December 12, 2008 at 3:46pm in news, The Presets : Post A Comment
Cut Copy - "Far Away" EP
Having delivered us party anthems "Lights & Music" and "Hearts On Fire", Aussie electro dreamboats Cut Copy show us their softer side with new single, "Far Away". Dan Whitford's heavenly voice will surely hit the heart, a song of prose to make any girl (or boy) weak from the waist down. From the cool calm and collected verse of synth driven disco, to the build up into fast paced, beatastic chorus, the track takes many a turn. A turning of the other cheek, a moody stripped back break down revelaing Cutter's sensitive side. A top notch number, from a top notch bunch of boys.
December 11, 2008 at 2:15pm in news, Cut Copy : Post A Comment
The Presets - iTunes Live From Sydney
For those who couldn't give work the flick a few Fridays back when The Presets played the Apple Store in Sydney, you can get your hands on the live recording of their mind-shredding set from iTunes right now. At this exclusive live set the duo body-rocked their way through slammers from their sophomore record Apocalypso, they kept the party pumping and now you can get a taste of the live experience.
December 3, 2008 at 10:43am in news, The Presets : Post A Comment
#22: Chris Devlin
One of the Spank Rock DJs, Chris Devlin pulled into Modular HQ last Friday to record a Modcast. Needless to say we all knocked off early and cracked a few coldies whilst Chris spun our heads off with a few good tunes from his stash. This one has got it all, a tightly packed tin of totally blitzing party bangers and stupidly sideways psych, with a few tropicana style sizzlers thrown in for good measure, it was a perfect way to wind down the work week and gear up for Friday night. All the way from Philly in the US of A, Spank Rock are the absolute bees knees when it comes to hip-hop and all round jams, we were psyched to have Chris in the office.
#21: Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney (the brain behind Beats In Space) dropped by recently to lay down some of his favourite jams from the outter edges of the universe for the latest Modcast. A smooth affair you would come to expect from the prolific New Yorker, Sweeney's delicious serving of funk, disco and all things chilled is the perfect accompaniment to the long hot summer ahead of you.
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