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Ladyhawke Tops NME Cool List

Ladyhawke has had her debut in NME's annual cool list, coming in at number six. We've always known Pip is cooler than the other side of the pillow and NME have just confirmed it, saying:

Live she's so shy she can barely look at the audience, yet Pip Brown's limitations as a performer are an intrinsic part of her appeal, creating an enthralling disjunction between the euphoria of the music and the punishing self-doubt of its creator.

Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jamie Reynolds of Klaxons also made the cut.

November 6, 2008 at 11:20am in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Klaxons, Ladyhawke : Post A Comment

#20: Tame Impala

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The boys from Tame Impala stopped by the other day, all long-haired, barefooted and smelling of wilderberries to put together the latest Modcast for us. Diving into the rabbit hole of 60s psychedelia, tumbling rock from the 70s and some newer far-out jams, this mix is trip through the looking glass into the land of Tame Impala. Kevin Parker (Guitar & Vocals), Dominic Simper (Bass Guitar) and Jay Watson (Drums & Vocals) present a selection of tracks that both inspired and stimulated them during the recording of their debut EP, which is creating a certified shit-storm in Australia.

October 24, 2008 at 10:00am in modcast, Tame Impala : Post A Comment

#19: Dirty Sound System

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Dirty Sound System is Guillaume Sorge, Clovis Goux and sometimes Benjamin Morando. Three Frenchies with a penchant treading the line between vintage and futuristic. When it comes to the party, they know how to spin it, playing all over the world beside names like Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Headman and Kitsune. Together with Jerome Poisson handling the technical bits, they run a Paris based website/record label called Dirty. As a label, they are most known for releasing tracks by Discodeine (Marando & Pilooski) and limited vinyl runs of re-edits by Pilooski that have garnered props from the likes of Erol Alkan, Joakim and WhoMadeWho. They've also put out four compilations of off-kilter dancefloor tracks with little to no genre distinction, the latest of which is titled Dirty Space Disco. This Modcast features some upcoming Discodeine tracks and Joakim remixes as well as some club (un)classics. It was recorded live, no editing, no overdubs, they left all the mistakes, but it's still smooth as silk.

October 7, 2008 at 10:00am in modcast : Post A Comment

#18: DJ Gorky (Bonde Do Role)

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Bringing us up to number nineteen, DJ Gorky of Brazilian throwdown-throwers Bonde Do Role has laced together the latest episode of the Modcast. Whether it's with his band or solo on the sliders, Gorky is known for starting blurry eyed stumbling parties by meshing his love for laying down a club rub with a buoyant and bubbly attitude. A winning combo, if we do say so. Whilst the first half of this Modcast is a sublime megamix of baile funk, hip-hop, noisy electro and dance jams that'll satisfy even the fussiest party palette the second half is all Modular lovin' with Gorky playing his favourite tracks from the label and telling us why.

September 23, 2008 at 9:59am in modcast : Post A Comment

R.I.P. Nagi Noda

It was with immense shock and sadness that we received the news of the passing of one of the most ingeniously sparkling creative minds of our generation in Nagi Noda. We were extremely lucky not only to have the pleasure of witnessing her work, but also had the utmost honour of having a working relationship with Nagi, and it's heart-wrenching to see her time cut so short at just 33 years old.

Big Smiles, Big Wins

Every year, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) holds a little event that goes by the name of the ARIA Awards. Yesterday, nominees across twenty-eight categories in the 2008 ARIA Awards were announced at a special industry gathering in Sydney. We are psyched to tell you that from the Modular family, The Presets received eight nominations, Cut Copy received two and Wolfmother have gotten one as well.

#17: Ben Aqua

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We've stayed relatively true to our promise to provide regular Modcast updates, and here's the latest. We got Ben Aqua to hit the sliders this time around and he came back to us with a stellar outerspace disco mix that you really should get your head around. All the way from Austin, Texas in the US of A, Ben is a photographer, artist and DJ who's work has been published in NYLON Magazine, Arkitip, XLR8R and Fecal Face. He's also a founding member of the photo team OK! FRESH and art collective Totally Wreck. Under the name of MVSCLZ, Ben makes what he describes as "hyper electronic Hi-NRG disco project from the nether worlds of GYMNASIA".

The Tough Alliance Featured In The FADER

The Tough Alliance landed on the cover of the FADER Magazine this month, right next to their home boy Busy Signal. Read their feature story online and in the mag, just in time for the October release of their album in Australia, A New Chance. Previously released on their own label Sincerely Yours, Modular is proud to offer The Tough Alliance a proper Australian release for all of you like us who won't fork out the coin for import prices. Tight arses.

Tame Impala EP

The first official single and lead track from the Tame Impala EP is "Desire Be, Desire Go". The band rigged it up to stream from their MySpace earlier this week and now we have too.

The debut EP (set your peepers on the cover art hovering above) is five tracks of untamed enthusiasm and unexpected delight penned by Kevin Parker (Guitar, Vocals) on his eight track. Beginning with "Desire Be, Desire Go's" loose groove verses, to "Slide Through My Fingers" rollicking desert trip of a journey, "Half Full Glass Of Wine's" half-speed double-awesome riffing, "41 Mosquitoes Flying In Formation's" unstoppable shake and "Skeleton Tiger's" marching band drums and haunting lead guitar, the Tame Impala EP has all the beauty of a lion's mane, and all the power of it's roar. A beautiful snapshot into what lies within the beast.