Tag Archives: Clap Rules

Clap Rules

Posted on by
1

The Italian trio, Clap Rules, are back with a four-track EP.  Nothing but analog grooviness once again.  The title track Happynomony is a quirky house tune with ample use of that signature vocoder.  The other tracks are mid-slow jams that’ll have your head- followed by your body-  moving to the beat.  Their last full-length, Golden Hands, which I reviewed last year was one of my favorites of 2011.  I can now rest in confidence that Clap Rules are here to stay and won’t disappoint.

Buy the Happynomony EP HERE

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/01%20Happynomony.mp3]Clap Rules- Happynomony

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/02%20Ancor%20Tree.mp3]Clap Rules- Ancor Tree

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/03%20You%20Empty.mp3]Clap Rules- You Empty

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/04%20Fredless.mp3]Clap Rules- Fredless

Music For A World Unknown

Posted on by
Reply

So they say that Dissident Records died back in 2009.  This UK label, headed by notorious EDM aficionado Andy Blake achieved cult status for its consistent top-notch quality and refreshingly purist approach to recording and distributing music.  With little to no internet presence or marketing outreach, the label simply let the music speak for itself.  It was built with a lofty and genuine ideal, and low and behold, they came.  Featuring artists such as Den Haan, Hard Ton, Cage & Aviary, Clap Rules, Neville Watson and many others, Dissident was on a roll.  But like I said, the label closed shop back in 2009 and Blake has moved on to his new projects, Cave Paintings and In Plain Sight.  However, releasing a compilation for ol’ time’s sake never hurts, thus we have Veros Artis Volume 4: Music For A World Unknown.  As expected, the 10-track release gives us a good taste of that left-of-center disco, techno and house that made the label famous including a few previously unreleased tracks.  You can buy the compilation HERE

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/05%20Show%20Me%20The%20Good%20Times.mp3]G&S- Show Me The Good Times

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/09%20Compulsion.mp3]Photonz- Compulsion

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54109086/10%201y%20%28exclusive%20compilation-only%20track%29.mp3]Cave Paintings- 1y

Top 10 Albums of 2011

Posted on by
Reply

This has been a truly awesome year for music both in the blogsphere and live entertainment world. The music industry has shifted so much that most artists with a sound sense of marketing and publicity can get their music exploited without help from major labels or corporate muscle. Below are 10 of my favorite albums this year which have all gotten great feedback through my shows on WVUM and through this here blog. There’s a mix of well known artists and some lesser-knowns who really pushed their own albums to make sure we heard them. This was a tough list to come up with considering all the great releases that have come out this year.

Hats off to all the groups below: (no particular order)

Metronomy – The English Riviera (Domino Records)

1. The English Riviera
2. We Broke Free
3. Everything Goes My Way
4.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

5. She Wants
6. Trouble
7. The Bay
8. Loving Arm
9. Corinne
10. Some Written
11. Love Underlined

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

When Saints Go Machine – Konkylie (EMI)

1 Konkylie
2 Church and Law
3 Parix
4 Chestnut
5 Same Scissors
6 Jets
7 Kelly
8 On The Move
9 Whoever Made You Stand So Still
10

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Hercules And Love Affair – Blue Songs (Moshi Moshi)

1. Painted Eyes
2.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

3. Answers Come in Dreams
4. Leonora
5. Boy Blue
6. Falling
7. I Can’t Wait
8. Step Up
9. Visitor
10. It’s Alright

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Azari & III – Azari & III (Loose Lips Records)

1 Into the Night
2 Reckless (With Your Love)
3 Tunnel Vision
4 Indigo
5 Lost In Time
6 Infiniti
7 Change of Heart
8 Manhooker
9 Undecided
10

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

11 Manic

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Junior Boys – It’s All True (Domino Records)

1. Itchy Fingers
2. Playtime
3. You’ll Improve Me
4.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

5. The Reservoir
6. Second Chance
7. Kick The Can
8. ep
9. Banana Ripple

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Canyons – Keep Your Dreams (Modular)

01. Circadia
02. Under A Blue Sky
03. My Rescue
04. See Blind Through
05. Sun And Moon
06. The Bridge
07. Blu Snakes
08. Tonight
09.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

10. And We Dance

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Tiger & Woods – Through The Green (Running Back)

01. Dr. Burner
02. Don’t Hesitate
03. Time
04.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

05. Curb Your Heart
06. El Dickital
07. Deflowered
08. Kissmetellme
09. Gin Nation
10. Speed of Light

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Ilija Rudman -  The Reveal (Bear Funk)

01. Inspectors Drive
02. Victory 2010
03. Prisoner of Passion
04.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

05. I Dub You So Much
06. Twenty Questions
07. Show Me the Magic
08. Romance Warrior
09. Gentle Fire
10. More Than a Memory

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Clap rules – Golden Hands (Bear Funk)

1 Silver Mountains
2 Get Excited
3 Fantasmi
4 Pericoloso
5 Golden Hands
6 Oh Uiba
7

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

8 Aria Tre
9 Approccio
10 Ecoteca

PURCHASE ALBUM

.

Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin On (Arts & Crafts)

1.  Bad Ritual
2.  Obelisk
3. 

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

4.  Black Water
5.  Swamp Magic
6.  Woman
7.  Too Old To Die Young
8.  Lonesome Hunter
9.  Do I Have Power
10. Souvenirs

PURCHASE ALBUM

Clap Rules

Posted on by
1

When I first heard Old Sequencer off their first EP I knew the three dudes from Clap Rules were going to be pumping out some goodies in the future.  Last month they released Golden Hands, their first full-length off Bear Funk, home of disco heavyweights Lindstom, Idjut Boys, Ilija Rudman, Todd Terje, Visti & Meyland, et al.  This album hit me hard! With a spacey vintage left-field sound, they run the gamut from disco to boogie to house.  And they do it really well.  The Italian trio, who are also known as Fabrizio Mammarella, Andrea Gabriele and Max Leggieri have remixed the likes of Michoacan, Etienne de Crecy, and In Flagranti but it appears that it’s their turn to be reinterpreted.  According to the discography in their About section, a remixed version of Golden Hands is on its way.  I can only imagine who will be involved.

DOWNLOADS:

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4285163/01%20Silver%20Mountains.mp3]

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4285163/02%20Get%20Excited.mp3]

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4285163/123%20Cantyousee.mp3]

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

[audio=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4285163/Old%20Sequencer.mp3]

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Posted by Patrick