Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel(mp3)The link is a free download on last.fm.
Fool's Gold quotes various forms of African music (specifically Congolese, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Malian), Krautrock, and 80s dance influenced pop music as their major influence. This is quite evident right from the get go, the playfulness of the guitars and what sounds like the flute in the background. Other than the guitar and drums, they play, get ready for this, a beautiful array of hand-made instruments including: Ewe, Gungon and Djembe skinned drums; Gankogui, Bananna bells and claves; Kashishi, nut-rattles, goat-toe rattles, Chekeres, Axatse shell gourds and an over-sized tambourine Mizhar bought on the street in Cairo, Egypt. What a mouthful!
The Polyamorous Affair - New York CityThe track in question is
New York City pulled from their album "Bolshevik Disco", so click play at the top right hand box. Reminiscent of retro disco, complete with thumping electronic synths, this is pure decadence and lush melodies, nothing short of what you'd expect from glam-pop harkening from the 70s and 80s. They generally have quite short songs, ranging from 2:30 to 3:30, but this is slightly longer at 4:01. The Polyamorous Affair consists of singer/songwriter/producer, Eddie Chacon and the seductive front woman Sissy Sainte-Marie. Escape into a world of fantasies and soak up the "inspired dance beats of Giorgio Moroder and the raw sexuality of Serge Gainsbourg’s collaborations with vixens, Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, plus a twist of Marc Bolan-esque hooks and Goldfrapp’s technological pagan naturist ways." (as said on last.fm) This husband and wife duo(remember Handsome Furs) are definitely one to keep on your playlist and radar.
autoKratz - Stay The SameMore of this English duo for you - tight synths and palpitating beats. Does the video remind you of Röyksopp?
Ellie Goulding - Under The SheetsDefinitely airwaves material.
