Listening to Saturday Night Gym Club, my first thought was WOWOWOW. Yes, sweet synths, chilled out, blissed out, textured electro loveliness. Saturday Night Gym Class’s lush synths envelope you like a warm blanket in winter.
The ambient track is taken from their debut EP “How To Build A Life Raft”, from which the leading track is “I Know ft. Ellie Walker”. Drawing comparisions to M83 and other electro outfits of the same ilk such as Crystal Castles and Ladytron, this young four piece met while studying at University. The band have already played BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Livefest at the London 02 and Small Trees Festival but have plans for more. With DJ sets planned in the UK, Ireland and Europe, a set of festival appearances for summer 2012 and a debut album planned for the end of the year, there’s no stopping Saturday Night Gym Club. Watch this space for these guys, I certainly will be.
Here’s an uplifiting video for your Thursday afternoon, the atmospheric Iron Deer Dream by Oxford quintet Fixers. The band formed in 2011, recieving rave review of their synth based multi-track harmonies. Continually recieving comaparisons to the wonderful Animal Collective, the band do not dispell the rumours by citing them as an influence to MUZU. See below for a list of their favourite songs, past and present which displays a list of eclectic and diverse musicians and genres, spanning centuries of music.
1. Eurythmics – Shame
2. Hamish Imlach – Let Ramensky Go
3. The Beach Boys – Cuddle Up
4. John Adams – Short Ride In A Fast Machine
5. Kylie Minogue – Get Outta My Way
6. Animal Collective – Doggy
7. The Mamas & Papas – Got A Feelin’
8. Charles Manson – Cease To Exist
9. Beastie Boys – Get It Together
10. Sibylle Baier – Tonight
11. Zola Jesus – Avalanche
12. Harry Partch – Sanctus
13. Death Grips – Spread Eagle Across The Block
14. Bat For Lashes – The Bat’s Mouth
15. Kate Bush – The Morning Fog
New video from Zebra and Snake for their new single Sweetest Treasure – which was made by Sing J. Lee, an award winning director. The adorable video features a Where The Wild Things Are type storyline with a tribe of children battle monsters in the forest.
Zebra and Snake hail from Finland. Matti and Tapio combine pop vibes with electro synth vibes and create an awesome indie singalong. Check it out here, and watch out for these guys in 2012.
Tréson has crafted his own rendition of Billy Vera’s 1981 classic, “At This Moment”. Treson’s joins world renowed and acclaimed musicians such as Tom Jones and most recently Michael Buble’s to cover this classic. Transformed into a roots reggae lover’s rock tune, the single still manages to retain the impressive raw emotional appeal that Vera first sang it with. Get a little reggae in your life!
Los Angeles rapper Malkovich and NYC producer/rapper P.U.D.G.E. return with a new video for Lethal Vice, where the duo invoke the spirit of Lethal Weapon and Miami Vice’s buddy-cop duos to tell some true L.A. stories. I don’t know about you, but with the temperature drop in England right now, it makes me want to up sticks to the west coast of the USA and embrace a rapper’s life.
Vice is produced almost completely by P.U.D.G.E., who made his name alongside Dibia$e and Samiyam at L.A.’s Low End Theory weekly. Check it out here, and dream of fairer shores.
We’re feeling a little bit Madonna over at MUZU.TV HQ, mainly because all thoughts are on the Superbowl this weekend and the Queen of pop is performing, but let’s face it, when isn’t an appropriate time to listen to Madonna? We’ve compiled a list of some of her greats, and there are a lot of them, surpassing many a genre and time period. From the 80s madness that is Material Girl, to the chilled out folk pop of American Pie.
My god, I love me a bit of Superbowl. So i’m especially glad it’s that time of year again, and I’m sure all you sports fans are too. The most watched thing in US TV history makes a return to our screens this Sunday, with Kelly Clarkson performing the National Anthem, and half time performances from ultimate queen of pop Madonna, M.I.A and Nicki Minaj. Check out the girls below for a taste of the action to come!
We at MUZU.TV like to keep our ears to the ground when it comes to new music, and one such band that hit our radar this week is The Unkindness of Ravens. Having been previously compared to The Kills, Nina Wagner and Ben Raine are London stroke Berlin based electro indierock duo that hold no boundaries when it comes to genres. If you like your electro scuzzy, with heavy bass lines and brooding guitars, then The Unkindness of Ravens are your type of band. Hailed by by Artrocker magazine as “Genuine contenders for being one of the best underground electro bands out there at the moment”, the due are set to release their debut album in May 2012. Watch this space.
Comeback Kid is taken from Sleigh Bell’s forthcoming new album ‘Reign of Terror’. It’s the second track to be released, with ‘Born To Lose’ released last month. Sleigh Bells are as bad ass as ever showcasing their Ray Bands and grunge get ups that we grew accustomed to in other hits Infinity Guitars and Rill Rill.
The Kook’s latest offering from their “Junk of the Heart” album which was released in 2011 and produced by Tony Hoffer. “Rosie” features some trippy psychadelic visuals and some scantily clad ladies.
Karen WIlson:
Brilliant! Treson, your voice, as always, is unbelievable, and the reggae touch is exactly what this song always needed. So artful.
Tréson:
Hey there Muzu Tv, thank you so much for supporting my/our work. Our includes Pha Real Entertainment, Kos Dillon and the entire family, Rage and Nugen
Euro 2012 Championship:
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