Luke Million (Luke Godson) is 1/3 of The Swiss, as the keyboardist/producer. He has taken a solo journey to release an EP of his own due to be released 13th September on Future Classic.

LA’s Local Natives have been causing quite a stir with their ‘three part harmonies’ and ‘relentless energy’ and all the other myriad things that ‘real’ fans of ‘real’ music get excited about. But please don’t let that put you off, ‘cos these guys are genuinely special.

Debut album ‘Gorilla Manor’ (Out now on Frenchkiss Records) garnered rave reviews for it’s subtle yet gutsy songsmanship, and it’s well worth your attention on one of those folksy, sunny afternoons when nothing but chilled strumming will do.

However, let us draw your attention to a sweet little remix from a ‘mystery’ Canadian duo by the name of Teen Daze. We love the Binary-esque vibes and we’re pretty sure both acts will be making big moves over the coming months. Watch this space…

MP3 LOCAL NATIVES – WIDE EYES (TEEN DAZE REMIX)

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UK ‘post-dubstep’ (i.e. it doesn’t really sound like dubstep but we’d rather not call it IDM or unclassifiable electronica) duo Mount Kimbie drop their debut album ‘Crooks & Lovers‘ today on Scuba’s relentlessly awesome Hotflush Recordings today. We’re definitely excited.

To celebrate the release, grab a free download of album track ‘Field‘, which doesn’t sound entirely unlike THE Field, building as it does into a hypnotic tidal wave of percussive fuzz before settling down for a string-laden picnic with the nice man Four Tet. We’re keen to see how this fits with the rest of the album, certainly sounds promising for those who like their stuff a little more on the adventurous side.

MP3 MOUNT KIMBIE – FIELD

Here’s the full tracklist:

01. Tunnelvision
02. Would Know
03. Before I Move Off
04. Blind Night Errand
05. Adriatic
06. Carbonated
07. Ruby
08. Ode to Bear
09. Field
10. Mayor
11. Between Time

Plus, all you lucky North America souls can catch Dom and Kai as they embark on a short September tour. Details here:

23rd September- Victoria, BC – Rifflandia festival
24th September – Seattle – Decibel Festival
25th September – San Francisco – club TBC
26th September – L.A. – Downtown Independent Theatre
27th September – Colorado – Fox theatre
28th September – Boston – Wonder Bar
30th September – Toronto TBC
01st October – New York – The Bunker
02nd October – Montreal – Le Belmont Sur le Boulevard

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If the late, great Douglas Adams is to be believed, mice actually rule the world and are at this moment conducting fiendishly subtle experiments on the human race. Frankly, we’re cool with that – especially if top disco duo Mighty Mouse are doing the experimenting.

This Is Head hail from Malmö, Sweden and many have clamoured to label them as the sound of Malmö almost immediately.  They easily assumed a natural place in the centre of all things great, with their sounds described as kraut disco meets smart indie rock with Bono-esque vocals.

A real blog post for the greater good this one… tackling both our lethargic post output and the under-representation of Poland (great beer, great people) on the blog music scene. Introducing Kamp! – purveyors of slick synth pop goodness.

After a long hard day spent with nose pressed firmly and continually against the grindstone, what you need (apart from a beer) is a double-serving 0f powerful pop replete with larger-than-life choruses to sooth the beast within. And let’s face it, no-one does it like VISITOR.

Welcome to the Tashed Tape Report – so named because we’re so authentic and hooked on the idealisation of our reimagined childhoods that we only ever listen to music on chewed-up old audio tapes from 1993 or earlier.

We simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring you a free track from techno grandmaster Vince Watson. Not only is he one of the most consistent producers out there, but after years of churning out one intelligent tech symphony after another, it’s high time he got the recognition he so richly deserves.

Being on a label like Labrador should be a daunting and exciting prospect for most bands, with the likes of The Radio Dept. and The Mary Onettes calling it home. That seems to be a piece of cake for Sambassadeur and they do more than just keep up with them, winning our hearts time and again over the years.