Troumaca - Layou

This tropically inspired 5 piece from Birmingham via St Vincent & The Grenadines, will release their debut EP, ‘The Gems’, as a free download from 12th December 2011.

Flying the flag of both classic British indie and forward thinking progressive electronic music, Troumaca pioneer sounds that have formed from the development of UK bass music fused with tropical riffs, dubby bass lines and big guitar leads and are at the heart of where UK music is heading.

Having the Midlands scene locked since they started last year they are set to be known round the country and no doubt will be mentioned in the same breath as Friendly Fires, Mount Kimbie, The XX, James Blake, and the like.

The Troumaca tribe are Sam Baylis, Geoffrey Foulkes, Tom Gregory, Matthew Campbell, and Jim Nayak.

Troumaca - Layou | Download

Troumaca - Sanctify [Official Video + Mp3]

Troumaca release the video for Sanctify, taken off their new EP, The Gems out this December. Sanctify contains video footage taken by Geoff's (Troumaca) family in St Vincent and Troumaca.

Troumaca explains: “We wanted to show original footage of Troumaca, and portray birth, youth, adolescents, adulthood and the aged to convey the circle of life which comes through in the track. The Video ends with the head of the family, Gracie Sam, who was a key figure in the Troumaca village, and Geoff’s Nan. Before she died she told Geoff many stories of Troumaca village which in turn spurned ideas and conversation amongst us to create the birth and concept of Troumaca, the band.”

The band’s idea behind the visual and random memory journey is to invoke a sense of memory allowing viewers to think not only about their own families and but life in general as well. The band go on to add: “ We wanted to make them look into themselves and ask the question if they was to live for a while, what would they do differently and sacrifice?”

In the video, there is also footage of a car filming as the band drive through Layou in St Vincent. Troumaca’s upcoming dub is called Layou.

[MP3] Troumaca - Sanctify | Download

Little Dragon - Little Man (Tycho Remix)

"This remix of Little Dragon’s “Little Man” by Tycho is immediately intergalactic. Electronic drums go all kraut with a rapid robotic beat and singer Tukimi Nagano hovers over everything with soulful confidence. There’s oscillating arpeggios and dry choral backgrounds that add a gaseous element that makes you think the track is barely there. We assure you it is."

Little Dragon - Little Man (Tycho Remix) | Download

Moby -The Poison Tree [Video] - David Lynch Foundation Music

DLF Music - David Lynch's new non-profit record label - teamed up with Moby to create this video for "The Poison Tree." Moby generously donated "The Poison Tree" to DLF Music, which is featured on charity compilation DOWNLOAD FOR GOOD.

DOWNLOAD FOR GOOD is available on iTunes HERE!

[MP3] Moby - The Poison Tree | Download

DLF Music is the David Lynch Foundation's newest venture - an online charity music label where music fans can download for good. This intern-fueled non-profit organization assures that the funds raised from music sales go directly to the David Lynch Foundation. DLF Music brings you exclusive, never-before-heard tracks donated by top artists, offering music as a reward for contributing to a great cause. "When you download tracks from DLF Music, you're not only going to enjoy some great music, but that download is going to bring happiness to someone, somewhere in the world," said David Lynch.

DLF Music is currently inviting select artists to donate previously unreleased, exclusive audio tracks for our music archive. These unreleased tracks could be a new track, an unreleased master, an outtake from a prior release, a live recording or even a remix. Participating artists will come from a wide range of genres and demographics, featuring both established as well as emerging talent, to be marketed through DLF's new music-oriented web platform directly distributed through iTunes. All net revenues and all proceeds will support DLF's outreach programs.

City of Satellites - Machine Is My Animal (Tin Manzano Remix) [Official Video]

Tin Manzano's re-working of the title track from City Of Satellites' debut album Machine Is My Animal weaves and loops the original's guitar hook amid electronic beats and surging, breathy textures. The result is a gorgeously seductive instrumental, in which restraint and space are as alluring as the sounds blooming across the stereo field. The track is accompanied by this gorgeous music video from Adelaide-based Studio Sunkie (director Nima Nabilirad and producer/colourist/editor Daniel Principe). The emotional resonance between sound and vision is completely compelling and the video’s mini-narrative is saturated in the kind of melancholic hope that the song exudes.

The track is taken from the forthcoming album Remixed, released on 27 October, which also features remixes by Manual, Slow Dancing Society, Jatun, M-13, Tim Koch and Syntaks

[MP3] City of Satellites - Machine Is My Animal (Tin Manzano Remix) | Download