It’s been an action packed journey for Tiny Masters Of Today. Almost overnight, the band went from a few homemade recordings on a MySpace page to collaborating with Karen O and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fred Schneider (B-52s) and Gibby Haynes, being remixed by CSS and Liars, and touring the world. David Bowie even praised their first homemade single as ‘Genius’. Not bad for a band that double as full-time students in the New York Public School System. Their new album, Skeletons, has just been released on Mute.
Green Day / 2000 Light Years Away My favorite Green Day love song. I have a Green Day pillow case of this album cover.
Freaks was originally the brain child of Bournemouth’s Justin Harris and London based, Luke Solomon. They began recording for Phono, home of Herbert and Swag, and their first few releases, which came in three parts, saw them journey through filter disco (The Shrunken Head), quirky mid tempo house (Journey’s Through Happiness), and minimal techno (The Milwaukee Stance). The guys continue to release Freaks material on their new Music for Freaks imprint. Earlier this year they released a digital version of their single, Boiling Point, featuring remixes from Derrick Carter.
LCD Soundsystem / Get Innocuous This is a great example of modern dance music that has captured the past so well for me. The beats are reminiscent of Carl Craig’s Paperclip People records and vocals that owe a great deal to David Bowie. It made me like LCD in a very different way, and it made realize that they meant business.
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