Did you know that former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke set a world record for sculling 2,5 pints of beer in 11 seconds? And that he later suggested that this was the reason for his great political success? Australia huh, those overachievers. Also hailing from this magical country are the phenomenal Tourist Dollars who are pictured about and just popped the cork on their debut EP – and it’s a really refreshing one behind that cork. Coming self titled and with smooth artwork, the four songs on the EP are nothing short of pure summer bliss, with driving riffs, reverb vocals and a sun drenched depth. Bliss.
Attached below then is the opening track Ageless, a stellar summer night track. Tourist Dollar’s debut is out now on Deaf Ambitions. Team Poule says, chapeau, you really dropped the ball on this one.
Who doesn’t enjoy a fair amount of European national football on a June weekend? Team Poule certainly does. There are more things in life though than 22 men chasing a ball for 90 minutes, and the Germans always winning at the end: Blurred Edges is “a festival for a wide field of music, including new music, improvisation, soundart, electronic music and avantgarde-DJing”. Yea, they mean business. And this year it is taking place from June 3 to 19th in different locations in Hamburg, Germany.
The man, the legend Felix Kubin took to the occasion and put together a fresh new mix, featuring a whole range of internationals, attached below. He will be showcasing his talents on Thursday, June 16th during Blurred Edges. Photo evidence by mad photographer Janto Rößner, above. Team Poule says, nice touch Felix.
Here is something you haven’t heard before – because it’s yet again a Poule d’Or exclusive! Swedish band foreverandever went the extra mile on this one and remixed the already smooth as silk single Waterfall by fellow Swedes Post Pines, a duo out of lovely Linköping.
Foreverandever then, took the spheric and mellow Post Pines track and banged it up a notch, taking it downstairs, dimming the lights. A rhythmic twist and dance piece, like moist air on a cold morning in September, appearing to hover over the cold forest floor. The remix is out tomorrow, May 30th – with Waterfalls, the real thing, being out now on Swedish label Meraki Force. Team Poule says, Swedish forests eh, take care out there.
Read somewhere the other day that sloths are increasingly being domesticated. Wasn’t sure what to do with that piece of information but it stuck. Anyway, here is a track that is straight forward. Her’s is a duo out of Liverpool and they got their guitars in order. Dorothy is their debut gem and out on a 7inch on Heist or Hit, comes with a stellar b-side too. Team Poule says, it’s a sloth’s world.
Three days filled with freezing cold, rain, flashing rays of sunlight and finally sunburns – and that was just the music part of SPOT Festival last weekend in Aarhus, Denmark. The 2016 edition of SPOT Festival yet again wasn’t short of highlights. What strikes me most about SPOT Festival is the vast range of genres and styles they manage to put together each year: from freezing metal bands and rainy hip hop over flashing electro beats to your burning pop crooner. Over 150 bands played over the course of three days in more than 20 venues from small and indie to big and orchestral, all set around the Aarhus Musikskolen campus which has to be the secret heart of the Danish music scene. Local Aarhus heroes LISS and Lowly both played banging sets, really giving it a proper go in front of their home crowds. Lowly, after a stellar performance last year, again delivered a marvelous set in the big music hall inside the Aarhus Music Hall, see.
Another local group for the books were Astronaut, pictured in full effect above. The charming Danish five piece played a late Saturday night gig at the Limbo stage, inside a tiny and packed old train freight yard. One of the many great and atmospheric venues of SPOT Festival. Astronaut, then, showcased their raw and catchy indie sound, peppered with lots of lovely details – a jubilant new breeze of 80s inspired pop. Their new single Supernatural is pure and real and attached below, at your convenience.
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Did you know that about 60% of the human brain is made of fat making it the fattest organ of the body? And that when you’re asleep, your body produces a hormone that virtually paralyzes your muscles, preventing you from acting on your dreams. Surreal. And enter: Me Succeeds. The lovely duo out of Hamburg is about to drop the curtain on their second album Into Randomness on May 20th, via Ki Records. And if you are into dreamy vocals and lush electronic beats, Me Succeeds will be positioned firmly up your alley.
Hurt You now, is their second single of the new album and with great pleasure a Poule d’Or exclusive. Attached below, at your utmost convenience. The video was edited by Me Succeeds themselves, using nothing but an iPad, PhotoBooth and some software to visualize fiber track data from diffusion MR imaging tractography. MR imaging tractography you might say? Yes, magically, the two worked together with Dr. Saskia Steinmann from the local Hamburg University Hospital to make MRT scans of their own brains, visualizing their neural pathways in the process. A picture of which, you can see here. I mean, a photo of their brains, and thoughts, and dreams. How about that. Team Poule says, stay true to yourself, and follow your dreams.
