EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Misstress Barbara - is it ok? (ft. Sweet Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John)
Misstress Barbara has changed a lot since her early days (and nights) spent crushing eardrums with relentless hard techno sets. The Sicilian-born, Canadian-raised producer’s forthcoming debut LP, I’m No Human, has more in common with her DJ sets for stadium-sized crowds: there's something for everyone. If tracks like “is it ok?” are any indication, the album is built around song structures rather than DJ-ready tracks. Featuring "Sweet" Bjorn Yttling of indie rockers Peter, Bjorn and John, the tune pits his deep pipes and her sultry vocals against vivacious violin riffs and a thrumming technoid beat. But the clearest sign of her evolution is the lead single, a smoldering cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me to the End of Love.”
Sounds like: Ane Brun, Carl Craig, Miss Kitten
Misstress Barbara - is it ok? (ft. "Sweet" Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John)
Misstress Barbara - Dance Me to the End of Love
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STREAM: Luomo - Love You All + If I Can't
Sasu Ripatti has an awful lot of music personality tied up in his lean little frame. Each time it spills out it takes on a different form and a different name: Vladislav Delay for his abstract IDM moments, Uusitalo for dancefloor-driven tech-house, and Luomo for vocally effuse pop music. This year it's Luomo's turn to deliver, which he does with a host of guest vocalists on his forthcoming fourth album, Convivial. In addition to house music legend Robert Owens and current leading lady of minimal house, Cassy, the album features vocals from Sissor Sisters' Jake Shears and Apparat. The former, whose hyper harmonized vocals do the lifting of all three Bee Gees at once, sashays around the panning synths and thumping bass line of future disco cut "If I Can't." But the most histrionic moment on Convivial is the Apparat-helmed "Love You All," his deliberately stretched vocals draped loosely over swooning melodies and jabbing drums, as if being in love made forming words a chore. But there's nothing difficult about enjoying the jams radiating from Luomo's latest effort.
Sounds like: Superpitcher, Apparat, Morgan Geist
Stream: Luomo - Love You All (ft. Apparat)
Stream: Luomo - If I Can't (ft. Jake Shears)
