April Playlist

I haven't done a music post in ages, so here is a little list of what I'm listening to at the moment...

MOR ELIAN: LA based jewellery designer, photographer and DJ Mor Elian is Jack of all Trades and master of, well... all of them too. Despite her weird nerdy obsession with geometry, she is kinda beautiful to look at as well as listen to and seems to have really found a home bringing her interests of music and design together in her DJing. More of Mor please.

GEORGE MAPLE: Female Sydneysider too shy to release music under her own name, "George Maple" is releasing some awesome stuff at the moment. After collaborating with Flume she rocketed to the forefront of Sydney's awareness, and thankfully she's simply taken that in her stride and continued to produce effortlessly good music. Her recent relocation to London means we'll hopefully catch her at a few of the festivals this summer, fingers crossed.

DARKSIDE: I think most people know I just can't get enough of this dream-team and the magical things that are happening when Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington get together. DARKSIDE kicked things off in November 2011 but only recently embarked on their first world tour, and wow. Just wow. It is essential that you watch this Boiler Room set in it's entirety.

LONDON GRAMMAR: Yes yes, okay, I know, I'm a little slow on the uptake with these guys. I have to admit though, I really did think that London Grammar were just another standard day time radio-filler. Your classic young experimental electronica duo with blonde just-about-edgy-enough female vocalist. That was until Spotify recommended me their new album If You Wait and I chanced a little listen. Although my disgruntled dislike for the boys (who are chumps) is juxtaposed against my developing girl-crush for Hannah Reid, I have decided I do actually really really like them. Hannah vocals are stunning and the production of the new album is clean cut and very well done. Here are a few of my favourites from If You Wait and a cheeky little Bonobo remix for ya.

RÜFÜS: Not to be confused with the Chicago funk band (they were actually forced to change their name when on tour in North America, hence the umlauts and their other name RÜFÜS DU SOUL), Sydney-based trio RÜFÜS are producing some pretty funky stuff and have just announced they'll be touring Australia in May and June. Yay for me. I'm feeling some summery vibes brewing here....

KIDNAP KID: Sheffield born Edgy-Boy-Leeds Kidnap Kid was signed to British EDM label Black Butter in 2011 and has been churning out pretty decent tunes ever since. Not sure how much I'd like him if I met him (he gained his name after staging his own kidnapping in a KFC when he was 17, and after a bit of a run-in with some very unimpressed policemen, 'Kidnap Kid' stuck.... *cough* massive chav *cough*), I'm still quite enjoying what he's been doing recently.

SHIVUM SHARMA: 18 year old Londoner Shivum Sharma has the voice of James Blake and Amy Winehouse's love-child and oh boy, do I love this child. He layers his gorgeous falsetto voice over some gentle, jazzy, stripped down production to create some pretty amazing tracks which are truly knocking the soul back into British electronica. Swoon.

ROSIE LOWE: Another one of my girl crushes, Devon Lass turned London Gal Rosie Lowe is ultra-Minimalist and ultra-sexy with her chic androgynous look and silky vocals. I've been listening to her stuff for a while and haven't got bored yet. Her first EP The Right Thing is just My Kinda Thing and has been on repeat consistently.



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