Elliphant appeared out of no where with 'In The Jungle' - a song that was brutally strange, and strangely infectious. A month later and they drop 'TeKKno Scene'. 'In The Jungle' sounded partly like it was actually recorded in a jungle, and 'TeKKno Scene' is Dancehall music made in a climate where you can't go outside because it's so cold. Elliphant are unique, and that's a rare thing.
Elliphant: TeKKno Scene feat. Adam Kanyama by ElliphantMusic
Laurel Halo, whose real name is Ina Cube, is now releasing an EP under the moniker of King Felix, which was the name of the last EP she released as Laurel Halo. All very confusing, but its shaping up to a wonderful record, full of pulsing ambient techno beats and thick textures. She's been described as a 'future cover star of The Wire' by The Guardian, and its hard to disagree. STRING02 is a heart-ripper of a track, just as it gets going, just as you immerse yourself in its groove, then it pulls the carpet from under your feet and disappears. Probably to accumulate another aliases.
Fiction's new single, Careful, coming out ahead of their debut LP on Moshi Moshi later this year, is produced by James Ford, and shows what remarkable leaps the band have taken in the past year. Restrained and subtle, propelled by a bass line, flecked with claps of percussion, and devastatingly attacked by short blasts of guitar. It whets the appetite beautifully for the new record.
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- Careful by moshi moshi
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Read an interview with Fiction in the current issue of Tank Magazine
