One To Watch :: Art Trip & The Static Sound

Fronted by the impressive-looking Melodie Holliday, the four-piece London outfit Art Trip & The Static Sound may only so far have a handful of live dates under their belt to date, but judging by their recently released EP that seems sure to be rectified.



Sounding in part like a GHXST/TOY mash-up - most evident on 'Psilocybin' - and part avant garde deth grunge-esque, 'Witch', having been championed by XFM's John Kennedy, is a sonic rampage that looks set to place their name on the board.



Catch them live at Nambucca in London on September 14.

One To Watch :: Evokateur :: Chiming Out New EP

Following on from their debut EP 'Crow's Wedding' released earlier this year, London’s enigmatic electro-pop duo Evokateur return with their second EP 'Chime Hours' on August 20.

Filled once again with the lush sound of lyricist Sarah Villaraus' Kate Bush-like eerie and scintillating vocals and the enigmatic composition and production of Hector Villaraus, the five tracks - '1684', 'Post', 'White Horses', How Long' - are capture a dreamy and opulent sound anchored by driving beats and a menacing edge.

Evokateur achieve a blissful balance between glacial robotic electro and warm crystalline vocals, surrounded by cinematic arrangements, addictive synth lines and layered driving beats. The sound of the EP has an overall beautiful sheen, but beneath this glitter there is a more leftfield, melancholic and sinister undertow. The music is by turns lush and beautiful, menacing and aggressive - or 'sinister mecha-pop' as Time Out describes it.

Music for summer days as well as for dancefloor nights.

Try this remix of EP track 'White Horses' by Fear of Tigers.

July 27 2012 - Five Hot Ones For The Week

Patterns - Blood






Tame Impala - Elephant






Josephine - What A Day






Tall Ships - Gallop






Micachu & The Shapes - OK

July 20 2012 - Five Hot Ones For The Week

Society - All That We've Become






Deaf Club - Moving Still






The xx - Angels






Matthew Dear - Her Fantasy






Dog Is Dead - Glockenspiel Song

July 13 2012 - Five Hot Ones For The Week

Modern Alarms - Plight Of Blighty






Pablo Nouvelle - You Do Me Wrong


http://soundcloud.com/outpostmedia/sets/pablo-nouvelle-you-do-me-wrong/s-OhxMJ



Dan le Sac - Long Night Of Life






The Cast Of Cheers - Human Elevator






The Boy Royals - People Like Us

July 6 2012 - Five Hot Ones For The Week

Ballerina Black - NTSB






Various Cruelties - Chemicals






Châteaux - Oh, Darling






Churches - Lies






Sound of Guns - Killing Moon