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Did You Check Out the new Roi Turbo?

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Digging deep this week to kind of cover all the hits, so my brain’s clearly all over the place. That being said, I’m totally enjoying this space-aged ditty from Roi Turbo. Okay, maybe it’s not a ditty, as it’s purely instrumental, but there’s definitely enough movement that the euphoria won’t fade. They take the song up, as you can see in the video, working to craft an industrial energy, then they pull back, and just as you are about to leave the dance floor and grab a cup of water, they pick right back up and push into the more explorative territory. It’ll have you bobbing your head and tapping your toes, so crank it up and get busy.

Please to Meet You: Roi Turbo

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Why the music scene dries up due to mandatory list making, there’s still some fresh new acts to get turned onto, like London duo Roi Turbo; the duo grew up in South Africa, so after they’re relocation you can still hear the remnants of their home country in their craft. They’re drawing from the rich culture of South African disco and funk, which admittedly I know zero about, so this feels both new, and yet connected to the dance floors across the globe. It’s kind of a retro feel, but they’ve vowed to approach their music in a manner that is just “free of any pretentiousness,” and I can certainly appreciate that. Something fun to keep on your radar for next year!

Meet The SXSW Band: Beatenberg

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We are in full on SXSW preparation mode at this point ladies and gentlemen! This is officially your last weekend before things really start to go down next week with great tech, education and film things going on around town. Then we go full force into music week right after that. GET READY. Continuing our SXSW interview series today is another one from the lads in Beatenberg. Hit the jump for all the deets.

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Chantel Van T Shares Rumble and Crawl

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Looks like my focus this morning is on keeping you pretty sedate, at least so far as things are shaping up here. I stumbled across this beautiful track from South African artists Chantel Van T, who also fronts the group Diamond Thug. Let’s be real here though…if you don’t hear the incredible similarities to the much adored Hope Sandoval, I got nothing for you. Chantel drapes her syllables in the same dramatic fashion; I love that forlorn guitar in the distance too, filling the bucket with every drop of emotion possible. This tune features on the forthcoming solo debut Nicalochan.

Try Some Alt-Rock From Prism Tats

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Sometimes a song doesn’t quite do it for you on first listen, but then catches your ear more and more with each play. Right now this new one called “Used to be Cool” from L.A. based artist Prism Tats is one of those songs. It has a very old school feel to it with rocking guitars and a very anthemic, loud feel. I find myself wanting to get up and dance along, and I don’t dance…

Prism Tats will release 11:11 on July 28th via Anti Records.

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