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Fractures - Won't Win (Japanese Wallpaper Remix) *Premiere*
A couple of the country's most exciting young producers combine.. It's no secret we're big fans of too-young-to-be-this-good Japanese Wallpaper, having featured his tracks Waves feat. Papa Knight and Breathe In feat. Wafia on this blog, and several times on our old website (RIP). So when the opportunity arose to premiere a remix he's done for another of Australia's incredibly bright young things in Fractures, the answer was obviously a huge yes. No slouch himself, Fractures has been killing it ever since his debut single Twisted turned Australia's ears towards his dark, soulful and alluring sounds, garnering praise from the likes of Gotye and Chet Faker. Following a nasty neck injury during 2013, Fractures AKA Mark Zito has bounced back with another typically beautiful single in Won't Win. It sees him joining the Splendour In The Grass line-up, supporting Wild Beats and embarking on a series of EP launch shows (some of which JW supports), before hitting up BIGSOUND later in the year. C
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RUFUS - Atlas Light/Dark Deluxe Edition
One of last year's best albums is about to give a whole lot more.. Much the way Flume seemed to dominate the end of 2012/beginning of 2013, the second half of last year steaming into 2014 felt like Sydney trio RÜFÜS' time when it came to Australian electronic music. In a world full of beatsy solo producers the three-piece released their debut album Atlas, filled with four-to-the-floor indie-dance rhythms, some darker housey stylings and a heap of anthems. Atlas debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts, reached gold status, racked up three tracks in triple j’s Hottest 100 and has been nominated for multiple ARIA awards. Since then they've been dominating summer music festivals, along with their own sold-out national tours, no doubt peaking with their upcoming headline slot on the Mixup Stage at Splendour In The Grass. To celebrate a pretty fucking brilliant year, they've announced the release of the Atlas Light/Dark Deluxe Edition, a double album that celebrates the tracks from the original re
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Tkay Maidza - U-Huh
World domination is surely imminent.. Following radio-slaying bangers Brontosaurus and Handle My Ego, Tkay Maidza is continuing her killer roll in 2014 with new single U-Huh. Something akin to the stylings of MIA and Azealia Banks (minus the diva bullshit), Tkay has carved a strong-as-fuck name for herself very quickly following some self-assured live shows on the last LV Presents tour, and will no doubt win a buttload of new fans when she takes on Splendour In The Grass this coming weekend. Something about her harder - at times electro -edged take on hip hop tickles me in the right places, and I can't wait to see her dominate the rest of this year and beyond. Follow her on FACEBOOK to watch what will no doubt be a rapid rise to the cream of the Aussie hip hop crop, and enjoy U-Huh below, available digitally via Dew Process from July 21.
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ODESZA - In Return
One of CIRCO's many bright lights have announced a new album.. For some members of the Pilerats office, getting ODESZA to Australia had been a project some three years in the making. To finally have them over last month to play at CIRCO Festival was, to put it bluntly, fucking awesome. Three years of incredible music, a bunch of free EPs/releases, their beautiful track Sun Models killing it on the first ever Pilerats RAT PACK COMPILATION, and talk of a cracking live show all lived up to the hype when they rocked probably the biggest crowd the trippy as shit Cannonball Stage had all day. The fact they were a couple of super-nice dudes (read an interview with them HERE) was just a bonus, and we like to think this is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between the duo and Australia for years to come. They've just announced their new album, In Return, is due for release September 9, 2014, and have dropped a new track to celebrate - Memories That You Call (feat. Monsoonsiren).
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UV Boi - Thank U Single Tour
This is a guy you're going to be hearing a shitload about for the rest of 2014.. Sliding iPhone sounds into tracks is pretty genius. If your song is playing somewhere and people aren't already listening, that shit grabs your attention right off the bat. Just ask Knife Party. Fortunately, unlike that particularly exruciating slice of electro-house, UV Boi's debut single, Thank U, is an incredibly endearing piece of 808-production, featuring the smooth vocals of Fionn Richards, and properly endorsed by the likes of Nina Las Vegas and Ryan Hemsworth: He's so chuffed with it, he's giving it away for free, and taking around the country starting next Friday. So check one of his cracking live shows at the following dates, and hit up his WEBSITE for more goodness. FRI 25 JULY – VILLA, PERTH w/ DJ Butcher SAT 26 JULY – FATHER, PERTH  FRI 01 AUG – MUM, SYDNEY w/ Atticus Beats, Bambii & Bobby Gray SAT 09 AUG – LAUNDRY BAR, MELBOURNE w/ Baro, DEER & Dugong Jr FRI 15 AUG – ALHAMBRA LOUNGE, BRISBAN
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Indian Summer - Shiner National Tour
Your mates and our's, Indian Summer are hittin' the road after Splendour.. Like a beautiful flower, we've been watching Indian Summer grow from party club mash-up DJ extraordinaires into one of this country's best and brightest producer duos, and a stellar run of releases has reached a glowing peak with the release of Shiner feat. Ginger & The Ghost. Always refusing to be tied down to genre tags, this track still feels like the twosome have reach something akin to "their sound", and it's epic. The track has been killing it since release, smashing up to number one on HypeMachine, and deservedly so: The EP features a b-side in Closer, which you can now buy from HERE, and go see 'em at one of the following dates, 'cause they are a duo that never (ever) fail to disappoint live. Fri July 25 - Mix Up Stage @ Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay Thu July 31 - Star Bar, Bendigo Fri Aug 1 - The Back Bar, Hamilton Sat Aug 9 - Chinese Laundry, Sydney Fri Aug 15 - Meche, Canberra Sat Aug 23 - The TB
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