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Introducing - Atlas Bound
Meet soulful Sydney electronic duo Atlas Bound.. Fresh Sydney duo Atlas Bound are having a good time of things lately - following the release of their first single LOCK (clocking up a not-bad 250,000+ plays in a month), they've just been nominated by Stoney Roads/Red Bull for Breakthrough Producer Of The Year (more info HERE) in the upcoming Stoney Roads Awards. So really, it's time you got to know them a little better: Tell us about yourselves:  We actually used to go to school together but didn’t really get to know each until we h­ad a semi-intoxicated conversation while we were out one night and decided to meet up for a jam. We both grew up with music but in totally different ways. One of us was sitting at home playing synths and making beats while the other was sneaking into dad’s record collection and recording Simon & Garfunkel covers on the old school Walkman tape cassette recorders. What kinda tunes:  We don’t really know! I guess you could say we met in the middle of our musi
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Golden Features - Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar (Jamie Now Remix)
A tiger-tight take on Golden Features' breakout single.. To say Golden Features has been killing it in 2014 would be putting it lightly. A cracking debut FREE EP, dark and broody (and awesome) video clip (HERE), and a balltearing set at CIRCO Festival earlier this year (read about his golden treasures HERE). Today isn't so much about him though, as it is this rad remix of his breakout single, Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar. The deepest and darkest of house tracks you can find, Melbourne-based producer Jamie Now has added a killer spin on it. The production is super-slick, and it keeps those dark vibes while adding a chilled-out trap element, that still feels really ravey. Basically, we dig the heck out of it and we think you will too, so stream it below, and you can also grab it for free download: Follow Jamie Now on FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD
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Bearhug - So Gone
Sydney rockers Bearhug release the first track from their upcoming album, So Gone.. Having toured with the likes of Bored Nothing, Stephen Malkmus, and Broken Social Scene, and with influences ranging from Sonic Youth to Fugazi and Sic Alps, Sydney five-piece Bearhug have announced their second full length album So Gone, with the first single from it, Borderlines. Boldly stating So Gone is "a guitar album", the group decided they wanted to "funnel the skeletons of the new songs through rhythmic intensity and guitar noise, rather than jangling guitars and looseness." The result is an ablum that explores the frailty of happiness and a chaotic relationship to their surroundings, finding peace through human connection. Heavy stuff to be sure, but if the first taste is anything to go by, it's gonna be a cracker. So Gone is out September 19 via Spunk Records, and you can follow Bearhug on FACEBOOK. [UPDATE] Bearhug have also just released another single from the album - Catacombs - which yo
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Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 1
PART 1 is here! Join us weekly for our creative journey.. The world's first recorded long distance roadtrip was taken by the wife of the guy that invented the first patent motorcar. Her name was Bertha Benz and she travelled a total of 106km on that game-changing day in 1888. I expect she had no idea that her spontaneous travels would inspire countless generations to pack up on a whim and take the chance on a roadrip regardless of how long or short the journey. The idea of the roadtrip is engrained in everybody, whether it be a quick trip to the shop to get a pie, one that takes you across this vast country of ours, or the dodgy Contiki tour you took when you were 18,19 or 27. The roadtrip is as simple as putting on CCR’s greatest hits or your favourite mixtape from the last four days and just getting away from life’s responsibilities. The roadtrip is about enjoying the journey and not just the destination, to get off the beaten path and make that Instagram post you know is going to co
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Thrupence - Don't You Mind
Future Classic's newest signing is off to a flyer with Don't You Mind.. Two years after causing a Bandcamp meltdown with his independent EP release Voyages, Melbourne producer Thrupence has dropped a new single in Don't You Mind, which also doubles as his official introduction to the Future Classic family. It's not hard to see why - Don't You Mind is a breath of fresh air in our future-beat/Australian sound world - cinematic, ambient vibes infused with lazy yet compelling hip hop beats, and a sultry vocal sample from blues singer Bon House. First it reminded me of Pogo and the Avalanches, but it very quickly becomes its own beast - and a supremely dope one at that. It's the first track from the 23-year-old's upcoming full-length release, Lessons, set to drop on September 26 via FC. We can't wait, and until then this will remain on repeat as it has done the past few days: Follow Thrupence on FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD // BANDCAMP