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10/10 WOULD LISTEN - SEPTEMBER
The 10 songs web editor man listened to a lot over the last month.. Andras & Oscar – Looking Back This is the second single from Oscar Key Sung and Andras Fox’s new album Café Romantica. Oscar’s voice is one I could listen to on repeat for eternity, and Café Romantica could be the most perfect name for these guys combined sounds ever. facebook.com/andrasfox // facebook.com/oscarkeysung And (Dave Rennick) – U Know Me Dappled Cities co-frontman Dave Rennick throws down this high-energy disco jam with the help of a silky-smooth Donny Benet moog solo, balancing nostalgia and now with aplomb.  facebook.com/dave.rennick Lisa Mitchell – Wah Ha It’s hard to believe Lisa Mitchell is only 24 and already looking towards her third album. Wah Ha will ease you back into her chilled folk sounds, and that lush, breathy coo she calls a vocal. facebook.com/LisaMitchellMusic Xul Zolar – Ilajalay This is the first single to be taken from German three-piece Xul Zolar’s upcoming debut EP, and you can se
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New: Sampology - Shine A Light feat. Daniel Merriweather
A couple of Aussie lads combine for some feel guide vibes.. Following plenty of remix work lately, including Crooked Colours' In Your Bones (HERE) and more recently Kito & Reija Lee's Sweet Talk (HERE), audio/visual king Sampology has combined with R&B crooner Danile Merriweather for a bounding slice of feel good summer vibes on the tune Shine A Light. Drawing on his plethora of world influences, Sampology rocks carnival vibes perfectly. You can pre-order it HERE, and check below the stream for a huge list of tour dates Sampology that will see Sampology returning to what he does best - AV sets. TOUR DATES: Wed Nov 5 - The Wall @ Cassette Nine, Auckland Thu Nov 6 - The Wall @ Dux Live, Christchurch Fri Nov 7 - Sets in the City, Perth Sat Nov 8 - Rocket, Adelaide  Fri Nov 14 - Meanwhile @ The Roller Den, Sydney  Sun Nov 16 - Sampology & Friends @ Yeronga Park Swimming Pool   Fri Nov 21 - The Factory, Sunshine Coast   Sat Nov 22 - Oh Hello, Brisbane Thu Dec 4 - Special EMC event, Sydney 
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Introducing: Billy Fox
Celebrating the release of his new 7-track mini-album, meet Billy Fox.. Sittingly nice and tightly somewhere between James Blake and The Kite String Tangle, Sydney producer/songwriter Billy Fox releases his debut seven-track mini-album Overboard on Wednesday 1 October. We were so taken with the single Mystery, we decided straight away we wanted to learn more. So we went some questions, and found out more. And now you can too: Tell us about about yourself? I’m a producer based in Sydney. I write, produce and perform...the whole shebang, which is quite liberating for me as in the past most music I’ve been involved in has been co-writing and collaboration. It’s a good feeling. What kinda tunes we talkin’? I call it new age R&B. People have thrown in the electronica tag, because that’s a buzz term at the moment I suppose. Production/writing process: I have a nice little studio set up at home which is where it all happens. I usually start with a chord progression or compose a beat and buil
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