INTERVIEW with HAIL SOCIAL + mp3s

Introducing the Philadelphia band Hail Social.why? because they just released a sweet remix album with remixes from last years album "Modern Love And Death". Contributors are amongst other: STA, Eli Escobar, Nick Catchdubs, Anoraak, Stabwounds, Crimp Yr Hair, Designer Drugs.the list goes on.there is also alot of remixes out there in blogland that didnt make the album. The key track to start with if you havent heard about Hail Social before is Heaven. Hail Social kindly shared some tracks with us including Heaven and my favourite track from the remix album, the Anoraak remix of Heaven.


Buy the full remix albums: Modern Love & Death Remixes: ONE & TWO, at Amazon(in the US) or Itunes(rest of the world)


Hail Social - Heaven

Hail Social - Heaven (Anoraak remix)

Hail Social - Annabelle (Andy Pry & Dances With White Girls' Broadstreet Bullies Remix)

Hail Social - There's A Boy

Hail Social - The Last Thing





Q & A:


who are you people?

dayve hawk, matt maraldo, dan henry


where are you from?

New Jersey


how/when did you get together?

met working at a grocery store in 2001


how would you catagorize your music?

pop


whats your influences?who is your heroes?

doo-wop, girl groups, phil spector, brian wilson, motown


whats your dayjobs, when not touring, recording?

raising my daughter


what do you guys do for fun when you have time off?

write more music!


what music are you listening to this month other then your own?

One Kiss Leads to Another: Girl group sounds(Lost & Found)


is there any other releases planned this year?

Hail Social 12" on Flamin Hotz, No Paradise single on HSR


whats your future plans for the band?

probably break up, we'll see


tell me a secret?

Memory Cassette doesn't exist

Hercules & Love Affair feat. Antony Hegarty - Raise Me Up

another song from the forthcoming Hercules & Love Affair album has risen to the surface.its released 10th march on DFA.Anotony Hegarty will sing on 5 of 10 tracks on the Tim Goldsworthy produced album.i cant wait for this!you can download this track now!next week you will probably read about it in all the other blogs.why? beacause im tooo good to you people.the "Blind" track is also worth grabbing if you havent already.posted it here a while ago.

Hercules & Love Affair feat. Antony Hegarty - Raise Me Up

Inner City - Big Fun (Simian Mobile Disco remix)

looks like "Big Fun" is getting ANOTHER lease of life.this is a house classic from 88' by techno originator Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey.after Surkin just made the amazing(08 hit) "White Knights 2" by sampling the crap out of "Big Fun".now Simian Mobile Disco gives the original "Big Fun" a fine remix treatment.is this getting a proper release maybe?we can only hope.
do you want more remixes of late 80' early 90' house in 08? i say YES!



Inner City - Big Fun (Simian Mobile Disco remix)


Surkin - White Knights 2

Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Superdiscount remix)

your latest treat from the lights & music remix batch.the boys noize remix will be played to death so this is great to switch it around with.its a bit deeper.also reposting the original and the boys noize remix so you can cho-cho-choose your favourite.

Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Superdiscount remix)

Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday remix)

Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Original)

INTERVIEW with THE JOY FORMIDABLE + mp3

Its always nice when once in a while a GOOD band i have yet to discover send a friend request! The Joy Formidable has been getting some airplay on Steve Lamacq's BBC radio shows of lately which is a big deal if you are a new up and coming band in the uk. they are set to burst thru the cage soon!(check the picture) the key track is Austere which they kindly shared with us. NOW LISTEN!

The Joy Formidable - Austere




Q & A:


who are you people?

Hello, we are The Joy Formidable ; Ritzy, Rhydian and Justin.


where are you from?

We're living in London now, but Ritzy and Rhydian are from Wales originally and Justin is a Devon boy.


how/when did you get together?

We hooked up about 8 months ago and been inseparable ever since.


how would you catagorize your music?

It blends a lot of things, we all have quite eclectic tastes in music, bottomline its melodic, infectious and if you're good; you can dance to it.


whats your influences?who is your heroes?

I (Ritzy) grew up on Motown soul music and Elvis Costello, but there's so many to list, a question like that could take some time!


whats your dayjobs, when your not giging?

music takes up a lot of time, there aren't many distractions. We've just started remixing some tracks for other artists and we're always busy recording ourselves.


what do you guys do for fun when you have time off?

We're lucky; we like being together. We see a lot of gigs, silly things like pantomines at Christmas and comedy clubs..Justin used to do stand-up, so he loves heckling!


what music are you listening to this month other then your own?

The new LCD soundsystem album is great and Sam Sparro is getting my dancing feet going, he's doing a remix for us, so I cant wait for that.


is there any releases planned?

Definitely.


whats your future plans for the band?

We're excited about this year, put it that way. The possibilities are endless.


tell me a secret?

no kiss- and -tell here, but we will kiss you.