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I dunno how to feel about this tune, the first single off of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It’s kind of mediocre pop for the Phoenix boys. I want EPIC BIG POP!
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Phoenix – Lisztomania

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix will be out May 25 in Europe and out the 26th surprisingly on Glassnote in the US, a tiny indie label. The first single will be “Lisztomania” Tracklist below, looks like no “Twenty-One One Zero”, let’s hope there are more epic tracks like that on the album.

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Phoenix – Twenty-One One Zero

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Tracklist:

01 Lisztomania
02 1901
03 Fences
04 Love Like A Sunset Pt. 1
05 Love Like A Sunset Pt. 2
06 Lasso
07 Rome
08 Countdown
09 Girlfriend
10 Armistice

“Twenty-One One Zero” Video after the jump.

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Huge. Dense. POP goodness. I expect nothing less from them. Zdar makes the drums sound huge. I love it and cannot wait for this album.
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Phoenix – 1901

The Great Phoenix Mystery:
In the mp3 track info comments section:
“Looking forward the Colosseum” password = concorde

Any ideas?! Clues?!

Photo by Heli Barck

Kitsuné follows up Digitalism’s Tabloid curated mix by asking Phoenix to craft their own mix of favorite tunes. Any mix that includes Kiss, Elvis Costello & Tangerine Dream’s “Love on a Real Train” is something worth listening to. Out March 23, 2009, just about 2 months short of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. This mix should hold us all off till then.

Phoenix – Kitsuné Tabloid Tracklist:
1. Kiss – Love Theme From Kiss
2. Dirty Projectors – Rise Above
3. The Red Crayola – Victory Garden
4. The Impressions – I’ve Been Trying
5. Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos
6. Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
7. The 13th Floor Elevators – I Had To Tell You
8. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Shipbuilding
9. D’Angelo – Send It On
10. Tangerine Dream – Love On A Real Train
11. Urge Overkill – Stull (Part 1)
12. Lô Borges – Aos Barões
13. Iggy Pop & James Williamson – Master Charge
14. Dennis Wilson – Lady (Falling in Love)
15. Irma Thomas – It’s Raining
16. Ritchie Valens – In A Turkish Town
17. Dusty Springfield – I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
18. Lou Reed – Street Hassle

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Kiss – Love Theme from Kiss

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Shipbuilding

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Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train

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Woflgang Amdeus Phoenix arrives worldwide 5.25.2009. Let this fantastic cover of Air’s “Playground Love” hold you off till then.

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Phoenix – Playground Love (Air Cover)

Victor & Pierre of Housse de Racket were kind enough to answer a few questions of mine to shed some light on the epic pop rock that they create. Find out how they are connected to Air, Phoenix, Gonzales & Sebastien Tellier. Great guys and hope to see them on American soil sometime soon.

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Housse De Racket – Oh Yeah! (25 Hours A Day Remix)
Houssee de Racket Myspace

Asian Dan Interview: Housse de Racket

1. Who is Housse de Racket? How would you describe your music?

We’re two guys who grew up in suburb of Paris, city of lights. We met when were teenagers at music school. Victor was wearing a Pearl Jam tee shirt and Pierre loved it.

We play stadium music in very small rooms.

2. What are your influences, musical or otherwise?

We love black music especially Stevie Wonder, Prince and (of course) Michael Jackson… but we cannot sing like them so we play very loud with huge distorsion on the guitar and a double kick drum.

3. The French Music scene is at quite a peak now, where do you see it going and are you guys going along for the ride?

We started playing music when Daft Punk, Air or even Phoenix started to raise. We considered them as (hidden) older brothers… So, it has always been part of our vision of the french music.
Now, Justice, Yelle, The Teenagers, Soko prove that something still happens in France.

We sing in french so we’re different from these bands. The past few months we realize that it’s not a problem anymore… We recently signed with a big english booking agency (Primary Talent) and we plan to play worldwide !

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wearephoenix.com

Magistrates are a UK band signed to XL Recordings. They remind me of Phoenix’s pop appeal and musicality with Klaxons’ falsetto vocals with Jamie Lidell’s white boy soul vibe and a touch of Maroon 5’s undeniable catchiness. Let’s wait and see what their album has in store for everyone.

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Magistrates – Make This Work

www.myspace.com/magistratesband

Music Video after the jump!
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DJ Falcon, Busy P along with JFK, DJ AM and other LA favorites DJed the Banana Split 2 Year Anniversary party at LAX a few weeks ago, here are DJ Falcon and Busy P’s set. I am a big fan of what DJ Falcon does with his mixing and mashing in Ableton. Any help with the tracklists would be great 🙂

DJ Falcon – Live @ LAX – Banana Split 2 Year Anniversary – 11.2.2008
Busy P – Live @ LAX – Banana Split 2 Year Anniversary – 11.2.2008

DJ Falcon mixes this remix of Phoenix by 25 Hours A Day into all his sets and I am a big fan.
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Phoenix – Long Distance Call (25 Hours A Day Remix)

Cheers, Let The Music Play

I was very impressed when I heard this track, “Synthétiseur” off of Housse de Racket’salbum Forty One. It is a mixture of Phoenix’s rock soundwith some of Sebastien Tellier and Midnight Juggernauts synth pop sound.

Housse de Racket – 2.11.2009 L’Ancienne Belgique w/ Sebastien Tellier – Bruxelles

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Housse de Racket – Synthétiseur

myspace.com/houssederacket