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We have been enjoying this amusing little ditty from Portnoy for quite a few weeks now, it is finally out today and here's the video. LINKS:  |   Website  |   Facebook  |   Instagram  |   Spotify  |   Apple Music  |   Soundcloud  |

Here's a great video for 'Passin Through' by Jack and the Other, see what you think. LINKS:  |   Soundcloud  |   Spotify  |   Apple Music  |   Instagram  |   Facebook  |   YouTube   |

Pleased to say that we have decided to make the 2004 album 'Skyline' by Waverunner available on Bandcamp. It features a selection of tracks recorded after the Cuban Boys fizzled out, including official remixes of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Astro-B and Toby Slater (ex-Catch). Skyline is available  here Skyline by Waverunner

This is a terrific animated video which accompanies 'One Mile', a very thought provoking track by The Bergamot. LINKS:  |   Website  |   YouTube  |   Soundcloud  |   Facebook  |   Twitter  |

Here's an off-the-wall video for 'Puppies On Death Row' by Traccula, apparently the animation has been done by Traccula's 14 year old sister. If that's true, we're rather impressed. LINKS:  |   YouTube  |   Instagram  |

Enjoying the 'Peach Tree' EP by Emma Grace today - available from Bandcamp . Check it out! Peach Tree by EMMA GRACE

IN CONVERSATION WITH: PINHDAR Please introduce yourselves...  Hi! We are Cecilia (vocals) and Max (guitar and production).  We've been making music together for years. We started in 2003 with the rock band Nomoredolls. With NMD, we recorded 3 albums and toured the world, especially the USA. In 2010 we stopped our band and founded A Night Like This Festival , an independent music event held here in northern Italy. But we couldn't live longer without making music so here is the duo PINHDAR. How would you describe your music?  We tried to melt the styles we love:  rock and electronic from the early '80s with the Trip Hop that came later. Someone said our music is "trippy". What are you doing at the moment?  Cecilia:  We've just released the Videoclip of our single "Toy" and soon the album "PINHDAR" will follow. It's actually already available on all the major platforms as we speak... ...

A track that we've already earmarked to play on a future show, here's the video for 'Commune' by Kempt. They have done some great tracks as well - find them on Soundcloud .

We have provided a remix, under our Life As Surface Noise guise, for the new Astro-B single HelloW I Love U . Recently released by Thomas Imposter Records from Tokyo, Japan, the remix appears on the flipside, a track called Techno Maniac Cowboy. A limited edition 7" clear vinyl is available. Yum!

Mary May has a great new video out for 'Song For Eunice Kathleen' - simple but effective, we like it a lot. Smashing tune too.

Over the last couple of days, we have started recording a demo for a new Life As Surface Noise tune. We are only in the early stages of the process at the moment, but we have given it the working title 'Pictures'. As usual Blu is putting the music together, but unusually Skreen is trying to write some cheerful words. Ha!

Just released, here's Spray's new electro-pop album Failure Is Inevitable  - being fellow bandmates from the Cuban Boys' days, it is well worth a spin. Failure is Inevitable by Spray

Don't forget to check out our wonderful compilation of space-themed music called Electronic Space - Volume One  - you will find it on all the main online platforms, you can also download it from Bandcamp on a 'name your own price' basis.

Glorious noise from Submotile , a new band to us, but this album gets better with every spin. Ghosts Fade On Skylines (LP) by Submotile

Today's gem is the new album by Clara Engel called  Where a City Once Drowned: The Bethlehem Tapes Vol. II  - music doesn't get much more wonderfully floaty than this. <a href="http://claraengel.bandcamp.com/album/where-a-city-once-drowned-the-bethlehem-tapes-vol-ii">Where a City Once Drowned: The Bethlehem Tapes Vol. II by Clara Engel</a>

Today it has been sunny so we have been listening to some joyful bubblegum pop in the form of Cristina Quesada's new album Think I Heard A Rumour  released by Elefant Records . Think I Heard A Rumour by CRISTINA QUESADA

Here's confirmation of the full playlist for our April show on  Dandelion Radio .  You can still listen/download it  here Winter Gardens   Coral Bells Mammoth Penguins   I Wanna Dadanaut    Arbeiterheer  Obscenity State   Shine  Whettman Chelmets   Alas.... Ernest Moon   Satdeenight Ready Victor Silvester   A Mist Over the Moon Einstürzende Neubauten   Yü Gung (Fütter Mein Ego) Rivers And Suns   Fools Evi Vine   My Only Son SPQR   Our Mother's Sons Flency   Punched Them Secret Treehouse   Kind of Special SPC ECO   Melancholia Mania Alexandra Babiak   Crazy For You The Shrubs   Run Run Uma Newmeds   What's Your Problem?  New Me   Something Green Pipaluk & Cecilie Supernova   Mighty Trees Symbion Project   At the End of the World Transmission 13   The Edge Of The World Paris Love-Child   Brass Band Bitches Golden ...

Life As Surface Noise  have a new single out called 'Biographical Compost' (see video below). Available from 1 May on all the main digital platforms plus a limited edition 7" vinyl. Here's the  Bandcamp  link.

Just been listening to this new discovery, I especially like the lyrics. The Taxidermist's Daughter by 100 Year Party Court

Here's a list of the acts we have playlisted on The Beatbox Saboteurs' Dandelion Radio show for May: AIST Anti Pasti Benny Goodman Blarg Charlie Steel Croak Gaffa Tape Sandy Guide Dog Kingdom Of Reptiles Life As Surface Noise Liza Vishnya Luka Mammoth Penguins Marc Smith & Safe n Sound Nil Pinhdar Red Light Effect Swimming Pool Symbion Project The Barbarian Horde The Beat The Specials Thy Veils Transmission 13 Winter Gardens

Here's confirmation of the playlist for our March show on Dandelion Radio .  You can still listen/download it here Network 23 - Firecracker Romain and the Cowboy Surfers - Yellow Shadow Adwaith - Y Diweddaraf Los Blancos - Cadw Fi Lan wht.rbbt.obj - Silence Gránat - Oy U Divoyky Sir Robert Orange Peel - Scammer Zolton - Noise Electric Elektric Animals - Wake Up The Ghost Aloysius Scrimshaw - Racist Ghost Ivory! - You One Friend - Sharks Bo-Peep - Hello Anone - Kikurage Plastics - Delicious Emulsion - Dream Encyclopedia Phnom Penh Model - Speed Zarigani$ - Monster Astro-B - Never Ending Fucking Story Keepers At Noon - I Want to Be Your Robot Istanbul Hippodrome - Dreamland Maigin Blank - Love Will Tear Us Apart Xqui - Epiphany The Heavens - Birth of the Vampire Kibrom Birhane - Eskista Life As Surface Noise - The Night Watchman (Part 3) Joe Loss & His Orchestra - Tiggerty Boo

Here's a list of the acts we have playlisted on The Beatbox Saboteurs'  Dandelion Radio  show for April: Alexandra Babiak Amyl & The Sniffers Arjen Schat Blackhill Transmitter Dadanaut Ed Wynne Einstürzende Neubauten Ernest Moon Evi Vine Flency Golden Gate Orchestra Japan Life As Surface Noise Mammoth Penguins New Me Newmeds Obscenity State Paris Love-Child Pipaluk & Cecilie Supernova Redshift Rivers And Suns Secret Treehouse SPC ECO SPQR Swimming Pool Symbion Project The Shrubs Transmission 13 Victor Silvester Whettman Chelmets Winter Gardens

Today we have been listening to Swimming Pool from Seville, Spain. Listen out for them in our April show!

Just a heads-up that we recently released an 'out of this world' electronica compilation album on our  micro-label,  House Of Beauty Records . C alled Electronic Space - Volume One  and f eaturing  cover art by Gareth Carter , i t is a sublime collection of instrumental tracks  from all around the globe . T he compilation is available to download/stream from all the main online platforms including: Bandcamp   |   Spotify   |   Apple Music   |    Amazon Music   |  YouTube   |  Smartlink Full tracklisting: 01 Istanbul Hippodrome - NA-u 02 Arflelik - Illusions 03 Truth In Space - Truth In Space 04 JPS - Satelite 05 Dadanaut - Arbeiterheer 06 Network 23 - Space Rock! 07 Istanbul Hippodrome - Antidinteranean 8 08 NoHealer - Testdrive (Crash Mix) 09 AshMcAuliffe - The Victory (Netzach) 10 Alessandro Penna - Dyson Sphere 11 Kh3rtis - Annabelle Lee 12 AB7VN - Flight

Pinhdar are Cecilia Miradoli and Max Tarenzi, both founder members of the rock band Nomoredolls. The first track I heard by Pinhdar was a track called 'Toy', as an introduction to the band, it was an instant winner. There was something completely engaging about it, the complexity of sound delivered with a wonderfully expressive vocal gave it real character and quality. Happily, that feeling continues throughout their album, the variation and intricacy of the instrumentation perfectly supports Cecilia's sensual but free-spirited voice. Part of the enjoyment is that there's no sense of knowing what will be next, each track is a new discovery. Quieter, reflective moments are interspersed with powerful, almost politely riotous moments. Pinhdar allow the listener to glimpse into their world but hold just enough back to retain that sense of intrigue. Intimate and absorbing, with a distinct musical texture, Pinhdar are crafting songs for longevity. Top Tracks: ...

Just a reminder that our second general compilation  Players - Volume Two  is now available. Released via our own micro-label,  House Of Beauty Records , the album features tracks from some of the acts that we have been playing on our Dandelion Radio show. The purpose of the album is to help spread the word about all the acts, all we ask is; if you like the music, please support the acts' own releases. The compilation is available to download/stream from all the main online platforms including: Bandcamp   |  Spotify   |  Apple Music   |   Amazon Music   | Here's the tracklisting: 01 wht.rbbt.obj - Silence 02 Necessary Animals - Necessary Animals 03 Zolton - Noise Electric 04 One Friend - Fall 05 Alexandra Babiak - Crazy For You 06 Pinhdar - Toy 07 InSammer - Forsaken By God 08 Keepers At Noon - I Want To Be Your Robot 09 Romain & The Cowboy Surfers - Yellow Shadow 10 Sheaelisa - Quasimodos Tower 11 The...

After a few issues, we are happy to say that our first compilation Players - Volume One is now available on all the main platforms including Spotify. Released via our own micro-label, House Of Beauty Records , the album features tracks from some of the acts that we have been playing on our Dandelion Radio show. The purpose of the album is to help spread the word about all the acts, all we ask is; if you like the music, please support the acts' own releases. The compilation is available to download/stream from all the main online platforms including: Bandcamp   |  Spotify   |  Apple Music  |   Amazon Music   | Here's the tracklisting: 01 Deaf - Dead End 02 Knightingale - White Shadow 03 Our Echoes Scream - Reminiscence 04 Woeful Bat - Ambedo 05 Michal Towber + AR - The Crash 06 The Sun Aesthetic - Fall 07 Green Blanket - Beetlejuice/Betelgeuse 08 Teenage Wedding - Wow! Signal 09 Mavissing! - Eye of Ra 10 Kh3rtis ...

IN CONVERSATION WITH: OBSCENITY STATE Please introduce yourself...  I’m Nilly, the lead from Obscenity State. How would you describe your music?  Driven, energetic, electro noir, delivered with a lot of attitude amidst insistent dance rhythms and post-punk sensibilities. What are you doing at the moment?  Preparing all that’s involved in releasing tracks. I’m releasing various singles over the next few months with the EP coming out in May/June. I’m also working on the live aspect, developing audio-visual patches that i’ll be able to incorporate into certain performances. What is the best thing about making music?  There are so many but I guess having a strong sense of purpose trumps the list. You are only allowed to keep one of your tracks, which one would you choose and why?  The next one I write- I like to look forward. How involved are you in the creative process surrounding your releases?   Obscenity State is a solo project...

Last year, when we volunteered to DJ for Dandelion Radio, the Spanish band, Uniforms , were one of the first bands we discovered when casually browsing Bandcamp for new music. Looking back now, it was a very lucky moment for us; something about the artwork (maybe the Kraftwerkian pose?) for their self-released EP Equals  caught our attention and the striking music resulted in an immediate affection for the band. We really enjoyed playing those early tracks on our radio show. Fast-forward a few months, after some personnel changes, Uniforms signed to the new Spanish label, Oso Polita and their debut album, ' Polara ', was recorded and released. I should explain that this review for 'Polara' is a rather late, but that's mainly due to some comedic ineptitude on my part. Read on... The record label sent me a physical copy of the album and it took a little time to arrive in the post, all the way from Spain, but when it did arrive I was slightly amazed to have ...

Today we have been listening to 'Delta' by Bum Motion Club, jolly good it is too!