Static On The Wire

DFA protégé Holy Ghost drops a debut EP of electro magic

After three years of anticipation, DFA’s Holy Ghost delivers a set of nu-disco classics with their debut EP, Static On The Wire. Dropping today, 18 May 2010, its slick, retro stylings go beyond the surface, capturing the dance-floor grandeur of Giorgio Moroder and Bobby O with “Say My Name” and “I Will Come Back.” Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel established their name as deejays and …

And All the Tigers

Canadian songsmiths The Hoof & The Heel release their folk-tinged debut EP

Consisting of Harris Shper (on vox and guitar), Christine Hale (vox and keys), Al Mal (bass) and Farid Rener (drums), The Hoof & the Heel make unforgettably beautiful music that fits easily on dreamy summer playlists. Based out of Montreal, the quartet’s EP called “And All the Tigers” mixes folksy, poppy, hauntingly magical sounds to create some incredibly captivating tunes. We recently sat down with …

Solar Beat

The Solar System makes music in Whitevinyl's clever flash

UK-based Luke Twyman’s Whitevinyl recently released Solar Beat—a music box looped using the orbital frequencies of our own solar system. It’s one of those simple concepts where astrophysics is translated into a pleasing ambient loop soundtrack more profound than your average web diversion. Still relatively obscure, the multi-talented illustrator, photographer, web developer, musician behind the band Neverest Songs continues to fly beneath the radar despite …