I really loved DFA1979 and so I was excited to hear Sebastien Grainger ex-drummer and singer doing the vocals for a Does It Offend You, Yeah? track cause I adore his voice. Since then I discovered that he’s been doing a lot of stuff alone. The old name is The Rhythm Method, new name is Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains. The Mountains is basically an imaginary band. With the other half of DFA in MSTRKRFT you could expect something dancey but it’s not. Grainger signed to Saddle Creek as their second Canadian artist and the label used to be indie-folk. So the sound is like…umm…ok, this might be weird but reminds me of the second album of The Killers. Bruce Springsteen connection both sides. It has the same sort of arena rock feel to it where everything is amazingly monumental and American. Highways, big cars, huge distances measured in miles. I don’t mean this in a negative way, the songs are cool, these are just the images that came to my mind about them. Grainger’s voice actually fits to these quite well with the tragedy in it and the power. You can buy the digitally released EP here and a full-lenght will follow in October this year.

Sebastien Grainger – American Names [zshare] // Sebastien Grainger – American Names [ysi]

New Poney Poney remix and MSTRKRFT single.

Neither requires to many words. First one is from Poney Poney (our post about them). New single Cross the Fader produced by Justice guy Xavier is out on an EP with two awesome remixes. One by Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya and one by Headman. I’m gonna post the latter cause I like it more. I think Headman catches the original more (against the fact that BBYYY already did a remix for the Poneys).

Poney Poney – Cross the Fader (Headman mix) (zshare)

Poney Poney – Cross the Fader (Headman mix) (y. s. i.)

Second song is from MSTRKRFT. Even less words are needed to explain. Their EP entitled Bounce is gonna come out on Dim Mak (awesome label) on the 1st of April. There’s a “b-side” on the EP, Vuvuvu, which actually sounds like its title. Reminds me of a SebastiAn thing I heard called Motor. Seems like new electro sounds these days take engeneering metaphors to define themselves. I’m gonna post the radio edit of the new track which took me 3-4 listens to like it but I think it grows on me. I’m not really into the rapping stuff (provided by N.O.R.E.) but whatever, I’m sure it’s gonna be sold out really fast and will be played in every club.

MSTRKRFT – Bounce (feat N.O.R.E. – radio version)*

*taken down according to request. you can buy it here: RCRD LBL