CLOCK OPERA – BELONGINGS (NEW SINGLE) AND BONUS VIDEO

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For those of you who may have read our interview with Guy Connelly of Clock Opera, we know that he’s just as comfortable making music with a Black & Decker as he is with a piano, which says everything about how creative and bloody marvelous this artist is.

The ink is still wet from their signature with the excellent Moshi Moshi label and we’ve immediately been sent the new single, Belongings, to celebrate. It’s a classic Clock Opera showcase, led by their grown up songsmith, as we experience a song structure that patiently builds up, from a delicate piano start that collects like condensation on a window, up to a rousing, emotional close. As it finishes you receive their best-played trick; as the music stops you realise just how involved you were. They’re subtle moth-to-a-flame lure hypnotizes you into forgetting everything for a second, until it’s done and you’re back in the room. Amazing.

In other news, we are pleased to also hand you Clock Opera’s recently-completed, new video for a previous single, Once And For All, which is another marvelous, semi-religious experience. We observe a video shot in super-slow motion, virtually freezing people as they leap into the air in a moment of joy, freedom and expression.

2011 should be the year in which we see Clock Opera step up. They play music that’s aiming for a different level to most other artists out there, producing intelligent, well-constructed, orchestral pop songs that are always left of centre, but enjoyed from start to finish.  Try to catch them live as it’s something that translates brilliantly to the stage. You can see them play a batch of the hottest SXSW showcases through March if you’re lucky enough to be in Austin for the mammoth music festival.

SXSW SHOWS:
16/03 Wed (NIGHT) – The Bat Bar / Neon Gold
18/03 Fri (DAY) – British Music Embassy
18/03 Fri (DAY) – Moshi Moshi / Wichita
18/03 Fri (NIGHT) – Hype Machine / Pure Volume House

CLOCK OPERA – BELONGINGS

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LITTLE LOUD – REMIX SPECIAL – PART 9

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LITTLE LOUD – THE REMIXES – PART 9

We run an ongoing series here on The Recommender called ‘Remix Specials‘, where we select those artists, producers and DJs who have built up a significantly impressive collection of remixes. Previous editions involved The Twelves, Soulwax, The Knocks, The Shoes, Bloc Party, Starsmith, The Golden Filter and DiscoTech.

We’ve had one eye secured on today’s DJ, Little Loud, ever since we first heard his remix of Yeasayer‘s Madder Red. His remixes have a certain signature to them, like all the best re-edits, giving them a new twist and injecting a fresh energy to them. With him this recognizable gene is found in the long, slow build ups which end with a triumphant four beat.

There’s flavours of chillwave and bottled sunshine inside his creations, turning them into what are essentially slow electronic pop tracks. He also leaves the bones of each track secured in place, which is a good sign, for if you butcher a track when remixing you have to ask yourself why you selected it in the first place.

Little Loud, aka Will Phillips, is in his early 20′s and comes from our home city of Brighton, so we hope to meet up with him soon. We’ve heard that he’s currently working on a batch of new, original works in the studio, which are set to see daylight some time in 2011. We will of course let you know the second that they break.

His collection of commissioned edits are not only extremely good, but we also consider the artists that he works with to be perfectly on message with The Recommender. He is one of the hottest studio stars to watch for next year, but in the mean time we are more than happy to welcome him onto our hallowed Remix Specials. Enjoy.  (MB)

GOLDFRAPP – BELIEVER (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

YEASAYER – MADDER RED (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

MEMORY TAPES – BICYCLE (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

HEALTH – NICE GIRLS (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

AU REVOIR SIMONE – TELL ME (LITTLE LOUDS DREAMWAVE REMIX)

ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI – ROUND AND ROUND (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

CLOCK OPERA – ONCE AND FOR ALL (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - DANCING IN THE DARK (LITTLE LOUD REMIX)

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