New mp3 - Beak - I Know

Get ready to be blown away by Beak>.
The new musical project from Geoff Barrow (Portishead member and producer extrodinaire) Billy Fuller (Fuzz Against Funk) and Matt Williams (Team Brick).

The trio formed in January '09 and have since been creating musical landscapes that have been likend to that of Kraftwerk, Neu, Silver Apples, Fuck Buttons and Sunn 0))).

Most of Beak>'s sonic asthetic can be attributed to their strict writing and recording processes. Their debut album was recorded in one take, in one room, with absaloutely no overdubs or repair. Edits were only used for arrangements sake.

For your first taste of Beak>, take a listen to I Know.

I Know [mp3]

For more info, hit up their blog.

Their debut album Recordings 05/01/09 > 17/01/09 is due out this November through Invada/Remote Control.

New mp3 and tour news - Space Invadas 'Life' and debut shows

Hot on the heels of the success of the first single Original, Katalyst & Steve Spacek team up with Jade Macrae to bring you Life.

Life is all about the plans and regrets, the ups and downs that we all experience.

It gives us the message that staying true to ourselves is the best approach to all the issues we face.

Upbeat big band horns and driving drums combine with Spacek’s urgent delivery, giving the track an instant summer vibe.

Take a listen
Space Invadas - Life [mp3]

Space Invadas will bring their phenomenal sound to the stage this November for some live shows in Sydney and Melbourne (with 5 piece band in tow).

Nov 19th – Toff In Town, Melbourne
Nov 20th - Melt, Sydney

Look to the sky and listen. Space Invadas are coming.

Space Invadas

Space Invadas duo Katalyst and Steve Spacek are heading where it's snowy to take to the stage for the first time with the Space Invadas four-piece band.

They'll be performing songs from their upcoming album Soul-Fi at the Style Wars International snowboard competition.
Space Invadas will also be performing as 'Space Invadas Sound System' on the Thursday at Mt Hotham.

Deets below:

Thursday 27th August
Space Invadas Sound System at Swindlers
Mt Hotham with Steve Spacek, Katalyst and RuCL.

Friday 28th August
Space Invadas Live at The Mann
With special guest RuCL.
Falls Creek for Style Wars international snowboard competition 09.

Also, don't forget to tune into Triple J this Friday at 12pm to catch an interview and guest DJ mix by the band.

Original, the single from the upcoming album, Soul-Fi is available to download now through iTunes.

New Space Invadas mp3 and video - Original

In 1960's when aliens visited earth, they took many things back into space to analyse. One of the things they took was numerous examples of soul music. Feeling a great affiliation with the music they proceeded to write thier own songs. Not having the vintage equiptment to record them properly, they sent them to Space Invadas to record. The music they make is known as Soul-Fi.

Here's the first single Original from the debut Soul-Fi album from new project Space Invadas - a group formed by Steve Spacek (as vocalist) and Katalyst (as producer). Their first collab made it into Giles Peterson's top 20 tracks for 2008 and went on to be licensed to many compilations around the Galaxy.

Original is the 1st single from the forthcoming album of soul music for 2009, Soul-Fi. It features emcee's Buff 1 from Detroit and RuCL from Melbourne.

It is inspired by the idea of striving to be original in what you create. Too many times in this day and age things are recycled and not added to. Originality comes from the evolution of ideas.

The tracks hypnotic rhythm and melody give it a contemporary feel but the synthesizers and cracking back beat are firmly rooted in a time past. The track has a catchy hook that outlines what it’s all about. "Original.... don't you get".

Steve sets the tone with his verse, vibing off the groove and the idea of staying original; Buff1 and RuCL follow both delivering concise and dynamic raps about staying true to themselves and keeping their art fresh and true to their beliefs. You can expect to see this one light up the dancefloor as this beat is up tempo and contagious.



Original [buy mp3 from itunes]

Soul-Fi will be out later this year through Invada.