Pure Groove say: "50 Bones hits 10 with its latest signing - French synth-machines HDR have released a sleeper hit album this year and these are two slabs of digital boogie from the night. And if you needed more than that to draw you to it - then it comes with a free limited magnet - there are four different designs!"
Pure Groove say: "Mixing dirgey bottom end electronics with glorious falsetto vocals might not sound the smartest ideas in the world - but Oregon's Baby Monster have created something that sounds like Sigur Ros meets Big Pink, and made it damn wonderful. Coming out on hit factory 50 Bones, the original home of Little Boots and The Virgins among others."
Thanks 679 or should I say six sept neuf? Housse de Racket feature in the latest edition of their 'bright young things' series (I'm gunna make it on there one day). Check it over on the 679 blog.
They've also posted up a Van She mix of Synthétiseur which you should definitely download.
Here at 50 bones we don't just like music, we're also massively into ink 4 life. Here's an example of a cool fucking tat... 78 year old father in law of our designer Rich. He borrowed some money from his wife and wanted to say thank you. Nothing says thank you better than a bit of ink that you can't rub off.
Mickey Gang - "Horses Can't Dance" is out TODAY on 50 bones!
Lovely yellow vinyl which comes with a special love note in each one...written by some of the world's biggest celebrities - Little Boots, Johnny Marr, Peter Bjorn & John, Gold Panda, Alesha Dixon, Tarik from Pure Groove...
When Housse De Racket aren't designing awesome tees for fancy labels (above) they're making killer pop tracks. We went over to Paris to catch them at the Elysee Montmatre (below) and it was amazing, can't wait to hear more tracks....
Big props to Dazed and Confused Magazine for featuring us on their check the label article. You can download the pdf here to have a good read or pick up a nice printed copy of issue 177 in WH Smiths or something (it's also got a sweet article on that scenester Gold Panda). Thanks Dazed!
Two of the best new stars colab for 7 Bones (lucky us) and we're treating you to this red-splattered white vinyl (ltd 300) available now through Pure Groove. Comes with free rosary beads! Release on Good Friday.
Pure Groove said: "The song's an absolute er... knock out (go check!) and comes with a signed polaroid taken of someone's shoes. In the mix are CSS, Klaxons, Zinidane Zidane, and er... Si-Digital from Pure Groove (although no refunds will be accepted from the unluckly soul that gets him rather than the French former World Footballer Of The Year... Limited to 300 and on white wax too! Soleful!"
Electorash said: "As a general concept, me and shoes don’t really agree. When your choice of footwear is circumscribed by the twin necessities of orthotics and a 6 cm raise on the left foot, you tend to stick with one pair for as long as is humanly possible. But when The Shoes are French and sound like sunset electro at a party where only summertime exists, well then I start to give a shit."
The Guardian said: "How prosaic can band names get nowadays? Will we soon be getting down to the funky sounds of the Chair and nodding our heads to the Bath? The Shoes must be forgiven, however, on account of their absolutely berserk attempt at melding nosebleed electro with, well, boxing, to form a record that laudably recreates the experience of having the crap kicked out of you. No more than a punishing rhythm, shouted boxing-related buzzwords and Eye Of The Tiger samples, it's more Cage Rage than Queensberry rules, and mixed martial arts is where it be at in the 0-8."
