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[Playlist] Cold Sounds to Devour During Quarantine
Well Ninjas… here we are in the first week of April, sequestered indoors with ample time to expand our sonic palates, and introduce new artists. And while I wish this writer’s return to TMN was under more optimistic circumstances, here we are nonetheless. Thus, to help pass the time and hopefully share some newer artists with our readers during our ‘stay-at-home’ mandate, it’s time to share a genre(s), which have helped incite a musical reawakening worth writing about.
Categorized over time as Darkwave as early as the late 70’s/early 80’s with artists like Iron Curtain, Lives of Angels, and even Gary Numan & Depeche Mode, to the contemporary genre tags of Coldwave, Goth-Pop & Gravewave; the concept -with roots emerging out of post-punk and New-Wave- of pairing simple pop arrangements with minor keys, lo-fi percussion kits, and heaps of reverb has managed to permeate throughout the landscape of alternative music for nearly five decades now.
’Black Marble – Daily Driver’
’The KVB – Always Then’
’Provoker – Dark Angel’
’Sextile – Disco’
’Ritual Howls – Scatter the Scars’
’Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance’
’TR/ST – Capitol’
’Void Vision – Sour’
’Velvet Condom – Collapse In Slow Motion’
’Kontravoid – Too Deep’
’Molly Nilsson – 1995’
[Indie/Synth-Pop] xOxford – Be Yours
xOxford
Be Yours
Be Yours
The dog days of Summer are just around the corner, which brings with it a host of certifiably sunny synth and dance tunes for our sonic consumption… for better or for worse. And while the songs themselves are always aplenty this time of year, sorting through every impending Summer’s slew of quality entries can be another feat entirely. But when that consummate symbiosis of timing, production and feel coalesce so harmoniously through one song; it makes these endless hours of perusing absolutely worth it.
Enter Denver based dream-pop duo xOxford (pronounced “oxford”) and their syrupy-sweet yet deeply emotive debut single “Be Yours”. “Be Yours” rides a sticky topline synth, soulfully booming reverberations ensconced in delay, and an infectiously soothing analog bassline that has this one ear-worming its way through our house monitors like few before it.
After years toiling as solo artists, the pair -comprised of singer/songwriter Rhema Srihartiti who as as a vocalist has lent her voice to blog hits from the likes of Tim Legend & option4, and prolific Denver producer & DJ Eric Lake- seem to have finally landed on a project which provides the breathing room to truly express their artistic range and tastes. “I feel like coming from dance music, a lot of times we can take ourselves too seriously, xOxford is a really fun project. We take it seriously, but we don’t take ourselves seriously. Music can be super-powerful and super-political, but sometimes it’s important to just have fun and have songs to relate to and sing to.” From a couple that cites influences as obvious as New Order and LCD Soundsystem, to contemporary influences including Provoker, Black Marble and Eli Escobar; these are exciting words to a music writer’s ears.
xOxford will be polishing up more singles, and a planned EP as we head into the Summer, with their debut live show set for Denver’s Underground Music Showcase. Until then, stream “Be Yours” above and be on the lookout for plenty more from xOxford in the coming months.
[Denver Event] The Underground Music Showcase 2019
Rapidly approaching, from July 26th through the 28thDenver’s preeminent indie music festival, The Underground Music Showcase has announced its lineup for 2019. After updating its format last year, and adding a plethora of new stages and venues, which now totals four outdoor main stages and over 20 indoor venues, The UMS looks to once again take the city by the reigns for one amazing weekend in late July. Dotting the top of this year’s bill are the likes of Empress Of, Honne, Chicano Batman, Black Mountain, Tuxedo, Earthgang, and Still Woozy for a certifiably heavy hitting slate of headliners; but as always, the talent buyers for the UMS have flexed their mid-card and local muscles just as hard.
Additional national support includes Yves Tumor, DRAMA, LEIKELI47, Y La Bamba, Miya Frolick, Gardens & Villa, Tessa Violet, Spooky Mansion, Greyhounds, Dressy Bessy, DBUK, Kainalu, Clavvs, Rapperchicks, Rich Jones, Divino Niño, Parallelephants, Deezie Brown, and Garrett T Capps. Coming out of Colorado, we’re getting perked up for the much buzzed about set from synth-pop duo xOxford (pronounced Oxford) who will be making their live debut at the festival, as well as Mile High stalwarts including Falcon Punch, YASI, Andy Immerman, Nasty Nachos, Bud Bronson & The Goodtimers, DeCollage, Milky.WAV, and loads more.
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As always, we will be out in full force during the hot, end-of-july weekend, so be on the lookout for your Ninja fam! Stream the official UMS 2019 playlist below, get your weekend passes for just $50, and single day tickets for the 2019 Underground Music Showcase here.
[Video/Tour] FEELS – Car
Fresh off of the February release of their post-apocalyptically tinged sophomore LP on Wichita Recordings, Post Earth, L.A. psych-punk quartet FEELS have already taken this year by the metaphorical reigns. FEELS’ 2019 album packs the fury of a Sleater-Kinney eruption paired with darkly clever songwriting, and contemporary conceptualism, resulting in a more than worthy entry into their budding catalog. Pacing the album with a veritable
Last month, FEELS released the official video for lead single “Cars” and this week have announced an impending North American tour which is set to commence on April 17th. FEELS’ tour will see them mostly dotting the West Coast with a handful of East Coast dates sprinkled in as well. Check out the video for “Cars” below, and see all of FEELS’ tour dates here.
[Denver Concert Preview] FIDLAR – Gothic Theater – 10/26
FIDLAR
No Waves
No Waves
Since 2011, Brothers Max & Elvis Kuehn along with Zac Carper and Brandon Schwartzel have been setting the indie scene ablaze as FIDLAR, behind a unique blend of inebriated party punk that has since evolved into a more mature rock project bearing the same musical muscle and raw intensity. After a handful of dormant years since releasing their 2015 sophomore LP Too, FIDLAR returned back in April armed with a new single “Alcohol”, and the news of an impending third long-player Almost Free, which is getting set for a mid-January release. Since then, the So-Cal troupe has been touring ad nauseam, and will be winding the next few months down on the West Coast.
This Friday, FIDLAR returns to one of our favorite Mile High venues, the Gothic Theater, (for which you can get tickets here) and will trek through the Northwest and into California to finish out their remaining dates. Stream “Alcohol” below, and check out FIDLAR’s tour dates below.
FIDLAR Tour Dates:
10/26 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
10/30 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
10/31 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/02 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
11/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium
[Denver Event Preview] TMN Presents: Aaron Bordas w/ Robotic Pirate Monkey – 9/21 – Larimer Lounge
TMN Presents
Aaron Bordas @ Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Aaron Bordas @ Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Over the past five years in the city of Denver, we’ve had the pleasure of putting on some of the most memorable and eclectic slate of electronic, indie, rock and hip-hop shows that the Mile High City has ever seen under the ‘TMN Presents’ banner. From bands and artists including the likes of Hayden James, The Knocks, Small Black, Teen Daze, Autre Ne Veut, ASTR and loads more; it was high time that we shifted our focus to the bevy of incredible local talent that Denver and Colorado as a whole have to offer. And so, it is with great anticipation that we unveil our next ‘TMN Presents’ night as we bring ascending Denver based Techno/House producer & DJ Aaron Bordas with special guests Robotic Pirate Monkey to the always welcoming and ultra raucous Larimer Lounge on Friday, September 21st.
With numerous local accolades under his banner and opening credits under some of electronic music’s most exciting names across a slew of genres, Aaron Bordas has rapidly risen from an excellent main-support act to a formidable headlining force in not just his home city, but the Western U.S. as a whole. 2017 saw the budding artist headline numerous clubs, enrapturing droves of fans in the process while pushing the boundaries of his production catalog as well with a release on Quite Right and two more in 2018 “11:16” and “Memory Lapse” in collaboration with fellow Colorado producer Dynohunter. The head of Aaron’s hypebeast is surely his excellent track curation and buzzed about shows, which have us and those who have witnessed a DJ set so excited for this show. To tune your ears in advance of our next showcase, be sure to check out Bordas’ mix series Reason and eclectically selected live sets as well.
It wouldn’t be a ‘TMN Presents’ night without at least a few of our fellow Ninjas in the building, so we’re gearing up to give away not one, but TWO pairs of tickets to Aaron Bordas’ show on September 21st, and entering is beyond simple. Just comment below (click on this post if you’re still on our front page) with the tagged friend that you’d want to take and BOOM, you’re entered. For those who’d rather guarantee their entry, to which we HIGHLY recommend, grab your tickets from the link provided here. Until then, stream “As We Are” by Aaron Bordas above, help us spread the word, and we’ll see you all on the floor!