Throne of Blood European Tour Posthumous Diary: Part III of III
Throne of Blood is The Rapture‘s record label and over the last two weeks we’ve posted Part I and Part II of the Throne of Blood European tour diary written by Andrew Potter (right) of Populette. This week, we wrap up the tour as we follow Populette and label boss, James Friedman back to London [...]
Throne of Blood European Tour Posthumous Diary: Part II of III
Throne of Blood is The Rapture‘s record label and last week we posted Part 1 of the Throne of Blood European tour diary written by Andrew Potter (right) of Populette. This week, the saga continues as we follow Populette and label boss, James Friedman throughout Germany with stops in Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich and a harrowing [...]
Throne of Blood European Tour Posthumous Diary: Part I of III
Words by Andrew Potter of Populette (right) Back at the end of May 2011, James Friedman, Max Pask and I went on an epic mini European tour to promote our label Throne of Blood. We had promised Cliktrips we would take photographs to document it for their site. Unfortunately, on my first night of tour, [...]
Duran Duran in Sri Lanka and Antigua
I grew up watching MTV from it’s very beginning stages. It was the early 80s and we had cable. My babysitter at the time was a teenage girl named Emily and she was more than happy to chill in my parent’s living room all day watching MTV and telling me all about the bands. The [...]
Matthew Dear DJ Set – Electric Pickle in Miami
Another excellent DJ set from the always classy Matthew Dear. This slow, deep, dark & dirty set was recorded at the SAFE party in Miami at the Electric Pickle in October. www.matthewdear.com
Music to Travel by: Gui Boratto
Gui Boratto is a techno producer and artist based in Brazil. He has released two massive albums on the always cool Kompakt label, including 2007′s Chromophobia and 2009′s Take My Breath Away. Now to celebrate the release of his third album, III, Gui Boratto has put together a sweet podcast for the folks over at [...]
Cliktrips Mix #1
I finally got around to making a Summer mix for Cliktrips featuring some of my favorite jams. It’s got a nice laid back, late afternoon beach vibe to it and you can stream or download it via Soundcloud. Let me know what you think! Cliktrips Mix #1 by Cliktrips Tracklist: Holy Ghost! – Do It [...]
Tablet Tunes: This Is England
Cliktrips is all about travel and music and today over at Tablet Hotels, you can take a journey through Liverpool, London, Manchester and Oxford: four of England’s most musical cities. Check out the hotels where music history was made like the Hard Day’s Night Hotel (The Beatles, duh) in Liverpool, and the Free Trade Hall [...]
Download The Rapture’s “How Deep Is Your Love?”
I’m proudly declaring The Rapture’s new track “How Deep Is Your Love?” one of my top jams of the Summer! DFA is releasing “How Deep Is Your Love?” digitally July 26th (today!) and the full album will be out September 6th in the US, September 5th in the UK/Europe (both on DFA) and September 2nd [...]
Metronomy “The Bay”
Great new video by the British band Metronomy for their new tune “The Bay.” The video was directed by David Wilson and filmed in the seaside town of Torquay on The English Riviera. It features some awkward and entertaining posing by the band and some models. Who knew the UK could look so sunny and [...]
Music to Travel by: jj “Angels”
The Swedish pop group, jj makes dreamy, ethereal, balearic pop music, that always makes us feel like we’re lying on a tropical beach every time we hear it. And that’s no small feat for a band that hails from the cold, cold North. Their new music video for “Angels” is a cool, travel-style video of [...]
Throne of Blood European Vacation Mix
Throne of Blood is The Rapture‘s NY based record label. Some of their finest acts are touring Europe at the end of May, and DJ and label manager James Friedman put together this great “European Vacation” mix to celebrate. It’s got a nice chilled out, house vibe to it guaranteed to make you feel like [...]
ATP Animal Collective Mix Vol. 2
Animal Collective, the weird and wonderful experimental act from Brooklyn, has been tapped to curate this year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in the UK. The line up includes Animal Collective (duh), Big Boi from Outkast, Gang Gang Dance, Beach House, and the Meat Puppets. To promote the 3 day event, the band has put together [...]
Shit Robot “Losing My Patience” video
Shit Robot is a great man full of crazy ideas. The video at the top is for his new single “Losing My Patience” and features Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip on vocals. The video was conceived and directed by Fergal Brennan and uses some really creative lighting and photography work. I also included the video for [...]
Music to Travel by: Wolf + Lamb vs Soul Clap
Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap are two DJ duos from NY and Boston respectively. They’ve both been spinning their mix of techno, R&B and late night dirty dance floor anthems at underground parties for awhile now and on the latest installment of K7!’s popular DJ Kicks series, the two come together to create [...]
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX: NY Is Killing Me
Loooooove this song! The album We’re New Here is out now on XL Recordings.
Janka Nabay “King of Bubu”
Janka Nabay’s Shabanoh Tape by The FADER Read more about Janka Nabay at The Fader.
Puro Instinct
Way weird, way bizarre, way awesome mix from the ladies of Puro Instinct available over at Self-Titled magazine as part of their Needle Exchange series. Puro Instinct, Needle Exchange 057: 1. telephone – iron curtain 2. unknown – nikolai kopernik 3. vrijeme moze cekati – boa 4. don’t steam me up – al diamond 5. [...]
Beats in Space
We love Tim Sweeney’s weekly radio show Beats In Space. Tim has been hosting the best and brightest house, disco, and techno DJs from around the world every week since 1999 and the show has developed a huge international following. Past guests include Matthew Dear, Soul Clap, Juan MacLean, Lovefingers, Joakim, Michael Mayer, Tensnake, Maurice [...]
Cut Copy Mixtape
To celebrate the release of their excellent new album, Zonoscope, Cut Copy has released an hour long mixtape called A Tale of Two Journeys disguised as a “medley of hits performed live at the Island Diamond Dance Hall in ’87 by Bobby Boomerang and his band.” They’re also having a contest to win tickets to [...]
The African Government
Free download of some groovy, West African influenced techno from Mr. Raoul K called “The African Government” over at XLR8R today. Dig the artwork too!
Making Time RADio w/ Dave P
Dave P. is a DJ, producer, and massive event promoter based in Philadelphia and occasionally, NYC. He has been throwing the biggest, raddest party in Philly called Making Time for the past 10 years booking bands and DJs like LCD Soundsystem, Soulwax, Klaxons, Cut Copy, Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Optimo, Bloc Party and pretty [...]
Music to Travel by: Tyler Pope (LCD/DFA) Mix
A great new DJ mix from LCD Soundsystem’s Tyler Pope is available for download over at DFA Records. This chill mix features tunes by Theo Parrish, Altered Natives and DJ Sprinkles, and at 45 minutes it’s perfect for a quick flight or cab ride to the airport. On another note, LCD Soundsystem will play their [...]
Music to Travel by: Optimo
If this mix for FACT Magazine by Optimo doesn’t put you into “a trance like state,” I don’t know what will. FACT mix 214 – Optimo (Jan ’11) by factmag Read more about Optimo and view the track list over at www.factmag.com.
