KATSEN
CD
It Hertz!
Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation
Katsen are the electronic pop duo of Chris Blackburn & Donna Grimaldi. Donna and Chris became friends in 2001 while selling clothes at a craft market in Brighton. Donna’s brilliant mixtapes, with their bold collage covers, caught Chris’ attention and fired his imagination. For for the first time, after playing two-fingered synth in various bands, he’d met someone with the tastes and talents to compliment his own. Chris: “We’d get together to listen to records and, after exhausting Donna’s extensive and very cool collection, we’d get out my synths and toy keyboards and create our own sound long into the happy night.” Interrupted only by Donna running away one summer to join the circus, and Chris teaching acting to ballet dancers, Katsen songs began to form, taking cues from 50s chic, 70s krautrock and the sharper edges of 80s pop. Following on from cameo appearances in compilations such as “Bot POP” (Happy Robots) and “Electronically Yours Vol.1” (Undo/ EMI), “It Hertz!” is the full-length offspring of Katsen’s eight-year partnership; the love of the square wave and all things Casio. Tracklist: “Let’s Build A City”, “Chequered Flag”, “Cactus”, “I’m A Doctor”, “Island In An Island”, “What You Want”, “Drax”, “German Film Star”, “It Hertz!”, “Constellation”, “Where Nobody Can Find Us” and “Florian”.
125 SEK
KAWAII
CD
If It Shines, We Have It
Shelflife
“Mats Jorgensen and Hedda Fredly jigsawed these sounds together in their kitchen” says the liner notes to the Norwegian duo Kawaii's debut album. And it’s a truly nice puzzle of pop sensibility, synth pop, electro beats and jazzy guitar pop. Elements that will appeal to fans of Pipas, Figurine or The Postal Service, but there are also enough elements of originality in these 13 tracks to form a fanbase of their own; bossanova tunes, toy keyboards, xylophones, vocal harmonies, video game noises and elegantly weird but beautiful melodies.
125 SEK
THE KID
CD
La Société Nouvelle
Hybris
Info on this item coming soon.
140 SEK
THE KID
CDEP
Pas De Chance
Luego/Fuego
Info on this item coming soon
50 SEK
KISSING MIRRORS
7"
Let´s Kill Cupid
Fabulous Friends
Brilliant debut single from Stockholm’s Kissing Mirrors, a band formed by Per Johansson (who used to write for the Benno fanzine). He is the musical director of the band and writes the lyrics, makes the sleeves... i e everything except the music itself. In this way Kissing Mirrors is very much a reflection of his personal taste in pop culture: “Knives sharpening, girls combing the beards of goats, Kissing Mirrors are coming to town. The heavy suitcase that they’re carrying around is filled with bloody handprints, ominous shadows, dubious literature, a kiss from a ghost, and the two muses Euterpe and Polyhymnia shackled and chained. Their aim is to offer an even mix of jangly indiepop, romantic flutes, white fake-funk, and delirious pretentions. Failure to do so will cause them to take a direct flight to France to strangle a child on Serge Gainsbourg’s tomb.” The band is something of a Swedish indiepop supergroup featuring members of The Honeydrips, Action Biker, Florian, Twig and Hanna Fahl (of P3 Pop fame). This single is really well-orchestrated and holds two real Pop gems, refreshing in the way the lyrics and the music work together/oppose each other. Highly recommended!
40 SEK
KRISTALLIN
7"
Alain Prost EP
Marsh-Marigold
Great debut EP from ex-The Legendary Bang members. “G,E,D,G,E” are the chords of one song and an homage to Mr. David Gedge, the fast hand of the Wedding Present, their favourite band! Tracklist: “The Legendary Bang”, “Gedge”, “Mirrorman” and “Girls And Injuries”.
50 SEK
KRISTALLIN
10"
Kristallin
Marsh-Marigold
The second album from Northern German guitaroholics Kristallin, featuring members from The Legendary Bang. Upbeat and jangly guitar pop in the tradition of The Wedding Present, McCarthy and The Brilliant Corners (“Intro/Davey” is actually performed by Davey Woodward and Chris Galvin of The Brilliant Corners in 1989). Tracklist: ”Intro/Davey”, ”The People I Don’t Want To Know”, “Cool”, “It’s Over”, “My Godchild (Is Franka)”, “Radio”, “The Smell Of Cinnamon”, “The Way It Goes” and “Steven”.
120 SEK
KURYAKIN
CDEP
Still Here
Shelflife
CDEP + 7”. Another great combo release from Shelflife! Swedish duo Kuryakin have created a lovely collection of songs, bringing together electronic sounds and great pop melodies with sixties sunshine pop orchestration and a dose of bossa nova. Sophisticated pop with a warm sound. Includes a cover of The Electric Prunes “Onie”. Tracklist CDEP: “Take My Hand”, “Still Here”, “Snow”, “Rain” and “Peace Of Mind”. Tracklist 7”: “Onie” and “A Parade”.
120 SEK
KURYAKIN
7"
Still Here
Shelflife
CDEP + 7”. Another great combo release from Shelflife! Swedish duo Kuryakin have created a lovely collection of songs, bringing together electronic sounds and great pop melodies with sixties sunshine pop orchestration and a dose of bossa nova. Sophisticated pop with a warm sound. Includes a cover of The Electric Prunes “Onie”. Tracklist CDEP: “Take My Hand”, “Still Here”, “Snow”, “Rain” and “Peace Of Mind”. Tracklist 7”: “Onie” and “A Parade”.
120 SEK