VIMES Releases Single “House of Deer” on Rough Trade & Humming Records | Featured on Noisey, XLR8R, Spinner, Gold Sweatshirt, Rooms Magazine, Winnie Cooper, Gold Flake Paint, Kids In Reverse, Nicky Digital, Pony Dance Clyde and more

MP3: VIMES “House Of Deer” 
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Arising from Cologne, Germany’s mecca of techno music, VIMES have gained international recognition for their unique electronic, yet organic sound and a stirring visual live set made for dancing to and falling in love with - seamlessly combining live instruments with digital elements and blending their deep mesmerizing sound with uplifting pop elements and fragile though vivid vocals. The band is currently working on their debut album with producer Jochen Naaf (Lady Gaga) and are set to release new material early 2013 via Rough Trade/Humming Records

“A lot of musicians just publicly stated how much they love Cologne‘s electronic duo VIMES, like Chilly Gonzales, who describes himself as a “VIMES fan”. Or Hot Chip who brought VIMES as a support for their Central America tour last year. But you know what? We don‘t give a fuck. Even if Madonna would announce that she never does a bikram session without listening to VIMES, we don’t care”
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“There’s always room in our playlist for some pristine electronic pop, particularly when it’s as well executed as Vimes”
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‘House Of Deer’ is probably our fine line between a song and a track. We really like playing it live, because it does reveal organic and emotional facets our drummer is able to elevate.”
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“their eclectic mixture of pop and techno already made it out of local fame and into the world. Scenes from the new collage-like clip include a performance in Mexico City, for example. Clearly a band on the rise and you can convince yourself right here from this thesis”
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“electronic music that approaches techno without ever really hitting that techno axis, kind of like those differential equation graphs that you make with your TI-89 titanium in your spare time if you’re a nerd”
Read more at Gold Sweatshirt

“Regardless of where you hear the song, on a loud sound system in a dark but colourful club or at home chilling out with friends after a night of mischief, Vimes’s House of Deer will no doubt leave you tapping your toes to the sound of their music”
Read more at Rooms Magazine

“‘House of Deer’ showcases haunting vocals and discorded chimes that merge with familiar click-and-pop beats; and it’s all draped over homemade tour videos and slo-motion ice skating”
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“Though not wildly know yet, I’m quite certain 2013 will be their year. Dreamy vocals, organic soundscapes, combining digital sounds with real instruments… It must be an experience to see these guys live”
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Founding Member of The Drums, Jacob Graham, Preps Latest Project, Cascading Slopes. New Singles “Maple Trees” and “Ornaments Of The Word” Premieres on Brooklyn Vegan, Prefix Magazine & MTV Hive 

MP3: Cascading Slopes “Ornaments Of The World” 
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Coconspirator of Brooklyn’s indie pop super group The Drums, Jacob Graham has always had a thing for synthesizers and synth pop. And that burgeoning urge to use his instrument of choice has flourished in his new project Cascading Slopes. So while the other members of The Drums have taken some time off to create their own side projects and take some time off from their never ending grueling tours, Graham has taken to what he loves best, his synthesizer - Clyde Erwin Barretto 

“Cascading Slopes is a new project from Jacob Graham of The Drums. Unlike his other band, this is 100% synthesiser-based music. His debut album, Towards a Quaker View of Synthesizers, is out soon and “took two years to complete from its inception and was made using strictly voltage-controlled instruments.” Jacob has been keeping a synth blog, Mild Slopes, for some time now”
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“In the group’s new single “Ornaments of the World,” the synthesizers are a beautifully arrangement of bubbling layers of instrumental wonderment. And surrounding that are Graham’s whimsical vocals. The whole song warps you back into a dream world ala The Never Ending Story and in under three minutes, the group has crafted a glorious world of unknown dreams whirling all together effortlessly”
Read more at Prefix Magazine

Listen closely and you’ll hear a juxtaposition between good ol’ fashion human longing and the electronic futurism — a move that’s quite deliberate. “The concept is to write very simple, personal, folk songs but to do it with only old, analog synthesizers,’ he says. “The themes one finds in Electronic music tends to be technology, the future, etc: A brilliant trend started by Kraftwerk ages ago but I wanted to do the opposite and bring back the human element, warm it up a little!”
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“For those who don’t find the 80s electro-cheese backlash particularly riveting, NYC trio Cascading Slopes may be a more interesting (and stylish) electronic alternative”
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“Among a mass of wires, circuitry and vintage synthesizers stood Jacob Graham, Caleb Graham and Rene Perez, stoically in a Kraftwerk’ian form. Though the term stoic can often be related cold and bleak, the sounds emerging from their instruments were nothing but warm and sincere”
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Wildlife Control Announces SXSW Showcase and New Single “Different” Premieres on MTV Hive / Featured on The Music Ninja, Knox Road, Indie Music Filter, The Burning Ear, Dots & Dashes, Sirens Of Decay, Sugar Bang, The Music Ish, and Tell All Your Friends

MP3: Wildlide Control “Different” 
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In support of the band’s official showcase at SXSW in 2013, Wildlife Control just released their new single “Different” on January 29, 2013 on iTunes and Amazon. The track features spacious vocals and Philip Glass inspired minimalist synths to build upon the band’s established beat driven indie rock sound, which has drawn frequent comparisons to artist ranging from Phoenix to the Ramones. Wildlife Control is Neil and Sumul Shah, a bi-coastal band of brothers who live in Brooklyn and San Francisco. They record and tour with collaborators on both coasts and recently released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album and innovative music videos (analogordigital.wildlifectrl.com) that garnered praise from WIRED and comparisons to groups like OK Go and Arcade Fire. 

“Wildlife Control are a bi-coastal band of brothers made up of Neil and Sumul Shah, that manage to get a full rock experience with just two guys in the studio. And you can hear this clearly on their new track “Different,” a song that’s inspired by Phillip Glass and the cosmopolitan makeup of their two hometowns”
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“Part of the reason that makes the Brooklyn/San Francisco duo so attractive is their genuine attention for instrumental harmony often wrapped around softer vocals and even delicate and somber productions. However, their latest single “Different” provides a stark contrast to what we have heard to date, instilling aggressive Sleigh Bells-like drumming with a backdrop of hazy and surreal vocals”
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“They painted the halls a light green, so that when the patients are feeling ill they don’t see abrasive colors. There’s something soothing about that green found on marine ships for the same reason. But I want my grandma’s room painted in bright oranges and reds. I want warmth; I want her to feel alive in that room. She can’t hear me and she doesn’t even know what surrounds her, but I want to give back what she gave to me. Her passion, her strength, her drive. It’s my turn now”
Read more at Knox Road

“Not quite as catchy as “Analog or Digital“, but I like this direction the band is going.  If you’re going to SXSW this year, be sure to put this band on your list of ones to see”
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“Different” is a bit more whimsical than I would have expected, at least at first blush. Once the guitars pump in during the chorus and begin chugging and churning beneath that awesome falsetto refrain of “it’s all right, be different”, the whole package puts a smile on my face”
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“Different” cuts away from the heavy dance-pop hooks of “Analog” and ventures into a spacier alt-rock realm. Drums, guitars, and those falsetto vocals blaze this epic trail. Evolution rarely sounds this good”
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“I’m really loving the blend of classical minimalism with their indie rock sound. It kind of has this new wave vibe to it that’s screams repeatability”
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“Bring in the visceral distortions of The Thermals to add crunch to the mellifluous cunning already contained within, though in intermingling the disparate influences to create a cohesive, and with that compellingly accomplished whole the brothers in guitars indeed corroborate their avid conviction of it being quite alright to go against the grains of convention”
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