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[Watch] Datarock - "California" (Video)
Yesterday Stereogum premiered the video for Datarock's latest single "California", which is now available on their imprint Young Aspiring Professionals. Maybe it's because they're from Norway, but I don't remember California being that joyous back when I visited Rocko 2 years ago. I guess all the botox and health food in LA can make it seem this awesome, but I guess I'm just biased because I live in the best city in the world.
Make sure you grab "California" over on iTunes.
[CMJ 2011] Cold War Kids, Datarock, Active Child, Mike Relm and Figo Perform at Hyundai Presents Re:Mix Labs
After previewing the trailer for Amir Bar-Lev's music documentary Re:Generation last thursday, Hyundai and Re:Mix Lab continued to bring their love of music to New York's CMJ Music Marathon. With events having taken place in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and Chicago, it was hard to avoid their presence.
On Saturday night, they brought together huge names in music to put on another night of awesome performances. The fourth night of the Re:Mix Labs series featured none other than Cold War Kids as the headliner for the evenings performances, followed by Active Child, as well as DJ sets from Norwegian electronic duo Datarock, American turntablist Mike Relm and New York City electro punk band Figo. There's no denying it was a night full of great music and fantastic performances.
For more information on Re:Mix Labs, head here, and look forward to the release of the Re:Generation documentary in February 2012. The documentary sees five of the hottest DJs in music, inlcuding DJ Premier, Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Mark Ronson, and The Crystal Method, collaborating in genres that are out of their element, and the five tracks recorded for the documentary will be given away for free via a DJ Mixer App, which launches in November.
[CMJ 2011] Hyundai Presents Re:Mix Labs
Its CMJ week! This week Hyundai kicks off their first ever Re:Mix Labs event in New York featuring performances from Cold War Kids, DJ Spooky, Active Child, DJ Premier, The Boxer Rebellion, Datarock, Mike Relm and more. In addition to showcasing some awesome acts, Hyundai will also be showcasing three custom built Velosters designed as the ultimate representations of Music, Gaming and Technology and will be premiering their upcoming remix documentary Re:Generations featuring Skrillex, The Doors, Mark Ronson, DJ Premier and hosting free classes, demos and more.
The NYC event is the first of 5 events Hyundai will be holding for Re:Mix Labs. Other locations also include Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. We'll be out there this week checking out the legendary DJ Premier as well as the Rocksmith concert with Active Child, Mike Relm and Datarock and keep you posted on all the goods.
[Download] Datarock - "Catcher In The Rye"
Check out a new tune from electro rockers Datarock titled "Catcher In The Rye." The new track is featured on a custom designed USB drive, stored inside a vinyl toy (designed by Brian Flynn at Hybrid Design and the toymakers at SUPER7) that comes packed with over 100 songs, 1500 photos, 20 music videos, and a full concert film! The USB drive, which will be sold through select consumer outlets on March 21st features a new five-song EP, titled Catcher in the Rye; a new album, Music for Synchronization; the group's first two albums, plus bonus tracks; a b-sides and rarities compilation, 15 new instrumentals; and a 40-track remix album.
But don't worry if you aren't lucky enough to get your hands on one of the limited USBs, the EP will also be made available as a digital download through retailers.