[SKOA Premiere] Alan Wilkis - "Come And Go (Spacebrother Remix)"

PRINTS is the season-long-mulitmedia project from SKOA favorite Alan Wilkis. The first of many collaborations that we'll be catch throughout the fall is with our dear friends The Kickdrums on the track "Come and Go", which you may have already caught a listen of on Consequence of Sound. From there you heard the RJD2 remix and then the Big Pooh & Kid Daytona remix. Today we are happy to bring the dancy remix of "Come and Go" from Jared of Innerpartysystem's side project Spacebrother that will definitely make you feel like you're floating in space.

PRINTS combines original music, artwork, remixes and videos which are all initiated by an instrumental track by Wilkis. From there, a handful of top notch collaborators including Lyrics Born, White Hinterland, Childish Gambino, and many more work with Wilkis to develop a series of tracks or "prints".

DOWNLOAD SPACEBROTHER'S "COME AND GO" REMIX HERE

Stay tuned here for more updates on the PRINTS project. You can also try to out-stalk us by heading over to the official PRINTS site for more information.

[SKoA Premiere] Gabriel Stark - 'Thank You Starky' (Full Album Stream)

Since the age of 14, Bronx-native Gabriel Stark has been rapping and making beats, even going so far as to produce for his classmates throughout high school. Making a name for himself through producing, he began applying those skills to his own recordings at the age of 18. His first studio project, Thank God It's Starky, reached 5,000 downloads in its first month, while his second release, Starky Hendrix, reached 16,000 downloads in its first two weeks. Since then, Gabriel Stark has been expanding greatly, taking himself from a locally known producer to a household name in the East Coast hip-hop scene.

On October 20th, the twenty-one year old will be releasing his new album Thank You Starky via Dorm Room 313, and Some Kind of Awesome is proud to premiere the full album stream of his upcoming release. You can listen to the entirety of the album in the player below, and make sure to pick up both Thank God It's Starky and Starky Hendrix over at Gabriel Stark's official website. As well, make sure to follow Stark on Twitter and add him as a friend on Facebook (don't worry, he approves of adding him as a friend instead of liking a fan page).

Gabriel Stark - 'Thank You Starky' by Some Kind of Awesome

[SKOA Premiere] Icebird - "Charmed Life" Remix Contest Brought To You By Native Instruments & SoundCloud

Icebird (rjd2 & Aaron Livingston) "Charmed Life" Remix Contest by i am rjd2

Native Instruments and Soundcloud have teamed up with the Icebird guys to bring you one sexy remix contest in celebration of their debut release The Abandoned Lullaby, which dropped this week.

Want to enter? Download the stems in the player above and get to work on a remix! You have until end of day on October 31, 2011 to submit your remix to the Icebird Remix Contest Dropbox. From there, Aaron Livingston and rjd2 will hand pick a grand prize winner who will receive a Pro Account with Soundcloud for a year and a MASCHINE MIKRO + KOMPLETE 8 from Native Instruments. Not bad!

Make sure you pick up The Abandoned Lullaby if you haven't already. If you need help convincing, have a look at Rocko's verdict on the album.

Good luck everyone!

[Listen] M83 - 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' (Full Album Stream)

On October 18th, M83's highly anticipated second studio album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming will be hitting stores, and, in anticipation of this, Urban Outfitters let loose the premiere full album stream. You can listen to all 22 tracks from the double-disc album below. As well, M83 is currently on tour supporting the upcoming release, and you can check out all of his remaining 2011 tour dates after the jump.

M83 2011 Tour Dates:

• Oct. 15 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
• Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat (early show) (Sold Out)
• Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat (late show) (Sold Out)
• Oct. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade (Sold Out)
• Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
• Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
• Nov. 1 – Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
• Nov. 2 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre (venue change)
• Nov. 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
• Nov. 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
• Nov. 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
• Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box (Sold Out)
• Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine (Sold Out)
• Nov. 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
• Nov. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue (Sold Out)
• Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (early show) (Sold Out)
• Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (late show)
• Nov. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
• Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (early show) (Sold Out)
• Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (late show) (Sold Out)
• Nov. 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace (Sold Out)
• Nov. 19 – Montreal, QC – Le S.A.T.
• Nov. 20 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
• Nov. 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall (Sold Out)
• Nov. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Sold Out)

[SKOA Premiere] Breanne Düren - "No One Else (Tokyo Police Club Remix)"

 

You may recognize Breanne Düren's tender but powerful backing vocals from when she graced Owl City's albums with tracks like "The Saltwater Room" and "Honey and the Bee" before heading out on tour to do additional background vocals with him. Düren, who had only been playing local gigs while in school at the University of Minnesota before she met Adam Young (Owl City) quickly realized while she was on tour with Young that she was born to have a career in music:

“I went from playing these low-key local gigs with a drummer and a bass player to playing electro pop songs onstage to thousands of people. It just made me feel like, ah, ok, I need to do this. This is what I’m supposed to do. I can’t do anything else and I don’t want to.”

With songs like "No One Else" from her debut EP Sparks, we certainly don't think she'll need to get a day job any time soon. The song is stripped down to basic percussion with little pop glimmers here and there, all the while carried by Düren's voice. Today we bring you the first listen of a remix of the pop-esque tune from the likes of Tokyo Police Club, who have added a playful dancy spin on the track.

Breanne Düren - No One Else (Tokyo Police Club Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome

[SKOA Premiere] General Fiasco - "Waves"

After a summer of gigs across the country, General Fiasco return with the first taste of their new EP Waves. Today SKOA is proud to give you the premiere of the aforementioned EP's title track, and it's a goodie. The boys from Northern Ireland have crafted a catchy overdriven guitar filled track with a great sing-along chorus that will no doubt become lodged into your subconsciousness for the foreseeable future.

Give it a play or two at the bottom and look out for their EP when it drops on the 14th of November via Dirty Hit. If you like what your ears are hearing then after the jump you can peep some tour dates for their October tour. See you at the Deaf Institute in Manchester if you go along!

General Fiasco - Waves by Dirty Hit

General Fiasco UK Tour:

Oct 22^nd Academy 2 Dublin

Oct 23^rd Thekla Bristol

Oct 25^th King Tuts Glasgow

Oct 26^th Rainbow Birmingham

Oct 27^th Academy 2 London

Oct 29^th Deaf Institute Manchester

Oct 30^th Queens Belfast

[SKOA Premiere] Cassettes Won't Listen - "Runtime" (Video)

The moment we've all been waiting for! We are proud to bring you the premiere of Cassette's Won't Listen's video for "Runtime" from his latest release EVIN SPACEY. The video was directed by Michael Bernard McKeon and VFX by SilkyBlackGold and stars Vedette Lim (True Blood). The video is equally as seductive and spooky as the song itself, complete a mysterious woman who adds a bit of a twist near the end of the video.

Be sure to keep your fly eyes peeled here for some exciting news involving SKOA and CWL within the next few weeks and if you haven't grabbed EVIN SPACEY already you should probably do that.

[SKOA Premiere] Theophilus London - "I Stand Alone (Ocelot Remix)"

A while back, SKoA favorite Theophilus London unveiled the video for his latest single, "I Stand Alone" one of my personal favorites from his debut album Timez Are Weird These Days. Now, you guys get to check out the dopestep (yup I just said dopestep instead of Dubstep) remix of the single by Ocelot. Check out the remix in the player below and make sure you check out the original in the link above.

In other TL news, as Theo gets set to play Austin City Limits this weekend, he recently announced that he will be hitting the road with Friendly Fires starting in October. Very dope. You can check out the announced tour dates after the jump. Don't miss out on these shows.

  Theophilus London I Stand Alone (Ocelot Remix) by TheophilusLondon

 
09/16 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits (12:3pm set time)
09/16 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside w/Twin Shadow (Official ACL Afterparty)
10/03 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (Headlining)
10/07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft *
10/08 - Orlando, FL @ The Social *
10/11 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
10/12 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre *
10/14 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse *
10/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia *
10/17 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (Headlining)
10/18 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
10/19 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune *
10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickashaw Shop (Popscene)
10/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (Headlining)
10/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro *
10/23 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre *
10/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
10/26 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *
10/27 - Boston, MA @ Paradise *
 
* = w/Friendly Fires