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Milano Sun consists of Johan Jonasson, Love Sivik and David Axelsson, three friends who share an apartment in central Gothenburg, not far from their music studio. The idea to form a band was born one morning in early spring as the boys were basking in the sun of a Milanese park. They were traveling through Europe with two guitars and drums, in search for inspiration. Eventually, the trio wrote their entire upcoming debut album on the road, one song in each city.

Last December Milano Sun released their debut single “Already Gone” along with a stop-motion video starring actors Linda Molin and Ludwig Palmell. The song is a sunny synthpop number complete with 80s tinged synths, whistled hooks and smooth vocals.

Milano Sun – Already Gone

It looks like we have another Swedish band to keep our eyes on! Check them out on Facebook or visit the band’s official website. Buy “Already Gone” on

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Just a few months after the Terrible Angels EP, French/English songstress Charlotte Gainsbourg is already back with Stage Whisper, a double-LP of live and unreleased material released via Because Music / Elektra. You might have already heard the first single “White Telephone”, well here comes another song from the collection, “Paradisco”, written and produced by Beck.

To celebrate this release, Beatport gave producers a chance to remix “Paradisco” and maybe get their remix released on Because Music—home to the likes of Metronomy and Uffie. You can listen to all the remixes here or stream our favourites below…

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Rex the Triangle Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Lacienda Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Le Crayon Remix)

But there are more goodies coming your way. It turns out Charlotte’s music has been a constant source of inspiration for remixers all around the world in recent years, producing a seemingly endless string of great reworks. For your listening pleasure, stream “The Operation” remixed by French producer 25 Hours A Day and “Heaven Can Wait” remixed by none other than Breakbot.

Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Operation (25 Hours A Day Remix)

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait (Breakbot Remix)

For more info and music, visit Charlotte Gainsbourg’s official website or MySpace. Buy her music on

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Instrumental hip hop duo The Cancel is the fruit of a collaboration between Andrei Zelenskii and Dmitrii Fedusiv, two Ukrainian musicians with a common passion for jazz music and old vinyls. Their music finds its roots in the works of jazz maestros such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis passed through the filter of modern electronica-influenced hip hop (think Ninja Tune or Stones Throw).

The Cancel – Summer Tape

After a very well received debut LP released last year, The Cancel are back with Reply From Space, a very strong second offering for the young duo. With its effortless combination of live drums, samples and layered synths, this record is a delicious collection of low-key instrumental pieces that blurs the borders between jazz, electronica and hip hop.

The Cancel – Frees

The Cancel – Street Art (Bonus Track)

Download the album on BandCamp. Say hi on Facebook!

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Femme is an electro-infused pop act based in London and repped by TapeRec. For now, this is pretty much all the info available on the internet but that’s really all you need to know, ain’t it? Let the music do the rest of the talking…

Let’s just add that Femme performed a memorable first gig last week at the Cheap Thrills label party in London supporting two first class headliners: Hervé and Adam F. Not bad for a start!

Stream the music on SoundCloud or check out Femme’s official site or Twitter.

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Masked London post-dubstep producer SBTRKT (Aaron Jerome in real life) had a massive 2011, but his career actually started long before this sudden wave of success. He began his DJ career at Plastic People in London and started sharing his music back in 2009, slowly building a loyal fan-base that has followed him all the way to the release of his impeccable self-titled album last year.

The track SBTRKT shared a couple of weeks ago turns out to be one of his early unreleased compositions. “Atomic Peace” was first included in STRKT’s sets back in 2009 but the song was never released due to sample clearance issues (it uses a sample from Múm’s “Flow Not So Fast Old Mountain Radio”). After a long delay, it is finally available for fans to enjoy! Stream it above and don’t forget to check out the remix by Hannes Fischer just below…

SBTRKT – Atomic Peace (Hannes Fischer Edit)

Want some more? Listen to Them Jeans’ wonderful remix of the pretty anthemic “Hold On” or chill out to the sound of SBTRTK’s collaboration with Little Dragon “Wildfire”.

SBTRKT – Wildfire (Ft. Little Dragon)

SBTRKT – Hold On (Them Jeans Remix)

Check out SBTRKT’s official site for more info and tour dates or show him some love on Facebook. You can buy his debut album on

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After unveiling “Devil’s Work” last December to much blog hype, Swedish trio Miike Snow return with another track taken off their forthcoming album Happy To You.

“Paddling Out” is a stuttering uptempo piece of pop goodness that clearly shows a nice evolution for the band. Maybe it’s the syncopated piano or maybe the frenzied sampled beats, but in any case there’s something utterly addictive about this new song… Keep’em coming!

To support the new album, the band will embark on a massive North American tour next March. Fans in the US and Canada get ready for some serious Miike Snow action all the way into May. For more info and tour dates, check out Miike Snow’s official site or Facebook. Buy the music on

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On the heels of their high-octane debut single “True Romance”, London-based indie outfit Citizens! move forward on their quest to reclaim pop music with new single “Reptile”. Now signed to Parisian label Kitsuné, the band will release the song on Feb 13th and the video, directed by Thibault Dumoulin, is already going viral on the net!

And if you think they sound a lot like Franz Ferdinand, you’d be right — as it turns out Citizens!’s debut album, due out later this year, will be produced by none other than Alex Kapranos, aka Franz Ferdinand’s frontman.

If you like what you hear, follow Citizens! on Facebook or check out their official site. Buy the music on

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Gothenburg-based indie pop act Alpaca Sports is really the solo project of Andreas Jonsson, a talented young artist who makes playful pop music with jangly guitars and super catchy hooks. Recorded, mixed and produced by Kalle von Hall, his double A-side debut single “Just For Fun/I’ll Never Win” will be released as a very limited 7″ (300 copies) via Luxury/Dufflecoat on March 22.

Alpaca Sports – Just For Fun

Alpaca Sports – I’ll Never Win

Citing influences ranging from The Smiths to The Field Mice, St Christopher to The Brilliant Corners, The Go-Betweens to Acid House Kings, Jonsson might be the face of Alpaca Sports but he also gets a lot of help from his friends: Carl Jirestedt (co-writer), Hampus Öhman-Frölund (drums), Amanda Åkerman (back-up vocals), Olle Griphammar (bass), Diana Andrén Scarpati (viola)… The result is a sweet and sunny brand of indie pop that will put on broad smile on your face!

Find Alpaca Sports on Facebook and stream their music on SoundCloud.

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Based in Philadelphia, Icebird is the result of a collaboration between renowned beatmaker Rjd2 and singer-songwriter Aaron Livingston. The pair released their debut album The Abandoned Lullaby last October on Rjd2′s label Electrical Connections.

Icebird – Wander

Icebird – Charmed Life

The project was born after Livingston contributed vocals on a track off Rjd2′s previous album The Colossus. The two artists totally clicked and decided to write more songs together, exploring different influences and building bridges between genres. From the first beats to the last notes, The Abandoned Lullaby runs the gamut of emotions, with producer and singer each bringing their distinct touch while staying in synch throughout.

Icebird – Going and Going. And Going

Find plenty more info and news on Rjd2′s on Facebook or check out the official site. Buy the music on

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London beatboxer (and singer!) Faith SFX teams up with rapper Black The Ripper on this unbelievably good rework of Frank Ocean’s 2011 hit “Good Swim”. And in case you were wondering everything you hear was recorded using voice only.

This cover also uses elements from The Firm’s “Affirmative Action” and Dr Dre’s “Still Dre”. Mix it all up and you get a winning combination!

FaithSFX Ft. Black The Ripper – Swim Good

Find Faith SFX on MySpace or Facebook and buy his debut album on