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Album Review: HK119 – Imaginature

HK119 – aka Finnish multimedia artist Heidi Kilpelainen – has made a name for herself in the indie/electro world in recent years. In 2004, prominent Icelandic artist Björk named HK119 her favourite act of the year – an endorsement that did wonders for HK119 and was followed with a record …

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Introducing: Lorine Chia

Cameroon born and Cleveland raised, you may not have heard of Lorine Chia… yet. You have now and you would do well to remember her name. Thrust in front of a church audience age six, singing came naturally to her which led to band and choral performances through school. …

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Video: Jacques Greene presents ‘Vase’

A collaboration between Montreal-based producer Jacques Greene and Londoner Joe Coghill, who was involved with Glasgow’s LuckyMe events, Vase is a cross-media platform for the creative arts whose only requirement is expression and innovation. We recently showcased – in Notion 062 no less – a series of photographs produced …

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MPFree: Hauschka – ‘Radar’ (Michael Mayer Remix)

Ahead of FatCat giving Hauschka‘s Salon des Amateurs remixes a full CD release on April 2, we felt the time was right to shine a light on one of the most beguiling mixes appearing on the set: Michael Mayer‘s minimal techno reworking of ‘Radar‘.

Kompakt godhead …

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News: Rhye Announces UK/ EU Tour Dates

A firm favourite in Notion HQ, an almost daily listening occurrence (I tell no lies), enticing duo Rhye have just announced a series of dates for their UK and EU tour. Following hot on the heels of the release of the debut LP ‘Woman’ on March 4, Rhye will be …

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Moodboard: Coves

Incomparable duo Coves have already confirmed themselves as Notion favourites, featuring in our new music expose in Notion 61. Taking this as their springboard they have leapt effortlessly to greater heights, with their latest single being released next month, and a tour supporting duo Dutch Uncles. They

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Album Review: Diode & Rick Holland – The King Krill

Introducing the sensationally unusual debut album from the Dalston duo, Rick Holland and Old man Diode present ‘The King Krill’ impending the March 2013 release date. Following on from their pre-recorded collaborative tracks ‘Still Silver’ and ‘Open Blue’, both of which feature exquisitely enriching vocals from …

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Introducing: Oliver Wilde

Brought up in the lonely valleys of Wiltshire, Bristol-based Oliver Wilde creates slow-morphing, introspective folktronica from a plethora of guitar pedals, tape loops and pretty much anything else he stumbles upon. His expansive – yet distinctly lo-fi – sound worlds recall the way in which Flying Saucer Attack and Amp

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Video: Lola’s Bad – Kissing the Night

Evangelia Christakou is a Greek national based in London whose debut single ‘Drown with Me’ was the first we’d heard from the eclectic Lola’s Bad. The new video, featured below, contains the same intense focus on marrying the lyrics with the visual but in an all together less psychedelic …

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Preview: Jamie Lidell ‘You Naked’

Jamie Lidell premiered the video for his new single ‘You Naked’ this week to high praise. Performed in a giant cube, the video is a visual extravaganza of flashing lights and real time graphics (amazingly created by the movements of Lidell’s microphone). The fact there was no tinkering in post-production …

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