Championing a sound informed by dark wave and electronic soul, Asheville, NC’s RBTS WIN — Javier Bolea and Cliff B. Worsham — have been exploring sample-based psych-pop together since 2008. Their accomplishments are numerous: They’ve played hometown mega-festival Moogfest three times, gigged with Toro y Moi, Future Islands, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Mount Kimbie, Tanlines, MillionYoung and Otto Von Schirach, and self-released their expansive Palm Sunday Deluxe Edition album in May.
Last week RBTS WIN issued Palm Sunday – The Remixes, a compendium featuring re-rubs from Blue Sky Black Death, Al Lover, Marley Carroll, Boy In Sleep, Kentsoundz, Color Collage and Luzius Stone.
The good news is that we’re thrilled to present a world premiere stream of the effort.
Even better news is that you can download it for free below!
The record label and artist collective known as Wolf + Lamb run by Zev Eisenberg and Gadi Mizrahi are one of the most forward thinking indie labels out there. Known for steadily issuing the most savory electronic music, the imprint continues to broaden its artistic footprint by working with a acts such as Soul Clap, Nicolas Jaar, Voices of Black, PillowTalk and newcomers The Waves & Us.
Enter Baltimore duo Life on Planets (pictured above) to W+L’s burgeoning empire. Melding delicate electronic beats mixed with a folk sensibility, their “A Public Affair” 12″ out on Double Standard at the end of August follows their self-released single “Apollo” released earlier this year.
In March, the emerging group debuted their live show at Wolf + Lamb’s party at Marcy Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and we’re elated to debut a video documenting their memorable performance.
Patrick from LoP fills is in on how the group formed, where these young soul rebels are aiming to go and that magical night at the Marcy Hotel which was fortunately documented on the video above:
“Life on Planets stemmed from a merging of worlds, exploring all these microcosms of social groups, memories, thoughts and personal experiences. All of life’s intricacies to balance and navigate; with different avenues such as love, astrology, religion, family, peace, and growth…it’s as if we are living many different lives all at once. We travel between this reality and that, searching for purpose and meaning. Is it all something or nothing at all?
“We met underground in the warehouse studio scene and saw eye to eye, and after some trials, tribulations and refinement on our own we were called upon by Wolf + Lamb to play their spot. We’d never seen anything like it. They had a crew of folks setting up the show, decorators, photographers, geishas, hook ups around the neighborhood, the works. We had a great time playing, and the crew was very cool and welcoming. Plus, the crowd knew what was up. We grooved together, which can be hard to find sometimes. I could tell we were in the right spot and all was right in the world that night. Everyone was having a lot of fun goofing off at the show as you can see in the video. It was a great introduction to the Wolf + Lamb crew.”
Now we’re pumped to world premiere Yeah Boy’s sweat-inducing Can’t Get Enough DJ mix, brandishing edits and remixes of tracks featuring pop royalty including Sade, Janet Jackson, Usher and Alicia Keys as well his own jams “Tell Me,” “Take It All” and the aforementioned “Can’t Get Enough.”
“This mix has been inspired from my move over to London,” says Yeah Boy (a.k.a. Johnny Castro, formerly of Parachute Youth). “This is what I’m all about at the moment!”
Hit the play button below and get ready to shake what your momma gave ya.
Yeah Boy’s Can’t Get Enough EP and Remixes are out now via Big Beat Records.
Tracklisting for Yeah Boy’s Can’t Get Enough Mix
1. Yeah Boy – “Tell Me”
2. Sade – “Nothing Can Come Between Us” (Pomo Edit)
3. Janet Jackson – “If” (Kaytranada Remix)
4. Yeah Boy – “Can’t Get Enough” (Sam Padrul Remix)
5. Yeah Boy – “Can’t Get Enough”
6. Yeah Boy – “Take It All”
7. Usher & Alicia Keys – “My Boo” (Ferris Mular Remix)
8. Brandy – “I Wanna Be Down” (Grades Remix)
9. Miguel – “Do You…” (Cashmere Cat Remix)
Vancouver-based producer Rennie Foster crafts techno that soothes your soul. The proprietor of his bespoke RF label, we’re thrilled to world premiere the video for his remix of The Passenger’s “Sunrise Requiem” out now on his imprint. Filmed and edited by BC resident, Szabolcs Varga, Foster, a Canadian who recently returned to Canada after nearly ten years of living in Tokyo, uses time lapse and long shots to portray the beauty of everyday life in his new home city, Vancouver.
As for the remix, Foster reimagines the melancholy ambient piece by local Vancouver artist, The Passenger, bringing his signature tribal, Detroit-esque sound, alongside a distinctly West Coast, organic warmth, to this stunning, deep dance-floor version.
Watch the video below and head over to Foster’s SoundCloud where you can download a free WAV file of this gorgeous effort.
