Brazilian duo The Twelves first caught our attention in early ‘08 when they released a string of killer remixes for the likes of Fever Ray, The Virgins and Black Kids. After winning plaudits from taste makers such as Annie Mac and Rob Da Bank, the band has recently signed to Eye Industries and racked up over 1.9 Million plays on their MySpace – no mean feat considering they’ve yet to release any of their own original material.
For a taste of some of their exclusive remixes and an insight into their record bags, follow this link to download their recent ‘The Twelfth Hour’ mix. Taking in everything from M.I.A., Radiohead and Jackson 5; ‘The Twelfth Hour’ mix is a great showcase for The Twelves high energy DJ sets which are propelled by strings of their own inventive and highly danceable edits.
The Twelves will play a handful of dates throughout December, including an appearance at the Laser Club night on the 11th at the Legion in Shoreditch, London. Those in the capitol on that date are strongly recommended to head down and see The Twelves – they may well be one of the acts to look out for in 2010.
Not content with giving away a free CD of one of their recent live performances in this weekend’s Guardian newspaper; Swedish electronic warbler Fever Ray (AKA Karin Dreijer Andersson from the ever so exquisite The Knife) are giving away yet more free music this week with a downloadable mix courtesy of dance music bible, Resident Advisor.
Featuring a discerning blend of credible, blog-friendly music from the likes of Neil Young, Amadou & Maraiam and Shakleton – the mix is sure to go down well with those who like the more ethereal side of electronic music.
And if you’re wondering what’s inspired this sudden burst of generosity from the folks at Fever Ray HQ, the short answer is that it’s to promote their forthcoming Europen tour and the new deluxe edition of their album which is in stores now. Upcoming dates are below while tickets and more information can be found at http://feverray.com .
29th Nov – Copenhagen
30th Nov – Oslo
1st Dec – Stockholm
2nd December – Hamburg
3rd December –Amsterdam
4th December – Rennes
5th December – London
Fever Ray is re-releasing her critically acclaimed debut on a special edition that will include two live favourite covers – Vashti Bunyan’s “Been Here Before” and Nick Cave and Anita Lane’s “Stranger Than Kindness”- as bonus tracks, plus a DVD containing the promo videos for all four singles; a few of which can be seen in the player below.
The deluxe edition for the side project of The Knife’s vocalist Karin Dreijer Andersson will be preceded by a new singe, ‘Seven’, on October the 5th, one week before the album’s hit the shops. Available on 12″ and download formats, ‘Seven’ will feature remixes by CSS, Crookers and Martyn, among others.
It will serve as a good appetizer for Karin’s fandom, while they’re eagerly awaiting The Knife’s next project, the music and libretto for the theatre group Hotel Pro Forma’s forthcoming opera ‘Tomorrow, In A Year”, which will premiere in Copenhagen this November and is said to be inspired by Darwin’s concepts of evolution, life, etc., commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the author’s revolutionary opus “The Origin of the Species”.
