Enjoy this fresh, hook-laden slice of indie pop perfection from XTR HUMAN. Giants grabs you from the start with its jumpy stop/start bass and guitars dueling on top of an infectious synth melody. Complimented quite excellently by Johannes Stabel’s infectious vocals (reminding me of the wonderful Robert Forster) Coming in at just over 3 minutes…
Tag: Blackjack Illuminist Records
Donat ignore this new track from Vlimmer.
SWIT PREMIERE – Vlimmer – Rasenstarre – SWIT PREMIERE SWIT’s honoured to be premiering this new track from muti-talented/faceted Alexander Leonard Donat returning with his Vlimmer project and this irresistible slice of dark indie pop – Rasenstarre. Wonderfully chorused guitars,infectious vocal melody and just when you’re thinking “that’s a nice slice of 80’s inspired Banshee-esque…
Super World Indie Tune Of The Day: Phantoms vs Fire – Mirage
Phantoms vs Fire – Mirage. Super World Indie Tune Of The Day 20.02.2019. Alexander from Blackjack Illuminist Records has just been in touch about a Brazilian artist he has signed. The man in question is Thiago C. Desant and he goes by the moniker Phantoms vs Fire. His new LP “WLDLFE” is out on the…
Super World Indie Tune Of The Day: We premiere What Scares You by WHOLE
WHOLE – What Scares You. Super World Indie Tune Of The Day – 14.10.2018 WHOLE is a Berlin duo made up of SWIT fav Alexander Leonard Donat (Blackjack Illuminist Records) and Thomas Schernikau. They release their new LP “BIAS” on October 19th. We are delighted to premiere “What Scares You” from the record. It’s an…
Super World Indie Tune Of The Day: XTR HUMAN are capital
XTR HUMAN – Disturbia. Super World Indie Tune Of The Day -12.09.2018. Here is some expansively joyous post-punk delight from Berlin’s XTR HUMAN. “Disturbia” is hellishly catchy and highly strung with cascading drums, exquisitely chiming guitars and serious as fuck bass lines. The bright and colourful mix by Lemmy Fischer from JAGUWAR is perfect. I’m…
SWIT Premiere: Down Below by Fir Cone Children
Fir Cone Children is the Berlin-based one-man dream punk project of Alexander Leonard Donat. His fourth LP “The Straight & The Curly” (Blackjack Illuminist Records) is out on the very lucky for us Friday 13th of July. We are then delighted to premiere “Down Below” from the new LP, it’s a short, sharp, joyful shock….
Fir Cone Children are spirits kindred
Fir Cone Children (with Krissy Vanderwoude) – Gravity Girls Autumn is my favourite time of year and here she comes, that season of mist and mellow fruitfulness when we take to the woods like the wild animals we are and forage for blackberries, chestnuts, fir cones and the like …. and that brings me nicely…