Wednesday, March 18, 2009

colouring in.


colouring in is a new london-based band formed by love minus zero label owner and house producer tom neville and opera singer henry bennett. and before you're all like 'yeah just like hercules and love affair', let me tell you that the colouring in sound is much more dancefloor-oriented, catchy and synth-laden - 'future-romantic pop music' as they call it, 'always with a raucously infectious beat'.

i've picked up a demo of their track 'intergalactic romantic' from the exquisite dalston oxfam shop this morning and while i have tons of other posts on my to-do-list, this had to go up right away. much love to my favorite london girl in berlin for the recommendation.

colouring in - intergalactic romantic (demo radio edit)

an ep is set for release in 2009 and obviously a couple of labels are already on it, so you a&r's and label owners reading this, bust out the cheque book and get ready for a hard fight, as these guys will definitely blow up!

i am hoping to see colouring in live some time this year, as they play a great show with five people on stage playing live electronic drums, four synthesizers, a cello and a trumpet. can't wait!

13 comments:

catherine said...

thx so much *blush* (u kno y).
i totally agree - that one needed to be posted!plus he IS a very pretty boy!
bisous

Anonymous said...

i prefer your synth-arpeggio/80s-phases to your springbreak/hostage ones. so thees posts are cool.

aleks said...

the fact that you are satisfied, reader #3865 for today, fills me in with infinite happiness!

Yuriko Godo (*pseudonym*) said...

I love this blog! AHH, if only I could get to be this cool with the one I just started!(http://terriblesting.blogspot.com/)

Anonymous said...

everyone shut up and enjoy this song!!!

Anonymous said...

Man, that's a terrific song. Best I've heard all month.

Anonymous said...

colouring in are fucking awesome

Anonymous said...

WOW.big time hearts...
so fresh!

Anonymous said...

sorry but the music is generic and the vocals are terrible, i could barely finish it.

Anonymous said...

superb. been on repeat all day!

bla a said...

huh! :O
wow!
what a superboring track!
how did they make it that boring?

pelin said...

are you out of your mind?! you come to LDN and you don't let me know !?!?! seriously ?!?! you must be proper mental!

Anonymous said...

What a fine day! Let’s talk about UGG Boots’ history today.

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Did you know that Australian Sheepskin Ugg boots have always been called Ug, Ugh or Ugg boots and have been made in Australia for almost 200 years? "We always called them Uggs, Smith says, "long before it was a trademarked brand." Brian Smith, Founder UGG Holdings, Inc. Los Angeles Magazine October 1st, 2001

The Ugg Boots Story

The original Ug Boot. "Ug," (also spelled "Ugg" and "Ugh" in Australian dictionaries) is not a brand name but an age old generic term for this style of Australian-made sheepskin boot. In Aussie slang, the Ug name is short for "ugly." In terms of comfort, however, the Ug Boot is a thing of beauty. The softness of the Australian Merino sheepskin produces a boot with a snug, cozy, form-fitting feel that’s more like a sock than a shoe, yet it’s rugged enough for outdoor wear. The fleece lining has the astonishing property of providing year-round comfort. In cold weather, the plush fleece provides an insulating layer of warmth by trapping your body heat, much like goose down does. But in the heat of summer, the natural fibers of the fleece actually cool your feet by wicking away perspiration.

Growing Up in Uggs

By the 1970s, in Perth, the largest city on Australia’s West Coast, Ugg boots were being manufactured by several small companies in the area. Perth has much the same climate as Southern California and is also a haven for surfers, whom Aussies call "surfies." And it was the community of surfies at the great surfing beaches at Margaret River near Perth who first adopted Ugg Boots as their footwear of choice and made them a symbol of the Aussie surfing lifestyle.

Ug Fever Spreads

From the beaches of Western Australia, Ugs were soon seen on the feet of East Coast surfers from Brisbane to Sydney. And it wasn’t long before some of these surfers -- the ones who traded their surfboards for skis in the winter -- found that their Ugg Boots were just as at home in the ski resort areas of the Snowy Mountains as they were on the warm sands of Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

It was Aussie surfers, traveling the world in search of the perfect wave, who first introduced their mates in Southern California to the pleasures of the Ug Boot. Ugs soon became a cult fashion among those L.A. surfers who could depend on a buddy ‘down under" to send them a pair of boots.

Ug Essentials

Today the Ug "secret" is out. You’ll find these versatile ugg boots to be in fashion on beaches from San Diego to Santa Cruz and in ski resorts from Tahoe to Vail. And today, you don’t have to "know someone" in Australia who will send you a pair, since there are now a number of companies importing boots of this type. But, if you want the genuine article, you do have to know what you’re looking for because, no matter how they spell it -- Ug, Ugg or Ugh -- there are several importers with look-alike products that fall short of being the real thing.

If you want genuine Ugg Boots -- well-made boots with all the qualities that made the original so desirable -- you’ll want to make sure that.....

The boots are made from 100% Australian Merino Sheepskin. This will ensure your purchase is made of the finest Sheepskin hide avaliable.

Please Note:

Beware of very cheap imitations... quite a few boots on the market are made of cow suede with sawn on sheepskin inner fleece off cuts.... Don't take the chance and purchase these boots.... the external cow suede does not breath like 100% sheepskin does and will leave you with a smelly sweaty boot... But I must say these boots do look like the real thing but just don't cut the mustard when compared to authentic ugg boots
What do you think after you reading this UGG Boots history? Just hope you’d like it, see you next time!