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Violens: Winter Mixtape

5498 days ago
Pitchfork - ForkcastBack in October we told you about Violens, the project of ex-Lansing-Dreiden member Jorge Elbrecht, their remix of the Very Best, and their new 7" coming out in the UK via Chess Club. Now with a full-length on the way, Violens are offering a free "Wi... more info

Violens Release Free ‘Winter Mixtape’ UK Tour With White Lies

5504 days ago
AltsoundsWhen Violens (vy-lenz’) began plotting their winter tour, they decided to create something to share with the audience overseas while working on their debut album. The New York band has explored a myriad of sounds and styles this past year o... more info

Violens announce the Winter Mixtape and uk shows

5513 days ago
AltsoundsWhen White Lies asked Violens (pronounced 'vy-lenz') to join them on their November tour, Violens started thinking about creating something special to take to the UK with them. Having recently worked on remixes for numerous other bands who would in t... more info

Hot Chip, Magnetic Fields, Alberta Cross, The xx, Violens, Detroit Cobras, Raphael Saadiq & other tickets

5513 days ago
Brooklyn VeganTickets are on AmEx presale (@ 11am) for the two Magnetic Fields shows happening at Town Hall. BAM tickets are currently on sale to 'Friends of BAM'. Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ 11am) for the Hot Chip / xx... more info

CMJ '09: Weekend In Photos

5536 days ago
Stereogum One last gargantuan batch of photos from an exhausting, exhaustive week of NYC showgoing. On Friday Jessica Amaya joined us at Doveman's record release party at the Elevated Hole, a Chelsea loft owned by the Yale English Dept. chair Michael Warner... more info

Remix: Violens takes on The Very Best’s Warm Heart Of Africa

5537 days ago
Pasta PrimaveraTwo bands with completely opposite styles come together in a seriously friggin sweet way when NYC’s new wave experimental rockers Violens step up and remix the afrobeat jam “Warm Heart Of Africa” by The Very Best.  Take a listen: mp3: The Ve... more info

CMJ Update: The Very Best Cancels

5541 days ago
Big Apple Music SceneUnfortunately, The Very Best, a collaboration between Malawi’s Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit, and also one of my favorite performers at Pitchfork Music Festival this summer, has had to cancel their CMJ appearances due to “travel circumstances.” T... more info

The Very Best: "Warm Heart of Africa (Violens Remix)"

5546 days ago
Pitchfork - ForkcastViolens are the project of Jorge Elbrecht, formerly of Lansing-Dreiden, and a few of his co-conspirators from that band. Last year they toured with the likes of MGMT, Grizzly Bear, and Deerhunter in support of their debut self-titled EP. They've got ... more info

Violens remixed The Very Best (MP3), touring (CMJ dates)

5554 days ago
Brooklyn VeganDOWNLOAD: The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (Violens remix) (MP3) "The problem with hearing so much music is it gets harder to be surprised. But this album defies all preconceptions and never settles into a genre that you... more info

Lots of CMJ shows and More On Sale Now

5560 days ago
Big Apple Music SceneTickets on sale now: Echo & the Bunnymen at the the tiny MERCURY Lounge on October 17. Tickets The Gaslight Anthem, Murder by Death, Jesse Malin, and Broadway Calls at Brooklyn Bowl on October 16. Tickets CMJ show: Rain Machine (with Kyp Malone of T... more info

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