NY electro-rockers Blip Blip Bleep are readying for the release of their new record Like Track Stars. Blip Blip Bleep is the work of producer/singer/guitarist Sean Han, with the help of singer/keyboardist Alexa Danner and drummer Jojo Schwarz. After 2 stellar EPs (2007′s Wireless and 2008′s Alarm Clock, Snooze Bar, Get Up) they have decided to go the distance on this new record and make a full-length LP. Alarm Clock told a day in the life story of an urban 20-something, and Like Track Stars expands on the idea of a concept album to follow the arc of a relationship, from a first date through breaking up and moving on.

After the non-stop action of their first two EPs, Like Track Stars shows the maturity of BBB. A true concept album, Like Track Stars charts the arc of a typical relationship through a 9 song journey. From the excitement and nervousness at the beginning (“Rock” and “Freak You Out”) to the inevitable lull in the middle (“Don’t Forget” and “Like Track Stars”) and the let down at the end (“Rewrite The Scenes”) BBB keeps the beat going with their infectious electro-rock. Somehow amidst the telling of the story BBB even manages to incorporate a cover of The Cure’s “Letter To Elise” and make it fit perfectly with the rest of the album.

Like Track Stars showcases BBB’s now fully formed sound. Through the first two EPs BBB’s sound seemed to be still exploring the electro side of electro-rock. Now on Like Track Stars BBB have figured out how to make electronic music that rocks! Sean’s masterful arrangements are beautifully executed by the trio of talented musicians. Alexa shines on her recorded debut with BBB after a year of playing in the live show, adding sweet harmonies throughout the album and duets on “Rewrite The Scenes” and the title track. The record is perfectly mixed by Nic Hard who also contributes the remix of “Freak You Out” that appears on the album. Dave Liang (Shanghai Restoration Project) rounds out the record with a great remix of “Rock” closing out the stellar 11 track LP. BBB have really hit the mark with this one and have made the leap from a pop fascination to a real powerhouse talent.

Check out the music video for their 1st single off of Like Track Stars:

And grab a free copy of the single as well!

Blip Blip Bleep
“Freak You Out” (mp3)
from “Like Track Stars”
(Undercover Culture Music)

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Don’t miss the downloadable tracks at the bottom and stay tuned for the latest IODAcast featuring many of the artists included below!

Thanks and Enjoy!

Adam Rabinovitz- VP Marketing

1. We Were Promised Jetpacks- These Four Walls [Fat Cat Records]

2. A Sunny Day In Glasgow- Ashes Grammar [Mis Ojos Discos]

3. Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day [Partisan Records]

4. Bela Fleck- Throw Down Your Heart… [Rounder Records

5. Ultre- The Nest And Skull [Audiobulb Records]

Re-issue: The Monks- Black Monk Time [Light In The Attic]

Bethany Clayton- Marketing, UK

1. Various Artists- 5: Five Years Of Hyperdub [Hyperdub Records]

2. Brother Ali- Us [Rhymesayers Entertainment]

3. Bass Clef- May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way [Blank Tapes]

4. Felt- Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez [Rhymesayers Entertainment]

5. The Orb- Baghdad Batteries [Malicious Damage]

Re-issue: The Gun Club – Death Party [Cooking Vinyl]

Christophe LeBreton- Marketing, France

1. Imaad Wasif- The Voidist [Tee Pee Records]

2. Oumou Sangare- Seya [World Circuit]

3. Liquid Stranger- The Intergalatic Slapstick [Interchill Records]

4. Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day [Partisan Records]

5. Boo Boo Davis- Ain’t Gotta Dime [Black and Tan Records]

Re-Issue: not specified

Craig O’Neill- Marketing Account Manager

1. BadboE- Break The Funk [Auditorydesigns]

2. Black Moth Super Rainbow- Eating Us [Graveface Records]

3. The Prodigy- Invaders Must Die [Take Me To The Hospital]

4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band- The Phenomenal Handclap Band [Friendly Fire]

5. Big Boss Man- Full English Beat Breakfast [Blow Up]

Re-issue: Various Artists- Disco Loco, Vol. 1 [LocoBop]

Elijah Carroll- Marketing Coordinator

1. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls [Fat Cat Records]

2. Mantis – Still Life [Brick Records]

3. Megafaun – Gather, Form & Fly [Hometapes]

4. Souls of Mischief – Montezuma’s Revenge [Hieroglyphics Imperium]

5. Tommy T – The Prester John Sessions [Easy Star]

Reissue: The Roots – Organix [Groove Distribution]

Greg Beshers – Director of Marketing

1. Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel – Willy and the Wheel [Bismeaux Records]

2. John Doe And The Sadies – Country Club [Outside Music]

3. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – The Phenomenal Handclap Band [Friendly Fire Recordings]

4. General Elektriks – Good City For Dreamers [Quannum Projects]

5. Tinariwen – Imidiwan: Companions [World Village]

Reissue: Rail Band – Belle Epoque Vol. 3: Dioba [Sterns]

Jillian Putnam-Smith- Programming Manager

1. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic [Western Vinyl]

2. Choir of Young Believers – This is For the White in Your Eyes [Ghostly International]

3. Ultre – The Nest and the Skull [Audiobulb Records]

4. Sleepy Sun – Sleepy Son [ATP Recordings]

5. Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth [Hometapes]

Reissue: Milton Nascimento – Travessia [Dubas Musica]

Mai Sasaki- Marketing, Japan

1. Céu – Vagarosa [Six Degrees]

2. Madeleine Peyroux – Bare Bones [Rounder Records]

3. General Elektriks – Good City for Dreamers [Quannum Projects]

4. Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project – Afterquake [Undercover Culture Music]

5. Tinariwen – Imidiwan: Companions [World Village]

Reissue: Milton Nascimento – Travessia [Dubas Musica]

Matt Wright- Marketing Account Manager

1. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic [Western Vinyl]

2. Ecstasy & Friends – Lone [Werk Discs]

3. Various Artists – 5: Five Years of Hyperdub [Hyperdub]

4. Yura Yura Teikoku – Hollow Me / Beautiful [Death From Abroad

5. Jega - Variance (Volumes 1 & 2) [Planet Mu]

Reissue: The Monks – Black Monk Time [Light in the Attic]

Ozgur Okter- Senior Manager, Marketing

1. Ancestors – Of Sound Mind [Tee Pee Records]

2. Astra – The Weirding [Rise Above Records]

3. Baroness – Blue Record [Relapse Records]

4. Cave – Psychic Psummer [Important]

5. Shrinebuilder – Shrinebuilder [Neurot]

Reissue: Ofege – Try And Love [Academy LPs]

Robert Litsen- Marketing, Scandinavia

1. Miss Li – Dancing the Whole Way Home [National]

2. The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die [Cooking Vinyl]

3. Ane Brun – Changing of the Seasons [Determine Records AB]

4. Florence Valentin – Spring Ricco [Startracks]

5. Pauline – Never Said I Was An Angel [Tri-Sound]

Reissue: The Hellacopters – Supershitty to the Max [MNW]

Tara Cuesta- Marketing, Spain

1. Matt & Kim – Grand [Artwerk Music]

2. Vic Chesnutt – At the Cut [Constellation]

3. Wojtek Godzisz – Wodjtek Godzisz [Tigertrap Records]

4. Bettina Koester – Queen of Noise [Asinella Records]

5. Apse – Climp Up [ATP/Recordings]

Reissue: Blue – Another Night Time Flight [Demon]

We Were Promised Jetpacks
“Ships With Holes Will Sink” (mp3)
from “These Four Walls”
(Fat Cat Records)

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Brother Ali
“Us” (mp3)
from “Us”
(Rhymesayers Entertainment)

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Liquid Stranger
“Soundboy Killa” (mp3)
from “The Intergalactic Slapstick”
(Interchill Records)

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Black Moth Super Rainbow
“Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” (mp3)
from “Eating Us”
(Graveface Records)

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Tommy T
“The Response (featuring Gigi)” (mp3)
from “The Prester John Sessions”
(Easy Star Records)

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Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel
“Hesitation Blues” (mp3)
from “Willie And The Wheel”
(Bismeaux Records)

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Here We Go Magic
“Fangela” (mp3)
from “Here We Go Magic”
(Western Vinyl)

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Milton Nascimento
“Canção do Sal” (mp3)
from “Travessia”
(Dubas Musica)

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The Monks
“Monk Time” (mp3)
from “Black Monk Time”
(Light In The Attic)

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Vic Chesnutt
“Chain” (mp3)
from “At the Cut”
(Constellation)

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Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project
“Sala” (mp3)
from “Afterquake”
(Undercover Culture Music)

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By: Michael Madavi

Artist: Abigail Washburn and The Shanghai Restoration Project
Title: Afterquake
Label: Undercover Culture Music
Genre: Electronic : Chinese
Release Date: 5/12/09
UPC: 884501138567
Territory: World

Hot off the success of his sophomore album, Zodiac, The Shanghai Restoration Project producer Dave Liang teams up with celebrated American clawhammer banjo player and singer, Abigail Washburn, for a brand new project. The Album, Afterquake, produced in cooperation with Sichuan Quake Relief, is a folk/electronic project remixing voices and sounds from the China earthquake zone to raise awareness for victims still in need. This unique album features on site recordings of student voices and playground sounds from the relocated Wenchuan Shuimo Middle School in Emeishan, as well as the voices of parents, reconstruction sounds, Sichuan Opera percussion, and Monk vocals  from Wenshu Monastery. Though the quake happened in May of 2008, the victims still need considerable relief from this rare natural disaster. A portion of all proceeds to benefit Sichuan Quake Relief.

The Shanghai Restoration Project is an electronic group formed by Chinese-American producer Dave Liang. The group’s first eponymous release, inspired by the Shanghai jazz bands of the 1930s, combines traditional Chinese instruments with modern hip-hop and electronica. The release gained recognition globally, rising to the top 10 in several electronic charts, including Amazon, iTunes, and MSN Music. Liang’s music has been used in advertisements and promotions for Kenzo Parfums (a division of Louis Vuitton), Microsoft, Rhapsody, TiVo, and SanDisk. In 2007, SRP partnered with China Records (the Chinese government’s record label) to release Remixed and Restored, a project remixing select classic Chinese hits from 1930s Shanghai.

Abigail Washburn is a talented clawhammer banjo player and singer. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with the old-time bands Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet. After entered a songwriting contest at MerleFest (a bluegrass festival in North Carolina) and winning second place for her song “Rockabye Dixie”, Washburn gained the attention of the Nettwerk record label. Her first solo album, Song of the Traveling Daughter (produced by Bela Fleck) featured two songs recorded in the Mandarin Chinese language, which she learned while living in China, pairing her well with Liang’s music. She was also Colorado College’s first Eastern Asian studies major!

Washburn and the SRP will be featured on NPR’s All Things Considered this Friday, May 8^th to talk about Afterquake; you should definitely check it out to hear this unique and inspiring album.

Artist: Shanghai Restoration Project
Title: Zodiac
Label: Undercover Culture Music LLC
Release Date: 1.20.09
UPC: 884501066556
Genres: Electronic : World
Territories: World

An experiment in cross-cultural soundscapes, The Shanghai Restoration Project draws its creative inspiration from the old 1930s Shanghai jazz bands, an early combination of East and West that’s become an international legend. The Project revives this exotic blend by introducing Eastern instruments and rhythms to the Western sounds of hip-hop, jazz, and electronic. The Shanghai Restoration Project producer Dave Liang has worked with artists on Bad Boy, Nettwerk, and Universal Records. In August 2008, The Shanghai Restoration Project was featured on NPR’s Day to Day in celebration of the Beijing Olympics. Select tracks were also featured in NBC and BBC’s broadcast of the games. The new album, Zodiac, was inspired by the Chinese Zodiac and features twelve tracks, each representing a different animal.

The release streets today, check out the iTunes US feature:

The Shanghai Restoration Project
“vOX (feat. The Virginia Sil’hooettes)” (mp3)
from “Zodiac”
(Undercover Culture Music)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
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A brand new episode of The Sound Culture is up at TheSoundCulture.com featuring The Tones, Mike Relm, Shanghai Restoration Project and more.

1.
The Tones
“The Movemeant” (mp3)
from “Dreamtalk”
(PLUG Label)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
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2.
Mike Relm
“Everytime (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien & Adrian Hartley)” (mp3)
from “Spectacle”
(Radio Fried Records)

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3.
The Shanghai Restoration Project
“vOX (feat. The Virginia Sil’hooettes)” (mp3)
from “Zodiac”
(Undercover Culture Music)

Buy at Amazon (CD pre-order)
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4.
Y La Bamba
“Alida St.” (mp3)
from “Alida St”
(GypsyPop Records)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
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5.
Karmacoda
“Make Like Mine” (mp3)
from “Below Zero – Minus 1″

(Below Zero LLC)
Buy at Napster
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6.
Justin Johnson
“I’m Your Computer” (mp3)
from “I’m Your Computer”

(Southern Vice Recordings)
Buy at Dance Tracks Digital
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7.
Sinewaiver
“Socket” (mp3)
from “Sinewaiver”

(My Sonic Temple)
Buy at GroupieTunes
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8.
J Courage
“Too Deep” (mp3)
from “Too Deep (Juju Remix)”
(Trenchant Dubs)

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9.
Orlando Julius
“James Brown Ride On” (mp3)
from “Super Afro Soul”

(Blue Scholars / Light in the Attic)
Buy at Amazon MP3
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10.
Ky-Mani Marley
“Yesterday” (mp3)
from “Many More Roads”

(Fractal Entertainment)
Buy at mTraks
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11.
El Tigrillo Palma
“Alegre Me Ando Paseando” (mp3)
from “Mis Rolas Mas Chidas Vol 1″

(Aries Music Entertainment Inc)
Buy at eMusic
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Listen to James Brown’s Socket Computer here.