Klaxons - Surfing The Void coming to the the U.S. soon!

It is no secret that here at Arcadia we are huge fans of Klaxons... I haven't written a review for their new album yet because I want the review to be a little deeper than "OMFG IT'S SO GOOD" lol... In fact I realize that I don't have a whole lot of objectivity with bands like them and Bloc Party so it takes me longer to review the material.

WHILE we are waiting for that... hows about you kids enjoy this live version of "Echoes" in anticipation of their new tour!

Klaxons - "Echoes (Live @ Village Underground)"

Here's some press to tide you over...

“one of the best pop albums of the year – but still one of the most individual and ambitious.” – NME

“Even at low volume, it sounds astonishingly loud and euphoric – a self consciously epic record of rampant
ambition and deliberately arcane weirdness.” – Nylon

It’s been 3 years since Klaxons burst onto the music scene, injecting a dazzling and much needed moment of rave
hedonism into the midst of indie tedium with the truly original and enormously influential Mercury award-winning
album Myths of the Near Future. The band is back with the eagerly awaited follow up, Surfing the Void. This ten
track offering was produced in LA by rock legend Ross Robinson (Sepultura, Slipknot, At the Drive In, The Cure)
and written over the course of a three year long musical journey, it’s a brilliantly diverse and engaging alternative rock
record. While the record is now available to lucky fans overseas, stateside fans that can't wait to download the album at
iTunes on September 21st. The record will see a US physical release in the coming months on tinyOGRE Entertainment.

With the release of Myths of the Near Future the Klaxons burst into the consciousness of music fans everywhere,
going platinum in the UK and gold in Australia, France and Japan. Their debut release earned the band a Mercury
Award, two NME UK awards (Best New Band, Best Album) as well as two NME US awards (Best International Band,
Best International Song). Surfing the Void is already a smash overseas, launching in the top 10 in the UK, France,
Japan, Australia and Germany. Following some fantastic European dates this past summer and performances at
festivals like Reading & Leeds, the band are set to kick of a nationwide headlining tour on our side of the ocean.
Don’t miss your chance to see the band’s riveting live show in a city near you this fall!

We were given a taster of what to expect – or perhaps what not to expect - with the teaser track ‘Flashover’
being streamed on their site and via first single ‘Echoes’ fantastic video. Now it’s time for the full sonic explosion.

“villainous guitar rambling, dread-in-the-gut bass lines, and stentorian falsetto shrieks. But even Klaxons’
most ominously rambunctious tracks grind out plenty of bug-eyed dream pop chants.” – Spin

“it might be time to sit up and pay Klaxons some respect.” – BBC


TOUR DATES
Hoboken, Maxwells – 19th Sept
New York, Bowery Ballroom – 20th Sept
Washington, 9.30 Club – 21st Sept
Brooklyn, Music Hall of Williamsburg 22nd Sept
Boston, Paradise Rock Club – 24th Sept
Columbus, The Basement – 28th Sept
Detroit, Magic Stick – 29th Sept
Chicago, Lincoln Hall – 30th Sept
Minneapolis, Triple Rock Social Club – 1st Oct
Vancouver, Venue – 4th Oct
Seattle, Chop Suey – 5th Oct
San Francisco, Great American Music Hall – 7th Oct
Los Angeles, Filter Magazine Culture Collide Festival – 8th Oct
West Hollywood, Troubadour – 9th Oct

Surfing the Void Tracklist:
1) Echoes
2) The Same Space
3) Surfing the Void
4) Valley of the Calm Trees
5) Venusia
6) Extra Astronomical
7) Twin Flames
8) Flashover
9) Future Memories
10) Cypherspeed

Acid Kids with Jammer and Frisco, exclusive remix!

Acidkids WERE Markus Lange and Daniel Dexter. Markus put together my favourite remix of Black Ghosts "I Want Nothing (which their management let us post; at the time it was a North American exclusive as the rest of the world already had their hands on it) which was an absolute DJ set staple.

WHILE I'M MENTIONING HIM you HAVE to check out his blog that has fantastic remixes re-edits and everything else to make a dance floor go CRAZY... check it it here

NOW Acid Kids are Daniel Dexter, Topper Harley and Xander Thunder. And although Markus has departed he's still close to the group and so we give them an Arcadian blessing :)

Now I've got Malente & Dex - "Hyperactive" remixed by Acidkids... with verses from British MCs Jammer & Frisco. I love some Jammer and really like Frisco's verse on this as well. Read about the remix and the original below... BUT FIRST get this exclusive remix and edit!

Malente & Dex- "Hyperactive (Acid Kids Remix)"

Malente & Dex- "Hyperactive (Acid Kids Remix)" YSI

Here's a video trailer for ya... it's a little faster than the remix you're getting but both are sick...


You need to peep the original "Hyperactive", (on Exploited / GH-10), by Malente&Dex
w/remixes from Bobmo, Riva Starr feat. Jammer & Frisco/Dirty Canvas, Bird Peterson

"Hyperactive" has been supported by Surkin, A-Trak, Herve, Crookers, Sinden, Trevor Loveys,
Erol Alkan, Brodinski, Acidkids, Dave Clarke, Jokers of the Scene, Kraak&Smaak, Bassnectar,
Jesse Rose, Zombie Nation, Guns'N'Bombs, Riton, Fake Blood and many more.
Tommie Sunshine included "Hyperactive" on his forthcoming Mix-cd scheduled for October08.
"Hyperactive" has reached the Top 5 of the german club charts (DCC).

"Frigged-up bastard electro house utilising every old skool techno sample available to create a monster.
The essence of old skool rave, distilled and bottled for your delectation." (CRACK MAGAZINE, UK)
"Bobmo, Bird Peterson and Riva Starr are wheeled out to do their business all over Malente&Dex's
cut-up, monster-bassed ravetasmagorical original. (IDJ, UK)
"Hyperactive combines old-school rave with Herve-style twisted bassline noise." (DJMAG, UK)
"Lively, dark, buzzy electro." (MIXMAG, UK)


You should also check out "Where is my Mind", Markus Lange & Daniel Dexter
w/remix from Malente...

"Where is my mind" has been supported by Diplo, Yuksek, Rex the Dog,
Shir Khan, Disco Trash Music and many more.

"The original gives simply everything which it needs to be a Hit: Power, Feeling and a constant
smile in your face. Malente gives still another Remix and he wents crazy! " 6/6 (RAVELINE, GER)

You wanna see em? Go international jetset crew and see them play with a LOT of other great names!

25.Okt - Frankfurt
30.Okt - Munich _ /w Steve Aoki, Mr Oizo and Whitey live
31.Okt - Halloween /w Trevor Loveys (Dusided/UK)
07.Nov - Regensburg _ Acidkids vs Partyharders
08.Nov - Nuremberg _ Wildstyle
15.Nov - Ulm _ Unter Ulmern _ Sucasa
21.Nov - Vienna
11.Dez - Ingolstadt _ /w Boys Noize
26.Dez - Zurich
January/February - Exploited World Tour /w Malente, Daniel Dexter aka Dex, Shir Khan

Current free Dates:
Nov 15/16
Nov 22
Nov 28/29
Dez 5/6
Dez 19/20

Man I wish I was going to be in Munich... whooooo... what an amazing line up. Really all the dates look good, so get out and get your Europarty on! Arcadia is pals with Boys Noize and crew so we suggest you also get your ass out to that one :)

I'm going to work on transcribing the fantastic interview I had with Dom from Stanton Warriors this weekend so be expecting that soon! Keep your eyes and ears locked and remember to listen to The Spirit Of Albion tonight (-5 GMT) on 89.1 WIDR FM... and if you miss it search Google for the podcast because we update it every week! We appreciate your support... you guys are helping bring this blog and the show into places I never ever though we would be, so SERIOUSLY thank you for that! Be back soon...