AUTUMN 2011 RELEASES

(1.) 'Kinshasa Succursale'by the Belgo-Congolese artist BALOJI.
(2.) 'God Is My Bike' by Euro-American songstress MAÏA VIDAL .
(3.) 'The Last Werewolf' by English, antique-beat THE REAL TUESDAY WELD
(4.) 'Pelao' by Colombian party band LA CHIVA GANTIVA
(5.) 'Megafaun' by Americana popsters MEGAFAUN.

(1.) 'Kinshasa Succursale' Is the second full length recording by BALOJI. It is more than a follow up album, it is a completely new departure for the artist. Originally born in Lubumbashi in the south-eastern portion of the Congo, BALOJI immigrated to Belgium with his father at the age of four. His eternal quest for self-identity came to light when we spoke with his mother for the first time in 24 years. He knew he had to go back. This recording is the fruit of his return voyage to his motherland. The CD is now available for pre-order!

(2.) MAÏA VIDAL uses violins, accordion, guitar, percussion, toy instruments and her distinctive, moving voice to compose and arrange her own unique music. She blends modern, confident songwriting with shades of old world melodies, and takes us on a journey that is at once sweet and painfully honest, yet never loses its sense of wonderment.

(3.) THE REAL TUESDAY WELD album 'The Last Werewolf' takes Glen Duncan's novel as the backdrop for a widescreen emotional cabaret tailor-made for the iTunes generation. For the album is both a high-concept soundtrack plus a diverse playlist for the eclectic of ear and heart, all held within the band's own genre 'Antique Beat'. The book's themes of violence, friendship, transformation, London, love and betrayal are recast as a suite of songs bound together by voices and readings from the text.

(4.) “Pelao” (which equally means “kid”, “hairless”, or even "broke"), the first full length recording by LA CHIVA GANTIVA, includes 11 titles, sung in Spanish, French, and sometimes in a strange mixture of the two languages. In addition to other subjects, the lyrics seek to deconstruct the clichés that circulate about Latin-American cultures.

(5.) For 'Megafaun', their 3rd, self-titled, mature and inspired album, MEGAFAUN's impeccable songs and heavenly vocal harmonies are enhanced by the band's limitless sonic inventivity. The record unfolds in a million directions, moving beyond the back porches of Americana into wholly new and uncanny sonic territory, where gorgeous, earthy melodies blossom into unsettling time signatures and swirling electronic soundscapes.