COMIN’ UP
DANNY HARLEY
IS ONE BUSY MAN!
When he’s not creating viral Daft Punk cover videos with
his five piece electronic band Pigeon or running his own
recording studio in Brisbane, he’s writing some incredibly
infectious music under his down-tempo electronic
moniker The Kite String Tangle.
An ethereal blend of intricate melodies, nostalgic
lyricism and captivating soundscapes, The Kite String
Tangle has been making some serious waves all over
Australia and now the world – with some resounding
feedback. His breakthrough track ‘Given The Chance’ has
amassed almost one million plays on his Soundcloud,
sneaked in at number 19 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 and was
added to Triple J’s heavy rotation in August last year
which Danny confesses to DJ Mag Australia “basically
made a career for me”. Whilst Danny notes and
appreciates the massive influence Triple J has in
determining the commercial success of an artist in
Australia, he also highlights the importance of other
media avenues. “Triple J is a good stepping stone
between massive commercial radio and community
radio”, Danny admits, “Triple J are pretty important but
at the same time no-one should put all their eggs in that
basket. I think sometimes people do that but there are
definitely other ways with online and digital radio, blogs,
Soundcloud and every other medium for music.”
On the back of his incredible breakthrough year, 2014 is
also set to be a massive one from the 24 year old. He’ll be
starting off the year with a self-described “four day
bender” with DJ sets and live performances all over the
country from the Wonderland Festival in Perth to Falls
Music and Arts Festival in Byron Bay. On top of that, Danny
has just announced another national tour with Sydney
analogue wizard Kilter on support duties.
Danny elaborates, “I kind of had planned to do this tour
for a while and it was supposed to be for a new single but
all sorts of things have happened in terms of finding the
right label. I wanted to get all that stuff right before I
release anything more so in the end it’s just ended up
being a tour for the new live show.”
Don’t fret though. Danny has plenty of music coming out
soon! “I’m hoping to release a single within the next
couples of weeks and a debut EP within three months”,
Danny assures DJ Mag Australia. “I’ve got all the
tracklisting finalised, I just need to finalise the versions
and settle on who’s going to release them and how we’re
going to release it.”
Make sure to catch The Kite String Tangle on his national
tour with Kilter before he heads off to America in March
to play a string of shows including a showcase set at
South by Southwest.
Like a
VIRGIN
TOUR DATES AND VENUES:
Wednesday 12th Feb - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Thursday 13th Feb - Canberra, ACT, Transit Bar
Friday 14th Feb - Sydney, NSW, Oxford Art Factory
Saturday 15th Feb - Melbourne, VIC, Northcote Social Club
Sunday 16th Feb - Melbourne, VIC, Northcote Social Club
Monday 17th Feb - Melbourne, VIC, Northcote Social Club
Wednesday 19th Feb - Fremantle, WA, Mojo’s Bar
Thursday 20th Feb - Perth, WA, Flyrite
BOMBS AWAY
Friday 21st Feb - Adelaide, SA, Arcade Lane
Our first gig was one to remember,
we had been planning it for quite
a while, stressing over tracks and
some originals we were testing out
for the very first time.
Saturday 22nd Feb - Brisbane, QLD, The Zoo
Sunday 23rd Feb - Brisbane, QLD, The Zoo
WORDS: NIC HOROWITZ
AMINE EDGE AND DANCE:
Australia Tour Feb 2014
Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if hiphop and house came together? A strange idea I know…
But Amine Edge and Dance have mastered this craft.
The two youngsters came together in the South of France
bringing a love of both hip hop and house music, to form
the well known genre of “Gangsta House” or “G House”.
2012 was a breakthrough year for the duo, as they
delivered some dynamic and heavy bass sounds,
including the smash hit “Going to Heaven With The
Goodie-Goodies”.
These bulbous baselines combined with 80’s hip hop
lyrics sparked worldwide attention and support from
artists such as Solomun and David August. This acclaim
to fame progressed into 2013, which saw the duo become
one of the most notorious names in the house scene,
playing more than 130 gigs worldwide.
Furthermore, the introduction of their new label “CUFF”
has given the world a taste of the raw and dexterous talent
of other promising artists from around the globe. Having
developed such an enormous fan base and already
ach