This is one of the last albums ever recorded at London’s renowned Olympic Studios where The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who all produced masterpieces. Acoustic At Olympic Studios finds Asobi Seksu’s duo - vocalist Yuki Chikudate and guitarist James Hanna - re-arranging songs to give listeners a fresh take on the band’s impressive career.
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After delivering quite the wonderful LP earlier this year in the form of 'Hush', Asobi Seksu have now confirmed details of another new release set to hit shelves before the year is out. Though it's not exactly an album of new material, it does sound pretty impressive, said to collate a collection of music taken from the bands three-album long career and rearrange them acoustically.
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Transparence is a limited edition 10″ featuring 2 unreleased songs from the same Gigantic Studios sessions where Asobi Seksu recorded its 2009 Polyvinyl debut LP Hush. The lead track...**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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Dreamy shoegazers Asobi Seksu are set to release a new album of acoustic takes on songs from their back catalogue. Acoustic At Olympic Studios gets released on the 16th November and is one of the last albums ever to be recorded at the London recording studio before it was closed. Vocalist Yuki Chikudate and guitarist [...]
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The big guitars and vocals fans are accustomed to hearing from Asobi Seksu will be toned down for the duo's forthcoming acoustic album, Rewolf. Set for release on November 10th, the album features 9 alternate versions of previously released tracks and a cover of Hope Sandoval's "Suzanne," all recorded live at the late Olympic Studios in London. Asobi Seksu - "New Years (acoustic)" (from Rewolf)
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NYC neo-shoegazers Asobi Seksu have announced details of their new album. Hush , the band's third album, will hit the streets February 17th.A stream has been posted for the first single "Me and Mary". You can hear the track here .Asobi Seksu's websiteAsobi Seksu's Myspace
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Asobi Seksu is releasing a four-song limited-edition ten-inch titled Transparence on August 25th. The ten-inch, which comes in clear vinyl, is limited to 1,000 copies. You can pre-order it now here. Check out the band’s tour dates with Loney Dear below. US TOUR DATES Sep 16 - Joe’s Pub (special acoustic performance) - New York, NY Sep 23 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC Sep 24 - The Earl - Atla
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LAist : "Do not let her small stature fool you, Yuki Chikudate will tear you apart. She has the voice of an angel (and not the namby pamby naked cherub kind either. The old testement kind with fiery swords that descend upon you and blast your head off with the word of God.)" SPIN **** (4 Stars) : “This Brooklyn group's previous albums established them as shoegaze confectioners, molding cand
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Asobi Seksu are often compared to My Bloody Valentine, but they've also proven that they do have their own special sound. That's partly why Polyvinyl has signed the band and are set to release the single "Me & Mary," both digitally and on 7-inch vinyl, on November 18. Now, to be blunt, Asobi Seksu's lead singer Yuki Chikudate is very attractive and Asian. We all know that white guys like Asian...
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The video was conceived of and designed by Brooklyn-based illustrator Dan-ah Kim, and executed with the help of director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. For the first time Kim is directing a work of her own, collaborating with Stewart-Ahn for his technical knowledge. The pair met while working as crew on a Michel Gondry project. For Dan-ah the video was a chance to experiment with animation, which was done
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Asobi Seksu, the band poised to steal the hearts and minds of dreamy indie-pop Brooklyn new-music-junkies around the world*, are hitting the road again (TMT News), but this time in support of everybody's favorite French accordionist/cafe background music creator extraordinaire, Yann Tiersen. Asobi just released Hush on Polyvinyl this last February, while Tiersen's last album was released in 200...
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The pop duo of Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna are set to release their new album, Hush, through Polyvinyl Records on February 17th. Chikudate's classical musical training and Hanna's rock background combine beautifully in an expansive and expressive shoegaze pop style that is absolutely stunning. For a preview of the upcoming record, the first single, "Familiar Light," is available to downl...
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Shoegaze and Asobi Seksu go together like Malia and Sasha Obama and the word "cute," so how come Asobi Seksu have decided to ditch their shoegaze sound for their new album? According to guitarist James Hanna, "We knew we didn't want to do 7,000 reverb guitars this time, so we stripped the sound down and built it back up from there. Every shoegaze song is the same rhythmically." Come on, James! ...
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Asobi Seksu "Me & Mary" (New Video Premiere*) NEW NEW NEW NEW Asobi Seksu "Me & Mary " (New Video Premiere*)
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