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Still buzzing from seeing them live last weekend. DJ!.(Don't forget your glowsticks....)
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Klaxons
Myths of the Near Future
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AMG Review of Myths of the Near Future
Heather Phares
All Music GuideBreathlessly anointed by the British press as pioneers of the "new ave" movement, Klaxons aren't quite as radical on Myths of the Near Future as they've been made out to be -- but they're not as grating as the hype around them would suggest, either. Their sound is closer to dance-punk than revamped Madchester giddiness, more like Bloc Party before they got very, very serious than the Happy Mondays or Stone Roses. "Atlantis to Interzone" is the band's most overtly dancey song. Opening with shouts of "DJ!" sirens and guitars that sound sampled, but aren't, then segueing to beats and rhythms that soar and plunge like a roller coaster, the song is the closest approximation of what a "new ave" would actually sound like. Fortunately, though, Klaxons don't limit themselves to a strict diet of shouty vocals, angular guitars, and loping basslines (though these are all present and accounted for on less interesting tracks like "Magick" and "Four Horsemen of 2012"). Myths of the Near Future's layered, deep-focus production prevents the band's sound from getting too boxed-in, elevating "Forgotten Works" and "Isle of Her" with choral vocals and a chilly atmosphere reminiscent of Gary Numan, "Ashes to Ashes" Bowie, and the colder side of Wire. Paradoxically, Klaxons' more classic leanings are what make Myths of the Near Future's best songs sound fresh. "As Above, So Below," "Gravity's Rainbow," "Golden Skans," and "It's Not Over Yet" range from brisk, witty pop to radiant allads, but they all boast hooks and melodies that many of Klaxons' more straightforward indie contemporaries would be proud to call their own. It's a little uneven and definitely not the reinvention of music as we know it, but Myths of the Near Future is a strong enough debut to survive a level of hype that has crushed other bands, and enjoyable enough to return to when the hype dies down.
Klaxons - The Dance/Punk Rave continues...
Reading 2007 3 Day Festival
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So…3 days at Reading; Although I live in London, it’s a easy commute for me, less than a hour each way. Some of the camping areas where a bit damp, but the main arena was dry and sunny for all three days.Friday;Sparta Who? Can’t remember a single thing about them and I was sober then….Blood Red Shoes Boy plays drums. Girl plays guitar and sings, LOUDLY!The Horrors LOL!..with some surpris
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KLAXONS - MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE (2007)
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Is “New Rave” the new “Emo”? Judging by the music press furor and the “Is it or isn’t it?” question surrounding the release of the first long player from South London three piece Klaxons, the tag seems like a glow-stick yoke wrapped around their hoodie clad necks. Forget the genre histrionics, for after all it’s just music, and the record buying public are drawn by the quality of t
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Klaxons. Oh yeah!
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Bought the album 'cos I liked the cover!Bloody excellent. Stupid hair - great tunes. Listen!
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Freaky Deaky Klaxons
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I was introduced to this band a few weeks back when another mogger posted about them but it was all in Spanish or Portuguese, I don't recall which. Fortunately, Klaxons are from England so the vids I could understand. I was particularly enthralled & disturbed by this video "Magick", which wiki sez is about Alistair Crowley, who for the uninitiated was a very well known English Occultist. This v...
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Read Me Write Bout Klaxons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wrote about this band a while back, and by wrote I mean just linked to some YouTube videos. Since their album was released this week and just today I failed miserably to get some tickets to go see them, I thought I'd spend a few minutes writing about them and the album.When I first heard Atlantis to Interzone is was on the daily NME Chart on MTV2 and for the life of me I couldn't understand w...
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Klaxons
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Klaxons lo conforman 3 londinenses con pinta de freaks que estan siendo considerado como los abanderados de un movimiento musical llamado New Rave, y su sonido ha sido definido como acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk. tiene tantas definiciones que confunden. pero lo que yo pienso es que su disco es muy bueno entra las canciones que mas me mueven estan As above , so below ,Golden skans , magick , Atlan...
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Klaxons - Better Than All You Favourite Bands Put Together & Then Fired Into The Sun At A Million Miles An Hour?
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Since it's under a month before I get my grubby little hands on the first album from this quote/unquote "Nu-Rave" band (and because I'm bored and want to post something) here's some YouTube videos for their videos.Enjoy, or just get annoyed cuz I'm spamming with YouTube vids.
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Klaxons announce album title and release date
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Good news for 'Klaxons' fans. The release date of their much anticipated debut album has been set. Entitled ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ it will be released on January 29 via Polydor.The album was produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco and will be preceded by the next single ‘Gold Skans’ in January. For those not familiar with Klaxons yet. These boys rip it live and are one of the mos
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Klaxons Win Mercury Music Prize
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Klaxons won the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize tonight (September 4).The band recieved the accolaide for their debut album ??Myths Of the Near Future?? and admitted they were surprised to win."I've never felt this way in my life. This is shock beyond any kind of shock I've ever experienced," James Righton told NME.COM. "We hoped we'd win it but we really thought Amy Winehouse or Bat For Lashes ...
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Mercury Win Boosts Klaxons Sales
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"As previously reported":PR, London based rockers Klaxons took the the Mercury Prize - awarded the best British or Irish album of the preceding year- and the results are a boost in sales of some 486% the day after the ceremony, the BBC reports.??Myths of the Near Future??, the now award winning album had been out of the top 60 before Tuesday's ceremony, but could now re-enter the Top 20.The 486...
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Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet - New UK Single
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4th Single from the massive 'Myths Of The Near Future'..are you dancing?
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Reading 2007 3 Day Festival
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So…3 days at Reading; Although I live in London, it’s a easy commute for me, less than a hour each way. Some of the camping areas where a bit damp, but the main arena was dry and sunny for all three days.Friday;Sparta Who? Can’t remember a single thing about them and I was sober then….Blood Red Shoes Boy plays drums. Girl plays guitar and sings, LOUDLY!The Horrors LOL!..with some surpris
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Klaxons - The Dance/Punk Rave continues...
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Still buzzing from seeing them live last weekend. DJ!.(Don't forget your glowsticks....)
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NME Picks 2008 Cool List
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This is their seventh annual cool list. What is easy to notice is that many people who were on last year's cool list arent included on it this year. Frank Carter of the Gallows was number one. Now Alice Glass of Crystal Castles is on the top of the list. Others making their debut on the list are Jay Reatard, Damon Albarn and David Sitek, what took them so long to put them on the list. You can...
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Freaky Deaky Klaxons
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I was introduced to this band a few weeks back when another mogger posted about them but it was all in Spanish or Portuguese, I don't recall which. Fortunately, Klaxons are from England so the vids I could understand. I was particularly enthralled & disturbed by this video "Magick", which wiki sez is about Alistair Crowley, who for the uninitiated was a very well known English Occultist. This v...
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KLAXONS - MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE (2007)
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Is “New Rave” the new “Emo”? Judging by the music press furor and the “Is it or isn’t it?” question surrounding the release of the first long player from South London three piece Klaxons, the tag seems like a glow-stick yoke wrapped around their hoodie clad necks. Forget the genre histrionics, for after all it’s just music, and the record buying public are drawn by the quality of t
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New Rave
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So I was flipping through my latest issue of Uncut today when I ran across an article on the Klaxons. It appears that they've coined a new genre for themselves and the media is running with it. I've only heard a few songs off their debut album (released in January here in the States and comprised of remixed songs from an earlier EP and some new singles). Magick grabbed my attention immediate...
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Klaxons announce album title and release date
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Good news for 'Klaxons' fans. The release date of their much anticipated debut album has been set. Entitled ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ it will be released on January 29 via Polydor.The album was produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco and will be preceded by the next single ‘Gold Skans’ in January. For those not familiar with Klaxons yet. These boys rip it live and are one of the mos
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'One fine day.'
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It was a hot day of 2007..(Oo)I went to the the disc shop i trust the most. I started my research on the 3d floor, where all the Rock/Alternative/Punk/Pop/Metal albums are waing for someone to be discoverd. I start talking with the guy that works there and usually introduces me to some good names. I told him about a review i recently had read, about a band named 'Klaxons'. He said -yes, i have ...
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Sorry MOG.
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So I recentally found a life for a while so I wasnt able to update in a while. Well rest ashured MOG I will let you know soon what I have been up to. Fist I will tell you about how I hung out with Fear Before The March Of Flames for a while trying to hook them up with some greenery. Then Ill tell you how the Klaxons are in concert and how cool of people they really are backstage. Thats right an...
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Read Me Write Bout Klaxons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wrote about this band a while back, and by wrote I mean just linked to some YouTube videos. Since their album was released this week and just today I failed miserably to get some tickets to go see them, I thought I'd spend a few minutes writing about them and the album.When I first heard Atlantis to Interzone is was on the daily NME Chart on MTV2 and for the life of me I couldn't understand w...
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Klaxons - Better Than All You Favourite Bands Put Together & Then Fired Into The Sun At A Million Miles An Hour?
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Since it's under a month before I get my grubby little hands on the first album from this quote/unquote "Nu-Rave" band (and because I'm bored and want to post something) here's some YouTube videos for their videos.Enjoy, or just get annoyed cuz I'm spamming with YouTube vids.
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If only...
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I had put money on the Klaxons winning the Mercury Prize, I'd be a few quid richer now. Dammit! I mentioned in a previous post that they might win and they did tonight (though I'd love to have seen it go to Fionn Regan). My predictions are never usually correct, because I thought the Guillemots (who I still think were robbed of the prize, if you ask me) were going to walk away with it last year...
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