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Will of Steele

2011-05-19T13:15:00.003+01:00

The sexiest label in town Young and Lost Club bring the sensual summer sounds of seductive synth songsmith Oh Minnows. His startling showing sends out a stunning showcase of sheer superbness.

Outerwear

2011-03-28T00:12:00.003+01:00

Changing the clocks might have thrown my morning routine out of sync, but it's fortunately allowed the crazy kids at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents cause to bang on about the need for more sun on an evening.

Sunless

Illuminations by lesssun

Merci Me

2011-03-21T10:29:00.001Z

When Saints Go Machine - Fail Forever (!K7) from K7 Records on Vimeo.

Danish dreamboats When Saints Go Machine release debut record soon. Get dOP remix here.

Soupa

2011-03-20T11:30:00.003Z

A few years ago in a dark canal side pub we put on one of the early Yuck shows. Next Friday some heathens will gather to check out Daniel's lil bit of the side Oupa.

Even

2011-03-19T17:01:00.002Z

newvillager

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Money - Girls

2011-03-19T11:36:00.002Z

MONEY MONEY MONEY

Live at the Castle, Oldham St, Manchester April 19. tickets

Einey Miney

2011-03-11T17:24:00.002Z

Bit cold for march have a cup of blissco to warm you up...

Maria Minerva - Disko Bliss by nofearofpop.net

Estonian born London resident Maria's habit of releasing quick to shift records leaves us wanting to one day get our hands on something more then just a bit of camping equipment. In the mean time we'll have to be left with a soundcloud and Andres Oper

Barbarian

2011-03-05T14:56:00.004Z

Forever Dolphin Love - Connan Mockasin from daniel brereton on Vimeo.

South seas superstar Connan Mockasin comes out fresh with ten minutes of beauty from Daniel Brereton pre-album release at the end of March on Phantasy Sound.

Continental

2011-01-22T01:13:00.001Z

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Diamond Messages

007HIT

2010-12-17T19:22:00.003Z

Fiction's Big Things ends 2010 for Hit Club, you can get it from Rough Trade/Record Drop. Produced by Anthony Rossomando in their native London, big things are imminent.

Always Wanting More

2010-12-05T18:33:00.003Z

H.A.P.P.Y.N.O.W.

I.R.O.K.
B.U.Y

PARTY

2010-11-23T01:19:00.003Z

Young and Lost Club and Hit Club Christmas Party. December 8 at Counter Culture nr London Bridge, featuring Exlovers, Get People, Bruise Music, The Van Doos, Fixers, Entrepreneurs, The Staves plus lots of djs

TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS

BAH SHE BE

2010-11-16T15:10:00.002Z

SHIT ROBOT

Maximum Space

2010-11-13T17:35:00.003Z

Some fellas are moving things forward, if you can do anything more then ctrl+alt+del you're a wizz kid in my eyes, so probably time to drop out of education save those pennies and learn how to rewire a house.

WISE BLOOD
BIDE WOOLS
BOILED SOW
LIBS WOOED
BLED IS WOO

BuybYE

Strt Slw

2010-11-06T00:52:00.003Z

New sensati0on Ghost Eyes takes to the road in support of the ever stunning Gold Panda.
Effortless and fearless it's the only way to end the year.

Latest tracks by Ghost-Eyes

Intertoto

2010-11-04T10:51:00.003Z

South Pacific - Is Tropical from gareth phillips on Vimeo.

MAY68 - The Prisoner from MAY68 on Vimeo.

Friends of Hit Club's pastures new provide ripe pickings along the merry way
Check it on Kitsune, ja.

005Hit

2010-11-01T01:24:00.003Z

It's been a bit of a wait, but the our next single is out this month. 005hit: Sissy & The Blisters. You can buy it from Rough Trade/Record Drop

Last Sixth

2010-10-28T00:40:00.003+01:00

Only a couple of weeks till Museum of Bellas Artes live debut, also starring the incredible Vondelpark - November ninth at White Heat.

vondelpark - hippodrome from Ciarán Wood on Vimeo.

Boaty

2010-10-28T00:23:00.002+01:00

Fixers - Amsterdam from fixers on Vimeo.

Big tracks from some well heeled men from Oxford: Fixers

Drawing Bored

2010-10-25T01:19:00.002+01:00

Beaty Heart- Get The Gurls from CRM Vickers on Vimeo.

Friends of Hit Club Beaty Heart join forthcoming 006hit Get People on november 3nd at the Old Blue, Great Eastern St, London. Only the best in London need play that night.

In the mean time enjoy.

006hit

2010-10-24T15:43:00.003+01:00

This time next week sees the London headline show from the magnificent Get People to coincide with their debut single Carless/Odyssey on Hit Club. You can pick a copy up from our friends at Rough Trade.

In the mean time enjoy Odyssey:

Some Reptiles Grew Wings

2010-10-24T15:35:00.002+01:00

Egyptian Hip Hop - Moon Crooner from Egyptian Hip Hop on Vimeo.

The new Egyptian Hip Hop video - buy the ep below...

moshimoshi.greedbag.com/buy/some-reptiles-grew-wings

itunes.apple.com/gb/album/some-reptiles-developed-wings/id389751860?uo=4

Michael Ingham

2010-10-18T16:34:00.001+01:00

GATEKEEPER "Chains" from Thunder Horse Video on Vimeo.

Gatekeeper

Best of times

2010-08-17T13:09:00.000+01:00

Hard Mix

Claus Act

2010-08-13T18:54:00.002+01:00

Museum of Bellas Artes out soon on Transparent

Change of Kite

2010-08-09T17:20:00.001+01:00

Kite Club - Going Swimming (buy)

L/A/D/S

2010-07-11T16:54:00.000+01:00

d/r/u/g/s

Nothing

2010-07-08T21:04:00.001+01:00

Underwear by FM Belfast (Music Video) from Daniel Scheinert on Vimeo.

dcm/hkd

2010-06-20T20:46:00.004+01:00

Check this down no dirty hands other then from wiping the grime from brows. This is worth Gerard St. 247.

Get People Mypace

Yus

2010-06-17T13:36:00.000+01:00

(myspace)

Unsolicited

2010-06-06T16:31:00.001+01:00

Keep Your Magic Out Of My House - Spectrals, buybuybuy

Show Jumping

2010-05-27T13:41:00.004+01:00

Super Wild Horses, album out soon in Australia and USA

Yougn Empires - Rain Of Gold

2010-05-26T16:16:00.001+01:00

myspace

Straight Up

2010-05-15T23:25:00.004+01:00

Standard

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Official Video) from Stones Throw on Vimeo.

Aloe

Premium

Fee Fie

2010-05-11T15:40:00.000+01:00

Coming Soon

2010-04-21T11:25:00.005+01:00

The Shimmer's debut show next week at C.A.M.P. on the City Road (Old St Roundabout)
and Egyptian Hip Hop's next London show with some fine ass supports from Othello Woolf and Phantom.

Othello Woolf, Stand promo video!

El Pablo El Foggio

2010-04-07T10:49:00.004+01:00

The Notes is a pretty grim name, especially as the Hit Club intern is crap at using her ipad so her ability to google it is pretty piss pot poor, dutty ho. Maybe a little trip to Wembley will brighten the mood, but might be so close so far, the same ole story year after year if we don't get back to the real issue at hand and that is points win prizes and goals win games.

mp3: The Notes - Dancing Shoes

Sea of Blake

2010-03-31T16:00:00.003+01:00

If you watch too much CSI:Las Vegas you begin to loose track of reality, but if real life was like the television things would be pretty cool and Hit Club would have a gun cabinet in the corner of our office and other shit like that. If you listen to too much James Blake you blow your mind, this is not even the begining of things to come.

Out now on Hemlock Recordings, EP out sometime soon on R & S Records.

Wild Human Videos

2010-03-19T10:05:00.000Z

EGYPTIAN HIP HOP // Wild Human Child from theartof agency on Vimeo.

Live - Is Tropical and MAY68 Free at Pure Groove

2010-03-18T21:43:00.002Z

Hit Club presents Is Tropical and MAY68 at Pure Groove for one of the best instores for a while. It's free entry and on Monday 29th March.

Feral Boys

2010-02-16T14:13:00.003Z

By the end of the month Hit Club will be celebrating our third release. As an early treat 002hit Is Tropical have delivered their take on the soon to be classic debut from Derbyshire's finest.

Egyptian Hip Hop - Wild Human Child (Is Tropical remix)

Fit All Over My Place

2010-02-03T00:39:00.006Z

Not being a musician has its benefits in that you can be a prick about other peoples art, whilst not even being able to look at a guitar without it going out of tune. Thus you can also just go why doesn't everyone just stop being half-arsed and wait till they have that moment, it might come once it might come everytime you fall asleep, where you go "fucking spot on" and there you go there's a banger. If you can do that and be one of Hit Club's favourite nightclubbers you might start to come close to this

Lonely Galaxy, Have A Heart (more) (more)

Fragile

2010-01-13T17:18:00.002Z

Frankie and the Heartstrings - Fragile from Carol Lynn on Vimeo.

Frankie and the Heartstrings debut single out on their magnificently named Pop Sex Ltd label.

Annual Report Year Dot

2009-12-17T14:12:00.003Z

Another slice of brilliance from Primary 1 and Riton, as everyone prepares their end of the world lists it's got to be hard to ignore these chaps. Especially when the video looks this good.

And even more so when you throw a bit of the Severn estuary into the mix.

mp3:Primary 1 & Riton - Radiates (Joker remix)

Post Arctic Circle

2009-12-12T00:41:00.001Z

Sundelles 'Keep it to Yourself' from Russ Finkelstein on Vimeo.

(myspace)

en to

2009-11-19T01:05:00.004Z

Hit Club records is excited that this week sees the release of 001hit Wolf Gang's The King and All of his Men and the announcement of 002hit Is Tropical's When O' When out in January 2010.

You can pick a copy of Wolf Gang's second single and our first from the magical Pure Groove.
And watch the fantastical video here:

Next January you can get the debut offering from the incredible Is Tropical, London's most exciting new band. Before we let you too near have a moment with the top notch remixes of both the a and b sides from two more of the best new artists in the country NewIslands and Egyptian Hip Hop.

mp3: Is Tropical - When O' When (NewIslands mix)

mp3: Is Tropical - Seasick Mutiny (Egyptian Hip Hop remix)

Riddim and Whos

2009-11-17T19:13:00.003Z

Dock leaves is the only answer to any question that could be asked on Radio 4's Gardener's Question Time that Hit Club would know - that's because we stick to the urban jungle.

mp3: Gardeners Question Time - Aquarium

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Dead Hits

2009-11-10T16:25:00.003Z

Bollocks to the Sunday Times and all that bullshit what you need to do it yourself is to be just better then everyone else and have balls out insanity on your side. If you can sell your ep for 17% profit great, well done, but you can't make people dance like this man.

Dead Kids' German Heart is out in a couple of weeks on the magical Art Jam.

Here's the previous offerings from possibly the greatest entertainer north of Morocco.

Keller vs Howard

2009-11-04T01:02:00.004Z

pretty special, thanks other people premier presenting on their part

(myspace)

mp3: Sundog Sinners - Obsidian Pond

Hitclusive - Hit Club live and Egyptian Hip Hop demo

2009-10-13T17:00:00.009+01:00

This weekend sees In The City take over Hit Club homeland, to celebrate we're throwing some parties, on Saturday and Sunday we're taking over Common and on Monday October 19th we have a pretty special live show. Featuring London's Three Seeds In Paris and Sunbirds, Sunderland's France & The Habsburgs, plus Hit Club's very own Is Tropical, Books and Egyptian Hip Hop.

It all takes place at Copperface Jack's underneath the Palace Hotel, Oxford Road. 8pm - 4am.

As a special treat to celebrate we've got a new and exclusive demo from Egyptian Hip Hop.

mp3: Dust - Egyptian Hip Hop

Dust -bedroom demo-.mp3

Free file hosting from File Den

2009-10-12T00:21:00.001+01:00

Yes In The City is soon and Hit Club are going to be at Common for the Saturday and Sunday night with a whole host of brilliant DJs from Manchester and London so come down, get away from the hype and listen to tunes.

Hit Club on sky channel 145 and Freeview channel 99

2009-10-10T11:02:00.004+01:00

From the ashes of Video Nasties rises Ivansxtc, with this amazing video from Perfume Genius.

Ivansxtc - Yesterday

(myspace)

Freelance Whales - Generator (2nd Floor)

(myspace)

It Started With A Hit

2009-10-05T14:49:00.005+01:00

There are lots of American things I don't really understand, Mexican food, how you can always know how many blocks you are from everywhere, baseball...but there are somethings that just make sense like (the) Tony Castles. Formed from numerous New York acts Tony Castles keep on being referred to as 'homies' by some idiotic expat friends of mine. Whether they're homies or not this is pretty good.

mp3: Pirates - (The) Tony Castles

(photo)

Hitski

2009-09-29T11:35:00.003+01:00

I once trecked around Northern California for a week, it nearly killed me, so God knows what would happen if Hit Club set off on a mission to Russia. I think i'd loose my toothbrush somewhere around Minsk, I wouldn't be able to go on after that set back.

Southampton isn't much closer, but at least for March on Moscow he doesn't have to navigate Birmingham. Could just get a train, the Tran-Siberian and get off before you trans Siberia?

mp3: Several Times - March on Moscow

(pic)

Hit of One Hit Club of Another

2009-09-20T18:53:00.005+01:00

Better be quick as X Factor is about to start, but Veronica Falls are mighty fine. They've now got a new tune up and they're playing the freshers ball to end all balls at Nail The Cross, presented by the eternally amazing No Pain In Pop.

Veronica Falls on another hand in a previous life were part The Royal We, who are pretty special ... get the record here.

mp3: Found Love In A Graveyard - Veronica Falls

You Can Lead A Hit To Water

2009-09-03T00:33:00.004+01:00

The continual stream of young ladies in music is getting boring I just wish that more of them threw themselves under horses rather then learn how to use drum machines. But, Elan Tamara has done something pretty special here, with the help of ever amazing Kwes (tea hut), she's made something genuinely interesting.

The irrepressible and ever magnificent Illegal Tender will help you fill in the gaps better - but the beautiful Oranges comes straight from her forthcoming E.P. which you can buy from Rough Trade.
I know little else about her other then by going from her myspace page we could be taking her on tour in a Spar delivery van, but Oranges comes as a breath of fresh air.

mp3: Oranges - Elan Tamara

A Hit In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush

2009-08-26T17:20:00.005+01:00

Lurking somewhere along the South coast of Britain is the magical Cabin Fever, possibly one of the last or very very first real artists of the new millennium. We know little about him, but have taken him to our hearts with one of the most engaging and nauseating myspace pages in many a day.

Our friends at the ever-green 50 Bones have passed over the haunting Wandered By; from the Cabin Fever album released sometime in the near future. On another note we better not show him this, Meg White is a robot.

mp3: Wandered By - The Cabin Fever

Younger British Artists

2009-08-07T12:46:00.007+01:00

One thing many people will be have brought back from Glastonbury this year, alongside the early signs of dissentry, a T-shirt sun tan and a fake moustache from the gay bar, is a new appreciation for a band they either hadn't come across before of hadn't given a chance before.

I had a few breakthroughs of this kind, a particular highlight being my 'not-at-all-chemically-induced' decision that Two Door Cinema Club's set at the BBC Introducing stage will one day be remembered as a moment of similar musical importance to day Kraftwerk learned to ride bikes.

Someone I missed at Glastonbury, because they didn't play, but did give me that similar rush of euphoria when I discovered them a while back were Manchester's lo-fidelity sonic-conquistadors Young British Artists.

The members have recently hand-folded all of the covers of their debut EP 'Small Waves' out on Manchester's wonderful Red Deer imprint now and can be purchased here.

Here's an exclusive sample...

Young British Artists - Small Waves

Make your own mind up about Two Door Cinema club below...

We're Here

2009-08-06T13:10:00.002+01:00

Fresh from one of the countries most exciting new artists Primary 1 and dj Riton. Available on the magnificent Phantasy.

Just too good for it's own good...

Tropical, Is.

2009-08-04T11:47:00.005+01:00

The majesty of creating something so brilliant is the inevitability that it usually doesn't make any sense, much like London's Is Tropical. A crazy mask wearing three piece, mysterious in nearly all details except that the songs are killer.

mp3: South Pacific - Is Tropical

Radar Detector

2009-08-03T00:14:00.004+01:00

Hit Club's official laser pen will probably be bought from Argos. No matter how long we use it for the batteries will never run out and it will be used for good only, unlike these crazy yobs. Lasers From Atlantis are actually from London and make 13 minute sonic stews, mixing for good measure a pinch of space rock, noisy post-prog and early yes wave.

mp3: Feels Good - Lasers From Atlantis

Dunlop, Bell, Fleming

2009-07-30T00:48:00.005+01:00

I recently came back from a traumatic few days stuck in Scotland on the most Westerly point of mainland Britain. Although I did see a deer, civilisation felt a million miles away - to help me though this whole experience the magnificent Midnight Maxi Mixes rarely left the speakers. Crafted by the mind-blowingly-life-alteringly-groundshakingly-talented Django Django (also they're Scottish) it's a fantastic monthly compilation of some beautiful corners of noise.

Also, Django Django release their debut single this month, you can buy it here or watch it below!

Let's Jump Ahead

2009-07-15T23:32:00.004+01:00

Sweden is pretty much the most amazing place, an endless supply of insane jeans, blankets for when it gets cold so you can enjoy sitting outside, as a nation they know how to live. Cleast Eatwood hail from the beautiful Stockholm and create sounds that could only come from Scandinavia. Majestically understated you glide through moments that effortlessly summon up a generation of artists that have created some of the finest noises in recent history.

We could list lots of Swedish music we all love, knowingly nod our heads in agreement to their reference points and contemporaries, instead enjoy the fantastic Get Related and the inspired Michael Polnareff, thank God for myspace's influences.

MP3 - Get Related - Cleast Eatwood

The Mono

2009-07-06T20:45:00.006+01:00

As the tides rise, the seasons changes and the world slowly begins to boil you'd be forgiven for forgetting that anyone in Great Britain could write exciting and genre defying pop music without being a private school whore with auto tune stuck down their gullet. But, salvation comes in the shape of The Mono, softly spoken and tucked away in a quiet corner of Kent they've created a sound that deftly cuts though the darkness to reveal two long slim figures stood in the light at the end of tunnel.

From snarling guitars shredding around perfectly balanced vocals, that swoop from the hushed beauty of Aimee's tones to the sharp power of David's lead vocals, to killer beats that underline the foundations of sublime pop brilliance that The Mono are crafting. Although yet to play a show, we're able to pass on the mesmerising Sparkling Furrs, with a pinch of new wave, no wave and for good measure yes wave it's quickly becoming the sound track to Hit Club's summer.

Sparkling Furrs - The Mono

White Car

2009-07-06T20:41:00.005+01:00

For all you successful people this is possibly the sexiest record we've heard in time, hushed vocals and a pounding synth can't but get you hot under the collar. Coming from White Car's forthcoming ep, it could be four of your best spent minutes today.

The Bridge - White Car

Frankie and The Heartstrings

2009-06-25T10:38:00.004+01:00

Back to Sunderland again, but this time for the majestic Frankie and The Heartstrings. The heartstrings are the purveyors of some of the finest pop sounds in Britain at the moment, which kept most of the Hit Club hotel room sane through last month's Great Escape. So one last listen before we start packing and preparing for Glastonbury.

Fragile - Frankie and the Heartstrings

Oh Minnows

2009-06-25T10:13:00.005+01:00

Our friends at the fantastic Young and Lost Club, probably the sexiest record label in the world, have given us the amazing debut single 'Might' from Oh Minnows. Written and recorded in Chicago by Chris Steele-Nicholson of semifinalists, the result is one of the most exciting new records we've heard in ages.

Catch these dreamy vocals and swirling sounds all over London in July.

Might - Oh Minnows

France and the Habsburgs

2009-06-03T19:45:00.009+01:00

Sunderland's finest sheet metal cutting factory employees France and The Habsburgs are pretty much the best thing to come out of Wearside since Michael Proctor joined York City on loan in 2001.

Hot Topic.mp3 - France and the Habsburgs

Egyptian Airwaves

2009-04-22T14:02:00.011+01:00

Egyptian Hip Hop. Affectionatly known by us as everything from Bolivian Chip Shop to Arabian Brit Pop we've all developed an unhealthy fascination with them, their fringes, their post skins duds and most importantly their fluttery-post-garageband rhythmic delights.

Rad Pitt (Rad. Fucking. Pitt!) is becomming anthemic to us to the point where barely a Hat Club goes by without it being dusted off and it got dropped three times within about two hours at the Blue Flowers easter all dayer.

Their three gig history is pretty consumate already, the first so good that they had Tobias from O. Children jigging giddily along to songs they'd written that morning, the second (a 3am set at a Christian Cafe) so bad that half of the audience actually believed them to be a practical joke and at the third they got booted off after one (amazing) song for being underage.

Egyptian Hip Hop - Fresh (demo) (Exclusive)

rad pitt.mp3 - Egyptian Hip Hop (demo)

Heavy Heaven (demo).mp3 - Egyptian Hip Hop

April Hot Club feat. Good Shoes/Video Nasties/Apples

2009-04-22T13:44:00.004+01:00

Indie pop royalty Good Shoes will play a super special come back show exclusively for Hot Club at The Deaf Institut e in Manchester this April. Their first gig outside of London in a very very long time and a great early chance for northern fans to hear tracks from their second LP.

Bring back memories of a time when all we really wanted was succint guitar based pop with the first 'Shoes album here, happy days, no?

Joining them will be the wonderful Video Nasties, as part of their tour backing the release of their debut long player 'On All Fours', which you can listen to on Spotify here.

Opening the night will be Hereford's Apples, who's track 'Reason 45' looks set to be the soundtrack to the summer. This will be their fifth ever gig. Their fourth is at the Flech d'Or in Paris, who said the toilet circuit was dead?

Tickets are priced at £10 are available from www.ticketline.co.uk and in person from Piccadilly Records and The Deaf Institute.

Here's the brand new video for Video Nasties new single 'Jellybean', it's getting us all very excited...

Hot Club presents Delphic's Single Launch

2009-04-22T12:44:00.002+01:00

Delphic, Hot Club and R&S Record's single launch party has finally settled on a venue, about time too as it's on Saturday.

The party, which had to be moved from Fallowfield's 'The Chapel' venue due to licencing issues, is now taking place in the celubrious settings of Blink, in the cavernous bowels of Afflecks Palace. Yes, that is the place that Tramp! Moved to.

As well as Delphic's first full headline show in Manchester in months revellers can expect a two hour set from techno godhead Ewan Pearson (the guy who produced 'Counterpoint') and sets from R&S artsits The Chain and Will Tramp! returning to his former home.

Those who don't know what Delphic's live show is like can get an idea at www.delphic.cc, or have a look at the video below.

Tickets for the night cost £8 and are available online from www.ticketline.co.uk and in person from Piccadilly Records, Manchester.

Listen to Counterpoint and side some massive remixes by Paul Woolford and The Chain on Spotify here...