Style: French Pop / Electronica / Disco House

For Fans Of: Goldfrapp, Saint Etienne, Françoise Hardy

Perfect For: Films or tv shows that need seductive club music, scenes that involve a relaxing lounge under the sun, advertisements for high-end retail products

Lola Dutronic is a French Pop/Electronica duo, consisting of remixer/producer Richard Citroen and Berlin-based vocalist Lola Dee, who sings in both French and English. Their latest album “Lola Dutronic In Berlin” was recorded over a three week period in an abandoned Berlin apartment and mixed in Toronto. It also features Mike Garson (of David Bowie fame) on piano.

“Lola Dutronic In Berlin” is an album of soft melodies and nostalgic moments that are neither old or new, but nonetheless a pleasure to listen to. The twosome combines immense beats and offbeat orchestration to create an infectious exotica that could well be the soundtrack to an impromptu journey that is out of this world. Lola Dee has a dreamy, super-husky quality to her voice that is both sweet and seductive, which goes hand-in-hand with Richard Citroen’s fun-loving and somewhat childish and 80s electronics. Their songs have been featured in many films and television shows, including “The L-Word,” “Godivas,” “Blood Ties,” and “Perfect Strangers.”

Lola Dutronic’s mix of sultry, danceable grooves and shimmering synth-pop numbers would go well with films or tv shows that need seductive club music, scenes that involve a relaxing lounge under the sun, or advertisements for high-end retail products that need an upbeat dash of sexy, cool music.





















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Labels: disco house, electronica, featured artist, French pop, musync artists, pre-cleared music

This weeks featured album is by Lisa Papineau. It's right on our homepage. Check it out - link below.

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Labels: Bassnectar, featured artist, pre-cleared music

Style: Post Rock / Pop / Electronic

For Fans Of: The Stone Roses, Joy Division, Mouse On Mars

To hear songs by Languis send an email to info@musync.com and we'll send you a link to three tracks.

Languis is a duo from Argentina whose eclectic mix of acoustic instrumentation, warm synthesizer melodies, and abstract electronic percussion lead the way to their distinctive brand of listenable electro-experimental post-rock. Marcos Chloca and Alejandro Cohen have been musical companions since 1991, grafting sounds to form a constantly evolving musical unit. It's common to hear gently plucked nylon string guitar, whispered vocals, and an electric bass melody mingle with pulsing, effects-layered beats and swirling analog keyboard washes. Languis successfully manages to make interesting music by not aligning themselves with any particular style. Instead, they drift along in a dreamy, uncharted land where beautiful songs and traditional instrumentation go hand-in-hand with futurist, laptop experimentalism.




















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Labels: electronic, featured artist, Languis, pop, post rock, pre-cleared

Style: Alternative Rock, Reggae Rock, Violin Laced Rock

For Fans Of: Guster, Bedouin Soundclash, Sublime

To hear songs by Zox send an email to info@musync.com and we'll send you a link to three tracks.

From the beginning, ZOX has managed to build cohesion out of contrast. Look no further than the band’s twin frontmen: one is a tattoo-covered conservatory violinist with a history of trashing dressing rooms at Carnegie Hall, & the other a buttoned-down Type-A who turned down an offer from Stanford Law School to keep up the band. As one, they’ve thrived in the chaotic wilderness of the internet underground, developing the rare skill of writing meaningful, memorable pop songs characterized by a *truly* unique sound. Featured are an electric violin run into a guitar amp (the Village Voice once described ZOX’s violinist as “Eddie Van Halen meets Papa John Creach”), earnest, vivid lyrics, & a rhythm section that seems to swing effortlessly between musical styles.

Their first two albums, released independently, sold close to 40K copies—“The Wait”, mixed by legendary producer Mitch Easter of R.E.M. fame, ranked #7 Billboard Top Internet Album when it was released in ’05—garnered a buzz that opened up many doors: signage to LA’s Side1DummyRecords (Gogol Bordello/Mighty Bosstones/Flogging Molly) & booking agents CAA, along with numerous TAXI placements, including 12+ tracks sprinkled throughout MTV shows The Real World, Road Rules, & Maui Fever. Capitalizing on this momentum, ZOX, continuing their grassroots tradition, immediately hit the road showcasing at SXSW, performing at the legendary Reading & Leeds festivals in the UK, & adding to their log of over 1,000 live shows, touring with everyone from the Warped Tour to Rusted Root.

Produced by John Goodmanson (Death Cab/Sleater-Kinney/Harvey Danger) & released to early critical acclaim in Alternative Press, Relix, & Outburn magazines, the 11 songs on ZOX’s third album, "Line in the Sand", are hungry to be heard. And rightly so: adds at commercial radio—WBRU in Providence, CD101 in Columbus, & The End in Seattle—along with charting at #38 on CMJ, foreshadow the commercial viability of ZOX’s latest diverse set of tunes.





















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Labels: alternative rock, featured artist, reggae rock, violin laced rock, zox

Style: Nu-Jazz, Downtempo, Broken Beat

For Fans Of: Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation, St. Germain

To hear songs by Soulphonic Soundsystem send an email to info@musync.com and we'll send you a link to three tracks.

The masterminds behind the Portland, OR-based Soulphonic Soundsystem project are the duo of producer DJ Santo (Transistor Lounge founder and host of syndicated radio show "Something Different") and multi-instrumentalist Chauncey Canfield, who was named SPIN magazine's "Best Unsigned Band" of 1998 and co-founded DC-based jazztronic trio, Aubergine 3. The fruit of their first collaboration, "Sonido," a track featuring vocals from Geri Soriano-Lightwood of Supreme Beings of Leisure, was on a 12-inch that was embraced by truly global tastemakers such as Richard Dorfmeister and Rainer Truby. On the strength of this single - a favorite at LA's Transistor Lounge parties - the duo toured the West Coast behind Mark Farina, Diplo and Bugz in the Attic.

Now comes their debut album, Soulphonic Soundsystem: Volume One, that incorporates broken beats and jazz breaks with Latin flavor over live instrumentation with horns and a Rhodes piano. Choice cuts include the indigenous sounds of "Eastern Market," the sultry lounge vibe of "The One" and "Foggy Bottom," which was recently placed in an episode of CSI:NY. With its warm keys and soothing sax line, the break out single "Sonido" is also included here - word is that "Sonido" and "The One" will be featured in upcoming episodes of HBO's Entourage. Listen with an open mind because Soulphonic Soundsystem's sensual sounds and forward-thinking production on Volume One will lighten up any dark winter day.




















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Labels: broken beat, downtempo, featured artist, nu jazz, soulphonic soundsystem

Style: Alt Country, Folk, Americana

For Fans Of: The Mamas & the Papas, Beachwood Sparks, Whiskeytown

To hear songs by Brothers & Sisters send an email to info@musync.com and we'll send you a link to three tracks.

Brothers and Sisters is a band out of time. Led by real-life siblings Will and Lily Courtney, their music entirely lacks the calculated cool of contemporary indie rock and seems totally oblivious to the cynical machinations of the music business. The siblings are the children of Ragan Courtney and Cynthia Clawson, respectively a Baptist preacher and a Grammy-winning independent gospel artist dubbed “The Christian Barbra Streisand,” both for her voice and for her support of the Christian gay community. When he was six, the Courtney parents took young Will to a Beach Boys concert, and it was over—he decided to become a musician. As a kid, he sang in Houston’s Post Oak Boy’s Choir and before long was recording songs for children’s’ records and commercials. When he was old enough to get out of Houston, Will headed to L.A.—home of his idols the Beach Boys, Love, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Today, Brothers and Sisters has grown into a ten member band, performing all over the country. Brothers and Sisters bask in the same golden sunshine as the Mamas and The Papas and the Byrds, but the Austin-based collective also mines that era’s darker side, combining sugar-sweet harmonies with foreboding, gloomy lyrics.




















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Labels: alternative country, americana, brothers and sisters, featured artist, folk