Last week Modular & Bacardi prescribed you with Van She’s cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”. But if that fever still persists then they highly recommend that it’s about time for your 2nd dosage, in the form of a Holy Ghost! remix of the very same track. As if the original wasn’t enough, Holy Ghost! do what they do best & take team Van She’s effort & make it their own.

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While the latest release from Bacardi’s B-Live Bat Box doesn’t feature any cowbell, Van She’s cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” is nothing short of banging.

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Housse De Racket are 2 young French kids who have been playing together since their teens (they met back in the 90s in the orchestra of the local Chaville conservatoire). They finally released their debut album Forty Love last year & will be touring through Europe this month (all dates below)!

Forty Love was produced by Gonzales & Renaud Letang (Feist, Gonzales, Peaches, Manu Chao & Tiga) & it’s supposed to be a gem, “a fresh take on pop combining influences from the 90’s ‘French Touch’ era to the 1960s melodic French song-writing sensibility & yeat crystallized in a modern pop sound”. Unfortunately for a lot of us this is only available in France, but they are planning to spread their music a bit more by giving away one remix of their upcoming single “Synthétiseur”. The EP that contains promising remixes by Mix Hell, The Teenagers, Das Glow & Van She is being released next week in France & August 3rd in the UK.

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July:

04 Furia Sound Festival Cergy-Pontoise
11 Les Francofolies La Rochelle
14 White Heat w/Delphic @ Madame JoJos, London
15 Christophe invite Housse De Racket – Bassin de Neptune-Chateau de Versailles
16 Wonky Pop Night @ Punk, London
18 Long Live Rock And Roll @ Lennons Night Club, Southampton

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The Presets will embark on their largest ever national tour, taking in more cities & visiting many regional centres for the first time, & wherever possible accommodate younger fans with all age shows. It truly is on for young & old.

This May/June tour signifies the closing chapter on the Apocalypso for the band, & will be their last Australian shows in 2009, after which they will return to the studio to begin work on their 3rd album.

Joining The Presets on the trot is extra special guests Archicture In Helsinki. The Melbourne pop mavericks are currently riding high on the success of their single “That Beep”. A dizzyingly catchy slice of pop, it’s lit up dancefloors, radios & tv screens across Australia & all around the world. Their electrifying live show has seen them conquer festival stages all summer with AIH’s patented blend of sweat, heart, energy & fun, and now they’re bringing the pain on the road with The Presets.

As well as Architecture In Helsinki; the lads of Van She + Wolf & Cub will also join The Presets across select dates.

Sampler:

The Presets – “If I Know You (Heartbreak Remix)” | download

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Architecture In Helsinki – “That Beep (Radioclit’s French Mix)” | download

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Van She – “Changes (Gloves Remix)” | download

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Wolf & Cub”Seven Sevens (Dept. remix)” | download

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