Issue 4 // 2011 words
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Bee Adamic Illustration
Sarah Haug
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he London based electronic duo consisting of Emily and Tom picked up a lot of blog love during the middle of last year with their euphoric remixes of Alex Winston’s Choice Notes, and a throbbing reconstruction of Local Natives World News. Their own material is equally as fantastic: I couldn’t stop listening to their dreamy lo-fi hit “Snow White” after first hearing it. Towards the end of 2010 they released a stunning five track EP and gave it away for free. It was a perfect combination of Emily’s enchantingly icy cool and whispery vocals and Tom’s cool wave synthesizing beats. Every single track on the EP is fantastically produced with an infectious and charmingly eerie vibe – the tracks are sung with dreamy loving lyrics, but all have added underlying 80’s synth tones. The demand for Labyrinth Ear to perform live is growing by the day but they’re still preferring quirky intimate venues for now, so catch them somewhere small before it’s too late!
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