Released right in the middle of the 'bloghouse era' - to be exact, August 2010 - the debut album from Melbourne based electronic music project Miami Horror, which was a solo project at the time consisting solely of Benjamin Plant is, to put it simply - an absolutely gorgeous record that manages to balance the sounds of nu disco akin to the stuff being released on Cut Copy's label Cutters during their late 2000s prime thanks to acts such as Knightlife and Nile Delta, synthwave and near flawless dance pop that has lots of French touch influence sprinkled throughout for good measure, particularly during Illumination's opening tracks. I first found out about Miami Horror around a year ago when listening to the first compilation released by legendary Lincoln-based label Moda (keen readers will know that it was founded by former Radio 1 residents Jaymo and Andy George!) - and I was very quickly floored upon hearing hit single I Look To You (which famously features New Zeala...
Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! I'm incredibly excited to write today's post (and I apologize for the gap, I've been really, really busy with college and life in general!) - as last Sunday, international filter house collective Creux La Nuit turned three, and celebrated with a huge day long stream that doubled down as a radio station, virtual party and mini festival, with several artists on the label coming together to deliver something truly epic, and before you ask - yes, it did one-up last year's party, and by miles! What I hope for this post to include, is a small rundown of CLN's history for new readers and fans, alongside detailed features for what was played on the radio station - and all of the DJ sets from ten of the members (including yours truly!) - so I hope you enjoy reading and listening back to what was a super awesome event. Let's get started! A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREUX LA NUIT: Creux La Nuit (which I think means 'the hollowness...