Watussi – ‘Echale Fuego’

Watussi is something a bit different for WhoTheHell. I happened to catch a set recently on m brother’s recommendation and was stunned at the crowd response – barely anyone not shouting along and dancing.

He ‘s not content to just use his ethnic authenticity (Watussi is Columbian-born but these days rocks Bondi) to peddle beige, ‘Dexter-incidental-music’ style latino funk; no, Watussi writes songs that soundtrack the raddest parties that South American’s have in your head. They’re filled with pop hooks, funk grooves and call and response.

If you get the chance to see him live with his full band, it’ll be a fun night.

www.myspace.com/watussimusic

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Screamfeeder – ‘Dart’

Screamfeeder have been around for, like, ages. And, like most indie bands that tend to hang around for extended periods of time, they’re really good.

They’re currently touring their album Kitten Licks in full. It was released in 1996 (making this the… 13th anniversary? Celebration!) and so I was too little to get into them then. My Screamfeeder loving started with 2003’s Take You Apart, a great indie power-pop, but for some reason I only recently started looking into their back catalogue.It’s fairly extensive and I’m far from getting through it all but I know enough to confirm that Kitten Licks is a highlight and will we worth checking on the aforementioned tour.

The song Darts was the first single off the album (so I’m told – like I said, I wasn’t really listening to much beyond Backstreet Boys at the time). This is the kind of song that makes me wish I had Screamfeeder posters under the lid of my school desk instead of Hanson ones. I would’ve been, like, the coolest kid in school. Well luckily Screamfeeder are still around and still cool so I can make up for it now by sharing it with you here.

A re-mixed and re-mastered version of the album that includes original b-sides has been released to coincide with the tour. Check it out.

www.myspace.com/screamfeederrock

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Fergus Brown – ‘Hot Kisses, Cold Tiles’ (mp3)

I’ve posted his track before John, She was never only dancing. I just got this newie sent and now I really want to hear the rest of his album Burgers Frown. And check out his show. He’s doing a good run in the next few weeks, and his 17 May gig at the Hopetoun is also an FBi Radio fundraiser: very important people! So i’ll see you at the gig on the 17th then? Yes.

FERGUS BROWN TOUR DATES

17 May 2009 Hopetoun Hotel (Album Launch Residency!) Surry Hills, New South Wales
24 May 2009 Hopetoun Hotel (Album Launch Residency!) Surry Hills, New South Wales
28 May 2009 Bon Amici Cafe (w/ Kid Sam + McKisko) Toowoomba, Queensland
29 May 2009 Fans Club Brisbane (w/ Leader Cheetah) Brisbane, Queensland
30 May 2009 LoFly Hangar (w/ McKisko + Kid Sam) Brisbane, Queensland
31 May 2009 Hopetoun Hotel – Album Launch Residency (w/ Kid Sam + McKisko) Surry Hills, New South Wales
6 Jun 2009 Curtin Band Room (w/ Kid Sam + McKisko) Melbourne, Victoria

www.myspace.com/fergusbrown (more…)

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Firekites AUTUMN STORY – chalk animation from Yanni Kronenberg on Vimeo.

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Aeons – ‘Via Lactea’ (mp3)

This track has made it’s way onto the interwebs exclusively via the whothehell pigeonhole – home of all things musically awesome and antipodean. ‘Via Lactea’ is the second notch on the belt of Sydney’s Aeons, an unsigned electro duo of limited back catalogue but endless promise. Translating to ‘milky way’ in Latin, the song glides through rippling currents of intergalactic synth, building to some darkly cosmic vocals by singer Lance.  I’d say it’s only two ounces of oomph shy of some serious Gen Y Presets-style epic electro.

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