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Showing posts with label Kele Okereke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kele Okereke. Show all posts

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Bloc Party share studio updates on album 5

Bloc Party are not hiding the fact that they're in the studio, and over the past week they've shared a couple of photos - see below - and now this very cryptic video. We also know that the band has Kele and Russell left in it from the original line up and that they've already got a live show booked for a festival in America.

Scroll on down below and let us know what you make of the 23second long video.




Posted by Bloc Party on Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Foals to collaborate with Bloc Party on new album

Bloc Party have lost two members within the past two years, and it looks like they've found some members to replace them, well sort of. It'll be a release called "Cruel".

Yannis (Foals)
Foals are set to collaborate with Bloc Party on an up-coming release, rumoured to be an album. Speaking to 'NOTHING' magazine in Brazil, Yannis said that the two bands have already jammed over a few new tracks and are set to release it at the tail end of the year.

Bloc Party in 2013

Monday, 30 March 2015

Utopia Island lineup complete!

Exciting news from southern Germany: one of the most beautiful festivals we have ever been to, Utopia Island, has announced its complete lineup.
Amazing acts such as MØ, Kwabs, I Heart Sharks… will now also be joined by the following bands/solo acts:
Kele Okereke (!), Chase & Status, Rage, Claptone, The Magician, Roman Flügel, Snavs, Kytes, Waisted Ruffians, Eskai83 and Panda Party Soundsystem.


We had a great time at Utopia Island last year. Read our review here!

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Listen to Bloc Party's new track "Exes" in full

You can now listen to Bloc Party's brand new track "Exes" in full below, the song below was recorded during Kele's appearance on Australia's Triple J earlier on this week.

Scroll on down below to get a taste of their new album!


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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Bloc Party have started recording their fifth album

Today I bring to you good news! Bloc Party have started recording their fifth album. In an interview with Australian radio Triple J this morning, Kele Okereke has said that they have 18 news songs, they've already started recording and he even went on to play a new track!

"I guess it's the first time that I have talked about it but we are making a record at the moment, It's sounding like nothing that we've done before but that's what everyone always says.

We're at the writing/recording phase. We've started recording - I think we have about 18 [song] ideas and we're going to lay them down properly in the next few months. I said if there was a guitar it was a sign ... I'm going to play a song from the new record; this is called 'Exes'." 



Thursday, 16 October 2014

Daily Download... Kele - Doubt (Twins of London Remix)

The rascals at TWiNS have remixed Kele Okereke's latest single, putting their own funky spin on it, we're giving it away for free today!


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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Kele Okereke unveils new track "Coasting"

Kele Okereke is getting ready for his new album, "Trick", and recently he has spoken about his desire to take his DJ set to live performances, and for Bloc Party fans he's even spoken about the band's fifth album. Always good news.

So scroll on down to listen to the Bloc Party's front-man's latest track.

 
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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Kele Okereke announces two new UK dates

The Bloc Party front-man has announced two shows, north to south, one in Manchester and one in London. He's gearing up for his new album "Trick" which is out next month, and tickets for the shows are on sale Friday at 9am via the usual places.


Kele Okereke Live UK dates
15 November - Oval Space, London
29 November - Gorilla, Manchester


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Monday, 15 September 2014

Kele Okereke speaks out about Bloc Party's fifth album

Good news for Bloc Party fans, in a recent interview/article for Vice Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has spoken out about his new album "Trick", being gay, a musician who leans from genre to genre and something that Bloc fnas will be getting excited about... Their fifth album!


He says:
"The real test for me now as we start preparing the fifth Bloc Party record, is how can I take what I have learned from this world and bring it into another? How can I cross-pollinate? I'm not talking about recycling sounds—that would be reductive and crude. I'm talking about the experience. How can I make something so personal and transcendental translate in the world of indie rock, and is it even possible? I don't know, but therein lies the challenge, and thats a challenge I am excited to undertake."

Since going on their most recent hiatus, Matt Tong - their drummer - has parted ways with the band, but Kele and Russell have met up to jam recently, see the photo below.

Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke dismisses 'Silent Alarm tour'

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has responded to questions regarding the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the band's début LP "Silent Alarm", labelling anniversary album tours 'cynical' and 'cringey' in an interview with Music Feeds.

The original shot for Bloc Party's début album

Some good news for fans comes in the light of Kele saying "I feel that the best way to honour that would be to make more records, not just to look back to where we were". So it isn't the end, if anything far from it!

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Sunday, 24 August 2014

The Weekly Catch-Up (w/e 23rd August)

Yes it's that time of the week where we round-up the BEST new music that we've heard over the past 7 days (or so), we've got new stuff from Interpol, SBTRKT and something brand new from Aussie band New Navy!

SBTRKT

SBTRKT - War Drums (Featuring Warpiant)

This was recorded live at Maida Vale studios for Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1, the song appears on the album and is a collaboration with Warpaint's Emily Kokal Warpaint on vocals. The original version on SBTRKT's forthcoming album




New Navy - Rosaline

"Rosaline" is the first official single to be lifted from New Navy's forthcoming début LP. It's been a long time coming for fans of the band, and since we heard their song "Zimbabwe" on a Kitsune compilation album we've been big admirers of their dancable indie-pop anthems!




Sundara Karma - Indigo Puff

Following on from their stunning début single "Cold Heaven" which was released via the ever consistent Chess Club Records earlier this year, Reading's Sundara Karma have announced their brilliant new single "Indigo Puff" which is out on 6 October through 203 Recordings.

The huge song has an equally huge anthematic chorus and when I first heart it I was literally amazed! This single is once again going to be backed by a couple of shows, 24th September in Reading at BBC Introducing at Oakford and at London's Barfly the next day.




Rae Morris - Closer

From her early "Blue Print" demos we've been a fan of hers, and we even managed to catch her live back when she was opening for Bombay Bicycle Club. Since then she's gone on tour on her own, released some great EPs and has even provided guest vocals for Bombay Bicycle Club on their recent album.

Now she's back with another great piano-come-electronic tune "Closer", you can listen to it below, and if you fancy listening to her collaboration with Fryars you can click here for "Cold".




Racing Glaciers - Animals

Racing Glaciers have this week released their latest EP, riding off the back of a wave of optimism and being on the latest Transformers OST the band from Macclesfield have it all going for them right about now! "Animal" has some real emotion buried beneath the soaring post-rock riffs and melodies, listen to this and tell me they're destined for big things!



Kele Okereke - Closer

Bloc Party's front-man Kele Okereke has a brand new solo LP coming out in October, and after releasing a teaser for "Trick", he's released a full stream of the first single off the album, "Doubt".

Four years after his first solo LP came out this has a slightly more house flavour to it after his dabbling in the scene in the past 12 months. Not as electronic as his most recent material, but it's certainly great to hear his vocals again.




Interpol - Ancient Ways

Interpol have unveiled the latest track off their forthcoming album "El Pintor". You can stream "Ancient Ways" just below. The full album is out 8th September.

 



 

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Kele Okereke unveils new track "Doubt"

Bloc Party's front-man Kele Okereke has a brand new solo LP coming out in October, and after releasing a teaser for "Trick", he's released a full stream of the first single off the album, "Doubt".

Four years after his first solo LP came out this has a slightly more house flavour to it after his dabbling in the scene in the past 12 months. Not as electronic as his most recent material, but it's certainly great to hear his vocals again. 

 
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Bloc Party's Kele announces new album "Trick"

Bloc Party's frontman Kele Okereke has confirmed details of a new solo album release, it will be coming out on Lilac Records, and "Trick" will be released on 13 October (UK) / 14 October (North America). It follows on from his 2010 début solo effort "The Boxer".


He's also uploaded a 'teaser' video, check that out below!


"Trick" track-listing
  1. First Impressions
  2. Coasting
  3. Doubt
  4. Closer
  5. Like We Used To
  6. Humour Me
  7. Year Zero
  8. My Hotel Room
  9. Silver and Gold
  10. Stay the Night
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Bloc Party's Kele remixes In The Valley Below's "Peaches"

In The Valley Below are gearing up for their May 6 Capitol Records release, Man Girl EP, and today, SPIN premiered Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke's remix of "Peaches," the first single from the duos upcoming EP.



Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke remixes Saint Raymond's "Young Blood"

Kele Okereke has turned Saint Raymond's track from a light and delicate Indie-Pop track into a House heavy dance-floor filler. Saint Raymond is currently on tour supporting HAIM and will release his debut album next year. The single is coming out through National Anthem (HAIM, Chvrches, The Orwells).

It's quite the remix I have to say, give it a play below!


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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Kele Okereke & Bobbie Gordon to release new single on 3D printed vinyl

Kele Okereke and Bobbie Gordon are going to releasing a new single on 3D printed vinyl - the world's very first!

The Bloc Party and solo star has worked with Gordon on a single, "Down Boy", to be released at a pop-up store in central London on 13th and 14th December, with limited edition artwork by illustrator Kate Moross.



Monday, 11 November 2013

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke unveils new track "Heartbreaker"

After going on another hiatus from Bloc Party, Kele Okereke has already started up his solo work again, this time going a bit more House/Dance orientated and you can stream the song from his forthcoming EP below!

"Heartbreaker" is the title-track from Okereke's new short-player, out physically at the end of November and digitally in early December.


Heartbreaker - EP Track-list
  1. Heartbreaker
  2. God Has a Way
  3. Heartbreaker (Recondite Remix)
  4. Get Up

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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Daily Download... MS MR - Fantasy (Kele from Bloc Party Remix)

Ok, so this may be a few months old, but we do love a remix by Bloc Party. Especially considering it's a remix of a MS MR track!



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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

RAC unveils new track "Let Go" featuring Kele & MNDR

RAC is known for the massive amount of remixes they’ve been making since 2007, but every once in a while there is some original material thrown into the mix, as well as covers. Here, they enlist Bloc Party’s Kele and Brooklyn's MNDR for "Let Go", it's a smooth one for the dance floor despite - check it out!


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Monday, 5 August 2013

Kele Okereke and his electronic obsession

Kele Okereke (front-man for Bloc Party) loves to try his hands at electronic music from time to time, but as some of you may know he has released an album "The Boxer" and an EP "The Hunter" as a solo artist. The two releases have been more electronic than his previous work in Bloc Party.


But what most people don't know about is his 'other' work as a featured artist in dance tracks. Check out the audio-visual collection below we've got together for you!

 The Chemical Brothers - Believe - Out May 2nd 2005



Tiësto feat. Kele Okereke - It's Not The Things You Say - Out October 6th 2009




Hercules & Love Affair - Step Up (feat. Kele) - Out January 31st 2011



Martin Solveig ft. Kele - Ready 2 Go - Out March 28th 2011


Sub Focus - Turn It Around (Feat Kele Okereke) - Out September 30th 2013




RAC - Let Go (Feat Kele and MNDR) - Out September 30th 2013




Kele Okereke & Bobby Gordon - Down Boy - Out December 17th 2013


 

V V Brown - Faith (Feat Kele Okereke) - Out March 14th 2014