31/5/2013
happy birthday Johnny Jewel!
(Source: sixtyforty)
17/5/2013
After Dark 2 from the ever-brilliant Italians Do It Better is now available digitally on itunes (hardcopy around the corner apparently, test pressings not up to scratch).
(via discosciencertr)
15/5/2013
GLASS CANDY + CHROMATICS After Dark 2 Tour 2013
For the first time ever… Glass Candy & Chromatics will be touring Europe together this month to celebrate the release of “After Dark 2” on Italians Do It Better.
(Source: simbenia)
01/4/2013
Nightswimming Ep. 11 for Space Invader Radio
New Nightswimming episode (4th Thursday of the month, 7 UK time) with lots of musical goodies, from new Depeche Mode to old Cerrone. 1 hour of synthpop, new disco and electronica mixed by yours truly.
Enjoy
Tracklist
Chromatics - These Streets Will Never Been The Same
Blende - Fake Love (Chordashian remix)
Jutty Ranx - I See You
Jamie Lidell - I’m Selfish
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (Aeroplane remix)
Satin Jackets - You Make Me Feel Good
Eleven Eleven - Escape
Gossip Culture - Just Fine With You
Gin Joints - For Tonight (Neon Workout REMIX)
B.W.H. - Stop
Cerrone - Supernature
Ladyhawke - Magic (The Swiss Remix)
Tesla Boy - 1991 (Soundsam remix)
Depeche Mode - Broken
Glass Candy - The Possessed (Runway edit)
01/3/2013
Nightswimming Ep. 10 for Space Invader Radio to Mixcloud. Listen now!
here is the new mix, with lots of great stuff, oldies and brand new… all together to make you bounce.
enjoy!
tracklist:
Moloko - Sing It Back (Mousse-T I Feel Love mashup)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
The Gossip - Get A Job
Tegan & Sara - Closer (The Knock remix)
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (Solidisco remix)
Sally Shapiro (feat. Electric Youth) - Starman
Anjulie - You & I (Solidisco remix)
SelloRekT - LA Dreams (feat. Dana Jean Phoenix) - What I Need
Dharma - Plastic Doll (Venice Beach Rework)
Justice - New Lands (The Blisters Boyz Remix)
Two Door Cinema Club - Sun (Gigamesh remix)
Venice Beach - Hot (rework)
Flight Facilities (feat. Jess) - Foreign Language
Moullinex - Take My Pain Away (Gigamesh remix)
Anna Lunoe & Wordlife - Tom’s Diner (The Coconut Wireless remix)
Depeche Mode - Heaven (Owlle remix)
Chromatics - Tick Of The Clock
23/2/2013
“I’m into being sampled, but I’m not as into collaborating, because there are so many people involved. When you’re just sampled, you don’t have to do any work, you don’t have to talk to anybody, you don’t have to sit there and fight for your song. You just get paid.”
—
Chromatics’ Johnny Jewel
someone who always speaks the truth
(Source: acequelledit)
19/12/2012
Nightswimming Ep. 8 for Space Invader Radio
Here we are at the last episode of 2012. I decided not to feature a best of the year but a mix of new songs and oldies…but can you tell which is which without looking at the playlist?
Of course Chromatics are featured (definitely my favourite record of the year) with two tracks from the upcoming vol. 2 sampler of the Italians Do It Better label (one of which is a fab New Order cover). Also unexpectedly - as i compiled the mix a week ago - the Pitchfork song of the year, Oblivion by Grimes (yay for my taste, I guess?) and foulmouthed newcomer Chlöe Howl.
Enjoy!
And happy holidays!
Kit
PS: the Space Invader Radio mix will return in January 2013 with a new schedule (and a new Nightswimming avatar). will keep you posted.
03/12/2012
Black & White / Autumn Mix by Johnny Jewel (download here)
01. Lamuka (Johnny Jewel Edit) / Zazou Bikaye Cy1
02. The Fading Faces / Symmetry
03. Nuit / Xeno & Oaklander
04. The President Is Gone / John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
05. Dans Mes Reves (Test Pressing) / Desire
06. One Night At The Raw Deal 12”/ Twisted Wires
07. Ceremony (16 Track Demo) / Chromatics Feat. Ida No On Lead Guitar
08. Stars & Houses (Feeling Without Touching 12”) / Glass Candy
09. It’s More Fun To Compute (Symmetry Edit) / Kraftwerk
10. Home Is In Your Head / His Name Is Alive
11. Alone In The Ring / Bill Conti
12. As We Could Ever / His Name Is Alive
13. Boy Girl / Blonde Redhead
14. Afraid / Nico
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks…After Paris & Amsterdam…Chromatics flew from London to Australia for two weeks of festivals…Then Natty & I hopped on a plane from Brisbane…to Singapore…to Abu Dhabi…landing in Berlin 30 hours later in time to have breakfast with Ida…Symmetry played our first show that night opening up for Glass Candy in Berlin at Karl Lagerfeld’s book release party…Patron with Oko…then Night Flight to Quebec…Brazil in the morning…Glass Candy throws a party in Sao Paulo for Bazaar’s birthday. After looping the globe twice…We’re finally back in Montreal for one of my favorite times of year. It’s the end of Autumn, & all of the Reds, Greens, & Yellows have disintegrated into Black & White. Everything is buried by the snow…Perfect weather for locking yourself in the studio with a synthesizer & your favorite records…I put together a collage of songs that, for one reason or another…always remind me of Autumn.
Something Old.
Something New.
Something Borrowed.
Something Blue.
In other news…The last couple of mixes for After Dark 2 are finally done. Five years in the making…Wow! It seems like a blurry dream. I just got the fully remastered test pressings for “BEATBOX” & the first “AFTER DARK” today via Canada Post. We’re doing limited runs on Crystal Clear Vinyl with foil covers. We are also adding two new beautiful Chromatics T Shirts & a hot new “After Dark 2” T Shirt into the store in a few days…XS,S,M,L,XL…and if you live in the southeast…Make sure you catch our last party of the year. Chromatics in Miami For Art Basel next week.
Enjoy the music!
xo
Johnny Jewel
25/11/2012
CHROMATICS - “CHERRY”
new song from After Dark 2 label sampler
Download it from Johnny’s Soundcloud
http://www.soundcloud.com/johnnyjewel/chromatics-cherry
Filmed While Recording In Montreal (April 2011) & In Chromatics’ House In Portland.
(Source: youtube.com)
20/11/2012
Nightswimming for Space Invader Radio at 7pm CET
Tune in tonight for a brand new episode of Nightswimming for Space Invader Radio at 7pm CET (6 UK time), with the freshest nu disco and synth pop. A brand new Chromatics song is featured as well as Moullinex and Wild Nothing. But we open with Maestro Moroder and one of his most famous soundtracks.
(keep an eye on my mixcloud where all the shows and playlists are posted)
05/11/2012
Download Chromatics’ ‘Running From The Sun’ Mixtape
a quick mixtape featuring new songs and leftovers from the fruitful Kill For Love sessions.
Track Listing
Dreaming In Color (00:23-03:08)
Red Car (03.09-07:27)
Kill For Love (07:27-11:30)
Last Wish (11:31-15:01)
Running From The Sun (15:02-19:13)
Disintegration (19:14-22:31)
These Streets Will Never Look The Same (22:32-30:53)
Blue Moon (30:54-34:38)
31/10/2012
'Kill for Love': An Interview With Ruth Radelet of Chromatics
What’s next for you and Chromatics?
We will be focused mainly on touring for the rest of the year, and will be spending a lot of time in the studio this winter, working on the next album, as well as some soundtrack work. There will be a “Looking For Love” 12” coming out that has the full 17-minute version on one side, and the instrumental on the other. We also have three tracks on the upcoming “After Dark 2” compilation, including an Iggy Pop and James Williamson cover. Around Christmas we will be releasing a mail-order only LP called “Running From The Sun,” which has a few alternate mixes from the Kill for Love album along with 5 or 6 unreleased tracks. In 2013 we will be hitting the road again with Glass Candy, which we are really looking forward to.
30/10/2012
"Sometimes a great record is temporary." - 90mins with Johnny Jewel (Part 2) / Drowned In Sound
Johnny has always this candid and passionate take on all things music
24/10/2012
Chromatics and Karl Lagerfeld
22/10/2012
CHROMATICS - “LOOKING FOR LOVE”
Edited From The 17 Minute Long Version Of The Song.
Directed & Edited By Alberto Rossini Exclusively For Italians Do It Better
Shot On Location At The Chanel Pret-A-Porter Printemps-Ete 2013 Runway
October 3rd, 2012 At The Grand Palais In Paris, France.
From The Upcoming Italians Do It Better Release “After Dark 2”
(Source: youtube.com)
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