Contest: Taxlo 7 Year Anniversary Kick-off feat. Simian Mobile Disco, Tittsworth, Feadz, Triobelisk

by Greg Szeto | April 9th 2009, 2:35 PM

Enter to win 2 free tickets to the show at Sonar, Sat Apr 25th. Just comment this post (or email us here if you’re net-shy) to join our contest mailing list and enter for a chance to win!

Winner will be drawn at random next Wednesday Apr 22!

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MP3: Simian Mobile Disco – Sleep Deprivation from Attack Decay Sustain Release

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MP3: Justice v. Simian – We Are Your Friends from We Are Your Friends vinyl

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MP3: Tittsworth – WTF (featuring Kid Sister, Pase Rock) from 12 Steps

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MP3: Triobelisk – Xrystal Eye from 1

Resident Baltimore super-promoters Taxlo score another big-name coup de grace for one of their flagship events: their 7th anniversary kick-off at Sonar featuring UK electro-fiends Simian Mobile Disco. Skyrocketed into notoriety by a flurry of blog-friendly remixes of indie-rock hype tracks and standards, as well as themselves being remixed. Their track, ”Never Be Alone” (recorded under their more rock-oriented incarnation Simian), was redone to much fanfare by a little French duo known as Justice.

SMD unabashedly take the typically dense and self-insulating genre of electronica, and reconstruct it from the ground up with a bit of much needed populist humility and a noticeably more focused goal: digestable and interesting dance music.

Almost all of their tracks orbit a single, often simple hook, sometimes accented by an ultra-catchy vocal chorus, and they proceed to grow and develop the hell out of it for, on average, the span of a lengthy pop song. And they are one of the few who can successfully do so, essentially abbreviating the tenets of electronica into something that isn’t so imposing to the average non-circuit head. But they manage to do so while leaving intact aspects of merit to appeal to those discerning aficionados, weaving in influences and nuggets from electronic icons like Daft Punk and Aphex Twin and utilizing all manner of analog-electro gear that would make suitable fodder for any electro-nerd’s wet dream.

Add in their opening support Feadz, Tittsworth and Triobelisk, and you’ve got a guaranteed party that commences the commingling of populism and quality into one big sweaty former parking garage.

Big flier after the jump.

Also, stay tuned for more with DC’s Triboelisk aka Shelby Cinca in to celebrate the newly reunited post-hardcore legends Frodus’ return to Baltimore next month.

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Jeff Mewbourn says:

April 9, 2009 at 3:37 pm

I was hoping to tape Simian Mobile, but apparently they don’t like it/allow it. I’m sure this show will be fantastic, prety much any Taxlo party has it going on.

I don’t want the tickets, but thanks.

Jennder says:

April 9, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Um, I’ll be traveling from DC so free tix are always an incentive

Lisa says:

April 9, 2009 at 4:34 pm

I WANT TO WIN

Kristy says:

April 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm

free tickets!!!!!

john says:

April 9, 2009 at 8:20 pm

i NEED these! i’m so broke right now from blowing all my cash at MSTRKRFT last week and my ticket for rusko tonight @___@;

Carla dee says:

April 9, 2009 at 9:03 pm

free tickets please!!! they will not be wasted! my suitemate and I went to MSTRKRFT and danced all night! we’ll gladly do it again!

(seriously)

Carla Mike says:

April 9, 2009 at 9:46 pm

free tickets would be great…graduating in May and could use all the help I can get to have a chance to dance in bmore before I gotta leave for DC. thanks!

Chad bonanno says:

April 10, 2009 at 9:12 pm

I would love some tickets! yeah!

John says:

April 10, 2009 at 10:20 pm

tickets = good

Babloo Pilli says:

April 15, 2009 at 7:41 am

My wallet lost a lot of weight. please help

Sarah Chiappa says:

April 15, 2009 at 8:05 am

I want to win please!

Ben Freedman says:

April 15, 2009 at 9:08 am

Word.

Rob says:

April 15, 2009 at 9:10 am

I was just woken by a terrible dream involving Germany, firebombing and zombies. Free tickets would totally stop the fear from consuming me. And I’m totally poor from MSTRKRFT and Blaqstarr.

Meryl says:

April 15, 2009 at 9:15 am

I love taxlo! Can’t afford to go to this show but I would LOVE tickets.

wall says:

April 15, 2009 at 10:55 am

free tix to this would be fantastic

Michelle Fleming says:

April 15, 2009 at 12:13 pm

I think I’m in the same boat as everyone else. I spent all my money on MSTRKRFT and Of Montreal. I want to go to the Taxlo 7 year anniversary, but without free tickets there’s just no way to make it happen.
I want to dance all night to Simian Mobile Disco but college is raping my bank account.