Since I was sleepin too, let me hip ya. Glass Candy is the combined efforts of Ida No on Vocals, and Johnny Jewel on productions. They play an all analog set that falls somewhere between disco, hip-hop, electro, and early punk rock (have fun guessing what that sounds like), and do everything with an in home DIY feel. All their album art, promo material, merch., etc. is done in house by the duo with the same lack of computer assistance as their music. The unfairly beautiful Ida No has a soothing and welcoming voice that provides almost an ambient foreground to the frenetic and rhytmic hip-hop inspired beats of Mr. Jewel. Its a sound that will take you back to the days of Kraftwerk, David Bowie and Gangstarr all at once. Glass candy has also become a major face in the fashion world. Their songs were used for a Chloe runway show, as well as by Karl Lagerfeld for the Spring/Summer '08 Chanel Haute Couture fashion show and the Fall/Winter one of '08/'09 (thanks wiki). Tonight they will be performing a rare Seattle tour date at Nectar Lounge - 412 N. 36th St. in Fremont - in support of their new record Deep Gems (a collection of rarities, remixes, and b-side) on Italians Do It Better Records, which I will provide for you below. Hope to see the few of you that aren't at Budos Band there, looking your best.
Deep Gems (a collection of rarities, remixes, and b-side)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IAP72CZC
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