Fuyuki Yamakawa at Big in Japan

Avant-garde khoomei singer and performance/installation artist Fuyuki Yamakawa at the Ksubi X Kirin presented Big In Japan events last month i. Yamakawa's performances use light bulbs, yogic breath, antiquated medical equipment, and modified musical instruments and involvesoutputting bodily functions (like his heartbeat, amplified with an electronic stethoscope) in synch with external sound and light so the space becomes an extension of his body.

[NEXT] Danielle โ€œDanzโ€ Johnson is Computer Magic

Danielle โ€œDanzโ€ Johnson must have been realizing some kind of fantasy by wandering around New York in a spacesuit in the wonderful music video for the track The End of Times, a powerfully poppy single which was released last July on Roundtable Records, out of the UK.  The end of times sure, but not for Computer Magic โ€“ I can bet we'll be hearing a lot from this 22 year old DJ and blogger based in Brooklyn, New York.  Computer Magic is currently working on full length album with no set date for release.

Darkside

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21 year old Nicolas Jaar grew up between Santiago, Chile and New York City, riding the cross currents of musical influences. At 17 Jaar made is debut with his first record on record label Wolf & Lamb, but now runs his own show with a record label called Clown & Sunset. His long, infectious melodies rely on distinctly Jaarian beats that include lots of echoes, sound effects, and strong, haunting, beautiful, multidimensional layers of vocals. Together with guitarist Dave Harrington, Jaar has just released a new EP under the name Darkside.  With hints of Pink Floyd's soaring choruses and interludes, Darkside's new EP is the perfect soundtrack to being buried alive with the girl of your dreams.

DARKSIDE - A3

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Lover

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This band is going to be enormous. The Echo Vamper is a duo formed by real life couple Iza Mortag Freund, from Denmark, and James Brook, from England, who just released their first EP in October, entitled It's The Echo Vamper, and are already making enormous waves with their unbelievably explosive sound. Above is a video for their track Lover, a single off their current EP. See music video after the jump.

Pain in Heart

Ska pop phenom from Norway, Razika releases a music video for their track Vondt i Hjertet from their acclaimed album Program 91. Razika recently made their debut in the United States with their first show in New York City where the quartet filmed four music videos. Vondt i Hjertet is the video first to be released, directed by Mona Lerche and stars actor Brady Cobert (13, Melancholia) and Stephanie Ellis (Burning Blue, Art Machine) as lovers in embrace tucked away in a car and the band themselves, playing live at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn.

Red Song

Music video track for Red Song from Montreal's Suuns off their new 12" entitled Bambi, out now on Secretly Canadian. Culled from old found tapes and edited together on an old VHS recorder the band bought for $4, the video features lead singer Ben Shemie overlapped with distorted images.

Melody Nelson

Artnet Auctions announces the sale of nine rare and beautiful works by photographer Tony Frank (French, b.1945) to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the legendary album, Histoire de Melody Nelson, by iconic French singer and artist Serge Gainsbourg. This photographic sale includes the memorable album cover, which contributed to Melody Nelsonโ€™s stature in French culture, and will only be on artnet Auctions until November 16, 2011.