Casiokids - Verdens Storste

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 05 Mar, 2009.

Casiokids are a punk funk, electro pop/rock outfit from Norway and on this single 'Fot I Hose' they stick to the tight, well trodden formula exemplified by the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Metronomy and !!! but also hint at Afro-beat and world music influences. Casiokids don't believe in the tradition of proper singles and prefer to hit us up with a double A side. If I was them I would proclaimed 'Verdens Storste Land' to be A side single as it is by the strongest of the two tracks. 'Fot I Hose' is a completely lifeless, flat instrumental with nothing particularly redeeming about it but 'Verdens Storste Land' reveals a much more inventive outfit. The track ducks and dives between the dance floor beats of the afore mentioned LCD Sound system and the melodic pop sensibilities of MGMT and has a great vocal track sung in their native Nordic tongue. Released on Moshi Moshi records this double A side single should keep those punk funk fans dancing all night long.

TRACKLISTING: (a) Verdens Storste Land (b) Fot I Hose

OVERVIEW: LIMITED 7” – 500 COPIES

Old analogue and trashy keyboards, pop melodies and a digital & shadow puppet theatre make up the Norwegian electro-troupe that is CASIOKIDS. The band sprung out of an idea of making electronic music more visual, but has developed further into being a collective of theatre blended with pop melodies often sung in their native language and influenced by afro-beat, techno and out-and-out pop. The music draws similarities and takes inspiration from Paul Simon's "Graceland", Ivor Cutler, King Tubby, Bob Hund, Cornelius and Fela Kuti.
October 27 saw the historic release of the first ever Norwegian language pop single in the UK. Refusing to accept the notion of b-sides, Casiokids released the Double A sided single Grønt lys i alle ledd/Togens hule on Moshi Moshi Records. The band became the latest in a select band of artists to have released through Moshi’s Singles Club including names such as Late of the Pier, Lykke Li, Florence and The Machine and Kate Nash. The success of the first single will now be followed up by the second in a series of 7”s the band plan to release in 2009.
Verdens største land/Fot i hose will be accompanied by intense touring activity including a European tour as support for Of Montreal in January, a headlining UK tour in March and confirmed appearances at Eurosonic and South By South West to mention just a few of the highlights.

Since their creation in 2005, Casiokids have experienced everything from playing for hundreds of Norwegian youngsters on a 12-date kindergarten tour in Norway to promote their first album, to playing for more or less grown up indie and electro kids all over Europe. They have also made a name for themselves as providers of sound installations and workshops, as well as DJs and have played numerous renowned festivals and venues in Europe and North America

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