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Helado Negro - "Dance Ghost": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

From the room he grew up in, in South Florida, to his apartment in Savannah, and now in his current home in Brooklyn, Roberto Lange of Helado Negro has never not made music. Tones whittled out of these places, memories, time and all its impressions, Invisible Life is Helado Negro’s third full-length album. Like captured light, it is a reflection of Helado Negro’s refined love affair with synthesis, sampling, and his own strengthening voice.

BP Fallon & The Bandits - "Still Legal": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

Fronted by 109 years young singer BP Fallon who up to now has done everything in rock'n'roll apart from singing with a band - he was publicist to Led Zeppelin, managed former New York Doll Johnny Thunders, toured with U2 billed as 'Guru, Viber & DJ', turned up on BBC TV miming bass guitar with John Lennon, was media guru to Marc Bolan & T.Rex where he coined the term T.Rextasy and is immortalised as 'Purple Browed Beep' in the T.Rex hit Telegram Sam.

Immanu El - "On Wide Shoulders": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

Immanu El (post/indierock) from Gothenburg, Sweden, started as a musical experiment in 2004 by 16-year-old Claes Strängberg and his twin brother Per. The ambition has always been to create something captivating and beautiful. The band has gained a growing reputation to be one of the most promising bands from Scandinavia today and performed over 300 shows in 30 countries since the debut album was released 2008. After four years on the Swedish West Coast, their relationship with the sea has left a clear trace upon the latest album, 'In Passage,' which was released October 29th, 2011.

Mahogany - "Phase Break": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

"Mahogany never fall back on atmospherics alone. As gorgeous as these sounds are, they always seem to have a place within the greater plan of the song" — Pitchfork

"International collective Mahogany offers danceable yet highly intricate art pop. The band’s lush arrangements nod to classic prog and psych, but the music maintains a futuristic feel." — Time Out New York

"Mahogany are a brave exception" — NME

Ronnie Fauss - "I Don't See You": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

Ronnie Fauss grew up in the brutal Texas heat where 95 degrees often constitutes a nice night, and where a man may seek relief through the nearest watering hole or under the chords of a freshly-tuned guitar. Possessing a unique voice in the alt-country vein seamlessly stretching towards moments of Americana and folk, Fauss is both optimist and realist, chasing his dream girl down a long dirt road and lamenting the struggles of his friends and neighbors, which serve as a microcosm for the country at large.

Pacific Air - "Float": SXSW 2013 Showcasing Artist

There's nothing typical about Pacific Air. Even while growing up in Southern California, brothers Ryan and Taylor Lawhon didn't learn about music via the usual staples, but rather through their mother’s unconventional taste in music.

"For most people, classic rock is nostalgic since that's what their parents listened to," exclaims Ryan. "For us, it's Enya, Deep Forrest, Laurie Andersen, and Ray Lynch because that's what our mom played in the house. New Age was our primary music knowledge as kids, and it definitely left an imprint."

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