Sextile

SEXTILE – Los Angeles’ Techno Thunderstormers Go Mental On New Uppercut ‘KIDS’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

19 April 2025


Photo by Turn Up The Volume

Band: SEXTILE
Who: House-punk trio from Los Angeles, led by key members Brady Keehn and
Melissa Scaduto. Since emerging in 2015, they have been a party-provoking force
on the LA underground, capable of kicking up a riot with the raw-edged squall
of a synth or the sharp-elbowed jerk of a guitar.

Track: KIDS
3rd single from their forthcoming 3rd album
Yes, Please. It’ll hit your stereos on May 2nd.
More info here.

Kids is an electronic thunderstorm.
Time to pirouette yourself dizzy.

All 3 singles


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SEXTILE – Glam Punk-House Duo Release Brainbreaker ‘FREAK EYES’ For 24-Hour Party People

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

20 February 2025

Band: SEXTILE
Who: House-punk trio from Los Angeles, led by key members Brady Keehn and
Melissa Scaduto. Since emerging in 2015, they have been a party-provoking force
on the LA underground, capable of kicking up a riot with the raw-edged squall
of a synth or the sharp-elbowed jerk of a guitar.

New single: FREAK EYES
First shared piece from their new, upcoming, 3rd album
yes, please. It’ll hit your stereos on May 2nd. More info here.

Press info: “The group’s new LP, fuses anarchic electro fire with raw personal
recollections —and enough beefed-up bass to bust a speaker or two. yes, please
is an album of contrasts: a vulnerable record that bares its soul as much as it revels
in excess, showing just how far you can push your sound when you shake off your inhibitions.”

Brady Keehn about the new single: ”Freak Eyes is about the pressures of making art, living, and aspiring. The sound was inspired by house parties we went to in NY where certain tracks
we felt had that conversation- stopping power.

If you were in the middle of a convo with a friend and heard certain songs, it didn’t matter
what you were talking about, you stopped and joined the party in the collective release of emotion, singing, dancing, and drinks flying everywhere. It was like in that moment, nothing
else mattered but that energy that we all collectively felt.

And I felt like I hadn’t seen that at a party, or anywhere in
a while, and wanted to try to bring that feeling back into
the world again.”

TUTV: Oh my, oh my. From their first whirlwind gig in Belgium on, back in 2018, I fell
in love with these bonkers punk-house iconoclasts. Their adrenalized vivacity goes
through the roof, on stage and on record.

Back to today with the first taster from forthcoming album #3. Freak Eyes is an instant classic nightclub smasher for 24-hour party people who want to go out off their messy
heads, far away from today’s fucked-up world. Want to escape from the daily rat race
for a while? Let Sextile kick your demons where it hurts. Pronto.

WATCH

STREAM

BUY


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Facebook – Instagram


24-hour


party people

(Live photos by Turn Up The Volume – Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2023)

AMAZING ALBUM ARTWORK 2023 – Turn Up The Volume’s 10 Favourite Ones

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16 December 2023

Band: PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS
Who: Rowdy noise gang from down under

Artwork: cover of their 6th LP FRONZOLI


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PPC: Instagram
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Band: SUPERBLOOM
Who: Grunge outfit from Brooklyn

Artwork: Cover of their LP LIFE’S A BLUR


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Superbloom: Instagram
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Artist: SZA
Who: R&B superstar born Solána Imani Rowe

Artwork: Cover of her album SOS


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SZA: Instagram
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Band: DREAM NAILS
Who: Queer Grrl 4-piece from London

Artwork: Cover of their 2nd album DOOM LOOP


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Dream Nails: DREAM NAILS“>Instagram
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Band: YOUNG FATHERS
Who: Scottish pop/rap/soul collective

Artwork: Cover of their fantastic debut HEAVY HEAVY


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Young Fathers: Instagram
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Band: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
Who: Stoner rock heroes fronted by Josh Homme

Artwork: Cover of their 8th LP IN TIMES NEW ROMAN…


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QOTSA: Instagram
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Band: SEXTILE
Who: Electro punk act from L.A.

Artwork: Cover of their new longplayer PUSH


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Sextile: Instagram
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Artist: VINCE CLARKE
Who: Former Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure songwriter/keyboardist

Artwork: Cover (self-portrait) of solo debut LP SONGS OF SILENCE


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Vince Clarke: Instagram
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Band: GORILLAZ
Who: Virtual band created in 1998 by Blur‘s frontman
Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett

Artwork: Cover of 8th full length CRACKER ISLAND.


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Gorillaz: Instagram
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Artist: KELELA
Who: American R&B star

Artwork: Cover of her album RAVEN


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Kelela: Instagram

SEXTILE – Los Angeles’ Electro-Punk Tornado PUSH You To The Dancefloor With Their New Explosive Album

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Standout longplayers

16 September 2023

Band: SEXTILE

Who: Electro-punk trio from Los Angeles, led by key members Brady Keehn and
Melissa Scaduto. Since emerging in 2015, they have been a party-provoking force
on the LA underground, capable of kicking up a riot with the raw-edged squall
of a synth or the sharp-elbowed jerk of a guitar.

So far they fabricated/released 2 albums:
A Thousand Hands (2015) and Albeit Living (2017)
and one EP (2018).

And number three just landed.

It’s named PUSH.
Order info HERE

Press info: “Sextile are now ready to rage with a serotonin-boosting new album, a new
group dynamic, faster BPMs, and an even wilder new direction. Recorded in Yucca Valley,
Push bounces and bops at the fringes of hardcore dance music, with the hallmarks of drum
& bass, gabber and trance illuminating the record like glow sticks at a ‘90s Fantazia rave.

Push was inspired by the kind of pleasure-seeking music fans whose social calendar comprises both the punk show and the rave. Josh Wink, Iggy Pop, Goldie, and early XL Recording shave all been name checked as influences onPush, and the dance floor remains a constant presence. Repping their place of origin, “New York” brings these musical touchstones off the page, guiding the album like an acid-soaked lodestar with its grinning nod to “Higher State ofConsciousness” and a whirly gig of music-box synths. There are still nods and “hellos” to the caustic post-punk of Sextile’s earlier work. Sextile haven’t relinquished their punk credentials, they’ve just given them a smiley-faced revamp.”

TUTV: Techno punk extravaganza. Chemical Brothers fused with drums & bass expert
Goldie‘s breakbeats and produced by NIN’s Trent Reznor. E-tastic nightclub fireworks. Saturday Night Fever for (il)legal raves on a modern weekend. Ghostly vocals coming
from LA’s underground while schizophrenic guitars rip your speakers.

24-party soundtrack for hedonists to lose themselves in again, before crashing.

Non-stop ominous electro-attacks keep on steamrolling out of your speakers
like sonic speedballs with the ferocious force of drilling hammers. Alice Glass,
Pussy Riot and The Prodigy all rolled into one and pushing it to the limits.

Physical and mental preparedness required before entering Sextile‘s world.

SINGLES/CLIPS: New York / Crash

STREAM ALBUM

BUY ALBUM


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TOUR DATES HERE
Don’t hesitate to buy tickets. They’re live beasts.
I know, I saw them before and will soon again.

SEXTILE: Instagram – Facebook – Twitter
TUTV: Facebook – Instagram – Linktree

SUMMER PARTY PLAYLIST Part 5 – 15 Top Thrills – New & Old

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21 July 2023

Turn up the heat and feel your heart beat.

It’s PART 5 of Turn Up The Volume‘s yearly hot summer playlists.
A mix of new and old tunes. A mix of adrenalin-infused punk/rock
anthems, dance fireworks, and some moony musings to end the
party when the sun comes up.

TRACK BY TRACK

1. ‘Look Like A Man’ by DECIUS (2022)


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2. ‘Paradox’ 52018 by SEXTILE (2018)


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3. ‘Video Babe’ by ALAN VEGA (1983)


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4. ‘Rage Of Angels’ by MARK STEWART and FRONT 242 (2022)


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5. ‘Murder Weapon’ by TRICKY (2010)


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6. ‘Twitchin’ In The Kitchen’ by WARMDUSCHER


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7. ‘Basta’ by GHOST CAR 52023°
Remixed by Dreamwife

8. ‘Wherever It Takes Us’ by JAMES (2021)
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9. ‘Magic Medicine’ by DEAP VALLY (2021)


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10. ‘Up The Mountain’ by REGINA SPEKTOR (2022)


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11. ‘Therapy Couch’ by FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2023)


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12. ‘bleed’ by ferna (2023)


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13. ‘Vampire Empire’ by BIG THIEF
 (2023)


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14. Goodbye Tonight by SOCIAL STATION


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15. ‘Witness’ by BENJAMIN BOOKER (2017)


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ALL TOGETHER


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See you next week

TUTV: Blog – Facebook – Instagram

Los Angeles’ Electro-Punk Whirlwind SEXTILE With New Capricious Roller Coaster ‘CRASSY MEL’

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New striking strokes

28 January 2023

Band: SEXTILE
Who: Electro-punk act from Los Angeles, led by
key members Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto.

So far they fabricated/released 2 albums:
A Thousand Hands (2015) and Albeit Living (2017)
and one EP (2018).

New single: CRASSY MEL

It follows the two new songs – Modern Weekend
and Contortion – that the duo shared last year.

Crassy Mel is a weird beast of a jackhammer. It detonates like an electronic
whirlwind, spiced with hyperkentic bongos, and pushed by Scaduto‘s sneering
vocals. But soon the track derails as if synth-wizard Aphex Twin sneaked into
the studio for some head-twisting sequences before glowing synths fade out
slowly. A 3.28-minute roller coaster, ladies and gents.

Tune in.

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SEXTILE: Facebook – Instagram

FIVE INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 4…

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Weekly series of five rolling ripsnorters to go completely bananas to this summer…

Here we go again! Dance yourself dizzy! Bonkers time!…

1. ‘All For One’ by THE STONE ROSES
(2015 single)

2. ‘Feet’ by FAT WHITE FAMILY
(From new LP Serfs Up!)

3. ‘Paradox’ by SEXTILE
(From this year’s ‘3‘ EP)

4. ‘Motor City Steel’ by THE DANDY WARHOLS
(From this year’s Why You So Crazy album)

5. ‘Shake It’ by FERAL FIVE
(Newest single)

ALL STAR TRACKS TEAM – Turn Up The Volume’s 21 Knockout Tracks Of 2018…

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Lots of hair-splitting havoc and flaming pop firework this year.
Here’s TURN UP THE VOLUME‘s 2018 ALL STAR TRACKS TEAM
21 Knockouts, 21 standoouts, 21 big ones right here, right now…

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1. ‘Liberty Belle’ by FONTAINES D.C. (Dublin, Ireland)
Up and coming Irish punk idols impress with catchy ramshackle punk force…

2. ‘Dust On Trial’ by SHAME (London, UK)
Razor-sharp rage from South London from their cutting debut album ‘Songs Of Praise’…

3. ‘Danny Nedelko’ by IDLES
“Fear leads to panic, panic leads to pain / Pain leads to anger, anger leads to hate”…

4. ‘Isolation’ by TUBELIGHT (Belgium)
Belgian garage rockers sneer and spit with poise…

5. ‘Lately’ by TERRA PINES (Queensland, Australia)
A tornado of multi-layered guitars rollin’ all over you…

6. ‘User Guide’ by IT IT ANITA (Belgium)
Primal screams getting way deep under your skin…

7. ‘How Did This Happen?’ by BODEGA (New York, NY, US)
Irresistible jingle jangle electricity from one of the most thrilling new acts around…

8. ‘Paradox’ by SEXTILE (Los Angeles, California, US)
Inflammatory firecracker thundering like electronica pioneers Suicide on speed…

9. ‘Odyssey’ by MIEN (UK/US/Canada)
Like minded spirits from different bands coming together for a psych-y trip…

10. ‘Shiny One’ by BELLY (Boston, US)
A glowing return in grand style with Tanya Donnelly‘s touching vox in the middle…

11. ‘The Bluebirds Are Singing’ by EERIE GLUE
Ongoing bluesy psych groove with a spellbinding impact on your soul…

12. ‘Turn The Knife’ by PALM GHOSTS (Nashville, US)
Mesmerizing make or break love song with glimmering guitars and vivid duet vocals…

13. ‘You Don’t Walk Away From Love’ by PEACE (UK)
Euphoric guitar pop at its very best…

14. ‘When We Left’ by SOMEDAYS (London, UK)
Glowing drive, tenacious pace, confident dynamic and instantly infectious. Strike!…

15. ‘Dark Stains’ by EXPLODED VIEW
Mysterious, magnetizing and masterful…

16. ‘Subsonic Dream’ by THE DARTS (Phoenix, CA, US)
Fuzzy garage banger hittin’ and kickin’ relentlessly…

17. ‘Faith & Science’ by MODERATE REBLS
The addictive power of repetition combined with a catchy boowie woogie piano…

18. ‘Under The Moon’ by REBECCA LOU (Denmark)
Vigorous, dynamic and highly brisk pop standout…

19. ‘Human Child’ by BELLY (Boston, US)
A gripping human pearl…

20. ‘Wayne’ by RICH GIRLS (New York, NY, US)
This is how authentic sensitivity resonates like…

21. ‘Knocking’ by BASEMENT REVOLVER (Hamilton, Canada)
Singer Chrisy Hurn‘s breathtaking voice will make you silent.

TURN UP THE VOLUME’S Knockout Team – AUGUST 2018 – Eleven Killer Tracks…

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Eleven killer tracks on repeat this past month…

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Eleven killer tracks played on repeat in August!
A heated mix of flaming rippers and glowing grooves
energizing all of my senses and limbs this past month!
Here’s Turn Up The Volume‘s Knockout August Team!

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1. ‘Bells & Circles’ by UNDERWORLD Feat. IGGY POP
British veteran techno junks return with a smoking groove AND with legendary maestro punk Iggy Pop babbling a lot of nonsense all over it. But it bloody swings! Full EP right here.

UNDERWORLD: Facebook

2. ‘Paradox’ by SEXTILE (Los Angeles, CA, US)
An inflammatory firecracker thundering like electronica pioneers Suicide on speed. Mind-stimulating, body-energizing and soul-stirring. From their upcoming EP ‘3‘ – out 14 Sept.



SEXTILE: Facebook

3. ‘Disaster’ (Is What We’re After) by DEATH VALLEY GIRLS (Los Angeles, CA, US)
A glorious glam slam thundering madly from the banging start to the wildly sax-noise injected finale with Bonnie Bloomgarden‘ voodoo vox adding fuel to the fanatic fire. Ace!

NEW ALBUM: Darkness Rains

4. ‘User Guide’ by IT IT ANITA (Luik, Belgium)
Demonic and loudmouthed molotov cocktail that feels like exploding any second. Nasty, riotous and tons of fierce guitars. Blustery eruption from new LP ‘Laurent‘. Check it here.

5. ‘Air Supply’ by ahem (Minneapolis, MN, US)
From the smashing start your adrenalin will pump faster, your body will make mysterious moves and your voice will scream along. From the band’s new EP Chutes And Ladders.

6. ‘I Want You Around’ by Oh800 (London, UK)
This corker resonates like a pungent fusion of LCD Soundsystem‘s repetitive beats and The Rapture‘s scintillating dance rhythms with vitriolic guitars adding a vicious edge. Top cut!

Oh800: Facebook

7. ‘Erase Me’ by KERCHIEF (Tennessee, US)
A robust hammer, a sinewy steamroller with a high dose of heartfelt power. The ardent combination of Hill‘s begging vox and the repetitive riffage is spot-on! Emo-wall-of-sound!

KERCHIEF: Facebook

8. ‘I Love Today’ by MODERATE REBELS (London, UK)
This mantra-like sing-along groove activates your bloodstream, makes your feet tap and your head shake. Body/mind trance experience. New LP Shared Values out 30 November.

MODERATE REBELS: Twitter

9/ ‘Hey!’ by SUMMER MAGIC (South City St. Louis, US)
Summer Magic aka Kevin Bachmann sounds like a 90s psychedelic Britpop version of The Beach Boys on his new single. Addictive jingle jangle riffs and luminous harmonies. Bingo!

SUMMER MAGIC: Facebook

10. ‘High Above‘ by SEASIDE HEIGTHS (Gothenburg, Sweden)
A wondrous synths injected composition with echoes from The National and Editors. Both magnetic and mysterious. From their excellent, new EP Made up Minds and Bad News.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS: Facebook

11. ‘The Somnambulist’ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (Liverpool, UK)
Anthemic, bewitching and irresistibly infectious with a king-sized chorus. Best Bunnymen score in years. From the band’s upcoming album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon.

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Facebook

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See/hear you next month, music junkies…