We’re very happy to announce the extension of our representation agreement with Cherry Lane Music Publishing.

Founded in 1960 by legendary producer, arranger and orchestrator Milton Okun, Cherry Lane is now one of the world's leading independent music publishers. The Cherry Lane roster of songwriters and composers includes The Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, John Legend, Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, William Salter ("Just the Two Of Us"), and of course, the legendary John Denver and Elvis Presley.

More good news; the copyright protected term for the Elvis Presley master recordings released in 1958 or prior has expired in Europe. This presents potentially extraordinary opportunities for synchronization as the original master recordings are now in the public domain.

‘In the 7th moon, the chief turned into a swimming fish and ate the head of his enemy by magic’ is the title of the full-length debut by Kasai Allstars, which lifts Crammed's Congotronics series to the next level.

Using a spectacular mixture of traditional acoustic instruments, electric guitars, distortion-laden thumb pianos and soulful vocals, Kasai Allstars is a collective revolving around 25 musicians all based in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but originating from five different ethnic groups, each with their own language and musical tradition.

Kasaï Allstars' music is powerful and sophisticated, driving and raw. Compared to Konono N°1 (whose minimal and effective sound has been massively adopted by the international electronica, world music and alternative rock scenes), Kasai Allstars use a broader array of instruments & textures, and wilder, more complex, polyrhythms. They often sound like some kind of retro-futurist primeval rock band.

"Effortlessly funky and mesmerizing. Reveals the depth of a music scene as vibrant and unique as any in the world." PITCHFORK, USA

"Circling guitar riffs supplement the thumb pianos and percussion which dominate Konono N°1's sound...more textural and melodic variety, even though they share the same love of distortion and intoxicating repetition." THE INDEPENDENT, UK

"What distinguishes the Allstars is their electric guitars. Mostly they provide gentle melodic loops familiar to fans of old-school soukous and indie-rock fusionists like Vampire Weekend." ROLLING STONE

The London Book Of The Dead, release beginning of September.

"Tracks both as beautiful and as ghostly as Blood Sugar Love, Dorothy Parker Blue and Last Words, and music that giddily recalls Gainsbourg, Pulp, Cole Porter, early Disney soundtracks and seedy postwar revue bars in the space of just a few bars, sweep you along with such swagger and menace." SUNDAY TIMES **** ALBUM OF THE WEEK

"Such genuine tenderness... it's like a punch in the solar plexus." INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE WEEK *****

"Few English pop acts are as distinctive or idiosyncratic as the Real Tuesday Weld.Utterly unique, utterly delightful." THE TELEGRAPH

"The Real Tuesday Weld have been making their hazy vintage pop and re-imagined Charleston swing for a small but dedicated audience of aesthetes and aficionados for most of this decade, and 'The London Book of the Dead' is a fine addition to their oeuvre." THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

"Songs that elude time and place but never dodge core emotions of bliss and sadness. ‘It's a Wonderful Life’ almost cockle-roasts as evocatively as the film. It's that good." THE SATURDAY INDEPENDENT

"A mix of the mythical and the macabre, with more than a dash of vaudeville....this rich and strange album is surely one of the week's most intriguing offerings." THE GUARDIAN

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Ford launched it’s new Kuga model in style at the Champions League final (!) with a commercial that definitely will end up in the top 5 of 2008. Featuring the song ‘Senza’ from Camille's first album ‘Le Fil’, the advertisement was directed by Danish director Nicolai Fuglsig, who already produced other famous commercials including the Sony Bravia 'balls' (feat. José Gonzalez) and Guinness 'dominoes' spots. Greg Burke (Ogilvy Advertising): “We’ve also got one of the most exciting artists in Europe – Camille – to provide the soundtrack to the TV commercial to make it an aural as well as a visual treat”.
For watching the clip, go to our synchronization section.