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Fan Death is a disco band which started in Brooklyn, New York in 2007 and are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2008 Erol Alkan remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. To date Fan Death has played shows with Florence and The Machine, Metronomy, Telepathe, Late Of The Pier and Franz Ferdinand as well as at the Afisha festival in Moscow and in Mexico City. They have been featured in international magazines such as NME, The Fader, Nylon Magazine, The Guardian Newspaper, Dazed and Confused Magazine and on the cover of Italy's Pig Magazine surrounded by naked men. The band recorded an EP in 2009 with the help and assistance of Kevin James Maher. Also in 2009, they have remixed artists such as Ladyhawke, Frankmusik, The Virgins, Lindstrom, The Lost Valentinos and Datarock. The name is a reference to the South Korean myth regarding the fear of suffocation via electric fan.

Avec Player One (Michel Lafon), Ernest Cline propose un roman futuriste taillé sur mesure pour les geeks de 2012… Cline a ainsi pris soin de développer deux ambiances radicalement différentes : celle du monde réel, sombre, violente, à la merci des grandes puissances industrielles; et celle de l'OASIS, onirique et protéiforme, et dont les seules limites dépendent de l'imagination de ses créateurs. Pour profiter de l'immersion et ne pas être dégoûté par la lecture de cette épopée, mieux vaut avoir l'esprit bien connecté. World of Warcraft, Monthy Pythons, Pac Man, Ladyhawke…

Whereas the likes of La Roux, Ladyhawke, and Little Boots have found both commercial and critical success with their retro brand of '80s synth pop, their male counterparts have struggled to connect with audiences in the same way. Frankmusik's online buzz failed to translate into record sales while Dan Black and Ali Love's careers stuttered before they really started. However, Manchester duo Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson, aka Hurts, could well be the act to buck the trend. With influences stretching far beyond the usual Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys, their debut album, Happiness, has reference points that also appear to include the gothic balladry of Sisters of Mercy ("Evelyn"), the polished electro of a-ha ("Better Than Love"), and even the glossy new wave of Johnny Hates Jazz ("Blood, Tears and Gold").