'London in-yer-face synth-pop trio Toy Toy are certainly ones to watch for 2009' Linda Serck, BBC Radio Berkshire
'Like the long lost London cousins of the Rezillos....Toy Toy a bit like drinking fizzy pop for breakfast, and then realising, once you're half way down the glass, that there's a hefty slug of vodka in there too' Nemesis To Go
'Toy Toy’s ‘the me song’ is a scathing slice of barbed electro punk, at times sounding strangely like early career Toyah braided by fizzing shards of kookily schizoid vibes and shoehorned amid a strangely becoming skewed pop sensibility' losingtoday.co.uk
'Thrillingly filthy electro-poppers' Time Out London
'Grrrl punk electro-kitten rock with claws' Music Tourist Board
'Girl power, electronica and a stare that would leave Grace Jones ducking for cover' Mr. Blind Pig
'Feisty electro punk with searing female vox leads one to imagining Toyah fronting a popped up Sigue Sigue Sputnik' Bugbear Promotions
thank you very much. sorry we left without saying good bye, see you later, nice to see you and have a good one the other night. it was a really good gig.
if we can get tickets for friday we should be there. its in brixton isnt it? xx
thanks for your comment. we love your sound - such awesome synth work too!! we are playing in London soon 18th nov and 7th Jan if you are around. if not hopefully we can catch one of your shows soon. Much Love, Emma Lou, 900 Spaces x
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
....FRIZZ RECORDS is proud to announce our first official LP release...
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" is the debut release from AUGUST, the London based band centred around the songwriting partnership between vocalist VEDINA MOSE and multi-instrumentalist / producer RAPHAEL MANN (MR HUDSON / JOY JOSEPH / ART TERRY), with master drummer CLEAN CUT MARK and clarinetist / vocalist MAREE CHOIE completing the core line-up, and a supporting cast including ART TERRY (keyboards), SHOHEI KAWAMOTO (AKA Japanese producer Baraki, Bass clarinet, soprano sax and flute), and KAI HOFFMAN (French horn)
Always an act that juggled a diverse set of influences, the album has been compared to artists as diverse as KATE BUSH, PRINCE, DE LA SOUL, SLY STONE, MADLIB, SERGE GAINSBOURG and THE DELFONICS, for its concoction of wild experimentation and traditional song craft, organic production and futuristic electronic touches, funk bass & drums and jazz & orchestral references, infectious melodies and lyrical flights of fancy...with nods towards classic soul, JB funk, Studio One, 60s pop, psychedelia, left field hip hop, new wave, doo wop, tropicalia, high life, & avant garde jazz, without any song ever fitting squarely into any of those categories...new music, basically...and an instant classic!
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" can be downloaded now from the iTunes Store
The album is also available on heavyweight vinyl LP in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve, or on Digipack CD from www.FrizzRecords.com & all good retailers
Online!
