Little Drummer Girl
'Little Drummer Girl' is a stunningly rich, diverse and futuristic 4-track EP from the Brooklyn duo Tiger Fingers. A collaboration between Jordan Lieb (also known as Black Light Smoke) and Asako Fujimoto. The cheekily-named pair have assembled three unique remi¬xes of their title track – each as bold and refreshing as the other. The release kicks off with the original – all bubbling synths, arps and effects, and a subtle yet disturbing vocal from Asako. Beats and thunderous synth riffs combine with speak ‘n’ spell samples to produce a mesmerizing brand of 22nd century electro pop. Next up is the 'Night Plane Club Mix' – one of two remixes the Texan William Rauscher provides for this release. The club mix straightens out the groove and develops the track into a crisp house groover, finding plenty of space for old school sub bass, chiming 808 percussion and washed out, ethereal vocals – huge vibes for the floor. 'The Night Plane Remix' sees Rauscher explore more glitchy, post-everything, acid-flecked waters – an atmospheric, twisted stormer. Last but by no means least is the Hotflush man-of-the-moment, Jimmy Edgar. His take on 'Little Drummer Girl' uses the ori¬ginal as a springboard, from which he constructs a slamming electro-boogie-space-jam. Deeply funky, highly charged, and immensely inventive club music. 'Little Drummer Girl' is taken from Tiger Fingers debut minial¬bum which is due for release on hafendisko in December. About Tiger Fingers: The upcoming self-titled debut album by Tiger Fingers, the duo of Jordan Lieb and Asako Fujimoto, almost never saw the light of day. Recorded in the aftermath of their first collaboration, the aggressive electro-rock band Dead Radar (2005-2007), Tiger Fingers yielded six decidedly more dance and pop inspired tunes filled with lyrical duets, bubbling synths, catchy hooks, and earthy beats. After two years of touring and recording two unreleased albums with Dead Radar, followed by a year of recording and gigging as Tiger Fingers, the pair amicably split ways before their tracks ever saw release. Asako now lives in Paris, France, and is featured as a vocalist with various artists. She is also working on her solo project, Cosmic Berry. Still in Brooklyn, Jordan has since established himself as a producer and composer, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for his work in television and film. In the dance music world he is known as black light smoke, his alias for the indie imprint Scissor & Thread. Hotly tipped by respected tastemakers as varied as Andrew Weatherall, DJ T. and Appleblim, Jordan has emerged as one of the most exciting new voices in the North American electronic music scene, attracting the attention of hfn music's A&R Tobias Lampe who now finally give this deserved album it's due release on hafendisko. Better late than never, meet Tiger Fingers.