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STYLOFONE

WeAreThePeopleOurParentsWarnedUsAbout--Banditos MC

About Me

IMPOSE Magazine - "Stylofone finishes up the Mercury Lounge night with the most balls-out, funkadelic rock show to come out of Brooklyn. Seriously though, they were pretty rocking. So much so that we can’t remember the rest of the night too well." [IMPOSE, CMJ Wrap-up, October, 2007]Blender Magazine - "The Coolest Unsigned Act at SXSW 2007... Infectious" [Blender, June 2007]Music For Robots - "What a great fucking band." [music.for-robots.com, January, 2007]PaperMag.com - "It's anthem music for 2007. It's modern day T.Rex. It's greasey long-hair, tight white jeans and ripped tank tops. It's rock 'n' roll! My friend over at The Hot Lisp said it best during their show, 'I bet everyone in this band has a really large penis.'"Alternative Ulster (Ireland/UK) - "Theirs is a sound steeped in the tradition of quality seventies rock, but delivered with a distinctly modern panache" - [Incoming, February 2007]The Fly (UK) - "A thrilling mix of heart and bohemian flair that makes them truly retro at its finest" - [Ones To Watch, February 2007]Time Out London - "Your reinvented rockery rules, dudes!" - ["Nighttime" track review, 2/7/07]Music For Robots - "If they're not the second-coming of the Replacements I don't know what. From the opening Thin Lizzy licks of Helen Keller to the Jarvis Cocker boozings of Nighttime, this is a band that is set to fucking destroy you." [via http://www.yaris-sxsw.com/previews.php?id=44, March 2007]SPIN.com - "Stylofone's Brooklyn bounce kept things moving...got the girls dancing." [Review of 1/4/07 show at The Khyber in Philadelphia with Diamond Nights]Pitchfork - "Stylofone equate letting the good times roll with tweaking the beat and harmonizing every lead... Reproduction is creation. Just ask mom." [Sam Ubl's 4 out of 5 star track review for "Helen Keller", September, 2006]The Village Voice - "Stylofone have one dynamite gimmick: doubled guitar leads on every hook, executed with joyous arena-rock everything-old-is-new. Go see them." [Robert Christgau's "Month on The Town" feature August, 2006]The Fader - "It's rare to find the track that immediately struts in with such salacious verve that you might just take it to the beach instead. 'Hotstepper' is the summer anthem for too many beers and hot weather sweats... " [Alex Wagner's "Gen F" feature: "The Boys of Summer", issue 39, June 2006 ]Pitchfork - "Stylofone succeed because they're gentle and dangerous at the same time, a tricky fusion...4 out of 5 stars." [Sam Ubl's 4 out of 5 star track review for "Hotstepper", June, 2006]Nick Sylvester - "Really jarring to see a band where all four guys have chops; maybe I need to like better bands." [riffmarket.com, July 2006]The Big Takeover - "Stylish, brave, brassy and keeps you on your toes." [Suzanne Baran, May, 2006]Future Sounds - "This is music for summer nights, hot rod cars, and the backseat you know, some good ol' American rock n' roll for a change....it won't take long for everyone to be onto this awesome Brooklyn band." [futuresounds.blogspot.com/, May 2006]Time Out NY - "A solid adrenaline rush for you closeted arena-rock loyalists."
STYLOFONE DEBUT SINGLE ''NIGHTTIME'' IS OUT NOW ON YALC RECORDS !!! ON 3 TRACK CD AND 7''...AVILABLE FROM THESE RETAILERS (MOST WILL SHIP OVERSEAS)....On The Fringe (special signed copies available)Rough TradePure GrooveSelect A Disc (Nottingham)Norman RecordsJuno Records Crash RecordsResident Records (Brighton)Vinyl Junkie (Tokyo)Banquet Records (Kingston)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2004
Band Website: stylofonerock.com
Band Members: Jason Maartens Klauber - Vocals and Guitar Simon Benedict O'Connor - Guitar Max Heel - Bass Will Stone - Drums
Influences: Ini Kamoze
Sounds Like: STYLOFONE - "HOTSTEPPER" ANIMATION BY LOLA SCHNABEL
Record Label: UK: single release on Young & Lost Club
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

STYLOFONE LIVE ON BREAKTHRU RADIO!!!

Check out a bitchin 45 minute Stylofone live set:http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=1032
Posted by STYLOFONE on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:25:00 PST

'NIGHTTIME' SINGLE RELEASED 1/29/07 ON YALC RECORDS!

STYLOFONE DEBUT SINGLE ''NIGHTTIME'' IS OUT NOW ON YALC RECORDS !!! ON 3 TRACK CD AND 7''... AVAILABLE FROM.... On The Fringe (special signed copies avilable http://www.onthefringe.co.uk/details.php?i...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:09:00 PST

Hotstepper in Pitchfork Top 25 of 2006!

Check out Pitchfork reviewer Scott Plagenhoef's top 25 tracks of 2006!!! 1. Hot Chip: Over and Over 2. Christian Falk [ft. Robyn & Ola Salo]: Dream On 3. The Hold Steady: Stuck Between Stations 4....
Posted by STYLOFONE on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:07:00 PST

next stop: LONDON

NEWZFLASH!!!We are releasing our debut single, "Nighttime", in the UK through the wonderful YOUNG & LOST CLUB in January!  The 7" version includes a freshly recorded version of "Nighttime" an...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:12:00 PST

"HELEN KELLER" REVIEW ON PITCHFORK

Check out the front page of pitchforkmedia.com . . . who are those handsome gentlemen???Direct link: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/track_reviews/38614/Stylo fone_Helen_Keller#38614THANKS, SAM UBL!...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:08:00 PST

STYLOFONE RECORDS AND POSTS NEW SONG!!

WE HAVE A NEW SONG ON OUR MYSPACE! It's called Helen Keller and it was produced by Sanchez Esquire (The Fever). It is not mastered yet so it's a little quieter than it will eventually be . . . but p...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:24:00 PST

A Short Story by Jess Mcintosh

Rafael didn't smell so good--earthworms rarely do. Rather than hisusual solution of simply ignoring the problem, though, today hedecided to try to lessen the odor. So after work he planned a trip toth...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:55:00 PST

THE FADER MAGAZINE

The summer issue of the FADER magazine has a full page article and photo of yours truly!!!  The print issue comes out in a week or so but until then it's also available as a .pdf at http://www.th...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:17:00 PST

HOTSTEPPER ON PITCHFORK

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/06-01-20.shtml..song3
Posted by STYLOFONE on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:15:00 PST

EP OUT NOW

YOU CAN BUY OUR EP TODAY. THE RELEASE PARTY IS ON TUESDAY. SHOW AT BOWERY BALLROOM. AFTERPARTY AT PIANOS. YES! CLICK THE PAYPAL LINK AND WE'LL GLADLY SEND YOU ONE (OR MORE.) ...
Posted by STYLOFONE on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:36:00 PST