Vince and Holly sitting in a tree (K-I-S-S-I-N-G)

Yep, we've got another one for you. Don't worry he's not 'lost' this time - just making the video for upcoming single 'Confusion Girl' featuring Holly Valance of formerly of Neighbors, 'Kiss Kiss' and Prison Break fame as his video girl. 

UPDATE: And here it finally is in it's entirety

'Confusion Girl' is the track that was co-produced with Stuart Price (who is, amongst others, of Madge, Missy and Gwen production fame, not to mention his various pseudonyms doing remixes), due out on the 13th of July.

Flying Vince

Apparently Holly and Vince have been working on an album together (gosh, who ISN'T doing something with Frankmusik these days), when he roped her in for the video. And she roped him in for a kissing scene at the end of the clip. OOOOOOOO. Check it below.

UPDATE: So we got this remix a few days back and it's Don Diablo's remix of Confusion Girl which is actually quite a lovely affair, cutting Vince's vocals in a dreamily melancholic and longing rendition of the track. If I'm not mistaken Diablo also cuts in some oddly refreshing acoustic sounding drums and guitar in the middle of the song amongst the synths. A really great remix (with a very appropriate title) that travels and grows. Nice one Don.

"Do you really think you're still relevant right now?

I'm so passé, like, I'm surprised people even wanna talk to me anymore."

This conversation happened last Wednesday between a drunky IM // UR and Mark Hunter (aka The Cobrasnake) at the Adidas House Party in São Paulo. Even being the nicest guy we met lately, we all have to agree that Cobrasnake's photoblog was only special when created because it was one of the first around. And although it was one of those that started the hype of party photographers around the world, it's lack of technique or concept to make it go beyond - wait a minute...at least Mark is travelling around the globe partying while I'm at my computer writing about deepness and stuff.

But this text wasn't about this. This text is about how Cobrasnake's photoblog might be passé, but the man himself isn't. If you want proof you might want to check the two track EP Kitsuné x The Cobrasnake. Yes, one of the hottest labels around the world asked the partyman to shoot two videos for Classixx and Acid Girls new songs. And the results? Well, it lacks the same things as his photos... But the songs are great!

The Classixx's 'I'll Get You' features strong drums, bright '80s synths and Jeppe (ex-Junior Senior) on the vocals along some random French Danish girl saying things likes "sometimes you just sit there and think and nothing happens" - thanks to Christian Rosenberg for that! While Acid Girls's 'Wake Up' doesn't have a video out yet, but it has the bouncy Frankmusik doing the vocals and that should be enough by now.

Kitsuné x The Cobrasnake - or should we say Classixx x Jeppe & Acid Girls x Frankmusik? - will be out by the 1^st of June.

Ellie Goulding

So we've been analysing, comparing and contrasting Little Boots and La Roux for what seems like forever now, but check it, another Ellie is on the block. Ellie Goulding is the latest London girl making waves in the sea of wanna-be starlets.

The diversity of her influences (like folk and dubstep) will make her a bit of a wildcard. Which path will she go down? Checking her out totally gave me an excuse to dig up Sam Sparro's 'Black and Gold' and it's Russ Chimes remix - both which I unashamedly adore; the original in it's synthesiser drenched glory and Russ Chimes' uplifting extended edit complete with it's rocking synth-pop breakdown.

Anyway, back to Ellie Goulding - she has a superbly agile voice, ethereal with a bubblegum pop tone in there too. In 'Black + Gold' these vocals are laid on top of sustained, echoey synths, sparsely picky guitars set against handclaps that drive the beat forward. The other tracks I've heard reinforce the Imogen Heap cues, and also remind me something of pseudo-lezzas Tatu, and real-life lezza-sistaz, Tegan and Sara. 

On second glance though, Goulding is more like a crossbreed between a far more electronic, sped up version of Laura Marling accompanied by an Imogen Heap kind of resonance; though to me she doesn't have a very 'British' sound to her music at all.

To throw in a reference that might put her a little more into context, Frankmusik produced 'Wish I Stayed'. Vincent Frank on production duties sees an ever so subtle use of his beloved vocal glitches - used with a light hand though, and I detect some kind of autotune in there amongst the stomping drums interspersed with double kicks.

She's exciting cause she's fresh. I'm getting a little tired of seeing the La//Boots all over the shop, despite loving their music. The only thing about Goulding is that despite enjoying the tracks that have been floating around online, she's been reminding me little too much of the Pokemon Movie soundtrack that I used to love in my darkest pop hour of need at thirteen. That might be because I was made to watch 'Dragonball Evolution' last night. But let's see if anything gets made of little Miss Ellie Goulding shall we?

Yep, we're still with Frankmusik who's still wandering around the UK. We DO have goodies to give away at the end of the series to the fifteenth (15th) person who answers our question about the videos correctly via a comment on the final video post...So for your chance to win, WATCH, LISTEN and LEARRRRRRRN.

And so Vince's life affirming journey continues....

Nearly there, only four days to goooo...

To celebrate I M // U R's first week online and Frankmusik wandering around the UK, we've got goodies to give away at the end of the series to the fifteenth (15th) person who answers our question about the videos correctly via a comment on the final video post...So for your chance to win, WATCH, LISTEN and LEARRRRRRRN.

You can practically see his personal growth like the hair growing back from his mohawke. How *HEARTWARMING*

To celebrate I M // U R's first week online and Frankmusik wandering around the UK, we've got goodies to give away at the end of the series to the fifteenth (15th) person who answers our question about the videos correctly via a comment on the final video post...So for your chance to win, WATCH, LISTEN and LEARRRRRRRN.

Episode 5 has just dropped so here it is for your viewing pleeeeeasuuuuurrre:

It just melts the edges of my ice-cream cold heart innit...Don't forget to keep checking back; we'll be asking you a question at the end, and if you answer it right, you get some love (and something in the post, not a steaming poop I promise) from I M // U R.

Right, so did you watch the 1st and 2nd episodes of ol' Frankmusik wandering around? If you didn't, catch them here and get up to speed. But here are the next couple of vids in the tour. Where in the UK is he now?

I'm still hoping for a midget to appear. *PLEASE* (Or has there already? OOooO perhaps to win a bit of Frankmusik gear you might have to tell me...)

Watch out Leeds lads and lasses, he's coming your way next.....