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For Immediate Release - Today, emerging Toronto producer/songwriter Villa Kang has released his first EP “When The Future was Ultra Modern”.  The EP is available for free from Villa Kang’s website (www.villakang.com) or directly through mediafire (http://www.mediafire.com/?cnvjzj0j7ulus1g).  The 5 tracks are an eclectic and experimental collection of electronic-pop songs that showcase a diversity of influences and a willingness to innovate.  On “When The Future was Ultra Modern” Villa Kang Blends a keen sense for melody with a mercurial range of influence to entertain with music as idiosyncratic as it is familiar.   Neu Magazine said Villa Kang has “…a vastly ambitious pop sound that has futurism running through its veins.”

Below is a breakdown of what Villa Kang has to say about each track on the EP.  

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Today Toronto producer/songwriter Villa Kang releases “Young Lovers” as a free download through his soundcloud account.

“Young Lovers” is a buoyant yet visceral track combining musical elements of glam rock and electro. Lyrically it celebrates the ethereal feeling of a new relationship as well as the physicality that accompanies it. With its shimmering production, classic dance beat and infectious hooks Villa Kang weaves together a jubilant pop gem.

“Young Lovers” is the second lead track to be released from an EP that will be made available through Electrik Press on April 9, 2013. The first lead track “Jiro” (released: January 22, 2013) is also now available for free download [see below]. The release of Villa Kang’s EP in April will be the first of 3 EPs that Electrik Press plans to release from Villa Kang this year as part of a series titled “When the Future was Ultra Modern”. Currently Villa Kang is developing the live show with a band and a tour will be planned of the Eastern US & Canada in the coming months. The following two EPs will be released August 6, 2013, and then December 6, 2013. 

01/22/2013: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Today Toronto producer/songwriter Villa Kang releases “Jiro”. The single is now available for download at digital retailers () or through Villa Kang’s topspin widget (see below - also approved for embed on any site). 

“Jiro” is an emotionally charged track derived from a range of influence that incorporates tribal chants, stuttering hi-hats, a danceable yet hip-hop(ish) beat, and fresh electronic sounds. It has been described as having the “the personality of an Of Montreal track, but…creating something of its own.” (Neu Magazine).

“Jiro” is the first track to be released from a trio of EPs that will be released in 2013 through Electrik Press all under the name “When The Future Was Ultra Modern.” The first EP in the series Vol. 1 will be released on April 9, 2013 (Vol. 2 - August 6, 2013, Vol. 3 - December 6, 2013). 

01/04/2013: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Villa Kang releases his latest track Jiro for streaming on Soundcloud. Jiro is an emotionally charged track derived from a range of influence. The track incorporates tribal chants, stuttering hi-hats, a danceable yet hip-hop(ish) beat, and fresh electronic sounds. It is delivered with a vocal line reflecting the gleefully arrogant wrath of a battle-scarred lover. If the track had to be categorized by genre it would fall somewhere between IDM and experimental pop. It will be available for download from iTunes and other digital retailers on January 22.

Jiro is the first song released to fans from Villa Kang’s forthcoming EP due April 2. The forthcoming EP is the first volume of a 3 volume EP series titled When The Future Was Ultra Modern. The 3 EPs that comprise When The Future was Ultra Modern will be released on Villa Kang’s independent label, Electrik Press. Volume 1 will be released on April 9, Volume 2 on August 6, and Volume 3 on December 3.

VILLA KANG – an experimental, alt-pop producer/songwriter working in Toronto - releases “Touch of Evil”.  “Touch of Evil”  boasts a distinct opening instrumental hook, and a strong melodic vocal delivery drawing comparisons to “Beck and The Gorillaz (Our Vinyl)”.