http://www.bigdada.com main news feed from big dada en webmaster@ninjatune.net Everyone witters on about the latest female singer-songwriter to plop off the major label production line but the truth is this: most of them sound the same. Weak re-treads of classic soul or classic folk or classic this or that. As a whole, people are more interested in how they look than whether they have anything to say, or any way to say it.Please welcome, then, Elan Tamara, who genuinely sounds like no one else. Her third EP, and her first with Big Dada, shows Tamara developing her songwriting craft to new heights. With a voice that can be smooth and calming or raging and hurt, Tamara pulls long vocal lines and next level harmonies over the syncopated minimalism of her piano playing. The result is some of the most exciting, individual music around, music which deserves and rewards repeated listens and signals the arrival of a major new talent. Listen…'Organ EP' is out now at the Ninjashop and iTunes. Ninja and Big Dada are very pleased to be putting on a showcase at Sonar by Day next week, featuring a crop of the labels' rising stars. The event takes place on Thursday 16th June, and the line up is as follows:18.30: Shuttle19.30: DELS 20.15: Offshore21.15: EskmoIt's a great set of artist making thrilling electronic music across a variety of genres, so if you're at Sonar, come have a beer with us and see what we're about.Tickets available here. The CD package of Wiley's career-best album, 100% Publishing, is really a thing of value. Not only does it include an exclusive bonus track (which features a very special guest,) but the disc is enhanced to include all the acappellas and instrumentals as 320kbps MP3s. These are the finished, mastered instrumentals by the way, not the ones the inimitable Wiley gave away last week. More exciting yet, fans that pre-order the album via the Ninjashop, on any format, will be given three instrumentals and acappellas at the point of payment. Those customers will then be offered the chance to enter an exclusive remix competition, open only to people with valid receipt numbers, and thus to the real fans who've forked out hard earned cash for the album. Big Dada and Wiley will listen through to all entries, and the winning track will be released as a commercial download single by Big Dada Recordings. The album is available to pre-order now on CD, download and 2LP here. Get yours quick, and start working on that remix. Paris Suit Yourself's 'Sometimes' has been handpicked by SPIN magazine as part of its June sampler - which is FREE to download now on iTunes US. 'Sometimes' represents possibly the closest the quartet will ever come to a "straight up" pop song – elements of the Kinks slam up against sixties Motown, though maybe not as straightforwardly as that might make it sound! Here's instructions on how to get 'Sometimes' for free (US folk only): 1. Go to iTunes (USA only) 2. Click 'Redeem' under Quick Links 3. Enter Download Code: 4WRAK63M9NJW 4. Your download will start immediately. Enjoy! (code expires 30 June) DELS is featured in Bonafide magazine's 'Old school vs New school special', featuring a special reverse cover, with online subscribers also able to grab a free copy of DELS' GOB EP. In the words of Bonafide themselves..."In the new-school side of the magazine, we have exclusives with DELS and Ghostpoet as they launch their careers with original and nuanced albums.The first 100 issues bought via the Bonafide shop will receive a redeemable code (sent via email within 24 hours) for a free copy of DELS' GOB EP, including the original single and remixes by Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio, Untold and Ry9n."Find out more at bonafidezine.com.DELS' debut album, also titled GOB, is available now from the Ninjashop. Wiley broke with his blanket elusiveness policy recently when he played at the launch of the Lacoste Live range, in the latest damp Shoreditch basement venue whose name we've forgotten. He played what we can genuinely say was one of the most heartfelt, blistering and brilliant sets we've ever seen in his notorious live career. Even the cooler than thou pasty-faces held their cameras up with extra excitement. You can see a great little piece on it, including a live rendition of Numbers, right here. Dobie is a legendary figure in Black British music. From working on the first two Soul II Soul albums, he went on to produce London Posse's all-time classic "How's Life In London?" before recording a solo LP for Pussyfoot, "The Sound Of One Hand Clapping". In between he has remixed everyone from Bjork, Massive Attack, Les Negress Vertes, Tricky to Gangstarr and recorded for a host of labels including Brownswood and BBE. Big Dada are very proud and pleased to announce that Dobie signed a new album deal with us this week and will be working on and releasing more "crunch music" soon. Get a free download of Dobie's Crunch Music remix of Wiley's "Numbers In Action" by signing up to the Dobie mailing list here. DELS 'Shapeshift' is iTunes Italy single of the week, which means you can get it here GRATIS. 'Shapeshift' is produced by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, and is very much DELS' clarion-call to the world. Sitting atop searing electronics and an irresistible bounce, DELS fired crystal clear vocals that set him apart from the off. Eschewing hip-hop cliche, he drew us into the world of his imagination, detailing his childhood fantasies about shifting his physical form, and hinting at some of the reasons he had for doing so. Download 'Shapeshift' for free at iTunes Italy.