OK, so I'm pretty late off the mark with this one, but Santogold is something special: a schizophrenic blend of dirty electro beats, spacey dub, new wave indie, electro, punk and grimey hip hop, the Brooklyn, New York born soundsmith - otherwise known as Santi White - is a lady on a sonic mission.
On tour across the US with Coldplay (random!), Santogold hits European shores ain August for a string festival slots. Unique both in musical and material style, (imagine a nu-rave club kid, transported back in time to join the Sugar Hill Gang, via Sun Ra's Space Is the Place) she is also a huge influence on Analog-and-Burton-snowboarder-turned-musician Trevor Andrew aka Trouble (pictured with her above) her long term boyfriend. She was also lead singer of Philadelphia ska rock / punk band Stiffed.
Keep reading to watch videos and see what all the fuss is about....
On Later with Jools Holland performing Les Artistes:
A cool interview with Dazed Digital and look behind the scenes at her never released video for Creator:
She also co-wrote the song My Drive Thru with by Julian Casablancas, and N.E.R.D, produced by Pharrell Williams as part of the Converse Century campaign - to celebrate the footwear king turning 100:
www.myspace.com/Santogold - Santogold.com
Image: via Pamplemoose.com
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