ANTIGONE

Antigone is a fiery dame who sings songs, writes words, dresses up and dances around. Her most recent offering is an 11 track album called AntigoneLand, and a land indeed it is, not very similar to many other lands beside it. The album was produced in London, where she was based for 5 years before recently returning to her home town of Sydney. Before flying solo she was a full-blown dance diva working with Etherfox, the Shapeshifters and [love] tattoo, and before before that she sang jazz and Indian classical. There are many other facts and figures we could tire you with but we will leave it here with a thank you for visiting. Do come again soon for a cuppa tea at three, beside the tower near the tree. Awesome in the world. And you are also.



Antigone talks about the concept of "Antigoneland" from EQ Video on Vimeo.



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// ANTIGONELAND ALBUM OUT NOW ON ITUNES WORLDWIDE



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Read the full press release HERE



"Antigone may follow a glittery line of one-name discopop divas, but she brandishes a more poetic wit than most. Working with Darren Hayes collaborator Shave, she laces this online-only debut with some edgy imagery. Opener 'Promiscuity' sets the tone for an album about men, women, love, sex and self-reliance. Her cooing vocals on the lush nighttime ballad 'Life Without You' will have Alison Goldfrapp crying into her tea, while the blazing 'More Man Than Man' will have you prancing like a showgirl." Stephen Sears, Instinct, May 09 (US)



"A surefire hit for anyone whose two favourite genres are pop music that sounds like dance music and dance music that sounds like pop music, 'Antigoneland' is a smart and sophisticated club record full of stylish tunes and a fair number of surprises. The hypnotic technological pop of 'Promiscuity' should please those left disappointed with the new Goldfrapp album while tracks like 'Mirror' and last week's single 'More Man Than Man' hit the spot in a brilliantly Roisin Murphyesque way." Popjustice.com



“Who is Antigone? When her album is released, she'll arrive to find a seat on the banquette with Roisin, Kylie, Siobhan, Sophie, Alison, etc. I mean it, this girl is the real deal. A singer who can sang. A writer with a unique lyrical voice. A quirky, kicky "People's Diva" type.” XO's Middle Eight



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"Antigone is not your run-of-the-mill pop singer. The London-based artist infuses her slick, infectious pop tunes with poignant and well-crafted storytelling that is rare among the dozens of poptarts and one-hit wonders ruling the charts. Antigone is up there with artists like Roisin Murphy, offering listeners a unique point of view that conveys both style and substance." Arjanwrites.com Promiscuity Review



"'Promiscuity' is not a club banger, nor a predictable verse-to-chorus sugary pop confection." Muu Muse



"This track threw me to the ground when I first heard it. It's the album opener and, like a brilliant pre-credit sequence to a film, it sets the tone for a record about men, women, love, sex and self-reliance." XO's Middle Eight



"One of the most experimental, exciting and zippy tracks the year brought, Antigone’s “Promiscuity” is one of those very few songs you can actually classify as Avant Garde Pop Music." Adem with an E



"For those of you who read EQ on a regular basis, you're well aware that Antigone rules queen supreme in our blog kingdom." Electroqueer.com



// BIO & THE BEES



Antigone began as Tiggy. She was a hippy love-child raised by creatives on a self-sufficient farm. Later she morphed into a terrible teenager then escaped to the city to try life as a scholar. Somehow she graduated with a first class degree despite spending most of her time not studying, courting a different boy every 3 months and making music singing in a variety of odd bands including one whose only outlet was improvised shows live to air in the twilight zone.



After university Tiggy fully discovered her alter-ego alpha-female Antigone who quickly took control. Training classically, she flexed her newly-found vocal chords as an underground electronica songstress, avant garde classical diva then an ethnomusical adventurer, winding up in Mumbai to study. Upon returning to Sydney she finally emerged as a pop star of sorts with the ARIA nominated 'The Bass Has Got Me Movin' by [love] tattoo and 2 other tracks on the album. From there to Etherfox she became the full-blown disco diva and a collaborator with The Shapeshifters and other dance producers. But moving to London drew out her innate eclecticism and a desire to create something unique and compelling.



Antigone has spent the last few years bringing her uber disco-pop heroine to the fore, performing live on the club and pop circuit (as well as supporting Darren Hayes internationally) and building her peeps organically in anticipation of the release of a most accomplished debut album, 'AntigoneLand'.



For the more replete herstory read Antigone's longer bio by clicking

HERE.



// TOP 10 'MORE MAN THAN MAN' OUT NOW

The fabulous Top 10 UK Club Hit that graced many a sexed-up dancefloor last summer has landed on Hed Kandi's Disco Heaven 08 (UK), Hed Kandi The Mix 09 (Australia) and the sassiest playlist of all - EMI's futurePOP 2.0 (Australia). As well as being a staple on Gaydar Radio, playlisted on national radio in Oz, 'More Man Than Man' also has a pop video that Attitude magazine recognised as "a work of staggering glitz" (all videos below left).



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* The full length mix of 'More Man Than Man' on Disco Heaven is ONLY for sale on the CD, NOT the download version.



* Fierce Angel's Feb 09 comp opens with 'Another Valentine', a collaboration between Antigone's other project Etherfox and 'More Man Than Man' remixers the Bassmonkeys.



// DJ REACTION ACTION

Pulling debut single 'More Man Than Man' into the Top 10 of the UK Club Chart (and the Top 20 of the Cool Cuts Chart) last Euro summer were key tastemakers Freemasons, Moto Blanco, K-Klass, Stonebridge, and key members of the international Hed Kandi massif.



Examine the longer list of reactions to Antigone's debut single collated by Hyperactive by clicking

HERE.



// PRESS

Click HERE for all quotes and links. For the full online press kit, please contact Antigone's people promo AT yoctopus DOT com



// LYRICS



Click HERE for 'More Man Than Man', and

HERE for 'Promiscuity'.

All album lyrics are printed in the digital booklet of the iTunes album bundle.



// LIVE

The girl got serious presence. Recent performances for In The City, The London Astoria, for Soho Pride and Popjustice showcases plus tours in Australia. Click HERE for performance CV and live reviews.



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