Black Yaya: Paint a smile on me

A slice of perfect disco pop by Black Yaya entitled Paint a smile on me.

Black Yaya is the solo project by Herman Dune frontman  David Ivar.

As part of Herman Dune, Ivar's been active since 1999, but has continued to release solo and collaborative works throughout.

The song's been released on Partyfine, a label set up by producer and musician Yuksek who has been featured on this blog in the past.

He set up the label to reflect the diversity of his musical tastes, bringing together musicians from different backgrounds to work together and release some great new music.

Meanwhile, a dub version of the track by Yuksek is also circulating



Ivar is currently touring as Black Yaya, with recent dates in the UK and forthcoming shows in Germany, France and Spain.

Herman Düne - Tell Me Something I Don't Know

A heads-up for French duo Herman Düne who are touring at the moment, with dates in the UK at the moment and shows in mainland Europe in November.

The band is essentially a duo of David-Ivar Herman Dune, vocals guitar and songwriting and Néman Herman Dune, drums and backing vocals. For their tour their line up is augmented by bass player Ben Pleng.

Herman Düne has been active since 1999, releasing their debut Turn off the Light in 2000. The band have been getting a higher profile since the release of their 2006 album Giant and its follow up Next Year in Zion.

Their most recent album Strange Moosic came out in May 2011, featuring the track Tell Me Something I Don't Know.

It's a great video, featuring an apeparance by the actor who plays Mad Men's Don Draper, Jon Hamm. Hopefully the presence of a genuine Hollywood A-list celeb will get the band a bit more well-deserved exposure.