Taken from the album “The Phenomenal Handclap Band” out on Gomma. Single with remixes by Blackstrobe, Daniel Haaksman, Clock Opera and Rodion will be released on March 12th. Here’s the video for the original track, directed by Stephen Agnew in New York half a year ago but not finished till now. A 3-minute blood, soul and slasher micro masterpiece.

If you don’t know the complete album yet you should listen…it’s the perfect soundtrack for cold winter nights. And if you haven’t seen them live yet: We are currently organizing an Europe tour in Spring, with the Handclaps playing at Gomma parties in Paris, Berlin, London and other cities around… check them out. And for now: get the video of New Yorks freshest psychadelic funksters.

We posted the photos last week and here is the video of the nice Gomma Party in Munich with The Phenomenal Handclap Band and a surprise performance by Pete Doherty.

Here are a couple of live pics from the recent concert in Munich. Make sure to catch The Phenomenal Handclap Band live supporting Franz Ferdinand on December 7 in Torino and December 8 in Jesolo.

Here’s a mixtape by The Phenomenal Handclap Band for Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) Radio, a great selection of discoid, funky, deep and progressive tunes. If you like their style, make sure you check out their debut album we just released.

Listen: The Phenomenal Handclap Band “Headphone Highlights” on RBMA Radio

Release: 23 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 137

It’s great: Everybody seems to love the new band on our label. A unbelievable euphoria about New York’s PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND everywhere. Franz Ferdinand just called to ask if they wanna go on tour with them. Even the NME describes them as one of the best bands for next year. Seems psych funk is the sound for 2010.

Here is the new single with remixes by New Yorks Disco Man ANTHONY MANSFIELD, DAVID E SUGAR who has been doing stuff for KITSUNE recently, Belgian THE GLIMMERS do the AcidDisco and GOMMAS very own TELONIUS is on a crazy electro disco voyage…this is gonna be sooooo big!

Tracklist:
1) Album Version
2) Instrumental
3) Glimmers Remix
4) Telonius Remix
5) Anthony Mansfield Disco Remix
6) David E. Sugar Remix

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Release: 16 October 2009
Cat#: Gomma 132 CD

Finally! It’s out today! On Gomma…Yeah! The debut album of the hottest band from New York City right now!

The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Featuring guest appearances by members of TV On The Radio, the Amy Winehouse band, Mary J Blidge‘s band and Jon Spencer (from the Blues Explosion). The PHCB plays superhot psychedelic funk from outta space…and yes: this is the perfect answer to the Neo Psychedelic Rock of MGMT and Empire Of The Sun and the consistent development of the current Disco and Rock revival. Magazines and blogs all around the world are getting crazy right now for the 8 girls and guys from the Lower East Side. And we are proud to release their album…check the new video “15 to 20″.

Tracklist:
1) The Journey to Serra da Estrela
2) All Of The Above
3) Testimony
4) Give It A Rest
5) You’ll Disappear
6) 15 To 20
7) Dim The Lights
8) I Been Born Again
9) The Martyr
10) Tears
11) Baby
12) The Circle Is Broken

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Remix taken from the single “You’ll Disappear” released in September on Gomma. Album out later this week!

Luxury Wafers invited The Phenomenal Handclap band for an exclusive studio session and here’s the video of it. Check out the whole article for some more MP3 downloads from the session.

External Link: Exclusive: The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Live@Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3