Santogold Self-titled Debut Avail 4/29/08

This is better than good; this is gold– SANTOGOLD! New Album In Stores April 22

Santogold is a survivor of a half-century worth of living along musical evolution’s most cutting edges. The only live act that can boast of having out-aged Barbara Bush, having outlived Mr. Miyagi and out-styled Liberace, Santogold is here with future flavor.

Already receiving weighty club rotation and airplay in urban Afghanistan and downtown Beirut, Santogold is the first act of the century to boast a post-war following on the International Space Station Mir. Following a live performance broadcast from three thousand miles off the Cape of Good Hope last June, inmates at Leavenworth Penitentiary received Santogold with a celebratory confetti parade. Just another first for the modern super group that knows no bound.

Composed of absolutely no members, Santogold is also the first musical outfit capable of claiming the planet’s broiling collective consciousness as their front woman. Longtime collaborator, singer and songwriter Santi White says of her work with Santogold, “We began trying to write pop songs to sell, which made us depressed, so we started writing songs for ourselves instead.” The results of that self-centered conceit is the songwriting work heard for the first time on the full length Santogold album, as yet untitled, to be released in 2007 on the Lizard King label.

As unmastered tracks leaked over the internet this past November, the request lines of radio stations from Miami to Hanoi began freezing with a flood of calls from listeners eager to hear the new Santogold sound over their frequencies. From his radio show in the United Arab Emirates capital city of Abu Dhabi, Michael Jackson (the King of Pop) played what Santogold snippets he had been able to pirate from a bootleg MySpace page dedicated to the group. Days later, BBC Radio One reported that the unreleased Santogold debut was heard blasting from the iPod shuffle of Libyan ruler Moammar Qaddafi as he entered an international summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Recognizing the urgent need to address the uproarious buzz, Santogold released the following statement through their label reps at Lizard King: “The response to our unmastered songs has been both premature and phenomenal! We were happy to hear that the children of Darfur have found hope in our melodic interpretation of life on the battlefield of love! We’re hoping that each and every 20-something from downtown San Francisco to central Mumbai will also learn something from our work! And to the people dropping no-knock fire on old ladies in Atlanta: shame on you! Santogold ain’t with that shit!”

The trajectory of such early successes leading to newfound political clout is nothing new for Santogold, whose debut album, though half a century in the making, is sure to rock glass pipes from the Lincoln Memorial to Buckingham palace. The flavor of the gold is guaranteed: Santogold!

AUDIO “Creator”

Santogold’s performance at The FADER 51 party

Acclaimed Miami-based art collective FriendsWithYou bring their love of magic and adventure to Zune Arts with the new film “Tickle Party.” Set to the eccentric sounds of New Wave art rocker Santogold’s “Say Aha”, the film pairs up a couple of “fuzzies” (fluffy white creatures with a penchant for dance) with a hapless monster reduced to crying tear-shaped rubies. A reminder that it’s more rewarding to be kind than cruel, “Tickle Party” features a unique blend of stop motion, puppetry and assorted 3D elements. Watch the film “Tickle Party” at http://zune-arts.net/tickleparty

FriendsWithYou feature Santogold in Zune Arts film “Tickle Party”

Acclaimed Miami-based art collective FriendsWithYou bring their love of magic and adventure to Zune Arts with the new film “Tickle Party.” Set to the eccentric sounds of New Wave art rocker Santogold’s “Say Aha”, the film pairs up a couple of “fuzzies” (fluffy white creatures with a penchant for dance) with a hapless monster reduced to crying tear-shaped rubies. A reminder that it’s more rewarding to be kind than cruel, “Tickle Party” features a unique blend of stop motion, puppetry and assorted 3D elements.

“This film is a great example of how Zune Arts can fuse art and music together to create fun original content,” said Rob Schaltenbrand, brand marketing manager for Zune Arts. “The music of Santogold pairs really well with the creative vision for FriendsWithYou in this film and the music breathes life into the “fuzzies” carrying them through this delightful journey of discovery and sharing.”

Watch the film “Tickle Party” at http://zune-arts.net/tickleparty.

BONUS: Download special “Tickle Party” Valentine’s Day cards in the download section on the video site.

FriendsWithYou is an artist collaboration founded by the two Miami-based artists, Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III. Since its conception in 2002, FWY has promoted its message of magic, luck, and friendship through its popular designer toy line, art installations, new-form playgrounds, published works, live performances and various animation, motion pictures, and multimedia projects. From Art Basel in Miami to Pictoplasma in Berlin, FWY has participated in some of the most respected artistic happenings worldwide. The collective has also created works for today’s most prominent brands, including Nike, MTV, Red Bull, Volkswagen and Coca-Cola.

Santogold, aka Santi White, is a Philly born female producer and songwriter who has already received club rotation and airplay in urban Afghanistan and downtown Beirut, and will be bringing her unique sound to the States with her debut LP on April 22nd, released on Downtown Records.

Zune Arts brings the best creative minds to collaborate on inspiring work of art under themes of sharing, connectivity, discovery, and friendship. Zune Arts is continuously growing, ever-evolving, and always open to new voices, influences and ideas. Join us.