Norfolk and Suffolk are not very well known as a hotbed of electronica, that honour probably lies with their western cousin, Essex but here's two acts with new releases that look to try and shift the balance.
Hailing from Norwich, Bearsuit are an art-school dance/rock crossover act in the tradition of Go! Team or Art Brut. They've been around for over 8 years now with 4 albums under their belt and many miles of touring supporting Hot Chip, Crystal Castles and Lightspeed Champion. The album Phantom Forest is released this month and this is the first single off the album. This is very electronica. It sounds a bit La Roux in parts but there's far more humour to this veering towards Scissor Sisters via Ladytron or even Peaches. I think this is brilliant. It's very 'English' in its sound too.
In the same way that Norwich is Norfolk, so Ipswich represents Suffolk and Ipswich resident Dels is part of the new generation of British hip-hop. The Guardian describes him as Dizzee Rascal meets Bjork. I think it's a fair comparison because although the hip hop is familiar and has a London edge to it, the samples and backing tracks are heavily house and electronica-edged. He has also collaborated with Hot Chip so there is a link with their East Anglian counterparts too. His debut album 'Gob' is not released until May but I've heard a sneak preview and it sounds pretty damn good.
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