THE DOCKING STATION

Unique Canadian psedeu-electronic-indie-rock from the pair known as Bikini, is a soft and relaxing take on the electronic music industry.

Johnny Penn and Aaron Aujla met during a detention at Glenlyon Norfolk Prep School when they were 16. Penn was a debater, competing at Oxford, and Aujla an artist, exhibiting his first round of award-winning oil paintings. After graduation, both said farewell; Penn moving to Montreal to join Tokyo Police Club, Wolf Parade, and Chromeo in the halls of McGill University and Aujla entering the art circles of Queen West alongside Feist, MSTRKRFT and Broken Social Scene.

In 2007 they met again in a Montreal cafe and talked about making music and the good old days. Two weeks later a parcel arrived from Aujla containing the wav files for his cover of Feist’s 1234. Penn lay vocals on the track and posted it back. Before long their cover leaked and blew up in Montreal, Toronto and on the internet. Then another package arrived. And another.

The group was nice enough to send us an original tune entitled ‘I Remember Being Young’ which has received quite some hype from respectable music magazines and music blogs alike; as well as a cover of Leslie Feist‘s 1234.

Bikini will be featured in July ’08s edition of Fader, as their music has entered American Apparel shops world-wide via Viva Radio. Their first EP, “Concerning the Number 7 and Your Love”, is set for a July 7th release.

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Bikini – 1234 (Cover)

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Bikini – I Remember Being Young