Competition: Win tickets to see Foster the People

Recently I've been getting into Foster the People, whose pop rock rave rabble noise core has been working wonders in the office. It's the kind of sound that I'd imagine would be pretty good live, which is convenient because I have a pair of concert tickets to give away for their Shepards Bush gig on 25 November. 

The pair of Foster the People tickets are courtesy of event ticket comparison site GoSeeThem.com.

What you win?

2 stalls standing tickets to see Foster the People at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London on Friday 25 November 2011.

To enter simply send an email with your name and postal address to Competitions@BlackPlastic.co.uk [competition now closed] with the subject line 'I'm on a junket'. The deadline for entry is midnight on Sunday 9 October 2011.

Rules and restrictions:

Please note this competition is open to UK residents only. The winner will be selected at random and will be expected to cover their own travel and expenses. The prize is for tickets only.

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Competition: Win tickets for Azari & III album launch at XOYO

Azari & III had my attention back when they collaborated with Friendly Fires on the rather fabulous 'Stay Here'. Since then they've impressed with their lush takes on vintage house, particularly 'Reckless (With Your Love)'.

Their eponymous début album drops next Monday on Loose Lips and to celebrate the band will be playing live at a launch party in London's XOYO on Thursday 11 August.

You can buy tickets here but BlackPlastic are giving away a pair of tickets. To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is send an email to  [competition now closed] with the subject line 'I'm too hip to pay, innit'. Please include your full name so I can get you added to the guestlist.

Competition closes at midnight on Thursday 4 August, the winner will be notified by email.

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Competition: Win Deniz Kurtel's Music Watching Over Me

Deniz Kurtel's album Music Watching Over Me dropped this week on Crosstown Rebels and we have to say - it's a bit of a grower. From the stable of Wolf + Lamb her debut is further evidence of a real movement building around the duo, particularly hot on the heels of Nicolas Jaar's excellent album, Space Is Only Noise.

As with Space Is Only Noise, this is an album of atmospherics. The difference is that its sights are set squarely on the dance floor. The tracks marry a stripped down techno aesthetic to the more lively rhythms of house - the result is subtle but classy and timeless. Particularly strong are the US Garage stomp of 'Best Of' and the dark and brooding 'Vagabond', which actually sounds like it could be by Chloe - which is no bad thing.

We'd definitely recommend seeking this out but if you are feeling lucky BlackPlastic have three copies up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning one simply send an email to Competitions@BlackPlastic.co.uk with the subject line 'Just because I enter competitions, it don't mean I'm cheap' [now closed, thanks for entering!]. Winners will be selected randomly at midnight on 23 March 2011. Please include your full name and address on entries so we can send out the prize if you win!

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Music Watching Over Me is out now on Crosstown Rebels, available from Amazon.co.uk on CD (though out of stock at the time of writing) [affiliate link].

Competition: Win tickets to see Tame Impala's London Roundhouse gig

Regular readers will know that Tame Impala's InnerSpeaker was one of our favourite albums of last year and as such BlackPlastic is pretty excited about the Aussie prog rockers' forthcoming gig at the Roundhouse in London on 22 June. Particularly in light of the rather fantastic Erol Alkan re-work of 'Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind' that has been on regular rotation in our stereo for the past couple of months. Erol strips things back just a notch, adds even more fuzz to the bass and adds some lovely Chemical Brothers style ravey drum rolls. We like:

Tame Impala - Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind (Erol Alkan Rework) Radio Edit by Erol Alkan

What makes a good gig even better? The fact that as a BlackPlastic reader you could go with your significant other / mate / freeloading colleague / bloke you once met at the chippy* of choice. We have two pairs of guestlist places to give away - just send an email to Competitions@BlackPlastic.co.uk with the subject line 'I too am a fan of the White Album' by midnight on 28 March [now closed, thanks for entering]. Winners will be notified by email and will have their name added (plus one) to the guestlist (so please include your full name).

Competition: Win a copy of Future Disco Volume Four

Last week we posted our review of the rather lovely Future Disco Volume Four.  If your memory is as jaded as ours we shall remind you that we said "In the age of MP3 blogs and Soundcloud mixes proper mix albums are feeling increasingly rare - each good one feels like it my be the last. You could worse than make Future Disco Four the last one you buy."

So yes, we rather liked it and would encourage you to buy it. But if buying it isn't your bag then we have just the solution for you - three proper copies to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning one please send your name and address to [competition closed] with the subject line 'I'd quite like to disco dance with you'.

The competition closes at midnight on Monday 7 February - good luck! [competition now closed - thanks to those who entered]

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