In possibly the most exciting and forward-thinking collaboration this year, Foals - exploding as one of the hottest bands in the UK today and increasingly known for their explosive mix of techno on guitars and riotous house party shows up and down the country, are recording their debut album with David Sitek of TV On The Radio (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars) this month in NYC.Yannis, singer, on recording with Sitek:"He's incredibly intense and massively high most of the time. A true American conversationalist and pretty much a visionary as much as we can gather. "His eyes are shut most of the time and he's been recording with Scarlett Johanson. i think he'll just allow us to do what we've always wanted which was just to make considered artistic music that understands rhythm ...something that is more mature and less constrained to any conventions or scenes but still works within certain pop confines. "That takes on a wider influence than just frat boy white boy indie guitar disco swing which is so rife in Britain these days July 07" Meanwhile, prior to any Sitek-related release, Foals second single ‘Mathletics’ is set to hit the uk shops next month - complete with beautiful b side ‘Big Big Love’ showing the band’s true depth and dynamic, and more downtempo side

Foals don’t sound like anyone else. There are hints of other bands, but their lines are cleaner, like the schematics for a piece of precision engineering. And there’s something strange about those guitars.

"They’re meant to sound like insects, says Yannis. "They’re played high on the fret board we even hold our instruments up high. The result sounds like a cloud of insects forming these strange harmonies."

The nano-tech precision was a result of Yannis’ obsession with sonic tidiness and the reductive approach of the aforementioned Steve Reich, the man who introduced the concept of minimalism to popular music in the ’60s and ’70s.

As well as Reich, Foals name check minimal German techno tracks such as Plumbicon by Monolake and Dead Man Watches The Clock by Dettman/Klock.

"But we like all kinds of stuff, says Yannis. "Devo, Glen Branca, Battles, Arthur Russell, Nelly Furtado. Justin Timberlake. Jack listens to electronica. We like taking the best bits of other music and forming a new whole. That’s not an original idea, but I think what comes out of it is fresh."

Live, Foals don’t so much fizz with energy as explode like a well-shaken bottle of champagne.

"It’s like we’re all battling for supremacy on stage, says Edwin. "The dance-inflected beats have seen them rock venues ranging from the kitchen at a house party to London warehouse parties. It’s no exaggeration to say they are the best new live band in the UK."

Foals have just announced their full UK tour throughout September. They will follow this with a further tour supporting Bloc Party at their personal request. Live, this band are not to be missed. Also playing uk festivals as listed below.

FESTIVALS:

August 4th Electric Gardens festival August 4th Tales of a Jackalope festival August 10th Victoria Park London, underage event August 11th Victoria Park London, underage event August 18th Brighton Loop festival August 25th Reading festival August 26th Leeds festival Sept 8th Bestival, Isle of White

FULL UK TOUR:

Sept 21st Dublin, Radiator Sept 22nd Belfast, Radar club Sept 24th Edinburgh, Cararet Voltaire Sept 25th Newcastle, Other rooms Sept 26th York, Fibbers Sept 27th Stoke, Sugarmill Sept 28th Manchester, Night & day Sept 29th Cambridge, Soul Tree Sept 30th Reading, Fez Oct 1st Brighton, Komedia Oct 2nd London, scala Oct 4th Nottingham, Rescue rooms Oct 5th Leeds, Cockpit Oct 6th Wrexham, Central Station Oct 8th Bristol, Thekla Oct 9th Birmingham, Barfly Oct 10th Sheffield, Plug Oct 13th North Lancashire, The Hexagon all ages show Oct 15th Oxford, Zodiac Oct 16th Norwich, Arts centre

BLOC PARTY SUPPORT:

Dec 12th Glasgow SECC Dec 13th Manchester GMEX Dec 14th London Alexandra Palace Dec 15th London Alexandra Palace