Nov 7 2009

Drop The Lime reMixes The Bravery

NYC dark rockers The Bravery are about to drop their new single ‘Slow Poison’, off their forthcoming album ‘Stir The Blood’.TO mark their return the single has been given the reMix treatment by the likes of Of Montreal, Villains, Nic Hard, The 66 60’s and bass junkie Drop The Lime.

The reMix works really well, DTL’s heavy warp bass actually complimenting the vocals, and you can’t go wrong with…er…arpeggiated steal drums!!!

♫ The Bravery – Slow Poison (Drop The Lime reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Stir The Blood’ is released December 1st.

The Bravery @ Beatport

The Bravery @ Juno

The Bravery @ 7Digital

The Bravery @ Amazon

Nov 6 2009

The Golden Filter return

What a day! Kicking off with new Shy Child and rounding up with the new single from The Golden Filter!

‘Thunderbird’ is their second single after the fantastic début ‘Sold Gold’ earlier this year and it doesn’t fail to live up to the high expectations that were set. It’s got that Golden Filter bass, those Disco drums and the floaty vocals that ‘Solid Gold’ had but manages to be a completely different sounding song, with a different atmosphere, more edgy.

If you loved ‘Solid Gold’, you’ll love this. End of.

♫ The Golden Filter – Thunderbird (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Thunderbird’ 12” comes out on November 16th.

The Golden Filter @ Beatport

The Golden Filter @ Juno

The Golden Filter @ 7Digital

The Golden Filter @ Amazon

Nov 6 2009

Music Go Music & Fred Falke

Oh man, this is one smooth Nu-Disco jam! The always quality Fred Falke has brought the funk to LA avant-garde popsters Music Go Music.

Clocking in at just over eight minutes it’s an epic, funky, electronic journey (and mildly shorter than the original!) that dips and peaks in all the right places.

♫ Music Go Music – Warm In The Shadows (Fred Falke reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Warm In The Shadows’ is out on Secretly Canadian:

Music Go Music @ Juno

Music Go Music @ Amazon

Nov 6 2009

Metric reMix

Canadian Indie rockers Metric have been given a brilliant Electro-House going over by 80kidz, Japan’s finest electro export.

It’s a strong track with a burbling lead synth that works really well with the vocals, being piano led really sets it apart from the crowd.

♫ Metric – Help, I’m Alive (80kidz reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Help, I’m Alive’ was a single for Metric last year. Check out the reMix by The Twelves.

Metric @ Beatport

Metric @ 7Digital

Metric @ Amazon

Nov 5 2009

Lifelike reMixes Plastiscines

French all-girl pop rock outfit Plastiscines have had their most recent single reMixed by a whole bunch of cool names including producer of some of the best reMixes of the last couple of years Lifelike.

With heavily filtered vocals and a chilled Nu-Disco vibe this is the perfect track for the tail end of the summer.

♫ Plastiscines – Barcelona (Lifelike reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Barcelona remixes’ is our now on NYLON’s label.

Plastiscines @ Juno

Plastiscines @ 7Digital

Plastiscines @ Amazon

Nov 5 2009

New Shy Child!

Exiting times! Shy Child, one of the finest live electronic bands around right now are hard at work on their third studio album, ‘Liquid Love’. Personally, I can’t wait!

To tide us over here we have track from the forthcoming album. ‘Criss Cross’ is classic Shy Child, bass heavy Indie-Electro that builds to a hypnotic noisy finale. It’s a great teaser for what promises to be an amazing record.

♫ Shy Child – Criss Cross (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Liquid Love’ is slated for a March 1st 2010 release on Wall Of Sound, stay tuned to Shy Child’s MySpace for future information and you can pick up the previous two records below:

Shy Child @ Beatport

Shy Child @ 7Digital

Shy Child @ Amazon

Nov 4 2009

Baby Monster – Ultra Violence And Beethoven reMixes

Baby Monster’s ‘Ultra Violence And Beethoven’ was crazy out-there ElectroPop genius and tore up the internet last month. With news that the single will drop November 9th on 50 Bones, we’re giving you the chance to listen to a couple of the reMixes involved.

Ireland’s Arveene & Misk strip the track back and pile on buzzsaw synths and heavy beats while IDM legends Mondkopf twist the track into something heavy and dark.

♫ Baby Monster – Ultra Violence and Beethoven (Arveene & Misk reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Baby Monster – Ultra Violence And Beethoven (Mondkopf reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Ultra Violence And Beethoven’ can be pre-ordered at PureGroove.

Baby Monster @ PureGroove

Nov 4 2009

Jinder; not so Little anymore?

All’s been quite in the Little Jinder front for a while, during which time she apparently dropped the ‘Little’, now being just Jinder. Still signed to Trouble & Bass, Sweden’s Jinder is currently gearing up for the release of her next single ‘Youth Blood’ (a track that previously appeared on Trouble & Bass’ instalment of the Scion A/V sampler compilations), an ElectopPop gem, which will include reMixes by some of Sweden’s top electronic artists.

This reMix, however, comes from London’s Bok Bok which heavily vocodes the vocals and rings some heavily disjointed disco:

♫ Jinder (Little Jinder) – Youth Blood (Bok Bok reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Youth Blood’ December 1st followed by a remix EP, you can hear the original version on Jinder’s MySpace.

Jinder (Little Jinder) @ Beatport

Jinder (Little Jinder) @ Juno

Jinder (Little Jinder) @ Amazon

Nov 4 2009

Versant (what Carah Faye did next…)

So, what’s the worst decision once great Indie-Electro act Shiny Toy Guns ever made? Quite simply it was ditching vocalist Carah Faye Charnow in favour of some reality TV wannabe, this has been proved by their disappointingly mediocre second album.

The decision, however, seems to have turned out for the best for Carah. Now based in Sweden she’s back with her new outfit Versant and dropping the kind of powerful Indie-Electro that the STG’s album wishes it was.

Just check these three demos here; from the huge Electro Rock of ‘Out Of Touch’ to the more intimate ‘Push Away’ these tracks would work just as easily on the dancefloor or in a gritty rock club and see a welcome return of Carah’s voice powering through cutting synths and dirge guitars.

♫ Versant – Out of Touch (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Versant – Push Away (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Versant – Quick Escapes (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

If I was a surviving member of Shiny Toy Guns I would be kicking myself!

Versant release their self-titled début album on February 17th 2010, until them go show them some big MySpace love!

Versant @ MySpace

Nov 3 2009

Róisín Murphy’s new single

Highly underrated queen of UK ElectroPop Róisín Murphy returns this month with her eagerly anticipated new single ‘Orally Fixated’.

Never one to completely bow to the mainstream, Róisín litters ‘Orally Fixated’ with broken beats and cut up samples that power through a spacious 80’s sounding mix (huge reverb washed snares!) before unexpectedly dropping a wailing guitar solo!

Experimental and Pop seem like two diametrically opposed terms, but Ms. Murphy skilfully brings the two together and takes them both to the disco.

♫ Róisín Murphy – Orally Fixated (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Orally Fixated‘ let’s loose November 16th on AWAL, also The Guardian will be offering a free download for 48 hours.

Róisín Murphy @ Beatport

Róisín Murphy @ Juno

Róisín Murphy @ 7Digital

Róisín Murphy @ Amazon