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The Tapeaters’ new album
So, if you’re a long-time reader you’ll already know that Russian Nu-Disco/ElectroPop outfit The Tapeaters are amongst our favourites. We’ve been writing about them for years and, particularly, the latest crop of single have been pretty rad. Yesterday they released their latest album, which in part collects their recent tunes, and whist we loved the tracks individually when they are packed together in a complete LP it really highlights what an impressive body of work The Tapeaters have amassed.
‘Remembering Next Summer’ is a cleverly apt title for the record, it’s pure forward thinking nostalgia. Combining elements of Disco, Electro, Pop and Indie with some absurdly catchy songwriting, The Tapeaters kinda’ make me think that this is what the excellent Dirty Vegas would have sounded like if they had embraced Disco a little more than deep house. Funky basslines and massive retro synth sounds play against dancefloor beats and softly sung vocals with the occasional Indie guitar lick for good measure. The album kicks off with a new track ‘Umbrella’, which sets the tone for the record with a laid back, beach Disco vibe and an enticing sound which is closely followed by’ ‘Echo’, a track that wears it’s ‘80’s influences on it’s sleeve. That double whammy of Disco and ‘80’s pretty much sums up the album, and that’s two things we love, but it’s The Tapeaters genius songwriting, with their sing-a-long choruses and infectious hooks, that really seal the deal for us. Don’t be surprised if this album reared it’s head in our end-on-year ‘best of’ lists.
♫ The Tapeaters – Umbrella
♫ The Tapeaters – Waiting For a Sign
♫ The Tapeaters – The Real Deal
The Tapeaters’ ‘Remembering Next Summer’ is available right now from a stupidly cheap price. You can pick up the .mp3s from their official website from a tweet or a ‘like’, or pic up lossless copies from their Bandcamp from as little as $1!
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Little Boots reMixed by Todd Edwards
The first of the reMixes of Little Boots’ genius forthcoming single ‘Headphones’ is here. And American DJ/Producer Todd Edwards gives us the first taste of a disco oriented Little boots so far from this album.
So far the recent Little Boots single have been leaning in this direction of shiny Pop and deep House, two directions we’re big fans of, but sometimes you just need to bring the funk. This reMix is laden with horn stabs, Disco licks and some nice ‘70’s flute flourishes. The thing that works best about this track is the staggered beat, which seems to work with the track and give it a driving energy. Although this reMix injects some pretty sweet Disco into Boot’s current sound, I can’t help but hope to see some reMixes from some of the real talent in Nu-Disco these days, that’s not to diminish Todd Edwards Disco-House work, but there is some real Disco gurus out there who could work wonders with this track. But if this is all the Boots funk we end up getting, then it’ll do nicely.
♫ Little Boots – Headphones (Todd Edwards vocal reMix)
‘Headphones’ will, we presume, be out soon. The video should be hear shortly.
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Yellow Magic Orchestra edit from Chrome Canyon
Here’s a bit of a treat from Brooklyn funkster Chrome Canyon, who’s On The Fruit Records released ‘Body Music EP from earlier this year still gets some heavy rotation. It’s his edit of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s classic ‘Techopolis’ (possibly my fourth favourite YMO track!).
If you’ve ever thought to yourself ‘I love ‘Technopolis’, but I’d really like a more modern version with a pumping contemporary beat so I could work it into one of my sets’ then you are in so much luck. The essence of YMO’s track is all here, with pretty minimal chopping up, the riff and basslines are all where you remember leaving them. There are a couple of cuts here and there but the majority of additions come in the form of some lovely filtering and modulation and bringing a rhythm fit for dancefloors in 2012. It’s giving the original such a new lease of life. I’ll definitely be playing this out.
♫ Yellow Magic Orchestra – Technopolis (Chrome Canyon Rework)
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Lissi Dancefloor Disaster’s new video
This is the new video from Swedish ElectroPop nutcases Lissi Dancefloor Disaster. It’s for their awesome, growling, new single ‘Singing My Heart Out’.
The clip was directed by Tim Erem, who takes the heart out motif literally and makes the whole thing look dreamlike and intoxicating.
‘Singing My Heart Out’ is out now, well take a look at the single later in the week.
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Mental Minority’s new track
The Mental Minority is back, and by that we mean the enigmatic German SynthWave producer had dropped another track. This time he’s ramped up the ‘80’s teen movie soundtrack quota considerably, if such a thing is possible ( I would have thought it wasn’t, and the ‘80’s teen movie soundtrack quota was already pretty full, but Mental Minority has proved me wrong).
‘Take My Hand’ sails along on beams of ‘80’s-synth light. A mid-paced jam that’s loaded with lush chords and shimmering, chiming lead sounds. Underneath all that sparkly nostalgia is are these deep strings, almost like a Gregorian chant, that adds a somewhat hypnotic quality to the track, giving it more depth and richness than just the leads impart. This really is top quality SynthWave and Mental Minority is coming on in leaps and bounds, even bringing something a little different to the table.
♫ Mental Minority – Take My Hand
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Chromatics’ ‘These Streets Will Never Look The Same’ video
Here’s the latest clip in the recent string of videos from Chromatics highlighting tracks from their new album, ‘Kill For Love’. This time it’s ‘These Streets Will Never Look The Same’ that’s treated to visuals.
The video was, once again, directed by Alberto Rossini and was shot on videotape live in Las Vegas, Mexico City and Montreal.
‘Kill For Love’ is out now on Italians Do It Better.
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Pyramid’s ‘Rising Day reMixes’
It’s been only two months since French Sci-Fi producer Pyramid self-released his ‘Life Above The Stars’ EP, a masterpiece of Cosmic electronics which itself was to tide us over in the dark between his last label release, ‘Rising Day’ on Monsieur Adi’s Technofavrik imprint and next month’s ‘Rising Day reMixes’.
The new EP contains reMix word from the likes of Stay Ali, Pilotpriest, Monsieur Adi, Final DJs and Thomas Barrandon and this, Pyramid’s own ‘Auto reMix’ of ‘Sleeping Fox’. This Auto reMix keeps much of the original intact, but gives it a 2012 kick in the bass. No loosing one drop of Pyramid’s trademark analog future funk the track still has all the futuristic dystopian shimmer it always had, but pumps in a way the original didn’t. While the original was all about B-Boy beats and Italo basslines, this version rolls with a Galactic Disco groove and soaring synths. The EP should be a killer with both Final DJs and Monsieur Adi turning in some excellent work.
♫ Pyramid – Sleeping Fox (Auto reMix)
The ‘Rising Day reMixes’ EP is out 3rd June on Beatport, with other stores coming later.
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Justin Faust’ Le Coup De Foudre’ Mixtape
Justin Faust – Le Coup De Foudre Mixtape = Justin Faust doesn’t do nearly enough mixtapes for our liking. Still it makes it a good day when he does, and this one is awesome. Loaded with massive Disco tracks, I can see this being on repeat well into next month.
♫ Justin Faust – Le Coup De Foudre Mixtape
The tracklist:
01. Justin Faust – Untitled
02. A.N.D.Y. & Vicente – El Barrio (Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver reMix)
03. Matt Mendez – Square (Alec Carlsson reMix)
04. Pitchben – Soda (Lorenz Rhode reMix)
05. James Curd – Guide Me (Gigamesh reMix)
06. Just Kiddin’ – Mammal (Kosmetique reMix)
07. His Majesty Andre – Spades (Broke One reMix)
08. Ben Mono & Idiotronic HOT – 1992 (Justin Faust reMix)
09. Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure reMix)
10. Chilly Gonzales – You Can Dance (Robotaki Instrumental reMix)
11. Medina – Forever (Tagteam Terror reMix)
12. Pimpsoul – Rock you
13. That Peruvian Boy – The Jive (Original Mix)
14. Swivel Hips – Cheaters
15. NAPT (Feat. Fireflowerz) – Italian Spiderman
16. Kosmetique – IIIe
17. Timo Juuti & Hector 87 – Cheap Bad Moves
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Danger’s ‘22h39’
Whether leaks harm or help and artist in their promotion I open for debate, I can say that, whether harming or hurting, it probably fucks up their pre-planned release track somewhat. Over the weekend a new track from Outrun originator Danger leaked, which looks like it forced his hand to release it through official channels, so here it is.
Danger was one of the undisputed reigning champions of Electro in 2007, even now you can drop something like ‘11h30’ and the place will go apeshit, but other than trickles, and the occasional leak (usually ripped from a live set) EP’s are very few and far between, three in five years, and the last one was two years ago. So the release of ‘22h39’ sees a Danger that despite first appearances isn’t all that different from the Danger of old. His production were always measured and melodic and although the beat is more Disco than Electro-House, it’s still the haunting, driving, powerful Danger we remember.
♫ Danger – 22h39
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Bright Light Bright Light’s ‘A New Word To Say’ video
‘A New Word To Say’ was one of the tracks that go us into Bright Light Bright Light way back when Rod was a potential Pop star, rather than an the actual Pop star he is now. So with the release of his début album we’re quite pleased that ‘A New Word To Say’ has been given the video treatment.
Hollie Newton directs this clip, which looks simple but must have taken ages to film, and longer to edit.
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