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Rüfüs get reMixed by Beaumont
The excitement about Rüfüs doesn’t seem to stop growing. Since their own EP release, and the news of the forthcoming reMix EP on On The Fruit Records, this Syndey trio are getting killer press and going from strength to strength.
But Wait…Beaumont’s in the house! Tackling the track from a deeper Electro groove than we’re used to from Beaumont turned out to be a great idea. Not only does his reMix give the track a driving dancefloor kick but lifts it to an almost cinematic place too, which seems to make the vocals more emotive. Euphoric Electro anyone?
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♫ Rüfüs – Paris Collides (Beaumont reMix)
Rüfüs’s rEMix EP is out soon, you can pick up their début EP now.
Ill Collins & Beaumont drop the bit-crushed science
Highly underrated Aussie Nu-Disco producer Beaumont has teamed up with Ill Collins, who has an awesome name to indulge in some bit-crushed madness.
An EP is forthcoming, but this tune ‘Drane’ is a little extra gift that won’t be appearing on it. If it’s an indicator of how the EP will sound then we are in for a pretty gritty, thumping, treat. Beaumont has always had a soft spot for 8-bit sounds in his music but here he really lets himself go crazy. ‘Drane’ is a mid-tempo grinder that manages to bring a little Cosmic Disco feel to the Lo-Fi doom.
♫ Ill Collins & Beaumont – Drane
Beaumont’s EP team up with Ill Collins should be out soon
As a side note I know absolutely nothing about who Ill Collins is, but maybe it should be noted though that his SoundCloud profile pic comes from Beaumont’s MySpace album, Beaumont’s 8-bit alter-ego perhaps? Maybe not, maybe he is some Mexican SID freak? Just sayin’…
Grum; ‘Through The Night’ reMixes
We’ve already featured the pretty hilarious video for Grum’s forthcoming single ‘Through The Night’, one of our favourite tracks from hid début album and now we are able to bring you a couple of reMixes from the forthcoming release.
First up is electronic rumors staple Beaumont’s contribution to the reMix package is of the quality we’d expect from the man. A smooth jam that takes the Toto sample and works it into a mash up between the equivalents of some of Jan Hammer’s incidental music for Miami Vice and an Ed Banger floorfiller. Excellent work as always. Belgian Electro Rocker Perseus take a more pure Nu-Disco route, with a nice bit of French Touch and some Disco licks.
What I like about both these reMixes is that they are prime examples of why I love reMix culture these days (amongst the Nu-Disco/Electro-House/Dreamwave scenes anyway), the level of musical ability required. No longer is it acceptable, as it was 5 years ago, so simple lay down a beat and a couple of arpeggios under an acapella and call it a reMix (the amount of people who got rich doing that is unbelievable!). These days if you want to stay up with the cream of the crop were talking about writing basslines, writing lead lines…writing music!
It’s all good!
♫ Grum – Through The Night (Beaumont reMix)
♫ Grum – Through The Night (Perseus Remix)
The single is out 6th October, expect remixes from Beaumont, The Swiss, Tom De Neef, Perseus and Grum himself.
Beaumont reMixes Housse De Racket
Beaumont, the hardest working man in unsigned showbusiness, is back with another storming reMix, this time for Housse De Racket.
Featuring on the UK release of their ‘Forty Love’ album, which comes bundled with a bonus reMix CD, his version of ‘Dans L’Avion’ has all the elements we love about a Beaumont reMix. That smooth Nu-Disco he has become synonymous with subtly brushed with a bit of 8-bit chaos.
Check it.
♫ Housse De Racket – Dans L’Avion (Beaumont reMix)
‘Forty Love (Bonus reMix Edition)’ is released this week.
Beaumont takes on Kavinsky
The reMix competition has finished, the winners announced. I, personally, must have listened to about 130 of the hundreds of entries. Some of them were amazing. Some of them were whack. Did I ever want to hear Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’ again in my life? Not right now…
But if there’s one guy who can twist my arm it’s Beaumont, had he submitted his reMix to the contest it would have surely been a contender. Probably one of the best (if not the best) ElectroPop/Nu-Disco version of the song that uses both Kavinsky’s and Lovefoxxx of CSS’s vocals to sweet effect over a mixture of retro synths and 8-bit melodies.
♫ Kavinsky (Feat. Lovefoxxx Of CSS) – Nightcall (Beaumont reMix)
The Vanish return with ‘Heartbeat’
Things have been quiet from The Vanish camp since the release of their last single, ‘Hold On’ but this week sees the release of ‘Heartbeat’, the second track from their demo EP to be given the single treatment.
The Indie-Disco-Pop ‘Heartbeat’ was my favourite track on the original demo EP, making top ten in electronic rumors’ top 20 songs of 2009, so the single, and it’s stellar reMix line up is most welcome here. Speaking of ‘stellar’, Australians Get Stellar and Beaumont both provide mixes for the package.
That was a terrible segway…………….
Anyway, the Beaumont mix we have for you here isn’t the one appearing on the single, that is an 8-bit Chiptune-Disco affair, this alternate mix is a smooth electronic Pop track in the Starsmith vein that I think I actually prefer. There is a certain epic journey-ness to this mix that can’t help but win you over. Get Stellar’s reMix goes straight for the Electro-Disco jugular that’s just made for late night dancefloor action.
♫ The Vanish – Heartbeat (Beaumont Alt reMix)
♫ The Vanish – Heartbeat (Get Stellar reMix)
Also on the single is the stunning, simple stunning, Barretso reMix, if I can post it I will.
‘Heartbeat’ is our now.
Beaumont gets his hands on Groove Armada’s ‘I Won’t Kneel’
Alrighty synth fans! I hope you all had a good weekend, mine was made that little bit better by coming home to find a new email from Australia’s best kept secret, Beaumont, pimping out his new reMix.
Taking on ‘I Won’t Kneel’ by Groove Armada, featuring the vocals of SaintSaviour, Beaumont continues to go from strength to strength, his skills as a reMixer and produces seem to be growing with every new mix. His musical confidence too, which shines though in this complex, yet funky as hell, reMix.
♫ Groove Armada (Feat. SaintSaviour) – I Won’t Kneel (Beaumont reMix)
‘I Won’t Kneel’ is taken from Groove Armada’s ‘Black Light’ album.
Cassette Club 4 Me
Some interesting facts:
1) Cassette Club’s new single on Eye Industries, ‘4 me’, is pretty awesome. 2) The reMix package is even awesomer. 3) The fact that Eye Industries is allowing us to share four storming reMixes with you is the awesomest!
You can check out the original on SoundCloud, it’s a smooth and soulful Nu-Disco affair with a late night vibe and the reMixes just knock it out of the park! I gotta’ begin with a shout out to our friend Beaumont, not only is it great to see so many of his reMixes getting official releases these days but the man keeps getting better and better. This reMix, I reckon, is my favourite of his tracks to days. It’s a sweet Dreamwave track that is easily equal to, or better than, most of the Valerie crew’s output. Bestrack keep the Nu-Disco groove going but deliver a slightly harder vibe while Quinten 909 & Livian go crazy with the deep funky House thang. Algeronics wrap up the single with a Wonky bass Fidget tune thick with rave synths. A truly impressive line up of reMixes!
♫ Cassette Club – 4 Me (Beaumont reMix)
♫ Cassette Club – 4 Me (Bestrack reMix)
♫ Cassette Club – 4 Me (Quinten 909 & Livian reMix)
♫ Cassette Club – 4 Me (Algeronics reMix)
‘4 Me’ is released today! Go check it out:
Beaumont reMixes Róisín Murphy
Beaumont has sent on over his reMix of SynthPop goddess Róisín Murphy’s last single ‘Momma’s Place’ and he’s knocking it out the park again.
Working the vocals perfectly, Beaumont knows exactly when to build it and when to drop it, his Nu-Disco track never overshadowing the ElectroPop original, just lifting it to greater heights.
♫ Róisín Murphy – Momma’s Place (Beaumont reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘Momma’s Place’ is out now.
NightWaves; new single and Beaumont reMix
Coming straight out of LA based SynthPop/Dreamwave collective Binary Records, NightWaves have been throwing out some awesome tunes recently. I’m still rockin’ to their cover of ‘In The Air Tonight’!
Next week they duo drop their new single ‘Sweet Carrie’ and continuing the evolution of the NightWaves sound they’ve dropped some subtle guitars into the mix which blend pretty well with their dreamy synths. The tracks is pure summertime cool which, frankly, makes you wish you were somewhere else (unless, of course, you are already somewhere chillin’ in the sun, in which case, here’s your soundtrack!) You can check the video here.
Along with a killer package, our good friend Beaumont has contributed his take in the tune to the mix. The Aussie producer turns in sweet laidback Electro-House mix that makes brilliant use of cut-up vocals and finds a voice all of it’s own.
♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Beaumont reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
As a bonus the guys are releasing the stems of the track for all and sundry to reMix! Download them here.
‘Sweet Carrie’ drops next Tuesday on dubFrequency.
