Apr 16 2010

Hot Chip cover Shakira’s She Wolf

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Hot Chip are on the covers tip again! The band recently covered Shakira’s ‘She Wolf’ for Jo Whiley’s Radio 1 show.

I love the fact that Hot Chip perform so many covers, not only does it produce some wicked output but it also show how passionate the guys are about music, not just their own.

So, yes, it is a bit funny and it is a bit of a novelty…but it is also actually a really good track, some nice riffs and some of the best vocoding I have heard in a while! I wonder what the band are planning to cover next?

♫ Hot Chip – She Wolf (Shakira Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Hot Chips recent album, ‘One Life Stand’ is out right flippin’ now!

Apr 16 2010

Dragonette feature with Kaskade

Indie-Electro outfit Dragonette are featured on the second single from Chicago DJ Kaskade’s second single from his forthcoming ‘Dynasty’ album.

Dragonette stamp their own Indie-Electro style all over this track by the club producer resulting in an Indie-House-Pop mash up which has more than enough of Dragonette’s guitars and vocal style to elevate it above your standard vocal House collaboration.

♫ Kaskade (Feat. Dragonette) – Fire In Your New Shoes (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Dynasty’ is out 27th April digitally and 11 May on physical release.

Apr 16 2010

Two Door Cinema Club Vs. The Twelves

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26th April in nearly upon us, that’s when the latest volume of Kitsuné Music’s Maison series is released. Maison 9, ‘The Petit Bateau Edition Or The Cotton Issue’, amongst a who host of shockingly good artists, some new, some welcome returns, features The Twelves reMix of Two Door Cinema Club’s forthcoming single ‘Something Good Can Work’.

The Twelves bring their customary Nu-Disco flavour to the Indie tune. It’s a really good song and this reMix is right up my street, toning down the guitars and turning up the synths!

♫ Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Kitsuné Maison 9 ‘The Petit Bateau Edition Or The Cotton Issue’ drops 26th April.

Two Door Cinema Club @ Beatport

Two Door Cinema Club @ Juno

Two Door Cinema Club @ 7digital

Two Door Cinema Club @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Don Diablo reMixes Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool latest single ‘These New Knights’ gets a full on Electro mix from Don Diablo.

The prolific reMixer takes the Electro Funk laden original and creates a building foorfiller with layers of growling synths and cut up vocals.

♫ Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – These New Knights (Don Diablo reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘These New Knights’ is out now.

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool @ Beatport

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool @ Juno

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool @ 7Digital

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Motorboater!

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Motorboater! A.K.A. Dan Eaton a solo artist making some deep, intricate digital Pop. has just released his ‘P/U YR Heart’ EP.

No to be mistaken for Bedroom Pop it, there is more going on here. Sure some tracks are quaint, almost Folktronica jams, but other tracks soar like Dreamwave floorfillers.

Check these two tracks from the EP, the retro synth space Disco of ‘Semifinalist’ and the glitchy energy of ‘Seeing Things’, two pretty different tracks but with an underlying sound that unites them.

♫ Motorboater! – Semifinalist (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Motorboater! – Seeing Things (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘P/U YR Heart’ EP is available from The Record Machine for as little as $2 (for 320kbps .mp3s)

Motorboater! @ The Record Machine

Apr 14 2010

Adam Kesher return

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French Nu-Rave (?) band Adam Kesher (a band not a person) have some success in 2007 with their ‘Modern Times’ and are back with a more mature sound.

A sound that they have roped in some help shaping. None other than Chromeo’s Dave One produced this joint with mixing skills from his brother A-Trak with Phillipe Zdar and Pierrick Devin. it’s a mixing pot that produces some really slick Indie-Electro that still kinda’ keeps Adam Kesher’s sound.

♫ Adam Kesher – Hour Of The Wolf (zShare) (MediaFire)

the album ‘Challenging Nature’ is due out in the coming months.

Adam Kesher @ Beatport

Adam Kesher @ Juno

Adam Kesher @ 7Digital

Adam Kesher @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Marina: not a (L.A.) robot!

Not actually a new video, but surprisingly well timed for the re-release (or first proper release) of ‘I Am not A Robot’, the video we have here will make up part of the visuals for Marina And The Diamonds forthcoming UK tour. Filmed on Hollywood Boulevard, it actually makes quite a nice promo clip.

‘I Am Not A Robot’ is out 26th April.

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Seb & Mille

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London based singer/songwriter Seb is a relative newcomer, this track being his second single, but has made the astoundingly smart move of roping in Neon Gold’s resident Dreamwave guru Mille on production duties.

The result is a track that completely assimilates Pop into Dreamwave. Big, slick ElectroPop laden with Mille’s epic synth work and a killer 8-bit, oriental sounding, breakdown. It end up sounding kinda’ like a vocal Danger track.

This track is going to be huge!

♫ Seb (Feat. Mille) – The Other Side (Extended Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Other Side’ will be released soon.

Seb @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Crystal Castles new album news + new reMixes

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This week Crystal Castles triumphantly announced their return with a new album and two new singles.

In an awesome move the new album, as with their début, will be self titled! Which is just a stroke of genius. The first proper single released will be a track called ‘Celestica’.

Before that, however, the duo are releasing a limited edition (500 copies) 12” of ‘Doe Deer’ to celebrate Record Store Day on 17th April.

To get you warmed up for all this good stuff here’s a couple of new reMixes. Midnight Conspiracy’s take on ‘Crimewave’ is a pretty amazing slice of 8-bit flavoured SynthPop and ‘Untrust Us’ as reMixed by Alex Zelenka, which is a deep bleepy vision of the original.

♫ Crystal Castles – Crimewave (Midnight Conspiracy reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Crystal Castles – Untrust Us (Alex Zelenka reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Crystal Castles new album, er…’Crystal Castles’, is due to come out on 8th July.

Crystal Castles @ Beatport

Crystal Castles @ Juno

Crystal Castles @ 7Digital

Crystal Castles @ Amazon

Apr 14 2010

Killa Kela’s ‘Everyday’ reMixes

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Beatboxer extraordinaire Killa Kela’s tune ‘Everyday’ has been floating around for a while now, the track sees him explore a more Pop side of his musical output and is finally getting a full release with a cracking reMix package.

Back from the void twice this week Lifelike nails it again taking this really poppy song and making really poppy disco. Allen Walker up the Nu-Disco game even further, keeping more of the song structure than Lifelike but dropping in a big Filter-House mix. Devil’s Gun take the track into soaring synth territory with a deep bass heavy mix layered with shining analog solos.

♫ Killa Kela – Everyday (Lifelike reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Killa Kela – Everyday (Allen Walker reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Killa Kela – Everyday (Devil’s Gun reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Production credits on Killa Kela forthcoming album ‘Amplified!’ include Alan Braxe, Does It Offend You Yeah? and Hadouken!.

3rd May sees the single drop on 100% Records.

Killa Kela @ Beatport

Killa Kela @ Juno

Killa Kela @ 7Digital

Killa Kela @ Amazon