May 6 2010

Performance’s new single

Joe Cross is such the man to watch this year, he is a dude with his fingers in many pies!

As well as being one third of Indie-Electro outfit Performance, he is also half of the awesome Kiss In Cities and had a hand in upcoming releases by HURTS and The Sound Of Arrows.

Anyway, this is ‘The Living’, the latest single from Performance who really do have a knack for songwriting, they may be my favourite current (Indie slanted) Indie-Electro band in the UK. I think I like them so much ‘cos they combine ElectroPop elements with an early ‘90’s Indie sound. Rad stuff!

The single is out now on Too Much Information Records.

Performance @ 7Digital

Performance @ Amazon

May 6 2010

Matt Van Schie, more new material

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‘Journey’ is the new track from Van She bassist Matt Van Schie’s début EP ‘Balmy Nights’.

Produced, not only by fellow Van She-er Mikey Di Francesco (Arithmatix!), but also the amazing Diamond Cut the track is more chilled than the previous track we’ve heard, ‘Saturday Night’ and is a smooth, dreamy, summer SynthPop track that just floats round your speakers.

Check it:

♫ Matt Van Schie – Journey (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can pick up ‘Balmy Nights’ here.

May 6 2010

Class Actress’ new video + EP

Brooklyn Italo influenced SynthPoppers Class Actress are gearing up release of their UK début EP, ‘Journal Of Ardency’ in July.

The brainchild of songwriter Elizabeth Harper, Class Actress create some really beautiful, really electronic, SynthPop. Taking the minimal sound of Coldwave but infusing it with a dancefloor, Italo-esq groove they produce something that is dancey yet deep.

Check the video for ‘Journal of Ardency’ directed by Patrick Cleandenim.

To promote the new release Class Actress are coming over for some live dates:

14^th May – London @ White Light – Lexington (with Natccu)
15^th May – Brighton @ The Great Escape (supporting Marina And The Diamonds)
19^th May – London @ Bardens Boudoir
20^th May – London @ ULU (supporting Stornoway)
21^st May – London @ Stag and Dagger Festival – CAMP
22^nd May – Leeds @ Adventures in the Beetroot Field

The ‘Journal Of Ardency’ EP is released 5th July on Terrible Records.

Class Actress @ Amazon

May 6 2010

Punches

Punches, the DJ double act who dropped that wicked Au Revoir Simone reMix on us a couple of weeks ago are back with some original material.

This is just what I need to shake the cobwebs out of my head this morning, a nice smooth disco vibe with a bit of ‘90’s House feel with the vocals. This track really needs loads of radio play, I don’t know what it is about it but it just sounds like it should be on the radio on a summer afternoon.

♫ Punches – Let Go (zShare) (MediaFire)

Really, show these guys you Thursday MySpace lovin’:

Punches @ MySpace

May 4 2010

Crystal Castles ‘Celestica’ reMix

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‘Celestica’ was a pleasant surprise of a single. Although not Crystal Castles first endeavour in melody it was a slick, sweet slice of melodic ElectroPop, unexpected, but welcome.

Professor Purple drops 8-bit sounds and Electro-House sawtooth synths over it, which, ironically, kinda’ re-Crystal Castles-izes the track but also brings the track straight to Dreamwave dancefloors!

♫ Crystal Castles – Celestica (Professor Purple reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Celestica’ is out now digitally.

Crystal Castles @ Beatport

Crystal Castles @ Juno

Crystal Castles @ 7Digital

Crystal Castles @ Amazon

May 4 2010

Soul II Soul reMixed by Monsieur Adi

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I’m seriously lovin’ this! I’ve always felt that Soul II Soul’s 1989 classic ‘"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)’ have never, ever, been given a good, proper contemporary reMix. Until now!

Italian electro-House dude Monsieur Adi has put together this awesome reMix described by the man himself as “a super clash of baroque and electro” which accounts for the harpsichord/Nu-Disco mash up that really works the original in a way that makes every previous attempt to reMix it seem, well, just lazy.

♫ Soul II Soul – Back To Life (Monsieur Adi reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Makes me wanna’ go listen to ‘Club Classics Vol. One’

Soul II Soul @ Juno

Soul II Soul @ 7Digital

Soul II Soul @ Amazon

May 4 2010

Limited edition New Young Pony Club/Topman CTRL T-Shirt competition winners!

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Congratulations to Twitter users @SallyTraffic and @HoxtonTit, they’ve won our competition in association with CHEW LiPS and Topman CTRL. Limited edition T-Shirts designed by Tigs herself are on it’s way to them!

Check out http://www.topmanctrl.com for news of the forthcoming Controllers tour.

May 4 2010

Alec Empire’s reMix of IAMX’s ‘I Am Terrified’ video

Here is the viral video for Alec Empire’s reMix of the IAMX song ‘I Am Terrified’.

It was shot and edited by Chris Corner himself and just shows you don’t need a massive budget to produce something with stunning visuals!

The reMix is released on ‘Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK’, which fans in the UK can get packaged as a bonus disc with the UK release of IAMX’s last album, ‘Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction’, 17th May on 61Seconds.

Both albums are currently available separately in Europe.

May 4 2010

Christopher Anton’s ‘Fade To Grey’

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Singer of the 2000’s re-envisioned Information Society, Christopher Anton, is furthering his solo career with this cover of Visage’s ‘Fade To Grey’.

It’s a tough one to cover, the atmosphere and performance of the original is hard to top (and never has been in my opinion) but Anton does an adequate job here. The track is upbeat and enjoyable but unfortunately seems to suffer the same fate as much of the ‘Modern SynthPop’ scene, particularly those coming from an EBM/Industrial background, in that it seems not to have much understanding of contemporary Electronic music which tends to make the production quite stilted and mediocre. That said, it is a nice cover version and will probably go down a storm at EBM clubs.

♫ ~~Christopher Anton – Fade To Grey (Single Mix)~~ ~~(zShare)~~ ~~(MediaFire)~~

You can pick up the single now at Bandcamp.

Christopher Anton @ Bandcamp

May 4 2010

Beaumont reMixes Róisín Murphy

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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.

Róisín Murphy @ Beatport

Róisín Murphy @ 7Digital

Róisín Murphy @ Amazon