Mar 15 2010

Penguin Prison reMixes

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We’re still kinda’ reeling over how addictive Penguin Prison’s ‘Something I’m Not’ is and it’s not even out yet!

So a whole mess of reMixes is gonna’ keep us from jonesing for the single for as while, kicking off with (again!) the Cardiff crew, Friends Electric, who seem to be infiltrating electronic rumors on the sly, not that we mind if they keep dropping Electro monsters like this one! Luxury Living go deep into the subs with this heavy dub/80’s Electro hybrid that has a killer payoff toward the end of the track. Finally Krispin Korg gets straight up funky with a New York disco-esq Dreamwave mix.

♫ Penguin Prison – Something I’m Not (Friends Electric reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Penguin Prison – Something I’m Not (Luxury Living reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Penguin Prison – Something I’m Not (Krispin Korg reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Worse It Gets’/‘Something I’m Not’ is released 22nd March on Neon Gold.

Penguin Prison @ Neon Gold

Penguin Prison @ 7Digital

Penguin Prison @ Amazon

Mar 15 2010

IAMX guest list competition winner!

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Congratulations to Twitter user @neon_impossible, winner of our IAMX guest list competition. They, and a friend, will be walking past the queue and straight in the door at ULU on the 20th. Thanks to everyone who entered!

For those of you do didn’t win, tickets can be purchased here, while they are still available!

Mar 15 2010

Bright Light Bright Light

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Bright Light Bright Light (which I really hope is a Gremlins reference!) is the one-man project of Cardiff based Singer/Songwriter Rod Thomas who absolute passion to create well-crafted Pop music shines through the music from the first listen.

You can tell that Rod has spent a few years honing his craft as, for a DIY production, it’s pretty damn slick. It’s also timed brilliantly, this kind of ElectroPop with an emphasis on songwriting, an ElectroPop revolution of substance over style, is set to blow up this year and Bright Light Bright Light could well be at the head of the pack.

His latest track ‘A New Word To Say’ is a perfect example of this, it’s intelligent yet catchy, danceable yet thoughtful. Essentially it’s been written rather than produced, if you see what I mean? Which is always refreshing in electronic music.

Rod has roped in his friend James Yuill and fellow Cardiff ElectroPoppers Friends Electric (who’s reMix of Ellie Goulding’s ‘Under The Sheets’ we featured way back when) for reMix duties. James delivers a bright retro synth mix that actually sounds like it was fun to make while Friends Electric take it straight to the dancefloor in a French House stylee.

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – A New Word To Say (Radio Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – A New Word To Say (James Yuill reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – A New Word To Say (Friends Electric Got Love Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Bright Light Bright Light have a few appearances lined up for the coming months, catch them if you can:

20th March – Sink The Pink [DJ Set], Resistance Gallery, London
03rd April – Sink The Pink [DJ Set], Vogue Fabrics, London
12th April – The Lexington, London
13th April – FLUX=RAD, Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff
15th April – Night & Day, Manchester
17th April – The Forum, London
24th April – Unit, Southampton
30th April – New Sound Wales Showcase, Chapter Arts, Cardiff

Rod also heads up Self Raising Records, so expect Bright Light Bright Light’s album soon, until them bestow some of that MySpace love of your on him:

Bright Light Bright Light @ MySpace

Mar 12 2010

The Vanish – Hold On

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I’ve been waiting pretty excitedly for clearance to post these tracks and it has to go and happen when I’m ill doesn’t it! Better make up for lost time!

electronic rumors has been a pretty big fan and supporter of The Vanish since way back when they first crossed our radar (or at least April last year!). The original demo tracks simply blew our socks off. With one foot in Indie cool and the other on the French-House dancefloor they seem to tick every box..in permanent marker!

It seems like it’s been an eternity waiting for these two Australian’s based in New York to get their début single out, but it’s finally here. Monday saw the release of the ‘Hold On’ single on Eye Industries, with both the Original version and the reMixes gaining a respectable amount of national radio airplay herein the UK.

So, here we can preview for you two of the reMixes from the single. First up a reMix by a man who needs no introduction, Russ Chimes, or ‘he-who-makes-the-internet-stop-when-he-drops-a-reMix’. Russ has worked his magic and delivers 100%, chopping up the vocals into an arpeggiated groove and countering that with his huge trademark retro lead synths. When it kicks back in after the drop……that’s the shit right there!

Gemini Club have a tough act to follow, but rise to the challenge admirably dropping a real smooth piano led Disco track with some nice dirty synths…and then going dirty synth apeshit at the end, Great stuff!

♫ The Vanish – Hold On (Russ Chimes reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ The Vanish – Hold On (Gemini Club reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

I’m sticking to my guns, I may have said 2009 would be the summer of The Vanish, but now I’m definite…2010…summer of The Vanish!

Right, time to stop reading and head to one of the following musical emporiums to get yourself a nice, high quality, The Vanish single, no?

The Vanish @ Beatport

The Vanish @ Juno

The Vanish @ 7Digital

The Vanish @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

Kavinsky + Lovefoxxx + MMMatthias = Still OMG!!!

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We’ve already raved about how straight up awesome Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’ is, unfortunately there was a little confusion and the track we posted was unmastered so it had to be removed, understandably, leaving you tune free.

So our good friend MMMatthias has stepped up to the plate to save the day and give you something to wrap your ears around until the release of the ‘Nightcall’ EP later this month.

Man, what a reMix he has given us! Still featuring shared vocal duties with Lovefoxxx of CSS it’s a smooth ElectroPop jam with an edge. Loving the builds and drops in his futuristic Pop take on the track.

♫ Kavinsky – Nightcall (MMMatthias reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

MMMatthias himeslf is about set of on an Aussie tour with the Trashbags lot, you can check him out here:

9th April – Trashbags, Melbourne
10th April – Trashbags, Sydney
16th April – Empire Hotel, Brisbane

26th March sees the EP drop and the Dead Cruiser rise again!

Kavinsky @ Beatport

Kavinsky @ Juno

Kavinsky @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

Fenech-Soler Stop And Stare some more!

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Still waiting on the April release of Fenech-Soler’s new single, ‘Stop And Stare’? Us too!

And you can bet your local Indie-Electro dancefloor is gonna’ be on fire when it drops. To tide us all over here’s the Reset! reMix from the forthcoming single. With a huge breakdown, this reMix is like a war between the huge dirty bassline and the space disco synths, and us listeners are the only winner!

♫ Fenech-Soler – Stop And Stare (Reset! reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Stop And Stare’ Drops 19th April on Moda Music

Fenech-Soler @ Beatport

Fenech-Soler @ Juno

Fenech-Soler @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip Get Better

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I gotta’ say, Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip’s ‘Angels’ album is one of my ‘go to’ albums, y’know, when you can’t decide what to listen to, I normally head straight for ‘Angels’. Good music and intelligent witty lyrics, what more do you need?

The end of the month sees the duos second album ‘The Logic Of Chance’ released on Sunday Best and just ahead of it, out now, the single ‘Get Better’, which is surprisingly Italo sounding with a nice 8-bit lead line too. Villa provides one of the reMixes, all synths, cowbells and huge 80’s chords!

♫ Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip – Get Better (Villa Vocal reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Get Better’ is out now, the album drops 30th March

Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip @ Beatport

Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip @ Juno

Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip @ 7Digital

Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Levels

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Looks like the guys at Eye Industries are in for a busy for months, for a start there’s this track, ‘Levels’, the forthcoming single from Lazersonic & Zak Frost.

The duo, who have previously released on Tiga’s Turbo label have enlisted Ali Love to drop some drug fuelled vocals for this part Ambient, part Tech-House, part Dub track.

Electrohead Shadow Dancer backs the track with two reMixes, including this one which kicks it straight to the dancefloor but makes the vocals even more trippy! The remaining reMix is from Kill The Hero and it just builds and builds and builds before setting you free with its bassline.

♫ Lazersonic & Zak Frost (Feat. Ali Love) – Levels (Original Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Lazersonic & Zak Frost (Feat. Ali Love) – Levels (Kill The Hero reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Lazersonic & Zak Frost (Feat. Ali Love) – Levels (Shadow Dancer Bonus Round reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Levels’ is out now!

Lazersonic & Zak Frost @ Beatport

Lazersonic & Zak Frost @ Juno

Lazersonic & Zak Frost @ 7Digital

Lazersonic & Zak Frost @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

Jakwob reMixes Audio Bullys

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Jakwob has gone and got his dirty little Dubstep hands on Audio Bullys forthcoming single ‘Only Man’

Probably the hottest Dubstep reMixer around right now, Jakwob totally flips it with a retro 80’s lead line over his usual brand of dark synth Dub.

♫ Audio Bullys – Only Man (Jakwob reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Only Man’ is released 22nd March and also includes a reMix from Reset!

Audio Bullys @ Beatport

Audio Bullys @ Juno

Audio Bullys @ 7Digital

Audio Bullys @ Amazon

Mar 12 2010

More from Buffetlibre/Amnesty International’s ‘PEACE’ project

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Here at electronic rumors we are still all in with our support for the Buffetlibre DJs and Amnesty International’s PEACE project. Creating a ‘musical atlas’ featuring artists from the four corners the globe the Buffetlibre guys intent is to highlight (and raise a bit of cash to aid) human rights injustices around the world.

The PEACE album will contain more than 150 brand new songs by artists from more than 50 countries!

Always a favourite here, IHARTCOMIX’s The Toxic Avenger returns to contribute for the cause with a blistering slice of his noisy banging electro completely awash with 8-bit craziness and Yellow Magic Orchestra founding member and electronic composition legend, Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto donates this ambient electronic soundscape.

♫ The Toxic Avenger – Nu 1553 (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Ryuichi Sakamoto (Feat. Christian Fennesz) – Peace (zShare) (MediaFire)

12st April is now the day the album drops, and 12th April is now the day to make your donations!

Peace @ Buffetlibre DJs