Mar 8 2010

Baby Monster reMixed by Jocks

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The timer is ticking down to the release of Baby Monster’s début single ‘She Comes Alive’ on BigStereo Records.

London based Jocks have dropped their reMix of the track to tide us over, and it turns the electronic aspects of the song all the ways up! We posted Jocks’ reMix of CHEW LiPS ‘Play Together’ recently and together with this track, it’s looking like Jocks is going to be a force to be reckoned with. Look out for another of his reMixes later today!

♫ Baby Monster – She Comes Alive (Jocks reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘She Comes Alive’ is out on 29th March.

Baby Monster @ BigStereo Records

Baby Monster @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

NightWaves In The Air Tonight

Binary Records posted this on their blog the other day and I just had to share it with you.

One of their finest acts, ElectroPoppers NightWaves, covering Phil Collins’ ‘In The Air Tonight’!!! A song which always makes me think of Crockett and Tubbs from Miami Vice driving the Ferrari Daytona and brooding through rainy Miami streets at night…and if there was ever a scene that summed up the Dreamwave ethos, then surely that is it!

So, it’s a fitting cover, by a fitting band, and it’s actually really good. Of course, the drum solo isn’t Collins, but what follows is every bit as powerful! 😉

♫ NightWaves – In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

If you don’t already know them, NightWaves are well worthy of your attention:

NightWaves @ Beatport

NightWaves @ 7Digital

NightWaves @ Amazon

[Via Binary Entertainment]

Mar 3 2010

THISISNOTANEXIT release their Manifesto

Forward thinking alternative electronic label THISISNOTANEXIT, home to act as diverse as the raw Electro-Punky Detachments and Canadian ElectroPop geniuses Parallels, have just dropped their premiere label compilation. As the title, ‘THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1’, suggests it’s more than a collection of artists, it’s a proclamation of what the label stands for.

The combination of sonic experiments and quality pop music (in the best possible way) seems to define the artists on THISISNOTANEXIT, on the album you get ambient acid soundscapes from Brain Machine alongside the instrumental Bedroom pop of Professor Genius, the Nu-Disco excursions of Hatchback alongside the Noise-Pop of They Came From The Stars I Saw Them, and more dancefloor friendly offerings from the likes of Pink Stallone and Night Plane. And, of course, the utterly brilliant ElectroPop jam ‘Ultralight’ by Parallels.

These two tracks may give you a taste of what to expect, first up we have Memory Tapes alter ego Weird Tapes with their DIY Acid/ElectroPop mash-up ‘The Walking Dead’ and Young Monday, whose raw disco ‘Zaire’ is one of the more dancefloor orientated tracks on offer.

♫ Weird Tapes – The Walking Dead (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Young Monday – Zaire (zShare) (MediaFire)

Most of the tracks on ‘THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1’ are previously unreleased. The album consists of two CDs (or ‘chapters’), the first being a label compilation, the second being a mix by label boss and man-with-a-great-ear Simon Carr.

This is some highly recommended shit right here!

THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1 @ Beatport

Weird Tapes @ Beatport

Young Monday @ Beatport

THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1 @ Juno

THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1 @ 7Digital

THISISNOTANEXIT – Manifesto #1 @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

Tiga & Chromeo; What more do you need?

Like a big Montreal mash-up, long-time friends Tiga and Chromeo together on a track sounds too good to be true.

Turbo is just dropping the second selection of reMixes of Tiga’s ‘What You Need’ featuring works by Steve Aoki, A-Trak and Chromeo.

It’s almost a Chromeo track, awash with heavy funk bass and covered in Dave 1’s vocals and makes a pretty good hold over until the duo release their third album this summer..

♫ Tiga – What You Need (Chromeo reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘What You Need’ is out now.

Mar 3 2010

The Phenomenal Handclap Band + Clock Opera

12th March sees the release of ‘Baby’, the new single by space indie-funk outfit The Phenomenal Handclap Band, on Gomma.

The single includes reMixes by Blackstrobe, Daniel Haaksman, Rodion and this one by Clock Opera, which has a sweet, chilled, Indie-Disco vibe that makes you think everything is going to be alright!

♫ The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Baby (Clock Opera reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Clock Opera have reMixes in the works for two electronic rumors favs, Marina & The Diamonds and Yes Giantess, were gonna’ be very interested to hear them!

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Beatport

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Juno

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ 7Digital

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

Diamond Cut reMix Starrset

Unique American Rave/Pop/Hip-Hop duo Starrset have got one of our favourite reMixers of the moment Diamond Cut to tackle their track ‘My Face’.

The original is a Rave-Rock-Rap part tune which Diamond Cut throw out the window before grabbing their synths (yay!). This is tight as anything, the beat and arpeggios command your attention, you can feel the whole song just building to the soaring synth solo kicking in. I love this stuff!

♫ Starrset – My Face (Diamond Cut reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Starrset – My Face (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can check out some more of Starrset at their MySpace.

Starrset @ MySpace

Mar 3 2010

Fukkk Offf; new EP

Electro-House noisemaker Fukkk Offf is back with a new album, ‘Remix Is King’ (a follow up to the ‘Rave Is King’ EP and début album ‘Love Me, Hate Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’), a compilation of reMixes with an original track thrown in for good measure.

The reMixes include Fukkk Offf’s for the likes of Zombie Nation, Monosurround, & Midfield General and reMixers such as Zodiac Cartel, & Markus Lange reMixing Fukkk Offf tracks.

The original is ‘Utopia’, a swirling, spaced out, Nu-Disco track with an absolutely killer kick drum.

♫ Fukkk Offf – Utopia (Original Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Remix Is King’ is out on Coco Machete.

Fukkk Offf @ Beatport

Fukkk Offf @ Juno

Fukkk Offf @ 7Digital

Fukkk Offf @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

Computer Club & Frankmusik!!!

Heavy, dirty Electro with UK ElectroPop genius Frankmusik’s vocals? That’s what you get with this collaboration between Vincent and LA’s Computer Club.

Walking the line between ElectroPop and noisy Electro-House, ‘Loosing Streak’ is taken from the forthcoming ‘Nerd Secrets’ 9-track EP.

Computer Club has also dropped this reMix of SynthPop classic ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by The Human League (who we are eagerly awaiting news of their Wall Of Sound release from) that brings that unmistakable riff to the dancefloor by beefing up the drums and bass.

♫ Computer Club (Feat. Frankmusik) – Losing Streak (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Computer Club (Feat. Frankmusik) – Losing Streak (DJ Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Computer Club Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Go check for Computer Club’s EP right about now!

Computer Club @ Beatport

Computer Club @ Juno

Computer Club @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

Nocturnal Sunshine

Maya Jane Coles, 50% (and main production force) of the wonderful Dubstep duo She Is Danger, is ready to unveil her new project, Nocturnal Sunshine, in the form of this track ‘Dirty Secret’, a blog first right here!

The track is big, warping, bass injection, combining elements of Dubstep, chilled Electronics and Tech-House. Dark, atmospheric and erotic, ‘Dirty Secret’ drags the deep ‘Fetish House’ of the late 1990’s kicking and screaming into 2010, forcing it to submit to the bass.

Maya manages to take snippets of may different styles of Electronic music and wrap them all up with a heavy, heavy, Dub bow, as you can hear from these two other examples of her work. ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’, a solo tune, mashes more traditional Dub with a 4/4 beat resulting in a late night (early morning?) chilled carnival anthem, while back with She Is Danger, this cover of Eurythmics’ ‘Whose That Girl?’ is an absolute killer. She Is Danger’s subby Dubstep seems a perfect fit for this track!

♫ Nocturnal Sunshine – Dirty Secret (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Maya Jane Coles – Don’t Believe The Hype (Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ She Is Danger – Who’s That Girl? (Eurythmics Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Maya has been fairly prolific for a 23 year old with reMixes for the likes of Massive Attack, Groove Armada, MSTRKRFT & Ellie Goulding and releases under a number of different aliases.

Maya Jane Coles @ Beatport

She Is Danger @ Beatport

Maya Jane Coles @ Juno

Maya Jane Coles @ 7Digital

She Is Danger @ 7Digital

Maya Jane Coles @ Amazon

She Is Danger @ Amazon

Mar 3 2010

Jump Jump Dance Dance

LA based Electro-Indie-Rock duo Jump Jump Dance Dance are releasing their début single, ‘Show Me The Night’ on 26th March, and it’s a catchy party track with an LCD Soundsystem crossed with The Whip feel to it.

The single contains some great reMixes. Grum looks like he’s got his eyes on Russ Chimes’ constantly-amazing-nu-disco-remixes crown as he’s pumping out fantastic mix after mix and this one is no exception with a killer bassline and retro synths. ElectroPop newcomers Human Life turn in this hazy, summery, Disco tune that kicks into some old school rave chords.

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Human Life’s West Coast Girls reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The single looks like it will be a must buy!

Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Beatport