Monthly Archives: August 2011

Aug 24 2011

Vincent Fries & Justin Faust

Vincent Fries

Justin Faust recently guested on Vincent Fries’ ‘Bavarian Barbarian’ EP, the result being ‘Choppy Slick’ a response to Faust’s own ‘Sloppy Chick’.

Taking the bouncy riff from from the smooth Nu-Disco original, this version beefs things up a bit, adding a little grit with some distorted synths and heavy beats that counterpoints quite nicely with the shimmering retro synths to make a track that is both viscerally dancefloor and musically satisfying and crosses the Nu-Disco/Electro-House barrier with ease.

♫ Vincent Fries & Justin Faust – Choppy Slick

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Aug 23 2011

Voltaire Twins & Lifelike

Voltaire Twins

Australian SynthPop duo Voltaire Twins are giving away their new single ‘Animalia’ including the reMix package, all for the price of a Facebook ‘like’.

This brother and sister from Perth add their unique take on Indie and SynthPop to the ever growing, ever impressive Australian ElectroPop pool, having already grabbed out attention on the Kitsuné X Ponystep album a while back, the ‘Animalia’ single sees them better than ever. It’s atmospheric and moody, in a 4AD kinda’ way, but amazingly catchy too, they are definitely a welcome fresh voice in Electro. The single reMix package includes tracks from Purple Sneakers DJs, Voltaire Twins themselves and the near flawless Lifelike. The French Touch genius bounces things up with a wicked synth bassline but restrains himself so things never overpower the song.

♫ Voltaire Twins – Animalia

♫ Voltaire Twins – Animalia (Lifelike reMix)

Head here for the single download, all you need to do is ‘like’ them on Facebook.

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Aug 23 2011

The Scientists Of Modern Music & VanGuard

The Scientists Of Modern Music

Welsh Nu-Disco boys VanGuard have reMixed The Scientists Of Modern Music’s latest ElectroPop offering.

The single ‘Because If I die’ has been around for a couple of months now but VanGuard give it a new lease of life with their brand of twisted bass Disco. A touch of 80’s, a touch of LA Funk and loads of some of the most meticulously programmed Nu-Disco around with a feel for the dancefloor. That’s how VanGuard roll, add that to The Scientists Of Modern Music’s ElectroPop anthem and you’re onto a winner.

♫ The Scientists Of Modern Music – Because If I Die (VanGuard reMix)

‘Because If I Die’ is the first single from the album ‘A Personal Universe’, out now.

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Aug 23 2011

Edwin van Cleef’s August Mix 2011

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Edwin Van Cleef – August Mix 2011 = Big tune all round with Van Cleef’s round up of what’s been rockin’ his world this month.

♫ Edwin Van Cleef – August Mix 2011

The tracklist:

01. Lovebirds (Feat. Stee Downes) – Want You In My Soul
02. Todd Terry – I Do What I Wanna’ Do
03. Edwin Van Cleef – I Feel You
04. Allan Guevara – You Know (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)
05. Paul Monroe – Summer Dream (Sare Havlicek reMix)
06. Distant People – Major Guidance (Lovebirds reMix)
07. Bashy & The Count & Sinden – Addicted To You (Lone reMix)
08. Tensnake – Something About You
09. GSD – Any Place
10. Azari & III – Lost In Time
11. Metronomy – The Bay (2 Bears reMix)
12. The Count & Sinden – Elephant 1234 (Hit City reMix)
13. Human Life – Uptown
14. Rogerseventytwo – Take Me Higher

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Aug 23 2011

Moustache Machine reMixes Justice

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Hey! I’m writing a post about Justice and Uffie! It’s like it’s 2007 all over again!

The reason for this blast from the (recent) past is one of our favourite up-and-coming producers, Moustache Machine, has reMixed Justice’s Uffie featuring track ‘Tthhee Ppaarrttyy’, giving it a modern retro gloss. All digital bass and stratospheric lead lines Moustach Machine has made the track fresh again.

♫ Justice (Feat. Uffie) – Tthhee Ppaarrttyy (Moustache Machine reMix)

 

Justice’s new album, ‘Audio, Video, Disco’ is out soon on Ed Banger.

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Aug 23 2011

Ace Attack

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Ace Attack is a French producer who had just dropped his first EP of Retro inspired Electro tunes.

Drawing from a range of modern Electro influences Ace Attack’s music spans everything from soaring Dreamwave solos to gritty Danger style bit-crushed riffs. But it’s the melodies and musicianship here that really impress, these are real instrumental pieces, the kind produced by Jarre, Hammer or Hancock. Imagine Jarre laying down an awesome melodic peice over Kavinsky dropping some rough Electro, that’s kinda’ close. Check it out:

♫ Ace Attack – Alone

♫ Ace Attack – But I’ve Got The Funk

You can download the whole EP for free for the price of a Facebook ‘like’ here.

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Aug 23 2011

Popskarr’s new single

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South African reMix and production duo Popskarr have just dropped their new single ‘Tonight’ for free.

‘Tonight’ is a song of two levels. On one hand it’s got a stomping modern Electro beat and a touch of Electro-House about it, but on top of that the chords and vocals are really melancholic 80’s. It’s an interesting combination that really works and as the track builds toward it;’s finale there is a real sense of drama about the track. reMixes are supplied by, amongst others, Show Your Shoe and King Of Town. SYS show us a different side to his work with a chilled, almost ambient tune. Rolling, glitchy, drums and broken synths are used to their fullest effect to create a really involving atmospheric electronic peice. King Of Town go all out with a dancefloor oriented ElectroPop stomper, heavy on the sweeping.

♫ Popskarr – Tonight (Original)

♫ Popskarr – Tonight (Show Your Shoe reMix)

♫ Popskarr – Tonight (King Of Town’s Destroy The Brain Or Remove The Head reMix)

You can download the whole EP for free here.

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Aug 23 2011

Fabian X Reset!

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We dropped our review of Fabian’ new single ‘Last Flight’ last month, so as the single is released this week we can treat you to the Electro rockin’ Reset! reMix.

The original is such smooth Dreamwave that the Reset! reMix really stands out in contrast. It’s totally a tune to drive the crowd mental, chopping up snatched of the original and throwing them into a pit of funky chainsaw synths. Guaranteed to get you moving..

♫ Fabian – Last Flight (Reset! reMix)

‘Last Flight’ is released this week on Binary Entertainment.

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Aug 23 2011

Goin’ Old School: The Normal – T.V.O.D.

In 1978 Daniel Miller mucked around with some synthesizers. Then he released ‘T.V.O.D. ‘ as The Normal. then SynthPop happened. Coincidence?

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Aug 23 2011

Arnaud Rebotini covers ‘I Feel Love’

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The Black Strobe man Arnaud Rebotini has just dropped this impressive cover of Donna Summer’s (well, Giorgio Moroder’s really) ‘I Feel Love’.

It’s an epic eight minutes of analog synth awesomeness. Everything from the drums to the instantly recognisable arpeggio is pitch perfect. This is no mere carbon copy, Rebotini makes it very much his own handling the vocals with use of a vocoder, but the vocals take a back seat throughout much of the track, the focus being more on a Rebotini knob twiddling Disco workout.

♫ Arnaud Rebotini – I Feel Love ’79

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