Mar 16 2011

autoKratz new album news

autoKratz have announced the release date for their forthcoming second (or third, depending on your view) album ‘Self Help For Beginners’.

The album will be released on the end of May on the band’s newly launched label, Bad Life (who have also signed NT89, TWR72, Sovnger and 10Rapid) and will feature guest spots from the likes of Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Andrew Innes (Primal Scream) and Jagz Kooner. To celebrate the news autoKratz have dropped this free track from ‘Self Help For Beginners’, ‘A-Train’ is a full on Electro dancefloor juggernaut. Growling basses and in you face synth sounds, a banger the likes of we haven’t heard in a while!

♫ autoKratz – A-Train

autoKratz new album is out 30th May.

Mar 16 2011

Black Light Dinner Party’s ‘Older Together’

4 Producers, 3 cities and 2 years of sonic collaboration went into the début single from Boston’s Black Light Dinner Party.

‘Older Together’ is an impressive piece of Noise Pop, buzzing bass synths and live drumming from the rock of the song on with lush chords and American Indie-boy vocals growing organically on top. Indie-Electro will certainly get a shot in the arm when BLDP get round to dropping their album.

♫ Black Light Dinner Party – Older Together

‘Older Together’ is out soon, until them catch them of Facebook:

Black Light Dinner Party @ Facebook

Mar 16 2011

Controls

‘We Are Hare’ is the new single form Controls, being released on Robot Dance Records.

Not much to say about him ‘cos of this:

“I am Controls.
There is not much I am allowed to say about myself without altering the future.
I am from the future, the year 30XX.
The human race is in grave danger, and I have to attempt to stop the revolution.
I am human. Trust me.
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I gotta’ say, I’m pretty much over mystery artists now, it’s got so dry it’s starting to crack. It just makes you look lame these days. The track itself, however, is pretty awesome, it hits all the right spots for a straight-up Electro-House killer. It’s got a little funk in it’s trunk too.

Check it:

♫ Controls – We Are Here

‘We Are Here’ is out now:

Mar 16 2011

Beni Vs. The Magician

Beni is finally getting around to releasing his début album on Modular. ‘House Of Beni’ will feature collaboration with such artists as Sam Sparro, Mattie Safer (The Rapture), Nomi from Hercules and Love Affair, and Via Tania.

In the run up to the release we have this reMix of album track ‘It’s A Bubble’ but awesome Belgian producer The Magician who crafts a cosy slice of DiscoPop, that sparkles and shines all the way.

♫ Beni – It’s A Bubble (The Magician reMix)

Beni’s ‘House Of Beni’ is out soon.

Mar 16 2011

The New Division

The New Division are a Southern Californian four piece who make some deep deep ElectroPop.

They released their début EP, ‘The Rookie’ earlier this year and plan to follow that with a new single ‘True Lies’ in April. With all the bright Dreamwave and cold Minimal Synth going on in California is surprising to find this band located there, they have a sound I would associate with the UK a lot more. I would say that The New Division tackle ElectroPop from a PostPunk flavoured SynthPop angle, even going so far as to say there are hints of Joy Division in there. Deep synths and reverb washed vocals characterise the band’s sound, although there is a little of that Californian warmth in the tracks. Maybe these guys are the bridge between Minimal Synth and Dreamwave?

♫ The New Division – Devotion

The New Division’s ‘The Rookie’ EP is out now:

The New Division @ Amazon

The New Division @ Bandcamp

Mar 15 2011

Oh, go on then….that ‘Justice’ teaser

Is it Justice, isn’t it Justice, who knows? It’s like a new Daft Punk album all over again!

The new album is called ‘Civilisation’, but you knew that by now already, this may or may not be some of it…

That’s if it hasn’t been taken down, which a lot if ‘leaked’ ‘Justice’ tracks have been. This doesn’t necessarily mean they are legit, it could just mean Because Music doesn’t want shitty clips of stuff claiming to be Justice out there.

What we do know is the first single from the album, the title track, is planned for a big release 4/4/11/ Honestly, I think waiting until then is more exciting than crappy quality YouTube videos.

Mar 15 2011

Alice In Videoland in Mercedes commercial

Why am I posting a Mercedes commercial?

a) It features the music of Alice In Videoland, who are awesome and deserve all the exposure in the world.

b) It’s been a long day, I’m really tired and can’t be arsed with mucking around doing long music posts.

c) Again, I like giving AiV exposure!

The track is ‘Something New’ from AiV’s current album, ‘A Million Thoughts And They’re All About You’, out now:

Alice In Videoland @ Beatport

Alice In Videoland @ Juno

Alice In Videoland @ 7Digital

Alice In Videoland @ Amazon

Mar 14 2011

Ride The Universe reMix Young Digerati

Young Digerati may well be the next big thing in ElectroPop, this newcomer Californian four piece make some of the sweetest Dreamwave tinged Indie-ElectroPop you’ll hear all year.

They’ve just released their début EP, ‘The Amanda EP’, for free on SoundCloud and it’s lead track, ‘The Dauphin’, is everything you’d want from a West Coast ElectroPop track. A summery, dreamy vibe with synths that shimmer over a Disco beat topped with introspective, emotive vocals. ‘The Dauphin’ is a track that sweeps right into your heart.

So, they have roped in some top quality reMix talent for the EP too. Muffin makes an appearance alongside this reMix from the almighty Ride The Universe. digitalfoxgloxe and the Fiero crew get their Filter-Disco on with a reMix that’s just gonna’ melt the dancefloor. With hints of ‘Discovery’ era Daft Punk (quite fitting this week) in the driving chords and a wicked Disco guitar lick. The groove sets the scene perfectly for snatches of the original’s vocals and a solo line that takes you that bit higher.

Just when you though the world couldn’t get any smoother Ride The Universe come back with another smooth supernova!

♫ Young Digerati – The Dauphin (Ride the Universe reMix)

Check the amazing original track along with it’s 80’s reference heavy video.

You can pick up the whole ‘The Amanda EP’ at Young Digerati’s SoundCloud page:

Young Digerati @ SoundCloud

Mar 14 2011

Video Villain’s ‘Fearless’ out today!

We posted Video Villain’s ‘Fearless’ video a few months ago but we’re posting it again to remind you that it finally sees single release today.

It’s been a long time coming for VV, so let’s hope their brand of noisy Indie-ElectroPop srikes a chord with the masses and they receive the attention they deserve.

‘Fearless’ is available from iTunes or TuneTribe with more outlets coming.

Video Villain @ TuneTribe

Mar 14 2011

The Human League’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ Video

Here’s the video for The Human League forthcoming new single ‘Never Let Me Go’.

It’s mirror creepy, I warn you, if you find symmetry, and octopuses, creepy that is, which I do.

Defiantly one of the standout’s of the album (review incoming), personally I would have led with this single before ‘Night People’ and as with ‘Night People’ the last third is amazing.