Jan 12 2011

DāM-FunK and Nite Jewel keep it funky

It’s been ages since Synth-Funk master DāM-FunK and Nite Jewel supposedly teamed up to record an album under the moniker Nite-Funk. Apparently the album will finally be surfacing later this year, but until then this track might provide a glimpse of what to expect.

DāM-FunK’s reMix of Nite Jewel’s ‘It Goes Through Your Head’ will appear on the forthcoming single out later this month and it’s exactly what I’d want the Nite-Funk album to sound like. I love DāM-FunK’s synth work so much, he just gets that 80’s Post-Funk ElectroPop perfectly which makes a nice counter for Ramona Gonzalez’s vocals.

♫ Nite Jewel – It Goes Through Your Head (DāM-FunK Clubdub)

‘It Goes Through YOur head’ is out soon on Mexican Summer.

Nite Jewel @ Beatport

Nite Jewel @ Juno

Nite Jewel @ 7Digital

Nite Jewel @ Amazon

Jan 12 2011

More of Ali Love’s ‘Moscow Girl’ reMixes

Various reMixes, and the video, of Ali Love’s funky ElectroPop opus ‘Moscow Girl’ have been knocking around for a while now but, now finally, the single sees it’s proper release next week.

The reMix package will include these to versions from Lee Foss and Jacques Renault. I’m really diggin’ the Lee Foss mix, it’s got a really early 80’s vibe with wide vintage synths, Simmonds tom rolls and some hardcore vocoder work. It sounds like the emotional montage tune from an 80’s ‘Moscow Girl’ movie. Mr. Renault turns in a Garage-y House mix to round off the single.

♫ Ali Love – Moscow Girl (Lee Foss reMix)

♫ Ali Love – Moscow Girl (Jacques Renault reMix)

‘Moscow Girl’ is released 17th January on Back Yard Recordings and is recommended.

Jan 12 2011

Moullinex’s thank you

Portuguese Electro-Funk meister Moullinex had dropped a free tune on his SoundCloud as a thank you to everyone who bought his latest EP.

The ‘Chocolat EP’, released last week on Gomma Dance Tracks is four tracks of kickin’ Electro grooves. Now featured on the EP, however, is this thank you track, ‘Love it Is, Then’, a storming Disco tune with more than a hint of early 90s dance and more than a hint of S’Express. No idea why it didn’t make the EP, but here it is for you now!

♫ Moullinex – Love it Is, Then

Moullinex’s ‘Chocolat EP’ is out now!

Jan 11 2011

Ladytron’s ‘Ace Of Hz’ gets full single release

‘Ace Of Hz’ seems almost old now, it broke ground a few months ago, but today sees the US release of the ElectroPop legends Ladytron’s single, the precursor to their new EP and Best Of album.

The single comes with a nice reMix package (including Tiësto of all people…) which features this nice Electro mix from Punks Jump Up. It’s a totally different beast to the original, a straight-up dancefloor track, maybe sacrificing some of the songs soul in the process. There’s a lot to like in the reMix though, the steel drums add a nice point of interest and it’s got a sweet overall groove. Still, it’s an awesome tune and if you require a kickin’ beat with your Ladytron this is head and shoulders above Tiësto’s lackluster effort (the man appears to have taken one of my favourite bands of all time and made them sound like every song he has done since 1999).

♫ Ladytron – Ace Of Hz (Punks Jump Up reMix (Radio Edit))

‘Ace Of Hz’ is out now in the US and 14th March elsewhere!

Jan 11 2011

Echoes reMix The Joy Formidable

One of electronic rumors hot tips for 2011, SynthPop act Echoes, have dropped this beautiful reMix of Welsh Rock band The Joy Formidable’s forthcoming single ‘Austere’.

And what a sweeping epic they have created! The vocals on the original lend themselves perfectly to Echoes piano driven PowerPop track. There’s something of a mid-90’s dance saga about it but with a modern sensibility, weaving Electro leads in and out of the gathering momentum of the tune. It’s all pretty grandiose stuff!

♫ The Joy Formidable – Austere (Echoes reMix)

‘Austere’ is released 14th January.

The Joy Formidable @ Juno

The Joy Formidable @ 7Digital

The Joy Formidable @ Amazon

Jan 11 2011

PNAU’s new single!

Wow, this kinda’ slipped under my radar. PNAU are back! (which may be why Empire Of The Sun have been quiet of late)

The first track to surface from the ElectroPop duo’s second album is the forthcoming single ‘The Truth’, it sounds pretty exiting stuff. Jump Jump Dance Dance wade in with a funkin’ Disco reMix awash with slap bass and electro toms. Sam La More’s reMix couldn’t be any more different, it’s a big commercial House track with a nice mix of Tropical in there.

♫ PNAU – The Truth (Jump Jump Dance Dance reMix)

♫ PNAU – The Truth (Sam La More reMix)

I don’t want to annoy anyone, but the new album isn’t due ‘til September!

Jan 11 2011

JYA 3”16.

JYA 3”16. (don’t ask me how that would be pronounced) is an up-and-coming electronic music producer from Paris via Lyon who is currently working on his début solo album after being involved with numerous French Electro projects.

Best described as Space-Synth with a raw, live, feel, the track we have here, ‘Slippy’, is a short-but-sweet cosmic jam. Vintage synths and grungy drunk sounds are the order of the day, like Jarre, with a drummer, in his garage. No only is there something outherworldly about JYA’s music, but something very French too. He looks like someone to keep an eye on to inject a little humanity into Space-Synth.

♫ JYA 3”16. – Slippy

Check JYA 3”16. out on Facebook.

JYA 3”16. @ Facebook

Jan 11 2011

New Worship track!

This is more like it!

Swiss synth wizard Worship has dropped a new tune! ‘Bavaria 1999’ is a sweeping analog epic. A cosmic Space-Synth track that takes you an a sonic journey to other galaxies. Sprinkled with just a tiny hint of Daft Punk, Worship perfectly walks the line between Space-Synth and Nu-Disco, taking the soaring leads and otherworldly arpeggios from the former and the beats and Disco basslines from the latter.

All-in-all, excellent stuff.

♫ Worship – Bavaria 1999

Worship’s next release will be more dancefloor orientated, can’t wait!

Jan 11 2011

Yelle; new album title track

After an awesome recent ‘La Musique’ EP on Kitusé Music, Yelle has unleashed plans for their/her forthcoming album.

As a teaser they has set-free the title track ‘Safari Disco Club’ and as much as I liked, ‘La Musique’ this sounds more like ‘Yelle’ full of Electro tribal beats and vintage synth sounds topped off with Julie Budet’s quirky vocals. If this track is any indicatuin then the album could be pretty special indeed.

♫ Yelle – Safari Disco Club

‘Safari Disco Club’, Yelle’ new LP which drops 14th March.

Jan 11 2011

Frankmusik drops free EP

So, over the past few weeks ElectroPop sensation Frankmusik has been giving away free tunes via freefrankmusik.com, including his tribute to Daft Punk.

Now he’s compiled all four free tunes into an Ep you can download gratis here. Titled ‘Long Live Frankmusik’, the EP serves as a great build up to the man’s forthcoming album. Check out ‘Hurt You Again’, more traditional Frankmusik than recent tracks we’ve heard, it’s a powerful string-led lament.