Some pre-Italo, post-Disco sounds for you today in the form of B.W.H.’s ‘Stop’ from 1983.
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Yearly Archives: 2011
Miracle’s new single
The almighty Steve Moore is back, the hardest working man in retro synth music is gearing up for the first proper single release (after the severely limited ‘The Visitor’ 12” and the ‘Fluid Window’ mini-album) of his duo project with Daniel O’Sullivan, Miracle.
The single, ‘Good Love’, opens with typically Moore vintage synths and a slightly Italo feel before powering into a majestic, SynthPop anthem. The mixture of ‘80’s European dance music with Depeche Mode style grandiose lyrical religious imagery. Like and orchestra of Italo, Moore and O’Sullivan crate a rousing yet melancholy sound with enough understanding of the dancefloor to see them as big contenders for HURTS, or at least a HURTS for the SynthWave crowd.
♫ Miracle – Good Love
‘Good Love’ is released 27th November on House Anxiety Records.
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Fear Of Tigers’ ‘The Guestlist’ returns this week
Fear Of Tigers – The Guestlist 28/10/2011 = Alright you ‘orrible lot, fall in! You know the drill, you’re weekend starts right now. Please show reverence as I hand you over to Mr. Tigers for the half hour that will define your next few days. Attention!
♫ Fear Of Tigers – The Guestlist 28/10/2011
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Graph Gonzales’ ‘Eyes In The Dark’
Canadian Graph Gonzales has just released her new single ‘Eyes In The Dark’, with a reMix package to follow later in the month.
The track is a seriously impressive slice of retro ElectroPop. With a huge chorus that brings to mind power ballads of the ‘80’s coupled with pulsating analog synths, ‘Eyes In The Dark’ is the perfect meeting of ‘80’s songwriting and keys with modern dancefloor production, like putting some ‘80’s synth Soul through a sidechain. Graph herself really carries off the song well, especially in the big choruses where her voice is just the right type of powerful had has just the right tone for that ‘exciting-bit-of-a-movie’ feel. Recommended stuff!
♫ Graph Gonzales – Eyes In The Dark (Original Version)
‘Eyes In The Dark’ is out now on Citrusonic Recordings
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Dizkopolis’ ‘Class Of ‘91’
Dizkopolis are a duo from Kuala Lumpur of all places. Proving that no matter where you are in the world there is some serious Nu-Disco/French Touch talent.
The guys new track, ‘Class Of ‘91’ mixes in a hint of ChipTune into their Electro groove. Underneath it all is a nigh-on perfect rolling Disco bassline that you’ll practically break your neck nodding along to, layered on top of that are piles of 8-bit melodies and big ‘80’s synth sounds. ‘Class Of ‘91’ is some solid, uplifting, Nu-Disco magic.
♫ Dizkopolis – Class Of ’91
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In Flagranti’s new video
In Flagranti’s new video for ‘Restraint Bias’ is hypnotic in it’s mundanely.
It has to be said though, the visuals work so well with the funked out Disco.
‘Restraint Bias’ is out 31st October.
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Figure Of 8’s ‘October Mixtape’
Figure Of 8 – October Mixtape = Who’s this Figure Of 8 chap then? Who knows? All we know is he’s dropped 45 mins of deep groves that range from vocal Deep Hose, through ElectroPop, to Nu-Disco, keeping the late night vibe throughout.
♫ Figure Of 8 – October Mixtape
The tracklist:
01. Mickey Moonlight – Close To Everything
02. Friendly Fires – Hurting (Benoit And Sergio reMix)
03. Hannelauri – Europa (Dub)
04. Jack Dixon – Coconuts (Disclosure reMix)
05. Manare – Pearl (Chaos In The CBD reMix)
06. Joakim – Find A way (Soul Clap reMix)
07. Tyson – After You’re Gone (Joe Goddard reMix)
08. The Golden Filter – Shake
09. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
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Goin’ Old School: Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins’ ‘In The Air Tonight’ from 1981 to ease yourself into the weekend.
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Lissi Dancefloor Disaster’s new EP
The Swedish abstract ElectroPop duo of Josefin Lindh and Johan Tilli, otherwise known as Lissi Dancefloor Disaster (so named after Johan former cat) have just released a brand new EP, titled appropriately in LOLcat speak ‘As We Plz’.
The lead track is ‘Pop Musiiic’ a wailing electronic ode to the 3m30s Pop song and it’s promised ability to lift you from hopelessness. This is ElectroPop art it’s rawest. Raucous drums and screeching synths, a combination you’d expect to create a accompany, but somehow it all works together in a beautiful way. SynthPop with a Rock ‘N’ Roll swing, ‘Pop Musiiic’ is fun, Poppy and slightly chaotic and that’s what makes it great. One of the highlights of the EP, for me, is the track ‘Glowing Hearts’, which musically is more traditional SynthPop with an 8-bit twist but juxtaposes that with some pretty dark lyrical subject matters. Fellow Scandinavians Lo-Fi-Fnk contribute a reMix to the package, turning ‘Pop Musiiic’ into a quirky, left-field vocal House track.
♫ Lissi Dancefloor Disaster – Pop Musiiic
♫ Lissi Dancefloor Disaster – Glowing Hearts
♫ Lissi Dancefloor Disaster – Pop Musiiic (Lo-Fi-Fnk reMix)
The ‘As We Plz’ EP is out now.
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Moscow Youth Cult’s new video
Nottingham’s eclectic ElectroPop outfit Moscow Youth Cult’s track ‘Iris’ has got itself a beautiful animated video.
Directed by Jake Hutchinson, the clip is part dream part nightmare reminiscant of old East European cartoons.
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