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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Yearly Archives: 2011
Arnaud Rebotini covers ‘I Feel Love’
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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Marina And The Diamonds; Electra Heart Part 2, ‘Radioactive’
Marina And The Diamonds has débuted the next instalment of her ‘Electra Heart’ series of films.
‘Radioactive’ is also slated to be her next single and it’s a proper dancefloor track, more-so that we’d expect from Marina, what with it being full of big late 90’s trace sounds. It’s a good song though, can’t wait for the reMixes.
‘Radioactive’ is released 3rd October’
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Coupons & Show Your Shoe
Oh, this was always going to be fun. Coupons & Show Your Shoe teaming up to interpret Jefferson Starship’s ‘Sara’.
Stripping the song right down and layering it with bouncy lead riffs and tons of synthesizer Funk this head on collision between two of the most exciting acts in Nu-Disco has produced a slick summer Disco jam with a side helping of keyboard wizardry. Put together by Coupons and Show Your Shoe sending ideas back and forth the team up’s end result is the one track you should be taking to the beach with you.
♫ Coupons & Show Your Shoe – Sara
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Soft Metals’ ‘Voices’ video
Here’s the new video for Soft Metals’ track ‘Voices’.
Directed by Christian J Petersen, the video puts a dreamlike spin the the tracks 808 and 303 flavoured minimal SynthPop.
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Jensen Sportag’s new tune
Here a nice mellow slice of retro Chillwavey ElectroPop to ease you into the week.
‘Gentle Man’ is Jensen Sportag’s latest track is a perfect exercise in smooth 80’s Pop with a modern twist. Part MJ ballad, part spacey Chillwave and part 80’s Pop classic. there’s a hint of early Duran Duran in the music too. These two guys from Nashville certainly know how to craft and absorbing and nostalgic tune.
Jensen Sportag’s ‘Pure Wet’ EP is out now on Cascine.
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Goin’ Old School: Peter Godwin – Baby’s In The Mountains
Peter Godwin‘s 1983 Italo/Pop ‘hit’ ‘Baby’s In The Mountains’. I use the word ‘hit’ loosely, despite it being a classic slice of 80’s electronic Pop it has been largely forgotten.
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Futurecop! ‘N.A.S.A.’ single
Futurecop!’s ‘N.A.S.A.’ was one of their first tracks way back when. It’s seen a few incarnations since then and the duo have just released it as a single, via their SoundCloud page.
Featuring the vocals of Christian Rich, who’s worked with the likes of N*E*R*D, Lupe Fiasco and P.Diddy, this version appears to be the same as the one on their absolutely amazing (but unbelievable Japanese only) ‘It’s Forever, Kids’!’ album and it’s about a clean and slick a retro ElectroPop track as you will ever hear. Pure feel good electronic Pop fun. Also included is the buzzsaw Electro of the ‘Lazer reMix’.
♫ Futurecop! (Feat. Christian Rich) – N.A.S.A.
♫ Futurecop! (Feat. Christian Rich) – N.A.S.A. (Laser reMix)
Futurecop!’s ‘It’s Forever, Kids!’ is available on Japanese import here (delivery time isn’t bad either).
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Toomy Disco & HiEM & Phil Oakey!
HiEM (Bozzwell and Nicco Eastwood)’s ‘2am’ featuring the vocals of The Human League’s Phil Oakey has been knocking around for a couple of years now, but was been given a new lease of life when Toomy Disco & Fernando were asked to reMix the track.
Washing the ElectroPop original with broad strokes of Disco, Toomy Disco & Fernando lay down a severe bass and guitar lick Funk that just seem to roll under Sir Phil’s vocals. Some nice big synth chords finish off the musical job layering the track think, only to be spaced out again with some vocal echo. This is a late night groover, fact.
♫ HiEM (Feat. Phil Oakey) – 2am (Toomy Disco & Fernando reMix)
HiEM recently released their excellent ‘Escape From Division Street’ album.
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The Naked & Famous’ ‘The Sun’ video
Here’s is the new video for The Naked & Famous’ ‘The Sun’. The track is a really cool deep SynthPop track.
Directed by Joel Kefali and Campbell Hooper for Special Problems, the video is pretty NSFW. You have been warned. There is boobs. You have been prepared.
‘The Sun’ is taken from The Naked & Famous’ début album ‘Passive Me, Aggressive You’.
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