So what did Vince Clarke do in 1983, after Yazoo, but before Erasure? The Assembly, that’s what! With vocals from Fergal Sharkey, ‘Never Never’ was their only single.
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Yearly Archives: 2011
Starsmith’s new single
Well, this was an unexpected treat for a Thursday morning. Alan Braxe’s Vulture Music have announced the release of ElectroPop producer extraordinaire Starsmith’s second single.
‘Lesson One’ isn’t quite what I was expecting from Mr. Smith, it’s better. The track skilfully walks a path that owes, in equal amounts, to French Touch and LA Dreamwave. I’m not sure if it’s actually Fin singing on the track, I know he did say he would be singing himself on his album but the vocals, subtly effected, makes up a large part of the dreamy, laidback groove of the track. Much of the tune harks back to the original days of French Touch (no bad thing!), although updated for 21st century Nu-Disco dancefloors and, of course, all wrapped up with that perfect Starsmith ElectroPop sheen. On the whole ‘Lesson One’, co-written and produced with Braxe himself, has tons more funk than I was anticipating, and this just makes me even more excited for Starsmith’s eventual album release.
♫ Starsmith – Lesson One
‘Lesson One’ is released 22nd August as a double A-side with ‘Champion’.
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Edwin Van Cleef’s ‘Don’t Stop’
Not only did Edwin Van Cleef drop his new mixtape today, but also the first track from his forthcoming EP.
The long awaited ‘Never Be Alone At Night’ EP, which features contribution from Gemini Club and reMixes from MiGHty mOUse, Blue Satellite, Pharao Black Magic and Ugly Kid, contains the track ‘Don’t Stop’, a track that is has got not only a solid groove but an epic, cinematic, quality to it. With a relentless, almost EBM, bassline driving the track onward and upward and clearing a path for the kind of chords that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and some deliciously 80’s lead lines.
♫ Edwin Van Cleef – Don’t Stop
The EP is due out at the end of August.
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New material from LIGHTS
‘Everybody Breaks A Glass’ is the new track, and the first airing of material from her hew album, from Canadian ElectroPop goddess LIGHTS.
It’s a surprisingly noisy affair, but that’s to be expected considering experimental electronica outfit Holy Fuck’s involvement. The meeting of LIGHTS’ sweet voice and epic scope with the distorted bass of Holy Fuck actually works really well, even an appearance by follow Torontonian rapper Shad seems to sit well in the track, although the Dubsteppy breakdown feels a little tacked on. Overall it’s nice to hear new LIGHTS material, and nice to see her experimenting more in her music. Definitely looking forward to the album.
♫ LIGHTS (Feat. Holy Fuck & Shad) – Everybody Breaks a Glass
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Computer Magic’s ‘Running’ video
Here is the new video for Computer Magic’s track ‘Running’.
John McSwain mixture of storytelling and abstract imagery fit in nicely with Computer Magic’s dreamy ElectroPop, giving the whole video and slightly otherworldly feel.
‘Running’ is out now.
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Metronomy reMixed by Clock Opera
Just nominated for the Mercury Prize award Metronomy’s track ‘The Bay’ now has yet another reMix to add to it’s ranks,
Over reMixed tracks can become a chore, but luckily this time the always innovative Clock Opera do their thing, Stacking up various styles together and making it work is one of Clock Opera’s trademarks and there’s certainly a lot going on in this reMix yet the track never gets overrun. I expect this to be rocking a lot of Indie dancefloors this summer.
♫ Metronomy – The Bay (Clock Opera reMix)
The Bay’ is out 4th July, Metronomy’s third album, ‘The English Riviera’ is out now.
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Moon Boots
Out soon as part of French Express’ second compilation album Moon Boots ‘Gopher It’ was first aired earlier this week on The Magician’s ‘Magic Tape Thirteen’.
Slick, feel good, Disco with an addictive synth bassline ‘Gopher It’ wraps up a familiar vocal sample into a track so smooth you’d slid down the road listening to it. Wearing it’s 80’s influences on it’s sleeve, the track pays tribute to electronic Funk and Disco of that era more than a lot of Nu-Disco and débuts Moon Boots production skills in stunning style. This is a producer who we’re are expecting great things from.
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Monarchy & Dreamtrak
Dreamtrak is on a roll, a string on awesome reMixes and production are marking him as a producer to keep an eye on.
Contributing a reMix to the next Monarchy single, Dreamtrak get’s to do what he does best. House up some ElectroPop and make it huge. His take on ‘Maybe I’m Crazy’ has all the right elements for epic ElectroPop, big sweeping synths, a euphoric breakdown, driving bass, but then the whole thing is topped with a burbling 303 line and a massive early 90’s House riff that is as brilliant as it is unexpected. Dreamtrak takes Monarchy to another dimension, via a few warehouse raves.
♫ Monarchy – Maybe I’m Crazy (Dreamtrak Diamond Sound reMix)
‘Maybe I’m Crazy’ will be the next single, with reMixes from Michael Woods, Azari & III, Diskjokke, as well. It’s taken from the amazing album ‘Around The Sun’, out now.
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The Human League X Plastic Plates
We’ve actually already written about Plastic Plates reMix of The Human League ‘s forthcoming single, ‘Sky’, you can read what we wrote here. But in anticipation of the single’s release next week we can offer the track for you to download.
It’s one of my favourite reMixes of the track, taking The Human League to new laidback, funky, places. It’s not often you get to hear The League with such a Disco so, for me, this track is like a meeting of everything I love. The mix has a nice piano groove running throughout keeping the energy up while retro synth stabs and the most Disco of Disco beats handle the dancefloor. this track has already found it’s way onto a few mixtapes, expect more to come.
♫ The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)
‘Sky’ is released 25th July, ‘Credo’ is out now.
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Edwin Van Cleef’s July Mix 2011
Edwin Van Cleef – July Mix 2011 = Van Cleef gets quite deep with his July chart mix. Full of big bass grooves and even bigger tunes. You can catch EvC in August here.
♫ Edwin Van Cleef – July Mix 2011
The tracklist:
01. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Trouble (Chad Valley rEMix)
02. Hackman – Close
03. Little Comets – Joanna (Amtrac reMix)
04. Blawan – Getting Me Down
05. SBTRKT – Living Like I Do
06. Yelle – Que Veux-Tu (Logo reMix)
07. Edwin Van Cleef – Triton
08. Edwin Van Cleef – Don’t Stop
09. Noah & The Whale – Life Is Life (Yuksek rEMix)
10. Azari & III – Manic
11. Ebb & Flow – Emotion
12. Para One & Tacteel – Rome
13. Alex Gopher – Virages (Light Year rEMix)
14. Edwin Van Cleef – Never Be Alone At Night (Ugly Kids reMix)
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