Thomas Dolby, occasional unsung hero of SynthPop. The man needs more recognition. ‘She Blinded Me With Science’, his 1982 breakthrough tune, is still a classic. Also, Magnus Pyke getting down!
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Yearly Archives: 2011
New track from Cosmonaut Grechko
The consistently amazing Cosmonaut Grechko has just (really, just!) dropped a new tune on his SoundCloud page.
‘?’ (not sure whether that’s a title or a lack of title) is an instrumental Cosmic DiscoPop extravaganza that both sends you to the stars and grounds you on the dancefloor. Victor once gain works his way through layers of stunning electronics grounded with a solid groove and topped with distant, floaty vocal samples. The whole track conjures up an atmosphere of chilling on the grass, looking up at the stars after an awesome night.
-Edit- Victor got in touch to drop some science on this track. It’s now actually a brand new track but a mashup/re-edit/sample fest that features a Cosmonaut Grechko instrumental with ‘Jumper’ by Capsule, the Coupons rmx of Show Your Shoe’s ‘Azur Indigo Prisma Safran Marmor’ and a few samples from Mille’s ‘Crysteena’. Which, to be honest, all went right over my head. I can definitely hear the SYS/C and Capsule now it’s been pointed out to me. What an awesome, and slick, soundclash!
♫ Cosmonaut Grechko – ?
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Munk’s ‘Mis Labios’ video
Munk’s ‘Mis Labios’ is already out but has finally got a video clip to accompany it.
The video has some nice Mediterranean vibes to go with the Balearic piano Disco tune.
Munk’s ‘Mis Labios’ single is out now.
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Erasure embark on US & UK tour
While we are all eagerly awaiting Erasure’s forthcoming, Frankmusik co-produced, new album, the amazingly titled ‘Tomorrow’s World’ (well, amazingly titled if you are British) you can be spending your time getting hold of a ticket for the legendary duo’s US and UK tour.
Their first tour in more than five years promises to showcase much of the new album alongside classic hits from Andy and Vince.
The science:
31/05/11 @ The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL (US)
02/09/11 @ House of Blues – Orlando , FL (US)
03/09/11 @ Center Stage – Atlanta, GA (US)
04/09/11 @ Orange Peel – Asheville, NC (US)
06/09/11 @ 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (US)
07/09/11 @ 9:30 Club – Washington DC (US)
08/09/11 @ Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA (US)
10/09/11 @ House of Blues – Boston, MA (US)
11/09/11 @ Sound Academy – Toronto, ON (US)
13/09/11 @ Terminal 5 – NYC (US)
14/09/11 @ Terminal 5 – NYC (US)
16/09/11 @ Congress Theatre – Chicago, IL (US)
17/09/11 @ Congress Theatre – Chicago, IL (US)
18/09/11 @ Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI (US)
20/09/11 @ The Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis, IN (US)
21/09/11 @ The Pageant – St.Louis, MO (US)
23/09/11 @ Austin City Limits – Austin, TX (US)
24/09/11 @ Verizon Wireless Theatre – Houstin, TX (US)
25/09/11 @ House of Blues – Dallas, TX (US)
27/09/11 @ Ogden Theater – Denver, CO (US)
28/09/11 @ Kingsbury Hall – Salt Lake City, UT (US)
30/09/11 @ The Palms Concert Theater – Las Vegas, NV (US)
01/10/11 @ Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA (US)
02/10/11 @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA (US)
04/10/11 @ Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA (US)
05/10/11 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR (US)
06/10/11 @ Neptune – Seattle, WA (US)
12/10/11 @ De Montfort Hall, Leicester (UK)
13/10/11 @ Academy, Glasgow (UK)
15/10/11 @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh (UK)
16/10/11 @ Academy, Newcastle (UK)
17/10/11 @ Auditorium, Grimsby (UK)
19/10/11 @ Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (UK)
20/10/11 @ Apollo, Manchester (UK)
21/10/11 @ Guildhall, Preston (UK)
23/10/11 @ Civic, Wolverhampton (UK)
25/10/11 @ The Roundhouse, London (UK)
28/10/11 @ Guildhall, Southampton (UK)
29/10/11 @ Colston Hall, Bristol (UK)
30/10/11 @ St. David’s Hall, Cardiff (UK)
01/11/11 @ Corn Exchange, Cambridge (UK)
03/11/11 @ Hexagon, Reading (UK)
04/11/11 @ The Dome, Brighton (UK)
Ticketmaster have the tickets.
The ‘Tomorrow’s World’ album is released 4th October.
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Mille is back with a Foster The People reMix
I’ll say it, Mille’s ‘Crysteena’ must rank as one of my all time favourite tunes, so it’s awesome to see the Swede back with a brand new reMix of Foster The People’s ‘Call It What You Want’.
From the opening bar this is synth heaven, but I would expect no less from Mille. The man is a master of both 80’s synth sounds and modern dancefloor production, and when the two meet magic happens. This reMix is a masterclass in retro ElectroPop; soaring and shimmering synths, FM bass, electro toms, all executed with a perfect groove. Milles riffs accentuate just the right parts of the original track to up the catchiness and make the vocals suddenly really epic.
♫ Foster The People – Call It What You Want (Mille reMix)
‘Call It What You Want’ is taken from Foster The Peoples ‘Torches’ album.
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Goin’ Old School: Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
Time to remedy the not having had any Kraftwerk on Goin’ Old School yet, with 1977’s ‘Trans Europe Express’, it was so good Afrika Bambaata and Arthur Baker took it an invented Electro Hip-Hop with it!
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Only Children
Only Children are Chicago based collective of DJs and producers who, after a string of edits and reMixes, have just released their début artist single on Nuclear Family.
‘Don’t Stop’ is quite a stunning début. Taking New York Disco bass, intricate Indie-Electro synth work and New Order-esque vocals and washing the whole thing in a sheen of effortless Indie Disco cool, Only Children have created a summer hit that is catchy with a groove you can’t ignore. This is how 21st century ElectroPop should sound, intelligent, funky and slick, as much for the dancefloor as the headphones. Not only is the track awesome but the line up of reMix talent is pretty amazing too. Amongst the reMix package MiGHty mOUse work their magic with a smooth organ led Disco rework, Hey Champ!’s glitterball Disco reMix is ridiculously infections, and Bit Funk provide my favourite mix with a deep late night drive of a Dreamwave mix.
♫ Only Children – Don’t Stop (Original Mix)
♫ Only Children – Don’t Stop (MiGHty mOUse reMix)
♫ Only Children – Don’t Stop (Hey Champ! reMix)
♫ Only Children – Don’t Stop (Bit Funk reMix)
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Acid Washed’s Summer 2011 Mix
Acid Washed – Summer 2011 Mix = Acid Washed drop an hour long deep, deep mix of Disco and Techno goodness.
♫ Acid Washed – Summer 2011 Mix
The tracklist:
01. Cascao & Lady Maru – Tropical Tasting (Rodion reMix)
02. Fireman – Hold
03. Golden Bug – God Machine
04. Muslim Disco Club – Dance Infidel Dance (Name in lights reMix)
05. John Roman – War Drums
06. ESU – E.S.U. Track (Hannulelauri reMix)
07. Gesaffelstein – Crainte
08. Crackboy – House of III Fame
09. Koudlam – I See You All (Acid Washed reMix)
10. Daniel Haaksman – The Bass That Ate My Mami
11. Yes Wizard – Heaven Black
12. AFX – Polynomial C
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Ren Riz’s new jams
Mr. Ren Riz dropped a couple of new tunes over the weekend, that’s the kind of thing that makes the Monday morning trawl through the inbox worth while!
‘Alright’ is a straight-up dancefloor rocker. It’s hands-in-the-air uplifting with a twisted disco bassline and and old school House vibe that is just the right side of cheese. ‘Electrique Blanc’ on the other hand, is a mid-tempo electronic epic. A pounding journey though sweeping synthesizer atmospheres, accompanied by an nice 80’s appreciated bassline. Like his fellow Antipodean Beaumont, Ren Riz is applying his skills as a N-Disco producer to slower tracks with powerful results.
Ren has also recently reMixes Bingo Players’ ‘Cry (Just A Little)’, which he Funks up and filters to the max.
♫ Bingo Players – Cry (Just a Little) (Ren Riz Bootleg reMix)
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Memory Tapes reMixed by Jensen Sportag
Nashville’s finest ElectroFunk exports Jensen Sportag have turned their attention to reMixing the new single from Memory Tapes.
Taken from the free ‘Memory Tapes Tour EP’, a collection of reMixes, the Sportags’ reMix of ’Wait In The Dark’ is a dreamy affair. The solid backbeat acts as a hypnotising rock for the waves of lush synths and distant guitars to crash over. It’s a real chilled summer hit that I can imaging we’ll be listening to for a while.
♫ Memory Tapes – Wait In The Dark (Jensen Sportag reMix)
You can grab yourself a copy of the free EP here.
‘Wait In The Dark’ originally appears on Memory Tapes second LP, ‘Piano Player’, released 5th July.
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