Monthly Archives: April 2012

Apr 4 2012

The C90s’ April Chart Mix’

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The C90s – April Chart Mix = It’s that The C90s Chart mix time of the month and this month the guys drops a killer mix. Over an hour long and crammed with storming tunes.

♫ The C90s – April Chart Mix

The tracklist:

01. Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt – Gold Snake
02. Slugabed – Sex
03. Softwar – August
04. Pollyester – Voices (Pional reMix)
05. TEED – Tapes & Money (Casino Times reMix)
06. Eats Everything and Lukas present The Eel – 0200
07. Kraak & Smaak – This Feeling
08. Debonair – Your Love
09. Crazy P – Changes (Hot Toddy reMix)
10. Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure reMix)
11. NTEIBINT – Jackpot
12. Scuola Furano – On Fire (Herr Styler reMix)
13. Dirty Vegas – Emma (Tim Goldsworthy Instrumental)

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Apr 3 2012

Ronika’s ‘Automatic’ video

The video for, Madonna Of The Midlands™, Ronika’s awesome ‘Automatic’ is here.

To be honest, it’s pretty unbelievable just what you can do with CGI these days, the shots of Ron amidst the waves are so photo realistic you can smell the brine. Did I mention there was surfing? Most importantly though there is an inverted keys Korg Poly 800, or maybe that’s CGI too, ’cos it’s pretty rare. Anyhoo, loving Ron’s DIY vids, I hope even when she has a major label budget she still makes clips like this. Oh and Sam Potter from Late Of The Pier and John Sampson from Swimming all got involved.

You can pre-order the pay-what-you-want ‘Automatic’ EP here.

Ronika also appears on ‘electronic rumors Volume 1′, out now!

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Apr 3 2012

Jordan F’s epic, full length, ‘Abandoned Streets’

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This is a truly epic treat to start the week with from Jordan F, the full, 11 minute version of ‘Abandoned Streets’. Originally part of the ‘Summers Of Tomorrow’ EP, this new version is a true musical journey.

First off I’d like to point out that 11 minutes is a lot of time to grow tired of a song, not once in ‘Abandoned Streets’ did I get bored, in fact not once did my attention waver, it’s just that compelling. So, the whole SynthWave, Outrun genre is built around soundtrack-esque styles, and it does a wonderful job of it too, but over ten minutes gives Jordan room to really tell a story, shifting moods from one section of the arrangement to the next, driving the narrative forward yet keeping the same underlying theme. The synth work here is nothing short of brilliance, from the growling bass to the solos which prompted me to leave a comment on SoundCloud asking “Are you fucking kidding me????? <3” they are that good, soaring and twisting around the track while the moody atmospheres pay out beneath them. Next time you’re walking home, in the rain, in the city, in the dark, stick this on, I guarantee your trip will be a whole lot more exciting.

♫ Jordan F – Abandoned Streets

‘Abandoned Streets’ will be out soon on Bandcamp.

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Apr 3 2012

Rex The Dog’s ‘Neutralise The Dubstep!’ mixtape

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Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 14 ‘Neutralise The Dubstep!’= The BREED podcasts keep coming in the build up to the latest BREED night at this weekend. This time Rex himself takes us on a 40 minute synthetic Disco journey featuring some amazing tunes, and Alex Metric’s ‘Rave Weapon’. In true Rex style there’s some slick Reel To Reel editing going on too.

♫ Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 14 ‘Neutralise The Dubstep!

The tracklist:

01. Nero – Must Be The Feeling (Kill The Noise reMix (Rex’s Reel To Reel Tape Edit))
02. Ntology – Pulse (Polymath reMix)
03. Say Yes To Another Excess – The Cave
04. Jaguar Trax – Cicero Prism (Original Mix)
05. Green Velvet Presents Jamie Principle – LaLaLaLaLa
06. Sykur – Curling (Database reMix)
07. VCMG – Flux
08. Mason – Superimposer (Polymath reMix)
09. Alex Metric – Rave Weapon
10. Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans (Gesaffelstein reMix (Rex’s Reel To Reel Tape Edit))

Rex The Dog hosts the next BREED party on the 6th April at the Dalston Superstore, details here.

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Apr 3 2012

Chordashian’s new EP

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Brooklyn based purveyors of smooth grooves Chordashian are complimenting their recent ‘Don’t Wait UP’ EP on Mullet Records with this free two track release. The ‘Space Party’ EP.

Get ready for two slabs of the funkiest Disco House you’ll hear all week. ‘Black Eye’ and ‘Bomb’ are guaranteed to get you moving with some of the most head nodding cosmic synths in the galaxy. ‘Black Eye’ introduces you to the space party with a shuffling beat and some super shiny Disco sounds while ‘Bomb’ reels in the groove for a mid-tempo funky comedown. It’s all about the silver space suits and vocoders.

♫ Chordashian – Black Eye

♫ Chordashian – Bomb

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Apr 3 2012

Figure Of 8 reMixes Sullivan & Gold

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According to their bio for the Stripes & Stars festival (one of the scarce few peices of information about them online), acoustic duo Sullivan & Gold “is more a collective than a band aiming at making music that they enjoy”, aside from the fact that I’m not entirely sure two people can really be a collective (pretension alert!), this hilarious lack of grammar makes it sound like these two guys are dedicated to making music they hate. Never mind, here’s something to cheer them up. Figure Of 8 has reMixed their track ‘Jigsaws’.

The the deal was that the Smalltown America label got Sullivan & Gold in the studio to record some music that they didn’t enjoy, along with Our Krypton Son, to be released as a vinyl EP backed with reMixes from Figure Of 8 and Dollface, and the whole thing would be completed in 24 hours. It’s quite a cool concept and a great opportunity to hear what talented musicians can come up with on the fly. Figure Of 8’s reMix was completed in around 8 hours and you can tell he had a lot of fun with it. Taking the acoustic folk and making something deeply synthetic, Figure Of 8 yet with tons of soul. The machine beats and robo-bass juxtaposing nicely with a real human quality to the sparkly synth work.

♫ Sullivan & Gold – Jigsaws (Figure Of 8 reMix)

You can pre-order the vinyl here.

Check out more from Sullivan & Gold, well, nowhere because they have zero web presence, which might be due to the fact they aren’t a band making music they enjoy. Bless.

Apr 3 2012

Cosmonaut Grechko’s ‘Youmi’

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Ooo, a little bit of newness from the man Cosmonaut Grechko. He’s been somewhat quiet of late but if this new track is anything to go by that time has been well spent.

‘Youmi’ is a surprisingly blissful and euphoric slice of Dreamwave wit a bit of an early-nineties-watching-a-sunrise-in-a-field-with-Orbital-playing vibe to it and not nearly as Disco as his previous works. This is more of an atmospheric electronic side to Grechko, and the atmosphere is one of optimism and good times. A feel good tack for the summer.

♫ Cosmonaut Grechko – Youmi

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Apr 3 2012

Douglas McCarthy’s new single

So, if you’re at all into the history of electronic or Dance music Douglas J. McCarthy, one half of the legendary Nitzer Ebb, should need no introduction. After decades of band work and collaborations he’s finally got around to releasing some solo material, the first being this single  ‘Hey’.

Robin Nixon directs this clip, sombre to match the mood of the track which features McCarthy’s instantly recognizable vocals crooning over some deep, hypnotic Tech House.

‘Hey’ is out 9th April with the album ‘Life Is Sucking The Life Out Of Me’ on the 30th.

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Apr 3 2012

Aeroplane’s March mix

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Aeroplane – March 2012 Mix = It’s Areoplane mix time of the month with Vito dropping a whole hour of rolling summer grooves to see in the warm weather with. Are they really summer grooves? I don’t know, but the sun is shining so I’m going to stick with it.

♫ Aeroplane – March mix

The tracklist:

01. Aeroplane – Caramellas (Joakim reMix)
02. Scuola Furano – On Fire (Glimmers’ reMix)
03. Only Children – Down Fever
04. Dzim – Run Away
05 . Hot Chip – Flutes (Dub Mix)
06. Rik Parkinson – Ain’t No
07. Jupiter – One O Six (A.N.D.Y. reMix)
08. Alex Metric – Anybody Else
09. L’Equipe du Son – She Was A Dancer
10. Elton Versus PNAU – Good Morning To The Night
11. Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Soulwax reMix)

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Apr 3 2012

Human Life’s ‘Don’t Fade Away’ with Shook & Kartell

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Fresh from their team-up with Pelifics on ‘Can’t Promise Anything’ this week California based ElectroPop act Human Life release their new single on Vulture Music.

‘Don’t Fade Away’ is what Human Life do best. Summery, catchy ElectroPop with a feel good factor and a slight edge. Driven by piercing synths and call-and-response male & female vocals, ‘Don’t Fade Away’ is a pretty simple, stripped down version of SynthPop, but the simplicity really works and and allows the song to breathe. The consistently amazing Shook contributes a reMix to the single, brining his highly technical Nu-Disco to the table, creating a smooth jam that changes the mood of the vocals into something more relaxed and let’s Shooks musical talent shine. Kartell also chooses to drop a chilled groove,. There’s more of a beach vibe to this one, it’s ‘Don’t Fade Away’ tropical style.

♫ Human Life – Don’t Fade Away

♫ Human Life – Don’t Fade Away (Shook reMix)

♫ Human Life – Don’t Fade Away (Kartell reMix)

‘Don’t Fade Away’ is out now.

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