Dec 19 2012

[Mixtape] Lindstrøm’s ‘El Pais Mix’

Lindstrøm – El Pais Mix = The Norwegian master has dropped a truly expertly crafted mixtape. Genre spanning and intelligently put together, you’ll find Quirky Disco, Cosmic House and ElectroPop in an involving hour long treat.

♫ Lindstrøm – El Pais Mix

The tracklist:

01. Ilous & Decuyper – Indifferents
02. Tame Impala – Elephants (Todd Rundgren reMix)
03. Supersempfft – Let´S Beat Him Up
04. Pollyester – Concierge D´Armour (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
05. Joe – Claptrap
06. Anstam – Whiskey
07. Casiokids – Offerdans
08. Q&A – Tumbling Cubes
09. Chvrches – The Mother We Share
10. oOoOO – Hearts
11. Yacht – Shangri-La (kim Hiorthøy reMix)

Lindstrøm’s Smalhans is out now

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Dec 19 2012

[Video] Goin’ Old School: Heaven 17, The Human League & Pet Shop Boys

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

It’s our last Goin’ Old School before X-mas, so we’re going to continue the TOTP theme with some actual X-Mas TOTP performances, starting with Heaven 17‘s Temptation from 1983.

Followed swiftly be a 1981 performance of Don’t You Want Me by The Human League.

And ending with the Pet Shop Boys in 1988 with Heart.

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Dec 19 2012

[Audio] Charli XCX’s ‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’

ElectroPop’s Goth princess Charli XCX’s new track recently débuted on Radio 1. Super Ultra Mixtape aside, You (Ha Ha Ha) is the follow up to Charlie’s excellent You’re The One. We’re not sure what’ll happen with this track, whether it’ll be a new single, or if it’s a track of Charli’s forthcoming album, but it;s an interesting mashup.

The track is essentially Charli singing over Gold Panda’s track of the same name (minus the Ha Ha Ha’s). A pounding Electro groove with samples flying left and right, Charli makes the track her own as her vocals get deeper (emotionally, not her range) with each release, she’s really developing a unique flow, which is shown off to it’s fullest on You (Ha Ha Ha).

♫ Charli XCX – You (Ha Ha Ha) (Radio Rip)

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Dec 18 2012

[MP3] Cavaliers Of Fun’s ‘Last X-Mas’ cover

There’s just not been enough X-mas tunes this year. But fear not, thanks to ‘The ever-awesome Holographic People’ we can exclusively début Cavaliers Of Fun’s cover of Wham!’s 1984 classic Last Christmas. Well…if you’re going to cover an X-mas song, that got to be pretty high up on your list. So relax and enjoy some pumping Electro-Disco Funk with added X-mas cheer.

You can’t help but smile all the way throughout this tune. There just something about the combination of Ricco crooning his way through those lyrics everyone knows a killer post-Italo bass groove and layers and layers of magical synths. According to Ricco “[Rain]deers are replaced with unicorns and sleigh-bells with cowbells.” and it certainly sounds like it. This has definitely made it’s way straight to the top of my X-mas playlist, to be played on repeat at the coming X-mas parties.

♫ Cavaliers Of Fun – Last X-Mas (Wham! ReFixxx Cover)

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Dec 18 2012

[Audio] Kris Menace & Miss Kittin reMixed by Final DJs

Here it is, Germany’s finest all together. Dreamwave heroes Final DJs mixing up a smooth storm with their official reMix of Kris Menace and Miss Kittin’s new single, Hide. Bringing a different flavour to the track than the other versions, Final DJs deliver some seriously Cosmic Disco for dreamers.

Final DJs carry all their sweetest tricks to the table on this one, working in miss Kittin’s distant vocal into a galactic, laid-back, Disco groove. Clocking in at an epic six minutes, the track gives Final DJs more than enough time to introduce their retro bests and truly soaring synth leads. it;s a mix loaded with synth love and a fitting finale to and amazing year for Final DJs, who have consistently released some of the best synth Disco and Dreamwave around in 2012.

♫ Kris Menace (Feat. Miss Kittin) – Hide (Final DJs reMix)

Kris Menace’s Hide is out now.

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Dec 18 2012

[Audio] Aaron Alexis’ ‘Names’

Hot on the heels of his recent single, Kill The Lights, New York ElectroPop crooner Aaron Alexis is back with a brand new track. Somewhat softer and even more introspective than his previous work, Aaron ramps up the drama and atmosphere on Names.

The track is an entry in Converse’s “In Search of Sound” competition that challenged entrant to compose using a set of samples recorded around Brooklyn, only fitting then that Aaron, a Brooklyn resident conjured up something of his experience there. Rolling atop an almost Industrial rhythm, Aaron casts a sonic net and catches all the mystery of the city at night. A beautiful piece of music.

♫ Aaron Alexis – Names

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Dec 18 2012

[Video] Tesla Boy’s ‘Split’

Yesterday we dropped Russian Dreamwave superstars Tesla Boy’s amazing new single ‘Split’, now there’s a video for the track.

Andrey Krauzov directs Tesla Boy in some atmospheric city-nights and smokey urban days situations.

Tesla Boy’s Split is out now.

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Dec 18 2012

[Audio] Ryan Riot reMixes Passion Pit

Swiss Dreamwaver Ryan Riot is topping of his year with this classy reMix of Passion Pit’s Carried Away. As the reMix contest for this track draws to a close we’re sure to be inundated with version of this tune for the next couple of weeks. Damn reMix competitions. Still, Ryan is onto a winner here as he injects the track with a playful Disco groove.

Keeping the structure of the track intact, Ryan gets funky with it and has a good time with a popcorn riff and pounding, infectious, bass hook. the track perfectly the captures the spirit of Passion Pit, that summery Indie goodness, but drags it kicking and screaming onto the dancefloor. Surely this track is a winner, we can’t imaging a more fitting Passion Pit reMix than this, this is how all Passion Pit reMixes should sound.

♫ Passion Pit – Carried Away (Ryan Riot reMix)

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Dec 17 2012

[Audio] Tesla Boy’s’ Split’

Russia’s Dreamwave superstars Tesla Boy are easily one of our favourite acts to emerge in the last decade. Ranging from nostalgic Dreamwave to catchy ElectroPop, Anton and crew always inject their tracks with so much soul it’s hard not to get sucked in. Their 2012 album, Modern Thrills is an actual masterpiece of Disco tinged SynthPop, and that might sound like hyperbole, but just listen to it, you’ll see.

This week they release a brand new single, which we have been very much looking forward to. it’s called Split and it doesn’t disappoint. No-one quite does, what is essentially vocal SynthWave, quite like Tesla Boy. Split has a big, powerful sound but keeps it personal with the vocals. Huge retro synths chords and arpeggiated bass dominate the chorus and before the track brings it back down low for the verse, just to build you up again. With the prefect tempo for a laid back groove, not too fast, but not to chilled either, Split is a huge, and welcome, return for Tesla Boy. It’s B-side, Another Light mixes up a little Indie and a tiny bit of a Tropical sound into Tesla Boy’s Synth repertoire before going large for the sing-a-long chorus. reMixes on the single come from Pioneerball, SoundSAM and St. Petersburg Disco outfit 7th Myriads, who deliver a piano House infused, summery Disco, version of Split, with a beach party vibe. Hopefully this single is the precursor to a new album, which would be an awesome start to 2013.

♫ Tesla Boy – Split

♫ Tesla Boy – Another Light

♫ Tesla Boy – Split (7he Myriads reMix)

Tesla Boy’s Split is out now.

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Dec 17 2012

[Audio] Röyksopp’s new single

Recently débuted on Norwegian Music TV show Lydverket, this is the long, long, long awaited new single from Röyksopp. Röyksopp are massive favourites of ours, and in the current climate, wintery cold but sunny as hell, their music just seems to fit. It’s been three years since the amazing junior, and two since it’s more experimental companion Senior, and Running To The Sea, featuring the vocals of Susanne Sundfør is a epic return to the world of Pop.

This track just reminds us how incredible Röyksopp are. Sweeping and dramatic, loaded with emotive piano and rousing drums, it’s a track that you can’t help but feel something for. Like the best Röyksopp tunes it’s kinda’ understated and effortlessly sounds majestic without trying to hard. Sundfør’s powerful vocals are a perfect match for Running To The Sea. There’s not much else to say. Amazing.