Jan 22 2014

[Audio] She’s The Queen reMixes Lightwaves’ ‘Returned’

Last week the mighty Lightwaves continued their sweeping comeback with the new single Returned. This week Jan and crew add the icing on the cake with a stellar reMix from our very own She’s The Queen. I doubt at this point there’s any point in us even pretending there’s no bias here, in our opinion She’s The Queen are two of the most talented people on the planet, card carrying members of the electronic rumors family, and a couple of the nicest people you will ever meet. So, for the next paragraph, pretend it’s being written by someone who doesn’t love them. Y’know, like a critic or something.

This reMix is super awesome! If you ever managed to find the end of a rainbow you’d discover a pot of this reMix! Seriously though, Drew amps the energy with masterful Pop beats and big, shiver inducing, synths. With just a pinch of nostalgia, this immensely slick slice of ElectroPop is guaranteed to worm it;s way into your heart. What we’re saying is it’s pretty fucking good; but then, we’re bound to say that aren’t we, so just listen.

♫ Lightwaves – Returned (She’s The Queen reMix)

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Jan 22 2014

[Video] iamamiwhoami’s ‘Fountain’

Just when you thought it was safe to relax, Swedish Avant-Popstar iamamiwhoami is back with a new single. Fountain is a spikey slice of experimental ElectroPop with a haunting mood.

Check out the beautifully shot video, showing off some lush tundral landscape.

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Jan 22 2014

[Audio] Monsieur Adi reMixes Zendaya’s ‘Replay’

Zendaya is apparently some kind of Disney-esque American child star thing, the likes of which we’re pretty glad hasn’t made it across the Atlantic. Frankly, America need to concentrate on developing some of it’s amazing original Pop stars and spend less time bothering about these made-for-TV children, and they’re not that welcome this side of the pond. What is always welcome, however, is a new reMix from Monsieur Adi, who’s big room sounds make Zendaya’s Replay orders of magnitude more palatable.

Zendaya’s identikit vocals are twisted around in Adi’s rich musical tapestry and turned into something remarkably emotive. Used by Adi as another instrument, the vocals weave themselves around layers of rising synths and pulsating bass as the Monsieur delivers some spine-tingling moments and some breakdown’s fit for peak time. Adi’s reMixes never fail.

♫ Zendaya – Replay (Monsieur Adi reMix)

Zendaya’s Replay is out now.

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Jan 22 2014

[Video] datA’s ‘Soldier’s Flag’

We introduced you to the new tune from French master datA, Soldier’s Flag, last week with a download of the storming Electro Club Mix. The original, more Pop palatable mix has now got a music video.

The clip was directed by Julien Paolini, a poignant veteran’s tale.

datA’s Soldier’s Flag is out now.

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Jan 22 2014

[Audio] Years & Years’ ‘Real’

The latest release from Kitsuné Music’s low key future-stars Years & Years is out next month. The follow up to their Traps single of late last summer, Real is set to be another critically acclaimed release from this London based three (cut down from five) piece. With a little studio magic from much hyped upcoming producer Lxury, these guys have crafted quite a unique, soulful, House/ElectroPop sound for themselves.

Distinctly British, and utterly compelling, Real is one of those track you just have to listen to a few times. Sitting in that particularly London place where UK House, Garage and R&B meet ElectroPop, Years & Years serve up a platter of warm, bassy synths and shuffling rhythms that coalesce into a backing for frontman Olly Alexander’s heartfelt and distant vocal. Try not clapping along, we dare you.

♫ Years & Years – Real

Years & Years’ Real is released 17th February.

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Jan 21 2014

[Audio] Pat Lok & Bear Mountain’s ‘Same Hearts'(+ Ride The Universe and Oxford reMixes)

Our favourite Canadian Housemeister Pat Lok has teamed up with ‘the ever-awesome Holographic People’ for the release of his storming new single. Featuring the vocal styling of fellow Canadian outfit Bear Mountain, Same Hearts delivers slick dancefloor beats and spaced-out Cosmic vibes in equal measures, which the reMix package is stuffed to breaking point with Shelby Grey, Ride The Universe and Oxford.

Same Hearts elevates itself above Nu-Disco and House with a slew of complex beats and pitch perfect intertwining riffs. Smooth and laid back despite it’s intricacy, and the inclusion of Bear Mountain’s soulful vocal seals the deal for this song as a late night floorfiller that’ll captivate the crowd. Pan-Atlantic Disco superheroes Ride The Universe attack the track with some of the funkiest, infectious, retro Disco you’ll have heard in a while. With a big 80s Soul Pop intro, the reMix soon launces into something straight out of most nostalgic summer. Astounding bass, slick robo vocals and lush, lush snyths permeate every minute of this track. Frenchman Oxford’s take on the track is every bit as funky, but retaining the originals House groove for a result with one foot in the warehouse, on on the mirrorballed dancefloor. A stunning release from Pat Lok here, definitely desisted to become one of the tunes of the summer.

♫ Pat Lok (Feat. Bear Mountain) – Same Hearts

♫ Pat Lok (Feat. Bear Mountain) – Same Hearts (Ride The Universe reMix)

♫ Pat Lok (Feat. Bear Mountain) – Same Hearts (Oxford reMix)

Pat Lok’s Same Hearts is out today.

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Jan 21 2014

[Download] FM Attack’s ‘Fade Away’ reMixed by AIMES

Fade Away was one of the many highlights of Vancouver based SynthWaver FM Attack recent Deja Vu album. The Julian Sanza featuring track was like a Balearic Trance injection into the RoboPop proceedings. The track has just been reMixed by one of our favourite of Brooklyn’s exports (and there are many), AIMES, who brings a little deep Disco groove to the track.

Rocking an utterly infectious walking bassline, AIMES takes a track build for sunrises on the beach and turns it into a smooth jam for sunsets in the city. Still keeping the Balearic feel to some degree, AIMES works up smokey rhythms and wicked little licks around FM Attacks dreamy space synths. The hazy vocals are the icing on the cake, drifting over the track like a voice on the wind. This’ll have you screwing up your eyes tight shut and wishing for summer.

♫ FM Attack (Feat. Julian Sanza) – Fade Away (AIMES reMix)

FM Attack’s Deja Vu is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Video] Dirty Vegas’ ‘Let The Night’

The almighty Dirty Vegas are back on fine form with their first new track since 2011’s Electric Love album. Let The Night recaptures the Dirty Vegas sound of old, slick, hazy ElectroPop over storming dance beats. Get this on repeat.

Check out the video, if this dude can get dancing, what’s stopping you?

Dirty Vegas’ Let The Night is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Download] Preqwal’s ‘Dimension (Side A)’

Newcastle based producer Preqwal’s project started life as a Hip Hop endeavour but soon morphed into an 80s Synth Funk/Electro concern through a love of synth, drum machine and samplers; and quite right too! He’s just released his second album, Dimension (Side A); a six track synthetic opus that whilst being purely SynthWave, has more in common with the likes of Com Truise than the faux-80s crowd.

Heat Of The Night kicks the album off in high gear, lawyers of raw synth sounds tumble across each other creating waves of emotive audio to serve as a base for the soaring, buzzing solos. Hexagon follows injecting a little downtempo moodiness into the release before Mysterium’s enigmatic Sci-Fi soundscape plays with SynthFunk grooves in an futuristic, ambient setting. Mysterium sets up an urban dystopian groove that is continued into City Nights, which is an involving composition of vintage synths and machine drums matched against starlight lead lines. I Wanted To See You takes things further into Synth Funk territory, with an almost LA Funk vibe and a little BladeRunner backing before the brooding Electro of The Morning After sees the album out on a true SynthWave high. It’s an interesting release, an sonically pretty different from the current crop of SynthWave offerings, a lot more ‘garage’ sounding. Definitely one you should investigate further.

♫ Preqwal – Heat Of The Night

♫ Preqwal – The Morning After

Preqwal’s Dimension (Side A) is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Audio] Punks Jump Up reMix NSFW’s ‘Getting Away’

Dutch Disco producer NSFW has just released a brand new single via New York’s Nurvous Records, a laid back slo-jam full of soul and rolling bass. The reMix package for the single picks up the tempo and energy levels a bit, especially in the case of this arpeggio fuelled post-Italo beast from London’s Punks Jump Up who’s sparking synths pretty much make the release.

Relentless beats and a pure London Electro vibe permeates every second of this reMix. It takes the dark minimal acid Disco sound of the capital’s seediest clubs and injects a little Nu-Disco fun into them. Delayed analog snyths and a hazy use of the vocal sample push the track into warehouse territory with hypnotic and evolving synth patterns. Whist not as Poppy as some of Punks Jump Up’s output, this reMix is guaranteed to lock them to the dancefloor.