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♫ Olympic Ayres – Magic (Jordan F reMix)

Dec 12 2013

[Download] Jordan F reMixes Olympic Ayers’ ‘Magic’

Olympic Ayres are an Australian duo who make some breezy Indie-Electro tunes. A while back they released the bouncy ElectroPop single Magic, which has now been given a massive work-over by SynthWave superhero Jordan F who turns the tune into a nostalgic, imposing, retro smash.

Returning slightly to his SynthWave roots, Jordan F delivers a pounding Italo groove, moody and ominous, which morphs the carefree vocals into some kind of hypnotic chant. The combination of the warbling vintage synth bass and shimmering arpeggios give the track it’s momentum, bringing the drama of the best 80s soundtracks to the dancefloor with anthemic vocals. Pounding hammerfall beats and relentless synths, awesome stuff.

Olympic Ayres Magic is out now.

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[Audio] Mitch Murder’s ‘Don’t Let Me Spend Christmas Alone’

We do love synthy X-mas songs around these parts (as we’re sure you’ll become aware in the coming weeks). One of our first of the year comes from Swedish SynthWave mastermind Mitch Murder. Following on from his The Touch release on Mad Decent sub-label Jeffree’s earlier this year, Mitch has contributed to the Mad Decent/Jeffree’s X-mas compilation, A Very Decent Christmas. Check out Mitch teaming up with Santell for Don’t Let Me Spend Christmas Alone.

Mr. Murder goes 80s R&B for this X-mas ballad. A proper festive Pop song, Mitch calls to mind holidays of the past on MTV. It’s a departure for Mitch, there’s less of the vintage synth music that we are used to hearing from him, although there is a hint of retro synth roots, the song is a proper R&B serenade. Still, it’s loaded with Murder’s warn, vintage synth sounds though, and that rubber band bass and chimes that we love him for. More X-mas music to come!

♫ Mitch Murder (Feat. Santell) – Don’t Let Me Spend Christmas Alone

A Very Decent Christmas is out now.

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♫ The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts December 2013

[Mixtape] The Penelopes’ ‘December Chart’

The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts December 2013 = It’s the time again. Check out French born, London based ElectroPoppers The Penelopes round up of the beat and grooviest tunes of the month. It’s full of crackers!

The tracklist:
01. Miami Horror – Colours In The Sky
02. What So Not – Touched
03. Blood Orange – You’re Not Good Enough
04. Goldroom – Embrace (Night Drive reMix)
05. Karl Kling – Deep In The House Of Love
06. Punks Jump Up – Fairlight (Club Mix)
07. Villa – If I (Mighty Mouse Dub)
08. Anoraak – Guest Star (Club Edit)
09. Party Supplies – Going Back To New York (The Knocks reMix)
10. Kulkid – Have I Ever Told U
11. The Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Bit Funk reMix)
12. French Horn Rebellion & Savoir Adore – The Fire
13. Zimmer – Galapagos
14. Aimes – Marvin Gardens
15. Back Back Forward Punch – Emergency Bow Tie
16. Breton – ENVY
17. Hippie Sabotage – Stay High (Love Lo Flip)

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[Audio] Jolie Chérie’s ‘One, Two, Three’

Time for some bass heavy French ElectroPop right now from Parisian trio Jolie Chérie. Their new single, One, Two, Three, see a slightly more brooding sound than we are used to from this lot, but the end result is more compelling and involving and something you can really get your teeth into.

Just listen to that all-encompassing synth bass. It’s like a hypnotic monster that seems to suck you in. The track is densely layered with electronic swoops and lead lines that create an almost wall-of-sound atmosphere, but while keeping things melodic. Melina Duval’s husky vocal delivery lend the track an air of mystery and a kind of gentleness to contest the raw synth work. Jolie Chérie are fast on their way to becoming the new starts of French SynthPop.

♫ Jolie Chérie – One, Two, Three

Jolie Chérie’s One, Two, Three is out 16th December.

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[Audio] SaiR’s ‘World’

It’s December, so that means it’s time for our yearly SaiR tune! The Portuguese Dreamwave Disco dude has come to warm up our winters with some seriously hot retro Funk. Six and a half minutes of it too! So sit back, and sink into this comfortable lush Disco groove.

With a air of Jazz-Funk and heaps of thick synth sounds, World delivers more laid back Disco vibes than you can handle. Resting on an immensely funky bassline and some lilting electric piano, this tune just keeps on dishing out the chilled moods whist keeping the funk on a dancefloor friendly level. More excellent work from SaiR here. SaiR should have an album on the way soon.

♫ SaiR-World

SaiR’s Sunfield EP is out now on Rosso Corsa Records.

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[Audio] Com Truise reMixes Flight Facilities’ ‘Stand Still’

A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to the new single from Australian Indie-Disco aviators Flight Facilities. The Micky Green featuring Stand Still made quite a few waves online, but our attention was focused on the fact that at the same time a Com Truise reMix was announced. This kind of thing is exciting to us. Well, here it is, in all it’s enigmatic synth glory.

The Indie-Electro leading original is completely contrasted by this reMix. Com get’s his dark and moody SynthWave on here, which, weirdly (considering the original) works amazingly well with the vocals. The Truise take on the track is driven by a gruelling Synth bassline set amongst atmospheric and evocative layers of electronic sound. It’s the usual, amazing, Dark Future soundtrack vibes from Truise. And a track with proves a little injection of sweet female vocals into that equation does no harm whatsoever. This is one of those tunes that demands repeated listenings.

♫ Flight Facilities (Feat. Micky Green) – Stand Still (Com Truise reMix)

Flight Facilities Stand Still is out now.

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♫ Metronomy – I’m Aquarius (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

[Download] Edwin Van Cleef reMixes Metronomy’s ‘I’m Aquarius’

Back in November Devon Indie-ElectroPoppers Metronomy released the first single from their just then announced forthcoming new album Love Letters. I’m Aquarius was a slinky slice of SynthPop with a hint of psychedelia, and the track has now been given a huge dancefloor workout by Mr. Edwin Van Cleef. Check it out.

Cleef brings pulsating, bass heavy, groove to the tune. Embracing the original’s psychedelics and 60s shoop-shoop flavour, this reMix wraps all that up in a pounding bassline and some skippy beats. The vocals take second place to big synth stabs and pin-prick arpeggios here, weaving in and out of Cleef’s remix almost as another instrument, but it’s that big bass and drums that make this one so compelling.

Metronomy’s I’m Aquarius is out now, Love Letters is released 10th March 2014.

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[Video] Echoes’ ‘Fight The Feeling’

We featured Indie-ElectroPoppers Echoes long awaited new single, Fight The Feeling, last month and at the time we’d heard whispers that there was a flash video coming, and here it is!

Directed by Daniel Beck & Nye Williams, the clip is a cavalcade of shapes and colours that manages to be both retro and fresh.

Echoes’ Fight The Feeling is released 9th December on Wall Of Sound.

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