Nov 28 2013

[Download] Mannequine & Jas Crew’s ‘Bombay Night Story’

Get ready for some summery vibes coming from the new release on Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records stable. The release in question hails all the way from Switzerland and laid back Nu-Disco duo Mannequine team up with three piece Hip Hop outfit Jas Crew. it;s an unusual combination, but one that end’s up working really well. Tropical-Hop anyone?

The track’s called Bombay Night Story and it revels in it’s dual facets. Musically it’s filled to the brim with Island beats, steely purcussion, warm, nostalgic synths and a skippy little snare that add a little playful swing. Add to this some Swiss-rhymes with a hazy flow that finds a home in the beach party disco perfectly. Bouthier himself has worked up a cheeky little Club Dub of the track (available as a free Download) that brings all those beats, basslines and chords to the front, delivering hypnotic dancefloor groove, whist labelmates Shindu inject the track with some tough snyths and some lush 80s keys for something a little darker and deeper. Another interesting release from Continental.

♫ Mannequine & Jas Crew – Bombay Night Story (Jerry Bouthier Dub Edit)

♫ Mannequine & Jas Crew – Bombay Night Story

♫ Mannequine & Jas Crew – Bombay Night Story (Shindu reMix)

Mannequine & Jas Crew’s Bombay Night Story is released 2nd December.

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Nov 28 2013

[Audio] Lifelike’s ‘Night Patrol’

Night Patrol is the new single from the French House legend that is Lifelike. Released next month on his own label, Computer Science, Night Patrol is something to get excited about, as Lifelike originals come too far apart these days, although his collaboration with Tommi Bavo earlier this year was pretty awesome. So sit back an enjoy some of Lifelike’s sweet electronic sounds.

Laidback, smooth and utterly funky, Night Patrol sees Lifelike in familiar territory with slick beats, head nodding basslines and starlight arpeggios. Adding to the track’s atmosphere is a nice selection of police car sirens and general nocturnal street noise, giving the track an urban groove amongst it’s razor sharp nostalgic synths. Night Patrol is the perfect title for this one, load it up before heading out this weekend.

♫ Lifelike – Night Patrol (Radio Edit)

Lifelike’s Night Patrol is released 2nd December.

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Nov 28 2013

[Audio] Ceo’s ‘Whorehouse’

Well, we didn’t think we’d be hearing anything new from Swedish Avant-Pop act Ceo (The Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund) again, he kinda’ went quiet after the release of his début album, White Magic, but here we are with a brand new single, and news of a forthcoming sophomore album titled Wonderland, on Sincerely Yours/Modular. the track’s called Whorehouse, and it;s Poppy, Catchy and hilarious.

Riding over a stomping beat and a cavalcade of blippy synths, Ceo rocks a Beach Boys vibe with his vocal arrangement, keeping things light and Poppy whist he laments that he’s ‘locked inside a whorehouse’. The whole track is a wonderful and playful mix of infectious Pop and an experimental attitude. It’s bouncy, fun and painfully intelligent. A contradiction that we aren’t going to argue with.

♫ Ceo – Whorehouse

Ceo’s Whorehouse is released 2nd December.

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Nov 28 2013

[Download] ODahl’s ‘Look Out Lauren’

Good times. ODahl’s back. The Sweedish master of Dreamwave and Nu-Disco turn his hand to some deep, pumping House with his latest tune, Look Out Lauren. ODahl’s release are too few and far between for our likening, but when does come along it’s usually pretty special, and Look Out Lauren is no different.

Playing with Lauren Hill’s vocals from, Doo Wop (That Thing), ODahl builds up a convincing tune and an utterly mesmerising multi-layered bass groove. While deep synths are flying all over the place a solid Chicago beat keeps things in place while the vocals, cut to perfection, inject the track with a little soul. A solid dancefloor weapon from the Robo-Disco Swede, made for either the club or the warehouse.

♫ ODahl – Look Out Lauren

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Nov 28 2013

[Video] Mereki’s ‘Blue Lake’

Look! Mereki’s Blue Lake has got a video! You know we love the single’s breezy, LA Disco, Dreamwave, ElectroPop vibes. But do we love the video?

Yes we do! Directed by Ariane Stewart & Mereki Beach slices up a bunch of cute vintage home video with a ton of Mereki doing her thing.

Mereki’s début EP is due out soon.

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Nov 28 2013

[Audio] Lazyboy’s ‘Pica Disco’

The duo Lazyboy are far far from lazy, and to be honest, pretty far from being boys too. This team-up consists of our summer festival overlord, DJ and Sunday Best head honcho Rob Da Bank and London-based producer Dan Carey, a man who credits CSS, Lily Allen and Kylie Minogue amongst his musical conquests. Their new single, their first for years and years, Pica Disco, is set to inject a little Balearic sunshine into your winter (unless you live in Australia, in which case just chuck this in your hot weather jams pile, as you might chuck another shrimp on the you-know-what).

An artful mashup of Krautrock, Guitar funk and live dance beats, Pica Disco is a hypnotic groover which leans toward the Scandinavian end of Cosmic Disco, although slightly more Indified. Personally, we could have done with a little less guitar and some synths, but you know us, we’re picky as hell. Regardless, what you’ve got here is an infectious, rolling four minutes of good-time live Disco.

♫ Lazyboy – Pica Disco (Original Mix)

Lazyboy’s Pica Disco is out now.

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Nov 25 2013

[ER010P] She’s The Queen/Let Em Riot – Fantasy/There U Go (Single)

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Format: 2 × File, MP3, WAV, FLAC, EP
Country: UK, Europe & US, ROW
Released: 25 Nov 2013

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Presents
She’s The Queen/Let Em Riot – Fantasy/There U Go (Single)

RELEASE DATE: 25th November 2013
Free from http://electronicrumors.bandcamp.com/album/fantasy-there-u-go

Warm up your November with these two sun-kissed tunes from electronic rumors’ finest; She’s The Queen and Let Em Riot. These two electronic Pop powerhouses have joined forces to bring you a split single containing two rich, emotional and infectious tracks from either end of the SynthPop spectrum.

She’s The Queen serve up a blissful slice of crisp ElectroPop. Soulful vocals meet euphoric, piano led, dance grooves in their continuing quest for world Pop domination. Fantasy is a song that is guaranteed to be stuck in your head all day.

There U Go is LA Dreamwaver Let Em Riot’s latest passionate, nostalgic, opus. Retro beats and synths cascade through a track with an Industrial edge and a heartfelt lament. The chorus alone will give you chills.

About She’s The Queen
She’s The Queen are a New York based ElectroPop duo make up of Drew Kuryloski, producer extraordinaire, and songstress Emily White. After releasing their début EP last year to considerable on-line acclaim and performing live shows alongside the likes of Sky Ferreira and Simon Curtis, the duo are ready to embark on the next phase of their musical journey. Taking their catchy, accessible, Nu-Disco influenced, ElectroPop to the next level and a wider audience.
They’ve already gained recognition in the form of some of the hottest producers on the scene; Starsmith, Frankmusik, Futurecop! and Fear Of Tigers count themselves amongst She’s The Queen’s fans, but this duo have been in the studio (above Drew’s garage) writing new songs that will take listeners by storm.

About Let Em Riot
Let Em Riot is the brainchild of California based ElectroPop producer Alan Oakes. Drawing on a wealth of influences spanning 80s SynthPop to LA Dreamwave, Let Em Riot produce catchy, danceable retro Pop that speaks to the listener with an emotional resonance rare in synth music. With an effortless Indie cool, Let Em Riot, whist at their core a SynthPop act, speaks to everyone who gets drawn into their hazy, nostalgic, music. Débuting in 2010 with their The App EP, Let Em Riot have slowly made quite a name for themselves amongst those in the know. Now the SlashWave EP should set them on a course to take their DreamPop to a larger audience.

About electronic rumors
Formed after the success of the ‘electronic rumors volume 1’ compilation (released in association with Ninthwave Records as a boutique electronic music outlet concentrating on quality over quantity, developing artists and releasing some of the best synthesizer music around.

Free download from http://electronicrumors.bandcamp.com/album/fantasy-there-u-go

Tracklist:

01. She’s The Queen – Fantasy
02. Let Em Riot – There U Go

The EP is available as a FREE download Here: http://electronicrumors.bandcamp.com/album/fantasy-there-u-go

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Nov 22 2013

[Zen] Synthesizer Zen

This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, in honour of this weekends 50th anniversary of BBC Sci-Fi series Doctor Who, comes in the form of a documentary about Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Who themers and electronic music pioneers.

Video courtesy of YouTube user David Glover.

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Nov 22 2013

[Audio] Chvrches’ ‘Lies’ reMixed by Ikonika

OK, stop what you;re dong and listen to this right now, ‘cos it’s bloody brilliant. Glaswegian ElectroPop apparitions Chvrches’ début track, Lies, is re-released with a full reMix package next month. We already posted the not-bad Tourist reMix, which, frankly, pales in comparison from this huge slice of Boogie coming from sometime experimentalist and obvious retro sounds lover Ikonika.

Ikonika delivers her very finest 80s synths and stabs on this one. Frantic B-boy beats and a pulsating synth bass keep the energy levels so far up, choppy samples of the vocals and massive 80s chord hits just adding to the nostalgic dance party that is this reMix. The song itself is left, wisely, intact, but give a whole new twist with hints of electronic Soul retro Pop. There even a lush string section to instil little emotional connection, on and a phone ringing off the hook, which kinda’ works, lyrically. Anyway, it’s, frankly, amazing, and a definite contender for reMix of the year.

♫ Chvrches – Lies (Ikonika reMix)

Chvrches re-release Lies on 2nd December, their début full length record, The Bones Of What You Believe, is out now.

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Nov 22 2013

[Download] Perseus’ ‘Shadow Of The Beast’

It’s been quite a while sine we last heard from French Express main man Perseus. Over a year in fact since his last rash of releases, the acclaimed Seychelles and Love In Zanzibar. From out of nowhere, this week saw the man dropping a brand new track, and possible his best to-date. We can’t stop listening to this one!

With a title like Shadow Of The Beast, and the eerie intro, you’d be forgiven for expecting some dark, a bit experimental, atmospheric piece. But no, Shadow Of The Beast almost instantly becomes on of the most infectious slices of Boogie you’ll hear this year. Given it’s first airing on Perseus’ Boiler Room set earlier int he month, Shadow Of The Beast rolls together a little Ashanti vocals, an rubbery bassline and a whip-crack snare with some lush 80s synths to create a Disco tinged, House leaning, R&B fuelled, retro dancefloor mover. That chime melody’ll send shivers up your spine.