Nov 21 2013

[Audio] Say Lou Lou’s ‘Beloved’ reMixed by Tiedye

Sweedish Disco duo Tiedye. Terrible band name. Excellent reMixers. Just take their latest work, the B-side to Better In The Dark, forthcoming single from Say Lou Lou, Beloved. As with most Say Lou Lou singles, Beloved is epic DreamPop at it’s finest. All floaty and hard to focus on but doing just the right things at just the right times, Tiedye, take that vibe and drag it onto the dancefloor of a boogie.

This reMixes swirling synths actually give it a Dreamwave air, the bright arpeggios instilling it with a sense of nostalgia. Which, of course, plays right into the sisters dreamy vocals. Tiedye mange to get all euphoric without going too far down the cheese route, which is tricky business that they have pulled-off quite nicely. Also, there’s a really nice snare in this track. Listen out.

♫ Say Lou Lou – Beloved (Tiedye reMix)

Say Lou Lou’s Better In The Dark is released 25th November.

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Nov 20 2013

[Audio] Flight Facilities And Micky Green’s ‘Stand Still’

Eh-up, here’s the new one from Australian Indie-Disco aviators Flight Facilities. Flight Facilities are whatever the opposite of prolific is, and we always tend to forget about them when they haven’t just released something, but the scarceness means a new single from these guys is always something to be savoured. So let’s savour away.

Stand Still features Parisian-based-Australian singer Micky Green, and those of you expecting some dude named Michael will be disappointed, Micky is a lady, and a lady you may remember from her single In Between from earlier this year. Trudging ever deeper into the waters of cue Electro-Indie, Flight Facilities deliver an astoundingly infectious slice of vintage synthed IndiePop right here. Nary a Disco lick in sight. Green sound pitch perfect, with her sweet, introverted vocals meshing with the tracks sparse keys and rumbling, bouncy bassline. There’s a whistling hook to, ‘cos we’re only bugging.

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

Flight Facilities Stand Still is released 25th November with the full reMix EP coming 9th December with work from Com Truise, Wave Racer and Mario Basanov.

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Nov 20 2013

[Download] Final DJs reMix The Knocks And St. Lucia’s ‘Modern Hearts’

So, Germany’s Final DJs are a little late to the Modern Hearts party. By now everyone and their dog has reMixed the track and we may have said we weren’t going to write about any more reMixes. But we’ll just sneak this last version of The Knocks and St. Lucia’s masterpiece in here as a bit of Summer 2013 nostalgia. Enjoy.

Final DJs whip up a rollicking piano led Disco-House jam right here. Infusing the piano hook with wicked little Disco licks the duo keep things light, airy and synthy. The track’s breezy keys counterpointed with a rich and spongy bassline. It all works wonderfully with the vocals, making the track infectiously fun and headed straight for the dancefloor. Another fine piece of work from the Teutonic twosome.

♫ The Knocks (Feat. St. Lucia) – Modern Hearts (Final DJs reMix)

The Knocks’ Modern Hearts is out now.

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Nov 20 2013

[Download] We Draw A’s ‘Whirls’ EP

The latest release from Kamp!’s Polish ElectroPop label Brennnessel comes in the form of a majestic, and free, EP from We Draw A. We Draw A is a Polish artist, who serves up a nice line in moody, emotional and deep ElectroPop with some pretty ecclectic instrumentation. This is his second EP. His début from earlier this year, Glimpse, was also free.

The Whirls EP hold four tracks of spacious, smokey ElectroPop. The EP opens with Silent Tide, an enigmatic affair that begins layering haunting tones, a electro-tribal lament, before launching into ridiculously catchy beats and basslines for it’s finale minute. Close is a shuffling tune in a classic SynthPop mould, loaded with thick synth bass and heartfelt vocals, followed by Waking Hour which eases you in with a metallic intro ahead of it becoming a steady and passionate ElectroPop number with Industrial overtones playing off Indie vocals. Overtone which continue into the noisy and grimy Harm, where the falsetto voice hovers above distorted beats and squealing synths. It;s a full and rich EP, definitely something you should be investigating.

♫ We Draw A – Close

♫ We Draw A – Waking Hour

We Draw A’s Whirls EP is out now, you can download it here.

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Nov 19 2013

[Download] Little Boots’ ‘Nocturnal Versions’ EP

Well, this is a nice start of the week surprise. ElectroPop princess Little Boots is not only releasing, digitally, two tracks that have only been available previously on limited edition 12”, but she’s releasing them for free. All in celebration of her impending show at Heaven in London where she’ll be playing a special set with a one-off expanded live band. So get stuck into these two hypnotic edits of Broken Record and Strangers.

Both are tracks taken from her recently released sophomore album, Nocturnes, presented here as quite radically reworked dancefloor monsters. Strangers becomes an eight minute epic with all the DJ friendly bits expanded and a few Dubby effects thrown into the mix to form a decent edit. It’s companion, Broken Record, delivers on the album version promise of an Acid workout. The original track starts to fade out at around four and a half minutes, just as the dirty 303-esque riffs kick in. On this Nocturnal Version you get an extra three minutes of pedal-to-the-metal dancefloor action. Not to be sniffed at.

♫ Little Boots – Broken Record (Nocturnal Version)

♫ Little Boots – Strangers (Nocturnal Version)

Little Boots’ Nocturnes album is out now.

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Nov 19 2013

[Audio] Electric Youth’s ‘Innocence’

Canada’s finest Dreamwavers Electric Youth are back! After far to long an absence since their last single, The Best Thing, the Torontonian duo have just announced the release of their new single, Innocence. The single is taken from their forthcoming début full length record, due out next year. It seems weird that the duo have been around for so many years, but are only just releasing an album, but it’s definitely one we are looking forward to.

Innocence sees Electric Youth in full-on DreamPop mode. Austin keeps the music a swirl of hazy synths, with smokey, reverb washed keys still holding on to a degree of power. The spacious synths meld and blur into Bronwyn’s almost ethereal vocal performance, making them both just parts of a bigger whole. Dramatic and encompassing, Innocence is a good sign that the album is going to be something pretty special. See that? We got through the whole article without mentioning the dreaded ‘D’ word!

♫ Electric Youth – Innocence

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Nov 19 2013

[Download] Keljet reMixes Ayer’s ‘Circle Down’

A couple of weeks ago we featured the début rack from new Brooklyn based ElectroPop duo Ayer. Circle Down immediately highlighted Ayer as one to keep an eye on, and now it gets even better. Dutch Disco masters Keljet have got their hands on the track and given it an almighty workout. Those passionate vocals really lend themselves well to a tune gliding across the dancefloor.

Keljet soup-up the track with punchy bass and a a nice line in lush retro synths. The originals breezy vocal style slots right in as Keljet work up a nice groove with a couple of sweet, emotive, piano breakdowns. The bassline here is so hypnotic, you just can’t help but nod your head to it, it gets under your skin. Keljet and Ayer are planning a proper collaboration soon, so this reMix is a nice little hint of what to expect in the future. And we expect great things.

♫ Ayer – Circle Down (Keljet reMix)

Ayer’s début EP is due out later this year.

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Nov 19 2013

[Audio] Aimes reMixes Future Feelings & Simøne’s ‘Right There’

Released this week is the new single from Mexican Nu-Disco producer Future Feelings. The Simøne featuring Right There is double A-sided with The Disco Feeling and comes equipped with a whole host of reMixes. Including this one, from one of our favourite Brooklyn producers, Aimes.

Aimes keeps things deep and Cosmically funky on this one. He creates a sense of space, despite the tight punch of the track. Layered with Sci-Fi snyths and flourishes set amidst the driving Disco backing Aimes’ reMix delivers something for both the feet and the mind. Prepare for five minutes of galactic grooves and spacey vocals.

♫ Future Feelings (Feat. Simøne) – Right There (Aimes reMix)

Future Feelings’ Right There/The Disco Feeling is released 20th November.

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Nov 19 2013

[Mixtape] Ben Macklin’s ‘Mixtape Two’

Ben Macklin – Mixtape Two = Here’s Cassette Club’s Ben Macklin’s second mixtape. A brisk thirty minutes of some of Ben’s favourite tracks around right now from the worlds of Nu-Disco, SynthWave, ElectroPop and House. Your Tuesday pick-me-up.

♫ Ben Macklin – Mixtape Two

The tracklist:
01. Xtrafunk – Infinite
02. Motorcity Soul – Playground (Mario Basanov reMix)
03. Quadron – Hey Love (Classixx reMix)
04. Miami Horror – Real Slow (Plastic Plates reMix)
05. Nude Disco & Curtis Chip – Lumineux
06. Adeyhawke – Kodachrome Sundae
07. Monte – True
08. Bufi & La Royale – Watch Out

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Nov 19 2013

[Audio] Teeel’s ‘Temple Of The Sun’

Check out this space age slice of awesomeness. Temple Of The Sun is the latest tune from New Jersey based SynthWaver Teeel and is his contribution to new compilation album Violent Success Presents: Retro Future. Alongside the likes of Betamaxx and Arc Neon, Teeel delivers something a little different with this one, taking in a few more, wider, influences.

Mixing up a little SynthWave, a little Indie, a little ElectroPop and even a little Tropical into one vintage synth laden beats, Teeel crafts a breezy, chill, mood with Temple Of The Sun. Layers of buzzing and pulsating synths intertwine with each other, laying down robotic melodies. This is tempered with some distant, hazy vocals and some light, New Order-esque string instrumentation. The result is a slick, nostalgic, four minutes of bliss.