Sep 20 2013

[Video] St. Lucia’s ‘Elevate’

This is the brand new video for New York Indie-ElectroPopper St. Lucia’s ace new single Elevate. An insanely catchy slice of feel good ElectroPop.

The clip, directed by Norton, depicts Jean-Philip Grobler and his band throwing parties, jamming, hanging out on the street, nodding at their band friends, in a this-is-what-the-rest-of-the-world-thinks-life-in-Brooklyn-is-really-like way

Elevate is out now, St. Lucia’s début album When The Night is out 8th October via Neon Gold.

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Sep 20 2013

[Audio] Bodhi’s ‘Imperfection’

Due out next month on Future Classic is the new single from Cardiff based producers Bodhi. these two 25 year olds are venturing out this month, supporting Bondax of their upcoming UK tour, a pair of sounds the go perfectly together. Back with No More, the single, Imperfections, mixes a Deep, Techy, House sound with soulful vibes.

With a shuffling Garage House beat, Imperfections is a dancefloor controller. Drop this tune and the whole crowd will be lost in dance. A hypnotic, bass driven tune that permeates every part of you for it;s five minute length. Melodically used vocal snatches ride a pulsing bassline and a slowly, but methodically building wave of synths. Awesome midnight music.

♫ Bodhi – Imperfection

Bohdi’s Imperfections/No More single is released 14th October.

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Sep 19 2013

[MP3] Cyclist reMixes Goldroom’s ‘Embrace’

It was way back in the day, the day being Monday last week, that Goldroom released his latest tune, and lead track on his new EP, Embrace. The track’s been on our MP3 player all week, but now it’s time to mix things up a little with the first of the reMixes. This opening salvo comes from Toronto’s dude of the Disco, Cyclist. Are you sitting comfortably? This one’s smooth as hell.

It’s hard to write about this reMix, ‘cos we’re just sinking into it and the keyboard seems like too much hard work. This is a seriously dreamy and chilled slice of windswept Dreamwave. Ariela Jacobs’ vocals sound graceful as you like as they drift over Cyclist’s concoction of toytown beats, twanging bass and starlight synths. Add in some haunting guitar work and you got an interesting, enthralling, sunshine jam that sees cyclist stretching his musical legs. We love it.

♫ Goldroom – Embrace (Cyclist reMix)

Goldroom’s Embrace EP is out now.

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Sep 19 2013

[Movie] Controller

We don’t often write about films, but when we do it’s usually for a good reason. Aside for the fact that we’re big fans of Sci-Fi shorts, short movie Controller grabbed out attention for two very good reasons. This film has pedigree.

First up, it was written and directed by Saman Kesh. Not only an award winning director in the real world, but the winner of an electronic rumors award too! Alongside his mind-blowingly good video for Cinnamon Chasers’ Luv Deluxe being winner of the SXSW Best Music Video Award 2010, his trilogy of amazing videos for Russ Chime’s Midnight Club EP were our picks for Best Video of 2010. We love this guy’s eye. We wouldn’t dare to pretend to be film critic’s but we get pretty enthralled by the way he combines romance and tension in every shot.

Secondly, and just as importantly, the soundtrack is by none other than Cinnamon Chasers himself (under his real name, Russ Davies), a pulsating synthetic affair that bubbles and builds alongside the action and really works the rising emotions of the story, picking out the quiet moments and kinetic action individually.

As we mentioned, we’re big fans of Sci-Fi shorts, Controller would have been an awesome piece regardless of who was involved in making it, but we can’t help but feel these guy’s talents pushed it over the edge into a real thing of beauty. We’re not movie reviewers (hell, we’re barely music reviewers), so just watch and enjoy.

Check out Controller’s prequel here. Controller’s soundtrack is out now.

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Sep 19 2013

[Audio] Body Party’s ‘Theme’

Body Party is the new, or old as the case may be, project from Italo cosmonaut, Mild Peril’s Chris Flatline. Apparently originally conceived while Chris was DJing the now legendary Endurance club nights in London (which I guess put’s them around circa 2009-2010-ish), the tracks have been cleaned up and released for the first time to the public under the Body Party Moniker.

You’ll fine two releases on Body Party’s Bandcamp, the lead release being the single, Theme and it’s B-side, P.P.P.T.. Heavily New Beat, with a nod to Italo and a sprinkling of EBM, Theme a pounding beat with just a hint of Industrial purcussion to the Sci-Fi Italo we are used to. This kind of Belgian groove is particularly resonant with us, as we spend a good deal of our teens stomping to sounds like this. Synthetic Disco with a cold heart Theme manages to be both intimidatingly machine–like and and emotionally melodic, just like the best New Beat should. P.P.P.T. leans slightly more toward the EBM end of the spectrum, delivering jackhammer old school basslines and a proto-Acid hypnotic vibe before flipping the switch and sweeping in with some rousing SynthWave soundtrack work, a dangerous combination.

While you;re here, check out Body Party’s other release, available for free it contains two tracks, a brooding, relentless New Beat taken on Yazoo’s Situation and a bizarrely brilliant mash-up of Front 242’s Headhunter and Amnesia’s Ibiza.

♫ Body Party – Theme/Muscles

♫ Body Party – P.P.P.T.

♫ Body Party – New Beat Situation (Extended)

♫ Body Party – Headhunting In Ibiza

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Sep 19 2013

[Video] Planningtorock’s reworks The Knife’s ‘Let’s Talk About Gender Baby, Let’s Talk About You And Me’

Sometime The Knife collaborator Planningtorock was invited to rework the duo’s track Full Of Fire, taken from their Shaking The Habitual album. Making the track truly her own, Planningtorock delivered Let’s Talk About Gender Baby, Let’s Talk About You And Me, complete with funky as anything bassline.

Check out the video for the track, created again by Planningtorock. Abstract shapes and colours ahoy!

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Sep 19 2013

[Audio] Booka Shade’s ‘Love Inc.’

There’s some deep funky grooves in the for of the new single from the legendary Booka Shade. Love Inc. is taken from their forthcoming album, Eve, an album it look like almost didn’t make it. Apparently the duo nearly split up after the release of 2010’s amazing More! album, saved by holing up in a studio full of vintage gear and getting to feel like a band again. The result is released in November with this single preceding it in October.

The word that springs to mind when listing to Love Inc. is, oddly, pleasant. It’s a really nice tune. Bursting with low down House grooves and European club beats, it’s the densely layered cinematic arrangement and waves of rousing synths that make this track feel all warm and cosy. Getting a bit Techy in places, Love Inc. is the perfect combination for compelling dancefloor stormer and chilled laid back House vibes. the album should be interesting at the very least with appearances from Fritz Kalkbrenner and Groove Armada’s Andy Cato.

♫ Booka Shade – Love Inc.

Booka Shade’s ‘Love Inc. is released 4th October with the album following 1st November.

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Sep 18 2013

[Audio] Holy Ghost! reMix Donna Summer’s ‘Working The Midnight Shift’

As the release of the eagerly awaited Donna Summer reMix collection, Love To Love You Donna, draws ever nearer, new track are beginning to break ground. Here we are very excited to grab a listen to one of our favourite bands, New York DiscoPop duo Holy Ghost! (who are gearing up for the release of their phenomenal second album, Dynamics) tackling Donna’s 1977 album track, Working The Midnight Shift.

The original pairs Donna’s heartfelt vocals with the classic Moroder Sci-Fi Italo, Holy Ghost! build on this, but add a little of their own Disco swing. Upping the energy levels slightly, this reMix bring big stabbing leads to the table whilst nodding to the originals arpeggiated bassline. Equal parts New York Disco, European Italo with a hint of DFA, Holy Ghost! and Donna Summer seem like the prefect combination to bring an original NYC Disco sound to 2013. Seriously, between this and the Chrome & Oliver reMix, we are very excited for this album to drop.

♫ Donna Summer – Working The Midnight Shift (Holy Ghost! reMix)

Donna Summer’s Love To Love You Donna is released 22nd October via Verve.

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Sep 18 2013

[Audio] Figure Of 8 reMixes Unique 3’s ‘Feels All Good’

We’ll be honest, we didn’t even know UK House pioneers Unique 3 were still going. We’re big fans of their classic tunes, like 1989’s The Theme, that whole sound conjures a very special time in dance music for us. So when our good friend Figure Of 8 drew our attention to his latest reMix we had to ask, “the same Unique 3???”, apparently the answer is yes. Back to the 808s then.

Coincidentally, we’re not sure whether intentional or not, Figure Of 8 actually captures some of the early House sound. Bassy and mysterious, slightly Sci-Fi and fit for a darkened warehouse. The combination of deep deep bass, bright otherworldly melodies and modulated vocals would be really fitting for the late 80s/early 90s, yet Figure Of 8 manages to make the combination sound bang up to date with only a hint of nostalgia. Pure enigmatic House, and dangerously enthralling, it’s a tune that really does make you want to loose yourself to dance.

♫ Unique 3 – Feels All Good (Figure Of 8 reMix)

Unique 3’s Feels All Good is released in October.

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Sep 18 2013

[Audio] Kyogi’s ‘Higher’

Keeping up with the current crops of younger producers, showing their older contemporaries a thing or two, comes sixteen year old Kyogi hailing from Devon. Despite his age, this guy has already racked up releases on Shifting Peaks and The Fat! Club and a HypeM number one, as well a support from the likes of Bondax, Karma Kid and Armeria. He’s just released his latest EP, Higher, which is free right now on Bandcamp.

Higher is a big, thick tune that melds the worlds of Electro-House and Nu-Disco into a big room sound. A stuttering groove permeates the track thanks to a warping bassline and cut-up vocal samples. With an interesting array of instrumentation, Kyogi drops in everything from organs to warbling, oriental synths amongst the heave bass pump. A definite mid-paced floorfiller. Elsewhere on the EP you’ll find His Secret. More upbeat, His Secret hits you in the face with an infectious melody before launching into a warehouse jam complete with modulated vocals and subs galore. An impressive start to this young producers career.