Russian ElectroPoppers Tesla Boy’s The Universe Made Of Darkness is pretty much the album of the year so-far for us, and although the excellent Undetected isn’t due for single release it;s gone and got itself a shiny new video.
Directed by Noriko Okaku based on photos by Vladimir Vasilchikov it’s a cavalcade of retro animation.
Tesla Boy’s new album The Universe Made Of Darkness, is out now.
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On Tuesday we introduced you to Brooklyn Indie-DiscoPoppers Body Language’s new single, Well Absolutely. The single is out now and features a tasty reMix from Belgian analog groover ATTAR! who adds to our summer house trip with a slink little Chicago number.
Completely eschewing Disco, these days, for deep House vibes ATTARI! draws on bouncy, yet moody, synth bass and slowly evolving dark future tones to create smothing that bridges the gap between Chicago 1987 and Los Angeles 2019. Taking the length of the track to build up some dancefloor tension, ATTAR! uses warping lead lines to coax the dancer into a trance. Eerie rain soaked Cyberpunk atmospheres with a nostalgic dance groove? Yes please.
♫ Body Language – Well Absolutely (ATTAR! reMix)
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Norwegian Disco guru Lindstrøm’s Vōs-Sākō-Rv, taken from his Smalhans album, an amazing slice of synthetic weirdo Funk, is finally able to present itself in video form.
A simple, but engaging, clip, the video is as Scandinavianly quirky as Lindstrøm’s music. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli.
Lindstrøm’s Vōs-Sākō-Rv and Smalhans are out now.
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The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts July 2013 = An ecclectic collection on The Penelopes charts this month. A slick fifty minutes that drags you from R&B to Disco to House, all with a Poppy twist. Sunshine vibes!
♫ The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts July 2013
The tracklist:
01. Marilyn Monroe
02. Disclosure – You & Me (Flume reMix)
03. Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Oliver reMix)
04. Poolside – If We Make It
05. Clubfeet – Cape Town (Panama remix)
06. Tom Tom Club – You Make Me Rock And Roll (The Penelopes reMix)
07. Fleetwood Mac – Family Man (Flight Facilities Edit)
08. The Swiss – Connect
09. Back Back Forward Punch – Don ‘t Stop Now (The Penelopes reMix)
10. Night Drive – Drones (Bit Funk reMix)
11. Little Boots – Motorway (LBD Edit)
12. Lorde – Love Club (L D R U reMix)
13. Oxford – You And Me
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Russian Synthwaver Hot Hot Hawk comes storming back after his Space Traveller single with a storming summer ElectroPop smash. Featruing the vocals of Julia Marks, the track, Let’s Do It, is a huge slice of sunshine nostalgia.
It’s another pulsation retro Italo tune from Hot Hot Hawk, with a distinct Pop twist. Marks’ vocals perfectly capture an optimistic 80s style that really soars over our Russian friends thick production. It’s a track with everything you want from retro Pop, an Electronic Soul groove, driving Italo synths and bright, shining, leads, wrapped up in an ultimately, incredibly catchy song. The Future of SynthWave.
♫ Hot Hot Hawk (Feat. Julia Marks) – Let’s Do It
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There’s definitely something going on at Fear Of Tigers HQ. We know the man has been busy producing certain new Girl Bands, but there just far too many new FoT tracks making an appearance to be coincidental. With his second album (possibly still called Hypnerotomachia Poliphiliout) almost complete we’re guessing the lead up to it’s release starts here.
Right here with Dream Of Love a new free track (limited to 1,000 downloads, so get in quick). And what a track, this is the kind of Fear Of Tigers that gets us really excited. Those big 80s beats, that dancefloor sensibility, these are the traits of a guy who knows his way around Pop as much as laser-soaked big rooms. Dream Of Love is an emotive, uplifting slice of synthesizer love that’s seeped in euphoria and nostalgia, and just in time for summer. Let these layers of lush synths, soaring solos and popping basslines see you through the sunshine.
♫ Fear Of Tigers – Dream Of Love
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Frankly, the best Indie-DiscoPop band on the planet is New York’s Holy Ghost!. We say ‘Indie-DiscoPop’ as the duo perfectly balances the New York, DFA, Disco sound and an Indie tinged ElectroPop style to create something that is, at the same time, raw, funky and Poppy. We can’t think of anyone else doing the same, so well, right now. Hot on the heels of May eight minute epic, Dumb Disco Ideas, comes Teenagers In Heat.
Clocking in at a more Pop friendly 3m57s, Teenagers In Heat is a joyous and campy dramatic, analog ElectroPop beast that was produced by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. A raucous and energetic symphony of buzzing synths, shuffling beats and a deliciously 80s post-punk vocal that has us itching to hear the duo’s second album, Dynamics, due out in September.
♫ Holy Ghost! – Teenagers In Heat
Holy Ghost!’s Dynamics is released 10th September on DFA
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As London R&B ElectroPoppers AlunaGeorge race toward the release of their début album, Body Talk, we’re getting more and more eager for the record to drop, whist the weather is still good. In the meantime here’s Bad Idea, the B-side to the forthcoming re-release of the You Know You Like It single, to keep us going. Expect more future Soul and 90s flavoured introspective smoothness.
Bad Idea. It just sums up everything that makes AlunaGeorge such a special outfit. With a sound all of their own, like a dying robot, something spikey and electronic yet full of soul, they have taken the music world by storm in the past two years. George’s knack of mixing an experimental approach to electronic music with a keen knack for Pop arrangement and Aluna’s uniquely sweet voice and amusingly dark lyrics have not only made them stand out in a sea of music, but delivered something that is completely different from anything else out there. Bad Life is the proof, AlunaGeorge’s album is going to take 2013 by storm.
♫ AlunaGeorge – Bad Idea
AlunaGeorge’s Body Work album is out 29th July.
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Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:
A mixed bag today kicking off with post-EBM SynthPoppers Information Society and their 1988 hit Walking Away.
The song that alerted the UK press to the existence of Acid House, D-Mob & Gary Haisman We Call It Acieed, from 1988.
And some smooth ElectroPop Soul from Five Star‘s 1986 hit, Can’t Wait Another Minute.
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Here’s the latest offering from ace French producer Para One. Ever since the ‘live edit’ of his track You, taken from his Passion album, made it’s Radio 1 début fans have been eager to get their hands on the track. Now the man is presenting You Too, the edit in all it’s glory.
This one is much more clubby than the original, working in all manner of classic tracks and a massive piano hook Para One goes full-on summer. Laid back Disco grooves rubs shoulders with 90s House riffs and playful vocals sampling to create a special party soundtrack. With a subtly big room vibe in amongst the breezy sunshine House, this edit will inject a healthy dose of carefree euphoria into any set. Which is, we guess, what it was made for. Job well done Para One! Download this one now for free.
Para One’s Passion is out now.
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