Jun 14 2013

[MP3] Shine 2009 reMixed by CFCF

With a sweet 90s Indie Dance vibe, here comes the CFCF reMix of Shine 2009’s Eurozone. The Montreal-based producer channels his inner Madchester and makes us want to don baggy jeans and floppy hair. Which we aren’t actually going to do by the way, for numerous reasons.

You can’t help but want to nod along to the shuffling Indie Dance beat, it’s pure mid-90s vibes around here. The chugging synths, electric piano, Happy Mondays beats and jazzy baseline all work perfectly with the originals vocals to deliver the finest pub-backroom-Indie-club experience.

♫ Shine 2009 – Eurozone (CFCF reMix)

Eurozone is taken from Shine 2009’s second album, Our Nation, released later in the year on Cascine.

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Jun 14 2013

[Video] Kamp!’s ‘Can’t You Wait’

Here’s the video for Polish ElectroPop heroes Kamp!’s new single, the retro-funkin’ and evocative, Can’t You Wait.

It’s basically a bunch of footage of soundchecking and some live work, nicely shot, in bleached black & white, by Magdalena Czmuda.

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Jun 14 2013

[Audio] Rüfüs’ ‘Desert Night’

Desert Night is the second single from Australian Indie-ElectroPoppers Rüfüs’ forthcoming new album, Atlas. A bit of a divergence from the big ElectroPop and Dreamwave tinged tunes we are used to from Rüfüs, Desert Night bring something a little richer.

With a Deep House backing, Desert Night delivers woody Chicago basslines and piercing synths to accompany a gentle croon. Combining the ElectroPop and the 90s House vibes makes for an interesting combination that definitely has us eager to hear what the album holds. When the single drops it will be backed by reMixes from Jesse Rose, Motez, James Curd, Avon Stringer and Victor Lassance.

♫ Rüfüs – Desert Night

Rüfüs’ Desert Night is released 21st June.

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Jun 13 2013

[Audio] Todd Terje’s ‘Strandbar’

The king of the summer, or at least the king of the festival season, Mr. Todd Terje is back with a brand new single, The Norwegian maestro is serving up another platter of typically quirky galactic grooves under the title Strandbar (Norwegian for ‘Beach Bar’). Comprising of three version of the same track, the single hold a Samba version, which didn’t really float our boat as much as the Disco version and the chaotic Bonus take on the track.

The Samba and Disco versions clock in at over eight minutes each, the Samba mix delivering a Jazzy, freeform feel. But it’s in the Disco version that the track really shines. From the opening bars of it;s wobbly bass, you know you’re in for an analog Disco treat. Loaded with cheeky purcussion and raw, space-age, synth work, the Disco version is basically an infectious nine minute Cosmic Disco brap, that gets dangerously, but groovily, proggy toward the end. An organically evolving Disco oddessy through warping synthetic soul that leads you toward a relentless House piano riff that ties the whole track together. This one is reaching for the stars, but never looses Terje’s off-kilter sense of musical humour. The bonus version is an interesting exercise in sweeping synth sound effects and Terje’s painfully intricate purcussion programming, a real treat for fans of his complex rhythms. Get ready for your open air anthem of the summer.

♫ Todd Terje – Strandbar (Disko)

♫ Todd Terje – Strandbar (Bonus)

Todd Terje’s Strandbar is out now.

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Jun 13 2013

[Video] Gigamesh’s ‘GTFO’

GTFO, Minneapolis based synthetic Disco merchant Gigamesh’s contribution to Kitsuné Music new Kitsuné America 2 compilation is a spellbinding slice of Boogie that is now available for your viewing pleasure in video form.

With such an awesomely retro tune, the video could only be like it is, loaded with vintage video effects and bad dancing.

Kitsuné America 2 is out now.

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Jun 13 2013

[Video] Goin’ Old School: Spandau Ballet, Karla DeVito & Ministry

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

Let’s begin todays journey with a bright SynthPop from Spandau Ballet’s 1982 single; Lifeline.

OK, this isn’t strictly a music video, because there isn’t one. But c’mon, what’s Karla DeVito’s 1985 track We Are Not Alone most famous for?

Before Ministry were shite Metal Ministry they were good, SynthPop Ministry, and even before that they were the Ministry who recorded this unreleased track, Same Old Madness, from 1982.

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Jun 13 2013

[MP3] Fire Flowerz’s new mini-album

Italian dirty Disco duo Fire Flowerz have just brightened up your week with the simple generous act of dropping a brand new mini-album, for absolutely free! These guys have been on our radar for a while now dealing out a bunch of top notch reMixes and collaborations with the likes of NAPT and Birdee, and now with the release of Beats Per Minute we get to revel in a solid chunk of original work.

Beats Per Minute, their first substantial release, contains seven tracks of scandalously grimy Disco and red-raw Funk. The release eases you in with My Fire, a slick Nu-Disco tune with a poolside vibe made all the more apparent with some enchanting talkbox work. Followed by the walking heavy bassline and sample Disco of Kisses In Technicolor Don’t let these sultry tunes fool you though, this release gets more intense as it progresses. L’Amour brings a little hypnotic Italo flavour to the album with it;s big ebb-and-flow synths and evolving Disco bassline. After an Interlude, Sheets reins in the weighty Funk with a laid back, almost R&B sound for lazy summer days. Don’t get too comfortable though, Impeto In G Minor delivers the release’s energetic high point, a brilliantly executed, if a little too short, example of cut-up Disco and big beats. Beats Per Minute’s final track, I Can’t Stay is a bit of an anomaly, with it’s mid-90s Dance take on Disco, but one that weirdly works really well. Maybe Big Beat, Disco grooves, and wailing solos are the next big thing? All-in-all, Fire Flowerz have dropped a blinder of a début, and at this price you can’t say no.

♫ Fire Flowerz – Impeto In G Minor

♫ Fire Flowerz – L’ Amour

♫ Fire Flowerz – Kisses In Technicolor

Fire Flowerz’s Beats Per Minute is out now, download it for free here.

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Jun 12 2013

[Audio] Cinnamon Chasers’ new EP

Long time readers of electronic rumors will know that hands-down one of our favourite producers is the enigmatic Cinnamon Chasers. Spanning Dreamwave, Nu-Disco, SynthWave, Italo and House, Cinnamon Chasers has spent the last five years putting out some of the most consistently impressive records in electronic music. Here is a man who effortlessly juggles emotion and groove to deliver track that both compel you to dance and give you goosebumps. He’s gearing up to release his new EP, Time.Body.Tears, next week and we can give you an sneaky listen to some of it right here.

Time.Body.Tears serves up five tracks, each of them so washed in retro synth Boogie that it’s hard to pick favourites. The EP kicks off with Flight, an undulating tune that rolls along on thick 80s synth bass and a digital sax hook straight out of Jermaine Stewart’s We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off. It’s totally infectious and if anything is going to draw you into the rest of the EP it’s Flight. Body is up next and brings the release a dose off moody dancefloor vibes. A deep slice of piano led House, Body is washed in a hint of mid-90s Orbital-esque euphoria in it’s punchy bass, vocal instrumentation and dubby piano that makes for a pleasingly nostalgic experience. Just in case Body got you too Chilled, it’s swiftly followed by the high-octane Electro-Italo-Cosmic-Rock of Tears. Tears produces the EP’s energetic mid-point rocking an almost perfect combination of Italo bass, breakin’ beats, rousing chords and just the tiniest hint of Ultravox’s Midge Ure. Time brings us, stylistically, back from the 80s to the 90s once more with a slice of classic sounding dance, once again hypnotising us with a big piano hook on this slo-House Jam. Proving the EP’s nod to Tropical Disco, Time has one foot on the beach, the other in distant galaxies. The EP closes on Friends, a massive emotional finale, mixing up Cinnamon Chasers’ resonant chords with a layer of gritty, dirty Disco-House, all chainsaw synths and twisted vocoding. Leaving you with a truck load of Funk, Friends is pure heavyweight French style Nu-Disco with an 80s Electro-Soul heart. Cinnamon Chasers haven’t let us down yet, continuing to be one of the best in the game. Naturally, this is a highly recommended release.

♫ Cinnamon Chasers – Flight

Cinnamon Chasers’ Time.Body.Tears EP is released 18th June.

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Jun 12 2013

[MP3] Du Tonc’s ‘Rise’

And the unstoppable MiGHty mOUse and Matt Van Schie’s Du Tonc juggernaut keeps on going. This is the third track in as many months from the newly formed duo. With this new track, Rise, these guys appear to have just invented Goth-Italo-Disco. Check it out, you’ll see what we mean.

So, instantly, we can’t help but feel that Rise is channelling Bauhaus’ Bela Lugosi’s Dead, especially with the bass pattern, sped up a few revs and run through a Robo-Disco machine. On top the eerily familiar bassline a swathes of plucked Dubby guitar licks, shuffling purcussion and haunting wolf howls swirl about the track alongside arpeggios and a solid dancefloor kick making for a weird combination of the haunting and the Cosmic. Matt’s moody croon on this track just adds to the atmosphere. Prepare yourself for the spooktastic Hammer Horror chorus. It;s been a long time since anyone made Goth this funky.

♫ Du Tonc – Rise

Du Tonc’s Rise is out now, it’s a free download, for a limited time only, from here.

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Jun 12 2013

[Video] Kisses‘ ‘Huddle’

Here’s the video fro Kisses’ Huddle. A track they released back in March that features on their amazing Kids In LA album. Retro ElectroPop sunshine bliss.

Adrian Buitenhuis directs the clip, which actually has a story, which far to many videos don’t these days! Nice retro styling too.