This weekend if you’re kicking about London town you could do a hell of a lot worst than mooching over to Shoreditch for the Found festival.
With a packed line-up that includes Ms. Maya Jane Coles, Todd Terry, Wolf + Lamb, Shadow Child, Floating Points and many, many more, it’s sure to be a full-on party. Looks like awesome weather for Saturday too.
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French Sci-Fi SynthWaver has unleashed another slice of dramatic Pyramid Electro. This time he goes above and beyond the call of futuristic duty as he busts out a dystopian soundtrack reMix of Nantes Pop-Rock duo Elephanz’s Time For A Change.
The master of cinematic analog Electro delivers once again. Part slow burn dancefloor stormer, part Dark Future Sci-Fi accompaniment, the reMix delivered unremitting waves of unnervingly beautiful synthesizer melodies befitting the main titles of a Gibson novel move alongside bustling Inner City New York beats. The snatches of the originals are a largely superfluous, but welcome addition as Pyramid rocks a raw synth groove like no-one else.
♫ Elephanz – Time For A Change (Pyramid reMix)
Elephanz’s Time For A Change is out now.
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We’ve been eagerly waiting for this one for quite a while now, it’s the new single from France’s finest ElectroPop duo Reflex. Out next week on Continental Records, the single, titled Together, is the prefect material for these two to make a return to releasing original tunes. it’s big, bombastic and fun and has a hook that’ll be stuck in your head all day.
Together, drops just in time for the warmer months, and that’s a good job too as there is a touch of the Balearic about it. This is all about big piano riffs and rumbling Disco bass, all wrapped up in a surprisingly euphoric package that’s ripe for some festival season anthem kudos. Loaded with groove laden House undertones that permeate every corner of the track, from the irritate beats to Lud’s chanting, call-to-arms vocals, Together is just what’s needed on this summers dancefloors. reMixes on the single come from Boys Get Hurt, Pat Lok and Ryan Riot. Pat brings one his wonderful deep, retro House tunes to the table. If the original is set for open air dancing, then the Pat Lok reMix is destined for warehouses. Abrasive House riffs and Chicago organ hooks relentlessly power the track on featuring all manner of modulated vocals. Ryan Riot gives the track a little 80s flavour with his SynthWave version of the track. Mixing in a hint of 90s Trance, Riot bring his typical fair for rolling synthesizer love. You won’t be able to shake that arpeggiated bassline. A pretty stunning release from Reflex, we’re hoping there is an album in the works.
♫ Reflex – Together
♫ Reflex – Together (Pat Lok reMix For Jessie)
♫ Reflex – Together Ryan Riot reMix)
Reflex’s Together is released 17th June, head over to their SoundCloud page to download the Boys Get Hurt reMix for free.
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This is Ti Mi Se Tako Sviđaš (Spiritus), the new single from Serbia’s greatest export SevdahBABY & Djixx. Borrowing a little from 80s Yugoslav Pop Funkers Jakarta’s single Spiritus, Ti Mi Se Tako Sviđaš (Spiritus) sees SevdahBABY & Djixx in serious Disco mode loading the track with electro toms, twisted Moog bass and some slick talkbox action.
The video is suitably 80s, both in set up and lighting. Looking like a moving 80s VHS thriller cover meets Disco freakout, the video fits the track perfectly.
SevdahBABY & Djixx Vs. Jakarta’s Ti Mi Se Tako Sviđaš (Spiritus) is out now, pick it up here.
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Another new single from Final DJs?!?!? They just don’t quit do they? Whenever Germany’s finest release a new tune it;s always a guessing game as to whether it’ll be SynthWave Final DJs or Nu-Disco Final DJs, whether it’ll be sweeping cinematic synths or groovy Tropical riffs. This new tune, Feel Your Breath, featured on the We Re-Created Disco, is a little of both, but leaning toward mirrorballed dancefloors.
Before we talk about the rest of the song, we just have to mention the insane, emotional, spine-tingling breakdown in this tune. A shuffling, rich, build with gentle vocal tones that is prefect for winding up excitement on the floor. Feel Your Breath itself is pure Final DJs’ epicness. A bouncy bassline is set off with soaring synth solos that take you on a journey throughout the track. One of this duos finest to date, Feel Your Breath is every bit for your mind and your ears as it is for your feet. The complete package.
♫ Final DJs – Feel Your Breath
Final DJs’ Feel Your Breath is out now.
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Format: 5 × File, MP3, WAV, FLAC, Single
Country: UK, Europe & US, ROW
Released: 10 Jun 2013
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New Arcades – New Arcades (EP)
This June, London based Dreamwave sensations New Arcades unleash their début EP on the world
Already racking up critical acclaim in the media, both online and print, this UK Indie-ElectroPop duo look set to take the summer by storm with their six track odyssey though urban nightlife and hazy sunrises.
Their self-titled première release is the perfect soundtrack to living in the moment or to reminiscing of good times gone by. It’s music to share a sunrise to, or to head out into a night full of promise.
The New Arcades EP holds a depth of emotion, set against a soaring backdrop of vintage synths and nostalgic beats that will win you over instantly, and leave you gagging to see these guys live.
About New Arcades:
New Arcades are Dean Canty and Adam Sullivan, a duo inspired by nostalgic memories of 80s cinema and vintage synth sounds. Taking those feelings and bringing them into a contemporary production setting, New Arcades craft something that at once feels both excitingly fresh, and comfortable like an old friend. The soundtrack to hazy memories you never had and the intensity of right now, New Arcades bring passion and heart to the retro sounds of SynthWave.
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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.
Tracks 1-4 & 6 mastered by Ben Towers Rourke (http://onedropmastering.com)
Track 5 mastered by Adam Sullivan
Tracklist:
01 New Arcades – Dreamers
02 New Arcades – Into The Skyline
03 New Arcades – Take A Breath
04 New Arcades – Stay Awake
05 New Arcades – Remember The Nights
06 New Arcades – Echoes Of A City
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This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes from Vince Clarke and his encounter with Arturia’s MiniBrute.
Video courtesy of YouTube user Arturiaweb.
OK, so you know how the whole driving imagery in SynthWave has been done to death, especially night driving. There’s a real backlash against it brewing. Anoraak released Nightdrive With You back in 2008 and every permutation of ‘driving’ and ‘night driving’ has been covered and copies and played out in the years since, the originality of it dies a death a long time ago. With that in mind, Night Drive is a truly terrible name for a retro synth act. However, please don’t let that put you off checking out the début single from Night Drive, as the name belies some truly awesome music.
Name aside, these guys are doing everything right. The look good (finally, a SynthWave act who understands the need for promo photos!), their artwork is cool without being clichéd and they can play live. Oh, and their début single, Drones, is pretty amazing. Mashing up SynthWave, Indie-Electro and ElectroPop in a head on collision, Drones is a high octane four minutes that immediately draws you in with a powering Italo bassline and rich vintage synths. With a catchy vocal, this is definitely one that’ll be stuck in your head all day. reMixes on the single come from Crystal Vision,Glasnost and this monster from Bit Funk who takes the energetic ElectroPop of the original and works it into a smooth, synthetic Disco tune that keeps the effortless cool of the original but leads it by the hand to some slinky dancefloor. Definitely a recommended release.
♫ Night Drive – Drones (Bit Funk reMix)
Night Drive’s Drones is out now.
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Here’s some sunkist summer vibes for your weekend courtesy of LA Dreamwavers Poolside. The duo are in the process of finishing up their second album, the follow up last year’s awesome Pacific Standard Time and If We Make It is to be out first taste, and the first single, from the new record. It also features on the forthcoming Scion A/V compilation Scion 10 Series Music Release.
If We Make It is sunshine bliss in a track. Sprinkled with a hint of nostalgia, the track floats along on a cloud of fluffy synths and airy vocals. No quite as Disco as previous offerings from this pair, If We Make It is more introspective, more dreamy and doesn’t suffer for it. A tune for relaxing in the sun, reminiscing with friends and generally not having a care in the world. Excited for the album..
Poolside’s new album is due out in the coming months.
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Nude Disco – Nude Disco 9 ‘Paris Match’ = With his latest mixtape, Nude Disco’s Very revels in his love of quirky French Pop. There’s all manner of cute synths, raw Disco grooves and sweet vocals in this hour long education. Enjoy.
♫ Nude Disco – Nude Disco 9 ‘Paris Match’
The tracklist:
01. Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool (RAC Remix)
02. Claude Violante – For You
03. Little Dragon – Little Man
04. Kumisolo – Coeur Frag
05. Lisbonne – Eden Plage
06. 10lec6 – Maké Madjeng
07. Saint Michael – Crooner’s Eyes
08. Saint Michael – Wastin Tastin
09. Selebrites – Temporary Touch
10. Exotica – Femme De Chair
11. Pupkulies & Rebecca – Ici
12. Niagara – Pendant Que La Brûlent
13. Kumisolo – Ongaku
14. Gramme – It’s Magic
15. Valley – Mobile Love
16. Exotica – Désorbitée
17. Nautic – Fresh Eyes
18. Le Couleur (Feat. French Horn Rebellion) – Vacances De 87
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