Apr 24 2013

[Audio] Tythe’s ‘Careless Woman’

I don’t know who Tythe is, and I don’t really care. I’m totally intoxicated by this song. But, *sigh*, I suppose I should at least have a cursory glance at who this guy is. Well, he mentions Bestival in his press release, so that’s immediately scoring points with me. He’s reMixed David Lynch and Crystal Fighters, which all points toward being down with the Sunday Best crew. *checks release info* Yup, it’s out next month an Sunday Best having also been released last weekend on vinyl for Record Store Day. Right, back to the track.

Careless Woman is a deep and undulating Balearic groove. A sunrise House tune with a gritty, futuristic feel. Growling bass synths and razor sharp arpeggios are tempered with spacy, smokey sounds and a generous helping of Dubby echoes. Add to this is big diva vocal that’s reminiscent of Billie Ray Martin and you’ve got a tune you can just melt into. This is one for hot summer nights and loosing yourself in music.

♫ Tythe – Careless Woman

Tythe’s Careless Woman was released 19th May, with the limited edition Record Store Day vinyl out now.

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Apr 24 2013

[Video] Ronika’s ‘Rough ‘N’ Soothe’

This was the best thing to come home to after a week ballin’ in Vegas. The video for our girl Ronika’s excellent new single Rough ‘N’ Soothe.

Michael Robinson directed the clip, which loads up on vintage video effects to create a mood as dreams as the track itself.

Ronika’s Rough ‘N’ Soothe is out this week..

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Apr 24 2013

[MP3] Avec Sans reMix Swiss Lips

Manchester’s Swiss Lips might be pretty irritating, but they sure can write a catchy chorus, and more to the point, sure can pick some amazing reMixers. Next up to tackle their single U Got The Power is the so-far flawless London based ElectroPop duo Avec Sans. Avec and Sans are two words we just can’t resist, and for good reason.

Avec Sans really do make the track their own, giving the track the same kind of shimmer that their two original releases have, with a hint of Chvrches’ Lies in there too (which is unsurprising seeing as Avec Sans and Chvrches are the new sound of British ElectroPop, there’s bound to be some crossover in there somewhere). Applied to Swiss Lips tune, Avec Sans rushes of synthetic emotion and punchy basslines become the tracks centrepiece, merely accompanied by the vocals. We do love Avec Sans sound around these parts.

♫ Swiss Lips – U Got The Power (Avec Sans reMix)

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Apr 24 2013

[Audio] Silent Gloves & Patrick Baker

Out this week is the début proper release from Dayton SynthWave Silent Gloves. Long-time staple of the SynthWave scene ‘Gloves has roped in Disco’s current vocal darling and ElectroPop trailblazer in his own right Patrick Baker to Pop up his SynthWave and between the two of the they deliver So Real, a massive slice of classic Pop.

So Real is as close to perfect American 80s Pop music as is probably humanly possible to get. It’s one of those track you just have to listen to, there’s no way we could explain the energy and excitement of So Real, the rolling arpeggiated bassline, the lush, authentically 80s synths, Patrick’s sweeping vocal. It’s pitch perfect nostalgic Pop, totally evocative of the mid-80s and catchy as hell to boot. With a track like this you really do have to rope in the big guns for reMix duties, and the SynthWave scenes heavy hitters are on board. Outrun pioneer Miami Nights 1984’s take on the track delivers a high octane rendition of the original. The bassline more driven, the synth more stabby and the groove more street, MN84 turn in the montage version of So Real. the king of soundtrack Electro Mitch Murder brings his FM dreamscapes to the single package with a reMix that channels the best 80s electronic ballads and proves one again, that whatever mood Mitch turns his hand to he makes his own. Simple question. Do you like retro electronic music? If you answered that question with a ‘yes’, then you need to buy this whole single package right now.

♫ Silent Gloves (Feat. Patrick Baker) – So Real (Original Mix)

♫ Silent Gloves (Feat. Patrick Baker) – So Real (Miami Nights 1984 reMix)

♫ Silent Gloves (Feat. Patrick Baker) – So Real (Mitch Murder reMix)

Silent Gloves & Patrick Baker’s So Real is out now.

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Apr 24 2013

[MP3] Jordan F reMixes Tokyo Denmark Sweden

Once again, Jordan F delivers some of the most vibrant, emotional, electronic music around with his latest offering. The track is a reMix of fellow Australians, Indie band Tokyo Denmark Sweden, and their track When It Breaks, which is taken from their début self-titled EP, just released.

Returning, slightly, to his core 80s SynthWave sound, Jordan makes the best use of his recent excursions into more left-field arenas to deliver a track with a solid nostalgic backbeat that is accompanied by waves of Chill synths. All this works amazingly with Tokyo Denmark Sweden’s floaty female vocals to create a whole that is dreamy, catchy, thoughtful and dancefloor ready. We’re sticking this one in our back pocket until the summer.

♫ Tokyo Denmark Sweden – When It Breaks (Jordan F reMix)

Tokyo Denmark Sweden’s EP is out now.

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Apr 24 2013

[Video] Keenhouse’s ‘Where I Belong’

Where I Belong was the first singe we heard from Keenhouse’s excellent album Four Dreams and is now presented in visual form as a video has been conjured up that prefect captures the dreamlike sounds of track.

Shinya Sato put the clip together, drawing in influences such is Moebius and Topor to deliver a slightly unsettling, retro futuristic animated epic.

To accompany the Four Dreams album, Keenhouse has also put together a companion artbook featuring work from Shinya Sato, Sunao Maruyama, Lian Rangkuty & Elliott Fiedler, each interpreting one of the records ‘dreams’ in their own way. You can grab a preview and pick up the book here.

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Apr 24 2013

[Audio] Final DJs’ new single

Moonshine, from Germany’s finest Final DJs, is a track of theirs from last year which is now getting a full release this week courtesy of Pole Position Recordings out of Cardiff. You’ve read all about the smooth synth funk of the original before, so lets peep our beady eyes on a couple of the awesome reMixes that come bundled with Moonshine.

First up is the Dutch king of the Analog groove, Auxiliary Tha Masterfader. Aux delivers one of his trademark phat bassed jams. Big squelchy synths and vintage Disco grooves drive the track along until Aux is just about ready to drop some twisting solos on us. Playing with the originals solos Aux conjures up new melodic rhythms. Phunktastike’s contribution to the single takes the track down a more Disco-tinged House route. It’s feel good summery vibes all the way with this one, drop in a little laid back vocodering Like an updated Dreamwave vibe, this track merges a west coast nostalgic groove with a little Chicago feel. The single also comes equipped with a third reMix from Cram, it’s a package well worth picking up for some sunshine, or moonshine, vibes.

♫ Final DJs – Moonshine (Auxiliary Tha Masterfader 1984 Rework)

♫ Final DJs – Moonshine (Phunktastike reMix)

Final DJs’ Moonshine is out now.

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Apr 13 2013

[Site News] Off for a week guys

Hey peeps, electronic rumors will be closed for business for a week, I won’t be able to post in the coming days. Feel sorry for me, I’ll be in Las Vegas, ballin’.

Keeps your ears to the ground though, this coming week looks like it will see the unveiling of both the full new single from Daft Punk and the new record from Empire Of The Sun, but we won’t be there to cover it. I’ll be, as previously stated, ballin’.

We’ll be back on track sometime in the week of the 22nd April (the week after next).

Enjoy your week in the music wilderness.

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Apr 12 2013

[Zen] Synthesizer Zen

This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes from the third of Vice and Intel’s The Creators Project’s looks at the collaborators on Daft Punk’s forthcoming album Random Access Memories. Next up is Disco and 80s Pop legend Nile Rodgers.

Video courtesy of YouTube user TheCreatorsProject.

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Apr 12 2013

[Audio] Vince Clarke reMixes Chad Valley

You know you’ve made it when you can get the most important person in SynthPop to reMix your tracks. We’ll deserved too, Oxford ChillPopster Chad Valley’s Young Hunger album was one of the highlights of last year, now he’s got SynthPop legend Vince Clarke, of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure & The Assembly fame, to rework his track Up And Down. Exciting stuff.

And Vince certainly works his classic SynthPop credentials here,it’s a nice contemporary take on a 80s sound. Almost Erasure-like in places, the reMix rides along on a bouncy synthetic bassline and popping percussive synths while all the time delivering a stomping dancefloor beat. Working well with Hugo’s vocals, in fact making them sound totally retro, Vince proves once again why he is as revered as he is.