Mar 26 2013

[MP3] Neon Workout’s ‘Discotheque’

Here’s the new one from Sweedish Electro producer Neon Workout. he’s been pretty prolific in the last few months with a string of reMixes and originals. His latest, Discotheque, is a free download and the prefect piece of robotic Disco. This is what Cybermen get down to.

Pounding drums, punchy synths and a rolling Italo bassline all slot in place, but the track has more to offer than that. Interesting little live sounding fills and a robo’d up sample give the tune a quirky edge, injecting a little fun into a hard hitting dance track. Littered with dancefloor pleasing drops, and 80s references, Discotheque is one for the peak of dancing.

♫ Neon Workout – Discotheque

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Mar 25 2013

[Video] Rex The Dog’s ‘Do You Feel What I Feel?’

After what feels like an age waiting, the awesome Rex The Dog is back with a brand new single set to drop in May. Do You Feel What I Feel? features the vocals of Jamie McDermott and hard hitting slab of Italo goodness with a 80s SynthPop twist.

The video is directed by, and starring, performer and director Scottee, who soups up some start, striking visuals for the track.

Rex The Dog’s Do You Feel What I Feel? is released 6th May on Southern Fried with a preceding vinyl release limited to 300 pieces including a Tiger & Woods reMix and a new track, Bonn.

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Mar 25 2013

[MP3] Curxes’ ‘Further Still’

Brighton ElectroPop duo Curxes are spreading their wings even further with their new single, Further Still. Delivering something a little more ethereal this time, an antithesis to their last releases, the relentless Industrial pounding of Haunted Gold and the Post-Punk anthem Spectre. Further Still is a track that demands repeated listening, it’s a track to soak up.

Driven by Roberta’s haunting vocal, Further Still is a slow builder. Taking it’s time to make sure you have fully absorbed each passage before giving you something new. I can’t help but be reminded of Tori Amos in parts of Further Still (good Tori Amos that is, not I-can’t-be-bothered-anymore Tori Amos, when she still wrote interesting, challenging songs), Roberta doesn’t sound like her, but there is a certain inflection in her voice that takes a similar tone. Add to this some majestic, dramatic electronic music, juxtapositioning dreamlike chimes with grinding machine bass and you’ve got a tune that feels like being taken on a journey. The single is out now, with reMixes to follow, including one from the awesome Avec Sans.

♫ Curxes – Further Still

Curxes’ Further Still is out now, for free, with the reMixes incoming.

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Mar 25 2013

[Audio] Auxiliary Tha Masterfader’s ‘Music For Discotheques’ EP

We’ve had a couple of sneaky peaks at Dutch Disco don Auxiliary Tha Masterfader’s new EP, Music For Discotheques, but the EP was released today so now we can get a better look at the chunky release. We say chunky because this is a packed EP, six tracks, four originals from Aux and two reMixes, the previously posted Phunktastike reMix and a storming tune from Worship.

The EP leads with Rule The Night, which featured vocals from Kiss The Panther’s Steve Kimber, which kicks off proceedings in fine fashion. Rule The Night is an exotic cocktail of bouncing Italo bass, vintage Disco keys and huge, dramatic, vocals. A rousing call-to-arms for Disco lovers, Rule The Night takes you down the backstreets of the genre to the best parties. One of the EP’s other highlights is the driving space Italo of Manhattan 78. Bordering on EBM with it’s unrelenting arpeggiated bassline, Manhattan 78 tempers this urgency with lush synths and magical lead lines making the track both powerful and beautiful. Alongside these, and the previously heard Sweaty Disco Night and Phunktastike’s version of Rule The Night is the 70s synth Disco groove of Ride Wit Tha Funk and Swiss Dreamwaver Worship’s take on Sweaty Disco Night. Worship combines his hazy cosmic synths and Aux’s dirty Disco for some serious Cosmic Disco with a touch of Moog Funk. Music For Discotheques is a loaded EP with enough to keep you happy for ages.

♫ Auxiliary Tha Masterfader (Feat. Steve Kimber) – Rule The Night

♫ Auxiliary Tha Masterfader – Manhattan 78

♫ Auxiliary Tha Masterfader – Sweaty Disco Night (Worship reMix)

Auxiliary Tha Masterfader’s Music For Discotheques EP is out now.

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Mar 25 2013

[Audio] Shook’s ‘Tonight’

The Dutch music master Shook has dropped his final single release before his long awaited début album hits. The album is due later this spring, and this track, Tonight, give us a little insight as to what to expect. As usual it’s musically head and shoulder above most of his contemporaries.

The multi-instrumentalist in Shook shines thought in Tonight, it’s a sumptuous, Funk fuelled, juggernaut that works little guitar riffs, loaded slap bass and Shook’s beloved electric piano to ring every last drop of euphoric grove out of them. The muted riff gives the track a funky urgency that’s nicely counterpointed with the lazy piano and hazy vocoded vocals. Tonight will definitely stick in your head, maybe even until Shook’s album drops.

♫ Shook – Tonight

Shook’s Tonight is out now.

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Mar 25 2013

[Audio] Silenx reMixes Phunktastike

Mid-last year Argentinian producer Phunktastike delivered his excellent single, Love In The 80s. Now that track is getting a full-on reMix package courtesy of Logical Records and amongst the packed nine track release sits this gem from our friend Silenx. Once again Silenx brings something a little different to the table and washes it in Sci-Fi synths.

Occupying a similar post-Italo territory to the likes of Cinnamon Chasers, Silenx’s mix of Love In The 80s brings an Italo arrangement right up to date with slick production. This is one of Silenx’s best to date, and that’s saying something as the man has an impressive catalogue. It’s got a smooth retro feel, but with enough dancefloor kick to keep Disco lovers happy. Layers with rich, emotional, progressions the song really strikes a chord layering a resonant track with intricate melodies and leads. Beautiful space age noise.

♫ Phunktastike – Love In The 80’s (Silenx reMix)

Phunktastike’s Love In The 80’s: The reMixes is out now.

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Mar 25 2013

[MP3] Eleven:Eleven’s ‘Escape’ (+ The Sanfernando Sound reMix)

Austin based ElectroPop duo Eleven:Eleven are back with their first single for new label Cliché Musique. The new release, Escape, drops in advance of their new album Through The Veil (bits of which we’ve already heard) which now looks set to receive a proper release in May.

Escape is a sweeping slice of ElectroPop that falls slightly toward the Modern SynthPop end of the spectrum, but don’t let that put you off, it’s an insanely infectious with a huge chorus. A rough ‘n’ ready bassline powers the track along like a modern take on early 80s minimal Pop, creating a machine dance until the chorus sweeps in, loaded with lush synths. Sicca sounds as good as ever, delivering the enchanting icing on the cake. Unfortunately, for such a sweet song, the reMix package is a bit of a let down, mostly filled with generic, uninspired takes on the track. Standing proud amidst the mediocrity is The Sanfernando Sound, whose reMix is the packages highlight. The man understands 80s music just as well as he understands dance music, and that’s just the combination you need with a track like this. Working some seriously period percussion against a bass heavy tracks TSS captures a particularly British SynthPop feel, but without sounding dated in the slightest.

♫ Eleven:Eleven – Escape

♫ Eleven:Eleven – Escape (The Sanfernando Sound reMix)

Eleven:Eleven’s Escape is out 26th March.

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Mar 25 2013

[Mixtape] Le Youth’s new mixtape

Le Youth – Solé Fixtape Vol. 9 = Some smooth summer vibes now from LA Disco producer Le Youth and another tape from those bike people. I’m not sure if mixtapes and bikes go together particularly week, it’s starting to look like cheep advertising, but Le Youth’s tape rocks, just the thing to warm you up this winter, complete with tape flips too!

♫ Le Youth – Solé Fixtape Vol. 9

The tracklist:
01. Fabolous (Feat. Tamia) – So Into You
02. Perseus – Russian Girlfriends
03. Moon Boots – Got Somebody
04. Lil’ Flip – Sunshine
05. Le Youth – C O O L (Le Youth Rock The Boat Edit)
06. Chris Malinchak – Beside Me
07. Avant – Reaction
08. Air Zaïre – Play
09. Jade – Every Day Of The Week (Finnebassen Remake)
10. Mase – All I Ever Wanted + Flip Tape
11. R.Kelly (Feat. Keri Hilson) – Number One Sex
12. Rotkraft – To Love You (Vancington reMix) (Le Youth Edit)
13. Behling & Simpson – Politics
14. Destiny’s Child – Say My Name (Cyril Hahn reMix)

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Mar 25 2013

[Audio] Musique Le Pop’s ‘Turn To Sand’

Turn To Sand is the second single from new Norwegian ElectroPop trio Musique Le Pop. Chris, Betty and Jon, have been friends for years, and regularly contributed to each others previous musical endeavours, but Musique Le Pop is the first time the three have worked together on, what is now, their main project. Following their acclaimed Time Changes single, Turn To Sand was released last week.

Turn To Sand definitely has one foot firmly planted in ScandiPop, with it’s clean production and shiny synth work, but the other appendage is flirting with classic British Pop, particularly in the DreamPop direction with a hint of Saint Etienne. Lovingly crafted from intertwining arpeggios and heart-warming pads it’s a assuaging ElectroPop track that hides it’s icy Norwegian roots well beneath comforting layers of thaw inducing tones. Betty’s passionate, slightly twee, vocal fits the track perfectly, making for gentle waves of personal SynthPop. Musique Le Pop look like one to keep an eye on.

♫ Musique Le Pop – Turn To Sand

Musique Le Pop’s Turn To Sand is out now on Café Superstar Recordings.

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Mar 25 2013

[MP3] Plastic Plates reMixes Para One

This isn’t on official reMix…it should be, but it isn’t. Plastic Plates, that LA centre of excellence, has really knocked it out of the park with his new mix. Having got hold of the vocals for Para One, Irfane & Teki Latex’s Every Little Thing (which was already an awesome tune) Felix apparently couldn’t resist the opportunity to add a little of his synthetic disco to the track.

Plastic Plates just has an ear for this stuff, perfectly balancing a laid back vibe with a solid dance groove he strips down the track and build it back up again out of his own robotic mirrorball pallet. Keeping the vocals intact (it’s an excellent song, why wouldn’t you?) Felix rocks the song in his own particular synthesizer Disco way. Easily the best of the reMixes, including the official package, of this track.