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Feb 19 2013

[Audio] Voltron & A.N.D.Y.

Voltron

Taking their cues from the current wave of House and Electronic influenced R&B (or is that R&B influenced House and Electronic?) currently driving London crazy, and also from giant combining mecha lions, comes Belgian duo Voltron. This week they release their new single, Let Go, via Smile Recordings.

Sounding a bit like what would happen if AlunaGeorge spent a little too long in a Belgian EBM clubs, Let Go has got an underlying New Beat vibe but it’s mostly sumptuous, complex, rolling electronic Soul. Full of shifting rhythms, cut-up vocals and haunting electronic tones, oh, and a sudden distorted 909 kick. This is all wrapped up in a moody Pop sheen and in catchy vocal. Fellow Belgian A.N.D.Y. plays up the Housier elements for his sole reMix. Twisting the vocals into deep, involving Chicago warehouse jam.

♫ Voltron – Let Go (Extended)

♫ Voltron – Let Go (A.N.D.Y. reMix)

Voltron’s Let Go is out now.

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Feb 18 2013

[MP3] New tune from Touch Tone

Touch Tone

If your after some bombastic, theatrical Cosmic Disco to shake the cobwebs out of your head and kick off your week, then you’ve come to the right place. LA’s Touch Tone is back with another new tune. raw House beats and insane cinematic strings combine on Voilà, a track that worms it’s was inside your head and takes control like a Ceti Eel.

Once again Touch Tone nails the mood. A tad Housier than his precious offerings, Voilà has got a slightly cacophonous feel to it, like being confronted with a wall of punchy beats, drama fuelled strings and bouncy synth bass all coming down on your at once. But Touch Tone handles this wall-of-Disco-sound with ease, deftly bringing in one phrase after another, building the tension of the track, especially in the breakdown, until the hook kicks back in with such anticipation it’s almost a relief. Touch Tone has masterfully created a track that is not only a dancefloor winner, but manipulates the mood of the listener, drawing them into a sweeping optimist powered by nervous energy. Well, it is a homage to 70s Sci-Fi soundtracks!

♫ Touch Tone – Voilà

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Feb 18 2013

[Audio] beaumont’s ‘Milton’s Party’

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Hot on the heels of his reMix of Echoes’ Second Best on electronic rumors Volume 1: The reMix EP, Milton’s Party is the latest offering from Australian electronic experimentalist beaumont, or should that be Australian Italo maverick? Milton’s Party sees beaumont channelling a little Moroder into his madcap Disco. While we’re still waiting for the awesome Vampire to be released, Milton’s Party offered more than enough retro Funk to keep us going.

There’s hint of thinks in this track that we haven’t heard from beaumont, not in a while at least. Loaded with 80s Funk, big vintage stabs and a proper Italo groove Milton’s Party bobs and weaves around multiple melodies, combining beaumont’s musical flair with a nostalgic electronic Disco sound. Wrapped up in a major dancefloor weapon, this one’s got a bit of everything. Be prepared to be unable to resist.

♫ beaumont – Milton’s Party

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Feb 18 2013

[Audio] OMD’s new single

OMD

SynthPop legends Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark return next month with a brand new single to precede their forthcoming English Electric album. The new release follows on from 2010’s History Of Modern album and really sees OMD getting back in their classic SynthPop groove.

The first single from the new record, Metroland, is a rousing slice of electronic Pop music. A seven minute odyssey that encompasses OMD’s entire career, Metroland revels in it’s SynthPop past, delivering a classic electronic sound accompanied by Andy McCluskey’s instantly recognisable vocals. Pure OMD, the song is just what we’d want from a new track from these guys, dramatic, robotic loaded with sparkling synths.

♫ OMD – Metroland

OMD’s Metroland is released  25th March 25, witht he album following on 9th April.

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Feb 18 2013

[Audio] Billie Ray Martin covers Cabaret Voltaire

Billie Ray Martin_ On Borrowed Time

Back in January 2010 we wrote about Billie Ray Martin’s Cabaret Voltaire cover versions, which was pretty exciting for us as we’re big Billie Ray fans, and The Cabs are one of our favourite acts of all time, and have been for as long as we can remember. Now the whole collection of reMixes of Billie’s versions of Crackdown and Just Fascination, two of our very favourite Cabs songs, are being released under the title The Crackdown Project. Out next month on digital and deluxe double CD digipack, The Crackdown Project: Volumes 1 & 2 ropes in a whole heap of top electronic talent for an amazing tribute.

Crackdown itself sees Billie Ray teaming up with Berlin Tech-House duo Märtini Brös and none other than the voice of Cabaret Voltaire, Stephen Mallinder. Deep synth Disco with powerful vocals is the result. Billie’s smokey vocals pierce through deep, robotic, soundtrack as if curling out from the corner of a dimly lit Berlin nightclub. Pairing Ms. Martin’s soulful voice with Mallinder’s instantly recognisable hushed drawl is a genius move. The two styles are amazingly complimentary and seem to weave in and out of the pulsating electronic backing. Just Fascination turns up the groove a little. Nang recording artist Lusty Zanzibar contributes to their track resulting in a little 80s Boogie working it’s way into the tune. The more dancefloor oriented of the two, Just Fascination is a stomping synth march that allows Bille Ray to really let loose with her massive vocal. reMixes in the package are supplied by, amongst others, Oicho, Celebrity Murder Party, Copycat, Divide and Create, Dunproofin, Flying White Dots, Phil RetroSpector and Year Zero. That’s quite a line up, and an awesome release.

♫ Billie Ray Martin (Feat. Stephen Mallinder And Märtini Brös) – Crackdown (Cabaret Voltaire Cover) (Original Version)

♫ Billie Ray Martin (Feat. Lusty Zanzibar) – Just Fascination (Cabaret Voltaire Cover) (Original Version)

Billie Ray Martin’s The Crackdown Project: Volumes 1 & 2 is released 25th March in Europe and 26th March in the US.

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Feb 18 2013

[MP3] Jordan F reMixes Flume

Flume

There’s Chillwave in the air as SynthWave master Jordan F takes on electronica producer Flume, resulting in nothing we were expecting. Flume deliver quite a Lo-Fi, reverb drenched take on electronic music to begin with, and Sleepless, in all it’s incarnations, exemplifies their sound. Jordan takes it to the next level, while still retaining a little of the 80s guru we all know and love.

There’s hints of the Jordan’s SynthWave core in this tracks opening synths, and punchy bassline, but this is washed with the spacey Funk of Chillwave. The result is the best of both worlds. Leaning slightly more toward the Lo-Fi, Jordan wraps us up in waves of hazy synths and ghostly vocal snatches. It’s the most experimental thing that Jordan has released to date, and we’re loving it. When a producer like Jordan F becomes comfortable enough with himself, and his talents, to really indulge himself, beautiful things happen.

♫ Flume (Feat. Jezzabell Doran) – Sleepless (Jordan F reMix)

Flume’s Sleepless is out now.

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Feb 18 2013

[Mixtape] Walter Sobcek’s ‘Milkshake De Love’

Walter Sobcek

Walter Sobcek – Milkshake De Love: A February Mixtape = Here’s the awesome Walter Sobcek’s latest mixtape. The guys have put together a sweet hour of dreamy ElectroPop and Dreamwave tunes. Sit back and enjoy sixty minutes of synthesizer bliss.

♫ Walter Sobcek – Milkshake De Love: A February Mixtape

The tracklist:

01. Traveller – Belafonte
02. James Tambiance – She’s A Lover
03. Goldroom (Feat. Chela )- Fifteen (Rotkraft reMix)
04. Ghost Beach – Been There Before (Shook reMix)
05. Sample Jack – Inside
06. Venice Beach – Waiting For You
07. Lee M Kelsall – NY Shuffle
08. Toyboy & Robin – In Need
09. Le Crayon – Cosma
10. D.S.F – Hear It No More
11. Yan Wagner – Changed (Jupiter reMix)
12. Robots With Rayguns – Kiss
13. Laurent Voulzy – Les Nuits Sans Kim Wilde (ATTAR! Edit)
14. Frankfurt Express – Wake Up (FM Attack reMix)
15. Adala Twins – Strange
16. Catz ‘N’ Dogz (Feat. Monty Luke) – They Frontin’
17. Matt Lennox – This Is A song For You

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Feb 18 2013

[Audio] Zimmer and Xinobi reMix Kamp!

Kamp!

We’ve been looking forward to the single release of Polish ElectroPoppers Kamp!’s Melt for a while now, eager to hear the reMixes. Discotexas dropped the package at the end of last week and the release, with reworks from Zimmer, Xinobi and Midnight Magic, has lived up to our expectations.

The original of Melt is a deep slice of retro Pop, laden with waves of dreamy synths and infectious piano, which Parisian producer Zimmer builds on with style. Grabbing the Houser elements with both hands, Zimmer folds in a little of his own brand of Tropical Disco, which he called Horizontal Disco, to create a blissful laid back track, full of popping percussion and a pool party groove. Xinobi’s mix take the track in more of a House direction, providing a deep vibe, bass heavy and playing with that piano hook. There’s a gorgeous breakdown and build in this one too. The single has a mix for every occasion, if those occasions involve good times.

♫ Kamp! – Melt (Zimmer reMix)

♫ Kamp! – Melt (Xinobi reMix)

Kamp!’s Melt is out now.

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Feb 15 2013

[MP3] Marina And The Diamonds’ new song

Marina And The Diamonds

Marina And The Diamonds chose Valentine’s Day, yesterday, to drop a brand new track, the fittingly titled E.V.O.L. Which is very nice of her, what’s double nice is that E.V.O.L feels like old Marina, pre-Stargate-produced-big-90’s-Trance-leads Marina. And we love it!

Produced by Liam Howe (mega-producer and the one from Sneaker Pimps who wasn’t Chris Corner), E.V.O.L is the track we’ve been waiting for Marina to release for what seems like ages. Don’t get us wrong, we quite enjoyed (most of) Electra Heart, but it was no The Family Jewels. This track feels, lyrically, the more recent, mature, Marina but sonically it’s up there with Mowgli’s Road in it’s ElectroPop quirkiness, bombast and sheer Indie excitement. Showing off everything we love about Marina’s vocals and is catchy as hell to boot. We’re hoping this is nudging herself back into a place where she sounds (to us) more comfortable. Love it. Now if we can just get Russ Chimes and Mille reMixes…

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – E.V.O.L

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