Retro ElectroPop artists Tyson’s epic Mr. Rain is getting a single release, and luckily, that also mans a video.
That’s some classic ‘80’s music video imagery right there! It’s a really cool track and the video totally does it justice.
Tyson’s Mr. Rain is out now.
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Coming up right behind Starcadian’s amazing reMix of NYC Indie-Electro duo Freedom Fry’s Summer In the City, comes this mix from one of our favourite German producers Kelek. Where as Staracadian took a lush, urban approach to the track, Kelek goes all out 80’s Italo. No lazy, smooth electric pain here, this is aimed squarely at the dancefloor.
Kelek really knows how to work a melody, his reMix of Summer In The City works layers of synthesizer hooks into one powerful whole. A killer Italo bassline underpins the track, immensely energetic, providing a rock solid core for rich chords, sparkling leads and just the right amount of vocal to make this track a proper retro smash. Whereas Starcadian’s reMix was a chilled out, introspective vibe, this version of the track is all about dancefloor euphoria. It’s uplifting as hell, and catchy enough to stick in your heal all day.
♫ Freedom Fry – Summer In The City (Kelek reMix)
Summer In The City is out now.
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Those two teenagers from Lancashire, Bondax, have dropped another surprisingly mature tune, Baby I Got That, that once again ignites our deep ‘90’s House fires.
The track is already getting support from the likes of Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw and Pete Tong on the old radio. Check out the poolside vibes of the video.
Baby I Got That is released 16th September.
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After a couple of recent, stunning reMixes for the likes of Little Boots and a series of ace originals over the summer, American Disco don Moon Boots is keeping up the pressure with this new reMix of Alison Valentine’s Peanut Butter, which seems to be universally loved.
The last time we featured Moon Boots we called him “one of the best Nu-Disco producers working today”, and once again he is proving that to be true, only this time he’s working a little House into the mix. Ms. Valentine, the latest addition to The Knock’s Heavy Roc Music stable, is treated to a bass heavy, summertime, workout. Spacious production gives all the cosmic synths and Tropical percussion room to breathe amongst the infectious House piano and ‘90’s DancePop beat. It’s an amalgamation of funky fresh electronic styles all wrapped up in Moon Boots’ Disco sheen. And the perfect sunshine jam.
♫ Alison Valentine – Peanut Butter (Moon Boots reMix)
Alison Valentine’ Peanut Butter is out now.
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Generally we don’t like to be all smug music writers and go on about how we get records before you grubby lot do, but in this case we kinda’ have to quickly mention that we have Visitor’s forthcoming double A-side single package, Coming Home/RNB, and it’s amazing. An easy contender for one of the releases of the year and loaded with reMixes so good it’s hard to pick a favourite. This Viceroy reMix is just one of the all killer tracks on the single.
San Francisco’s Viceroy is in good company amongst Lifelike, FM Attack, Bestrack and SymbolOne. Their reMix may be the funkiest, and most energetic. Coming Home is a true anthem anyway, and Viceroy takes that and runs with it. This is a real peak time track, working Visitor’s epic vocals into a track that is pure dancefloor joy. Rapid fire arpeggios, pin-point sharp melodies and synth pads that ring out couple with a couple rich organ drops that just accentuate the power of the track when it kicks back in. This release really is all killer, no filler. I can’t wait for you lot to hear it.
♫ Visitor – Coming Home (Viceroy reMix)
Visitor’s Coming Home/RNB is released 10th September.
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Australian Indie-Electro outfit Gold Fields came to our attention with their reMixes of Passion Pit and Yelle, and their track Moves (with it’s Yuksek reMix), earlier this year. Now they’ve turned their attention to felloe Antipodean Indie band Hunting Grounds who are releasing this single, Flaws, ahead of their new album, In Hindsight.
The reMix is a blissful slice of piano led Indie-Disco in that way only the Aussies can really do. Lush buzzing synths roll around in this mix that is just Indie enough for a summery party vibe and just Disco enough to get you grooving. complete with the requisite Indie-Electro “Ooo, Ooo”s and all the ingredients for a warm weather anthem, Gold Fields deliver yet another instant classic reMix.
♫ Hunting Grounds – Flaws (Gold Fields reMix)
Hunting Grounds’ In Hindsight is out now.
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We don’t know too much about Perth based Indie-Electro duo Sun City at this point, although they may well deserve out further investigation. What we do know, however, is Australia’s greatest SynthWave export Jordan F. The latter has reMixed the formers’ track Zoetrope, and it’s chilled out retro radness.
Jordan’s been releasing quite a lot lately, it seems like he’s got his groove back and is bringing his A-game to every track he drops. This reMix of Zoetrope is a delicate retro workout loaded with nostalgia and innocence. Taking the best of the quiet moments in 80’s movie synth soundtracks and applying them liberally to a laid back beach groove works perfectly with the introspective vocals. What you are left with is a track that hides rich emotional power in it’s beautiful electronic dream.
♫ Sun City – Zoetrope (Jordan F reMix)
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We are fast approaching the release of UK dance guru Kissy Sell Out and our reining ElectroPop monarch Queen Of Hearts’ You’re Not The One single release. Just in time we have a couple of the tracks that make up the reMix package for you, here featuring Danny Westcott & Tom Bull. Elektropusher and Etc!Etc!.
Fist off, they aren’t as good as the original, no where near. The original is a big rave anthem with the ability to give goosebumps, so far, the released reMixes are not. With that out the way though they are pretty good in their own right. If we heard any of these in a club they would get us dancing no problem, especially the Electropusher reMix, which is a stomping, dirty, minimal Electro-House track. Electropusher drops some grinding synths and plays the vocal like an instrument to hypnotic effect. Danny Westcott & Tom Bull takes us back a couple of years to the Fidget heyday with this warping, yet soulful, take on the track. Etc!Etc!, on the other hand, rocks the track with a jump up beat and a deep Dubby vibe. There are a bunch of other reMixes on the single, but the label powers-that-be obviously don’t think they are good enough to be released in their full form, only 50 second samples have been made available. Which no-one likes. So fuck that. Still, it’s worth your while to investigate this single, the original version is amazing, and the reMixes will mostly get you moving.
♫ Kissy Sell Out (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – You’re Not The One (Danny Westcott & Tom Bull reMix)
♫ Kissy Sell Out (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – You’re Not The One (Elektropusher reMix)
♫ Kissy Sell Out (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – You’re Not The One (Etc!Etc! reMix)
You’re Not The One is released 17th September.
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French wunderkind Madeon’s new single, The City, kinda feels like his first proper single. Or at least it feels like it’s approaching what we were promised with his reMixes and mashups before he was taken under Deadmau5’ wings. This finally feels like he’s not trying to make a Brostep track to fit in with his new bros or trying to impress the Mau5 with how much he can sound like him.
The City, is a big, Nu-Disco flavoured ElectroPop track. Loaded with French flare. It’s not perfect, not by a long shot, the vocals, whilst pleasingly soulful, are a bit throwaway and the final production is a little too EDM (whatever that is), but this is the closest to what we expect from Madeon, in the past couple of years, that’s he’s got so far. I don;t know, maybe his original tracks, and reMixes, were just so good that once he got himself signed the odds were already against him to deliver. Maybe it would all be alright if people stopped trying to turn him into an EDM superstar and just let him do his DiscoPop thing. Anyway, this is his best release so far, let’s hop it;s heading in the right direction.
♫ Madeon (Feat. Zak Waters and Cass Lowe) – The City (Original Mix)
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Little Bear’s London ElectroPop/House outfit Ursa Minor (Little Bear) are gearing up for the release of their new EP, titled Shell. In advance of this five track release they have let slip the EP’s lead track. WTF Is Love, and one of it’s reMixes. It’s evocative stuff.
It’s a deep, deep track. Accompanied by an ominous Acidic burbling the tracks work both a sparse SynthPop/early House mix and Little Bears ethereal vocal line to their fullest. This track has a nice, atmospheric mix of raw Roland drum sounds with vintage House feel and gritty European SynthPop beauty. It’s not even the best track on the EP either! Ular Gray takes things to a Deep House place with his reMix of the track. Even going so far as to deepen the vocals, giving them a haunting, ringing quality that sits well with Gray’s classic, hypnotic, House groove.
♫ Ursa Minor (Little Bear) – WTF Is Love?
♫ Ursa Minor (Little Bear) – WTF Is Love? (Ular Gray reMix)
Ursa Minor (Little Bear)’s Shell EP is out on 1st October
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