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Aug 10 2012

Jordan F’s ‘Aurora’

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Hot on the heels of his reworked Summers Of Tomorrow EP Australian SynthWave superstar Jordan F presents us with a brand new track just in time for a scorching weekend. So if you’re in the mood for something slick and synthy to chill to over the next few days, look no further.

Aurora is a smooth, floaty slice of retro Electro. Fright from the offset, a rich synth melody and driving Italo bassline greet you, pulling you into the track. Walking the line between dreamlike and dancefloor friendly, Aurora tick all the boxes for a blissed out nostalgia jam. The track rises and falls like the ebb and flow of a tide, carrying you along with it. This has to be listened to wearing shades.

♫ Jordan F – Aurora

Summers Of Tomorrow is available right now, for free, at Jordan F’s Bandcamp.

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Aug 10 2012

Vincenzo Salvia’s new EP

Vincenzo Salvia

Italian SynthWave newcomer Vincenzo Salvia offers up the latest release on Future City Records. A new four track EP of some of the finest ‘80’s inspired synth that captured the very essence of the SynthWave scene yet manages to carve out a unique sound all of it’s own.

The Voyage EP kicks off with Midnight Breeze, a rockin’ slice of pounding Italo. The backing of this track is borderline Industrial EBM, marching machine gun beats and a relentless arpeggiated bassline power the track ever forward. But it’s not all hard hitting, this robot army backing track is tempered with some seriously beautiful playing. Salvia’s fingers must be a blur as he crafts, shimmering leads and soaring solos. Ocean Drive brings us closer to the rich ‘80’s movie soundtrack territory as Salvia lays down layer after layer of emotion synth work and melodies that ring out against sweeping cosmic pads. Seaside Cruise is, for us, the EP’s standout, and the track where Vincenzo Salvia indulges his Dreamwave side. Packed with feeling, this track really makes the synth come alive. It’s carefree, summery, nostalgic bliss. And not to be missed. The EP closes on it’s title track, Voyage. A perfect finale of ‘80’s synths, funky beats and uplifting melodies. We’ll definitely be keeping out eye on Mr. Salvia from now on.

♫ Vincenzo Salvia – Voyage

♫ Vincenzo Salvia – Seaside Cruise

♫ Vincenzo Salvia – Midnight Breeze

Vincenzo Salvia’s Voyage EP is out now.

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Aug 10 2012

Hot Hot Hawk’s ‘Rise and Down’

Hot Hot Hawk

Russia’s Hot Hot Hawk is at it again! This time the Nu-Disco/SynthWave producer has brought along a vocalist, and the results are fresh as hell. Enlisting Ksenia Popova to land the track a little female charm, Hot Hot Hawk hits the ground running in this smooth slice of relaxed summer soul.

Popova vocals has a slight Russian twang to them, which no only gives the track an originality in the Nu-Disco pantheon, but also immediately endears the listener to the track. Add to that Hot Hot Hawks’ deep Disco grooves, loaded with stabbing synths , bouncing basslines and shuffling drums, and you have a track fit for the sexiest of beach parties. The combination of pulsating Disco and sharp floating melodies is a masterstroke.

♫ Hot Hot Hawk (Feat. Ksenia Popova) – Rise And Down

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Aug 10 2012

SevdahBABY’s ‘Jun’ video

Serbian Disco House supremo SevdahBABY, has just dropped a new single, Jun, and here’s the video.

It’s a point of view bike tour, and funky with it!

SevdahBABY’s Jun is out now.

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Aug 10 2012

Cut Copy remixed by Eleven:Eleven

Cut Copy

We thought the days of reMixes of Australian Indie-Electro masters Cut Copy’s now-classic Hearts On Fire were over. We are glad we were wrong. Austin ElectroPop outfit Eleven:Eleven have whipped up a new take on the track that brings to mind some seriously classic SynthPop.

This one’s all about the big beats and vintage Synth melodies. There’s someone of Depeche Mode’s Behind The Wheel in this mix, especially in the haunting lead line. This mixture of nostalgic refrains and big modern synth production make the track quite unique sounding. Moody, with a marching dance beat, this reMixes shines a whole new light on Cut Copy’s original. Being big fans of the tune, it;s great to hear it presented in such a new way.

♫ Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire (Eleven:Eleven ‘The Induction’ Mix)

Hearts On Fire is taken from Cut Copy’s second album In Ghost Colours.

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Aug 9 2012

The Young Punx Vs. Alizzz

Alizzz

Out today on Beatport is the latest in a string of blistering releases from London’s ElectroFunkinDiscoBreakin MofoHiFi. This time it the return of Alizzz, the Spanish producer who graced MofoHiFi with his Neon Lights EP earlier this year. His new EP is titled Loud, and is packed with smooth jams and Electro Boogie beats.

The Lead track, Loud, is chilled slice of electronic Funk. Sounding like a cross between 80s influenced Nu-Disco and sweet LA Funk in the vein of DâM-FunK. it comes complete with a reMix from London Italo-Disco-ElectroDirty Bass crew The Young Punx, which we can exclusively première right here, right now. The Punx bring a little of their Italo-Disco magic to the tracks shimmering melodies. Reining in the fluid groove of the original into a tight dancefloor monster, this reMix sets out to ignite your feet with a storming digital bassline and thick retro synth chords. One hundred percent robo-Disco with an ice, melodic, nostalgic sheen. Oh, and you know how much we love electro tom rolls? Well, this tune is loaded with them! When the original’s steel drums kick in, you’re in summer jam heaven.

♫ Alizzz – Loud (The Young Punx Mix)

Alizzz’s Loud EP is out today on Beatport, 27th August elsewhere, via MofoHiFi.

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Aug 9 2012

Strangers cover Haddaway

Strangers

Still riding high on the success of their current Safe/Pain single, London’s dark ElectroPop trio Strangers have taken some time out from being all bombastic and moody to cover Haddaway’s What Is Love? I don’t think, in my entire life, I have ever heard a band cover a classic track and make it their own as much as Strangers do right here.

It’s bewildering. Any connotation, and pre-conceived ideas,  you have of Haddaway’s original, one of the biggest EuroDance hits of the ‘90’s, will completely disappear within seconds of Stranger’s cover starting. It’s like the song was written for them. Stripping the track of it’s staccato EuroPop bassline and Hi-NRG beats, Strangers replace what’s gone with majestic synth chords, brooding military rhythms and atmospheric piano. When they belt out “What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me” as an anthemic lament, you’ll instantly forget the shiny, upbeat, original and totally commit to Strangers moody, emotional vision of the song.

♫ Strangers – What Is Love? (Haddaway Cover)

Safe/Pain by Strangers is out now.

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Aug 9 2012

Magic Sword reMixes Purity Ring

Purity Ring

Hot on the heels of last month’s feature on American SynthWaver Magic Sword, the man stopped by the electronic rumors Inbox with his latest reMix. 4AD’s Purity Ring get the reMix treatment this time as Magic Sword whips up their deep, dubby, shoegazey Indie-ElectroPop into retro synth frenzy.

Magic Sword’s reMix of Obedear does the seemingly impossible. It keeps the moody atmosphere of the track but injects it with some deep Italo sounds. It’s an enveloping blanket of rich synthesizer sounds juxtaposed with a toytown electronic melody. Magic Sword effortlessly blends the otherworldly, ominous, tone of Obedear with his own 80s inspired electronica, the result is unique and immensely listenable.

♫ Purity Ring – Obedear (Magic Sword reMix)

Obedear is taken from Purity Ring’s

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Aug 9 2012

Cinnamon Girl’s ‘Devil In Me’ video

Despite a relentless, and I suspect expensive, PR onslaught we haven’t really been that taken with any of London based Dane Cinnamon Girl’s output so far. That’s changed, though, with her new track Devil In Me.

With a clip directed by Joanna Dudderidge, Devil In Me is a rip roaring retro ElectroPop extravaganza. Loaded with 80s references, both musically and vocally, and big contemporary production The video is suitably 80s styled.

Devil In Me is out now, available from Cinnamon Girl’s Bandcamp.

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Aug 9 2012

Labyrinth Ear’s ‘Urchin’

Labyrinth Ear

It’s been a while since their pretty stunning Apparitions EP but now London Experimental SynthPop duo Labyrinth Ear are once again ready to treat our ears to some of the most interesting electronic music around. It’s been nearly a year since their last EP, but their new track, Urchin, let’s us know they haven’t been sitting on their laurels.

A mixture of chimes and deep synthetic bassline greet you at the beginning of Urchin, sounding not unlike something from BladeRunner. Such futuristic connotations are soon shed, thought, as Labyrinth Ear launch into a moody, organic SynthPop dream. Industrial percussion and ghostly synths lay out the tracks atmosphere, threatening to take the song into Goth territory, but Labyrinth Ear refrain from things from getting too pompous by keeping a very human, emotional, feel to the track. Both in Tom’s gloomy Italo dungeon music and Emily’s haunting vocal performance. Hopefully a precursor of things to come.

♫ Labyrinth Ear – Urchin

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