With the recently premièred Jealous (I Ain’t With It), Canadian Funkmasters Chromeo showed off the opening track of their long awaited new album White Women. Now the DiscoPop anthem is out and about in video form.
Another slice of Chrome humour; you have to love how much these guys don’t take themselves seriously. Reverend Dave 1 presiding.
Chromeo’s White Women is released 12th May.
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New York DiscoPop duo The Knock’‘ collaboration, with fellow New Yorkian rising stars X Ambassadors, the blog destroying Comfortable, is about to become the subject of many a reMix. Getting in ahead of the pack is one of Chicago’s’ finest House exports, Rogue Vogue, who give the track an authentic 90s spin. Hold tight for the synth stabs!
Solid 909s from the offset, Rogue Vogue delivers his classic brand of House music on this reMix. Accentuated by the bounciest of basses and shimmering Sci-Fi keys, this reMix whips up a frenzy of strobe light vibes and an urban swing. Using the vocals relatively sparsely, Rogue Vogue unleashed another jam destined to pack dancefloors.
♫ The Knocks (Feat. X Ambassadors) – Comfortable (Rogue Vogue reMix)
The Knocks’ Comfortable EP is released out now.
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This is the second video from the new Sarah Blackwood-less Client. As far as we’re concerned the jury is still out, but we’re pleasantly surprised. Refuge is all rampaging arpeggios and Ladytron-esque folky vocals from new Bristolian Client Nicole Thomas (and having a Bristolian Client is pretty awesome) delivering sweeping Pop choruses. A good start.
Carlo Roberti directed the enigmatic clip, with a nice muted colour pallet and tons of drama.
Client’s new album, Authority, is out 21st March.
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Make Me Feel is the new single from Cassette Clubber Ben Macklin. Released this week the single features the vocal stylings of Rowan Arnold and comes equipped with reMixes from Tronik Youth, Nude Disco & Culture Culture. On your first listen you’ll instantly realise why Ben is one of our favourite British producers working right now. Check it out.
Neatly blending Tropical vibes and a slick retro SynthPop flavour, Make Me Feel is a nice mid-paced jam that would sit equally at home on by the poolside or on Top Of The Pops in 1986. With elements of Synth Soul, particularly in the bassline and vocals and an uplifting Island Disco chorus, it’s a track that will force a smile onto your face. Nude Disco ups the tempo a tad whist keeping the retro groove, injecting punchy snyths and an array sweeping club hooks. Covering everything from Italo to Nu-Disco via ElectroPop, the single package is strong as hell, you should definitely investigate.
♫ Ben Macklin (Feat. Rowan Arnold) – Make Me Feel
♫ Ben Macklin (Feat. Rowan Arnold) – Make Me Feel (Nude Disco reMix)
Ben Macklin’s Make Me Feel is out now.
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So, you know we love our Indonesian bros Mjolnir, and you know we love out London bros JBAG, so the combination of the two is an exciting prospect indeed. Out soon on, one half of JBAG, Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records is Mjolnir’s new single, Just A Boy, and as a war up; here’s JBAG’s lush, summery, Dub mix of the track.
JBAG lay out the dancefloor side of the tune thick. An immense wall of Tropical sounds and deep Funk grooves. A tidal wave of sunshine beats and uplifting snyths that crashed over you. I defy anyone to not move, even a little bit to this one. Frankly, if you don’t find yourself shimmying to Just A Boy, you may want to consult with your Doctor about possible paralysis or the atrophy of your fun gland.
♫ Mjolnir – Just A Boy (JBAG Dub)
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Scandinavian ice queen Karin Park’s gorgeous new single Shine, a heady mix of deep House grooves and Sweedish ElectroPop mystery, is now out and about in video form.
Karin herself co-directs with Olle Lundin and once again the set is Karin’s converted church house.
Karin Park’s Shine is released 24th February.
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After a few months hiatus Brooklyn based SynthWavers Emeron & Fox are back and getting their House groove on with their new tune Windup. Last time we heard from these guys was early last summer with Arms Out, so take a peek below and see whether they have been hard at work in the intervening months, or just mucking about.
Sounds like it’s the ‘working hard’ option. Windup effortlessly blends a myriad of styles into one funky whole. From the Disco bassline and SynthWave pads, to the Baroque Electro arpeggios, Windup is a bubbling melting pot of synth sounds. The spliced up vocal samples provide the ribbon that neatly ties the track together. Awesome, and slightly mysterious, work from this duo. Ends a but quick though.
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This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes from a look at the highly underrated Casio CZ-1.
Video courtesy of YouTube user zibbybone.
Here’s the new single from Australian/Swedish sisters Say Lou Lou. Everything We Touch is taken from their forthcoming début album, due out later this year and follows the likes of Better In The Dark, Julian and Maybe You in leading us to believe this could be one of the big Pop albums of the year.
Anthemic and bombastic, as with all of Say Lou Lou’s singles Everything We Touch follows the formula of ethereal, floaty verses and massive sing-a-long choruses. With just the right amount of ScandiPop, layered pulsating synths and rousing, tribal, drums power the track along, giving a platform for the sisters stadium vocals.
♫ Say Lou Lou – Everything We Touch
Say Lou Lou’s ‘Everything We Touch is released 19th May.
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Here’s the video for Maya Jane Coles’ Comfort. The title track from her amazing début album, which is being released in deluxe edition format at the end of this month.
The clip is directed by frequent collaborator Jonas Lord. A stark and visually complex video, with some stunning imagery, to match the intricate, enigmatic, House vibes of the track.
Maya Jane Coles’ Comfort deluxe edition is released 24th March.
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