May 13 2013

[Audio] Russ Chimes reMixes Josh Kumra

Check out the latest reMix from Mr. Russ Chimes. I think out love for this guys music is pretty well documented by now, so we’ll shut up about it this time. Josh Kumra is an artist who’s new to us, but seems to have been building some serious hype in the past few months, especially around the release of his début album, Russ has delivered a reMix of his track, The Answer, which is out now.

We had a quick listen to the original, it seemed pretty stand public-school-boy-acoustic-Pop which is so prevalent in the UK right now, but Chime’s turns that right on it’s head, grabbing vocal snatches of the original and weaving them into an mysterious, evolving House tune that’s as energetic as it is compelling. One of the things we dig about Chimes’ music is the little flourishes and fills that litter his tunes, and this one if no exception, it’s coursing House groove is peppered with rolls, dips and tape stops, giving each section an added excitement. Layer all this with a big Rave lead and you’ve got a powerful dancefloor juggernaut.

♫ Josh Kumra – The Answer (Russ Chimes reMix)

Josh Kumra’s The Answer is out now.

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May 13 2013

[Audio] Alex Metric teams-up with Jacques Lu Cont

Alex Metric’s team-up with Jacques Lu Cont, Safe With You, premiered on Friday on Annie Mac’s show and it turns out it’s awesome. We say ‘turns out’ because both of these producers recent efforts, whilst top quality, have disappointed up a little coming from artists of this calibre. After a few listens to the Dub mix of Safe With You we can definitely say the whole is greater than the sum if it’s parts.

But it’s parts don’t stop at Metric and Lu Cont, the track also features the vocals of Niki & The Dove crazy Malin, and with all this in the melting pot the result is dancefloor excellence. Pounding beats, pumping basslines, grinding synths, sparkling arpeggios, everything you need at peak-time. Malin’s sweet vocal croons it’s way through the track as the wall of sound behind it seems to build and build. Can’t wait to hear the full vocal version.

♫ Alex Metric & Jacques Lu Cont (Feat. Malin) – Safe With You (Dub Mix) (Radio Rip)

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May 13 2013

[Audio] Katy B’s new single

Dance-Bass-Pop singer Katy B’s new single is pure House vibes with a hint of old school rave. What Love Is Made Of follows on from her free Danger EP of late last year and is the first hint we’ve had of the sound of her forthcoming second album, due out in the autumn. Sounds like it could be a storming release.

Building on a groove Chicago core What Love Is Made Of layers a big Rave riff and Katy’s silky vocal in a departure from the more urban sound of her first album. This track is more slick, euphoric, 90s DancePop than Katy’s previous releases. What you are treated to here is an uplifting array of bright synths and driving beats with some incoming hands-in-the-air moments. Possible not destined for the same chart success as her first crop of singles, What Love Is Made Of will definitely strike a chord with lovers of intelligent House-Pop.

♫ Katy B – What Love Is Made Of (Radio Edit)

Katy B’s What Love Is Made Of is released 8th July

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May 10 2013

[Audio] Yuksek & Oh Land reMixed by La Félix

We’ve got another reMix of Yuksek’s incredibly infectious new single, the Oh Land featuring Last Of Our Kinds, right here. Last Of Our Kinds is the lead track on Yuksek’s forthcoming new EP, Partyfine EP#1, out on Monday on Yuksek’s own new Partyfine imprint. This reMix by the mysterious La Félix isn’t featured on the EP, but provides a nice little Disco excursion on the version. Hat tip to Jakob at Disco Demons for turning us on to this one.

Last Of Our Kinds is a big, epic ElectroPop tune with a 60s twist and a cinematic chorus, La Félix effortlessly morphs it into a lazy summer Disco tune whist keeping all the original’s dramatic flair. Mixing the majestic piano with a warbling Disco bassline, La Félix crafts a solid, funky, backing with a lush French Touch vibe, complete with a baroque synth line and chirpy strings. It’s actually a lot better than on or two of the reMixes on the single, it’s great to see what other people are doing with this sweeping vocal.

♫ ♫ Yuksek (Feat. Oh Land) – Last Of Our Kinds (La Félix reMix)

Yuksek’s Partyfine EP#1 is released 13th May.

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May 10 2013

[Audio] Only You’s début EP

New Jersey based retro Popster Only You has been on our radar for a while now. First coming to our attention back in October last year, this one man band has been steadily letting loose a selection of slickly producer, retro, Pop tunes and is now ready to collect them all, alongside some new material, on his début EP, Another World.

Released this week, the Another World EP hold five storming tracks. Thee of which we’ve covered before; Secrets, The Starchild and the EPs highlight Reap The Voice You’ve Made, alongside two brand new tunes. The EP opens with it’s title track, and the releases only instrumental. Another World eases you into the tone of the album gently. A swirl of lush synth sounds rush around the track, pinned down by vintage drum sounds and a pair of intertwining melodies that wrap around each other like smoke. I would have been concerned about kicking off the EP with an instrumental, but am proved wrong as Another World introduced you to the EP’s nostalgic 80s tone. Where Will I Be? is the calm before the album plays out on Reap The Voice You’ve Made. An anthemic lament set to driving arpeggios and sparkling lead lines. The guitar feels slightly out of place here, especially against the Italo bassline, but it doesn’t feature much so it’s all good.repertoire. Where Will I Be? is a welcome addition to Only You’s repertoire. In the current climate of male vocaled retro Pop releases (i.e. a surprisingly large amount of them ), Only You had done an excellent job of carving out a coroner of the niece for himself. We look forward to more.

♫ Only You – Where Will I Be?

♫ Only You – Another World

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May 9 2013

[MP3] A.A. Wallace’s ‘(disambiguation)’

A few weeks ago we featured Nova Scotian Chillwave Popster A.A. Wallace and his track Temporal Suspension, a glitchy but soulful slice of Bedroom Pop. this week sees the release of the man’s début album, irritatingly titled (disambiguation). Yes, we know people who use symbols in titles obviously don’t want potential fans to be able to search for their music in online stores, but pretentious moniker aside if you get into the meat of the release, the music, you’ll find something well worth your time and eight tracks that will lift your day.

A.A. Wallace taking in a varied and ecclectic collection of reference point in his journey though (disambiguation), from R&B to SynthWave to Indie-Electro to Ambient, with a feel for both emotional resonance and a Disco groove, Wallace turns each mood to his advantage. The album opens with Offline, a strong tack to lead with. Catchy and optimistic it shows off his skills with both hazy atmosphere and a dancefloor hook combined and is followed by one of the albums two instrumental moments, the haunting Post Mortem Depression. Feels To Real lays on some 80s soul vibes which get churned up with a machine beat and arpeggios. the abrasive second instrumental Complaining About Airports leads into the blissful Chillwave R&B piano ballad Do What You Wunt and the aforementioned, anthemic, Temporal Suspension. The Indie Disco of Lipstick And Stethoscopes makes one of the albums sing-a-long high points, driven by a compelling, summery beat, Lipstick And Stethoscopes revels in distant guitar and frantic Italo arpeggios to power the track along, allowing it’s accessible vocals to flow over the top. The album plays out on We Can Heal, an easy piano groove leading into a lush mid-80s Pop track that could easily be the next single with it’s warm beats and themes or reinvention. (disambiguation) is a confident and solid début that is, frankly, a joy to listen to and is definitely worth your time.

♫ A.A. Wallace – Lipstick And Stethoscopes

♫ A.A. Wallace – Offline

♫ A.A. Wallace – This Can Heal

♫ A.A. Wallace – Temporal Suspension

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May 8 2013

[Audio] Tesla Boy’s ‘M.C.H.T.E’

How on the heels of March’s 1991, here’s the new single from Russia’s greatest export, the unstoppable Tesla Boy. Taken from their forthcoming second album, The Universe Made Of Darkness, this new tune sees Tesla Boy back in an 80s groove, after 1991’s flirting with the 90s, and rocking it harder than we’ve heard them rock before.

M.C.H.T.E leaves a little of Tesla Boy’s smooth Disco grooves behind in favour of massive raw drums and growling synths. Anton’s epic vocal soars over a backing of almost Tropical purcussion, thickly layered synths, and a production that makes everything big, reverby and live. Although keeping a strong synth Funk groove, M.C.H.T.E has more in common with the stadium SynthPop of Depeche Mode than their Dreamwave roots. And that’s all good, Tesla Boy did Dreamwave flavoured ElectroPop better than anybody, and now it’s time to tackle their next electro target. Bring on the big Tesla Boy SynthPop, we say.

♫ Tesla Boy – M.C.H.T.E

M.C.H.T.E is taken from Tesla Boy’s forthcoming album The Universe Made Of Darkness, released 21st May.

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May 8 2013

[Audio] Du Tonc’s ‘Surging Memories’

Surging Memories is the second single from the frankly awesome superhero team-up of MiGHty mOUse and Van She bassist and ElectroPopper Matt Van Schie, Du Tonc. The duo are gearing up for their immanent tour of Europe and the US, and have dropped their new tune in preparation.

Following on from their previous single, Darkness, Surging Memories feels even more like MiGHty mOUse meets Matt Van Schie that that did. Which I guess is kinda;’ obvious really. It’s a big rush of emotion, where a live Indie feel rubs shoulders with raw Disco. Driven by a hazy, buzzy, guitar riff and waves of blissful synths these guys coax a sense of summertime nostalgia with just a hint of mystery in their music, allowing Matt’s vocals to sound both introspective and anthemic at the same time. Two songs down and Du Tonc have a flawless record so far, let’s hope they can keep it up. You should definitely try to catch Du Tonc live is they are in your area, dates here.

♫ Du Tonc – Surging Memories

Du Tonc’s Surging Memories is out now on Cheap Thrills.

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May 8 2013

[Audio] Tommy’s new EP

French atmospheric SynthWave producer extraordinaire Tommy has signed on with that staple of retro synth music Girlfriend Records. We can’t think of a better match. GFR have long been on the front-line of SynthWave and have carved a name out for themselves that demands you pay attention to their releases, and Tommy, being one of the leading lights of the SynthWave scene, is a perfect addition to their stable.

The new release, High Fidelity, is five tracks of soaring synthetic goodness. The EP show a versatility to Tommy’s work, with tracks ranging from pure soundtrack Outrun Electro, to more groovy SynthWave, to luscious electronic ballads. The track on the release feel like a maturing of Tommy sound post-Outer Space Adventurer. There something a little more thoughtful, and a little more encompassing of a wider range of influences and emotional moods on this record. Amongst the EP’s flowing journey, highlights include the opener, Tommy’s Theme, which is a tour-de-force in melodic soloing. If you like your epic synth solos then this tune will make you very happy indeed. Set to a swirling synthetic mood, Tommy lets rip and teats us to an evolving electronic conversation. The EP’s title track, High Fidelity, is Tommy at his driving best. An arpeggio fuelled monster that lulls you into a false sense of Outrun security before launching a barrage of emotional chords and melodies at you. With a little Disco swing introduced at the mid-point, High Fidelity is the EPs energetic pinnacle, and Test Drive, a track that is such pure SynthWave as to set the bar for those that follow. With a Kavinsky flavour, Test Drive, growls it;s way though four minutes of asphalt churning, melodic madness. Tommy has really delivered the goods with his new EP, making him, more than ever, one to watch.

♫ Tommy – High Fidelity

♫ Tommy – Tommy’s Theme

♫ Tommy – Test Drive

Tommy’s High Fidelity EP is out now.

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May 8 2013

[Audio] Flight Facilities & Elizabeth Rose

Australian Nu-Disco veterans Flight Facilities have dropped their second new track in the past twelve months. This time it’s a laid back stormer titled I Didn’t Believe featuring one of our favourite singers, fellow Australian Elizabeth Rose. Prepare for some slick Disco vibes.

I Didn’t Believe has been a work-in-progress since 2010, being the first track they wrote after the awesome Crave You, but it took Rose’s vocals to set the icing on the cake. Five minutes of playful Funk with a summery outlook. Deep and soulful rather than big and bombastic, I Didn’t Believe is a perfect chilling in the sun soundtrack driven by an undulating bassline and Rose’s breathy voice. The chorus is pure classic sounding Disco, uplifting and joyful. Sit back and relax.