Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:
One of the best synth riffs in existence, from 1988, Salt ‘N’ Pepa’s ‘Push It’.
Austrian Pop maverick Falco‘s ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ was an unexpected runaway hit in 1985.
In 1984 Mr. Billy Ocean released one of the smoothest songs of all time, ‘Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)’. Performed here on TOTP.
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A.N.D.Y.– A.N.D.Y. Tape Three = The new A.D.N.Y. tape is here. The ex-Mustang man has nailed it everytime so far, and now he makes it a hattrick. He really can pick the biggest sounds of the month, cannot wait for this guy’s EP with Vicente later this month.
♫ A.N.D.Y.- A.N.D.Y. Tape Three
The tracklist:
01. Finnebassen – If You Only Knew
02. John Monkman (Feat. Morgan Mackintosh) – Kiss Me
03. Punks Jump Up (Feat. Dave 1) – Mr. Overtime (Oliver reMix)
04. Chase Bush – Polly Molly
05. Crookers (Feat. Style Of Eye) – That Laughing Track (Sona Vabos reMix)
06. Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz (Amine Edge Edit)
07. Osunlade – Envision (Argy Vocal Mix)
08. Alex Metric – Rave Weapon
09. Surkin feat Ann Saunderson – Lose Yourself (Brodinski reMix)
10. Foamo – Ocean Drive
Check out more from A.N.D.Y.on SoundCloud.
I think everyone in the world has been waiting for this one! Teasers of SebastiAn’s reMix of Van She new single ‘Idea Of Happiness’ has been making some big waves. The single isn’t out until later this month (unless you want to buy iTunes quality…in which case you can pick it up now, but being a discerning music fan I will presume you don’t buy from iTunes and would rather wait a few days for quality), so it surprising, but very welcome that Modular Recordings have decided to give away the track, I guess they knew people couldn’t wait.
And the track lives up to it’s preceding reputation. SebastiAn amps up the disjointed French Disco and applies it to the tune liberally. Gone are the big rave synths, to be replaced with a particular cinematic slice funky bass, wicked Disco licks and big strings. It’s actually quite a ‘classic banger’, if such a think can exist yet. It’s got all the right elements, in the right places, of the golden age of Ed Banger tunes, which seeing as it a reMix of Van She’s comeback tunes, is more than fitting and will definitely put a smile on your face. If you have missed French Disco experimentalists reMixing Australian, electronically leaning, IndiePop artists (it happened all the time in 2008!) then you will love this track. We do! (Classic Van She picture seemed appropriate).
♫ Van She – Idea Of Happiness (SebastiAn reMix)
The single is released properly 13th May and features additional reMixes from Jonti, Hervé, and What So Not. Van She’s new album will be out this 6th July on Modular Recordings.
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Future Feelings is a Mexican producer who is mixing up a bit of vintage synthesizer Funk into his Nu-Disco sounds. He’s just released his ‘Odyssey’ EP and it seems like a must buy for anyone into analog Disco, Electro Boogie or Cosmic SynthWave sounds.
The ‘Odyssey’ EP is four tracks of space age future Funk. Future Feelings likes to mix things up in the studio, rocking classic synths from Moog, Roland and Oberheim into Ableton so his tracks retain a pure nostalgia and a warmness to their robotic grooves. ‘Drive’ is the standout on the EP, a wicked upbeat Nu-Disco track that combined late ‘70’s Disco with and Italo influence and some sweet B-Boy beats and vocoder. It’s got everything you need. The whole EP is a masterwork of analog Disco, with the deep funkin’ Moog basses and squelchy synths of early New York Disco meeting more driving European dance flavours and resulting in an exciting, retro, journey though neon and glitterball lit dancefloors. It also contains some of the bas bass playing and Herbie Hancock keys you’ll hear this side of Shook. The whole thing is wrapped up in a kinda’ SynthWave sheen, but is generally far groovier than SynthWave. Basically is like an attack of Disco robots from the future in about 1983. Yeah, that sounds about right.
♫ Future Feelings – Odyssey
♫ Future Feelings – Wicked
Future Feelings’ ‘Odyssey’ EP is out this week.
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Here we have the new single from Justin Winks, A.K.A. Casio Social Club. This time not on his own (and pretty awesome) Mullet Records imprint but as part of the first in a series of double A-side released from Eskimo Recordings. CSC shares this release with Djuma Soundsystem Vs. Kolombo, who’s downtempo Disco has got a good groove, but unsurprisingly Casio steals the show.
Mr. Winks has been quietly dropping a sting of ace tunes recently, ‘Rock The Discotheque’ is still regularly played round electronic rumors towers. ‘Nordic Nights’, Casio Social Clubs contribution to the double A-side, is a nice pumping, but quite deep, dancefloor tune that draws on both Disco and House influences and wraps them up in Casio Social Clubs‘ nostalgic Electro Boogie. Riding on a deep synthetic bassline and bright, shimmering, chords ‘Nordic Nights’ does seem to capture a bit of a Scandinavian flavour alongside keeping it retro with big electro tom rolls and even bringing a beach part vibe with some Tropical percussion. Casio Social Club has dropped yet another track destined to move the dancefloor with his rolling retro sound.
♫ Casio Social Club – Nordic Nights
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Aeroplane – April 2012 Mix = As the world flies by past us, it’s that time again for Vito to drop is choice cuts from the past month. the new killers from Punks Jump Up and Hey Today! are in the mix along with a new reMix of Adamski (yes! Adamski!) from ATTAR!. Here comes the weekend!
The tracklist:
01. Pioneerball – Bananas
02. Joakim – Nothing Gold (Todd Terje reMix)
03. Trujillo – Acapulco Gold (Ron Basejam reMix)
04. Rocco Desentis – Danze Fraternalle
05. Finnebassen – If You Only Knew
06. Raiders Of The Lost Arp – Night Theme
07. Alistair Gillespie & Alex Deep – Good Ol’ Days (Thomas De Lorenzo reMix)
08. Hunter/Game – Reckless Lady
09. Adamski – I Like It (ATTAR! reMix)
10. Punks Jump Up – Mr. Overtime (Club Version)
11. Hey Today! – 83
12. Andrea Di Rocco – The Past Present
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The C90s – May Chart Mix = I swear it hasn’t been a month since The C90s last mix? Maybe it’s just me still rocking Aprils collection. For May they drops a whole host of fresh tunes, including A.N.D.Y. & Vincente’s ‘El Barrio’, a tune we’ve only been teased so far.
The tracklist:
01. Alexander Louvre – This Feeling
02. Joakim – Nothing Gold (Todd Terje reMix)
03. Pillow Talk – Makings of a Lover
04. Bukka & Molinari – Mind Games
05. Black Magic Disco – Downtown (ODahl reMix)
06. A.N.D.Y. & Vincente – El Barrio
07. DJ Agent 86 – El Himno Ibiza (Disco Funk Mix)
08. Moon Runner – Interactive Track
09. Rambla Boys – Cocomero (Frank Agrario reMix)
10. Cristalli Liquidi – Volevi Una Hit
11. Shep ‘N’ Wily – Hefty Done Me Right
12. Betamax – Disco Dracula
13. Punks Jump Up (Feat. Dave 1) – Mr. Overtime (Club Mix)
If you’re in London on 26th of May you can Catch The C90’s alongside Edwin Van Cleef, Futurecop!, Fear Of Tigers and yours truly at The Nest in Dalston, details here.
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LA Indie-Dreamwave duo Capital Cities have become a bit of a mainstay here on electronic rumors in the last couple of years. We covered their latest single ‘Kangaroo Court’ back in March but now the EP is out it;s time to check out a reMix from one of the most musically talented Nu-Disco producers working today. Shook.
Shook channels all his ability into capturing the Funky side of Capital Cities home town. this is a huge slick of pure LA Funk and the Dutch producer works it like he was a native. this kind of pure groove is Shook at his best, it’s where his musicality is allows to shine though and it’s the reason people are lining up to work with him. The original’s upbeat Indie-Disco is reined in and told to ‘chill the fuck out’ resulting in some amazing, slick, west cost vibes. Thick Moogy basses and twisting Disco licks are the order of the day here.
♫ Capital Cities – Kangaroo Court (Shook reMix)
‘Kangaroo Court’ is released this week on Lazy Hooks.
Check out more from Capital Cities on SoundCloud.
Punks Jump Up – The (Wrong) ‘80’s Mix 2 = Well this is just awesome. In celebration of the release of the amazing Mr. overtime single, Punks jump up have put together this hour long mix after my own heart crammed full of obscure ‘80’s dance mixes. Enjoy!”
♫ Punks Jump Up – The (Wrong) ‘80’s Mix 2
The tracklist:
01. The Service – Dance Up
02. Ironic Remark – Rebirth Of An Anti-Christ (Instrumental)
03. Flirts – All You Ever Think About Is Sex
04. Glam – More Than Ever (Fashion Mix)
05. Lefturno – Out Of Sight
06. Steel Mind – Boss Man
07. Gaz Nevada – Ticket To Los Angeles
08. The Earons – Land Of Hunger (Dub)
09. Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her
10. Temper – No Favors
11. Pete Shelley – Witness The Change
12. Propaganda – Frozen Faces
13. Yes – Leave It (Re-Mix)
14. Queen – Invisible Man (12″ Mix)
15. Gino Soccio – Remember
16. Patrick Cowley – Going Home (Re-Mix)
17. Secret Service – Night City
18. Macho – Not Tonight (Re-Mix)
19. Gary’s Gang – Makin’ Music (Dub)
20. Giorgio Moroder – Night Drive
21. Gina & The Flexix – Believe
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B-Xentric! – The Jockey Club Five = An hour and a half of upfront Disco and Funky House is on the cards with B-Xentrix!’s latest monthly mix. That’s right, and hour and a half, none of this mucking around with forty minutes here!
♫ B-Xentric! – The Jockey Club Five
The tracklist:
01. Ledgroove – Being ‘90’s Thru The ‘80’s
02. Walter Jones – I Am Loved
03. Elium Robots – Bring Drinking (Tuff City Kids reMix)
04. Bruce Haack – Program Me (Eskimo Twins Rework)
05. Rotciv (Feat. Zopelar) – Solution
06. Lauer – Trainmann (Tensnake Tranceman Mix)
07. Eleanor Academia – Adventure (Bub Mix)
08. Jibaro – Disco Passion (Instrumental Mix)
09. New York Disco Punk – Lonely On The Dance Floor (Deep Disco Edit)
10. Joachim J – Persepolis
11. Stranger & Captain Delicious – Punkfloydmovement
12. Serge Santiago – Atto D’Amore (Dub Version)
13. Sgt. Lovebody – Crystal Skies
14. Christian S – The Power Of Now
15. Atomico – Mambo Tranferencia
Check out more from B-Xentric! on SoundCloud.
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