Apr 25 2011

Mixtape: Pharao Black Magic’s ‘Spring Mix’

Pharao Black Magic’s Spring Mix’ = An awesome collection of synthesizer Disco, Springtime analog grooves!

Tracklist:

01. Sare Havlicek – White Russian (Lazy Summer) (Loveunlimited Version)
02. Rimer London – Fat Read
03. Slow Hands – Headgear
04. Bottin and Rodion – Shooting Star
05. Out Of City – Galactica
06. Hannulelauri – Bananas
07. Joao Brasil – LOVE Banana (Max Skiba reMix)
08. Todd Terje – Ragysh
09. Letta Mbulu – Kilimanjaro (The Revenge Edit)
10. Minimono – Smoking Mind
11. Remote – Scinax
12. Rimer London – Squaring The Triangle
13. Luminodisco – Questo Amore (Space Ranger reMix)

‘The Eye Of Horus’ drops soon and features reMixes from the likes of Tronik Youth and Popular Computer.

Pharao Black Magic @ Beatport

Pharao Black Magic @ Amazon

Apr 24 2011

Moonlight Matters’ reMix of Pacific!’s ‘Unspoken’

Pacific! new single, ‘Unspoken’ is an awesome song in it’s own right, a beautiful electronic narrative that features a haunting vocal performance from El Perro Del Mar.

But, sweet Disco messiah, Moonlight Matters long awaited reMix is a slap bassin’, synth funkin’’, riff soarin’ juggernaut. Moonlight Matters is Belgian Sebastiaan Vandevoorde, one part of Villa, and on this reMix he drops the spooky in favour of shit-loads of late 70’s Disco glam. Pounding into your should, it’s the slap bass that dominates this tune, the heartbeat that allows Moonlight Matters to create something truly epic. If this tune came on during the finale of some inspirational 70’s movie I would not be surprised in the least!

♫ Pacific! (Feat. El Perro Del Mar) – Unspoken (Moonlight Matters reMix)

“Unspoken” is out now on Alan Braxe’s Vulture Music. reMix back up from Santiago & Bushido, Moonlight Matters, Alex Gopher & Pierrick Devin and Anoraak

Apr 20 2011

Tape Warm

Tape Warm describe them selves as “new school disco analog”, how cool is that?

This new Brazilian duo have just released their début single, ‘Silver Copy’ and it’s full of heavy synth bass and a solid analog groove. I gotta’ say, I have a real love for analog sounding instrumental electronic music, especially if it sounds recorded on tape too, it reminds me of the electronic music I grew up with and manages to sound synthesized and robotic yet warm and organic at the same time. Tape Warm totally fits the bill here and wrap it all up in a rad cosmic Disco package. This is what the future sounded like in the late 70’s, and it can still take you away now!

♫ Tape Warm – Silver Copy (Original Mix)

Check out their reMix of Anoraak’s ‘Crazy eyes’ too, they really give it the 70’s Disco vibe!

♫ Anoraak – Crazy Eyes (Tape Warm reMix)

Tape Warm’s ‘Silver Copy’ is out now.

Tape Warm @ Beatport

Tape Warm @ Juno

Tape Warm @ 7Digital

Apr 20 2011

Moullinex & Xinobi

Moullinex & Xinobi thought “hey, let’s write a song’, 8 hours later they released it. It’s possible (though only conjecture on our part) that there may have been booze involved.

There’s no samples in ‘X Marks The Spot’, just Moullinex & Xinobi in the studio, singing and playing. It’s actually pretty funky, if a little scary. Like the Disco track that plays on repeat in your nightmares. It’s got to be said though, there is some fantastic 70’s lead synth work in the track, and it is wicked fun.

♫ Moullinex & Xinobi – X Marks The Spot

Apr 20 2011

Peter & The Magician

Peter & The Magician is, of course Yuksek and Stephen Fasano, ex-one half of Aeroplane, both awesome producers in their own right. This collaboration between the two that appears on Kitsuné’s latest Maison compilation, Vol. 11, is some of the dopest analog disco you will hear in a while.

‘Twist’ mashes-up Yuksek’s vocoder love with The Magician’s Disco funk into something pretty special. I think so anyway, opinion seems to be divided about this track but, for me, it’s hit all the right synthesizer buttons. This is the kinda’ track that would have me melting into the dancefloor.

The Magician has also reMixes Yuksek’s forthcoming new (comeback?) single ‘On The Train’, you can hear it in his new mixtape here.

♫ Peter & The Magician – Twist

‘Twist’ is available on Kitsuné Maison 11 ‘The Indie-Dance Issue’, out 16th May.

Kitsuné Music @ Beatport

Kitsuné Music @ Juno

Kitsuné Music @ 7Digital

Kitsuné Music @ Amazon

Apr 13 2011

Ruben & Ra’s new EP

Mysterious Disco edit monsters Ruben & Ra return this month with a new EP and a new label, Retrospective Records.

The British duo have become pretty known in the last couple of months for their storming, sample heavy Disco sounds. Bringing back the real Nu-Disco edit sound with their EP ‘Retrospective 001’ and the forthcoming ‘RETRO002’ these guys are relentlessly pumping out smooth summer jams to get you dancing in the sunshine.

♫ Ruben & Ra – Newer Shooz

♫ Ruben & Ra – The Beat Reaction

‘RETRO002’ drops this May.

Ruben & Ra @ Juno

Ruben & Ra @ Amazon

Apr 7 2011

In Flagranti’s ‘Worse For Wear’

In Flagranti return this month with a new single, ‘Worst For Wear’, on Codek.

Apparently leaving being their trademark vintage porn-chic sensibilities in favour of a ‘”trashed-goods” vibe, the duo’s music is still deep, funky, Electro-House goodness. ‘Worse For Wear’ has that visceral organic groove that so many In Flagranti productions sport. It’s an almost physical compulsion to move to the bass. Mixhell is amongst the reMixers contributing to the package with a synthetic Disco workout with a powerhouse, Old School EBM-esq, riff, it’s like Nitzer Ebb Disco gone Acid!

♫ In Flagranti – Worse For Wear

♫ In Flagranti – Worse For Wear (Mixhell reMix)

‘Worse For Wear’ is out 18th April

In Flagranti @ Beatport

In Flagranti @ Juno

In Flagranti @ 7Digital

In Flagranti @ Amazon

Apr 5 2011

Zimmer’s ‘Cruisin’’

Portuguese based Disco label Discotexas’ latest signing is French jetsetter Zimmer who bursts onto the scene with this head nodding analog workout.

‘Cruisin’’ is the result of Zimmer dividing his time between Paris and California, and it shows. Displaying the raw Disco of Paris and LA Dreamwave elements, Zimmer reigns in the tempo and delivers a mid-paced, feel good, Summer Disco jam. Incorporating a few Housey tricks and a rhythm section that bores into your soul, ‘Cruisin’’ need the sunshine to survive, it’s a track for lazy Sunday afternoons and good times.

♫ Zimmer – Cruisin’

Lookout for more by Zimmer on Discotexas soon.

Zimmer @ Facebook

Apr 5 2011

Tareq reMixed by MiGHty mOUse

It’s been a while since we featured Greek ElectroPopster Tareq, the man is back with a new single on Undo, a duet with Natassa Bofiliou called ‘Feel Me’

The track has had funking over by the almighty MiGHty mOUse, who layer on their trademark organic Nu-Disco. Raw and live grooves make the track float along and provide the prefect 70’s Moog funk backdrop for the track.

♫ Tareq – Feel Me (MiGHty mOUse Vocal reMix)

Tareq’s album, ‘Cocoon’ is out now.

Tareq @ Beatport

Tareq @ 7Digital

Tareq @ Amazon

Apr 4 2011

LCD Soundsystem’s farewell show.

Well, that’s that then. Saturday night saw the last ever LCD Soundsystem show. A three and a half hour send-off at Madison Square Garden for one of the greatest DancePunk/Indie-Electro/DiscoPunk/Whatever bands to have graced our ears.

Streamed live by Pitchfork, it’s not on YouTube for those that missed it.