May 18 2010

Jeremy Glenn

Toronto’s Jeremy Glenn is a purveyor or neo-Electro-Soul and one time DāM-FunK collaborator who is gearing up for the release of his début single on YYZ Records next week.

The single is reminiscent of mid-80’s chart soul (at least here in the UK) with that pre-House dance groove and comes with an exiting reMix package including these two by DVAS and Panic Bomber. It’s been a while since we heard anything form DVAS but their reMix is a welcome return as they Disco things right up with a dancefloor destroying bassline. Panic Bomber get a bit more noisy with their take on the track, pushing the distorted synths and disco sirens.

♫ Jeremy Glenn – Mysterious Lover (DVAS Salon Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Jeremy Glenn – Mysterious Lover (Panic Bomber Techno reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Jeremy Glenn – Mysterious Lover (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Mysterious Lover’ is released next Tuesday and features further reMixes from Lucy Lo and Modern Artifacts, both of with are defiantly worth a listen!

Jeremy Glenn @ MySpace

May 16 2010

Gypsy And The Cat; SHAZAM reMix

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We introduced you to Gypsy And The Cat a while back, including their summery anthem ‘Jona Vark’.

The track has now has a working over by fellow Aussie producer SHAZAM who takes the laidback vibe of the original, gives it steroids, and kicks it to the dancefloor with a hard kick drum, Disco strings and some of the best electro-tom work this side of the ‘70’s.

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (SHAZAM reMix) (zShare) (Sharebee)

Gypsy And The Cat are planning to release their début album this year, and an initial single, ‘Time To Wonder’ is out 21st June via Young & Lost

Gypsy And The Cat @ Amazon

May 6 2010

Punches

Punches, the DJ double act who dropped that wicked Au Revoir Simone reMix on us a couple of weeks ago are back with some original material.

This is just what I need to shake the cobwebs out of my head this morning, a nice smooth disco vibe with a bit of ‘90’s House feel with the vocals. This track really needs loads of radio play, I don’t know what it is about it but it just sounds like it should be on the radio on a summer afternoon.

♫ Punches – Let Go (zShare) (MediaFire)

Really, show these guys you Thursday MySpace lovin’:

Punches @ MySpace

Apr 29 2010

Acid Washed reMixes Kelis

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Acid Washed and Kelis seem to be channelling Moroder and Summer with AW’s reMix of Kelis’ new single ‘Acapella’.

The Parisian duo get their serious arpeggio ’70’s Disco groove on here and don’t scrimp on the hand claps.

♫ Kelis – Acapella (Acid Washed reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

While we’re at it, check out this reMix of Kelis’ biggest hit ‘Milkshake’ by Nu-Disco outfit Night Drugs, who come up with a slick Dreamwave-esq version.

♫ Kelis – Milkshake (Night Drugs reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Acapella’ is out now.

Apr 24 2010

Luxury Living

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Amongst their number is one half of the Pearl Flash DJ crew, London based trio Luxury Living have been featured on electronic rumors previously with their stellar reMix of Penguin Prison’s ‘Something I’m Not’.

Their original material really does not disappoint. We can’t help buy get exited about their unique take on bouncy Space-Disco-SynthPop. This music is analog arpeggio heaven. Of the two tracks here I think I prefer ‘Kimberly’, with it’s real Robo-Disco vibe, although ‘Everything Is Going To Be Amazing’ is probably going to be a commercial smash!

♫ Luxury Living – Kimberley (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Luxury Living – Everything Is Going To Be Amazing (zShare) (MediaFire)

Until the time comes to spend your dosh on Luxury Living’s début release go show them some MySpace lovin’

Luxury Living @ MySpace

Apr 24 2010

The Vault: Man Parrish

The Vault: The classics of Electronic Music. The influential and the groundbreaking. The pioneering and the music we grew up on… ManParrish

Yeah, yeah, I know. electronic rumors in ‘actually writing one of their supposedly ‘regular’ columns’ shocker!

Well, it was time to dust off The Vault and feature an artist I have been meaning to write about ever since I came up with The Vault idea.

Electro legend Man Parrish.

Not just instrumental in shaping the sound of Electro Hip-Hop, but influential in most electronic music to this day, Manuel ‘Manny’ Parrish took Hip-Hop to the Discos of New York and took Disco to the streets. Coming out of the Studio54 scene to become one of the original, if not the first, producer/artists in electronic music, Man used costume, theatrics and make–up, to put on an unforgettable live show that also had the side effect of concealing his identity (a Caucasian producer in an African American dominated Hip-Hop scene).

Man Parrish’s place in the history of Electro, ElectroPop and Club music is undeniable. Maybe even more than Arthur Baker and Afrika Bambaataa, Man brought electro Hip-Hop to the masses, even the UK charts, and along with the likes of Baker & Bambaata, Cybotron, and Mantronix shaped an electronic club sound that Hip-Hop would soon forsake but SynthPop, House and Techno would utilise as a base to build upon.

Just listen to these tracks off the self titled début album and the classic single ‘Boogie Down (Bronx)’, they still sound fresh today and the beats, lead lines and vocoders could easily be from any contemporary tune featured on electronic rumors. Most European readers will probably be most familiar with Manny’s work from his Italo/hi-RG collaboration with Man 2 Man from 1986.

Personally, I think 1984’s ‘Boogie Down (Bronx)’ was one of the first synthesizer riffs that got stuck in may head and I have always loved Man Parrish’s combination of the aggressive Funk of early Electro Hip-Hop and the riffs and lead lines of SynthPop. Oh, and the man wields a mean vocoder too!

♫ Man Parrish – Hip Hop BeBop (Don’t Stop) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Man Parrish – Man Made (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Man Parrish – Six Simple Synthesizers (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Man Parrish – Heatstroke (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Man Parrish (Feat. Freeze Force) – Boogie Down (Bronx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Man 2 Man Meets Man Parrish – Male Stripper (zShare) (MediaFire)

Man Parrish is currently signed to Norman Cook’s Southern Fried Records.

Man Parrish @ Beatport

Man Parrish @ Juno

Man Parrish @ Amazon

Apr 21 2010

Au Revoir Simone + Punches

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Brooklyn based DJ trio Punches are making a bit of a stir in blog world with their Trumpet infused Disco reMix of Indie-Electro girl band Au Revoir Simone’s ‘Only You Can Make Me Happy’

Punches, composed of twin brother DJs Finger On The Pulse, Alan Astor & The Kid Robb, create a perfect summertime vibe, completely different from the original, but with a horn riff and Disco bassline that you can’t help but love.

♫ Au Revoir Simone – Only You Can Make You Happy (Punches reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Au Revoir Simone’s recent album ‘Still Night, Still Light’ is out now.

Au Revoir Simone @ Beatport

Au Revoir Simone @ Juno

Au Revoir Simone @ 7Digital

Au Revoir Simone @ Amazon

Apr 21 2010

Peter Bjorn & John reMix The Golden Filter

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The Golden Filter’s ‘Hide Me’ single is out this week and amongst the reMix package is this interpretation by Peter Bjorn & John, or rather John Eriksson’s project Hortlax Cobra.

Atmospheric, floaty and quite experimental and featuring more of John’s vocals than the Penelope’s, the reMix strips The Golden Filter of their New York Disco but seems to keep their atmosphere and feeling of the original.

♫ The Golden Filter – Hide Me (Peter Bjorn & John’s Hortlax Cobra reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Hide Me’ is released on 19th April followed by the album on the 26th.

The Golden Filter @ Beatport

The Golden Filter @ Juno

The Golden Filter @ 7Digital

The Golden Filter @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

New Midnight Juggernauts reMixes

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It’s been a while since Midnight Juggernauts released ‘This New Technology’ and we’re glad to say the band are preparing to return with a brand new single, titled ‘Vital Signs’, on their own label, Siberia Records, in April.

So, to keep you going until then we’ve got a couple of recent reMixes of ‘This New Technology’ for you. First up is, no stranger to electronic rumors, Ccenturiess and the sweet rolling bassline of their Disco Funk mix. In quite stark contrast is the B-side to the limited edition ‘This New Technology’ 7” on Acephale, a dungeon & bass (heh!) remix by Babe Rainbow that fills your speakers with haunting sounds and a bowel loosening bassline!

♫ Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Ccenturiess reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Babe Rainbow Dark & Dubby reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Midnight Juggernauts’ new single, ‘Vital Signs’, is released digitally on 9th April.

Midnight Juggernauts @ Beatport

Midnight Juggernauts @ 7Digital

Midnight Juggernauts @ Amazon

Mar 8 2010

Kavinsky + Lovefoxxx + Breakbot = OMG!!!

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I really don’t know how much I can say here, the original of Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’ featuring shared vocal duties with Lovefoxxx of CSS is pretty incredible, elevating Kavinsky far far above being an electro-House or French House artist, it’s a proper, retro-tinged, ElectroPop track. it’s pretty dark (save for Lovefoxxx’s counterpoint vocals), it’s mid paced, and actually really emotive. There’s no ‘banging’ in sight. It’s, dare I say it, beautiful!

So, let’s throw Breakbot into the mix shall we! Although (and this is just my personal preference) I prefer the original, I absolutely cannot fault Breakbot’s Disco opus, it’s got everything, literally everything, you’d look for in a Disco track!

♫ Kavinsky (Feat. Lovefoxxx Of CSS) – Nightcall (Breakbot reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

-Edit- I’ve removed the .mp3, apparently that wasn’t the finished master, which essentially means the final track will be even better!

The ‘Nightcall’ EP, the continuing adventures of the Dead Cruiser, is released 15th March and includes a reMix from Dustin N’Guyen, who is rumoured to be Xavier DeRosna, we shall see!

Kavinsky @ Beatport

Kavinsky @ Juno

Kavinsky @ Amazon