Aug 22 2012

The Penelopes’ August Chart Mix

The Penelopes– The Penelopes’ Charts August 2012 = London based French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes drop their picks for August 2012. One or two of our favourite from the last four weeks are in this storming half hour.

♫ The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts August 2012

The tracklist:

01. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Windshield Smasher
02. Misun – My Time
03. Blood Diamonds – Ritual (Original Mix)
04. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Aeropop Edit)
05. Miike Snow – The Wave (Filght Facilities reMix)
06. Larry Tee (Feat. Charlie Le Mindu) – Charlie! (Gooseflesh reMix)
07. Elite Gymnastics – Minneapolis Belongs To You (Cover by Recycle Culture)
08. Maserati – The Eliminator
09. Suga Free And Pomona Pimpin’ Young (Feat. Latoiya Williams) – We Go
10. The Mountains Goats – Cry For Judas

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Aug 21 2012

Daze’s ‘New York 1984’

Out this week is the new single from French Disco guru Daze. This time he’s joined by Girl Is Tough for New York 1984, which could end up being one of the surprise hits of the summer. Prepare to feel good, ‘cos, quite frankly, here’s no other way to feel when this tune is on.

So, New York 1984 is the perfect slice of funky Disco. It’s loaded with the kinds of pumping bass, squelchy Moog leads and wicked Disco licks you’d expect from the best of Nu-Disco, but what pushes it over the edge to greatness is the addition of Girl Is Tough smooth and sexy vocals. Fu and soulful the vocals bring out the late night groove in the track. there’s a whole host of reMixes, but the picks come from one of our favourite producers Pyramid, who plays around with the vocals over a beautiful five minutes of cosmic, analog, Disco flavoured SynthWave. He really makes the track epic. Also stepping up is Le Crayon who brings out the ‘70’s Disco flavour in the track and rounds off the track with a soaring synth solo that sets the track on fire. The prefect summer groove.

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Pyramid reMix)

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Le Crayon reMix)

New York 1984 is out now.

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Aug 20 2012

Jupiter Gang’s new tracks

The mysterious Jupiter Gang has returned with two new tracks this week. The shades wearer had dropped a couple of massive slices of Electro Boogie. One new track and a reworked version of the tune that originally caught our eye.

The new tune is Starz, and all-too-short slab of massive Electro Funk. Bouncy digital bass and big ‘80’s R&B twisting hook. There are few who get this kind of retro Electro Soul right, and Jupiter Gang is easily one of them, he’s a robo funk master. We’re really hoping that this gets expended into a full six minutes of head spinning amazingness. Eighties Sun Movers is an expanded and reworked version of Movers, a track we’ve posted previously. It’s a Moroder-esque Disco groove with hint’s of DiCola style soundtrack work. And sounding better than ever.

♫ Jupiter Gang – Starz

♫ Jupiter Gang – Eighties Sun Movers

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Aug 17 2012

Shook’s ‘Summerheat’

Dutch musical genius Shook is at it again. Teaming up this time with American singer Pumashock, the Funkateer lays down his thick Moog Funk with sexy summer times in mind.

Just listening to this track is enough to get you sweaty, regardless of local climate. Pumashock’s sultry croon glides over Shook’s ‘70’s Funk. there is always something about shook’s musical talent that blows us away every track, this time it’s the piano as the Dutchman lets his fingers fly on the keys in a Jazzy solo that will leave your smiling. Add all that to Shook’s trademark thick synth bass and retro stabbing leads and you have one hot hot tune.

♫ Shook (Feat. Pumashock) – Summerheat

Summerheat is out now.

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Aug 17 2012

ATTAR!’s ‘M!X#7’

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ATTAR!– M!X#7 = ATTAR! is back and raring to go. This new mixtape sees the man no only dropping the freshest tracks, but also digging up some gems from the past and giving the the A! edit treatment. There’s a nice surprise in there too!

♫ ATTAR! – M!X#7

The tracklist:

01. Simple Minds – Seeing Out the Angel (Instrumental re<ix)
02. Will Powers – Adventures In Success (A! Edit)
03. Zazu Is Frank Zander – Captain Starlight (A! Edit)
04. D Train – Thank You (Dub Mix (A! Edit))
05. Bombers – Dance Dance Dance (12″ Version (A! Edit))
06. George Kranz – Din Daa Daa (Original Version 1983)
07. Jago – I’m Going to Go (Frankie Knuckles reMix)
08. **** – Folivora Parade (Demo. Version)
09. Wool – Purple Ohm
10. Tiger Stripes – This Man (M.A.N.D.Y. Vs. LOPAZZ Edit)
11. Tyson – Mr Rain (Claptone reMix)
12. Chicken Lips – Do It Proper (Justin Robertson reMix)
13. Danny Tennaglia (Feat. Celeda) – Music Is The Answer (Extended 12” (A! Edit))
14. Arnold Jarvis – Take Some Time Out
15. Wulf Ticket – The Key

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Aug 15 2012

Goin’ Old School: Nik Kershaw, Paul Hardcastle & Thompson Twins

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

Nik Kershaw has just brand new single, The Sky’s The Limit, and album EI8HT, so let’s revisit Human Racing from 1984.

The smooth side of Paul Hardcastle with the soulful Electro Boogie of Don’t Waste My Time, featuring Carol Kenyon, from 1986

Ending today’s Goin’ Old School is the Pop Funk of Thompson Twins with 1982’s Lies.

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Aug 14 2012

Xtrafunk’s new tune

Here’s the new one from German smooth groove-meister Xtrafunk. Missing Words comes hot on the heels of his acclaimed reMix of Goldroom’s Fifteen and keeps the laid back Disco momentum going, adding a little Housey vibe to the mix.

Missing Words is the prefect antidote to any stresses in your life, there’s no way you can stay wound-up with this tune playing. It just lets you sink into it’s slick Disco licks, warm synths and relaxed House beat. With easy, breezy, beach Funk like this, you can practically feel the waves lapping at your toes. Lie back, crank it up, and let your worries drain right out of you. Smooth.

♫ Xtrafunk – Missing Words

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Aug 13 2012

Todd Terje & Lindstrøm

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A couple of weeks ago Norwegian Housemeister Todd Terje released a couple of extended edits of Lindstrøm’s recent A-Side Eg-Ged-Osis/Ra-Ako-St. Fellow Norwegian Lindstrøm had already roped Terje in to mix the tracks anyway, so whipping up a couple of Edits seems thing the thing to do. What results is some seriously epic, sweeping, atmospheric Disco.

Eg-Ged-Osis is the more hypnotic dancefloor trance inducer of the two. An undulating, repeating, Acidic groove runs through the track. It takes elements from Balearic and euphoric Trance, but works then in Disco, and strangely Scandinavian, ways. Building and building and building, whipping any dancefloor into a frenzy, Eg-Ged-Osis is relentless in it’s hands-in-the-air groove. Ra-Ako-St is more dramatic and majestic. Rooted in Cosmic Disco the track kicks off with a gritty Italo bassline that soon gives way to more House and Disco oriented tropes and a whole layer of Sci-Fi synths. It’s a space-age voyage through uncharted galaxies, cinematic, but funky as hell. This double A-side might just be the surprise hit of the year in certain dimly lit Disc haunts in the capital.

♫ Lindstrøm – Eg-Ged-Osis (Todd Terje Edit)

♫ Lindstrøm – Ra-Ako-St (Todd Terje Edit)

Eg-Ged-Osis/Ra-Ako-St is out now.

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Aug 13 2012

Bedmo Disco and Awon

Bedmo Disco

The Bedminster Disco collective Bedmo Disco recently released a new split EP with fellow Bristolian Awon, it’s four tracks of full on Boogie. Just in-case someone didn’t notice, the chaps are giving away a free new track, Take A Bow, to draw attention to the B-Funk EP.

Take A Bow is the result of a back and forth collaboration between Bedmo Disco and Awon. In their own words; “Said track was produced by Awon. It was re-edited by Bedmo Disco, then re-produced (after the original files got lost) by Awon. We’ve been playing it on and off in our sets for about six months and it always goes down well.”. It’s a big, undulating, slice of deep funk with a body shaking Disco bassline and some sweet, piercing retro synth work. The B-Funk EP itself hold four tracks of modern Electro Boogie flavoured Disco. The début original tunes from both Awon and Bedmo Disco, all four tracks are supremely confidently produced and the record is loaded with squelchy synth Funk basslines and stabbing nostalgic synths. The highlights have to be Awon’s, Startime, a track rolling in cosmic groove and wicked Disco licks, and Bemo Disco’s own Illusion. Illusion is a nice head-on collision between analog Disco and B-Boy Electro. Keeping it sexy on the dancefloor bit injecting it with just a little Electro-Funk flavour in the leads. Four track well worth your attention.

♫ Awon And Bedmo Disco – Take A Bow

♫ Bedmo Disco – Illusion

♫ Awon – Startime

Bedmo Disco and Awon’s B-Funk EP is out now.

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Aug 8 2012

Shit Hot SoundSystem’s new EP

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London’s Nu-Disco rising star Shit Hot SoundSystem is gearing up for the release of a brand new EP in the coming months. Three new cuts of late night, summer fun Disco House await all who choose the Shit Hot Soundsystem road. This guys release just keep getting better and better.

The InYourLovin EP kicks off with it’s title track. InYourLovin is the epitome of Shit Hot SoundSystem. Walking the line between edit heavy Nu-Disco and the more electronics laden Dreamwave end of the genre InYourLovin rocks both sampled Disco riffs and lush retro synth work. It never feels over stuffed though, everything sits sweetly in the track and the result is dancefloor gold. 21st Century Disco. Late Night Club Night brings the synthier side of Shit Hot SoundSystem more to the fore and brings an Italo flavour to his work. A deep robotic groove with some majestic, cinematic orchestration lends the track an ominous, but hella funky, vibe. Once again, the Disco riffs and synths combine on the EPs remaining tune, Phosphenes, a breezy slice of party Nu-Disco. Phosphenes layers it’s bouncy groove with a serious vintage Italo riff which should seem out of place, but in fact fits right in the mix and makes this track something special. We’re really digging this direction for Shit Hot SoundSystem and looking forward to the EP release.