Apr 1 2014

[Audio] Touch Tone reMixes Queen & David Bowie’s ‘Under Pressure’

Frankly we’re surprised no-one has tackled this earlier. In retrospect this track is ripe for a Topical makeover, but it took Dreamwave OG Touch Tone to step up to the plate. Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure, with it’s classic bassline and freeform warbling has already got the groove, all it needs are some big ol’ synths. Enter Mr. Verner.

Mostly the classic bassline is ditched. A brave move, but Touch Tone cares not for you nostalgic attachments, he want’s to build a carefree summering Disco vibe out of Bowie and Mercury mumbling and nothing is going to stand in his way. Piano House meets Island purcussion with rumbling bass and a huge build. This is what the summer’s all about.

♫ Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure (Touch Tone reMix)

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Apr 1 2014

[Download] The 2 Bears’ ‘You’re Nasty’

Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell A. K. A. The 2 Bears are about to embark on a twelve week residency at XOYO, and to kick things off they are giving away a brand new track, for free. You’re Nasty celebrates the start of a storming series of line-ups that see The 2 Bears joined by the likes of Henrik Schwarz, Four Tet, Toddla T, Andrew Weatherall and .Emperor Machine. Soak up the vibes.

Combining a typical The 2 Bears undulating groove with some loose Disco stylings, You’re Nasty rolls along on an utterly infectious, moaning bassline. It’s a solid backing, that leaves tons of room for various elements, from the Jazzy electric piano hook to the warbling synth solo, to play out in whatever way they see fit. A deep, late night, track that’s part House monster, part live synthesizer jam.

♫ The 2 Bears – You’re Nasty

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Apr 1 2014

[Download] The Penelopes reMix The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’

How would you go about taking a beloved late-80s IndiePop classic and serving it up to the desert island Disco masses? Well, just ask London based French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes; ‘cos they’ve turned in this equatorial Pop masterpiece reMix of The Cure’s Just Like Heaven.

Too cheery to ever really have been Goth, The Cure sound the most upbeat they’ve ever been as The Penelopes wash the track in the most Tropical of vibes. Steely purcussion, pulsing synth basses and a hand-clapping Disco beat all work surprisingly well with Robert Smith’s vocal. The Penelopes produce what might be their densest track to date, loading the four and a half minutes with layers of pads and melodies, all coming together for an uplifting and epic experience.

♫ The Cure – Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes reMix)

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Mar 24 2014

[Download] Allie X’s ‘Prime’

We’re always days late on the new Allie X tunes! But, y’know, whatever. If we wanted to be one of those ‘blogs’ that has to post everything first then we’d be one of those ‘blogs’ that just throws up a SoundCloud stream with no commentary whatsoever. We’d also slit our wrists. So, yeah, Allie X has a new track out, her second tune to set the music blogosphere alight. Does she deserve all the hype surrounding here? Well, it seems so.

Prime is a stomping slab of ElectroPop goodness that seems to draw a straight line between icy ScandiPop and aggressive American DancePop. A bubbly four minutes of SynthPop euphoria with a demon Funk bass and a glorious 80s trumpet break, Prime is loaded with the punchiness of synths and stuttering grooves. With all her humour and quirkiness, Allie X is a bit like a Lady GaGa who’s not a tedious dick.

♫ Allie X – Prime

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Mar 21 2014

[Download] Joakim’s ‘On The Beach’

Tigersushi boss and French electronic master Joakim has unleashed the first single from his forthcoming new album. The album’s called Tropics Of Love and is due out later in the year, before that comes On The Beach at the end of this month and will featured reMixes from CFCF and Principles of Geometry. The track is, in fact, a cover of a 1974 Neil Young track and shows off just what an ecclectic talent Joakim is.

With a moody and darker mood that we would be used to from Joakim, On The Beach is a smokey synthetic ballad. Pulsating apreggios seem to fade in and out of focus against a hazy of purcussion and haunting tones. Joakim’s modulated vocals whisper a robot’s lament against this dreamlike opus of synthetic Blues. Stick around for the saxophone solo!

♫ Joakim – On The Beach (Neil Young Cover)

Joakim’s On The Beach is released 31st March.

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Mar 19 2014

[Download] Amtrac’s ‘Don’t Know’

Kentucky based producer Amtrac is back with a storming new tune which nicely combines everything that you imagine might be good about the current crop of American dance music (no, I’m not going to say ‘it’) and applies it to some neat European House sounds, resulting in something that’s as euphoric as it is groove, and doesn’t piss all over the US’s deep electronic music heritage.

Enlisting the help if Posso on Don’t Know, Antrac drops a selection of popping electro Toms, House organ and a bassline that warps in and out of your mind over shuffling hats and a solid kick. The warehouse vocal snatches are just the icing on the cake for this summer festival monster. Acquire some dancing shoes, right now.

♫ Amtrac (Feat. Posso) – Don’t Know

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Mar 19 2014

[Download] Pet Shop Boys’ ‘It’s Alright’ reMixed by Dusty Digital

Some classic House sounds right here from Boston producer Dusty Digital as he sets to work turning-in this retro dancefloor version of SynthPop legends Pet Shop Boys’ It’s Alright. He’s morphed the anthemic Pop of the original into a glossy, seven minute, warehouse epic that just keeps on going and going, building and building.

Serving up heavy beats and a thick, Italo-esque bassline, alongside an infectious Piano hook. Dusty Digital creates an authentic early 90s House Pop sound which feels in-keeping with the song (which saw a 1989 release). Once he;’s let the original song play itself out, however, Dust then descend into a total synthesizer freak out, a cosmic voyage through soaring solos, all still set to the Chicago House style backing. It’s a track of two halves, both of them awesome.

♫ The Pet Shop Boys – It’s Alright (Dusty Digital reMix)

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Mar 18 2014

[Download] Pat Lok reMixes Mjolnir’s ‘Just A Boy’

Indonesian outfit Mjolnir’s new single Just A Boy was released this week on Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records. We already posted the JBAG dub of the track. Now it’s time to check out what Canadian Housemeister Pat Lok has in store for the tune. It the mix we were most looking forward to hearing, Pat’s been on a roll recently, and he’s kept it going right here.

Taking the track deeper and groover than the JBAG’s version. Lok drops a warm summertime sound comprising a solid beat, and fidgety but utterly infectious subby bassline and layers of Tropical keys. The end result is somehow more laid back, yet more dancefloor destroying that the excellent original. That’s the magic of Pat Lok

♫ Mjolnir – Just A Boy (Pat Lok reMix)

Mjolnir’s Just A Boy is out now.

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Mar 17 2014

[Download] JBAG reMixes Mjolnir’s ‘Just A Boy’

So, you know we love our Indonesian bros Mjolnir, and you know we love out London bros JBAG, so the combination of the two is an exciting prospect indeed. Out soon on, one half of JBAG, Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records is Mjolnir’s new single, Just A Boy, and as a war up; here’s JBAG’s lush, summery, Dub mix of the track.

JBAG lay out the dancefloor side of the tune thick. An immense wall of Tropical sounds and deep Funk grooves. A tidal wave of sunshine beats and uplifting snyths that crashed over you. I defy anyone to not move, even a little bit to this one. Frankly, if you don’t find yourself shimmying to Just A Boy, you may want to consult with your Doctor about possible paralysis or the atrophy of your fun gland.

♫ Mjolnir – Just A Boy (JBAG Dub)

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Mar 17 2014

[Download] Emeron & Fox’s ‘Windup’

After a few months hiatus Brooklyn based SynthWavers Emeron & Fox are back and getting their House groove on with their new tune Windup. Last time we heard from these guys was early last summer with Arms Out, so take a peek below and see whether they have been hard at work in the intervening months, or just mucking about.

Sounds like it’s the ‘working hard’ option. Windup effortlessly blends a myriad of styles into one funky whole. From the Disco bassline and SynthWave pads, to the Baroque Electro arpeggios, Windup is a bubbling melting pot of synth sounds. The spliced up vocal samples provide the ribbon that neatly ties the track together. Awesome, and slightly mysterious, work from this duo. Ends a but quick though.