Category Dreamwave

Feb 27 2012

Justin Faust reMixes Picture Book

Picture Book

This has been floating around for a while now, it’s been playlisted here a lot so I have no excuse as to why we haven’t posted it before. We featured the original of Picture Book and Greta Svabo Bech’s ‘Sunshine’ a while back but just never got round to pimping the awesome Justin Faust reMix.

Well, the man has just posted it to his SoundCloud account, so what better time to rectify our oversight. We thought the original was a really catchy track, but a little to Euphoric fluff for our tastes, but Mr. Faust rectifies that perfectly. It’s the same catchy, infectious tune, but with a backing of that wonderful Justin Faust synth Disco goodness. Everything about this track from the bouncy Disco bass to the smooth solo make you smile. It’s a really good vocal, Greta has an interesting inflection to her voice that’s pretty involving, in our opinion Faust has done the vocal more justice than the original.

♫ Picture Book (Feat. Greta Svabo Bech) – Sunshine (Justin Faust reMix)

‘Sunshine’ is our now.

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Feb 24 2012

Monsieur Adi’s ‘Fire Fire Fire’ EP

Monsieur Adi

As you’re probably aware, the full length version of French Disco renaissance man Monsieur Adi’s ‘Fire Fire Fire’ EP was released this week. It’s been eagerly anticipated, and well worth the wait.

We got the single version of ‘Fire Fire Fire’ last year, but that was only a taste of the awesomeness contained in this package. Adi is the master if orchestration, the man can score an orchestra like no one else making dance music today, maybe even ever, so it’s fitting that the EP’s intro, ‘Praeludium’ is a swelling, string ensemble, peice with a hint of sadness and a hint of anticipation that lease into the siren signifier of ‘Fire Fire Fire’, French Touch at it’s finest and a track we rated in our top 20 of 2011, kickin’ beats and soaring lead synths dominate your brain when this track is on. ‘Blood’ is up next, another track we raved about last year, from it’s harpsichord led baroque introduction to it’s full-on challenge to Daft Punk at their best. ‘Last Stand’ is next, a track that back in May last year when we first wrote about we everyone thought would be the EP’s lead. Gary Go lends a layer of vocal ElectroPop to Adi’s slick Nu-Disco a creating a nice Poppy mid-point to the EP before the ride sends you toward the deep, emotional, retro Funk of ‘Requiem’, a powerful track that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. The EP plays out with ‘In Caelis’, a final orchestral movement which is both rousing and a slightly bitter end to the EP. Monsieur Adi is, above all, a musician and composer before producer, and that’s what makes him stand head and shoulders above his peers. and y’know what, if Daft Punk never release anything else, I think I’d be happy for Adi to take up their torch.

♫ Monsieur Adi – Fire Fire Fire

♫ Monsieur Adi (Feat. Gary Go) – Last Stand

♫ Monsieur Adi – Requiem

The ‘Fire fire Fire’ EP is out now and comes highly recommended.

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Feb 24 2012

Collins’ new single

collins

We featured Collins a few times last year and really liked what we heard, so we’re dead pleased for him that he’s been picked up by Boombar Music and about to drop his début single.

The single’s a double A-Side featuring ‘Secret Admirer’ and ‘Loverboy’, two awesome slices of SynthWave with a deep Disco twist. ‘Secret Admirer’, whist I wouldn’t exactly say it was ‘dark’, definitely has a ominous tone to it. Musically it’s a slick combination of Jan Hammer grooves and cotemporary Electro flourishes which a really smooth sheen to it. We’ve featured ‘Loverboy’ before, we loved it then and love it now. We can resist anything that injects a little B-Boy Funk into SynthWave. This is going to be one of March’s most solid releases.

♫ Collins – Secret Admirer

♫ Collins – Loverboy

‘Secret Admirer’/‘Loverboy’ is released 19th March.

Check out more from Collins on SoundCloud.

Feb 24 2012

Beyoncé reMixes; don’t ask again.

Beyoncé

Have you ever seen that episode of hit-and-miss medical comedy Scrubs where the main characters see a report on TV about some new health scare and all simultaneously let out a groan of exasperation as they know that the hospital, where they work, is now going to be flooded with needy members of the public buying into the latest medial panic? Well that’s how it feels to be a music blogger when a big name, such as Beyoncé, announces a reMix competition.

That said, here’s some reMixes of ‘End Of Time’ we have liked. Monsieur Adi’s mix is unsurprising stunning work. A deep, majestic, euphoric big room jam that’s got to be a god bet for winner. Max Action delivers a top quality buzzing, cut-up, Electro mix. The reMix from Final DJs sees them getting a bit more of their Funk on than usual, mixing it up with their bright SynthWave to smooth effect. Ren Riz take a shiny Disco approach with some huge chords and gets every last drop of groove out of those horns. Lastly Big C serves up an ‘80’s Pop jam, which is actually a pretty good approximation of what this track would have sounded like if it was releases in 1986.

Right, don’t expect any more.

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Monsieur Adi reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Max Action Rmx)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Final DJs NuDisco reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Ren Riz Re-Edit)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Big C reMix)

You can vote for the tracks here, or something.

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Feb 23 2012

Cinnamon Chasers’ ‘The Day That Never Came’ video

Cinnamon Chasers, easily one of my favourite artists, possible of all time, is back with a brand new single in March, and as expected it comes with a beautifully shot video.

‘The Day That Never Came’ is quite dark SynthPop for Cinnamon Chasers and comes from his brand new album coming this summer. The video is a simple premise but amazing to look at with a strong narrative.

‘The Day That Never Came’  is released March 5th

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Feb 23 2012

Pteez’s ‘Trains In Colours’ video

Here’s the video for Russian SynthWaver Pteez’s awesome B-Boy Electro inspired ‘Trains In Colours’.

True to the title the video showcases some amazing early ‘80’s subway art.

Check out more from Pteez on SoundCloud.

Feb 23 2012

Brand new track from U-Tern

u-tern

Sometimes you just gotta’ love the way music can be distributed these days. U-Tern wrote this tune last night, recorded it and upped it to SoundCloud and boom, here we are with another cool jam from him. Still warm from being freshly baked!

Big funky synth bass is the focus here, with a riff that’s addictive as hell. This bassline will stick in your head all day. Layered up with lush synths and a wicked vocal hook, by the time the piano comes in you’re hooked. Both as part of Oliver and solo, U-Tern can always be trusted to deliver the Dreamwave goods.

♫ U-Tern – You Don’t Know Me

He’s also just uploaded ‘Da Da Daa Daa’, a break from character  and a Dubstep juggernaut.

♫ U-Tern – Da Da Daa Daa

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Feb 23 2012

SolarSolar’s ‘Walking Like Children’ video

Here;s the new video from Binary buddies SolarSolar.

‘Walking Like Children’ is taken from their début album album ‘Pilot’. and Robert Waldeck directs this tonged in cheek clip.

‘Pilot’ is out now,

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Feb 22 2012

New track from Worship

worship

Sometimes life throws you an unexpected treat, this morning it comes in the form of a cosmic new tune from Worship.

‘Saturn 4’ is definitely my tune of the day, it’s a head on collision between ‘70’s Disco and Sweeping SynthWave. With a Moroder groove and some massive Disco strings the track has got a nice nostalgic feel, but this is juxtaposed with some serious space age synthetics. 2m34s in, once you hit the “Rock It, Don’t Stop It” drop, you’ll be hooked in. This is what we’re getting down to in the future, in fact this might have been what they were getting down to on Buck Rodgers.

♫ Worship – Saturn 4

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Feb 22 2012

MiGHty mOUse’s Disco Circus Vol 3

Mighty Mouse

The time is almost upon is, MiGHty mOUse’s third volume of their ‘Disco Circus’ series is due for released at the beginning of March and around these parts is the most eagerly awaited mix compilation incoming.

And it’ll be worth the wait, we promise. the two CDs are expertly mixed and a who’s-who of the best tracks from the last few months, many of whom have graced these pages, along side some new surprises and classics from the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. It’s all flawless smooth, taking the listener on a journey of Disco, from the chilled to the dancefloor destroying and back again. The line up is improbably impressive. The Magician, Gigamesh, Oliver, Pat Lok, L’Equipe Du Son, Bit Funk, Drop Out Orchestra, Blackstrobe, Kamp!, Figure Of 8, The C90s, Worship, Todd Terje, Only Children, The Penelopes the list goes on and on. This compilation really soars in places, it’s an uplifting experience and one that sounds good whatever your mood, wherever you are.

♫ Pat Lok – Yes Game (Bit Funk reMix)

♫ Only Children – Don’t Stop (MiGHty mOUse reMix)

♫ MiGHty mOUse – Smiling Faces (Unreleased Dub)

♫ The Penelopes – Now Now Now (The C90s reMix)

MiGHty mOUse are off an a bunch of DJ tours back up the release, they’re in the US 22d March-6th April, Australia 22nd April for three weeks, but before that back in in London 25nd February for a massive Disco night at Scala with Mylo, Lindstrøm, Brodinski and Aeroplane

The third instalment of MiGHty mOUse’s ‘Disco Circus’ series will be released 12th March.

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