The Magician – Magic Tape Twenty = Where would we be without our monthly infusion of Disco, House and ElectroPop from Mr. Fasano? A Lot worse off that’s where…and probably Dead. Good thing he keeps the awesome tunes coming then.
♫ The Magician – Magic Tape Twenty
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One of our favourite German producers Alpha Boy releases his brand new EP today titled ‘Follow Me’.
The lead track on the EP ‘It Was All A Dream’ is more of the Alpha Boy we know and love. It’s that blend of SynthWave and ChipTune that Alpha Boy does so well. With an awesome selection of sounds, a beautiful, almost oriental, lead sound playing off against his bitcrushed electronics, and intertwining melodies, Alpha Boy has chosen a track of dreamlike brilliance to jump listeners into his new EP. reMix duties are performed by the always rad Swiss duo Flashworx, who play up the slight oriental feel and work it into their Moroder groove and rousing chords.
♫ Alpha Boy – It Was All A Dream
♫ Alpha Boy – It Was All A Dream (Flashworx reMix)
‘The ‘Follow Me’ EP is out now on Alpha Boy’s Bandcamp.
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Yesterday saw the release of Binary’s newest family member, Lancelot,’s début EP, ‘We Can Dance’. It may only be February, but one listen to this EP and you’ll have the shades and shorts on in no time, it’s summer Disco gold.
We’ve already covered the first track on the EP, ‘Spoken Word’, a slick Disco-House tune with some amazing melodies and flourishes that still make it a stand out track. The EP’s lead tune is the titular ‘We Can Dance’, is more retro synth Funk led Disco but with a nice vocal twist. The twist being that is has vocals. The vocal element almost turn this track into a Nu-Disco anthem, if such a thing is possible. It;s definitely a good choice to lead the EP with, this track could have people singing all summer. Remixes of ‘We Can Dance’ are supplied by, amongst others, Binary boys, Fabian and Goldroom, two of our favourite producers around. Goldroom’s mix is deep and slick. A visceral groove with a Tropical sheen and an infectious lead line. Fabian takes things to a more robotic Disco place, his mastery of multi-layered Electro and eclectic influences shining through. that’s not all that’s on the EP, there’s more originals and more reMixes, it’s definitely worth checking out.
♫ Lancelot – Spoken Word
♫ Lancelot – We Can Dance
♫ Lancelot – We Can Dance (Goldroom reMix)
♫ Lancelot – We Can Dance (Fabian reMix)
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We recently featured Hungarian producer Malibu B and his début EP, and loved it. the guy must be a workaholic ‘cos a matter of weeks later he’s back with a storming new single, ‘Endgame’.
‘Endgame’ drops the 808 cowbells and B-Boy beats to great effect, sitting at the nice meeting point between Old School Electro-Funk and SynthWave. The lead line particularly is of that post-Yazoo’s ‘Situation’ kinds that blurred the lines between SynthPop and Poppin’ & Lockin’. Breakin’ beats aside the track is a beautiful, swelling, synthesizer journey who’s chords instil a sense of calm amongst the retro groove. The B-Side, ‘Loss’, is a deep Jan Hammer-esque peice that, in the imaginary movie it’s soundtracking, sees out hero in a quiet moment of contemplation before the big action set-piece finale.
♫ Malibu B – Endgame
♫ Malibu B – Loss
Check out more from Malibu B on SoundCloud.
It seems it’s that time of the month to see what shit-hot things the Russians are up to. This time the wearerussians.com label are dropping a free single from Kensy Krackshow.
The single ‘The End’ and it’s B-Side, ‘Malkovich’ are two slabs of powerful, driving, Electro. Dark and gritty with the big, retro leads of SynthWave, the distorted chaos of French Electro-House, and an extra helping of twisted Acid mayhem. There’s some serious competition for the likes of Danger and Kavinsky here! Kensy also recently dropped a free album, ‘Power Of Illusions’, which you can pick up here.
Grab ‘The End’ from wearerussians.com on SoundCloud.
Check out more from Kensy Krackshow on SoundCloud.
Justin Faust has been a long time staple here at electronic rumors, while Finnish Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver have been featured a few time but are relatively new favourites of ours. Put them together and you have one hell of a Discotexas dream team.
Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver’s reMix of Justin Faust’s ‘High Hopes’ was released today for free in celebration of both parties recent, very well received, EPs. JL & JO’s mix of Mr. Faust’s ‘High Hopes’, originally featured on his ‘Girl Talk’ EP of last year, is a shockingly good exercise in fresh Nu-Disco built on retro sounds. It’s got a massive lead line, a serious Disco bassline, popping electro Toms and a wicked little guitar riff to keep things on the up. Pure gold. As we mentioned a couple of days ago, Discotexas are one of the few labels that so consistently release awesome material that you can always bank on the name to deliver the goods.
♫ Justin Faust – High Hopes (Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver reMix)
Justin Faust’s ‘Girl Tal’ EP is out now, as is Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver’s ‘Diamonda’, both on Discotexas.
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At some point the Russian SynthWave scene is going to have to slow down for a bit and let the rest of the world catch up, this past year so many amazing acts have come out of Russia. Pteez is latest in this long line to mix ‘80’s soundtrack electronics with a touch of funky Nu-Disco.
All three of the tracks on Pteez SoundCloud display a skill for getting an Italo groove going and warping it a little for the dancefloor. ‘Stardust’ is one of my favourites, bright, sparkling synths dance over retro Italo basslines. But far from ridged, it’s got a late ‘80’s Electronic Soul swing that saw white guys dancing like fantastic idiots for the better part of the decade. ‘Soundwind’ is deeper, more traditional SynthWave, epic movie soundtrack stuff that thrives on huge retro chords and soaring leads that carry along in it’s story. ‘Trains In Colour’ had got an awesome B-Boy Electro flavour to it, a nice Electro Funk in it’s FM bassline. It’s not often you get to hear a proper meeting of B-Boy Electro and SynthWave and ‘Trains In Colour’ really nails it, with it’s twisted leads and synth toms its a rack after my own heart.
Check out more from Pteez on SoundCloud.
Pyramid is going from strength to strength, every time he releases a new slice of Sci-Fi electronica it’s even more awesome than the last.
The French SynthWave genius’ latest tune ‘Troubles’ is a slow burning synthesizer delight. Building layers upon layers of machine melodies and arpeggios Pyramid carries the listener away to some futuristic dystopia. I immediately want to compare to Vangelis or Jarre, but out of the two I think Pyramid leans toward the Jarre side of things, he seems to be able to capture the same kind of moods, the same contradictory optimistic melancholia, in his tunes.
Pyramid’s album, ‘Lost In Space’ is out now.
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Portuguese SynthWave producer Silenx’s new tune, ‘Space Love’ is an almost perfect slice of epic Nu-Italo.
There’s so much going on in this tune, it’s like a Russian doll, once you’ve absorbed one layer there is more to get out of it. Silenx is easily one of the best retro synth producers out there right now and ‘Space Love’ is a perfect example of why. It’s a deep , emotional groove that carries you along with it’s story, from the Italo bassline to the sweeping, involving pads the track has something to say. I can’t wait for a whole album of Silenx tunes!
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This week sees the release of Pelifics’s first of two incoming ‘Lifetime’ EPs on Toronto’s Brilliantine records.
We previewed one of the EPs tracks in January that saw Norway’s Pelifics teaming up with Human Life, now you can have a listen to what is arguable the most eagerly awaited track on the EP, his collaboration with Electric Youth, ‘Wish It Could Last’. The track is pretty awesome, a bouncy retro ElectroPop track. Just slightly minimal and just slightly melancholy but all fun. Built on Bronwyn’s classic sounding vocals and Pelifics’ amazing grasp on big, lush synth sounds and textures, ‘Wish It Could Last’ is exactly how retro Pop should be sounding.
♫ Pelifics (Feat. Electric Youth) – Wish It Could Last
The ‘Lifetime Pt 1’ EP is out now with part 2 coming in March.
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