Mar 12 2012

Awkoder’s ‘Nightrain’

Awkoder

Prepare for some stormy night moods of epic proportions from French producer Awkoder.

His latest tune, ‘Nightrain’ is pure midnight. A peice of moody SynthWave that sounds exactly like it says on the tin. this is the sound of electronic night-time rain. A dark soulful track with a deep Italo bassline and enigmatic chords that conjure up that midnight feeling. ‘Nightrain’ is just the latest of a string on amazing tunes from this Frenchman who’s jams have such a soul and passion to them. The moment in ‘Nightrain’ when the distant vocals and lead come in is a beat of pure power.

♫ Awkoder – Nightrain

Awkoder’s ‘Lovely Eyes’ single will be out soon.

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Mar 12 2012

Escort’s ‘Why Oh Why’ video

The deep Disco of Escort’s ‘Why Oh Why’ finally gets itself a video clip.

The single’s been out a while now and the clip portrays the live version of Escort, a seventeen peice Disco orchestra.

Escort’s self-titled début is out now digitally and 31st January on CD and Vinyl.

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Mar 12 2012

New tracks from Figure Of 8

Figure Of 8

Riding high on the success of his current single ‘No One Cries For Me’ Figure Of 8 has dropped a couple of new tracks to keep the momentum going.

First up is ‘Bittersweet’ featuring the soulful vocals of fellow Irishman Jonny Nutt. If you add this to ‘No One Cries For Me’ you can defiantly see a Figure Of 8 ‘sound’ evolving. There something about his tunes that don’t try to impress, and also doesn’t pigeonhole itself into any electronic genre. It’s music that does it’s own thing, it’s got a bit of a laidback vibe to it. SynthPop that is so slickly produced to seems to just slip from the speakers into the room. ‘Bittersweet’, like ‘No One Cries’ is deeply emotional too, but in a particularly genuine way. Oh, did I mention the rockin’ guitar solo? ‘Blind Mice’ is more of a dark SynthWave track, but still retaining that Figure Of 8 warmness to it. A Vangelis-esque sweeping soundtrack peice that manages to merge retro synth music with that Irish SynthPop rich production.

♫ Figure of 8 (Feat. Jonny Nutt) – Bittersweet

♫ Figure Of 8 – Blind Mice

‘No One Cries For Me’ is out now on On The Fruit Records.

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Mar 9 2012

Miami Nights 1984’s second album

miami nights 1984

In the early hours of the morning, when the only folk out and about were the nighthawks and the freaks, SynthWave legend Miami Nights 1984 released his sophomore album, his follow up to 2010’s ‘Early Summer’ on Rosso Corsa Records.

Titled ‘Turbulence’ this is one release that has been eagerly, eagerly, awaited around electronic rumors towers and from the intro peice of ‘MN84 theme’ onward it doesn’t disappoint. The albums first track proper, ‘Clutch’ is the prefect opener, and the perfect signpost for what to expect within the rest of the record. Robotic Italo grooves layered with lush emotional, synths, tracks that tell a story and take you along on that narrative and soaring synth solos that take tracks stratospheric. This is the ‘80’s repacked to rock both modern dancefloors and modern minds. It would be hard to pick standout tracks amongst the 12 that make up ‘Turbulence’ as they are all stormers, and there’s a variety of moods contained within. You’ve got your big power driving tracks like ‘Ocean Drive’ and ‘ Phone Tag‘ that truly exemplify Outrun Electro, there are ‘get in the car and drive into the night’ tunes. Then there’s the quitter, more atmospheric peices, such as ‘Astral Projection’. Where this album differs from the SynthWave classic ‘Early Summer’ is the injection of late 80’s, early’90’s dance music influences in the form of FM post-House basslines and orchestral hits on tracks like ‘Streets Of Fire’, we’ve made no apologies in the past about being orchestral hit lovers ,so this new facet of Miami Nights 1984 is definitely welcome. For me, the album centrepiece, ‘New Tomorrow’ sums up what ‘Turbulence’ is doing, it’s an evocative, rich peice in the place where Italo and ‘80’s electronic TV music meet. Emotional, yet danceable. Nostalgic, yet contemporary. The Germans call it SynthWave, The Rosso Corsa crew have always called it Outrun, In LA they invented Dreamwave just to be able to call it something. The retro synth scene has never really found a tag that has stuck, but I don’t think they care, but if there isn;t a name that expresses the scene as a whole, then at least there is an album, ‘Turbulence’ is the archetypal SynthWave album, it just sums up everything about retro, soundtrack influenced, synth music now, and where it;s headed in the future.

♫ Miami Nights 1984 – High Beams

♫ Miami Nights 1984 – Ocean Drive

♫ Miami Nights 1984 – Saved By The Bell

‘Turbulence’ is out now.

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Mar 9 2012

Soft Metals’ reMix EP

soft metals

This May Portland ElectroPop duo Soft Metals, who crafted one of our favourite albums of last year, are releasing a collection of reMixes from the aforementioned, self-titled, album on 12” and digital.

‘The reMixes’ contains five varied and interesting (8 on the digital release) interpretations of tracks from the album. Amongst the talent brought in to provide versions are VALIS, Yard, Waves, and The Drum who all deliver some stunning listening alongside out picks from the EP. Xander Harris’ take on Soft Metals best known track, ‘Psychic Driving’ presents us with an old school EBM beat against some sharp synths that threaten to veer off into Italo territory at times. The version of ‘Eyes Closed’ from Copy is a deep early 90’s House track with a lush square wave bass. A definite highlight of the EP. Casa Del Mirto turn ‘Do You Remember?’ into a beautiful, almost Balearic, ElectroPop track that evolves into some full-on sunrise Acid. The last of our picks is from The Soulless Party, who also take on ‘Psychic Driving’ and give it a dreamlike retro SynthPop makeover. As an added bonus, a big chunk of the proceeds from sales will go to Doctors Without Borders. Excellent electronic music and helping a worth cause, that’s a win/win!

♫ Soft Metals – Psychic Driving (Xander Harris reMix)

♫ Soft Metals – Eyes Closed (Copy reMix)

♫ Soft Metals – Do You Remember? (Casa Del Mirto Extended reMix)

♫ Soft Metals – Psychic Driving (The Soulless Party reMix) (Digital Only)

Soft Metals ‘The reMixes’ is released on 12” and download on 15th May via Sweating Tapes.

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Mar 9 2012

Zimmer’s March Mixtape ‘Living Large’

Zimmer

Zimmer – March Mixtape ‘Living Large’ = It’s Zimmer mixtape time! Still pushing the Horizontal Disco Zimmer lays down an hour of smooth and sexy electronic Nu-Disco sounds. The mix includes three unreleased Horizontal Disco reMixes, to be released in April on Discotexas.

♫ Zimmer – March Mixtape ‘Living Large’

The tracklist:

01. Goldroom – Angeles
02. Chordashian – Sea Crest
03. Nathan Swiss – Heart (Moonchild reMix)
04. U-Tern – You Don’t Know Me
05. Lancelot – We Can Dance (Goldroom reMix)
06. Plastic Plates – Toys
07. Moon Boots – Bills To Pay
08. Astrolabe? – Cave Disco (Discotexas Edit)
09. Citizens – Reptiles (ATTAR! reMix)
10. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Joakim’s ‘Paradisco Garage’ reMix)
11. Zimmer – Bay Bridge (Moon Boots reMix)
12. Zimmer – Looking At You (Moullinex reMix)
13. Grouplove – Tongue Tied (Gigamesh reMix)
14. The Kooks – Naive (Jean Tonique reMix)
15. Carl Carlton – She’s A Bad Mama Jama (Funk Manchu reMix)
16. Justin Faust – High Hopes (Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver reMix)
17. Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure Remix)
18. Zimmer – Slave To Your Heart (feat. Jeremy Glenn) (Broke One reMix)
19. Doi-Oing – Good Feeling

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Mar 9 2012

Goldroom reMixes Alpine

Alpine

Binary head honcho Josh Legg, A.K.A. Goldroom has been excitedly touting his latest reMix. Apparently reMixing one of his favourite new bands, Alpine,’s ‘Hands’ was tons of fun.

The original version of ‘Hands’ is a chilled out slice of IndiePop which, in Goldroom’s hands becomes a smooth piece of marina Disco. The rolling rhythm and House piano riff really make this track giving the track a kinetic feel that works as part of it’s laid back beach Disco vibe rather than against it. So you get a smooth Tropical jam that constant feels like it’s moving forward. Presented in this way the vocals from the original seem to take on an otherworldly characteristic, almost like icy Scandinavian ElectroPop but more woven into the warmth of Goldroom’s track.

♫ Alpine – Hands (Goldroom reMix)

‘Hands’ is the first single from Alpine’s upcoming début album, due early 2012 on Ivy League Records.

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Mar 9 2012

SolarSolar’s ‘Monsters’ video

Here’s another new video from Binary cohorts SolarSolar.

‘This time it’s ‘Pilot’ album track ‘Monsters’ that gets the visual treatment. Directed and animated by Robert Waldeck there’s always something interesting to look at in this clip. And it;s relaxing, like the tune, too.

‘Pilot’ is out now,

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Mar 9 2012

A.N.D.Y.’s ‘Tape One’ + Philosophy Of Sound reMix

A.N.D.Y.

A.N.D.Y.– A.N.D.Y. Tape One = The début mixtape from the Andy half of Mustang is a declaration of intent, if that intent is to provide you with slick synthesizer Disco tunes. His ‘A.N.D.Y. Tape One’ is a sweet selection of tunes, including a few upcoming A.n.D.Y. reMixes.

♫ A.N.D.Y. – A.N.D.Y. Tape One

The tracklist:

01. Neighbour – You Can Do It
02. Jus’ Bros. – The Thrugh
03. Russian Adults -Don’t Panic Dancing
04. Larse – So Long
05. The Supermen Lovers – Say No More (A.N.D.Y. reMix)
06. Tad Wily – Garage Love
07. Lazaro Casanova – DeLoreans Groove (LC Dub)
08. Jean Nipon – Girl Complex
09. Philosophy Of Sound – Freedom, What For ? (A.N.D.Y. reMix)
10. Moonbootica – Iconic (Lorenz Rhode reMix)

Speaking of A.N.D.Y. reMixes, check out this forthcoming release for Discotexas Philosophy Of Sound. His version of their new single ‘Freedom, What For?’ cut-up the track over an absolute killer bass section. It’s got that really synthetic Disco sound we loved about Mustang. Futuristically electronic, but full of soul. And those big modulated chords…you can’t help but love this mix.