Feb 27 2012

Madeon’s new single

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Semi-interesting tid-bit, our original post about French big room Nu-Disco wunderkind Madeon is our third most viewed article of all time! Since then, with a bit of promotion from Deadmau5 and a lightning fingered YouTube video the guy has blown up.

Listening to ‘Icarus’, his new single you are immediately remained why. I don;t want to dwell on “oh my god, how young is he to be producing like this”, but oh my god, how young is he to be producing like this. He’s got both the music talent and production ability of to take on any seasoned artist with years under their belt. ‘Icarus’ is pure French Touch, Disco gold, the guy knows exactly how to whip the dancefloor up into a frenzy, but keeps a beautiful musicality to his work too. Essential stuff.

♫ Madeon – Icarus

‘Icarus’ is out now.

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Feb 27 2012

Countach’s ‘Driven’

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Countach, the new alter-ego of one of Australia’s premiere SynthWave producers Jordan F, is back with another new tune. ‘Driven is a powerhouse SynthWave tune with an aggressive EBM bass.

I can’t help but feel that if this is going to be your driving soundtrack anywhere, it’s going to be on the autobahn. A musically Germanic track, with the aforementioned EBM bass playing amongst hard drums and ominous chords. The only respite from the juggernaut being Jordan’s sky-rocketing lead line. We’ve been hearing more an more SynthWave and Nu-Italo drawing on old school EBM’s growling darkness recently, a lot of it I think in unintentional. It’s an unexpected turn of events, but one we will watch closely.

♫ Countach – Driven

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Feb 27 2012

Justin Faust reMixes Picture Book

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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 27 2012

Marina’s ‘Homewrecker’

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We don’t mind saying that Marina And The Diamonds has been, and is, one of our favourite singer/songwriters of the past few years, we also don’t mind saying that her last single, ‘Radioactive’, was a big let-down. ‘Radioactive’ was a pretty awesome song that suffered from some atrocious, and really dated, ‘90’s hands-in-the-air Trance production from Stargate. Marina’s new track, ‘Homewrecker’, thankfully restores our faith in her.

Marinas uniqueness in her personality, approach to creativity and especially her voice, is her biggest asset, ‘Radioactive’ tried to hide that and homogenize her, ‘Homewrecker’ shines a spotlight back on it. It;s big ol’ stumpy ElectroPop tune taken from her forthcoming ‘Electra Heart’ album. We’re not sure whether this is Marina or Electra talking though, probably Electra.

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – Homewrecker

Marina And The Diamonds’ next proper single will be ‘Primadonna’

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Feb 27 2012

Aeroplane’s February mix

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Aeroplane – February 2012 Mix = Vito’s top tips for February are in and once again he’s put together an awesome collection of the freshest tracks. This is how you should start every week!

♫ Aeroplane – February 2012 Mix

The tracklist:

01. This is A Recording – Southern Neon Lights (Gazeebo’s Northern Funk reMix)
02. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Paradisco (Joakim Dub reMix)
03. Days of Funk – Dance School
04. PBR Streetgang – Downstroke
05. Videodrome – Tempation’s Daughter
06. Mam – Modern Heat
07. Cosmonauts – Stardusts
08. Lisa Shaw – Honey (David Hernandez Dub)
09. Arsenal – Melvin (Diskjokke reMix)
10. H.O.S.H. – What do you want me to say
11. The Mekanism – Can’t Believe (Mario Basonov reMix)
12. Gucci Vump – Feeling

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Feb 27 2012

Flow Machines’ new album

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Manc ElectroPop crew Flow Machines have just released their new album , ‘Hi-Res’, at the startlingly good price of whatever-you-want pounds and whatever-you-want pence.

With a touch of fellow Manchester residents (We Are) Performance about them, but with a lot deeper roots in electronic music, Flow Machines draw on everything from Acid House to ‘90’s DancePop, from SynthPop to IndiePop on this new album and the end result is pretty impressive records. This, their second full length album, is a definite must-listen for SynthPop fans. Including the recent acclaimed single ‘Any Other Day’ this is a solid collection of tracks that has us wondering why Flow Machines haven’t broken a wider audience yet. If you like your ElectroPop a bit interesting, a bit introspective and a bit unique then today is your lucky day.

♫ Flow Machines – So Long

♫ Flow Machines – Silent Disco

♫ Flow Machines – Analog Dialog

‘Hi-res’ is out now.

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Feb 24 2012

Monsieur Adi’s ‘Fire Fire Fire’ EP

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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

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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.

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Feb 24 2012

Timo Juuti & Hector 87’s new EP

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Here’s the latest release from Italian label La Valigetta to get you in the mood for the weekend. Timo Juuti & Hector 87 provide some truly infections tunes for their ‘Woo Chicks & Disco Wobbelz’ EP.

‘Disco Wobbels’ took me completely by surprise, we get sent a lot of mediocre Electro-House and Nu-Disco, it takes a lot for something we’ve never heard of to grab our attention, but ‘Disco Wobbelz’ did, it’s got a load of elements we’re starting to tire of, but it’s so well done, so funky, so blissed out you can help but get really into it. It’s a track that does a fantastic job of revitalising something that was in need of it. ‘Woo Chicks’ falls more into the Funky cut-up Nu-Disco camp and is a big peak time tune. The EP is crammed full of more originals and reMixes including this cut from Ghosts Of Venice, who bring some of his smooth grooves to ‘Woo Chicks’ for a more intimate version.