Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:
Camouflage’s dark Pop classic from 1987, ‘The Great Commandment’.
‘Uprock’ was The Rock Steady Crew’s 1984 follow up to the amazing ‘(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew’
From 1985 here’s some big Italo-Pop from Tracy Spencer’s ‘Run To Me’.
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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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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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Mitch Murder, one of our favourite producers, whether SynthWave or not, has dropped a couple of new tracks on SoundCloud. Followers of Mr. murder on YouTube will probably already recognise these tunes but I’m glad he’s making his archive available on SC, much nicer for just listening to music.
First up is ‘Metro City Breakers’, a soundtrack to what goes on on the streets of Metro City when Cody & guy aren’t tearing it a new one. it’s the ultimate ‘80’s homage jam, to the point the when Mitch has exhausted his own intricate synth riffs he busts into some Herbie Hancock and Knight Rider. This track is spot-on Electro-Funk to make envy the most hardened B-Boy happy, it’s also the soundtrack to the bit in a poorly judged ‘80’s move where our wholesome heroes encounter a ‘street gang’. Mr. T’s Fashion Show has long been considered something of an ‘80’spop-culture anomaly (like a lot of things Mr. T did), but it has also always sounded good, and makes for perfect fun cover material. More than anything, these two tracks show how much Mr. Murder loves doing what he does, and we love him for it.
♫ Mitch Murder – Metro City Breakers
♫ Mitch Murder – Fashion Show (Mr. T Cover)
Mitch Murder’s ‘Current Events’ is out now.
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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.
Woo-Hoo! Here’s the new single from Swedish ElectroPop queen Vanbot!
Proving once and for all that the awesomeness that was her self-titled début album of last year wasn’t a one off. ‘Got To Get Out’ is a sublime and atmospheric slice of DancePop. Unmistakably Scandinavian and majestic ‘Got To Get Out’ is euphoric ElectroPop with a sense of urgency. In her own words “’Got To Get Out’ is about my hometown Stockholm and how it’s filled with people experiencing a sense of isolation and separation, how it makes you feel lonely in a crowd,” she explains. “It’s fascinating that people can live so close together without really noticing one another. It’s about exploring the city nightlife and the tendencies people have to chase after the experiences that will cause the best story to tell the next day instead of enjoying the happiness of the moment.”.
Go an buy Vanbot’s album right now! Vanbot also appears on ‘electronic rumors Volume 1’, in stores now.
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Crystal Castles’ new video for ‘Suffocation’, taken from their second self-titled album, sees Alice gothed up mocking around an abandoned Ney York mansion.
The clip was directed by follow Castle Ethan Kath as part of a shoot for VS. Magazine.
Long time Crystal Castle cohorts, LA’s noisy Indie-Electro outfit HEALTH have whipped up a pretty deep and hypnotic mix of the tune for a forthcoming reMix package.
♫ Crystal Castles – Suffocation (HEALTH reMix)
Crystal Castles second self-titled album is out now. A new album is due out this summer.
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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.
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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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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French Express main man Perseus is spoiling us these days, not only with his labels awesome release but with some pretty exciting deep Disco sounds of his own recently.
His latest tracks, ‘Seychelles’ is a ultra-smooth ‘90’s House jam. With a Tropical flavour Perseus takes us on a relaxing cruise with an old school FM bassline and some seriously slick production. The whole track has a slightly dreamlike quality, like when you’re just totally lost in a magical night out. It’s also loaded with early ‘90’s nostalgia, but never sounding dated. Perseus has nailed the vibe he was going for with this track which has us looking forward to the next EP.
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