Oct 8 2012

Sgreyes Vs. Quasars

Russia is at it again, leading the way in retro SynthWave with a Italo and Disco twist. Right here sees Russian newcomer Sgreyes teaming up with one of the best Russian producers of recent years Quasars, for a pumping, Robocop sampling, Shocking Facts.

Resting on a nice FM bassline, Shocking Facts is all bright, shimmering synths and twisting lead lines. Driven by an robotic dancefloor groove, Sgreyes and Quasars brew up just the right mix of Italo’s synth bass driven dancefloor power and SynthWave’s floating 80s soundtrack sheen. Capturing the perfect 80s electronic feel, Sgreyes Vs. Quasars make a pretty unbeatable team.

♫ Sgreyes Vs. Quasars – Shocking Facts

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Oct 5 2012

Cassette Club drop EP of unreleased material

Cassette Club, one of London’s best Disco tinged ElectroPop acts, and one of the most underrated synth outfits in the country, have just released a free EP of unreleased and older material. Five tracks of some of the finest, most soulful electronic music around right now.

Some of this collection we’ve heard before, some is new to us, all of it sounds fresh as hell, despite the odd track being a few years old. We looked in on Talk to Me a few weeks ago, a slick DiscoPop number that serves as a addition to this EP which kicks off proper with Don’t Go, a resonate, smooth jam that immediately strikes as being head and shoulders above a good chunk of UK DiscoPop acts right now, an opinion only strengthened as the EP slides into the retro synth Funk of Living In A Video. Living In A Video is pure class late 80’s robotic R&B, ElectroPop with a powerful Disco injection, it could give Chromeo a run for their money. Number Seven has more of an 80’s Pop soul feel to it, with heavy synth overtones, like a meeting of The Human League and ABC with contemporary production. The EP plays out on Bodylights, a fantastic closer and probably the slickest groove on the EP, this is a one-hundred-percent late night jam. Silky smooth and Moog Funk fuelled , Bodylights will leave you wanting more. Cassette Club have just given you a full EP, for free, that beats most of what you have paid for this year, it;s all old stuff too, just imagine what a new album from them would be like. We can’t wait!

♫ Cassette Club – Living In A Video

♫ Cassette Club – Bodylights

You can download the whole Unreleased EP for free right here.

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Oct 5 2012

Russ Chimes reMixes Bastille

The sounds of London based ElelectroPopper Bastille are making some serious waves, majestic and dramatic, yet pretty introspective they are the perfect fit for this post-TEED world. However, things get really interesting when you add a little of Russ Chimes in the mix.

Flaws is Bastille’s signature tune, and it’s about to get re-released complete with reMix package. Headlining this is Mr. Chimes with a full-on Chicago House created from that dense production styles that we love about him so much. Rather than frantically throwing out whatever track they can knock together, every week, like most producers seem to have been bullied into doing these days, Chime’s tracks are few and far between. But you can see why, each tune is a labour of love, and obviously something that he has taken an immense amount of time and care over. The production alone, with so much going on, yet everything having room to breathe, must have taken ages. Let along the composition itself, a hyper House workout with an infectious bassline hook and complex intertwining melodies. just the right snatches of Bastille’s vocal have been used to give the track an anthemic quality. this one will be packing dancefloors for months to come.

♫ Bastille – Flaws (Russ Chimes reMix)

Flaws is out soon.

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Oct 5 2012

Knightlife’s ‘Without Love’

One of Australia’s most prolific Disco DJs Knightlife is about to drop his new single, once again on Cut Copy’s Cutters Records imprint. The brand new single, Without Love, is just the precursor to a new album, due next year, but does the job of getting us in the mood for more.

Italo and disco meet head-on on Without Love, with just a hint of early Acid House. Hitting both the soulful and electronic high points. An S’Express style roving Acid bassline underpins the track, proving that Acid is still funky, and provides a rock solid groove for the track to lay down it’s expansive, thick, DiscoPop sounds atop. With an infectious vocal hook, Without Love is easy to get drawn into, it’s Moroder-esque arpeggios and diva refrain in danger of becoming a modern dancefloor classic.

♫ Knightlife – Without Love (Radio Edit)

Without Love is out now.

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Oct 5 2012

Soldout’s ‘Off Glory’

It’s been a while since Belgian ElectroPop duo Soldout have graced these pages, but here they are with their new release, Off Glory, released today. The follow up to May’s Wazabi, Off Glory sees the duo continuing to draw influence from classic European SynthPop whist updating it for the 21st century.

If fact, there’s a lot of classic synth music in Off Glory, most obviously the sound of mid-80’s Depeche Mode with the EBM-esque bassline coupled with shining, bell-like, chords. Drop this onto a Robo Disco beast and add some infectiously catchy vocals and you have one of the best pure SynthPop tracks released this year. Displaying just the right amount of brooding so as to appear deep, but not overshadow the dance vibe, Off Glory perfectly captures the sound of SynthPop past, without sounding like homage or parody, and makes it relevant.

♫ Soldout – Off Glory

Soldout’s Off Glory is out today.

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Oct 5 2012

Vails

If you like your Electro dark, brooding and totally intoxicating then you are in luck with these début two tunes from London’s Vails. Vails is the new pseudonym of Electro Funkster Sharooz and has already been picked up by A-Track’s Fool’s Gold for release in the near future.

Beaster, arguable the better of the two tracks, is an intense, ominous Electro march. A relentless synthetic pounding accompanied by eerie vocal manipulation and hypnotic lead lines. In short, this is pretty much the soundtrack to the inevitable Robot uprising. Just start into the strobe light. FSK is more of a groovy affair with a powerful bass riff and shuffling drums. Still as gritty and moody as Beaster, FSK adds a little optimism into the mix with a House hook and some hopeful chords. A big change of direction for Sharooz, it’s good to see producers expressing other sides to themselves.

♫ Vails – FSK

♫ Vails – Beaster

Vails’ début is out soon.

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Oct 5 2012

AlunaGeorge’s ‘Watching Over You’

It’s that time of year, that time when the one and only Annie Mac releases her yearly Presents compilation. 2012’s edition of the awesome collection will feature this exclusive track from electronic rumors faves, and Robo-R&B ElectroPoppers AlunaGeorge.

Watching Over You features exactly the kind of dreamy, glitchy beats and sultry vocals we’ve come to love from these two. The prefect laid back tune, George Reid bass heavy, shattered grooves always walks the fine line between tuneful R&B and glitchy experimental dance. Too far either way and it just wouldn’t work, but he manages to perfectly balance the eclectic and the melodic, while Aluna has exactly the right voice to compliment. Smooth and soulful enough to carry the weight of the tune, but quirky enough not to sound out of place amongst the blips and beeps. AlunaGeorge have found just the right recipe.

♫ AlunaGeorge – Watching Over You

Annie Mac Presents 2012 is released 8th October.

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Oct 5 2012

Fire Flowerz & NAPT

Italian pedal-to-the-metal Disco duo Fire Flowerz are bringing their particular brand of abrasive, addictive, Electro Funk to MofoHIFI with the release of this collaboration with London’s own NAPT. Connect was release last week and is already gaining some serious plays.

Connect is for those who like their groove a little harder and their Disco a little more jackhammer than smooth. Fire Flowerz and NAPT handle the heavy hitting Funk with ease and never loose sight of the underlying boogie, always remembering to work slick synth solos and infectious Disco hooks into their full-on dancefloor madness. This is one to drop when the night is peaking, watch it fly!

♫ Fire Flowerz (Feat. NAPT) – Connect

Fire Flowerz’s Connect is out now.

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Oct 5 2012

Plastic Plates reMixes Strange Talk

We featured Australian Indie-ElectroPoppers Strange Talk’s new single, Cast Away, a couple of weeks ago. Now were pretty excited by the fact that once of the reMixes for the track is provided by Plastic Plates, one of our favourite producers of recent years. Not only that, but the amazing reMix is a freebie!

Cast Away is a fantastic tune in it’s own right, upbeat and summery ElectroPop fun, but with the addition of Plastic Plates synth Disco sounds the track is unbeatable. The original has a hook just made for reMixing, and Plastic Plates takes that refrain and runs with it. It’s the bassline that kills on this one, PP is well versed in retro Disco bassline work and this one right here is no exception. Punchy and funky as hell, the bassline is one you just can’t help but move to. This bass excellence is layered with rich vintage synth work and Strange Talk’s summery vocal. It’s not summer anymore I think we have to admit that, but Plastic Plates’ and Strange Talk’s robotic Tropical sounds might just have you believing it still is.

♫ Strange Talk – Cast Away (Plastic Plates reMix)

Strange Talk’s new album is expected to drop next year.

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Oct 4 2012

Little Boots covers Bronski Beat

When we got an email this morning, with the subject line declaring that Little Boots had covered a Bronski Beat track, a little voice in the back of my head was chanting ‘please be Hit That Perfect Beat, please be Hit That Perfect Beat’. It’s not. It’s Smalltown Boy. A bit more of an obvious choice, but no less exciting, and probably better suited to Victoria’s talents.

Because I have to say, right now, that Vicky sings Smalltown Boy better than Jimmy. That’s a terrible thing to say, I know, but it’s true. She completely makes this track her own, vocally, the track seems to have been written for her, and she really brings her A-game. Musically the track has been lifted into a huge ElectroPop missile aimed squarely at the dancefloor. Peppered with haunting piano, set amidst the Disco-House beats, this cover seems to miraculously play into all Little Boots strengths. Hit That Perfect Beat might not have, so things probably turned out for the best. If you missed it last week, here’s Boot’s reMix of Jupiter’s Juicy Lucy (Needs A Boogieman) too.