Sep 19 2012

Chew Lips reMixed by Big C

Sound your air horns! It’s a premiere! On his continuing quest to infect all our brains with his infectious, chilled out, Italo/Dub mix London based producer Big C has taken Chew Lips’ fantastic new single, Hurricane, and give it both a retro ElectroPop workout and an island swing. At the same time. It’s like a musical threeway!

Hurricane is the biggest, Popiest track we’ve heard from the newest Chew Lips album so far, and a highlight of their new live set, but in Big C’s hands it becomes an atmospheric groover that really draws out the sultry drawl in Tigs vocal. Haunting Rootsy piano plays nicely against the Euro-dancefloor arpeggios with an almost Morricone feel at times. It’s a mysterious, Caribbean vibe that shouldn’t go into retro Robot music at all, let alone Chew Lip’s eclectic ElectroPop, but Big C manages to combine all three elements with an effortless cool and seamless production. Basically, it’s like a Frenchman in a futuristic black and red leather suit sipping rum on a beach in Jamaica. Or a dreadlocked warrior living it up off the shores of Orion. Italo Dub should be everyone’s new favourite genre.

♫ Chew Lips – Hurricane (Big C remix)

Chew Lips’ new single Hurricane is out now.

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Sep 19 2012

Chordashian’s ‘Illusion’

Chordashian have joined the Binary family! When did that happen? I’m sure I’m supposed to get a memo about these things. I’m definitely going to say it was a good call from Josh and Kyle bringing these guys into the fold, we’ve been supporting Chordashian in these pages for a while now and the Brooklyn duo seem like a perfect fit.

Their first single for Binary is a free download, Illusion. Whenever I read the word Illusion my mind immediately switched to Just An Illusion by Imagination mode, Chordashian’s new tune is nothing to do with that infectious ‘80’s hit, and may just be catchy enough to break Imagination’s mental monopoly. This Illusion is a rolling slice of Beach Disco, a pumping Housey jam with a Tropical feel. It’s got a nice warehouse groove that really get you moving, and washed that with a layer of sun-kissed Disco sounds, wicked licks and some ace digital sax, to add a good-times flavour to the mix. top everything off with some distant, dreamy, vocals and you’ve got the prefect beach party tune.

♫ Chordashian – Illusion

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Sep 19 2012

Goin’ Old School: Cabaret Voltaire, T-Coy & Fashion

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

First up, one of our favourite bands of all time, Cabaret Voltaire with 1985’s Big Funk

From 1987, first wave of UK House from T-Coy’s Cariño.

Some proto-space Disco, SynthPop Funk, from Fashion’s 1981 hit Move On.

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Sep 19 2012

Tareq’s new reMix EP

The Greek kind of SynthPop Tareq is closing the door on the fist chapter of his career, his excellent début album, Cocoon and it’s singles, by releasing a free compilation of reMixes of the track Mosquito. The EP hold six tracks, reMixes of Mosquito from Marsheaux, Rolla Scape, 5tarcrush and SaikaL alongside a new track, Waiting For The Rain and an acoustic version of Reign Of Hearts.

The EP’s standouts are the reMixes of Mosquito from Marsheaux and 5tarcrush. Marsheaux, one of our favourite SynthPop girl duos, brings an classic SynthPop feel to the track. Their majestic Depeche Mode-esque sound lending gravitas to the track. Pounding machine beats and rich synth chords rise and fall as Tareq’s emotional lament stands accompanied by some Marsheaux backing vocal work. 5tarcrush takes a slightly more dancefloor oriented approach, layering think the arpeggios and buzzsaw synths, there’s even a little House piano in there too! Tareq is currently working on his new album, titled Fish.

♫ Tareq – Mosquito (Marsheaux reMix)

♫ Tareq – Mosquito (5tarcrush reMix)

The whole Mosquito EP can be picked up for free here.

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Sep 18 2012

Chvrches’ new single

OK, Chvrches, what’s the deal with the ‘v’. You never used to have it, your SoundCloud username used to be ‘churchestheband’. I really think we all need a say in this. I mean, if I’m going to be writing about you more, and I imagine I will be, I need to know if I have to use the ‘v’. Is that just a stylised thing, or is that actually how you are spelling Churches now? It’s like CHEW LiPS all over again.

Chvrches new single, their second song after the stunning Lies, is The Mother We Share, and while Lies seems to bubble up slowly through the internet, the announcement of this new track seemed to break the blogosphere for a time. This is a good thing. If an bands around right now deserves some blogosphere breaking attention it’s Chvrches. The Mother We Share is a nice mixture of bright, but brooding electronics tempered by Lauren Mayberry’s sweet vocal. A tad more euphoric than the industrial stomp of Lies, showing a different facet to Chvrches. There is no doubt in our minds, Chvrches are going to be huge.

♫ Chrvches – The Mother We Share

I’ll tell you what, Chvrches, lets make a deal. You get to keep the ‘v’ if you promise never to use a △? Sound good?

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Sep 18 2012

MiGHty mOUse’s new mixtape and Hervé reMix

MiGHty mOUse – September 2012 Mixtape = Here we go with this months mixtape from the mighty MiGHty mOUse. That’s a lot of mighty. And there’s a lot of mighty in this September mix. A load of tunes we’ve featured here, and some we haven’t. Space age Disco goodness for over an hour!

♫ MiGHty mOUse – September 2012 Mixtape

The tracklist:

01. Ost & Kjex – Milano Model (A Thrilling Mungophony In Two Parts)
02. Markas – Love
03. Sohight & Cheevy – Travel Anthem (Moulinex reMix)
04. Hot Chip – How Do You Do (Todd Terje reMix)
05. Emeron & Fox – Nightmares (Final DJ’s reMix)
06. Mirror People – Kaleidoscope (Xinobi reMix)
07. Christian S – The Power Of Now
08. Lindstrøm – Eggedosis (Todd Terje Edit)
09. Rainer Weichhold – Infernal
10. Djuma Soundsystem – Menage A Moi (Original Mix)
11. Michale Cleis – Mir A Nero
12. Crystal Fighters – Follow (Diskjokke reMix)
13. Klangkarussell – Sonnentanz (Oliver Koletski reMix)
14. Mark Knight (Feat. Skin) – Nothing Matters (Tensnake reMix)
15. Two Door Cinema Club – Sun (Gildas Kitsuné Club Night reMix)
16. Sailor & I – Tough Love (Aril Brikha reMix)

While you’re here, check out this brand new reMix Mr. mOUse whipped up for his good bud Hervé’s new single Night Turns Into Day. Replacing the piano led Old School sounds of the original with some seriously slick Cosmic Disco giving the big vocals a softer, more silky feel and turning a euphoric peak time track into a smooth, sexy, groover.

♫ Hervé – Night Turns Into Day (MiGHty mOUse reMix)

MiGHty mOUse’s ‘Disco Battle Weapons (Volume 2) is out now on Cheap Thrills

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Sep 18 2012

AlunaGeorge’s ‘Your Drums, Your Love’ video

Here’s the video for AlunaGeorge’s awesome new single Your Drums, Your Love.

Henry Scholfield directs this clip that heavily features the work of artist Arran Gregory.

AlunaGeorge’s Your Drums, Your Love is released 7th October.

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Sep 18 2012

Honom reMixed by Black Magic Disco

Released yesterday was the new reMix EP from Swedish outfit Honom. Collecting a whole bunch of top notch mixes together on one EP, Pole Position Recordings have dropped one of the Boogie EPs of the year.

Sebastian’s Birthday is a gliding track that is loaded with dancefloor promise. It’s a futuristic Disco track that combines Sci-Fi soundscapes with low down groove. Give that a slight Balearic flavour and your have a sunrise tune for the 23rd century. The standout of the reMix package, for us, have to be offerings from Black Magic Disco. Black Magic Disco puts together a supremely funky deep Disco mix that rewards you with twisting Moog squelches and and infectious, and haunting, melody. There is no way you can listen to this tune and not move to the pounding synthetic bass.

♫ Honom – Sebastian’s Birthday (Black Magic Disco reMix)

♫ Honom – Sebastian’s Birthday (Original Mix)

The Sebastian’s Birthday reMix EP is out now.

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Sep 17 2012

Chateau Marmont’s Wargames

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from French Indie-Electro band Chateau Marmont, I think the last track they dropped was Receive And Follow, and that was last year. Now they are back with the first track from their forthcoming new album The Maze.

The track is called Wargames, and it’s an infectious combination of Parisian Indie Cool and Vangelis’ BladeRunner End Titles theme. Rolling with that instantly recognizable arpeggio pattern, Chateau Marmont layer on that particularly French brand of piano stabbing, mysterious crooning, IndiePop and waves of thick analog synths. It’s a track that is light years more Poppier than the band’s previous, more introspective and space-age, output, and has us eagerly awaiting the new album.

♫ Chateau Marmont – Wargames

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Sep 17 2012

Show Your Shoe reMixes Freedom Fry

Show Your Shoe is back! After some time away from music with a flooded studio Nico has got his Disco groove back and whist there are some special tracks waiting in the wings he is announcing his return to the party with this reMix of New York Indie-Electro duo Freedom Fry’s Summer In the City.

The Swiss wonder has always has game above that of many of his contemporaries, he has an ability to make musical connection, and find unique grooves that leaves many others in the dust. His reMix of Summer In the City is a Tropical House mash-up with quirky melodies and intricate percussion. Nico brings a feel-good beach vibe to the track and once again, his use of percussion as a melodic instrument adds an added euphoric funk. The whole island groove is give a House kick with a slick piano line and a thumping beat, the perfect sunshine combination. Show Your Shoe has been quite far too long, we’re so glad he’s back!