Jan 28 2010

MMMatthias’ début EP

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We’ve featured reMixes by German producer MMMatthias a few times here on electronic rumors so we’re now pleased to report that the man is ready to drop his first artist EP.

Titled ‘The James EP’ MMMatthias serves up his, now recognisable, Electro-House style and brings a bunch of reMixers along for the ride. aUtODisco, Sick Boy, LaClopeAuBec, Dead Disco Drivers, Kolt13, The Noizy Kidz and this track reworked by Sabotage into a sweeping Disco tune with a hypnotic piano line.

♫ MMMatthias – James (Sabotage reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The James EP’ will be released 9th February.

MMMatthias @ Beatport

MMMatthias @ Amazon

Jan 28 2010

The Dark Esquire

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Bringing a dark, early 80’s SynthPop, vibe with him comes Brian Repetto A.K.A. The Dark Esquire. Ex-of Garage-Pop band Dumbwaiters, Brian decided to go it alone and experiment with his love of SynthPop and the New Romantics culminating in his début release, for THISISNOTANEXIT records, ‘Situation’

If you listen to the 7” version you have hear him wearing his influences on his sleeve, it’s a perfect blend of Dance-Pop with a New Wave bassline and ominous chords reminiscent of the earlier, more experimental, pioneers of SynthPop.

reMixes are supplied by Liquid Vega who turn in a deep, downtempo, almost Trip-Hop take on the track and Night Plane with their minimal synth slow-jam.

♫ The Dark Esquire – Situation (Liquid Vega Rmx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ The Dark Esquire – Situation (Night Plane Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ The Dark Esquire – Situation (7” Version) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Situation’ 12” will be limited edition (screenprinted and handnumbered 300 copies) and feature reMixes from Crimea X and CFCF (which should be great!)

The Dark Esquire @ Beatport

The Dark Esquire @ Juno

The Dark Esquire @ Amazon

UPDATE: Simon from THISISNOTANEXIT has stopped by to let us know you can order the 12″ here.

Jan 27 2010

Billie Ray Martin does Cabaret Voltaire

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OK, so Billie Ray Martin has a couple of new EPs/mini-albums coming out in the next couple of months. There are a couple of interesting angles to this story but one in particular that got my interest.

Billie Ray first came to my attention back in ‘80ish with her work with Electribe 101, since then she has amassed a large body of work including both Dance hits and more experimental electronic tracks For her latest EPs she is taking the pioneering step of releasing tracks officially through the Torrent site Mininova in the lead up to the official release.

What got me though, was the tracks themselves. Ms. Martin is dropping her reworkings of Cabaret Voltaire’s double A side ‘Just Fascination’/’Crackdown’, two of my favourite tracks by one of my favourite bands. So it was with some trepidation that I checked the tunes, and they are good! Not only are they reworking but ‘Crackdown’ features none other than Cab’s vocalist himself Stephen Mallinder.

Here we can present, for you, two reMixes of the tracks. ‘Just Fascination’ by Celebrity Murder Party who take a more semi-experimental approach turning the track into a danceable noisescape while ‘Crackdown’ is reMixed by David Harrow who’s Oicho mix is a deep, analog synth laden, dubby take on the track.

♫ Billie Ray Martin – Just Fascination (Celebrity Murder Party reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Billie Ray Martin – The Crackdown (Oicho reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can hear the original here on YouTube. The first EP is out 15th February on Disco Activisto

Billie Ray Martin @ Beatport

Billie Ray Martin @ Juno

Billie Ray Martin @ 7Digital

Billie Ray Martin @ Amazon

Jan 27 2010

More Barretso for you

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A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to Barretso, Tuff Em Up’ Records Chilean Dreamwave/ElectroPop/Electro-House hybrid man.

As it draws ever close to the release of his début EP we can give you a feel for the release with the title track ‘Bright City Lights’, a track with a real Nu-Disco/SynthPop mashup feel. Still rocking the perfectly blended mix the smooth vocals just glide over the night time arpeggios. Kolt13 steps up for reMix duties and lets the synths fly and seriously Electro Funks shit up!

♫ Barretso – Bright City Lights (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Barretso – Bright City Lights (Kolt13 reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Barretso has already got major labels sniffing ‘round his door and the EP drops in the next couple of weeks, until then go give him some MySpace love:

Barretso @ MySpace

Jan 27 2010

The Antlers get the Buffetlibre treatment

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NYC Indie/Folk outfit The Antlers’s track ‘Two’ was a twee little acoustic guitar excursion, not the most obvious choice for a good hard reMixing but those kinds of the unexpected reMix the Buffetlibre DJs have done just that.

What the Buffetlibre duo have done is created a really good SynthPop track out of the tune, it’s got the beats and the synths but loses none of it’s Indie (as Carles would put it) meaningfulness.

♫ The Antlers – Two (Buffetlibre reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Two’ is originally from the album ‘Hospice’, available now.

The Antlers @ Beatport

The Antlers @ Juno

The Antlers @ 7Digital

The Antlers @ Amazon

Jan 27 2010

Edwin Van Cleef reMixes Vicknoise

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Spanish club producer Vicknoise has just dropped a new EP titled ‘Get Away’. The EP contains the original, a reMix from Shelby Grey and this storming mix from Dreamwave hero Edwin Van Cleef.

In a seriously soaring reMix Edwin lets rip with spaced out leads flying all over the place and one of the nicest analog rhythm lines I have heard in a while, not quite Acidic, but on the way there.

♫ Vicknoise – Get Away (Edwin Van Cleef reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Get Away’ is out now!

Jan 23 2010

Russ Chimes Vs. Ellie Goulding

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I was gonna’ post this last night but I was so tired when I got in. This morning though, it’s all over the Blogosphere! And well deserved attention too!

Débuting over at Neon Gold’s blog this match of Ellie Goulding and Russ Chimes really is a match made in heaven, rivalling even his, frankly amazing, reMix of Marina And The Diamonds’ ‘Mowgli’s Road’.

Tackling ‘Starry Eyed’ is no mean feat, it’s a genius song to begin with and Russ achieves the impossible by giving it more energy and more epicness! Y’all know Russ’ style by now, well imagine his particular band of French House/Dreamwave/Nu-Disco turned up to 11 with the huge sing-along ‘Starry Eyed’ over the top, it really is that good!

OMG! The piano breakdown and kick back in! Shit, man, I got goosebumps!

♫ Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Starry Eyed’ will be released on 22nd February with reMixes from Penguin Prison, Jakwob & Monsieur Adi, followed by Ellie’s album ‘Lights’ on 1st March.

Ellie Goulding @ Neon Gold

Ellie Goulding @ Amazon

Jan 23 2010

The Golden Filter ask us to open our eyes…

The Golden Filter have been teasing us with various flash animations and movies, over at their official website, in preparation for the release of their début album, ‘Voluspa’ including this video:

The album drops 26th April, until the keep an eye on http://www.thegoldenfilter.com/.

The Golden Filter @ Beatport

The Golden Filter @ Juno

The Golden Filter @ 7Digital

The Golden Filter @ Amazon

Jan 23 2010

Demo track from Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy Soundtrack?

This broke over at the Daft World fansite, apparently this is a leaked demo of one of the tracks from Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy soundtrack:

♫ Daft Punk – Fragile (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Real? We don’t know. It does sound like what you’d expect a Daft Punk Tron soundtrack to sound like. Whatever it is, fake or not, it’s actually pretty good and if it is from the soundtrack then it’s probably even better in the context of whatever scene it accompanies.

What do you think?

–UPDATE–: Thomas Bangalter has confirmed it’s a fake. Hardly surprising really, I doubt we’ll hear any of the soundtrack until it come’s out. Still think it’s a cool little piece of music though!

Jan 20 2010

New Danger EP teaser video

We gave you the low down on Danger’s next EP right here, the time is nearly upon us when the Electro-House master shows everyone just how it’s done!

He’s dropped another new little teaser video, again with the oh-so-cool 16-bit stylee graphics. I would love him to do a mini-movie in this style, maybe when (if) he releases a full length album he will!