Jan 20 2010

Curry & Coco

French duo Curry & Coco make some real raw, analog, ElectroPop. The partnership of Thomas and Sylvain strip down the Electro sound and add a bucket of nervous energy.

They are about to release their EP “Sex Is Fashion’ which features the lead tracks ‘Who’s Next’ and ‘Sex is Fashion’ and they have just dropped the video for ‘Who’s Next’:

The EP also features reMixes of ‘Sex Is Fashion’ from The Emperor Machine and We Are Enfant Terrible. I’m lovin’ the The Emperor Machine reMix with it’s big funk bass and huge synths and, er, bongo solo!

♫ Curry & Coco – Sex Is Fashion (The Emperor Machine Extended Vocal Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Curry & Coco – Sex Is Fashion (We Are Enfant Terrible reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Curry & Coco release the EP this months ahead of their album ‘We Are Beauty’ at Peermusic.

Curry & Coco @ Peermusic

Jan 20 2010

Jacques L. Dorsey

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Dug up by the Valerie crew’s blog is this upcoming French producer Jacques L. Dorsey. A Man of mystery with a brand new MySpace the word on the street is that he has some involvement in Daft Punk’s soundtrack for the forthcoming Tron sequel, Tron Legacy.

He’s got that 80’s nightdrive vibe down pat with this mid-tempo synth jam. Steady bass, Simmons toms a lead line to ride through the city streets!

♫ Jacques L. Dorsey – Hard Drivin’ (Main) (zShare) (MediaFire)

All I need now is a Ferrari, something to brood about and a time machine! Go hit up JLD’s MySpace!

Jacques L. Dorsey @ MySpace

[Via Valerie Collective]

Jan 20 2010

Monarchy Vs. Marina

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Well, we kinda’ expected a flood of reMixes of Marina And The Diamonds forthcoming single, ‘Hollywood’, and y’know what? that’s no bad thing. Especially when they are of the standard set by Monarchy here!

I’m loving the heavily modulated synth bass, it’s got a really retro, really ‘harsh & warm at the same time’ tone. When the song kicks in proper it takes on a different flavour, all arpeggiated basslines and syncopated leads. Actually, it sounds like a heavily sidechained 80’s TV theme song!

Keep ‘em coming!

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – Hollywood (Monarchy Gliese reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Hollywood’ is released 1st February 1st followed by Marina’s début album, ‘The Family Jewels’, which drops on 15th February.

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Jan 20 2010

The KiWi’s

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Hehe, The KiWi’s, what’s that all about then, eh? don’t even try to wrap your head around what you are hearing here! OK, so we start off with plucked stings and chimes with an almost oriental soundtrack feel, but then, what’s this? Enter some serious synth axe work and marching drums…and is that children playing I hear in the background?

It’s beyond description really, but you know what? I like it! Give it a few listens (‘cos it’s pretty short) and I guarantee it will draw you in, although I can’t guarantee you’ll ever get out!

♫ The KiWi’s – Vovenciatra (zShare) (MediaFire)

Their EP ‘14 years Old’ is out on On The Fruit Records on 30th January, until then show these guys some MySpace love:

The KiWi’s @ MySpace

Jan 20 2010

Love Concept

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Chicago’s Love Concept are a weird one, they sound kinda’ like a garage SynthPop band. The songs themselves are very 80’s, in line with the current crop of Dreamwave or Chillwave bands, but there’s something really raw about the recording that sets them apart from the crowd. Like a real synth jam session, it’s a refreshing sound.

♫ Love Concept – Quarter Century Boy (zShare) (MediaFire)

Go give Love Concept some props over on their MySpace:

Love Concept @ MySpace

Jan 20 2010

Cutting Crew just died in Drop The Lime’s arms!

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So, what happens when you mix prolific Electro artist and reMixer Drop The Lime with Cutting Crew’s 80’s power balled ‘(I Just) Dies In Your Arms)?

This does:

♫ Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms (Drop The Lime reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

All cut up vocals and warp bass, it’s got a real Breakdance feel but has an appropriately huge breakdown!

It’s getting late, I don’t think I can cope! 😉

Cutting Crew @ 7Digital

Cutting Crew @ Amazon

Jan 20 2010

Dragonette Vs. Arithmatix! (Michael Di Francesco of Van She)

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Indie-electro darlings Dragonette have roped in the talents of Michael Di Francesco of Van She fame under the alias of Arithmatix! for a pumping Nu-Disco killer remix.

Loaded with Italo influences and a Disco groove this reMix is gonna’ ram the dancefloors!

♫ Dragonette – Pick Up The Phone (Arithmatix! Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

I’m insanely jealous of those living in the US right now as Dragonette are touring the states alongside Little Boots and Fan Death. Now that’s gonna’ be a hell of a night out!

Dragonette @ Beatport

Dragonette @ Juno

Dragonette @ 7Digital

Dragonette @ Amazon

Jan 20 2010

Jupiter reMixes Two Door Cinema Club’s new single

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Man, I absolutely adore Jupiter’s reMix of CHEW LiPS ‘Salt Air’, it made number three in electronic rumors’ top 20 songs of 2009 so I was all up in this reMix of Two Door Cinema Club’s brilliant new single ‘Undercover Martyn’.

Jupiter brings the perfect Electro Disco flavour to the track. Digital slap bass, distorted analog synths and leads that fly out of the tune are all present and correct. Jupiter seems to be able to do no reMix wrong!

♫ Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn (Jupiter reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Undercover Martyn’ is out shortly on Kitsuné Music.

Two Door Cinema Club @ Beatport

Two Door Cinema Club @ Juno

Two Door Cinema Club @ 7digital

Two Door Cinema Club @ Amazon

Jan 20 2010

Miike Snow & I Blame Coco

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Sting’s kid Eliot Sumner, also known as I Blame Coco, has been getting a lot of blog inches recently, especially with the forthcoming release of her début single ‘Caesar’ which features Scandinavian SynthPop queen Robyn.

What’s interested me is this reMix by one of our favourite acts Miike Snow (who she’s also working with) as they drop heavy beats and a really deep Electronic sound.

♫ I Blame Coco (Feat. Robyn) – Caesar (Miike Snow reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Caesar’ is released as a limited edition 10” on 1st February.

I Blame Coco @ Juno

I Blame Coco @ Amazon

Jan 19 2010

dAi rework The Knife’s Opera

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No sooner had The Knife dropped the first track from their evolution opera ‘Tomorrow, In A Year’, we recited this reMix of the track ‘Colouring Of Pigeons’ by relative newcomer dAi.

He’s done wonders with the track, somehow keeping the abstract and theatrical vibes but making them conform to a steady dancefloor groove. It shouldn’t work, but it does! It’s something really different to hear that 80’s Electro beat and with the avant-garde percussion and operatic vocals.

♫ The Knife (In Collaboration With Mt. Sims And Planningtorock) – Colouring Of Pigeons (dAi Refix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Tomorrow, In A Year’, the album, will be released on Rabid Records on1st March.

The Knife @ Beatport

The Knife @ 7Digital

The Knife @ Amazon