Here we have Shannon’s 1985 post-Italo robo-Pop hit ‘Do You Wanna’ Get Away?’
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The Sound Of Arrows’ ‘Voyage’ album
I’ve had a couple of weeks to listen to The Sound Of Arrows’ long-awaited début full length record, which is enough time to get over the anticipation and listen to it on face value, and y’know what? It’s better that way.
‘Voyage’ is an album that can completely stand up on it’s own, hype and reputation aside, this is eleven tracks of SynthPop of such quality you begin to understand what it took a few years to make. All the singles are here (save for ‘Danger!’), and they made the good choice of putting ‘Into The Clouds’ arguable their biggest hit, first. The track immediately reminds you of everything you love about The Sound Of Arrows, the ‘90’s indie-tinged vocals, the pumping synths and the sense of aspiration, and reminds you why you’ve been looking forward to the album for a while. Immediately following is the new single, the Balearic sounding ‘Wonders’, these two single set up the mood for the album, both musically and thematically. Musically the album is, mostly, euphoric stuff. Big major riffs and uplifting beats are the LP’s staples. There are a few downtempo tracks, such as ‘Hurting All The Way’ and ‘Ruins Of Rome’, but even they are shot through with an air of hopefulness rather than melancholy. Which brings me to the strain running through the album thematically. ‘Voyage’ is a manifesto of wonderment, a collection of songs that scream out their hope that the world can be a better place. The album dreams of adult problems seen through the eyes of childhood wonder, stripped down to their basic ridiculousness in a metaphor of magical discovery, culminating in ‘There Is Still Hope’ while the albums exit, ‘Lost City’ is a epic cinematic finale.
I suppose I better find some criticism to make of ‘Voyage….the single’s ‘Nova’ and ‘Wonders’ can get a bit too early 2000’s Ibiza for my tastes these days, whilst they are excellent songs the sounds are a little dated, but that’s it. On the whole album all I could find fault with is two lead synth sounds. If you’re a fan of SynthPop or ElectroPop the The Sound Of Arrows’ ‘Voyage’ is one of the top releases of the year, or the last few years, and set to be an electronic Pop classic with ease.
♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C.
♫ The Sound Of Arrows – Wonders
The Sound Of Arrows ‘Voyage’ is released 7th November, a deluxe version is also incoming featuring a second CD of instrumentals..
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Goldroom reMixes Gigamesh
I’ve been dying to post this for a couple of weeks and now I finally can. Here’s Goldroom‘s masterful reMix of Gigamesh’s ‘Red Light’.
Premiered on The Magicians’ ‘Magic Tape Sixteen’ , Josh Legg’s reMix can only be described as ‘a treat for the ears’. This track is the aural equivalent of sitting on a rooftop, overlooking the city, watching the sun go down, an end to the day and the slow beginnings of the night. I would have said ‘sitting on a beach’ but there is something slightly urban about the track, I think it’s the rolling ‘80’s bass gives it a hot city nights feel while the dreamy synth work bring to mind that point at dusk when anything is possible. We’ve really dug all of Josh’s Goldroom work so far, but he has really nailed it this time!
♫ Gigamesh – Red Light (Goldroom reMix)
Gigamesh’s self-titled EP is out now.
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Rex The Dog’s ‘BREED Podcast 11’
Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 11’ Rex And The Machine’ = Rex’s next BREED night is 4th November at The Dalston Superstore, to keep you going here’s the latest BREED podcast,once again utilising real reel to reel, this time with added old school tape editing!
♫ Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 11’ Rex And The Machine’
The tracklist:
01. Django Django – Waveforms (Mickey Moonlight reMix (Rex’s Re-Edit))
02. Kris Wadsworth – It’s Time
03. GusGus – Within You
04. Arnaud Rebotini – Wardance
05. Brioski – Radio Anatomy (Emperor Machine reMix)
06. Arnaud Rebotini – Twilight Of Gods (Original Mix)
07. This Mortal Coil – Another Day
08. Carl Craig & La Scalars – Speechless (Gesaffelstein reMix)
09. Jamie Jones – Tranquilizer
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Monarchy reMixed by Dusk
And here we have the latest in the long line of reMixes of Monarchy and Britt Love’s ‘You Don’t What To Dance With Me’. This time Dusk (a mystery man with zero internet presence) takes up the reins.
Dusk has turned in a stomping deep mix of the track. Full of low rumbling synths and tribal drums, it’s a powerful peice of work, only let down by some pretty discordant pitching of the vocals. That aside, the reMix is cool, combining glitchy clicks and pop and toytown melodies with the big percussion and dominant chords in a moody, ominous, dark dancefloor mix.
♫ Monarchy (Feat. Britt Love) – You Don’t Want To Dance With Me (Dusk reMix)
‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ originally comes from the ‘Around The Sun’ album, out now, the single is also out now.
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Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca’s new EP
Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca have come together once more, riding the success of their ‘A Reason for Living’ EP, for a brand new six track release.
‘Erodiscotique’ continues in the same vein of floor filling Electro-Boogie with a nice live instrumentation feel. Interestingly, the EP features a cover of Pet Shop Boys ‘Domino Dancing’ which builds upon the song with a sweet ‘90’s house piano. Both Rocca and Dimitri deliver their interpretations of the track, with Rocca mix just taking the prize for being slightly more retro-funky. the EP’s lead track, ‘Ero Disco Theme’, nicely mixes synthesizer Funk with beach Disco for a smooth and sexy party starter. The other original, ‘Back To House’ does exactly what is says on the tin, this is pure Chicago House, pure late ‘80’s, and a really good approximation of it too, it;s got that deep groove and 909 beats, the House piano and a soulful melody on top. And of course, a sample of some deep voiced dude going on about “House Music”, now that’s authenticity!
♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Domino Dancing (DJ Rocca Club reMix)
♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Ero Disco Theme
♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Back To House
Once again Dimitri and Rocca have turned in a quality, and recommended, disco filling release. It’s released 21st November via Gomma.
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Fare Soldi’s I Told You I Was Frico‘ Mixtape
Fare Soldi – I Told You I Was Frico 2011 = They told you they were Frico, and you didn’t believe them, now look what you’ve gone and done! You made them feel like they had to prove it!
♫ Fare Soldi – I Told You I Was Frico 2011
The tracklist:
01. Mark Ronson & The Business INTL. (Feat. MNDR & Q-Tip) – Bang Bang Bang (Axe’s Funky Bangt)
02. Lazydisco – More Tigers
03. Gigamesh – It’s So Intense (Fare Soldi Enrico Pallazzo Rmx)
04. The Whip – Secret Weapon (Alex Metric Rmx)
05. Justice – Helix (Don Diablo Rmx)
06. Fare Soldi – Buchi Nights
07. Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop (Drop Out Orchestra Rmx)
08. Testarossa – Boogie Nights In Paris
09. Moullinex – Sunflare
10. Elio E Le Storie Tese – Discomusic
11. Axel Le Baron & Kurbatov – Fame (Big Dope P & Puto Prata Rmx)
12. Les Loups – Side To Side (Ohyeah Rmx)
13. Carte Blanche – Jack Of The Moon
14. Fare Soldi – Vittorino
15. Fifteenth – My Fantasy (Part Deux)
16. Louis La Roché – Los Angeles
17. Black Box – Everybody Everybody (Rockapella)
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Final DJs new tune
Final DJs treat their SynthWave style to an injection of funk with their new track.
‘All I Need’ sees Final DJs in a more upbeat, dancefloor mood that combines the groove of Nu-Disco, the breakdowns of euphoric Trance and the eipcness of SynthWave. the epicness just doesn’t stop with this track and the guys weave in spine-tingling guitar hook. this is their peak time track!
♫ Final DJs – All I Need
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Noir Deco & MPM Soundtracks
‘Future To Fantasy’ is the title of Newcastle SynthWave Producer Noir Deco new album, due out this week. Here’s a taste of what’s to come with a track featuring the awesome MPM Soundtracks.
‘Journeys’ is exactly that, a sonic exploration of rain soaked, neon lit, futuristic metropolis backstreets. With a hint of Italo about it, that keeps the energy up, the track is a masterful peice of soundtrack work. A synthesizer odyssey that leads you through the darkness, into the blinding artificial light as it sweeps from mood to mod. Can’t wait for the album!
♫ Noir Deco (Feat. MPM Soundtracks) – Journeys
‘Future To Fantasy’ is released this Friday on Playmaker Ent..
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Queen Of Hearts reMixed by Lois Plugged & Fruckie
I get the feeling there’s a few reMixes of Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Black Star’ incoming.
Lois Plugged & Fruckie are up first with this reMix I was concerned, before the beat kicks in, was going to be mediocre Dubstep, but in actual fact it turned out quite nice. Taking all the good bit’s about Dubstep and applying it to a Disco beat and ElectroPop melody. OK, so there is the obligatory Dubstep breakdown, which felt a little tacked on, but that aside the rest of the mix is pretty much dancefloor gold.
♫ Queen Of Hearts – Black Star (Lois Plugged & Fruckie reMix)
Queen Of Hearts’ ‘The Arrival’ EP is out now.
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