Sep 22 2011

More from Queen Of Hearts’ début EP

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Queen Of Hearts has been regal enough to let us have a listen to another track from her forthcoming début EP, ‘The Arrival EP’. This one is ‘Black Star’.

With a little help from Beatrice Hatherley (Kylie/Zoot Woman) and produced by Olly & James from Devil’s Gun ‘Black Star’ is a strange intoxicating beast. Powerful and ominous post-DubstepPop electronics that sees Liz sounding a little like Vicky Hesketh (both musically and vocally) in the verses, and a little like t.A.T.u in the chorus (complete with pitch shifted duet). I am actually really diggin’ the fact that not everything to come out of The Queen’s camp has been pure upbeat Pop of late, sure those singles will definitely be something to look forward to I think it’s these tunes, showing she has more than one string to her bow, that will stick with people. ‘Black Star’ is pretty cinematic too, if there was ever a QoH track I would want to see a really good video for it would be this.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Black Star (Produced by Devil’s Gun)

Queen Of Hearts’ ‘The Arrival EP’ is out 3rd October, until then check out more from Queen Of Hearts On SoundCloud.

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Sep 22 2011

VillA reMixes BeNi

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I’ve got to admit, BeNi’s been off my radar a bit recently, after a string of awesome tunes he kinda’ lost me with recent singles. ‘It’s A Bubble’ was totally underwhelming and the whole viral campaign that went with it just an embarrassment. However, the internet reckons VillA’s reMix of his new tune ‘Someone just Like You’ is the mutts nuts, and whop am I to argue with the internet.

They are so right, VillA injects the track with a robotic nervous energy creating some funky SynthPop that could easily sit an any number of classic mid-80’s compilation (as an extended 12” version of course). I suppose it’s time then to give BeNi’s album a chance, you can stream the whole thing here.

♫ BeNi (Feat. Mattie Safer) – Someone Just Like You (VillA Rmx)

BeNi’s album, ‘House of Beni’ is out 11th October.

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Sep 22 2011

Goin’ Old School: 5 Star – System Addict

Today’s look back in time features some slick Sci-Fi ElectroSoul from 5 Star in 1985’s ‘System Addict’. Check out that growling bass!

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Sep 22 2011

The Magician Jeppe Plastic Plates

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Plastic Plates reMixing The Magician? You know you’re in for a treat there! Two of the ruling acts in synthesizer Disco in a head on collision where the explosion sounds like an electro tom roll.

‘I Don’t Know What To Do’, featuring Jeppe on vocals, was already a top slice of Disco flavoured ElectroPop but Plastic Plates bring in a shuffling space Funk vibe. I would kinda’ like to see this overdubbed into the Disco scene in the 80’s Buck Rogers TV Movie with Gil Gerard & Erin Gray gettin’ down.

♫ The Magician (Feat. Jeppe) – I Don’t Know What To Do (Plastic Plates reMix)

‘I Don’t Know What To Do’ is released 3rd October on Kitsuné Music.

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Sep 21 2011

Monarchy’s new video

Monarchy and Britt Love‘s single version of ‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ is now available for your viewing pleasure.

Petty unusual for Monarchy in that it focuses on them, the guys need new masks though. This version of the track is really growing on me.

‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ originally comes from the ‘Around The Sun’ album, out now, the single comes out in October.

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Sep 21 2011

Goin’ Old School: Trio – Da Da Da

Trio, in 1982, rockin’ the VL-1 with ‘Da Da Da’

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Sep 20 2011

Monarchy’s reworked ‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’

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‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ is Monarchy’s new single. Rerecorded from the album version as a duet with Britt Love from Mini Viva.

It’s an odd choice of single, but once you get into it you see how inspired it is as a decision. Mid-tempo and quirky the track will show casual Monarchy listeners that there is more to them than the big, catchy, ElectroPop epics. ‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ is all rolling breakbeats and powerful, ominous, synths that provide a moody soundscape for Britt and Ra to trade vocal accusations.

♫ Monarchy (Feat. Britt Love) – You Don’t Want To Dance With Me

‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ originally comes from the ‘Around The Sun’ album, out now, the single comes out in October.

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Sep 20 2011

Cyndi Seui covers Badly Drawn Boy

Cyndi Seui latest release come straight from the forthcoming Kitsch Cat Vol.2 compilation and features Gramaphone Children to boot.

A Cover of Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Silent Sigh’ the track sees Seui becoming even more of a force to be reckoned with as he effortlessly rides the thin line between Nu-Disco/Dreamwave and ElectroPop. Lush synthesizer Pop, multi layers and meticulously produced, that’s always kept funky with a slick Disco bassline is Seui’s trademark, and he deftly applies that to this cover version turning a reasonably dreary song into a beautiful synth powerhouse.

♫ Cyndi Seui (Feat. Gramaphone Children) – Silent Sigh (Bradley Drawn Boy Cover)

Kitsch Cat Vol.2 is out in November and features Cyndi Seui, Yuri’s Nominee, Gramaphone Children, Stargazer, Instant Science, Pelific, and Astrolabe.

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Sep 20 2011

Bot’Ox

Here’s Bot’Ox brand new video for ‘Theme from Mineurs 27’.

It’s their new single it’s pretty guitary over the electronic throb, and the video is pretty fucked up.

The ‘Mineurs 27’ EOP is out tomorrow on I’m A Cliche.

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Sep 20 2011

Mustang & Clubfeet reMix Crystal Fighters

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Crystal Fighters new single ‘Champion Sound’ come complete with a whole host of top reMixes.

Out next month on Different the highlights of the reMix package come from Mustang and Clubfeet. Both artists take the left-field ElectroPop of the Fighters and make it their own. Mustang give us something a little different from their norm with a big deep, pretty dark, analog groove fest that pulsates through your brain. Clubfeet provide the popiest of the reMixes with a summery Indie-Electro feel build upon layers of smooth synths and turns the vocal track into a lazy poolside sing-a-long.