Jun 17 2011

Yuksek & Gucci Vump

Gucci Vump (better known as Brodinski and Guillaume from The Shoes) have dropped their Dub version of Yuksek’s ‘On A Train’ to keep you going while you await the release of his, frankly amazing, second album.

Taken from the ‘On A Train’ Ep, which is out now, Gucci Vump take the ElectroPop of the original and morphs it into a dark dancefloor monster that seriously deserves to be played at peak time to mesmerize and hypnotise the punters. Deep grooves here!

♫ Yuksek – On A Train (Gucci Vump Dub reMix)

Yuksek’s second album, ‘Living On The Edge Of Time’ is released 4th July.

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Jun 17 2011

Housse De Racket’s ‘Roman’

Housse De Racket are giving away the first track from their forthcoming album as a taste of what’s to come.

Their second album, ‘Alesia’ is coming in August and whilst we can’t wait, ‘Roman’ will have to tide us over. It’s a powerful Indie-Electro tune bristling with gangly guitar and huge, huge, synths. Driving energy and anthemic vocals bode really well for the new record.

♫ Housse De Racket – Roman

Housse De Racket’s second album is due out 22nd August on Kitsuné Music.

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Jun 16 2011

College’s The Thunder Sentinels Mix

College – The Thunder Sentinels Mix = Valerie main man David Grellier mixes up an hour of electronic bliss.

♫ College – The Thunder Sentinels Mix

The tracklist:

01 – Shuki Levy – Le Passage Secret
02 – Freak Electrique – Parsec
03 – Felix Da Housecat – Neon Human
04 – Johan Agebjörn & Le Prix (Feat. Lake Heartbeat) – Watch The World Go By (Skatebård reMix)
05 – Bangkok Impact – Missionary On Mars
06 – Exchpoptrue – Lost & Found
07 – Breakbot – Penelope Pitstop
08 – Jam Xpress (Feat Dd) – Gotcha Feelin (Lifelike reMix)
09 – Jakatta – One Fine Day (Cicada reMix)
10 – Michel Rubini – Graham’s Theme
11 – Antilles – You And Me
12 – College – Unreleased
13 – Jean-Michel Jarre – First Rendez-Vous
14 – Stephen Falken – Unreleased

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Jun 16 2011

VHS Or Beta’s new track

VHS Or Beta have announced the details of their forthcoming fourth album, to be titled ‘Diamonds & Death’ and released later this year.

The first track from the record is ‘I Found A Reason’ a surprisingly synth based track loaded with Disco groove and House piano wrapped up in a pretty smooth ElectroPop package. Evidently influenced by founders Craig Pfunder and Mark Palgy relocation to Brooklyn this album looks like it will see the band take on more of a New York Disco vibe.

♫ VHS Or Beta – I Found A Reason

‘Diamonds & Death’ is due for release 27th September.

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Jun 16 2011

Azari & III’s ‘Manic’

I’m really digging the new single from Canadian eclectic House/ElectroPop duo Azari & III.

‘Manic’ is pure deep sexbeat goodness. A rolling beat and electronic bassline coupled with the 80’s R&B vocals on hypnotic, brain infesting, “oooh oooh”s create, with the sweeping synths, is real mix up of Detroit, Disco and 90’s UK House. Whatever it is, there isn’t anyone quite like Azari & III around at the moment, and we’re glad they are.

♫ Azari & III – Manic

‘Manic’ is out on 24th July with reMixes from DJ Sneak, Tiger & Woods, Finger Prince and Christian Aids.

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Jun 15 2011

Ursa Minor (Little Bear)

Ursa Minor (Little Bear) are a London based outfit consisting of Little Bear, Yoshee, Evee and KTP who set about creating a kind of live, House influenced, synthesizer soundscape.

It’s really hard to pigeonhole Ursa Minor (Little Bear), I can definitely hear a root in the heyday of 90’s House and, more specifically, DancePop but they have taken that basis and moved it to a raw, live place. Like a garage Dance act there is an excitement, and urgency, about the real drumming and analog synth riffs and something almost freeform and jazzy in the musicianship. All this makes for a cosmic and compelling backing for the Post-Punky vocals. This is space age stuff but at the same time really down to Earth and, in a world of machine beats and quantized riffs, really human.

♫ Ursa Minor (Little Bear) – Delight

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Jun 15 2011

Penguin Prison ‘Multi-Millionaire’ reMix package for free

Penguin Prison had dropped a whole package of awesome reMixes of his ‘Multi-Millionaire’ single for free on his website.

This bundle of Mixes not appearing on the forthcoming single includes work from Graphics, Prince Language, Random Elements, Robert Owens and this track from Lancelot who brings a nervous synth line and some deep Electro grooves to the track, it’s my personal favourite of the set.

♫ Penguin Prison – Multi-Millionaire (Lancelot reMix)

The ‘Multi-Millionaire’ single is out soon and will include a reMix from Shook! Until then pick up the free reMix bundle here.

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Jun 14 2011

Hypnolove’s ‘Holiday Reverie’ EP

French analog synth Disco crew Hypnolove are back this month with a new EP produced by Ed Banger’s Mickey Moonlight.

The ‘Holiday Reverie’ EP mixed up some pretty eclectic influences and instrumentation from Disco to Dub to Experimental to ElectroPop with the title track being a funky, weird, summery, Pop tune. Head nodding basses and muted guitar amongst the warm synths are the deal here while ‘Midnight Cruising’ is a cowbell laden, harp solo wielding SynthPop track. there’s also a Mickey Moonlight Dub of each track.

♫ Hypnolove – Midnight Cruising (Mickey Moonlight Dub)

The ‘Holiday Reverie’ EP is out now on vinyl and digitally on the 17th on Record Makers with an album following in October.

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Jun 14 2011

Metronomy’s ‘The Bay’ video

Metronomy’s ‘The Bay’ finally gets a music video.

Directed by David Wilson the clip was filmed in exotic Torquay.

‘The Bay’ is out 4th July, Metronomy’s third album, ‘The English Riviera’ is out now.

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Jun 14 2011

FM Belfast’s new album

After signing to Morr Music and re-releasing their ‘Underwear’ single earlier this year the Icelandic ElectroPop nut-house that is FM Belfast have just released their new album, ‘Don’t Want To Sleep’. It’s a record full of exactly the kind of SynthPop insanity you’d expect from this lot.

Get your eyes and ears ‘round the video for the first single ‘I Don’t Want To Sleep Either’, directed by Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, it’s time to be scared and intrigued.