May 10 2011

Even more Futurecop! ‘Starworshipper’ reMixes

It has been suggested to me that I was less than complete with my selection of entries in Futurecop!’s ‘Starworshipper’ reMix contest, so let’s put that right!

Sarah from Holographic People rightly pointed out to me that the Young Digerati mix easily deserved recognition. And she’s so right, I don’t know how I left it out, if you go and look at the SoundCloud page for the track you’ll see me raving about it when it was first released so how I forgot it I don’t know. Mind like a sieve! It’s an amazing piece of work that just proves Young Digerati are on their way ‘up’!

Commenter Larry sent me in the direction of the second reMix here, by Lenno, who is a just 16! Seriously! Which kinda’ blows my mind. I hadn’t heard this mix before and I am so glad I have now. This slick Dreamwavey mix will defiantly have me checking out more of Lenno’s stuff.

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (Young Digerati reMix)

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (Lenno reMix)

MPM’s winning entry will feature on Futurecop!’s next release.

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May 10 2011

A new tune from Alpha Boy

Mr. Alpha Boy has dropped off his new tune, and it doesn’t disappoint in an 80’s way.

‘Walking On Light’ sees the German producer getting orchestral and epic atop his retro synth patterns. Adding a baroque touch to his music with strings and harpsichord takes the track to a new dimension that gives an otherworldly feel to the 80’s influenced synth work. Still, Alpha Boy keeps up the energy with a full-on 80’s Pop Electro rhythm section which nicely juxtaposes with the rest of the instrumentation.

♫ Alpha Boy – Walking On Light

Alpha Boy’s ‘Douce Folie’ EP is out now.

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May 9 2011

Ellie Goulding’s cover of ‘Heartbeats’ given the Cosmonaut Grechko treatment

Ellie Goulding’s live cover of The Knife’s ‘Heartbeats’ is the only cover I can tolerate (i.e. I love the original and hate Jose Gonzalez generic, uninspired, snorefest). Ellie’s voice, with it’s slight rasp, adds something to the song nicely. Wonderful news the that Russia’s coolest producer, Cosmonaut Grechko, has editied the hell out of it.

Dropping a nice chilled beat and some spaced-out synths in the background turns a nice cover into something pretty special. Grechko has actually turned the backing track into something a bit reminiscant of The Postal Service. It’s very easy to stick this track on the headphones and get lost in Grechko’s programming and Ellie’s voice.

Enjoy:

♫ Ellie Goulding – Heartbeats (Cosmonaut Grechko Edit)

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May 9 2011

More Futurecop! ‘Starworshipper’ reMixes

With Futurecop!’s ‘Starworshipper’ reMix competition over, and congrats to MPM for the win, we thought this would be a good time to let you check out some of the awesome ‘also rans’.

We’ve already posted the MPM winning entry and Sferro’s smooth mix, but up there as a serious contender for the crown is Ren Riz’s perfect slice of Dreamwave DancePop that compliments and builds on the original with style. Silenx’s ‘Sunrise reMix’ injects a little synthesizer emotion into the track with his big retro chords and little additional melodies that nicely layer up the track. For those of you wanting something to beef-up the tune check Owl Vision’s, ahem, bang0r, that takes your face and slams it into the dancefloor.

Amazing work by everyone involved.

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (Ren Riz reMix)

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (Silenx Sunrise reMix)

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (Owl Vision reMix)

MPM’s winning entry will feature on Futurecop!’s next release.

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May 9 2011

Candy Apple Blue

Like a raw, punky version of Roxette, Pittsbergh based Indie-ElectroPop twosome Candy Apple Blue create music that sounds like a DIY take on 80’s stadium Pop.

Their new single ‘Tricks’ could easily be on the soundtrack to an 80’s Teen dramedy, maybe something Schumacher. I don’t really like using the term ‘New Wave’, I’m not sure it exists, or if it ever did (I’m of the opinion that is was invented just so Geffen could sell British SynthPop artists to the US rock market packaged with UK Post-Punk imports) but Candy Apple Blue are pretty New Wave. In the sense that they combine elements of SynthPop, Post-Punk Indie and 80’s Songwriting into a catchy sing-along package, which is actually a style that not many people are doing these days, sure there are loads of 80’s sounding ElectroPop acts but the likes of Candy Apple Blue are far to rare. We will be watching them with interest.

♫ Candy Apple Blue – Tricks

Candy Apple Blue’s ‘Tricks’ EP is out 4th July and promises a host of reMixes!

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May 9 2011

Hey Champ!’s new single

Chicago’s finest ElectroPop export Hey Champ! have released the title track from their forthcoming new single.

‘Anything At All’ is out this week and it’s a fun ElectroPop jam with an Indie twist. Just as bouncy and catchy as ‘Cold Dust Girl’ or ‘Neverest’ the track just shows that Hey Champ! haven’t lost anything that made their album so special, if anything they are getting better. Imagine that!

♫ Hey Champ! – Anything At All

Hey Champ!’s ‘Anything At All’ EP is out tomorrow, their awesome début album, ‘Star’ is out now.

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May 9 2011

CSLSX

This track hit all the right buttons!

Philidelphia based, but worldwide staffed, Electro collective CSLSX have just dropped this downtempo Disco jam ‘Keep On Shining’. It appeals to every bit of the electronic music lover in me. It’s driven by a mid-tempo solid rhythm section with a head nodding bassline, Cosmic synth work and hit of Dub influence. This is a tune to be played on repeat on long, hot, summer nights.

♫ CSLSX – Keep On Shining

Keep an eye on CSLSX at their Facebook page.

CSLSX @ Facebook

May 6 2011

Fear Of Tigers’ ‘The Guestlist’ this week with College and you know who!

Fear Of Tigers – ‘The Guestlist’ 06/05/2011 = The week Fear Of Tigers’ special guest is Valerie Collective head honcho, and the man behind College, David Grellier and in a fit of insanity Fear Of Tigers invited me back on the show to pick my big tune of the moment, which had to be Ride The Universe’s reMix of Chromeo’s ‘Hot Mess’, alongside the usual best of ElectroPop, Dreamwave and Nu-Disco around.

♫ Fear Of Tigers’ ‘The Guestlist’ 06/05/2011

As you probably know Ben from Fear Of Tigers ran the London marathon a while back to raise money for WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals). We’d like to extend our congratulations to Ben for an amazing job, you can read about it in this blog post, and there’s still time to get in with a quick sponsorship if you’re feeling charitable, check out his Just Giving page.

Fear Of Tigers @ Just Giving

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May 6 2011

Mustang’s Monarchy reMix

Monarchy and Rokhsan’s single ‘I Won’t Let Go’ was released a week or so ago, so if you haven’t heard it yet here’s the amazing Mustang reMix.

Epic and emotional, Mustang has done an awesome job here. Loaded with Disco bass, big retro chords and a funky little guitar riff this reMix really highlights both sets of vocals for the powerful performance they are. I think this is defiantly my favourite of the reMixes, it takes the raw feeling of the original but dials the music down a bit and lets you just sink into it.

♫ Monarchy – I Won’t Let Go (Mustang reMix)

Monarchy’s ‘I Won’t Let Go’ war released last week.

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May 6 2011

The Good Natured’s ‘Skeleton’ video

Here we have the video for The Good Natured’s new single ‘Skeleton’. Sarah’s getting more and more mid-80’s indie by the day but keeps it wrapped-up in some catchy ElectroPop.

The Good Natured is managing to get she noir thing on, both lyrically , musically and visually without loosing any of her accessibility. Which is quite a feat.

We’re not going to use the word Goth, we’re really not…