Mar 24 2011

She’s The Queen

So, it looks like electronic rumors favourites Cosmonaut Grechko and Robots With Rayguns have gone and joined a gang! It’ll all end in violence, I know it!

Until everyone’s demise in a pointless turf war you can check out their new crew, The Night Moves Collective, in which they have enlisted the likes of P Martell and Signals into their ElectroPop mafia, as well as She’s The Queen. who I discovered browsing the NMC blog. This New York based duo pump out some top quality power ElectroPop. That kind of ElectroPop that makes you forget about the world outside.

Just take ‘All You’ve Got’. Epic, uplifting and full. Really full! The combination of Andrew Kuryloski’s multi layered, clean production and Emily White’s powerful vocals fill the speakers ‘til bursting point. Although She’s The Queen’s music makes various nods to ElectroPop of old their sound is very much in the now. Electronic music with tons of energy and emotion, the essence of ElectroPop

♫ She’s The Queen – All You’ve Got

They have even got our good buddy Ren Riz to reMix up their track ‘Waiting Game’, the man works his toytown synthesizer funk all over the track to awesome effect.

♫ She’s The Queen – Waiting Game (Ren Riz reMix (Radio Edit))

Check out more of She’s The Queen’s music and give them a big ol’ ‘like’ over on Facebook.

She’s The Queen @ Facebook

Mar 24 2011

Bag Raiders hit Europe!

Australian Nu-Disco.ElectroPop geniuses Bag Raiders are finally gracing Europe with a string of live shows!

For those of us in this part of the world this is pretty exciting and pretty eagerly awaited. Both the album and the track ‘Way Back Home’ made it into out top 20 albums and tracks of 2011, so the prospect of seeing the duo with their full live show has us itching with impatience.

Check them out near you:

29th Apr      London, England @ XOYO
30th Apr      Holland @ Festival De Schuit
30st Apr      Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
05th May       Munich, Germany @ Baby Club
06th May       Saarbrucken, Germany @ Blau Night Club
07th May       Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
12th May      Zurich, Switzerland @ Hive Club
13th May      Brighton, England @ The Great Escape
19th May      Stuttgart, Germany
20th May      Athens, Greece @ Anorak Festival @ Club Mylos
21st May      Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Medis
16th July     London, England @ Main Stage @ Lovebox
22nd July     Huntingdon, England @ Secret Garden Party

In the meantime get your ears ‘round these two reMixes of ‘Sunlight’ we haven’t featured before byArmand Van Helden and TieDye, both take an amazing track straight to the dancefloor, the don’t even bother to buy it a drink!

♫ Bag Raiders – Sunlight (Armand Van Helden reMix)

♫ Bag Raiders – Sunlight (TieDye-Mix)

‘Sunlight’ is taken from Bag Raider’s album, on Modular, out now:

Bag Raiders @ Beatport

Bag Raiders @ Juno

Bag Raiders @ 7Digital

Bag Raiders @ Amazon

Mar 23 2011

LIGHTS’ new ‘My Boots’ reMix

Canadian SynthPop goddess LIGHTS has reMixed herself, for chuckles apparently.

Her last single, ‘My Boots’, was probably the most Disco tune she’s done to date, so for this reMix she’s run in the other direction and gone darkside on the track. ‘Re:Boots’ centres around some heavy, almost Industrial, rapid fire drums and wall of sound production give the tune a new edge. It’s not quite got the groove of the original, but replaces that with a live feel and rawness.

♫ LIGHTS – Re:Boots (My Boots reMix)

LIGHTS is holed up right now working on her sophomore album.

LIGHTS @ Juno

LIGHTS @ 7Digital

LIGHTS @ Amazon

Mar 23 2011

The Knocks reMix Jon Fratelli into an Electro beast

Jon Fratelli, who is, unsurprisingly, a member of Indie Rockers The Fratellis, is about to release his first proper solo single, titles, ‘Santo Domingo’.

‘Why should you care?’ I hear you ask. I’ll tell you why, ‘cos this reMix by The Knocks is stunning, even worth the cost of the single. Fratelli’s Rock ‘N’ Roll swagger is prefect fodder for the NYC duo to work some piano Disco/Electro-Rock magic on this track. It’s a driving, powerful track that keeps the guitar riff subtly in the background to underpin some massive 90’s style dance chords and some heavy bass synth. It’s a pity that this kind of tune mostly turns up in reMixes. There are a few bands I can think of that make this kind of stuff but they are few and far between, it generally only occurs when really talented reMixers meet proper Indie-Rockers. So enjoy it whilst you can!

♫ Jon Fratelli – Santo Domingo (The Knocks reMix) (Master)

‘Santo Domingo’ is released 18th April on Island.

Jon Fratelli @ 7Digital

Jon Fratelli @ Amazon

Mar 22 2011

Jupiter’s ‘Saké’ video

Parisian ElectroPoppers Jupiter’s ‘Saké’ single is pretty amazing. Amazing track, amazing reMix line up, and now amazing video.

Stupid, but amazing!

Directed by TU SAIS QUI and Elsa Blayau, the pair seem to perfectly capture the essence of Jupiter.

Jupiter’s ‘Saké’ is out now on Kitsuné Music.

Mar 22 2011

Metronomy’s new video

‘The Look’ is Metronomy’s new single, leading into their new Album coming in April, and it’s gone and got itself a video.

The video is directed by Lorenzo Fonda, it’s got seagulls and stuff.

‘The Look’ is taken from Metronomy’s forthcoming new album ‘The English Riviera’, out 11th April onBecause Music.

Mar 21 2011

New CHEW LiPS track!!!

Oh CHEW LiPS, how you’ve been missed! Sometimes it takes reconnecting with a thing it realise how much it was missed.

And this new demo CHEW LiPS have just dropped have really made me realise how much I have missed them. Or, to put it a better way, made me remember what it is about them I love so much. I have missed the stripped down production that still manages to sound huge, missed the layers of toy-town synths, missed Tigs’ sassy, soulful vocals that bring an instant warmth to the tracks and missed the sing-along choruses.

Their second album is still a long time coming, but if this demo is anything to go by, it has everything I have missed by the bucket load.

♫ CHEW LiPS – Eagle (Demo.)

CHEW LiPS are looking to release their second album late this year.

Mar 21 2011

Gemini Club’s ‘Ghost’ reMixes

Gemini Club’s awesome ‘Ghost’ was defiantly one of our tunes of last year, in all it’s myriad reMix forms. This week sees the track’s proper release, at long last, as a massive reMix package.

Alongside the instant classic original version there’s reMixes you’ll already know, such a Hey Champ!’s, and some new versions from Only Children and Golden Bug. Also featured are these two mixes from Mr. Frankie Barretso and Indie-Electro Newcomers Blue Satellite. Barretso’s effort is a rapid fire Electro take on the tune that’s a pure dancefloor rush while Blue Satellite opt for a laidback, no worries, DiscoPop that’s the prefect smooth comedown.

♫ Gemini Club – Ghost (Barretso reMix)

♫ Gemini Club – Ghost (Blue Satellite reMix)

The ‘Ghost’ EP is out today!

Gemini Club @ Beatport

Gemini Club @ Juno

Gemini Club @ 7Digital

Gemini Club @ Amazon

Mar 21 2011

A-Ha’s ‘The Blue Sky’ reMixed by DannielRadall

We featured DannielRadall and her latest EP of 80’s ElectroPop inspired Chillwave last week, and as thanks Danniel has sent on over her reMix of A-Ha’s ‘The Blue Sky’, from 1985’s hit packed ‘Hunting High And Low’ album.

Here she tackles A-Ha with the same approach she has to her own music. The song shifts from bouncy, crisp, 80’s Pop to reverb drenched Chillwave with funk. With samples from the original expertly manipulated into new grooves, ‘The Blue Sky’ is reinvented for 2011.

♫ A-Ha – The Blue Sky (DannielRadall reMix)

DannielRadall’s new EP can be picked up on her Bandcamp page. A-Ha’s ‘Hunting High And Low’ can be picked up, well, everywhere!

A-Ha @ Juno

A-Ha @ 7Digital

A-Ha @ Amazon

Mar 18 2011

Starfawn

Brooklyn based Electro duo Starfawn are pretty enigmatic, both personally and musically.

Amber Schaefer and Misha Mross’ lush, atmospheric sound takes cues from both 80’s ElectroPop and Minimal Synth but pads out the sound with heavily effected synths to create an instantly recognisably retro, yet strange and otherworldly, soundscape for the vocals dance in and out of. However, this is by no means ambient music, there are beats and riffs to get your head nodding and synth solos that will infect your brain.

Starfawn have just released their début EP, ‘Greenlight’, a powerful three track affair from which ‘Nothing Dead’ comes. A track that is one part 80’s ballad, one part effect heavy Dub track and one part BedroomPop. It’s refreshing to hear a band that revels in experimentation yet still understands the importance of actually having a song amongst the indulgence.