Aug 11 2010

‘Røyksopp’s Adventures In Barbieland’

Røyksopp’s short film, ‘Røyksopp’s Adventures In Barbieland’, created to accompany their new instrumental album ‘Senior’ (the follow up/sister album to last years ‘Junior’) is now available to watch in it’s entirety.

Here is what Røyksopp’s Svein had to say about it: “We had a vision, and in this vision we saw ourselves as a sleeping hobo and an old man respectively. The following is a vivid depiction of some of the events that occurred during an intended stay in Barbieland. And remember, It’s a true story….”

It’s odd, Røyksopp odd, and features 5 tracks from the forthcoming ‘Senior’.

‘Senior’ is expected to drop 13th September on Wall Of Sound

Aug 10 2010

Chromeo + Aeroplane

Check out this reMix of Chromeo’s hot first single from their forthcoming album, ‘Business Casual’ by Belgium’s almighty Aeroplane.

Great things can always be expected from Aeroplane, and given the source material this should be intensely good. And it is!

Who knows how you increase the Funk on Chromeo? Vito Aeroplane has managed it with this take on ‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’. With the Disco turned up to 11, it’s almost like distilled Chromeo!

♫ Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane reMix)

‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’ is out now and taken from the album ‘Business Casual’ which is released 14th September. You can pre-order the album here.

Aug 10 2010

Dolby Anol reMixes Performance

Dolby Anol have given their reMix treatment to Manchester’s finest Indie-ElectroPoppers Performance’s latest single, ‘Unconsoled’.

Slightly more ElectroPoppy than we’re used to from Dolby Anol, which, it turns out, is a pretty rad thing! A deep, analog SynthPop reMix is what we get here with some really subtly vocoding that gives, what was originally quite an emotive track, a roboticised feel. It’s a cool reMix, gotta’ love that computer funk!

♫ Performance – Unconsoled (Dolby Anol reMix)

‘Unconsoled’ drops this week on Too Much Information.

Performance @ 7Digital

Performance @ Amazon

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Aug 9 2010

Yannick Aellen – ElectroPop crooner

Don’t really know who Yannick Aellen is, perhaps I should, he seems to be some kind of man-about-town (or his press release claims, anyway), but his doesn’t mean he can make good music. Luckily, he can.

Rocking some serious old school SynthPop stylings that would feel right at home in New York’s Minimal Synth movement ‘The Devil (Is A Woman I Never Slept With)’ is all heavy monosynth bass and stripped down drums with a raw, early Mute Records, feel to it. But it’s Yannick’s vocals that set him apart, he’s a self proclaimed crooner, which is defiantly a vocal niche that Electro is missing out on.

♫ Yannick Aellen – The Devil (Is A Woman I Never Slept With)

‘The Devil (Is A Woman I Never Slept With)’ is taken from the ‘Dark Crooning’ EP, out on this week.

Yannick Aellen @ 7Digital

Yannick Aellen @ Amazon

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Aug 9 2010

Anoraak’s first single from ‘Wherever The Sun Sets’

The first single from French ElectroPop/Dreamwave pioneer Anoraak’s forthcoming album ‘Wherever The Sun Sets’ will be ‘Try Me’.

One of our most anticipated albums in the coming months, Anoraak’s début will be out at the end of this month with the single a couple of weeks ahead and if this track is any indication of what to expect from the album we are in for a treat. Upbeat and energetic, Anoraak has separated himself from much of the Dreamwave pack by incorporating swathes of New Wave guitar accompanying the trademark retro synth sounds and a damn catchy chorus.

The album should be huge!

♫ Anoraak – Try Me

‘Try Me’ drops 16th August with the album, ‘Wherever The Sun Sets’, being released 30th August.

Aug 9 2010

‘Lies’; Fenech-Soler’s new video

Fenech-Soler have just premiered their new video for ‘Lies’, the follow up single to ‘Stop And Stare’ and a re-release from last years ‘Lies’ EP.

The track, when it was released before, had a video previously (which I kinda’ prefer) but it get’s a slightly bigger budget treatment here with some nice photography and narrative.

‘Lies’ will be out later this year.

Fenech-Soler @ Beatport

Fenech-Soler @ Juno

Fenech-Soler @ Amazon

Aug 6 2010

Edwin Van Cleef Vs. Housse De Racket

French Indie synth wizards Housse De Racket are releasing their début album, ‘Forty Love’, for the first time in the UK later this month packaged up with an extra CD choc full of reMixes.

One of the reMixes on the ‘Bonus reMix Edition’ is this blistering tune from the north’s finest Dreamwave export Edwin Van Cleef. His take on HDR’s ‘Champions’ is a smooth, feel good, jam that immerses you in synth goodness.

♫ Housse De Racket – Champions (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

‘Forty Love (Bonus reMix Edition)’ is released 22nd August, Housse De Racket are celebrating with a live event in London on the 12th.

Housse De Racket @ Beatport

Housse De Racket @ Juno

Housse De Racket @ 7Digital

Housse De Racket @ Amazon

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Aug 6 2010

Bright Light Bright Light’s new video

Now signed to PopJustice’s PopJustice Hi-Fi label, the amazing Bright Light Bright Light can have proper videos and everything!

And, flipping hell, is his new single, ‘Love Part II’ good or what? It’s proper electronic Power Pop. I’ll say that again, it’s PROPER ELECTRONIC POWER POP! Right? I always said he was a good songwriter, bit this track exceeds every expectation. Remember how powerful Pop was in the 80’s?, how you would get chills when the chorus kicked in? That’s what we’re talking about here.

The video is cool too, nicely shot and full of angular abstractness, as all good videos should.

Did I mention we quite like this here?

‘Love Part II’, Bright Light Bright Light’s début single is released 12th September, until then your MySpace love is required:

Bright Light Bright Light @ MySpace

Aug 6 2010

Futurecop!, back to the future!

Futurecop! are back! Awesome!

The duo, who were there right at the beginning of this retro synth epidemic we now call Dreamwave, are releasing a reMix album titled ‘The reMixes ♥’ to tide us over while they work on their début long player.

The album will feature reMixes of, and by, Futurecop! from the likes of Anoraak, Digikid84, Stephen Falken and Lauren Flax. Also included is this reMix of Dreams by Silicone Project, which just sums up everything that is exiting about Futurecop!. The analog synth burbling, the big 80’s chords, the uplifting (in an 80’s teen movie way) melodies and the retro funk.

♫ Futurecop! – Dreams (Silicone Project reMix)

‘The reMixes ♥’ drops 31st August on FutureFlashs’ Kiez Beats label.

Futurecop! @ Beatport

Futurecop! @ Juno

Futurecop! @ 7Digital

Futurecop! @ Amazon

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Aug 6 2010

The Electroscopes

The Electroscopes are, or is, a one man act (backed up by a live drummer) from Northampton.

A relative newcomer to the game, having kicked off The Electroscopes last year, main-man Paul has already had BBC Radio airplay and was featured as their ‘uploader track of the week’, back in September 2009, with this track ‘Harder Each Day’ which Paul is gearing up to release as a single.

It’s a pretty deep sounding slice of ElectroPop styled Electronica. Vocally and lyrically it can stand alongside this years hippest Bedroom Pop producers, such as Penguin Prison and I Am Noxious, but musically has more of a progressive electronics slant to it. In keeping with the ‘sound’ of this summer the tune is pretty chilled, carried along by intricate programming and melodies.

The Electroscopes is defiantly a name to keep an eye on.

♫ The Electroscopes – Harder Each Day

Once this track is mastered and slapped on a CD it’ll be slamming! It’s coming out at the end of the month on TTR (Through The Roof) Records, until then give the man some MySpace love:

The Electroscopes @ MySpace

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