Category ElectroPop

Aug 9 2012

Cinnamon Girl’s ‘Devil In Me’ video

Despite a relentless, and I suspect expensive, PR onslaught we haven’t really been that taken with any of London based Dane Cinnamon Girl’s output so far. That’s changed, though, with her new track Devil In Me.

With a clip directed by Joanna Dudderidge, Devil In Me is a rip roaring retro ElectroPop extravaganza. Loaded with 80s references, both musically and vocally, and big contemporary production The video is suitably 80s styled.

Devil In Me is out now, available from Cinnamon Girl’s Bandcamp.

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Aug 8 2012

Queen Of Hearts covers Ben Howard

Queen Of Hearts

We’ve got to admit, we have no idea who Ben Howard is. Yesterday PopJustice referred to him as a “full-time borelord” and a very brief investigation of the original version of this tune on YouTube we quickly came to the same assessment. Talented songwriter he may be, but he seems to have ordered a helping of tediously dull performer with that. No matter, it’s just the songwriting talent we’re interested in right now as our reigning ElectroPop monarch Queen Of Hearts (looking very animé in her new promo pics) takes the song into new toe-tapping directions.

Neon collaborator John Myers steps up for production duties once again, which was quite surprising as on our initial listen we had thought it might have been the Sound Of Arrow’s Stefan Storm behind the mixing desk, the track has some TSoA qualities to it. I think it’s the Into The Clouds breakdown that caught our in in that regard. The Queen throws herself into her performance and allows her vocals flowing effortlessly from sultry to ethereal and back again while they dance around the Balearic soundtrack. This one is Queen Of Hearts’ sunrise anthem.

♫ Only Love (Ben Howard cover) (Extended Version)

Queen Of Heart’s ‘Neon’/’Tears In The Rain’ single is out right now. Also out now is ‘electronic rumors Volume 1’ on which Queen Of Hearts features.

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Aug 8 2012

The Sound Of Arrows’ free reMix album

The Sound Of Arrows

Well this is an awesome mid-week treat! Sweedish, London based, ElectroPop superstars The Sound Of Arrows are giving away an entire albums worth of reMixes, for free. The eleven track collection covered reMixes and edits, some you’ll have heard before, some brand new, there’s even the Wonders B-side, Longest Ever Daydream, thrown in for good measure too.

The album covers the duo past few years of single, featuring work from the likes of Visitor, Tiësto and Gold Dust on reMix duties but our picks have to be The Knocks version of the single Wonders, which takes a glitchy Disco approach to the tune which soon descends into full-on Electro-House dancefloor power. The amazing Mille and his now legendary reMix of The Sound Of Arrows’ breakthrough hit Into The Clouds, to which he lands all of his emotional, ChipTune Dreamwave charm in the perfect combination of ElectroPop and synthetic dancefloor nostalgia and Chad Valley’s deep, atmospheric take on M.A.G.I.C.. Chad bring a sparse Chillwave flavour to the track, supplying one of the albums deeper moments as it slips into House territory. It’s a rad collection, and generous of the guys to give it away like this, being packed with class tunes.

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – Wonders (The Knocks reMix)

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – Into the Clouds (Mille reMix)

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C. (Chad Valley reMix)

Download the whole album here, right now!

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Aug 8 2012

Kisses’ new single

Kisses

LA ElectroPop duo Kisses caused quite a stir back in god old 2010 with their Heart Of The Nightlife LP. Brilliantly crisp retro ElectroPop with a Disco sheen that captured the heart of all who heard it. The band have been touring for a while but are now announcing their return with a brand new single, Funny Heartbeat.

The new track, which was produced by Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne, sees Kisses displaying a more carefree,  beach party, sound. Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson bring a kind of Two Door Cinema Club tropical Indie-ElectroPop flavour to their sound with splashes of relaxed guitar against the pulsating Electro beats. it’s a shimmering, summery tune that just right for lazy days in the sun.

♫ Kisses – Funny Heartbeat

Kisses will be announcing a video and their new album soon.

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Aug 7 2012

Visitor’s ‘Coming Home’

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It was only this time last week that we first got our ears ‘round one of the tracks from London based ElectroPop outfit Visitor’s long awaited new double A-side single Coming Home/RNB. Now, having had seven days to digest the awesome RNB, we are treated to the flip side, Coming Home.

Instantly recognisable to anyone who’s seen Visitor live as that big anthemic bit in their set, or any one who’s heard Lifelike’s reMix in his June 2011 mixtape or in the June 2011 edition of Fear Of Tigers’ The Guestlist. Coming Home kinda of sums up what we’re all waiting for in new Visitor material, and why anyone who knows Visitor is this excited about the new material. It’s big, heartfelt ElectroPop, with a nice splash of New Wave guitar and Diamond Cuts impeccable Dreamwave production. It that kind of rousing track that you can’t help but sing-a-long to. Inspirational and uplifting, there is a reason when you see Visitor live it’s this track that sticks in your mind. In a weird way it reminds us a bit of Shiny Toy Guns, before they were a Rock band, Visitor have captured that epic, majestic, uplifting wall of sound perfectly. reMixes on the single comes from Lifelike, Viceroy, FM Attack, Bestrack, SymbolOne, Vanguard, Easy D and more.

♫ Visitor – Coming Home

Visitor’s Coming Home/RNB is released soon.

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Aug 7 2012

MiGHty mOUse’s ‘August Mixtape’ and Future Unlimited Dub

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MiGHty mOUse – August 2012 Mixtape = It’s MiGHty mOUse mixtape time again! This one drops over an hour of some of the best Nu-Disco and House from the past couple of months. This one goes quite deep, but it’s a definite party starter, it just gets bigger and bigger toward the end!

♫ MiGHty mOUse – August 2012 Mixtape

The tracklist:

01. Pressure Drop – You’re Mine
02. Hal Incandenza – Ventura (Original Mix)
03. Solid Light – El Deporto
04. White Shadow – If You Like It (Rick Rude reMix)
05. Rüfüs – This Summer (JBAG reMix)
06. Tony Betties – You & I (Saalim reMix)
07. Kraver & NSFW – Starstruck (Drop out Orchestra reMix)
08. Daniel Solar – Say What (Original Mix)
09. Ivan The Terrible – My Love (Original Mix)
10. Jonas Rathsman – Since I Don’t Have You
11. Music Lovers – (Keep On) Dancin’ (Original Mix)
12. Bit Funk – It’s My Love
13. Solomun – Cloud Dancer (Kraak & Smaak reMix)
14. The Egg – Catch (The C90’s reMix)
15. Future Unlimited – Golden (MiGHty mOUse Dub reMix)

While you’re here, MiGHty mOUse is giving away the Dub version of his fantastic reMix of Future Unlimited’s Golden. We featured the track last week and loved it, now you can have that infectious melody all on it’s own for soaring Disco House epicness.

♫ Future Unlimited – Golden (MiGHty mOUse Dub reMix)

MiGHty mOUse’s ‘Disco Battle Weapons (Volume 2) is out now on Cheap Thrills

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Aug 7 2012

Alice In Videoland’s ‘Spaceship’ video (sort of)

We really don’t know what’s going on with original ElectroPopPunks Alice In Videoland. They’ve been quite for so long now we had presumed they’d called it a day. We hope that’s not the case, and maybe the fact that they’ve pulled out all the stops to finally the release the video for their 2010 hit Spaceship is a good sign.

We remember seeing stills from this clip a few years ago. From what we can gather the video was filmed then most of the footage was lost in a hard drive crash and the video was scrapped.. Rather than letting it go to waste, it appears that Toril and Anders took it upon themselves to salvage what footage was left, spend some time learning about editing, and finish it themselves. The result is more a bit of fun than anything, mostly made up of outtakes, but it’s good to see it finally put together. We wonder how it would have looked with the real effects, we remember seeing photos of Toril and giant gorilla arms and stuff.

Spaceship is taken from Alice In Videoland’s forth album, A Million Thoughts And They’re All About You. Out now.

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Aug 7 2012

Electric Youth’s ‘The Best Thing’

 

One of the greatest exports to come out of Canada ever, Electric Youth’s new single came out this week. the duo are still riding high on the wave of being featured on the soundtrack to 2011 underground hit movie Drive, milking it for all it’s worth, they’re even currently on a ‘Drive’ tour with fellow Drivers Collage. The release of this new single, The Best Thing, is probably the best thing to happen to Electric Youth, probably best to move on from the whole Drive thing now.

And as a step into a post Drive world for Electric Youth The Best Thing is excellent. Blissful retro Pop, more chilled than Right Back To You and more sophisticated than their Valerie early days, The Best Thing displays a more mature Electric Youth, maybe even a more confident one. Both musically and vocally, The Best Thing is heavy with passion as rich pads and piercing leads dance around the track while Bronwyn delivers a flawless, intimate performance. Proving there are more layers to Electric Youth than we have yet seen, The Best Thing leaves us eager for more of their nostalgic Pop. We hear Mr. Vince Clarke had a hand in it too.

♫ Electric Youth – The Best Thing

Electric Youth’s The Best Thing is out now.

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Aug 7 2012

Goin’ Old School: Nitzer Ebb, The Shamen, Duran Duran

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

Nitzer Ebb’s Control, I’m Here from1988. Classic Ebb, before they went a bit funny.

The Shamen 1988 Indie hit Jesus Loves Amerika. Not moving any mountain now are we? The Shamen, post-Industrial, pre-Mr. C.

1981 saw Duran Duran’s chart breakthrough with Planet Earth. It stared a revolution.

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Aug 7 2012

The C90s’ ‘August Chart Mix’

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The C90s – August Chart Mix = Here it is, London’s disco dons, The C90s, monthly mix of all things Disco and House. This months mix takes a particularly cosmic slant, whether big cosmic Disco or space age House, the tunes are always big.

♫ The C90s – August Chart Mix

The Tracklist:

01. Dutch Rhythm Combo – Bonaire (Blackjoy Rough Demo. Mix)
02. Storm Queen – Lets Make Mistakes
03. Moodymann – I Got Werk
04. Zombie Zombie – Rocket Number 9 (Joakim 808 Mix)
05. Incredible Bongo Band – Sharp Nine (Klic reMix)
06. Shiny Objects – Just Fabulous
07. Things Happen – Red Crocodile (John Tejada reMix)
08. Aksel Friberg – To Be With You (Disco Mix)
09. Lindstrøm – Eg-Ged-Osis (Todd Terje Edit)
10. Kris Menace – We Are (Holmes Price reMix)
11. Chinese Flash Mob – Fade 2 Black (Only Children reMix)
12. DJ Kaos – Hands up (Munk reMix)
13. ???? – ???? (????)
14. Rodion & Mammarella – Majella (Edit)
15. Melee – Superheaven

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