Mar 30 2010

Stopmakingme reMixes Marina

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When this reMix by Stopmakingme of Marina And The Diamonds’ ‘I Am Not A Robot’ landed in the electronic rumors inbox, I though “here we go again”, but I’m SO glad I gave it a listen.

Firstly ‘cos i discovered that ‘I Am Not A Robot’ is being rereleased as Marina’s next single and secondly ‘cos it’s a storming reMix, Stopmakingme really does take the song in a completely new direction. Fittingly, for the title, that direction is vocoder laden robo-Disco. The London producer has crafted six minutes of hypnotic, other-worldly, Electro that messes with Marina’s vocal melodies for it’s own gain!

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot (Stopmakingme reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘I Am Not A Robot’ is out on 26th April.

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Desire

Are we in for another Italo summer this year? Sometimes I do wonder what a lot of these artists from the 2008 ‘wow Italo!’ explosion are doing now (we could really do with a new Heartbreak release!)

Italians Do It Better signees Desire are currently touring with Glass Candy right now so why don’t you check out three tracks from their 2009 album ‘II’ and then check Glass Candy’s MySpace for tour details.

The Canadian’s trio produced some of the best Italo inspired ElectroPop in the last few years, just the right combination of House, Disco and SynthPop with just the right amount of edgy darkness. They almost exclusively write love songs but despite making Disco songs about love they retain a slightly mournful twist to their tracks.

♫ Desire – Mirror Mirror (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Desire – Under Your Spell (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Desire – Don’t Call (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘II’ is out now:

Mar 27 2010

Penguin Prison; The Worse It Gets

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It’s hard to say which is better between Penguin Prison’s ‘Something I’m Not’ and this track, it’s B-Side, ‘The Worse It Gets’. ‘Something I’m Not’ is more infectious, but this track is more upbeat and poppy. Tough call!

Listen for yourself, along with these two remixes by R.A.C. (reMix Artists Collective) who give the track a lightweight funky overhaul and minimal neo-classical electro artist ELOF who turns the track into a cute Lo-Fi SynthPop masterpiece.

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (R.A.C. reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (ELOF reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Worse It Gets’/‘Something I’m Not’ is out now from Neon Gold:

Penguin Prison @ Neon Gold

Penguin Prison @ 7Digital

Penguin Prison @ Amazon

Mar 27 2010

Sometimes Miami Horror

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A whole mess of reMixes of Miami Horror’s excellent SynthPop jam of last year, ‘Sometimes’, have come flooding in this week.

The mysterious Universe from Sydney make a big entrance on the scene with a fantastic smooth Dreamwavey mix, all slap bass and spacey chords. Universe will be a name to keep an eye on. Brazil’s Boss In Drama turn in a reMix that is a battle between Funk bass and cool leads while G.L.O.V.E.S., as always, don’t disappoint with a full on Disco track which drops some female vocals into the mix.

♫ Miami Horror – Sometimes (Universe reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Miami Horror – Sometimes (Boss In Drama reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Miami Horror – Sometime (G.L.O.V.E.S. RadioCut) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Sometimes’ is available right now!

Miami Horror @ Beatport

Miami Horror @ 7Digital

Miami Horror @ Amazon

Mar 27 2010

Sunday Girl, as mixed by Russ Chimes

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The tide of catchy female fronted ElectroPop continues to rise and washed up on the beach today is Sunday Girl. Coming from out of the blue (her MySpace is barely a month old) she’s already gearing up for her début release for which she’s bagged reMixes from Russ Chimes and Diplo!

Russ works his usual magic here, vastly improving on the original (which I found promising, but a little lacklustre) really bringing out something special in the vocals that wasn’t initially apparent and setting them over some serious Disco arpeggios and a sweet electric piano breakdown.

♫ Sunday Girl – Four Floors (Russ Chimes reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Four Floors’ is released 20th March, until then:

Sunday Girl @ MySpace

Mar 25 2010

Keenhouse Vs. NightWaves

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Ahh, Keenhouse, his ‘Deep In The Forest’ is possible my favourite track on last years amazing ‘Valerie And Friends’ compilation and NightWaves, well, they’ve been rockin’ my .mp3 player for a fair few of months now.

The two of them together is Synth gold! Sweet analog lead lines and chilled vocals, this is everything Binary is about!

♫ Keenhouse – Ari-es (NightWaves reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Ari-es’ is originally taken from the amazing ‘Binary Presents: LA Lights’ compilation.

Mar 25 2010

Florrie + Fred Falke

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Florrie, well, for a start she’s the in-house drummer for the production team responsible for pretty much all of the good ‘proper’ Pop music in the charts in the last decade, Xenomania. She’s also a singer/songwriter in her own right and is débuting classy Pop tune after Pop tune.

As with the last track to surface ‘Call 911’ this latest song, ‘Panic Attack’ has also been given the reMix treatment by none other than Fred Falke.

It’s a, frankly, infectious slice of electronic Pop that has a really strong (and obvious) Xenomania influence with seems to work well with Falke’s trademark bassline.

♫ Florrie – Panic Attack (Fred Falke Extended Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can hear some more from Florrie on her MySpace:

Florrie @ MySpace

Mar 25 2010

Foreign Office reMixed by Warrior One

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London four piece Foreign Office’s début single, the Indie-Disco-Pop ditty ‘Leaving The House’ has been given an Italo influenced reMix by east end duo Warrior One.

Like a clash between Italo, ElectroPop and Bleep-House, Warrior One’s mix is all square waves and distorted claps. Pulsating basslines and an infectious melody make this a killer reMix. Check it:

♫ Foreign Office – Leaving The House (Warrior One Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Leaving The House’ is out now.

Foreign Office @ Pure Groove

Foreign Office @ 7Digital

Foreign Office @ Amazon

Mar 23 2010

Lovers & Gamblers reMix the hell out of Yes Giantess

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London’s Lovers & Gamblers are the name on the lips of those electronic music fans in the know right now. So far, even being another ‘mystery’ band (or Victoria Hesketh’s DJ crew!) can’t distract from the amazing retro synth work going on here.

Check their reMix of the brilliant Yes Giantess’ current single ‘The Ruins’ which has already seen reMixes from the likes of Fear Of Tigers, Clock Opera and Baby Monster. L&G’s layers of 80’s hits and warm analog bass sounds make for some sweet ElectroPop/Nu-Disco action!

♫ Yes Giantess – The Ruins (Lovers & Gamblers reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Ruins’ is out now!

Yes Giantess @ Neon Gold

Yes Giantess @ PureGroove

Yes Giantess @ Beatport

Yes Giantess @ Amazon

Mar 23 2010

Now Robyn IS the robot!

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The first ‘proper’ track from Robyn’s forthcoming album, ‘Body Talk’, has surfaced.

‘Fembot’ is a genius slice of Electro-Rap-R&B-Dancehall-Acid-Dub Pop. 303 basslines meet pop rap with a Robyn edge. With tracks produced by Diplo and Røyksopp it’s defiantly an album to get exited about.

♫ Robyn – Fembot (zShare) (MediaFire)

Robyn will be dropping her Automatic Booty Applications later in the year.

Robyn @ Beatport

Robyn @ 7Digital

Robyn @ Amazon