Category ElectroPop

Jul 26 2012

Charli XCX reMixed by St. Lucia

Charli XCX

It’s like someone, somewhere in the world sat down and thought, “what would the guys at electronic rumors like this week?” And then set this up. No, we haven’t stopped being obsessed with London’s eclectic ElectroPopper Charli XCX’s You’re The One, ‘played to death’ might be something you could say. We’re still excited about the forthcoming proper single release though, especially now we’ve heard the first reMix, from excellent New York Indie-ElectroPopper St. Lucia.

And it’s top stuff too. I mean, what could make the future noir meets urban LDN of You’re The One and better? How about a funky as hell DiscoPop bassline and, yes, a little tropical flavour? This reMix really plays with the vocals, creating new rhythms from the lyrics and cutting and swapping parts, big familiar chorus aside, it’s a fresh take on the song itself. Of course, this is all building up to a massive ‘80’s finale that’ll have the hairs on the back of your neck standing up.

♫ Charli XCX – You’re The One (St Lucia reMix)

The You’re The One EP is out now, the single version is released 19th August.

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Jul 26 2012

Crystal Castles’ new tune

Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles have dropped a brand new tune, supposedly from their forthcoming new album. Can anyone guess the albums title? We have our suspicions. It’s the first new track they’ve released this year and if taken in context with their second album shows the continues mellowing of Crystal Castles sound.

Plague sees a more melodic, dare I say it, more emotional, Crystal Castles. Alice’s lament cuts through the wall of chord driven noise like a knife. It all sounds like shouty CC of old, or at least all the elements are there, but there seems to be more effort to emotionally connect with the listener. Which both works and is no bad thing. If a wall of piercing synth tones if going to hit you in the face like a fist, at least it can make you understand it’s motivations.

♫ Crystal Castles – Plague

Crystal Castles current (and second) self titled about is out now, their third record is due out in September.

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Jul 26 2012

TEEEL reMixes Brothertiger

Brothertiger

On a single featuring reMixes from Teen Daze and Millionyoung, standing out from the Chillwave crowd is quite a feat. But Brooklyn synth master TEEEL makes his reMix for Brothertiger’s new single I’ve Been Waiting an infectious, spacey ElectroPop song that sticks in your head.

Sticking with the single’s Chillwave roots, with washes of reverb drenched sounds and shimmering leads, TEEEL adds to the equation a dance beat and a ‘90’s Chill House bassline that gives the track a kick. Making the vocals that it more Poppy and upbeat gives the track a nice summery vibe that bobs along with an optimistic bounce. The whole single is available for free, well, for the price of a Facebook ‘like’ AND your email address, which is a little cheeky when you call something free. Personally I would have been happy to pay for it, I’d prefer that to being part of the increasing, and idiotic, morphing of the music industry into a numbers game (i.e. “Oooo, look how many ‘likes’ I have conned out of people, aren’t I popular”), but such is the way of the world. None of these number, ‘likes’, ‘followers’ actually mean anything real, the sooner the music industry admits this the better.

♫ Brothertiger – I’ve Been Waiting (TEEEL reMix)

You get get the single from ‘free’ here.

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Jul 26 2012

Hot Chip’s new video

Hot Chip’s new single How Do You Do? is their biggest sounding for their new album yet.

London filmmaker Rollo Jackson directs the track’s c lip of people, well, doing stuff, spiced up in a grainy VHS style with some nice retro video effects.

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Jul 26 2012

Casiokids‘ quirky Olympics.

Casiokids

Obviously not happy with the state of Olympic music as is (and, to be fair it is mostly cringe inducing cash-ins) Norwegian left field ElectroPop gang Casiokids have decided to give away their track, Olympiske Leker, for free along with a brand new version. The whole thing is odd, it’s probably the least sporty track ever, but that’s probably a good thing.

If you haven’t already heard the track, it was one of the standouts from their Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen album, it’s typically Casiokids eclectic. Lo-Fi, but not sparse, the synths are cheap, but there’s lots of them. It’s a juddering, and insanely catchy track with a deceptively majestic melody. Quirky ElectroPop with an ice cold exterior but a warm heart. The V.2 take on Olympiske Leker, is a bit more dancefloor aimed (but only a bit) which adds energetic beats to the mix. Casiokids are launching their own Olympics in Twitter, the winner of the best suggestion for a new sport to be included in the Olympics will receive their album and a Gullbrød (Golden Bread) chocolat. #casiolympics on entries.

♫ Casiokids – Olympiske Leker

♫ Casiokids – Olympiske Leker V.2

Casiokids Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen album is out now.

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Jul 25 2012

Shy Child reMix Age Of Consent

Age Of Consent

We love keytar wielding NYC Indie-ElectroPoppers Shy Child, it’s been far, far, too long since we heard anything from them. In fact, we had feared they had thrown in the towel. Luckily for us London ElectroPop outfit Age Of Consent  has shown us differently by getting the noisy twosome to reMix their awesome current single Heartbreak.

Shy Child continue the funky journey the began with their fourth proper album, Liquid Love. And Age Of Consent gives them excellent tools to work with, their post-Italo/dark ElectroPop belter is the perfect fodder for a makeover by Shy Child’s hybrid of New York Disco and abrasive Indie-Electro. Shy Child bring a wobbly bassline and some of that New York electronic eclecticness to the table and completely changes the mood of the track from one of Industrial jackhammer Pop to relaxed electronic cool that would work just as well in the club as on the headphones.

♫ Age of Consent – Heartbreak (Shy Child reMix)

Age of Consent’s Heartbreak is out now.

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Jul 25 2012

Churches’ ‘Lies’ video

Here’s the new video from Scottish ElectroPop hopefuls Churches’ Lies. A track we were sure would have been released by now.

It’s a nicely shot bit of footage from a gig at Glasgow Art School that works well as a video for this Minimal Synth/rapturous Pop line-walker.

Check out more from Churches on SoundCloud.

Jul 25 2012

Starcadian reMixes Freedom Fry

Freedom Fry

Brooklyn based SynthWave/Disco/ElectroPop producer Starcadian is rapidly becoming one of out very favourite producers. The richness of his productions is pretty astounding, and his love of electric piano just endears him to us more. It seems that whether immersed in big pedal-to-the-metal Electro or gentle Indie tinged Disco, Staracdian is completely at home and not afraid to do something a bit left-field.

His latest reMix is of fellow New Yorkers Freedom Fry ‘s Summer In The City. Here’s Starcadian captures the mood of hot asphalt and a greenhouse of skyscrapers with a lazy, hazy, groove. Stripped down to almost the core of electronic piano and vocals, this track really shows off Starcadian’s musicality and penchant for jazzy melodies. It also has a lonely quality to it, the sparse instrumentation feeling quite separated, quite distant. Let this gentle jam soothe you in this heatwave.

♫ Freedom Fry – Summer In The City (Starcadian reMix)

Summer In The City  is out now.

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Jul 25 2012

Goin’ Old School: Chic, EMF & Break Machine

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

The funky as hell Hangin’ (falsely titled Hangin’ Out here) from the legendary Chic in 1982.

In 1989 EMF mashed up Pop, Indie, House, ElectroPop and Hip Hop with their breakthrough Unbelievable. Derry was an inspiration to keyboard players everywhere.

Almost completely copying their first hit Street Dance, Here’s Break Machine’s hilarious follow up, Break Dance Party, from 1984.

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Jul 24 2012

Young Digerati’s ‘Endless Bummer reMixed’

Young Digerati

Bay Area Indie-ElectroPop outfit Young Digerati’s recent ‘Endless Bummer EP was a skilful mix of jangly Indie and retro ElectroPop. A lot more guitary than their previous output, something that normally has us on the fence, the EP did contain some catchy tunes. Good news then that some of the finest SynthWave reMix talent has come along to give those tunes a good old synth workout. Smooth grooves incoming.

The whole EP, all five tracks, are all pretty superb, ranging from Electro-House, to Italo to Dreamwave, but out picks would be the work contributed by Silenx, 80s Stallone and Sex By Surprise. Silenx wow us one again with his super slick production on his reMix of Peak Performance. Injecting a little more funk into his sound than usual, Joel goes full on Cosmic Disco. Adding the core of the last couple of years of some of the best SynthWave around, he adds some funky slap bass and Moog-esque stabs, to a truly galactic Funk experience. Also taking on Peak Performance, 80s Stallone hits the ground running with his 80’s sound, immediately Italo, from the arpeggiated bassline to the EuroPop riff, before raising the track up with some big retro chords. The vocal is used sparsely in 80’s Stallone’s take, but Chris Stallone’s melodies more than make up for it. The EP rounds off with SxS’s robotic Electro take on Young Digetati’s biggest tune to date, The Dauphin. Normally associated with a laid back beach party vibe, SxS turn the track into an Electro-House anthem, packed with nervous energy and bright, intertwining, synth lines. Did we mention the EP is free, that’s five top quality tunes for no money whatsoever. Bargain!

♫ Young Digerati – Peak Performance (Silenx reMix)

♫ Young Digerati – Peak Performance (80s Stallone reMix)

♫ Young Digerati – The Dauphin (Sex By Surprise reMix)

You can pick up Young Digerati’s Endless Bummer reMixed Ep for free here.

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