Apr 26 2009

Fan Death – Goodbye Horses

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Fan Death have dropped some more dark quirky SynthPop by way of a cover of Q Lazarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’, it’s actually better than the original!

Interestingly (or maybe not…), as well as having been covered also by SynthPop/EBM project Psyche, Q Lazarus (the band, not the singer) featured Mark Barrett, one-time member of London Electro-Industrial group Inertia. Well…what do you say to that fact fans?

♫ Fan Death – Goodbye Horses (zShare) (MediaFIre)

Also, here’s the video for Fan Death’s massive ‘Veronica’s Veil’, directed by Nathan Drillot & Jesse Savath:

Fan Death are in the UK very soon, check their MySpace for details.

Apr 23 2009

Passion Pit – The Reeling Video

We first told you about the new Passion Pit single back here, well here’s the just released video for it:

‘The Reeling’ is out on May 11th followed by Passion Pit’s début album ‘Manners’ on May 18th.

Passion Pit @ Juno

Passion Pit @ 7Digital

Passion Pit @ Amazon

Apr 23 2009

Wildlife! reMix The Dø

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French/Finnish popsters The Dø are the subjects of the latest reMix from Wildlife!

The Swiss producer serves up a chaotic analog noise fest whilst keeping it bouncy and summery with wobbly bass and rapid fire snares over, what is essentially, a pretty chilled track.

♫ The Dø – On My Shoulders (Wildlife! reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘On My Shoulders’ is taken from The Dø’s album ‘A Mouthful’

The Dø @ Amazon

Apr 19 2009

Squares & Zeros

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Squares & Zeroes are a four piece Indie-Electro outfit, from Melbourne, Australia, who produce some pretty fresh sounding ElectroPop with a rocky tinge to the vocals.

Who’d have thought, ten years ago, that Oz would be such a big player on the ElectroPop stage? Still, you can’t argue with the quality of the music that comes out of the Modular etc.. scene.

Squares & Zeroes could easily rise to the top of that crowd, I bet there are great live too.

♫ Squares & Zeros – At A Price (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Squares & Zeros – So Shy (S&Z Bash-Full reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

These tracks here are in demo form but the band are currently holed-up with Leigh Evans (Muscles producer) working on their début album

Go show some MySpace love!

Squares & Zeroes @ MySpace

[Via blouse.]

Apr 19 2009

Røyksopp (Feat. Robyn) performance video!

Apparently Røyksopp haven’t performed on TV for seven years! Well, what better way to make a comeback is to perform “The Girl And The Robot” from their latest album ‘Junior’ on Swedish TV and actually bring Robyn along to do the vocals!

“The Girl And The Robot” is still one of my favourite tracks of the moment, it’s an almost perfect slice of ElectroPop. Do I smell a second single?

‘Junior’ is out now on Wall Of Sound.

Apr 16 2009

Kitsuné Maison 7: MiniMix By JBAG

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Kitsuné Music are gearing up to release the seventh instalment of their Kitsuné Maison series. Entitled ‘The Lucky Ones’, it looks like it’s going to be a stormer!

Here’s the tracklist:

01. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work
02. We Have Band – Time After Time
03. Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Version)
04. Crystal Fighters – Xtatic Truth
05. The Golden Filter – Favourite Things
06. La Roux – In For The Kill (Lifelike reMix)
07. Beni – Fringe Element (Short Like Me Edit)
08. autoKratz – Always More (Yuksek reMix)
09. 80Kidz – Miss Mars
10. James Yuill – This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)
11. MEN – Make It Reverse
12. CHEW LiPS – Solo
13. Chateau Marmont – Beagle
14. Heartsrevolution – 薔薇と彼女の王子
15. Delphic – Counterpoint (Delphic’ En Route Mix)
16. Encore – Untitled
17. Maybb – Touring In NY (Short Tour Edit)
18. Renaissance Man – Rhythm
19. Tanlines – Bejan

Looks like it’s going to be a stormer? Sounds like it too thanks to this minimix provided by London’s finest and Kitsuné in-house boys JBAG.

♫ Kitsuné Maison 7 MiniMix By JBAG (zShare) (MediaFire)

While you’re waiting for news of this release why not check out some more of JBAG’s mixes and reMixes:

JBAG @ Beatport

JBAG @ Juno

JBAG @ Amazon

Apr 16 2009

Emil & Friends warp up Little Boots

Little Boots’ forthcoming single ‘New In Town’ has been given a total reMix overhaul by the wonderful Emil & Friends.

This dramatic reworking is actually really cool. Broken beats, screaming solos and vocoder overdrive…what more could you ask for?

♫ Little Boots – New In Town (Emil & Friends reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘New In Town’ is released May 25th.

Little Boots @ Beatport

Little Boots @ 7Digital

Little Boots @ Juno

Little Boots @ Amazon

Apr 16 2009

No shit, Sherlock!: Lovelock

No shit, Sherlock!: A chance to enthuse about music from the last few years that pre-dates electronic rumors, this stuff has probably already been blogged to death years ago, but we need a chance to get how much we love it off our chests. We already love it, you already know and love it…and are probably bored of it, but we’re going to blog about it anyway…

Lovelock

Zombi’s Steve Moore’s side project Lovelock received a bit of blog attention late last year, particularly for his track ‘Burning Feeling’. The hype was well deserved.

Lovelock’s epic, sonically sprawling, retro SynthPop is serious 80’s teen movie soundtrack stuff. Just like we like it!

The production on these tracks is, at times, staggeringly good. The layering of either Steve’s smooth vocals, or the guest vocalists, with the driving electronics that sometimes verges on early industrial, with ‘Burning Feeling’ and sometimes glides across the dancefloor, as with Maybe ‘Tonight’, is so slick it’s a joy to listen to.

Check out this lot, pure 80’s goodness!

♫ Lovelock – Burning Feeling (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Lovelock – Love Reaction (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Lovelock – Maybe Tonight (zShare) (MediaFire)

Lovelock’s only release so far has been on Eskimo Recordings ‘Cosmic Balearic Beats Vol. 01’ CD, expect more soon though!

Lovelock @ Beatport

Lovelock @ Juno

Apr 15 2009

Sandi Sirocco

Sandi Sirocco is the name of a band, not a person, and it’s a name you should remember because it one you will be hearing lots about in the coming year, these three guys and one girl based in London going to blow up, seriously!

They are one of those bands that just has you gobsmacked to learn they are unsigned. You can just tell there will be much Sandi Sirocco hype in the coming months and they will soon be fighting labels off.

The melting pot of a half-Spaniard, a Russian-Ukrainian, a Georgian and a Scot create a sound quite unlike and other Electro act out there

Their high energy Synth Disco combines analog ElectroPop of the very early futurists with the musical theatricality of early Soft Cell.

I’m gonna’ make you put in the effort and head over to their MySpace to check the music. So while you’re there, play nice and show Sandi Sirocco some love!

Sandi Sirocco @ MySpace

Apr 14 2009

New Alice In Videoland track!!!

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This has really made my day!

The almighty Alice In Videoland have dropped a new track, the first new material since 2008’s ‘She’s a Machine’, and it’s classic AiV! ‘Psychobitch’ see a return to the electronic Pop-Punk of the ‘Outrageous!’ album over the more EBM influenced last album, and that is no bad thing!

With heavy bass, screaming synths and some really punky vocals from Toril, its good to have this riotous, Electro rockin’, badass AiV back!

I don’t want to repeat myself but Alice In Videoland really put other bands who call themselves ‘ElectroPunk’ to shame.

AiV have been kind enough to allow me to share the new track with you lot!

♫ Alice In Videoland – Psychobitch (zShare) (MediaFire)

Read about how much electronic rumors loves AiV here, then go buy some stuff!

Alice In Videoland @ Alice In Videoland Store

Alice In Videoland @ Amazon