Feb 3 2009

Tigersapien

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What do humanoid tigers do when they’re not tearing it up at strip joints?

They make badass punky ElectroPop, that’s what!

I’m really digging Tigersapien, poppy but with a raw edge and dancefloor credentials…and they’re Tigers who like strippers, what’s not to like?

Here’s two tracks from their self released EP called…er…’EP’, which they disseminated throughout various blogs and social networks.

♫ Tigersapien – Youth & Vitality (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Tigersapien – Right Angles (zShare) (MediaFire)

Go give these big cats some love:

Tigersapien @ MySpace

Feb 2 2009

La Roux new video

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A long weekend partying in Bristol coupled with the worst snowstorm to hit London in a gazillion years mean I really can’t be bothered to post much today, sorry folks. I have some good shit I wanna’ blog this week, just not today.

In the meantime you can clock this video for La Roux‘s new single ‘In For The Kill’. This track took me a little longer to get into than ‘Quicksand’ but I love the chorus now.

Those cheeky chappies at Universal have disabled embedding on the video for some reason so you’ll have to go to the inconvenience of visiting a whole-nother site to view it.

La Roux – In For The Kill (Video)

If you haven’t already, ‘Quicksand’ can be bought here:

La Roux @ Beatport

La Roux @ Amazon

Jan 29 2009

Saint Etienne’s modern method

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The ‘Saint Etienne‘s back’ train just keeps on a’rollin’!

Just released is, this, their latest single ‘Method Of Modern Love’ and it’s a almost-Kylie-esq slice of perfect electronic Pop.

Take it for a spin:

♫ Saint Etienne – Method Of Modern Love (zShare) (MediaFire)

The single, in its various formats, contains remixes from the likes of Richard X (who had a hand in production), Cola Boy & Heartbreak!!!

You can pick up the single in it’s various incarnations, signed and limited edition, from Saint Etienne’s Record Store.

Their wonderful back catalogue can be picked up for these kind of trading posts:

Saint Etienne @ Juno

Saint Etienne @ 7Digital

Saint Etienne @ Amazon

Jan 25 2009

Yuksek’s album comes out tomorrow

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Tomorrow sees the digital release of Yuksek‘s début album ‘Away From The Sea’ (the physical release is 2nd February) and it promises to be a noisy Nu-Disco ElectroPop scorcher.

A French producer making French Electro; Yuksek has plied up loads of big name reMixes over the last couple of years, everyone from Kaiser Chiefs to GhostfaceKillah , making this album pretty eagerly awaited.

If the likes of ‘Extraball’ are any indication, it’s not going to dissapoint!

♫ Yuksek (Feat. Amanda Blank) – Extraball (zShare) (MediaFire)

The album also includes last year’s banger ‘Tonight’.

♫ Yuksek – Tonight (zShare) (MediaFire)

If you truly care about someone, give the gift of Yuksek…

Jan 25 2009

Ladytron: New single news!

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The, ever-wonderful, supreme overlords of alternative electronic pop music Ladytron return with the third single from the Vicarious Bliss produced album ‘Velocifero’.

‘Tomorrow’ is released on the 23rd February on Nettwerk, it wouldn’t have been my first choice for the next single but is a fine choice none the less.

♫ Ladytron – Tomorrow (Radio Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

ReMixes are provided by, amongst others, Jeuce.

♫ Ladytron – Tomorrow (Jeuce reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

I hope they play live again in London soon!

Picking up Ladytron’s back catalogue from one of the fine vendors below would be a smart move that would earn you the respect of your peers!

Jan 22 2009

Lykke Li: Little Bit of reMixing

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As I may have mentioned, I do quite like female vocalists with quirky/interesting voices, so I can’t help but have a soft spot for Lykke Li, especially when the likes of Death To The Throne take one of her better tunes and morph it into an Electro-House stomper!

♫ Lykke Li – Little Bit (Death To The Throne reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

If you’re feeling whimsical, you could do worse than buying some Lykke Li to chill to.

Photo credit: Gabriel Green

Jan 21 2009

Hot Chip cover Joy Division!

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Hot Chip‘s finest cover version to date comes courtesy of War Child’s latest charity compilation ‘Heroes’.

It really does sound like Joy Division fed through a Hot Chip machine, every bit as driving and haunting as the original.

♫ Hot Chip – Transmission (Joy Division Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Hot Chip appear on the album alongside the likes of Lily Allen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peaches, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand and TV On The Radio, amongst others.

‘Heroes’ is released on the 16th February.

Various Artists – War Child ‘Heroes’ @ Play.com

Various Artists – War Child ‘Heroes’ @ Amazon

Various Artists – War Child ‘Heroes’ @ HMV

Jan 20 2009

Lady Gaga/Frankmusik soundclash!

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Lady GaGa‘s next single will be ‘Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)’, which I thought was a pretty mediocre track on her début album.

However, reMixes for the single will be supplied, amongst others, by Frankmusik…

♫ Lady GaGa – Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (Frankmusik Silverspoon reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

…AND PET SHOP BOYS!

Not too shabby, huh?

Lady GaGa @ Juno

Lady GaGa @ 7Digital

Lady GaGa @ Amazon

Frankmusik @ Beatport

Frankmusik @ Juno

Frankmusik @ 7Digital

Frankmusik @ Amazon

Jan 20 2009

La Roux new single reMix

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La Roux‘s next single will be ‘In For The Kill’.

Not sure of a release date yet, but here’s a reMix by Max Heyes to tide you over.

♫ La Roux – In For The Kill (Max Heyes reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

If you still haven’t picked up ‘Quicksand’ you can do so here:

La Roux @ Beatport

La Roux @ Amazon

Jan 20 2009

Hervé gives Lily ‘The Fear’

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As I mentioned here Lily Allen has gone all ElectroPop, so I’ll be interested to hear her new album, ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’.

In the meantime Hervé, also known as The Count (i.e. that bloke from The Count & Sinden), has come up with this reMix of ‘The Fear’, the first single form the album, that turns it from a piano-fueled electronic Pop ditty into a dark Dubstep bassfest with some seriously traumatizing synthwork.

♫ Lily Allen – The Fear (The Count A.K.A. Hervé reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Check the links below to grab yourself some tunes!

Lily Allen @ 7Digital

Lily Allen @ Amazon

Hervé @ Beatport

Hervé @ Juno