Feb 27 2012

Flow Machines’ new album

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Manc ElectroPop crew Flow Machines have just released their new album , ‘Hi-Res’, at the startlingly good price of whatever-you-want pounds and whatever-you-want pence.

With a touch of fellow Manchester residents (We Are) Performance about them, but with a lot deeper roots in electronic music, Flow Machines draw on everything from Acid House to ‘90’s DancePop, from SynthPop to IndiePop on this new album and the end result is pretty impressive records. This, their second full length album, is a definite must-listen for SynthPop fans. Including the recent acclaimed single ‘Any Other Day’ this is a solid collection of tracks that has us wondering why Flow Machines haven’t broken a wider audience yet. If you like your ElectroPop a bit interesting, a bit introspective and a bit unique then today is your lucky day.

♫ Flow Machines – So Long

♫ Flow Machines – Silent Disco

♫ Flow Machines – Analog Dialog

‘Hi-res’ is out now.

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Feb 24 2012

Goin’ Old School: Camouflage, The Rock Steady Crew & Tracy Spencer

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

Camouflage’s dark Pop classic from 1987, ‘The Great Commandment’.

‘Uprock’ was The Rock Steady Crew’s 1984 follow up to the amazing ‘(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew’

From 1985 here’s some big Italo-Pop from Tracy Spencer’s ‘Run To Me’.

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Feb 24 2012

Beyoncé reMixes; don’t ask again.

Beyoncé

Have you ever seen that episode of hit-and-miss medical comedy Scrubs where the main characters see a report on TV about some new health scare and all simultaneously let out a groan of exasperation as they know that the hospital, where they work, is now going to be flooded with needy members of the public buying into the latest medial panic? Well that’s how it feels to be a music blogger when a big name, such as Beyoncé, announces a reMix competition.

That said, here’s some reMixes of ‘End Of Time’ we have liked. Monsieur Adi’s mix is unsurprising stunning work. A deep, majestic, euphoric big room jam that’s got to be a god bet for winner. Max Action delivers a top quality buzzing, cut-up, Electro mix. The reMix from Final DJs sees them getting a bit more of their Funk on than usual, mixing it up with their bright SynthWave to smooth effect. Ren Riz take a shiny Disco approach with some huge chords and gets every last drop of groove out of those horns. Lastly Big C serves up an ‘80’s Pop jam, which is actually a pretty good approximation of what this track would have sounded like if it was releases in 1986.

Right, don’t expect any more.

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Monsieur Adi reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Max Action Rmx)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Final DJs NuDisco reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Ren Riz Re-Edit)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Big C reMix)

You can vote for the tracks here, or something.

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Feb 23 2012

Cinnamon Chasers’ ‘The Day That Never Came’ video

Cinnamon Chasers, easily one of my favourite artists, possible of all time, is back with a brand new single in March, and as expected it comes with a beautifully shot video.

‘The Day That Never Came’ is quite dark SynthPop for Cinnamon Chasers and comes from his brand new album coming this summer. The video is a simple premise but amazing to look at with a strong narrative.

‘The Day That Never Came’ is released March 5th

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Feb 23 2012

Two new cuts from Mitch Murder

Mitch Murder

Mitch Murder, one of our favourite producers, whether SynthWave or not, has dropped a couple of new tracks on SoundCloud. Followers of Mr. murder on YouTube will probably already recognise these tunes but I’m glad he’s making his archive available on SC, much nicer for just listening to music.

First up is ‘Metro City Breakers’, a soundtrack to what goes on on the streets of Metro City when Cody & guy aren’t tearing it a new one. it’s the ultimate ‘80’s homage jam, to the point the when Mitch has exhausted his own intricate synth riffs he busts into some Herbie Hancock and Knight Rider. This track is spot-on Electro-Funk to make envy the most hardened B-Boy happy, it’s also the soundtrack to the bit in a poorly judged ‘80’s move where our wholesome heroes encounter a ‘street gang’. Mr. T’s Fashion Show has long been considered something of an ‘80’spop-culture anomaly (like a lot of things Mr. T did), but it has also always sounded good, and makes for perfect fun cover material. More than anything, these two tracks show how much Mr. Murder loves doing what he does, and we love him for it.

♫ Mitch Murder – Metro City Breakers

♫ Mitch Murder – Fashion Show (Mr. T Cover)

Mitch Murder’s ‘Current Events’ is out now.

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Feb 23 2012

Pteez’s ‘Trains In Colours’ video

Here’s the video for Russian SynthWaver Pteez’s awesome B-Boy Electro inspired ‘Trains In Colours’.

True to the title the video showcases some amazing early ‘80’s subway art.

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Feb 23 2012

New single from Vanbot

Vanbot

Woo-Hoo! Here’s the new single from Swedish ElectroPop queen Vanbot!

Proving once and for all that the awesomeness that was her self-titled début album of last year wasn’t a one off. ‘Got To Get Out’ is a sublime and atmospheric slice of DancePop. Unmistakably Scandinavian and majestic ‘Got To Get Out’ is euphoric ElectroPop with a sense of urgency. In her own words “’Got To Get Out’ is about my hometown Stockholm and how it’s filled with people experiencing a sense of isolation and separation, how it makes you feel lonely in a crowd,” she explains. “It’s fascinating that people can live so close together without really noticing one another. It’s about exploring the city nightlife and the tendencies people have to chase after the experiences that will cause the best story to tell the next day instead of enjoying the happiness of the moment.”.