So, [adult swim] went after Neon Indian to convince him to let them make a video for him, I don’t think he needed much convincing, and the result is this clip for ‘Fallout’.
Lilfuchs directed this ‘80’s cartoon homage that works so well with Neon Indian’s chilled Dreamwave. Although I don’t remember so many boobs in M.A.S.K. or Pole Position.
‘Fallout’ is taken from Neon Indian’s sophomore album Era Extraña.
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Figure Of 8 continues his winning streak of reMixes with a new version of Lamb’s track of last year, ‘Butterfly Effect’. The Belfast based producer does something completely different with the track and shows us how a reMix should be done.
If you’re not familiar with Lamb or the original track, Lamb are a left-field, post-Trip-Hop eclectic ElectroPop outfit who’s downtempo beats and atmospheric soundscapes make for excellent chill out listening. ‘Butterfly Effect’ is an almost ethereal slice of Sci-Fi ambiance with icy, distant vocals. Figure Of 8 obviously thought ‘you know what this needs? some retro SynthPop boogie!’, and made it so. The track now resides on dark dancefloors in seedy Soho clubs, driven by a pulsating vintage synth bass and razor sharp lead lines. There’s a few surprising thrown into the mix too, some dubby echo, some great, frantic percussion and the occasional Acid burbling. Figure Of 8 has kept the eclectic feel of a Lamb track, but made it able to rock a dancefloor too.
♫ Lamb – Butterfly Effect (Figure of 8 reMix)
‘Butterfly Effect’ is taken from Lamb’s ‘5’ album. Figure Of 8 drops his début EP on On The Fruit Records 13th February.
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Chicago’s Indie-Electro trio Gemini Club are making a welcome return with a new track taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Here We Sit’ which sees a the more groove laden side of Gemini Club making a comeback.
Their last EP had a harder, more raw sound than the Disco influenced ElectroPop we’d been used to hearing from them, but ‘By Surprise’ is more reminiscant of Gemini Club’s ‘Ghost’. In fact, the track borrows heavily from their reMix of The Vanish’s ‘Hold On’ (ah, The Vanish, there’s a band we mourn the loss of). There’s still an element of the newer, more live sound of the ‘Future Tidings’ EP but with a smoother dancefloor vibe. ‘By Surprise’ has all the elements you want in an Indie tinged DiscoPop track. Thick synths, a nice bit of funk with a pumping refrain, and a catchy song to boot. The EP isn’t out until April, but is this is a taste of it then we’re pretty excited for the release.
‘Here We Sit’ is released 15th April, you can pre-order it here.
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It sounds like The Whip don’t want to be New Order anymore. Their new single, ‘Movement, is the best thing they have done for a while. A solid, upbeat, slice of Indie-Electro which is both dancefloor and sing-along friendly.
The David Aspinall directed video is like a post-apocalyptic nightmare, but with kids on the beach.
The Whip are about to embark on a UK tour with The 2 Bears and In Flagranti, here’s the dates:
24th Feb – Newcastle @ 02 Academy
25the Feb – Leeds @ Cockpit
26th Feb – Birmingham @ Birmingham Rainbow
27th Feb – Brighton @ Green Door Store
28th Feb – London @ XOYO
29th Feb – Manchester @ Club Academy
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Brooklyn based purveyor of introspective retro Pop Aimes has just revealed his reMix of Teeel‘s Triangle Waves’. He’s given it an energy boost and delivered a really quality slice of vintage electronic Pop.
The original version of ‘Triangle Waves’ was the lead track on Teeel’s ‘Amulet’, a mid-tempo, almost SynthWavey, example of post-Chillwave ElectroPop, all analog synths and distant vocals. It was a good tune, but Aimes has made it even better. Drawing on both the current wave of Indie-ElectroPop, with it’s catchy ‘80’s electronic Soul reference points, and bits of Italo and Disco Aimes turns in a track with all the charm of the original but more of a solid groove behind it and some really sweetly processed synth sounds. If Aimes is going for a retro futuristic style of chilled and soulful RoboPop, he’s absolutely nailed it. Part BladeRunner and part ‘80’s Discotheque with the soul of a poet, I remember when defenders of Real Music™ said that synthesizers had no soul, looks like it’s some humble pie for them then!
♫ Teeel – Triangle Waves (Aimes reMix)
Teeel’s ‘Amulet’ is out now.
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Jowie Schulner – Boombar Music Club 003 = Jowie Shulner, Boobmar Music’s head honcho, drops his latest ‘Music Club’ mixtape featuring some killer tracks. Kicking of with Michael Cassette’s ‘Kilimanjaro’ you know things are gonna’ get good. This mix is all about the deep, funky, bass and soaring synths, with just a hint of Tech House going on.
♫ Jowie Schulner – Boombar Music Club 003
The tracklist:
01. Michael Cassette – Kilimanjaro
02. Envotion – The Last Wave
03. Fuzzy Cuzzin – Canis (Labtracks reMix)
04. Sharam Jey pres. Soundz Fresh – Let’s Get It On (Jean Claude Ades reMix)
05. Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little) (Olav Basoski reMix)
06. Lucas and Steve – Our House
07. Russ Chimes – Tonic
08. Avicii – Fade Into Darkness (Albin Myers reMix)
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Belgian eclectic Indie-Electro/Disco outfit Montevideo have a new single in the works. Following up their ‘Tribal Dance’, dropped through Relish Recordings, with this new track, ‘Horses’. What you have here is like a soundclash between Moroder and Passion Pit that’s being released on Smile Recordings later in February.
Just one cut from their forthcoming album, which they are currently recording with none other than Joakim, ‘Horses’ was recorded at the DFA studios in New York. Lucky people! If you’ve ever seen the DFA studios you’ll know it’s like an Aladdin’s cave of vintage, rare and quirky electronic equipment. I must be such fun to record there. Unsurprisingly, then ‘Horse’ has a bit of a New York Disco feel to it, the buzzy synths and Moroder-esque arpeggios see to that. it’s a nice groove that’s added upon with a layer of summery Indie-Electro. Hopefully the album will be out in time for the warmer months, this kind if left-field Indie-Disco, a bit laid back, a bit funky, a bit interesting, always goes down well on chilled summer’s days. There’s also a re-work from Mickey on the way, which ups the Moroder quota considerable, you can hear a small snippet here.
♫ Montevideo – Horses (Radio Edit)
‘Horses’ is released 13th February on smile Recordings.
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We love it when a song and video work together perfectly. this is the case with this new video for Walter Sobcek’s ‘Miami’.
The track is a few months old now, but this new video, directed by Diane Sagnier, perfectly captures the chilled, beach, ElectroPop track’s mood featuring model Alice Rausch living it up in the city. It’s a beautifully shot, soft focus, dream of the good life.
‘Miami’ is out now on Schmooze Records.
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Zimmer – January Mixtape ‘Back To My Roots’ = To commemorate his signing with Vitalic’s booking agency French ‘Horizontal Disco’ meister Zimmer serves up an hour of deep synth grooves and analog Disco. With a nice combination of Nu-Disco and early ‘90’s House influenced sounds this ‘Back To My Roots’ mixtape is definitely one for this weekend.
♫ Zimmer – January Mixtape ‘Back To My Roots’
The tracklist:
01. Moon Boots – Aretha (Zimmer reMix)
02. Perseus – Running Back To You
03. Honom – Bedcat
04. Odyssey – Going Back To My Roots (Slow Hands Edit)
05. Luke Million – Sun Splash
06. Chilly – For Your Love (Psychemagik Edit)
07. Max Sedgley (Feat. Tasita D Mour) – Superstrong (Faze Action reMix)
08. Only Children – Be The One
09. Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – Diamonda (Xinobi reMix)
10. Chris Malinchak – At Night
11. Debonair – Shuffle
12. Soft House Company – What You Need
13. Friendly Fires – Hurting (Tensnake reMix)
14. Todd Terje – Swing Star Pt. 1
15. Lou Teti – Shake (Drop Out Orchestra rEMix)
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Here we have the recently premièred video for Billie Ray Martin and Robert Solheim’s The Opiates alter ego’s ‘Silent Comes The Nighttime (Again)’ .
The track is taken from the duo’s excellent ‘Hollywood Under The Knife’ album of last year. A collection of deep and soulful electronic laments that combined the beauty and passion of Billie’s voice with Solheim’s Deep House grooves. The track in question here is an ode to insomnia and both sonically, and in the video, visually manages to convey the nervous, sometimes otherworldly, tension of late night sleep deprivation. Jörn Hartmann directs the video, a dreamlike, monochrome clip with a slight uncomfortable edge.
The Opiates’ ‘Hollywood Cuts (The reMixes)’ is released 26th February on Disco Activisto.
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