Russ Chimes reMixes Bastille

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The sounds of London based ElelectroPopper Bastille are making some serious waves, majestic and dramatic, yet pretty introspective they are the perfect fit for this post-TEED world. However, things get really interesting when you add a little of  Russ Chimes in the mix.

Flaws is Bastille’s signature tune, and it’s about to get re-released complete with reMix package. Headlining this is Mr. Chimes with a full-on Chicago House created from that dense production styles that we love about him so much. Rather than frantically throwing out whatever track they can knock together, every week, like most producers seem to have been bullied into doing these days, Chime’s tracks are few and far between. But you can see why, each tune is a labour of love, and obviously something that he has taken an immense amount of time and care over. The production alone, with so much going on, yet everything having room to breathe, must have taken ages. Let along the composition itself, a hyper House workout with an infectious bassline hook and complex intertwining melodies. just the right snatches of Bastille’s vocal have been used to give the track an anthemic quality. this one will be packing dancefloors for months to come.

♫ Bastille – Flaws (Russ Chimes reMix)

Flaws is out soon.

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Knightlife’s ‘Without Love’

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One of Australia’s most prolific Disco DJs Knightlife is about to drop his new single, once again on Cut Copy’s Cutters Records imprint. The brand new single, Without Love, is just the precursor to a new album, due next year, but does the job of getting us in the mood for more.

Italo and disco meet head-on on Without Love, with just a hint of early Acid House. Hitting both the soulful and electronic high points. An S’Express style roving Acid bassline underpins the track, proving that Acid is still funky, and provides a rock solid groove for the track to lay down it’s expansive, thick, DiscoPop sounds atop. With an infectious vocal hook, Without Love is easy to get drawn into, it’s Moroder-esque arpeggios and diva refrain in danger of becoming a modern dancefloor classic.

♫ Knightlife – Without Love (Radio Edit)

Without Love is out now.

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Fire Flowerz & NAPT

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Italian pedal-to-the-metal Disco duo Fire Flowerz are bringing their particular brand of abrasive, addictive, Electro Funk to MofoHIFI with the release of this collaboration with London’s own NAPT. Connect was release last week and is already gaining some serious plays.

Connect is for those who like their groove a little harder and their Disco a little more jackhammer than smooth. Fire Flowerz and NAPT handle the heavy hitting Funk with ease and never loose sight of the underlying boogie, always remembering to work slick synth solos and infectious Disco hooks into their full-on dancefloor madness. This is one to drop when the night is peaking, watch it fly!

♫ Fire Flowerz (Feat. NAPT) – Connect

Fire Flowerz’s Connect is out now.

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Goin’ Old School: Electronic, Mantronix & Electribe 101

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

From 1989, Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr’s Electronic project, here’s featruing Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant with Getting Away With It….

Pretty much Mantronix’s best tune, 1987’s Who Is It? Here on The Tube, as there’s no video.

Here’s Electribe 101 & Bille Ray Martin’s 1988 début, Talking With Myself.

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Edwin Van Cleef reMixes The Knocks

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It’s like The Knocks fortnight! Not only have they recently dropped their amazing reMix of Haim’s Forever and the release of their The Feeling EP, complete with a multitude of reMixes. One of the one we were most looking forward to was the work of Edwin Van Cleef, who whips up the title track into a deep and funky retro House track.

If you like you’re basslines Chicago flavoured and your dace tracks loaded with catchy refrains then you are in luck right here. Cleef delivers the EPs standout mix. Using the original’s anthemic vocal to it’s sing-a-long fullest this reMix pushes a severe level of energy and feel-good part vibes. It’s just a pity that the weather is starting to turn nasty, and this reMix is a month or so too late, to fully appreciate it’s summery charms.

♫ The Knocks – The Feeling (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

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Zimmer’s ‘Cinematic’ mixtape

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Zimmer – September Tape ‘Cinematic’ = It;s Disco on all Planes these days from Belgian groovemeister Zimmer. With his September line-up he brings some seriously smooth grooves in his Horizontal Disco hour.

Zimmer – September Tape ‘Cinematic’

The tracklist:

01. Jessie Ware – Night Light (Perseus reMix)
02. Robin Thicke – Lost Without You (Dublin Aunts Daytime Sex Mix)
03. Inigo & Future Feelings – Cosmo Voyage
04. Fishing Vest – First Standard
05. Jean Claude Gavri – Non Stop
06. Luke Million – Ice Ice Arnie (Cool Party)
07. Bufi – Take It & Feel It
08. Spagna – Easy Lady (Lady Jane & Simon Le Saint Edit)
09. Mirror People – Kaleidoscope
10. Escort – Starlight (RAC reMix)
11. Walker & Royce – Little Things (Dub Mix)
12. Emeron & Fox – Nightmares (Monitor66 reMix)
13. Moonwalk – Girl For You
14. Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt – No Other (Instrumental)
15. Hot Chip – Night & Day (Bufi Dub)
16. Dana Begquist & Peder G – Survive
17. Jonas Rathsman – W4W
18. Jupiter – Juicy Lucy (Zimmer reMix)
19. Chic – Everybody Dance (Zimmer Rework)
20. The Victoria’s – Tendresse (Acid Washed reMix)
21. Beacon – Feeling’s Gone (Fort Romeau’s Shibuya Edit)

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Pharao Black Magic’s Fall Mixtape

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Pharao Black Magic – Fall Mix 2012 = Pharao Black Magic dig up some serious gems for their Autumn mixtape. This Swiss duo drop over an hour of mind-bending Cosmic Disco and House.

Pharao Black Magic – Fall Mix 2012

The tracklist:

01. Pompeya – Power (Mario Basanov Dub)
02. Downtown Party Network – The Returning (Time And Space Machine reMix)
03. Daniel Bortz – Rescue Me
04. Four Walls -No Use (Craig Bratley’s Bootleg Mix)
05. Booka Shade – Tomorrow Belongs To Us (ACME reMix)
06. Breach – You Won’t Find Love Again
07. Andre Crom – Back To The Future (Monte reMix)
08. Tigerskin – In Public
09. Fela Kuti – Egbe Mi O (Frank Booker Edit)
10. King DJ – Love Is Raining Down (Wilbur reMix)
11. Danny Daze – Zone
12. Blende – Fake Love (Living Islands Dub)

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Paulie from Cosmonauts ‘Hot Mix#2’

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Cosmonauts – Paulie Hot Mix #2 = 50% of London Cosmic Disco dons Cosmonauts, Paulie, is back with his second solo mix. Hot Mix #2 picks up the pace a little from his previous workout. This is an hour loaded with smooth House tunes and funky Italo and Disco. The perfect way to kick-start your weekend.

Cosmonauts – Paulie Hot Mix #2

The tracklist:

01. Dana Bergquist & Peder G – Survive
02. Finnebassen – What You Do
03. Fabo – Where I Stand (Karmon reMix)
04. Fiorious – New York City Girl (Scuola Furano reMix)
05. HOSH (Feat, Ost & Kjex) – Woohoo
06. Scissor Sisters – Let’s Have A Kiki (DJ NitareMix)
07. Russ Chimes – Back 2 You (Hot Since 82reMix)
08. Hot Since 82 – Houze Thiz
09. Rik Parkinson – Trust Away
10. Fabo Feat Angela – Can’t Decide (Flow & Zeo)
11. Zoot Woman – More Than Ever (Grand Son reMix)

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Ursa Minor (Little Bear)’s ‘Shell’ video

Here’s the brand new video for the lead track from London ElectroHousePop outfit Ursa Minor (Little Bear)’s new Shell EP.

Chris Parks whips up some stunning visuals to accompany this deep electronica track. Watch fullscreen in HD!

Ursa Minor (Little Bear)’s Shell EP is out on 1st October

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Alex Metric & Punks Jump Up reMix St. Lucia

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Hot on the heels of his reMix of Ellie Goulding’s new single Alex Metric drops yet another big floorfiller in the form of his take on Brooklyn ElectroPopper St. Lucia’s long awaited new single September. Also along for the ride is another reMix outfit of the moment, not sure when Punks Jump Up have time to sleep, but sometimes we are glad they don’t

More restrained than his Goulding reMix, Metric’s version of September is less dancefloor chaos, more easy-going party track. A squelchy, insanely infectious bass hook makes this track as a synthetic Disco heavyweight. whereas the Goulding mix was all about strobe light madness, here we get the groovier side of Metric. Even when it presents you with a big Rave build, it drops you right back in the robotic funk. Punks Jump Up inject a little bouncy fun into the track with their appropriately titled Funhouse mix. They have complimented their backing with a horn section providing a groovy little hook while big warp bass and Punks Jump Up’s trademark Acid building, burble away underneath select snatches of St. Lucia’s vocal.

♫ St. Lucia – September (Alex Metric reMix)

♫ St. Lucia – September (Punks Jump Up Funhouse Mix)

Septemberis released 25th September.

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