Mysterious Disco edit monsters Ruben & Ra return this month with a new EP and a new label, Retrospective Records.
The British duo have become pretty known in the last couple of months for their storming, sample heavy Disco sounds. Bringing back the real Nu-Disco edit sound with their EP ‘Retrospective 001’ and the forthcoming ‘RETRO002’ these guys are relentlessly pumping out smooth summer jams to get you dancing in the sunshine.
♫ Ruben & Ra – The Beat Reaction
‘RETRO002’ drops this May.
To say the world was inundated with reMixes of Chromeo’s ‘Hot Mess’ right now would be an understatement, so standing out it quite a job!
Sonic Soul are up for that challenge. Their reMix of ‘Hot Mess’ has more Funk than a dump truck full of Funk driving up to Bootsy Collins house and dumped in his driveway. The duo of Andrew Napoleon and Leon Watson from the North East UK put the whole package into their reMix, a nice build, some awesome layered 80’s synth Funk with some real smooth riffs and our beloved electro toms, all of this working seamlessly with Dave 1’s vocals. They’ve added a sweet call-and-response vocoded finale too.
♫ Chromeo – Hot Mess (Sonic Soul reMix)
Chromeo’s ‘Hot Mess’ is out now.
Parris Tone Music have released a top album full of Nu-Disco and French Touch goodness whose proceeds will all be going to the Red Cross’ Japan relief appeal.
With an awesome line up including Justin Faust, Freak You, Quinten 909, Galactik Knights, the Phantom’s Revenge and many more this is a banging album, sixteen tracks, and all for just $5 (or more, if you want to contribute more!).
Solid grooves right across the board and a totally worthy cause, what more excuse do you need!
You can pick up ‘Reach’n Out’ right here, right now.
Reach’n Out @ Parris Tone Music
Right about now we’re going to kick off your weekend with this new bomb from our boy Fabian.
‘Puzzle’ is actually pretty old, being Fabian’s first track under that name, but has recently come to light as the soundtrack to this GoPro video of Jamie Pierre ski cliff jumping.
Old or new, we’re glad it’s getting an airing, it’s a full-on Electro juggernaut. If this doesn’t get you going for a weekends debauchery, then I don’t know what will!
Maybe this? Fabian and crew as LexiconDon reMixing Seattle’s Mad Rad into a Dubstep Rock psychopath!
♫ Mad Rad – I Want Your Blood (LexiconDon BDSM reMix)
Fabian’s début EP should be out later in the year on Binary.
James Varnish is a newcomer to this thing we call ElectroPop. the Australian has just released his first single, ‘Compare’.
It’s a strong début, a little rough round the edges but shows a lot of promise. It’s sometimes hard to tell with premier singles, especially full of reMixes, but when Mr. Varnish finds his own voice, his own sound, he could defiantly be a player in the Electro game. He’s got quite a 90’s vocal style with a nice 80’s flair to the music, produced by fellow Melbourne resident Murder One, that combines to form a classic SynthPop sound. All-in-all is a pretty powerful first offering. Even more so is the reMix by Lifelike which is fairly low-down-dirty for a Lifelike reMix with a grungy groove and cut-up vocals.
♫ James Varnish – Compare (Murder One reMix)
♫ James Varnish – Compare (Lifelike reMix)
Check Mr. Varnish’s Facebook page for details of where to purchase the single.
Portuguese based Disco label Discotexas’ latest signing is French jetsetter Zimmer who bursts onto the scene with this head nodding analog workout.
‘Cruisin’’ is the result of Zimmer dividing his time between Paris and California, and it shows. Displaying the raw Disco of Paris and LA Dreamwave elements, Zimmer reigns in the tempo and delivers a mid-paced, feel good, Summer Disco jam. Incorporating a few Housey tricks and a rhythm section that bores into your soul, ‘Cruisin’’ need the sunshine to survive, it’s a track for lazy Sunday afternoons and good times.
Lookout for more by Zimmer on Discotexas soon.
The Swiss are back!
The Aussie Disco outfit have put their not-inconsiderable skills to good use in reMixing UK mystery man Tyson’s new tune, ‘Out Of My Mind’. ‘Out Of My Mind’ is, in it’s various forms, doing the rounds a lot right now but this reMix tops the lot. shuffling Disco drums, a rolling arpeggiated bassline, power retro stabs and shimmering lead lines, what more do you need on the dancefloor? Tyson’s haunted vocal delivery just adds another layer to the mix. Six minutes of pure groove.
♫ Tyson – Out Of My Mind (The Swiss Dance reMix)
Tyson’s “Out Of My Mind” is out now on Back Yard Recordings.
It’s been a while since we featured Greek ElectroPopster Tareq, the man is back with a new single on Undo, a duet with Natassa Bofiliou called ‘Feel Me’
The track has had funking over by the almighty MiGHty mOUse, who layer on their trademark organic Nu-Disco. Raw and live grooves make the track float along and provide the prefect 70’s Moog funk backdrop for the track.
♫ Tareq – Feel Me (MiGHty mOUse Vocal reMix)
Tareq’s album, ‘Cocoon’ is out now.
Stockholm based duo Blende are dropping a new double A-Side single this week on La Bombe Records.
‘One Sided’ is a track that straddles the thin line between modern ElectroPop and Nu-Disco. It’s an arpeggio driven dancefloor tune with hints of Moroder and a surprisingly laidback groove for such an upbeat song. Top that with some silky smooth Vocoded vocals and you have a jam that sounds as fresh as it does retro. It’s double A-side ‘Egypto’ is a rad old-school Electro workout that bridges the gap between B-Boys and the Disco!
♫ Blende – One Sided
The track ‘One Sided’ get versioned by the awesome Louis La Roche, who brings his slick Electro-Disco style to the tune and gives it added dancefloor appeal. It’s French Touch feel seamlessly incorporates itself into the vocoder work.
♫ Blende – One Sided (Louis La Roche Innovation)
‘Egypto’/’One Sided’ is out this week on La Bombe
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