Apr 8 2010

Barretso reMixes Housse De Racket

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When electronic rumors fav Barretso dropped his new mixtape the couple of days ago to tracks really held our interest. Both reMixes by Barratso himself, firstly of the Vanish’s ‘Heartbeats’ and secondly of French synthesizer (or Synthetiseur) heroes Housse De Racket’s ‘Oh Yeah!’.

The guys over at Trashbags have finally dropped the Housse De Racket mix and it’s a proper Nu-Disco workout, hard FM bass adds a real kick to Barretso’s sweet lead lines. This is an absolutely killer reMix, when the track kick back in from that build those soaring synths will just carry you away!

♫ Housse De Racket – Oh Yeah! (Barretso reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can pick up Berretso’s mixtape at his SoundCloud here, now we’re just waiting with baited breath for that The Vanish mix, it sounds wicked!

The single for ‘Oh Yeah!’ is due out in May

Housse De Racket @ Beatport

Housse De Racket @ Juno

Housse De Racket @ 7Digital

Housse De Racket @ Amazon

[Via Trashbags Kids]

Apr 8 2010

Ladytron; Velocifero – reMixed & Rare

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A couple of days ago the supreme rulers of all things Indie-Electro, Ladytron, released the fourth and final instalment of their ‘Remixed & Rare’ series. Each release of the series focused on one of their four studio albums collecting reMixes from the single, B-sides and other gems.

Taking it’s tracks from 2007’s ‘Velocifero’ it’s mostly collected from the singles that accompanied the album with a couple of surprises thrown in. Take a listen to some of our favourites. The Toxic Avenger absolutely hammers home his dirty Electro-House banger version of ‘Ghosts’, Port-Royal turn in a Lo-Fi chilled take on ‘Tomorrow’ while Grey Ghost turns ‘Predict The Day’ into a smooth, vocoder driven, Dreamwave-esq synth odyssey.

♫ Ladytron – Ghosts (The Toxic Avenger Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Ladytron – Predict The Day (Grey Ghost reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Ladytron – Tomorrow (Port-Royal reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Velocifero: reMixes & Rare’ is out now along with 604, Light And Magic, and Witching Hour’s volumes

Apr 6 2010

Panic Bomber

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Miami’s Panic Bomber has just released a new EP on Canada’s YYZ Records.

The ‘Discipline EP’’s title track is a genre crushing Nu-Disco/SynthPop/Acid Techno stormer. A hard and dark bassline propels the track forward and counterpoints the catchy vocals, and that’s before it goes crazy with Acid builds!

♫ Panic Bomber – Discipline (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Discipline EP’ is out now.

Panic Bomber @ Beatport

Panic Bomber @ Amazon

Apr 2 2010

NightWaves; new single and Beaumont reMix

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Coming straight out of LA based SynthPop/Dreamwave collective Binary Records, NightWaves have been throwing out some awesome tunes recently. I’m still rockin’ to their cover of ‘In The Air Tonight’!

Next week they duo drop their new single ‘Sweet Carrie’ and continuing the evolution of the NightWaves sound they’ve dropped some subtle guitars into the mix which blend pretty well with their dreamy synths. The tracks is pure summertime cool which, frankly, makes you wish you were somewhere else (unless, of course, you are already somewhere chillin’ in the sun, in which case, here’s your soundtrack!) You can check the video here.

Along with a killer package, our good friend Beaumont has contributed his take in the tune to the mix. The Aussie producer turns in sweet laidback Electro-House mix that makes brilliant use of cut-up vocals and finds a voice all of it’s own.

♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Beaumont reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

As a bonus the guys are releasing the stems of the track for all and sundry to reMix! Download them here.

‘Sweet Carrie’ drops next Tuesday on dubFrequency.

NightWaves @ Beatport

NightWaves @ 7Digital

NightWaves @ Amazon

Apr 1 2010

DāM-FunK covers The Human League

Dr. Martins, British footwear provider to the Indie inclined for, well, forever, are celebrating 50 years in the boot business by commissioning a whole heap of artists to cover 10 classic tracks.

This is the track you’ll be particularly interested in. La Electro-Funk agitator DāM-FunK taking The Human League’s ‘The Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ to Moog heaven.

Like Barry White channelling Phil Oakey this is a really raw Funk, bass heavy version.

♫ DāM-FunK – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (The Human League Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can hear the other tracks from 1st April at 50 Years Of Dr. Martins

Mar 30 2010

Marina And The Diamonds reMixed by Lovers & Gamblers

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More Marina And The Diamonds you say? Well that’s just fine! Especially as she is the target for the latest reMix by Little Boot’s posse Lovers & Gamblers.

A few reMixes in and we’re now starting to get a real feel for L&G’s style. I love the way they use their synths, it’s pretty stripped down, just concentrating on the groove, it’s like raw Electro Disco. I can imagine them, not surrounded by thousands of pounds worth of studio gear, but with a handful of trusty analog synths and a four-track! This reMix has a killer bassline, pretty aggressive but sweetened by the blanket of retro synth work over the top, and we know the original’s a good song anyway!

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot (Lovers & Gamblers Precious Little Diamond reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Is it just me or do Marina’s vocals really lend well to reMixes? More so than most?

The ‘I Am Not A Robot’ single is out on 26th April.

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Penguin Prison & Starsmith; who could ask for more?

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After his sterling work on Ellie Goulding’s number 1 album, SynthPop prodigy Starsmith is back in the reMixing game and there’s not an artist I can thin of who I rather hear him reMix than Penguin Prison.

Tackling ‘The Worse It Gets’ for Penguin Prison’s recent double A side Starsmith turns in a sheer brilliant slice of Nu-Disco styled electronic Pop. The man was one of the most talented electronic music producers around anyway but I think his time chillin’ with Messrs Chimes and Grum has been a good influence on him! Really looking forward to his solo EP!

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (Starsmith reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Worse It Gets’/‘Something I’m Not’ is out now on Neon Gold.

Penguin Prison @ Neon Gold

Penguin Prison @ 7Digital

Penguin Prison @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Acid Washed’s début album

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Acid Washed’s first long player dropped this month on Record Makers. I love their particularly retro, analog, take on French Electro-House.

‘Change’ is a perfect example of their Pop fulled Space-Disco with more than a slight nod to Moroder. But despite the Disco arpeggios there is something quite organic about Acid Washed’s sound, it’s constantly and naturally evolving.

♫ Acid Washed – Change (zShare) (MediaFire)

Acid Washed’s self titled début album is out now on Record Makers.

Acid Washed @ Beatport

Acid Washed @ Juno

Acid Washed @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Wahlström & Valiant

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Hailing from the home of S.P.O.C.K., Malmö, Swede, come Wahlström & Valiant, a ChipTune crew who are branching out in to world of Electro-House, and, man, have they done a good job.

Keeping an 8-bit feel they have now added big Nu-Disco leads and some killer vocoding. Fast paced cut-up arpeggios keep up the energy while the smooth vocals give the track some depth.

Great stuff!

♫ Wahlström & Valiant – Keep Up (zShare) (MediaFire)

You should check out, not only Wahlström & Valiant’s MySpace but their You Tube channel too!

Wahlström & Valiant @ MySpace

Wahlström & Valiant @ YouTube

Mar 27 2010

Sometimes Miami Horror

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A whole mess of reMixes of Miami Horror’s excellent SynthPop jam of last year, ‘Sometimes’, have come flooding in this week.

The mysterious Universe from Sydney make a big entrance on the scene with a fantastic smooth Dreamwavey mix, all slap bass and spacey chords. Universe will be a name to keep an eye on. Brazil’s Boss In Drama turn in a reMix that is a battle between Funk bass and cool leads while G.L.O.V.E.S., as always, don’t disappoint with a full on Disco track which drops some female vocals into the mix.

♫ Miami Horror – Sometimes (Universe reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Miami Horror – Sometimes (Boss In Drama reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Miami Horror – Sometime (G.L.O.V.E.S. RadioCut) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Sometimes’ is available right now!

Miami Horror @ Beatport

Miami Horror @ 7Digital

Miami Horror @ Amazon