Feb 14 2010

Volta Cab

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Following hot on the heels of Tesla Boy comes Russia’s latest Dreamwave hope, Volta Cab.

Owing just as much to Sci-Fi as it does to the 80’s, VC’s music is a fluid combination of retro electronics, Nu-Disco, ElectroPop and Chiptune. ‘Clarissa’ is a analog bass laden tune with sweet vocodered vocals that is so smooth it practically melts your speakers. ‘Stay With You’ is more of a driving number with 80’s rock samples throughout while ‘We Are Marsians’ is more typical Dreamwave fare but show the Volta Club really is top of his game.

♫ Volta Cab – Clarissa (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Volta Cab – Stay With You (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Volta Cab – We Are Marsians (zShare) (MediaFire)

Sitting somewhere between Fear Of Tigers and Kavinsky, you can check some more of Volta Cab’s stuff on his MySpace.

Volta Cab @ MySpace

Feb 9 2010

The Golden Filter’s new single!

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While we are waiting (and quite literally can’t wait any longer!) for The Golden Filter’s début long player, ‘Voluspa’, to drop on 26th April we can present here a taste of things to come in the form of the first single from the album.

‘Hide Me’ comes out just before the album release and a is a great choice for lead track. Slightly more upbeat that the previous singles. Still undeniably The Golden Filter’s New York Electro Disco but with a hint if Goldfrapp poppyness.

♫ The Golden Filter – Hide Me (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Hide Me’ is released on 19th April followed by the album on the 26th.

The Golden Filter @ Beatport

The Golden Filter @ Juno

The Golden Filter @ 7Digital

The Golden Filter @ Amazon

Feb 8 2010

StuffHappeningNow article on 80’s inspired Electro

London based zeitgeist ‘zine Stuffhappeningnow recently got in touch asking for our opinion on a few issues relating to 80’s inspired Electro-House/Dreamwave.

You can read the full article online here, it’s a good primer on the scene and features thoughts from Electric Youth, College and myself.

Read ‘Dreamwave: inside the nostalgia cult’ @ Stuffhappeningnow

Feb 8 2010

Shy Child; The Anoraak reMix!

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We’ve waited with baited breath for the most exiting (to us at least) reMix from the forthcoming Shy Child single ‘Disconnected’. Now the wait is over.

Anoraak’s take on the tune is every bit as good as we had hoped. The meeting of Shy Child and Anoraak is just a clash of two of our favourite artists. The reMix is mostly a smooth Dreamwave epic give a slight edge by arpeggiated digital synth bass that slowly builds to a rockin’ crescendo.

♫ Shy Child – Disconnected (Anoraak reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Disconnected’ is out soon followed by the album ‘Liquid Love’ on 15th March on Wall Of Sound

Shy Child @ Beatport

Shy Child @ 7Digital

Shy Child @ Amazon

Feb 8 2010

Polygon Palace

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Melbourne based Polygon Palace, Australia’s latest weapon in their bit to talk over the ElectroPop world, have dropped this awesome track about a time machine being built in Tokyo city. Sounding a little like some of the UK LaptopPop acts but with a bigger sound, ‘Tokyo Getaway’ is SynthPop with a garage sound.

The track is completely turned around into a slap bass heavy banger by Cryptonites while fellow Aussies Cassian rebuild the original track times 100 adding a sprinkling of Disco flavour.

♫ Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway (Original Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway (Cryptonites reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway (Cassian reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Tokyo Getaway’ single is released soon, check their MySpace for details.

Polygon Palace @ MySpace

Polygon Palace @ Amazon

Feb 8 2010

Priors reMixed

Priors

The track ‘What You Need’ (or at least the demo version of it) by Raw Man’s project, Priors, has been knocking ‘round the internet for a few months now. Finally it is getting a full reMix package release courtesy of Eye Industries and the smooth Nu-Disco ElectroPop jam some pretty sweet reworkings.

Grum just goes from strength to strength. His reMix here is more chilled than his usual production but it shows a laidback side to his work and is a solid slick of 80’s-esq electronic Funk. Hey Champ!’s take on the tune is more of a cut-up roller-Disco monster. Finally Allen Walker gives us the most straight-up dancefloor version

♫ Priors – What You Need (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Hey Champ! reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Allen Walker ReWrite) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can pick up the reMix package right now!

Priors @ Beatport

Priors @ Juno

Feb 5 2010

Barretso reMixes

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As Tuff Em Up gear up for the March release of Barretso’s ‘Bright City Lights’ EP more reMixes of the EP track ‘We Won’t Stop’ have arrived to tide you over.

Aussie’s DEFEAT & Redial (who made it into electronic rumors top 20 tracks of 2009!) clearly show who the next big things to come from down under are going to be, both bring their Electro Disco A-game. Redial, again, particularly impressing us. Farfletched makes up the trio with a deep, choppy, synth string laden funker.

♫ Barretso – We Won’t Stop (DEFEAT reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Farfletched reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Redial reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Berretso’s sweet Dreamwavey SynthPop full EP is due for release in March. Until then, MySpace the man!

Barretso @ MySpace

Feb 1 2010

Breakbot is all yours

Breakbot

Breakbot’s first official EP for Ed Banger Records drops on Valentine’s Day. ‘Baby I’m Yours’, featuring Irfane on vocals, is some smooth Disco basslined French House.

With razor sharp production Breakbot clears the floor of all competitors as he show how this Synth Funk should be done. ‘Make You Mine’ is more of a chilled, summer Sunday, ElectroFunk Vocoderfest that i will defiantly be breaking out in a few months time!

♫ Breakbot (Feat. Irfane) – Baby I’m Yours (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Breakbot – Make You Mine (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Baby I’m Yours’ drops 14th February.

Breakbot @ Beatport

Breakbot @ Amazon

Jan 27 2010

More Barretso for you

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A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to Barretso, Tuff Em Up’ Records Chilean Dreamwave/ElectroPop/Electro-House hybrid man.

As it draws ever close to the release of his début EP we can give you a feel for the release with the title track ‘Bright City Lights’, a track with a real Nu-Disco/SynthPop mashup feel. Still rocking the perfectly blended mix the smooth vocals just glide over the night time arpeggios. Kolt13 steps up for reMix duties and lets the synths fly and seriously Electro Funks shit up!

♫ Barretso – Bright City Lights (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Barretso – Bright City Lights (Kolt13 reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Barretso has already got major labels sniffing ‘round his door and the EP drops in the next couple of weeks, until then go give him some MySpace love:

Barretso @ MySpace

Jan 23 2010

The Golden Filter ask us to open our eyes…

The Golden Filter have been teasing us with various flash animations and movies, over at their official website, in preparation for the release of their début album, ‘Voluspa’ including this video: