Category Nu-Disco

Mar 23 2012

The Robot Scientists’ ‘Black Hole’

The Robot Scientists ft. Lisa

Up next is the first release from brand new Berlin based label Emerald & Doreen, a new collective dedicated to releasing new and interesting SynthWave and Electronic Disco. Their début record comes courtesy of German duo The Robot Scientists, and their Lisa featuring, ‘Black Hole’

‘Black Hole’ is a deep collision of the machine and the human. Robotic beats and post-Italo arpeggios fill a cold and regimented place in the song which is juxtaposed with some particularly Indie guitar work and Lisa’s timid, almost naïve sounding, but hopeful vocals. The electronic contains elements from all over, there’s a lot of ‘90’s dance music in there, some Balearic too and a pulsing analog groove. The reMix package has to be seen to be believed, it’s rammed full of excellent takes on the track, including Irregular Disco Workers’ Italo version which sounds like and EBM/Italo soundclash in a dark European nightclub and Electro master Alexander Robotnick surprisingly funky stripped back Tropical mix. You’ll also find work from our favourite Nu-Italo (is that a ‘thing’ yet?) man Kid Machine, who’s ‘Vocoder Dub’ is featured on the EP, but who’s ‘Vocal Mix’ and ‘Vocoder Mix’ we can present to you right here. His vocal mix is the core of his work here, and may be his best track to date. Like a cyborg Vangelis, Kid Machine conjures up synthetic sounds that in anyone else’s hands might sound distant or inhuman, but the Manc producer instils his Italo influenced arpeggios and sweeps with a rich emotional quality and an atmosphere that goes beyond synthesizer dance music. His ‘Vocoder’ Mix’ builds upon the foundations of his main mix but, with the addition of vocoded vocals, gives the track even more of a dark future vibe.

♫ The Robot Scientists (Feat. Lisa) – Black Hole (Extended Version)

♫ The Robot Scientists (Feat. Lisa) – Black Hole (Irregular Disco Workers Italo reMix)

♫ The Robot Scientists (Feat. Lisa) – Black Hole (Alexander Robotnick reMix)

♫ The Robot Scientists (Feat. Lisa) – Black Hole (Kid Machine Vocal Mix)

♫ The Robot Scientists (Feat. Lisa) – Black Hole (Kid Machine Vocoder Mix)

‘Black Hole’ is out today via Emerald & Doreen.

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Mar 23 2012

Daroc’s ‘Psychodio’ video

Yesterday we introduced you to Daroc’s amazing return in the form of his new EP.

Today, check out the awesome video for ‘Psychodio’ directed by Alden Volney, it’s retrofuturetastic!

Daroc’s ‘Destination’ EP is out now.

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Mar 23 2012

The Penelopes’ ‘Sally In The Galaxy’ video

Here’s the video for The Penelopes’ ElectroPop gem ‘Sally In The Galaxy’, out next month on Pour Le Monde Records.

The track is really fun and off-kilter so director Saman Keshavarz had a lot to live up to, and seems to have managed to capture the madcap vibe of the song really well.

‘Sally In The Galaxy’ is released 16th April on Pour Le Monde Records.

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Mar 23 2012

JBAG reMix Housse De Racket

Housse-de-Racket

So, you’ve already hear the Mickey and Hey Champ! reMixes of Housse De Racket’s forthcoming ‘Château’ single, here’s the one we’ve been waiting for, London’s ElectroPop champion’s JBAG take the stage.

True to their ‘Hot Pop’ reMixes of old, JBAG bring a deep, rounded, funk to the mix and their ElectroPop sheen. this is definitely my favourite of the reMixes so far, that bassline is so early ‘90’s DancePop yet somehow evolves into something more Disco as the track progresses. This track just makes you want to hit the dancefloor and reminds us why we fell in love with JBAG and Boombox back in 2007/08.

♫ Housse De Racket – Château (JBAG reMix)

The ‘Château’ single will be “out soon” on Kitsuné Music.

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Mar 22 2012

Daroc’s new EP

Daroc is back! It’s been a while since we heard anything from the French SynthWave producer and even longer singe we wrote about him (years in fact). But he’s just dropped a brand new EP, and it was worth the wait.

From the opening BladeRunner synth sweeps of ‘Initial’, the first track, you know you’re in for a full on Sci-Fi synth experience. The track soon kicks into a Post-Italo Electro masterpiece, driven along by an appreciated bassline the track layers neon soaked electronics and haunting melodies thick and leads into ‘Paychodio’, a track that exists at the place where Moroder and Tangerine Dream meet to record the soundtrack to a dystopian metropolis.It really shows off why Daroc is regarded so highly by many of the top electronic music producers in France, Kavinsky, Jupiter, Gaspard Augé to name a few. ‘Escale’ slows things down and lest Daroc show off his skills for creating moods and atmospheres with electronics. A peice that is beautiful and a little scary, ‘Escale’ is a nice interlude in the ‘movie’ that is ‘Destination’. The original tracks come to a close on ‘Sea Steria’, a majestic track with an almost baroque feel built on cosmic sweeps and piercing melodies. The EP rounds off with three reMixes, the best of which comes from John Lord Fonda and old school electronic rumors illumni 4TrackZ and Mmmattias who all bring some big Electro dancefloor sensibility to the tracks. I’m gonna’ go ahead and say this is one of my favourite releases of the year so far, and it’s highly recommended.

♫ Daroc – Initial

♫ Daroc – Psychodio

♫ Daroc – Escale

Daroc’s ‘Destination’ EP is out now.

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Mar 22 2012

Pharao Black Magic’s Spring Mix 2012

Pharao Black Magic

Pharao Black Magic – Spring Mix 2012 = If you like your Disco synthetic and soulful then Pharao Black Magic’s new mixtape is just for you. Smooth and slick, this is an out of robo Funk good times!

♫ Pharao Black Magic – Spring Mix 2012

The tracklist:

01. Jupiter – One O Six (JVNLS reMix)
02. Sare Havlicek – 12 Fingered Chime
03. Debukas – Golden Mind
04. Total Contrast – Takes A Little Time (Nelue Rework)
05. Debonair – Why
06. Science Frontiers – Red Dust
07. South West Seven – What Have I Got To Do?
08. Cosmonauts – Stardust (Linntronix reMix)
09. Crazy P – Changes (Hot Toddy reMix)
10. Alex Metric – Anybody Else
11. The Supermen Lovers – Say No More (A.N.D.Y. reMix)
12. Adana Twins – Everyday
13. Softwar – Taken Liberty

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Mar 22 2012

Pat Lok’s new track

Pat Lok

On The Fruit Records have just dropped the latest track from Canadian Nu-Disco producer Pat Lok. the title track from Pat’s new single. Good times!

‘Remember’ is a dream of a track. Even though it has a really solid groove, the track seems to float on by, carried on clouds made of Funk. In general ‘Remember’ has got a bit of an LA vibe about it, both in the Funk and in the beach Disco departments, I imagine that this tune is going to go down a storm at quite a few parties in that part of the world, that’s not to say it won’t be rockin’ more than a few dancefloors elsewhere too. Keep hitting play ‘cos once the track gets 5,000 plays, On The Fruit are gonna’ release the download!

♫ Pat Lok – Remember

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Mar 22 2012

ATTAR! M!X#4

ATTAR!

ATTAR! – M!X#4 = There’s some seriously fresh cuts on ATTAR!’s new mixtape, some very interesting stuff to including a new A.N.D.Y. mix. The mix is crammed with deep synthesizer grooves and the whole things has a slightly Sci-fi quality.

♫ ATTAR! – M!X#4

The tracklist:

01. Jimi After – Isadora
02. Mike Salta – Escape From Rico Bay
03. Falko Brocksieper – Emotional Support
04. Telonius – Out
05. Sébastien Tellier – Cochon Ville (Hey Champ! reMix)
06. Jupiter – My One O Six (A.N.D.Y (Home Mastering) reMix)
07. Jeremy Glenn – Box Life
08. Amirali – Beautiful World
09. Kris Menace & KoweSix – eFeel
10. Black Box – Ride On Time (Garage Mix)
11. The Kindness – Cyan

Check out more from ATTAR! on Sound Cloud.

Mar 22 2012

MiGHty mOUse reMixes Nyteowl

Nyteowl

Earlier this month Minneapolis based four peice Nyteowl released their ‘Love of Mine’ single on Juno’s new label, Love Interest. Amongst the top quality collection of reMix talent was MiGHty mOUse with this Moroder-esque Disco mix.

This is probably the most Italo leaning track MM has done to date, and it’s that more electronic sound that allowed it to slot so well into MM’s recent, amazing, Disco Circus 3 compilation. More synthetic, less sample based, Nu-Disco is becoming more and more popular and we see that as an superb thing and with track like this MiGHty mOUse is going to be leading the charge. This reMix is a wonderful mixture of energy and soul, it’s got the power of the most full-on dancefloor track but oozes the emotion and Funk of late ‘70’s electronic Disco experiments.

♫ Nyteowl – Love Of Mine (MiGHty mOUse reMix)

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Mar 22 2012

Madeon & Martin Solveig

MARTIN SOLVEIG

…and Boom! Just like that Nu-Disco wunderkind Madeon drops another track that makes the internet loose it’s shit. This time it a reMix of Martin Solveig’s forthcoming single ‘The Night Out’.

With a sound that is now unmistakably Madeon, the 17-year old turns Solveig’s track into a thing of pure power. it’s pretty instant to thing that at his young age he is already one of most popular electronic artists in the world, but with Pop-Disco juggernauts like this you can see why. it’;s got everything, The kick of Electro, the groove of Nu-Disco, the lush synths of French Touch and the soaring solos of SynthWave. How long can he keep this up?

♫ Martin Solveig – The Night Out (Madeon reMix)

‘The Night Out’ is out soon.

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