Category Pop

Feb 24 2012

Beyoncé reMixes; don’t ask again.

Beyoncé

Have you ever seen that episode of hit-and-miss medical comedy Scrubs where the main characters see a report on TV about some new health scare and all simultaneously let out a groan of exasperation as they know that the hospital, where they work, is now going to be flooded with needy members of the public buying into the latest medial panic? Well that’s how it feels to be a music blogger when a big name, such as Beyoncé, announces a reMix competition.

That said, here’s some reMixes of ‘End Of Time’ we have liked. Monsieur Adi’s mix is unsurprising stunning work. A deep, majestic, euphoric big room jam that’s got to be a god bet for winner. Max Action delivers a top quality buzzing, cut-up, Electro mix. The reMix from Final DJs sees them getting a bit more of their Funk on than usual, mixing it up with their bright SynthWave to smooth effect. Ren Riz take a shiny Disco approach with some huge chords and gets every last drop of groove out of those horns. Lastly Big C serves up an ‘80’s Pop jam, which is actually a pretty good approximation of what this track would have sounded like if it was releases in 1986.

Right, don’t expect any more.

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Monsieur Adi reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Max Action Rmx)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Final DJs NuDisco reMix)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Ren Riz Re-Edit)

♫ Beyoncé – End Of Time (Big C reMix)

You can vote for the tracks here, or something.

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Feb 23 2012

New single from Vanbot

Vanbot

Woo-Hoo! Here’s the new single from Swedish ElectroPop queen Vanbot!

Proving once and for all that the awesomeness that was her self-titled début album of last year wasn’t a one off. ‘Got To Get Out’ is a sublime and atmospheric slice of DancePop. Unmistakably Scandinavian and majestic ‘Got To Get Out’ is euphoric ElectroPop with a sense of urgency. In her own words “’Got To Get Out’ is about my hometown Stockholm and how it’s filled with people experiencing a sense of isolation and separation, how it makes you feel lonely in a crowd,” she explains. “It’s fascinating that people can live so close together without really noticing one another. It’s about exploring the city nightlife and the tendencies people have to chase after the experiences that will cause the best story to tell the next day instead of enjoying the happiness of the moment.”.

♫ Vanbot – Got To Get Out

Go an buy Vanbot’s album right now! Vanbot also appears on ‘electronic rumors Volume 1’, in stores now.

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Feb 22 2012

BeNi’s new video

More bouncy, madcap, Pop-House from Australian producer of much prolificness BeNi.

This new single ‘Someone Just Like You’ is taken from BeNi’s acclaimed album of last year, ‘House Of BeNi’. Check the video, it;s a kaleidoscope as BeNi’s music.

‘Someone Just Like You’ is out soon.

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Feb 21 2012

Mausi’s ‘Sol.’ video

We’ve covered Newcastle based Indie-Electro outfit Mausi’s new single ‘Sol.’ a couple of times in the past month, including the awesome Lightwaves’ reMix. The single is out this week, so what better time to check out the video.

Mausi seem to be having a good time! Well, you would if your début single was about to be released wouldn’t you?

‘Sol.’ is released this week.

Check out more from Mausi on SoundCloud.

Feb 20 2012

Coloureds reMix Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’

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Sometimes a track comes along that just makes your face hurt from smiling. Out friends Coloureds have delivered the goods again, in the form of their take on Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’.

The Yellow and Blue noise terrorists give Gabriel what can only be described as a “right sonic seeing to in a back alley” as the layer their trademark chainsaw synths over ‘Sledgehammer’s Pop-Funk vibe. Coloureds are maturing so fast in their sound, shown by how intact they keeps the original song structure, and how much of the underlying groove they retain whist still blowing your ears with their aural assault. No longer a choice between dirty, distorted, confusing in-your-face Electro and dancefloor working Disco. Coloureds have mastered both.

♫ Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (Coloureds reMix)

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Feb 20 2012

Saint Etienne’s ‘Tonight video

We were pretty excited about the return of Saint Etienne with a studio album and it;s initial single ‘Tonight’, now we can get excited all over again with the video!

British city streets at night, that’s exactly what comes to mind when you think of Saint Etienne!

Download ‘Tonight’ for free at www.saintetienne.com.

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Feb 18 2012

Shit Hot Soundsystem edits Junior

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British DJ Shit Hot Soundsystem shows us how edits should be done with his dancefloor rework of Junior’ ‘Mamma Used To Say’.

First off, it’s an inspired choice of track to edit, just on track choice alone SHS has already got the dancefloor in the palm of his hand, by layering the big beats and squelchy cosmic synths. Shit Hot Soundsystem brings the best bits of the original and makes the work harder than they’ve ever worked before.

♫ Junior – Mama Used To Say (Shit Hot Soundsystem Edit)

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Feb 9 2012

Goin’ Old School: The Human League, Yazoo & Howard Jones

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

This week we’re kicking it TOTP style with three performances, first up The Human League in 1982 with ‘Mirror Man’.

A year later Yazoo’s ‘Nobody’s Diary’ from 1983.

And finally, ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ in 1985 from Howard Jones.

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Feb 8 2012

Graph Gonzales’ ‘Eyes In The Dark’ video

Here’s the new video for Graph Gonzales’ wonderfully ‘80’s ‘Eyes In The Dark’, which we featured last year.

Jason Bowers directs this slick Pop clip. We’re still finding the tune pretty addictive, it;s the big retro chorus that Graph pull off so well!

‘Eyes In The Dark’ is out now.

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Feb 1 2012

Venice Beach take on Rockwell

In the continuing saga of Edit/reMix confusion Venice Beach’s latest ‘reMix’ shows us exactly how an Edit should be done with their take on the Dub version of Rockwell’s classic ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’.

At their core, edits should just be pretty much the original track but with the parts that work best on the dancefloor accentuated. They used to be things DJs made from themselves or their friends, taking a track they loved and, cutting and pasting it, bringing the bits that worked better in the Disco to the front. They were closely guarded as the DJ’s secret weapons. These days of people selling Edits and uploading theme everywhere the questions of “what is an Edit really?” and “should you credit an edit as your own work?” are hot topics right now. So, if an Edit is taking a track and making it all about the best bits of groove then Venice Beach have made a perfect Edit here. It’s all about the bassline and the wicked synth solo here. This is Nu-Disco Synth Funk gold. Something so simple as dropping some bits and looping others turn it into a completely different track, and one that completely rocks!

♫ Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me (Dub (Venice Beach reMix))

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