Nov 16 2010

Groove Armada reMix HURTS’ new single

HURTS’ new single is released this week and even though everybody seems to agree that ‘Sunday’ is perfect single material it is ‘Stay’, which is fair enough, it’s a pretty powerful track.

So, to the reMixes! The awesome surprise of the single is Groove Armada signing up for reMix duties, and the reMix doesn’t disappoint. Slightly less vocal than I would have liked the mix is nonetheless an enticing House track with an early 90’s feel to it. From it’s orchestral stabs to it’s floaty piano, to it’s killer digital bassline this is 1991 warehouse stuff!

♫ HURTS – Stay (Groove Armada reMix)

‘Stay’ and the album, ‘Happiness’, are out now.

Nov 12 2010

Ellie Goulding video for ‘Lights’..oh no wait, it’s ‘Your Song’, from that advert

We were a little surprised to find Ellie Goulding’s next single will be her cover of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ rather than the previously announced ‘Lights’, then we saw it was on the new John Lewis X-mas adverts and everything made sense. Sigh.

I hope ‘Lights’ still sees a single release, with some nice reMixes. Meanwhile, here’s the brand new video for ‘Your Song’.

As much as I love Ellie and her music, the record label are just making blander and blander decisions when it comes to videos. At least this one isn’t a literal interpretation of the lyrics like the previous

I’m off to see Ellie and the awesome Bright Light Bright Light and Sunday Girl tomorrow, gonna’ be pretty rad!

Ellie Goulding @ Neon Gold

Ellie Goulding @ 7Digital

Ellie Goulding @ Amazon

Nov 11 2010

Florrie drops début EP

Bristol born Xenomania go-to girl Florrie dropped her début EP yesterday, both on iTunes and absolutely free on her website.

The ‘Introducing’ EP does just that. As a collection of four tracks, some we’ve heard before, some new, it’s a pretty good example of Florrie’s sound and where she seems to be going.

One of the new tracks on the EP is ‘Left Too Late’ which is, frankly, pretty amazing. It’s got everything you want in electronically produced Pop. Coming from the Xenomania camp you expect a certain level of quality Pop, but this is all Florrie’s work and is pretty stunning for a début, and a début without a label too. Having already turned down quite a few major label offered in favour of self-development I’m sure she’s going to be in a position to negotiate the perfect deal in the coming months.

♫ Florrie – Left Too Late

If you like the tracks I strongly suggest throwing Florrie a few bucks and buying the EP, she’s gotta’ eat after all!

Nov 10 2010

Holy Ghost! reMix Mark Ronson & Boy George

I’ve got a bit of a love/hate relationship with Mark Ronson (And The Business INTL)’s new album ‘Record Collection’. Some of the tracks on there are amazing, ‘Band Bang Bang’ is one of my favourite songs of the year, but some of it is a bit dreary.

Anyway, the third single from the album is the Boy George featuring ‘Somebody To Love Me’ and Team Ronson have made the excellent decision to get super cool fellow NYC residents Holy Ghost! to reMix the track. They bring with them their unique brand of analog DIY Disco turning the track into a gritty discoball epic. Let the Garage Disco roll!

♫ Mark Ronson & The Business INTL (Feat. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt) – Somebody To Love Me (Holy Ghost! reMix)

‘Somebody To Love Me’ is out 26th November.

Mark Ronson @ Beatport

Mark Ronson @ Juno

Mark Ronson @ 7Digital

Mark Ronson @ Amazon

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Oct 28 2010

OMD’s ‘Sister Marie Says’, new video

So, we’ve all heard Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s forthcoming single and it’s awesome reMixes, so now it’s time to check out the brand new video.

The second single from their recent ‘The History Of Modern’ album, ‘Sister Marie Says’ is available as a limited edition 7” that you can pre-order right now and has a refreshingly British video after all these soft focus Californian clips.

‘Sister Marie Says’ is out 15th November.

OMD @ 7Digital

OMD @ Amazon

Oct 27 2010

Penguin Prison: ‘Golden Train’ reMixes

Penguin Prison’s new single ‘Golden Train’ is less than a month from release. I used to call PP Bedroom Pop, I’m not sure if I still can, his sound had defiantly got bigger and the new single is the best example of this so far.

Some awesome reMixes grace the single too. Sam Sparro delivers what i consider to be the best, it’s a Disco Pop workout that got an infectious groove that’s just a suited to the dancefloor as the radio. UK outfit Boxed In turn in a broken Techno/Disco mix with added Jazz piano!

‘Golden Train’ is shaping up to be an excellent single package!

♫ Penguin Prison – Golden Train (Sam Sparro reMix)

♫ Penguin Prison – Golden Train (Boxed In reMix)

‘Golden Train’ is released on 22nd November.

Penguin Prison @ Neon Gold

Penguin Prison @ 7Digital

Penguin Prison @ Amazon

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Oct 26 2010

Hyboid

Kicking off today we have some hypnotic cosmic Disco from German producer Hyboid.

The track ‘Vogon Poetry’ comes from the EP ‘Chicken Accelerator’, an Astro Chicken label sampler and is six minutes of pure Sci-Fi synthesizer rock-out. Like a soundtrack to an 80’s space opera that was never released this track is all about blue-screened spaceships and silver jumpsuits powered by urgent arpeggios and otherworldly analog lead lines.

As you can probably tell from the title, Hyboid is a HitchHikers’ fan and has spliced up this video for ‘Vogon Poetry’ from the amazing BBC serial. It works really, really, well!

♫ Hyboid – Vogon Poetry

Hyboid is planning to release his début album ‘Aliens Ate My Synthesizer’ on vinyl in December.,

Hyboid @ Juno

Hyboid @ Amazon

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Oct 23 2010

Pet Shop Boys – Together

This November sees 25 years since Pet Shop Boys exploded into public consciousness with their début single ‘West End Girls’. To celebrate the duo are releasing their third greatest hits album, titled ‘Ultimate’ alongside a brand new single.

The single, ‘Together’, is produced by ex-Xenomania man Tim Powell, is pure uplifting Pet Shop Boys with Neil Tennant’s signature deadpan, but hopeful, vocals and some euphoric lead lines.

Even more exiting, though, is the B-side of the single’s physical release. A reMix of ‘West End Girls’ by none other than Grum! I literally cannot wait for that!

♫ Pet Shop Boys – Together

‘Ultimate’ is released 2nd November and the digital single of ‘Together’ drops 24th October with the physical release following.

Pet Shop Boys @ Beatport

Pet Shop Boys @ Juno

Pet Shop Boys @ 7Digital

Pet Shop Boys @ Amazon

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Oct 7 2010

Yelle’s ‘La Musique’ video

Looks like it’s video day!

WE ARE FROM L.A. have put together this video for Yelle’s new single ‘La Musique’, it’s like a crazy pop-culture obsessed animated disaster movie.

Enjoy:

‘La Musique’ came out this week!

Yelle @ Juno

Yelle @ 7Digital

Yelle @ Amazon

Oct 4 2010

Nikita – Tonight – Video

Sigh…I’ve been meaning to post this for a while but kept getting sidetracked.

A while back we featured the Franzy Scanner reMix of Polish ElectroPop prodigy Pati Yang A.K.A. Nikita’s single ‘Tonite’. Well, here’s the video, Enjoy.