What’s this ‘ere then? Why, it’s only the new single by Bedroom Pop genius Penguin Prison as débuted this weekend on Radio 1.
Probably the most upbeat, Disco-y track he’s dropped so far, ‘Golden Train’ is just pure smooth ElectroPop. And when I say smooth, I mean smooth, there isn’t much smoother than this, this side of Chromeo.
♫ Penguin Prison – Golden Train (Radio Rip)
Penguin Prison releases ‘Golden Train’ on 22nd November.
In the continuing saga of the Kylie Minogue/HURTS love-in Kyle has returned the compliment of being asked to appear on HURTS’ album and HURTS’ covering her ‘Confide In Me’ by covering their, set in Bristol, début track ‘Wonderful Life’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
♫ Kylie Minogue – Wonderful Life (HURTS Cover)
It’s actually a really nice arrangement of the track. I think it’s time for Kylie and HURTS to get a room!
Just a quick post this morning to start your Saturday with a bang.
Dancefloor demon Louis La Roche has got his mits on the utterly awesome début single from Cardiff’s Bright Light Bright Light, ‘Love Part II’, and drops a 2-step-ish groove awash with Disco riffs. This is sure to be packing the ‘Total Club Hits 2010’ type compilations soon!
♫ Bright Light Bright Light – Love Part II (Louis La Roche reMix)
‘Love Part II’ is released 27th September on PopJustice’s new label PopJustice Hi-Fi.
Bright Light Bright Light @ Juno
Bright Light Bright Light @ Amazon
Readers may remember Australian singer/songwriter Kimbra from her recent guest vocal appearance on Miami Horror’s ‘I Look To You’. Well, now she’s ready to drop her début single ‘Settle Down’.
I gotta’ say, I really like her voice, it’s got a touch of Jazz quirkiness and is reminiscant of Martina-Topely Bird or Annette Strean (Venus Hum). The single has been reMixed by New York’s finest, Penguin Prison, and Chris Glover’s BedroomPop in combination with Kimbra’s soulful vocals is an insanely winning combination, I’d REALLY like to hear more of Kimbra working with electronic music, I mean REALLY!
♫ Kimbra – Settle Down (Penguin Prison reMix)
‘Settle Down’ is taken from Kimbra’s forthcoming debut album ‘Vows’.
Florrie may be currently pimping her latest Pop gem, ‘Give Me Your Love’, but there’s still life in here previous (Kitsuné approved) awesomeness, ‘Call 911’, yet!
Snapd (who we have previously featured with his reMix of Sunday Girl’s ‘Self Control’) could very easily become a real favourite round here. He has a knack for striking the prefect balance between dancefloor and Pop. With ‘Call 911’ he has sprinkled his clean ElectroPop production with hints of Electro-House and even Electro tinged R&B, but seem to have drawn out more of the song than some of the (many) other reMixes. It’s a hard effect to quantify, but if you listen to the other reMixes (save maybe Fred Falke’s) and then put on Snapd’s, the track seems to come into it own in a way it hadn’t previously, like song and reMix were always destined for each other?
I’ll quit waffling now, enjoy:
♫ Florrie – Call 911 (Snapd Mix)
While you’re head check out their ace reMix of Lily Allen’s ‘I Could Say’ for a more deep and epic take on the Snapd sound.
♫ Lily Allen – I Could Say (Snapd Mix)
As you know, Où Est Le Swimming Pool have decided to go ahead with he release of their début album, ‘The Golden Year’, after the untimely and sad death of lead singer Charles Haddon.
The lead-in single for the album will be ‘The Key’, the video for which has premiered over on their YouTube channel. Filmed during their performance at Pukklepop in Belgium mere hours before Charlie took his own life the video is a tragic reminder of the great heights this band could have soared to, they were easily well on their way to becomes the best male fronted SynthPop act in the UK.
‘The Key’ is out 10th October preceded by the album on the 3rd.
Oú Est Le Swimming Pool @ Beatport
Oú Est Le Swimming Pool @ Juno
Oú Est Le Swimming Pool @ 7Digital
Oú Est Le Swimming Pool @ Amazon
Ahh, Penguin Prison reMixing Kylie Minogue’s new single ‘Get Outta’ Of My Way’, that’s exactly the kind of chaser I need right now!
What can I say? PP’s BedroomPop/Bedroom Disco lends itself to Kylie perfectly, while the original is an awesome slice of DiscoPop, this reMix is more intimate and, well, groovy! It’s got this almost Lo-Fi Indie Funk with it’s subtle guitar jangles and toy town synth work.
Nice Friday groove, enjoy!
♫ Kylie Minogue – Get Outta’ My Way (Penguin Prison reMix)
‘Get Outta’ My Way’ is released 27th September.
Probably the most purely ElectroPoppy track on Marina And The Diamonds ace début album, ‘The Family Jewels’, ‘Shampain’ is the next track to receive single treatment.
It’s a big, 80’s sounding, Power Pop track that’s a very good choice as a single and the video has more than a few 80’s inspired goings on. It’s like one part walk of shame, one part Thriller
The single for ‘Shampain’ drops October 11 via 679 Recordings.
Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove
Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital
Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon
Xenomania drummer/songwriter Florrie has a new single out soon, ‘Give Me Your Love’ which, as well as being a nice slice of Pop, will also feature reMixes from habitual Florrie reMixer Fred Falke and the man Justin Faust.
Falke’s reMix is a power Pop track with arpeggios that drag you straight to the dancefloor, but it’s Justin Faust’s reMix that really hooks. From the electro toms onward it’s a crazy good Nu-Disco stormer.
♫ Florrie – Give Me Your Love (Fred Falke Club Edit)
♫ Florrie – Give Me Your Love (Justin Faust reMix)
Oh, and Florrie’s a Bristol girl too! Much love!
‘Give Me Your Love’ is out soon.
So we’ve heard Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark eagerly awaited forthcoming single, ‘If You Want It’, we’ve heard the VillaNah reMix, now it’s time for French Horn Rebellion to take the stage and show off their reMix of the track.
From it’s seemingly never ending build to the eventual beat and bass drop it’s clear that the FHR guys had a lot of fun reMixing this track. It kinda’ takes classic OMD and puts it through an eclectic Electro meat grinder and manages to put it back together in a coherent, and catchy way.
♫ OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) – If You Want It (French Horn Rebellion reMix)
I love the fact that SynthPop pioneers such as OMD are getting such hip names in the current Electro scene to reMix for them, it shows they are still enjoying, and keeping up with, electronic music.
The ‘If You Want It’ single is released 6th September with ‘The History Of Modern’ slated to be released later this year.
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