May 19 2010

electronic rumours mixtape: Pop-Fu 06

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With the weather getting better it seems like no better time to drop an upbeat Mixtape of smooth ElectroPop and Dreamwave:

01 The Good Natured – Your Body Is A Machine (Zebra & Snake reMix)
02 Crystal Castles – Celestica (Album Mix)
03 Monarchy – The Phoenix Alive (Original Version)
04 The Vanish – Hold On (Russ Chimes Mix)
05 Yes Giantess – The Ruins (Fear Of Tigers reMix)
06 Cassette Kids – Lying Around (Diamond Cut reMix)
07 Shy Child – Disconnected (Anoraak reMix)
08 Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes reMix)
09 Fenech-Soler – Stop And Stare (Original)
10 Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Redial reMix)
11 Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (Starsmith reMix)
12 HURTS – Better Than Love (LightsOverLA reMix)

If the weather isn’t getting better where you are, stick this on and pretend it is!

May 18 2010

HURTS reMixed

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Only a matter of days now until the release of HURTS first ‘proper’ single. ‘Better Than Love’ is already getting some good airplay here in the UK (Radio1 have finally playlisted it!) so it looks promising that the single could do well.

To stave off the anticipation check out LightsOverLA’s take on the track, keeping most of the song intact they inject a little more dancefloor appeal with a heavier beat and mid-song breakdown.

♫ HURTS – Better Than Love (LightsOverLA reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

HURTS’ ‘Better Than Love’ single drops on the 24th.

HURTS @ Beatport

HURTS @ Juno

HURTS @ Amazon

May 18 2010

I Am Noxious covers Black Eyed Peas

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I Am Noxious is fast becoming something of a regular here at electronic rumors, his brand of intimate Lo-Fi SynthPop is defiantly one of our tips for great things this year.

He’s just sent over a new track, it’s a cover of Black Eyed Peas’ ‘I Gotta’ Feeling’. A weird choice?, I’ll let him explain it in his own words:

“Yes it’s true. I’ve made my first ever cover… and it’s a cover of one of my least favourite songs ever and now you’ve got my version!

‘I Gotta’ Feeling’ … Originally by The Black Eyed Peas.

I have lots of respect for the Black Eyed Peas and their songwriting and Will.I.Am’s production is unique, but this one just kills a lil’ part inside of me everytime I hear it. That’s probably the reason why I ended up covering it. I guess … I wanted to turn something horrible into something pretty.

I guess it’s more of a mash-up than a cover really cos the mid-8 is from ‘Meet Me Halfway’ which is in-fact one of my favourite pop tunes of 2009! Excellent combination!”

It actually really works! In fact, I would go so far as to say that Mr. Noxious injects some real feeling, some real soul into the song.

♫ I Am Noxious – I Gotta’ Feeling (Black Eyed Peas Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

As ever, if you haven’t yet go check I Am Noxious on MySpace.

I Am Noxious @ MySpace

May 18 2010

Fotonovela reMix Groove Armada

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Fotonovela stopped by the electronic rumors inbox to drop off their latest reMix, of Groove Armada’s recent single featuring the vocals of Ben from Fenech-Soler and SaintSaviour, ‘Paper Romance’.

Fotonovela are a Greek duo who hail from the Undo stable alongside Marsheaux, and as with their label-mates they are masters of ElectroPop.

The reMix a pretty awesome retro synth workout. It’s a good song anyway but the pair add a cool arpeggiated late-80’s SynthPop vibe to it. The more I listen to it the more I’m digging it, the chords in the chorus and the sparkling lead lines remind me so much of the Pop I grew up with without sounding dated at all. I’ll defiantly be keeping my eye on Fotonovela.

♫ Groove Armada (Feat. Ben From Fenech-Soler And SaintSaviour) – Paper Romance (Fotonovela Rmx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Paper Romance’ is out now.

Groove Armada @ Beatport

Groove Armada @ Juno

Groove Armada @ 7Digital

Groove Armada @ Amazon

May 17 2010

HURTS mini-documentary

HURTS were recently featured on Channel4’s 4Play with an 11 minute insight into how the guys approach both the music and the visuals of HURTS, also commenting on how risky it was to release HURTS into the wild via big ‘events’ (both the EP and live show) rather than the usual oversaturation.

It’s a good watch for anyone interested in the band.

And here’s the full version of ‘Better Than Love’ from the show.

HURTS’ ‘Better Than Love’ single drops on the 24th.

HURTS @ Beatport

HURTS @ Juno

HURTS @ Amazon

May 12 2010

Human Life

Aeroplane and Grum are diggin’ them, Alan Braxe is working with them. everybody seems to love LA ElectroPoppers Human Life. The attention is well deserved too, their forthcoming second single, ‘In It Together’, is an almighty clash of Nu-Disco basslines, 8-bit sounds, 80’s synth chords, 90’s House keys and Disco vocals.

Check the video, a crazy costumed scavenger hunt, directed by Dan Brophy

Acid Girls and Polygon Palace are just two of the big names contributing to the reMix package (alongside the likes of Louis La Roche and Kris Menace). Both have amped up the 90’s house feel, Acid Girls Electro-ing things up with a wonky bassline and Polygon Palace taking a more Nu-Disco route under that lead line.

♫ Human Life – In It Together (Acid Girls reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Human Life – In It Together (Polygon Palace reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘In It Together’ drops 7th June on Life X Recordings.

Human Life @ Beatport

Human Life @ 7Digital

Human Life @ Amazon

May 10 2010

Silver Columns’ ‘Cavalier’ video!

Scottish ElectroPop act Silver Columns‘ ‘Cavalier’ is finally getting a full on single release. We’ve already previewed some of the reMixes that will be available in the past few months and it looks like it’s shaping up to be a fantastic single with a great reMix package.

The duo have just dropped the video for the single, an odyssey around the Scottish landscape that highlights the call-and-response nature of the track.

The video directed by DARYL for Pulse Films.

Astronomer are just one of the names stepping up for reMix duties. Here they deliver a deep Electro mix that has certain Beep-House qualities about it. Ahh, that takes me back….

♫ Silver Columns – Cavalier (Astronomer reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Cavalier’ is released on 17th May via Moshi Moshi.

Silver Columns @ Beatport

Silver Columns @ Juno

Silver Columns @ Amazon

Video directed by DARYL for Pulse Films

May 8 2010

Owl City gets the magic touch of Grum

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I remember a few weeks ago Grum saying on Twitter that he was reMixing Owl City, I thought he was joking…apparently not!

Unlike I lot of people, I actually don’t hate Owl City, they remind me of a Poppier The Postal Service, and I did like The Postal Service (and I like Pop!). So I’m OK with OC going in but damn does Grum work some serious magic here. In a way he’s taken Owl City, and made it Monarchy, and that’s an ace thing to do! The mixture of Adam Young’s introspective, borderline Emo, SynthPop and Grum’s Disco infused Dreamwave creates this genius dancefloor ElectroPop gold!

♫ Owl City – Umbrella Beach (Grum reMix) (Sharebee) (MediaFire)

‘Umbrella Beach’, the second single from the ‘Ocean Eyes’ album , is out soon.

Owl City @ Juno

Owl City @ 7Digital

Owl City @ Amazon

May 7 2010

LIGHTS; new single in the UK

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Every time I post about LIGHTS I feel like I should disclose certain information. ElectroPop, Keytars, Hot Girls and Canada are four of my favourite things in the world. Kinda’ makes me powerless to resist…

In her continuing battle to break the UK, LIGHTS releases her second single this side of the Atlantic, ‘Saviour’. Although the track itself is quite old (in the US at least) Owl City’s Adam Young has dropped a brand new reMix of it which is very like the original but with added Owl City sparkle and Adam’s highly AutoTuned vocals sneaking in the background.

♫ LIGHTS – Saviour (Adam Young (Owl City) reMix) (Sharebee) (MediaFire)

‘Saviour’ is released in the UK on 10th May.

LIGHTS @ Juno

LIGHTS @ 7Digital

LIGHTS @ Amazon

May 6 2010

HURTS live

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Apologies for the crappy phone-cam photo!

Y’know, this will be the first ever live review on electronic rumors, I always feel like I should (and I’m going to do more) but when I’m out, I just kinda’ like to live it up, drink the bar dry and have an awesome time dancing to some amazing music and not worrying what I might say about it on a website!

HURTS felt like more of an ‘event’ though, so here you go, have some words! I caught them live last night here in Bristol on one of the early dates of the NME Radar Tour (along with the abysmal Darwin Deez and the disappointingly average Everything Everything) and, for me at least, anticipation was high.

‘Presence’ is probably the best word to describe HURTS live. For two guys (and three backing band (keyboard player, drummer and opera singer!)) who don’t move around very much they do seem to fill up the stage. One thing I was concerned about was how po-faced and pretentious they were going to be, as that would kinda’ annoy me, but I was surprised at how much of a good time the guys seemed to be having onstage. Yes, the sometimes tortured, sometimes apathetic persona is there in singer Theo Hutchcraft but occasionally you’ll catch a playful smile cross his face, or even an outright grin as the crowd sing the lyrics back to him.

The set was everything I had hoped, most of the EP tracks were played, opening with ‘Silver Lining’. ‘Unspoken’ was pretty perfect, and the set climaxed in a roof raising performance of the forthcoming single ‘Better Than Love’. Interestingly, in his introduction to their breakthrough hit ‘Wonderful Life’ Theo confirmed our suspicions that the song was indeed written about our fair city (there are a few obscure references to places in Bristol in the lyrics) which endeared the crowd to them more.

All in all, awesome! One of the best gigs I have been to in a while, a band hasn’t impressed me this much live since the first time I saw CHEW LiPS!

If you get the chance, definitely see HURTS live, especially if you can catch them early on in their career in some intimate venue.

Check the Fred Falke reMix of ‘Unspoken’:

♫ HURTS – Unspoken (Fred Falke reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Better Than Love’ drops on the 24th.

HURTS @ Beatport

HURTS @ Juno

HURTS @ Amazon