You know what I thought when I went to bed last night? I thought ‘I hope there’s a new track from The Presets released when I wake up’, their first new track for four years’. Look what happened!
Youth In Trouble is finally out today. A hypnotic, undulating, acidic odyssey. Both abrasive and funky as hell. Yoshi Sodeoka directs the video effects hell video, an assault on the senses to match the track.
Youth In Trouble is out now with reMixes from Green Velvet, Alex Metric, and The Finger Prince & Light Year (although we can find it in any store that sells decent quality downloads yet, just iTunes).
The Presets new album Pacifica is out 14th September on Modular.
Here’s the video for Sébastien Tellier’s new single Russian Attractions, taken from his awesome new album My God Is Blue.
The clip was directed by Meredith Danluck and produced by Vice. Here’s what they say about the clip: “We took the idea of falling in love with a stranger, and considered the fact that love itself is a stranger. There’s a reason we use the word "fall" when referring to love. Because when its pull becomes too strong to resist, you lose your balance and what happens next is an unknown beyond our control. Although scary, the unknown is also undeniable attractive.”. I don’t know about all that, but it look fancy!
‘Cochon Ville’ is the first single taken from Sébastien Tellier‘s new album ‘My God Is Blue’ available now via Record Makers.
Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:
Here’s the first track to be featured on Goin’ Old School twice! We love it that much! Krush’s House Arrest from 1987. One of the best record ever made.
Savage bring the Italo this week with1984’s Only You.
And a bit of American SynthPop for Information Society with What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) from 1988
Madeon – Minimix (Annie Mac Radio 1) = So, give 17 year old wunderkind 5 minutes and he’ll give you more than most DJs with twice or three times his years experience. This 5 minute minimix for Annie Mac BBC Radio 1 show is pretty much Pop Culture part 2. Just jaw dropping.
The tracklist (not 100% in order, and I’m pretty sure there some stuff in there that isn’t listed):
Madeon – Shuriken
The Beatles – A Day In The Life
M83 – Intro.
Surkin – Ultra Light
Groove Armada – Look Me In The Eye Sister
Madeon – Icarus (Minimix Edit)
Røyksopp – Happy Up Here
The M Machine – Immigrants
Daft Punk – Outlands
Julian Perreta – Wonder Why (DatA reMix)
Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes reMix)
Phonat – Set Me Free
Justice – New Lands (A-Trak reMix)
Skrillex (Feat. The Doors) – Breaking A Sweat (Zedd reMix)
Yuksek (Feat. Amanda Blank) – Extraball
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh reMix)
Oliver – Dirty Talk
Sebastian – Greel
Anoraak – Nightdrive With You (Grum reMix)
Martin Solveig – C’est La Vie
BWO – Sunshine In The Rain
Knife Party – Tourniquet
Para One – Wake Me Up
Feed Me (Feat. Gemini) – Whiskers
Michael Gray – The Weekend
ABC – The Look Of Love
Woodkid – Iron
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
Pendulum – Hold Your Colour
Chic – Stage Fright
La Roux – In For The Kill (Danger Ocean reMix)
Dirtyloud – Needle
Black Kids – Boyfriend (The Twelves reMix)
Kanye West (Feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) – All Of The Lights
Justice – Let There Be Light
Sub Focus – Rock It
Kill The Noise – Talk To Me
Capsule – More More More
Justice – Helix
Kavinsky – Nightcall
Madeon – For You
Radiohead – Paranoid Android
Porter Robinson – Say My Name
Muse – Hysteria
Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (R3hab & Swanky Tunes Mix)
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Zedd – Slam The Door
Volta Bureau – Alley Cat
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro
Wolfgang Gartner – Flexx
The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
Justice & Simian – Never Be Alone
Michael Jackson – Beat It
Rihanna – Russian Roulette
Clock Opera – Once And For All
The Paradise – In Love With You
Clock Opera – Belongings
Madeon – Finale
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis
Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Madeon reMix)
Queen – We Will Rock You
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Miike Snow – The Wave (Thomas Gold reMix)
Martin Solveig – The Night Out (A-Trak reMix)
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Yelle – La Musique
Metronomy – The Look (Camo & Krooked reMix)
Danger – 3h11
Nari & Milani – Atom
Unicorn Kid – Lion Hat
Daft Punk – Short Circuit
Yuksek – On A Train
Kylie Minogue – Get Outta My Way (Penguin Prison reMix)
Martin Solveig – The Night Out (Madeon reMix)
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
The Killers – Bones
Russ Chimes – Back 2 You
Madeon – Icarus (Original Mix)
Chic – You Are Beautiful
Perfume – Take Off
Earth Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner – Animal Rights
Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes reMix)
Wolfgang Gartner – Illmerica
Daft Punk – Revolution 909
Calvin Harris – The Rain
Mylo – In My Arms
Kanye West – Power
The Killers – This Is Your Life
Kanye West ft. Jay Z – H.A.M
Green Day – Are We The Waiting
The Killers – A Dustland Fairytale
Green Day – 21 Guns
The Clash – London Calling
Alphabeat – What Is Happening
Let’s not forget the astounding Pop Culture itself.
Crazy Icelandic ElectroPop gang FM Belfast have a new single incoming. ‘DeLorean’ is taken from their ‘Don’t Want To Sleep’ album of last year and is typical of FM Belfast’s quirky, but funky, electronic sound.
There a video too, directed by Magnús Leifsson, it’s as madcap as the track, and just as Icelandic and the band themselves.
We were turned on to this track by the guys at Tracasseur, probably the best dance music blog around, who are hyping this new Sweedish ElectroPop producer Orion.
The track is called ‘In The End’ and features Malin Gustavsson on vocals. As Tracasseur points out, Orion has got a Kleerup vibe going on, which works really well with Gustavsson’s throaty Scandinavian delivery. Nice summery, dreamy, ElectroPop,
Detroit ElectroPop artist The History Of Panic releases his début album, ‘Fight! Fight! Fight!’ next month. Ahead of which he;s released a new single, ‘The Chase’, featuring Leah Diehl of Lightning Love.. It’s a beautiful, introspective duet with almost a BedroomPop feel. Bouncy synths and quaint vocals make for a cute summery feel.
Check out the video, a slo-mo meeting of feelings directed by John Anderson Beavers, and you can download the track below.