Jan 21 2014

[Download] FM Attack’s ‘Fade Away’ reMixed by AIMES

 

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Fade Away was one of the many highlights of Vancouver based SynthWaver FM Attack recent Deja Vu album. The Julian Sanza featuring track was like a Balearic Trance injection into the RoboPop proceedings. The track has just been reMixed by one of our favourite of Brooklyn’s exports (and there are many), AIMES, who brings a little deep Disco groove to the track.

Rocking an utterly infectious walking bassline, AIMES takes a track build for sunrises on the beach and turns it into a smooth jam for sunsets in the city. Still keeping the Balearic feel to some degree, AIMES works up smokey rhythms and wicked little licks around FM Attacks dreamy space synths. The hazy vocals are the icing on the cake, drifting over the track like a voice on the wind. This’ll have you screwing up your eyes tight shut and wishing for summer.

♫ FM Attack (Feat. Julian Sanza) – Fade Away (AIMES reMix)

FM Attack’s Deja Vu is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Video] Dirty Vegas’ ‘Let The Night’

 

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The almighty Dirty Vegas are back on fine form with their first new track since 2011’s Electric Love album. Let The Night recaptures the Dirty Vegas sound of old, slick, hazy ElectroPop over storming dance beats. Get this on repeat.

Check out the video, if this dude can get dancing, what’s stopping you?

Dirty Vegas’ Let The Night is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Download] Preqwal’s ‘Dimension (Side A)’

 

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Newcastle based producer Preqwal’s project started life as a Hip Hop endeavour but soon morphed into an 80s Synth Funk/Electro concern through a love of synth, drum machine and samplers; and quite right too! He’s just released his second album, Dimension (Side A); a six track synthetic opus that whilst being purely SynthWave, has more in common with the likes of Com Truise than the faux-80s crowd.

Heat Of The Night kicks the album off in high gear, lawyers of raw synth sounds tumble across each other creating waves of emotive audio to serve as a base for the soaring, buzzing solos. Hexagon follows injecting a little downtempo moodiness into the release before Mysterium’s enigmatic Sci-Fi soundscape plays with SynthFunk grooves in an futuristic, ambient setting. Mysterium sets up an urban dystopian groove that is continued into City Nights, which is an involving composition of vintage synths and machine drums matched against starlight lead lines. I Wanted To See You takes things further into Synth Funk territory, with an almost LA Funk vibe and a little BladeRunner backing before the brooding Electro of The Morning After sees the album out on a true SynthWave high. It’s an interesting release, an sonically pretty different from the current crop of SynthWave offerings, a lot more ‘garage’ sounding. Definitely one you should investigate further.

♫ Preqwal – Heat Of The Night

♫ Preqwal – The Morning After

Preqwal’s Dimension (Side A) is out now.

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Jan 21 2014

[Audio] Punks Jump Up reMix NSFW’s ‘Getting Away’

 

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Dutch Disco producer NSFW has just released a brand new single via New York’s Nurvous Records, a laid back slo-jam full of soul and rolling bass. The reMix package for the single picks up the tempo and energy levels a bit, especially in the case of this arpeggio fuelled post-Italo beast from London’s Punks Jump Up who’s sparking synths pretty much make the release.

Relentless beats and a pure London Electro vibe permeates every second of this reMix. It takes the dark minimal acid Disco sound of the capital’s seediest clubs and injects a little Nu-Disco fun into them. Delayed analog snyths and a hazy use of the vocal sample push the track into warehouse territory with hypnotic and evolving synth patterns. Whist not as Poppy as some of Punks Jump Up’s output, this reMix is guaranteed to lock them to the dancefloor.

♫ NSFW – Getting Away (Punks Jump Up reMix)

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Jan 20 2014

[Download] Keep Shelly in Athens’ ‘Old Time Glory’

 

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Sarah P has left Keep Shelly In Athens. That’s some pretty sad shit right there. The voice of Keep Shelly In Athens has departed to peruse her own projects, isn’t that what they used to call ‘musical differences’? KSiA plan to carry on the good work with a new vocalist, and the occasional guest, but Sarah’s voice was so distinctive you can;t help but feel like it’s the end of an era. So, how do they give Sarah a fitting send off? But releasing her final track, one that sums up the golden era of KSiA both in sound and title. Old Time Glory.

Shiny, sparking and bouncy ElectroPop permeates every minute of Old Time Glory. Optimistic and hopeful (or maybe we’re just reading too much into it), it’s an upbeat track with Sarah riding it perfectly; dominating the track with her playful vocals. It’s a bit of a bittersweet parting gift, but it’s an awesome slice of SynthPop so let’s ignore the context. Who needs context anyway? Stupid words with ‘x’s in them.

♫ Keep Shelly in Athens – Old Time Glory

Keep Shelly In Athens’ début album, At Home, is out now on Cascine.

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Jan 20 2014

[Audio] Mitch Murder’s ‘Enter The Fury’

 

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It’s a new one from 80s soundtrack king Mitch Murder, and the Swedish producer kick of 2014 in style with Enter The Fury, a nice mix of Mitch’s retro soundtrack and video game influenced styles. If you know Mr. Murders music, you will know you’re in for for four minutes of action, adventure, romance, loss and ultimate triumph. Oh, and a mind blowing solo.

Enter The Fury starts it’s journey with a wobbly VHS intro of building synths before launching into a carefree initial section. Bouncy FM synth bass and a Electro Funk beat cruise along before all the fun-and-games become slightly more dramatic. After a breakdown of starlight synths, the solo launches in with passion. No-one synth shreds like Mitch Murder and it takes the song to the next level.

♫ Mitch Murder – Enter The Fury

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Jan 20 2014

[Audio] Sohight & Cheevy’s ‘Night Ride’

 

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Taken from their, as yet unannounced, forthcoming new EP, Night Ride is the new tune from Russian Nu-Disco duo Sohight & Cheevy. These guys have been quietly tearing up the Nu-Disco scene for a while now, definitely on the radar of those in the know (as much of the Russian’s Nu-Disco and Dreamwave output is). Bringing a little classic late 70s DiscoPop vibe back to modern Disco dancefloors, Sohight & Cheevy’s new tune is set to be an instant hit with retro groove fans.

Raised up an a heady mix of old synths, smooth saxophone and Cheevy’s genre perfect (and occasionally Bee Gees) vocals, Night Ride is an immediately catchy slice of nostalgic Disco goodness. The quality of the songwriting and production is right up there with the best in the field. These guys are true underground competitors to the likes of Chromeo and Tesla Boy , the music is just that good. If you like your Disco with a slick vocal, an irresistible bassline and waves of fluid vintage synth lines then you definitely need to check out Sohight & Cheevy’s new one.

♫ Sohight & Cheevy – Night Ride

Sohight & Cheevy’s new EP is out soon.

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Jan 20 2014

[Download] Alison Valentine’s ‘Curious’

 

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Curious is the new one from one of New York’s finest Indie-ElectroPop exports Alison Valentine. We last saw Ally V being featured on a Kitsuné compilation with Circles And Triangles; since then she’s teamed up with one of today’s great unsung analog synth wizards, Chrome Canyon, to produce this lush slice of summery Pop on a vintage Disco meets über-cool IndiePop tip.

Curious is an intoxicating meeting of Allison’s sweet voice and penchant for roller-rink jams with the swooshing, Sci-Fi Disco sounds of Chrome Canyon. Laid back keys ease the song into your heart before introducing warm, funky, bass and a feel-good groove. Warbling synths drag this tune straight out of the 70’s into 2014 with a tune that primed for the summer. Amongst the relaxed poolside sounds Allison’s vocals make the track. A hazy dream; the song is like a wave of catchiness that gets well stuck in your head.

♫ Alison Valentine – Curious (Produced By Chrome Canyon)

Alison Valentine’s Curious is available to download now on her own label (and, apparently, florist) 11 x 11.

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Jan 17 2014

[Audio] Falcone’s ‘Are You That Somebody?’

 

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Who’s Falcone then; I hear you ask? Well boys and girls, it’s the new alter-ego of our good friend Aaron Alexis who, for reasons that are either obvious to your or aren’t, has decided to claim himself a shiny new name and kick on with the majestic ElectroPop offerings. And it is quite a shiny new name too, one that matches the big dramatic sounds the man makes. The first of those theatrical Pop tunes id a cover of Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody?

We’d suggest you sit yourself somewhere comfortable and grab your headphones for this one. Aaron whips up a pulsating, enigmatic tune loaded with cinematic piano a relentless march of snares. Co-produced with She’s The Queen’s Drew, this is one of those tracks to give you goosebumps as Aaron’s powerful coon cuts through the mix, finding it’s place amongst piercing arpeggios and ominous synths. It;s got a nice funk to it too.

♫ Falcone – Are You That Somebody? (Aaliyah Cover)

Check out more from Falcone on SoundCloud.