Oct 15 2013

[Audio] Tom Aspaul’s ‘Indiana’

 

Tom Aspaul

This is Tom Aspaul. According to his bio he’s a singer, songwriter, Virgo and in London. Now you’re well acquainted we can let you know that that Tom Aspaul’s Indiana is the inaugural release on Little Boots’ On Repeat Records. The track was produced by R&B tinged House producer MENK and was released today alongside a reMix from FTSE.

Indiana is a pretty classy slice of soulful Electronic Pop. Rolling on a dance beat with a healthy sing to it, the track is thick with arpeggios and vocal harmonies. The bright clean synth sound doesn’t cling to any particular genre, more delivering a classic slab of ElectroPop that will no doubt prove to be timeless. Slight hints of a Tropical vibe, alongside Aspaul’s optimistic vocals, lend the tune a summery feel. All-in-all it’s a might fine piece of SynthPop, a confident début both for Aspaul and for On Repeat Records. There’s only one tiny problem with this otherwise excellent slice of Pop. The vocals are a little too AutoTuned. Either Mr. Aspaul has got serious vocal correction needs or the vocal producer doesn’t really get how to use AutoTune, either as a studio tool or an effect. It’s a small issue though and no where near annoying enough to dilute enjoyment of the track.

♫ Tom Aspaul – Indiana

Tom Aspaul’s Indiana is out now.

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Oct 14 2013

[Download] Goldroom’s ‘Embrace’ reMixed by Freak You

 

goldroom

It’s fair to say that in the last week or so our inbox has been pretty inundated with reMixes of Goldroom’s excellent Embrace. We kinda’ expected it when Goldroom sent the stems free into the wild, we really haven’t got the time or the inclination to bring you all of them though. However, you really need to wrap your ears around this blissed out mix from On The Fruit Records own Freak You, it’ll make your Monday morning orders of magnitude better.

Freak You has delivered another of his classic dance music pieces. Free of genre or era, he whips up a timeless floorfiller with ingredients from House, Disco and Trance with a pinch of R&B. With an early 90s, golden age, feel to it, this reMix powers along, dividing it’s load between a grumbling bassline and an optimistic piano line. The deep club nature of the tune tends to lend Ariela Jacobs’ vocals a new, almost urban, flavour. Unlike a whole heap of the reMixes of Embrace that have landed on out virtual desk, Freak You’s reMix really does transform it into a brand new song.

♫ Goldroom – Embrace (Freak You reMix)

Goldroom’s Embrace EP is out now.

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Oct 14 2013

[Download] Shit Hot SoundSystem edits Madonna’s ‘Material Girl’

 

Madonna

London based Nu-Disco producer Shit Hot SoundSystem has been pumping out a truck load of awesome edits recently. Proper edits too, not reMixes titled as edits but not virtually unchanged tracks either. SHS’s edits stay true to the concept of an edit; remaining true to the original track but cutting the dead wood and enhancing what works on the dancefloor, from a DJs perspective. In this spirit his latest work, an edit of Madonna’s 1985 classic Material Girl, does the job superbly.

Material Girl has got enough powerful hook and riffs to keep any DJ happy, and Shit Hot SoundSystem uses them to their fullest. Doubling down on the bass and drums, the track rumbles along in heavy style with the bassline and chorus lead riff, both instantly recognisable, taking centre stage. There’s enough vocals in here too for the sing-a-long crowd. It’s another quality edit from Shit Hot SoundSystem and a real middle-of-your-set secret weapon.

♫ Madonna – Material Girl (Shit Hot SoundSystem Edit)

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Oct 14 2013

[Mixtape] Reflex’s Mixtape ‘#19 ‘Special Mama Festival Paris’’

 

Reflex

Reflex – Mixtape #19 = Here’s the latest mixtape from the wonderful Reflex. Sit back and enjoy an hour of the freshest Nu-Disco and ElectroPop, including a sneak peek at the French duo’s forthcoming new single, Sunset, due out soon on Tigers On A Leash. Enjoy the Seadisco.

♫ Reflex – Mixtape #19 ‘Special Mama Festival Paris’

The tracklist:
01. Miami Horror – Real Slow
02. The Louder The Better – Feels Good
03. Kauf – Relocate (Psychemagik reMix)
04. Chvrches – The Mother We Share (Moon Boots reMix)
05. Jim James – Know ‘Til Now (Pixelated reMix)
06. Made In Sane – Flying Circuits (Morkeby’s Bissi Zebra reMix)
07. Brynjolfur – I Love You
08. Juveniles – Void (In & Out Of The)
09. Awkoder – Ho.Ho.Ho!
10. Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – Cul De Sac (Give Me Wallets; ‘Nightclub’ reMix)
11. JBAG – Mogadisco
12. Reflex – Together (Punks Jump Up reMix)
13. Crayon Vs. Banks – Give You Up (Yuksek Dub)/Change (The Chainsmokers Hot & Steamy Edit) (Reflex Bootleg)
14. Reflex – Sunset (Preview)
15. Lxury – J.A.W.S
16. Jamiroquaï – Space Cowboy (Neptune Safari reMix)
17. Lemaitre – Splitting Colors (Louis La Roché reMix)

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Oct 14 2013

[Audio] The Crystal Method’s ‘Emulator’

 

The Crystal Method

America’s involvement with dance music, in general, can probably be condensed into two distinct eras. Firstly America invents modern dance music (Disco, Hip Hop, House, Techno) before mainstream white male America decide that dancing with other guys is ‘a bit gay’ and kills dance music in a way that would effect the US market for decades. Then, in recent years, some amazingly cleaver marketers and major label board members figure out how to package up various strands of electronic music, add in a little testosterone, and call it ‘EDM’ to sell to mainstream white male America on the grounds that it’s no longer ‘a bt gay’. However, during the bleak, dark years for electronic music in America (the 90s and 00s) there were small strongholds of resistance. One of the biggest names to come out of this resistance was The Crystal Method. American main-room big-beat Techno at it’s finest. And now they’re back.

We were pretty trepidations about the new The Crystal Method tune, it would have been so easy for them just to play on being a big name in US dance music and turn-in an uninspired ‘EDM’ track, a lowest common denominator crowd pleaser, and packed areas. Emulator is a massive Electro-House tune, and definitely a crowd pleaser, but the duo managed to deftly avoid the ‘EDM’ pitfalls, the cheese or the clichés. Sounding, a surprising amount, like The Crystal Method of old Emulator sports layers of dirty, chainsaw synth riffs, vocal snatches and a juggernaut bassline. Body shaking powerhouse Electro.

♫ The Crystal Method – Emulator

The Crystal Method’s Emulator appears on their new, self-titled album, due out 14th January 2014.

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Oct 14 2013

[Audio] Trevor Something’s ‘All Night’

 

Trevor Something

Mancunian artist Trevor Something is something of an cypher. A SynthPop singer/songwriter who’s bio if loaded with 80s references, to an overpowering extent. Mr. Something really want’s you to know he’s all about the greatest decade. But on listening to the music, whilst there is an obvious and distinct Futurist and Post-Punk influence, we can’t help but feel that Trevor Something has more in common with the Chillwavers of this world than the SynthWave/Dreamwave or 80s revivalist crowds. Not that that is, at all, a bad thing.

Take is tune All Night, it’s a lush, swirling, reverb drenched electronic dream. Obviously, the 80s references are all there, the Dave Gahan tone to the vocals, the B-Boy beats in the breakdown, the melancholy harmonies playing against a catchy chorus, but there’s an overall vibe that would see Trevor Something sitting more comfortably on a label like Cascine than Rosso Corsa. All Night is a hypnotic and intoxicating track that demands repeated listening. The pairing of the deep pulsating bass and the hazy synths and machine beat deliver an odd combination of the robotic and the soulful, with the vocals playing a big part in the latter. Trevor Something is definitely a name to keep an eye on.

♫ Trevor Something – All Night

Check out more from Trevor Something on SoundCloud.

Oct 14 2013

[Video] Ali Love’s ‘Another’

 

Ali Love Another Crosstown Rebels YouTube

We featured Ali Love’s new single, Another, a couple of weeks ago. It’s a deep, Chicago-y House tune with a little ElectroPop going on too. Check out the brand new video for the track.

It’s all very Cyberpunk, featuring cobbled together technology and virtual reality fighting. It’s nicely shot and the laser smoky swirl is a nice effect for the VR world.

Ali Love’s Another is released today.

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Oct 14 2013

[Audio] Strange Talk’s ‘Eskimo Boy’ reMixed by Polar Sun

 

Strange Talk

Australian Indie-ElectroPoppers Strange Talk’s Eskimo Boy is pretty old now (by the super fast Internet based music industry standards of the 2010’s, which is an awful thing, but that’s a rant for a Friday), having been released in 2011. It; been given a fresh coat of synths and a new lease of life by Belgian duo Polar Sun who reMixed the tune to fit into their DJ sets, the result is a synthetic Disco wonder.

Polar Sun’s reMix has a nice raw analog feel to it. The lead synths are sharp and crisp, the basses are warm an rumbling and the drums are suitably Spartan. the guys weave a rich and undulating seven minutes of screaming arpeggios and nostalgic chords, keeping the energy levels up but delivering a friendly, chilled, Nu-Disco groove. The prefect accompaniment for the original’s Indie anthem vocals. We imagine this went down in their sets particularly well.

♫ Strange Talk – Eskimo Boy (Polar Sun reMix)

Strange Talk’s Eskimo Boy is taken from their self-titled début EP, out now.

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Oct 14 2013

[Audio] I Am Noxious’ ‘Watch My Ship Go Down’

 

I Am Noxious

It’s been absolutely ages since we heard anything from Danish artist I Am Noxious. We honestly didn’t;t know is he was still in the business or not. His deeply introspective brand of Bedroom Pop has been with us almost since out inception, beck when Bedroom Pop was a recognized ‘thing’. So, it was a surprise to us when he delivered a brand new tune into our inbox, Watch My Ship Go Down. A tune with proves he’s lost none of his reflective flair, but adds a little bombast to the mix.

Listening to Watch My Ship Go Down you can quite easily slip back into the I Am Noxious groove. That comfortable, personal vibe given off by his music is still present in these new recordings. It’s a pensive track, resting on a combination of toytown beats and gently piano supported by swirls of vintage sounding synths. T’s vocals convey an intimate quality, as with the best Bedroom Pop, but Watch My Ship Go Down also has a surprisingly euphoric chorus up it’s sleeve. A great Monday morning track.

♫ I Am Noxious – Watch My Ship Go Down

Check out more from I Am Noxious on SoundCloud.

Oct 11 2013

[Zen] Synthesizer Zen

 

This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes from a film about The Museum of Synthesizer Technology. There’s a Part 2 as well.

Video courtesy of YouTube user Ray Morgan.