Feb 25 2013

[MP3] Christa Vi remixed by Skitch

London based singer/songwriter Christa Vi’s Your Heart is getting on in music years now. Originally brought to our attention way back on November 2011 and released n March last year it’s settled in as one of those songs that occasionally pops into your head for no reason other than it’s stored in your brains ‘unnervingly catchy’ bank. The tracks track was given a new lease of life yesterday with a brand new video and a brand new reMix. the video, a stop motion epic that makes our brains hurt when we think about making it, can be seen here, the remix can be heard below.

South London producer Skitch, who used to be one half of Blende, delivers a straight-up Disco jam. Like the first wave of French Touch, this tune is a heavily filtered groover. the high point of the reMix is the innovative use of the vocals, which sees Skitch cutting and pasting the lyrics to create new sentiments and a vocal hook that fits his pool party Disco perfectly.

♫ Christa Vi – Your Heart (Skitch reMix)

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Feb 25 2013

[Audio] Hey, Rube!

After last weeks post covering Billie Ray Martin’s Cabaret Voltaire cover album, where we one again professed our love of the Cabs, we received an enigmatic email in our inbox that we soon worked out was from Hey, Rube! Who, as it turns out, are a electronic project formed by Fila Brazillia’s Steve Cobby and Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder. a couple of months ago they released an album called Can You Hear Me Mutha?, and intricately crafted fusion of Dub, Electro, Techno, Indie-Electro and B-Boy Electro that never fails to surprise or intrigue.

The whole album leans toward Dub and Experimental sounds, but never crosses the line into ambient or self-indulgent. Tracks on the records, whilst ecclectic, bordering on avant-guarde at times, retain a strong sense of groove, drawing from Electro Funk, Kraftwerkian Techno, even occasionally Italo to keep things, for the most part, dancefloor friendly. Opening with the deliciously chaotic Rob A Bank Rob, which lobs frantic tribal drumming, ethereal chimes, Acidic bleeps and Mallinder’s Cabs rasp into a ring and let’s them sort things out amongst themselves, the album drops Mengi Dem Disco Leggi. A broken Balearic Boogie, like a Mediterranean robotic assault. Scissormouth is where the album’s Dub credentials start to rear their head before launching into the full on twisted synth skank of Pimpdaddy. This is built upon, with the addition of more of Mallinder’s whisper, in the space Dub of Kamikazee Peloton. Shaz—–Tate reminds of these guys experimentalist backgrounds as it layers sounds into an organized Industrial cacophony . the album’s longest track, and one of it’s standouts, Rapture, is a nine minute Dup epic, a popping synth echo chamber that is as interesting as it is hypnotic. Which leaves the relaxed, breezy Bali Hai to easy you out of the album. Considering a few days ago we didn’t know this record existed, we are very glad to have been introduced to it. A glorious example of what happens when two talents are left to create freely.

♫ Hey, Rube! – Mengi Dem Disco Leggi

♫ Hey, Rube! – Rapture

♫ Hey, Rube! – Rob A Bank Rob

♫ Hey, Rube! – Kamikazee Peloton

Hey, Rube!’s Can You Hear Me Mutha? is out now.

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Feb 25 2013

[Video] Duke Dumont & AME’s ‘Need U (100%)’ (+ Scream Mix)

It’s the video for Duke Dumont’s awesome Discoy, Housey, A*M*E featuring, new single Need U (100%).

This is what happens if you’ve got a stomach full of House!

While you’re here, check out secret Disco lover Skream’s Boogie filled remix of the track. Loaded with a surprising amount of 80s flair, there’s neither a grimy bassline or an aggressive beat in sight. Pure smooth Electric Soul vibes.

♫ Duke Dumont (Feat. A*M*E) – Need U (100%) (Skreamix)

Duke Dumont & A*M*E’s Need U (100%) is released 31st March with reMixes from Waves & Odyssey and Skream.

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Feb 25 2013

[Mixtape] Anoraak’s ‘Venice Mix’

Anoraak – Venice Mix = Here’s a brand new mixtape fro French Dreamwave originators Anoraak. there a whole heap of the best electronic music around in this fifty minuets, including a fresh new reMix from Anoraak of Trésors.

♫ Anoraak – Venice Mix

The tracklist:

01. Kamp! – Melt
02. Pyramid – Wolf (Crayon reMix)
03. p e a c e FIRE – Death By English
04. Acquarium – Wind Sails
05. Cut Copy – Zap Zap
06. French Horn Rebellion – Love Is Dangerous (Chrome Canyon reMix)
07. Forgotten Illusions – Crystal Contour
08. Montevideo – Horses (Zimmer reMix)
09. Lazy Kiss – 00’s (Auxiliary Tha Masterfader reMix)
10. Blackjoy – Moustache
11. Jupiter – Hoola Hoop (Vagenta reMix)
12. Trésors – Pleine Lune (Anoraak reMix)

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Feb 25 2013

[Video] White Blush’s ‘Juice Of My Heart’

Here’s LA ElectroPop experimentalist White Blush new video for her tracks Juice Of My Heart.

Carol Rhyu herself directs the clip, which is pretty brutal, but I won;t spoil it for you, just watch.

White Blush’s self-titled début EP is out now.

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Feb 25 2013

[MP3] Zagar’s ‘Space Medusa’

Space Medusa is the new single from ecclectic Hungarian live-electronics outfit Zagar. The eastern Europeans generally create a left-field, jazzy, mix of live electronics and real instruments, but this latest release is a little tighter, a little more electronic and a little groovier.

There’s a lot of Cosmic Disco in Space Medusa, as the name might suggest. A sprawling analog workout with a solid psychedelic groove. Hazy vocals seem to call across a vast distance as sweeping synths rush in and out of the track. Spikey arpeggios play against a deep bass riff creating the tracks core, allowing for a seemingly freeform synth jam to erupt on top. An excellent piece of retro Sci-Fi weirdness.

♫ Zagar – Space Medusa (Single Edit)

Zagar’s Space Medusa is released today.

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Feb 22 2013

[Zen] Synthesizer Zen

This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes from a demo of the Russian Junost-21.

Video courtesy of YouTube user Soviet Synths

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Feb 22 2013

[Audio] New Arcades’ ‘Dreamers’

Dreamers is the latest addition to New Arcades soon to be released début EP. we’ve heard four tracks so far from this London based duo, the EP will apparently contain six tracks. That means there’s two more surprises coming, which we’ll be excited to hear. These guys are really carving out a name for themselves when it comes to big, emotional, SynthPop.

The new track, Dreamers, is an instrumental piece, but the absence of New Arcades passionate vocals doesn’t make it any less resonant. This duo really work their instruments to draw out every ounce of felling in their music. Pulsating Italo bass builds the tracks core leaving tons of headroom from sparkling melodies and promise filled drones to weave an uplifting, nostalgic, mood. Things are looking very good for this pairs forthoming release.

♫ New Arcades – Dreamers

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Feb 22 2013

[MP3] DiscoSocks’ ‘1000% Horse’

It’s meat you can eat with no fear of surprises. London’s DiscoSocks is proudly proclaiming his latest creation to be 1000% Horse. Which means no beef whatsoever, just pure, tasty, thoroughbred Disco and crazy amounts of DiscoSocks insane slap bass skills.

1000% Horse is the prefect platform for showing off DiscoSocks bass talents, his grimy, funky as hell playing is the heart and soul of this tune. A mid-pace jam that would churn up even the most lifeless of dancefloors. A solid, cowbell infused, groove full of pop, wicked little licks and vocal snatches, gives the track a laid pack party vibe, but really, it’s all about the infectious bass. There’s even a bass solo, which is odd as I thought the whole track was a bass solo!