[ER017] Ali Jamieson (Feat. Raff) – Coffee Stain (Single)
[ER016] BeatLoaf – Romantic (Single)
[ER015] Techniques – Don’t You Want To Love? (Single)
[ER014] Kids At Midnight – Unashamed/Vapours (Single)
[ER013] Freak You (Feat. Bright Light Bright Light) – There You Are (Single)
[ER012] Box Of Wolves – Let’s Start Again (Single)
[ER011P] Various Artists – X-Mas Rumors (EP)
[ER010P] She’s The Queen/Let Em Riot – Fantasy/There U Go (Single)
[ER009] beaumont (Feat. Elle Pierre) – Vampire (Single)
[ER008] She’s The Queen – Cold Heart/I Don’t Wanna Know (Single)
[ER007] New Arcades – New Arcades (EP)
[ER006/ER006CDP] Box Of Wolves & Christa Vi – Boy (Single)
[ER005P] Various Artists – electronic rumors Volume 1: The reMix EP (EP)
[ER004] Let Em Riot – SlashWave (EP)
[ER003] Ride The Universe (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – A Little Better (Single)
[ER002/ER002CDP] She’s The Queen – Talk To Me (Single)
[ER001/ER001CD] Various Artists – electronic rumors Volume 1
there’s a brand new video from Uncle TNUC! The originator of the edited up Dreamwave video is back, and this time he;s tackling Steve Moore’s beautiful Dawn Of Primordial Life.
TNUC goes with the flow on this one. Mixing up an 80s caveman (not sure of source) and some plains nature, TNUC tells a pretty compelling narrative.
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This is White Noise. It’s a collaboration between awesome House duo Disclosure and even awesomer Electro R&B duo AlunaGeorge. It reader it head last night. It broke the internet.
And you can see why, the amount of talent featured in this track isn’t wasted. Disclosure create the perfect, otherworldly, soundtrack. Part Acid House, part Bleep House, all warehouse, White Noise is a nostalgic trip for anyone who was raving in 1990, but the addition of Aluna’s vocals give the whole affair a soulful Pop twist. No-one really thought of ElectroPop Bleep House back in 1990, maybe if they had the scene would have lasted for longer than a year. this is the prefect melding of deep Dance Music vibes and Pop sheen. amazing. (P.S. I refuse to call Bleep House ‘Yorkshire Bleep & Bass’, we called it Bleep House at the time, and I’m sticking with that!)
♫ Disclosure (Feat. AlunaGeorge) – White Noise
White Noise is released 17th February.
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Now enigmatic ElectroPop duo Monarchy’s amazing, Dita Von Teese featuring, comeback single Disintegration is finally out we can have a listen to the final reMix from the package. Alongside the awesome MiGHty mOUse rendition of the song comes this version from Dutch producer Mike Luck, and it’s a free download too.
It’s got a very 2007 Van She Tech remix feel to it, and that’s no bad thing. That driving, powerful arpeggiated bassline and pounding drums give it that vibe, a sound that actually works really well with Monarchy and Dita Von Teese’s bombastic vocals. Luck’s take on Disintegration injects it with an energetic urgency, it’s one of those tracks that would kick things up a gear on the dancefloor when it drops. A big, almost aggressive track, it makes a nice contrast to MiGHty mOUse’s groovier reMix. The combination of gritty snyths and dramatic synths is always a winner.
♫ Monarchy (Feat. Dita Von Teese) – Disintegration (Mike Luck reMix)
Monarchy & Dita Von Teese’s Disintegration is released 15th January with reMixes from MiGHty mOUse and Mike Luck.
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Let’s talk about Collins. This guy first came to out attention back in September 20122 with his entry into Feat Of Tigers’ the Adventured Of Pippi Longstrump reMix competition. We highlighted his contribution as one of our favourites and since then have been following this Brazilian based Irish producer as he dropped a succession of class singles over the past two years. Well, that time has come, as it does in every musician’s career when they just have to bite the bullet and release an album. A declaration of intent, a manifesto. Collins’ Animal Magnetism lays down the law on why he’s different from the pack, and why is forward thinking attitude makes him one to watch.
Animal Magnetism opens with the dreamlike Heartbreaker, and there’s immediately something different goin on here. Whilst the track shares much of it’s DNA with Kavinsky’s Nightcall, it also let’s you know that the preceding album isn’t going to be your standard SynthWave. Listless, ominous vocoded vocals wash over the entire track and it sets a mood of eerie beauty that the rest of the release follows through with. Serenade continues in the same mysterious vein, albeit it with an EBM bassline and hushed female vocals the drag the track into 90s Elektro Industrial realms, a realm that isn’t entirely untouched by the tracks predecessor, The Sacred with it’s imposing robo vox. Fallen is a weird best, fifty percent laid back beach Disco, fifty percent a moody cover of Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti’s Falling, it’s a take on an oft covered track that we hadn’t heard before. The album continues in this enigmatic style, punctuated by the likes of Italo monster If Looks Could Kill and the slightly ChipTune Coping Mechanism. Animal Magnetism is an impressive début collection, showing both a variety of moods from Collins, but also his ability to capture the darker side of life in rich, evocative music.
♫ Collins (Feat. Ana Gabriela Accioly) – Serenade
♫ Collins – If Looks Could Kill
♫ Collins – Coping Mechanism
♫ Collins – Fallen
Collins’ Animal Magnetism is out now, you can pick it up here. It;s available as a digital download, or as a limited edition cassette/video package.
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Polish ElectroPoppers Kamp!’s recent album, on their own Brennnessel label contained many highlights, and Melt was one of the biggest, now it’s a soon-to-be-single…with a slick video.
Directed by Tomasz Goldbaum-Wlazinski the clip gives synchronized swimming a point, and it;s beautifully shot.
Kamp!’s Melt is out soon on Discotexas with Zimmer on reMix duties.
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Reflex– Mixtape #16 = Woo-hoo! It’s time for another mixtape for awesome French ElectroPopsters Reflex. With a line up of some of our favourite tunes from the last couple of months we’re definitely on the same wavelength here. A whole hour of top DiscoPop gold.
The tracklist:
01. AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (Bondax reMix)
02. Le Dust Sucker – Mandate My Ass
03. Spiller – Urastar (The Supermen Lovers reMix)
04. MNDR – Feed Me Diamonds (RAC reMix)
05. Goldroom (Feat, SSL) – Sweetness Alive (Pat Lok Dip And Drop Mix)
06. Rotkraft – To Love You
07. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Your Love (Waze & Odyssey reMix)
08. Moullinex – Fauna
09. Lindstrøm & Todd Terje – Lanzarote
10. Gigamesh – Don’t Stop (Version 2.0)
11. Oxford – White Pearl
12. Strange Talk – Cast Away (Reflex reMix)
13. Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (Go Go Bizkitt! Beach Jam)
14. Shindu – Just Go (Reflex reMix)
15. Duke Dumont (Feat. A*M*E) – Need U (100%)
16. Kill The Hero – Surrender (SHAZAM! reMix)
17. Plastic Plates (Feat. Simon Lord) – Things I Didn’t Know I Loved (Bufi reMix)
18. Passion Pit – Carried Away (Ryan Riot reMix)
19. Two Door Cinema Club – Sun (Alex Metric reMix)
20. Hot Chip – Flutes
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Here’s the fuzzy video for Crystal Castles’ next single Sad Eyes, from their recent, thirdly self-titled (or III) album.
Rob Hawkins and Marc Pannozzo direct this gritty VHS fest which features footage filmed at CC’s Berlin and Toronto live dates, and some serial killer-eqsue nonsense..
Crystal Castles’ III is out now.
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Here’s the video for the new single from Bristolian SynthPoppers Mesh. Born To Lie is the first single taken from the soon to be released new album Automation Baby.
The clip features a load of live footage set to a track which, although you can hear hints on good-old Fragile Mesh in there (especially in the chorus), continues down the bands rockier path.
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Mr. Pteez, one of Russia most interesting, unsung talents, recently released a collection of his work to date. The Radio Vice album showcases this producers SynthWave skills, and his ability to slip from B-Boy Electro, to blissful retro soundtrack work with ease. There’s a track for every mood.
The albums title track get’s things going here. Pteez’s most straight-up SynthWave track to date, all shimmering chords and Italo basslines. Followed by new track, Street Is Watching, which brings us back to Pteez’s fusion of retro electro and B-Boy styles. Street Is Watching delivers everything we love about Pteez’s music, the Electro Boogie grooves mixed with an 80s soundtrack sheen is everything ‘needed to make us feel nostalgic. And the whole of Radio Vice doesn’t disappoint in this department, taking us on a journey through the inner-city 80s, urban vibes and aspirational moods in a head on collision. Highlights include on of our faves, When Night Falls, a lush, building, track which we’ve raved about before and the pure 80s dancefloor awesomeness of Workout ‘83, loaded with Electro Soul grooves and popping percussion. Mr. Pteez is definitely one of Russia’s top SynthWave talents, and with the recent explosion of Russian retro synth producers that’s no mean feat. If we had one criticism, it would be that Radio Vice sound unmastered, we’d love to hear these tracks after a workout be a professional mastering engineer. Oh how they would shine. Regardless, the Radio Vice album comes highly recommended from us.
♫ Mr. Pteez – Radio Vice
♫ Mr. Pteez – When Night Falls
♫ Mr. Pteez – Workout ‘83
♫ Mr. Pteez – Street Is Watching
Mr. Pteez’s Radio Vice is out now.
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This week’s capsule of Synthesizer Zen, to carry you into the weekend, comes in the form of Electro legend Egyptian Lover discussing the making of his classic Egypt, Egypt.
Video courtesy of Vimeo user Red Bull Music Academy.
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