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:kinema:’s X-mas present to you all

:kinema:, those Brightonian purveyors of funky ElectroPop are headed down the chimney with their free slice of X-mas cheer for you all.

‘3 Wolf Moon’ is their present to you this X-mas. It’s been a while since there was any new :kinema: material so it’s a well though out present indeed! The kings of British FunkPop give you something a little smooth for the holiday season. With it’s slick synths and Disco guitars ‘3 Wolf Moon’ is just the track to get a little weird to at the office party.

♫ :kinema: – 3 Wolf Moon

Check out :kinema:’s previous singles at out retailer of choice, they’d make for great X-mas pressies!

♫ The Golden Filter – White Nights (Psychic TV Cover)

The Golden Filter’s X-mas tune

New York’s DiscoPop king and queen, The Golden Filter have thrown their X-mas track into the mix. I love it when bands give your presents!

The duo’s contribution to ‘the season’ is a cover of Genesis P.Orridge’s Psychic TV’s eerie winter hymn ‘White Nights’. It sounds kinda’ different with the sleigh-bells and Penelope Trappes’ sweet vocals, but instantly X-massy, even with it’s X-mas nightmare bridge!

The Golden Filter’s amazing album ‘Völuspà’ is out now:

The Golden Filter @ Beatport

The Golden Filter @ Juno

The Golden Filter @ 7Digital

The Golden Filter @ Amazon

Silver Columns @ Beatport

Silver Columns’ ‘Brow Beaten’ re-released, with video

Scottish left-field ElectroPoppers Silver Columns have just re-released their single ‘Brow Beaten’ and this time it’s got itself a video.

The clip, directed by Kieran Evans is on long training montage with a twist.

‘Brow Beaten’ is out now on Moshi Moshi.

Silver Columns @ Juno

Silver Columns @ 7Digital

Silver Columns @ Amazon

Mr. Fogg’s ‘Answerphone’ video

We missed out on posting this a few days ago, dunno’ why, just one of those things.

Anyway, this is the new, fascinating, video from ElectroPop artist Mr. Fogg. It’s amazingly well co-ordinated and all shot in one take.

Apparently, Mr. Fogg, took the idea to the label and various video producers who all said it would cost a shit-load, so he thought ‘fuck it’ and did it himself on next to no budget (and no camera tricks or cuts!). Seriously, that amount of organizing in Trafalgar Square would have been a nightmare!

The song’s pretty cool too!

‘Answerphone’ is out s21st March 2011.

♫ I Am Noxious – The Snowman

Some X-mas cheer from I Am Noxious…kinda’

More X-mas tunes for you, this time courtesy of our favourite Bedroom Pop producer I Am Noxious.

Or is it an X-mas tune? In Mr. Noxious’ own words “It’s a X-mas song. Well it’s not really. But it’s got bells, a melancholic pop melody, naive lyrics and the word “Snowman” in the song title so basically it is… But it’s not.”

Well, it sounds X-massy to me, in that particular self-deprecating British way all the best 80’s X-Mas Pop tunes were. With it’s nice use of electro toms and arpeggios in a sleigh-bell kinda’ way and it’s optimism-in-the-face-of-adversity it seem to me to sit in the same X-mas category as Jona Lewie’s ‘Stop The Cavalry’. Or maybe, as the listener, I am just as naive as the metaphorical titular snowman, but this song makes me think of School Discos and mistletoe.

Keep an eye on I Am Noxious’ MySpace, I’m sure he has big plans for the new year!

I Am Noxious @ MySpace

♫ Ren Riz & Jesus H Macy – All I Have To Do

Ren Riz & Jesus H Macy

I don’t know why, but we’ve never featured Ren Riz on electronic rumors, which strikes me as odd seeing as his recent ‘Swamp’ single was pretty awesome and got a lot of play here.

Anyway, the Australian producer is back in a team up with Jesus H Macy and a huge Janet Jackson sampling Disco tune. Seriously, this is the feel-good track of the week. Build around the vocal hook from Jacksons ‘When I Think Of You’ the guys have created a massive Nu-Disco monster with just the right amount of French Touch.

Enjoy!

If you like this, check out Ren Riz’s ‘Swamp’ single (especially the Beaumont reMix)

♫ HURTS – All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day

HURTS X-mas record

This is HURTS X-mas single!

This is a proper X-mas single!

The likes of we haven’t heard since the 80’s this tune has got all the elements in place. The bells ringing out, the uplifting melancholy, the sleigh-bell hi-hats, the power drums in the chorus. It’s pure HURTS too, it’s like all HURTS’ career has been leading up to a full-on X-mas song!

The single is released 14th December…for Free! That’s HURTS X-mas pressie to you!

♫ Bag Raiders – Way Back Home (Universe reMix)

Bag Raiders reMixed by Universe

It’s pretty fair to say I’m a little obsessed with Bag Raiders’ ‘Way Back Home’, in fact their whole self-titled début album is a work of genius.

Considering I can’t get enough of the track new reMixes are always welcome. Enter Sydney man-of-mystery Universe who pulls the ElectroPop powerhouse of a track into Tropical, Cosmic Disco, territory. Turning the upbeat, almost anthemic, original into a lazy, hazy, summer jam with some rad percussive touches.

‘Way Back Home’ is taken from Bag Raider’s album, out right now!

Bag Raiders @ Beatport

Bag Raiders @ Juno

Bag Raiders @ 7Digital

Bag Raiders @ Amazon