Tag Archives: Chillwave

Jan 26 2012

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album

Nite Jewel

Track ten on Nite Jewel’s forthcoming second new album ‘One Second Of Love’ freaked me out! It’s titled ‘Clive’, but that’s my name! For a good few seconds I genuinely thought they we’re somehow doing personalized promos now, I had to check and double check other sites tracklistings. But there is it, track ten on ‘One Second Of Love’ is named after me. It must be, right? Why would you call it that otherwise?

Ramona Gonzalez’s second record is a thing of beauty. From her Nu-Funk influenced basslines to the washes of Chillwavey reverb drenched synths to her quirky, left-field delivery this seems to be a more focused record than her début ‘Good Evening’, more coherent. It’s a dark and moody vision of ‘80’s Synth Funk and R&B fed through a modern LA Funk machine and dunked in the Chillwave river. There a particular production here that makes the lush synths and Ramona’s intimate vocals sound quite sparse and separated, but that’s the Nite Jewel sound, it’s something that is at once far away and right next to you. ‘One Second Of Love’ is a melting pot of ideas that is made one by Nite jewels vision. If you want something chilled, but a bit funky, check it out.

♫ Nite Jewel – One Second Of Love

♫ Nite Jewel – She’s Always Watching You

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album is released 6th March.

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Jan 20 2012

Work Drugs reMixed by Selebrities & Southern Shores

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Cascine, doing it again! This time they present Work Drugs’ Ice Warf’ a song that joins the growing list of songs in the last three years written about places I used to live just around the corner from, in this case the Ice Warf in Camden. Not sure why you’d want to write a song about a Wetherspoon’s, but the track is generally about getting drunk in Camden and mentions a few other places anyway. No Dublin Castle though?

Anyhoo, Cascine have got two of their finest acts on reMix duties. Kicking off with Selebrities who’s lush ‘80’s Pop version is the stand out for me. Their dreamy synths and raw beats capture my interpretation of the song perfectly. Southern Shores go in a slightly more Balearic direction with an ‘90’s House meets Chillwave sound.

♫ Work Drugs – Ice Wharf (Selebrities reMix)

♫ Work Drugs – Ice Wharf (Southern Shores reMix)

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Jan 10 2012

New EP from Pinemarten

pinemarten

Hot on the heels of his début album, ‘If You Thought There Was Any Doubt’, Derbyshire based producer Pinemarten has dropped another EP of mellow synth jams,

The ‘Here It Is’ EP contains three tracks of dreamlike electronic soundscapes and distant, hazy vocals. Pinemarten conjures up feelings of sunsets and lazy summer nights as he skilfully layers shimmering synths. Three prefect chilled tunes for the morning after.

♫ Pinemarten – I’m Trying

The ‘Here It Is’ EP if available now, for free!

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Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: BEST SONG – electronic rumors’ top 20 songs of 2011!!!

2011 Best Song

So here we are.

After a year when the current wave of ElectroPop, Nu-Disco, SynthWave, Nu-Italo and Dreamwave all seemed to find a maturity, seemed to suddenly become a lot more confortable with themselves and their groove, we find ourselves with a nearly impossible job for picking the top twenty songs of the year, and a winner.

To those we missed, or forgot, we’re sorry. We’ll be beating ourselves up about it for weeks to come as some awesome track from January slides back into our brain, but it’s time to stop worrying and just go for it. So here it is.

And our top song of the year comes from She’s The Queen, it’s the lead track on their self-titled début EP and it’s one of the slickest ElectroPop tracks you’ll ever hear. Because, over the year just gone, I have grown to call She’s The Queen’s Drew and Emily friends I actively tried not to place them in the top spot. So concerned was I about bias that I sought out tracks that had more of an impact on me in 2011, anything that could reaffirm my sense of integrity and make me not give the number one place to mates. But I just couldn’t. Whether friends or not, there is no two ways about it, ‘Waiting Game’ is the track I have rocked to the most this year, the track I have been most impressed with, the track that is, without doubt, electronic rumors’ Best Song of 2011.

electronic rumors’ best song: 2011

01: She’s The Queen – Waiting Game

♫ She’s The Queen – Waiting Game

…and the rest of the list:

02: Vanbot – Make Me, Break Me

♫ Vanbot – Make Me, Break Me

03: M83 – Midnight City

♫ M83 – Midnight City

04: Cordova – Paradigm

♫ Cordova – Paradigm

05: MiGHty mOUse – Between The Pavement And The Stars

♫ MiGHty mOUse – Between The Pavement And The Stars

06: Queen Of Hearts – Shoot The Bullet

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Shoot The Bullet

07: Holy Ghost! – Wait & See

♫ Holy Ghost! – Wait & See

08: Ronika – Wiyoo

♫ Ronika – Wiyoo

09: The Magician (Feat. Jeppe) – I Don’t Know What To Do

♫ The Magician (Feat. Jeppe) – I Don’t Know What To Do

10: Monsieur Adi – Fire Fire Fire

♫ Monsieur Adi – Fire Fire Fire

11: Electric Youth – Coming Right Back To You

♫ Electric Youth – Coming Right Back To You

12: Peter & The Magician – Twist

♫ Peter & The Magician – Twist

13: Jordan F – Definitely Miami

♫ Jordan F – Definitely Miami

14: Short Circuit – How We Speak

♫ Short Circuit – How We Speak

15: Clancy – Panther

♫ Clancy – Panther

16: Substatic – Gold

♫ Substatic – Gold

17: LIGHTS – Toes

♫ LIGHTS – Toes

18: Bright Light Bright Light – Disco Moment

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – Disco Moment

19: Justice (Feat. Ali Love) – Civilisation

♫ Justice (Feat. Ali Love) – Civilisation

20: Xeno & Oaklander – The Staircase

♫ Xeno & Oaklander – The Staircase

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these songs, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: READERS’ CHOICE – electronic rumors’ 10 most downloaded tracks of 2011!!!

2011 Readers Choice

Next we come to what we have optimistically called the Reader’s Choice award.

This was quite a last minute idea, we liked the idea of having an open category but really, who wants to run a poll at X-Mas? No us! So this award was given based on the number of downloads the track received, which is quite a nice representation of popularity. Of course it doesn’t take into account streaming only tracks, or videos we’ve shown, or tracks readers may have dug that we didn’t feature, but we think it nicely represents what readers have been excited about this year.

And we have a winner, the track most downloaded from electronic rumors in 2011. Fear Of Tigers’ reMix of ‘Bulletproof’ by La Roux. First given away be Mr. Tigers as a thank you to everyone who sponsored his London marathon run this year, to raise money for WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals). It’s an storming reMix that really should have made the official single. With a huge big room take on ElectroPop it’s no surprise that this mix as so popular.

electronic rumors’ readers’ choice: 2011

01: La Roux – Bulletproof (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

♫ La Roux – Bulletproof (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

…and the rest of the list:

02: HURTS – Better Than Love (Marsheaux reMix)

♫ HURTS – Better Than Love (Marsheaux reMix)

03: Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician reMix)

♫ Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician reMix)

04: Madeon – For You

♫ Madeon – For You

05: Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

06: RüFüS – Paris Collides

♫ RüFüS – Paris Collides

07: Dirty Vegas – Electric Love (Cassette Club reMix)

♫ Dirty Vegas – Electric Love (Cassette Club reMix)

08: Avril Lavigne – What The Hell (Robots With Rayguns Mix)

♫ Avril Lavigne – What The Hell (Robots With Rayguns Mix)

09: Chromeo (Feat. Elly Jackson From La Roux) – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce reMix)

♫ Chromeo (Feat. Elly Jackson From La Roux) – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce reMix)

10: The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)

♫ The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these tracks, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: BEST ALBUM – electronic rumors’ top 20 albums of 2011!!!

2011Best Album

With fewer and fewer albums being released in favour of more cost-effective EPs and singles the Best Album category becomes harder and harder to preside over, luckily for us there were some choice cuts this year and some amazing records dropped.

The winner was very nearly going to be Mitch Murder‘s recently released ‘Current Events’. Which, to my mind, is the best SynthWave/Outrun/Dreamwave album ever made. However, the album that has kept us constantly rocking this year has to be Holy Ghost!’s self-titled début. Although I had loved the previous singles I really didn’t expect the album to be this damn good throughout, it was fresh, well written, and sounded like nothing else. It’s a record that is crammed full of potential singles and does an seriously good job of mixing up ElectroPop and New York Disco with a hint of Indie-Electro to make something that appeals to Indie Kids, SynthPopsters and Disco Heads alike.

electronic rumors’ best album: 2011

01: Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost! (DFA)

♫ Holy Ghost! – Do It Again

…and the rest of the list:

02: Mitch Murder – Current Events (Rosso Corsa Records)

♫ Mitch Murder – Telefuture Theme

03: Cinnamon Chasers – Science (Modus Records)

♫ Cinnamon Chasers – Tattoo

04: Monarchy – Around The Sun (Hacan Sound /100% Records)

♫ Monarchy – Maybe I’m Crazy

05: Johan Agebjörn And Friends – Casablanca Nights (Paper Bag Records)

♫ Johan Agebjörn & Ercola (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – The Last Day Of Summer

06: Fabian – Say Goodbye (Binary)

♫ Fabian – Last Flight

07: Com Truise – Galactic Melt (Ghostly International)

♫ Com Truise – Ether Drift

08: Yelle – Safari Disco Club (V2 Records International)

♫ Yelle – Que Veux-Tu

09: Shine 2009 – Realism (Cascine)

♫ Shine 2009 (Feat. Paula Abdul) – So Free

10: The Sound Of Arrows – Voyage (Skies Above)

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C.

11: Vanbot – Vanbot (Lisch Recordings)

♫ Vanbot – Lost Without You

12: Shelby Grey – The Music Is On His Side (Holographic People)

♫ Shelby Grey – April’s Legacy

13: Soft Metals – Soft Metals (Captured Tracks)

♫ Soft Metals – Psychic Driving

14: M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)

♫ M83 – OK Pal

15: Washed Out – Within And Without (Sub Pop Records)

♫ Washed Out – Amor Fati

16: The Human League – Credo (Wall Of Sound/[PIAS] Entertainment Group)

♫ The Human League – Sky

17: Mirrors – Lights And Offerings (Skint Records)

♫ Mirrors – Into The Heart

18: Noir Deco – Future To Fantasy (Playmaker Ent.)

♫ Noir Deco (Feat. MPM Soundtracks) – Journeys

19: Ladytron – Gravity The Seducer (Nettwerk)

♫ Ladytron – White Elephant

20: Camille R – Last Limit (Self Released)

♫ Camille R – 100 $

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these albums, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

Dec 9 2011

Korallreven’s new video

Here’s Korallreven’s new video for ‘As Young As Yesterday’.

Marcus Söderlund directs this urban atmospheric ride.

‘As Young As Yesterday’ is taken from the album An Album By Korallreven’

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Dec 6 2011

The C90s reMix Trujillo (& The Penelopes)

Trujillo

The C90s are knocking quality reMixes out at an alarming rate these days, They’re like a well oiled reMix machine!

Venezuela Chilled House dude Trujillo gets the The C90s sheen this time around as they morph his track ‘Distance’ into a smooth synthetic Disco. Taking the slightly shogazey, slightly Chillwavey sound of the original The C90’s slap just the right amount of vintage synth groove underneath to give the track a kick, but not to kill it’s charm. Their raw Disco is also applied  to Indie-Popsters The Penelopes’ ‘Now Now Now’, with a truck load of Moog Funk.

♫ Trujillo (Feat. Mister Casanova) – Distance (The C90s reMix)

♫ The Penelopes – Now Now Now (The C90s Remix)

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Nov 29 2011

New track from Flashlights

FLASHLIGHTS

Flashlights, who released the awesome ‘Hidden Behind Trees’ EP on Binary earlier this year, have dropped a brand new track.

Taken from the GoldRush Festival artist’s compilation album, their follow up to the EP’s ‘New Hampshire’, ‘New Hampshire Part II’ is more traditional ElectroPop, upbeat and catchy, compared the the atmospheric Chillwave of the original. The track still retains a distant mysteriousness though, but contrasts that with bouncy synths and uplifting retro chords. Lush and swirling ElectroPop at it’s finest, ‘New Hampshire Part II’ is a track that slides into your brain and starts soundtracking your life.

♫ Flashlights – New Hampshire Part II (Premiere)

Flashlight’s ‘Hidden Behind Trees’ EP is out now.

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Nov 28 2011

Chad Valley reMixed by Foals

chad valley

Chad Valley is throwing a couple of parties in London before the end of the year with his Blessing Force colleagues, expect Chillwave, Wonky Pop, eclectic Indie-Electro and a bunch of people not caring much what people think of them. Details here.

As a warm up to the shows, check out this reMix of Chad Valley’s ‘Fast Challenges’, from his ‘Equatorial Ultravox’ EP, by Foals’ Edwin Congreave. Keeping some of the Chillwave vibe Congreave twists the reverb heavy sounds into some kind of weird Experimental Deep House monster

♫ Chad Valley – Fast Challenges (Not Bothered reMix by Edwin Congreave (Foals))

‘Equatorial Ultravox’  is out now.

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