Jul 19 2013

[MP3] Daft Punk reMixed by a whole bunch of peeps

So, we’ve been a little weary of posting any of the myriad reMixes of tracks from Daft Punk’s awesome new album Random Access Memories. There’s a squillion of them out there, every producer and his dog wants in on the action, to ride the tailcoats of hype, and they run the gauntlet from ‘better than the original’ to ‘OGM just stop trying to be a musician right now’. ‘Cos there’s so many posting about them would be like opening floodgates we really haven’t got time for.

But this morning, Cassette Club’s Ben Macklin sent us his take on Doin’ It Right, it’s very good, and we got the itch to post it. So we though ‘let’s just get this done’ and get out there a round-up of what some of the reMixes that have been rockin’ us. This is the cream of the crop ladies and gentlemen. Brought to you in association with Reflex, Wolf Saga, Tommy, Shit Hot SoundSystem, Lifelike, Simøne and Roman Kouder.

♫ Daft Punk (Feat Panda Bear) – Doin’ It Right (Ben Macklin reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Panda Bear) – Doin’ It Right (Reflex reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Panda Bear) – Doin’ It Right (Wolf Saga reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) – Get Lucky (Tommy reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) – Get Lucky (Shit Hot Soundsystem Edit)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) – Get Lucky (Lifelike reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) – Lose Yourself To Dance (Simøne reMix)

♫ Daft Punk (Feat. Todd Edwards) – Fragments Of Time (Roman Kouder reMix)

Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is out now.

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Jul 18 2013

[Audio] Earl Grey reMixes Clique Talk’s ‘Uncomfortable’

Here we have the latest slice of reMix gold from Danny Ashenden, A.K.A. Earl Grey A.K.A. one half of The C90s. Earl Grey has been serving up some of the more ecclectic synthesizer Disco in recent months and in one of his many reMixes due to see the light of day this month he tackles Chicago ElectroPop duo Clique Talk’s forthcoming single Uncomfortable.

Keeping things in a vintage SynthPop groove, Earl Grey mashes in a Dubby Disco and House foundation amongst all the piecing snyths to create something both Cosmic and down-to-earth. Dark and bass sounds playing up against dreamlike flourishes plays well with the half-diva/half-post-punk vocal style creating an all round late 70s/early 80s feel to this reMix. Not without it;s bright lead lines and energetic high points, this reMix mostly rests on it’s ability to deliver something fantastical and futuristic while keeping the dancefloor moving.

♫ Clique Talk – Uncomfortable (Earl Grey Vox)

Clique Talk’s Uncomfortable is out soon.

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Jul 18 2013

[MP3] Shook’s ‘Summer Heat’

Dutch Disco master (yes, master!) Shook is back with some big news and a free tune. The mans début album, which is a pretty long awaited release, is finished and to drop in August. To warm everyone up, Shook is giving away one of the album tracks, for one week only. The sumptuous Summer heat does just what it says on the tin, prepare for laid back sunshine vibes.

As I sit here writing about this tune, it’s a scorching 31°C in the UK and much of Summer Heat sounds like I feel (especially the bit about getting an ice cream!). It;s lazy funk bassline and wicked Disco licks merge together with thick Moogs and a vintage beat to form a poolside, hot city nights, beach funk, summer good-times anthem for those who don’t care about moving too fast, as long as something’s going down. Strings, wailing synth solos and a smouldering vocal are all just the icing on the cake. Can’t wait for the album.

♫ Shook – Summer Heat (Album Version)

Shook’s début album, is released 6th August.

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Jul 18 2013

[Audio] Classixx reMixes The Preatures’ ‘Is This How You Feel’?’

Getting an airing in yesterday’s Verando mixtape from Goldroom was the sunkist sounds of the new remix from Classixx. Still riding high on the success of their amazing début album, Hanging Gardens, the LA duo have turned their attention to Australian Indie-Pop outfit The Preatures and their new single Is This How You Feel?

The original is quite raucous guitar fuelled nonsense, but in Classixx’s hands it becomes a supremely laid back Acid Disco. we’re dead keen on the recent introduction, from the likes of Goldroom and Classixx, of burbling Acidic 303 lines into chilled Tropical Disco, it makes for a lush summer sound with a little excitement. Both smooth and sleazy. Classixx temper the Acid lines with slick vintage chords and blissful leads with take the vocals from Indie-cool to by-the-pool.

♫ The Preatures – Is This How You Feel? (Classixx reMix)

The Preatures’ Is This How You Feel? is out now.

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Jul 17 2013

[Mixtape] Goldroom’s ‘Verano Mix’

Goldroom – Verano Mix 2013 = Here’s a luscious mix of laid back Disco and slick House with a summery vibe from Goldroom. This is the soundtrack to your summer right here, with a little treat on the end, maybe a hint of things to come.

♫ Goldroom – Verano Mix 2013

The tracklist:
01. Mitch Murder – Mirage
02. The Preatures – Is This How You Feel (Classixx reMix)
03. Oxford – Mirage 84 (Neptune Safari reMix)
04. Hayden James – Permission To Love
05. Dumb Dan – Ele (Jesper Samuelson reMix)
06. Follow Me – Somethin’ Bout You (Satin Jackets reMix)
07. Peter & The Magician – On My Brain (Le Crayon reMix)
08. Goldroom – Angeles (Palm & Trees Re-Tropicalize)
09. Monitor 66 – Nyx
10. Monte – You Should Know
11. Owl Eyes – Jewels & Sapphires (Goldroom reMix)
12. Cyril Hahn – Perfect Form
13. Patrick Baker – Reckless Love
14. The Knocks (Feat. St Lucia) – Modern Hearts (Goldroom reMix)
15. Poolside – Golden Hour
16. Little Daylight – Name In Lights (Pacific Air reMix)
17. Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Oliver reMix)
18. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence (Luxxury Edit)
19. Goldroom – Sydney Dreams

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Jul 11 2013

[Video] Lindstrøm’s ‘Vōs-Sākō-Rv’

Norwegian Disco guru Lindstrøm’s Vōs-Sākō-Rv, taken from his Smalhans album, an amazing slice of synthetic weirdo Funk, is finally able to present itself in video form.

A simple, but engaging, clip, the video is as Scandinavianly quirky as Lindstrøm’s music. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli.

Lindstrøm’s Vōs-Sākō-Rv and Smalhans are out now.

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Jul 11 2013

[Mixtape] The Penelopes’ July chart

The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts July 2013 = An ecclectic collection on The Penelopes charts this month. A slick fifty minutes that drags you from R&B to Disco to House, all with a Poppy twist. Sunshine vibes!

♫ The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts July 2013

The tracklist:
01. Marilyn Monroe
02. Disclosure – You & Me (Flume reMix)
03. Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Oliver reMix)
04. Poolside – If We Make It
05. Clubfeet – Cape Town (Panama remix)
06. Tom Tom Club – You Make Me Rock And Roll (The Penelopes reMix)
07. Fleetwood Mac – Family Man (Flight Facilities Edit)
08. The Swiss – Connect
09. Back Back Forward Punch – Don ‘t Stop Now (The Penelopes reMix)
10. Night Drive – Drones (Bit Funk reMix)
11. Little Boots – Motorway (LBD Edit)
12. Lorde – Love Club (L D R U reMix)
13. Oxford – You And Me

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Jul 10 2013

[MP3] Holy Ghost!’s ‘Teenagers In Heat’

Frankly, the best Indie-DiscoPop band on the planet is New York’s Holy Ghost!. We say ‘Indie-DiscoPop’ as the duo perfectly balances the New York, DFA, Disco sound and an Indie tinged ElectroPop style to create something that is, at the same time, raw, funky and Poppy. We can’t think of anyone else doing the same, so well, right now. Hot on the heels of May eight minute epic, Dumb Disco Ideas, comes Teenagers In Heat.

Clocking in at a more Pop friendly 3m57s, Teenagers In Heat is a joyous and campy dramatic, analog ElectroPop beast that was produced by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. A raucous and energetic symphony of buzzing synths, shuffling beats and a deliciously 80s post-punk vocal that has us itching to hear the duo’s second album, Dynamics, due out in September.

♫ Holy Ghost! – Teenagers In Heat

Holy Ghost!’s Dynamics is released 10th September on DFA

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Jul 5 2013

[Audio] alloapm’s ‘Wavepop’ EP

Tokyo DreamPop outfit alloapm are no strangers to these pages, always delivering something a little left-field and a little funky. The duo have just got on-board with London’s Heavy Disco label and this week release their new EP, Wavepop. It’s four tracks worth of psychedelic, freeform and surprisingly emotive, synthetic DiscoPop.

The EP’s tracks have all been kicking around in one form or another for a while this year, but collected and mastered here give a nice immersive alloapam experience. Kicking off with Talking To My Radio, a synth buzzing, vocal warbling, retro grooving slice of musical sunshine. Weaving some experimental arrangements, alloapm layer a variety of robotic sounds and stripped back synth melodies with heavily modulated vocals but keep everything tight and upbeat with a number of summery lead lines. Midnight Cake takes on more of a laid back vibe, complimenting alloapm’s electronics with a wicked muted Disco lick and some hazy, almost Chillwavey vocals and probably comes the closes to contemporary Disco on the EP. The EP’s closing track, Malibu Club, gets it’s 80s groove on from the opening bar. This is a proper retro Pop song, aspirational and infectiously danceable, it;s thick vintage digital synth sounds pulsate away providing the perfect backing for some vintage Electronic Soul vocals and (what is essentially) the spiritual successor to Madonna’s Holiday, or maybe Wham!’s Club Tropicana, only weirder. Lush 80s Pop. the EP also comes equipped with a reMix of Talking To My Radio from Abelard and is definitely worth picking up.

♫ alloapm – Talking To My Radio

♫ alloapm – Midnight Cake

♫ alloapm (Feat. Kai Lavatai) – Malibu Club

alloapm’s Wavepop EP is out now.

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Jul 4 2013

[MP3] Ronika’s ‘Search Siren’

Just in time for your weekend, here’s the new tune from the UK’s reigning DiscoPop queen Ronika. While we’re all still eagerly awaiting her début album, there release of which is drawing ever closer, she’s turned in a new slab of soulful electronic Pop to tide us over.

Taking things a little deeper than her previous bouncy offerings, Search Siren is an epic, cinematic, affair. The song sees Ron is full-on diva mode as she delivers an huge emotive performance over a cavalcade of vintage synth sounds. Buzzing synths and a haunting piano line intertwine over a relentlessly funk beat while Ronika’s multi layered vocals, tinged with a hint of melancholy, whip the track into a rousing lament that would work equally well on the dancefloor or in the headphones. Showing ever more versatility in her music, Ronika continues to cement her place as one of the UK’s rising stars, we can’t wait for the album.