Car battery makers DieHard have roped in Mr. Gary Numan to pimp out their latest line of batteries.
In this commercial one battery powers 24 cars, 2 keyboards and 1 Gary Numan in a rendition of his classic 1979 tune ‘Cars’.
Directed by James Frost of Zoo Films, there was a bit of controversy over whether it was car horns or .mp3 recordings of car horns being played but Adam Sadowsky, President of Synn Labs, who put together the 96 wheeled keyboard stated: “We absolutely used horns to play the notes live. We couldn’t use the horns in that came in the cars because they weren’t tuned properly, so we tuned our own and put them into the car’s engine compartments.”
Even though it does my head in that she pronounces the word ‘Artist’ with an ‘L’, ‘The Writer’ is a beautiful, introspective, interlude in Ellie Goulding’s début album ‘Lights’ that will see single release in August.
The video has dropped over on her YouTube channel, it’s nice enough although I can’t help but feel that every video post ‘Starry Eyed’ has just been a little unimaginative, as if the record company just want to play it safe.
Still, it is nicely shot and doesn’t detract from the song.
The Dark Esquire has just premiered the video for his forthcoming single ‘Lexicons’. The single is more quality ElectroPop from the one of America’s most interesting Synth acts. Never musically pandering to Electro trends TDA has produced another single if intelligent electronic songwriting.
Directed by Mike Ferrara, the video is pure 80’s goodness that appears to see The Dark esquire having a fevered dream about 80’s angles. Enjoy:
Don’t worry Mr. Esquire, geometry does everyone’s head in!
Manc ElectroPoppers Performance (I’ve got used to dropping the ‘(we are)’ now) have just premiered the video for their forthcoming single ‘Unconsoled’.
It’s little more Indie than their last couple of singles, but a good indie, a kinda’ early 90’s indie, with a nice synth backing and it’s an awesome video.
How these guys aren’t massive yet I’ll never understand, especially with Joe Cross on team!
This week saw the release of Russia’s ElectroPop/Dreamwave heroes Tesla Boy’s new single ‘Thinking Of You’, the second from their début album ‘Modern Thrills’.
We’ve been following Tesla Boy’s career for a while as, frankly, they are making some of the best SynthPop on the planet right now, and it’s good to see them with proper releases and proper videos (thanks to Mullett Records) ‘cos they really are a band that suits videos.
The prime example of that is the video for ‘Thinking Of You’ which was directed by Yoram Benz.
The single also features reMixes from Baxter, MAM and Casio Social Club but it’s the original version that is the real standout for me it’s a super slick melting pot of SynthPop, Nu-Disco, ElectroPop and Dreamwave that contains just the right amount of each.
Elly and Ben from La Roux are going to be at the helm of the next instalment of Renaissance’s ‘Sidetracked’ series.
Picking 17 track that have influenced or inspired them, the track list contains some real gems. Fever Ray puts in an appearance alongside Tears For Fears, Heaven 17, Blancmange and Japan. Even Kavinsky gets a look in.
Also included on the album will be La Roux’s live favourite cover of the Rolling Stones’ ‘Under My Thumb’, this will be the only time the track is committed to record.
Take a look at the track list:
01. Japan – I Second That Emotion
02. Heaven 17 – Come Live With Me
03. Joyce Sims – (You Are My) All And All
04. Hally & Kongo Band – Afrikan Man
05. Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (D. Lissvik Version)
06. Doris Troy – Just One Look
07. Freur – Doot Doot
08. Jam Crew – Exotic Nations
09. Ellis, Beggs & Howard – Big Bubbles, No Troubles
10. Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond
11. Tears For Fears – Suffer The Children
12. Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
13. I Blame Coco – Self Machine (Coconut Candy ‘No Need For Plastic Palm Trees’ Elly Jackson reMix)
14. Paul Haig – Big Blue World
15. Kavinsky – Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn reMix)
16. La Roux – Under My Thumb (Rolling Stones Cover)
17. Gerry Rafferty – Right Down The Line
And while you’re waiting, give your ears a treat with datA’s epic reMix of La Roux’s ‘I’m Not Your Toy’.
Apparently Adam Freeland gave Étienne De Crécy the stems to his new track ‘How To Fake Your Own Life’ before he had even finished mixing it down himself. And De Crécy beat him to it!
The first we’ve heard from the man since his band, Freeland’s, COPE™ album last year, Étienne drops his typical French Electro goodness over the track and brings some noise and chaos to the proceedings before dropping a huge, huge riff.
Yesterday saw LexiconDon wrap up recording of their début long player. To celebrate the occasion they, and the good folks at Binary, are giving you a sneak peek at a new track.
‘December Sunset’ is a smoother and slicker song than we’ve heard from LexiconDon in the past and shows a maturing of their songwriting prowess. The guys have always seemed to write about everyday lives and loves rather than grand concepts and this track feels like the most genuine thing they’ve done to date. The music too, feels, somehow, more intimate and honest. Less distorted synths, more melody. SynthPop at it’s finest.
I’m sure the album will probably feature more of the raw, almost punky, Electro LexiconDon we are used to but if this is the way the band are evolving, the album could really be something special.
Directed (again) by Kinga Burza the video has Marina once again shaking off record company clown-shoes to be who she wants to be.
The single is backed up with some great reMixes, most notably from one of the hottest producers around, Grum, who has taken time out from basking in the success of his amazing début album to work his bass heavy Nu-Disco skills on Marina. Max Sanna and Steve Pitron turn in a more traditional club mix that could take over the clubs this summer.
After months of teasing, studio videos and descriptions of what to expect we can finally wrap out ears round the first cut from Chromeo’s eagerly anticipated new album!
The first single from the bands forthcoming third album, ‘Business Casual’ is ‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’ and it’s just what we wanted from Chromeo. Smooth, sexy Electro with more than it’s fair share of Funk the track perfectly displays the fact that P-Thugg and Dave 1 have lost absolutely none of their skillz.
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