Jun 5 2010

Miike Snow; Rabbit

Swedish/US Electro-Indie loons Miike Snow have announced not only a brand new single, ‘The Rabbit’, but also a special deluxe edition of their self titled début album, both next month.

The brand new single, produced by Les Rhythmes Digitales/Zoot Woman main man Stuart Price, will also feature on the re-released album along with some of the best reMixes from the past year’s singles.

The band have premiered the video for ‘The Rabbit’, it’s more straight-up ElectroPop than their previous offerings, it’s clean and slick and really quite awesome!

The video was directed by Andreas Nilsson and shot in Kingston, Jamaica with a small child with a bears and a three legged dog.

The ‘The Rabbit’ single is released 5th July while the new album edition drops 12th July.

Miike Snow @ Beatport

Miike Snow @ 7Digital

Miike Snow @ Amazon

May 29 2010

OMD and Grum on BBC 6 Music’s ‘Back To The Phuture!

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This Monday’s (31st May) instalment of Wall Of Sound label boss and Electro guru Mark Jones’s BBC 6 Music radio show Back To The Phuture will feature not only Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark but Grum too!

OMD’s Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will be chatting to Mark about getting involved with electronic music, their influence on the charts and their forthcoming album, ‘History Of Modern’ and in the final hours Nu-Disco master Grum will be busting out a special 80’s influenced mix of SynthPop new and old.

To wet your appetite check out OMD’s classic ‘Bunker Soldiers’ and Grum’s blog destroying 2009 monster ‘Runaway’:

♫ OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) – Bunker Soldiers

♫ Grum – Runaway (Radio Edit)

It’s gonna’ be a great show, details here, and you can tune in on iPlayer.

May 25 2010

New Anoraak track!

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Member of the Valerie posse and Dreamwave pioneer Anoraak has been quiet of late but today dropped a new track on the public via his Facebook page.

It’s a welcome return from Frédéric, I still listen to 2008’s ‘Nightdrive With You’ all the time and this new tune, ‘Above Your Head’ has the same vibe going on. This is the prefect way to make emotional electronic music with a smooth, chilled summer vibe. If you were looking for some ElectroPop to while away these warm nights we’re getting recently to, then look no further:

♫ Anoraak – Above Your Head

Anoraak’s full length début is due on 30th August on naïve.

May 25 2010

More Heaven 17 news

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SynthPop legends Heaven 17 are continuing their current busy schedule, adding to the recently announced tour dates and DJ appearances with a bunch of radio slots.

First up, yesterday they performed alive session, consisting of two tracks from ‘Penthouse And Pavement’ and ‘Temptation’, for Absolute Radio. you can check out a podcast of the session here. Then, on 12th June Glenn Gregory will be the special guest on The Liz Kershaw Show on BBC 6 Music speaking about the 30th anniversary of ‘Penthouse And Pavement’. Finally, on Absolute Radio’s sister station, Absolute 80’s, both Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will be hosting the Happy Hour show between 12:00 – 13:00, Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June. the guys will be picking their favourite songs from the electronic 80’s, you can listen in here.

♫ Heaven 17 – Penthouse & Pavement

Keep an eye out for news of the special 30th anniversary reissue of ‘Penthouse And Pavement’, full of extras!

May 25 2010

Martyn Ware, Rusty Egan, Howard Jones and Kids On Bridges play tonight’s Back To The Phuture event

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There’s still time to pick up a FREE ticket for tonight’s Back To The Phuture event.

As a warm up to their series of live events over the summer, culminating in the opening night of Bestival 2010, Wall Of Sound boss, BBC Radio 6 SynthPop head and all round electronic guru Mark Jones and crew have put together this little line up headlined by a DJ set from Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware! Joining him will be Howard Jones playing a live set, and Mark himself DJ alongside one half of Visage, and the legendary Blitz club’s decks man, Rusty Eagan. Indie-Electro newcomers Kids On Bridges complete the bill with a live set of their poppy Synth Indie.

♫ Kids On Bridges – Check Your Head

Pick up a FREE ticket here, and check Kids On Bridges on MySpace!

Kids On Bridges @ MySpace

May 22 2010

LIGHTS’ new video

LIGHTS had dropped the video for her forthcoming single ‘Second Go’ off of her ‘The Listening’ album.

Apparently filmed all in one take! I gotta’ say, I love the 80’s-esq riff in this track.

She’s touring in the UK right now, next weekend sees her Bristol début at the Dot-To-Dot festival. Good times!

‘The Listening’ is out now.

LIGHTS @ Juno

LIGHTS @ 7Digital

LIGHTS @ Amazon

May 21 2010

Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ video

We’re really digging Robyn’s forthcoming single ‘Dancing On My Own’, with its amazing reMix package, the Swedish ElectroPop bundle of insanity (need new Robyn based ‘madness’ adjectives!) has finally débuted the video clip for the track.

It’s Robyn meet’s mid-80’s clips in a head on collision, complete with big hair and not quite dance moves and I swear at one point she attempts the classic James Bond not-so-convincingly-pretending-to-be-making-out-with-someone-by-wrapping-my-arms-round-my-back-and-wobbling-my-head trick!

‘Dancing On My Own’ is an awesome single, be sure to pick it up when it drops.

Robyn @ Beatport

Robyn @ 7Digital

Robyn @ Amazon

May 19 2010

electronic rumours mixtape: Pop-Fu 06

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With the weather getting better it seems like no better time to drop an upbeat Mixtape of smooth ElectroPop and Dreamwave:

01 The Good Natured – Your Body Is A Machine (Zebra & Snake reMix)
02 Crystal Castles – Celestica (Album Mix)
03 Monarchy – The Phoenix Alive (Original Version)
04 The Vanish – Hold On (Russ Chimes Mix)
05 Yes Giantess – The Ruins (Fear Of Tigers reMix)
06 Cassette Kids – Lying Around (Diamond Cut reMix)
07 Shy Child – Disconnected (Anoraak reMix)
08 Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes reMix)
09 Fenech-Soler – Stop And Stare (Original)
10 Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Redial reMix)
11 Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (Starsmith reMix)
12 HURTS – Better Than Love (LightsOverLA reMix)

If the weather isn’t getting better where you are, stick this on and pretend it is!

May 18 2010

HURTS reMixed

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Only a matter of days now until the release of HURTS first ‘proper’ single. ‘Better Than Love’ is already getting some good airplay here in the UK (Radio1 have finally playlisted it!) so it looks promising that the single could do well.

To stave off the anticipation check out LightsOverLA’s take on the track, keeping most of the song intact they inject a little more dancefloor appeal with a heavier beat and mid-song breakdown.

♫ HURTS – Better Than Love (LightsOverLA reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

HURTS’ ‘Better Than Love’ single drops on the 24th.

HURTS @ Beatport

HURTS @ Juno

HURTS @ Amazon

May 17 2010

Underworld’s new single

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The new Underworld single (featuring Welsh Drum & Bass man High Contrast) is really growing on me.

Underworld have always been innovators and genre barrier breakers when it comes to electronic, and specifically dance, music. House, Breakbeat, Techno, Acid, Drum & Bass have all been churned in Underworld’s musical mixing bowl and always been sprinkled with a little ElectroPop topping. ‘Scribble’, is a feelgood Drum & Bass tune with an ElectroPop vocal, not something that always works but here it feels just right.

♫ Underworld (Feat. High Contrast) – Scribble (Radio Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Scribble’ is the first track taken from the forthcoming new Underworld album which is due for release later this year.

Underworld @ Beatport

Underworld @ Juno

Underworld @ 7Digital

Underworld @ Amazon