Aug 11 2010

Beaumont takes on Kavinsky

The reMix competition has finished, the winners announced. I, personally, must have listened to about 130 of the hundreds of entries. Some of them were amazing. Some of them were whack. Did I ever want to hear Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’ again in my life? Not right now…

But if there’s one guy who can twist my arm it’s Beaumont, had he submitted his reMix to the contest it would have surely been a contender. Probably one of the best (if not the best) ElectroPop/Nu-Disco version of the song that uses both Kavinsky’s and Lovefoxxx of CSS’s vocals to sweet effect over a mixture of retro synths and 8-bit melodies.

♫ Kavinsky (Feat. Lovefoxxx Of CSS) – Nightcall (Beaumont reMix)

Aug 11 2010

Simian Mobile Disco – ‘Nerve Salad’

Simian Mobile Disco are dropping their first US released mix CD in October in association with New York’s ‘Fixed parties.

And sat in the mix will be a new SMD track, ‘Nerve Salad’. It’s deep and dark and the kind of thing we haven’t heard for a while, even from SMD. It harks back to Attack Decay Sustain Release, cool, chilled, weird stuff.

♫ Simian Mobile Disco – Nerve Salad (Edit)

‘Simian Mobile Disco Is Fixed’ is released in the US on 12th October via Defend Music.

Simian Mobile Disco @ Beatport

Simian Mobile Disco @ Juno

Simian Mobile Disco @ 7Digital

Simian Mobile Disco @ Amazon

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Aug 10 2010

Chromeo + Aeroplane

Check out this reMix of Chromeo’s hot first single from their forthcoming album, ‘Business Casual’ by Belgium’s almighty Aeroplane.

Great things can always be expected from Aeroplane, and given the source material this should be intensely good. And it is!

Who knows how you increase the Funk on Chromeo? Vito Aeroplane has managed it with this take on ‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’. With the Disco turned up to 11, it’s almost like distilled Chromeo!

♫ Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane reMix)

‘Don’t Turn The Lights On’ is out now and taken from the album ‘Business Casual’ which is released 14th September. You can pre-order the album here.

Aug 10 2010

Dolby Anol reMixes Performance

Dolby Anol have given their reMix treatment to Manchester’s finest Indie-ElectroPoppers Performance’s latest single, ‘Unconsoled’.

Slightly more ElectroPoppy than we’re used to from Dolby Anol, which, it turns out, is a pretty rad thing! A deep, analog SynthPop reMix is what we get here with some really subtly vocoding that gives, what was originally quite an emotive track, a roboticised feel. It’s a cool reMix, gotta’ love that computer funk!

♫ Performance – Unconsoled (Dolby Anol reMix)

‘Unconsoled’ drops this week on Too Much Information.

Performance @ 7Digital

Performance @ Amazon

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Aug 10 2010

TEEN

Sweeping in, like some kind of Funky-Electro-House valkyrie with her battle cry of “check mes tunes, cowboi!”, comes Amy Aubrac-Prince, otherwise known as TEEN, who crashed into the electronic rumors Inbox with a selection of original tracks and reMixes that really deserve your attention.

Based in Toronto, via France and New York, TEEN’s tracks straight-up late night party tunes, coated with massive doses of the ol’ French Touch. Able to give even the most seasoned Filter-House producer a run for their money Amy separates herself from the pack by mixing up the slick Disco of Filter-House with the raw party vibe of Electro-House. The result? Shaking asses!

Check the tracks:

♫ TEEN – Body Heat (Movin’)

♫ TEEN – Hell Leather

Also becoming a bit of a reMix machine, check out a couple of TEEN’s reMixes to see what happens when Amy gets her mitts on some vocals. Valery Gore and Woodhands get the TEEN enhancement here:

♫ Valery Gore – Shoes Of Glass (TEEN reMix)

♫ Woodhands – CP24 (TEEN reMix)

The Woodhands reMix is particularly awesome!

Finished listening? Right, off to MySpace then, to show Amy some love:

TEEN @ MySpace

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Aug 9 2010

Hey Today!’s new single

Don’t really know what to say about this. It’s awesome! One of the best bangers I have heard in a while, I got that kinda’ feeling that I got when I first heard Rex The Dog’s ‘Circulate’. It’s a hard dancefloor track but much more than that, it’s intricately programmed and underneath the Electro-House chaos there is a really nice, 80’s synth, chord progression.

It’s the new single from Hey Today!.

♫ Hey Today! – Strange (Radio Edit)

‘Strange’ is released 6th September backed with reMixes from Boris Dlugosch, Polymorphic and Munk on Lektroluv.

Hey Today! @ Beatport

Hey Today! @ Juno

Hey Today! @ 7Digital

Hey Today! @ Amazon

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Aug 6 2010

Edwin Van Cleef Vs. Housse De Racket

French Indie synth wizards Housse De Racket are releasing their début album, ‘Forty Love’, for the first time in the UK later this month packaged up with an extra CD choc full of reMixes.

One of the reMixes on the ‘Bonus reMix Edition’ is this blistering tune from the north’s finest Dreamwave export Edwin Van Cleef. His take on HDR’s ‘Champions’ is a smooth, feel good, jam that immerses you in synth goodness.

♫ Housse De Racket – Champions (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

‘Forty Love (Bonus reMix Edition)’ is released 22nd August, Housse De Racket are celebrating with a live event in London on the 12th.

Housse De Racket @ Beatport

Housse De Racket @ Juno

Housse De Racket @ 7Digital

Housse De Racket @ Amazon

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Aug 6 2010

Futurecop!, back to the future!

Futurecop! are back! Awesome!

The duo, who were there right at the beginning of this retro synth epidemic we now call Dreamwave, are releasing a reMix album titled ‘The reMixes ♥’ to tide us over while they work on their début long player.

The album will feature reMixes of, and by, Futurecop! from the likes of Anoraak, Digikid84, Stephen Falken and Lauren Flax. Also included is this reMix of Dreams by Silicone Project, which just sums up everything that is exiting about Futurecop!. The analog synth burbling, the big 80’s chords, the uplifting (in an 80’s teen movie way) melodies and the retro funk.

♫ Futurecop! – Dreams (Silicone Project reMix)

‘The reMixes ♥’ drops 31st August on FutureFlashs’ Kiez Beats label.

Futurecop! @ Beatport

Futurecop! @ Juno

Futurecop! @ 7Digital

Futurecop! @ Amazon

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Aug 6 2010

Redial reMixes Don Diablo

Something to kick off your weekend?

How about this awesome bangin’ reMix Redial have done for Don Diablo’ ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’. Distorted synths in your face like some kind of Electro Death Metal, this shit should get you weekend started. Wait ‘til the 1:20 mark, it will kick your ears in!

♫ Don Diablo – Who’s Your Daddy? (Redial Refix)

‘Who’s Your Daddy’ is out now:

Don Diablo @ Beatport

Don Diablo @ Juno

Don Diablo @ 7Digital

Don Diablo @ Amazon

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Aug 5 2010

ODahl’s début EP

Out this week is the debut EP from Swede producer ODahl.

Probably best know for his reMixes of Tesla Boy, Cut Copy and Empire Of The Sun, ODahl busts out three original cuts on the self titled EP including ‘Dance Mama’ a dreamy, ever so slightly glitchy, summer Disco track. Pure party stuff. The track ‘Hello Hello’ appears both in it’s original from and with a reMix treatment from the awesome Diamond Cut, who turn in a rolling, arpeggio driven, Dreamwave version with some sweet big 80’s chords.