Jul 23 2010

Rosanna & Fear Of Tigers

Swede Rosanna’s début single, ‘Runaway/Waterfall’ will also be the début release for the almighty Popjustice’s brand new record label, PopJustice Hi-Fi.

There’s absolutely no one better in the world to pick quality Pop tunes (they have also signed electronic rumors fave Bright Light Bright Light) and they’ve picked a blinder to kick off with!

The original of ‘Waterfall’ is pretty sweet, it’s an ace Pop tune with a surprisingly noise drum track but it’s this Fear Of Tigers reMix that is the seriously good shit. Once again Ben from FoT makes everything sound a) like an American High School in the 80’s and b) like everything’s gonna’ be alright. It’s those layers upon layers of uplifting, retro sounding, synths that do it!

♫ Rosanna – Waterfall (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

‘Runaway/Waterfall’ is released 22nd August, until then show the girl some MySpace love!

Rosanna @ MySpace

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Jul 23 2010

Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack

Two slices of awesomeness hit the internet in the last few days. First up, soon after the Tron: Legacy panel at San Diego ComicCon, yesterday, the new theatrical trailer for Tron Legacy débuted online.

And it looks rad as hell!!!

Secondly, in the last couple days a few people have sent me tracks from Daft Punk’s soundtrack to the movie. These are defiantly legit, as many of the six tracks contain sections from the trailers we have seen. After some digging around, I think these have been ripped out the backend of the official Disney site.

I was debating putting all six tracks up here but then thought, ‘well, I wouldn’t put up six tracks of any album so why is this any different?’. If you really want all six they’ll be all over the internet by now but I wanna’ try and save myself hearing any more until I can hear it in 320kbps or CD quality because those tracks I have heard are amazing! Serious contender for best electronic soundtrack since BladeRunner. The way the orchestration and electronic meld together is truly masterful, even in so much as Daft Punk’s choice of sounds that seem to flow out of the strings.

This, I believe, is the title track.

♫ Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy Soundtrack- Track 1

Tron: Legacy hit cinemas 17th December.

Jul 21 2010

Pacific!; first track from Narcissus

Swedish duo Pacific! are returning in September with a concept album inspired by (an named after) the Greek myth of Narcissus.

Looking like it will me something deeper, more mysterious, musically, than what we are used to from them with trailers for the project ranging from epic dance tracks to atmospheric soundscapes.

The first official track from the album to drop is ‘Venus Rising’, a Prog-Space-Disco journey that is, in equal parts, dark and brooding, and optimistic and frantic.

You get the feeling the album is going to be something special.

♫ Pacific! – Venus Rising

‘Narcissus’ drops 13th September on Alan Braxe’s Vulture label.

Jul 21 2010

Ali Love drops ‘Smoke & Mirrors’

We posted the Villa reMix of Ali Love’s forthcoming single ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ a while back, it was just one more reason to get exited about his, should-be-out-an-time-now, new album, ‘Love Harder’.

Well, ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ drops this week and right here you can check out the original, which is a funkin’ cool Disco-Pop jam that has the potential to propel Mr. Love chartwards. Bottin, who always captivates with his deep synth mixes, pushes things over to the cosmic side of Disco making Ali’s smooth funk sound like a robot invasion from the 70’s.

It’s all good…

♫ Ali Love – Smoke & Mirrors (Radio Edit)

♫ Ali Love – Smoke & Mirrors (Bottin reMix)

‘Smoke & Mirrors’ is out this week, Ali’s forthcoming album, ‘Love Harder’ should be dropping in August.

Jul 21 2010

Sunday Girl’s ‘Self Control’

Jade Williams A.K.A. Sunday Girl’s second single will be a cover of Laura Branigan’s 1984 hit ‘Self Control’. For a well covered track, Sunday Girl doesn’t do a bad job of making it her own, haunting and slightly otherworldly, and the Acid bassline is a nice touch too.

I predict we may be seeing a lot more reMixes of this track in the months to come. Right now we have this pretty awesome upbeat ElectroPop reMix from Popmeisters Snapd who just highlight the 80’s-ness of the tune. Azari & III, on the other hand, go deep and dark with their 3am reMix.

♫ Sunday Girl – Self Control (Snapd reMix)

♫ Sunday Girl – Self Control (Azari & III reMix)

‘Sunday Girl’ is out 2nd August with more reMixes from Young Empires, Fenech-Soler.

Sunday Girl @ Juno

Sunday Girl @ 7Digital

Sunday Girl @ Amazon

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Jul 21 2010

Jump Jump Dance Dance – Modern Eyes

‘Modern Eyes’ is the latest single from LA Indie-Electro duo Jump Jump Dance Dance, it’s a catchy, glitchy guitar track that goes well 80’s in the chorus.

Check the clip directed by Clemens Habicht.

There’s some nice reMixes floating around, each with it’s own dancey take on the tune. Beni brings an almost Fidget style to his Electro reMix while Bit Funk turn in (probably) our favourite of the mixes, it’s a smooth Nu-Disco, organ fuelled, floorfiller. Vindata’s mix also has a place in our harts, all 80’s arpeggios and vocoders, what’s not to love?

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Modern Eyes (Beni reMix)

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Modern Eyes (Bit Funk reMix)

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Modern Eyes (Vindata reMix)

‘Modern Eyes’ is out soon, Jump Jump Dance Dance’s previous single, ‘Show Me The Night’ is out now:

Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Beatport

Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Amazon

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Jul 14 2010

More new LexiconDon!

A couple of weeks ago we dropped a preview track from LA SynthPoppers LexiconDon’s forthcoming début long player. The track, ‘December Sunset’ has been on rotation here ever since and has us dying with anticipation for the album to be released. An evolution from their rabble rousing Electro everyman-call-to-arms into something a lot smoother and heartfelt, the track has captured out imaginations.

While we haven’t got another new track for you today, what we do have is a reMix of ‘December Sunset’ by Canadian producer U-Tern. And what a reMix it is! That FM synth bassline is so infections that if it doesn’t get you moving your probably in a coma, or dead and the nurses haven’t noticed! And just when you think you’re full, and the huge synth stabs are still ringing round your head…enter slap bass solo!

♫ LexiconDon – December Sunset (U-Tern reMix)

Have a refresher of the original version while you’re here!

♫ LexiconDon – December Sunset

If you’re fans of Binary records and that sweet LA SynthPop sound then keep it locked to electronic rumors in the coming weeks, we have a pretty special Binary even planned for y’all!

LexiconDon’s album, ‘Pink + Blue’ is due to drop 24th August on dubFrequency/Binary.

LexiconDon @ Beatport

LexiconDon @ Juno

LexiconDon @ 7Digital

LexiconDon @ Amazon

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Jul 13 2010

MMMatthias’ new EP

After the awesome ‘James’ EP German Electro-House producer MMMatthias is ready to drop his second offering on FutureFlashs’ label Kiez Beatz.

The ‘Lies’ EP continues MMMatthias tradition of retro synthed floorfillers with a reMix package that includes the likes of Distrakt, La Tourette, ampersand and this reMix from Spanish Dim Mak guy IKKI who amps up the bangerness (is that a word?) with some massive, in-your-face, synths.

♫ MMMatthias – Lies (IKKI reMix)

‘Lies’ drops at Beatport on 16th July and elsewhere on the 30th.

MMMatthias @ Beatport

MMMatthias @ 7Digital

MMMatthias @ Amazon

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Jul 13 2010

Maybe you can hire MSTRKRFT…

MSTRKRFT reMixing The A-Team theme tune.

What more can you say?

It’s awesome! Big distorted synths hammer out Mike Post & Peter Carpenter’s original, totally unmistakable theme. This is dirty Electro-House with added nostalgic fun, and it will completely destroy any dancefloor!

♫ MSTRKRFT – The A-Team (Face Mix)

This track, and three other remixes by Rye Rye, Dan The Automator and Just Blaze are dropping to promote the release of the new A-Team movie.

Jul 13 2010

Kyte Vs. Pacific!

Leicestershire based Indie-Electro act Kyte and currently looking to release their new single ‘Designed For Damage’ later this month.

Taken from their album ‘Dead Waves’, the single comes with a reMix package that includes this gem from Pacific!, a smooth track that predominantly walks the line between Dreamwave and Nu-Disco but has little drops of Indie-Electro, here and there, throughout. Defiantly up there with some of the best of the laidback Indie tinged Disco that seems to be the sound of this summer.