Jun 25 2010

My Robot Friend featuring Alison Moyet

The new single from New York synth noodler My Robot Friend features a pretty special guest star. Alison Moyet of Yazoo fame (actually, I feel a bit mean saying “of Yazoo fame” ‘cos she’s had a hell of a solo career, but if you’re reading this blog you’re probably most familiar with her work with Vince Clarke in Yazoo) picks up the mic to drop her soulful, instantly recognisable, voice over MRF’s electronics.

The end result, originally featured on My Robot Friend’s ‘Soft-Core’ album, does have a bit of a Yazoo vibe to it, and that can never be a bad thing! The single is backed up with a reMix package from the likes of Kingdom, Solvent, Alex Smoke and DFA’s resident Housemeisters The Juan MacLean, who get into some deep, deep House with the track.

♫ My Robot Friend (Feat. Alison Moyet) – Waiting

♫ My Robot Friend (Feat. Alison Moyet) – Waiting (The Juan MacLean Final reMix)

The ‘Waiting’ single was released this week.

My Robot Friend @ Beatport

My Robot Friend @ Juno

My Robot Friend @ 7Digital

My Robot Friend @ Amazon

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Jun 23 2010

Housse De Racket; it’s that ‘Oh Yeah!’ time again!

Parisian Electro-House/Indie-Electro act Housse De Racket are releasing yet another reMix package for their much hammered, much reMixed party anthem ‘Oh Yeah!’.

The package is seriously top quality, here are just three examples of what to expect. Hidden Cat turn in a brilliant space Disco mix that keeps the killer riff but layers it will analog noodling. Jensen Sportag brings us quite an eclectic summer chiller but the highlight so far has to be Walter Sobcek’s slick retro Pop mix which is, one one word, epic!

♫ Housse De Racket – Oh Yeah! (Hidden Cat reMix)

♫ Housse De Racket – Oh Yeah! (Jensen Sportag Pop Mix)

♫ Housse De Racket – Oh Yeah! (Walter Sobcek reMix)

4th July is the street date for the ‘Oh Yeah!’ reMix EP, out on Kuskus.

Housse De Racket @ Beatport

Housse De Racket @ Juno

Housse De Racket @ 7Digital

Housse De Racket @ Amazon

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Jun 17 2010

Overthrill

Overthrill probably isn’t a new name to many readers of electronic rumors. Having dropped some awesome EPs (and killer Mixtapes) in the last couple of years, German producer Sebastian Bentler joins the dots between the Valerie crew’s melodic, smooth Dreamwave sound and the Ed Banger posse’s Noisy French Electro.

And the point in the middle of those dots is pretty epic!

One a duo, now solo, Sebastian is pretty prolific when it comes to releases, with four EPs and a handful of singles under his belt in the last few years (Sebastian handles all the artwork too) and more in the pipeline Overthrill have somehow managed to consistently knock out banger after banger. Pleasing both the blogs and the clubs.

Overthrill’s most recent EP, ‘The Upper Worlds’ is a prime example of their head on collision between Disco and Distorted Electro, funky and in-your-face at the same time.

♫ Overthrill (Feat. Miss Wonder) – The Upper Worlds

His recent track takes the same road with hard Electro beats and sweet Disco vocal snatches

♫ Overthrill – Rockson

This is how bangers should be made!

Overthrills numerous releases are available now!

Overthrill @ Beatport

Overthrill @ Juno

Overthrill @ 7Digital

Overthrill @ Amazon

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Jun 17 2010

Moonchild

Moonchild is a producer from Sydney, Australia who is beginning to make waves in the Nu-Disco scene there.

Having spend years writing Hardcore and Punk tunes, Antoine “Moonchildatronique” Lubidineuse joined the ranks of the glitterball masses and turned his attention to Disco-House. And the world is a better place for it to. His début release, ‘Girls’, is a deep and funky synth Disco epic that gives France’s Filter-house output a run for it’s money.

♫ Moonchild – Girl (Original Mix)

‘Girls’ is out now.

Jun 17 2010

Deadbots mash up Ikki’s new EP

Noisy Electro-House Spaniard Ikki is taking some brief time off from Dim Mak to release a new EP of FutureFlashs’ record label Kiez Beats.

Not only have Dublin DJ’s Deadbots provided a reMix for the EP but also mashed up this version of the tune with Todd Terry’s ‘Keep On Jumpin’’. The result is a huge dirty Electro-House tune that is just the thing when you can feel the weekend on the horizon.

♫ Ikki – Bakala Banger (Deadbots Keep On Jumpin’ reMix)

Ikki’s ‘Bakala Banger’ EP is out now:

Jun 15 2010

Neon Circus

Midlands noisy ElectroPop/Electro-Punk outfit Neon Circus are gearing up for the release of their début album on Jacket Pocket Records.

Following the bands singles ‘Future Disco’ and ‘Digit-ism’, both of which gained some national radio play, the album, ‘Don’t Get Panicked’, will showcase the bands mash up of Rock ‘N’ Roll vocals with dirty Electro-House. The single Digit-Ism was almost bordering on ElectroPunk with it’s distorted riffs and call-to-arms vocals.

♫ Neon Circus – Digit-Izm

‘Don’t Get Panicked’ is released on 23rd July

Neon Circus @ Juno

Neon Circus @ 7Digital

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Jun 15 2010

Punches cover Kele in trumpets!

Bloc Party frontman Kele’s solo offering has be making quite a few waves of late, particularly his ‘Tenderoni’ single.

Brooklyn newest hype worthy production outfit Punches have dropped another amazing reMix. absolutely flooding the track with horns. gone are the dark Electro/Rave synths of the original and in their place a summertime beat, sparking keys and those oh-so-90’s dance trumpets!

♫ Kele – Tenderoni (Punches Bring The Horns reMix)

Kele’s ‘Tenderoni’ single is out now.

Jun 15 2010

sevdahBABY Vs. Sabrina

Serbian Electro-House meister sevdahBABY has dropped by the electronic rumors Inbox with his latest reMix, I couldn’t help myself but feature it!

It’s a banging reworking of Sabrina Salerno’s 1987 Italo/EuroPop crossover ‘Boys (Summertime Love)’. Does it work? Damn straight it does! Even dropping a bit of Dire Straits in the mix it perfectly captures late 80’s TV Pop but brings it right up to date and straight to the dancefloor. Tons of fun to!

♫ sevdahBABY Vs. Sabrina – Boyz Boyz Boyz (2010 reMix)

Can’t wait for sevdahBABY’s next effort.

Jun 14 2010

¡borracho! reMixes AXXE’s ‘Hard Candy’

¡borracho! have just dropped their long awaited reMix of Canadian ElectroPoppers AXXE’s ‘Hard Candy’ over on their SoundCloud.

We really dig both ¡borracho! and AXXE here so the pairing has gagging for a listen ever since the guys hinted at it. It’s a rolling, pretty chilled, piano driven Electro-House tune that turns AXXE’s Noise-Pop into something altogether smoother.

Also, killer Simmons drum fills!

♫ AXXE – Hard Candy (¡borracho! reMixx)

The reMix single is out soon on Rural Route Records Inc.

AXXE @ Amazon

Jun 11 2010

Voltage

Riot In Belgium’s ‘La Musique’ was one of my top tunes of 2007, it’s an amazing party track, and we have much love for Cut Copy, obviously. So the idea of RIB’s Joel Dickson and Dan Whitford of CC working together fill us with musical joy.

The end result is Voltage, and they’ve just released their début single, ‘All Night’. With more bounce to the ounce, the Moog heavy space Disco assaults you with an infectious bassline and stargazing vocals, with covering fire from electro toms and handclaps flying left and right. This is the kinda’ thing Buck Rodgers should have been dancing to in to 80’s!

The party starts right here: