Apr 8 2010

Ladytron; Velocifero – reMixed & Rare

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A couple of days ago the supreme rulers of all things Indie-Electro, Ladytron, released the fourth and final instalment of their ‘Remixed & Rare’ series. Each release of the series focused on one of their four studio albums collecting reMixes from the single, B-sides and other gems.

Taking it’s tracks from 2007’s ‘Velocifero’ it’s mostly collected from the singles that accompanied the album with a couple of surprises thrown in. Take a listen to some of our favourites. The Toxic Avenger absolutely hammers home his dirty Electro-House banger version of ‘Ghosts’, Port-Royal turn in a Lo-Fi chilled take on ‘Tomorrow’ while Grey Ghost turns ‘Predict The Day’ into a smooth, vocoder driven, Dreamwave-esq synth odyssey.

♫ Ladytron – Ghosts (The Toxic Avenger Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Ladytron – Predict The Day (Grey Ghost reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Ladytron – Tomorrow (Port-Royal reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Velocifero: reMixes & Rare’ is out now along with 604, Light And Magic, and Witching Hour’s volumes

Apr 7 2010

Designer Drugs; Drop Down video!

One of our favourite straight-up bangers of last year (it even made our top 20 of 2009!), ‘Drop Down’ by Designer Drugs, has finally got itself an official video.

Check out the graveyard goings on directed by Kevin Calero:

The ‘Riot/’Drop Down’ single is still available on IHEARTCOMIX

Designer Drugs @ Beatport

Designer Drugs @ Juno

Designer Drugs @ Amazon

Apr 6 2010

¡borracho!; new EP

Canadian Electro-House producers ¡borracho! is about to drop their début EP, ‘Anything To Declare…?’ on new digital label Rural Route Records Inc. Consisting mostly of some of the stellar reMixes they’ve given us in the last few months, the EP also includes an original track titled ‘Soviet Holiday’. If’s a full on, dancefloor destroying, banger and you can check the tune and accompanying video here:

Amongst the reMixes included on the EP is the brilliant Cavaliers Of Fun reMix, we’ve previously featured, for ‘Secret Galaxies’ and their take on Lady Gaga’s ‘Love Games’. Both reMixes throw the tracks straight on the dancefloor and rock out with soaring lead lines and hard distorted synths.

♫ Cavaliers Of Fun – Secret Galaxies (¡borracho! reMixx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Lady GaGa – Love Games (¡borracho! reMixx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Anything To Declare…?’ EP is out soon, while you’re waiting show them some MySpace love!

¡borracho! @ MySpace

Apr 6 2010

Panic Bomber

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Miami’s Panic Bomber has just released a new EP on Canada’s YYZ Records.

The ‘Discipline EP’’s title track is a genre crushing Nu-Disco/SynthPop/Acid Techno stormer. A hard and dark bassline propels the track forward and counterpoints the catchy vocals, and that’s before it goes crazy with Acid builds!

♫ Panic Bomber – Discipline (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Discipline EP’ is out now.

Panic Bomber @ Beatport

Panic Bomber @ Amazon

Apr 2 2010

NightWaves; new single and Beaumont reMix

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Coming straight out of LA based SynthPop/Dreamwave collective Binary Records, NightWaves have been throwing out some awesome tunes recently. I’m still rockin’ to their cover of ‘In The Air Tonight’!

Next week they duo drop their new single ‘Sweet Carrie’ and continuing the evolution of the NightWaves sound they’ve dropped some subtle guitars into the mix which blend pretty well with their dreamy synths. The tracks is pure summertime cool which, frankly, makes you wish you were somewhere else (unless, of course, you are already somewhere chillin’ in the sun, in which case, here’s your soundtrack!) You can check the video here.

Along with a killer package, our good friend Beaumont has contributed his take in the tune to the mix. The Aussie producer turns in sweet laidback Electro-House mix that makes brilliant use of cut-up vocals and finds a voice all of it’s own.

♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Beaumont reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

As a bonus the guys are releasing the stems of the track for all and sundry to reMix! Download them here.

‘Sweet Carrie’ drops next Tuesday on dubFrequency.

NightWaves @ Beatport

NightWaves @ 7Digital

NightWaves @ Amazon

Apr 1 2010

Kitsuné Maison 9 video

In gearing up for the forthcoming release of the ninth volume of their ‘Kitsuné Maison’ compilations, ‘The Petit Bateau Edition Or The Cotton Issue’, Kitsuné Music have put together a promotional video featuring music from the album and clothes from their Autumn/Winter ‘01 collection, ‘Kitsuné Ivy League’.

The video was directed by Director Loïc Prigent & Fabien Constant.

Check our previous post for ‘Maison 9’’s tracklist, it’s out 26th April

Kitsuné Music @ Beatport

Kitsuné Music @ Juno

Kitsuné Music @ 7Digital

Kitsuné Music @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Sander Kleinenberg – R.Y.A.N.L.

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A straight up banger for you now coming from DJ, producer and label boss Sander Kleinenberg out of Amsterdam.

Deep basslines, noisy synths and a cut up vocoded vocal line intercut with cutting synth breakdowns. there are some almost ElectroPop elements amongst the tough synths here. This is sure to get a major hammering in the clubs.

This is pure peak-time stuff:

♫ Sander Kleinenberg – R.Y.A.N.L. (Rock You All Night Long) (zShare) (MediaFire)

29th March at Beatport 12th April everywhere else Little Mountain Recordings

Sander Kleinenberg @ Beatport

Sander Kleinenberg @ Juno

Sander Kleinenberg @ 7Digital

Sander Kleinenberg @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Baby Monster + Golden Bug

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Today we can share with you another reMix of Baby Monster’s pretty gobsmacking début ‘She Comes Alive’.

This time it’s Golden Bug who saunters up to the bar and orders a shot of ‘She Comes Alive’. Layers upon layers of synths build on top of each other and intertwine with the original track to the beat of cheap drum machines. it’s a cool slice of Space-Disco.

♫ Baby Monster – She Comes Alive (Golden Bug reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘She Comes Alive’ is out on 29th March on BigStereo Records, the 7” is pretty limited so go grab one while you can!

Baby Monster @ BigStereo Records

Baby Monster @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Acid Washed’s début album

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Acid Washed’s first long player dropped this month on Record Makers. I love their particularly retro, analog, take on French Electro-House.

‘Change’ is a perfect example of their Pop fulled Space-Disco with more than a slight nod to Moroder. But despite the Disco arpeggios there is something quite organic about Acid Washed’s sound, it’s constantly and naturally evolving.

♫ Acid Washed – Change (zShare) (MediaFire)

Acid Washed’s self titled début album is out now on Record Makers.

Acid Washed @ Beatport

Acid Washed @ Juno

Acid Washed @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Two Door Cinema Club Vs. Ted & Francis at the beach!

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Kitsuné’s Irish boys Two Door Cinema Club are re-releasing their single ‘Something Good Can Work’ with a proper push this time, it’s the prefect summer Indie tune. It’s feel good and anthemic in an understated way.

Part of the reMix package will be this track by fellow Kitsunérs Ted & Francis who take that perfect summer Indie tune and dish it up for the ElectroPop crowd, it’s still a fun, sing-along, chilled piece of work but now comes with added Disco bassline, quirky lead and handclaps before dropping you in the middle of the best Electro beach party you’ve ever been to!

♫ Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Something Good Can Work’ is out very soon, you can catch the video here.

Two Door Cinema Club @ Beatport

Two Door Cinema Club @ Juno

Two Door Cinema Club @ 7digital

Two Door Cinema Club @ Amazon