Jul 17 2013

[MP3] Anoraak reMixes Valente’s ‘The Distant Lights’

French producer and Dreamwave OG Anoraak hasn’t graced our ears since March, and even then tends to keep a low profile, but he’s piped up this week with this lovely reMix of LA based Folk singer Valente’s The Distant Lights. Taken from his recently released album, Music For Rooftops, the track was a haunting ode to the city that Anoraak turns into an involving urban hymn.

A heady mix of swirling synths, buzzing tones and walled-in chimes, this reMix perfectly captures the mood of it;s subject song. Not fast enough for dancefloor dominance, Anoraak inject the track with a solid groove nonetheless, wrapping the listener in a blanket of emotionally resonant electronics that conjures up imagery of the track’s metropolis muse. This kind of urban SynthWave is exactly what Anoraak does best, and he really shows off his talents on this one.

♫ Valente – The Distant Lights

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Jul 17 2013

[Audio] Kaiserdisco’s ‘Night & Day’

Pete Tong’s essential new tune on his Radio 1 show last Friday was this dreamy tune. it’s the lead track from Hamburg Electronica outfit Kaiserdisco’s new album, Meet Me On The Floor. Titled Night & Day, the track is sure to provide the soundtrack to your next few hundred sunrises.

Mixing up some squelchy synth riffs with a loose House flavour, Night & Day delivers Balearic vibes throughout. With a hypnotic hook underpinning the whole track, it’s easy to get lost in this one, it’s Deep House flavour becoming all encompassing only tempered with it’s optimistic streak. It’s easy to fall for the slight BladeRunner-esque chords of this track. A classic early hours tune.

♫ Kaiserdisco – Night & Day (Radio Rip)

Kaiserdisco’s Meet Me On The Floor is out now.

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Jul 17 2013

[Video] Austra’s ‘Painful Like’

Painful Like is the second single from Toronto based Avant-ElectroPopper Austra’s excellent new album Olympia., Raw beats, razor sharp synth bass and passionate vocals, what more could you want?

A video? OK then. this clip was directed by Exploding Motor Car (really!) and brings to mind all kinda of 80s straight-to-video epics.

Austra’s Olympia is out now.

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Jul 17 2013

[Mixtape] Goldroom’s ‘Verano Mix’

Goldroom – Verano Mix 2013 = Here’s a luscious mix of laid back Disco and slick House with a summery vibe from Goldroom. This is the soundtrack to your summer right here, with a little treat on the end, maybe a hint of things to come.

♫ Goldroom – Verano Mix 2013

The tracklist:
01. Mitch Murder – Mirage
02. The Preatures – Is This How You Feel (Classixx reMix)
03. Oxford – Mirage 84 (Neptune Safari reMix)
04. Hayden James – Permission To Love
05. Dumb Dan – Ele (Jesper Samuelson reMix)
06. Follow Me – Somethin’ Bout You (Satin Jackets reMix)
07. Peter & The Magician – On My Brain (Le Crayon reMix)
08. Goldroom – Angeles (Palm & Trees Re-Tropicalize)
09. Monitor 66 – Nyx
10. Monte – You Should Know
11. Owl Eyes – Jewels & Sapphires (Goldroom reMix)
12. Cyril Hahn – Perfect Form
13. Patrick Baker – Reckless Love
14. The Knocks (Feat. St Lucia) – Modern Hearts (Goldroom reMix)
15. Poolside – Golden Hour
16. Little Daylight – Name In Lights (Pacific Air reMix)
17. Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Oliver reMix)
18. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence (Luxxury Edit)
19. Goldroom – Sydney Dreams

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Jul 17 2013

[Audio] Annie’s ‘Hold On’

Here we have the second track to emerge from Norwegian ElectroPop queen Annie’s forthcoming collaborative EP with London Electro head Richard X, A&R. Following the reveal of Back Together earlier this month, this track, Hold On, sees Annie and Richard in blissful Pop mode.

Sounding like a breezier, slightly groovier, Saint Etienne, Hold On is like a Pop breath of fresh air. Unashamed and unworried Hold On wears it’s uplifting beats and optimistic synths on it’s sleeve. Even embracing a slight Tropical influence and some gloriously crunchy snares, the track is, at the same time, both timeless and really early 90s. None of this is unexpected though, with the team of Annie, Richard X and pop writer extraordinaire Hannah Robinson at the helm, slick, intelligent Pop is to be expected.

♫ Annie – Hold On

Annie’s The A&R EP is out soon.

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Jul 17 2013

[Video] Oh Land’s ‘My Boxer’

Here’s the new single from Norwegian Brooklyn resident Oh Land. My Boxer is a pounding Electro workout taken from her forthcoming third album, Wish Bone that sees Oh Land take on a more in-your-face style.

The video is pretty simple, Oh Land on a bike, with a dog, not much more to add.

Oh Land’s Wish Bone is due out in September.

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Jul 16 2013

[Audio] St. Lucia’ ‘Elevate’

Here’s the new single from Brooklyn ElectroPopper St. Lucia. It’s been dropped to celebrate the announcement of Jean-Philip Grobler’s début album, to be titled When The Night, and it’s release date in October. If Elevate is anything to go be, this album could be something really special, just we didn’t have to wait until summer is over for such a summery record.

That’s what Elevate is, pure breezy summer anthem. a Tropically tinged slice of Indie-ElectroPop that can;t fail to put you in a good mood. With a solid Indie-Disco bass hook to revolve around, St. Lucia generously heaps on thick buzzing synths and swirling tones complimented with splashes of jangly guitar. Grobler’s vocals have never sounded so epic, so anthemic, as he belt out an optimistic opus that’ll stick in your head all day. Stick around for the horn section, everything goes crazy nostalgic then.

♫ St. Lucia – Elevate

Elevate is out now, St. Lucia’s début album When The Night is out 8th October via Neon Gold.

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Jul 16 2013

[MP3] PWNDTIAC’s ‘Can’t Stop Now’

German boogiemeister PWNDTIAC has just dropped a storming new tune. PWNDTIAC has done well from himself in the past year, from his Kris Menace reMix that, as they say, did the biz to his hypnotic reMixes for Chordashian, Justin Faust and Moullinex and his own Horsepower EP, this guy’s got his own brand of punchy, cinematic Boogie locked down.

This new tune, Can’t Stop Now, is a robotic slow burner. An enigmatic night time tune with a dramatic dark future groove. Ominous synths and moody lead lines compliment the infectious retro beats with just a hint of a B-Boy Electro flavour. If you can stand the rising tension and machine call to dance, this one will keep you going/

♫ PWNDTIAC – Can’t Stop Now

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Jul 16 2013

[Video] Classixx & Nancy Whang’s ‘All Your Waiting For’

Classixx’s amazing début album, Hanging Gardens, is pretty much the soundtrack to anyone’s summer, and one of the records highlights, the Nancy Whang featuring All Your Waiting For has not got itself a fancy video as it launches itself into single mode.

Director Tim K senses a Yacht Rock influence to Classixx’s tunes and plays up to it with Nancy living the high life on the high seas.

Classixx’s Hanging Gardens is out now.

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Jul 16 2013

[Audio] Chvrches reMixed by Auntie Flo

So, we presume that Glaswegian producer Auntie Flo has added the final ‘ie’ after taking his name from Bod’s Aunt Flo to stop the BBC suing him or something. Either that or he has his own beloved Auntie Flo, seems a bit coincidental though. We are also completely discounting him taking his name from an American euphemism for the fairer sex’s ‘time of the month’, because, well, he’s from the UK and no-one says that here, it’s far to polite, when we slang it up, we slang it up right nice. Wherever he took his moniker from, he’s turned his attention to fellow Glaswegian ElectroPoppers Chvrches current single Gun and totally transforms the track into an emotional Deep House mesmerizer.

A completely involving reMix, Auntie Flo serves up an intoxicating swirl of warm tones and compelling beats. This is summery festival House as you want it to be. Deep and sub loaded, this is one to get lost in, and the added dusting of Lauren Mayberry’s strangely powerful vocals is just the icing on the cake. As the track glides into it’s organ fuelled finale you just want to be in a field with 20,000 other revellers.