Aug 21 2012

Daze’s ‘New York 1984’

Out this week is the new single from French Disco guru Daze. This time he’s joined by Girl Is Tough for New York 1984, which could end up being one of the surprise hits of the summer. Prepare to feel good, ‘cos, quite frankly, here’s no other way to feel when this tune is on.

So, New York 1984 is the perfect slice of funky Disco. It’s loaded with the kinds of pumping bass, squelchy Moog leads and wicked Disco licks you’d expect from the best of Nu-Disco, but what pushes it over the edge to greatness is the addition of Girl Is Tough smooth and sexy vocals. Fu and soulful the vocals bring out the late night groove in the track. there’s a whole host of reMixes, but the picks come from one of our favourite producers Pyramid, who plays around with the vocals over a beautiful five minutes of cosmic, analog, Disco flavoured SynthWave. He really makes the track epic. Also stepping up is Le Crayon who brings out the ‘70’s Disco flavour in the track and rounds off the track with a soaring synth solo that sets the track on fire. The prefect summer groove.

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Pyramid reMix)

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Le Crayon reMix)

New York 1984 is out now.

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Aug 21 2012

Black Magic Disco’s Polecast

Black Magic Disco – Polecast 003 = London’s Black Magic Disco whips up fifty minutes of some of the best SynthWave and Nu-Disco around for Pole Position Recordings latest podcast. Included is the first spin of BMD’s own reMix of Honom’s Sebastian’s Birthday. Not bad for a Tuesday!

♫ Black Magic Disco – Polecast 003

The tracklist:

01. Honom – Sebastian’s Birthday (Black Magic Disco reMix)
02. Black Magic Disco – First Avenue
03. Rayko – Wait
04. F3 – Magnificent (Phunktastike reMix)
05. Satin Jackets Presents Flamingo Drive – Every Time I Think Of You (Instrumental)
06. Chris Malinchak – These Dreams
07. Bufi – Will Be (Extended Club Mix)
08. Brioski – Last Day Here (Sportloto reMix)
09. Scandal – Just Let Me Dance (Maxxi Soundsystem reMix)

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Aug 21 2012

boerd’s ‘Wavelength’ video

Last week boerd, side project of Stay Ali’s Bård Ericson, impressed us with his third EP Velocity.

Now the EP’s first track, Wavelength, has got itself a suitably calming video, Directed by Swiss filmmaker Kommak.

Velocity is out now.

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Aug 21 2012

Aashton & Swift’s Holy House

Their press release would have you believe that Aashton & Swift are from Brighton. They’re not, well, one is (Aashton), the other (Swift) is from Bristol, the greatest of all cities. Bristol is not amused by this heinous of errors and demands blood. If not then at least get your ears ‘round their new single on Body Work. Holy House, released next month.

Holy House hard as hell to pin down, but once you slip into it’s groove it’s hard to get back out again. A light Chicago House refrain floats over some seriously heavy Deep Tribal House creating this exotic, hypnotic musical mantra that draws you in and doesn’t let go. Immensely funky, Holy House is pure late night jam. Covenant the track’s flip side brings in Aashton & Swift Electro Boogie side a little more, shining a light on their Disco fuelled digital bass. It’s a track that in equal amounts brings to mind both sweaty House dancefloors and B-Boy spinning on their heads. There sounds like some early Juan Aitkins in there somewhere. Tronic Youth finish up the single, taking Holy House and layering it with their eclectic Disco sheen with some shiny percussion and a range of Dub effects. It’s a solid single, and one that’ll have you hitting repeat.

♫ Aashton & Swift – Holy House

♫ Aashton & Swift – Covenant

♫ Aashton & Swift – Holy House (Tronik Youth Mix)

Aashton & Swift’s new single drops on 3rd September via Body Work.

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Aug 21 2012

Goin’ Old School: Depeche Mode, The Human League & Spandau Ballet

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

We’re going all SynthPop ballad’s today, starting with Depeche Mode’s Somebody, from 1984.

Next, because I like to slip a little The Human League in wherever I can, it’s 1986’s Human.

And we’ll finish up with the ultimate ‘80’s ballad. Spandau Ballet’s True, from 1983

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Aug 21 2012

Jordan F’s ‘Bikini Girls’

It’s all go in the world of Jordan F right now. We’re getting new tune after new tune after new tune. We’re not complaining though, each one of Jordan’s productions is spot-on and just shows why he is deservedly one of the SynthWave scenes leading lights.

His newest one is the cheeky Bikini Girls. A skyrocketing, carefree tune that conjures relaxing days and lazy night, white sands and good times. It’s a bouncy mid-paced Italo tune that’s been layered with some seriously massive retro soundtrack synths. Sit back and relax as sparking melodies and leads wash in and out of the track like waves. All that’s left to do now is wait for Jordan’s album, which we hope is coming very soon.

♫ Jordan F – Bikini Girls

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Aug 20 2012

Techniques

Techniques is a new project hailing from Preston, in the UK, and rising from the ashes of acclaimed Indie band The KBC. With one foot in Manchester Indie and the other in Dance music Techniques is an infinitely more SynthPop based outfit than it’s jangly guitared predecessor, and that’s something we’re thankful for as Techniques could well be the next big thing.

The years of Indie song-writing experience have not gone to waste, as evidenced in the two tracks they have out right now, Switch and Heinous Love. Both tracks work that kind of raw emotionality, and slightly cinematic delivery, that so often comes from Northern Indie and combines that with some infectious electronic hooks. Switch is a slowly building ElectroPop crowd pleaser that gets under your skin even before the big riff kicks in. The rolling bass and vocal mantra hypnotising before the track lifts you right up with it’s big anthemic chorus. Stick around for the piano fuelled finale, it’s frantic euphoria. It’s partner in crime, Heinous Love, is a deeper, but no less catchy, affair. An 11 minute epic with more sweeping sing-a-long chorus that rides the House beat, Indie Bass and burbling synths. Around the five minute mark the track descends into one of the biggest drops and build we’ve heard in a while before launching into it’s uplifting synth wig-out climax. We expect to be hearing a lot more from Techniques in the coming months, definitely one to watch.

♫ Techniques – Switch

♫ Techniques – Heinous Love

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Aug 20 2012

AlunaGeorge’s ‘Your Drums, Your Love’

Your Drums, Your Love is the new track from London’s off-beat, Avant-Pop duo AlunaGeorge. Expect more of the ‘90’s R&B inspired experimental Pop that we’ve come to love from these two.

A hazy, Dub heavy, track. Your Drums, Your Love brings the heavy subs and vocal samples to play against Aluna’s sweet vocals, and their catchy ElectroPop hook. Your Drums, Your Love, the twosome’s next single, is easily the best track they have released since the incredible Analyser from last year. Not that their releases in-between haven’t been excellent, they have, but this new single, and Analyser are the bands real standouts. Your Drums, Your Love is a funky, bass heavy, three and a half minutes of beauty in darkness.

♫ AlunaGeorge – Your Drums, Your Love

AlunaGeorge’s Your Drums, Your Loveis released 7th October.

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Aug 20 2012

Monsieur Adi reMixes Ed Drewett

French multi-instrumentalist Monsieur Adi is droppin’ bombs this month! After releasing the surprisingly Progressive Youth a couple of weeks ago Adi brings his epic style to British singer/songwriter Ed Drewett’s Quirk-Pop ballad Good Morning.

Working with a mid-tempo, emotionally charged, track really lets Adi show off his orchestration chops. I know, I know, we’re always going on and on about Adi’s orchestration, but the man totally destroys all competition when it comes to this. Why he isn’t one of the world most sought-after string arrangers I don’t know. Drewett’s R&B tinged delivery id worked, effortlessly, by Adi into his bombastic, rousing track, loaded with pulsating synths and cinematic majesty. Surely it time for Adi to blow up now?

♫ Ed Drewett – Good Morning (Monsieur Adi reMix)

Ed Drewett’s Good Morning is out now.

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Aug 20 2012

Arcade High’s ‘Blacktop Rendezvous’ video

Here’s a brand new song and video from Arcade High, Blacktop Rendezvous. It’s taken from the forthcoming Beauty Queen EP and sounds like an 80’s SynthWave version of The Postal Service. And that’s amazing!

Arcade High’s Ryan Boosel himself directed this video, loaded with youthful exuberance.