Aug 6 2012

Casio Social Club’s ‘Crush’

When is a reMix not a reMix? How much of the original needs to remain intact for it to be a reMix, or how little should be there before you can claim it as an original tune, and sell it as such? It’s a debate we had on Twitter this weekend. Honestly we’re not sure, if the entire vocal of a track, verse, chorus, verse, chorus is present with a new backing, is that a reMix or an original? For now, we’re on the fence, but it is something that crosses our minds from time to time. A pertinent discussion as it turns out, as one of our favourite UK producers Casio Social Club, Mullet Records head honcho Justin Winks, soon releases his track Crush.

The Jets 1985 hit Crush On You is one of our guilty pleasures, it always puts us in a good mood. It has graced these pages on more than one occasion, and reMix or not, we do love a good updating of the tune. Casio Social Club’s new version of the track, Crush, is pure Electro Boogie joy with a Piano House injection. It’s got that Casio Social Club style we love so much, those retro beats and funky as hell digital bassline, here complimented by an infectious piano line and the sing-along catchiness that is Crush On You. Ahead of the release, Mullet are kindly giving away the Radio Edit of the track. This track is the epitome of summer DiscoPop fun, don’t worry about it, just enjoy.

♫ Casio Social Club – Crush (Radio Edit)

Casio Social Club’s Crush is released 7th August as a Juno exclusive followed by worldwide release on the 14th via Mullet Records.

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Aug 6 2012

Sébastien Tellier reMixed by Tommy

Sébastien Tellier

So, as we heave shut the storm door against the lashing out inbox will undoubtedly get from the flood of reMixes of Sébastien Tellier’s Russian Attractions, we’re pretty sure this is the last post we’ll do on these mixes. We’ll probably do a round-up of the best toward the end of the reMix competition, but before that there is just time to sneak in a look at French SynthWave merchant Tommy’s excellent, atmospheric, mix of the track.

Tommy outdoes himself with this one, putting himself way up in the competition rankings. His reMix flows along with a subtle brilliance. With a space age 80’s moody, this mid-paced mix envelopes itself in swirls of warm, thick retro synth sounds and sparking lead lines that perfectly compliment Tellier’s romantic croon. Tommy grasp on brining his SynthWave sound to a Pop song is flawless, with harmonious verses that soar into the lush chords of the chorus with the confidence of the best ElectroPop. Stunning work from Tommy.

♫ Sébastien Tellier – Russian Attractions (Tommy reMix)

Russian Attractions is taken from Sébastien Tellier‘s new album My God Is Blue available now via Record Makers.

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Aug 3 2012

MiGHty mOUse reMixes Future Unlimited

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We do love a bit of Nashville ElectroPop duo Future Unlimited ‘round these parts. Particularly their track Golden, which, having graced these pages more than once, is one of our tunes of the year so far. So imagine our excitement then, when, from out of no-where, our favourite London cosmic Disco peddler MiGHty mOUse drops this massive new reMix of the tune. There may have been a “get in!” fist pump.

MiGHty mOUse’s take on the track is dancefloor gold. Mixing up a little Tropical percussion with some Sci-Fi synths and House piano kinda’ covers all the basses, and as he covers all the bases, he does it with style and flair. You can always tell a MiGHty mOUse tune over most Nu-Disco productions. Aside from the obvious studio skill, there’s a lot more going on in an MM track than you’d normally find, a lot more eclectic elements too. MiGHty mOUse seems to write what feels right, rather than what the scene demands, and whereas most producers would claim a similar notion, MM’s track always feel refreshing. Take this tune, there’s actually quite a Dubby sound going on in the background, a few echoes, deep basses, that give it another unique twist, along with an infectious as hell percussive lead line. MiGHty mOUse’s intelligent Disco in combination with Golden’s anthemic vocals works even better than we’d hoped.

♫ Future Unlimited – Golden (MiGHty mOUse Vocal reMix)

Golden is taken from Future Unlimited’s EP, out now.

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Aug 3 2012

Jonas Rathsman’s new single

Jonas Rathsman

We’ve been hearing hints for a while but now Jonas Rathsman is back with his third single. Following on from he Tropical flavoured Disco House of his last single, Tobago, Rathsman moves into more of a let night dancefloor mode, with slick, sexy, Chicago influenced sounds. Prepare to be hypnotised.

Since I Don’t Have You is apparently a love song that with resonate with lots of electronic rumors readers. It’s “a track encapsulating the love story between Jonas and his lost microKORG. He spent the summer with other synthesizers creating these healing melodies, but really he just misses his KORG.” We all know how it is when you find that one synth you just flow with, programming becomes like second nature and you do miss it when you’re working with other bits of kit. So what better way to apologise to your favourite synth that to rite a booming 90’s House jam for it. A pulsating House bassline and bell-like sounds capture the Chicago vibe perfectly while the ethereal lament over the top provides a soulful anchor for the track.

♫ Jonas Rathsman – Since I Don’t Have You

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Aug 3 2012

Russ Chimes’s ‘Back 2 You’ video

Here’s the video for Russ Chimes’ latest massive tune Back 2 You. A big tune requites a big video.

The clip was written and directed by Alex Nicholson at Meat Grinder Films. There’s wandering around London involved, I’m not sure if there’s a plot, I was too busy rocking out to the track.

Russ Chimes’ Back 2 You is released 30th July as a Beatport exclusive.

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Aug 3 2012

The Louder The Better’s ‘Voices’

The Louder The Better

The Louder The Better is the musical pseudonym of Andrew De La Fuente, La Dreamwave producer. He’s been getting a fair bit of hype in the last few months, deservedly too. His tunes perfectly capture the laid back LA groove, especially his latest jam, Voices.

With an undulating, rich bassline complimented bit little Disco licks, Voices is a perfectly balanced production. Capturing that mood of what everyone who doesn’t live in LA thinks LA is like, or at least the do if they listen to enough Dreamwave and Nu-Disco. This is a soulful slice of synthetic Disco, designed for partying in the sun, warm and inviting and ringing out with smooth melodies. The Louder The Better indeed!

♫ The Louder The Better – Voices

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Aug 3 2012

Quixotic’s ‘Golden Boy’

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Hungarian Dreamwave producer Quixotic has once again rolled a whole heap if influences into one dancefloor groover. This time it’s not galactic Funk that dominates his work it’s a cool summery vibe.

Golden Boy rocks in the Italo and SynthWave direction you’d expect from this guy, but rolls in a little Tropical sheen, we’d go so far as saying there’s a little of the Balearic to this tune. Particularly in the percussion, which brings a smooth island flavour to the track. Atop all this is a thumping digital House bassline and some space piano mixing it up with with the Dreamwave synths and the rousing 80’s lead line. It’s about SynthWave embraces the summer!

♫ Quixotic – Golden Boy

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Aug 3 2012

Hekr And Kov

Hekr And Kov’s Lunar Launch EP is the inaugural release on their own Lunar Boogie imprint. This Canadian duo have compiled four tracks of Science Fiction electronics and retro futurism via heavy bass and robo synth goodness.

The EP kicks off with Cyclops Attack!, a punchy Electro track that combines otherwordly, and haunting, synth tones with a relentless pounding Italo groove. The coupling of pounding digital bass and machine vocoded vocals make this track a killer Sci-Fi opening to the EP. Hard hitting, electronic and loaded with robo Funk. Magma Mobile takes things in a more cosmic Funk direction, rolling slap bass gives the tune it’s Disco backing. Stabbing synths and a future Funk groove, with added talk box vocals, give the track a hook that will stay in your head all day. Little Nova joins the dots between Kraftwerk and Italo, by way of Moroder, pulsating analog arpeggios, factory line synth patterns and space Disco keys layer up together to create the soundtrack to an advanced metropolis while Saturn Voyage is a funky journey to the furthest reaches of our solar system. It’s an impressive début, both for the label and this duo, one recommended for lovers of synthesizers, space age grooves and retro future beats.

♫ Hekr And Kov – Cyclops Attack!

♫ Hekr And Kov – Magma Mobile

♫ Hekr And Kov – Little Nova

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Aug 3 2012

Sizarr’s ‘Boarding Time’ video

Relentless tribal drumming and icy synths about in the new single from Germany’s dark Indie-ElectroPoppers Sizarr.

It’s a suitably ‘Berlin’ video for the track, Boarding Time, all broken video effects and oppressive cityscapes.

Sizarr’s Boarding Time is out 19th August.

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Aug 3 2012

Of Monsters & Men

We’d say New Your Disco duo The Knocks were a reasonable big name, I expect their reMixes don’t come cheap in any case. So if the like your song enough to do an unofficial reMix of it, that strikes us as quite a big deal. This is exactly what they’ve done with Icelandic Folk band Of Monsters & Men’s tune Little Talks.

Apparently this Indie Rock tune was, or is, huge and there’s loads of reMixes of it. Honestly it’s the first we’ve heard of either the band or the song, I guess we just don;t run in those circles. We gave the original a quite listen, a bit bland, not our cup of tea. Cutesy Folk just doesn’t float our boat. But The Knocks get to grips with the track in a supremely skilful manner. Eschewing faux quaintness for a solid New York Disco groove, sweeping cosmic synths and and 80’s synth stabs. The whole script flip of the track give the vocals a new lease of life. No longer listless they are now a catchy refrain. See what Disco does for you!