May 23 2012

Rave Me’s début EP

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OK, fist up Rave Me is a terrible terrible name. Shudder. Sometimes I really don’t think producers care about how their music is presented to the public. I got sent Rave Me’s new EP from Keiz Beats, a label I trust, so I listened to it, if it had come form an unknown source, with a name like that, I would have probably passed it over. Right, now I have got that out of my system, Rave Me is a 17 year old Ukrainian producer who is actually making some awesome tunes, so it’s a good job I did end up checking it out.

This insanely young producer is mashing up Electro-House and SynthWave into one powerful, noise and emotive dance monster, and with no releases recently from Danger, we kinda’ need someone doing this. His ‘Dance’ EP (this kid really isn’t good with names) kicks off with ‘Round’, a massive stomping Electro track that comes at you with chainsaw synths. This leads into the rest of the EP which contains a few, more Pop oriented, tracks. These tracks, like ‘With You’ are surprising beasts, starting you off with plumbing Electro then dropping a slick vocal on you. It makes for a weird combination, but the mixture of jackhammer stadium Electro and big anthemic vocals works incredibly well. Then out of nowhere Rave Me drops a track like ‘That Night’, a Ukrainian take on Chromeo’s Funk. Sure, the EP is a little rough around the edges, the production could be smoothed out a little, maybe mastered properly, and that name (oh that name!), but all-in-all this is a damn impressive, and mature, début from this youngster and one that it is definitely worth checking out.

♫ Rave Me – Round

♫ Rave Me – With You

♫ Rave Me – That Night

♫ Rave Me – Dance

The EP is released 4th June.

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May 23 2012

Mikill Pane and Little Bear

I almost passed this one over, but I’ve glad I didn’t. this is alternative rapper Mikill Pane with Little Bear of Ursa Minor (Little Bear) with ‘Cut Back FFWD’ and eclectic melting-pot track with a heavy dose of the ‘80’s.

The video is directed by Gaika Tavares, who keeps things simple and VHS choppy.

The track is taken from Mikill Pane’s ‘Morris Dancer’ EP, out now on Invader Music.

Mikill Pane and Little Bear will be playing together at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen. Ursa Minor (Little Bear) play at London’s XOYO on 9th June and at Natural Rhythm Festival on 17th July.

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May 22 2012

Mitch Murder’s ‘Race Day’

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Mitch Murder keeps knocking them out of the park, time and time again. Whist relatively quite during the record in his last album, the awesome ‘Current Events’, now the album is out Mr. Murder is treating us to a new track almost weekly, and they are all killer, no filler!

‘Race Day’ is slick as hell. A bouncy Italo track loaded with nostalgia, what we have here is four and a half minutes of thoughtful and uplifting SynthWave. The track pumps along on a staccato FM bassline that lays the groundwork for some seriously shimmering synths to dance around. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the is no-one making Synthwave who has a command of melody, and the production skills of Mitch Murder. Everything in his track just sits right in the mix, and his melodies interweave around each other like they have always been part of the whole. A master at work.

♫ Mitch Murder – Race Day

Mitch Murder’s amazing ‘Current Events’ album is out now.

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May 22 2012

The Magician’s ‘Magic Tape Twenty-Three’

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The Magician – Magic Tape Twenty-Three = i was starting to get withdrawal symptoms, but the The Magician hit me up with a new ‘Magic Tape’ fix. It;s that time of the month to play guess the storming Disco & House tracklist, I’m please to hear some Final DJs (Justin Faust mix) in there.

♫ The Magician – Magic Tape Twenty-Three

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May 22 2012

Autostrada (pssst, it’s Mille!)

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Sweden’s Autostrada maybe be a little more guitary than we would normally post, but their début track, ‘You & I’ is just so good it’s hard to ignore. It’s loaded with massive ‘80’s synth chords and big tom rolls, and we have a sneaking suspicion where that comes from. One of this IndiePop combo’s four members is SynthWave genius Mille.

Mille influence is all over this track, it’s pure retro Pop dressed up for contemporary summery Indie fans. At it’s core it’s perfect retro Electro. No one does big rousing synth music quite like Mille, he’s got a knack for uplifting chords and soaring lead lines and that knack lifts this track up above it’s peers. Atop this gorgeous synth work is some classic ‘80’s guitar and the kind of catchy vocal that buzz bands dream of. This track could be a big hit this summer, it’s good to know Mille isn’t letting his talents go to waste.

♫ Autostrada – You & I

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May 22 2012

Taryn Manning’s ‘Moonwalk’ video

You know how yesterday I finally posted the Leisure Council produced Taryn Manning track, ‘Moonwalk’ and mentioned there was an awesome video I wasn’t allowed to post? Well apparently I am, so here it is.

Shot by the man with the eye, Paul Nguyen, the clip features Mr. Nicky Savage as a top fashion photographer, Jeremy rocking his bass and his will to live far too close to the edge of a rooftop and Sam living the Slash dream in some of most impressive axe work ever committed to film wile Ms. Manning generally lives it up. Also, someone needs to make an animated .gif of Fiero Leisure Council jumping through a roof into a pool!

Make sure you check out yesterday’s post about the track, as we’ve added a download!

‘Moonwalk’ is hopefully released soon!

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May 22 2012

Rex The Dog, Pleasure Cruiser and RUFUS&Bambi’s ‘First Birthday Retrospective- Three Way Action!’ mix

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Rex The Dog, Pleasure Cruiser and RUFUS&Bambi – BREED Podcast 18 ‘First Birthday Retrospective- Three Way Action!’ = It’s almost Rex The Dog’s BREED clubnight’s first birthday and to celebrate all the BREED residents have got together for one whopping retrospective mixtape. it’s you’ve been following these mixes, or are a regulate at BREED you’ll know what to expect , if not hold tight for synth heaven!

♫ Rex The Dog, Pleasure Cruiser and RUFUS&Bambi – BREED Podcast 18 ‘First Birthday Retrospective- Three Way Action!’

BREED’s first birthday is J1st Just at the Dalston Superstore in London, details here.

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May 22 2012

Leitbur

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Leitbur are an LA based SynthPop outfit, well I say outfit, it’s actually one guy, Jaron Widman (who is one ‘l’ away from having an top tier name) who was amongst the winners of the recent Cinnamon Chasers reMix competition. Seizing the opportunity to gain a little more exposure Leitbur is wasting no time in releasing a new EP.

The ‘Think Of Tomorrow’ EP is out next month and holds five tracks of dreamy Californian SynthPop, which is actually quite an interesting twist on things. By now we’re all quite used to the west cost vibe in Electronic music. From Binary’s Dreamwave stable or DâM-FunK’s LA groove to the likes of Leisure Council and Oliver’s smooth take on Nu-Disco, there seems to be an LA atmosphere that permeates the music, kinda’ relaxed, kinda’ optimistic, loaded with nostalgia. We’ve seen it applied to Disco, ElectroPop, Electro but I think this is the first time I’ve heard it in a SynthPop context, and it works really well. The title track is a pumping, epic, slice of SynthPop with a contrasting summery feel and a streak of melancholy that really sit comfortable. There’s a slight bit of Italo in there too that gives it a nice dancefloor slant that pushed forward the anaemic chorus. The EP’s other standout is Old Life, which displays more of a laid back groove and a sunset vibe over the rolling synths. It’s an impressive collection of retro sounding synth tracks and well written songs that hopefully should see Leitbur gaining a wider audience.

♫ Leitbur – Think Of Tomorrow

♫ Leitbur – Old Life (Indie Cut)

Leitbur’ ‘Think Of Tomorrow’ EP is released 26th June.

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May 22 2012

ATTAR! M!X#6

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ATTAR! – M!X#6 = Hold tight for the sixth instalment of ATTAR!’s mixtape series. the freshest House and Nu-Disco is presented here including some of the incredible Lovelock and ATTARI!’s own reMixes for Adamski and The Gossip.

♫ ATTAR! – M!X#6

The tracklist:

01. Psychemagik – Star Lazer (Original Mix)
02. Lee Foss – Brooklyn In The House (Original Mix)
03. Lovelock – New Age of Christ (Original Mix)
04. Chris Malinchak – Fuego (Original Mix)
05. LPZ – 1983 (Original Mix)
06. Gossip – Picture Perfect World (ATTAR! reMix)
07. Mercury – Son House (Martin Dawson reMix)
08. Pulp Disco & The Outcasts – Space Dust (Original Mix)
09. Baio – Sunburn Modern
10. Christophe – Rock Monsieur (Simon Says Edit)
11. Adamski – I Like It (ATTAR! reMix)

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May 21 2012

Hot Chip’s ‘Night And Day’ video

Here’s the new video for Hot Chip’s weirdly infectious forthcoming single ‘Night And Day’.

Once again it’s directed by Peter Serafinowicz , so I guess you’re pre-warned that it’s going to be surreal. And it is, but Terence Stamp, Lara Stone and Reggie Watts are along for the ride, like somehow that makes it slightly less surreal?