Apr 30 2012

seipä’s new tune

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We’ve been keeping out eye on Norway’s seipä for a while now, and his new tune ‘Sunset Highway’ is just one more if his full on SynthWave monsters.

‘Sunset Highway’ has all the right elements in the right places. a sprawling , majestic track with a B-Boy beat. Loaded with thick, lush synths that flow over an rapid fire Italo bassline. This track is like a juggernaut, relentless in it’s synthetic assault. Frantic it may be, but harsh it is not, the soloing that rides the track is slick as hell, and with a solid groove. When the synth horns kick in for the finale you are so swept up in the track it just carries you away. The playing off of the aggressive bassline against the emotional leads is what makes this track. ‘Sunset Highway’ is a two headed creature, and works both those two elements perfectly.

♫ seipä – Sunset Highway

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Apr 30 2012

Reflex’s new mixtape

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Reflex – Mixtape #13 = This is a storming new mix from the French duo, just check out that tracklisting. Everything that’s good and great in ElectroPop and Disco right now. Phew!

♫ Reflex – Mixtape #13

The tracklist:

01. Joakim – Nothing Gold (Todd Terje reMix)
02. Birkii – Holy War (Reflex reMix)
03. Sailor & I – Tough Love (Poindexter reMix)
04. Trésors – Scarface (Juveniles reMix)
05. Museum – Afraid (Reflex reMix)
06. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (G. Vump reMix)
07. Jupiter – One O Six (A.N.D.Y. reMix)
08. Cosmonauts – Stardust (Kolombo reMix)
09. Chateaubriand – The Sunset
10. Aeroplane – Caramellas (Joakim reMix)
11. Oh Land – Sun Of A Gun (Yuksek reMix)
12. Gigamesh – Your Body
13. Citizens “Reptile” Attar! reMix)
14. Reflex – Wavering
15. Hey Today – ‘83
16. Black Strobe – Italian Fireflies (Reflex reMix)
17. Punks Jump Up (Feat. Dave1) – Mr. Overtime (Mickey reMix)
18. Sebastien Tellier – Cochon Ville (The Magician reMix + Dimitri From Paris ‘Erodisco’ mix)
19. Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive (Gigamesh reMix)
20. Foster The People – Don’t Stop (Oliver reMix)

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Apr 30 2012

Tubetops’ Warmer Still’ video

Do you like dogs? It seems Brooklyn based funky Indie-Electro troupe Tubetops do, as evidenced in their new video.

It’s for ’Warmer Still’ the title track of their new EP, a collection of four garage ElectroPop tunes with a nice chilled vibe and a quirky attitude. Oh yeah, and dogs.

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Apr 30 2012

Kool Bandits’ ‘I Want You’

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This kinda’ got buried in out Inbox, it happens sometimes. we had a big clear-out this weekend and this mail from France’s Kool Bandits from a couple of weeks ago floated to the top. I don’t know how we could have missed it, it’s totally awesome growling French Touch. Time to make up for the oversight!

With an unashamedly Poppy hook and some nice, hypnotic vocodered vocals it’s clear that Kool Bandits are aiming for something that will worm it’s way into your heart and mind. You won’t be able to get this massive chunk of Disco our of your head. With groove laden basslines playing off against chainsaw synth riffs it’s the prefect mid-point between Funky Nu-Disco and euphoric Electro-House. Apparently there’s a full vocal version coming soon, we can’t wait!

♫ Kool Bandits – I Want You (Original Mix)

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Apr 27 2012

Karin Park & Ladytron

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Following last years ‘Tiger Dreams’ EP Karin Park has announced the release of her new album ‘Highwire Poetry’ next month, kicking things off with this lead-in, crazy good single ‘Restless’.

Her PR likes to call Karin ‘Electro-Goth’, really, take it from me, she’s not, not in the slightest, she is so far above that if she looked down she could barely see the tiny Electro-Goths running around like ants. What Karin actually is, is an incredible talented, interesting, unique ElectroPop artist who makes songs that are equally quirky, emotionally resonant and catchy. ‘Restless’ is one of those songs, a rousing, majestic slice of Icy Scandinavian analog Pop with an infections synth line and impassioned vocals. the single has been reMixes by Ladytron’s Reuben Wu, who apparently heard the track live and ran with it. Ruben delivers something surprisingly funky considering Ladytron’s recent work. recalling Ladytron of old, it’s a raw synth-fest that revels in Rubens electronic genius with layers and layers of sonic elements. Prefer the original though….

♫ Karin Park – Restless (Ladytron reMix)

♫ Karin Park – Restless (Radio Edit)

The ‘Restless’ single is out via State Of The Eye Recordings on 21st May with her début album ‘Highwire Poetry’ coming 28th May.

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Apr 27 2012

Cusax’s new track

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Cusax is, of course, 80’s Stallone’s Chris Stallone and Chris Faccone from Savage House who, last year, dropped their very impressive Poppy SynthWave ‘Got That Feeling’ EP. The duo are back together for more soundtrack inspired goodness in the form of the perfectly titled ‘Crash’.

With a name like that, it’s hard to imagine how the track can be anything less than prefect. Luckily the track more than lives up to the lofty expectations bestowed by it’s moniker. ‘Crash’ is a beautiful mid-tempo builder. Full of lush synths, rife with an emotion prescience and Cusax combine a burbling Italo bassline with layers of rich pads and chords, rising and falling, carving out a mood. Sprinkled, liberally, with shimmering, echoey leads ‘Crash’ takes us through a nostalgic, introspective electronic journey. More please!

♫ Cusax – Crash

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Apr 27 2012

Mr. Mæn’s ‘Just Don’t Turn It Off’

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Norwegian producer of fine Synth & Disco Mr. Mæn is back with a brand new track, and this time he’s getting his SynthWave on. Mr. Mæn is showing us there’s versatility in there as well as talent.

So, keeping the faith with the current trend in SynthWave to push their Italo basslines so hard they boarder on EBM, Mæn powers ‘Just Don’t Turn It Off’ along with machine gun arpeggio basslines that are counterbalanced nicely with an almost baroque harpsichord sound that really sets the tone. a Driving, cinematic track, ‘Just Don’t Turn It Off’ hits the ground running and carries you along through and exciting, emotional, dramatic set peice. This track is all about the mounting tension, played out on vintage synths and beats. Mr. Mæn’s got the sound once more.

♫ Mr. Mæn – Just Don’t Turn It Off

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Apr 27 2012

Queen Of Hearts reMixed by Ghost Beach

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Queen Of Hearts continues the promotional juggernaut for her latest single, ‘Neon’, with this new reMix by New York Tropical Popsters Ghost Beach. Actually, that sounds like PR hyperbole , which I kinda’ hate, so I’ll rephrase. It’s not a promotional juggernaut, it’s more like Queen Of Hearts slipping you a new reMix under the table each week and telling you “send you friends to me, I’ve got the good shit” with a wink.

Ghost Beach go all raw electronic IndiePop with the track. It’s organised chaos, a synthetic wall of sound that boarders on Shoegaze at times. With Industrial overtones held in check only be the bassline it’s a new sound for a Queen Of Hearts track and the juxtaposition between the raucous New York Indie-Electro and Liz’s silky smooth vocals makes a compelling combination. Also fresh from the Queen is this ‘The Neon Queen Mixtape’ a pretty inspired collection of many of the most interesting female artists around (and a couple of dudes). To be honest if someone asked me to make a female oriented ElectroPop mixtape I don;t think I could have come up with a better tracklist. Stick around ‘til the end, there’s a cheeky preview of a brand new Queen Of Heart’s track.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Neon (Ghost Beach reMix)

♫ Queen Of Hearts – The Neon Queen Mixtape

The tracklist:

01. Queen Of Hearts – Neon (Lightwaves reMix)
02. Little Boots – Every Night I Say A Prayer (Tensnake reMix)
03. Icona Pop – Manners (Kitsune Extended Mix)
04. Perseus – Seychelles
05. Queen Of Hearts – Shoot the Bullet (AlunaGeorge reMix)
06. AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It
07. Jessie Ware – Running (Disclosure reMix)
08. Charli XCX – Stay Away (T.Williams Dub)
09. Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principal (Over The Top reMix)
10. Queen Of Hearts – Where Are You Now? (StardonE reMix)
11. SebastiAn – Arabest
12. Azealia Banks – Bambi
13. Marina And The Diamonds – Primadonna (Evian Christ reMix)
14. Eli And Fur – Sea of Stars
15. Queen of Hearts – What Is Love? (Exclusive)

Queen Of Heart’s ‘Neon’/’Tears In The Rain’ single is out 14th May, out now is ‘electronic rumors Volume 1’ on which she features.

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Apr 27 2012

A couple of new tunes from 80s Stallone

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Prolific London based SynthWave artist 80s Stallone has released a couple of new track in the past week. We’ve seen an increase in output from 80s Stallone in the past few months, and each one has been a synthesizer gem. check out his new two.

‘Electric Nights’ is an awesome track, possible 80’s Stallone’s best to date, and that’s really saying something. There’s something just so involving about ‘Electric Nights’ thick layers of synths and it’s resonant, haunting lead. It’s SynthWave, optimistic style, moving slightly away from the soundtrack influenced sound into something more Poppy, more catchy, yet still just as atmospheric and mood inducing. ‘Cobretti’ see’s him back in Stallone movie mode with a driving peice of sledgehammer Italo action move score. Moody and pounding, ‘Cobretti’ sets an ominous tone tempered with a cutting lead line. With all the recent releases we get the feeling 80s Stallone is gearing up for something, fingers crosses it’s an album.

♫ 80s Stallone – Electric Nights

♫ 80s Stallone – Cobretti

80s Stallone’s ‘Beach’ EP is released out now on Silhouette Music.

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Apr 27 2012

Shit Hot Soundsystem’s ‘Charlotte’

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Here is the new joint from London Nu-Disco producer Shit Hot SoundSystem, and it;s so damn funky it’s just made me use the word ‘joint’. Franky that could be the whole review right there!

‘Charlotte’ carries on from where the ‘Music & Lights’ EP left off and sees Shit Hot Soundsystem bringing the good vibes to the party. Nice thick synth bass underpins everything on this track, giving a nice, almost Housey backing for the huge Disco samples and piano riffs to work their magic. Shit Hot Soundsystem is giving away the track for free, well, for the price of an email address, which is a small price to pay for this much boogie.