Nov 16 2011

Tubetops

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Brooklyn based four peice Tubetops are funky, catchy, nerdy, DIY and quite handy with a synth.

They’re gearing up to release their début EP in December, seven tracks of varied and eclectic Indie-Electro that flows from jangly Indie to Trip-Hop to LA Funk. The self-titled EP is a hard record to pin down, some of the tracks are so stylistically different from one another, yet Tubetops have a certain warmth, and a certain sound, that seems to tie it all together. Despite the different moods the is a a strong vein of Funk shooting through the collection, tracks like ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Here With You’ are approaching that particular LA Nu-Funk inspired brand of Dreamwave, whilst elsewhere their New York Indie roots shine though in summery IndiePop stormers.

♫ Tubetops – Aquamarine

♫ Tubetops – Here With You

♫ Tubetops – Bloodlust

Tubetops’ EP is released 8th December.

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Nov 16 2011

Ladytron’s ‘Mirage’ video

Here’s the new video for ‘Mirage’ by Ladytron taken from their fifth album ‘Gravity The Seducer’.

Look like Daniel, Ruben, and Mira have disappeared to a The Golden Filter show, leaving Helen to just pretend she’s there.

‘Gravity The Seducer’ is out now.

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Nov 16 2011

Curxes

Brighton based duo Curxes are bringing a little ‘Construction Time Again’ Depeche Mode back to SynthPop.

This twosome’s music may, at first glance, seem to be lurking with the dark Pop side of things, the occasional wall of sound and melancholy give you that impression, but on further listening there is actually more uplifting about their sound than not. Roberta’s powerful post-punk vocals are easily strong enough to carry songs soaring, not that the songs need to be carried, musically a combination of Depeche Mode’s early industrial experimentations, Japan’s enveloping bass, and just occasionally, Pet Shop Boys early flirtations with Disco. With both a dark grin and the purest of Pop sensibilities, Curxes’ songs are immediately involving, drawing you in on the first listen and offering more with repeated plays.

♫ Curxes – The Constructor

♫ Curxes – Creatures

♫ Curxes – Once Upon A Time

Curxes are hitting Club Fandango @ The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London on 30th Nov. Definitely worth is if you’re in the area.

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Nov 16 2011

Goin’ Old School: Yello – Vicious Games

Trumpets blaring for sample merchants Yell’‘s ‘Vicious Games’ from 1985.

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Nov 16 2011

Orangewood

What happens when LexiconDon crooner Alex Koons teams up with producer Brandon Light and gets drunk? Orangewood, that’s what. A new dimension of groove.

Orangewood’s EP is available on Bandcamp, and it’s an eclectic affair. there’s a lot going on within the four tracks, a lot of influences and a lot of experimentation, but the duo never let’s things get out of hand. They’re going with the flow, but keeping it funky. The opening track, ‘Dick Daniel’ is like a Shoegaze guitarist jamming out over a Disco influenced ‘80’s TV Theme and provides a nice set up for the rest of the EP as you start to get a handle on what to expect. Following on from that the EP starts to bring in strands from everything from Cosmic Disco to R&B to Dancehall to Dub. ‘Too Long For A Good (A Childhood Medley)’ stands out as the ‘hit’, the only track with vocals all the way though, but don’t be expecting a LexiconDon-a-like, ‘Too Long’ is a strange combination of the Tropical and New York Indie, and even a little very early Smashing Pumpkins run through all the fun the studio can offer. There’s pretty much something for everyone on the EP, and at the amazing low price of free, you can’t really not dip your toe into the world of Orangewood.

♫ Orangewood – Dick Daniel

♫ Orangewood – Too Long For Too Good (A Childhood Medley)

Orangewood’s ‘Dick Daniel’ EP is out now.

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Nov 15 2011

Monsieur Adi & Blue Satellite reMix Kylie

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Official releases are a strange thing. So often I hear remixes from artists I love that were officially commissioned and then shelved in favour of generic PopHouseTrance from the likes of Freemasons or Stargate, despite being more interesting, more musically adept, and having more groove than the throwaway versions that end up on the single.

Such is the case here with reMixes of Kylie Minogue’s summer hit ‘Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)’ from a couple of amazing producers Monsieur Adi and Blue Satellite. I won’t bother talking about the competent, but ultimately generic dross that made the release, but they aren’t a patch on Adi’s impressive, multi-layered, edgy Electro track that throws a bit of everything into the mix, all kept in check by Adi’s mastery of his music. Or Blue Satellite’s track, which would have been a perfect summer Disco anthem, I can’t help feeling Kylie’s label missed a trick there (I’m not sure if BS’s was actually commissioned, but either way they still missed out).

♫ Kylie Minogue – Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) (Monsieur Adi reMix)

♫ Kylie Minogue – Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) (Blue Satellite reMix)

Kylie’s ‘Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)’ single is out now.

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Nov 15 2011

Billie Ray Martin’s ‘Twisted Lover’

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Billie Ray Martin’s ‘Twisted Lover’ originally appeared on the ‘BRM New Demo’s 2003’ album in it’s ‘Old Version’ form. Now the lovely Ms. Martin has seen fit to give away this brand new version of the track.

What was once a Deep-House flavoured SynthPop track has now upped the tempo and upped the analog Disco. Racing Moroder-esque arpeggios drive the track along and seem to morph Billie’s vocals from the soulful lament of the original to a huge diva performance. Add to that some infectious synth melodies and you have a huge ol’ track!

♫ Billie Ray Martin – Twisted Lover (Master)

Billie Ray Martin and Robert Solheim’s The Opiates project’s album ‘Hollywood Under The Knife’ is out now.

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Nov 15 2011

Pearl Fiction’s new video

Pearl Fiction is one third of now defunct Sweedish ElectroPop outfit Zeitgeist .

His new single, ‘Run’, is a nice nostalgic Pop track with a suitably mid-‘80’s stylish video.

Pearl Fiction’s debut album, ‘Painted Wolf’, is due for release on 25th January.

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Nov 15 2011

Cosmonauts reMix Moby

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See Moby in this picture? Doesn’t he look sad? Well he is!

He’s sad because his record label saw fit to deem this dub version of Cosmonauts reMix of his forthcoming single ‘The Right Thing’ not ‘on the single ‘material. We’d be sad too, although the vocal version of the mix will be on the single, this dub is an awesome instrumental Disco groove with an Italo bassline..

♫ Moby – The Right Thing (Cosmonauts Unreleased Dub)

‘The Right Thing’ is out 12th December.

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Nov 15 2011

Niki & The Dove X Goldroom

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Goldroom, A.K.A. Binary and NightWaves main man Josh, is just going from strength to strength with each release, and gathering a momentum and reputation that I can’t remember happing this quickly for a while.

Well deserved too, his beach party Disco sound is finding fans all over for its smooth grooves and attention to detail. His latest reMix, from Niki & The Dove is a soundclash between a chilled peice of Tropical and a ‘90’s House anthem that I can’t help but think was released a few months too late. This one could have been the sound of the summer.