Nov 2 2011

The first reMix from Vanbot’s reMix album.

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Swedish SynthPop royalty Vanbot has been teasing a reMix album of track from her eponymous début for a while now. Now she has unveiled the first reMix to come from the forthcoming release.

For this first outing Bremen takes on ‘Bitter Is The Sweetest Part’ abnd creates a lush slice of euphoric dance. We already know that Vanbot’s voice lends itself perfectly to big room tunes (did we mention she recently recorded some vocals for Fear Of Tigers!!!) and Bremen’s reMix shows that of to it’s fullest. The track become pure reach-for-the-lasers stuff designed to send a chill up your spine then the DJ drops it.

♫ Vanbot – Bitter Is The Sweetest Part (Bremen reMix)

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Nov 2 2011

Neonbirds

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Paris ElectroPop duo Neonbirds hare about to bust onto the scene with their début album and a raw sound.

‘Ignition’s Cold, Oxygen’s Pale’ is released in November and if this first track to see the light, ‘Substitutes’ is anything to go by then we’re in for a treat. The song itself is pretty Poppy, which a particularly catchy and epic chorus, but the sound is far from it. This is post-industrial noise Pop, ElectroPop with an edge. From the EBM bassline to the Justice-esque classical arrangement, this track owes as much to Skinny Puppy as it does to French ElectroPop. The combination of the Poppy and the Raw, along with a certain majestic quality bode well from Neonbirds album.

♫ Neonbirds – Substitutes

‘Ignition’s Cold, Oxygen’s Pale’ is out 28th November, until the check out more from Neonbirds on SoundCloud.

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Nov 2 2011

The Kids Are Radioactive’s new tune

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It been a while sing we features a full on banger here, for no other reason than nothing in the past few months has really inspired me, but here come’s Binary’s resident ravemeister, The Kids Are Radioactive, to set that right.

There are two really epic sections to the track, a sequel to 2009’s ‘Perpetual Drag’, cleverly titled ‘Perpetual Drag 2’ (it’s possibly personal this time?) which nicely switch between chainsaw synth noise terror and and the lead section with a sweet euphoric chord progression, all this is underpinned with a reverby ‘90’s House piano which gives the track a different flavour from, your usual Electro-House. And of course, the thing if full of massive builds. I’m so glad that Jordan and some people can still make Electro-House tracks with a bit of imagination!

♫ The Kids Are Radioactive – Perpetual Drag 2 (Original Mix)

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Nov 2 2011

Goin’ Old School: Shannon – Do You Wanna’ Get Away?

Here we have Shannon’s 1985 post-Italo robo-Pop hit ‘Do You Wanna’ Get Away?’

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Nov 2 2011

The Sound Of Arrows’ ‘Voyage’ album

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I’ve had a couple of weeks to listen to The Sound Of Arrows’ long-awaited début full length record, which is enough time to get over the anticipation and listen to it on face value, and y’know what? It’s better that way.

‘Voyage’ is an album that can completely stand up on it’s own, hype and reputation aside, this is eleven tracks of SynthPop of such quality you begin to understand what it took a few years to make. All the singles are here (save for ‘Danger!’), and they made the good choice of putting ‘Into The Clouds’ arguable their biggest hit, first. The track immediately reminds you of everything you love about The Sound Of Arrows, the ‘90’s indie-tinged vocals, the pumping synths and the sense of aspiration, and reminds you why you’ve been looking forward to the album for a while. Immediately following is the new single, the Balearic sounding ‘Wonders’, these two single set up the mood for the album, both musically and thematically. Musically the album is, mostly, euphoric stuff. Big major riffs and uplifting beats are the LP’s staples. There are a few downtempo tracks, such as ‘Hurting All The Way’ and ‘Ruins Of Rome’, but even they are shot through with an air of hopefulness rather than melancholy. Which brings me to the strain running through the album thematically. ‘Voyage’ is a manifesto of wonderment, a collection of songs that scream out their hope that the world can be a better place. The album dreams of adult problems seen through the eyes of childhood wonder, stripped down to their basic ridiculousness in a metaphor of magical discovery, culminating in ‘There Is Still Hope’ while the albums exit, ‘Lost City’ is a epic cinematic finale.

I suppose I better find some criticism to make of ‘Voyage….the single’s ‘Nova’ and ‘Wonders’ can get a bit too early 2000’s Ibiza for my tastes these days, whilst they are excellent songs the sounds are a little dated, but that’s it. On the whole album all I could find fault with is two lead synth sounds. If you’re a fan of SynthPop or ElectroPop the The Sound Of Arrows’ ‘Voyage’ is one of the top releases of the year, or the last few years, and set to be an electronic Pop classic with ease.

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C.

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – Wonders

The Sound Of Arrows ‘Voyage’ is released 7th November, a deluxe version is also incoming featuring a second CD of instrumentals..

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Nov 1 2011

Niceone matchmakes Louis La Roché & The Jets

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I honestly don’t know if this is amazing or ridiculous, although I do have a massive soft spot for The Jets ‘Crush On You’. Apparently so do Niceone, who hammered that vocal into Louis La Roché’s ‘Los Angeles.

And it works, it probably shouldn’t, but it really does. The track makes you smile, them makes you laugh, then you find yourself getting into it, then you can’t stop listening to it. It’s terrifyingly addictive.

♫ Louis La Roché – Los Angeles (Niceone Crush On You Rerub)

Louis La Roché’s ‘Gimme Gimme’/’The Wall’ single is out now.

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Nov 1 2011

Rex The Dog’s ‘BREED Podcast 11’

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Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 11’ Rex And The Machine’ = Rex’s next BREED night is 4th November at The Dalston Superstore, to keep you going here’s the latest BREED podcast,once again utilising real reel to reel, this time with added old school tape editing!

♫ Rex The Dog – BREED Podcast 11’ Rex And The Machine’

The tracklist:

01. Django Django – Waveforms (Mickey Moonlight reMix (Rex’s Re-Edit))
02. Kris Wadsworth – It’s Time
03. GusGus – Within You
04. Arnaud Rebotini – Wardance
05. Brioski – Radio Anatomy (Emperor Machine reMix)
06. Arnaud Rebotini – Twilight Of Gods (Original Mix)
07. This Mortal Coil – Another Day
08. Carl Craig & La Scalars – Speechless (Gesaffelstein reMix)
09. Jamie Jones – Tranquilizer

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Nov 1 2011

Monarchy reMixed by Dusk

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And here we have the latest in the long line of reMixes of Monarchy and Britt Love’s ‘You Don’t What To Dance With Me’. This time Dusk (a mystery man with zero internet presence) takes up the reins.

Dusk has turned in a stomping deep mix of the track. Full of low rumbling synths and tribal drums, it’s a powerful peice of work, only let down by some pretty discordant pitching of the vocals. That aside, the reMix is cool, combining glitchy clicks and pop and toytown melodies with the big percussion and dominant chords in a moody, ominous, dark dancefloor mix.

♫ Monarchy (Feat. Britt Love) – You Don’t Want To Dance With Me (Dusk reMix)

‘You Don’t Want To Dance With Me’ originally comes from the ‘Around The Sun’ album, out now, the single is also out now.

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Nov 1 2011

Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca’s new EP

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Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca have come together once more, riding the success of their ‘A Reason for Living’ EP, for a brand new six track release.

‘Erodiscotique’ continues in the same vein of floor filling Electro-Boogie with a nice live instrumentation feel. Interestingly, the EP features a cover of Pet Shop Boys ‘Domino Dancing’ which builds upon the song with a sweet ‘90’s house piano. Both Rocca and Dimitri deliver their interpretations of the track, with Rocca mix just taking the prize for being slightly more retro-funky. the EP’s lead track, ‘Ero Disco Theme’, nicely mixes synthesizer Funk with beach Disco for a smooth and sexy party starter. The other original, ‘Back To House’ does exactly what is says on the tin, this is pure Chicago House, pure late ‘80’s, and a really good approximation of it too, it;s got that deep groove and 909 beats, the House piano and a soulful melody on top. And of course, a sample of some deep voiced dude going on about “House Music”, now that’s authenticity!

♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Domino Dancing (DJ Rocca Club reMix)

♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Ero Disco Theme

♫ Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – Back To House

Once again Dimitri and Rocca have turned in a quality, and recommended, disco filling release. It’s released 21st November via Gomma.

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Nov 1 2011

Moullinex & Xinobi’s new EP

Moullinex & Xinobi are in the studio again, and you know when that happens the eclectic, madcap, Disco starts to flow.

The four track ‘X Marks The Spot’ single is out now on Discotexas and, if you know Moulinex & Xinobi, the title track is everything you’d expect. When these guys hit the studio together, anything can happen. We first heard this track back in April when they dropped it as a completely live demo, it’s now been refined but is no less live, it’s freakshow Disco, infectiously groovy and full of surprises. Drop Out Orchestra attempt to tame the insanity a little on their reMix, the result sounding like the bastard child of Moroder and Art Of Noise. Just to hammer home the crazyness of this release Moullinex & Xinobi have included their cover of The Cramps’ ‘Human Fly’. Rockabilly Disco anyone?