Tag Archives: Electro

Jul 27 2011

D.Gookin

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I’m not sure what to make of New Haven electronic producer D.Gookin. I’ve been grooving to his new tune ‘Unbraid the Knot’ all morning, but it’s a confusing beast.

D.Gookin, A.K.A. Mike Birnbaum seems to have taken a chaotic, breaks inspired experimental dance track and crammed it into the box of a sweet melodic Electro Soul tune, and the end result really works. The big noisy beats and distorted percussion are off set by smooth vocoding and a catchy riff. ‘Unbraid The Knot’ has a raw sound, this just tends to add to it’s charm. D.Gookin reportedly has an intense live show, this I can believe.

♫ D.Gookin – Unbraid The Knot

D.Gookin’s new album, ‘Spiral Style’ is out 23rd august on Moodgadget.

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Jul 27 2011

Kimbra & G.L.O.V.E.S.

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Kimbra is really pushing the release of her infection new single ‘Cameo Lover’ with another storming reMix.

This time Australian uber-producer G.L.O.V.E.S. takes the reins. I love seeing what people do with this track, the original has got a quirky 60’s vibe to it and when that vocal rhythm slides of some slick Nu-Disco, as it does here, it make for quite a unique sound. Like Shook’s reMix this track has it’s own take on the tune, it’s a sparkly Disco track that makes the right decision in keeping Kimbra’s vocal intact and it perfect for good times with friends.

♫ Kimbra – Cameo Lover (G.L.O.V.E.S. reMix)

Kimbra’s ‘Cameo Lover’ is out soon.

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Jul 27 2011

New Queen Of Hearts track, produced by Monarchy.

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If you keep an eye on Queen Of Hearts’ Twitter (which sounds a bit like stalking when you say it outloud?) you’ll know she recently tweeted about being in the studio with ElectroPop geniuses Monarchy. An exciting prospect I’m sure you’ll agree. Well, here’s the result.

I think vocally ‘Perfect Mistake’ is the most intimate performance we’ve heard from QoH so far, the subtleties in her vocals make the track feel more personal. It’s a pretty classic SynthPop tune, in it’s content and arrangement, but given a contemporary sheen by the Queen and Monarchy resulting in a perfect meeting of the retro and the new. And this is just a demo! I can see Queen Of hearts gathering momentum and things picking up the pace very soon. There are rumors TOTP is coming back, might be just in time!

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Perfect Mistake (Demo.) (Produced By Monarchy)

Check out more from Queen Of Hearts On SoundCloud.

Jul 27 2011

Goin’ Old School: Giorgio Moroder – From Here To Eternity

Giorgio Moroder’s ‘From Here To Eternity’ was 1977!!! Mr. Moroder had a hand in every single electronic record ever made, that’s a science fact!

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Jul 27 2011

Franklin’s new tune

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This is Franklin’s new track, of which we know very little about.

It’s taken from his Wool Recordings album ‘Artificial light’, due out later this year, and shows Franklin at him most intimate and electronic. This chilled piece is stripped down to the core of one man and his synthesizers and is strangely hypnotic. That analog bassline is so enveloping.

♫ Franklin – Eternal Outsider

Franklin’s album is due out in October this year.

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Jul 26 2011

Aimes

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Aimes is the alter-ego of Brooklyn producer Aman Ellis who is about to release the first single from his forthcoming album, ‘Your Floor Is Now a Tree’.

‘Every Time When I see You’ is classy, analog, vocal DiscoPop, with a strong 80’s feel. The bassline come straight from early 80’s Pop and provides the backbone for a whole range of influences to play over. Disco guitar riffs, Tropical percussion, hints of Acid and lush Nu-Disco synths that maybe shouldn’t always work together here intertwine naturally with the 80’s style vocals. The B-side ‘Is A Good Friend?’ is a slow burner sample heavy Disco Jam with a squelchy summer bassline and a relaxed groove. Complex and multi-layered, ‘Is A Good Friend?’ is an early hours tune for the come down.

♫ Aimes – Every Time When I See You (Radio Edit)

♫ Aimes – Is A Good Friend?

‘Every Time When I see You’ is out now on ModyWorks.

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Jul 26 2011

Ghosts Of Venice X Chromeo

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Ghosts Of Venice are next up to reMix Chromeo’s latest single ‘When the Night Falls’, turning the tune into a massive Nu-Disco monster.

Underpinned with a relentless Funky hook, Ghosts Of Venice’s mix doesn’t let up for start to finish, it’s flat out dancefloor gold. Layers of hypnotic Disco loops and snatches of Solange Knowles’ vocals build and intertwine tempered only with some heavy filtering. If it’s peak time and you’re trying to choose what ‘When The Night Falls’ reMix to play, I think you may have found you’re answer.

♫ Chromeo – When The Night Falls (Ghosts Of Venice reMix)

Chromeo’s ‘When The Night Falls’ single is out now.

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Jul 26 2011

Björk’s ‘Crystalline’ video

Here is the video for Björk’s new single ‘Crystalline’.

It’s nice, in that it reminds me of 90’s Björk videos. Well done Michel Gondry!

Björk’s new all encapsulating multi-media project (or as we call it, ‘an album’), ‘Biophilia’, is released 27th September.

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Jul 26 2011

Ronika Vs. Ronika

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Nottingham’s Madonna, Ronika, has giver her own current single, the amazing vintage DiscoPop ‘Wiyoo’, a gritty club reMix.

Her ‘Own You’ reMix sheds the early 80’s post-New York Disco slickness of the original in favour of buzzsaw analog synths an nod toward electronic groove. The slightly bit crushed FM sounds give the tune the tiniest ChipTune edge. Ronika’s achievement here is blending a fair amount of distorted synths and Industrial-esque noise into an electronic Disco tune without it ever becoming overpowering, the track still sounds smooth and fit for an big room dancefloor. One more Ronika shows us why she’s fast approaching becoming the queen of Disco with an edge.

♫ Ronika – Wiyoo (Ronika ‘Own You’ reMix)

‘Wiyoo’ is out now, and we’ll have some exciting Ronika news in the coming months that I can’t really talk about now, with kinda’ makes me a dick for mentioning in but I was never good at keeping exciting secrets.

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Jul 26 2011

Goin’ Old School: Paul Hardcastle – Nineteen

Paul Hardcastle‘s ‘Nineteen’ is a 1985 classic, both of ElectroPop and B-Boy Electro and an electronic music landmark. Just don’t talk about the atrocious 2010 version he did.

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