Landscape released ‘Einstein A Go Go’ way back in 1981, back when synths were still seen as a geek thing and synth players were perceived as boffins in white coats. They cashed in and made it catchy!
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Social Ambitions
Social Ambitions are a Swedish SynthPop duo signed to Electric Fantastic Sound.
Their new single, ‘Commandments’, is released at the beginning of August and is an infectious slice of Classic SynthPop with a contemporary twist. Just shy of falling into the Modern SynthPop trap, ‘Commandments’ boasts an off-beat bassline and those post-Depeche Mode vocals so often found in Modern SynthPop, but Social Ambitions distance themselves from the pack with the ability to write a good hook and a catchy chorus. Sliding chainsaw synths form quite a nice counterpoint the vocals, giving the track some balls. The breakdown is a little ‘90’s Trance’ for my liking but overall ‘Commandments’ is definitely worthy of your attention.
♫ Social Ambitions – Commandments
The track is B-sided with the Kraftwerk-esque ‘Paris’ and released 1st August.
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Starsmith: and on to the B-side
The last few days have been Starsmithtastic! New single, new video and now the flip side to ‘Lesson One’, ‘Champion’.
I sat flip side ‘cos the release will be a double A-side. Alan Braxe, who’s Vulture Music will be putting out the single, recently dropped a teaser of this track at Social Club in Paris and the resultant YouTube video has us all in a frenzy. ‘Campion’ sees Starsmith layering up the smooth electronic Funk of ‘Lesson One’ with a more synthesized feel. The lead lines alone are worth buying this release for, behind a couple of tires of synths and a mixing desk Starsmith really is at the top of his game. Keeping the Hopefully Starsmith finding a home at Vulture will mean his album gets to see the light of day.
♫ Starsmith – Champion
‘Lesson One’/ ‘Champion’ drops 22nd August.
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Chromeo & Lifelike; together again
Lifelike’s reMix of Chromeo’s ‘Needy Girl’ was one of the musical highlights of 2008, now the meeting of minds is happening once more with Lifelike’s new reMix of Chromeo’s forthcoming ‘when The Night Falls’ single.
Featuring Solange of the Knowles clan, ‘When The Night Falls’ will be the last single from Chromeo’s amazing ‘Business Casual’ album. Lifelike add a nice sheen of Frenchness to the track with his trademark digital bass and a solid understanding of the Disco dancefloor. It’s the little touches, stabs and sound effects that really make this reMix a bit rad, keeping things energetic and bombastic.
♫ Chromeo (Feat. Solange) – When The Night Falls (Lifelike reMix)
Chromeo’s ‘When The Night Falls’ single is due to drop 25th July.
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Shook reMixes Kimbra
Kimbra’s ‘Cameo Lover’ tend to burrow itself into your brain whenever you hear it. Unfortunately we have now found a reason to start listening to it all over again, but fortunately that reason is a brand new reMix from Shook.
Shook brings the Funk big time, with deep bass and flourishing Moog lines running throughout. Stripping it original of it’s 60’s leanings Shook takes that ‘Puppet On A String’-esque, infections, chorus and re-moulds it into a summertime Disco anthem. Shook has a new EP in the pipeline, keep an eye out for that one.
♫ Kimbra – Cameo Lover (Shook reMix)
Kimbra’s ‘Cameo Lover’ is out soon.
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Neon Workout Vs. Clancy
Here is a mashup by Aduno So Tanie of Neon Workout’s ‘Running In the Night’ and, mostly, Clancy’s ‘Panther’.
I don’t know much about the guy who put this together but it’s pretty slick, still not really sure if it improves at all on the originals, it’s more like an interesting take on ‘Panther’ using bits of ‘Running Through The Night’. It does work though and it’s well put together and if you want something to jam out to this Friday afternoon then this could be it.
♫ Neon Workout Vs. Clancy – Panther Running In The Night (Aduno So Tanie Mashup)
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Mustang’s July ‘11 Mixtape
Mustang – July ‘11 Mixtape = Another hour of Mustang approved electronic Disco and House sounds, including the new track by Mustang themselves, which is epic!
The tracklist:
01. Blackbelt Andersen : Tyrkisk Pepper
02. Mustang : Nebula
03. Jackname Trouble : Light Again (Kink reMix)
04. Teengirl Fantasy : Cheaters (John Talabot’s Classic Vocal Refix)
05. Azari & III : Lost In Time
06. Miguel Campbell : Active Touch
07. H-Foundation : Tonight (Wolf + Lamb reMix)
08. Maceo Plex : Falling
09. Fleur : Flowerhead
10. Laura Jones : Love In Me
11. Murphy Jax : Time To Bump (Matt Walsh & Zhao reMix)
12. Mario & Vidis : Lonely Days
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Goin’ Old School: OMD – Electricity
In 1979 OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) bust into the charts with ‘Electricity’. Changing, alongside The Human League, the face of Pop music forever, and for the better.
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New tune from Boss In Drama
Brazil’s ElectroPop export, Boss In Drama, has been a little quiet for a while but explodes back with his new tune ‘Pure Gold’.
Washed in future Funk and electronic Soul, ‘Pure Gold’’s glitterball ElectroPop is evident from the very first synth lead and when BiD’s slick vocal kick in you know exactly what you’re in for. Straight-up DiscoPop that exists only for the good times. Having already scored official reMix work for N*E*R*S and Miami Horror, Boss In Drama is about to drop his début album, also titled ‘Pure Gold’, and it could be something really special.
’Pure Gold’ is lead off single off Boss In Drama’s début album of the same name, released 10th September.
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Punks Jump Up’s new single
Punks Jump Up’s new single, ‘Chimes Pt. 1’ is released next week on kleinTanz.
It’s a fun tropical Electro Disco tune with a new video that reflects that, albeit in a 90’s music video way.
kleinTanz label boss Christian Candid in his Younger Then Me guise gets synthtastic with his reMix of the track.
♫ Punks Jump Up – Chimes (Younger Than Me reMix)
‘Chimes Pt. 1’ is released 29th July with reMixes from Say Yes to Another Excess (Stopmakingme) and Danny Ashenden (The C90s).
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