Apr 6 2010

Spitzer

French label InFiné have got in touch to show off their next release, the first proper EP from Spitzer, two brothers from Lyon who make sweet, intricate electronic music.

Track three of the ‘Roller Coaster’ EP is ‘Too Hard To Breath’ and features vocals from KiD A. It’s actually a really beautiful, chilled piece of electronica with nods to IDM, Trip-Hop and Dubstep with a vocal performance that is reminiscent of Björk with a hint of Martina Topely-Bird (and something else I can’t quite put my finger on!).

Great headphone listening!

♫ Spitzer (Feat. KiD A) – Too Hard To Breath (Edit) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Roller Coaster’ EP drops very soon!

Spitzer @ Beatport

Spitzer @ Amazon

Apr 6 2010

Panic Bomber

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Miami’s Panic Bomber has just released a new EP on Canada’s YYZ Records.

The ‘Discipline EP’’s title track is a genre crushing Nu-Disco/SynthPop/Acid Techno stormer. A hard and dark bassline propels the track forward and counterpoints the catchy vocals, and that’s before it goes crazy with Acid builds!

♫ Panic Bomber – Discipline (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Discipline EP’ is out now.

Panic Bomber @ Beatport

Panic Bomber @ Amazon

Apr 4 2010

Parralox début new video

Australian SynthPop heroes Parralox have débuted the video for their forthcoming single ‘Isn’t It Strange’. Like a female fronted, early ’90’s Depeche Mode, Parralox produce classic SynthPop, in the truest sense of the word. The new single is tinged with melancholy but a generally uplifting electronic Pop tune and this classy video works really well with the track.

I’ll tell you what, I’ve missed 90’s orchestral stabs!

‘Isn’t It Strange’ is released April 2010 on Conzoom Records.

Parralox @ Conzoom Records

Parralox @ Amazon

Apr 2 2010

NightWaves; new single and Beaumont reMix

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Coming straight out of LA based SynthPop/Dreamwave collective Binary Records, NightWaves have been throwing out some awesome tunes recently. I’m still rockin’ to their cover of ‘In The Air Tonight’!

Next week they duo drop their new single ‘Sweet Carrie’ and continuing the evolution of the NightWaves sound they’ve dropped some subtle guitars into the mix which blend pretty well with their dreamy synths. The tracks is pure summertime cool which, frankly, makes you wish you were somewhere else (unless, of course, you are already somewhere chillin’ in the sun, in which case, here’s your soundtrack!) You can check the video here.

Along with a killer package, our good friend Beaumont has contributed his take in the tune to the mix. The Aussie producer turns in sweet laidback Electro-House mix that makes brilliant use of cut-up vocals and finds a voice all of it’s own.

♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Beaumont reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

As a bonus the guys are releasing the stems of the track for all and sundry to reMix! Download them here.

‘Sweet Carrie’ drops next Tuesday on dubFrequency.

NightWaves @ Beatport

NightWaves @ 7Digital

NightWaves @ Amazon

Apr 1 2010

Jamaica

So what happens when Poney Poney change their name and enlist Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay and Daft Punk’s sound Engineer Peter Franco to produce their album?

Jamaica, that’s what! They have just dropped this, their début track, ‘I Think I Like U 2’, which is a feel good, upbeat Indie-Electro fun jam complete with Daft-style solo.

♫ Jamaica – I Think I Like U 2 (zShare) (MediaFire)

Check the, pretty funny, video here.

Jamaica also have a track on the forthcoming 9th edition of the Kitsuné Maison series and a full length album due out in August.

Jamaica @ 7Digital

Jamaica @ Amazon

Apr 1 2010

DāM-FunK covers The Human League

Dr. Martins, British footwear provider to the Indie inclined for, well, forever, are celebrating 50 years in the boot business by commissioning a whole heap of artists to cover 10 classic tracks.

This is the track you’ll be particularly interested in. La Electro-Funk agitator DāM-FunK taking The Human League’s ‘The Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ to Moog heaven.

Like Barry White channelling Phil Oakey this is a really raw Funk, bass heavy version.

♫ DāM-FunK – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (The Human League Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can hear the other tracks from 1st April at 50 Years Of Dr. Martins

Apr 1 2010

Kitsuné Maison 9 video

In gearing up for the forthcoming release of the ninth volume of their ‘Kitsuné Maison’ compilations, ‘The Petit Bateau Edition Or The Cotton Issue’, Kitsuné Music have put together a promotional video featuring music from the album and clothes from their Autumn/Winter ‘01 collection, ‘Kitsuné Ivy League’.

The video was directed by Director Loïc Prigent & Fabien Constant.

Check our previous post for ‘Maison 9’’s tracklist, it’s out 26th April

Kitsuné Music @ Beatport

Kitsuné Music @ Juno

Kitsuné Music @ 7Digital

Kitsuné Music @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Marina And The Diamonds reMixed by Lovers & Gamblers

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More Marina And The Diamonds you say? Well that’s just fine! Especially as she is the target for the latest reMix by Little Boot’s posse Lovers & Gamblers.

A few reMixes in and we’re now starting to get a real feel for L&G’s style. I love the way they use their synths, it’s pretty stripped down, just concentrating on the groove, it’s like raw Electro Disco. I can imagine them, not surrounded by thousands of pounds worth of studio gear, but with a handful of trusty analog synths and a four-track! This reMix has a killer bassline, pretty aggressive but sweetened by the blanket of retro synth work over the top, and we know the original’s a good song anyway!

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot (Lovers & Gamblers Precious Little Diamond reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Is it just me or do Marina’s vocals really lend well to reMixes? More so than most?

The ‘I Am Not A Robot’ single is out on 26th April.

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Sander Kleinenberg – R.Y.A.N.L.

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A straight up banger for you now coming from DJ, producer and label boss Sander Kleinenberg out of Amsterdam.

Deep basslines, noisy synths and a cut up vocoded vocal line intercut with cutting synth breakdowns. there are some almost ElectroPop elements amongst the tough synths here. This is sure to get a major hammering in the clubs.

This is pure peak-time stuff:

♫ Sander Kleinenberg – R.Y.A.N.L. (Rock You All Night Long) (zShare) (MediaFire)

29th March at Beatport 12th April everywhere else Little Mountain Recordings

Sander Kleinenberg @ Beatport

Sander Kleinenberg @ Juno

Sander Kleinenberg @ 7Digital

Sander Kleinenberg @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Penguin Prison & Starsmith; who could ask for more?

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After his sterling work on Ellie Goulding’s number 1 album, SynthPop prodigy Starsmith is back in the reMixing game and there’s not an artist I can thin of who I rather hear him reMix than Penguin Prison.

Tackling ‘The Worse It Gets’ for Penguin Prison’s recent double A side Starsmith turns in a sheer brilliant slice of Nu-Disco styled electronic Pop. The man was one of the most talented electronic music producers around anyway but I think his time chillin’ with Messrs Chimes and Grum has been a good influence on him! Really looking forward to his solo EP!

♫ Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets (Starsmith reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘The Worse It Gets’/‘Something I’m Not’ is out now on Neon Gold.

Penguin Prison @ Neon Gold

Penguin Prison @ 7Digital

Penguin Prison @ Amazon