Mar 30 2010

Konnichiwa

Kaela Noel and D.V. Caputo A.K.A. Konnichiwa are a New York based duo who make some retro sounding, reverb heavy, ElectroPop.

Having met as teenagers in art class they started swapping mixtapes and eventually began making music.

There is something really refreshing about Konnichiwa’s take on ElectroPop, they’ve got the 80’s move soundtrack basslines and arpeggios of Dreamwave but their effects heavy drums and toy synth leads lines give then a completely fresh sound.

♫ Konnichiwa – Constellations (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Konnichiwa – Celestial Navigations (zShare) (MediaFire)

Konnichiwa are releasing a digital single 27th April with an album following later in the summer on Rainbow Body.

Konnichiwa @ MySpace

Mar 30 2010

Baby Monster + Golden Bug

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Today we can share with you another reMix of Baby Monster’s pretty gobsmacking début ‘She Comes Alive’.

This time it’s Golden Bug who saunters up to the bar and orders a shot of ‘She Comes Alive’. Layers upon layers of synths build on top of each other and intertwine with the original track to the beat of cheap drum machines. it’s a cool slice of Space-Disco.

♫ Baby Monster – She Comes Alive (Golden Bug reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘She Comes Alive’ is out on 29th March on BigStereo Records, the 7” is pretty limited so go grab one while you can!

Baby Monster @ BigStereo Records

Baby Monster @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Acid Washed’s début album

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Acid Washed’s first long player dropped this month on Record Makers. I love their particularly retro, analog, take on French Electro-House.

‘Change’ is a perfect example of their Pop fulled Space-Disco with more than a slight nod to Moroder. But despite the Disco arpeggios there is something quite organic about Acid Washed’s sound, it’s constantly and naturally evolving.

♫ Acid Washed – Change (zShare) (MediaFire)

Acid Washed’s self titled début album is out now on Record Makers.

Acid Washed @ Beatport

Acid Washed @ Juno

Acid Washed @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

New Midnight Juggernauts reMixes

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It’s been a while since Midnight Juggernauts released ‘This New Technology’ and we’re glad to say the band are preparing to return with a brand new single, titled ‘Vital Signs’, on their own label, Siberia Records, in April.

So, to keep you going until then we’ve got a couple of recent reMixes of ‘This New Technology’ for you. First up is, no stranger to electronic rumors, Ccenturiess and the sweet rolling bassline of their Disco Funk mix. In quite stark contrast is the B-side to the limited edition ‘This New Technology’ 7” on Acephale, a dungeon & bass (heh!) remix by Babe Rainbow that fills your speakers with haunting sounds and a bowel loosening bassline!

♫ Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Ccenturiess reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Babe Rainbow Dark & Dubby reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Midnight Juggernauts’ new single, ‘Vital Signs’, is released digitally on 9th April.

Midnight Juggernauts @ Beatport

Midnight Juggernauts @ 7Digital

Midnight Juggernauts @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Two Door Cinema Club Vs. Ted & Francis at the beach!

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Kitsuné’s Irish boys Two Door Cinema Club are re-releasing their single ‘Something Good Can Work’ with a proper push this time, it’s the prefect summer Indie tune. It’s feel good and anthemic in an understated way.

Part of the reMix package will be this track by fellow Kitsunérs Ted & Francis who take that perfect summer Indie tune and dish it up for the ElectroPop crowd, it’s still a fun, sing-along, chilled piece of work but now comes with added Disco bassline, quirky lead and handclaps before dropping you in the middle of the best Electro beach party you’ve ever been to!

♫ Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Something Good Can Work’ is out very soon, you can catch the video here.

Two Door Cinema Club @ Beatport

Two Door Cinema Club @ Juno

Two Door Cinema Club @ 7digital

Two Door Cinema Club @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

New Delorean single

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Spanish SynthPop outfit Delorean have recently announced their signing with True Panther records along with a new single and début full-length album.

Gaining some recognition with their EP ‘Ayrton Senna’ (leading to offers to support Miike Snow on tour) Delorean have quite an eagerly awaited record on their hands.

‘Stay Close’ will be the first single form the album, ‘Subzia’, and it’s an upbeat, quite Lo-Fi, slice of summery SynthPop with a Hot Chip-esq lead line and loads of reverby backing vocal acrobatics!

♫ Delorean – Stay Close (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Delorean – Come Wander (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Subiza’ is planned for an 8th June release.

Mar 30 2010

Stopmakingme reMixes Marina

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When this reMix by Stopmakingme of Marina And The Diamonds’ ‘I Am Not A Robot’ landed in the electronic rumors inbox, I though “here we go again”, but I’m SO glad I gave it a listen.

Firstly ‘cos i discovered that ‘I Am Not A Robot’ is being rereleased as Marina’s next single and secondly ‘cos it’s a storming reMix, Stopmakingme really does take the song in a completely new direction. Fittingly, for the title, that direction is vocoder laden robo-Disco. The London producer has crafted six minutes of hypnotic, other-worldly, Electro that messes with Marina’s vocal melodies for it’s own gain!

♫ Marina And The Diamonds – I Am Not A Robot (Stopmakingme reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

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

Marina And The Diamonds @ PureGroove

Marina And The Diamonds @ 7Digital

Marina And The Diamonds @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Desire

Are we in for another Italo summer this year? Sometimes I do wonder what a lot of these artists from the 2008 ‘wow Italo!’ explosion are doing now (we could really do with a new Heartbreak release!)

Italians Do It Better signees Desire are currently touring with Glass Candy right now so why don’t you check out three tracks from their 2009 album ‘II’ and then check Glass Candy’s MySpace for tour details.

The Canadian’s trio produced some of the best Italo inspired ElectroPop in the last few years, just the right combination of House, Disco and SynthPop with just the right amount of edgy darkness. They almost exclusively write love songs but despite making Disco songs about love they retain a slightly mournful twist to their tracks.

♫ Desire – Mirror Mirror (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Desire – Under Your Spell (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Desire – Don’t Call (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘II’ is out now:

Mar 30 2010

Gypsy And The Cat

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I’ve only just stumbled across Gypsy And The Cat, despite them being around for a while now. They have a track on the forthcoming Kitsuné Maison compilation which prompted me it dig a little deeper.

The Australian duo had a bit of blog attention last autumn with the track ‘Jona Vark’, a sweet, chilled, acoustic guitar/Dreamwave clash. Lazy comparisons to Empire Of The Sun seemed to have cropped up on most of the blogs who wrote about them but beyond the use of rich synths and acoustic guitar I think Gypsy And The Cat have a style all of their own.

Both that tune and ‘’Til Tomorrow’ are dreamy summertime Pop songs that show both depth of emotion and a cheeky sense of humour and some laidback soulful electronics.

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – ‘Til Tomorrow (zShare) (MediaFire)

Gypsy And The Cat are planning to release their début album this year, hopefully in time for summer!

Gypsy And The Cat @ Amazon

Mar 30 2010

Wahlström & Valiant

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Hailing from the home of S.P.O.C.K., Malmö, Swede, come Wahlström & Valiant, a ChipTune crew who are branching out in to world of Electro-House, and, man, have they done a good job.

Keeping an 8-bit feel they have now added big Nu-Disco leads and some killer vocoding. Fast paced cut-up arpeggios keep up the energy while the smooth vocals give the track some depth.

Great stuff!

♫ Wahlström & Valiant – Keep Up (zShare) (MediaFire)

You should check out, not only Wahlström & Valiant’s MySpace but their You Tube channel too!

Wahlström & Valiant @ MySpace

Wahlström & Valiant @ YouTube