Mar 22 2013

[Audio] The Postal Service’s ‘Turn Around’

As the re-release of the almighty The Postal Service’s 2003 masterpiece album, Give Up, draws ever close, we are treated to the second of the new, or at least previously unheard, tracks that will be featured on this deluxe 10th anniversary edition.

Turn Around is a cheery and sweet slice of ElectroPop and perfectly The Postal Service. Easily one of the more optimistic songs from this duo. Rolling on a kick heavy beat and layers of blippy snyths, the electronics lifts and drops the mood along with Gibbard’s vocals. It actually feels more The Postal Service than the previously heard new track, A Tattered Line Of String, although we slightly preferred that track to this one. Also, apologies for the crappy YouTube player, we’re not sure if Sub Pop still haven’t worked out this internet thing yet, but there you go.

While you’re here check out this pretty a music video The Postal Service made with Funny Or Die, to celebrate the anniversary release, that features a host of famous musicians auditioning for Ben Gibbard’s role in the band.

The Postal Service’s tenth anniversary release of Give Up comes out 9th April.

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Mar 22 2013

[MP3] Moonlight Matters remixes Goose

We first featured Belgian Electro-Rockers Goose back in 2010. Now we have an excuse to again as fellow Belgian producer, and one of our favourite artists of recent years Moonlight Matters has reMixes their new single, Real.

Working with something other than your usual dance track has given Moonlight Matters free reign to try something a bit different. Anyone expecting Seba’s usual early 90s Pop-House anthem might be disappointed, but come to the track with an open mind and you’ll be delivered a satisfying, involving tune. A majestic slab of synthesizer Pop with a militaristic feel, it’s a reMix that commands your attention with trumpeting stabs and rolling beats that serve the call-to-arms vocals perfectly. Industrial Disco anyone?

♫ Goose – Real (Moonlight Matters reMix)

Goose’s new album, Control Control Control, is released 14th April.

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Mar 22 2013

[Audio] Monsieur Adi reMixes Swiss Lips

One of our favourite producers working right now, Monsieur Adi, has dropped yet another new track. This time it’s a reMix of Manchester IndiePop outfit Swiss Lips’ new single, U Got The Power. The record is out now and well worth it, if just for Adi’s stunning DiscoPop take on the track.

Adi takes an already uplifting, euphoric, track and applier to it some of his trademark orchestrated Disco. Bringing a little of that old Fire Fire Fire Adi to the mix, he bring it home with some big pumping synth stabs, a fluid beat and an infectious piano hook. This is exactly the kind of song Adi is prefect for reMixing, there’s an optimism in his music that matches up with the tone of U Got The Power perfectly. Another stunner from Adi, but we would expect no less.

♫ Swiss Lips – U Got The Power (Monsieur Adi reMix)

Swiss Lips U Got The Power single is released 22nd April.

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Mar 22 2013

[Audio] Butterclock‘s ‘Holograms’

Sandra over as Cascine turned me on to this track, and it plays right into our love of female fronted ElectroPop and B-Boy beats. You might remember Berlin vocalist Laura Clock A.K.A. Butterclock as the named vocalist on oOoOO’s Our Love Is Hurting Us. She’s about to release a début solo EP titled First Prom from which the track Holograms comes.

With a beat reminiscent of Kraftwerk’s Numbers serving as the backing for some dreamy piano and Butterclock’s haunting vocal, Holograms has everything you need for a hazy electronic experience. Essentially an acoustic track with a machine beat, Holograms shows off Butterclock’s strengths as a singer/songwriter and injects a little left-field electronics into the mix for good measure. A truly captivating song.

♫ Butterclock – Holograms

Butterclock’s First Prom EP is released 15th April.

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Mar 22 2013

[Audio] Final DJs & Gin Joints ‘City Nights’

Germany’s finest, Final DJs, are set to release another new single next week. This time the Dreamwave duo are teaming up with Sweedish lover of 80s Funk, Gin Joints. The meeting of these minds can result in nothing but the finest smooth synth sounds. This is one to get you geared up for the weekend.

The single comes with a storming reMix package featuring some awesome work from Figure Of 8, Neon Workout, Knbtz and Gin Joints himself, but right now we can grab a listen to the original version wich sees Final DJs funking it out with a fat-as-hell synth boogie bass and shimmering chords. Gin Joints lays down some smooth vocals on the track and give it a classy, late night, vibe. Overall though, it’s be that bassline that’ll get you hooked. It’s hypnotic I tells ya. Also, did he just say “listen to some Chromeo”? I was kinda’ happy listening to Final DJs and Gin Joints.

♫ Final DJs (Feat. Gin Joints) – City Nights (Original Mix)

Final DJs’ City Nights is released 27th March.

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Mar 21 2013

[MP3] Justin Faust reMixes Hey Champ!

We’re still rocking to Chicago ElectroPoppers Hey Champ new, and free, single, Comet. The BeuKes featuring tune is one of our favourite tracks of the year so far, well on it;s way to becoming an Indie-Electro anthem. Well, here’s the icing on the cake reining heavyweight champion of German Disco Justin Faust has worked his magic on the track, and everything’s gone dreamy.

Faust’s smooth synthetic Disco sounds are the prefect accompaniment for Hey Champ’s Comet. Loaded with Dreamwave sounds and an infectious groove. Playing off a simple, hypnotic, bassline against starlight, sparking lead lines, Faust creates a fittingly spacey mood that flows as effortlessly as the vocals.You could just listen to this mix and forget the rest of the world even exists.

♫ Hey Champ! (Feat. BeuKes) – Comet (Justin Faust reMix)

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Mar 21 2013

[MP3] Patrick Baker’s ‘This Love (Higher)’

Not one to sit and musically procrastinate, Retro Pop superstar Patrick Baker is slowly edging out of the 80s, into the early 90s with his latest work, This Love (Higher). The beshaded one injects a little Swingbeat into his sound, rolling up with a deeply groovy slice of Electronic Soul.

I was going to attempt to write this article without using the phrase ‘New Jack Swing’, but I can’t, so there. This Love (Higher)’s pretty damn New Jack Swing, well on the way there at least, like a smoothed out, slightly SynthWave version of New Jack Swing. I’m now going to say ‘swing’ another couple of times, just so you know. This Love (Higher)’s got the swing bassline that it couples with some really silky late 80s R&B drums and Baker’s husky vocals resulting in a tune that will just flow out of your speaker like water. I said I’d say ‘swing’ twice, right? That was the other time. Excellent tune.

♫ Patrick Baker – This Love (Higher)

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Mar 21 2013

[Video] Futurecop!’s ‘Atlantis 1997’

We have extensively covered Futurecop!’s new single, Atlantis 1997, so don’t ask us to repeat ourselves, hit those links (the cliff-notes being; it features Cavaliers Of Fun’s Ricco Vitali on vocals and a quite decent retro ElectroPop).

Here’s the video, which is equally decent. Directed by Ariel Belziti is the perfect clip for this tune, with retro iconography and slick production. And who amongst us doesn’t love floating geometric shapes? Not us!

Futurecop!’s Atlantis 1997 is released 23rd March with reMixes from Lifelike, P.A.F.F, Kill Them With Colour and Uppermost.

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Mar 20 2013

[Audio] Little Boots’ ‘Broken Record’

This week ElectroPop goddess (yup, she’s been promoted) Little Boots released her new single, and second post-album-announcement taste of what we can expect from her new long player, Nocturnes. Broken Record once again give is a hint that the new album is going to be full of surprises. Free from major labels and expectation, this feels like a more comfortable Victoria, just a Pop but free to explore what that means to her.

With DFA founder Mr. Tim Goldsworthy at the helm for most of the new album, with contributions from Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford and Hercules And Love Affair’s Andy Butler, the new record promises to be more of an introspective, experimental affair. Broken Record is a bewitching slice of deep, Housey, ElectroPop. With it’s throbbing bassline and swirling mist of synths, cut through with Victoria’s vocal, this time portraying a sense of urgency, Broken Record delivers the prefect four minutes of danceable DreamPop, then goes a bit Acid.

♫ Little Boots – Broken Record

Broken Record is out now. Little Boots’ Nocturnes is released 7th May.

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Mar 20 2013

[Video] Juveniles’ ‘Strangers’

Here’s the video for Parisian Indie-ElectroPoppers Juveniles’ new single Strangers, which we delivered to you, along with it’s reMixes, yesterday. Who say we don’t give you value?

The clip is nice enough to deserve it;s own article, there lots of green-screen work, but they make it work in a classy way.