Nov 5 2014

[Audio] Chvrches’ ‘Dead Air’

So remember that new Chvrches track that they’ve been performing live under the moniker of various American comedians? ‘Gene Wilder’, ‘Eddie Murphy’, ‘Richard Pryor’ etc…? Well it’s actually called Dead Air, and it’s taken from the soundtrack of the new The Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay Part 1, which also features the likes of Charli XCX, Haim and Bats For Lashes. Takes a listen to it in it’s full, not-live, glory below.

Alongside their other new, also soundtrack based, track, Get Away, Dead Air is a massive sigh of relief. All too often bands use ElectroPop to get a bit of recognition and then proceed to make a Folk or Indie follow up (naming-no-names, you know who you are). SynthPop’s not just for X-mas! Thankfully Chvrches seem to be living and breathing synths as their new tune shows off the icy keys and skippy beats we have come to love them for. Tempering the sharp sounds Lauren turns-in another heartfelt performance that rises to anthemic euphoria.

♫ Chvrches – Dead Air

Chvrches début full length record, The Bones Of What You Believe, is out now.

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Nov 4 2014

[Mixtape] Hippo Disco’s ‘Green Mix’

Hippo Disco – Green Mix = Say hello to Roodmin, Oochi & Vinski; better known as Hippo Disco, the newest addition to the electronic rumors family. These three Tokyo based Scots makes some of the most ecclectic and left-field Disco around, of which you’ll be hearing a lot more from in the coming months. Until then treat yourself to their latest mixtape, 50 minutes of irresistible Disco and House flowing from smooth to raw and back again.

♫ Hippo Disco – Green Mix

The tracklist:
01. Crystal Fighters – At Home (Fusty Delights reMix)
02. Goldroom (Feat. Chela) – Fifteen (Rotkraft reMix)
03. Crayon (Feat. KLP) – Give You Up (Darius reMix)
04. Niki & The Dove – Gentle Roar (Mylo reMix)
05. Blondie – Heart of Glass (Oliver And Thee Mike B reMix)
06. Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Goldroom reMix)
07. Aendy (Feat. ARomanceJunkie) – So Bad (Trav & Volta reMix)
08. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves reMix)
09. Sumera – Bright Lies (Riptide reMix)
10. Tegan & Sara – Alligator (RAC Mix)
11. Aeroplane – Without Lies (Breakbot reMix)

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Nov 4 2014

[Video] Starcadian’s ‘Dance Or Die’

What’s almost as exciting as a new tune from Starcadian? A new video! Taking a break from the Sunset Blood saga, Starcadian drops the clip for Dance Or Die from his recent Saturdaze EP.

Or did he? That looks suspiciously like Starcadian pulling at the puppet strings there!

Starcadian’s Saturdaze EP is out now. You can pick it up here.

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Nov 3 2014

[Download] Nude Disco & BroKen DJ’s reMix Laura Branigan’s ‘Self Control’

Here’s something a little tasty to start the week with, a slick reworking of one of our favourite tunes of all time. Whether you’re on Team Branigan or Team Raf there’s no denying that Self Control is an absolute classic. For us the debate generally rests on whether we’re in an ElectroPop mood or an Italo mood, but now we’ve got a contender for when we’re in the mood for some straight-up dancefloor vibes courtesy of this reMix from Nude Disco and BroKen DJ’s of the Laura Branigan version of Self Control.

Falling neatly between the realms of reMix and completely reworked Edit, Nude Disco and BroKen DJ’s take on Self Control distils the tune down to it’s most crowd pleasing elements. Playing up the Italo, but neatly slotting it into their crisp and bouncy South London Disco sound, these guys hype that classic bassline for all it’s worth and give it a little syncopated swing. Bristling with uplifting synths and Balearic purcussion, this reMix uses the original’s vocals and arrangements sparingly; but when it does drop some of the songs memorable moments, it does so to maximum effect.

♫ Laura Branigan – Self Control (Nude Disco & BroKen DJ’s reMix)

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Oct 28 2014

[Audio] Monsieur Adi reMixes Lana Del Rey’s ‘Brooklyn Baby’

Monsieur Adi has finally unleashed his much hinted at reMix of Lana Del Ray’s Brooklyn Baby, taken from her album Ultraviolence. Whist we’re not generally fans of Del Rey reMixes, this one is something a bit special, concentrating all of Adi’s strong points into one bassy ElectroPop juggernaut. The man really is on of the top talents working in Pop music today, and it;s been quite a ride watching reach this point.

Adi combines a few elements into his mix of Brooklyn Baby. There a nice retro undercurrent, delivered by an 80s sounding arpeggiated bassline, and this contrasts neatly with a skippy R&B beat and booming subs. Creating a more interesting backing that Del Rey’s voice is used to, Adi flexes his recently absent orchestral muscles and elevates the song with the cinematic rise and fall of his string section.

♫ Lana Del Rey – Brooklyn Baby (Monsieur Adi reMix)

Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence is out now.

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Oct 28 2014

[Mixtape] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Selectrical Impulse Mixtape’

Kids At Midnight – Selectrical Impulse Mixtape = Australia’s finest, Kids At Midnight delivers a brand new mixtape to celebrate the release of her Unashamed/Vapours single. Sit back for a whole hour of choice cuts. Expect smooth House grooves and deep beats and bass. Enjoy!

♫ Kids At Midnight – Selectrical Impulse Mixtape

The tracklist:
01. Kids At Midnight – Unashamed
02. Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (Moullinex reMix)
03. Bicep – Satisfy (Jon Talabot Alt Mix)
04. Deetron – Rhythm
05. Jefferson Belmondo – Shakalak
06. Fouk – Cat Lady
07. Captain Sky – Moon Child (Joey Negro Edit)
08. Fresh & Low – New Life
09. Soul Clap – Ecstasy (Catz ‘N’ Dogz Body Language reMix)
10. Frankmusik – Go (Ride The Universe reMix)
11. David Marston – My Love Will Be Crying
12. Andras Fox – Native Dance
13. The Fatback Band – Is This The Future?
14. Thrupence – Silk
16. Kids At Midnight – Vapours

Kids At Midnight’s Unashamed/Vapours is out now

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Oct 28 2014

[Download] Ben Macklin’s ‘Physical’

Cassette Club’s Ben Macklin just isn’t letting up this year! Becoming one of the scene’s mote prolific producers, Ben continues his journey into Tropical Disco with this new tune, Physical. Depending on whether you’re a glass half full, or glass half empty, type of person this will either carry you away from these cold winter months to a warmer vibe, or remind you just how must it isn’t summer anymore. Either way, get involved.

Macklin drives things home with a solid House backing, a pumping, tight groove that makes a rock solid base for layers of hazy, almost Chillwavey, synths and samples to dance around the track. Keeping the vibes in check is a hypnotic Island lead line that shines down on the track, bringing the sunshine. This is top-down crusin’ music, although maybe you should wait a few months to act on that. Unless you;re in Australia, in which case go for it.

♫ Ben Macklin – Physical

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Oct 20 2014

[Audio] Chvrches’ ‘Get Away’

The last week or so has been a bit of a treat in regards to new material from Glaswegian ElectroPoppers Chvrches. This evening Zane Lowe premièred new tune Get Away on his Radio 1 show. Get Away is taken from a Lowe curated new, alternate, soundtrack to 2011 “oh look everybody, there’s this thing called SynthWave!” movie Drive. The new version of the film will be shown on BBC3 on 30th October with the option (fingers on the Red Button!) to switch between soundtracks; which, for all our Drive-themed cynicism, is actually pretty neat.

Get Away puts to bed any fears that Chvrches (like so many before them) will abandon ElectroPop after their first record. It’s a swirling synth epic that nicely nods in the general direction of it’s Dreamwave predecessors. A particularly pounding beat of subby kicks and snappy snares underpins a fog of rich pads and Chvrches now-trademark razor sharp leads while Lauren’s typically heartfelt performance dominates the song. Very nice indeed.

♫ Chvrches – Get Away

While you’re here, check out another new Chvrches tune. As yet formally untitled, the band have been announcing it under the guises of various US comedians. So far it’s been reported to have the titles of ‘Gene Wilder’, ‘Eddie Murphy’; and in this instance (lifted from Austin City Limits Music Festival) ‘Richard Pryor’.

♫ Chvrches – ‘Richard Pryor’ (Live)

Chvrches début full length record, The Bones Of What You Believe, is out now.

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Oct 15 2014

[Audio] Black Magic Disco reMixes Glass Slipper’s ‘Caught Up’

Black Magic Disco is back in effect with this new slice of House goodness. It’s a reMix of one of the new tunes from US project Glass Slipper; put together by Lisa Cork-Twiss, formerly of Real McCoy, and San Francisco DJ BradElectro. Their new release, the Universal Love Vibe EP, features the track, Caught Up, and BMD’s monster rework of it.

Black Magic Disco comes on string with the early 90s Chicago vibes on this one. The vocal here mixes up big diva moments with a particularly 90s soulful sound, and BMD works them to their dancefloor friendly fullest. Pairing them up with a deep filtered organ and punchy bassline, he hits the House nail on the head and serves up a modern club track that plays to nostalgic bliss in the best way possible. It’s got a nice Poppy sheen too, this could easily be a classic tune; and maybe it’s desisted to be.

♫ Glass Slipper – Caught Up (Black Magic Disco reMix)

Glass Slipper’s Universal Love Vibe EP is out now.

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Oct 13 2014

[Audio] Ronika’s ‘Marathon’

We were a little light on the posts toward the end of last week ‘cos of illness. Chronic man-flu if you must know (yes, it’s a thing). But as we all know there’s nothing better as a pick me up than a new song from Nottingham’s finest; Ronika. Obviously named for the original version of Snickers, Marathon is the lead track of her forthcoming new EP which, frankly, we weren’t expecting so soon after Selectadisc. Then again, Ron’s a bit of a workaholic so it’s not that surprising.

Marathon is a little glossier than Ron’s previous offering. But glossy in a 70s sheen-y way, rather than a contemporary Pop way. It’s got that movie Disco vibe, recalling the height of the genre’s popularity, though injected with a little bit of an 80s Boogie undercurrent in the squelchy synths. A laid back three and a half minutes of smoothness, Marathon is the kind of tune that can inject a little warmth into these cold Autumn days. Bring on the EP (just in time for X-mas!)