electronic rumors

Jun 20 2011

The Touch’s ‘Sermon’

The Touch’s ‘Sermon’ was first heard on Kitsuné’s 11th Maison album and now Kitsuné Music are giving it a full single release.

This young quartet from Sweeden’s début single is a dark, almost avant-garde ElectroPop tune with introspective vocals driving along by a heartbeat kick drum. Coming very much from the The Knife end of Scandinavian ElectroPop The Touch’s abstract use of synths and melody come together to form a really listenable experience. The single will also contain reMixes from Chad Valley, Renaissance Man, Seekae, Cosmonaut and DJ Nibc.

♫ The Touch – Sermon

‘Sermon’ is released 11th July.

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The Human League’s next single

The Human League next single, the fourth taken from their recent album ‘Credo’, will be ‘Sky’.

It’s a bit of an odd choice for a single release, I think there are tracks on the album that are better suited, but it’s pretty quintessential League. A classic ElectroPop bassline and Phil’s narrative vocals dominate the track. The single is backed up with reMixes from Plastic Plates, The Hacker, Fusty Delights and Martin Brodin. Plastic Plates bring some really nice synth Funk into play on his reMix, which is probably my favourite of the single, while Fusty Delights is a close second as he revels in a retro synth workout that boarders on ols school EBM at times with rapid fire arpeggios.

♫ The Human League – Sky (Radio Edit)

♫ The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)

♫ The Human League – Sky (Fusty Delights reMix)

‘Sky’ is released 17th July, ‘Credo’ is out now.

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Final DJs actually make a shit LMFAO track good

‘Party Rock Anthem’ by LMFAO is shit. I know it, you know it, it’s the kind of track that gives Electro a bad name and just an embarrassment.

So when Final DJs dropped of their remix of the track I really wasn’t going to write about it, however, it turned out to be really good. Final DJs are fast becoming really talented at big retro synth lines and slick production and this track really show off their skills. Pity about the fucking irritating vocals.

♫ LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (Final DJs Anthem reMix)

Final DJs are going from strength to strength these days, We are expecting big things from them.

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♫ Elizabeth Rose – Stars Ago (RüFüS reMix)

RüFüS reMix Elizabeth Rose

Elizabeth Rose is an Australian electronic singer/songwriter who makes beautiful, dreamy electronic music in a similar vein to Fever Ray and Björk.

Originally fellow Aussie trio RüFüS set out to reMix Elizabeth’s track ‘Stars Ago’ but ended up in full blown collaboration with the singer who re-recorded her vocals in duet with RüFüS for a more dancefloor oriented track. RüFüS are seriously showing themselves as a force to be reckoned with here, both the production and arrangement in this version are pretty flawless and the sound palette with it’s layers of synth lines that seem to weave in and out of one another, mirroring the duelling vocals, is an electronic music fan’s dream.

Here’s the original tune. It’s a really nice, chilled piece but you can see just how different RüFüS’ version ended up being.

♫ Elizabeth Rose – Stars Ago

RüFüS are gearing up for their forthcoming EP release on On The Fruit Records

Check Elizabeth Rose’s music on SoundCloud.

♫ Chad Valley – Now that I’m Real (How Does It Feel?) (Dreamtrak Diamond Sound) (Mix V2)

Chad Valley reMixed by Dreamtrak

Dreamtrak’s reMix of ‘Now that I’m Real (How Does It Feel?)’, the lead track from Chad Valley’s ‘Equatorial Ultravox’ EP is a piece of pure electronic euphoria.

ElectroPop heaven is what’s on offer here, making the Chillwave riffs of the original into 80’s-esque gold. Keeping the space and depth of the original’s vocals but reigning the track to make it more dancefloor friendly Dreamtrak delivers a sunrise tune that will make you love the world.

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♫ Sunday Girl – Self Control (Ren Riz reMix)

Ren Riz reMixes Sunday Girl’s version of ‘Self Control’

I kinda’ prefer the original version of ‘Self Control’ over Sunday Girl’s, but when Aussie producer Ren Riz gets his hands on it things change.

Suddenly we get pulsing 80’s synth bass with a touch of slap and lush House piano. I never though Sunday Girl really captured the electronic mysteriousness of the original track but Ren decided to go in totally the opposite direction with an almost Italo party workout. Apparently Ren was asked for the reMix twelve months ago. Worth the wait I reckon.

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Austra featured on Vice’s Noisey

Canadian ElectroPop trio Austra are featured on Noisey, the new music discovery site from Vice. You can check out loads of pretty cool live footage from their recent Toronto show with interviews and comment.

Here’s the M Bash directed video for their recent single ‘Loose It’ for a taster.

Right now you can meet Austra on Noisey

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[Via Vice Magazine]

♫ Yuksek – On A Train (Gucci Vump Dub reMix)

Yuksek & Gucci Vump

Gucci Vump (better known as Brodinski and Guillaume from The Shoes) have dropped their Dub version of Yuksek’s ‘On A Train’ to keep you going while you await the release of his, frankly amazing, second album.

Taken from the ‘On A Train’ Ep, which is out now, Gucci Vump take the ElectroPop of the original and morphs it into a dark dancefloor monster that seriously deserves to be played at peak time to mesmerize and hypnotise the punters. Deep grooves here!

Yuksek’s second album, ‘Living On The Edge Of Time’ is released 4th July.

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