Jun 6 2011

Ren Riz and Van Go Lion team up

One of the unsung heroes of the Melbourne Nu-Disco scene Ren Riz’s latest track came as a total surprise. but a very welcome one.

Teaming up with awesome electronic Pop duo Van Go Lion, Ren drops ‘Faces’, an total high energy Disco influenced ElectroPop track. The big vocals of Van Go Lion’s Amy in combination with Ren’s digital slap bass and big 80’s chords make a whole that is greater than the sum of it’s parts. A total Nu-Electro-Disco-Pop workout that should have you heading straight for the dancefloor.

♫ Ren Riz (Feat. Van Go Lion) – Faces

While you’re here check out Ren’s other new track, the analog chipmunk Disco of ‘Secret Garden’:

♫ Ren Riz – Secret Garden

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Jun 6 2011

Goin’ Old School: The Human League – Love Action (I Believe In Love) in memory of Martin Rushent

Legendary producer Martin Rushent passed away at the weekend aged 63. Marin was responsible for not only shaping the sound of SynthPop and ElectroPop but, with the The League Unlimited Orchestra’s ‘Love And Dancing’ was a pioneer of the reMix world. He also produced the greatest album of all time, The Human League’s ‘Dare’, in 1981. Here is ‘Love Action (I Believe In Love)’. The world is slightly worse off today.

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Jun 6 2011

David E. Sugar new single

David E. Sugar’s third single from his ‘Memory Store’ album is on it’s way.

‘Fingers On The Button’ is quintessential Sugar, toytown synths and an Indie sensibility mix up to produce a really personal, yet quite dancey tune. David has had his hand in so many different styles of ElectroPop before reaching the place where he is now, and that experience and influence was such a benefit to an amazing album and it’s singles.

♫ David E. Sugar – Fingers On The Button

‘Fingers On The Button’ is released 13th June on Sunday Best.

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Jun 4 2011

Goin’ Old School: New Order – Shellshock

‘Shellshock’ is my favourite New Order song. For me it’s broken beats and use of sampling were so ahead of their time (well, the sampling not so much, but cool anyhow) in 1986. Just picture Duckie BMXing it around and around outside Iona’s house in Pretty In Pink if you don’t like the video.

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Jun 4 2011

Mjolnir reMix Chromeo

Striking while the iron is hot, the guys from Jakarta, Mjolnir, are keeping their momentum going with this reMix of Chromeo’s ‘Hot Mess’.

Smooth and funky as hell, Mjolnir revel in the vocoder Funk and turn the Disco up to 11 with the most head nod inducing walking bassline and chilled chords. If the Ride The Universe reMix is your peaking version of ‘Hot Mess’ then Mjolnir’s reMix is a blissful comedown.

♫ Chromeo – Hot Mess (Mjolnir Tropicool reMix)

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Jun 3 2011

Bon Accord’s new EP

Bon Accord is Michael Wright, a Hackney based producer of spacey DreamPop, he’s just released a new EP, for free!

With the ‘True Delusion’ EP Michael effortlessly walks the line between BedroomPop and Chillwave, and makes it his own by sprinkling it with snatches of UK and 90’s House. The four tacks on the EP are reverb drenched slices of electronic beauty. Dreamlike and emotional, track like ‘Glazed’ and ‘True Delusion’ wash over you and carry you away in their intertwining melodies and distant vocals.

♫ Bon Accord – True Delusion

♫ Bon Accord – Glazed

‘True Delusion’ is out now.

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Jun 3 2011

Goin’ Old School: Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better

The mighty Howard jones is, despite being an absolute legend, shamefully underappreciated, to the extent that he gets a bad rap, even from so-called ElectroPop lovers. Don’t worry Howie, i got your back!

Here is 1985’s ‘Things Can Only Get Better’

Howard was mocked a lot for having a guy who did noting but dance and look like a bit if a tit with him. doesn’t that apply to 3/4 of The Prodigy too?

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Jun 3 2011

Magnifik ‘Behaving Badly’

Australian producer Ashley Feraude A.K.A. Magnifik has just released his ‘Behaving Badly’ single and it’s backed up by some stellar reMixes.

The first of which, coincidentally, comes from awesome fellow Aussies, the Indie-Disco outfit Get Stellar, who we haven’t heard from in a while, who turn in a classy piece of synth-Funk fuelled Electro with a slightly 90’s edge to it. A proper dancefloor starter. Nightriders bring a deep Disco groove to the table with their mix, designed for chilled summer nights. Defiantly a reMix bundle worth investing in.

♫ Magnifik – Behaving Badly (Get Stellar reMix)

♫ Magnifik – Behaving Badly (Nightriders Deep reMix)

‘Behaving Badly’ is out now

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Jun 3 2011

TEED’s ‘Trouble’ video

Here’s the brand new video for Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’ current single ‘Trouble’.

TEED appears to be at some kind of slightly retro, slightly Lynchian party. I can’t tell you who directed it, but I can tell you that the headgear was made by Yunus & Eliza.

‘Trouble’ is out now.

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Jun 3 2011

Gemini Club’s ‘Future Tidings’ EP

Chicago’s kings of Indie-Electro kings Gemini Club recently released their ‘Future Tidings’ EP which you can now pick up for free on SoundCloud (or, y’know, buy it if you like supporting music).

The EP is a frantic, synth driven juggernaut. The energy levels are high in these five tracks that prove once and for all that synths can rock your ass off. Gemini Club keep it funky at all times but manage to make in-your-face, jump up Indie, funky. Mashing up synths with guitar and bass, Gemini Club boarder on ElectroPunk at times with this EP yet always produce track that would go down a storm on the dancefloor.