May 28 2011

Frankmusik reMixed by MNEK

Frankmusik and Far East Movement’s ‘Do It In The AM’ isn’t my favourite of Vincent’s tracks but it has really grown on me.

Throw in this big warp bass Electro-House mix from UK producer MNEK, premiered last week on Annie Mac’s show, that does some really interesting things with the original. Upping the grit on the track, MNEK drop a tight party-starting groove that is not only in your face, but leaves a surprising amount of the original arrangement intact (and you know I love it when reMixes do that!).

♫ Frankmusik (Feat. Far East Movement) – Do It In The AM (MNEK Rmx)

‘Do It In The AM’ is released 18th July.

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May 28 2011

Monarchy Vs. Jaymo & Andy George

Moda main-men Jaymo & Andy George are one of the many who have reMixes ElectroPop duo Monarchy’s latest single ‘I Won’t Let Go’.

Featuring on their ‘Moda Volume 1’ compilation it’s a totally new take on the song that shrugs off the ElectroPop in favour of dancefloor madness. Leaving snatches of the original amongst the big beats and mind-loosing bassline this is a track to get lost in on the dancefloor.

♫ Monarchy – I Won’t Let Go (Jaymo & Andy George reMix)

‘Moda Volume 1’ was released this week.

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May 27 2011

Justice’s ‘civilization’ video

It’s full of bison being herded by the crumbling of human history.

It’s visually stunning.

It’s the brand new video for Justice and Ali Love’s ‘Civilization’.

It’s directed by Edouard Salier

‘Civilisation’ is out now on Ed Banger.

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May 27 2011

Goin’ Old School: Freeze – IOU

We’re going to start putting up videos, maybe daily, of classic tracks and performances ‘cos, well, why not!

Kicking things off is UK DancePop act Freeze’s Pop/Electro crossover ‘IOU’ from 1983. Arthur Baker produces for that B-Boy feel the track made it onto the soundtrack for Beat Street.

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May 27 2011

Is Tropical’s video for ‘The Greeks’

Is Tropical’s ‘The Greeks’ get itself a video, and what a video.

Directed by Megaforce the video depicts what I expect ‘nam was like, really! Actually, I’m pretty sure playing army when I was a kid really looked like this! I get the feeling that there may be some kind of social commentary in there somewhere but I just it looks cool.

Is Tropical’s début album ‘Native To’ is released on 13th June on Kitsuné Music.

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May 24 2011

Fred Falke reMixes Wolf Gang

‘The King And All Of His Men’ is the latest single, and re-release of first single, from British Indie dude Wolf Gang, it’s been given a stunning retro workout by French Touch master Fred Falke.

From the offset you can tell this mix is going to be something special, kicking off with a nice syncopated bassline and smooth 80’s-esq chords that lead into a full-on 80’s teen movie epic. Wolf Gang vocals lend themselves perfectly to this kind of Dreamwave nostalgia, his voice being just as emotive as the music.

♫ Wolf Gang – The King And All Of His Men (Fred Falke reMix)

‘The King And All Of His Men’ is out 13th June.

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May 24 2011

More new Baby Monster

Tracks from Baby Monster’s forthcoming début album are coming in thick and fast now!

‘Russian Lights’ rocks more of a Chillwave vibe than previous tunes with he duo putting all their Shoegazing influences into play here. Still backed up by layers of cosmic synths. This and last weeks ‘The Fear Of Charlie Sunrise’ are just two of many, Baby Monster are giving away a track from their album every week in the run up to the records release!

♫ Baby Monster – Russian Lights

Baby Monster’s self-titled début album is due out 27th June.

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May 24 2011

Bachelorette’s ‘Polarity Party’ video

Here is the new video for New Zealand born psychedelic ElectroPopster Bachelorette’s ‘Polarity Party’.

The track is taken from her self-titled third album and the clip is a suitably avant-garde visual for the space-out ElectroPop of Bachelorette.

The ‘Bachelorette’ album is out now.

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May 23 2011

Depeche Mode get an Acid workout

‘Master And Servant’ is amongst my favourite Depeche Mode tracks, it’s also one that has always lent itself well to reMixes and faired slightly better in reMix output that some other DM songs.

So with the eagerly anticipated ‘reMixes 2: 81-11’ album, featuring Depeche Mode reMixes from the likes of M83, UNKLE, Trentemøller, François Kervorkian, Dan The Automator, Stargate, Eric Prydz, Karlsson & Winnberg (from Miike Snow) and Røyksopp amongst others, only a couple of week away we present this reMix, not featured on the album, from RSS who grab vocal and synth hooks from the tune and apply them to their hypnotic Acid-Techno.

♫ Depeche Mode – Master And Servant (RSS reMix)

‘reMixes 2: 81-11’ is released 6th June on MuteReprise, of extra special interest for me is the expanded editions which will include exclusive reMixes by former band members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.

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May 23 2011

Toque’s ‘Xtro’

Coming up next on the awesome Girlfriend Records is a three track EP from Toque, a side project from HR.

With just the right combination of ElectroPop, Disco and Electro-Funk, Toque’s ‘Xtro’ is dark of content but funky of beats. Like ‘Thriller’, ‘Xtro’ is quality, retro, DancePop with a horror movie theme. The juxtaposition between the get-up-and-dance music and the dark, though I expect tounge-in-cheek, lyrics is actually pretty fun. The thing I like most about this track though, is the prefect combination of 80’s sounding SynthPop and B-boy Electro, two of my greatest loves. One the one hand you’ve got the 808 claps, orchestral hits, Moog-esq funk synths, and some dark, heavily effected, MCing, and on the other shimmering lead lines and sweet as hell vocals. Definatly looking forward to this EP.

♫ Toque – Xtro

The ‘Xtro’ EP is out next Friday on Girlfriend Records, HR is also working hard on her second EP under that moniker.

Also incoming this summer is a Girlfriend Records compilation that they say is their ‘biggest project yet’ which should feature the whole Girlfriend family and some new faces. Defiantly something to be looking forward to!