Australian ElectroPop newcomers Tim & Jean’s track ‘Come Around’ will be their UK début single. It’s a bit more Disco than their Aussie single ‘I Can Show You’ (which is no bad thing!) which sees them setting themselves apart from Empire Of THe Sun et al’
Here’s the video for the song, it’s full of greasers. Go figure!
‘Come Around’ is released 10th April on Publica
They just keep on coming! Barely pausing for breath between Maison 10 and Kitsuné Parisien, Kitsuné Music are releasing the next instalment in the Kitsuné Maison series in May. this time around it’s ‘The Indie-Dance Issue’, a title which promises much.
Check the track list:
01. – Let’s Go All The Way (Early Version)
02. Alexander Dexter Jones – Phantastic Phone Call”
03. Housse De Racket – Roman
04. Polarsets – Sunshine Eyes
05. Gallops – Miami Spider (Ponciau edit)
06. Cosmonaut – Say What You Want
07. Creep (Feat. Romy Madeley-Croft From The XX) – Days (Azari & III reMix)
08. Is Tropical – The Greeks
09. Peter & The Magician – Twist
10. The Touch – Sermon
11. Logo X Icona Pop – Luvsick
12. Beat Connection – Silver Screen
13. Nightbox – Pyramid
14. Guards – Resolution Of One
15. Fiction – Big Things
16. Exotica – Conte D’Eté (Afrofunk Version)
There’s a lot of stuff on there I’m very interested in hearing, and a few gems we’ve heard before:
♫ Cosmonaut – Say What You Want
♫ Creep (Feat. Romy Madeley-Croft From The XX) – Days (Azari & III reMix)
‘Kitsuné Maison 11: ‘The Indie-Dance Issue’’ is released 16th May, I expect a JBAG minimix will show it’s face soon.
The Torontonian ElectroPop awesomeness that is Parallels return today with the release of their new EP ‘Salome’.
Their track ‘Ultralight’ from last years’ ‘Visionaries’ album, made it into our top 20 tracks of 2010 list and we couldn’t stop playing the whole CD in Spring last year so any new Parallels release was eagerly anticipated. And the EP doesn’t disappoint, continuing the duo’s spacious, yet warm, sound layered thick with lush synths floated above by Holly Dodson’s angelic vocals. this is the kind of track that makes me remember why I got into SynthPop in the first place!
The ‘Salome’ EP is out now. go check it out. Parallels are about to embark on their ‘Visionaries tour of North America, details here.
I was debating posting this, by now it’s, literally, everywhere…but, hell, it’s too awesome not to!
I don’t mind admitting that I was worried about the forthcoming Justice album. Could they top, or even just follow ‘†’? Would the new album just follow what they now know is a successful ‘Justice formula’?
There was no reason for me to worry. ‘Civilization’, featuring vocal duties from ElectroPop badass Ali Love, is jaw droopingly good. It’s got all the balls of Justice’s most powerful tunes and all the funkiness of their more Disco leaning tracks, wrapped up in one sweet package. It’s catchy as hell to, for a Justice song, and is driven throughout by some of the best mixed piano I’ve heard in ages.
If I were you I’d get used to hearing this:
♫ Justice (Feat. Ali Love) – Civilization (Radio Rip)
The single drops on 4th April on on Ed Banger.
Today sees the release of 17 year old Californian producer Golabek’s first single for the awesome Mullet Records.
‘Babe (Don’t Feed the Wildlife)’ is a slick, soulful slab of Electro-Funk. Unashamedly 80’s Disco the track is an impressive début for such a young artist. Showing musical maturity beyond his years, Golabek whips up a slowly building DiscoPop storm with layers upon layers of percussion, strings and wild licks.
♫ Golabek – Babe (Don’t Feed the Wildlife)
‘Babe (Don’t Feed the Wildlife)’ is out now Zaku-Chan:
More Monarchy! More Bag Raiders! Indeed!
Easily two of our favourite artists of recent times clash on this reMix from Monarchy’s forthcoming ‘I Won’t Let Go’ reMix package. Bag Raiders pull back the speed and drop a deep Italo track with nod than a small nod to early 90’s House, which is odd at first but really gets under your skin. this reMix is a bit like being drunk, the more you get the more you want!
♫ Monarchy (Feat. Rokhsan) – I Won’t Let Go (Bag Raiders remix)
‘I Won’t Go’ is released 11th April on Moda. Mustang and Sam Tiba coming soon.
Green Label Sound sure love giving away great tracks for free!
Having already released MNDR’s ‘Cut Me Out’ for free on their official website they now take the same approach with this reMix from UK Rave master and Cheap Thrills head-honcho Hervé. Be prepared for some rough and ready digital dance music. Bass heavy and in your face, Hervé’s reMix is the kind of track that makes you forget where you are on the dancefloor, until the big breakdown kicks in.
♫ MNDR – Cut Me Out (Hervé reMix)
You can pick up the full quality version of ‘Cut Me Out’ and this reMix for free over at Green Label Sound.
So, it looks like electronic rumors favourites Cosmonaut Grechko and Robots With Rayguns have gone and joined a gang! It’ll all end in violence, I know it!
Until everyone’s demise in a pointless turf war you can check out their new crew, The Night Moves Collective, in which they have enlisted the likes of P Martell and Signals into their ElectroPop mafia, as well as She’s The Queen. who I discovered browsing the NMC blog. This New York based duo pump out some top quality power ElectroPop. That kind of ElectroPop that makes you forget about the world outside.
Just take ‘All You’ve Got’. Epic, uplifting and full. Really full! The combination of Andrew Kuryloski’s multi layered, clean production and Emily White’s powerful vocals fill the speakers ‘til bursting point. Although She’s The Queen’s music makes various nods to ElectroPop of old their sound is very much in the now. Electronic music with tons of energy and emotion, the essence of ElectroPop
♫ She’s The Queen – All You’ve Got
They have even got our good buddy Ren Riz to reMix up their track ‘Waiting Game’, the man works his toytown synthesizer funk all over the track to awesome effect.
♫ She’s The Queen – Waiting Game (Ren Riz reMix (Radio Edit))
Check out more of She’s The Queen’s music and give them a big ol’ ‘like’ over on Facebook.
Australian Nu-Disco.ElectroPop geniuses Bag Raiders are finally gracing Europe with a string of live shows!
For those of us in this part of the world this is pretty exciting and pretty eagerly awaited. Both the album and the track ‘Way Back Home’ made it into out top 20 albums and tracks of 2011, so the prospect of seeing the duo with their full live show has us itching with impatience.
Check them out near you:
29th Apr London, England @ XOYO
30th Apr Holland @ Festival De Schuit
30st Apr Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
05th May Munich, Germany @ Baby Club
06th May Saarbrucken, Germany @ Blau Night Club
07th May Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
12th May Zurich, Switzerland @ Hive Club
13th May Brighton, England @ The Great Escape
19th May Stuttgart, Germany
20th May Athens, Greece @ Anorak Festival @ Club Mylos
21st May Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Medis
16th July London, England @ Main Stage @ Lovebox
22nd July Huntingdon, England @ Secret Garden Party
In the meantime get your ears ‘round these two reMixes of ‘Sunlight’ we haven’t featured before byArmand Van Helden and TieDye, both take an amazing track straight to the dancefloor, the don’t even bother to buy it a drink!
♫ Bag Raiders – Sunlight (Armand Van Helden reMix)
♫ Bag Raiders – Sunlight (TieDye-Mix)
‘Sunlight’ is taken from Bag Raider’s album, on Modular, out now:
Canadian SynthPop goddess LIGHTS has reMixed herself, for chuckles apparently.
Her last single, ‘My Boots’, was probably the most Disco tune she’s done to date, so for this reMix she’s run in the other direction and gone darkside on the track. ‘Re:Boots’ centres around some heavy, almost Industrial, rapid fire drums and wall of sound production give the tune a new edge. It’s not quite got the groove of the original, but replaces that with a live feel and rawness.
♫ LIGHTS – Re:Boots (My Boots reMix)
LIGHTS is holed up right now working on her sophomore album.
