Not actually a new video, but surprisingly well timed for the re-release (or first proper release) of ‘I Am not A Robot’, the video we have here will make up part of the visuals for Marina And The Diamonds forthcoming UK tour. Filmed on Hollywood Boulevard, it actually makes quite a nice promo clip.
‘I Am Not A Robot’ is out 26th April.
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London based singer/songwriter Seb is a relative newcomer, this track being his second single, but has made the astoundingly smart move of roping in Neon Gold’s resident Dreamwave guru Mille on production duties.
The result is a track that completely assimilates Pop into Dreamwave. Big, slick ElectroPop laden with Mille’s epic synth work and a killer 8-bit, oriental sounding, breakdown. It end up sounding kinda’ like a vocal Danger track.
This track is going to be huge!
♫ Seb (Feat. Mille) – The Other Side (Extended Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘The Other Side’ will be released soon.
This week Crystal Castles triumphantly announced their return with a new album and two new singles.
In an awesome move the new album, as with their début, will be self titled! Which is just a stroke of genius. The first proper single released will be a track called ‘Celestica’.
Before that, however, the duo are releasing a limited edition (500 copies) 12” of ‘Doe Deer’ to celebrate Record Store Day on 17th April.
To get you warmed up for all this good stuff here’s a couple of new reMixes. Midnight Conspiracy’s take on ‘Crimewave’ is a pretty amazing slice of 8-bit flavoured SynthPop and ‘Untrust Us’ as reMixed by Alex Zelenka, which is a deep bleepy vision of the original.
♫ Crystal Castles – Crimewave (Midnight Conspiracy reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
♫ Crystal Castles – Untrust Us (Alex Zelenka reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
Crystal Castles new album, er…’Crystal Castles’, is due to come out on 8th July.
I’d honestly never heard of Bodi Bill before their current single, ‘I Like Holden Caulfield’, landed in the electronic rumors inbox, but I was immediately all over it.
This German act is hard to pin down, a bit Lo-Fi, a bit Indie-Electro, a bit Bedroom Pop, even a little bit Folktronica, they have defiantly carved out a unique niche for themselves in the SynthPop landscape. Their glitchy beats and eclectic electronic instrumentation really keep the listener on their toes!
Siriusmo, who should be no stranger to you, provides a reMix of the track ‘Tip Toe Walk’ for the single and turns in a deep and atmospheric mix complete with buzzing organs, echoing piano and military drums.
♫ Bodi Bill – Tip Toe Walk (Siriusmo reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘I Like Holden Caulfield’ is now.
Italo influenced ElectroPop act Glass Candy recently released a new EP, ‘Feeling Without Touching’, on Italians Do It Better.
The title track is actually quite old but makes for a sound into to the EP, which also features the songs ‘Sugar & Whitebread’, ‘Covered In Bugs’ and ‘Shine Like Gold & Diamonds’, as it’s a pretty apt example of Glass Candy’s slick retro Pop. Italo beats and analog synths with Ida No’s sultry vocals.
♫ Glass Candy – Feeling Without Touching (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘Feeling Without Touching’ is out now.
Amazing French Indie-ElectroPopsters Pony Pony Run Run return next month with a long awaited new single ‘Waling On A Line’. It’s a, frankly, brilliant slice of Indie-Electro that deserves all kinds of attention this summer.
There are loads of reMixes lined up for the reMix package, the stand out really has to be Lifelike’s stellar return to form with his summertime part reMix, so smooth the synths seem to melt together, all 7m50s of it is brilliant. For darker take on the tune check out French Fries’ Dubstep workout with downpitched vocals while Blatta & Inesha deliver a straight up wonky banger.
♫ Pony Pony Run Run – Walking On A Line (Lifelike Extended reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
♫ Pony Pony Run Run – Walking On A Line (French Fries reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
♫ Pony Pony Run Run – Walking On A Line (Blatta & Inesha Back To The Future reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘Waling On A Line’ is out soon.
Released this month was The Aston Shuffle’s new single ‘i Wanna’ See You’. I think I first noticed The Aston Shuffle after their reMix of PNAU’s ‘Baby’ way back when, they’ve got a pretty unique take on Electro.
‘I Wanna’ See You’ comes across like a party banger, but it is actually a really intricate track with really smooth vocoded vocals.
♫ The Aston Shuffle – I Wanna’ See You (zShare) (MediaFire)
The Aston Shuffle’s ‘I Wanna See You’ is available now
Binary Records guys NightWaves’ single ‘Sweet Carrie was released a few days ago and despite having sung it’s praises we think you might still need some convincing.
So here we have for you some of the reMixes that come with the single, kicking off with LexiconDon, who keep hold of the chilled summer vibe but pull it in more of a straight ElectoPop direction with stunning results. While everyone else in the world is chilling to this tune in the sun with a beverage, Walter Sobcek heads straight for the dancefloor with his take on the track leaving Alfa to crack out an arpeggio driven Electro reMix. It’s a storming reMix package, well worth a purchase!
♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (LexiconDon reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Walter Sobcek reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
♫ NightWaves – Sweet Carrie (Alfa reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)
‘Sweet Carrie’ is out now on dubFrequency.
I’m actually pretty amused that iamamiwhoami didn’t turn out to be anyone mega famous, even I thought it was Christina at one point. Turns out it’s most likely Swedish singer/songwriter Jonna Lee, but regardless of who it is, the first single is already out, released without fanfare, and in the end it’s just really good.
Icy synths, haunting vocals and videos just as weird as you would expect:
‘O’ was released this week.
UK Lo-Fi SynthPop producer I Am Noxious has got in touch with us to drop his latest recording.
We previously really liked his unique brand of introspective Synth bedroom Pop and his new tune defiantly delivers on his previous materials promise.
‘Watch My Ship Go Down’ is an intimate track that would work just as good on the dancefloor as it does in headphones as every element seems to slot into place perfectly. The glitchy beats, the piano, the soulful vocals, it all adds up to a thing of electronic beauty.
♫ I Am Noxious – Watch My Ship Go Down (zShare) (MediaFire)
I am expecting in the coming months for I Am Noxious to be mentioned in the same sentences as the likes of Penguin Prison, ‘til then show him some MySpace love.
