Feb 28 2009

Metronomy cover The Cure (+ Lady Sovereign)

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This weeks copy of NME, the big NME Shockwaves Awards 2009 issue, come with a free CD featuring some of the leading lights of today’s indie scene covering tracks by The Cure (who received the “God-like Genius” award)

The CD includes this cover of ‘Fascination Street’ by UK ElectroPoppers Metronomy, which is kinda’ odd:

♫ Metronomy – Fascination Street (The Cure Cover) (zShare) (MediaFire)

While we’re on the subject of The Cure covers I have to lay this on you.

♫ Lady Sovereign – So Human (Original Version) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Lady Sovereign‘s next single is ‘So Human’ and completely riffs off The Cure’s ‘Close To Me’. I would say around 99% of The Cure fans I know will be vomiting blood upon hearing this track, but I kinda’ like it!

Purchase links for stuff follow:

Lady Sovereign @ 7Digital

Lady Sovereign @ Amazon

Feb 28 2009

Curses! Holy Ghost!

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Institubes are taking over! And it looks like their method will be mind control!

Exhibit A: This track, ‘The Deep End’, the new one from Curses! (better known as Drop The Lime) as reMixed by Holy Ghost!.

It’s an eight minute Disco odyssey that worms it way into your brain. When you start listening to it you’re thinking “yeah, it’s got a good groove”…by the end, IT’S YOUR WHOLE LIFE!

The infections bassline hypnotizes you into submission and then, around 6:50 minutes in, it drops the synth shredding on you.

♫ Curses! (Feat. Nancy From LCD Soundsystem & The Juan Maclean) – The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub) (zShare) (MediaFire)

All hail The Hypnotoad:

Curses! @ Beatport

Curses! @ Juno

Feb 27 2009

A couple of new videos

Busy day today, you you can entertain yourselves with two new videos that have made their début this week.

First up is the poptastic clip for Frankmusik‘s forthcoming single ‘Better Off As Two’.

Also, we have the space invader fuelled video for Røyksopp‘s now on ‘Happy Up Here’. Directed by Reuben Sutherland, this is, like most of Røyksopp’s videos, something special.

Normal service will resume.

Feb 26 2009

Phil Oakey gets around

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News has broken this week that, Electro legend, The Human League’s Phil Oakey will be providing guest vocals for two SynthPop superstars.

First up, Pet Shop Boys have confirmed that Philip will be will appear on ‘This Used To Be The Future’ which will be on the limited edition 2 CD version of their forthcoming album, ‘Yes’.

Oakey has also recorded a duet, entitled ‘Symmetry’, with none other than Electro girl-of-the-moment Little Boots! It will appear on her, soon to be released, album. Apparently Phil approached Victoria after hearing her ‘funtime’ cover of ‘Don’t You Want Me’ on YouTube.

I love Phil’s vocals, he may not be the best singer in the world but he has a tone that lends itself perfectly to everything he does.

Both of these collabarations with top Electro acts have me salivating…can’t wait!

Feb 25 2009

Depeche Mode premiere ‘Wrong’ video

Depeche Mode have just premièred the video for the eagerly awaited upcoming single ‘Wrong’.

It’s a slightly creepy, intense mini movie. I love DM’s ‘cameo’ appearance.

Actually, I really like the song. Some of the synths in there sound like ”Masses’ or ‘Violator’ Mode. Maybe it’s true, maybe we have got the old Mode back.

Where’s Alan?

Here?

Depeche Mode @ Juno

Depeche Mode @ 7Digital

Depeche Mode @ Amazon

Feb 20 2009

Ladyhawke reMixed

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As mentioned here, 2nd March see the re-release of Ladyhawke‘s ‘Paris Is Burning’ on Modular Recordings.

New Ladyhawke (even re-released) is always, I repeat, always welcome.

Here’s one of the reMixes, by US Electro rockers Innerpartysystem.

♫ Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning (Innerpartysystem reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Still not picked up the album? You fool! Remedy your shameful mistake:

Ladyhawke @ Modular Store

Feb 20 2009

Le Corps Mince De Françoise new reMix

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Le Corps Mince De Françoise have dropped a new reMix of ‘Bitch Of The Bitches’. This time by Limping Boy.

♫ Le Corps Mince De Françoise – Bitch Of The Bitches (Limping Boy reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The Girls are also up for Best New Act in the Basso Music Awards in Helsinki!

Le Corps Mince De Françoise @ Beatport

Le Corps Mince De Françoise @ Juno

Feb 20 2009

That Lady GaGa, Pet Shop Boys, reMix

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A while back we reported that Pet Shop Boys were going to be providing one of the reMixes for Lady GaGa’s next single ‘Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)’.

Well, here it is!

♫ Lady GaGa – Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (Pet Shop Boys reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

It looks like AOL were just giving it away in recognitions of their BRITs performance this week!

The single is out soon on Polydoor.

Lady GaGa @ Juno

Lady GaGa @ 7Digital

Lady GaGa @ Amazon

Feb 19 2009

The Presets reMixed by Heartbreak!!!

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We’ve already posted the video for The Presets‘ next single, the wonderful ‘If I Know You’, one of the reMixes we were very exited to hear was by Italo-ElectroPopsters Heartbreak.

Well here it is!

♫ The Presets – If I Know You (Heartbreak reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Heartbreak seem to be consistently brilliant in everything the do and pairing The Presets with them it like ElectroPop gold!

‘If I Know You’ will be out in late march on Modular Recordings.

Grab a taste!

The Presets @ Beatport

The Presets @ Juno

The Presets @ 7Digital

The Presets @ Amazon

Heartbreak @ Beatport

Heartbreak @ Juno

Heartbreak @ 7Digital

Heartbreak @ Amazon

Feb 19 2009

Preston Park

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Sometimes I hate MySpace, whilst it is possibly the best tool on the Internet for discovering new music you have to wade through so much shite, so much mediocre, uninspired bollocks it drives you mad.

And sometimes I love MySpace when it throws up gems like Preston Park.

With the kind of spacey, funky ElectroPop Preston makes I can’t believe he’s not signed.

Check out a couple of tracks.

♫ Preston Park – Possible Reflection (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Preston Park – The Thrill (Demo.) (zShare) (MediaFire)

There’s more on his MySpace

Preston Park @ MySpace