Aug 15 2013

[Audio] Plastic Plates reMixes The Aston Shuffle’s ‘Can’t Stop Now’

The amazing Plastic Plates is on a roll. After a couple of months of silences Felix Bloxsom is following up on the première of his new single with another new tune a mere three days later. His new offering comes in the form of this reMix for Australian ElectroPop duo The Aston Shuffle and their forthcoming new single Can’t Stop Now.

The original version of the track is pretty full-on, commercial, big room Electro, which Plastic Plates turns into something a little deeper and groovier. Serving up a heaped plate of synthetic Disco, Felix brings together an Italo bassline, a House beat and popping arpeggios in a tasty Nu-Disco sauce culminating in a laid back, but effortlessly body moving tune that uses the vocals of the original in anthemic ways. The single also hold mixes from Special Features and Matisse & Sadko and one we are particularly interested in from the one and only Lenno.

♫ The Aston Shuffle – Can’t Stop Now (Plastic Plates reMix)

The Aston Shuffle’s Can’t Stop Now is released 16th September.

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Aug 14 2013

[Audio] Donna Summer reMixed by Chromeo & Oliver and Giorgio Moroder

Love To Love You Donna is the title of a forthcoming reMix album that pays tribute to Disco diva legend Donna Summer. Release in October, the album holds twelve tracks that place Summers instantly recognisable vocals in the hands of the likes of Hot Chip, Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper, along side these two gems from a team-up between Chromeo & Oliver and Summer’s long-time production partner, and legend in his own right, Giorgio Moroder.

Chromeo & Oliver seems like a Synth Funk match made in heaven and their reMix of Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) really delivers the goods. Serving up a heady rush of murderous synth bass and big warping chords that is so perfectly paired with Summer’s big 80s vocals that you’d swear it was always supposed to sound like this. Add in a little of Chromeo’s talk-box warbling and you have a massive DiscoPop hit for the summer. this track draws on such a pool of talent coming together that is was destined to be nothing short of amazing. In what seems like a fitting choice, Giorgio Moroder has turned in a reMix of a track he originally co-wrote, the classic Love To Love You Baby. The Disco and Italo god recent played the track out during a DJ set at the Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden (after completing it on the plane over) so we can get a taste of how the track will sound. It sounds like we’re in for a full-on sounding Moroder tune with a seriously Italo groove. the album is shaping up to be a definite purchase.

♫ Donna Summer – Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Chromeo & Oliver reMix)

♫ Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby (Giorgio Moroder reMix) (Live Set Rip)

Donna Summer’s Love To Love You Donna is released 22nd October via Verve.

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Aug 14 2013

[MP3] Touch Tone reMixes Xylos’ ‘Summerlong’

Master of the LA Robo-Boogie Touch Tone is back with a brand new track in the form of this slick reMix. The subject of Touch Tone’s machinations this time is Brooklyn based bombastic Indie-ElectroPoppers Xylos and their breezy tune Summerlong.

Eschewing the raucous synths and wall-of-sound guitars of the original for something a little more poolside, Touch Tone whips up a pulsating summery Disco House tune to bounce you into the weekend. Folding in a little Tropical shimmy, a little Chicago warehouse vibe in the bassline department and a jump-up piano hook that straddles the line between House and Indie Touch Tone serves up an infectious daytime jam that you can’t help but move to. So just keep moving, you know you want to.

♫ Xylos – Summerlong (Touch Tone reMix)

Xylos’ Summerlong is out now.

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Aug 14 2013

[MP3] Night Drive’s ‘Sea Of Light’ (+ Treasure Fingers reMix)

Here’s the new one from Austin based SynthWavePop duo Night Drive. Their second single, following June’s Drones, Sea Of Light sees the duo take on a much more commercial Indie-Electro sound, quite a way divorced from the Dreamwave of their début. The single comes packaged with a top collection of reMixes from names like Justin Faust, Elektromekanik, Kulkid and Treasure Fingers.

Sea Of Light is all about the big, Stargate-esque, early 2000’s synth riffs and gangly summery Indie guitar riffs. Having more in common with the likes of like Van She than Miami Nights 1984, Sea Of Light is perfectly primed to explode as a summery hit. This is one for good times with good friends. The mighty Treasure Finger’s take on the track is a deep sweeping Disco groover. A bass heavy, funk fuelled, robotic floorfiller. With a nice, laid back, tempo, this mix still makes you want to move, but it;s quite chilled about it.

♫ Night Drive – Sea Of Light

♫ Night Drive – Sea Of Light (Treasure Fingers reMix)

Night Drive Sea Of Light is out now.

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Aug 13 2013

[Audio] Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Secret’

Y’know, we were just wondering the other day when we’d next be treated to a taste of Queen Of Hearts’ forthcoming new album, and here we are. Once again Devil’s Gun takes up the production reins on Secret, due out next month, and the two of them deliver exactly what we’ve been waiting for. I guess this one song will have to tide us over until the LP drops.

Secret is amongst the Poppiest of Queen Of Hearts’ work, and that probably quite an odd thing to say about a Pop artist but a bulk of the Queen’s tunes (like all the best Pop music) has had a certain melancholy to it, whereas Secret is pure summertime vibes. Devil’s Gun turn things up to 11 with big beats, chainsaw synths and a nice use of The Art Of Noise style sampling, but it really is Queen Of Hearts who steals the show here, bringing a pitch perfect Pop chorus that dominates the tune and’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Album now please.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Secret (Radio Edit) (Produced By Devil’s Gun)

Queen Of Hearts’ Secret is released 9th September.

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Aug 13 2013

[Video] New Young Pony Club’s ‘Hard Knocks’

New Young Pony Club are back with a brand new single. A droning and at the same time Tropical and catchy tune called Hard Knocks.

Laurie Lynch directs the clip with a narrative that fits the track like a gloves.

New Young Pony Club’s Hard Knocks is released 12th August.

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Aug 13 2013

[Video] The Soft’s ‘Prana’

Here’s the video for Prana by Suffolk noisemakers The Soft. A woozy electronic dream made up of ecclectic synth work and watery vocals.

The clip, directed by by William Glass, is a kaleidoscopic colourful, lava lamp of a performance video. It even runs with the 90s CGI theme. Proper happy daze business.

The Soft’s Prana is out now, their début EP is released 24th September.

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Aug 13 2013

[Video] Foxes’ ‘Youth’

One of Foxes’ first tunes, the bombastic ElectroPop of Youth, looks like it’s getting re-released, with a slick new production, as a single in a couple of months. Which we’re OK with, it’s an awesome tune that deserves to be bigger, and it might be with this slick video.

It’s a cool clip, which sees Foxes getting into Hipstervision mode that speaks to the youthfulness of the track.

Foxes’ Youth is released 6th October.

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Aug 12 2013

[Mixtape] Nude Disco’s ‘Poolside Polari 6’

Nude Disco – Poolside Polari 6 = The sixth instalment in Vern’s Poolside Polari series is loaded with the freshest sunshine Disco and some choice House cuts. Perfect for lazy summer evenings.

♫ Nude Disco – Poolside Polari 6

The tracklist:
01. Basement Love – My Mind Made On You
02. Le Collage – Me & You
03. AlunaGeorge – Outlines (Pat Lok ‘Crayola’ Edit)
04. Pherotone – My Baby
05. Daft Punk (Feat. Panda Bear) – Doin’ It Right (Ben Macklin Mix)
06. Cajoline & Holic – Timeless Dream
07. Everywhere – Eddie (Oliver Nelson reMix)
08. FKJ – Unchained
09. No crAss – The Hour (Moustache Machine reMix)
10. Plage 84 – Love Rain
11. Oxford – You & Me
12. Foreign Boy – The City (Nude Disco Edit)
13. Starcadian – He^Rt

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Aug 9 2013

[Audio] Let Em Riot’s ‘Say What You Need To Say’ (Arcade High reMix)

Stop what you’re doing, even if it’s important. The only people authorised to continue with whatever they are up to are people who have others lives in their hands (in which case; get off the internet!). There’s a new single from Orange Country Dreamwave master Let Em Riot. This man is easily one of the most talented ElectroPop producers working today. We know what you’re thinking; are we saying that because we released his SlashWave EP, or did we release his SlashWave EP because we thought that? To which we’d like to counter with “shut up and listen to Let Em Riot’s new single”.

Say What You Need To Say is quintessential Let Em Riot. The big secret of Let Em Riot’s appeal is his knack of being able to mix utterly nostalgic SynthWave music that you can’t help but love with truly heartfelt lyrics that really resonate with people without resorting to cliché or tropes. And that’s exactly what he does here, laying his heart out on a backing of comforting synthesizer music. Nostalgia and emotion, what more do you want from a SynthPop tune? The single also comes equipped with a reMix from another excellent, and increasingly vocal, SynthWave artist, Arcade High, who brings the track in a slightly more traditional Outrun direction with his trademark added ChipTune spice, making the perfect compliment. The single is available on Bandcamp for a fee of name-your-price. You’d better name something that is at least higher than a four…we’re watching you!