This Monday’s (31st May) instalment of Wall Of Sound label boss and Electro guru Mark Jones’s BBC 6 Music radio show Back To The Phuture will feature not only Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark but Grum too!

OMD’s Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries will be chatting to Mark about getting involved with electronic music, their influence on the charts and their forthcoming album, ‘History Of Modern’ and in the final hours Nu-Disco master Grum will be busting out a special 80’s influenced mix of SynthPop new and old.

To wet your appetite check out OMD’s classic ‘Bunker Soldiers’ and Grum’s blog destroying 2009 monster ‘Runaway’:

♫ OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) – Bunker Soldiers

♫ Grum – Runaway (Radio Edit)

It’s gonna’ be a great show, details here, and you can tune in on iPlayer.

May 8 2010

Owl City gets the magic touch of Grum

OwlCity

I remember a few weeks ago Grum saying on Twitter that he was reMixing Owl City, I thought he was joking…apparently not!

Unlike I lot of people, I actually don’t hate Owl City, they remind me of a Poppier The Postal Service, and I did like The Postal Service (and I like Pop!). So I’m OK with OC going in but damn does Grum work some serious magic here. In a way he’s taken Owl City, and made it Monarchy, and that’s an ace thing to do! The mixture of Adam Young’s introspective, borderline Emo, SynthPop and Grum’s Disco infused Dreamwave creates this genius dancefloor ElectroPop gold!

♫ Owl City – Umbrella Beach (Grum reMix) (Sharebee) (MediaFire)

‘Umbrella Beach’, the second single from the ‘Ocean Eyes’ album , is out soon.

Owl City @ Juno

Owl City @ 7Digital

Owl City @ Amazon

Mar 15 2010

Grum’s new video

Grum has just débuted his latest video. A little funny, a little disturbing, a great Disco tune!

‘Can’t Shake This Feeling’ is our soon.

Mar 3 2010

Jump Jump Dance Dance

LA based Electro-Indie-Rock duo Jump Jump Dance Dance are releasing their début single, ‘Show Me The Night’ on 26th March, and it’s a catchy party track with an LCD Soundsystem crossed with The Whip feel to it.

The single contains some great reMixes. Grum looks like he’s got his eyes on Russ Chimes’ constantly-amazing-nu-disco-remixes crown as he’s pumping out fantastic mix after mix and this one is no exception with a killer bassline and retro synths. ElectroPop newcomers Human Life turn in this hazy, summery, Disco tune that kicks into some old school rave chords.

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Human Life’s West Coast Girls reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The single looks like it will be a must buy!

Jump Jump Dance Dance @ Beatport

Feb 24 2010

Grum Vs. Magistrates

Essex Indie outfit Magistrates have been given the Electro treatment by the always quality Grum.

A bit more ElectroPop than your usual Grum outing but it’s still got that Grum groove and the whole track works together brilliantly. ‘Gold Lover’ sounds like it was written with this reMix in mind!

♫ Magistrates – Gold Lover (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Apparently Magistrates have split up, or something.

Magistrates @ Beatport

Magistrates @ Juno

Magistrates @ 7Digital

Magistrates @ Amazon

Feb 8 2010

Priors reMixed

Priors

The track ‘What You Need’ (or at least the demo version of it) by Raw Man’s project, Priors, has been knocking ‘round the internet for a few months now. Finally it is getting a full reMix package release courtesy of Eye Industries and the smooth Nu-Disco ElectroPop jam some pretty sweet reworkings.

Grum just goes from strength to strength. His reMix here is more chilled than his usual production but it shows a laidback side to his work and is a solid slick of 80’s-esq electronic Funk. Hey Champ!’s take on the tune is more of a cut-up roller-Disco monster. Finally Allen Walker gives us the most straight-up dancefloor version

♫ Priors – What You Need (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Hey Champ! reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Priors – What You Need (Allen Walker ReWrite) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can pick up the reMix package right now!

Priors @ Beatport

Priors @ Juno

Feb 3 2010

Goldfrapp’s Rocket reMixes

Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp’s forthcoming comeback single (yes, I’m calling it a ‘comeback single’, what?) ‘Rocket’ has been given a couple of sweet reMix treatments.

Prolific Leeds reMixer Grum’s French House version is just the perfect style of mix for this track, all disco beats and retro synths, it’s like Goldfrapp turned up to 11! The next take is provided by, none other than, Richard X, who’s stripped down, minimal, analog synth jam is just as club friendly:

♫ Goldfrapp – Rocket (Richard X One Zero reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Goldfrapp – Rocket (Grum reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Still lovin’ the original too!

‘Rocket’ will be the first single from the album ‘Head First’.

Goldfrapp @ Juno

Goldfrapp @ 7Digital

Goldfrapp @ Amazon