Jan 25 2013

[Audio] Oliver’s ‘Mechanical’ EP

This week lauded LA Dreamwave duo of Olivers, Oliver, released a brand new EP on A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold Records imprint. An EP that had been pretty polarising amongst fans of their smooth west coast Disco sound. The Oliver’s had been hinting that they would be branching out, style wise, for a while now, but delivering an EP containing hard hitting Electro tunes has raise as many eyebrows as it has smiles.

So, how is it really. Well, for a start it;s very good. even if it’s not to your taste, there’s no denying that it is an amazingly produced EP, these two are really at the top of their game, and on the whole, despite the odd cheesy Electro riff, Oliver’s should does shine through in the track. MYB is about 70% standard rave tune with the occasional glimpses of the Oliver brilliance we know and love. Similarly Night On My Mind promises to be a deep, moody, SynthWave tune, until the big early 2000’s Electro-House riff kicks in to ruin things. All is not lost though, the EP’s title track, Mechanical, is an absolutely beautiful, growling, synthetic ballad. Haunting vocals, lush synths, big retro drum fills, it;s an amazing tune. Alongside which sits Control, the track most people seem to have picked up on. A rapid fire, Funk laden, assault of arpeggios and vintage keys. Infectiously danceable and packed with more robo-boogie than a robo-boogie factory. Oliver’s Mechanical is a mighty fine EP, it just might not be the EP you were expecting.

♫ Oliver – Mechanical

♫ Oliver – Control

Oliver’s Mechanical EP is out now.

Buy Oliver’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 25 2013

[Mixtape] Moonbootica’s ‘On Vacation Mix

Moonbootica – Resident Mix 9010 (On Vacation Mix) = Here’s an awesome mixtape from Germany’s Moonbootica to see you into the weekend. It’s an hour of smart Disco sounds and broken Dance beats. That’ll do nicely.

♫ Moonbootica – Resident Mix 9010 (On Vacation Mix)

The tracklist:

01. Erobique – Endorphinmachine
02. Erdbeerschnitzel – I Wonder
03. Scandal – Just Let Me Dance (Maxii Soundsystem Mix)
04. DJ Steef – Venusian Missing
05. Dragon Suplex – Bakerman (DS Edit)
06. Feed Me – Love Is All I Got (Larse Mix)
07. Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt – Place Of Love (Pwndtiac Mix)
08. Black Van – Inside (Oliver Mix)
09. Mixhell – Exit Wound (Aeroplane Mix)
10. Alex Metric (Feat. Oliver) – Motion Study
11. Two Door Cinema Club – Sun (Alex Metric Mix)

Buy Moonbootica’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 25 2013

[Audio] Casio Social Club reMixes Phonetica Vs. Soulemotion

Are you ready for an Acid disco oddessy? ‘cos that’s what’s being served up right now in the form of this fresh new reMix from Mullet Records main man Casio Social Club. Latvian collaboration Phonetica Vs. Soulemotion are the targets for this blissful, intoxicating, synth workout.

Bringing a little Balearic feeling to proceedings, Casio Social Club whips up a hypnotic Acid riff, which he works into a groovy backing. His reMix of Impossible Love is hard to resist. Full of lush synths and haunting reverby piano, that both play nicely against the undulating Acid hook, this reMix really is one to loose yourself in, and when it finished you find yourself missing it. Its mind control we tells ya!

♫ Phonetica Vs. Soulemotion – Impossible Love (Casio Social Club ‘Acid Sunrise’ reMix)

Phonetica Vs. Soulemotion’s Impossible Love is released 4th February.

Check out more from Soulemotion on SoundCloud.

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 24 2013

[Mixtape] Edwin Van Cleef’s ‘January 2013 Mixchart’ & Mariah Carey reMix

Update: Looks like SoundCloud may have taken these tracks down, probably ‘cos they had the words “Mariah Carey” written on them. Ah well, we’ll just leave this here in-case Cleef can get the tracks back online”

Edwin Van Cleef – January 2013 Mixchart = It feels like it’s been ages, but Cleef’s finally back with his picks for the month. What you’ve got right here is forty-five minutes of some of the freshest House and Disco around.

♫ Edwin Van Cleef – January 2013 Mixchart

The tracklist:

01. Simone Fedi – Bitter Devotion (Ewan Pearson Key-A-Pella)
02. Simone Fedi – Bitter Devotion (Ewan Pearson reMix)
03. Du Tonc – Darkness
04. Hot Since 82 – Planes & Trains
05. Carl Fath – Far Away
06. Mariah Carey – Lovin’ U Long Time (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)
07. Calippo – Spend Time Well (Nora En Pure reMix)
08. Lock Vogel – With You
09. Di-Rect – Young Ones (Sander Kleinenberg Dub)
10. Moonbeam – Hills Folded in Mist (Mars Needs Lovers reMix)
11. ThermalBear – U Love (Sasha reMix)
12. Craig David – Fill Me In (Ryan Hemsworth reMix)

And if you’re wondering about that Mariah Carey reMix, you can grab it right here. Cleef lays down a thick House groove and some nice retro keys and all-in-all makes Mariah sound pretty unrecognisable, but compellingly funky.

♫ Mariah Carey – Lovin’ U Long Time (Edwin Van Cleef reMix)

Buy Edwin Van Cleef’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 23 2013

[MP3] Clancy’s ‘How To Hold On To You’

The one and only Clancy’s back in the production hot seat with a brand new track. We always tend to love it when this dude drops a new track, and so far he hasn’t disappointed. His new tune, How To Hold On To You, can be added to the ‘hasn’t disappointed yet’ pile.

How To Hold On To You continues on Clancy journey from Dreamwave hero, to Nu-Disco groover, to House jackmaster. This one’s all about pulsating deep basses, infectious piano riffs and snatches of diva vocals. Soundtracking a late 80s Chicago warehouse, How To Hold On To You, rises and falls with swells of emotion as to hooks you in and keeps you entranced until the end. It’s track like this that make us glad the Chicago House sound came back.

♫ Clancy – How To Hold On To You

Buy Clancy’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 22 2013

[MP3] Lancelot’s ‘Higher Ground’

Fresh Australian producer Lancelot, who released the awesome We Can Dance last year on Binary, has just unexpectedly made his return with this lush, Housy Disco tune. The free download comes after quite a period of relative quiet front he man, but that’s fine, we here are big believers in quality over quantity and think the current culture of having to release all the time is harmful for fans and producers alike. right here Lancelot proves why it’s best to take your time and get it right, he definitely brings the quality.

Higher Ground mixes up deep House vibes with Tropical Disco feel, which makes for a euphoric, feel-good, but irresistibly dancey tune. Hypnotic, but funky the track wraps you in it’s arms and doesn’t let go until the dance is over. this is truly one to get lost in on the dancefloor. We’re hoping that 2013 is a year we will hear a lot more from Lancelot.

♫ Lancelot – Higher Ground

Buy Lancelot’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 22 2013

[Audio] Jupiter reMix Yan Wagner

French producer Yan Wagner’s recent Forty Eight Hours album didn’t leave out MP3 player for very long in the latter half of 2012. A Housey, ElectroPop opus that deserved wider attention. Yesterday the single Changed from the album was released, and alongside reMixes from Arnaud Rebotini, The Hacker and Tristesse Contemporaine sits this version from one of our favourite ElectroPop duos, Jupiter.

Jupiter get busy with their playful DiscoPop style all over the track. Their now trademark bouncy bass is at the fore of the track, providing a rock solid, funky, bedrock for layers of spikey tones and cosmic synths to dance around the tracks four and a half minutes. A stark contrast to Wagner’s deadpan, Factory-esque style, this meeting of styles works infinitely better than it should, more power to Jupiter for pulling it off. By the time the reedy synth solo kicks in you can;t help but be totally hooked.

♫ Yan Wagner – Changed (Jupiter reMix)

Yan Wagner’s Changed single is out now.

Buy Yan Wagner’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 22 2013

[Audio] Disclosure & AlunaGeorge

This is White Noise. It’s a collaboration between awesome House duo Disclosure and even awesomer Electro R&B duo AlunaGeorge. It reader it head last night. It broke the internet.

And you can see why, the amount of talent featured in this track isn’t wasted. Disclosure create the perfect, otherworldly, soundtrack. Part Acid House, part Bleep House, all warehouse, White Noise is a nostalgic trip for anyone who was raving in 1990, but the addition of Aluna’s vocals give the whole affair a soulful Pop twist. No-one really thought of ElectroPop Bleep House back in 1990, maybe if they had the scene would have lasted for longer than a year. this is the prefect melding of deep Dance Music vibes and Pop sheen. amazing. (P.S. I refuse to call Bleep House ‘Yorkshire Bleep & Bass’, we called it Bleep House at the time, and I’m sticking with that!)

♫ Disclosure (Feat. AlunaGeorge) – White Noise

White Noise is released 17th February.

Buy Disclosure’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 21 2013

[Mixtape] Reflex’s new mixtape

Reflex– Mixtape #16 = Woo-hoo! It’s time for another mixtape for awesome French ElectroPopsters Reflex. With a line up of some of our favourite tunes from the last couple of months we’re definitely on the same wavelength here. A whole hour of top DiscoPop gold.

♫ Reflex– Mixtape #16

The tracklist:

01. AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It (Bondax reMix)
02. Le Dust Sucker – Mandate My Ass
03. Spiller – Urastar (The Supermen Lovers reMix)
04. MNDR – Feed Me Diamonds (RAC reMix)
05. Goldroom (Feat, SSL) – Sweetness Alive (Pat Lok Dip And Drop Mix)
06. Rotkraft – To Love You
07. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Your Love (Waze & Odyssey reMix)
08. Moullinex – Fauna
09. Lindstrøm & Todd Terje – Lanzarote
10. Gigamesh – Don’t Stop (Version 2.0)
11. Oxford – White Pearl
12. Strange Talk – Cast Away (Reflex reMix)
13. Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (Go Go Bizkitt! Beach Jam)
14. Shindu – Just Go (Reflex reMix)
15. Duke Dumont (Feat. A*M*E) – Need U (100%)
16. Kill The Hero – Surrender (SHAZAM! reMix)
17. Plastic Plates (Feat. Simon Lord) – Things I Didn’t Know I Loved (Bufi reMix)
18. Passion Pit – Carried Away (Ryan Riot reMix)
19. Two Door Cinema Club – Sun (Alex Metric reMix)
20. Hot Chip – Flutes

Buy Reflex’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 17 2013

[MP3] Cut Slack reworks Midnight Star

Here’s Portuguese outfit Cut Slack with a brand new track. This time it’s ‘80s electro Soul outfit Midnight Star that gets Cut Slack’s attention with their reworking of their 1986 classic Midas Touch.

Rather than a reMix, this track is a masterclass in how Edits should be done. Cut Slack have completely stripped back the vocals, leaving only a faint, processed, trace of the song to haunt the beats. then by highlighting the tunes dancefloor qualities, Cut Slack turn the track into the prefect Synth Disco groove. This track is full of the best in nostalgic electronic Disco. Big stabs, twisting synth riffs, a boogie down beat and load of head nodding attitude. One of the middle of the dancefloor.