Feb 18 2010

Silver Columns reMixed

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Silver Columns, slightly less of a mystery than last time we featured them, also slightly less French! LOL Turns out to be Scots Adem and The Pictish Trail (who we had heard rumors it was) making some really interesting ElectroPop.

Their forthcoming single, ‘Cavalier’ has, here, been given a version by The Time And Space Machine, also known as Richard Norris from Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve, who provide a spaced out, prog Electro take on the tune balancing otherworldly synths with a down to earth piano line. Good stuff!

♫ Silver Columns – Cavalier (The Time And Space Machine reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can buy the previous single, ‘Yes, And Dance’ , now at Boomkat.

Silver Columns @ Beatport

Silver Columns @ Juno

Silver Columns @ Amazon

Feb 18 2010

Russ Chimes + Cassette Kids

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Russ Chimes is back again to wreck shop! This time he turns his attention to Australian Electro-Indie outfit Cassette Kids and looks set to stop a hole in music blogland once again!

Just how the man manages to keep up the pace of pushing out huge mix after huge mix is a mystery. The width of the reMix is immense with layer upon layer of vocals and soaring synths tied together with Russ’ trademark Disco beats and basslines. Big House reMix is a pretty apt description!"

♫ Cassette Kids – Spin (Russ Chimes Big House reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Cassette Kids forthcoming album ‘Nothing On TV’ has been produced by Van She’s Michael DiFrancesco! the ‘Spin’ single is out 8th March and also features reMixes from Bang Gang, Cassian, Cassette Club and The Vanish!!!

Cassette Kids @ 7Digital

Cassette Kids @ Amazon

Feb 18 2010

Night Plane reMix

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Simon from THISISNOTANEXIT records dropped this track over on his Twitter feed, it’s an amazing reMix of ‘Wave Haze’ by Night Plane from his ‘Chinese Shadows’ 12”.

Hypnotic and atmospheric, it’s a smooth, almost BladeRunner-esq, soundtrack to the city at night. A crazy, chilled, mash up of Dreamwave, SynthPop and Electro Jazz that’s just made for staring out the car window at the street lights rushing past.

♫ Night Plane – Wave Haze (Fort Tilden Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Chinese Shadows’ 12” is available from the THISISNOTANEXIT store.

Night Plane @ Beatport

Night Plane @ Juno

Night Plane @ 7Digital

Feb 17 2010

L-Vis 1990 reMix Delphic

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Critically acclaimed Techno act L-Vis 1990 have reMixed, Indie-Electro band of the moment, Delphic’s forthcoming single ‘Halcyon’.

It’s given the a signature L-Vis 1990 grimy Techno/House sound with it’s huge cut up beats and heavy, heavy bass. This track just doesn’t quit!

♫ Delphic – Halcyon (L-Vis 1990 reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Halcyon’ will drop 15th March, Delphic’s album ‘Acolyte’ is out now:

Feb 17 2010

Bark Bark Disco

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‘Bedroom Pop’ is how Bark Bark Disco describe their music‘, which is also literally how their forthcoming début album, ‘Your Mum Says Hello’, was recorded.

As you can tell from the track we have for you here, ‘Song For The Lovers’, the vibe is very lo-fi, very back to basics, just writing songs and having fun with music. Cheap drum machines, cheap synths and quirky vocals create a sound that you can’t help smiling at.

♫ Bark Bark Disco – Song For The Lovers (zShare) (MediaFire)

The entire album can be downloaded from their official website:

Bark Bark Disco @ Official Site

Feb 16 2010

New Yes Giantess single!

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We loved Giantess, and now we love Yes Giantess, so we’re pretty stoked to hear they are releasing a new single, ‘The Ruins’, 8th March on Neon Gold.

The Boston band looks likely to have a huge year and this single is a great way to kick it off, perfectly delivering Yes Giantess’ brand of Indie-Disco yet pushing into the Pop spectrum. More dancefloor friendly, maybe due in part to having SynthPop producer extraordinaire Starsmith at the helm, YG have seamlessly blended New York style Indie-Electro with Dreamwave to create, what could well be, the sound of this summer.

♫ Yes Giantess – The Ruins (zShare) (MediaFire)

Fear Of Tigers, Baby Monster, Clock Opera are rumoured to be stepping up for reMix duties, three names guaranteed to deliver the goods.

Sometimes it seems like all other record labels should just give up and let Neon Gold get on with it!

Yes Giantess @ Neon Gold

Yes Giantess @ PureGroove

Yes Giantess @ Beatport

Yes Giantess @ Amazon

Feb 14 2010

Bear In Heaven

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Bear In Heaven are a Brooklyn based Indie/SynthPop quartet who make some epic emotional electronic sounds.

Combining exceptional songwriting with jangly guitars and laidback synth work, Bear In Heaven have an almost Electro shoegazey quality to their music that, after a few very successful live appearances, is causing a stir amongst the hipsters of New York.

Check out these tracks from their second album and get carried away with Bear In Heaven’s spaced out guitar-Electro.

♫ Bear In Heaven – Lovesick Teenagers (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Bear In Heaven – You Do You (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Bear In Heaven – Wholehearted Mess (zShare) (MediaFire)

BIH have recently released their album, ‘Beast Rest For Mouth’ and are currently touring with Cymbals Eat Guitars.

Bear In Heaven @ Juno

Bear In Heaven @ 7Digital

Bear In Heaven @ Amazon

Feb 14 2010

Led Er Est

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The later part of last year saw a resurgence of what ‘they’ are now calling Minimal Synth or (even) Coldwave, but which I would really just call SynthPop. I guess it’s SynthPop inspired by the late 70’s/early 80’s pioneers of the genre rather than the mid 80’s chart toppers, if you wanted to be really picky I’d call it Futurist music, but whatever, scenes do love their genre names so Minimal Synth it is!

Led Er Est hailing from Brooklyn are one of the leaders of the pack, signed to scene leaders Wierd Records and recently released their ‘Dust On Common’ album which could have quite happily been released on Mute in 1979 alongside Fad Gadget and The Normal. Cheap drum machines and synths hammer away relentlessly forming a post-industrial soundscape for sombre yet emotive vocals.

♫ Led Er Est – Laredo (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Led Er Est – Poll Gorm (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Led Er Est – Port Isabel (zShare) (MediaFire)

Their album is out now on Wierd Records.

Led Er Est @ Juno

Led Er Est @ 7Digital

Led Er Est @ Amazon

Feb 11 2010

Lovefoxxx & 80kidz; Ultra team-up!

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Japan based Electro heroes 80kidz ‘ave only gone and teamed up with Indie-Electro goddess Lovefoxxx of CSS, ain’t they!

Sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Well the track is everything you’d hope it would be. It’s a huge, dirty juggernaut that manages to be noisy and catchy all at the same time. The combination of 80kidz chainsaw Synths and Lovefoxxx’s madness is sheer genius.

♫ 80kidz (Feat. Lovefoxxx) – Spoiledboy (zShare) (MediaFire)

I think I need a lie down!

Feb 11 2010

Baby Monster; She Comes Alive

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Electronic Duo Baby Monster’s new single ‘She Comes Alive’ will be the début single from BigStereo Records, an extension of one of our favourite blogs, BigStereo.

They couldn’t have picked a better track to kick of their label with. We’ve featured Baby Monster before, and been very impressed, so this new release had a lot to live up to. Never fear, the track doesn’t fail to impress, sharp beats, synths that just wash over you and an anthemic yet soft spoken vocal.

♫ Baby Monster – She Comes Alive (zShare) (MediaFire)

Keep an eye out for forthcoming Golden Bug & Jock Seams remixes. The single drops 29th March both digitally and on a 7” limited to 350 copies.

You can pre-order the 7” here:

Baby Monster @ BigStereo Records