Feb 25 2013

[MP3] Christa Vi remixed by Skitch

London based singer/songwriter Christa Vi’s Your Heart is getting on in music years now. Originally brought to our attention way back on November 2011 and released n March last year it’s settled in as one of those songs that occasionally pops into your head for no reason other than it’s stored in your brains ‘unnervingly catchy’ bank. The tracks track was given a new lease of life yesterday with a brand new video and a brand new reMix. the video, a stop motion epic that makes our brains hurt when we think about making it, can be seen here, the remix can be heard below.

South London producer Skitch, who used to be one half of Blende, delivers a straight-up Disco jam. Like the first wave of French Touch, this tune is a heavily filtered groover. the high point of the reMix is the innovative use of the vocals, which sees Skitch cutting and pasting the lyrics to create new sentiments and a vocal hook that fits his pool party Disco perfectly.

♫ Christa Vi – Your Heart (Skitch reMix)

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Feb 25 2013

[Audio] Hey, Rube!

After last weeks post covering Billie Ray Martin’s Cabaret Voltaire cover album, where we one again professed our love of the Cabs, we received an enigmatic email in our inbox that we soon worked out was from Hey, Rube! Who, as it turns out, are a electronic project formed by Fila Brazillia’s Steve Cobby and Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder. a couple of months ago they released an album called Can You Hear Me Mutha?, and intricately crafted fusion of Dub, Electro, Techno, Indie-Electro and B-Boy Electro that never fails to surprise or intrigue.

The whole album leans toward Dub and Experimental sounds, but never crosses the line into ambient or self-indulgent. Tracks on the records, whilst ecclectic, bordering on avant-guarde at times, retain a strong sense of groove, drawing from Electro Funk, Kraftwerkian Techno, even occasionally Italo to keep things, for the most part, dancefloor friendly. Opening with the deliciously chaotic Rob A Bank Rob, which lobs frantic tribal drumming, ethereal chimes, Acidic bleeps and Mallinder’s Cabs rasp into a ring and let’s them sort things out amongst themselves, the album drops Mengi Dem Disco Leggi. A broken Balearic Boogie, like a Mediterranean robotic assault. Scissormouth is where the album’s Dub credentials start to rear their head before launching into the full on twisted synth skank of Pimpdaddy. This is built upon, with the addition of more of Mallinder’s whisper, in the space Dub of Kamikazee Peloton. Shaz—–Tate reminds of these guys experimentalist backgrounds as it layers sounds into an organized Industrial cacophony . the album’s longest track, and one of it’s standouts, Rapture, is a nine minute Dup epic, a popping synth echo chamber that is as interesting as it is hypnotic. Which leaves the relaxed, breezy Bali Hai to easy you out of the album. Considering a few days ago we didn’t know this record existed, we are very glad to have been introduced to it. A glorious example of what happens when two talents are left to create freely.

♫ Hey, Rube! – Mengi Dem Disco Leggi

♫ Hey, Rube! – Rapture

♫ Hey, Rube! – Rob A Bank Rob

♫ Hey, Rube! – Kamikazee Peloton

Hey, Rube!’s Can You Hear Me Mutha? is out now.

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Feb 25 2013

[Mixtape] Anoraak’s ‘Venice Mix’

Anoraak – Venice Mix = Here’s a brand new mixtape fro French Dreamwave originators Anoraak. there a whole heap of the best electronic music around in this fifty minuets, including a fresh new reMix from Anoraak of Trésors.

♫ Anoraak – Venice Mix

The tracklist:

01. Kamp! – Melt
02. Pyramid – Wolf (Crayon reMix)
03. p e a c e FIRE – Death By English
04. Acquarium – Wind Sails
05. Cut Copy – Zap Zap
06. French Horn Rebellion – Love Is Dangerous (Chrome Canyon reMix)
07. Forgotten Illusions – Crystal Contour
08. Montevideo – Horses (Zimmer reMix)
09. Lazy Kiss – 00’s (Auxiliary Tha Masterfader reMix)
10. Blackjoy – Moustache
11. Jupiter – Hoola Hoop (Vagenta reMix)
12. Trésors – Pleine Lune (Anoraak reMix)

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Feb 25 2013

[Video] White Blush’s ‘Juice Of My Heart’

Here’s LA ElectroPop experimentalist White Blush new video for her tracks Juice Of My Heart.

Carol Rhyu herself directs the clip, which is pretty brutal, but I won;t spoil it for you, just watch.

White Blush’s self-titled début EP is out now.

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Feb 25 2013

[MP3] Zagar’s ‘Space Medusa’

Space Medusa is the new single from ecclectic Hungarian live-electronics outfit Zagar. The eastern Europeans generally create a left-field, jazzy, mix of live electronics and real instruments, but this latest release is a little tighter, a little more electronic and a little groovier.

There’s a lot of Cosmic Disco in Space Medusa, as the name might suggest. A sprawling analog workout with a solid psychedelic groove. Hazy vocals seem to call across a vast distance as sweeping synths rush in and out of the track. Spikey arpeggios play against a deep bass riff creating the tracks core, allowing for a seemingly freeform synth jam to erupt on top. An excellent piece of retro Sci-Fi weirdness.

♫ Zagar – Space Medusa (Single Edit)

Zagar’s Space Medusa is released today.

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Feb 22 2013

[Video] Computer Magic’s ‘A Million Years’ (+ ‘Another Science’)

Here’s the new video for the wonderful Computer Magic’s equally wonderful forthcoming new single, A Million Years. It’s an amazing slice of garage ElectroPop, and the video fits that ethos nicely.

Gorilla music video filmmaking at it’s finest, the clip is Lo-Fi and fun as hell.

While you’re here, check out one of the A Million Years EP. Another Science, a pulsating, delay fuelled Indie-ElectroPop track that sees Danielle working her Moog to it’s fullest

♫ Computer Magic – Another Science

You can pre-order the A Million Years 7” single from Computer Magic’s store, here.

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Feb 22 2013

[Audio] Strangers reMix Jess Roberts & The Silver Rays

Here’s a brand new reMix from London’s SynthPop rising stars Strangers. they have taken on fellow local band Jess Roberts & The Silver Rays to deliver a rousing synthetic take on their track Money (I Like You Better). Strangers are due to producer some (long awaited) new material very soon, but until them, this storming reMix should keep you satisfied.

The song, Money (I Like You Better), provides a glorious, deep, soulful vocal for Strangers to work with. using that moody vibe as a jumping off point, Strangers put together a coarse, but full of feeling, track full of shifting moods. The drums swing from jump-up military to straight-up dancefloor while the guys lay down ominous bass tones against bright, shimmering, piercing melodies. all this makes for a rich electronic experience and one we hope to hear more from soon.

♫ Jess Roberts & The Silver Rays – Money (I Like You Better) (Strangers reMix)

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Feb 22 2013

[Video] Apollo Gets The Girl’s ‘Kitty’

This is Kitten, by Glasgow gritty synth trio Apollo Gets The Girl. It one of their first tracks, but immediately pegs them as one to watch. Lush nostalgic SynthPop with a moody Indie twist.

The video was directed by Ben Cowie and Alan Cameron, all you need to know right now is there is racks of synths and keytars, just try to ignore the cephalopods.

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Feb 22 2013

[Audio] Yuksek reMixes Griefjoy

There’s a new Yuksek reMix in town! The French Indie-Dance master has been brought on-board to deliver a version of fellow French quartet Griefjoy forthcoming single, Touch Ground, and he does so in style. As you would expect, Yuksek takes this smooth Continental Indie and turns it into a big dancefloor smash. the combination of heartfelt French songwriting and powerful Parisian electro is an anthem in the making.

Yuksek turns everything up to eleven here. Each element of his mix is punchy and on-point. An exceedingly funky digital bassline powers this reMix along like an unstoppable Disco juggernaut, it’s a bass hook that just sticks in your head. There’s loads of synth touches to keep you happy, and that biting, raw, Electro feel that accompanies so much of Yuksek’s work. It’s the perfect backing for Griefjoy’s uplifting, sing-a-long vocal, and one we expect to be hearing on Indie-Dancefloors for months to come.

♫ Griefjoy – Touch Ground (Yuksek reMix)

Griefjoy’s Touch Ground is released 26th February.

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Feb 21 2013

[MP3] Crystal Coast

Let us introduce you to Crystal Coast. A new project out of Tennessee and Georgia creating some lush, dreamy electronic music. Comprised of Tesha Blair, on vocals, and producer Reggie Whitehead who have got together to create some seriously luscious Chillwavey Dream Pop.

Their song Glitter, is a hazy swirl of reverb washed drums and rich synth soundscapes. A beautiful three and a half minutes, pinned down by a steady groove, the tune flutters in the breeze, waves of haunting synths ebbing and flowing in and out of the track. Coupled with Tesha’s ethereal vocals, that haunt the song, it makes for a laid back electronic experience with surprisingly funky core. Definitely an interesting début.