Apr 3 2012

Figure Of 8 reMixes Sullivan & Gold

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According to their bio for the Stripes & Stars festival (one of the scarce few peices of information about them online), acoustic duo Sullivan & Gold “is more a collective than a band aiming at making music that they enjoy”, aside from the fact that I’m not entirely sure two people can really be a collective (pretension alert!), this hilarious lack of grammar makes it sound like these two guys are dedicated to making music they hate. Never mind, here’s something to cheer them up. Figure Of 8 has reMixed their track ‘Jigsaws’.

The the deal was that the Smalltown America label got Sullivan & Gold in the studio to record some music that they didn’t enjoy, along with Our Krypton Son, to be released as a vinyl EP backed with reMixes from Figure Of 8 and Dollface, and the whole thing would be completed in 24 hours. It’s quite a cool concept and a great opportunity to hear what talented musicians can come up with on the fly. Figure Of 8’s reMix was completed in around 8 hours and you can tell he had a lot of fun with it. Taking the acoustic folk and making something deeply synthetic, Figure Of 8 yet with tons of soul. The machine beats and robo-bass juxtaposing nicely with a real human quality to the sparkly synth work.

♫ Sullivan & Gold – Jigsaws (Figure Of 8 reMix)

You can pre-order the vinyl here.

Check out more from Sullivan & Gold, well, nowhere because they have zero web presence, which might be due to the fact they aren’t a band making music they enjoy. Bless.

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Apr 2 2012

Fridge Magnets

Fridge Magnets are a Glaswegian/Aberdonian Indie-Electro outfit who have just won best Electronic act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards and are now setting their sights south of the wall.

Check out the video for their single ‘Death Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’ for a taste of what to expect in their big, anthemic, epic ElectroPop. It’s pretty rousing stuff with ballsy impassioned vocals and a nice mix of infections melodies and chainsaw synths.

If your in London this months you can check out Fridge Magnets on 18th April at Notting Hill Arts Club and 21st April at The Nest in Dalston.

Check out more from Fridge Magnets on SoundCloud.

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Mar 30 2012

Bastian’s Happy Flight’s ‘EOP01’

One of our favourite labels, the awesome Mullet Records is celebrating it’s 50th release, Bastian’s Happy Flight’s ‘EP01’ with a free download to promote the amazing reMix package it has in store.

‘EP01, the début EP from this Australian five piece is crammed full with eight tracks. Four Originals and four reMixes, all blissed out funky ElectroPop with a Disco twist. The lead track, ‘It’s OK’, is pure summer anthem material. A slick Indie-Electro backing for some seriously lush Dreamwave synths with rousing vocals and building layers of sound giving the tune an eipc quality. Of remaining the original tracks our favourite is ‘In My Mind’, a laid back slice of Disco laden soulful ElectroPop with synth bass and piano working together to create a sunrise vibe. The signature of the original tracks are funky electronic and powerful, emotive vocals, which proved an excellent jump off point for the reMixes. Amongst which are Dublin Aunts deep ‘90’s House take on ‘It’s OK’, with it’s hammering House piano, which managers to inject a little Disco into it’s retro club sound and Mullet head honcho Casio Social Club’s ‘Heavy Disco Edit’, which does exactly what it says on the tin. expect big bouncy synth bass and wicked Disco licks.

♫ Bastian’s Happy Flight – It’s OK (Radio Edit)

♫ Bastian’s Happy Flight -In My Mind

♫ Bastian’s Happy Flight – It’s OK (Dublin Aunts reMix)

♫ Bastian’s Happy Flight – You Keep Dancin’ (Casio Social Club Heavy Disco Edit)

‘EP01’ is out via Juno on 4th April and everywhere else on the 11th.

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Mar 30 2012

Stereowave

Stereowave are a duo separated by an entire continent. One in LA one in NYC who, thanks to technology, were able to pass tracks back and forth and put together a pretty special EP.

The only downside I can see to this situation is, on listening to Stereowave’s self-titled début EP, you come to realise that this is music meant to be played live. It’s big, powerful ElectroPop infused with a Disco funk and, and here’s where they differentiate themselves from the pack, an anthemic, almost Rocky structure. It’s actually pretty hard to pinpoint exactly where Stereowave sit musically, there’s so much going on in terms of styles and influences. Once minute they will sound like big Scandinavian stadium SynthPop, the next they will drop some Disco strings or some Jazzy electric piano. It’s a ballsy EP, with a raw quality to it, amongst the soulful vocals and groove sit dynamic buzzsaw synths and EBM beats. So you see, it’s like Funky EBM, or aggressive Disco, or soulful Electro, or just PowerPop that draws it’s DNA from all over the electronic spectrum. Whatever it is, I bet it’s awesome live.

♫ Stereowave – Battle of Actium

♫ Stereowave – Love in Actual Ways

♫ Stereowave – Skylife

♫ Stereowave – Safe in the Sound

Stereowave’s self-titled début EP is out now.

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Mar 30 2012

CHEW LiPS’ ‘Mini Mixtape Vol. 1’ (yes, that’s a new CHEW LiPS track!)

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CHEW LiPS – Mini Mixtape Vol. 1 = The awesome CHEW LiPS are hinting at their return with this ten minute minimix. It;s an eclectic selection of tune, but of particular interest here is the second from last track (right before the Um Bongo ad music!) is a brand new CHEW LiPS track, ‘Do You Chew’! And pretty special it is to, moody and imposing.

♫ CHEW LiPS – Mini Mixtape Vol. 1

The tracklist:

01. Caramba – Fedora/Kia Ora
02. M.I.A. – Bad Girls
03. Chris Brown (Feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) – Look At Me Now
04. Prince – I Would Die 4 U
05. LV (Feat. Joshua Idehen) – Northern Line
06. Beck – Get Real Paid
07. Carlos D’Alessio – Tika Tika Walk
08. CHEW LiPS – Do You Chew?
09. Andre Jacquemin – Um Bongo, Um Bongo (They Drink It In The Congo)

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Mar 29 2012

TEEEL & Selebrities

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Rapidly becoming one of our favourite producers, the New Jersey based TEEEL cements his reputation even more by reMixing the awesome New Wave outfit Selebrities.

Taking ‘Forgotten’, Selebrities swirling mixture of Shoegaze and ElectroPop, TEEEL pulls back on the guitars and drops a huge electronic beat and layers of thick, lush synths. The track actually retains the same mood, the same dreamlike groove, but the added synths give it that cosmic edge and the variation in the drum pattern shake up the track.

♫ Selebrities – Forgotten (TEEEL reMix)

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Mar 29 2012

MNDR reMixed by Azari & III

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MNDR’s ‘#1 In Heaven’ is one of my favourite tracks of the year so far. It’s raw, catchy and in-your-face ElectroPop, so it’s definitely a good thing that they entrusted it to someone with such a track records as deep ‘90’s Housemeisters Azari & III.

Azari & III’s reMix an epic building, hypnotic track full a massive dose of Beep House (probably my favourite (defunct) House genre). it’s chock full of rattling 909 hats, square basses, resonant synths and a moody, intoxicating atmosphere that would have killed in late ‘80’s warehouse parties. Totally different from the original, Azari & III have made a powerful complimentary track.

♫ MNDR – #1 In Heaven (Azari And III reMix)

‘#1 In Heaven’ is out now with MNDR’s full length album due out this summer, both on Ultra.

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Mar 29 2012

Cadillac covers Daft Punk

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Covering something from Daft Punk’s legendary, and frankly untouchable, ‘Discovery album? That’s a pretty brave act. Let’s see how Australian Dreamwavey Indie-Electro outfit Cadillac tackle this huge, and dangerous feat.

‘Too Long’ is one of the most vocal tracks Daft Puck have ever done, so it’s probably the best choice for a band to cover and Cadillac do an admirable job. Produced as part of Le Coq Sportif and Future Classic’s series of Australian covers of classic French tracks, the cover is a chilled out Tropical take o the track. Cadillac haven’t tried to reproduce the laid back French Disco House of the original but rather gone down a new beach vibe route, probably a good idea.

♫ Cadillac – Too Long (Daft Punk Cover)

You can download the track for free here.

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Mar 29 2012

Futurecop! reMix Foster The People

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Futurecop! mare back in the mix with this, their version of Foster The People’s ‘Don’t Stop (Color The Walls)’.

The first thing you notice about the track is the rapid fire Italo, almost EBM, bassline. A first for Futurecop!, but gives the track a driving energy. This soon gives way to a big, dirty Electro chorus full of chainsaw synths. The Birmingham SynthWave duo have given the track a euphoric dancefloor working over that builds and builds with layers of growling electronic until the tension breaks and the good times roll.

♫ Foster The People – Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls) (Futurecop! reMix)

‘Don’t Stop (Color The Walls)’ is out now,

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Mar 29 2012

The return of Van She

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Well, the big news of the last 24 hours is Van She are back. Did you hear that?, muthafuckin’ Van She are back!

Modular Recordings have dropped the first, title and lead track from their forthcoming new album, ‘Idea Of Happiness’. So what’s it like? It’s an unexpected beast. The track is classic Van She. Anthemic, rousing Indie-Electro, where the unexpected comes into play is with the big Mason-esque Electro-House synths which, I’ll be hones, take a little getting used to. But the more you listen to it the more they start to work perfectly with the tune. This track is going to kill at festivals this summer.