Sep 30 2011

A-Track reMixes The Rapture

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If you have at all being paying attention you’ll know by now that dance-punk guys The Rapture are back, despite being on DFA I was never really on-board with them the first time round. Sure, they had some good tunes, but noting really inspired me.

What does inspire me, however, is A-Trak’s knack of writing killer basslines and catchy hooks, as he does in this dub of The Rapture’s current hype inducing single ‘How Deep Is Your Love?’, which he’s dedicated to the memory of DJ Mehdi. In his own words: “I did this remix over the summer, and when I was close to finishing it I played it to my friend, the irreplaceable DJ Mehdi. We often played each other our productions for feedback. As it turns out he and Riton were visiting New York so they stopped by my apartment. I was working on the main version of the remix, the vocal version. I knew I would make a few alternate edits during the mixdown. The funny thing was, Mehdi’s favorite part was the ending! He and Riton suggested that I have that part come in earlier. My reaction was: that would work well for the dub version. And sure enough, when I finished mixing it down I made a dub with their suggestion. When I sent it to Mehdi shortly after, he responded (as a joke) that I should call it “Dub For Mehdi”. He included it in his “Tunisian Summer” mix. And then, as we all know, the unimaginable happened and we lost our dear friend. The least I can do now is name the edit after him. This one’s for you, Memed.”

♫ The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love- (A Trak Dub A.K.A. Dub For Mehdi)

‘How Deep Is Your Love?’ is out now.

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Sep 29 2011

The Sanfernando Sound reMixes Kites

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The Sanfernando Sound is back on the mix, this time turning his attention to London Indie band Kites.

keeping up his trend of post-EBM-ish power Electro tracks this mix keeps it momentum going with deep digital bass and ominous chords. while not strictly dark, the track is pretty upbeat, there is a moody undercurrent which, when coupled with Matthew Phillips almost Gothy vocals, makes for a sound that wouldn’t have been out of place on a late ‘80’s New Beat compilation alongside Skinny Puppy and The Neon Judgement. Wrap that up in some contemporary ElectroPop/Dreamwave style production and you have a track that easily sets itself apart from it’s peers.

♫ Kites – The Disappearance Of Becky Sharp (The Sanfernando Sound reMix)

‘The Disappearance Of Becky Sharp’ is released 24th October.

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Sep 28 2011

Holy Ghost!’s ‘Hold My Breath’ video

Another interesting video from Holy Ghost!.

This new one is for their forthcoming single ‘Hold My Breath’ and like the dad featuring ‘Wait & See’ is very based around how close these guys are as friends.

‘Hold My Breath’ is out 17th October on DFA with reMixes from Tiger & Woods, Cosmic Kids & Falty DL.

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Sep 27 2011

Big Black Delta releases début album

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Fresh from his reMix of M83’s awesome ‘Midnight City’, Jonathan Bates A.K.A. Big Black Delta has just released his first album, ‘BNBDLP1’.

It’s a brooding affair, often with an Industrial or Experimental slant, but manages to retain a solid groove throughout. Sharing a lot in common with peer M83, the record mixes harsh, distorted sounds with sweet melodies and heartfelt, floaty, vocals, Most of the tracks are driven by machine gun drums and heavy synth bass which juxtapose nicely with the more tuneful elements Big Black Delta effortlessly craft, creating something that could get you going in a club just as much as it is a satisfying listening experience. ‘BBDLP1’ is a melting pot if electronic styles, all brewed up into an powerful, dark, ElectroPop epic.

♫ Big Black Delta – Put The Gun On The Floor

♫ Big Black Delta – Capsize

‘BBDLP1’ is available now digitally for free for the next seven days, vinyl and CD to follow with artwork, T-shirts and stickers to accompany orders from Big Black Delta’s website.

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Sep 24 2011

Cadillac’s ‘Dreams’

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Cadillac are a synth fuelled Australian DreamPop outfit who are gearing up for the release of their ‘Dreams’ single on Future Classic.

Featuring vocals work from Joel Bryne from Wolf & Cub, ‘Dreams’ is upbeat, fun and totally sun drenched. It’s Australian Indie-Electro enough to be recognisable so, but not samey enough to sound like everything else, which is a nice balance, as no-one does Indie-Electro like our Antipodean friends. The guitars never seem intrusive and just float over an array of late 70’s Disco synths and early ‘90’s Indie vocals, it’s an exciting, beach party, of a combination.

♫ Cadillac – Dreams

‘Dreams’ is released 24th October on Future Classic.

24th October on vinyl and digital through Future Classic SoundCloud

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Sep 24 2011

Yelle reMixed by Juveniles & Second Date

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Later next month Frances best ElectroPop trio Yelle release a reMix EP of ‘Comme Un Enfant’, from their awesome ‘Safari Disco Club’ album.

Kitsuné’s latest outfit, Juveniles provide the first mix, getting their quirky Indie-Electro vibe on with a bouncy stripped down synth Disco sound played off against stuttery Indie guitars. Second Date’s take on the track introduces some deep tribal sounds to the track. their version makes for a nice mix between proggy Electro and ElectroPop and a little Tropical flavour.

♫ Yelle – Comme Un Enfant (Juveniles reMix)

♫ Yelle – Comme Un Enfant (Second Date reMix)

The ‘Comme Un Enfant reMixes‘ EP is released 24th October.

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Sep 24 2011

Zebra And Snake’s ‘Empty Love Song’

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Can you hear that? That’s the sound of Zebra And Snake channelling early New Order and Joy Division with a twist of their own.

Not what I expected from the Finnish twosome, ‘Empty Love Song’ is cute and dark art the same time, sparse yet indicate. With a sound reminiscant Ian Curtis’ vocals and the snare from ‘True Faith’ those early ‘80’s comparisons are inevitable, but on further listening it’s actually the style of songwriting that is most evocative of that era. I think up until this point I’d only heard reMixes from these two, definitely looking forward to hearing more original work.

♫ Zebra And Snake – Empty Love Song

‘Empty Love Song’ is taken from Zebra And Snake’s album ‘Healing Music’, due out Spring 2012.

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Sep 23 2011

Tycho reMixed by Teen Daze

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Tycho’s single of last month ‘Hours’, has been given a dreamlike working over by Teen Daze.

Turning the track into an audio haze of intertwining synths and distant melodies, Teen Daze goes one step beyond Chillwave and layers the fantasy synths thick. Their reMix, though, is kept in line with a solid beat that give the track a nice early 90’s feel. Like a Chillwave Orbital.

♫ Tycho – Hours (Teen Daze reMix)

‘Hours’ is out now.

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Sep 21 2011

‘Amor Fati’ video from Washed Out

There’s a new video for Washed Out’s ‘Amor Fati’.

Yoonha Park directs this is reasonably standard Chillwave stuff, soft focus, introspective, quaint and a bit dreamlike. It’s all good though and works really well with the track.