Jul 18 2011

Faker X Lancelot

Australian outfit Faker have premiered the video for their current single ‘Dangerous’.

It’s classic Antepodiean Indie-Electro in the Midnight Juggernauts vein with a video shot in London and featuring a shadowy pair of pursuers.

The track has been reMixed by Lancelot, who recently reMixed Penguin Prison’s ‘Multi-Millionaire’ who turns the track into a gritty slice of DiscoPop track that growls it’s way through it’s four and a half minutes. it’s heavy bass tempered with some sweet synth chords.

♫ Faker – Dangerous (Lancelot reMix)

Faker’s ‘Dangerous’ is out now.

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Jul 15 2011

Substatic; they’ve been up to stuff

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So, “what’s been going on in the world of Substatic?” I hear you ask. Gather ‘round, I’ll tell you.

Well, mostly the Bristol based Indie-Electro trio have been chained to the mixing desk. Spending their time slaving away in Substatic HQ, the guys and gal have been preparing a brand new live show and tracks for a forthcoming release. If you’ve been keeping an eye on their SoundCloud page you’ll have been treated to a stream of demo versions coming straight out the studio. The most prominent of these is a new version of ‘Bloodlust’. It was back in April that the first demo of Bloodlust surfaced but this new upload is cleaner, more refined. Instruments are given more space within the mix to make themselves heard, which compliments Colleen’s croon better and more emphasis on the Acid build lends and new level of excitement to the tune. ‘Drawn In Chalk’, the most recent track to emerge, eases you in with an atmospheric opening and some really nice lyrical imagery. It’s definitely epic in scope and sound. Powerful too, with Alex and Steve conveying just as much of an emotional narrative with the shifting moods of the tune as the layered, emotive, vocals. ‘Inside These Walls’ brings together influences from Drum & Bass, Electro-House and ElectroPop in that way only Substatic can. The most Poppy and catchy of the new batch, ‘Inside These Walls’ show Colleen on top form in Pop chanteuse mode while the guys mix up deep basses and broken beats but never let them run amok and cause chaos.

♫ Substatic – Bloodlust (Demo.)

♫ Substatic – Drawn In Chalk (Demo.)

♫ Substatic – Inside These Walls (Demo.)

So now you know what’s going on!

Substatic are just starting to announce some new shows for this year including 26th August at our very own Start The Bus in Bristol and 14th September at one of my favourite London venues, The Dublin Castle in Camden, London.

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Jul 15 2011

Penguin Prison’s ‘Fair Warning’ video

We’ve heard a lot from Penguin Prison’s new single, ‘Fair Warning’ recently in the form a quite a few reMixes. Now let your eyes take over for a while with the new video clip for the song.

I do like all the geometric 80’s coloured lights

‘Fair Warning’ is out now.

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Jul 12 2011

Goin’ Old School: New Order – True Faith

New Order ‘s 1987 ‘True Faith’ is one of my favourite songs of all time to dance to. Philippe Decouflé surreal video is repeatedly voted one of the best videos of all time.

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Jul 12 2011

Penguin Prison reMixed by Goldroom & Disco Bloodbath

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Disco Bloodbath take Penguin Prison on a trip to the deep side.

This low groove, almost progressive, reMix of Penguin Prison’s ‘Fair Warning Pt. 2’ is both hypnotic and engrossing. Utilising pitched down vocals just adds to the body shaking flow of this track with just the right side of too much cowbell. Binary and NightWaves man Josh Legg’s Goldroom project’s reMix has been getting some serious mixtape love, and deservedly too. It’s grabs the track and drags it straight to the beach for a party. Summery vibes and good times are on the cards with Goldroom’s mix, full of flying arpeggios and uplifting chords.

♫ Penguin Prison – Fair Warning Pt. 2 (Disco Bloodbath reMix)

♫ Penguin Prison – Fair Warning Pt. 2 (Goldroom reMix Dub)

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Jul 8 2011

MNDR reMixes Austra

Following on from their critically acclaimed début album, ‘Feel It Break’ Canadian Avant-Pop outfit Austra are earing up for the release of a reMix collection, titled ‘Sparkle’.

Alongside some producers such as Planningtorock and Mark Pistel featured in the package is this slice of dark tropical from New York’s raining SynthPop act MNDR. Amanda and Peter get their steel drums going for this mix which, combined with pulsating synths serve to create a mysterious vibe for the previously sparkling track. It’s a totally different mood for the song, but one that is perfectly complimentary to the original.

♫ Austra – Spellwork (MNDR Nighttime reMix)

Austra have found themselves on the Polaris Prize Short List for 2011, which is apparently, in Canada like, the Mercury Music Prize is here in the UK.

‘Sparkle’ is released 26th July.

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Jul 7 2011

James Yuill reMixes One Sixth Of Tommy

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One Sixth Of Tommy are three girls with three guitars who make some folky noise, that is until they come across Popmeister James Yuill who reMixes their track ‘For Always’ into an involving ElectroPop ballad.

With a sound and atmosphere that harkens back to the the likes of The Postal Service and Folktronica (don’t blame me, I didn’t invent the word!) Yuill’s mix is slightly Glitchy and conveys a powerful and emotional mood. The piano fronted chilled ElectroPop seems to channel the emotion of the track slightly better than the acoustic guitar lead original with layers of intricate electronics brought under the control of James’ musicianship. Yuill’s mix of ‘For Always’ is involving and slightly addictive!”

♫ One Sixth Of Tommy – For Always (James Yuill reMix)

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Jul 7 2011

Softwar X Mitzi

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Mitzi are an Australian band with a funky indie sound. you may or may not like them, but you will love this reMix of their track ‘Morning Light’ from Sydney guys Softwar.

Wrapping a 90’s house groove in Dreamwave style retro synths Softwar deliver the goods big time. There are a few reMixes of this track around but I’d go for this one as my favourite. This is a track for those deep involved moments in the club when you loose yourself on the dancefloor, deep and pumping with a coating of shimmering synths that let the vocals wash over your ears.

♫ Mitzi – Morning Light (Softwar reMix)

The ‘Morning Light’ reMix EP is out now via Future Classic.

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Jul 6 2011

The Sound Of Arrows reMixed by Chad Valley

As featured in Edwin Van Cleef’s recent mix, here is Chad Valley’s reMix of The Sound Of Arrows’ new single, ‘M.A.G.I.C.’.

The track is pretty magical (no pun intended) as it is, but Chad Valley makes the song appear otherworldly with subtle vocal manipulation, reverb washed melodies and a deep, resonant, early 90’s House bassline. A complete departure from the uplifting EuroPop of the original, Chad’s reMix a soothing, hypnotic experience and a perfect compliment to both the single version and the video.

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C. (Chad Valley Rmx)

If you haven’t already, you really have to check out the video for ‘M.A.G.I.C.’.

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Jul 5 2011

Mille is back with a Foster The People reMix

I’ll say it, Mille’s ‘Crysteena’ must rank as one of my all time favourite tunes, so it’s awesome to see the Swede back with a brand new reMix of Foster The People’s ‘Call It What You Want’.

From the opening bar this is synth heaven, but I would expect no less from Mille. The man is a master of both 80’s synth sounds and modern dancefloor production, and when the two meet magic happens. This reMix is a masterclass in retro ElectroPop; soaring and shimmering synths, FM bass, electro toms, all executed with a perfect groove. Milles riffs accentuate just the right parts of the original track to up the catchiness and make the vocals suddenly really epic.