Feb 13 2015

[Download] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Survival’

The wonderful Kids At Midnight dropped a brand spanking new track this week for absolutely no money whatsoever. That’s right, this silky slice of electronica can be your for the price of nothing, so you need no reason other than loving this emotional bliss to get involved and let this carry you along in your headphones all day. Jane is really going from strength to strength these days with each track deeper than the last.

Survival is like a blast of warm air. A glowing wrap of sound; resounding chords and sparkling chines, layered over a solid yet laid back beat create a comforting soundscape. But it’s the multi layered atmosphere’s of Jane’s voice that take centre stage here, weaving in and our of each other while she singer her heart on her sleeve. Both melancholic and uplifting, the perfect lazy summer song.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Survival

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Nov 14 2014

[Video] IYES’ ‘Glow’

Sorry IYES, we’re a bit behind with this one. Because stuff. Anyway, the Brighton ElectroPop duo continue to impress with their unique, emotional and powerful sound. Glow, a track that’s been kicking around for a while now, is finally getting a proper release. Ecclectic stuff.

Check out the video, directed by Kenny McCracken, which appears to feature the duo being uncovered with sand.

IYES’ Glow is released 22nd December.

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Oct 28 2014

[Mixtape] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Selectrical Impulse Mixtape’

Kids At Midnight – Selectrical Impulse Mixtape = Australia’s finest, Kids At Midnight delivers a brand new mixtape to celebrate the release of her Unashamed/Vapours single. Sit back for a whole hour of choice cuts. Expect smooth House grooves and deep beats and bass. Enjoy!

♫ Kids At Midnight – Selectrical Impulse Mixtape

The tracklist:
01. Kids At Midnight – Unashamed
02. Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (Moullinex reMix)
03. Bicep – Satisfy (Jon Talabot Alt Mix)
04. Deetron – Rhythm
05. Jefferson Belmondo – Shakalak
06. Fouk – Cat Lady
07. Captain Sky – Moon Child (Joey Negro Edit)
08. Fresh & Low – New Life
09. Soul Clap – Ecstasy (Catz ‘N’ Dogz Body Language reMix)
10. Frankmusik – Go (Ride The Universe reMix)
11. David Marston – My Love Will Be Crying
12. Andras Fox – Native Dance
13. The Fatback Band – Is This The Future?
14. Thrupence – Silk
16. Kids At Midnight – Vapours

Kids At Midnight’s Unashamed/Vapours is out now

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Aug 27 2014

[Release] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Unashamed’ & ‘Vapours’

Here it is! The long awaited return of the finest name in Australian Deep ElectroPop; Kids At Midnight.

A singer/songwriter/producer whose reputation precedes her, Jane Elizabeth Hanley, A.K.A. Kids At Midnight, released her début EP, Let You Slide (back in 2012 via Alan Braxe’s Vulture Music label) to critical acclaim whilst simultaneously becoming the Nu-Disco scene’s voice-in-demand; featuring on Edwin Van Cleef’s massive cover of Phoenix’s Lisztomania and Ride The Universe’s A Little Better amongst many others.

Now Kids At Midnight is poised to unleash a brand new double A-side single. Two lush, emotive and rich tracks that blur the boundaries between Deep House, ElectroPop, Nu-Disco, and Indie-Electro. Unashamed and Vapours. If you like your dance music song based, epic and passionate then this release will be unmissable.

A selection of reMixes tune the tracks for every dancefloor with Holmes Price bringing a retro Boogie to Unashamed whilst So Serious (the Deep House alter ego of Phunktastike) give the track an enigmatic groove. Vapours is given a spacey Tropical Tech House workout by Daniel Högberg of Pacific! and a beach party Disco send off by LA’s Dreamwave originator Touch Tone.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Unashamed

♫ Kids At Midnight – Vapours

Kids At Midnight’s Unashamed/Vapours is released 1st September as a Beatport Exclusive followed by a general release on 15th September.

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Jun 9 2014

[Audio] Ben Macklin and Tobtok reMix Kill Me Softly &Jane Elizabeth Hanley’s ‘Catch’

It was back in October last year we first featured Kill Me Softly’s Catch. The duo, a collaboration between Nude Disco’s Vern, Dirty Vegas’ Paul Harris’ début track featured on the Nude Disco Selections Vol. 1 compilation and now it’s set for it’s own single release, with a storming reMix package. Featuring the vocals of our very own Jane Elizabeth Hanley from Kids At Midnight, the single comes correct with mixes from Kids At Midnight herself, Ben Macklin and Tobtok, check out the latter two below.

Cassette Club’s Mr. Macklin revels in Jane’s sweet vocal and goes full shimmering nostalgia. Layered with bouncy bass and twinkling keys, Ben’s reMix takes you on a dreamlike journey on the dancefloor, surrounded by punchy synths airy pads that lift the track up to the stars. Pure retro synth Disco bliss. Young Swedish producer Tobtok’s take on the leans more toward the funky side of things. With cheeky Disco licks and Tropical percussion, Tobtok whips up a cosmic beach party groove that’ll have you reaching for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. Some prefect soundtracks to your summer right here.

♫ Kill Me Softly (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – Catch (Ben Macklin reMix)

♫ Kill Me Softly (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – Catch (Tobtok reMix)

Kill Me Softly’s Catch, is released 16th June.

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Dec 16 2013

[Audio] A charity X-Mas EP from the Electronic Rumors gang!

Hey readers. A couple of weeks ago my father passed away, you may have seen a lull in posts. When all was done and dusted I felt the need to do something, both to commemorate my Dad and to give a little to an organization that helps both sufferers and carers, especially at a time like Christmas. So X-Mas Rumors was born. Four artists from the label kindly gave me their time and talent (and hopefully had a little fun) cover four beloved Christmas tunes.

Soundtrack your Christmas party, and do a little good in the process, with this new EP loaded with electronic cover versions of classic Christmas songs. Four of electronic rumors’ finest artists have generously devoted their time to covering their favourite Christmas songs for X-Mas Rumors, and EP whose entire earnings with be going to the Alzheimer’s Society.

electronic rumors newcomer (and Vulture Music veteran) Kids At Midnight work some kind of silky magic on Wham!’s Last Christmas, while the 60’s classic Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love gets an energetic retro ElectroPop re-envisioning by SynthWaver Let Em Riot. New York ElectroPoppers She’s The Queen deliver their upbeat take on Stevie Wonder’s classic What Christmas Means To Me and the EP plays out with electronic experimentalist beaumont intricate take on Little Drummer Boy.

The EP is being released with a ‘pay what you want’ price mark, with 100% of the revenue going to the Alzheimer’s Society we’re hoping people are full of Christmas cheer and give generously.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Last Christmas

♫ Let Em Riot – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

♫ She’s The Queen – What Christmas Means to Me

♫ beaumont – Little Drummer Boy

X-Mas Rumors is out now.

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Oct 29 2013

[Audio] Kill Me Softly & Jane Elizabeth Hanley’s ‘Catch’

You may recall, at the start of the month we let you know about a great new compilation from a great new record label. Nude Disco is now one of London’s top club nights, a production outfit AND a record label and to kick off their label venture they self-released the Nude Disco Selections Vol. 1 compilation album. That Nude Disco & Friends record is now getting a general release with the Beatport edition coming with three exclusive tracks, the most exciting coming from Kill Me Softly, a collaboration between Nude Disco’s Vern, Dirty Vegas’ Paul Harris and our very own Jane Elizabeth Hanley from Kids At Midnight.

Catch is a bright, sparkling, Poppy Nu-Disco track. Prepare yourself for one of those choruses that’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the week. Thick with a sweet pumping bass and a broad selection of breezy keys, Vern and Paul whip up a top quality DiscoPop track with a comfortable poolside vibe. It’s to this mix that Jane injects a passionate performance. Heartfelt vocals that manage to be both touching and a massive earworm. It may not be summer anymore, but re-capture the vibes with this one.

♫ Kill Me Softly (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – Catch

Nude Disco & Friends’ Nude Disco Selections Vol. 1 goes on general release on 4th November, until then you can pick up the album (minus the bonus tracks) on Bandcamp.

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Mar 29 2013

[Mixtape] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Chick Date Mixtape’

Kids At Midnight – Chick Date Mixtape = A lot of people could take note from Kids At midnights’ mixtapes. Jane actually themes and thinks about her tapes. Unlike most people’s monthly tapes, which on the whole seem to consist of stringing together the latest blog buzz tracks in the vague hope that people won’t forget about you, a Kids At Midnight tape tells a story. Her latest mix, Chick Date, is a collection of tracks from female artists who have influenced her and her vocal style. She writes at some length about the tape on the mix’s SoundCloud page, go read it. Also, it’s a lovely, morning, nostalgia trip. Enjoy.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Chick Date Mixtape

The tracklist:
01. Toni Braxton – You’re Makin Me High
02. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
03. Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World
04. Blondie – Rapture
05. Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
06. Stevie Nicks – Edge Of Seventeen
07. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
08. Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation
09. Madonna – Like A Prayer (12″ Dance Mix)
10. Black Box – Ride On Time
11. Sade – Smooth Operator
12. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights

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Jan 23 2013

[Mixtape] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Perc Up Get Down’ mix

Kids At Midnight – Perc Up Get Down Mix = What are you doing this afternoon? Well stop it, you have new plans. This afternoon you’ll be rocking to the new mixtape from Kids At Midnight. Not only is it chock full of some ace Disco, but there one or two surprises in there too. A nice bit of Happy Mondays and the cure toward the end, there’s even some Take That in there. Fun fun fun.

♫ Kids At Midnight – Perc Up Get Down Mix

The tracklist:

01. Black Box – Fantasy (Extended Mix)
02. Young Digerati – Next Phase (Leisure Council reMix)
03. Finnebassen – Bella
04. Bryan Ferry – Alphaville (Time & Space Machine reMix)
05. The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)
06. Phunktastike – All Night Fire
07. Take That – Do What You Like
08. Hunter/Game – Reckless Lady
09. Lancelot – Higher Ground
10. Kids At Midnight – Habits
11. Matthew Dear – Her Fantasy (Tornado Wallace reMix)
12. Moon Boots – Got Somebody
13. Happy Mondays – Hallelujah (Club Mix)
14. The Cure – Lullaby (Extended Mix)
18. Phoenix – Definitive Breaks

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Jan 10 2013

[MP3] Kids At Midnight’s ‘Habits’

Some deep sounds now from Jane Elizabeth Hanley’s Kids At Midnight project. Since their Let You Slide EP on Alan Braxe’s Vulture Music, Kids At Midnight’s releases have, more and more, been exploring a more moddy, emotional, end of the ElectroPop spectrum, taking in influences from Deep House and Warehouse vibes. This new track, Habits, is the epitome of that sound.

Achingly beautiful, Habits is an intoxicating swirl of night-time sounds. Smokey and dreamlike, the track melds a House beat with ominous tones and a haunting piano line which provide an insomniac backing for Jane’s ethereal diva vocals that phase in and out of the track like whispers on the wind. An alluring soundtrack to those who just can’t sleep.