Tag Archives: Nu-Disco

Jan 27 2012

ComboStar’s new EP

ComboStar

Nine years ago Parisian outfit ComboStar released ‘In My Soul’ a big, filtered French House track that made some waves. Now in 2012 they are back with a new EP on La Valigetta.

The ‘Combostella’ EP is a bit hit an miss, a couple of the tracks on there are a bit Nu-Disco by numbers, a bit uninspired. But these two tracks ‘Straight In The Eye’ and, especially, ‘Discoball Room’ make the EP worth it. ‘Straight In The Eye’ makes great use of some pretty original samples to create a peak time Disco tune that is novelty enough to chart. ‘Discoball Room’, though, is the track that makes the EP. Layers of synthesizer Funk and squelchy little melodies play all over a Disco-House beat. A whole EP of this kind of stuff would have been killer, rather than the commercial, compilation focused Disco, maybe next time.

♫ ComboStar – Discoball Room

♫ ComboStar – Straight In The Eye

ComboStar’s ‘Combostella’ EP is out 6th February.

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Jan 26 2012

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album

Nite Jewel

Track ten on Nite Jewel’s forthcoming second new album ‘One Second Of Love’ freaked me out! It’s titled ‘Clive’, but that’s my name! For a good few seconds I genuinely thought they we’re somehow doing personalized promos now, I had to check and double check other sites tracklistings. But there is it, track ten on ‘One Second Of Love’ is named after me. It must be, right? Why would you call it that otherwise?

Ramona Gonzalez’s second record is a thing of beauty. From her Nu-Funk influenced basslines to the washes of Chillwavey reverb drenched synths to her quirky, left-field delivery this seems to be a more focused record than her début ‘Good Evening’, more coherent. It’s a dark and moody vision of ‘80’s Synth Funk and R&B fed through a modern LA Funk machine and dunked in the Chillwave river. There a particular production here that makes the lush synths and Ramona’s intimate vocals sound quite sparse and separated, but that’s the Nite Jewel sound, it’s something that is at once far away and right next to you. ‘One Second Of Love’ is a melting pot of ideas that is made one by Nite jewels vision. If you want something chilled, but a bit funky, check it out.

♫ Nite Jewel – One Second Of Love

♫ Nite Jewel – She’s Always Watching You

Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album is released 6th March.

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Jan 26 2012

Punks Jump Up’s new EP

Punks Jump Up

At the end of this month London Electro duo Punks Jump Up, riding on the success of ‘Blockhead’ and ‘Chimes Pt. 1’, drop their latest EP for Kitsuné Music.

The ‘Get Down (Special CCCrash Mixxx)’ EP contains six tracks of straight-up dancefloor grooves lead my  by the amazingly catchy title track. This ‘Special CCCrash Mixxx’ is a melting pot of retro dance influences, pouring in bits of Acid House, bits of Disco, bits of Chicago House and a Funk vocal to make a party starter that’s bound to be working it’s magic all summer. The remaining five reMixes have something for everyone. ElectroPop gurus JBAG give the track a sweet ‘80’s sheen with some nostalgic stabs, this is probably the stand out reMix for me. Alex Gopher turns the Acid aspects of the tune up to eleven and drops a slow building burbler with some killer drops. OK, so you know a Fare Soldi is going to be a bit madcap, and the truly deliver here with some funk fuelled bassline chaos. The surprise of the EP, for me, was Zero Cash’s mixture of vintage synth bass and early ‘90’s House that works so well and creates a really rounded mood. Definitely be keeping an ear of Zero Cash in future. Deadstock 33s close the EP with a deep hypnotic dub version with just a hint of cosmic Disco to leave you with. All-in-all the EP is a winner, six varied reMixes with no real duds in there, how often does that happen?

♫ Punks Jump Up – Get Down (JBAG reMix)

♫ Punks Jump Up – Get Down (Deadstock 33’s dub)

The ‘Get Down (Special CCCrash Mixxx)’ EP is released 30th January on Kitsuné Music.

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Jan 25 2012

The Magician’s ‘Magic Tape Nineteen’

The Magician – Magic Tape Nineteen = Here it is, The Magician’s first Magic Tape of the year, and it’s an awesome way for Stephen Fasano to kick of the year with a spot on collection. Not to hard, not to soft, just right you ease you into 2012.

♫ The Magician – Magic Tape Nineteen

The Tracklist:
01. Lancelot – We Can Dance (Goldroom reMix)
02. Moon Boots – Aretha
03. Parallel Dance Ensemble – Shopping Cart (Maxxi Soundsystem reMix)
04. Speech Debelle – I’m With It (Louis La Roché reMix)
05. Friendly Fires – Hurting (Tensnake Dub reMix)
06. Mercury (Feat. Robert Owens) – Candlelight
07. Disclosure – Flow
08. Patrick L & DJ Nibc – Call Me (Tiger Stripes reMix)
09. Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
10. Montevideo – Horses (Mickey Dub Version)

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Jan 24 2012

Goldroom’s ‘Angeles’

Goldroom

Yesterday Goldroom, known to the rest of us as one of Binary’s head-honchos Josh Legg, released his début EP.

Leading the EP is new track ‘Angels’, a supremely laid back track with a tropical Disco feel. The percussion alone is something to make you sit up. Making some brave sonic moves within Disco, Josh makes each one of them pay off by creating a chilled beach-party groove with a live quality that’s not so easy for an electronic musician to capture. Layer that with Josh’s vocals, which he always layers thick to create really sweeping harmonies, and you’ve got a track which I imagine, completely personifies the ideal of it’s subject matter.

♫ Goldroom – Angeles

Goldroom’s EP is out now.

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Jan 24 2012

Metronomy Vs. Le Crayon & Oxford

metronomy

Le Crayon & Oxford, two top quality Nu-Disco producers in their own right, join forces to take on the Indie-Electro powerhouse that is Metronomy. The results are funking good.

This twosome lay down an easy groove which gives the , now instantly recognisable, tune a new spin. With sidechaned pumping French House and slick Disco licks set to a relaxed tempo Le Crayon & Oxford deliver a song to allow you to take a step back from all your stresses. You thought ‘Heartbreaker’ was played out? here’s a new lease of life.

♫ Metronomy – Heartbreaker (Le Crayon & Oxford reMix)

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Jan 24 2012

Plastic Plates’ new tune

Plastic Plates

Plastic Plates, fresh from his reMix of The Human League’s ‘Sky’ being placed in our 2011 Reader’s Choice Award, has dropped a new tune, packed full of Electro Boogie.

‘Toys’ is a really nice, epic seven minutes, of synthesizer disco with an ‘80’s Electro Funk bassline. It’s quite a trick to craft a seven minute track that doesn’t drag, but ‘Toys’ is all killer. Transcending any single dance music genre there is a big of House, a bit of Disco, a bit of B-Boy Electro and the whole thing is dancefloor gold. That bassline is so infectious, it will be with me all week.

♫ Plastic Plates – Toys

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Jan 23 2012

PNAU’s new ‘Unite Us’ package

PNAU

PNAU’s anthemic ElectroPop single ‘Unite Us’ gets a brand new reMix package next month courtesy of Ministry Of Sound. The infectious summer soon-to-be-hit is backed with a whole host of awesome versions.

We’ve got to mention Kris Menace’s reMix first, the french Touch master works his magic on the track and brings out everything epic about it. The track is quite stripped down for a Menace track, but it is just right in all the right places. Those looking for something a bit harder on the dancefloor should check out Tommy Trash’s Electro-House juggernaut. The rest of the reMixes come in flavours ranging from Euphoric to Dubstep from names like Wideboys, Douster & Savage Skulls and Wookie. Looks like, in one form or another, you’ll be hearing a lot of this throughout the warmer months.

♫ PNAU – Unite Us

♫ PNAU – Unite Us (Kris Menace reMix)

♫ PNAU – Unite Us(Tommy Trash reMix)

The new ‘Unite Us’ package is released 19th February on Ministry Of Sound.

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Jan 23 2012

Kitsuné Parisien II

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Kitsuné Music’s main man Gildas Loaëc has teamed up with graffiti artist André for the second round of the best the city of Paris has to offer.

Coming at interesting electronic music from every angle, from the ElectroPunk of Tomorrow’s World, the deep ElectroPop of Owlle, the Outrun Electro of Pyramid and the Indie-electro of Juveniles, every base is covered. The album also includes a new track from BeatauCue. Check out Kitsuné’s resident Pop spinner Mr. Bouthier’s ace MiniMix for a taster.

♫ Kitsuné Parisien II MiniMix By Jerry Bouthier

The tracklist:

01. Tomorrow’s World – So Long My Love
02. Juveniles – Ambitions
03. Owlle – Free (Parisien Mix)
04. LESCOP– La Forêtdans
05. About The Girl – Tiger Evolution
06. Nameless – Angelina
07. Birkii – Holy War
08. BeatauCue – Kiho
09. We Are Knights – Tears
10. Wolfpack Beartrack – Modern Realm
11. Slowdance – Airports
12. Exotica – Spectrum (Radio Edit)
13. LA//KVLKD – Zephyr
14. Pyramid – The Race
15. SingTank –The Party (Lucas Sorel reMix) (Digital Bonus Track)
16. KIT – Those Words(Digital Bonus Track

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Jan 23 2012

Francophilippe’ new album

Francophilippe

Champagne Records bare back with another awesome, and free, release. Newcastle Nu-Disco producer Francophilippe delivers a whole album of funked up cuts.

‘Fonkophile’ is a collection of his works to date and perfectly shows off his slick Disco sound. The album contains 14 tracks and each one displays Francophilippe talent for combining the traditional smooth Nu-Disco sound with the kind of chopped-up Ed Banger-esque French Electro of SebastiAn. ‘Fonkophile’ is a pretty prolific collection of two years work, if I had one tiny, tiny complaint it’s that Francophilippe can occasionally be heavy handed with his Sidechaining, going beyond the desired effect and sounding like the track is being dunked in and out of a swimming pool, but that’s just nit-picking really. All-in-all ‘Fonkophile’ is an awesome release.

♫ Francophilippe – Le Fonk

♫ Francophilippe – Stargazer

‘Fonkophile’ is available now from Champagne Records’ SoundCloud.

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