Jan 17 2012

80s Stallone’s ‘Beach’ EP

80s Stallone

Released next month on Silhouette Music is the new EP from SynthWave maestro 80s Stallone.

The ‘Beach’ EP’s title track is a thing of pure joy. Waves of nostalgia wash forth from vintage synth sounds creating this feel good, slightly Italo, vibe. I don’t know whether it’s the bouncy mid-‘80’s bassline or the SynthPop melodies, but there’s just something about this track that captures everything we love about retro synthesizer music, and put a smile on our faces while it does it. We covered the Jan Hammer-esque flipside a few months ago Cliffhanger and love it even more now. the rest of the EP is filled with some awesome reMix work from L’Equipe Du Son, who turn the title track into a night drive pulsar with a slight Psy Trance feel in the burbling riffs, and and some really smooth, laid back, electronic Disco from The Legendary 1979 Orchestra.

♫ 80s Stallone – Beach (Original Mix)

♫ 80s Stallone – Beach (L’Equipe Du Son reMix)

♫ 80s Stallone – Beach (The Legendary 1979 Orchestra reMix)

80s Stallone’s ‘Beach’ EP is released 13th February on Silhouette Music.

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Jan 17 2012

DiscoSocks’ new single

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London based bass player turned Disco demon DiscoSocks released a new double A-side single today.

From the moment ‘Voodoo’ kicks in you seriously get hat this guy is experienced with bass. Both the slap playing and the synth lines are amazing. Funky and complex lines intertwine around each other to create a wall of dancefloor destroying synthesizer Disco. the flip side, ‘Boogie Hour’ is just as meticulously crafted and brings more of a banging Electro-House vibe to DiscoSocks Nu-Disco. Both tracks are top quality productions prime to be dropped at peak time.

♫ DiscoSocks – Voodoo (Original Mix)

♫ DiscoSocks – Boogie Hour (Original Mix)

‘Boogie Hour’/’Voodoo’ is out today on HouseRecordings, and be sure to catch DiscoSocks spinning some tunes HERE! Winking smile

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Jan 17 2012

Storm Queen + Aeroplane & Dimitri From Paris

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Storm Queen is the alter ego of one of the New York House scene’s biggest names, Morgan Geist. His track, ‘Look Right Through’ has been out a while but next month it gets a brand new reMix package featuring some storming tracks.

Aeroplane drop the standout mix of the EP with a synth heavy Disco sound, the filtered arpeggio bassline has got this irresistible little Funk to it, it’s definitely a riff that will stick in your head all day. Areoplane manages to add his own brand if electro Disco in the mix but retains the deep ‘90’s House vibe of the original and works the rich, soulful vocals to their fullest. Dimitri From Paris brings the late ‘80’s Chicago House back around and cranks it up to 11 with some huge piano lines. it’s a track that demands a video shot a night with cheap video effects!

♫ Storm Queen – Look Right Through (Aeroplane reMix)

♫ Storm Queen – Look Right Through (Dimitri From Paris Erodiscomix)

‘Look Right Through’ set for release 1st February on Defected Records.

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Jan 16 2012

Vanguard’s ‘Calling U’

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Short, but incredibly sweet, that’s what Welsh Nu-Disco duo VanGuard’s new track is.

So smooth, so retro, with such a powerful sound. The track is only two and a half minutes long but it crams an epic flow into such a short time. With a heavy rhythm section that powers the track along and is followed closely by those big retro chords, ‘Calling U’ is more Dreamwavey and less Nu-Disco than their usual tracks, more like their reMixes. This is real ‘80’s movie soundtrack/Disco hybrid stuff. Simple, but very effective.

♫ VanGuard – Calling U

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Jan 16 2012

Ruben & Ra reMix Fil Lavin

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Montenegro based producer Fil Lavin is the latest edition to Ruben & Ra’s Retrospective stable.

February sees the release of ‘Soul Brother’ his first release, a deep ‘90’s House jam that’s backed with a reMix by Ruben & Ra themselves. Their ‘Souled Out Dub’ is a deep late night groove with a rolling synth bassline and some big lush filtered chords that are just a pleasure to listen to. Keeping the ‘90’s House vibe but bring it to a smoother place R&R have droped a fresh track with a classic feel.

♫ Fil Lavin – Soul Brother (Ruben & Ra’s Souled Out Dub)

‘Soul Brother’ is released 13th February on Retrospective.

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Jan 16 2012

New Order edited by Mirror People

New Order

New Order’s ‘5 8 6 ’, form 1983, was a prime example of the bands early experiments with synths being at the forefront of their music. Having just discovered Disco many of the tracks on the ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ album have a dance groove, but not all of them would stand up on todays dancefloors, including ‘5 8 6’…Mirror People thought he’d see to that.

Mirror People’s edit of ‘5 8 6’ gives the track a new burst of raw energy. Emphasising the kick and some of the synths, and adding a few stabs here and there, the changes are quite subtle, but make all the difference in the mix.

♫ New Order – 5 8 6 (Mirror People Edit)

‘5 8 6’ is taken from New Order’s 1983 album, ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’.

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Jan 13 2012

Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver’s new EP

Looks like Discotexas are onto another absolute winner with heir next release, the ‘Diamonda’ EP from Finish production duo Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver.

From them moment the lead track kicks off your ears are treated to some massive sounding ‘80’s influenced Dreamwave awesomeness. ‘Diamonda’ is a full on driving synth track that walks the pumping line between Nu-Disco and Outrun Electro. this tune is so exciting it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It’s partnered with ‘Opal’, more Dreamwave excellence with slightly more of a hazy summer city nights vibe to it and some lush soaring synths. reMixes come correct from Justin Faust who’s Nu-Disco groove is a bit of a stand out track, Xinobi and Bright Shades. As an extra treat here’s also the EP’s closing track ‘22’ to download, it makes a nice retro comedown for the EP.

♫ Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – Diamonda (Original Mix)

♫ Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – Opal (Original Mix)

♫ Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – Diamonda (Justin Faust Remix)

♫ Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver – 22

‘Diamonda’ is released today on Discotexas.

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Jan 13 2012

RAC reMix Depeche Mode

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OK, so, Depeche Mode reMixes, particularly reMixes of ‘Enjoy The Silence’ are usually a sore point for us. ‘Silence’, as well as being one of the greatest songs ever written, is also one of the most reMixed and covered, and 99.9999% of the are shit. There’s barely a handful of reMixes of the track that are any good and only two covers that I can recall. So it’s actually high praise indeed when I say RAC’s rework of the tune doesn’t make me want to be violently ill.

RAC’s version has got a nice Disco groove going on. I’m not overly convinced by the horns but they do grow on you. With the synth bass and live feel to the drums they are on to a winner though. Is it better than the original? No, of course it isn’t. But it’s better than most reMixes out there.

♫ Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (RAC Mix)

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Jan 12 2012

Vince Fierro drops free EP

Vince Fierro

Riding on the success of the release of his début album, ‘Origins’, Californian Disco-House producer Vince Fierro has dropped a free EP over on his SoundCloud.

Vince describes the ‘Night All Day’ EP as his “first all-synth-and-vocal EP”. It contains four tracks of feel-good beach party Vocal Nu-Disco, leading with ‘You Stole The Light’, a sweeping slo-mo groove full of big retro synth sounds and gentle vocals that leads into the more pumping Prog House/Dreamwave crossover of ‘You Do What You Do’ and the French-Touch-esque call-to-dance of ‘Night All Day’. This is a top quality EP for retro synth heads and Prog House fans alike, and it costs no pounds, no pence (that’s no dollars, no cents for you Americans)!

♫ Vince Fierro – You Stole The Light

♫ Vince Fierro – You Do What You Do

♫ Vince Fierro – Night All Day

You can download the whole EP from Vince’s SoundCloud.

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Jan 12 2012

AutoReverse’s début single

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Shiny Disco Club continue their awesomeness, and generousness, with yet another slammin’ free Nu-Disco release.

This time around we are treated to producers Jérémy & Julien as AutoReverse’s début single, ‘Martine Hilton’, a cut-up Nu-Disco rocker that’s full of soul and groove. AutoReverse get’s his proper Disco on with layer upon layer of Funk and Disco samples chopped and morphed to fit the groove. There’s some sweet synth lead in the mix too.