Jan 5 2012

More reMixes of The Tapeaters’ ‘Don’t You Dare’

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In addition to the already posted Silenx reMix, Russian ElectroPop duo have dropped a bunch of new reMixes of their track ‘Don’t You Dare’ The Tapeaters.

First up fellow Russians Sohight deliver a funky ‘80’s inspired version with a nice Moog Funk bass and big retro sounds that have The Tapeaters sounding a little like Tesla Boy. There’s some amazing electronic music coming out of Russia right now and Sohight are another name to watch. Spanish producer Nelue’s take on the track starts off as a slick exercise in Disco Funk but soon evolves into a bright, shimmering, quite classic sounding ElectroPop track with some really emotive synths.

♫ The Tapeaters – Don’t You Dare (Sohight reMix)

♫ The Tapeaters – Don’t You Dare (Nelue reMix)

The Tapeaters’ album ‘Visions’ is out now.

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Jan 5 2012

Dusty Digital reMixes R3set

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Dusty Digital is a Boston based producer who you may remember from his entry in the Fear Of Tigers ‘Pippy Longsrump’ reMix competition. He’s not turned his attention to the title track from R3set’s ‘Runaway’ EP.

Dusty is developing a really interesting sound. On first listen he seems to be on Nu-Disco or Dreamwave tip, but there’s a lot more going on under the hood. In this reMix there are strong elements of both ‘80’s Pop and early ‘90’s House, in the melodies and basslines respectively, which makes for something a bit fresh sounding to compliment R3sets ethereal ElectroPop track. Dusty Digital has evoked a new atmosphere for the track, one of distance befitting the subject matter.

♫ R3set – Runaway (Dusty Digital reMix)

R3set’s ‘Runaway’ EP is out now.

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Jan 5 2012

Young Empires reMixed by ¡borracho!

Young Empires ‘Exit Through The Sun’ is the tune to reMix of the moment, so your version has to be something special to stand out from the crowd. ¡borracho! new mix does just that.

Rocking an amazingly infectious digital slap bassline at it’s core, this reMix is a melting pot of melodies and riffs that might not have worked together, but in ¡borracho! skilful hands the whole track flows together effortlessly. It’s quite an abrasive track, which is odd considering the tunefulness of it’s composite parts, but this just adds to the driving energy of the tune. This is a track for late night darkened dancefloors.

♫ Young Empires – Enter Through The Sun (¡borracho! reMixx)

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Jan 5 2012

Oliver’s new EP

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Oliver (A.K.A. Oliver ‘Oligee’ Goldstein and Vaughn ‘U-Tern’ Oliver are back, fresh from their placing in our top reMixes of the year with a brand new EP for Kitsuné Music.

The move to Kitsuné sees them, appropriately, mixing a little dirty Euro House into their Nu-Disco and Dreamwave sound to produce a massive club anthem that is sure to explode this month. reMixes come from Punks Jump Up with a synthetic Funk mix full of robotic synths and mechanical beats and Kris Menace’s Black Van project, who turn in an unsurprisingly big room version led by a twisting bright lead line. The other original track on the EP, ‘Walk With Me’ closes the record with Oliver’s LA Disco roots in full effect and a summertime vibe.

♫ Oliver – Dirty Talk (Punks Jump Up MBO mix)

♫ Oliver – Dirty Talk (Black Van reMix)

The ‘Dirty Talk’ EP is released 16th January.

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Jan 4 2012

Electronic Rumors Volume 1!!!

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So of our more eagle eyed readers and Twitter followers might have had a suspicion that something like this was coming but today I can, very proudly, announce the forthcoming release of ‘electronic rumors Volume 1’ on CD and digital.

Released Monday 13th February on respected ElectroPop label Ninthwave Records (Heaven17/White town/The Modern), the album is the result of nearly a year’s work and features 15 of the some of the best ElectroPop, Dreamwave, Indie-Electro and Nu-Disco around right now. Curated to be a snapshot of the kind of music we write about here on electronic rumors, the release is crammed full of both modern classics and brand new exclusive tracks from the likes of Ride The Universe, Show Your Shoe, beaumont and Echoes.

Check the tracklist:

01. Vanbot – Make Me, Break Me
02. Fear Of Tigers – The Adventures Of Pippi Longstrump (Diamond Cut reMix)
03. Queen Of Hearts – Where Are You Now? (StardonE Radio Mix)
04. Echoes – Second Best
05. Ronika – Wiyoo
06. Cosmonaut Grechko – All I Hear (Cosmo Black reMix)
07. Ride The Universe – A Little Better (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley)
08. Substatic – Gold
09. LexiconDon – December Sunset (Keenhouse reMix)
10. She’s The Queen – Waiting Game
11. Futurecop! – Me & U
12. Kid Kasio – Not For Turning
13. Show Your Shoe – Krokodil
14. Short Circuit – Let Go (NightWaves reMix)
15. beaumont – Reptile Blaze

The compilation represents many months of hard work for me and I am so pleased with the end result and so grateful to the artists and their management teams for helping bring this thing together.

‘electronic rumors Volume 1’ drops Monday 13th February’ via Ninthwave Records on digital, and on CD in gorgeous Digipak packaging designed by Sebastian Bentler (he of Overthrill), from all the usual retailers.

Ex-flipping-citing stuff!

Also, if you’re in the London area in Friday 10th February, we are teaming up with Human Error to throw a launch party for the album with Fear Of Tigers, Ronika, Queen Of Hearts, Substatic, Kid Kasio and Echoes. Details on the flyer…

…, it’s free and it’s gonna’ be one hell of a party. Not to be missed!

Here’s the Facebook event page.

More news to come…..

Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: BEST SONG – electronic rumors’ top 20 songs of 2011!!!

2011 Best Song

So here we are.

After a year when the current wave of ElectroPop, Nu-Disco, SynthWave, Nu-Italo and Dreamwave all seemed to find a maturity, seemed to suddenly become a lot more confortable with themselves and their groove, we find ourselves with a nearly impossible job for picking the top twenty songs of the year, and a winner.

To those we missed, or forgot, we’re sorry. We’ll be beating ourselves up about it for weeks to come as some awesome track from January slides back into our brain, but it’s time to stop worrying and just go for it. So here it is.

And our top song of the year comes from She’s The Queen, it’s the lead track on their self-titled début EP and it’s one of the slickest ElectroPop tracks you’ll ever hear. Because, over the year just gone, I have grown to call She’s The Queen’s Drew and Emily friends I actively tried not to place them in the top spot. So concerned was I about bias that I sought out tracks that had more of an impact on me in 2011, anything that could reaffirm my sense of integrity and make me not give the number one place to mates. But I just couldn’t. Whether friends or not, there is no two ways about it, ‘Waiting Game’ is the track I have rocked to the most this year, the track I have been most impressed with, the track that is, without doubt, electronic rumors’ Best Song of 2011.

electronic rumors’ best song: 2011

01: She’s The Queen – Waiting Game

♫ She’s The Queen – Waiting Game

…and the rest of the list:

02: Vanbot – Make Me, Break Me

♫ Vanbot – Make Me, Break Me

03: M83 – Midnight City

♫ M83 – Midnight City

04: Cordova – Paradigm

♫ Cordova – Paradigm

05: MiGHty mOUse – Between The Pavement And The Stars

♫ MiGHty mOUse – Between The Pavement And The Stars

06: Queen Of Hearts – Shoot The Bullet

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Shoot The Bullet

07: Holy Ghost! – Wait & See

♫ Holy Ghost! – Wait & See

08: Ronika – Wiyoo

♫ Ronika – Wiyoo

09: The Magician (Feat. Jeppe) – I Don’t Know What To Do

♫ The Magician (Feat. Jeppe) – I Don’t Know What To Do

10: Monsieur Adi – Fire Fire Fire

♫ Monsieur Adi – Fire Fire Fire

11: Electric Youth – Coming Right Back To You

♫ Electric Youth – Coming Right Back To You

12: Peter & The Magician – Twist

♫ Peter & The Magician – Twist

13: Jordan F – Definitely Miami

♫ Jordan F – Definitely Miami

14: Short Circuit – How We Speak

♫ Short Circuit – How We Speak

15: Clancy – Panther

♫ Clancy – Panther

16: Substatic – Gold

♫ Substatic – Gold

17: LIGHTS – Toes

♫ LIGHTS – Toes

18: Bright Light Bright Light – Disco Moment

♫ Bright Light Bright Light – Disco Moment

19: Justice (Feat. Ali Love) – Civilisation

♫ Justice (Feat. Ali Love) – Civilisation

20: Xeno & Oaklander – The Staircase

♫ Xeno & Oaklander – The Staircase

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these songs, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: READERS’ CHOICE – electronic rumors’ 10 most downloaded tracks of 2011!!!

2011 Readers Choice

Next we come to what we have optimistically called the Reader’s Choice award.

This was quite a last minute idea, we liked the idea of having an open category but really, who wants to run a poll at X-Mas? No us! So this award was given based on the number of downloads the track received, which is quite a nice representation of popularity. Of course it doesn’t take into account streaming only tracks, or videos we’ve shown, or tracks readers may have dug that we didn’t feature, but we think it nicely represents what readers have been excited about this year.

And we have a winner, the track most downloaded from electronic rumors in 2011. Fear Of Tigers’ reMix of ‘Bulletproof’ by La Roux. First given away be Mr. Tigers as a thank you to everyone who sponsored his London marathon run this year, to raise money for WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals). It’s an storming reMix that really should have made the official single. With a huge big room take on ElectroPop it’s no surprise that this mix as so popular.

electronic rumors’ readers’ choice: 2011

01: La Roux – Bulletproof (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

♫ La Roux – Bulletproof (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

…and the rest of the list:

02: HURTS – Better Than Love (Marsheaux reMix)

♫ HURTS – Better Than Love (Marsheaux reMix)

03: Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician reMix)

♫ Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician reMix)

04: Madeon – For You

♫ Madeon – For You

05: Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

06: RüFüS – Paris Collides

♫ RüFüS – Paris Collides

07: Dirty Vegas – Electric Love (Cassette Club reMix)

♫ Dirty Vegas – Electric Love (Cassette Club reMix)

08: Avril Lavigne – What The Hell (Robots With Rayguns Mix)

♫ Avril Lavigne – What The Hell (Robots With Rayguns Mix)

09: Chromeo (Feat. Elly Jackson From La Roux) – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce reMix)

♫ Chromeo (Feat. Elly Jackson From La Roux) – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce reMix)

10: The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)

♫ The Human League – Sky (Plastic Plates reMix)

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these tracks, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: BEST ALBUM – electronic rumors’ top 20 albums of 2011!!!

2011Best Album

With fewer and fewer albums being released in favour of more cost-effective EPs and singles the Best Album category becomes harder and harder to preside over, luckily for us there were some choice cuts this year and some amazing records dropped.

The winner was very nearly going to be Mitch Murder‘s recently released ‘Current Events’. Which, to my mind, is the best SynthWave/Outrun/Dreamwave album ever made. However, the album that has kept us constantly rocking this year has to be Holy Ghost!’s self-titled début. Although I had loved the previous singles I really didn’t expect the album to be this damn good throughout, it was fresh, well written, and sounded like nothing else. It’s a record that is crammed full of potential singles and does an seriously good job of mixing up ElectroPop and New York Disco with a hint of Indie-Electro to make something that appeals to Indie Kids, SynthPopsters and Disco Heads alike.

electronic rumors’ best album: 2011

01: Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost! (DFA)

♫ Holy Ghost! – Do It Again

…and the rest of the list:

02: Mitch Murder – Current Events (Rosso Corsa Records)

♫ Mitch Murder – Telefuture Theme

03: Cinnamon Chasers – Science (Modus Records)

♫ Cinnamon Chasers – Tattoo

04: Monarchy – Around The Sun (Hacan Sound /100% Records)

♫ Monarchy – Maybe I’m Crazy

05: Johan Agebjörn And Friends – Casablanca Nights (Paper Bag Records)

♫ Johan Agebjörn & Ercola (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – The Last Day Of Summer

06: Fabian – Say Goodbye (Binary)

♫ Fabian – Last Flight

07: Com Truise – Galactic Melt (Ghostly International)

♫ Com Truise – Ether Drift

08: Yelle – Safari Disco Club (V2 Records International)

♫ Yelle – Que Veux-Tu

09: Shine 2009 – Realism (Cascine)

♫ Shine 2009 (Feat. Paula Abdul) – So Free

10: The Sound Of Arrows – Voyage (Skies Above)

♫ The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C.

11: Vanbot – Vanbot (Lisch Recordings)

♫ Vanbot – Lost Without You

12: Shelby Grey – The Music Is On His Side (Holographic People)

♫ Shelby Grey – April’s Legacy

13: Soft Metals – Soft Metals (Captured Tracks)

♫ Soft Metals – Psychic Driving

14: M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)

♫ M83 – OK Pal

15: Washed Out – Within And Without (Sub Pop Records)

♫ Washed Out – Amor Fati

16: The Human League – Credo (Wall Of Sound/[PIAS] Entertainment Group)

♫ The Human League – Sky

17: Mirrors – Lights And Offerings (Skint Records)

♫ Mirrors – Into The Heart

18: Noir Deco – Future To Fantasy (Playmaker Ent.)

♫ Noir Deco (Feat. MPM Soundtracks) – Journeys

19: Ladytron – Gravity The Seducer (Nettwerk)

♫ Ladytron – White Elephant

20: Camille R – Last Limit (Self Released)

♫ Camille R – 100 $

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these albums, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Dec 29 2011

The electronic rumors Awards: BEST REMIX – electronic rumors’ top 20 reMixes of 2011!!!

2011Best Remix

Let’s kick things off with one of the biggies. Best reMix.

Compiling 03-20 was tough, this year has been amazing for reMixes, it seems like every release in 2011 came loaded with quality versions. There were so many singles released this year that it was nearly impossible to choose your favourite mix off of. As ever, I’m sure there are tracks we have forgotten, and tracks we will be kicking ourselves for not including when they are pointed out to us, and tracks we will remember tomorrow.

The winner though, and the runner up, were always destined for the top slots from the moment they dropped. In the first half of 2011 I would have said that Ride The Universe’s reMix of Chromeo’s ‘Hot Mess’ was definitely going to be number one, and that was only very closely snatched away when Madonna Of The Midlands™ Ronika released ‘Only Only’ complete with Fear Of Tigers take on the track. Both mixes are jaw-droopingly good, light years ahead of the competition, with Fear Of Tigers just taking the top spot with nostalgia points for weaving elements of late ‘80’s Dance Music into it’s Electro tapestry and making us go all glassy eyed. Combining a Bomb The Bass vibe with contemporary ElectroPop and Nu-Disco, Fear Of Tigers created a vibrant, exciting, make-you-jump-out-of-your-seat track for Ronika’s get-down vocals, it’s the prefect package. While Ride The Universe’s talk-box Funk was my hottest track for most of the year. Innovative and fresh, their reMix of ‘Hot Mess’ is easily the best out there.

electronic rumors’ best reMix: 2011

01: Ronika – Only Only (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

♫ Ronika – Only Only (Fear Of Tigers reMix)

…and the rest of the list:

02: Chromeo – Hot Mess (Ride The Universe reMix)

♫ Chromeo – Hot Mess (Ride The Universe reMix)

03: Housse De Racket – Roman (Oliver reMix)

♫ Housse De Racket – Roman (Oliver reMix)

04: Fenech-Soler – Demons (Yuksek Vocal reMix)

♫ Fenech-Soler – Demons (Yuksek Vocal reMix)

05: Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh reMix)

♫ Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh reMix)

06: Yuksek – On A Train (The Magician reMix)

♫ Yuksek – On A Train (The Magician reMix)

07: Yelle – Que Veux Tu (Madeon reMix)

♫ Yelle – Que Veux Tu (Madeon reMix)

08: Chilly Gonzales – You Can Dance (Walter Sobcek reMix)

♫ Chilly Gonzales – You Can Dance (Walter Sobcek reMix)

09: Futurecop! – Starworshipper (MPM Soundtracks reMix)

♫ Futurecop! – Starworshipper (MPM Soundtracks reMix)

10: Queen Of Hearts – Where Are You Now? (StardonE reMix)

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Where Are You Now? (StardonE reMix)

11: Kimbra – Cameo Lover (Shook reMix)

♫ Kimbra – Cameo Lover (Shook reMix)

12: Kamp! – Cairo (Moullinex reMix)

♫ Kamp! – Cairo (Moullinex reMix)

13: Worship – Find You (Justin Faust reMix)

♫ Worship – Find You (Justin Faust reMix)

14: AXXE – Sweet Stuff (Ride The Universe reMix)

♫ AXXE – Sweet Stuff (Ride The Universe reMix)

15: Mustang – Shooting Love (Fat Club Mix)

♫ Mustang – Shooting Love (Fat Club Mix)

16: The Good Natured – Skeleton (Grum reMix)

♫ The Good Natured – Skeleton (Grum reMix)

17: Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

♫ Gypsy And The Cat – Jona Vark (Starsmith reMix)

18: Tyson – After You’re Gone (The Magician reMix)

♫ Tyson – After You’re Gone (The Magician reMix)

19: Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Goldroom reMix)

♫ Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Goldroom reMix)

20: The Human League – Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane reMix)

♫ The Human League – Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane reMix)

As always, you should definitely pick up some of these reMixes, they are all highly recommended and most can be purchased here:

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Dec 22 2011

Viceroy reMixes Yelle

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Here is San Francisco based Nu-Disco producer Viceroy’s entry in Yelle’s ‘Comme Un Enfant’ reMix competition.

The winner will have their track appear on a forthcoming Yelle release, and Viceroy definitely show himself to be a front runner. Taking in a laidback piano groove, he seems to rein in the song, chilling it out. Not even the growling bass riff can stop this tune from being super smooth.