Bristol’s finest ElectroPop export, Florrie has unleashed another track and video from her forthcoming Sirens EP. Free Falling is full fat SynthPop power.
Directed by Jack A. Bowden, which seems to be about how rich people live.
Florrie’s Sirens EP is due out in Spring.
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Here’s the video for the Pop epic Still. The track is taken from Katy B’s amazing House Pop mashup album Little Red.
The video keeps things stark and simple and lets the huge tune do all the work.
Katy B’s second album, Little Red, is out now.
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Nude Disco – Nude Disco 10 = Nude Disco’s back with another storming collection of particularly tasty Disco and ElectroPop tunes. There’s a whole hours of tunes here to keep you smiling and dancing for the rest of the week.
The tracklist:
01. Limousine – Luk Thung
02. Sally Shapiro – He Keeps Me Alive (Skatebard reMix)
03. DCup – Someone Told Me (La Felix reMix)
04. Philly Devotions – Just Can’t Say Goodbye (Tom Moulton reMix)
05. Vanguard – E C H O (Luxar reMix)
06. Moon Boots (Feat. Kyiki) – Don’t Ask Why
07. Juliette Armanet – L’Amour En Solitaire
08. Phoenix – Trying To Be Cool (Robotaki reMix)
09. Tobtok – Savanna
10. Darius – Omeo
11. Nude Disco – Neon Hearts (Luxar Pop ‘N’ Lock reMix)
12. Moustache Machine – Porquerolles
13. 80’s Child – Make You Mine
14. Mitch Murder – Race Day
15. Dim Sum – Un Jour
16. Ben Macklin (Feat Rowan Arnold) – Make Me Feel (Nude Disco reMix)
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Frankly we’re surprised no-one has tackled this earlier. In retrospect this track is ripe for a Topical makeover, but it took Dreamwave OG Touch Tone to step up to the plate. Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure, with it’s classic bassline and freeform warbling has already got the groove, all it needs are some big ol’ synths. Enter Mr. Verner.
Mostly the classic bassline is ditched. A brave move, but Touch Tone cares not for you nostalgic attachments, he want’s to build a carefree summering Disco vibe out of Bowie and Mercury mumbling and nothing is going to stand in his way. Piano House meets Island purcussion with rumbling bass and a huge build. This is what the summer’s all about.
♫ Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure (Touch Tone reMix)
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How would you go about taking a beloved late-80s IndiePop classic and serving it up to the desert island Disco masses? Well, just ask London based French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes; ‘cos they’ve turned in this equatorial Pop masterpiece reMix of The Cure’s Just Like Heaven.
Too cheery to ever really have been Goth, The Cure sound the most upbeat they’ve ever been as The Penelopes wash the track in the most Tropical of vibes. Steely purcussion, pulsing synth basses and a hand-clapping Disco beat all work surprisingly well with Robert Smith’s vocal. The Penelopes produce what might be their densest track to date, loading the four and a half minutes with layers of pads and melodies, all coming together for an uplifting and epic experience.
♫ The Cure – Just Like Heaven (The Penelopes reMix)
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OK, so bear with me a second here. The new single from Norwegian Indie-Popsters Kid Astray does get a bit guitary. I know, I know, but if you can tune out the jingle jangle it’s actually a delicious ElectroPop tune full of a summery spring in it’s step. Mostly though I provided me with my one opportunity to use the phrase “jagged guitars”. This tune has jagged guitars in it! (or maybe not, I’m not really qualified to say).
It’s fun as hell too. No Easy Way Out has an easy-going bounce that is pretty hard to shake off, and the powerful bass and hammered piano more than makes up for it’s six-stringed shortcomings. Sprinkled with the odd 80s synth line, and a vocal you can’t help but sing along to, were pretty sure there’ll be a place in your heart for No Easy Way Out. It’s ripe for a reMixing too!.
♫ Kid Astray – No Easy Way Out
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I should make it absolutely clear tha Sweedish outfit Colleagues aren’t actually my colleagues. I’m nit sure whose colleagues they are, I would presume their won. With actually makes them the most literally named band since 2 Men, A Drum Machine And A Trumpet. I guess they could be called Five Sweedish Colleagues Who Work Together In A SynthPop Band, but that’s a bit of a mouthful.
On to the track! Tears is their second single, and it’s a euphoric four minutes of bliss that takes a The Sound Of Arrows deep ScandiPop sound and gives it an Indie-Electro twist. The synths are all damned chipper and the vocals all heartfelt and earnest. It’d be pretty hard to be in a bad mood with this blaring out of your speakers, dishing out audio candy to everyone in sight.
♫ Colleagues – Tears
Colleagues’ Tears is released 14th April.
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When he’s not releasing one of the best albums around right now, New York SynthWaver Starcadian does a nice line in reMixes too. Although they tend to be few and far between, he always knocks it out of the park. the latest subject for one of his Sci-Fi Disco makeovers is Katy Perry’s single Dark Horse.
Rich. That’s the best work to describe this reMix. Rich and enthralling. Thick, rousing synths and Starcadian’s particular brand of orchestrated strings blend together with a seasoning of Cosmic zaps and pows to create a warm, emotionally evocative synthesizer soundtrack. Perfect for a slightly modulated version of Ms. Perry’s vocals, and a hint of Starcadian’s vocoder wizardry. Pure magic.
♫ Katy Perry – Dark Horse (Starcadian reMix)
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Belgian Electroheads The Subs moody version of Colonel Abrams’ 1985 hit Trapped is out now, backed with storming reMixes from Ashworth and Compuphonic.
Here’s the official video, directed by Jimmy Marble. Not to sure how it all connects, but it looks like there is a point, and the track’s awesome.
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We’re always days late on the new Allie X tunes! But, y’know, whatever. If we wanted to be one of those ‘blogs’ that has to post everything first then we’d be one of those ‘blogs’ that just throws up a SoundCloud stream with no commentary whatsoever. We’d also slit our wrists. So, yeah, Allie X has a new track out, her second tune to set the music blogosphere alight. Does she deserve all the hype surrounding here? Well, it seems so.
Prime is a stomping slab of ElectroPop goodness that seems to draw a straight line between icy ScandiPop and aggressive American DancePop. A bubbly four minutes of SynthPop euphoria with a demon Funk bass and a glorious 80s trumpet break, Prime is loaded with the punchiness of synths and stuttering grooves. With all her humour and quirkiness, Allie X is a bit like a Lady GaGa who’s not a tedious dick.
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