Here’s the new single from our favourite Serbians, SevdahBABY and Djixx. Grad comes from their latest album Sega Mega, Ti I Ja and is a sultry, pulsating ElectroPop tune.
Ivan Grujić directs the stark clip, featuring Djixx doing what Djixx does best.
SevdahBABY’s Sega Mega, Ti I Ja is out now.
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Having pride of place on Eskimo Recordings‘ latest compilation album, The Blue Collection, is Greek SynthWaver come Disco demon NTEIBINT. This track, Never Without You, not only features on the collection, but is also the lead track of his forthcoming EP. It genre spanning four minutes of hazy good times.
Featuring vocals from Stella, Never Without You is a hard beat to pin down. A slo-mo Indie-Dance groove, not quite Disco but getting there, underpins the tune; which is part ElectroPop, part Pop House with a solid authentic Nu-Disco flavour. The prefect track to chill in the sun to, the thick bass and warm synths play perfectly with Stalla’s smokey vocal. Just relax.
♫ NTEIBINT (Feat. Stella) – Never Without You
NTEIBINT’s Never Without You features on The Blue Collection, out now.
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The latest subject of French retro synth wizard Dimitri From Paris’ considerable reMixing skills is the late French crooner Claude Nougaro. Working over his most famous tune, Nougayork, Dimitri presents is here in both vocal and dub flavours. The dub version is a free download too.
This mix has everything we’ve come to love in Dimitri’s track all rolling into a frantic five minutes. It crazy full of Italo basslines and orchestral stabs that work alongside the tracks horns and guitar to deliver full-on 80s madness. Whether it should work with the vocals is debatable, but it’s undeniable that it does. The most authentically retro tracks of Dimitri’s to date, this one is pure 80s gold with the dub mix standing just as proudly.
♫ Claude Nougaro – Nougayork (Dimitri From Paris 2014 Full Length Vocal reMix)
♫ Claude Nougaro – Nougayork (Dimitri From Paris Is Nightdubbin’ In 2014 reMix)
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German Housemeister Tensnake is on top of the world right now, and it’s good timing too as he’s gearing up for the release of his début album, Glow, which, from what we’ve heard, is going to sound awesome. Keeping up the energy until the record’s release Tensnake presents his latest reMix. It’s a mix of UK Indie-ElectroPop darlings London Grammar’s new single (and arguable their most recognisable song), Hey Now, and it’s pretty special.
Holding on to the London Grammar original’s guitar work, Tensnake merges their Indie sensibilities with his own warm and funky House vibes to create something that sounds almost Post Punk-y. An undulating and ethereal into soon gives way to a cascade of retro-tinged dancefloor sounds and Hannah Reid’s dreamy vocal. Rich and enveloping, this reMix is a little different from the norm, but a stunning piece of work.
♫ London Grammar – Hey Now (Tensnake reMix)
London Grammar’s Hey Now is out now.
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Sweden’s top ElectroPop producer, and one half of Sally Shapiro, Johan Agebjörn has whipped up this resounding reMix of Annie’s stance against Russia’s anti-gay laws, Russian Kiss. Retitled Sweedish Kiss (there’s also a Norwegian Kiss by Skatebård) the track is out now on Annie’s own label, Totally.
Johan goes all Sci-Fi Italo and Spacecoder with his version of the track.. A rolling arpeggiated bassline chugs underneath the tune, giving it it’s power, while floaty, galactic snyths swirl around the track. Annie’s vocals are given the vocoder treatment, making her heartfelt mantra sound like a robotic order. Otherworldly grooves from Johan here.
♫ Annie (Feat. Bjarne Melgaard) – Swedish Kiss (Johan Agebjörn reMix of Russian Kiss)
Annie & Johan Agebjörn’s Swedish Kiss is out now.
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Here’s the video for Bristol House guru Julio Bashmore’s Peppermint. The Jessie Ware featuring tune is already getting a hammering around the UK club scene and is a massive slice of festival House.
The clip is a meticulously designed animated epic from director Noah Harris.
Julio Bashmore’s Peppermint is out now.
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One of our favourite Australian artists, Chela, is gearing up for the release of her new single, Zero. The track originally appeared on her Zero Mixtape EP last year but will soon be presented accompanied by an impressive reMix packed featuring storming tracks from Clancy and Keljet. Due to Kitsuné Music’s esoteric PR decisions we can’t actually play you any of the forthcoming release, and probably never will, but you can check this reMix from American producer Backstroke, it’s not actually on the single, but it’s quite nice in it’s own right.
Backstoke folds in a whole bunch of influences into his mix, there’s a bit of Future R&B, a bit of LA Funk, a bit of Dreamwave, and a bit of Tropical Disco all held together with some booming beats. Chela’s vocals flow over the track like water, giving you an indication of how they play out in the other reMixes (spoiler alert: awesomely!) and should get your mouth (ears?) watering for the single to drop.
♫ Chela – Zero (Backstroke reMix)
Chela’s ‘Zero’ is released 10th March.
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It’s another new track from German Housemeister Tensnake’s forthoming début album, Glow. This time he’s wading into another collaboration, here with the legendary Jacques Lu Cont and Mr. Jamie Lidell. Following the Nile Rodgers and Fiora featuring Love Sublime is a hard act to follow; but Feel Of Love pulls it off with style.
A nice bridge between Tensnake’s House groove and Jacques more Les Rythmes Digitales 80s sound, the track kicks off with lunch retro keys and a springy bassline mixing it up with some solid House beats. The track soon descends into vintage Pop awesomeness with Lidell giving it his best soulful Prince-vibes. Many headliner collaborations don;t always end up being as exciting as the sum of their parts would suggest, but this one really doesn’t. Exciting, driving, pure Pop. Unexpected but most welcome.
♫ Tensnake & Jacques Lu Cont (Feat. Jamie Lidell) – Feel Of Love
Tensnake’s Glow is released 10th March.
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After a brief flirtation with the strange waters of guitar music, Bristol’s finest Xenomania drummer Florrie is back with a blistering. burbling, ElectroPop stormer. Taken from her forthcoming new EP, Sirens; due out in Spring, Seashells is a mixed bag of styles all shaken up with Florrie goodness.
Middle Eastern purcussion is just the first surprising element to Seashells. A tapestry of samples and witticisms that despite it’s wordily influences sounds particularly British. Florrie’s mantra vocals hook over booming kicks and chugging synths to create something with an effortless, but infectious, energy and optimism. Maybe this is Florrie’s year finally?
♫ Florrie – Seashells
Florrie’s Sirens EP is due out in Spring.
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Hold tight for another new tune for the re-formed, re-born Lightwaves. Following on from Starting To Believe and Returned we have Warrior. Surely Lightwaves must be gearing up for a proper release soon, the quality of these tunes seems to point in that direction.
Warrior harkens back to the pre-Lightwaves days of Yes Giantess. Indie in it’s sensibilities, Pop in it’s sound. An energetic affair with growling snyths laid thick and Jan belting out the vocals to create a Power Pop anthem. With dips and builds in just the right places, this is exactly the kind of track that would slay a crowd live.
♫ Lightwaves – Warrior
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