Mar 25 2013

[Audio] Musique Le Pop’s ‘Turn To Sand’

Turn To Sand is the second single from new Norwegian ElectroPop trio Musique Le Pop. Chris, Betty and Jon, have been friends for years, and regularly contributed to each others previous musical endeavours, but Musique Le Pop is the first time the three have worked together on, what is now, their main project. Following their acclaimed Time Changes single, Turn To Sand was released last week.

Turn To Sand definitely has one foot firmly planted in ScandiPop, with it’s clean production and shiny synth work, but the other appendage is flirting with classic British Pop, particularly in the DreamPop direction with a hint of Saint Etienne. Lovingly crafted from intertwining arpeggios and heart-warming pads it’s a assuaging ElectroPop track that hides it’s icy Norwegian roots well beneath comforting layers of thaw inducing tones. Betty’s passionate, slightly twee, vocal fits the track perfectly, making for gentle waves of personal SynthPop. Musique Le Pop look like one to keep an eye on.

♫ Musique Le Pop – Turn To Sand

Musique Le Pop’s Turn To Sand is out now on Café Superstar Recordings.

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Mar 22 2013

[Audio] Ronika reMixed by The HICS

Whilst chatting about 90s R&B when we posted about Ronika’s forthcoming new single, Rough ‘N’ Soothe, we were this close to mentioning Mariah Carey. It seems we weren’t the only ones to get this vibe either, as London based Electronic Soul outfit The HICS inject the track with more than enough smooth 90s swing to tip it over the edge straight into Carey ballad territory.

Of course, the key is the chorus and the chimes, both of which are kept intact in the mix, but layered over a booming, laid back, kick & shaker beat and lazy keys. Stirring up a musical daydream, The HICS have delivered that rare of things, a reMix that completely differs from the original (not just a different take on the same thing), but one that sounds just as relevant to the song. It’s not all pastiché either, these guys litter the track with interesting synthetic touches to keep things fresh. We’re looking forward to what else the EP, out in April, holds.

♫ Ronika – Rough ‘N’ Soothe (The HICS Refit)

Ronika’s Rough ‘N’ Soothe Is released 22nd April.

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Mar 20 2013

[Audio] Little Boots’ ‘Broken Record’

This week ElectroPop goddess (yup, she’s been promoted) Little Boots released her new single, and second post-album-announcement taste of what we can expect from her new long player, Nocturnes. Broken Record once again give is a hint that the new album is going to be full of surprises. Free from major labels and expectation, this feels like a more comfortable Victoria, just a Pop but free to explore what that means to her.

With DFA founder Mr. Tim Goldsworthy at the helm for most of the new album, with contributions from Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford and Hercules And Love Affair’s Andy Butler, the new record promises to be more of an introspective, experimental affair. Broken Record is a bewitching slice of deep, Housey, ElectroPop. With it’s throbbing bassline and swirling mist of synths, cut through with Victoria’s vocal, this time portraying a sense of urgency, Broken Record delivers the prefect four minutes of danceable DreamPop, then goes a bit Acid.

♫ Little Boots – Broken Record

Broken Record is out now. Little Boots’ Nocturnes is released 7th May.

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Mar 20 2013

[Video] Goin’ Old School: Howard Jones & Koto

Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:

Original Tropical? First up we have one of our favourite SynthPop artists Howard Jones with

Like To Get To Know You Well from 1984.

And some Italo madness from 1986 with Koto’s Jabdah (h/t Jules Schimmer).

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Mar 15 2013

[Video] OMD’s ‘Metroland’

We previewed Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s Kraftwerky new single, Metroland, last month, now here’s the brand new video for the track.

It’s a beautifully animated clip, possibly making a point about urban advancement, or progress, or something. Looks nice though.

OMD’s Metroland is released 25th March 25, witht he album following on 9th April.

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Mar 15 2013

[News] Pet Shop Boys leave Parlophone for Stuart Price produced album

SynthPop legends Pet Shop Boys announced this week that they are parting company with long serving record label Parlophone in order to release their next album, Electric.

They’ll be releasing the album themselves in conjunction with Kobalt Label Services and to mark the announcement the have released a trailer for the album, which has been produced by none other than Mr. Stuart Price.

Pet Shop Bot’s Electric is due out in June.

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Mar 14 2013

[Video] Foxes’ ‘Unknown’

This is the latest, well…nothing, from London singer/songwriter Foxes. It’s a demo from her forthcoming début album. It’s not a new single, the video isn’t even an actual video. But it’s all pretty amazing.

The footage was all shot on Foxes’ tour of the UK, US and Europe, and is basically her and her band mucking about to one of the best ElectroPop tracks of the year. really. This is like 2007 good.

Foxes début album is due out this year.

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Mar 13 2013

[Video] Dragonette’s Run Run Run

Here’s the video for rowdy Canadian Indie-ElectroPoppers Dragonette’s new single Run Run Run. It;s their latest album’s opener and sets the record up in epic style.

The clip is directed by Drew Lightfoot, and it’s nice to see Dragonette making proper videos again, although not for those that get travel sick.

Dragonette’s Run Run Run taken from the album Bodyparts, out now.

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Mar 13 2013

[Video] Westbam & Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs’ ‘You Need The Drugs’

This is the video for German techno legend Westbam’s new single. featuring the vocals of Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs fame. You Need The Drugs is a moody and beautiful electronic soundscape, driven by metronome military beats, toped with Butler’s impassioned lament.

The video is actually part of a documentary being but together by Joerg Hoppe. Titled B-Movie, the film will portray West Berlin in the 80s using found footage from the period and our friend Mark Reeder’s point-of-view, that of a Brit living in cold war Berlin.

You Need The Drugs is taken from Westbam’s forthoming new album God’s Road, with features more collaboration with the likes of New Order’s Bernard Sumner, Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers and Iggy Pop.

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Mar 13 2013

[MP3] Kash reMixes Cassie

Here’s an interesting little oddity that really grows on you.London based ElectroPop singer/songwriter Kash, who you may remember from Viceroy’s reMix of his track Long Way From Home, was basically mucking around with a track, injected the vocal from Cassie’s Me & U and came up with some serious deep warehouse brilliance. Sometimes happy accidents do happen, like that time we redesigned electronic rumors on a whim and it turned out alright.

It’s a hypnotic tune, and by hypnotic we don’t mean repetitive, more like entrancing. All low kicks and enigmatic keys, the reMix is perfectly formed to loose yourself in, in some dingy, dark club. Saying Cassie’s voice is pitched down doesn’t quite do them justice. A better explanation would be to say Kash has transformed her vocals in to some kind of House flavoured Gregorian chant, that weave in and out of his smokey backing track. If you get into this track, just be sure you can get out again.