Jan 14 2013

[Audio] Monsieur Adi reMixes Phildel

Here’s a brand new reMix from the world’s most underrated producer Monsieur Adi. The Frenchman is tackling the new single from up-and-coming British artist Phildel. Phidel is a London based singer/songwriter who is about to release her second single, Beside You, at the end of the month, and Adi gives the track a typically bombastic makeover.

Powerful is the best word to describe this track. You’ll know by now that Adi has a flair for big, cinematic, sounds, which he works in to this, initially gently, track. Heavy, industrial, beats pin the track down while Adi’s rousing orchestration and thickly layered synths raise it up to it’s dramatic climax. Phidel’s sweet voice could have easily got lost amongst the epicenes, but Monsieur Adi deftly handles the vocals, allowing just the right amount of space in the track. Another classic mix from Adi.

♫ Phildel – Beside You (Monsieur Adi reMix)

Phidel’s Beside You is released 28th January.

Buy Phildel’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 11 2013

[MP3] Sally Shapiro & Electric Youth

Sally Shapiro are well on their way to the release of their third album, Somewhere Else, now. The idea of another whole record of Sally’s blissful vocals and Johan’s shiny beats is totally exciting, but that’s now all, the album contains contributions from Anoraak, Le Prix and this tune, the second single from the album featuring Canada’s finest retro Poppers Electric Youth.

Starman is a particularly deep and dreamy slick of these guys ScandiPop. Sally is at her hushed-Saint-Etienne best, and being backed by the vintage tones of Electric Youth’s Bronwyn, cast a beautiful vocal net. A totally compelling voice in electronic music, Sally has found the perfect music partner in Johan, who knows exactly how to deliver sweeping, passionate synth music, with a subtle 60s twist, that suits her just right. Cannot wait for the album.

♫ Sally Shapiro (Feat. Electric Youth) – Starman (Radio Edit)

Starman is released 29th January and features a reMix from electronic rumors faves Miami Nights 1984. Sally Shapiro’s Somewhere Else album is released next month on Paper Bag Recordings.

Buy Sally Shapiro’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jan 11 2013

[Video] Charli XCX’s ‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’

Charli XCX puts together a Spice Girls army in her latest video. The Gold Panda grooving You (Ha Ha Ha), her forthcoming new single, gets a neon grindhouse makeover.

Ryan Andrews directs and brings out the swagger of the track perfectly, letting Charli shine.

You (Ha Ha Ha) is released 3rd February.

Buy Charli XCX’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 20 2012

[Video] Katy B’s ‘Got Paid’

This is the video for Got Paid, a track from Katy B’s recently released, free, Danger EP, that features Wiley and Zinc and a dirty Electro groove.

The clip, directed by Emile Rafael was compiled from over 2,000 stills, which makes for a nice drunken effect.

You can download the Danger EP from here.

Buy Katy B’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 19 2012

[Video] Fake Blood’s ‘All in The Blink’

Here’s the video for Fake Blood’s new single, the surprisingly Poppy and Discoy All In The Blink.

The clip features a song and dance look at a scientific study of ectenic energy. Horror ensues.

All In The Blink is out now.

Buy Fake Blood’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 19 2012

[Video] Goin’ Old School: Heaven 17, The Human League & Pet Shop Boys

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

It’s our last Goin’ Old School before X-mas, so we’re going to continue the TOTP theme with some actual X-Mas TOTP performances, starting with Heaven 17‘s Temptation from 1983.

Followed swiftly be a 1981 performance of Don’t You Want Me by The Human League.

And ending with the Pet Shop Boys in 1988 with Heart.

You can buy most of this music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 14 2012

[Audio] Mitch Murder reMixes Karl X Johan

Karl X Johan are a Sweedish duo who have been making a few ripples in the waters of hype in recent months. This Stockholm twosome like mixing it up with shuffling Hip Hop drums, Chilly synths and introspective songs. They have also roped in fellow Swede, and king of SynthWave Mitch Murder on the reMix.

Taken from the forthcoming reMix edition of Karl X Johan’s Do You Remember?/Get It All EP, the Mitch Murder mix of Do You Remember? is a smooth-as-hell slice of summer nostalgia. A shimmering pallet of retro drums, Mitch’s emotive digital bass, and playful little melodies lay out a laid back vintage groove which, when added to Karl X Johan’s reverb washed vocal, ends up sounding almost Chillwavey. But a really 80s Chillwave. This is going to be sorting me out for the rest of the day.

♫ Karl X Johan – Do You Remember? (Mitch Murder reMix)

♫ Karl X Johan – Do You Remember?

Karl X Johan’s Do You Remember?/Get It All EP is out now, with the reMix EP out in January.

Buy Karl X Johan’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 14 2012

[News] HURTS’ new album announcement

The UK’s finest exponents of melancholy ElectroPop HURTS have just announced the release of their long awaited second studio album. To be titled Exile, the record is due out in March 2013. If you pre–order the album now, you’ll get a sneak preview track, The Road, absolutely free.

The duo trumpeted the news with this video featuring a hint of The Road and some post-Dubstep grinding industrial sounds.

Buy HURTS’ music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Dec 12 2012

[Video] Dragonette’s ‘Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)’

Here’s the video for Canadian Indie-Electro crew Dragonette’s raucous X-Mas single, Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message).

It’s a bit cheeky using a lyric video (which no-one really likes) as an official video, a bit cheap too, but it is nicely animated. Just a bit disappointing that Dragonette couldn’t make the effort, and the label didn’t have the faith in them to spend the money, to make a proper videos. It is fun, for what it’s worth, we just hate lyric videos.