Simple Minds’ ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ from 1985. Oh don’t look at me like that, you love it! I’m off to find a football field to stride across with my fist pumped in the air…then freeze.
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Ellie Goulding & Bassnectar; the video
Well, they’ve gone and taken the video for ‘Lights’ by Ellie Goulding and chopped it up to fit Bassnectar’s reMix of the tune.
I’m not sure how much crossover there is between heavy Dubstep and fluffy ElectroPop, but Bassnectar does a bloody good job of trying.
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Goin’ Old School: Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
Kajagoogoo’s ‘Too Shy’, look beyond the cheese. It was 1982, it wasn’t cheese then! This track has some killer bass and killer synth riffs.
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Neon Hitch & DiscoTech
Later this summer Neon Hitch releases her new single, ‘Bad Dog’ which has been given and Electro Funk going over by Gigamesh’s three man wrecking crew DiscoTech.
The jury is still out on way way Neon Hitch is going to go. She started out quite a quirky, interesting, pop singer but is now on a precipice looking into a chasm of bland. I really like her voice so I have my fingers crossed she doesn’t get lumped with some unfeeling hit-factory producer but rather develops a voice of her own. Although I fear my hopes may have come too late. Anyhoo, this mix from DiscoTech is pretty storming, a nice bouncy slice of DiscoPop.
♫ Neon Hitch – Bad Dog (DiscoTech reMix)
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Goin’ Old School: Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
Nik Kershaw’s 1984 hit ‘The Riddle’. Why? ‘Cos I said so, that’s why!
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EarthMoonEarth reMix Mike Posner
I gotta’ be honest, I have no idea whatsoever who Mike Posner is. Is he big in the States? I had a quick listen and wasn’t impressed.
However, I do like this reMix of ‘Please Don’t Go’ from ElectroPop production outfit EarthMoonEarth. It’s got a rocking, huge, synth bass and all the flourishes in just the right places. EarthMoonEarth have got such a good grasp of both Pop and Electro Dance music and their particular combination works really well. I just wish they’d reMix something a bit less…wanky.
♫ Mike Posner – Please Don’t Go (EarthMoonEarth reMix)
You can find EarthMoonEarth’s music on their Bandcamp page.
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Goin’ Old School: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – (Together In) Electric Dreams
Really, what can I sat about Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 absolute classic ‘(Together In) Electric Dreams’? If you don’t love it you are dead inside? That’ll do.
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James Yuill reMixes One Sixth Of Tommy
One Sixth Of Tommy are three girls with three guitars who make some folky noise, that is until they come across Popmeister James Yuill who reMixes their track ‘For Always’ into an involving ElectroPop ballad.
With a sound and atmosphere that harkens back to the the likes of The Postal Service and Folktronica (don’t blame me, I didn’t invent the word!) Yuill’s mix is slightly Glitchy and conveys a powerful and emotional mood. The piano fronted chilled ElectroPop seems to channel the emotion of the track slightly better than the acoustic guitar lead original with layers of intricate electronics brought under the control of James’ musicianship. Yuill’s mix of ‘For Always’ is involving and slightly addictive!”
♫ One Sixth Of Tommy – For Always (James Yuill reMix)
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Goin’ Old School: Beats International (Feat. Lindy Layton) – Dub Be Good To Me
Beats International & Lindy Layton dropped ‘Dub Be Good To Me’ way back in 1990. Lindy seemed to be on TV all the time back then, That was a good thing. Love the Morricone sample with the Dub bass.
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Monsieur Adi reMixes Madonna’s ‘Frozen’
Here it is, ‘Frozen’ is the final part of Monsieur Adi’s trilogy of Madonna reMixes, and he’s going out with a bang!
Seriously, this tune is just majestic. ‘Frozen’ is a track that’s very close to Adi, he writes “The final remix of this trilogy is one of Frozen. It is such an iconic song of Madonna that really first made me notice Madonna. The delicacy, fragility, and darkness of the song matched with the video really left a mark on me. Just last year I have lost my mother which was the hardest thing I have ever experienced in my life ; I don’t believe anything else could hurt me as much as that. After it, I suppose I became a little “Frozen” creatively and emotionally, but recently I’ve just started to release and return to my old self. I wanted to keep with the spiritual aspect of the song and not do too much. The remix builds in and on itself with a tribal beat, French horns, a cathedral organ, synths, and a choir to back Madonna. It’s been fantastic working with her voice ! Here is the product !”, and it shows. The care and attention put into doing the song justice is awe inspiring. From the deep groove to the powerful orchestration Adi has uplifted and reinvigorated, what is, a thirteen year old track with such love that you can’t help but be astonished and completely absorbed by it.
♫ Madonna – Frozen (Monsieur Adi reMix)
Monsieur Adi ‘s other Madonna reMixes are available on his SoundCloud.
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