Jul 18 2014

[Audio] Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Like A Drug’ reMixed by Avan Lava

We’re still very much crushing on Queen Of Hearts’ recently, and surprisingly, release album Cocoon, it’s a solid and highly enjoyable début that perfectly encapsulates QoH’s musical journey so far. Released on the same day was the video for album track Like A Drug which, although not exactly a single, is being treated a such. First with the clip, now with this summertime Pop reMix from Brooklyn gang Avan Lava.

This reMix is so bright and shiny, if it was a physical object you wouldn’t be able to look at it. Clean crisp synths, from the bassline to the twisting leads, fall on the shimmering end of the spectrum as they weave in our out of the syncopated groove. This all works perfectly with QoH’s euphoric vocal delivery. Like audio sunshine, Avan Lava’s reMix of Like A Drug will brighten up your day. If you’re looking to continue the starlight Pop experience then you should definitely check out Queen Of Hearts’ Cocoon right now.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Like A Drug (Avan Lava reMix)

Queen Of Hearts Cocoon is out now.

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Jul 1 2014

[Video] Queen Of Hearts’ Like A Drug’

So, the amazing Queen Of Hearts just released her début album. Yesterday. Just like that. It’s called Cocoon and in order to give it at least a little bit of the fanfare it deserves here’s a brand new video for the album track Like A Drug. Euphoria alert!

Robert Francis Muller directs the clip, whos kaleidoscopic kinetic energy matches the track’s hands-in-the-air bliss pretty well.

Queen Of Hearts’ Cocoon is out now.

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Jan 28 2014

[Download] The Soundmen & Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Games We Play’

In advance of the release of her early anticipate début album later this year, top British Pop star Queen Of Hearts has teamed up with Brooklyn/Seattle newcomers The Soundmen to deliver Games We Play. Taken from The Soundmen’s new, self-titled EP the track breaks new ground for an artist who has always flowed with a decidedly European sound.

Games We Play is very American, taking it’s sound pallet from the current wave of dance music emanating from the US (no, we’re not going to use those three ridiculous letters) and working those synths into something that more resembles ElectroPop. Queen Of hearts brings some class to the proceedings with a typically passionate performance and that beautiful mix of melancholy and optimism she does so well. While we’re not as taken with this track as we are with the Queen’s solo offerings, it’s a nice way to tide us over until her album drops.

♫ The Soundmen (Feat. Queen Of Hearts) – Games We Play

The Soundmen’s The Soundmen EP is released today.

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Sep 25 2013

[Audio] Queen Of Hearts’ ‘United’

United is the B-side to the awesome Queen Of Hearts’ new single, Secret. Released at the weekend, the wonderful lead track is backed up by this slab of timeless SynthPop that was put together by our friend, and electronic music legend, Mark Reeder. With Reeder’s pedigree you know what you’re getting, the wealth of over three decades working with electronic music, which when added to Queen Of Hearts’ freshness always makes for something special.

Mark Reeder’s got a pretty good lock on classic SynthPop, and with United, we have a little Depeche Mode, a little Alphaville, all wrapped up with a little Berlin Techno. The perfect counterpoint to Queen Of Hearts melancholic, but intensely human vocals. It’s a track that sits very much on the German end of the SynthPop spectrum, even bordering on Modern SynthPop at times and kept elevated by both Mark’s waves of euphoric synths and the Queen’s passionate delivery. The single is out now. Get involved.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – United

Queen Of Hearts’ Secret is out now.

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Aug 13 2013

[Audio] Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Secret’

Y’know, we were just wondering the other day when we’d next be treated to a taste of Queen Of Hearts’ forthcoming new album, and here we are. Once again Devil’s Gun takes up the production reins on Secret, due out next month, and the two of them deliver exactly what we’ve been waiting for. I guess this one song will have to tide us over until the LP drops.

Secret is amongst the Poppiest of Queen Of Hearts’ work, and that probably quite an odd thing to say about a Pop artist but a bulk of the Queen’s tunes (like all the best Pop music) has had a certain melancholy to it, whereas Secret is pure summertime vibes. Devil’s Gun turn things up to 11 with big beats, chainsaw synths and a nice use of The Art Of Noise style sampling, but it really is Queen Of Hearts who steals the show here, bringing a pitch perfect Pop chorus that dominates the tune and’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Album now please.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Secret (Radio Edit) (Produced By Devil’s Gun)

Queen Of Hearts’ Secret is released 9th September.

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Jun 3 2013

[MP3] Queen Of Hearts covers Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’

We’ve gotta’ admit, we do have a soft spot for Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game, but then, doesn’t everybody? It;s just one of those songs. So the idea of Isaak’s Californian croon being replaced by Queen Of Hearts’ husky voice is a pretty exciting one, made doubly so by the presence of electronic music legend Mark Reeder on production duties.

It strikes us as probably being quite a hard song to get right electronically, being all hazy acoustic guitar and stuff, but these guys pull it off with style. Reeder takes the best route and goes deep and subtle with the soundtrack, burbling synth bass and atmospheric tones phase in and out over a beat with a machine soul. But it’s Queen Of Hearts vocal here that is the real star, I don’t think there’s many vocalists who could have does this song as much justice as she does. Her smokey, passionate, lament is almost too perfect for this song. Chris who?

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Cover)

Queen Of Heart’s Warrior single is out now, her début album is set to drop in August.

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Feb 13 2013

[Release] FREE EP! Various Artists–electronic rumors Volume 1: The reMix EP

This 13^th February marks the one year anniversary of the release of electronic rumors Volume 1. The compilation, spawned from a blog, that spawned a record label.

Released in association with Ninthwave Records, ER Vol. 1, collected 15 of the best ElectroPop, Nu-Disco and Dreamwave artists around onto one big CD and digital release.

To mark Volume 1’s birthday, we’re giving away a free EP. Four artists who appeared on ER Vol. 1, reMixing four other tracks from the album. All exclusive and specially recorded for this EP, and our gift to everyone who has supported us and the artists we’ve worked with in the last twelve months

Some of the finest talent from electronic rumors Volume 1 have kindly contributed to this free reMix EP with the worlds of ElectroPop, Dreamwave and Nu-Disco all represented. Lending their amazing songs to the EP are the queen of DiscoPop Ronika, ElectroPop siren Queen Of Hearts, 80s SynthPopper Kid Kasio and Indie-Electro dreamers Echoes. Turning their skills to reworking these fine tunes are Electro future stars Substatic, the cream of New York ElectroPop She’s The Queen, Dreamwave O.G.s LexiconDon and Electro experimentalist beaumont.

The EP is available as a FREE download here: http://electronicrumors.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-rumors-volume-1-the-remix-ep

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Nov 27 2012

[Audio] Queen Of Hearts reMixed by Chad Valley

Much like Hannibal from the A-Team, we love it when a plan comes together. Or, more specifically, we love it when two artists we love come together. Chad Valley’s album is easily one of the long playing highlights of the year, read our review here, so to have him reMixing our reigning ElectroPop monarch Queen Of Hearts is something pretty special indeed. This comes with high expectations.

And those expectations are lived up to. Hugo Manuel’s lush post-Chillwave electronics transform a rousing call-to-arms into a peaceful, moody opus. Loaded with expressive synth melodies and dreamy pads. The Queens vocals, once rousing and empowering, become gentle and beautiful vocal caress delicately painted across Chad Valley’s audio canvas. The true use of a reMix is to deliver a totally different take on a track, and this reMix delivers that perfectly. An excellent companion piece to the original.

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Warrior (Chad Valley Radio Mix)

Queen Of Hearts’ Warrioris released on 2nd December.

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Oct 12 2012

Queen Of Hearts’ ‘Warrior’

Queen Of Hearts is back with a brand new single, and that usually means we’ll be having a good weekend, and if we don’t at least we’ll have something to play on repeat. One again teaming up with Australian über producer Diamond Cut, the new track, Warrior, is quite a departure for both of them, DC especially, but it’s an experimentation that really works and makes for a nice hit of majesty in Queen Of hearts catalogue.

So, on Warrior, Diamond Cut brings the tribal and Queen Of hearts brings the drama. the result is a powerful, climactic five minutes. Introduced by a sparse piano line that rings, hunting, in the distance as the first signs of hammering percussion and a passionate vocal delivery from The Queen, who’s voice glides across the track like a siren’s call amidst the relentless arpeggios and militaristic pounding drums. The addition of edgy stings just heightens the cinematic feel of the track. We weren’t expecting something in this vein from The Queen’s next single, but it’s a pleasant surprise and merely extends her sonic pallet. We’ll be keeping en eye on that chunky guitar though (yes, we heard it DC!). Queen Of Hearts is off to the states for a handful of shows this week; you guys aren’t going to know what hit you!

♫ Queen Of Hearts – Warrior (Produced By Diamond Cut)

Queen Of Hearts’ Warrior is released on 2nd December.

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Aug 30 2012

Kissy Sell Out & Queen Of Hearts ‘You’re Not The One’ reMixes

We are fast approaching the release of UK dance guru Kissy Sell Out and our reining ElectroPop monarch Queen Of Hearts’ You’re Not The One single release. Just in time we have a couple of the tracks that make up the reMix package for you, here featuring Danny Westcott & Tom Bull. Elektropusher and Etc!Etc!.

Fist off, they aren’t as good as the original, no where near. The original is a big rave anthem with the ability to give goosebumps, so far, the released reMixes are not. With that out the way though they are pretty good in their own right. If we heard any of these in a club they would get us dancing no problem, especially the Electropusher reMix, which is a stomping, dirty, minimal Electro-House track. Electropusher drops some grinding synths and plays the vocal like an instrument to hypnotic effect. Danny Westcott & Tom Bull takes us back a couple of years to the Fidget heyday with this warping, yet soulful, take on the track. Etc!Etc!, on the other hand, rocks the track with a jump up beat and a deep Dubby vibe. There are a bunch of other reMixes on the single, but the label powers-that-be obviously don’t think they are good enough to be released in their full form, only 50 second samples have been made available. Which no-one likes. So fuck that. Still, it’s worth your while to investigate this single, the original version is amazing, and the reMixes will mostly get you moving.