Aug 22 2012

Just some of those Barry Manilow reMixes

Right then, by now I think you all know our opinion of reMix contests. They aren’t good for anyone. But we’re not going to go on about it again, but like we said we’re only going to do round-ups of reMix competition entries from now on, because, don;t get us wrong, reMix competitions do churn out some absolutely wicked tracks. This week’s tiresome competition comes in the surprising form of legendary smoothster Barry Manilow in a transparently lame attempt to seem relevant, or something. The upside of this is it’s given some very talented producers access to that unmistakable croon.

So here’s the first batch of reMixes of Manilow’s new single, Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright. These guys are way ahead of the pack right now. American Disco producer Blue Satellite comes out of hiding to drop an absolutely massive Nu-Disco mix of the track. Seriously, this one is huge. Loading the track with bright synths and a solid Disco groove was exactly the way to go with this track, and Blue Satellite nailed it. Waling a different path if Ireland’s Figure Of 8, who gets a little Techy, a little Electro and a little Experimental with his all-too-short, atmospheric, reMix. His pulsating synth sounds and robotic beats shine a light on a whole new dimension for the song. Greetings Program plays around with Disco and SynthWave for his reMix, injecting the track with a little Electro Boogie. This probably isn’t the last Manilow round-up we’ll do, we are hearing whispers of some huge entries incoming. But this will do for now.

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Blue Satellite reMix)

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Figure Of 8 reMix)

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Greetings Program reMix)

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Aug 21 2012

Daze’s ‘New York 1984’

Out this week is the new single from French Disco guru Daze. This time he’s joined by Girl Is Tough for New York 1984, which could end up being one of the surprise hits of the summer. Prepare to feel good, ‘cos, quite frankly, here’s no other way to feel when this tune is on.

So, New York 1984 is the perfect slice of funky Disco. It’s loaded with the kinds of pumping bass, squelchy Moog leads and wicked Disco licks you’d expect from the best of Nu-Disco, but what pushes it over the edge to greatness is the addition of Girl Is Tough smooth and sexy vocals. Fu and soulful the vocals bring out the late night groove in the track. there’s a whole host of reMixes, but the picks come from one of our favourite producers Pyramid, who plays around with the vocals over a beautiful five minutes of cosmic, analog, Disco flavoured SynthWave. He really makes the track epic. Also stepping up is Le Crayon who brings out the ‘70’s Disco flavour in the track and rounds off the track with a soaring synth solo that sets the track on fire. The prefect summer groove.

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Pyramid reMix)

♫ Daze (Feat. Girl Is Tough) – New York 1984 (Le Crayon reMix)

New York 1984 is out now.

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Aug 21 2012

Black Magic Disco’s Polecast

Black Magic Disco – Polecast 003 = London’s Black Magic Disco whips up fifty minutes of some of the best SynthWave and Nu-Disco around for Pole Position Recordings latest podcast. Included is the first spin of BMD’s own reMix of Honom’s Sebastian’s Birthday. Not bad for a Tuesday!

♫ Black Magic Disco – Polecast 003

The tracklist:

01. Honom – Sebastian’s Birthday (Black Magic Disco reMix)
02. Black Magic Disco – First Avenue
03. Rayko – Wait
04. F3 – Magnificent (Phunktastike reMix)
05. Satin Jackets Presents Flamingo Drive – Every Time I Think Of You (Instrumental)
06. Chris Malinchak – These Dreams
07. Bufi – Will Be (Extended Club Mix)
08. Brioski – Last Day Here (Sportloto reMix)
09. Scandal – Just Let Me Dance (Maxxi Soundsystem reMix)

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Aug 21 2012

boerd’s ‘Wavelength’ video

Last week boerd, side project of Stay Ali’s Bård Ericson, impressed us with his third EP Velocity.

Now the EP’s first track, Wavelength, has got itself a suitably calming video, Directed by Swiss filmmaker Kommak.

Velocity is out now.

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Aug 21 2012

Jordan F’s ‘Bikini Girls’

It’s all go in the world of Jordan F right now. We’re getting new tune after new tune after new tune. We’re not complaining though, each one of Jordan’s productions is spot-on and just shows why he is deservedly one of the SynthWave scenes leading lights.

His newest one is the cheeky Bikini Girls. A skyrocketing, carefree tune that conjures relaxing days and lazy night, white sands and good times. It’s a bouncy mid-paced Italo tune that’s been layered with some seriously massive retro soundtrack synths. Sit back and relax as sparking melodies and leads wash in and out of the track like waves. All that’s left to do now is wait for Jordan’s album, which we hope is coming very soon.

♫ Jordan F – Bikini Girls

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Aug 20 2012

Arcade High’s ‘Blacktop Rendezvous’ video

Here’s a brand new song and video from Arcade High, Blacktop Rendezvous. It’s taken from the forthcoming Beauty Queen EP and sounds like an 80’s SynthWave version of The Postal Service. And that’s amazing!

Arcade High’s Ryan Boosel himself directed this video, loaded with youthful exuberance.

Arcade High’s Beauty Queen EP is released 21st August.

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Aug 20 2012

Jupiter Gang’s new tracks

The mysterious Jupiter Gang has returned with two new tracks this week. The shades wearer had dropped a couple of massive slices of Electro Boogie. One new track and a reworked version of the tune that originally caught our eye.

The new tune is Starz, and all-too-short slab of massive Electro Funk. Bouncy digital bass and big ‘80’s R&B twisting hook. There are few who get this kind of retro Electro Soul right, and Jupiter Gang is easily one of them, he’s a robo funk master. We’re really hoping that this gets expended into a full six minutes of head spinning amazingness. Eighties Sun Movers is an expanded and reworked version of Movers, a track we’ve posted previously. It’s a Moroder-esque Disco groove with hint’s of DiCola style soundtrack work. And sounding better than ever.

♫ Jupiter Gang – Starz

♫ Jupiter Gang – Eighties Sun Movers

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Aug 20 2012

Two new tracks from Mental Minority

One of Germany’s best SynthWave producers Mental Minority has not one, but two, new tracks for us. Both are something a little new form this guy, but still keeping the ‘80’s synth flavour. Two tracks, two moods, check them out.

So This Is For You is a drawn-back slice of synthesizer romanticism. Bringing the tempo down slightly and turning over the Italo beats and bassline to shimmering chords and bell-like chimes, Mental Minority crafts the kind of track that would hit the emotional beat in that ‘he finally gets the girl’ bit of an ‘80’s teen movie. These Old Photographs All Show Me Wearing Black is kinda’ a sentiment I can relate too as well as being a robo funk homage to the original Futurists. Channelling a bit of Kraftwerk and the likes of The Normal and Cabaret Voltaire Mental Minority has even added the hiss of old vinyl amongst the biting analog synths and cheap drum machine sounds. It;s a hunting Minimal Synth piece that just shows the depth of influences MM has, and how creative he can get with a synth.

♫ Mental Minority – So This Is For You

♫ Mental Minority – These Old Photographs All Show Me Wearing Black

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Aug 17 2012

Ryan Riot reMixes Blur

Here’s a fun little mix that Swiss SynthWave producer Ryan Riot put together of Indie kings Blur’s Ibiza anthem Girls & Boys. Straying from his usual retro synth sound, Riot goes for a straight up dance jam here, and has fun with it.

There’s not a awful lot you can sat about this. It’s Blur’s Girls & Boy with a burbling synth baseline and a kickin’ beat. Blurring the line between reMix and Edit this track is just a DJ friendly rework with added sweet synth line. If you liked the original than this is probably the track you are after right now, and it’d go down a storm on the dancefloor.

♫ Blur – Girls & Boys (Ryan Riot reMix)

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Aug 17 2012

boerd’s ‘Velocity’ EP

Swedish funky electronic act boerd’s third EP was released this week. A side-project of Stay Ali’s Bård Ericson, boerd allows him to experiment with electronic sounds, bouncy grooves and atmospheric textures outside of the confines of traditional song arrangements.

The Velocity EP is the prefect nexus of all things boerd so far, effortlessly combining the experimental, the ambient, and the hella funky into four blissful tracks. The EP kicks off with the smooth other-planet-beach-chill-fest of Wavelength before descending into Shuttle, a track that layers electronic R&B beats with space-age, alien, synthetic textures and stabbing retro melodies. It’ll soon have you feeling misty eyed nostalgia for a future you only imagines in the ‘80’s. Flimmer bring things back a little, allowing the cosmic chill-out to continue amidst broken beats and haunting electric piano. Ericson once again plays to his strengths here, deep grooves and melody. And he knows melody! The EP plays out on it’s title track, Velocity, which adds a little Dub flavour into the mix before building toward a crashing saxophone finale. It’s a beautiful, space-age, musical trip boerd has conjured up. Artwork by DW Design too, which is always nice to see.