Aug 2 2012

Pilotpriest reMixes Sébastien Tellier

Sébastien Tellier

Who want’s even more from Pilotpriest? Well, of course you do, you’d be insane not to. Well you’re in luck, in the same week that saw him dropping his new tune, Cosmosis, the Torontonian unleashes his reMix of the mighty Sébastien Tellier’s new single Russian Attractions.

As you know, we normally shudder at the thought of whatever latest reMix competition is running, and we fully expect our Inbox to be flooded, in the coming weeks, with mediocre Russian Attractions reMixes, but hopefully Mt. Tellier’s thoughtful ElectroPop will see a different class of reMix talent than the usual poo Electro-House cries for attention. To be honest though, they all might as well just stop now. Pilotpriest’s reMix is going to be very hard, if not impossible to beat. He’s set the bar so high you can just about make it out in the Hubble Deep Field image. Pilotpriest’s trademark piercing vintage synths and steady, dramatic beats are the perfect accompaniment for Sébastian Tellier’s bombastic, otherwordly presence. Seriously, a match made in heaven. This reMix is nothing short of majestic. A synthesizer opera, full of power and emotion.

♫ Sébastien Tellier – Russian Attractions (Pilotpriest reMix)

Russian Attractions is taken from Sébastien Tellier‘s new album My God Is Blue available now via Record Makers.

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Aug 2 2012

Lazerhawk’s new tune

Lazerhawk

We haven’t heard much from SynthWave master Lazerhawk in a while, not really since his stunning Visitors album. The Austin based synth guru has just unleashed a new tune, it’s a collaboration with artist Dave Rapoza for a coming he’s creating called Skull And Shark, and it’s a moody affair.

Simply titled Skull And Shark, this theme is full of dramatic tension. Falling sparely in the Horror side of SynthWave Lazerhawk plays with haunting melodies and spine tingling lead lines. Amidst the distant sound of thunder and rain, baroque synths juxtapose with grinding riffs and alien keys atop a pounding Italo backing. Pure Halloween synthetics.

♫ Lazerhawk – Skull And Shark

Lazerhawk’s Visitors album is out now on Rosso Corsa Records.

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Aug 2 2012

New from Flash Arnold

Flash Arnold

Here’s the latest tune from SynthWave producer Finnish Flash Arnold. After a series of top quality 80’s soundtrack-esque tracks, this new tunes shows a maturity and evolution to his sound.

The Streets Of Metropolis moves Flash Arnold away from the typical SynthWave/Outrun sound an into an entirely Poppier arena. Whilst still holding on to some of Synthases elements, most notably the Italo side of things, The Streets Of Metropolis has more in common with mid-80s Instrumental Pop that it;s night driving peers. Evoking a flavour of the more Poppy Jean Michel-Jarre, or Paul Hardcastle, Flash Arnold’s arpeggiated basslines and big stabbed chords give the track a solid Italo backing with two of our favourite things in the world, Orchestral hits and mind blowing, soaring, synth soloing more than enough icing on the cake. Flash Arnold has just stepped up his game. Pay attention.

♫ Flash Arnold – The Streets Of Metropolis

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Aug 1 2012

More new music from Pilotpriest

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We sure picked the right time to get into Pilotpriest. First the jaw-droppingly brilliant album, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, then came The Canyons in all it’s beauty. Now the Canadian producer had dropped yet another new tune. Cosmosis it ready to lift your day.

Perhaps we’re influenced by the title, but this is galactic fly-by material. You could quite easily re-soundtrack Carl Sagan’s Cosmos with this. It’s a majestic, bombastic, magical piece of synthesizer orchestration. Even at it’s mid-point, where the drums enter the arrangement it looses none of it’s epic feel. Rich textures and layers of synths, evolving and building through. The track almost plays like a companion peice to the original version of Thief, Pilotpriest’s Tron: Destiny soundtrack. But whereas that was quite introspective, Cosmoses captures the larger picture within the same musical framework. We could easily see the two track sitting together in the same movie, but reflecting very different moods. Anyhoo, enjoy the electronic and orchestral awe inspiring Cosmosis.

♫ Pilotpriest – Cosmosis

Cosmosis is out now.

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Aug 1 2012

FutureFlashs’ ‘Indie Dance Disco’ mix

FutureFlashs

FutureFlashs – Indie Dance Disco = Keiz Beats head honcho FutureFlashs drops just under an hour of the best. Poppiest. dance music around. Expect feel good nostalgia and big retro sound on an all star line-up.

♫ FutureFlashs – Indie Dance Disco

The tracklist:

01. Final DJs – Just Be Free
02. Zimmer – Looking At You (Moullinex reMix)
03. Shelby Grey – Wild Youth (Goldroom reMix)
04. RAC (Feat. Penguin Prison) – Hollywood (The Magician reMix)
05. Peter & The Magician – Memory (Le Crayon reMix)
06. Futurecop! (Feat. Keenhouse) – The Only Way (GRVRBBRS reMix)
07. Combostar (Feat. Mani Hoffman) – Free (Louis La Roche reMix)
08. Sohight feat. Cheevy) – Get it Right
09. Futurecop! (Feat. Diana Gen & Starrset) – Starworshipper
10. Lifelike & Popular Computer – Getting High (Original Mix)
11. The Knocks & Fred Falke – Geronimo (Louis La Roché reMix)
12. Mr. Gonzo – Dance On You
13. Sohight (Feat. Cheevy) – High School
14. Stereocool (Feat. Ace) – Simple (Go Go Bizkitt reMix)
15. Pelifics with Electric Youth – Wish It Could Last
16. DW – Nine Lives (Johan Agebjörn & Le Prix reMix)
17. Pilotpriest – Xanadu
18. Madeon – Finale

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Jul 31 2012

Final DJs’ ‘Synthopia’

Final DJs

Here’s the latest slice of synthesizer love from Germany’s Final DJs. Released today as part of So French Records new compilation Summer Time Vol. 2, this new tune sees Final DJs, after a funky few tunes, return to the epic SynthWave that first caught our eye.

Synthopia is a choice name for a track that wraps you up in warm layers of rich synths. With a laid back atmosphere this tune introduces you to wave after wave of nostalgic, retro synth sounds. Filtered for perfection, Final DJs play with multiple melodies that dance around each other and create a magical musical place. An electric heaven that naturally draws you in. Those Final DJs 80’s beats and chords have never sounded so good.

♫ Final DJs – Synthopia (Original Mix)

Final DJs’ Gossip Country out now.

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Jul 31 2012

Magic Sword

Here is a couple of the latest tracks from American SynthWave producer Magic Sword as an introduction to the man. He hails from Boise, the only thing I know about Boise is that where Hewlett Packard is based, I know this because I worked (a long time ago) for Hewlett Packard in the UK and everyone was always harping on about Boise. So let’s see what else Boise has to offer.

Magic Sword makes quite fantastical, 80s influenced, instrumental electronic music. With signature waves of arpeggios and ringing melodies he transports the listener to an otherwordly place. The first of his new tunes, A New Hope, is a mid paced synthetic lullaby. Warm and inviting but with a slight chill coming from some icy synth work. Also released recently is Discover, which shows Magic Swords more upbeat, Italo side. Moodier than A New Hope, Discover brings out some dark Moroder styling and big retro stabs in a track that plays an oppressive mood against bright optimistic chords for a feeling of triumph over adversity. And what 80’s soundtrack is worth it’s salt without a good old triumph over adversity tune?

♫ Magic Sword – New Hope

♫ Magic Sword – Discover

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Jul 27 2012

Lueur Verte reMixes Arcade High

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The Maddie Ardillo featuring Crush was one of the highlights of Pittsburgh’s SynthWave export Arcade High’s recent album The Art Of Youth. As seeing as how it’s was an all round excellent album that’s really saying something. So good was it that French retro Electro master Lueur Verte couldn’t keep his hands off it and delivers a stunning, hazy, rework of the tune.

Lueur Verte brings all his skills to the table here, crafting a delicious dream of a track. Sweet vintage synth lines crash against the Italo beats like waves of nostalgia. Each wash conjuring the mood of decades gone by. The synths sparkle, the bassline bounces along, the chords are rich and emotive, Lueur Verte plays to his strengths and works the vocal to bring out a new kind of passion in the performance. Uplifting and euphoric. There are some who are right at the top of the 80’s synth scene, Lueur Verte is definitely one.

♫ Arcade High (Feat. Maddie Ardillo) – Crush (Lueur Verte reMix)

Arcade High’s The Art Of Youth is out now.

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Jul 27 2012

Olivaw

What is it with Russia right now? They are cleaning up the SynthWave and of Nu-Disco and claiming it for their own. There is so much stuff to have come out of that part of the world in the past year, and almost all of it is so good it puts much of the rest of the world to shame. Olivaw is next in line. Hailing from Arkhangelsk in northern Russia, Olivaw is quietly making some of the grooviest Outrun you’ll hear in a while.

His latest track, Summer Breeze, is a buzzing, swirling, intoxicating tune. A no-worries nostalgic vibe that carries you along with it, embraced by warm retro synths and buzzing lead lines. Olivaw has got a handle on the Outrun beat perfectly, Italo influenced but not to overpowering, just right to drive the track along. His older tunes include the massive Disco tinged SynthWave of Sleepless Nights, a track that piles on layer after layer of melodic, soloing madness and The Guardians Of Time a punchy classic ‘80’s soundtrack inspired jam, all big beats and rousing synths. In unusual for a new SynthWave artist to hit the ground running in such a slick, polished style, but Olivaw has marked himself as one to watch. The denizens of Russia nail retro synth once more.

♫Olivaw – Summer Breeze

♫ Olivaw – Sleepless Nights

♫ Olivaw – The Guardians Of Time

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Jul 25 2012

Mitch Murder’s Glass Cities’ EP

I’m not sure Johan Bengtsson A.K.A Mitch Murder sleeps anymore. In the months leading up to the release of his amazing second album, Current Events, the Swedish SynthWave king was pretty quiet. Since then, though, we have been treated to a year of constant new tracks, new EPs and new reMixes, almost weekly. And never once had the man missed a beat, never once has he released something anything less than the very best SynthWave. Next month sees another new EP, the man just doesn’t stop.

At the beginning of next month the Glass Cities EP is released, not by Johan’s usual home of SynthWave central, Rosso Corsa, but on new Irish imprint DhARMA. DhARMA have given Mitch free rein to do what he does best. From the opening, and title, track you are immediately back in Mitch Murder mode. After a imposing cinematic intro Glass Cities make a brief nod to Zoolook era Jean Michel-Jarre with it’s just of woody melodies and vocal samples as an instrument. It’s a tack make of pure 80’s bliss that glides effortlessly into Last Call, which seems Mitch add a little Trevor Jones into the mix, ,and is an amazingly smooth and emotive pallet cleanser before the high-octane Outrun of Heading South, a full on post-Italo race to the boarder. Hopeful and uplifting, this track mirrors the best inspirational ‘80’s soundtrack peices and leads into the club soundtrack of Shoot The Core! with flying lead lines. Best Of The Best lulls you into a false sense of security with slick 80’s Pop drums and big emotional chords before treating you to some of Mitch’s best Malmsteen-esque synth shredding. Ever optimistic, with a hint of melancholy, like the best ‘80’s music, Mitch constantly amazes with his mix of part Italo, part 80’s soundtracks, part sheer synthesizer joy. The EP also holds a reMix from Sylvester, who bring the Electro Boggie to Glass Cities, and this bonus mix from Norwegian duo Nite Sprite who inject a little Nu-Disco electro noise into Heading South. Most of this collection has been available at one time or another in the past year, Mitch Murder’s output is verging on prolific these days, but to have all these tracks together, in high quality, is really something special. Obviously for Synth Wave fans this is a must have EP, but for any fans of synthesizer music, Mitch Murder comes so highly recommended it’s difficult to put into words.