Sep 21 2012

The Penelopes’ September chart mix

The Penelopes– The Penelopes’ Charts September 2012 = London’s two finest French imports, The Penelopes, are back with their pick of this months top tunes. Expect a fine crop of ElectroPop, Indie and Disco sounds, all conforming to The Penelope’s quirky style.

♫ The Penelopes- The Penelopes’ Charts September 2012

The tracklist:

01. Dan Deacon – USA IV. Manifest
02. Elite Gymnastics – Adreja 4 Ever
03. Southern Shores – New Love
04. Bear Moutain – Congo
05. Junior Byron – Dance To The Music (Gigamesh Version)
06. Lindstrøm – Eggedosis (Todd Terje Extended Edit)
07. Andre VII – Discoteca Clandestina (Bottin Mix)
08. Figure Of 8 – Bittersweet (The Penelopes reMix)
09. Main Attrakionz (Feat. Davinci) – Do It For The Bay
10. Grizzly Bear – Yet Again
11. The Chevin – Champion (The Penelopes reMix)

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Sep 13 2012

Figure Of 8’s new single, with The Penelopes and digitalfoxglove

We first featured Bittersweet, from prolific Irish dance producer Figure Of 8, earlier this year. Now the track has been given a full singe release, with a cracking B-Side and a whole host of ace reMixes. Dermot is one of Belfast finest exports and always delivers the best slick dance music.

Bittersweet, which features the heartfelt folky vocals of fellow Irishman Jonny Nutt rolls it own with a bit of Dub, a bit of SynthPop, a bit of Rave and a nice easy going 90s feel. Fjordland one of the single’s two B-Sides (alongside The Difference Between Finite And Infinite) is a pleasing retro rave jam and once again make me feel Orbital are a big influence on Figure Of 8, it’s got that kind of dance music feel you don’t get so much of these days, really complex interactions between elements in a densely layered track. Fjordland is a meticulously crafted slice of summery House. Amongst the reMixes of Bittersweet come a couple of tracks from two of our favourites these days. London based French ElectroPoppers The Penelopes and Germany’s finest Nu-Disco genius digitalfoxglove. The Penelopes take Bittersweet up a gear, mutating the laidback introspection into a Disco tinged SynthPop floorfiller. And if you need to chill after than, digitalfoxglove takes the track and does what he does best, blends it with his sweet poolside grooves. Bass heavy and sexy, digitalfoxglove’s reMix is a real late night jam.

♫ Figure Of 8 (Feat. Jonny Nutt) – Bittersweet

♫ Figure Of 8 -Fjordland

♫ Figure Of 8 (Feat. Jonny Nutt) – Bittersweet (The Penelopes reMix)

♫ Figure Of 8 (Feat. Jonny Nutt) – Bittersweet (digitalfoxglove reMix)

Bittersweet is out now on Figure Of 8’s Bandcamp.

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Sep 3 2012

The Penelopes reMix Glitches

Our favourite two Frenchmen lost in London The Penelopes recently reMixed fellow London denizens, Electro-Indie band Glitches forthcoming single, Dust & Shadow. This Bethnal Green/Whitechapel soundclash has resulted in one of the funkiest Indie tracks of the summer.

This reMixes plays to both Glitches and The Penelopes strengths. Glitches dual range vocals belt out in an epic style. Emotional and passionate, the vocal track sits perfectly on The Penelope’s bass led DiscoPop. Driven by a bassline you can help bobbing to, this track lays the shimmering synth lines on thick. Bright melodies play against otherworldly pads and energetic arpeggios to create an organic sounding synth symphony that seems to evolve naturally as it progresses. It’s got a groove that guaranteed to keep the dancefloor moving too.

♫ Glitches – Dust & Shadow (The Penelopes reMix)

Dust & Shadow is due out 8th October.

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Aug 22 2012

The Penelopes’ August Chart Mix

The Penelopes– The Penelopes’ Charts August 2012 = London based French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes drop their picks for August 2012. One or two of our favourite from the last four weeks are in this storming half hour.

♫ The Penelopes – The Penelopes’ Charts August 2012

The tracklist:

01. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Windshield Smasher
02. Misun – My Time
03. Blood Diamonds – Ritual (Original Mix)
04. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Aeropop Edit)
05. Miike Snow – The Wave (Filght Facilities reMix)
06. Larry Tee (Feat. Charlie Le Mindu) – Charlie! (Gooseflesh reMix)
07. Elite Gymnastics – Minneapolis Belongs To You (Cover by Recycle Culture)
08. Maserati – The Eliminator
09. Suga Free And Pomona Pimpin’ Young (Feat. Latoiya Williams) – We Go
10. The Mountains Goats – Cry For Judas

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Jun 15 2012

The Penelopes’ ‘Summer Life’ video & Viceroy reMix

Last week London based French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes dropped their latest single , the awesomely onomatopoeic ‘Summer Life’, now there is a video too, check it out.

Directed by Mattias Erik Johansson, you don’t get much more summery than hanging out in the desert and shining the sun in people eyes, but c’mon guys, far too hot for all that fire.

While you’re hear check out our San Francisco’s finest Nu-Disco export Viceroy’s reMix of the track. Joining Gigamesh and Style of Eye, Viceroy does his best to add a little US beach party Disco to the Euro summer jam, and succeeds in fine form, creating a bouncy cocktail of a track.

♫ The Penelopes – Summer Life (Viceroy reMix)

‘Summer Life’ is out soon and is the second single taken from The Penelopes’ forthcoming album, ‘Never Live Another Yesterday’.

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Jun 8 2012

The Penelopes reMixed by Gigamesh & Style Of Eye

The Penelopes

No sooner had ElectroPoppers The Penelopes premiered their forthcoming new single ‘Summer Life’ than we are treated to this first reMixes of the track, from Dreamwave genius Gigamesh and Swedish bass master Style Of Eye.

Style Of Eye’s mix is a big droning bass monster, balancing the airy nature of the track and his own high-octane Rave but combining floaty arpeggios and storming hands-in-the-air synths he turns the ElectroPop track into a full-on party starter. Gigamesh, on the other hand, wows us with his slick Disco. Giving the track a little extra Funk, Gigamesh layers infectious bass with waves of shimmering synth work and truly makes a track for the summer. The use of the vocals, tailored to Gigamesh’s tune, switches the track around a little, whist the original was for lazy reminiscing, this mic is for dancing in the sunshine. We’re really looking forward to seeing what else the reMix package holds.

♫ The Penelopes – Summer Life (Gigamesh reMix)

♫ The Penelopes – Summer Life (Style Of Eye reMix)

The Penelopes’ ‘Sally In the Galaxy’ is out now, ‘Summer Life’ should be out soon.

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Jun 6 2012

The Penelopes’ ‘Summer Life’

The Penelopes

Here we have the brand new forthcoming single from The Penelopes. Picking up where ‘Sally In the Galaxy’ left off, ‘Summer Life’ is another breeze slice of French Pop that, frankly, doesn’t have a care in the world. It probably doesn’t even care if you like it or not, it’s having an awesome time regardless.

‘Summer Life’ does exactly what it says on the tin, this track sounds like how summer feels. Yet, you get the feeling throughout it all there is something slightly subversive going on, in a fun French way. From what we can glean from the lyrics, The Penelopes really love the summer, and really fucking hate the rest of the year. If fact, missing the summer to a Disco beat, Indie guitars and rich layers of synths is a pretty Dreamwave state of affairs, and while this track does show a lot of that LA vibe, there’s a lot of quirky European-ness in there too. An excellent combination we say!

♫ The Penelopes – Summer Life

The Penelopes’ ‘Sally In the Galaxy’ is out now, ‘Summer Life’ should be out soon.

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May 24 2012

The Penelopes’ ‘Charts April’ Mix

The Penelopes

The Penelopes – Charts April 2012 = Despite the Shoegazey intro track, this month’s mix from ElectroPoppers The Penelopes is an awesome 32 mins of interesting, and unusually pretty bouncy, Poppy electronics. There’s just a hint of Disco thrown in for good measure too. Enjoy.

♫ The Penelopes – Charts April 2012

The tracklist:

01. Bushwalking – Visual Jam Doughnut
02. Dana Buoy – So Lucky
03. Peter Nilsson – Home Tonight
04. Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans (RAC reMix)
05. Alex Metric – Anybody Else
06. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Anna (Moonlight Matters reMix)
07. Tanlines – All Of Me
08. Unicorn Kid – Pure Space
09. Korallreven – Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics reMix)

The Penelopes’ ‘Sally In The Galaxy’ is out now on Pour Le Monde Records.

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Mar 23 2012

The Penelopes’ ‘Sally In The Galaxy’ video

Here’s the video for The Penelopes’ ElectroPop gem ‘Sally In The Galaxy’, out next month on Pour Le Monde Records.

The track is really fun and off-kilter so director Saman Keshavarz had a lot to live up to, and seems to have managed to capture the madcap vibe of the song really well.

‘Sally In The Galaxy’ is released 16th April on Pour Le Monde Records.

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Mar 8 2012

The Penelopes reMixed by The Flight (& Edwin Van Cleef)

The Penelopes

Quirky French ElectroPop duo The Penelopes release their new single at the beginning of next month. ‘Sally In The Galaxy’ is an uplifting, catchy track with a package that comes loaded with ace reMixes.

Producers of the original version, The Flight, who apparently have zero web-presence, drop their ‘Galactic’ reMix and it’s a fittingly title slab of Cosmic Disco. Weighing in heavy with their vocoders and sweet soaring synths The Flight, who still apparently have zero web-presence, strip the gangly Indie side of the track out, layer on their own Sci-Fi funk and what remains is a smooth beach Disco track fit for chilling on the Shores of Orion. It’s a nice contrast to the original’s fuzzy French Indie/Disco soundclash Pop sound. Both are equally infectious.

♫ The Penelopes – Sally In The Galaxy (The Flight Galactic reMix)

♫ The Penelopes – Sally In The Galaxy

While you’re here, check out Edwin Van Cleef’s version which we neglected to post a while back so we’re glad to get the opportunity to here in all it;s ‘90’s Deep House glory.