Goin’ Old School isn’t a trip down music memory lane, it’s a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia:
Let’s kick off with what is probably Nitzer Ebb’s most iconic track, 1987’s Let Your Body Learn.
And from 1983, Experimental Art-Pop sampling pioneers The Art Of Noise with Beat Box.
I don;t know why we haven;t featured A-Ha’s biggest hit, Take On Me from 1984, but here it is.
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London based Indie-Electro outfit Automatic Writing have just released their new single, Continuous. A rowdy tune that barrows in equal parts from Minimal Synth, Electro and Post Punk.
Here’s the video, which feature a fitting collection of imagery intercut with some live footage. The clip’s got a nice retro feel to it, which works nicely with Automatic Writing modern take on early 80s SynthPop.
Automatic Writing’s Continuous is out now.
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Here’s more Chad Valley! Who seems to be gracing these pages everyday! this time it’s the video for Tell All Your Friends, the lead single from his awesome Young Hunger album.
The clip is a psychedelically animated cosmic explosion of colours and shapes, enjoy.
Chad Valley’s Young Hunger album is out now.
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Here’s the video for Shindu’s Just Go, which we premiered a few weeks ago. Out now on the excellent Continental Records.
The clip feature sultry singer Chibi glamming it up, retro Disco style and fits the 80s groove of the track perfectly.
Shindu’s Just Go is out now.
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Hot Chip’s latest release will be Don’t Deny Your Heart, one of the more sing-a-long tracks on their new album, In Our Heads, and a great choice of single.
Peter Serafinowicz is once again in the directors hot-seat and once again, it gets pretty surreal. You gotta’ love Serafinowicz’s sense of humour.
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Here’s the new single, and video, from Pégase. Dreaming Legend is a lush Indie-electro tracks with more than a few musical nods to Shoegaze and Post-Punk. It’s gets a little Chillwavey in places too, it’s a beautiful piece of music though.
Directed by Paul Jeunet & Alain Goillon, the video pairs up the track with some wistful, nostalgic, visuals.
Dreaming Legend is out this week.
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Stop what you’re doing, there’s a new Queen Of Hearts video in town. The amazing Warrior has only gone and got itself all visual.
The clip’s directed by Elliott Morgan and sees The Queen deftly conveying the rousing bombast of the track. Which is still produced by Diamond Cut, and still amazing.
Queen Of Hearts’ Warrior is released on 2nd December.
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So, you know by now that Good Night Keaton is Miami Horror drummer Aaron Shanahan’s solo Disco project. After a handful of awesome reMixes here he is with his début single, Next To Mexico, featuring LA future Pop star Mereki.
The video is directed by Jake Gibson and sets the Tropical sounds to suitably beachy visuals, followed by suitably Mexican visuals.
Next To Mexico is out now on Chookie with reMixes from MiGHty mOUse, Yolanda Be Cool and Neighbour.
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LA experimental funketeer Nite Jewel has débuted her new video. This time it’s for Weak For Me, a cut from her 2009 album Good Evening, which has just been remastered and re-released.
José Wolff whips up a fittingly dark and mysterious clip to accompany the track.
Nite Jewel’s ‘One Second Of Love’ album is out now.
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It’s the video for insane Swedish ElectroPop duo Icona Pop’s We Got The World. It’s probably the most commentarial track they’ve done, big Trance leads and all.
Fredrik Etoall directs the clip. Be warned, Icona Pop are having more fun than you.
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