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Jonathan Boulet is one of Modular Records newest acts, an Aussie singer/songwriter crafting lovely introspective pop tunes. Jimmy LaValle’s The Album Leaf, one of my favorite acts of the past ten years adds his signature glitched out, swarming synth touch to this already melancholy track. Beautiful. Jonathan Boulet’s album is out 12.4.2009 and The Album Leaf’s new album “A Chorus of Storytellers” is out 2.2.2010, oh joy!

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Jonathan Boulet – A Community Service Announcement (The Album Leaf Remix)

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Check out the music video for “A Community Service Announcement”, Kanye West approved.

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Two weeks ago, Cazals announced that they were splitting to pursue each of their own musical endeavours. Daniel (lead guitar) is now pursuing Blank Space a new wave, guitar and synth driven solo project. Phil (singer) is no pursuing his own solo project he is hoping to launch in the new year. Warren and Luca C. are now part of the I Blame Coco’s live band – Coco Sumner’s (Sting’s Daughters) band. And as you all know Luca C. and Martin Dubka have been busy producing and co-writing Ali Love’s new solo album, an album I looking very forward to. It is very unfortunate that this great brit-rock band have split, a band that has been championed by Daft Punk, Andre, and Kitsune, just to name a few. I’m looking forward to all their future projects.

Luca C. has teamed up with Brigante to bring back that classic cosmic disco sound that electronic is in need of these days. The duo re-visions Ali Love’s “Diminishing Returns” as a cosmic italo acid track, 303 bassline included.

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Ali Love – Diminishing Returns (Luca C. & Brigante Remix)

Download: Luca C. November 2009 Mix

Tracklist after the jump.
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Ellie Goulding puts on her Kate Bush/Bjork hat for this sentimental, ballad of a tune. <3 u so much Ellie. [audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/Nov%202009/Ellie%20Goulding%20-%20Fighter%20Plane.mp3] Ellie Goulding – Fighter Plane

Via Sheena Beaston

Villa is a Belgian producer that is bring back the glorious sounds of cosmic, italo and balearic disco. Sequence basslines galore! I am loving Villa’s remix of Music Go Music – it is such a classic disco sounding song, there is a little nod to ABBA with that twinkling piano melody from “Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie”. Villa also has an upcoming remix for Ali Love’s “Smoke and Mirrors” – definitely something to look forward to. This is some heavy cosmic balearic beats – looking forward to more productions from Villa.

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Music Go Music – Warm in the Shadow (Villa Remix)

This remix is a total tribute to Moroder with that “I Feel Love” bassline.
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The Golden Filter – Thunderbird (Villa Remix)

Plus Move abandons their banger sound for a more electro-pop vibe, auto-tune included. They are developing a live act as well with live bass, synth, and vocals. “Just Me” has a very Chromeo pop vibe with a touch of Kanye and is sort of a comical/self-aware, mocking tune. Dope artwork.

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Plus Me – Just Me

London’s own Floating Points adds his lofty/jazz style to Tellier’s epic tune. I just recently discovered Floating Points after hearing his tune “Love Me Like This” on one of Joy Orbison’s mixes. Subtly is where this electronic scene is going and Floating Points and Joy Orbison are right on par with that.

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Sébastien Tellier – L’amour Et La Violence (Floating Points Mix)

Via Red Threat

Bonus:
I have been listening to this tune on constant repeat for the past two weeks, light n’ jazzy yet so simple and to the point 🙂
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Floating Points – Love Me Like This (Nonsense Dub)

Check out this interview in Corduroy Magazine with Boys Noize here where he discusses the current state of affairs in the electronic/music world. Some wise words for all us music lovers and bloggers trying to live in this crazy blogosphere. “Why do we blog?” Let’s get through this blogsistential crisis together.

“We’ve gone the loudest and we’ve gone the most minimal. Everything’s been done, and it’s just important now to find the best of it and put it together again. I was always trying to not go with what is cool right now. And it’s getting harder and harder because the music is not happening in DJ and record shops only. Everyone knows the music. It’s a different time now.” – Boys Noize

If you blog it, they will come…

Jaga Jazzist are an eclectic group of 9 Norwegian musicians that bring forth their own version of electro-jazz-funk. Their latest tune “One-Armed Bandit” showcases how nimble and versatile of musicians and songwriters they are, cramming in multiple movements that the band describes as “Wagner meets Fela Kuti.”

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Jaga Jazzist – One-Armed Bandit (Radio Edit)

Checkout the video for “Animal Chin” – an older tune, but a huge favorite of mine.

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CFCF’s album Continental is out today featuring this disco house cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love” off of 1987’s Tango in the Night – great reworking but “You Hear Colours” is still my fav track off the album.

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CFCF – Big Love (Fleetwood Mac Cover)

Checkout this fantastic live solo acoustic version of “Big Love” performed Lindsey Buckingham himself.

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The metal maven Mixhell takes a stab at the Dewaele Brothers classic tune “Theme from Discoteque” a track they crafted under the moniker, Samantha Fu. Mixhell turns it into a very disco-rock sound track, almost sounds like a Soulwax Nite Version of the original. Lookout for Mixhell this December as he joins the Soulwaxmas tour.

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Samantha Fu – Theme from Discoteque (Mixhell Edit)

Photo by Kirsty Mitchell

In Flagranti turns this already strange tune into a weird italo/epic 80s track especially when that gnarly guitar part kicks in, reminds me of ZZ Top. Fantastic track.

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Crystal Fighters – I Love London (In Flagranti Remix)