I love this dark House/Italo revival that Azari & III and Pink Stallone are leading. Pink Stallone enlists Joey Washington to add an authentic touch of House to their track “Hydroplanes” with its creeping sequenced bassline. Word on the street is that there is a Vietcong Disco x Pink Stallone coming soon, so be on the look out.
MySpace is slowly redeeming themselves with these fantastic live sessions. They capture Miike Snow’s epic extended live sound. “Silvia” is a standout live track that really showcases how moving and epic of a band they are. This might be the album of the year for me – too much good music came out this year!
You know the drill – Hey Champ remixes a fellow Midwestener adding their Americana Heartland disco touch to their track making it into some lovely ear candy. Consume and enjoy. Now when can we hear some new/original Hey Champ tracks?!
Ellie Goulding has been making her rounds in the blogosphere and I finally getting around to giving her some Asian Dan Love. I am a big fan of her vulnerable/innocent quality of her voice paired up with some very familiar pop/electro productions. I feel she is doing a very good job following in the footsteps of her pop-lectro counterparts, Little Boots, La Roux & Florence + The Machine. Her Under the Sheets 7″ is out on Neon Gold Records today with some fantastic remixes by Big Monster and Pariah. The Big Monster turns Ellie’s tune into a triumphant declaration a la some early 90s Madonna while the Pariah remix highlights the loneliness theme of the tune by adding this chilled out, dubstep vibe. Also check out the original version of the tune below.
2009 is quickly coming to a close and I have been thinking lately a lot about how many great albums came out this year, from Miike Snow, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and Tiga. But I think Bibio’s. “Ambivalence Avenue” is making its way up to the number 1 spot for me. I cannot get enough of his whole vibe and aesthetic – it is just gorgeous and perfect pop tunes. If anyone pioneered this whole “chill-wave” genre it is Bibio.
Lone takes on Bibio’s “All the Flowers” a minute long tune that I feel is pop perfection – check out how Lone just adds a simple beat and brings a totally new vibe to the tune.
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Bibio – All the Flowers (Lone Remix)
I remember hearing this tune as an opener for one of Erol Alkan’s Parklife sets that I downloaded a few weeks ago and I was blown away. I then heard it again on Busy P’s Essential mix and found out who this fantastic producer from Hamburg is. Boris Dlugosch has been around for quite a while and has even remixed Daft Punk’s “Digital Love” for their 2001 Daft Club internet releases. “Bangkok” is now out on Erol’s Phantasy Sounds, purchase it in its full 320 kbps glory at Beatport.
Also check out this fantastic interview with Erol at Loudandquiet.com. Erol is just a mad scientist genius living in his own world. I respect him so much for doing whatever the fuck he wants. I’m glad he understands this crazy bloghaus/banger world we live in. I cannot wait for more productions from this man.
“The reason Chemical Brothers (and Daft Punk) have had the success they’ve had is through their subtlety, their detail – it’s not mindless. Not to dismiss the current scene, but there is stuff that has got a bit too hard and a bit too mindless – if we’re not careful we’re only a few steps from Hard House or stuff like that. Let’s bring some funk back, let’s not just bang our heads on walls!”– Erol Alkan
Fred Falke strikes back – this time using his magic French touch on LA’s Music Go Music, that 70s ABBA/Olivia Newton John, disco band signed to Secretly Canadian. Interesting use of that 8-bit sounding synth. Check out what Kama Maza from Music go Music has to say about Fred’s remix:
“Fred’s version leans more towards those major chords… I’m not sure how those kind of changes affect the story. It seems to draw more attention to the choruses, and make them seem more like catharsis than resignation…”
Sequenced synths galore featuring Patrick Cowley inspired vocoder. Fantastic blend of Italo and House elements – oh so futuristic. Keep on doing what you are doingAzari & III.
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