Burns - "Turbo" - Courtesy of 2112
Realizing that he was born on Halloween might put Burns' aggressive and intense electro techno tracks in perspective. The Glasgow-born musician has melded electro, glitch, sound effects, dropouts and noises to create a track that is both retro and futuristic. Sampling the "Breakin" movies for the video is a brilliant move. Watch out for his upcoming cd as well as his sick remixes of Gossip, Passion Pit and Empire of the Sun.
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Freeland - "Do Ya" - Courtesy of Marine Parade
It takes real guts to totally change your sound and do something completely different. Adam Freeland is best known as a dj/producer in the breaks world and for his label Marine Parade (home to Alex Metric and launchpad for Evil Nine.) Under the name Freeland, he has created a new electronic rock sound that is more guitar and drum based with little of the breaks sound that he is known for. It seems to have more in common with the progressive rock sound of Rush than anything he has previously released. The recently released Cope features collaborations members of Motley Crue, The Pixies, and Devo. It is definitely a CD worth checking out.
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Buraka Som Sistema - "IC19" - Courtesy of Fabric
Imagine MIA mixing her aggressive vocal stylings with retro rave beats and you got an idea of what Buraka Som Sistema. The downbeat intro is just a teaser for the madness that kicks in. The heavy beats give way for some old skool fun that will make you want to break out the glowsticks and listen to SL2 records! "IC19" is the follow up to "Sound of Kuduro" which buzzed all over British dancehall friendly floors earlier this year. Watch out for the release of "IC19" on July 20th and for their bootleg remix of Lykke Li’s "Dance Dance Dance" which is gaining buzz as well.
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Sound Selektaz & Karen Danzig - "La La La La La" - Courtesy of Hard2Beat
The song starts slow and pretty with Karen Danzig's angelic voice singing lovely. At 30 seconds, the beat kicks in and its the hardstep europop beat banging you at 140 plus bpm. As cheesy as it might be to the critics and the underground, the song is energetic and fun. Sure the lyrics are cliche but isn't pop music supposed to be fun - and isn't dance music supposed to make you want to dance? In those two regards, "La La La La La" succeeds as a fun pop dance record to keep you moving this summer.
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Bobby Evans "Freak-A-Zoid Robotz" - Courtesy of Delicious Vinyl
The 80s are definitely back.. and part of that is definitely Miami Bass which is definitely the sound here. Bobby Evans (half of L.A. hip-hop duo Brother Reade) took the obscure Tone Loc b-side "The Fine Line Between Hyper And Stupid" and gave it a complete computerized reworking. Is this Mantronix or just Tron? The video is based on an old skool computer game which fits the the old school vibe as well. "Freak-A-Zoid Robotz" is on Delicious Vinyl All-Stars: Rmxxology which features rebooted remixes of label classics by Young MC, Tone-Loc and The Pharcyde. It is definitely worth checking out.
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Vinyl Life vs Kraftwerk - "Good Life (It's More Fun To Compute)" - Courtesy of Tape Theory
If you like it old skool, you will have made love the analog flavor of Vinyl Life. Who else would release their latest project on vinyl and cassette BEFORE CD and digital. If you dug "Innovation" and "Future Beat," this new mashup with the classic Kraftwerk track will be right up your alley. The rap vocals are NSFW but its a free download, so check it out below.
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The Penelope[s] featuring Morpheus - "Stuck in Lalaland" - Courtesy of Le Plan
We just wrote about their last single "Demian" two weeks ago, and the Penelope[s] are already back with a new single. For those of you waiting for the new Daft Punk Cd to be released, check out their fellow country men - The Penelope[s]. The French indie electro band received instant indie credibility by covering the Sisters Of Mercy for their debut single. "Stuck in Lalaland" is a little lighter and more optimistic than "Demian" and the video does something that our government will probably never do, succeed in the health care arena. Watch out for the their US debut album Priceless Concrete Echoes coming out in August.
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Atom - "Satellite" - Courtesy Caffeine Digital
In these uncertain times, the children have banded together to contact outerspace for help. That's the basic idea of this new electronic/altpop track from Atom. The vibe is similar to Bob Sinclar's "World Hold On." In its original version "Satellite" doesn't scream dancefloor, but remixes by Micro, Kostas K & Drago, Christian Cambas and Dave Aude definitely pump it up for the clubs.
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