Round Up #2: Monarchy. Evan Voytas. Beatfanatic. Super Mal. Classixx. Penguin Prison.

What the fuccck is a Round-Up?

AN Definition: Round Up [round] [uhp] (n.)

- Is my way of trying to keep with life and music at the same time for the next little while.

For a more detailed explanation:

Overwhelmed with school I’m forced to do round-ups for the next month or so.  I don’t have the time to individually wrap up some of these artists below… or those in the coming weeks for that matter. For that I apologize as everyone of these featured artists deserves their own spotlight and their own extensive tribute. My comrades will no doubt keep you updated as usual while I slow down so there’s no need to worry about a lack of material hitting the site. But I figured I deserved you all an explanation for the slight deviated role and appearance you’ll see in March. I prefer to do the one artist-per-post style like the old AN so expect that to return late April if not sooner!

Much respect goes out to those who hit my round-ups… you are keeping me sane through the toughest part of my degree.  If successful I’ll see you on the other side of the stage- diploma in hand. Ha, wish me luck.

The Durutti Column – My Country (Monarchy Remix)

Monarchy Myspace

Evan Voytas – I Run With You, Spirit Animal

Evan Voytas Myspace

Dada Ft. The Other – Majestic 12 (Super Mal Remix)

Super Mal Myspace

Groove Armada – Paper Romance (Classixx Remix)

Classixx Myspace

Jack Penate – So Near (Penguin Prison Remix)

Penguin Prison Myspace

Beatfanatic – Automatic

Beatfanatic Myspace

Van Go Lion [New Electro-Pop]

The crew from Van Go Lion, Amy Paige (Vocals/Lyrics) and Josh Loerzel (Keys/Music Production), dropped us a few new remixes that just tickled us right. Their electro-pop style is inspired by 1980s dance pop, lay down guitar and vocals on top of electronic MAC beats. In doing so, the duo create something unique and unfamiliar that’s oh so perfect for the genre they attempt to tackle. Fun and playful all around, it isn’t hard to want more.

Van Go Lion – Excuses, Please

Van Go Lion – Convenience Stores & Parking Lots

Round-Up #1: Muffin. YBC & DCUP. Softwar. Vindata.

Beautiful and sunny today! Here’s what hit my speakers the last little while:

This new track from 19 year-old Melbourne producer extraordinaire Muffin made my day. Real synth-odyssey landscape stuff. Simply stellar.

Muffin – Seagulls

I always hold a special place for DCUP in my heart. The crew have recently graced my speakers with a ridiculous collaboration alongside Yolanda Be Cool.

Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano

I love this track. It’s been everywhere so I’m sure you’ve heard it but I felt I needed to toss it in somewhere. Softwar uses laid-back disco samples with the fruits of TDCC vocals to create some pure disco melodies. Soothing and intricate this track becomes real easy to lose yourself too.

Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn (Softwar Remix)

BONUS!

The mainstream dance party track of the week goes to an aggressive edit of Young Money’s Bedrock by the Vindata crew.

Young Money – Bedrock (Vindata Dance Remix)

The Buoyant Beats of Floating Points


As an American, it is often hard to understand the impact that dance music has in other parts of the world. With the UK emerging as a hotbed of new music, Floating Points is quickly redefining the style of Acid Jazz. While the earlier offerings (“K&G Beat”) were constructed from the traits of that lost subgenre, the new single “People’s Potential” uses that genome to create a vastly different variation.

Floating Points has released a blistering array of singles, all linked together through a common thread that I like to call the “underrhythm.” This subdued constant pulse is altered by minimal electronics, some melodic or some near atonal. The beat itself rarely reaches a volume in the mix to result in pounding temples. Instead, it occupies your chest where it pumps like a heartbeat even after the song is over.

“People’s Potential” is the realization of these ideas. A simple loop over a minimal melody placed above a fierce groove. Even as the hi-hats sizzle like disco, the aforementioned underrhythm propels the song in the same way a booming beat does in a hip-hop song. The result is a track that resonates inside you, long after you stopped listening.

Floating Points – “People’s Potential”

Floating Points

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