Summer Heart, Malmö, Sweden’s David Alexander, has checked in with a fresh piece of summerwave. The first single from his upcoming album, “Come With Me” is an uplifting, featherlight floater, that sends you “set adrift on a memory bliss”…
BlaQwell is responsible for the plume of funk emanating from the tri-state area, and slowly descending upon us all. Soundtracking a new party at the Volstead, NYC, BlaQwell has clearly made some life decisions, and he’s currently Livin’ Dissko, and it sounds like fun. The New York/New Jersey Based DJ/Producer is offering his hot, late-summer dance track as a free download, and while you’re there, take a second to explore the other dance-floor bangers available via his soundcloud…
“…When creating we pour everything out that has been collected in the head during decades of intense listening. One leg is always standing in the green grass of pop while the other leg is out on its own, wandering between places such as dance-floors, sandy beaches, cold concrete and a weightless existence in a bed or a hammock…” – Pallers
The duo known as Pallers is made up of long time friends Henrik Mårtensson and Johan Angergård, who connected while exploring Stockholm’s nocturnal scene, experiencing the glamor of Southern Spain, and slumming it on the floors of German clubs. Now, their first full-length album, The Sea Of Memories, will be available on September 27. The LP was produced and recorded over three years in apartments, basements, villas and cabins in Pallers*, La mar, Stockholm, Miami and Cape Town. (* ‘Pallers’ is the name of a neighborhood where one of the members grew up). Half of the duo is a photographer with a love for ambient, trip hop and electronica while the other is deeply involved in the world of pop, yet Pallers manage to integrate these seemingly incompatible components with a style and grace all their own…
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Pallers – Come Rain, Come Sunshine by The Line Of Best Fit
TRACK LIST
1. Another Heaven
2. Humdrum
3. Come Rain, Come Sunshine
4. Tropical Fishbowl
5. Years Go, Days Pass
6. The Kiss
7. Sound Of Silence
8. Wired
9. Wicked
10. Nights
The new track from SAUR, is called “Snare Me Up” and it’s a different take on Moombahton; he’s thinking Dutch, Tech-House, and Moombahton combined into one. He’s also just supplied a remix for the new Frank Lucano EP, Baila, and that comes with other remixes from Italy, as well. SAUR is a very busy man, and we love hearing from him because it’s always something fresh and inventive, especially when he melds Mombahoton with Tech-House…
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SAUR – Snare Me Up (Original Mix) by SAUR
Frank Lucano – Baila (SAUR Moombahton Remix) — Coming Soon on System Crash Recordings by SAUR
Fuck ya Benny B! The award winning Italian DJ has been pumping out some huge top 40 club beats lately and the one I just can’t get enough of is the collaboration within the track Spaceship. From the bassline to vocals, it’s a complete party package. The track comes off the June 7th release of his newest album entitled Electroman. You’ll want to get yourself a copy. It includes the club favourites Spaceship, Cinema, Electroman, and Control… so pretty much everything that is good in the electro-pop-dance world. Check it out.
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Benny Benassi – Spaceship (feat Kelis & Apl De Ap & Jean-Baptiste)
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We introduced you to Frankfurt based phantim with his inventive remix of “Push it” by Jessie and the Toy Boys, and we gushed over the “wavy synthetics thrust against oscillating house”. Big things are coming for phantim, and he’s assured us that new originals are coming soon, but for now, enjoy the mashup…
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Danzel vs. Axwell vs. Gregori Klosman – Put Dem Girls up in the Air (phantim Mashup)
Sak Noel is one sick Spanish DJ and producer. Funky, fresh and fine, the newest club beat Loca People is one of my new favourites. It’s just about perfect for anything.
All day, all night [x8]
What the f*ck!?
When I came to Spain and I saw people party
I told to myself: What the f*ck!?
All day, all night
All day, all night
Viva la fiesta, viva la noche
Viva los DJ’s
I couldn’t believe what I was living
So I called my friend Johnny
And I said to him: Johnny,
La gente esta muy loca,
What the f*ck!?
Johnny, la gente esta muy loca,
What the f*ck!?
When I came to Spain and I saw people party
I told to myself: What the f*ck!?
All day, all night
All day, all night
Viva la fiesta, viva la noche
Viva los DJ’s
What the f*ck!?
Viva la fiesta, viva la noche
Viva los DJ’s
What the f*ck!?
Viva la fiesta [repeat]
Viva…[repeat]
I couldn’t believe what I was living
So I called my friend Johnny
And I said to him: Johnny,
La gente esta muy loca,
What the f*ck!?
Johnny, la gente esta muy loca,
What the f*ck!?
What the fuck!?
MF/MB/ makes music they hope will muster memories of any and all of the following: the countryside, city streets, the woods, concrete, cigarettes, alcohol, hope, despair, clubs, saunas, the autobahn, not good English, gay sex, straight sex, and endless studio sessions. They clearly have a concrete idea of who they are and what they do, and based on a handful of recent remixes, I’d say the self-promotion is appropriate. MF/MB/ just released their debut album Folded, on the Malmoe label Adrian Recordings, and are currently pimping a grinding, indistinctly industrial, remix of !!!’s latest track “Jamie, My Intentions are Bass”. Folded is available now (track listing below), and their !!! remix is available for download below, and check back for MF/MB/ touring updates!
Jamie, My Intention Are Bass – !!! (MF/MB/ Remix) by MF/MB/
TRACK LIST “FOLDED” LP
1. SECONDS AWAY
2. TUNE ON
3. THE GRAND CHASE
4. THE FINE DETAIL
5. 1000 TIMES
6. FOLDED
7. THE WINDOW
8. A BEAUTIFUL SIGH
9. HEAT LIKE THIS
10. THE BIG MACHINE
11. EVERY COOL BAND
Seconds Away – MF/MB/ from MF/MB/ on Vimeo.
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool is a synth-pop group based out of Camden, London. Harnessing a unique amalgamation of French and English, band members Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan really made some noise with the 2009 re-release of their debut single Dance the Way I Feel before supporting La Roux on her UK tour.
In 2010 the band released the album The Golden Year which created a larger European following. As the band progressed towards North America, Charles Haddon (the lead singer), died after a performance at Pukkelpop, Belgium. He committed suicide in the backstage artists’ parking lot after fearing that he had seriously injured a young girl earlier after a stagedive. In October 2010 the remaining members played a festival in honour of Haddon at Koko in Camden, London. The event raised more than £8,000 for charities Mind and C.A.L.M.
I was first introduced to them a few months back through their newest album but somehow missed their debut track. Being a large fan of synth-pop, the track honestly caught me by surprise. I really like it and with a story like that, it was hard to not review them. Enjoy it and go check out The Golden Year.
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Our buddy Igor Makhlin, AKA SAUR, wanted to introduce us to his best friend Derek Salazar, and his sister Amanda Salazar who make music as The Forest Wall. Their debut collection is five gripping, melodic tracks that manage to illicit emotion while retaining a levity that pairs well with warm evenings. Their EP, entitled “the EP”, is available now via The Forest Wall’s Bandcamp (including a remix by the aforementioned SAUR), and if you’re into tangible releases, those can be had here…
Luxar, AKA Tom Oke, doesn’t believe in extended dormant periods, and fresh off the delightfully dark “My System” , Oke put together a quick remix of Bruno Mars that was too good to keep to himself, and we’re all happy he decided to share…
Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song (Luxar’s Lazy Remix) by Luxar Records
The Los Angeles hipstertronic project Magic Machines has returned with a follow-up to La Machine Magique, his new single “Out of Control”, and he’s giving it away free of charge. If you’re feeling lucky, Magic Machines is curious to see if any keen-eared listeners can identify the sample the track utilizes. Listen up, and see if you recognize the sample, because if so, Magic Machines will float you an advance download of a track off his forthcoming EP MM1. Streaming now via Magic Machine’s Soundcloud, check out the track and don’t forget to submit your guesses directly to Magic Machines at: info@electricolor.com
RÜFÜS makes an analogical, natural sound that pairs well with Hugo Boss fashion shows, among other things. After reading my buddy’s strong endorsement, I too became enamored with the story of friendship that began late last year. Now they’ve dropped in with a fresh remix EP of the classic WE LEFT on On The Fruit Records, including alterations by SymbolOne, Beaumont, Broke One, Ride The Universe and Freak You. To celebrate this momentous occasion, they’ve decided to offer a 320 download of the SymbolOne remix , so you can experience how RÜFÜS seamlessly samples Mother Nature’s ambient noise, and proceeds to weave this natural sound with their music. Spiritual, dancefloor, chill-out, RÜFÜS is versatile, and I couldn’t put it any better than they did; “half intrinsic, half technologic”…
RÜFÜS – We Left (SymbolOne remix)
RÜFÜS – We Left EP (Out the 25th July) by On The Fruit Records
Yes, July is over and the 2011 Pacific Festival is slowly inching it’s way nearer. On Saturday, August 13th The Oak Canyon Ranch (located in Orange County, CA) will play host to a litany of recognizable names, including Cut Copy, Calvin Harris, Toro Y Moi, and recently added headliner, and perhaps our greatest ambassador to west coast hip-hop, Snopp Dogg. We had mentioned previously our appreciation for the single day, concentrated dose of brilliance promised by the 2011 Pacific Festival, and to get you in the mood, the Official 2011 Pacific Festival Sampler is available now!
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Pacific Festival: OC 2011 Official Sampler by FILTER Magazine
