Check these RAD new songs from Pittsburgh native Wise Blood. This dude knows how to capture euphoria in a three minute sound bite perfectly. These blown-out, handclappy, sample based tracks are like Christmas come early.
We’ve been fans of Active Child’s laid back sound for a while now. Classixx just served up this remix of “When Your Love is Safe,” that sounds like it came straight off an early 90s soft rock station…in a GREAT way. Bump this on your yacht in a white blazer.
This last track isn’t exactly new (it’s ancient in blog years) but the hypnotic beat and syrup dripping vocals of SALEM’s “Trapdoor” demand listening. Turn on, tune out
STATE: MARYLAND FUN FACT: STRICT VEGETARIAN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARYLAND CRABS
Check out these three poppy remixes to get you halfway to the weekend. Ronson & Russ Chimes fucking bang alright... through your speakers and into your ears. The next tune is a follow up to last week's Gigamesh jam. If you dug that, then get this. The last tune is one I saw on dailybeatz, which is awesome blog straight from Detroit. Strange bluezy russian band remixed into pop gold.
Tonight, I want you to go out, have some drinks and make some mistakes. Don't do it for me. Do it for yourself. You owe to yourself. You won't do it.
All the songs posted below are different in style, but kick off slow and get swinging after a few moments in. There are some familiar names and some new ones, and I think these will make a fine addition to your music Rolodex.
The Remix Artist Collective (RAC) is a cohort of artists from across the globe (and yeah Portland, Oregon!). They occupy an interesting niche in the music world. The group works directly with record labels to produce remixes of songs they find appealing. Their mixes include much of the electronic you have come to expect from the Untz Society, and some other classic soul and funk methods. The song below is a remix for one of my favorite artists… The Tokyo Police Club.
Tokyo Police Club Wait Up (Boots of Danger (RAC remix) - Link Removed by Request
While you are at it - check out some RAC mixes from Smasher: RAC
It is rare that I hear a new band that can pull off a sound style like The Cure. Comparisons aside, Mirrors certainly has mastered their own voice. They call themselves an electronic soul band, and their prior individual histories in pop music translate into very catchy songs.
Mirrors - Into the Heart - Link Removed by Request
Artist Bruno 9Li from Brazil -very cool looking.
This next song is a departure from the world of synthesizers and electronic. Kula Shaker is 1990s UK rock group who disbanded and then reformed in 2004. They have come back from the dead to produce the song Ophelia. It mixes a Led Zeppelin style flute with a free ranging guitar and has been stuck in my head for 18 hours now.
Kulu Shaker - Ophelia - Link Removed by Request
Bonus
Smasher posted the original cut of the song Bulletproof by La Roux (Bulletproof) and she has recently come out with an acoustic version…. So slick!
La Roux - Bullet Proof (Acoustic) - Link Removed by Request
The Knocks have been making big moves recently. They’ve already dropped two standout singles this summer. “Blackout” and “Something I Can Dance To” were strictly dancefloor material, but this latest effort is pure summery pop. With jangly guitars, whistling, and a driving beat this one may just be the soundtrack to your summer.
Their previous single “Something I Can Dance To” cannot be overlooked though, this is a straight ahead dancefloor burner. Sampling Alphabeat’s “DJ” the knocks create a track full of glittering synths, epic builds and latenight perfection.
Last weekend, Pitney and I were lucky enough to catch Delorean, Tanlines, and Glasser at the Bowery Ballroom. The show was pure euphoria, Tanlines and Delorean absolutely tore shit up and the club was packed. Here’s “Real Love” a track from Delorean’s Subiza album that dropped this past spring. Incorporating elements of old school house, sunshine pop, a healthy dose of beach day bliss this is a must listen.
Restless People is another music project from the guys in Tanlines. This song “Days of Our Lives” dropped last summer but it still feels fresh and danceable. The beat has a tropical feel that is perfect for summer, you'll want to keep this one in rotation.
This week's post features a few electro songs that are influenced by World Music at some level or another. World Music was brought to the stage of American pop music by none other than Paul Simon in his collaboration with Lady Smith Black Mambazo back in the 1980s. These next couple songs will give you a taste of how World Music is making its way into the world of indie electro.
ceo is the solo project of Eric Berglund, of The Tough Alliance. In this amazing jungle electro track, he pays homage to the Peruvian pan flute, which he blends perfectly with the track's thick beat and poppy hook.
This is tropical techno. If I could listen to this track at a Tiki night club on the beach for the rest of my life, I'd be a happy man. It samples the old Jamaican traditional, "Day-O", but it is the electro beat gives this jam the fire that we all love.
I know I posted a Local Natives cover last week, but this song has such an eclectic blend of Russian house and Brazilian instrumentation, that I felt it needed to go on this post. It's rocking Euro beat is undeniable, but it is the mixture of clave and agogo in this track make its world quality truly fantastic.
This final track is a bonus and I felt as though I needed to add it as a tribute to Paul Simon, who is, in my opinion is one of the greatest artists of the last one hundred years. Clearly The Tallest Man on Earth thinks so as well.
Lazersaurus Rex knows that Delorean typically doesn't do it for me. However, I feel that this particular remix of Cold Cave's "Life Magazine" has the perfect mix of beat mixed with infinite space. It just feels like a heat wave.
REAL NAME: MICHELLE LOCATION: FAR HILLS, NJ FUN FACT: ONLY HAS PARTIAL FEELING IN LEFT KNEE DUE TO TOTAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I had so many good tunes I wanted to post this week it was tough narrowing it down. In the spirit of Mitch, this week's subject, I give you the hardest Wednesday yet. From established big boys like 'Tiesto' and 'Diplo' to the napalm hot 'Swedish House Mafia' to up and coming electro talent 'Pirate Stereo', this week's post is a five song set of bonecrushing beats ranging from house to dubstep. Enjoy and check out next week's.
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