While not drumming for Crystal Castles, Parallels also produces sweet robot disco tracks. Here is one of his latest efforts, filled with warm synths and mellow vibes.
Damn, this one bumps! Hey Champ DJs combine old school flavor and a wicked house beat. “Old Chicago Town” is the new hotness.
Hey Champ DJs - In the White City (Murder Castle edit)
A little while back there was a quite a frenzy in the blogosphere over a lovely French house track that Thomas Bangalter of DP supposedly leaked. Ha! Turns out the real talent lies with young Louis La Roche from the UK. Here are my two faves from his new EP–all five (as well as a link to purchase higher quality mp3s) are up over at Disco Dust.
Louis La Roche - Love (full version)
Louis La Roche - Peach
And speaking of Daft, their timeless Stardust anthem gets the 1/2Alive treatment courtesy of My!Gay!Husband!. Remains true to the original initially, then he mixes it up with a funky bassline and some extra samples a couple minutes in.
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You (M!G!H! WeHeartDaftPunk remix)
Another great electro duo from France, I’ve been loving everything from Revolte. The punk rock We are Terrorists remix of this track from a while back was awesome, and this new mix by Blanche Dubois takes it in a synthier direction.
Revolte - Ironical Sexism (Blanche Dubois remix)
This track was new to me, but Jetset Hifi have been blasting in my headphones almost non-stop since I found it. The synthy stabs are cranked to the max, making for quite the indie banger.
DW - Hijack (Jetset Hifi remix)
Breakbot is my personal Corona commercial of electronic music. Warm, fluffy and groovy. Here is another little track, which, though incomplete, still generates 2:44 of sunshine before getting cut off.
Rejoice! U-Tern is posting more of his old school funk and disco jams again. Here is just a taste, and check out the erotic jazzercise clips he threw up recently if you get a chance. Hilarious.
Bah Samba - Let the Drums Speak
And to conclude this week’s harvest, we have a sweet electro cover of the Joy Division classic from Cryptic. Soft, wistful female vocals and a driving electro bassline–it’s both pretty and dancey. Thanks, homey!
I had found some banging remixes by Blamma! Blamma! in the past, and here is a new production on their forthcoming EP. The guitar and vocals chorus is a nice little interlude and makes for a good build when the beat drops back in.
Chew Fu continues to be as prolific as ever. Here is his new “fix” of a track by the Fagget Fairys, who have also gotten love in the past on PalmsOut. The man can’t be stopped.
Fagget Fairys - Samo Ti (Chew Fu fix)
For those that dug the intro track to the last podcast, here are a couple new remixes from Combo. Dancepunk, disco indie or whatever you call it–this is it. And I love it.
Heads We Dance - My Heart is Set on You (Combo remix)
Culture Prophet - Loose 79 (Combo remix)
The Drugs in my Body remix by Designer Drugs is still by far my favorite (though The Twelves came a very close second). Their latest remixing efforts are just as glorious–hard beats with a dash of emo.
Hail Social - Heaven (Designer Drugs remix)
Protokoll - Moving Forward (Designer Drugs remix)
I’ve raved about several great remixes from Lismore before, and now they get a dose of their own medicine. Heavy, techy bassline and layer upon layer of melodies make a good backdrop for the vocals.
Lismore - Paradis (Udachi remix)
Switch completely does away with the charming indie vibe and transforms this Mystery Jets track for the club. Found myself humming and bobbing along to the simplistic melody…
Mystery Jets - Hideaway (Switch remix)
New on my radar, Overthrill will certainly stay on it for a while with this banger. Sweet back-and-forth beat and repeat effects. Funky almost slap bass loop towards the end.
I was happiest to see that Prince was added to the Coachella lineup because he will hopefully be playing at the same time as Portishead. Really looking forward to that show, and hopefully I can get even closer to the stage now. Beth Gibbons’ haunting voice translates well over Exillon’s double-time electro house beats.
Just got a link to the new single by Esser that releases next week on the Merok label. Was excited given how much fellow label-mates Klaxons and Crystal Castles rock. Equally so to see that he’s touring with the Mystery Jets next month. Serious street cred.
If only more downtempo indie music had such funky big beat drum loops–I would definitely listen to more. The fuzzy bassline and interesting vocals also make large contributions to the fun. “Love is no excuse for bad art”. I see plenty of bad art at work, so that struck a chord…
More good stuff from The Black Ghosts, this time mashed with Lindstrom for a beautifully soft house track. I keep meaning to listen to Lindstrom’s LateNightTales installment…
The Black Ghosts vs. Lindstrom - Something New (Galactic version)
Miami Horror continues to crank out the electrified indie bangers as well. Sweet guitar riffs and hard synth loops–this track rocks.
Dirty Secrets - 5 Feet of Snow (Miami Horror remix)
I’ve heard a few Dragonette remixes, and they were just a little too mellow for me. Quite to the contrary, this Lismore remix bumps as much as their Rails to Russia remix posted a few weeks ago.
Dragonette - Jesus Doesn’t Love Me Anymore (Lismore remix)
Grum is just killing it right now. Enjoy the funky breaks for a moment, and then the chorus hits hard.
Grum - Heartbeats (Edwin Van Cleef remix)
Props to Discodust for finding this synthpop gem. This is the kind of shit I dance alone to. Keenhouse is from right here in LA, too–hopefully I’ll see him in some lineups soon.
Keenhouse - Deep in the Forest
More good news from down under as The Presets prepare to release their new album. I haven’t heard much from K.I.M. since Wet N’ Wild exploded last year, and I didn’t even realize he was half of The Presets. Makes sense that his remix is so on point then!
The Presets - This Boy’s in Love (K.I.M. remix)
Don’t be fooled by the pleasant little guitar loops early in this track, after which it quickly transforms into an electro monster.
Primary 1 - Hold Me Down (FOAMO remix)
I loved this poppy original when G-Unit pointed me to Sam Sparro’s myspace a while back; but as much I have enjoyed listening to it, the high bpm made it difficult to work such a low key track late into a set. Phones to the rescue!
Sam Sparro - Black and Gold (Phones remix)
More banging remix action from Bag Raiders this time. I found myself compelled to air guitar on the synth solos. Awesome.
Super Mal - Bigger than Big (Bag Raiders remix)
Moulinex has quickly become another name that I get my hands on as soon as I see it anywhere. His driving bass lines just don’t quit, especially in the remix of this new Symbol One track.
Symbol One - Love Juice (Moulinex remix)
And for dessert, we have even more Aussie love. This is a groovy little remix from Grafton Primary who did that amazing I Can Cook track a little while back. Via Tania’s vocals kinda sound like Bjork but less eskimo-y.