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Showing posts with label electronic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electronic. Show all posts

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again (Lyric Video)



It's kinda ridiculous the magnitude of this collaboration.
It is not the first time. Even more insane, their unions
have resulted in hits like "The Girl & The Robot"
and "None of Dem". "Do It Again" fits right into
the canon.

This earworm is from their upcoming mini-album
of the same name out May 26 via Cherrytree/Interscope.
Somehow Royksopp and Robyn have joined forces
to create a monstrosity that is a sexy electro party jam
doubling as a workout anthem.

Protein shake not needed....



Friday, October 11, 2013

Aluna George-Outlines


Fans of Disclosure or any London female vocalist over electronic loungey down-tempo beats will love this.  A painful, joyful, cliche-ful get over the person you were seeing. Let it go.

It's not like a déjà vu 
And it's not an illusion 
But sometimes I feel you through 
All the confusion 


It doesn't always make me feel sad 
But it never really makes me feel glad 
Because all the good times we had could never be back 


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

FKA twigs - Papi Pacify (Video)



FKA twigs made quite a dent in the R&B landscape
last year when she dropped her EP. In four tracks,
this mysterious siren from Britain guided us through
her dark sensual R&B funhouse. Her next release
EP2 will be out 10/19/13 on Young Turks.

This new joint is a storm in slow motion produced
by Arca, fresh off his hand in Kanye West's 'Yeezus.'
With cavernous percussion, globs of reverb
and stately strings, he sets the stage for FKA twigs
to plea for a lover's assurance.

The video, directed by Tom Beard, features her in the arms
 of a burly ambiguously menacing dreaded lover whose
caresses border on sinister.

Better still, there are copious amounts of body glitter.
Let your jaw drop and finally admit....
you like glitter.







Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Future Brown - Wanna Party (feat. Tink)

Future Brown is a basically an indie electronic supergroup,
composed of Fatima Al Qadiri, Nguzunguzu and J-Cush.

This first single from the trio finds Chicago female emcee Tink
inviting you to turn up with her over a cavernous apocalyptic
trap beat.

Well what are you waiting for?


Saturday, June 29, 2013

SOPHIE - BIPP



SOPHIE is yet again another mysterious dance music producer
from London. This euphoric joint is the side A cut from
 his/her 12" out on Numbers.

The best thing about it is how it is so-90's-rave yet so futuristic
at the same time.

It'll make you feel better.


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Magical Mistakes - We're Not Going Home


A Californian ends up in Japan making psychedelic juke.
This is the story of Erik Luebs - the man behind Magical Mistakes.
Signed to Japanese label Day Tripper Records , he dropped his
last full length 'Everything Uncertain' in December 2012.

His new joint 'We're Not Going Home' finds psychedelia and
footwork/juke-kinda percussion congealing into a lush ethereal
transportative piece typical of Japan's burgeoning electronic beat
scene.

Being away from home sounds pretty good.



Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Rihanna - Diamonds (Ultrademon Remix)


Ok let's just get it out of the way. This was probably one of the most
remixed songs of recent memory. Approaching another remix with
a degree of cynicism at this point would not be unjustified. But this 
is something else, an instance of an artist drawing a song into his
world and transforming it.

Over a wobbly jungle beat, Ultrademon re-arranges Rihanna's vocals into 
new melodies while frantically pitch shifting them over 
a stream of cascading whimsical chimes.

Ultrademon is currently working on a debut album 'Seapunk' -
named after the genre he is associated with.
And if this remix is any indication, 
we should be in for a mind-braising treat.


Saturday, April 6, 2013

Ghostpoet - Meltdown (Squarepusher Remix)



British singer/producer Ghostpoet has made a steady home in melancholia
ever since his 2011 debut. For his upcoming sophomore album
'Some Say I So I Say Light' out May 6th via Brownswood Recordings,
he definitely has not changed his address. And with this massive remix
by electronic whiz Squarepusher, there is no need.

Squarepusher replaces the original's off-kilter drums, piano and strings with
a soothing contemplative rhodes melody, buzzing bass, drum n bass percussion
and sparkly synths. Vocalist  Woodpecker Wooliams nails the hook with
her spectral delivery.

All in all Squarepusher's take is way more epic and ominous.
And good for it.


Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Emika - Wicked Game


First thing that we need to acknowledge here is that if this is not one of the
most covered songs then this is one of the most covered songs.

Czech electronic bad mama Emika has an interesting history. Grew up
in England. Classically trained pianist and composer. Interned at Ninja Tune.
Sound designer at Native Instruments. Released her critically acclaimed
self-titled debut on Ninja Tune. Listening to it leaves no doubt in your mind
as to what good it did her working as a sound designer for fucking
Native Instruments. Neither does this track off her upcoming sophomore
album 'Dva' out June 10, 2013 via Ninja Tune.

How she makes this her own is through the mixing and manipulation of her
own voice which is as breathless, whispery and frigidly sensual as they come.


Monday, December 10, 2012

Taquwami - All My Life



Despite a steady stream of impeccable joints, Taquwami (real name Takumi Kuwahara)
remains an elusive figure. But hey with music this good, little is unforgivable.

Somewhere in the mix, an old R&B song has been buried alive. It calls out in
distant wails, touched with reverb and pitch-fucked, as icy synth shards fall about.
It travels close to the aqueous realm of melancholic majesty that Balam Acab inhabits.
Except for that sexy trap drum pattern.

With every song, the Japanese wiz proves to be one of the most impressive and underrated
new talents in the producer game this year, teasing and baiting us with a trickle
of songs.

Oh, the unbearable thirst....