Clancy’s assault on the world of house and disco continues with his finest track to date, ‘The Way You Dance’ shows the Manchester-born, London-based producer is one to keep an eye on in the coming months as he is seemingly improving with every track he makes.
Having just signed to Eskimo records ex-Mustanger Renaud Deru, aka ATTAR!, is a flying high at the moment. Today he’s giving away his latest remix for the Propellers’ new single ‘Midnight Kiss’ for free.
If you’ve ever met The Penelopes you’ll probably already know that they’re a massive fans of David Bowie, and to celebrate all things Bowie, the band has remixed the Thin White Duke’s classic ‘Let’s Dance’ and are giving it away for free.
Chicago-based indie synth pop band Hey Champ are back with a new track ‘Comet’, which is the the follow-up to the super catchy ‘Cliche’, the new song features a first for the band: a female vocalist Leslie Beukelman, aka BeuKes.
Dombrance is another French producer who you should be keeping tabs on, hailing from Bordeaux, he is a songwriter, singer, producer and remixer, who has collaborated with Charlélie Couture and DJ Chloé amongst others, but is now flying solo.
Synth pop duo Shindu were so taken aback by the positive response they got to their new collaboration with Miami disco producer Benedikt Hammer, they’re giving the track away for free.
An avid synth collector inspired by ’80s soundtracks such as Blade Runner and Tron, New York’s Morgan Z makes retro-flavored electronica under the moniker Chrome Canyon.
If we’re brutally honest we’ve never been a massive fan of Justin Timberlake, and his latest track ‘Suit & Tie’ pales in comparison to some of his earlier work. But all is not lost as Bristol house-man Julio Bashmore is on hand to refix the song with an eye firmly on the dancefloor with a tasteful house remix that gives the track a whole new lease of life.
High-flying Australian disco duo Flight Facilities are giving away a cheeky edit of Walter Murphy’s seminal 1976 disco track ‘A Fifth Of Beethoven’, with there version every bit as good as that infamous Soulwax edit from 2007, if a little more angelic.
The criminally overlooked Jupiter hit another funk home-run with their latest remix for fellow French duo Lafayette and their new single ‘Mauvaise Mine’.
Lane 8 has made a bit of a name for himself off the back of his first track which was featured on one of the Magician’s Magic tapes, since then his music has steadily moved towards the house-y end of the spectrum, and while there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s a crowded marketplace, so it’s going to be a hard to sell not to sound like the rest of the world. But Lane 8 has this clever knack of making his music stand-out, we’re not quite sure how, maybe it’s the innocence of his productions, but it always seems to get under your skin, and in a good way.
Warped Records’ Grizzly Bear have unveiled a new remix of their atmospheric track ‘Gun Shy’ by space disco aficionado Lindstrom.
French producer and all-round nice guy Dimitri From Paris is giving away his shiny remix of Breakbot’s ‘Break of Dawn’ for free. It’s an intoxicating mish-mash of funk riffs, blissed out synths and discofied vocals.
Kris Menace is giving away the excellent Nhar remix of his single new ‘Hide’, which features vocals from songstess Miss Kittin, the song is the first to be taken from his new album ‘Features’ which is made up of a variety of vocal collaborations.
Portuguese house and disco producer Xinobi is giving away his splendid remix of Is Tropical’s ‘Land of the Nod’. What once was a fairly playful piece of indie synth pop, has now been transformed into something a bit more befitting of the dancefloor.
Our good friends over at Disco Demons have done a tribute re-work of Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘I’m New Here’, here’s what Disco Demons said about the re-work: “Here’s a very personal tribute to who I believe was one of the most remarkable persons of our time – not only in a musical way: Gil Scott-Heron. The track is mainly based on “I’m New Here”, but I used samples from six other tracks of the self-titled 2010 album, including “Where Did The Night Go”, “New York Is Killing Me”, “Running” and three spoken interludes.”
Our good friends at Discobelle have just premiered Moonlight Matters’ remix of Punks Jump Up’s and Dubka’s lastest slice of disco – and we couldn’t help ourselves but poach it from them.
Belgian synth-pop duo Shindu are preparing their third EP ‘Just Go’ and it will be released on Jerry Bouthier’s Continental Records on November 5. Apparently the band has shrunk to a duo, but their latest single follows a similar path to their previous releases on Kitsune (Happy House) and Kiez Beats (All In My Fridge).
Fake Blood is building up to the release of his debut album ‘Cell’ this November and so far everything we’ve heard from it, including his latest EP ‘Yes/No’, has been spot on.
Buzz band Citizens are prepping a new single ‘True Romance’ from their debut album ‘Hear We Are’. It’s been given the remix treatment by Kitsune’s head honcho Gildas who adds some much needed ‘Muira’ low-end, before it goes all psychedelic for a big-room finish.
