Blog: Electric Zoo

When two titans of the world of electronic music combine, the affects are rarely a let down. Case and point: flexing deep house champions Bicep have remixed New York analog jammers Blondes with an articulate icey cold techno makeover. " Ingredients: Juno 6, MPC, TR-909, Korg M1 an' a whole lotta muscle!" . Blondes ' self titled LP featuring this remix and a host of others from John Roberts , Andy Stott , Laurel Halo , Teengirl Fantasy to name a few is out on the legendary RVNG [...]

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Surely one of the biggest stars of electronic music in 2011, with an outstanding LP and numerous EPs tallied, Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum looks to continue his successful streak in 2012 kicking things off with a new EP on LuckyMe . The ' SXLND EP ' is a record 2 years in the making, a contemporary take on Chicago House and Modern UK House, and a gratifying portion of dance music that shows the depth of Stewart 's expertise in his genre. The ' SXLND EP ' by Machinedrum is out [...]

Pictures Music , impressed all last year with their carefully selected artist roster deploying a generous and honourable schedule of releases over the course of 2011 from the likes of Koreless , Dauwd , Seams and Dark Sky . Pictures look to maintain the revered output of last year, with their first taste of music for 2012, from new signing Bobby Champs . Notably lacking the subtlety of peers like Koreless , Bobby Champs aims straight for the dance floor with clubbers reactions at the front of his mind [...]

Electric Zoo Top Ten Chart 15/01/12 01. Locked Groove - 'Drowning' // Hotflush Recordings ( BUY ) 02. Knowing Looks - 'Listen To My 45' // WNCL ( BUY ) 03. Goldffinch - 'Red Mask' // Numbers ( BUY ) 04. Blawan - 'Peaches (Freestone)' // Clone ( BUY ) 05. I:Cube - 'Transpiration' // Versatile ( BUY ) 06. Boddika & Joy Orbison [...]

Silverback Recordings stood out last year with some notable releases from Nguzunguzu , Damu and Grown Folk , and they are starting this year as they mean to go on, with a very promising EP from The Phantom , the label's very first Vinyl release. The vaguely titled ' EP 2 ' opens with tinkering piano riffs exploding into the classic house grooves of ' Ceremony '. The rest of the EP isnt as 'classic' sounding, but clearly exhibits The Phantom's more edgy and experimental broken, funky beats, and his Grime, Chicago and Detroit [...]

First notable mixtape the year comes in thick and fast from LOL Boys , and their podcast for Frite Nite . Keep close watch of the LOL duo this year with a Hot City collab and EP on Friends Of Friends incoming soon this year. LOL Boys - 'Frite Nite Podcast 014 - LOL Boys' // ♫ Tracklisting: Maelstrom – 'House Music' Familjen – 'After 808' [...]

Here is one of the first releases of 2012 to look forward to, the first official release from Welsh enigma Ifan Dafydd . Treading a tightrope somewhere between melancholy and optimism, these are bold and bright compositions underpinned by weighty sub low frequencies. ' Treehouse / To Me' is out on January the 30th on Push & Run . electriczoo.blogspot.com

Greg Bowler and Jamie McNeil have sadly announced the end of Acid Girls this week, a name that has been all too familiar with electronic music fans and music blog followers in general for the past 5+ years. For those of you who need schooling, Acid Girls originated as a DJ/Production duo in tandem with one of the few early Music Blogs that influenced many other like minded and enthusiastic music lovers ( myself included ) to do the same and in process help revolutionize the way people discover, listen and [...]

More Christmas freebies today thanks to the promising new label Body High , headed by Jerome Potter and Samo Sound Boy . A festive pack of unreleased Body High dubs ready for the clubs this Christmas. Body High - 'Free Pack 2011' // ♫ Tracklist: 1. 'DJ Ghost Pepper - #4Life' 2. The Ethics - 'To The Beat of The Drum (Floyd Campbell Edit)' [...]

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Electric Zoo Top 10 LPs of 2011 10. 'Tenement Yard Volume 2' Altered Natives // Eye4Eye Recordings ( BUY ) 9. 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam' Ghostpoet // Brownswood ( BUY ) 8. 'Ghost People' Martyn // Brainfeeder ( BUY ) 7. 'Resolution 653' [...]

Electric Zoo Top Ten Remixes of 2011 10. Kelis - 'Brave (Dark Sky Remix)' // Polydor ( BUY ) 09. Radiohead - 'Bloom (Blawan Remix)' // Ticker Tape LTD ( BUY ) 08. Wax - '20202 (Pinch Mix)' // Hardwax Germany ( BUY ) 07. Ayshay - 'Warn-U (Nguzunguzu Remix)' // Tri Angle ( BUY ) 06. Teengirl Fantasy - 'Cheaters (John Talabot's Classic Vocal Refix)' // Hivern Disc [...]

Electric Zoo Top 10 EPs of 2011 10. 'The Wavey EP' Mosca // 3024 Recordings ( BUY ) 9. '7 Days' Aquarius Heaven // Circus Company ( BUY ) 8. 'More Than Me' Eliphino // Some Think Sounds ( BUY ) 7. 'No Good' [...]

Next week sees Gerry Read 's final record for his trilogy of releases on Fourth Wave . Things have been getting progressively deeper from the outset, and ' All By Myself ' follows suit, carelessly building and chopping through dusty Chicago House loops, this time equipping full, inebriated and broody male vocals for full effect. A glorifying end to an excellent trilogy, but I guarantee this is just the beginning for Gerry Read . ' All By Myself ' by Gerry Read is out on Fourth Wave from the 12th December . [...]

At over 100 minutes, you might want to put some time aside to watch this fascinating lecture with David Kennedy aka Ramadanman aka Pearson Sound aka Maurice Donovan , which explores his earliest musical productions, his experiences at FWD and the running of Hessle Audio with associates Ben UFO and Pangaea . Well worth a watch electriczoo.blogspot.com

We get some early Christmas presents today from Ratcatcher , some beautifully crafted percussive deep house dubs for you to download for free. For more Ratcatcher goodness, there are still a few copies of his limited Catapult Records EP ' Bubbledub ' floating around on Juno and Boomkat . electriczoo.blogspot.com

With a top notch LP already under his belt this year, Dave Huismans aka 2562 , is back this week with a new record under his A Made Up Sound moniker, something we are treated to only once a year if we're lucky. Boiler Room fans may already know some of these tracks, with them being teased during Huismans ' fantastic set when they setup shop in Berlin earlier this month. ' Take The Plunge ' by A Made Up Sound is out now on A [...]

Electric Zoo Top Ten Chart 20/11/11 01. Eliphino - 'More Than Me' // Some Think Sounds ( BUY ) 02. Bok Bok & Tom Trago - 'White Type-R' // Sound Pellegrino ( BUY ) 03. Mosca - 'Orange Jack' // 3024 ( BUY ) 04. Factory Floor - 'Second Way' // DFA ( BUY ) 05. New York Transit Authority - 'Off The Traxx' // Lobster Boy [...]

Darling Farah 's third record for London's Civil Music continues the exceptional quality streak left by his previous two records. With more blissfully deep and techy excursions, Dimension by Darling Farah is out this week on Civil Music and available from Juno or Boomkat . electriczoo.blogspot.com