Bringing 20 of the world’s most dynamic music blogs under one convenient roof, Strangers In Stereo (SiS) aims to eliminate the daily dilemma faced by every music fan — “What should I listen to?”. The answer is simple, SiS. Launching on March 15th, 2010, our network draws from a wide range of geographies, genres and demographics. With writers scattered across the globe in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Bahrain, London and Stockholm, SiS takes cultural diversity to a new level. Aggregating select posts every week from each of the affiliated blogs, the network will cover [...]
Think Autobahn . Think spheric harmonies. Think Warp 7.7 . Think distortion. Think semitones. Think catchy melodies. Think vinyl crackling. Think slower than 130BPM. Think outside of the box. Think Swiss. Think Zooki & Roxx . Zooki & Roxx - Johnny Rave (Original Mix)
In Busy P.'s words : "A few weeks ago, we were touring Australia for Parklife. Tiga was closing our stage every night, in front of 10,000 kids ready to rumble with him, to get wrestled to the ground. And, as usual, he throws out his secret weapon, Talk To Me . The crowd explodes. That’s when I ran onstage screaming, "T-Dawg, what's that sound????" - The only reply I got was a big, creepy grin... Merci! One late night, on the narrow streets of Melbourne, Tiga and I went out for a little boogie with the Bang Gang squad. [...]
Monsieur Adi has proven once again that he is not only the master of piano intros but also a maestro of synth string orchestras, smooth basslines and mind-blowing, amazingly beautiful music in general. I don't even want to lose any more words on this, just close your eyes and enjoy. Fear Of Tigers - I Can Make The Pain Disappear (Monsieur Adi Remix)
I haven't decided yet whether this is a good day or the worst one in weeks, but this shiny little gem in my inbox has certainly given the whole day a strong tendency towards positive. There's not a lot to say about Sydney-based artist(s) Universe as they shrouded their identity in secrecy, but I'm eternally glad they sent over their take on Miami Horror's Sometimes . Just put on your Wayfarer shades and take a ride in the evening sun, pretending to sit in a 1959 Cadillac, cruising on a Florida coastal street. [...]
"Probably the first album in history to have toyed with drum and bass, heavy metal, electropop and cuban timba - within the first 5 minutes." The official press text says it all - and does not promise too much: UK-based electro outfit The Young Punx are once again shredding genre boundaries with their second studio album, Mashpop and Punkstep . I had the pleasure of exclusively pre-listening the whole album - as well as some remixes by names such as Shinichi Osawa, Riva Starr and Acid Kids, which I'm free to share with you in full 320kbps [...]
After a massive party with Dirty Disco Youth in Vienna last night (thanks to Myyy Bitch Club), this is the perfect track to get me started - not least only because I actually do have echoes in my head. All of you who haven't had the chance yet to check out Alex Gopher's latest release My New Remixes should do so now, as Monsieur Latrobe is feeling generous today: He decided to give away his Pablo Decoder remix in 320kbps quality for free. Echoes in my head is a sweeping club track featuring a catchy vocal sample [...]
In collaboration with Smirnoff, I'm updating you on the latest collaboration to keep an eye on: South African BLK JKS, recently named "Africa's best new band" by Rolling Stone magazine, have teamed up with no one less than Tiesto to ultimately break genre boundaries. Their currently in studio working on an exclusive track set to release in April. To celebrate this occasion, the Smirnoff Experience will be landing in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 15, bringing the biggest party ever - headlined by Tiesto himself. To find out how to be there, just visit www.smirnoff.com [...]
The Vanish was born in 2008 when two long-time friends decided to recreate their days playing in punk bands, growing up in Australia. Despite living on opposite coasts of the US, they exchanged song ideas back and forth from San Francisco and New York City. When I featured some of their tracks more than a year ago, I was right when I told everyone to keep an eye on them. Now they're stepped back into the spotlight with an amazingly beautiful song called Hold On , featuring an even more amazing remix by no one less than [...]
Please forgive me for just quoting the press text today: "A fully padded compilation that’s rather more candid, innocent and carefree than the norm, and which is still inviting the listener to shake his hips. The kindliness of a home ( maison ) forever opened to all kinds of ideas but that from then on also has to look after a child. Suddenly a new transversal approach shapes up with this compilation attractive to ears of all ages. Rested, serene, more contemplative, with a selection that’s probably more geared at sunday afternoon than saturday night, more yuzu green tea than stupid [...]
I'm more than proud to announce an exclusive interview with one of my all-time favorites, an innovative and artistic pioneer in electronic music: Pascal Arbez, better known as Vitalic . His second studio album Flashmob proves beyound doubt that he's still one of the big names guiding and influencing the whole scene by further developing his unique trademark sound. Enough talk, here's what the maestro himself has to say about human emotions in dance music, vocoders instead of real singers and Major Lazer: [interview after the jump] [...]
I can't believe that I have been sleeping on this gem until now: The Exo , more than promising electro outfit from Paris/London (those of you who have been following my blog long enough might remember me comparing them to no one less than Fischerspooner back then) have recently dusted off the Troggs' 1966 classic Wild Thing , resulting in a sublime upbeat remix that makes you want to step on your table and clap your hands within seconds of listening - in fact, I'm typing this as I'm dancing on my table, singing along to the song while [...]
Produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (50% of Daft Punk), mixed by SebastiAn - re mixed by German wunderkind MMMatthias : Kavinsky's Night Call EP is already causing a great buzz weeks before the actual release (26.03. on iTunes). Apart from the title track Night Call , the apéritif to his forthcoming album includes a second new track called Pacific Coast Highway - exactly what you'd expect from the dead cruiser, but even slightly better. Both original tracks can be streamed on Kavinsky's SoundCloud , the amazingly retro disco-esque re-interpretation by MMMatthias is available [...]
I'm glad to announce that I'm cooperating with Amnesty International (Catalonia) and Buffetlibre from Barcelona on a benefit project called PEACE. Featuring more than 150 brand new, unreleased songs by artists from more than 50 countries all over the world, PEACE is conceived as the first online music atlas. After the digital release on April 12, 2010, the whole opus can be bought for a minimum donation to Amnesty International - all earnings will go towards their human rights campaigns all over the globe. The list of artists includes names such as Bonde [...]
"Those tracks are definitely not made to be played in the early evening. They’re heavy, trashy and nasty." - the official press release says it all. Heads-Up Ravers by Parisienne electro (or heavy metal?) producer No1Else is the most raw and energetic piece of music that has come my way in quite some time. To celebrate the release of the EP, Austrian label Etage Noir Special (the rude little sister of Etage Noir) once again decided to send me the obligatory free remix that comes with all their release for exclusive [...]
This is the second post about Vitalic (I'm still not tired of mentioning that he's my all-time favorite in electronic dance music) within one week - and it's not going to be the last one, as I just did an interview with the maestro himself which will be online next week. I actually wanted to post up the following remix along with the interview next week, but to be honest it's too good to keep it for myself any minute longer than necessary (I know that it has leaked weeks ago, but this is a proper 320kbps version). [...]
I'm proud to present an exclusive interview with French musician Alexis Latrobe, better known as Alex Gopher . After having released two studio albums, Gopher recently stepped back into the spotlight with a remix album titled My New Remixes - which I used as an opportunity to ask him a few questions about his musical past, late singers and Yves Saint-Laurent. [interview after the jump] Disco Demons: Hey Alex, let me jump [...]
Those of you who have been following my blog for some time might know that Vitalic is my absolute favorite musician in the landscape of electronic music, so I'm more than pleased to present the music video for his track Second Lives , taken from his last studio album Flashmob . Vitalic's awesomess is not only reflected in his music, but also in the videos that come with it: While the video for See The Sea is one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've seen [...]
One of my all-time favorite electronic live acts is about to release a new EP: Spring 2010 is going to see the release of Kick EP by London-based duo autoKratz on Kitsuné. As there's also an album coming in autumn 2010, autoKratz have reasons enough to celebrate - I guess that's why they sent me the EP's B-Side track to give away for free. Skin Machine is a heavy synth-driven instrumental track, showcasing their production skills. (Are they sampling Warp at 2:15?) By the way, the [...]
Disco Demons
Sexy Track // “Devil Or Angel” // Lou Doillon
Daft Punk - Lose Yourself to Dance (Simøne Remix)
HAERTS: “All The Days”
