In retrospect, B-LIVE has sent a hell of a lot of good music our way this year. Much of that, in the latter part of the year, has been in the form of a whole heap of storming reMixes of Drop The Lime 's 'Devil's Eyes' Saving the best for last, they are now unleashing this epic reMix by Major Lazer man and superstar producer Diplo . Frantic percussion underlies this summery, party, Electro banger with an exotic flavour. Rapid fire synth stabs and cut up vocals belie what is actually quite a chilled party track…it's [...]
Fan Death are really pulling out all the stop in preparation for their forthcoming EP 'A Coin In The Well'! This is the second video taken from the EP, it's a weird little story. Creepy, but fun. We also received this reMix of the previous amazing track off the EP, Reunited' by Ccenturiess in the electronic rumors inbox. It spaces things out a bit and piles on the Simmonds toms! [...]
This week The Golden Filter dropped their 12" 'Thunderbird" and here we can present the video directed by Warran Wright. Like the 'solid Gold' video there are some stunning visuals at work here: The 12" also contains this reMix by Villa , and arpeggio driven raw disco track: ♫ The Golden Filter - Thunderbird (Villa reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) We eagerly await an album! [...]
The reMixes of Ellie Goulding 's 'Under The Sheets' are coming in thick and fast! Kids At The Bar stopped by the electronic rumors inbox to share with us their amazing take on the tune. An aggressive and ominous lead line dominates the mix before giving way to some powerful warping bass making the tune 100% darker. If this is dropped at a club it will command you to dance! ♫ Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets (Kids At The Bar reMix) (zShare) [...]
December 1st is a date for your diary, as on that day London's Fear Of Tigers is dropping his new album…for free! The album, 'Cossus Snufsigalonica', will be 10 tracks of, we can expect, original, retro-flavoured, Electro-House that you can sample with this tune 'The Adventures Of Pippi Longstrump'. It's a full on, driving, uplifting slice of Pop-Electro-House with a kinda' end-of-the-movie finale vibe to it. Diamond Cut step up to the reMix plate and deliver a chilled, spacey, synth rework. ♫ Fear Of Tigers - The Adventures [...]
He's dropped some killer remixes in recent times and it's finally time for UK Dreamwave producer Edwin Van Cleef to release his début EP, 'Overtaken' and it's already getting some Radio1 love! 'Overtaken' is a pumping House tune washed with soaring 80's synth. With the mainstream radio play maybe Edwin is finally bringing the Dreamwave/Valerie-esq sound to the masses! The reMix is provided by Mille who, already this month, wowed us with his mix of Marina And The Diamonds ' 'Mowgli's Road'. Here his work doesn't drop the ball, quality-wise and [...]
Swedish duo Dada Life , who are currently touring with Tiësto off the back of their début album 'Just do The Dada', are gearing up for the release of their next single 'Let's Get' Beeped Tonight' on Big & Dirty . The single will feature reMixes from Don Rimini, Mustard Pimp and Tiësto himself and it's a fun, analog, anthem in the way only Scandinavians can do! ♫ Dada Life - Let's Get Bleeped Tonight (zShare) (MediaFire) Look out for the single, released soon: [...]
Here we have another sneak peek at Fan Death 's forthcoming, eagerly anticipate, EP 'A Coin In The Well'! 'Cannibal' has got more of the strings 7 disco vibe that 'Veronica's Veil' had compared to ' Reunited ', the last track we heard. I couldn't pick between the two for lead track though, I honestly can't wait to hear the rest! ♫ Fan Death – Cannibal (zShare) (MediaFire) The 'A Coin For The Well' EP is out soon on The Pharmacy Recording Co. . [...]
Ellie Goulding 's 'Under the Sheets' dropped yesterday and is destined for major success, the music blogosphere is awash with reMixes. Here's some of the best that have landed in the electronic rumors inbox. Baby Monster 's mix is making waves and it's a pounding retro styled pop affair while The Knocks produce a Electro jam with a wicked big synth bassline. Pariah 's spacey Dubstep builds to an almost garage beat for it's finale. ♫ Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets (The Knocks reMix) (zShare) [...]
Sarah McIntosh A.K.A. The Good Natured is currently making tiny ripples amongst the UK music press having been championed by, amongst others, The NME, The Guardian and PopJustice. Tiny ripples that are sure to grow into ElectroPop waves! Beats that range from laidback grooves to more dancefloor and Drum & Bass tinged patterns provide the backdrop for cheap synths and Sarah's heartfelt vocals. Sounding a lot more raw and exiting than many of her contemporary female singer/songwriters, The Good Natured is a UK female fronted ElectroPop act who are headed for dark, dingy clubs [...]
Atomizer , being ex-Specimen keyboardist Johnny Slut and his DJ partner Fil OK, spearheaded the London electro scene in the early 2000's with their legendary club night Nag Nag Nag , and arguably helped kick-off the Electro resurgence we are enjoying today. Today they drop their second full length studio album after a run of fantastic EPs, titled 'Cult Of Europa' and it's the sleazy, twisted, noisy SynthPop affair you would expect from these two, with a healthy dose of Acid burbling. Check these tracks from the album: ♫ Atomizer - I'd [...]
This isn't the first Death To The Throne we've featured on electronic rumors and it sure won't be the last! This time he's tackling (possible split) London Indie darlings The XX 's anthem 'shelter' and delivers his usual quality churning the tune into a huge, soulful, Electro-House banger! ♫ The XX - Shelter (Death To The Throne reMix!!!!) (zShare) (MediaFire) 'Shelter' is taken from The XX's self-titled début album…oh, and Death To The Throne has just bought some Axe body spray! [...]
LA Experimental Electronica artist Daedelus is taking our Little Boots is strange new directions! Industrial percussion and droning synths shouldn't really work with Victoria's Pop ditty, but you know what? It does! It's like The Little Boots Of The Apocalypse has come to crush us all! ♫ Little Boots - Earthquake (Daedelus reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) The 'Earthquake' single is due out November 13th. Little Boots @ Beatport Little Boots @ 7Digital [...]
If the Valerie crew are obsessed with 80's teen and Sci-Fi movies then Chicago's Gatekeeper must feel similarly about 80's horror flicks. 50% hypnotic Electro-House and 50% John Carpenter-esq horror themes, Gatekeeper are the dark side of Dreamwave. The tracks have a sense of a mid 80's industrial influence to them as well, kinda' like an instrumental Skinny Puppy reMixed by Russ Chimes! Whether your a fan of 80's movie themes, dark Electronic music or the current crop of 80's influenced Electro-House there is defiantly something for you here. ♫ Gatekeeper [...]
Marc & Miguel, The Buffetlibre DJs , have graced the electronic rumors Inbox with this, their reMix of Dragonette 's 'Easy' off of their latest album 'Fixin' To Thrill'. The original is a pretty dark ElectroPop ballad, Buffetlibre bring the darkness back to the dancefloor and mix up the tune into an upbeat, hands in the air, anthem. ♫ Dragonette - Easy (Buffetlibre reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) Dragonette's 'Fixin' To Thrill' is out now: Dragonette @ Beatport [...]
NYC dark rockers The Bravery are about to drop their new single 'Slow Poison', off their forthcoming album 'Stir The Blood'.TO mark their return the single has been given the reMix treatment by the likes of Of Montreal, Villains, Nic Hard, The 66 60's and bass junkie Drop The Lime . The reMix works really well, DTL's heavy warp bass actually complimenting the vocals, and you can't go wrong with…er…arpeggiated steal drums!!! ♫ The Bravery - Slow Poison (Drop The Lime reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) [...]
What a day! Kicking off with new Shy Child and rounding up with the new single from The Golden Filter ! 'Thunderbird' is their second single after the fantastic début 'Sold Gold' earlier this year and it doesn't fail to live up to the high expectations that were set. It's got that Golden Filter bass, those Disco drums and the floaty vocals that 'Solid Gold' had but manages to be a completely different sounding song, with a different atmosphere, more edgy. If you loved 'Solid Gold', you'll love this. End of. [...]
Oh man, this is one smooth Nu-Disco jam! The always quality Fred Falke has brought the funk to LA avant-garde popsters Music Go Music . Clocking in at just over eight minutes it's an epic, funky, electronic journey (and mildly shorter than the original!) that dips and peaks in all the right places. ♫ Music Go Music - Warm In The Shadows (Fred Falke reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) 'Warm In The Shadows' is out on Secretly Canadian : [...]
Canadian Indie rockers Metric have been given a brilliant Electro-House going over by 80kidz , Japan's finest electro export. It's a strong track with a burbling lead synth that works really well with the vocals, being piano led really sets it apart from the crowd. ♫ Metric – Help, I'm Alive (80kidz reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) 'Help, I'm Alive' was a single for Metric last year. Check out the reMix by The Twelves . Metric @ [...]
French all-girl pop rock outfit Plastiscines have had their most recent single reMixed by a whole bunch of cool names including producer of some of the best reMixes of the last couple of years Lifelike . With heavily filtered vocals and a chilled Nu-Disco vibe this is the perfect track for the tail end of the summer. ♫ P lastiscines - Barcelona (Lifelike reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire) 'Barcelona remixes' is our now on NYLON's label . Plastiscines @ Juno [...]