**12/6/2011 Update** So I wasn't sure if I was going to repost this Swedish Christmas mix this year. I hadn't come across any songs I wanted to add to the list. `Til today. And this gorgeous synthy xmas song from Slottet . Lots more info at the wonderful English label Fika Recordings . I'll update this when something worthwhile comes along. A Cold Christmas P.P.S. If you are really hard up for more Christmas music you can check out the roots leaning [...]
More Swedish music. This time it's the new project by two Johans; Agebjörn (Sally Shapiro) and Emmoth (Le Prix). Together two of Sweden's finest nu italo/disco/synth producers will be making music under the name Plexi Grace . The first release will be the re-release of "Watch The World Go By", which we wrote about back in April. This time it will be released on Fektive Records , and one of the remixes is made by Jam El Mar from Jam & Spoon. As an answer to that, Johan Agebjörn will make a Sally Shapiro remix of [...]
Meet Catcall . Née Catherine Kelleher, the Australian chanteuse released her first single, "Swimming Pool," last year to rave reviews. "Swimming Pool" is an uncanny slice of Italo disco-referencing indie dance in the vein of Sally Shapiro or the Golden Filter ; the track was helmed by GLOVES , the producer who has remixed fellow down-under acts like Bag Raiders , Van She , and Kimbra . Now, Catcall's ratcheted up the pop on her new single, "Satellites," a pounding piece of '80s nostalgia with a [...]
Bardot Lounge celebrated their 2 year anniversary with style on Thursday night, hosting Canadian electronic pop stars, Junior Boys . The event was an intimate affair with the trio performing at floor level as the first in Bardot's "Living Room Sessions." Though it was a little tough to see through the thick crowd, the band did not disappoint. With an impeccable sound team at the venue's back, the delicate and minimal synths, percussion, and especially the beautiful crooning of singer Jeremy Greenspan's voice were as crisp and lush as the recorded albums. Nightdrive had the privilege to [...]
Sweden's electronic-pop scene is renowned not only for its number of impressive musicians per capita, but its listeners' embracing of various temperaments within the style. Many bond over big-time hooks and smooth-as-butter production, with artistic delivery often serving as the divide. Familiarity with even more reputable acts like The Tough Alliance, Robyn, and Lykke Li [...]
Out favourite Greek SynthPop girls Marsheaux have taken on Swedish DiscoPop heroine Sally Shapiro (and that Agebjörn bloke) for their latest reMix. 'Jackie Jackie (Spend This Winter With Me)'get a classic SynthPop makeover with an Italo twist. Clean and crisp synth sounds in Marsheaux's modern-retro style, taking influence from early 80's SynthPop and mid-80's Italo, pile up in their reMix which retains the introspective nature of the original but adds a few layers of electronics. [...]
This might get confusing, so hold tight. Johan Agebjörn , frankly amazing, album 'Casablanca Nights' features a whole host of ElectroPop collaborations, some of the best tracks to be released this year. Amongst those is a couple of tunes with Le Prix , including 'Alice' featuring the vocal talents of Fred Ventura and Miss Sally Shapiro . This track, 'Alice, is now getting a 12" release from Disco Evolution, a sublabel of Flashback Records under the moniker Fred Ventura Vs. Sally Shapiro. Got it? It's a sweet, slightly Italo in [...]
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Mixtapes are like snowy winters and long, endless summers. They're the sort of thing you remember hazily that there used to be loads of them and these days, they're nothing more than a pleasant, hazy memory. But HOLD ON - there's a new mixtape doing the rounds. And this new mixtape by The Thunder Sentinels is very good indeed. It progresses through moody interstella electronica, glorious pop, club bleepiness, mildly-amusing breathy french electropop, an eighties synth-a-thon, some funky whatnot, some dark cinematic stuff, more eighties, vintage electronic pop music and then back to the moody interstella [...]
Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts -or, as PopJustice rightfully suggests we call her, NICOLA FUCKING ROBERTS, has released one of the best singles of the year, "Beat Of My Drum." For those who pre-ordered the single on iTunes UK (which just went on sale at midnight tonight in the UK), the song came bundled with a brand new B-side: "Porcelain Heart." In short, it is a perfect song. Literally: It's a perfect pop song. Like a Girls Aloud or Sophie Ellis-Bextor track, "Porcelain [...]
Willing summer a little closer with smooth beats and pristine electro layers of melody, Johan Agebjörn gives a taste of his new album with Casablanca Nights . The Swedish DJ auteur enlists Sally Shapiro on this song along with a cast of thousands (including CFCF, Lake Heartbeat, Fred Ventura and Le Prix) on his disco-tinged LP that sounds like it came from somewhere much more tropical than Scandinavia and the result is a set of tracks that could be the perfect backdrop for a on-demand eighties movie at 3 AM with Kelly LeBrock or lighting up theread [...]
Canadian indie label Paper Bag Records celebrates their 7th anniversary with this compilation of covers by artists from their diverse roster.
[mp3] Johan Agebjörn & Lovelock ft. Sally Shapiro – Casablanca Nights This delectable pop-disco album from Sally Shapiro's key collaborator seemingly came from nowhere. With guest spots from CFCF, Wolfram, and the aforementioned Ms. Shapiro, Agebjorn's 'Casablanca Nights' (out now, Paperbag Records) is the perfect soundtrack to those sweet and humid summer dance parties.
Johan Agebjörn's Pop Disco Debut Casablanca Nights Out This Week, Featuring CFCF, Sally Shapiro, Le Prix, Lovelock, Queen of Hearts and More! "A perfect soundtrack for dancing away those hot tropical nights." - Under the Radar "Listening to Johan's music you feel a sense of equality, respect and longing...all heart and ambient Italo Disco." - URB "'Casablanca Nights' is packed with wonderfully constructed, perfectly arranged and sung disco jams that sound just right in 2011...or any time really" - All Music Guide "'Casablanca Nights' exemplifies the album's shimmering, synthy sound." - [...]
Casablanca Nights , the new album from Swedish producer Johan Agebjörn is released today on Paper Bag Records ! To celebrate, Johan is giving away the title track, which features Sally Shapiro on vocals away for free! Disco-pop at it's best. DOWNLOAD Casablanca Nights (feat. Sally Shapiro) The release includes collaborations recorded around the world with CFCF, Sally Shapiro, Steve Moore, Fred Ventura, Ercola, Queen Of Hearts, Friday Bridge, [...]
Johan Agebjörn & Lovelock feat. Sally Shapiro - Casablanca Nights To celebrate the release of his first full-length disco album "Casablanca Night", the Swedish DJ/Producer Johan Agebjörn offers the title track (a collaboration with Lovelock and Sally Shapiro) as a free download. The record, featuring collaborations with CFCF, Steve Moore (Lovelock, Zombi, Miracle), Sally Shapiro, Le Prix, Lake Heartbeat, Fred Ventura, and many more, was mostly done through the internet. It's out on May 10th via Paper Bag Records. Pre-order your copy here . Download the track [...]
Johan Agebjörn & Lovelock feat. Sally Shapiro : Casablanca Nights - MP3 Son titre précédent Watch The World Go By fait partie de notre Best of d'avril . Le généreux Johan Agebjörn offre un nouvel extrait son LP, la plage titre Casablanca Nights sur laquelle il invite Lovelock et sa protégée Sally Shapiro que l'on est [...]
Not since the assassination of that Archduke with the namesake of a Scottish rock band has an Austrian had as much influence on the world as this man. He might not be starting world wars yet, but Wolfram Echert (Amadeus to some) is a man whose unique sound and attitude is bound, if not already, to seriously impact upon the face of electronic music as we know it. You might have known him formerly as Diskokaine or marfloW, but in late Febuary Wolfie cast all pseudonyms aside in favour of producing [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , RPM Dan Reed German disco/house producer Tensnake 's first US tour proved to be both an exciting and frustrating occasion for fans. Before becoming 2010's house-music poster child with 'Coma Cat' and its equally memorable B-side, 'Need Your Lovin,' Tensnake was already on our radar for his string of vibrant, sun-soaked singles like 'Keep [...]
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