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New video from Beat Connection, which is off the 2010 album Surf Noir. The LP is getting a reissue on Moshi Moshi this year.
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Adventures by Germany Germany Germany Germany‘s Adventures is a nice mixed bag of dance tracks that all come from the creative psyche of one man. An explanation from the horse’s mouth: Adventures nearly sums up all that is Germany Germany. The past synth-pop, electro, ambient, etc. sounds have
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After the release of Dumbo Gets Mad’s Elephants at the Door, Bad Panda Records and the project held a contest to release the album’s last track. The song’s instrumental pieces were released individually, and a lotta people had at it! DIVA’s remix rose to the top,
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Cybernetic by Leno Lovecraft During last night’s blogTV, I heard some good grooves and strange mixing job from Leno Lovecraft on the song “Princess.” Though I wasn’t in love with the track, the beats and blatant overuse of laser sound effects intrigued me. Maybe this project had something.
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CFCF reworks Holy Ghost!’s “Wait & See” on a new EP of remixes for that track, which comes off the band’s latest LP. Look for this release and Holy Ghost! on DFA Records.
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MP3 There’s something about the music of Chateau Marmont that reminds me of some of my favorite Kraftwerk songs. Maybe there’s a modern dance feel to the music on their latest compilation–which is a set of 3 EPs released over the past 3 years–but the vocoder,
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On their third LP, Metronomy lowers their eccentric characteristics to a simmer and gives their songwriting strenghts a workout. The track list hits with one great tune after another. And even though the sounds behind these tracks might not be fantastic, the hooks and melodies are too good not to
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Holy Ghost!’s debut LP is buff with great sounds, songs, and production value. This is not some soggy, lo-fi set of dance tracks you’d find for free on the internet somewhere. This is a crisp, lush barrage of beats and hooks. This LP is on DFA Records, and
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And another track drops from the forthcoming, self-titled Holy Ghost! album. “Wait and See” is pretty different from the odd dance “Do It Again” was doing, but it’s still a big win in my book. My ears are watering at the thought of hearing the rest of this LP.
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I can always count on the good people at Nialler 9 for a great tune when I need one. On my most recent visit, I saw a streamable EP from Moullinex: A dancepop project hailing from Germany. The Chocolat EP is the release to look for. It’s out now
