Monday 30 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Metric!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Metric - 'Youth Without Youth'

Toronto's Metric are releasing their brand new single 'Youth Without Youth' online tomorrow! 'Youth Without Youth' is the first single from their forthcoming fifth studio album called 'Synthetica', which is set to be released on June 12th. Like 2009's fantastic 'Fantasies' album 'Synthetica' will be released on their own Metric Music International label. The single will be available on itunes tomorrow and I reckon through their official website as well: http://www.ilovemetric.com/

                     

This Soundcloud clip also contains a two and a half minute commentary about the evolution of the song itself from singer Emily Haines and guitarist Jimmy Shaw. They've gone for what they call a '70's sleaze' sound here - upfront guitars with heavy drums. I love Emily Haines voice so much I could buy an album just of her speaking :)

This is Metric's new single 'Youth Without Youth'... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music + New Video! XXYYXX!

SummersRadio™ New Music + New Video! XXYYXX - 'About You' (official video)

XXYYXX has just released the new official video for his song 'About You'! Marcel Everett aka XXYYXX is a 16 (yes, sixteen!) year old producer from Orlando Florida. He's already released two full length albums and an EP online which are available through his bandcamp page here: http://xxyyxx.bandcamp.com/ You can also keep up with him on Facebook over m'here: http://www.facebook.com/frofimusic

                     

XXYYXX describes his sound as 'Fro-fi'. 'About You' is the first track on his self titled second album which was released last month on the Relief in Abstract Records label. It's a magical mix of trip hop and experimental electronica, featuring hypnotic female backing vocals. This is the new official video just released online this weekend featuring some young ladies hotboxing masks... Enjoy!



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Sunday 29 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Bjoern Nafe!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Bjoern Nafe - 'Drunken Monsters' (Original Mix)

It's time for a monster movie! Germany's Bjoern Nage has released his latest EP called 'Drunken Monsters' on the Mangue Records label! It features the original mix of the title track plus three remixes, and a song called 'The Captain Would Stay' - and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/drunken-monsters-e-p/895219

'Drunken Monsters' samples a quote from a young John Lennon regarding one of the Beatles biggest controversies - and it's accompanied by an awesome video featuring some classic old school monster movie footage... Enjoy!



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Saturday 28 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Coyu!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Coyu Featuring Austin Howard - 'Embrace' (Be-Beats Version)

Spain's Coyu has just released his latest EP called 'Embrace'! Ivan Ramos Salinas aka Coyu is an artist/ dj/ producer from Barcelona who also owns the Saura Music label. His new two track EP features two versions of the title track - the original and this 'Be-Beats Version'. It's released on the Area Remote label and is currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/embrace/896491

I looked up Coyu on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CoyuMusic and as soon as I saw his profile pic I knew that I was on to something good :)

                     

I also like he he describes his sound "When house meets techno and the funk winks to the soul, the melody joins the groove and your body says wohoo!" and it's the 'Be-Beats Version' of 'Embrace' that does so here.

The song begins with a hypnotic groove - like a party train you suddenly hear in the distance. It gradually gets closer and closer and before you know it you're on the party train and you don't even know how you got on! You're travelling fast until you reach the Amazon rainforest - around 2:30 in you start to hear the calls of the birds and animals. Just before sunset, our tour guide - vocalist Austin Howard arrives - and where the journey takes you from there is up to you... Enjoy!



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Friday 27 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paco Wegmann!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paco Wegmann - 'Dominus' (Egal 3 Remix)/ 'Midnight Walk' (Original Mix)

Paco Wegmann has just released a new EP called 'Midnight Walk'! Wegmann is a young dj/ producer - just 20 years old - from Germany. The EP features two tracks - the original plus one remix of both the title track, and a song called 'Dominus'. It's released on London's Black & White Orange Records label and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/midnight-walk/891105

This is the fourth track on the EP - the 'Egal 3 Remix' of 'Dominus'. It builds steadily until a wicked disco style bassline drops and takes the song to the next level around a minute and a half in... Enjoy! 



It's getting late - time for a 'Midnight Walk' - across the dancefloor... Enjoy!



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Thursday 26 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music + Bonus Tracks! School Of Seven Bells!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Bonus Tracks! School Of Seven Bells - 'Kiss Them For Me'/ Siouxsie and the Banshees - 'Kiss Them For Me' (Kathak #2 Mix)/ Siousxie and the Banshees vs Chemical Brothers - 'Come With Us'/ Kiss Them For Me' (Kathak #2 Mix)

School Of Seven Bells have just released their new single online - a cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees 'Kiss The For Me'! Although not featured on their latest album 'Ghostory' which was released in February on the Ghostly International label, the song has been a staple of their live shows. It was officially released as a limited 7" single for Record Store Day on the weekend - and it's now available on itunes as well.

                   

'Kiss Them For Me' was originally released as the first single from Siouxsie and the Banshee's album 'Superstition' in 1991. This is a really good cover - it's quite faithful to the original in overall structure - but with the addition of newer industrial tinged electronics... Enjoy!



Bonus Track! Siouxsie and the Banshees - 'Kiss Them For Me' (Kathak #2 Mix) This is one of the remixes from the original 1991 North American cd single by Youth... Enjoy!



Bonus Track #2! Siouxsie and the Banshees vs Chemical Brothers - 'Come With Us'/ 'Kiss Them For Me' (Kathak Mix #2) I just came across this unlikely mashup for the first time today and I was surprisingly blown away by how well it works. I don't have any further information at this time about who did the mashup other than his or her name on Youtube is TheGSST... Enjoy!



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Wednesday 25 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Jack White!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Jack White - 'Take Me With You When You Go'/ 'Weep Themselves To Sleep'

Jack White has released his debut solo album called 'Blunderbuss' today! The 13 track album is released on his own Third Man Records label and is his first release since officially disbanding the White Stripes in February 2011. We've already featured the first two singles from the album 'Love Interruption' and 'Sixteen Saltines', so today we have two of the album's other standout tracks.

Upon my first listen if there's one criticism I have of 'Blunderbuss' it's that it lacks some of the overall energy of his White Stripes output. Perhaps Meg White's drumming had more influence on their sound than one may have thought. It's well produced of course and mixes his usual styles of rock, country, blues, and folk - but on occasion it just ends up sounding a bit too middle of the road - and not in a cool Pretenders kind of way, just rather adult contemporary. That said I've chosen two tracks that I think still hold their own.

'Take Me With You When You Go' is the album's closing track and one of the album's most diverse production wise. The song begins with lead female vocals over a jazzy piano backdrop that pauses briefly around the two minute mark and transforms into a Zeppelin styled rocker with the two parts then melding together creating an epic reminiscent of Spiritualized... Enjoy!



'Weep Themselves To Sleep' is the seventh track on 'Blunderbuss' - I like the piano in this one... Enjoy!



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Tuesday 24 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Saint Etienne!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Saint Etienne - 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'/ 'Tonight' (Club Clique Remix)

While we anxiously await the release of Saint Etienne's new album the band has just recorded a cover of the Beach Boys classic 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'! The song is the first track on a new compilation called 'Pet Sounds Revisited' - a tribute to the Beach Boys 1966 album. The cd is being released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys and will be given away free on the cover of the June 2012 issue of the British music magazine Mojo. You can order a copy from anywhere in the world here: http://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/store/displayitem.asp?sid=5355&id=51418

                     

Saint Etienne's cover begins stripped down with just the vocals of Sarah Cracknell - then morphs into some dreamy Burt Bacharach style production - alternating with some almost dancey bits... Enjoy!




'Words And Music By Saint Etienne' - their new 13 track album - is released on May 21st - here's the cover art:

                   

Bonus Track! We featured Saint Etienne's first official single and video previously here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2012/02/summersradio-new-video-new-remix-saint.html 

Last month 'Tonight' was released as a four track EP featuring an 'Extended Version', a song called 'You Are Here', the '2 Bears Remix' and this 'Club Clique Remix'. It's available on itunes and also as a limited 12" single from the band's official store here: http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/artists/saint-etienne/icat/saintetienne/

This is the 'Club Clique Remix' of 'Tonight'... Enjoy!



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Sunday 22 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Smash Tv!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Smash Tv - 'Matthew Pervert' (Original Mix)

Berlin's Holger Zilske and Kai Preussner aka Smash Tv have just released their latest EP on the Get Physical label! The two track 'Matthew Pervert' EP features the original mixes of the title track and a song called 'Please', and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/smash-tv-matthew-pervert/890471

'Matthew Pervert' (I assume not a dig at British electronic musician Matthew Herbert) is a hypnotic groover featuring 'sassy' vocal samples and driving percussion... Enjoy!



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Saturday 21 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Martin Eyerer & Florian Meindl!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Martin Eyerer & Florian Meindl - 'The Rush' (Original Mix)/ 'Slow Groover' (Original Mix - edit)

Martin Eyerer and Florian Meindel have just released a new two track single called 'The Rush EP'! Germany's Martin Eyerer owns the Kling Klong Records label and Austria's Florian Meindel (now based in Berlin) owns the FLASH Recordings label - but they've teamed up for this new release on the Boxer Recordings label - in celebration of the label's 10 year anniversary!

The EP features the original mixes of 'The Rush' and 'Slow Groover' and is currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/the-rush-ep/893700

'The Rush EP' features a rollercoaster on the cover art, and it's apt - as both tracks are quite a ride - so I shall feature both! This is the title track... Enjoy!



This is the equally fantastic b-side on 'The Rush EP' called 'Slow Groover'. Please note that this is an edit - the full song is 6:37... Enjoy!



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Friday 20 April 2012

SummersRadio™ Classic! Raven Maize!

SummersRadio™ Classic! Raven Maize - 'The Real Life' (Fatboy Slim Remix)

First of all Happy 4/20! I will be attending the 17th annual 4/20 gathering at the VAG (Vancouver Art Gallery) this afternoon, so I thought I'd get in an early post before I get well sedated :)

The biggest story from the first weekend of the Coachella Music Festival has been about a performer who wasn't actually even there. As you've no doubt heard 2Pac - who died in 1996 - performed live at Coachella with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre - in the form of a hologram. Now I'm sure that if you're a big fan and you were at Coachella on acid or something, then I'll bet this was quite a trip. However, the implications of this have been in my thoughts all week - the Pandora's box has been opened - and we can never go back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbrFmPBV0Y

While Tupac's mother approves of this, I most certainly do not. I came across this cheeky item a couple days ago - for Coachella 2013 - featuring an all hologram lineup!

                          

This is just wrong - and I don't mean just because The Beatles aren't headlining Sunday! I know that Damon Albarn has used this technology with the Gorillaz - but that was a different thing - it was to bring cartoon characters to life that were of his own creation. In the case of Tupac they're using a dead man's likeness as a performance puppet. He even greets the crowd with 'Wtf is up Coachella?' - who's saying that? Coachella started three years after he died - he never said that in his life, so it isn't sampled or prerecorded - it's FAKE. And of course it's without his consent. I suppose musicians will have to start stipulating in their wills whether or not they want their likeness used to perform for them after their deaths.

So what's next for Tupac - a co-headlining tour with Biggie? Apparently both the hologram's creators Digital Domain - and Snoop Dogg - have plans for a possible tour. Disgusting. I've already decided that I will never go to a 'concert' where a deceased artist is performing live as a hologram. Of course this is only the beginning - you know that someone somewhere in Memphis is already plotting the 'live' return of Elvis Presley (who's strangely absent from next year's Coachella lineup - I'm guessing because he's still alive!) with dollars signs in their eyes! Hopefully anyone with living relatives - as in the case of Elvis and The Beatles - would prevent such an atrocity from becoming a so-called reality. I certainly can't imagine John Lennon approving.

And once these hologram tours of dead artists start rising up everywhere you know it won't be a cheap show - I pity the fool willing to pay over $100 to see Bob Marley or whoever else may become a victim to this. They've already had numerous dead celebrities endorsing products on tv, so I guess this was inevitable, but I for one am not having it!

So let's tie in today's two themes - posthumous reality and 4/20 - with a classic from Raven Maize! 'The Real Life' was released as a single in the summer of 2001 on the Rulin Records label. The song blurs the lines of reality as well by featuring a vocal sample from Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - who's singer Freddy Mercury died in 1991. Perhaps less obvious is that the song also nicks the keyboards from Simple Minds track 'Themes For Great Cities' from their 1981 album 'Sister Feeling Call'.

This is the 'Fatboy Slim Remix' of Raven Maize's 'The Real Life' - I particularly like the vocal breakdown around 5:20 in... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ Music News + Rare Remixes! Blur!

SummersRadio™ Music News + Rare Remixes! Blur - 'Blur 21' (video trailer)/ 'Me, White Noise' (Alternate Version)/ 'Girls And Boys' (Pet Shop Boys 12" Remix)/ 'I Know' (Extended Mix)

London's Blur have just announced that they're releasing a massive boxed set on July 30th called 'Blur 21:The Box'! The 21 (!) disc set is being released - and all seven of their studio albums are being reissued - to celebrate 21 years since the release of their debut album 'Leisure'.

Here's what the incredible boxed set will contain:

                       

Blur 21: The Box
A deluxe 21 disc set, featuring:


  • All seven newly expanded two-disc studio albums
  • Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours of previously unreleased material
  • Three DVDs including over 2 hours of previously unreleased footage. Includes two pivotal live shows and an exclusive disc of video rarities.
  • Collectable 7" single of the rare and previously unreleased live recording of the Seymour-era track Superman.
  • Deluxe hard-bound book telling the story of Blur's 21 year career with extensive liner notes based on a brand new interviews with the band, illustrated with imagery of the era, including some previously unseen photos
I love Blur so this looks amazing - but the big question is how much is it?!? That I can't tell you just yet, as there aren't any prices listed thus far. However if it's unreasonable you do have other physical options. Each cd is also going to be re-released individually with a second bonus disc featuring both rarities and previously unreleased material. Each album will also be re-released on vinyl - and there's also a vinyl boxed set available - however the vinyl releases do not include all the bonus material.

In all there are 65 previously unreleased tracks included across the bonus discs. You can find the complete tracklistings for each of their seven reissues from the official website here: http://blur.co.uk/blur21/

Here's a video trailer the band have made for the 'Blur 21 - Celebrating 21 Years Of Blur' box set:



I've chosen three somewhat rare remixes from their career - and all three will be included on the corresponding album's respective bonus disc. 'Think Tank' was the band's seventh album and their last before breaking up, which was released in 2003.

'Me, White Noise' has always been a bit of a tricky track to locate as it appears on the cd release as a pre-gap hidden track at the start of the disc. However some cd players will recognize it, but most do not - so even if you own the cd you may have never heard this song! Even on itunes there are two 'Think Tank' releases - one without the track - and another where it appears at the end as track 14.

This 'Alternate Version' was included on the dvd single for 'Good Song' and differs from the original in that it does not include the ramblings of actor Phil Daniels (who provided the spoken word vocals on one of their earlier singles 'Parklife'). I've always loved this track as it's more dancey and electronic than the rest of the album - and I love it when Damon says 'because I've got no facking choice'... Enjoy!




'Girls And Boys' was released as the first single from their third album 'Parklife' in 1994. This 'Pet Shop Boys 12" Mix' was originally included on the European and American cd singles for the song - and it will now be available on the bonus disc for 'Parklife' on July 30th... Enjoy!



'I Know' was the b-side to Blur's very first single - 'She's So High' - which was released in 1990. This 'Extended Mix' appeared on the cd and 12" single and will be included on the bonus disc for 'Leisure' on July 30th - 21 years after it's original release... Enjoy!



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Wednesday 18 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Kavinsky! Party Ben!

SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Kavinsky featuring Lovefoxxx- 'Nightcall' (Orson Belles Remix)

San Francisco's Party Ben has released his latest remix online - of Kavinsky's 'Nightcall'! France's Vincent Belorgey aka Kavinsky released 'Night Call' in 2010 on the Record Makers label, but it reached a wider audience last fall when it was featured in the film 'Drive'.

Party Ben is on a new roll here - just week's after his excellent remix of Radiohead's 'Codex' http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2012/03/summersradio-new-remix-free-download.html we have this excellent Kavinsky remix! The original Kraftwerk meets The Human League style duet itself is quite perfect - but Party Ben punches it up just enough to give it a bit of disco vibe.

If this remix is to your liking you can download a copy for free from Party Ben's Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/partyben/kavinsky-nightcall-orson This is his new 'Orson Belles Remix' of Kavinsky's 'Nightcall'... Enjoy!



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Tuesday 17 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Beach House!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Beach House - 'Lazuli'

Baltimore's Beach House are releasing 'Lazuli' as the next single from their forthcoming new album called 'Bloom'! "Lazuli' is also being released as a limited edition blue vinyl 7" single for Record Store Day - which is this Saturday the 21st!

The vinyl single will feature a b-side called 'Equal Mind' - which the band claims 'will never exist in a digital way'. You can learn more about Record Store Day and find participating stores here: http://recordstoreday.com/Home

                   

'Bloom' will be the band's fourth album and it's set for release on May 15th on the Sub Pop label. 'Lazuli' is the third song on the ten track album, and it's quite simply dreamy pop perfection... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music! Young Wonder!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Young Wonder - 'Orange'

Young Wonder have just released their self titled debut EP! Young Wonder are an 'electronic dub-pop' duo from Cork, Ireland consisting of producer Ian Ring and singer Rachel Koeman. Their debut EP features eight tracks - five original songs plus three remixes. It's released on the Feel Good Lost Records label and it's available on itunes and from their bandcamp page: http://youngwonder.bandcamp.com/

                    

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'Orange' is the first single and video from the new EP - it's a dreamy trip hop tune featuring layered keyboards and vocal harmonies... Enjoy!



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Monday 16 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Video! Computer Magic!

SummersRadio™ New Video! Computer Magic - 'Trinity'

Brooklyn's Computer Magic have released a new video online for their song 'Trinity'. 'Trinity' is the second track on their 'Orion' EP which was released last month on the Kitsune label (available on itunes). We've featured Computer Magic a few times before - you can check out their John Lennon cover here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/07/summersradio-new-music-computer-magic.html and their song 'Ex Believer' which later made my Best Of 2011 Top 25 Rock And Indie list m'here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-computer-magic.html

As we've discussed before an artist doesn't need a million dollars to make a decent or memorable video. This new clip for 'Trinity' demonstrates this perfectly as it was 'shot with an iPhone and a flashlight in the dark'! I love the singer Danz's voice and the atmospheric synths... Enjoy!



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Sunday 15 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Noir & Richard Davis!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Noir & Richard Davis - 'Found Out' (Deetron Sunshower Dub)

Denmark's René Kristensen aka Noir has just released his latest EP called 'Found Out' this week! 'Found Out' features the vocals of Berlin's Richard Davis - and the six track EP includes the original title track - as well as two remixes from Deetron, two from Tiefschwarz, and a 'Club Re-rub'. It's released on the Noir Music label and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/found-out/890427

'Found Out' is a full on vocal track, but it's actually 'Deetron's Sunshower Dub' remix that is most to my liking - he removes the words but keeps just enough trippy vocal effects. This brings the music right upfront - the acoustic intro sets an air of mystery that steadily builds up to a journey through a higher state of consciousness... Enjoy!



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Friday 13 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Bryan Chapman!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Bryan Chapman - 'Amplified Koma'/ ''Barren Prison'/ 'Box Of Voices'

England's Bryan Chapman has just released a new EP brilliantly titled 'The Irrelevance Of Tomorrow' this week! The EP features three original tracks, is released on the 8 Sided Dice label, and is currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/the-irrelevance-of-tomorrow-ep/888018

Chapman appears to be a bit of a noob - even his bio says that he 'burst onto the scene in late 2011' - but he sounds like an experienced master at the top of his game! His first release was under the name Echo Vacio, which was a collaboration with Gary Byfield. They released a two track EP called 'Hecke & Jyde' on the Respekt Recordings label in January 2010. Then last October he released a two track EP with Jon Gurd called 'Senses' on the Primal Rhythm label.

Thus this appears to be Chapman's first official solo release - and all I can say is WOW. If you dig music that you can get lost in - that will take you somewhere else (and I reckon that if you follow SummersRadio™ then you clearly do) then 'The Irrelevance Of Tomorrow' is an essential purchase! I just bought a copy :) I normally wouldn't post every track on an EP, however in this case I must make a rare exception - but I will feature them in a different order. If you start listening to these three tunes at 4:20pm - by 4:40 (or any other time) you will have experienced quite a journey.

Let's begin with track two - it's a driving hypnotic tune with dark vocal samples that sound a bit like like 'The Hound Of The Baskervilles' on acid - not that I'd know. It's otherworldly... Enjoy!



'Barren Prison' is the third track on the EP and an excellent techno/ house hybrid. I like how the tune morphs - from an old school techno start, that then lifts you up into the spacey massive house drop around 1:33. If songs were a ride at an amusement park this one would definitely be an E ticket... Enjoy!



And finally, track one on 'The Irrelevance Of Tomorrow' EP - 'Box Of Voices' - which is just as powerful and mind altering as 'Amplified Koma' and 'Barren Prison'... Enjoy!



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Thursday 12 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess!

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess aka m0h - 'Bam Bam' (Sasha Carassi Remix)

Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess aka m0h have just released the 'POW! EP Remixed' this week! The remix EP is of course the follow up to the original 'POW!' EP which was released last October. Both EP's feature the songs 'Bam Bam' and 'Pow Pow' and both are released on Montreal's Ground Factory Records. On the original release it was the b-side track 'Pow Pow' that was most to my liking - which you can check out/ revisit here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-secret-cinema.html

However, this time around it's 'Bam Bam' that has won me over - remixed by Napoli Italy's Sasha Carassi. Carassi trades the semi-tribal looseness of the original in for a sleeker - perhaps more luxurious - elevated journey through space. I really like the mix of the sustained keyboards and the discofied bassline... Enjoy!



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Tuesday 10 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! BMG & Derek Plaslaiko!

SummersRadio™ New Music! BMG & Derek Plaslaiko - 'Is Your Mother Home?' (Original Mix)

BMG & Derek Plaslaiko have just released an amazing (and highlarious) new EP called 'Is Your Mother Home?' this week! The first thing that drew me to this release was the cover art - I like the old school van and how it's not quite all there - like it's travelling through time and space:

                   

Then the cheeky tracklisting gave me a laugh:

1. 'Daydreaming About Your Mom' (Original Mix)
2. 'Is Your Mother Home?' (Original Mix)
3. 'When Is She Coming Back?' (BMG Dub)
4. 'Are You Sure?' (Derek Plaslaiko Dub)
5. 'Is Your Mother Done?' (Original Mix)

Then I saw that it's released on a label called Interdimensional Transmissions - and I knew that I was quite possibly onto something wondrous even before I'd given the EP a listen. And then... I did. And now that I've done so I hereby declare the title track to be a SummersRadio™ Stonerhouse™ instant classic!
                   
Brendan M Gillen aka BMG is a founding member of the Detroit band Ectomorph. He also started the Interdimensional Transmissions label and he 'enjoys playing Ableton like a video game and making analog equipment growl like an acid motorcycle.' Derek Plaslaiko also hails from Detroit (he's now based in Berlin) and is 'an indie rocker inspired by techno'.

'Is Your Mother Home?' features majorly trippy keyboard sounds and an amusing vocal dialogue that tells (one side of) the story of a gentleman on the make who offers someone at a bus stop a ride - but not before shopping for some munchies first. The interest is mutual - he's not the first one to say 'you're cute' so it's quite amusing as opposed to being creepy! I reckon that listening to this song would be akin to a visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory - on acid - if Will lived in an afterhours club - in Detroit!

The 'Is Your Mother Home?' EP is available on both itunes and Beatport - it's a mere $3.99 on itunes for all five tracks. The EP is also available on vinyl - with initial copies featuring limited hand painted sleeves - from the label's website here: http://interdimensionaltransmissions.com/discography/it-29-bmg-derek-plaslaiko-your-mother-home

This is the 'Original Mix' of 'Is Your Mother Home?' - I ♥ this tune... Enjoy!


BMG & Derek Plaslaiko "Is Your Mother Home" IT 29 from Interdimensional Transmissions on Vimeo.

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Monday 9 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Christian Smith!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Christian Smith - 'NYC' (Original Mix)

Christian Smith has just released his new EP called 'NYC' today! Well it appears that consuming the recommended 8 cups of gravy per day (among other things) left me feeling a bit logy over the weekend, so I didn't post for a couple days - but I'm ready to get back on track now! So we move from one Christian to another - we started off the Easter weekend on Friday with Christian Burkhardt's latest - and today we have São Paulo based Christian Smith :)

The 'NYC' EP features three tracks - the 'Original Mix' and 'Doomwork Remix' of the title track, and a song called 'Sujinho'. It's released on the 100% Pure label and is currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/nyc/889304

You can check out/ revisit Christian Smith's remix of the Underworld classic 'Dark And Long' here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/08/summersradio-new-remix-underworld.html and send some love his way on Facebook m'here: http://www.facebook.com/officialchristiansmith

This is the 'Original Mix' of the hypnotic title track 'NYC'... Enjoy!



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Friday 6 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Christian Burkhardt!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Christian Burkhardt - 'Waffels' (Original Mix)

Offenbach Germany's Christian Burkhardt has just released a new EP called 'Heart & Mind' this week! The EP features four songs including the title track, 'Twentysecondcenturydrama', 'Waffles', and 'Bossa' - and is released on the Cocoon Recordings label.

While perhaps not your traditional Easter fare, track three on the 'Heart & Mind' EP called 'Waffles' seems like the perfect way to begin a long Easter weekend - SummersRadio™'s Stonerhouse™ style! It's a bountiful blend of spacey keyboard sounds, trippy vocals, and a sweet groove... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music! Maher Daniel!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Maher Daniel - 'House Of All Kinds' (Original Mix)

Montreal's Maher Daniel has just released his latest EP called 'Big Bad Clay' this week! This comes just two weeks after the release of his excellent new track on Bedrock with Mark Casa - 'Music, Machines & Life': http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2012/03/summersradio-new-compilation-bedrocks.html

'Big Bad Clay' is a two track EP featuring the original mixes of the title track and a song called 'House Of All Kinds'. It's released on Amsterdam's Rejected label - which is owned by Joris Voorn - and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/big-bad-clay/888840

                   

'Big Bad Clay' is a fine tune but I like the b-side 'House Of All Kinds' even more - please note that this is an edit - the full length of the song is 6:23... Enjoy!



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Thursday 5 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music + New Video + Free Download! White Rabbits!

SummersRadio™ New Music + New Video + Free Download! White Rabbits - 'Temporary' (video)

White Rabbits have just released the video for their new single online today! 'Temporary' is the second single released from the Brooklyn based band's third album called 'Milk Famous', which came out last month on the TBD Records label. You can check out their previous single/ video for 'Heavy Metal' here: http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2012/03/summersradio-new-music-white-rabbits.html

If 'Temporary' is to your liking you can download a copy of the song for free from their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/whiterabbits?sk=app_182222305144028 (simply click the mp3 icon under 'songs')

Along with The Dandy Warhols and The Raveonettes that's 3 brand new free quality indie rock downloads that we've featured in as many days :) Enjoy!



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Tuesday 3 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! The Raveonettes!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! The Raveonettes - 'Night Comes Out'

The Raveonettes have just released their new single called 'Night Comes Out' online as a free download! The Danish duo are releasing a new four track EP called 'Into The Night' on April 24th on their own label Raveonettes LTD. If this new song is to your liking you can download a copy for free from their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/theraveonettes

'Into The Night' features their familiar blend of layered vocal harmonies and fuzzy Jesus And Mary Chain style guitars... Enjoy!



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Monday 2 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! The Dandy Warhols!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! The Dandy Warhols - 'Sad Vacation'/ 'Everyday Should Be A Holiday'

The Dandy Warhols have just released their new single called 'Sad Vacation' online! 'Sad Vacation' is the second single (the follow up to 'Well They're Gone') from the Portland band's forthcoming new album called 'This Machine' which is set for release on April 24th on The End label.

'Sad Vacation' features some nice fuzzy guitar feedback as the song progresses - and if it's to your liking you can download a copy for free courtesy of Stereogum here: http://stereogum.com/990391/the-dandy-warhols-sad-vacation/news/



If you've never heard The Dandy Warhols amazing cover of AC/DC's 'Hell's Bells' you can check it out here (in the Bonus Track section): http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/09/summersradio-new-music-psychic-ills.html

This is one of the band's early singles - it was released in 1997 as the first single from their second album 'The Dandy Warhols Come Down' - back when their vacations were perhaps a titch happier - heck they didn't even need a vacation to have a good time! I love how the squelchy acid keyboard sounds meld with the guitars on this one - this is 'Everyday Should Be A Holiday'... Enjoy!



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Sunday 1 April 2012

SummersRadio™ New Music! Photek & Pinch!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Photek & Pinch - 'M25FM'

Photek has just released the latest DJ-Kicks mix compilation! The 39th volume in the series (#40 will be from Maya Jane Coles and released later in April) features 18 tracks - including four Photek originals and two collaborations - and is out now everywhere except North America (it's released here on Tuesday) on the !K7 Records label.

                                 
                            
Like all DJ-Kicks mixes Photek's is a diverse journey. This is the seventh track on the compilation - created with Bristol dj/ producer Pinch - 'M25FM' is a nice chilled acid techno tune... Enjoy!



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