SummersRadio™ New Music! Piatto!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Piatto -  'Not Satisfied' (Original Mix)

Piatto are a duo from Italy consisting of brothers Alessandro and Davide Piatto - who've just released a new EP called 'Not Satisfied'!

                   

The 'Not Satisfied' EP features three tracks - the original plus remixes from Perfect Stranger and Kirill Mixer. It's released on the IAMT (Iamtechno) label and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/not-satisfied/1049931

The 'Original Mix' of 'Not Satisfied' features samples from a couple of underground club classics - the vocal line '... I'm just not satisfied' is borrowed from Divine's 1982 club hit 'Native Love (Step By Step)' produced by Bobby Orlando - and the keyboard sample (surfacing around 1:15 in) is from the 1978 post-punk industrial classic 'Warm Leatherette' from The Normal aka producer Daniel Miller which was the first release ever on the Mute Records label... Enjoy!
 


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SummersRadio™ New Music! Underset!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Underset - 'Moon Rover' (Deepfunk Remix)

Paul Volkanov aka Underset is a dj/ producer from Krasnodar, Russia who's just released a new EP called 'Moon Rover'! The EP features four versions of the title track - the original, an instrumental version, and two remixes. It's released on Bristol's Hope Recordings label and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/moon-rover/936710

The 'Deepfunk Remix' from Malta's Deepfunk is the real standout here and it's actually the first track on the EP. You can hear some definite old school electronic influences on this hypnotic trip to the moon from legendary producers like Giorgio Moroder and Bobby Orlando - this is 'Moon Rover'... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ Music News! Pet Shop Boys!

SummersRadio™ Music News! Pet Shop Boys - 'Blue On Blue'/ 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' (New Version) London's Pet Shop Boys have just announced that they're releasing a new compilation in February! It's called 'Format' and is a collection of b-sides and bonus tracks - featuring 38 songs available on a double cd and download.

Few duo's are talented enough to have a career as lengthy as Pet Shop Boys have - let alone have as many b-sides worthy of such a compilation. 'Format' is essentially the follow up to the 1995 double cd release called 'Alternative' - which collected the duo's b-sides from 1985 to 1994 - as it covers their b-sides and bonus tracks released between 1996 and 2009. All 38 tracks are remastered and the cd booklet will feature an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage - author of 'England's Dreaming' and 'Teenage'. You can pre-order 'Format' now from their official website here: http://www.petshopboysshop.co.uk/

And here's some even better PSB news - the gentlemen are currently at work on their eleventh studio album which is due for release next fall! Here's the cover art and tracklisting for 'Format':

                   

                             Tracks

CD1
1	The truck driver and his mate
2	Hit and miss
3	In the night (1995)
4	Betrayed
5	Discoteca (New Version)
6	How I learned to hate rock 'n' roll
7	The calm before the storm
8	Confidential (Demo for Tina)
9	The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
10	Delusions of grandeur
11	The view from your balcony
12	Disco potential
13	Silver age
14	Screaming
15	The ghost of myself
16	Casting a shadow
17	Lies
18	Sexy Northerner

Tracks
CD2
1	Always
2	Nightlife
3	Searching for the face of Jesus
4	Between two islands
5	Friendly fire
6	We're the Pet Shop Boys
7	Transparent
8	I didn't get where I am today
9	The Resurrectionist
10	Girls don't cry
11	In private (7-inch mix): Pet Shop Boys with Elton John
12	Blue on blue
13	No time for tears (7-inch mix)
14	Bright young things
15	Party song
16	We're all criminals now
17	Gin and Jag
18	After the event
19	The former enfant terrible
20	Up and down

Here's one of my more recent favorite PSB b-sides - this is 'Blue On Blue' - originally the b-side of their 2006 single 'Minimal' (and soon to be track 12 on disc two). It's production is very old school - reminiscent of their early pre-'Please' recordings with legendary New York producer Bobby Orlando... Enjoy!



Bonus Track! 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' (New Version) As much as I love many different types and styles of music, truth be told I'm not much of a fan of Christmas music. I find most of it quite terrible, and some of it even borderline offensive!

I feel the same way about Christmas itself - if it was just one day a year of related good times that would be awesome - but it's two full months of relentless advertising and whoopla every single flipping year. THAT'S ONE SIXTH OF OUR LIVES people - for one day. It should only be 1/365th of our lives - pehaps a titch more in leap years :) I think a lot more humans would actually enjoy it if it was. So if you plan on living to be 100 like myself, you'll likely be hearing about Christmas for 16.666 years of your life - sounds a bit (dare I say it) evil - doesn't it? I don't get why more people don't full on rebel against the ridonkulousness of it's relentless overhyping. No offence of course if you love every minute of it.

Consequently, when I started seeing some bloggers posting Christmas music last month I felt that they should have been hung up by their collective sacs. So it may not surprise you then that I posted a mere three Christmas songs last year - and I'm thinking I'll stick with that (tradition) this year. A trio is plenty - and as it's only two days away now, I figure that it's a reasonable time (for me) to begin to acknowledge the holiday's existence.

'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' was first released as a fan club only single in 1997, but it was later remixed for an official release on their 2009 'Christmas' EP. I particularly like this as a Christmas song lyrically speaking because it takes a pretty realistic snapshot of the holidays, and I truly love snow - but despite all the dreams of white Christmas'szzz, in reality that seldom happens in many parts of the world. But it's not a sad song - it's a happy one! Vancouver's annual odds are one in 10 - I looked it up - so I'm hoping!

This is the 2009 'New Version' of 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas'... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ Forward To The Past Part 3: Classic! Divine!

SummersRadio™ Classic! Divine - 'Native Love' (Remix) Further to yesterday's post about the similarities between a number of new club songs and older ones, here's another one that came to mind - when I posted the other new Hertz track 'Red Ryder' a few weeks ago, I was instantly reminded of this classic from the one and only Divine!

Harris Glenn Milstead was an actor, singer and drag queen from Baltimore that was known by his stage name Divine. This name was first given to him by a fellow Baltimore resident - an aspiring young filmmaker who wanted to make 'the trashiest motion pictures in cinema history' named John Waters! Divine had roles in several short films that Waters made in the late 60's and then went on to star in many of Waters full length movies including Mondo Trasho, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and the original Hairspray film.

Divine started his recording career in 1980 and subsequently recorded a number of singles with producer Bobby Orlando - the most successful of those early singles being this track - 1982's 'Native Love (Step By Step)'. It was his first single to chart on the Dutch Singles Chart and to this day it's his highest charting single on the U.S. Club Play Singles charts. This is one of the original 12 inch remixes from that same year... Enjoy!



Now compare Divine's track to this other recent single from Hertz called 'Red Ryder'. I'm not trying to single out Hertz, as I love their music and these are just two examples of many new tracks that pay homage to this era (as mentioned in the posts featuring new tracks from the new compilation from Poker Flat Recordings called 'Forward To The Past').

This is Divine... err, Hertz :) Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Forward To The Past Part 2: Classic! Dead Or Alive!

SummersRadio™ Classic! Dead Or Alive - 'Lover Come Back To Me' (Evolution Mix) It has been said that no music is truly original. Every artist is influenced by everything they've ever heard, either consciously or subconsciously. A lot of new club tunes lately have reminded me of the production sounds of Giorgio Moroder and Bobby Orlando - and also the early production work of Stock Aitken Waterman - with artists like Divine and Dead Or Alive - before they turned themselves into a very bland hit factory.

(I actually started this post and saved it into drafts a couple times - but after posting a couple tracks from the new Poker Flat Recordings compilation 'Forward To The Past' earlier today I thought it was time to publish it!)

When I posted the new Hertz & Subway Baby song 'Rejoice' (yesterday) I was instantly reminded of this club classic from Dead Or Alive. 'Lover Come Back To Me' was released in 1985 as the follow up to their number one smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' from their Youthquake album - and this particular remix is available on their 2003 hits compilation called 'Evolution'. The production is amazing on this one - I particularly love the breakdown about 3 and a half minutes in... Enjoy!



Try not to be too distracted by singer Pete Burns antics and compare the music to the new track from Hertz & Subway Baby..

(I love this sound - I just think it's important to know the influences as well - Cheers!)

SummersRadio™ New Music! Hertz & Subway Baby!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Hertz & Subway Baby - 'Rejoice' (Original Mix) Swedish duo Hertz and Tommy Nygren aka Subway Baby have just released a new EP today! It's called 'Rejoice' and it has two tracks - the title song and 'Strategic Impact' - and it's released on the 1605 label.

This is the title track 'Rejoice' - and there are definitely some major 80's production influences on this one. I hear the likes of Giorgio Moroder, Bobby Orlando - and Dead Or Alive's club classic from 1985 - 'Lover Come Back To Me'... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Pet Shop Boys!

SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Pet Shop Boys - 'West End Girls' (Dance Mix) Perhaps my expectations were too high for a new remix of this song - perhaps not. A bit of history...

'West End Girls' had a lengthy shelf life - nearly 3 years! It was released twice - first in April 1984 produced by Bobby Orlando, becoming a minor club hit. Then in 1985 they signed with EMI and re-recorded the song with producer Stephen Hague for their debut album 'Please' and re-released it. It reached number 1 in the U.K. later that year, and then it went on to hit number 1 in the U.S. in the spring of 1986 and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. The lyrics were inspired by T.S. Elliot's poem 'The Waste Land' and the song used what was then new sampling technology with the E-mu Emulator keyboard.

This is the definitive remix - the 'Dance Mix' which came out on 12" the second time around in 1985. The equally memorable video - shot around London - was nominated for the Best New Artist Video at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost out to A-ha's groundbreaking animated video for 'Take On Me'. I always remember those mannequin children and the sound of the street at the beginning - it sets the mood instantly. (this HQ video has been re-edited to fit this extended version)

The song still sounds as sleek and modern as it did over 25 years ago - so yeah it would be pretty tough to top this mix - it's pretty much perfect! I love the sound of the drumming and the cowbell - when I play it, I slow it way down - stoner house™ style - to make it even more gallopy (new word!) and hypnotic! I love this song/ remix... can you tell? :) Enjoy...