American singer-songwriter John Grant recently released his second solo effort, Pale Green Ghosts, which is the follow up to 2010′s Queen of Denmark, recorded with Midlake. The new album shows a whole new side of Grant’s musical prowess, mainly due to the input of producer Biggi Veir (best known as a member of Iceland’s electronic collective …
Irish electro/house icon Róisín Murphy returns to the dance floor with the track “Simulation”, a slow pumping jam, with a vintage disco glimmer, released in late 2012 via Munich-based imprint Permanent Vacation. Produced by Richard Barratt, the song develops an enormously captivating effect over 12 minutes with a constantly swelling beat and vocal performance. The official release …
MNDR, aka Amanda Warner and Peter Wade, first teamed up in 2008 after discovering a mutual love of experimental pop music. Their debut album, Feed Me Diamonds, is the result of their tireless efforts to translate raw emotions into music that grooves without excess glitter. The title track is a throbbing passionate song, which Warner says is …
Belgian disco duo Villa, consisting of Thang and Francois De Meyer, is finally sharing new single “Mint”, released on Modular’s recently-launched imprint Club Mod. This new track, which features vocals by Francois de Meyer himself, is a playful funky tune aimed at the head, hips and heart. It comes with classy remixes by Punks Jump Up, No Regular …
Melbourne electro-disco duo Back Back Forward Punch was born out of a mutual passion for indulgent disco beats and strong, sassy vocals. Made up of Laura Boland (vocals) and Andy Liddell (keys and prod), the outfit have become regulars on Melbourne’s live music scene. A few days ago, Back Back Forward Punch released their latest …
Brisbane-based quartet Mitzi blew audiences away back in 2011 with their amazing debut EP, All I Heard, a perfect mix of classic pop and disco cool. In the next couple of years, they scored support slots for the likes of Darwin Deez, Yelle, Foster The People or The Whitest Boy Alive, and they also used …
Hotly tipped electrodisco super group Du Tonc (namely Mighty Mouse and Matt from Van She) are finally releasing their highly anticipated debut single “Darkness” on seminal electronic label Cheap Thrills. This heady disco tinged partnership came about during a chance encounter in the basement of a smoky Parisian Club back in 2010 and as they say, …
German DJ, producer, synth wizard and dancefloor worshipper Christian Strobe knows exactly which knobs to turn and which buttons to push to make the kind of music that makes you dance while grinning from ear to ear. He describes his tunes as a mix of cosmic house, future dance and dreamwave, with influences from 80s …
