It’s been a long and painful wait but we can finally see light at the end of the tunnel. Indeed, there’s just over two weeks to go until Australia’s finest pioneers of disco synth pop Cut Copy release their new album, Zonoscope, on Modular Records.
After their highly praised 2008 release, In Ghost Colours, which spawned gorgeous singles such as “So Haunted”, “Hearts On Fire”, “Lights and Music” and “Far Away”, expectations are high for its long-awaited follow-up. Well, judging by the quality of the first single taken off Zonoscope, Cut Copy are not going to disappoint.
As one would expect with any Cut Copy release, “Take Me Over” has been remixed by a host of prestigious artists, including Mylo, Flight Facilities, Azari & III, Midnight Magic… First up is Flight Facilities, who give the track their trademark funky tropical vibe, turning it into a bashy summer slow-jam with warm synths, wah wah guitar and even some sea gull samples.
Cut Copy – Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix)
Mylo takes a different approach to this track and decides to go all out on big beats and clubby synths. This six and half minute long super sleek electro extravaganza takes things back to the disco and we thank him for that.
CUT COPY – Take Me Over (Mylo remix)
The Cutters are currently polishing their live show ahead of the worldwide Zonoscope tour which will take them to the UK, Scandinavia, Germany and France in March, and then on to the fair shores of the USA in March and April. Get more info and take a look at the full list of touring dates on the official site or MySpace.
You can now pre order Zonoscope at the Mod Shop, JB Hi-Fi and 
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neil
February 3, 2011 at 8:34 am (UTC 1)
The best way to put; the album is b-b-b-boring. You struggle to find any stand out tracks. 80s synth pop can be done better, like on their last two albums; this pretty much disappoints the whole way through.
Possibly putting it on the shelf and then coming back to it months later will help, but highly unlikely. Just keep listening to In Ghost Colours.
danna
February 3, 2011 at 11:32 am (UTC 1)
i beg to differ. there are some pretty powerful tracks here: “Pharaohs & Pyramids”, “Sun God”, “Need You Know”…
There is no doubt In Ghost Colours was a great record but Zonoscope is not b-b-b-boring!
JOAKIM – MILKY WAYS (Electro/Disco – France)
April 1, 2011 at 2:04 pm (UTC 1)
[...] may know him for his remixes of artists such as Cut Copy, Simian Mobile Disco, Annie, Röyksopp, Alter Ego and Poni Hoax. You may know him from his years [...]
RÜFÜS – WE LEFT (Electro/Indie – Australia)
June 2, 2011 at 7:01 pm (UTC 1)
[...] bands in Sydney at the moment, RÜFÜS seems poised to join Midnight Juggernauts, The Presets and Cut Copy on the list of Australian acts who managed to successfully export their music and gain worldwide [...]
CUT COPY – BLINK AND YOU’LL MISS A REVOLUTION (Electro/Indie – Australia)
August 7, 2011 at 11:01 pm (UTC 1)
[...] from continent to continent in their marathon quest to spread their critically-acclaimed album Zonoscope across the [...]
saturday nite with… AEROPLANE
September 6, 2011 at 10:28 am (UTC 1)
[...] music. With their spacious cosmic-disco remixes for the likes of Grace Jones, Friendly Fires, Cut Copy and Sebastien Tellier, Frasano and Deluca have established themselves as leaders of the nu-disco [...]
BENI – HOUSE OF BENI (Electro/Club – Australia)
September 28, 2011 at 5:17 pm (UTC 1)
[...] with The Bang Gang Deejays as DJ Damage and he later formed Riot in Belgium with Joel Dickson of Cut Copy. After Riot in Belgium disbanded in 2008, Beni produced a string of chart-topping remixes for [...]
VERONA – HERO (Electro/SynthPop – Australia)
November 29, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC 1)
[...] the past few years, Melbourne has been fertile ground for electro music in Australia. From Cut Copy, to Muscles, to Cadillac, to Miami Horror, the city’s bustling electro scene just keeps on [...]
CUT/COPY – WHERE I’M GOING (Electro/Psychedelica/Retro – Australia)
March 8, 2012 at 4:32 pm (UTC 1)
[...] a storm with a brand new song “Where I’m Going”, taken off their as-yet-untitled third album (due early 2011). The song was premiered on Australian indie radio Triple J last month and was then [...]
FLIGHT FACILITIES – TAKING FLIGHT (Electro/House/Lounge – Australia)
March 22, 2012 at 2:43 am (UTC 1)
[...] started releasing remixes for a bunch of great artists such as The C90s, Bag Raiders, The Lowbrows, Cut Copy, Sneaky Sound System, Toecutter, Holy Ghost! and James [...]
JOAKIM – NOTHING GOLD (Electro/Disco – France)
April 28, 2012 at 9:24 pm (UTC 1)
[...] surely danced to one of his classy productions without even knowing it. These include remixes for Cut Copy, Röyksopp, Metronomy, Robyn, Kleerup, DJ Mehdi, Revolver, Friendly Fires, Alter Ego, Poni Hoax and [...]