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 …
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 …
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, …
Portland disco pop heroes YACHT are celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a brand new single, “Second Summer”, out now via DFA Records. It comes with psychedelic ADHD-directed video featuring the animated adventures of smiling triangles. YACHT – Second Summer According to the band, the song is about “overcoming obstacles in order to be close to what you …
Successful Australian dj/disco producer Plastic Plates is finally releasing his first EP Things I Didn’t Know I Loved via avant-guarde parisian label Kitsuné! Plastic Plates’ original tracks and remixes (extensively featured on this blog) sound like smooth electro jams with a nu-disco twist. Associated with Simon Lord (ex Simian) on the title track, PP works …
After three years pumping out stunning disco-tinged singles and rocking France’s coolest clubs with their incendiary DJ-sets, Parisian duo Jupiter are finally releasing their eagerly awaited debut album Juicy Lucy via French indie label Grand Blanc. Jupiter bring funky beats to the forefront and lead a mighty brigade for true connoisseurs of disco dance music with …
Hot on the heels of their glorious debut “Twist”, the unpredictable electro-disco duo Peter & The Magician are back in the game with their brand new single “Memory”, released last July 9th on Kitsuné! Formed last year by French electro wizard Yuksek and Belgian disco maestro The Magician, Peter & The Magician combines their respective …
