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Self proclaimed electronic astronauts Digitalism have announced details of new material in the shape of “Blitz”, allegedly the results of Jens and Ismail discovering a galaxy of new sounds and rhythmic activity, which is set for release via Kitsune on November 8.
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Clearly destined to be a star any second now, Florrie was previously the house drummer for pop production powerhouse Xenomania before deciding to beat her own path into pop land. Her tracks have been made with the legendary Fred Falke, who along with Alan Braxe gave the world some of the finest French house available (“Intro”, Palladium”, “Rubicon” etc). On this remix package from Kitsune, Falke turns in another mix – this time aimed firmly at the floor. Matching Florrie’s fast-flowing lyrics, Falke weaves a modern Italo backing around it, with Hi-NRG drums and synths carrying it nicely. As with everything Falke turns too, the bass is funky as hell and the production is clean and crystal sharp.
Dutch party-rocker Bart Bmore may well have outgrown his moniker (having progressed beyond making Baltimore-flavoured edits of tunes) and these days throws down huge electro club jams (check out his bootleg mix of Falke and Braxe’s “Intro” as an example). On his “Call 911″ mix, he creates big, punchy chord stabs that fit around Florrie’s chorus like a glove – stacking them while he builds a huge climax around it. Just as soon as he’s dropped a bass-heavy tech beat, he’s back to building up for the next huge drop. French duo Beataucue get even heavier on their mix – messing with Florrie’s pitched-up vocals which get panned viciously while putting the drums right at the top of the mix. Looping the line “Call 911, she’s on the run”, they stack things up for an almighty drop.
His Majesty Andre has kept a relatively low profile since his devastating “Peep Thong” EP became one of 2009’s must-play tunes. With new stuff on the way soon, his mix of “Call 911″ is a welcome return, and as ever, features some brilliant filtering. Slowly bringing up the treble on a short disco sample, he drops the beats and Florrie’s vocals at the same time to really make the tune come to life with a bang! He keeps the momentum throughout without leaving the funk behind, and it rounds off this set of Kitsune-endorsed mixes in style. Oliver Keens
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Steadily growing in reputation for their remixes of Brodinski and Noob’s raucous “Peanuts Club” and Two Door Cinema Club’s “Something Good Can Work” in particular, Beataucue finally drop their first EP on Kitsune, and it’s a pretty slamming collection from the French duo.
Title tune “Cha Cha Cha” plays call and response between some powerful lead synths and some wild pitch-shifted vocals, coming together to form some wild and off-the-hook builds a couple of times in the tune. “Wolves” is just as frantic – combining raved-up synths with processed vocals that get tuned so high at one point, you’d swear a swarm of bees had invaded the studio.
Daniel Haaksman does his ever-cool ‘funky meets minimal’ thing on his mix of “Cha Cha Cha,” throwing a nice range of percussion into the mix and smoothing out the abrasive elements of the original. DJ A also brings some funk to the same tune, as well as adding an epic “downward spiral” bass sound that won’t be forgotten once you’ve heard it. Willnez Gee and Sharkslayer by contrast take turns to bring even more fire out of “Wolves” on their mixes, the latter especially turned into a very punchy and powerful bass-fest capable of making the club floor cave right in. Clearly a duo with a strong future ahead, Beataucue score top marks for their debut on Kitsune.
Review: Oliver Keens
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Artist: Various
Title: Kitsune Compilation 9: Petit Bateau Edition
Label: Kitsune
Genre: Electro House
Format: 12″, CD, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records (2xLP, CD), Juno Download
The peerless Kitsune are back with yet another superbly curated collection of songs and artists that all straddle the line between indie and dance so perfectly. One man band Washed Out gets things off to an inspired start with the hauntingly beautiful “Belong”, a truly memorable tune that has the vibe and swing of Carly Simon’s classic “Why?”, but with a deliberate lo-fi roughness (as though it was recorded on cassette) and enough echoed vocals to make Panda Bear jealous. The funk gets a little more conventional with Penguin Prison’s “Animal Animal”, which is an endearingly child-like throwback to the likes of the Tom Tom Club and even Howard Jones.
The mighty Crookers show up in cahoots with French MC Yelle on “Cooler Couleur” (from their Tons Of Friends album), while fellow Frenchman Yuksek also embellishes his latest, “Supermenz”, with some pretty hyped up vocals. Highly rated and upcoming London band Fenech-Soler don’t disappoint with new song “Stop And Stare”, which rides along a sophisticated sea of synths and crafts out a gorgeous melody on top of it all. Brazilian DJs The Twelves do a lovely job with Two Door Cinema Club’s “Something Good Can Work”, taking it down the disco and adding some crafty arpeggios in between the verses.
Brooklyn’s Holy Ghost! have been keeping fans on tenterhooks ever since their first DFA single “Hold On” dropped. With an album finally nearing completion, they drop “Say My Name” here on Kitsune 9 and it looks like it should be something pretty special indeed. With exclusives such as an Arthur Baker mix of Manchester duo Hurts, as well as other essential new tunes from Monarchy, Logo and Feldberg, Kitsune prove their cool yet again with this compilation.
Review: Oliver Keens
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Artist: Play Paul
Title: Tijuana (Trumpets Of Lust)
Label: Kitsune
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: Digital
Buy From: Juno Download
Having the name Paul de Homem-Christo must be a curse and a blessing. He is indeed brother of Daft Punk’s Guy de Homem-Christo, but more importantly he’s the man behind Play Paul, a tasty electro project that’s already had releases on Defected, Gigolo and now Kitsune.
Latest release “Tijuana” is a huge and storming single that’ll definitely set Paul far apart from his brother. Dark and moody, it let’s the beats and swampy bass build and take centre stage for a couple of minutes before dropping into the titular trumpet hits. These are no regular trumpets though. Like a marching band with 50 microphones pointed straight at the horns, it’s one of the biggest noises you’ll ever hear. Slowly the rest of the tune comes back in to join in the fun, holding out on the beat until the last moment. It’s great fun, with a cool palette of sounds that rarely make it into dance music.
German destroyers Acidkids take a more minimal and raved-up approach on their mix, keeping the same melody for a while before pitch-shifting it into oblivion. The Subs join in the ravey fun, peppering their mix with stacked snares as well as some brilliantly twisted stabs.
Review: Oliver Keens
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The new teaser video for French imprint Kitsuné’s upcoming compilation features scantily clad models bouncing around to a soundtrack of Holy Ghost, Crookers and Yuksek. What’s not to like?
Kitsune sweethearts Two Door Cinema Club have released a video for new single “Undercover Martyn”.
Artist: Chew Lips
Title: Unicorn
Label: Family
Genre: Electro Pop
Format: CD, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download
The South-London dance-pop outfit Chew Lips, led by singular front lady Tigs and accompanied by the multi-instrumentalists Sanderson and Watkins, adorned many a “ones to watch” list in 2009.
And indeed the adept boy-girl-boy trio stormed the British electronic dance-pop scene last year. Chew Lips showed considerable songwriting skill when releasing two singles on Kitsune, ¨Solo¨ and ¨Salt Air¨, and have now released their debut album Unicorn through Family. Then they showed considerable guts and left both those tracks off the album.
The result is startling – Chew Lips take us on an astonishing jaunt on Unicorn, consorted by teeth-hurting sweet vocals, striking bass lines, persistent drums and dartly synthesizers. The album locomotes from slow, affective ballads like ¨Piano Song¨ and the somewhat sinister track ¨Gold Key¨ to rhythmic dancefloor fillers such as ¨Play Together¨ and, the most appealing track of the album,¨Seven¨. And although Unicorn provides us a wide variety of flavors and melodies, every track leans heavily on Tigs’ exquisite and severe vocals.
And precisely this combination of vocals and vigorously assembled instrumentals is what distinguishes Chew Lips from the current flood of other electro-pop artists, there’s more acuity to it. Unicorn is a record you’ll want to listen to until you know every sound and strain by heart.
Review: Izza Brouwer
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The BBC have announced their top musical tips for 2010, with electronic artists Joy Orbison, Gold Panda, Two Door Cinema Club and Delphic making the cut.
Check out the quirky new video for Kitsuné starlets Two Door Cinema Club, directed by the French production team Megaforce.
The highly touted Northern Irish trio combine electronica, rock, funk and afro-beat, and their new single “I Can Talk” will be released on November 23rd. Their debut album is scheduled for release in February 2010 on Kitsuné. Both will be available from Juno Records and Juno Download.
Artist: Various
Title: Kitsuné Maison Volume 8
Label: Kitsuné
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco
Format: CD, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download
Now in its eighth volume, the Kitsuné Maison series has carved its niche scooping up electro talent from across the globe, a feat that is becoming increasingly difficult in a day and age when the public can watch every part of a bands (often awkward) gestation on the internet, and the hype surrounding new artists has reached unsustainable levels.
Still, each Kitsuné compilation has unearthed a gem or two – the Mogs’ “Kelly Blame” from Kitsune X release being a prime example – and it’s often the little oddities that make these compilations a worthy addition to the collection.
This latest effort is a shamelessly uplifting affair, seeing the catchy pop of British upstarts My Tiger My Timing and Chew Lips nestled alongside Siriusmo’s thought-provoking electronica and sweaty dancefloor fodder from the former Riot in Belgium man Beni (touched up by Harvard Bass).
There’s some highly-anticipated new material from Melbourne trio Midnight Juggernauts, with “New Technology”, the first single of their upcoming album, a notable inclusion. Meanwhile the lo-fi stylings of New Jersey’s Memory Tapes has to be one of the album’s highlights.
Only time will tell how this will stand up against previous Kitsuné releases – it’s always interesting to note which acts become huge and which drift into obscurity – but it’s a safe bet a fair smattering of these artists will go on to bigger things.
Review: Aaron Coultate
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