PBR Streetgang - You Ready

I have to add this as I cannot get this mix out of my head, alas not many people will actually be able to hear the finished copy of this as I spoke to the lovely Jamie Russell from Hypercolour, the label releasing this and they have confirmed that there will only be 300 copies of this being made on white label vinyl only. So no MP3 for us. :(

Make do for now with this clip for now and just sing it in your head as a special treat.

Drop Out Orchestra featuring Christopher Norman - In the Dark

I can't help but look at these two artists and think of an uncle who can't quite let go of his youth, still staying up drinking all night at dodgy bars in town and always with an unsuitable much younger woman on his arm every time you see him. A musician that never quite made it if you will.

The Swedish duo, signed to the Eskimo Records label, are a refreshing change to a genre that has been undated with people mimicking what has been successful before it.

They mix crisp guitar riffs with big basslines and cascading synths to great effect and the NSFW remix creates a nice 80s electro feel to it, whihc is exactly what I would have done!

Check out some other great bits of music my Drop Out orchestra after the jump...

Kahn - Angeles

Like many of Kahns previous tracks, Angeles takes a catchy vocal progression, cuts it up and uses it as a coagulant for his liquid synth and understated drums. Pure garage influence on this one, the level of restraint is perfect, with the omnipresence of it about to really kick off throughout the tune, and knowing what Kahn is like with VIP's, expect a punchier reiteration in the future. A solid follow up to the recent Margeaux EP, with a stronger and accessible vibe, it is definately more dancefloor friendly, albeit in a completely different way to the recently (and limitedly) pressed, aptly named Percy.
Dropped a week or so ago digitally, vinyl also out now, release by Bristols Soul Motive. Remix by Superisk on the flip.

Julio Bashmore - Au Seve

Julio Bashmore is not one of these fly by night producers who are in the Beatport 100 one week then next never heard from except an occasional dodgy nightclub like this familiar face, on no siree. He will tell you himself that between jet-setting around the globe, becoming a voice for the people via his Radio One show and generally living the high life he has found time to set up his own record label, under the moniker of Broadwalk Records.

This track will be the first release from the label and will be out on 2nd July.

Flight Facilities - With You Featuring Grovesnor

Here we have it, the long awaited next single from the ever mysterious Flight Facilities. This new track is another outstanding piece of music as all their others have been, the last being 'Foreign Language' released in August 2011 & before that 'Crave You' out March 2010. This isn't exactly the most productive a bands ever been, with average of a track ever 8 or so months and no word of an LP on the horizon but with Flight Facilities it is worth the wait. You can tell that this has been put together with love and attention, the production on this is crisp, with nods to past acts who have gone for a future pop feel. Daft Punk being the first name the springs to mind.

The video is something special, with manga type artistry and references to Megaman and this video.

And just in case you didn't know Grovesnor is the former drummer from Hot Chip, Rob Smoughton, pretty damn dope. Flight Facilities are the closest that anyone has come to being as hip as Daft Punk.



After the jump the gorgeous video and remixes...

Groove Armada - No Knock EP on Hypercolour

I have been a Groove Armada fan ever since I became interested in music, back in 1998 'borrowing' a siblings Northern Star album to listen to it back to back a pretend I was as trendy as the person who bought it in the first place. So imagine my dismay when they weren't on the line up to play the Lovebox festival's 10th anniversary, a festival they set up from the very start in 2002. Then my mind began about the last album or even the last EP I had heard from them which was over 2 years ago and I thought my fears had become a realisation and they would be no more.

Not just yet anyway - is the message we all received last week when Andy & Tom announced they would be doing a Full Live Groove Armada Show for one time only. This was all well and good but now we are bouyed  by the release of a new EP, No Knock, which suggests there is still plenty of life in the 30 something  lads yet.

This has been released as a Beatport Exclusive via HyperColour Records which is a great move from both camps, Groove Armada as it seems Hypercolour's other younger siginings have rubbed off on them, giving them a deeper minimal and contemporary feel to their music. Like in the instance of the first track on the EP, 'Oh Tweak Me'. This could have been created by one of the newer break through artists we have heard in the past few months, the likes of Huxley, Disclosure or Maya Jane Coles. In turn this would be a great opportunity for some of Hypercolour's newer artists to work with some of the UK's longest running a most successful dance acts, a win win situation. If you haven't yet heard of the HyperColour label, then check them soon as they have an ethos that seems to stand out from many other UK based labels, having the execs on the ground in Brighton, Bristol, Leeds and London going to events and snapping up signed talent on the spot. They are some of the most cutting edge artists with the potential ability to redefine genres.

All in all this is a testament to Groove Armada's ability to stay fresh and stay appealing even when the industry changes around them, to engage younger audiences and create classics in each decade will mean they will never become a by-product of their time. Superstylin'!

The rest of the EP after the break...

Drop Out Orchestra - Mixtape May 2012 & new EP

Mixtape after the jump.....