The Chromatics - Into the Black (Burn Boyz Re-Edit)

Burn Boyz (DJ's Bigg John Scott & Travis Mac) have taken on The Chromatics cover of Neil Young. The Chromatics version is bit more mellow and Burn Boyz have added beats to make it... more beatish.

Casual Encounters October mix

More mixtapes! Casual Encounters (Chas Bronz and Shawn Mac) are two of quite a few people who have moved from nu disco towards deep house. I'm one of those too; even if I think we still have a pretty 360 degree view the viewpoint has definitely moved towards deep house and garage.

We've brushed on where we're going and why before, as these are interesting but difficult questions to answer. We haven't delved deep into the implications of EDM's conquering of especially American mainstream music culture, as our colleagues over at Disco Demons did a while ago in an interesting read. Even if one reason is that it's a natural reaction for people that used to make up the electronic dance music scene to hide deeper in the undergrowth when the douchebags are taking over your scene.

Another reason is what I think is the positive thing with the rise of dance music, both in the US and globally, and that's the infusion of sincere fans from a different background and perspective. One of the great things, in my opinion, with the blog electro/nu disco movement is the way it was, and still is, embraced by people who were/are new to dance music. Daft Punk and Justice can't be underestimated as gateway acts for indie fans into the world of electronic dance music. So if nu disco is a way to explore the 80s European dance music roots of EDM, discovering garage and the stripped-down early house music of mid-80s Chicago and Detroit or early 90s New York was bound to happen, right? For all the American 'newcomers' it must be cool to realize that the roots of Daft Punk & co sprung from your own backyard.

I had a quick chat with Shawn asking for a tracklist for their excellent October mix below, and we brushed on these things, as we realized that were 'coming home' to the sort of deep house and garage that we listened to before nu disco. Shawn didn't want to post a tracklist just yet, as apparently not posting a tracklist generates in more plays (this explains so much!), but I can reveal that it includes a lot of forthcoming releases on misters Bronz and Mac's own labels Tru Talk and Dancefloor Encounters respectively. Some name-dropping that may or may not be included on these releases are Chas Bronz, Rhythm Operator, Monitor 66 and Sccucci Manucci. Enjoy!

Magic Tape 26

Speaking of double-posting The Magician; did you know he makes mixtapes?

RAC + Penguin Prison + Cassian + Treasure Fingers + Escort

So, managing to double-post The Magician's (granted, very good) remix of RAC and Penguin Prison's "Hollywood" just days after Jonny posted it, meant a proper bollocking, a demotion and docking of a weeks pay. Ok, not really, but to get back on the horse I'm crossing my fingers and throw up three other very good remixes of the same song by Cassian, Treasure Fingers and Escort.

Sumera + Rogerseventytwo (+RipTide)

We wrote about the producer Amateur, formerly half of Blokgolf, back in March. Recently he has joined forces with Dutch singer Sumera. Brought up in Germany and Spain, and with Caribbean and Portuguese heritage, she's got a pretty multi-faceted background. This might also show in her music, which she says comes from her love for the symbiosis of pop music and electronica.

Coming up is the iTunes release of "Bright Lies" together with a free remix package consisting of four remixes. We're premièring the remix by Rogerseventytwo, also known as half of techno duo TWR72 which is the second remix put up online. It's an uptempo trancey affair...

...compared to the more mellow nu disco remix that RipTide did:



"Bright Lies" was included on the "Stop Heart" EP, released last spring and produced by Bart Constant. My favourite track is the beautiful "Intro Gender Blender". See, we don't just like deep house nowadays!

Xinobi doesn't like the guitar

Our all time fave Xinobi is back with a new super good single in "(I Hate The Sound of) Guitars". Released on our all time fave label Discotexas. Buy it over at Beatport or order your own limited and numbered edition of 200 copies in white vinyl with a silkscreened image on the B side. Could be something to have in your record collection.