:: Absolutely lovin’ this one! Can picture people dancing in the sun when I’m listening…
Chasing Kurt are Pascal Blanché, Wojtek Kutschke and Lukas Poloczek [vocals]. The electro-pop trio – two thirds being Polish and one third German – is based in the small town of Giessen. The guys found together when Kutschke overheard Poloczek’s singing in a bar and invited him to feature on tracks he were producing with Blanché. Chasing Kurt have released five EP’s to date, and the new single From The Inside finally is the first taste of the band’s upcoming same-titled debut full-length. While the record will drop in June, the single already was released with the ‘From The Inside’ EP on April 19, 2013 via Suol Music. It includes two remixes of the song, one of them can be checked out below. The visually incredible music video is directed by the Berlin-based creative design and film company Wolf & Lamm. I’d describe it as minimalistic retro-style, but you can make up your own mind by watching the vid above.
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Tracklist:
01. From The Inside (Original)
02. From The Inside (Daniel Bortz Remix)
03. From The Inside (Till von Sein & Tigerskin Remix)
That’s the impellent Factory Floor remix of Vondelpark’s track California Analog Dream. It’s the current single taken from the band’s debut album ‘Seabed‘, we posted about it earlier this year. The song was single-released on March 25, 2013 via R&R Records together with two quite differing remixes.
North-London’s still unsigned electronic trio Factory Floor is comprised of Gabriel Gurnsey, Dominic Butler and Nic Colk Void. Their version of California Analog Dream is a very powerful take on a rather smooth original song (listen to it below). Perfectly suited to open up Saturday night…
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Tracklist:
01. California Analog Dream
02. California Analog Dream [Bullion Remix]
03. California Analog Dream [Factory Floor Remix]
It’s Only was originally released on Matthew Herbert’s 2001 blueprint album ‘Bodily Functions’. It’s one of Koze all-time favourites, and so he took on it to remix eleven years later. His version was released digitally and as 12″ vinyl on November 19, 2012 via his own label Pampa Records. The double A-side single includes a remix of Dntl’s My Oprhaned Son by Die Vögel (listen to it below). The original version was released on Dntl’s album ‘Aimlessness’ on May 30, 2012 via Pampa.
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A. Dntl – My Orphaned Son (Die Vögel Remix)
AA. Herbert – It’s Only (DJ Koze Remix)
:: There’s no better way to say ‘Merry Christmas’ to all our readers out there than with this last edit of La Boum Fatale’s advent calendar! Music Pickings wishes you all happy and contemplative hours with loved ones around you!
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This remix of Deftones’ original song Entombed is the last of four edits in the advent calendar of Antonio de Spirt and Levente Pavelka aka La Boum Fatale from Hamburg. Download the song for free on La Boum Fatale’s Soundcloud. If you wanna hear them all again, you can listen to all four edits in the setlist below. Thank you guys for enriching our advent with these fabulous edits, Music Pickings wish you a very merry christmas!
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Tracklist La Boum Fatale Advent Calendar:
01. Bon Iver – Blood Blank (La Boum Fatale Edit)
02. Alt-J – Dissolve (La Boum Fatale Edit)
03. Mew – Drown (La Boum Fatale Edit)
04. Deftones – Entombed (La Boum Fatale Edit)
:: Thank you guys for this gorgeous take on an already fabulous track!
This remix of Mew’s original track Drown is the third of four edits in La Boum Fatale’s advent calendar. One track released via Soundcloud on each Sunday in Advent and all available for free download, these songs are a little christmas present of my favourite electronic musicians to their fans. They have picked four of their favourite tracks and did some electronica edits. I’m already looking forward to next Sunday…
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Tracklist La Boum Fatale Advent Calendar:
01. Bon Iver – Blood Blank (La Boum Fatale Edit)
02. Alt-J – Dissolve (La Boum Fatale Edit)
03. Mew – Drown (La Boum Fatale Edit)
04. ???
:: First of four little christmas presents by La Boum Fatale. Enjoy!
This is an remix of Bon Iver’s 2009 track Blood Blank by Hamburg electronic artists La Boum Fatale. The original song was released on the ‘Blood Blank EP’ on January 19, 2009 via Jagjaguwar. This remix version is the first of four edits to be released in the La Boum Fatale advent calendar, you can download the song for free via the band’s Soundcloud. Really looking forward to the other three!
:: It’s the perfect song for rainy, cloudy day to be watched from inside…
The original version of this song featuring vocals by Blakkat is to be found on Manuel Tur’s album ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’, released on April 20, 2012 via Freerange Records. The song was remixed by King Britt, who is well-known as producer, composer and performer of high-quality electronic music. His dub version was released on the ‘High Needs Low’ EP as 12″ vinyl and digital download, out on May 14, 2012 via Freerange. You can check out the original version of Maybe Next Lifetime below.
The original version of Further Out is to be found on Beat Connection’s full-length debut album ‘The Palace Garden’, released on August 06, 2012 via Moshi Moshi Records. The fantastic The Whendays Remix was released on the ‘Further Our Remixes EP’ on September 03, 2012 as digital download. The Whendays are Serge, Simon and Filip S. from Stockholm/Sweden and San Francisco. They’re currently working on their debut full-length, so keep your peeled for more.
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01. Further Out
02. Further Out (The Whendays Remix)
03. Further Out (Sun Airway Remix)
04. Further Out (Cellar Remix)
:: Find myself very lucky being now able to post my favourite track off the current Justice album with such an incredibly terrific video! [Full-screen mode and decent headphones are strongly recommended!]
New Lands is the next song taken from the fabulous 2011 Justice album ‘Audio, Video, Disco.’. The track is now also released on the ‘New Lands EP’, including a terrific live version and three very different remixes. The EP was out on June 22, 2012 via Ed Banger Records. The elaborate official video is written, directed and edited by the director’s collective CANADA. It shows a futuristic foot-base-lacrosse-roller-game going rough and bloody. The video is, in my opinion, this year’s most tremendous effort in music videos together with The Shoes’ ‘Time To Dance‘. Listen below to SebastiAn’s version of New Lands, my favourite remix.
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Tracklist:
01. New Lands
02. New Lands (Live)
03. New Lands (Falcon Remix)
04. New Lands (A-Track Remix)
05. New Lands (SebastiAn Remix)
Upcoming Tourdates:
Sun 15 Jul 2012 // Leipzig, Germany // Melt Festival
Wed 18 Jul 2012 // Nyon, Switzerland // Paléo Festival
Thu 19 Jul 2012 // Nîmes, France // Les Arènes de Nîmes
Sat 21 Jul 2012 // Carhaix, France // Les Vieilles Charrues
Sat 28 Jul 2012 // Naeba, Japan // Fuji Rock
>> The full touring schedule is available here.
‘Wings’ is the next single taken from The Invisible’s new record ‘Rispah’. The electro-rock track was remixed by Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points. His take on ‘Wings’ deepens the electronic touch of the track and creates a dreamy atmosphere that will drive you away while listening. The remix will be released as b-side to the ‘Wings’ single on July 09, 2012 via Ninja Tune. If you wanna check out the original version of ‘Wings’, watch the official video below. It is directed by Mark Glenister & Joe Hunt.
:: An absolutely fabulous tune by Raz Ohara. Again!
‘El Zahir’ was released digitally yesterday (June 20, 2012) via the electronic label Kindisch Records. Physical release as 12″ vinyl follows on July 16 including two remixes of the track by Acid Pauli and The Sorry Entertainers. Check them out below. Raz Ohara is an exceptional artist with lots of diverse talents. His music ranges from excellent psychedelic electronic productions to Pop (Avantgarde-Pop) and Soul. Currently, he’s working on the third album of his project Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra.
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Tracklist:
01. El Zahir (Original)
02. El Zahir (Acid Pauli Acid Dub)
03. El Zahir (The Sorry Entertainers Remix)
