PREMIERE: WOLFRAM - Fireworks (feat. Hercules & Love Affair) (Johan Agebjorn Remix)
(Photo: Ruvan)
Euro and Italo disco, in their purest forms, are undeniably worthy strains of this thing we call club music. Austrian mixer Wolfram believes that the populace often forgets this, and we’re partial to agree—like any genre, there is a lot of bad Euro/Italo out there, clogging our ears with tacky, unimaginative glitter. This Johan Agebjorn take on “Fireworks” (feat. Hercules & Love Affair) is the first step in Wolfram’s campaign to rid the world’s dancefloors of junk. Supple and slinky, this track is cold new wave, golden ballad, and irresistible 90s-tinged synthpop all in one. The full debut won’t be out until April, though the delicious single’s available for purchase right here.
WOLFRAM - Fireworks (feat. Hercules & Love Affair) (Johan Agebjorn Remix)
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DOWNLOAD: Human Life - Italo Crimewave
Human Life’s “Italo Crimewave” is meant for two kinds of parties. The first is full of gold lamé swimsuits and kilos in the Keys, the other is inside a dim apartment dancefest where kids in leather sleep wherever they happen to fall. Both have their merits, and both require days of recovery. Whichever your sweat style, head to the trio’s website for more free electrojam tideovers for November’s Wherever We Are EP on LIFEX.
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DOWNLOAD: Parallels - Find The Fire + Delphic Remix
Cameron Findlay (of Crystal Castles fame) and golden-haired ingénue Holly Dodson sure do make some sparkly electropop. Crackling with ‘80s dance sentiment and new-wave electricity, Parallels’ brand of sonic joy could be called the new vintage. Below, the Italo-tinged “Find The Fire” was recently featured on the Kitsune Maison Compilation 8, while their uptempo mix shreds English quartet Delphic’s “This Momentary” into neon confetti. Parallels’ debut Visionaries will be out this fall.
Delphic - This Momentary (Parallels Remix)
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DOWNLOAD: diskJokke - 1987
(Photo: Stian Andersen)
What’s up, diskJokke? You grew up in the suburbs of Oslo before unleashing a math-inspired, digi-debut that was instantly lauded by anyone with ears? Cool, then, that you’ve got a dubby/italo sophomore effort dropping in June and in celebration, are letting us lift the below. “1987” was probably a decent year (who can remember), but as a dance hit, it moves at a glossy clip, bouncing with precise beats and slippery synths. En Fin Tid will come via Smalltown Supersound, and loosely translates to “happy time.” Yeah, it’s Friday all right.
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DOWNLOAD: Lissy Trullie - Self Taught Learner (TMDP Remix)
(Photo: Ben Ritter)
T-Dot disco impresarios TMDP (not an acronym, apparently) put together this glimmering Italo version of Lissy Trullie's "Self Taught Learner," affronting any notion that it's just Nordic and Flemish beardos killing this cosmic synth thing. Of course, if you prefer the unmanipulated version, it's available on Trullie's just re-released EP of the same name.
Sounds like: Aeroplane, Faze Action, diskJokke
Lissy Trullie - Self Taught Learner (TMDP Remix)
Previously:
Lissy Trullie - Self Taught Learner
Lissy Trullie - Forget About It
Lissy Trullie - Boy Boy (U-Tern Remix)
DOWNLOAD: Au Revoir Simone - Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)
(Photo: Jeremy Williams)
Our friends at The FADER have been jamming on this Belgian-cum-Miami funkfest for a minute, and it is righteously good. We were already drawn to the coffeepop sway of Au Revoir Simone’s original, but this rework does ten better, snapping the songbirds off their chilly branch and blasting south in a stained-glass Maserati. Below, Aeroplane re-affirms our faith in the Flemish, just in time for the weekend.
Au Revoir Simone - Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)
Previously:
Au Revoir Simone - Sad Song (Pacific Remix)
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows (It's A Fine Line Remix)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Remix)
Au Revoir Simone's RCRD LBL Page
DOWNLOAD: Retro/Grade - Moda (Radio Edit)
Retro/Grade, the Italo-disco-focused project from Serge Santiago and Tom Neville, has been the stuff of keyboard-sweating message board minions for more than a year, and for good reason–first single "Moda" is a soaring, cheeseless take on a genre we've often found wandering into questionably samey waters. The track's been supported by Erol Alkan, A-Trak, and loads of others and just came out this week as a limited-to-500 white label (there are a few up for sale at Phonica)–we're thrilled to be giving away the radio edit for free. An album's planned for January.
Retro/Grade - Moda (Radio Edit)
Previously:
Serge Santiago - Running Passions
Serge Santiago's RCRD LBL Page
DOWNLOAD: Sally Shapiro - Love in July
The consensus was already snow angels and sugarplum dreams on Ms. Shapiro, and now the video for “Love in July" further deepens our puppy love. There’s adorable and then there’s this. The journeying goldfish and glacially-impeded whale have us squeezing tears from our reddened eyes; the tune has us grinning to the crystallized beat. Maybe we’re supposed to feel conflicted. Sally Shapiro is a Swedish, Italo-discopopstar, after all.
Sounds like: Glass Candy, Tiedye, Lindstrøm
Previously:
Sally Shapiro - Jackie Junior (Junior Boys Remix)
Sally Shapiro - Time to Let Go (Lindstrom Remix)
Sally Shapiro - Time to Let Go (CFCF Remix)
