I require a shrubbery
Swedish electro popster Robyn has been getting a lot of blog love, but apart from 'Konichiwa Bitches' i've not checked her out much. This forthcoming single is great though, and will no doubt lead me to investigate further.
The original version of "With Every Heartbeat" has 'Ibiza Anthem' written all over it, and when flicking through the radio the other week I heard Pete Tong make it his record of the week. It's the kind of thing that you imagine will get people a little weepy on the dancefloor. Before swiftly returning to a hard night's gurning, and a gulp of their £6 bottle of water.
I'm enjoying the Rory Phillips remix as well though. Rory is one of the residents at Our Disco, and was also resident at Trash with Erol Alkan. Perhaps this has rubbed off on him, as this version is reminiscent of Erol's balearic re-rubs of Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters & Klaxons.
ROBYN - WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT (RORY PHILLIPS REMIX)
More girl pop comes from the latest 'I Can Count' compilation. I have to say that overall it's a little disappointing compared to the non-stop glory of the first one... but there are still plenty of great tracks. My favourite being the pop rush of "Saturday Night" by Brighton's Beauty Skool Dropout. I fully approve of anything that can pack this much of a punch with a casio & a cheap drum machine.
BEAUTY SKOOL DROPOUT - SATURDAY NIGHT
The album is only 4 quid from the I Can Count website, which makes it a right bargain. Not as much of a bargain as volume 1 though... which is limited to 500 copies and has 18 brilliant tracks for a fiver. Check the t-shirts while you're there.
I've been meaning to write about Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya for a while, but needed an email kick up the arse with a new track to actually get round to it.
You can probably surmise from the name and picture that it's gonna be some kinda bleepy sleazy electro pop rock. And you'd be right. There seems to be rather a big beat influence creeping into the tracks though... a genre that's probably ripe for revival now that the corpse of the 80s has been thoroughly violated.
BITCHEE BITCHEE YA YA - BEFORE
The band have apparently just signed a record deal, and this will be their first single. It sounds a little like CSS accompanied by a very loud drummer. Which can only be good ya ya.
BITCHEE BITCHEE YA YA - FUCK FRIEND
The original version of "With Every Heartbeat" has 'Ibiza Anthem' written all over it, and when flicking through the radio the other week I heard Pete Tong make it his record of the week. It's the kind of thing that you imagine will get people a little weepy on the dancefloor. Before swiftly returning to a hard night's gurning, and a gulp of their £6 bottle of water.
I'm enjoying the Rory Phillips remix as well though. Rory is one of the residents at Our Disco, and was also resident at Trash with Erol Alkan. Perhaps this has rubbed off on him, as this version is reminiscent of Erol's balearic re-rubs of Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters & Klaxons.
ROBYN - WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT (RORY PHILLIPS REMIX)
More girl pop comes from the latest 'I Can Count' compilation. I have to say that overall it's a little disappointing compared to the non-stop glory of the first one... but there are still plenty of great tracks. My favourite being the pop rush of "Saturday Night" by Brighton's Beauty Skool Dropout. I fully approve of anything that can pack this much of a punch with a casio & a cheap drum machine.
BEAUTY SKOOL DROPOUT - SATURDAY NIGHT
The album is only 4 quid from the I Can Count website, which makes it a right bargain. Not as much of a bargain as volume 1 though... which is limited to 500 copies and has 18 brilliant tracks for a fiver. Check the t-shirts while you're there.
I've been meaning to write about Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya for a while, but needed an email kick up the arse with a new track to actually get round to it.
You can probably surmise from the name and picture that it's gonna be some kinda bleepy sleazy electro pop rock. And you'd be right. There seems to be rather a big beat influence creeping into the tracks though... a genre that's probably ripe for revival now that the corpse of the 80s has been thoroughly violated.
BITCHEE BITCHEE YA YA - BEFORE
The band have apparently just signed a record deal, and this will be their first single. It sounds a little like CSS accompanied by a very loud drummer. Which can only be good ya ya.
BITCHEE BITCHEE YA YA - FUCK FRIEND
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