07/10/2008
French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"
Trading in emotion for sleekness, Anoraak's cover of The Romantics' 1983 new-wave hit, "Talking in Your Sleep," is a dead-panned robo-pop excursion with popcorn-synths and stellar production. It comes off way more creepy than the original and mu ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:37 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Disco, Covers | Permalink
06/23/2008
Is Little Boots The Next Queen of Disco?
Touted by some as the new Queen of Disco, Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots has written a snazzy little pop tune called "Meddle" that has absolutely nothing to do with Pink Floyd. In fact, your brain will be more likely to register it as Hot Ch ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/23/2008 1:14 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Pop | Permalink
06/13/2008
Shh Shh Haa Haa, It's The Friday the 13th Part 3 Awesomely Crappy Disco Theme Song!
So since today is Friday the 13th and you are probably in for a lot of bad luck throughout the course of the day, I figured I would bring a little bit of joy and happiness to your life with this post. I think it's safe to say that most of you ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/13/2008 10:18 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Disco, Movie Music | Permalink
06/06/2008
Remix of the Week: Miami Horror Vs. Datarock
I DJ'ed for the first time this week at the Barbary in Philly and I made sure that this remix of Datarock's "FaFaFa" by Australian New-Wave Giorgio Moroder nerd Miami Horror made the cut. From the smile-inducing 80s synth melodies to the classic ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/06/2008 11:30 AM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Highly Recommended | Permalink
05/30/2008
Philly's Hail Social Gets Remixed, Release Party Tonight @ Medusa
Hail Social have a sweet new EP featuring remixes and re-envisioned by some of Philly's best discoheads including Turbostation, Squid from Plastic Little and my personal favorites Crimp Yr Hair ft. Mike Robinson, whose distorted, nu-gaze remix o ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/30/2008 6:57 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Local Music, Events | Permalink
05/29/2008
Jogging For Jesus With Leslie Harris
This is ridiculous. Leslie Harris and The House Of Fire sounds like what would happen if The Trammps were locked in a vacation bible school and forced to listen to exercise tapes on repeat. "Everybody get up! We gonna have a run!" Thanks t ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/29/2008 3:24 PM EST in WTF?, Soul, Disco | Permalink
05/22/2008
Music Go Music Loves ABBA, Blondie and ELO...A lot
Then again, who doesn't? Well, ok, maybe not everyone, but I definitely do. On their debut 12" Light of Love, Secretly Canadian's newest signing, Music Go Music mixes together all of those influences into a rainbow of melodic pop sweetness with ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/22/2008 2:59 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Pop | Permalink
05/19/2008
Pink Skull's Hypnotic Remix of Health's "Heaven"
It's true, I love me some HEALTH and Julian of Pink Skull is becoming one of the raddest remix djs in Philly. Therefore it's no surprise that his interpretation of HEALTH's colossal track "Heaven" from their soon to be released remix album HEALT ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/19/2008 8:46 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco | Permalink
05/16/2008
Ladyhawke Dishes Out Deja-Vu Disco, But Can She Make Rutger Hauer Dance?
Growing up in the 80's, I can't help but have fond memories for the movies of the time. So when I stumbled upon NZ native Pip Brown's airy nu-disco-rawk project, Ladyhawke, named after the 80's fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle P ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 11:05 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Remix, Disco | Permalink
04/22/2008
New Music: First Floor Power - The Jacket (Karin of The Knife Remix)
To me, everything that The Knife touches turns to gold. So, when I saw this Karin Dreijer's (singer of The Knife) remix of First Floor Power's new single "The Jacket" posted on Discobelle, I downloaded it immediately. The original, which you can ...
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