Joakim's brand new album "Tropics Of Love" is out now via Tigersushi Records. The second single taken from the album is the oldschool flavoured "Bring Your Love" featuring Luke Jenner from The Rapture. The CFCF Remix of the previous single "On The Beach" is pretty dreamy too. Here they both are back to back.
The Rapture's eponymous "How Deep Is Your Love" now finally has a video! It is easily one of the most accomplished disco punk singles in the New Yorkers' catalogue now spanning over a decade of tunes. Sidechain's 1990's rework below is absolutely ESSENTIAL!
11 TYSON
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Out Of My Mind"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "On The Radio", "Die On the Dancefloor"
10 THE RAPTURE
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "House of Jealous Lovers"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "I Need Your Love", "How Deep Is Your Love"
09 JOY ORBISON
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Hyph Mngo"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow", "So Derobe" Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo [HFT009] by Hotflush
08 AZEALIA BANKS
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "212"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Liquorice", "Tell Me" (Groove Theory cover) LIQUORICE by Azealia Banks
07 HOT CHIP
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Over & Over"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "I Feel Better", "We Have Love"
06 ART DEPARTMENT
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "We Call Love" (with Soul Clap & Osunlade)
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Living The Life" (with Seth Troxler), "Touch You Gently"
05 LITTLE DRAGON
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Little Man"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Test", "Constant Surprises"
04 CRYSTAL CASTLES
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Crimewave" (with Health)
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Baptism", "Pap Smear"
03 CHIC
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Everybody Dance"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "My Forbidden Lover", "I Want Your Love"
02 AZARI & III
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Reckless (With Your Love)"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Lost in Time", "Into The Night"
01 GRACE JONES
FESTIVAL ANTHEM: "Pull Up To The Bumper"
PERSONAL WISH LIST: "Love On Top Of Love", "Nightclubbing"
20 (N) - "Le noir et le blanc sur le piano" - Johan Agebjörn feat. Sally Shapiro - Italo disco sung in French by Swedish artists, needless to say it's a divine mixture
19 (N) - "How deep is your love" - The Rapture - the pioneers of cowbell driven disco punk are back with one of their catchiest singles yet
18 (N) - "Help me out" - Jaffa - don't know much about this German duo but I discovered "Help me Out" thanks to my muso friend Piotrek (our guest reviewer) from nosnobsallowed.tv and I must say it's a mesmerising piece of pop music
15 (N) - "Amazing"/"I'm Not Madonna" - Hi Fashion - I don't give a s*** if you don't like this track cause I know it's a-mazing!
14 (N) - "Freak the night" - Jessica 6 - a month without at least one tune sung by Nomi Ruiz doesn't count this year right?
13 (11) - "Within you" - Gus Gus
12 (N) - "Father Father" - Julio Bashmore feat. Javeon McCarthy - this house gem reminds me slightly of the Neue Heimat classic "From: Disco To: Disco" by Whirlpool Productions...
11 (N) - "Just Think About" - Mario Basanov feat. Miss Bee - Lithuanian champion of house and nu-disco vibes strikes again, this one builds up from a simple beat to an ecstatically funky ending, what a treasure of a tune!
10 (N) - "Echoes" - Washed Out - one of the brightest talents on the indie scene
Washed Out - Echoes by ListenBeforeYouBuy 09 (N) - "The Third of the Storms" - Mike Simonetti feat. Sam Sparro - 8 minutes long journey through Balearic soundscapes lushly produced by Italians Do It Better's prime djs... Sophisticated!08 (N) - "Forevermore" - Shaun J. Wright - after Kim Ann Foxman's luscious EP, it's time for Shaun - My House - J. Wright from the Hercules & Love Affair crew to release some solo material, Rough Mix is particularly yummy! 07 (1) - "Manic" - Azari & III
06 (N) - "Lola (Ging Danga)" - Maluca - NYC based Dominican answer to M.I.A. with a gift for brazen and ultra-catchy singles... See the kitsch galore video for this urban stomper HERE! 05 (N) - "Calling Out" - Midnight Magic - no one, bar maybe Escort and Jessica 6, does nu-disco like them! Tiffany Roth gives some of the best vocal performances this year on their freshly released fabulous EP "What The Eyes Can't See"
Midnight Magic - Calling Out by ScionAV04 (N) - "Mirage" - Ladytron - only one week left till Ladytron's 5th studio album drops, judging by all 4 tracks revealed prior to the release, we're in for a real treat 03 (N) - "Lost in Time" - Azari & III - Canadian kings of the dancefloor are simply unstoppable this year! 02 (2) - "Over" - Gus Gus - and over and over and over again... 4 months in top 3 of my Crème de la crème rankings and counting!01 (N) - "Luvbazaar" - SSION - Cody Critcheloe really is a genius, no other artists manage to mix so many genres to such a superb effect, their new LP "Bent" is a vibrant explosion of disco, punk, pop, electro and funk, one of the albums of the year and this month's number 1 tune in my books
I first discovered "Funky Dame" thanks to the ultra-eclectic nosnobsallowed.tv. And it is funky indeed. Somehow its grittiness and its danceability reminded me of Rapture's epic "House of Jealous Lovers" famous for reinventing disco punk almost a whole decade ago... Those two gems sound deliciously good put next to another.
08 (N) - "Forevermore" - Shaun J. Wright - after Kim Ann Foxman's luscious EP, it's time for Shaun - My House - J. Wright from the Hercules & Love Affair crew to release some solo material, Rough Mix is particularly yummy!
06 (N) - "Lola (Ging Danga)" - Maluca - NYC based Dominican answer to M.I.A. with a gift for brazen and ultra-catchy singles... See the kitsch galore video for this urban stomper HERE!
04 (N) - "Mirage" - Ladytron - only one week left till Ladytron's 5th studio album drops, judging by all 4 tracks revealed prior to the release, we're in for a real treat
01 (N) - "Luvbazaar" - SSION - Cody Critcheloe really is a genius, no other artists manage to mix so many genres to such a superb effect, their new LP "Bent" is a vibrant explosion of disco, punk, pop, electro and funk, one of the albums of the year and this month's number 1 tune in my books
