Electric Zoo

Water (Bicep Remix)

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:31:00 +0000

When two titans of the world of electronic music combine, the affects are rarely a let down. Case and point: flexing deep house champions Bicep have remixed New York analog jammers Blondes with an articulate icey cold techno makeover. "Ingredients: Juno 6, MPC, TR-909, Korg M1 an’ a whole lotta muscle!". Blondes' self titled LP featuring this remix and a host of others from John Roberts, Andy Stott, Laurel Halo, Teengirl Fantasy to name a few is out on the legendary RVNG and available from Feburary 7th.

Fuck It None of Y’all Don’t Rap

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Just had to post this one, do check out Evian Christ's YouTube Channel for even more obscurity and anonymity.

SXLND

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:50:00 +0000

Surely one of the biggest stars of electronic music in 2011, with an outstanding LP and numerous EPs tallied, Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum looks to continue his successful streak in 2012 kicking things off with a new EP on LuckyMe. The 'SXLND EP' is a record 2 years in the making, a contemporary take on Chicago House and Modern UK House, and a gratifying portion of dance music that shows the depth of Stewart's expertise in his genre. The 'SXLND EP' by Machinedrum is out this week on LuckyMe, complete with elaborate 12" packaging, available from Juno and Boomkat. Check the preview below.

Bobby Champs on Pictures Music

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:33:00 +0000

Pictures Music, impressed all last year with their carefully selected artist roster deploying a generous and honourable schedule of releases over the course of 2011 from the likes of Koreless, Dauwd, Seams and Dark Sky. Pictures look to maintain the revered output of last year, with their first taste of music for 2012, from new signing Bobby Champs. Notably lacking the subtlety of peers like Koreless, Bobby Champs aims straight for the dance floor with clubbers reactions at the front of his mind while producing some heavy techno and 90s acid influenced beats. Expect Bobby Champs' debut on Pictures Music sometime around March.

January Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:58:00 +0000

Electric Zoo Top Ten Chart 15/01/12

01. Locked Groove - 'Drowning' // Hotflush Recordings (BUY)
02. Knowing Looks - 'Listen To My 45' // WNCL (BUY)
03. Goldffinch - 'Red Mask' // Numbers (BUY)
04. Blawan - 'Peaches (Freestone)' // Clone (BUY)
05. I:Cube - 'Transpiration' // Versatile (BUY)
06. Boddika & Joy Orbison - Swims (Alternate Mix)' // Swamp81 (BUY)
07. Jon Convex - 'Bump & Grind' // Convex Industries (BUY)
08. Boddika - 'Up And Dance' // (DOWNLOAD)
09. Babe Rainbow - 'Greed (LOL Boys Remix)' // Mishka (DOWNLOAD)
10. XI - 'Immunity' // Orca (BUY)

The Phantom - EP 2

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Silverback Recordings stood out last year with some notable releases from Nguzunguzu, Damu and Grown Folk, and they are starting this year as they mean to go on, with a very promising EP from The Phantom, the label's very first Vinyl release. The vaguely titled 'EP 2' opens with tinkering piano riffs exploding into the classic house grooves of 'Ceremony'. The rest of the EP isnt as 'classic' sounding, but clearly exhibits The Phantom's more edgy and experimental broken, funky beats, and his Grime, Chicago and Detroit influences. Check out the EP preview below as well as the bonus download 'Late Night Sex'. 'EP 2' by The Phantom is out January the 16th on Vinyl and Digital, and available from your favorite stores.

'EP2' Preview by The Phantom

'Late Night Sex' by The Phantom

LOL Boys x Frite Nite Podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:41:00 +0000

First notable mixtape the year comes in thick and fast from LOL Boys, and their podcast for Frite Nite. Keep close watch of the LOL duo this year with a Hot City collab and EP on Friends Of Friends incoming soon this year.

LOL Boys - 'Frite Nite Podcast 014 - LOL Boys' // ♫

Tracklisting:

Maelstrom – 'House Music'
Familjen – 'After 808'
Goldffinch – 'Funky Stepa'
Kuba Soka – 'Can’t Stop (Acid Mix)'
Hot City X LOL Boys – 'Whitney (Jus Some Shit)'
Babe Rainbow – 'Greed (LOL Boys Remix)'
Jon Convex – 'Pop That P'
Hot City X LOL Boys – 'Hot Boys'
Glass Actor – 'Apeirophobia Part 2'
F – 'Slow Down'
Floyd Campbell – 'Multipass'
Tevo Howard – 'Intersection'
Prince Club – 'Love Strong'
Grown Folk X LOL Boys – 'Ghostpath'

Treehouse / To Me

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:45:00 +0000

Here is one of the first releases of 2012 to look forward to, the first official release from Welsh enigma Ifan Dafydd. Treading a tightrope somewhere between melancholy and optimism, these are bold and bright compositions underpinned by weighty sub low frequencies. 'Treehouse / To Me' is out on January the 30th on Push & Run.

RIP Acid Girls

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:21:00 +0000

Greg Bowler and Jamie McNeil have sadly announced the end of Acid Girls this week, a name that has been all too familiar with electronic music fans and music blog followers in general for the past 5+ years. For those of you who need schooling, Acid Girls originated as a DJ/Production duo in tandem with one of the few early Music Blogs that influenced many other like minded and enthusiastic music lovers (myself included) to do the same and in process help revolutionize the way people discover, listen and obtain music. Sadly their discography never grew as big as their reputation as DJs, but to end the era they are giving away a sort of Album That Never Was to say goodbye. Acid Girls content and mixes aren't hard to find on the web, so Ill leave you with a link to their 'RIP Acid Girls' collection, and a personal favorite. RIP Acid Girls.

Acid Girls - 'RIP Acid Girls' // ♫
Daft_Punk - 'Too Long (Acid Girls Edit)' // ♫

Body High Free Pack

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:54:00 +0000

More Christmas freebies today thanks to the promising new label Body High, headed by Jerome Potter and Samo Sound Boy. A festive pack of unreleased Body High dubs ready for the clubs this Christmas.

Body High - 'Free Pack 2011' // ♫

Tracklist:

01. DJ Ghost Pepper - '#4Life'

02. The Ethics - 'To The Beat of The Drum (Floyd Campbell Edit)'

03. Plexstone - 'Drama (DJ Dodger Stadium Edit)'

04. Body High Smash - 'Nitemare / Game Over'

Jamie xx The Creators Project

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:10:00 +0000

Top 10 LPs of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:35:00 +0000

Electric Zoo Top 10 LPs of 2011

10. 'Tenement Yard Volume 2'
Altered Natives // Eye4Eye Recordings (BUY)

9. 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'

Ghostpoet // Brownswood (BUY)

8. 'Ghost People'
Martyn // Brainfeeder (BUY)

7. 'Resolution 653'

Instra:mental // Nonplus (BUY)

6. 'Goblin'
Tyler The Creator // XL Recordings (BUY)

5. 'Instrumentals'

Clams Casino // Mixtape (DOWNLOAD)

4. 'Room(s)'
Machinedrum // Planet Mu (BUY)

3. 'LiveLoveA$AP'

A$AP Rocky // Mixtape (DOWNLOAD)

2. 'Fever'
2562 // When In Doubt (BUY)

1. 'We're New Here'

Gil-Scott Heron & Jamie xx // XL Recordings (BUY)

Top 10 Remixes of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:06:00 +0000

Electric Zoo Top Ten Remixes of 2011

10. Kelis - 'Brave (Dark Sky Remix)' // Polydor (BUY)
09. Radiohead - 'Bloom (Blawan Remix)' // Ticker Tape LTD (BUY)
08. Wax - '20202 (Pinch Mix)' // Hardwax Germany (BUY)
07. Ayshay - 'Warn-U (Nguzunguzu Remix)' // Tri Angle (BUY)
06. Teengirl Fantasy - 'Cheaters (John Talabot's Classic Vocal Refix)' // Hivern Disc (BUY)
05. Sepalcure - 'Every Day Of My Life (Jimmy Edgar Remix) // Hotflush (BUY)
04. Julio Bashmore - 'Ask Yourself (Midland Remix)' // PMR (BUY)
03. No Boundaries - 'Modular Pursuits (Daphni Mix)' // Planet E (BUY)
02. 2562 - 'Wasteland (Head High aka Shed Remix) // When In Doubt (BUY)
01. Blawan - 'Getting Me Down' // White (BUY)

Top 10 EPs of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:49:00 +0000

Electric Zoo Top 10 EPs of 2011

10. 'The Wavey EP'
Mosca // 3024 Recordings (BUY)

9. '7 Days'

Aquarius Heaven // Circus Company (BUY)

8. 'More Than Me'
Eliphino // Some Think Sounds (BUY)

7. 'No Good'

Ifan Dafydd // Push & Run (BUY)

6. 'LDR'
LOL Boys // Palms Out Sounds (BUY)

5. 'Fernweh / Hearts'

George FitzGerald // ManMakeMusic (BUY)

4. 'Great Northern Diver'

Dexter // Clone (BUY)

3. 'Waterworx EP'
Jam City // Night Slugs (BUY)

2. '2727 / Sometimes / Soul What / Rubba'
Boddika // Swamp81 (BUY)

1. 'Everyone Needs A Theme Tune EP'

Julio Bashmore // PMR (BUY)

All By Myself

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:08:00 +0000

Next week sees Gerry Read's final record for his trilogy of releases on Fourth Wave. Things have been getting progressively deeper from the outset, and 'All By Myself' follows suit, carelessly building and chopping through dusty Chicago House loops, this time equipping full, inebriated and broody male vocals for full effect. A glorifying end to an excellent trilogy, but I guarantee this is just the beginning for Gerry Read. 'All By Myself' by Gerry Read is out on Fourth Wave from the 12th December.

Pearson Sound RBMA

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:20:00 +0000

At over 100 minutes, you might want to put some time aside to watch this fascinating lecture with David Kennedy aka Ramadanman aka Pearson Sound aka Maurice Donovan, which explores his earliest musical productions, his experiences at FWD and the running of Hessle Audio with associates Ben UFO and Pangaea. Well worth a watch

Ratcatcher Dubs

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:59:00 +0000

We get some early Christmas presents today from Ratcatcher, some beautifully crafted percussive deep house dubs for you to download for free. For more Ratcatcher goodness, there are still a few copies of his limited Catapult Records EP 'Bubbledub' floating around on Juno and Boomkat.

Take The Plunge

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 +0000

With a top notch LP already under his belt this year, Dave Huismans aka 2562, is back this week with a new record under his A Made Up Sound moniker, something we are treated to only once a year if we're lucky. Boiler Room fans may already know some of these tracks, with them being teased during Huismans' fantastic set when they setup shop in Berlin earlier this month. 'Take The Plunge' by A Made Up Sound is out now on A Made Up Sound Records and available from Juno or Boomkat.

November Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:47:00 +0000

Electric Zoo Top Ten Chart 20/11/11

01. Eliphino - 'More Than Me' // Some Think Sounds (BUY)
02. Bok Bok & Tom Trago - 'White Type-R' // Sound Pellegrino (BUY)
03. Mosca - 'Orange Jack' // 3024 (BUY)
04. Factory Floor - 'Second Way' // DFA (BUY)
05. New York Transit Authority - 'Off The Traxx' // Lobster Boy (BUY)
06. Darling Farah - 'Division' // Civil Music (BUY)
07. Blk.Adonis & Rizzla - 'Bekiki' // (DOWNLOAD)
08. Gerry Read - 'We Are' // Fourth Wave (BUY)
09. Floating Points - 'Arp3' // Eglo (BUY)
10. Jack Dixon & Rick Grant - 'Muted' // ManMakeMusic (PREVIEW)

Division

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:53:00 +0000

Darling Farah's third record for London's Civil Music continues the exceptional quality streak left by his previous two records. With more blissfully deep and techy excursions, Dimension by Darling Farah is out this week on Civil Music and available from Juno or Boomkat.

Stalker Humanoid

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Love VS Bass

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:02:00 +0000

Never ones to disappoint, Top Billin proudly present a new EP from long time fam member, Raziek. The Love VS Bass EP is described as Ghetto-Booty-House-808-Rap, quite an adequate summation in my opinion as this record clearly touches on every one of those backgrounds, and the French DJ/Producer's explorations into the modern garage infused RnB tracks with these influences in mind really pays off. Preview the EP on Soundcloud Here and check out the free booty of 'Thong Song' below. The 'Love VS Bass EP' by Raziek is out now on Top Billin and available from Juno or Beatport.

Raziek - 'Thong Song' // ♫

We Are / Narry

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Next month, fresh from celebrating his 19th birthday young Gerry Read delivers his second in a trilogy of records for Fourth Wave. Both tracks on this edition are beautiful productions taking the listener through blissed out, techy garage dreamscapes. 'We Are / Narry' by Gerry Read is out on Fourth Wave on the 7th November.

TEED 4PLAY

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:29:00 +0000

Miranda

noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:57:00 +0000

Following the success of his unexpected, Winehouse sampling debut on Push & Run back in August, enigmatic newcomer Ifan Dafydd has made the wonderful and intoxicating B Side 'Miranda' available to download for free.