The mysterious DJ duo DJA and DSJ are back with a followup to their first ’80s action-movie mixtape with more pumped up and steroid-assisted tunes from Rocky, Scarface, Top Gun and Cocaine Cowboys.
Blood Bros: Heaven2Hell by maddecent
The Gossip singer and the London dance duo hooked up before on the brilliant disco-dance track Cruel Intentions in 2009. Their partnership was obviously a fruitful one so they got back in the studio and have just released a 4-track EP of similar tunes.
Two Irish music bloggers – Swear I’m Not Paul and 2UIBestow got together and posted a Soundcloud compilation of Irish artists they think will be worth more investigation in 2011. It includes Milan Jay, B-Movie Lightning, Deaf Joe, The Riot Tapes, A Northern Light and more.
Listen at Swear I’m Not Paul »
While most of Taiwan-born Canada-based Alex Zhang Hungtai’s music is reminiscent of electro-punks Suicide, Lord Knows Best showcases a different side to his music. It’s a smokey lo-fi serenade with Hungtai in bar-room, loose tie mode.
New Simian Mobile Disco
SMD return with a new single featuring Chris Keating of Yeasayer on this contagious dance tune.
Listen at Nialler9
Summer Mixtape
I’ve compiled a list of recommended summer songs consisting of tracks chosen by Twitter followers of Nialler9 for those blue-sky days.
Listen to the Summer Twitter Mixtape
Ferranti
Rousing electro-pop in its embryonic stages from a London three-piece. Check out the demo of ‘Run’.
http://www.myspace.com/ferrantimusic
My Toys Like Me
Imagine Martina-Topley Bird singing atop some weird schizophrenic synth-pop and you’ve got the considerable gist of this London two-piece.
Listen at Aurgasm
