Manchester Week: Kid Machine

Dragon (demo) by Kid Machine

KID MACHINE is the first artist of this week's Mancunian special.  I've had the pleasure of talking to him via Twitter for about a couple months now.  Kid Machine makes great Italo-Disco tracks with stabbing synths and shuffling beats that echo the sounds of the 70s and 80s.  Be sure to check out his great catalog of tracks on SoundCloud as you enjoy this interview.

Manchester Week!

This week, I'm very excited to present a set of interviews with 4 talented producers living in Manchester, England for Monday-Thursday of this week.  If you're like me (and much of the rest of the world), you first think of the Manchester United Soccer  (Football) team, the most famous club in the world, when you hear the name 'Manchester'.  This week's DJs will clue you in on the awesome nu-disco/ electro scene happening in Manchester today.

For this week, be prepared to sit back and enjoy hearing great clubby tracks, influences, and hearing some exclusive tracks and learning some patch programming.  Check back tomorrow for the exciting start of MANCHESTER WEEK!

Moog hints, Champions, and more

Hello everyone, hope your Friday is going well.  A couple of things to mention before we all escape to the weekend...

Moog is showing off a "special project" that's "the first of its kind", which is said to rhyme with Rogue Door.  Speculation on their Facebook Page has guesses such as "Moog Door", "Moog Gore", but my guess would be between "Moog More" and "Moog IV".  Nothing in the picture indicates polyphony, but there are Mooger Foogers lined up across the top of the Voyager XL, implying there's way more to this than just a standard 5 grand keyboard.  Only time will tell...

EDIT: Today, Moog revealed the Moog Store.  Not quite a polyphonic synth...

AIMES - Every Time When I See You (Radio Edit)

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying your Thursday.  I was recently introduced to a new artist called AIMES.  AIMES has got a nice fresh approach to synth pop-- his vocals nicely straddle modern and the soft spoken 80s.  Combine that with a funky beat and some nice analog synths, and you've got yourself catchy dance music.

Visitor Interview

VISITOR is a new duo out of the UK bringing back the pop flavor in the synth pop scene.  Their beautiful pop vocals and dance beats are some taking the dance scene by storm.  With their debut album just around the corner, I was very excited to have a chance to talk to Lucas and Kyle about their synth choices, working with Diamond Cut (a guest a few weeks ago) and what's to come from their debut album.

Los Feeling by VISITOR

Starsmith - Lesson One

Just a quick post for you guys-- found out this video came out today for Starsmith's new track, 'Lesson One'.  SoundCloud version below.

On the subject of Starsmith, I think he's a really great producer, and he is pretty much Ellie Goulding's sound.  It's a shame his album was sidelined, because it had promise to be one of the best dance records of this year-- it was supposed to feature the likes of Stine Bramsen from Alphabeat, among other guests.  It is nice though that this track and its b-sides will give us an insight of what could have been.  Hopefully that record isn't lost forever-- hey Vulture, what about a 2012 release?

Starsmith - Lesson One by Vulture Music

Monday Mix

Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

Metric - Help I'm Alive (Mindscramble Remix) by Mindscramble

Anoraak Crazy Eyes Jules Schimmer Remix by Jules Schimmer

Heat of the Night by Kid Machine

Pippi (Diamond Cut Remix) by Diamond Cut Music

Monday Mix!  What is Monday Mix?  Why is this happening today and not any other Monday?  Well if you guys love it, I'll do it every Monday, or try, but I thought I'd try something new since I'm going to be on a plane all day going out to California.

I've snatched up 5 tracks from 5 talented producers this Monday.  It's a mix of old and new, but I still listen to Daft Punk's discovery and that's 10 years old.  Groove on, peeps.