I know CFCF‘s new song is flying around blogs a lot lately. I can completely understand it, it’s amazing stuff. I wouldn’t normally post it because there’s already a huge coverage but we received such a nice email from Acephale, the label behind the single, that I felt I have to write this. I’ve been on and on about CFCF, this Canadian guy has some hyptnotic power and I realized it at the HEALTH remix, anything he touches instantly gets his trademark sound, this weird combination of dark 80s synths-stuff and sick pop disco. His musical territory is huge, from metal to rap or rnb to indie and electro… The strange thing about this atmosphere is that it’s kinda pop on the surface but you know, you can feel the tension and something unknown but dark and creepy going on underneat. For example, in You Hear Colours the guitar and keys are just fun to listen to, they are monotonous but some variation is always added so no boring parts only you feel hypnotized and transferred to somewhere else where the rivers are flowing backwards, flowers grow in the air and every star is an angel of death. Now, the disturbing stuff is there from the beginning with the the almost-tribal drums, it’s just so subtle and hidden that you don’t realize it. The single is a double A-side featuring You Hear Colours and Invitation to Love and you can watch the Tommy Boy directed video for the first one. I also decided to share the remix of Cassie’s track (featuring Lil Wayne) because it’s such an interesting hybrid. Told ya, Canada was crazy. Buy the record here!

CFCF – You Hear Colours [mediafire] // [ysi]

Cassie – Official Girl (ft. Lil Wayne) (CFCF remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Hard-working Livyo is bringing even more French house hotness onto our little ears but it’s impossible to resist for the umpteenth time. Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis has been pimping them of late and for good reason — at least, good reason if you can ride those French lightwaves to the furthest possible horizon as the kunkers can.

Star 82 is brilliant… residing somewhere on the intersection of Alan Braxe and Valerie streets. Overdream is not far behind it, a bit more on the house-y tip… while Voltage is just straight up unapologetic French house. All are strong, but the first of the lot is absolutely annihilating the ipod these days.

And i couldn’t end by failing to mention that their myspace handle, ‘strokin82′ give me quite the chuckle. Even though i know it’s not about that, i can’t scrub the mental image of masturbating grandpas out of my head when hearing it.

Livyo – Star 82 // [ysi]

Livyo – Overdream // [ysi]

Livyo – Voltage // [ysi]

College vs Minitel Rose. Fucking awesome pair. Now, we all know about the Valerie crew, right? College is David Greiller who’s again in love with the 80s and participated in the creation of Valerie. This winter is gonna witness his debut album Secret Diary on Futur.

The first single is The Energy Story. The brilliant Minitel Rose is cooperating on this one. Of course, we don’t wanna look like shamelessly copying Discodust, so I might mention that Valerie sent us the track and it’s so great that we can’t not post it. The synths and the rhythm makes just the right atmosphere… Beautifully sad and indifferent at the same time. I guess this is the party-closing-at-down song or the soundtrack for waking up totally hangover.

 Artwork by The Zonders.

College (feat. Minitel Rose) – The Energy Story [zshare] // [ysi]

A great Discodust discovery in August: p e a c e FIRE is an awesome addition to the 80s synth revival. Lovelock comes to mind in comparison. Long songs which are like airwaves dragging and spinning you down the sky-highway. Soundtrack for Neverending Story disco-edition. Interestingly, only the Binary blog (check back soon for new NightWaves tracks) paid attention besides Discodust. Poetic lyrics and dreamy soundscapes should’ve gotten more hype.

I don’t really know anything about p e a c e FIRE other than he/she/they is/are from Japan. I guess we’ll hear more in the future because not only the music is awesome but the imagery and other built-up stuff is done with taste and it creates a unique atmosphere for the project. The artwork and the visuals are stunning. Everything is in place for fantasy-grandeur.

Kunk-favourite GRUM knows what’s up and coming and he’s already made a remix for the new song: Sapphire.

p e a c e FIRE – Baghdad Rainbow [zshare] // [ysi]

p e a c e FIRE – Sapphire [zshare] // [mediafire]

p e a c e FIRE – Sapphire (GRUM edit) [zshare] // [mediafire]

Okay, something must be going on in the cold North with the long winters, winds, and snow because they are just going crazy. Sweden is for the UK what Australia is for France…umm…or the other way around? Or not? So yeah, here’s Kleerup, Andreas. I think he was hyped first when he did the collaboration with Ann…I mean Robyn on ‘With Every Heartbeat’ (video) What is it with hearts, beats and music from North? Next big thing is gonna be that he got Lykke Li featured on his album along with other Swedish pop singers, including Lisa Milberg from The Concretes. Swedes do it to each other, nice “intensive farming”.

Funny thing is, I think the better part of the album is when he’s on his own. Then the atmosphere is like Neverending Story. Or maybe the obvious association could be La Boum-esque dancing with a headphone alone on a crowded dancefloor with 80s discoballs. But these songs are truly perfect for days full of ugly hangovers when you just wish to sit on a glacier above everything with cold winds clearing your aching head. Superman sitting on the icy top of the world, sadly holding and staring at some cryptonite in his hands.

Kleerup – Thank You For Nothing (zshare)

Kleerup – Thank You For Nothing (y. s. i.)