Sample Jack, “Half A Chance” (Stereocool ‘On My Mind’ Remix)
We should not enjoy this as much as we do, but here it is, on this Tumblr with the entire Disco Potential staff avoiding eye contact with our readership.
Bibio, “Lovers Carving” (Chateaubriand Remix)
We need more Chateaubriand remixes and productions. There’s always such thought put into them and they manage to do things that should be hackneyed — bird sounds! — very, very well.
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Compuphonic & Kolombo, “Walkin On A Cloud”
There’s lots of neat sounds in this techier nu disco record, a niche that each has specialized in on their own productions as well as the numerous remixes they’ve done solo or as a pair.
The Love Unlimited Orchestra, “Strange Games And Things” (A Disco Syndicate Rebuild)
A lush reworking that may lose the ebb and flow of the original a bit but still manages to serve as a very nice slice of sunset-friendly chill disco.
Future Feelings, “Odyssey” (Horror Disco Show Illya Santana Remix)
This is a proper epic, building the tension until the break and then a groovier, more melodic second half really propels things along.
The Disco Potential staff has been enjoying the heck out of the new Simian Mobile Disco album that was finally released this week after months of teasing. Featuring the group’s trademark acid squelches and loop-heavy track structures, Unpatterns manages to lock onto and maintain a groove even as it explores the space around it. Favorite tracks include the spacy, plaintive “Seraphim” and thundering build and release of “Put Your Hands Together.” Here’s the video for “Seraphim” (directed by Aoife McArdle) to give you an idea of what they’re doing this time around.
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(via dgroundsel)
Little Boots, “Headphones” (Todd Edwards Vocal Remix)
It’s always nice to see the phrase “Todd Edwards Remix,” and he does very well by Little Boots in this. His percussion remains a thing that amazes me, well over a decade after first hearing his remix of “Alabama Blues.”
