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Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release

I used to listen to house music a lot about 7 or 8 years ago, back when absolute rhythms were being released every week like 'Intro' by Alan Braxe & Fred Falke...

Nowadays the electro house scene seems to have taken over and largely i'm unimpressed with what I hear, but Simian Mobile Disco are definitely an exception.

Their album 'Attack Decay Sustain Release' was released last summer and is packed with real variation - a fusion of funk, electro & quality production. Tracks like 'Hustler', It's The Beat and Hot Dog.

However my favourite has to be 'I got this down this right'...

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Apparat - Walls

Apparat is a German electronic music producer from Berlin. 'Walls' was released last year and is eclectic and very difficult to pigeon-hole.

At times he sounds like Benga, then Radiohead, then Aphex Twin.

There's influences of techno and electro in there, yet he makes use of string instruments to give his records a real atmosphere, cinematic at times.

The album really ebbs and flows, there are lots of broken beats, moments of pure chill, but it's never long before he picks up the tempo again. Most of the tracks are instrumental but there are a couple that feature vocalists.

Really you need to listen for yourself... This is 'Useless Information'

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MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

MGMT are a band from Brooklyn, New York. Their sound is electro pop rock and their album 'Oracular Spectacular', released earlier this year, was produced by the fantastic Flaming Lips.

Their tunes are catchy, original and I suspect it wont be long before they have huge commercial success. The album makes great summer listening.

Probably my favourite track (released as a single last month) is 'Electric Feel'... it's currently lurking at #31 in the official uk charts. Not that the chart is any indication of the quality of a tune ;-)

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Dimlite - This Is Embracing

Dimlite (aka Dimitri Grimm) is a solo artist from Switzerland. He makes electronic beats that cross numerous genres and draw on many influences.

"This is Embracing" is largely chilled, instrumental, with heavy sampling and is loosely soulful.

This track is called "The Way the Blood Travels"...

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