TEED Essential Mix 8/18

Well that didn't take long. Literally a couple weeks after he joined us in NYC at LPR, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs was invited to make his Essential Mix on BBC Radio One. As only Orlando can provide, this mix is full of an eclectic selection of tunes that I highly doubt anyone has really heard. Ranging from Scuba to the Tom Tom Club to Lauren Lane (Visionquest), this mix truly brings in the old and the new of electronic music. Whether you're stuck inside on account of rain or relaxing outside, this is the perfect mix to chill out to (it does pick up in the middle though). Give it a listen below and we posted a proposed set list below as well although it is unconfirmed.

Crazy P(enis) @ Highline Ballroom 9/2

Crazy P is an electronic group from the UK that have been around for quite sometime (formed in 1995). They normally produce deep house, disco, and house style tracks which are as chill as ever. And no, the title of this post is not a joke (ok it kind of is). Their name was technically Crazy Penis but was officially shortened for obvious reasons in 2008.

I believe this show was just recently announced (or maybe I just overlooked it) but I personally cannot wait for this. Sure, it's after a 3 day binge of every sub-genre of electronic music (Sunday night of EZoo 9/2) so exhaustion could be a concern but I will be making every effort to attend this solely for Crazy P. Unlike many shows in the electronic scene, this will be live with their full band of 5 people and if you haven't heard their live album, When We Live, I highly recommend checking it out for a little sneak preview. If you cannot find that live recording/album (I believe it's a rarity) then feel free to preview some of my favorite tracks from them below or their newest studio album When We On.

Tickets are on sale now via Resident Advisor for the show at Highline Ballroom and are only $25 which is a steal. They have a very chill disco/house vibe to them so even if you are too tired after EZoo I recommend you check them out. They will be accompanied by dOP and Safeword at Highline Ballroom. Special thanks to Verboten for getting them to come to NYC and like I said before, look for my favorite tracks of theirs below.

TEED Live at LPR

Last Wednesday, a few of us here at Sound Singularity had the luxury of seeing Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs live at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. For those of you unfamiliar with Orlando Higginbottom, he is an all across the board electronic producer from England.  He loops his own vocals over a variety of beats, ranging from slow nu-disco to up temp electro.  He released his highly praised debut album "Trouble" in June of this year and has been touring globally sharing his dancey goodness with the world.

Although his lasted only a little over an hour, TEED managed to seamlessly mix in originals such as "Garden" and "Promises" with some raw Jungle tracks which sent the crowd into a frenzy.  The highlight surely had to be the conclusion of the show which saw arguably his two most popular tracks "Tapes and Money" into "Household Goods".  The energy from the crowd during these final two tracks left everyone dying for more, but alas there was no encore on this night.  All in all, this is easily one of the three best live performances I've seen all year.  If you missed him on his last visit to the USA, don't sleep on him the next time around.  He is only getting started and with this diverse of sound he won't be disappearing anytime soon.  Check out the videos below for a taste of the magic that is TEED!

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - American Dream pt. 2

Totally Enrormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Tapes and Money

The XX's 'Angels' gets an upbeat makeover from Theatre of Delays

German producer Theatre of Delays has taken The XX's 'Angels' and given it a fun disco feel:


Check out The XX's original version here:

Theatre of Delays has a ton of great songs (and free downloads) on his Soundcloud page, here are a few of my favorites:

Prince - When Doves Cry (Theatre of Delays Remix)


The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love (Theatre of Delays Remix)


Theatre of Delays - Journey to the Sun


This guy is super talented, and I hope we see a lot more from him in the future. Let us know what you guys think!

New Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles released a new song via their Soundcloud page called 'Plague' earlier this morning.  The duo have been spending time in Warsaw working on their third album, to be released sometime this summer.  However, there is no official word if this song is going to be on that album.  The song jumps back and forth between an ethereal feel with Alice's haunting vocals we know from songs like 'Celestica' and a much more aggressive section somewhat more in line with a song like 'Alice Practice.'  

Give it a listen:


Crystal Castles don't have any upcoming dates in NY, but if you want to make the trek down to Philly, they will be playing at The Electric Factory on October 2nd.  You can find tickets here. 

Flosstradamus + Trap

Over the past couple weeks or so I have been seeing more and more trap music popping up out of the blue. And no, I do not mean Southern Rap trap music, I mean electronic trap music.  Extract the quick high hats and heavy hip hop bass, throw it in with an electronic song, and cut it into half time.  Obviously, there is more to it than this but these are the basics of it.  For me, the electronic trap movement is largely due to the gentlemen on the forefront of this, known as Flosstradamus. In my humble opinion, they are becoming the most well known in the "genre" (has it gotten that big to be a whole genre?) but for good reason, these guys have talent.

I initially caught them at Lollapalooza in 2010 and thoroughly enjoyed their set at Perry's stage. One thing that really caught my attention was the way that hip hop seemed to really influence them with samples and vocal edits throughout their songs. My personal favorite was of such popular songs at the time as One by Swedish House Mafia with Act a Fool (one of my favorite edits that I still have been unable to find). This hip hop influence has stuck with them and it shows in all of their trap songs, which is largely all that they produce now.

Below, is a small sampling of some Flosstradamus with a mix and one of my favorites of theirs from the trap "genre". Prepare to be addicted to the heavy hip hop bass and the insanely quick high hat riffs. In addition, I have posted my newest favorite trap song that I just discovered today via the Flosstradamus mix below. Definitely be on the lookout for trap as this is all blowing up real fast and is perfect for any bar or house party.



Flosstradamus - Total Recall

Major Lazer - Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix)

Bingo Players - Rattle (Luminox Remix)

Van She's 'Idea of Happiness' Released in U.S.

Sydney-based Van She just released  their second full-length, ‘Idea of Happiness’  (well, just released in the United States, Australia got it last week).  This is a perfect album for relaxing through the second half of summer.   I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys Cut Copy, Hot Chip or Holy Ghost!.  You can stream it through RDIO here.

Highlight tracks include- Idea of Happiness, Jamaica, Radio Waves I, and Tears.

You can also watch the video for the title track ‘Idea of Happiness’ below.  This song is so catchy that I could definitely see it taking the same path of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ by gaining massive amounts of popularity until it finally gets picked up by mainstream radio stations several months after it’s release, and then getting overplayed so often that I won't want to hear it again for years (but let's hope that doesn't happen).  I recommend the video to anyone who can find humor in mild male nudity.

Van She is currently touring Australia in support of the new album, but hopefully will see some U.S. dates announced for the Fall or Winter.

Electronic Music at the 2012 Olympics

With the huge popularity of electronic music, it isn’t surprising to find out that it will have a strong presence at the Olympics.  London 2012 will have 5 official songs composed for it, using the (all British) talents of: grime pioneer and hip-hop artist Dizzee Rascal, dance duo Pnau (doing a remix of an Elton John song), alternative dance band Delphic, Muse, and electronic music legends The Chemical Brothers (YES!!!).  To top it off, Underworld will be composing the music for the 3 hour opening ceremonies.

Of the five official London 2012 songs only two have been released-

Pnau vs Elton John- Good Morning to the Night

Pnau is a dance duo made up of Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes.  Those names may be more recognizable to some from their side project, the hugely popular Empire of the Sun, of which Nick Littlemore is a band member and Peter Mayes is the producer.  Pnau and Elton John have been close ever since Elton listened to their self-titled album and declared it the best record he’s heard in a decade.  The remix they did for the olympics, “Good Morning to the Night,” is actually part of an entire album Pnau is doing of remixed Elton John songs. 

Here is a rip of the song from Radio 1.  It is a lot of fun and very uplifting.  I think it will be a great fit for the 2012 olympics.

Muse - Survival

This is definitely not Muse’s strongest showing.  I understand they wrote the song for the olympics, but these lyrics are so cheesy:

“Race, life is race
And I’m gonna win
Yes, I’m gonna win
I'll light the fuse
And I'll never lose”

Sound Singularity will definitely keep an eye out for the other songs as they get released.  The Chemical Brothers song is scheduled to be officially released on July 30th.  The song is specifically being written for the Velodrome, which is the indoor cycling track.  Here is a pretty funny quote from The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands about the song, from www.vulture.com:

“We're doing music for the Velodrome at the London Olympics. I'm a very keen cyclist and was trying to get tickets, but it seemed like the only way to do it was to make the music for the event. It's kind of a long-winded way of doing it.”

Underworld will be working with Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle on the three hour opening ceremonies.  Danny Boyle used Underworld’s song “Born Slippy” on his 1996 film Trainspotting, and they have collaborated many times since.  I am very excited to see what these guys come up with to compete with the spectacle we got to witness four years ago in China.

The 2012 Olympics will be hosted in London from July 27th to August 12th.  U.S.A! U.S.A!

New Video from Mystery Skulls

Check out the video the Dallas-based indie-dance outfit Mystery Skulls just released for their new song ‘Paralyzed.’  Mystery Skulls formed in 2011 and is the newest project of Luis Dubuc, who is best known for his work in The Secret Handshake.  ‘Paralyzed’ has Dubuc’s vocals (reminiscent at times of Chomeo’s Dave 1) laid on top of a relentlessly catchy bassline.  The song peaks with some screaming synths in the outro, which I think could afford to be about 20 seconds longer.

The video is made up of clips from Spike Jonze’s short film “I’m Here.” The video will be enjoyed by anyone who has a soft spot for emotional robots.

As a side note, the full title of the short film used for this video is “I’m Here, A Love Story in an Absolut World.” It is part of Absolut’s collection of unique marketing tie-in efforts which include Swedish House Mafia’s video for "Greyhound" and Little Dragon’s video for their new single “Sunshine”.

Daft Punk New Album?

[Photo from daftpunk.com]

According to this article via PrefixMag, we may be seeing a brand new single from EDM's most famous duo very soon. Turns out the album rumors/whispers may be true and I think this goes without saying, but with a new album, a new tour normally follows, which would be tremendous.

I don't know about you all but I'm incredibly pumped for some new Daft Punk. The word is that this new song will be out near the end of next month and is called "Renoma Street". Keep your eyes and ears at the ready as these robots are definitely up to something and it's bound to be delicious.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Debut Album

I'm really excited to share this one.  Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (or T-E-E-D for short) has just released his debut album, Trouble, and it is damn near perfect.  While anyone familiar with the British producer will recognize some previously released tracks such as Garden and Tapes & Money, this 15 track EP is glorious from start to finish.  He seamlessly pumps out nu-disco/indie dance and electro gold.  Check out a couple of the tracks below and support the man by buying his album on Beatport or iTunes.  You can also support him when he comes to Music Hall of Williamsburg and LPR in NYC July 31st/August 1st, ticket links available on the right hand side (we suggest LPR).


T-E-E-D - Stronger


T-E-E-D - Promises

T-E-E-D - Household Goods

Trip Hop?

I'm still a little uncertain as to what to call the genre that certain people like Flosstradamus and Kito produce but man is it catchy.  If I had to say, I guess I would call it Electronic/Hip Hop but who knows honestly.  Anyway, I found this great Kito mix the other day that is filled with songs like this that I didn't know existed and I was very happy to give it a listen.  2 hours of straight Kito goodness and I even took the liberty to post a couple of my favorite tracks from it below.

Kito & Reija Lee - Sweet Talk

Professor Kliq

Never really knew about Professor Kliq until I had discovered his remix of Feel Good Inc (see below after the jump) a little while ago.  Now, another friend has passed along a Professor Kliq song that is just as good and I have started a pretty solid dive into his collection of tracks.  I am honestly pretty impressed by his diverse sound where you can catch hints of disco, electro, electro house, and most any other genre out there.  It's definitely his own sound and style of electronic music which is really quite catchy.  I've posted chill electronic, disco-y electronic, and a faster paced electronic jam below after the jump, all of which are very quality.  Definitely check him out on Soundcloud here as most of his tracks are free.

Keys n Krates Essentials

I have recently been loving what I have been hearing from this up and coming trio from Toronto, Keys n Krates.  With more of a hip hop slant on the electronic songs they remix, they truly have a unique sound that I'm not really even sure can be categorized into one genre.  From what I hear, their live show is quite something as well as they have drums, turntables, and synths all for live mixing and even production.  They will actually be playing in NYC at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, July 12th which should be quite the show (especially for $8).  Tickets can be found here and I urge you to check out some of my favorite tracks from them below (all have free downloads).  They also released an entire EP for free last year which can be found here.  Make sure to keep an eye out for any of their new releases in the future for a very refreshing, different sound from the normal electronic music out there now.

Summer Chill Time

Well despite today being a crappy day all around in NY, I feel the need to post this very chill summer jam which has been circulating for a couple months now. Pretty Lights always kills it but this is one of the best chill poolside songs of the summer. I really can't get enough of it and if I had a pool to go to I would grab a drink, sit back, and bump this. I also have posted 2 other poolside jams just for these last few weeks of summer. One is a classic that everyone must hear but the other is a newer remix of Katy Perry that I have grown fond of. So sit back, have a listen, and relax.

Pretty Lights vs. Summertime

Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (Viceroy Poolside Remix)

Buena Vista Social Club - Clocks ***Summer Classic Latin Jam

Monday Mix - Aeroplane

Another month, another Aeroplane mix. I don't think I will ever get sick of these as there are always tracks that I don't know on these. On top of that, they're almost all great tracks. Definitely give this one a listen as you should anything with the Aeroplane name attached to it.

Aeroplane - July 2011 Mix
Aeroplane July 2011 Mix by Aeroplane (Official)

The Glitch Mob - We Can Make The World EP

     The Glitch Mob released their newest EP today called We Can Make The World and although it is only 3 tracks it's quite impressive as most every Glitch Mob album/song is.  I really think that although it's the slowest one of the three, Palace of the Innocents might be my favorite simply for how smooth and relaxing it is.  There is a slight build in the middle but nothing remotely crazy, just enough to keep it moving and interesting.  You can purchase the EP in full, plus some other goodies as well if you wish, at their website located here.
     Don't forget to catch them when they come into town in a week in a half or so (July 22nd) with RJD2 and Phantogram at what I consider the best venue in New York, Terminal 5. Check here for tickets as it's sure to be one hell of a show with that lineup.  Also, make sure to hit up their latest album Drink the Sea which is definitely one of my favorite electronic albums out there (also located on their Soundcloud)

The Glitch Mob - We Can Make The World Stop
We Can Make The World Stop by The Glitch Mob

Vodka and Milk

Well it's a great day for a day drink around here anyways and I'm led to believe that Vodka and Milk remixes might be the best possible songs for this. You appease the masses with the hip hop original but still get that very chill electronic sound that really allows for some relaxing outside. They have just released their Volume 2 of remixes which contains 5 great chill remixes and I have taken the liberty of posting my all time favorites by them as well. Definitely check these out along with their Soundcloud where you can get all of their tracks for free (click the little down arrow on the players to below to get them as well).

Jay-Z + JD - Money Ain't A Thang (Vodka & Milk Remix)

Rihanna - Rude Boy (Vodka & Milk Remix)
Rude Boy (Vodka & Milk Remix) by Vodkandmilk

Vodka and Milk - The Remixes: Volume II
The Remixes: Volume II by Vodkandmilk

And It Keeps Coming

All of this is at the top of my feed on Soundcloud that is worth sharing at the moment. Seven great tracks that are mostly along the lines of Electronic, Chill Electronic, and House. I personally enjoy the radio rips below better than these but that's personal preference. These are all together based off how new they are, I don't think any of these have been on Soundcloud for more than a week. And now for the grand finale post coming up where I post tracks that I have just discovered that are all fantastic. Had to save the best for last so check above.

The Wombats - Techno Fan (Afrojack Extended Club Remix)
The Wombats - Techno Fan (Afrojack Extended Club Remix) by THEREAL-DJAFROJACK

Breakbot - Fantasy (Video Village Remix)
BREAKBOT feat. Ruckazoid "FANTASY" (VIDEO VILLAGE remix) by edbangerrecords

Crave You

This song by Flight Facilities has been remixed numerous times and every time it is, the vocals always get me. Heard at least 5 remixes of these vocals to date and no matter what people put behind Gisele's voice, it never gets old. A new one was released today by Michael Brun, Paris FZ & Simo T and needless to say it is a great listen. If this doesn't put you in a good mood I don't know what will. I've also included a couple other remixes of Crave You that I love because even listening to all 3 in a row, the vocals still don't get old.

Flight Facilities - Crave You (Michael Brun, Paris FZ, & Simo T Remix)
Flight Facilities - Crave You (Michael Brun, Paris FZ & Simo T Remix) (unofficial) by Paris FZ & Simo T

Flight Facilities & Friendly Fires - Crave Paris (Aeroplane Mash Up) - Free Download on player
I Crave Paris by Aeroplane (Official)

Flight Facilities - Crave You (Bxentric Remix)