Welsh DnB man High Contrast does it big with his latest remix for Plan B. The engine for HC’s remix here is clearly drum & bass but the gas is some really killer syncopations in the rhythm and synth tracks. Hot like fire.
Plan B – Playing With Fire (High Contrast Remix)High Contrast 
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Rating 8.4
As his first release under the Glassnote label, singer/songwriter Robert DeLong offers us the Global Concepts bundle, which includes the single/title track, adjoining club and radio edits and another single called “One And The Same”. This release is another big step for Robert, who has been on the rise for over the past year, channeling different dance genres. “Global Concepts” features Robert’s vocals over a moombahton beat with different percussion, whereas “One And The Same” explores more of a D’n’B feel. To fully get the true DeLong experience, you have to see him in concert. Cuing drops with a Wii controller, old Nintendo controllers and joysticks, hopping on the drums, getting behind the computer; he is all over the stage. Looking forward to his future releases with Glassnote. By Brian Litwin
Robert DeLong 
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Rating 8.30238
“Turn Around” by Buffalo NY duo Solidisco is Nu-disco done to its highest level. Sampling from the great George Benson’s 1981 track “Turn Your Love Around”, Solidisco does an excellent job modernizing (and we mean that in the best possible way) the jazz & B classic.
Solidisco – Turn AroundSolidisco 
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Rating 8.3
An off shoot of Mason Proper, Absofacto consists of guitar player Jonathon Visger from Ann Arbor, MI. He describes his genre as experimental pop and I think he is right on the money. The song “Backfire” has all the makings of a pop friendly experiment gone right. Having been unofficially released on the 5 track EP Loners, “Backfire” is paired nicely with other blog friendly songs like “On a Ladder Leading Nowhere”. With no live shows and no upcoming releases in the near future, only a forthcoming collaboration lay in the works for Absofacto with Hollow & Akimbo in July. Still, we’ve got our fingers crossed for more to come from Absofacto. By Brian Litwin
Absofacto – BackfireAbsofacto 
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Rating 8.4
“The Edge” from German duo Robosonic is AWESOME. Most of all it’s DIFFERENT & INTERESTING, two commodities very valuable indeed in this lane of music. The clever use of varying interpolations of Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” throughout the track is really some next level shit. Do not miss. Doff of the hat to our EMPT cousins for the tip.
Robosonic – The EdgeRobosonic 
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Rating 8.5
Mysterious English beatsman Noyce has us pleasant on a Sunday afternoon with his smooth yet magnetic builder of a lullaby “Lucy”.
Noyce – LucyNoyce 
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Rating 8.4
Collaborative supergroup Apparatijk presents Canadian singer songwriter Lowell in her highly anticipated debut mini-album If You Can Solve This Jumble, out on October 29th. “Shake Him Off” is well textured and enthusiastically dark with Lowell’s experimental pots-and-pans percussion (pre-recorded in her Toronto bedroom) and sharp empowering vocal mantra. Also be sure to check out her homemade outsider art video below. By Erin Feathers
APPARATJIK PRESENTS: Lowell – Shake Him OffLowell 
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Rating 8.1
Manchester based electro producer TCTS recently released his 1997/Like This EP on Bondax’s new label, JustUs. While both tracks are playful and fetching enough to receive BBC radio airplay, the ultra sheik title track “1997” stands out for its synthy disco highlights, funky frolicking baseline, and brightly laced R&B style vocal duet. Give it a listen. By Erin Feathers
TCTS (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Dropping this feel good house/chillwave freebie, Chris Malinchak’s “So Good To Me” is gaining some serious steam in the blogosphere. Rising up the Hype Machine charts, over 17,000 listens and almost 5,000 downloads on Soundcloud, people are starting to latch onto Jersey based Malinchak. Backed by budding indie-dance label French Express, which features the likes of Moon Boots, Issac Tichauer, Perseus, Jonas Rothsman and others. Chris Malinchak will be playing The Central in Santa Monica this Friday (10/26) for free (with RSVP), with openers Calcat, J99, James Del Barco. By Brian Litwin
Chris Malinchak – So Good To MeChris Malinchak 
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Rating 8.6
IYES is a fresh project from Brighton-based electro duo, Josh and Melis. We were spinning through their forthcoming EP, when “Lighthouse” hit our ears and we were hooked. With an intro reminiscing in Xx style lullaby the tune launches into a synthy rnb style stomp, drawing you into it’s dynamic and serene world of electro pop. Preview “Lighthouse” from IYES below.
IYES – LighthouseThe Colour Atlas (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
Colour The Atlas will be releasing their debut EP in late November. Lately we’ve been immersed in the band’s unique blend of indie pop with tasty synths and grabbing boy-girl vocals. “Snow” leads off the EP offering an anticipatory introduction to a band with a bright future yet to come.
Colour The Atlas – SnowThe Colour Atlas (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Di’zain, a new London-based artist reveals this bold debut single “Play The Game” today, administering “Crisp beats and lilting late-night melodies” to a well primed audience. Grab your free download here and without doubt it’ll sound great queued up next to the likes of AlunaGeorge and Charli XCX. By Nathan Hetherington
Di’zain (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
