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Beef Theatre “Lazertag”

Nov 112014

Another new release we were really looking forward to since it was announced about a month ago was Beef Theatre‘s comeback single “Lazertag”, released just yesterday on Jet Set Trash. It’s been a while since the duo had an official release out so the news of them joining JST Records and working on on a new single were definitely well received on this blog, as well as many of their fans and hard Electro fans out there in general. Besides, the duo has a long story and very rich in hard Electro background and this move to the London based kabel seemed like a fitting move. Staying true to their roots, Beef Theatre stayed on the Electro side of things and made sure that besides lazers, their new single “Lazertag” has some nice energy and bass too. “Lazertag” also features a couple of remixes though, with Troublegum going for a nice Drum & Bass/Drumstep remix and M.A.D.E.S doing what he does best, great atmospheric orchestral Electro House/Complextro with plenty of energy to power up a city block (at least). Definitely a very nice release that puts back on the map for good these hard Electro veterans who go by the name Beef Theatre so you should definitely check this one out!

Knife Party “Abandon Ship” LP

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Nov 112014

It’s been a rich week in terms of new releases already right from the start and of course that means it’s time to crank up the volume on our speakers to the max, pick up our keyboards and let the dirty electronic music flow. And of course, with the Knife Party album finally being released after endless “leaks” we have to obviously expect this to be one of the most talked about releases, so we thought we’d have our say too. “Abandon Ship” LP was definitely a long awaited and highly anticipated release by most blogs, producers and fans alike but does it live up to the expectations? Allow us not to be entirely convinced for the time being and neither surprised really, since it was quite expected and the signs were all there for quite a while. Covering almost everything from pop to house and techno to finally some nice hard Electro which brings to mind the good old Knife Party, there is no doubt that “Abandon Ship” is definitely a release of very high production standards and also making sure that from a commercial perspective the whole “EDM” spectrum is covered. Whether that’s good or bad is up to everyone’s judgement of course so we’re not here to point any fingers. Still though, we can’t say we have enjoyed “Abandon Ship”, besides the 3 tracks we have picked out of the 12 in total to feature here. Call us closed minded if you like but when it comes to Electronic music we like it hard and loud, something that unfortunatelly came in very small doses in Knife Party’s new album. So, here are our favorite tracks out of the LP, check them out or have a listen to the full album if you prefer and decide whether to “abandon ship” or “stay onbard” yourselves.

ROTD: Carpenter Brut – Roller Mobster (Gost Remix)

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Nov 062014

Speaking about good remixes in the last post, how about our undisputed king of darkness remix of the day next? Well, those of you familiar with the names mentioned in the track and post title really or frequent followers of Metalectro should know what’s coming without even reading any further as if there is one thing we can be absolutely certain of is that when Gost is remixing Carpenter Brut the result can be nothing less than evil dark and brutal sounding 80s synthwave with a trashy edge. And that’s exactly what the remix Gost did on “Roller Mobster” sounds like as well. Out on Blood Music as a special Halloween treat on October 31 these two definitely haven’t heard of the “trick or treat” tradition since there is no room for tricks left here. Full power and distortion and the only thing missing really is some more music with these two artists collaborating or remixing each other, but we are pretty sure it won’t be long before we are to face to face with some more electronic terror coming by them. So, here’s “Roller Mobster”, Gost style and our remix of the day, so check it out, go grab your copy from Bandcamp and let all digital hell break loose!

Deadmau5 – Maths (Botnek Remix)

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Nov 062014

It’s not often that you will see Deadmau5 mentioned on Metalectro since we pride ourselves in not bothering with any gossip, twitter arguments or non directly music related posts and although there is no much room for argument about Deadmau5′ offerings to the electronic music world really, there’s also not much music coming by him which we could feature here. But in any case, the mau5 is back on Metalectro after a long time thanks to the Canadian duo who goes by the name Botnek and their remix of “Maths”. A loud and dirty(er) Electro remix that definitely gives a much needed energy boost to the original, according to our taste and earbuds that is. The remix will be released on the “5yrs of deadmau5” anniversay remix album, to be released on Mau5trap Records on November 24th, alongside remixes by Dillon Francis, Shiba San, Nero, Eric Prydz, Madeon and more. So far Botnek‘s remix holds pole position for our favorite remix out of the ones we have already heard from the upcoming ablum, although we assume there will be some more great ones for sure to come by some of the artists involved in this project. That remains to be seen (or actually be heard) so for now here’s Botnek‘s remix – hit play and check it out!

Lazer Lazer Lazer & Helix High “The Masterplan” EP

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Nov 062014

Hell-o all and today we’ll be continuing the rich in bass new release frenzy with some more heavy Electro sounds, so let’s jump straight into the good stuff with the Lazer Lazer Lazer & Helix High collaboration EP titled “The Masterplan”. Released on Firepower Records on November 04th, “The Masterplan” EP includes 3 collaboration originals from Lazer Lazer Lazer & Helix High plus one track from each artist. For all those who have been following the “lazers” since their early unofficial remixes for Knife Party’s “Sleaze” or any of the other free remixes they came up with, it might have taken a while for Lazer Lazer Lazer‘s official debut release but the wait was definitely worth it. As expected the high production quality and Kinfe Party-esque sound is back and we have to admit we are actually pretty happy with the “lazer” taking this expected but really great sounding route. The similarities might be a tad too many and the tracks might bring to mind the harder Knife Party Electro days but when it sounds as good as it does in “The Masterplan” EP noone can complain really. Besides, we no doubt prefer this than the more Top 10 friendly approach followed by many other artists. So if you’re looking for top production that is as close as it gets to the good old harder Knife Party and a super boosted full of energy new release “The Masterplan” EP is exactly what you’re looking for.

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