French trio PORTLAND released their latest single and music video “Before You” this morning.
“Before You” visually and auditorially exists on the cusp of two worlds – 70s disco and 80s electropop, dawn and dusk, land and ocean, love and heartbreak.
Tag: Nu-Disco
“He Keeps Me Alive” by Sally Shapiro
BoxSpeaker heard of Sally Shapiro through the ever-cool Jamie H.
Sally Shapiro is an italo disco duo that sounds like the vocals of a faster, happier Au Revoir Simone with the italo disco high-hats and synth beats.
“He Keeps Me Alive” is another one of those electro tracks that has such a happy beat but actually has somewhat sad lyrics. With its happy synths and high-hats juxtaposed by sad lyrics of “remember[ing] we’re just friends.”
“Always” by Panama (Classixx Remix)
Check out the Classixx remix of “Always” by Panama – a nu-disco take on a song that originally focuses on heavy piano chords, drum kit drums, and an overlying layer of synthesized handclaps.
“Warm Water” by BANKS (Snakehips Remix)
Snakehips’s remix of “Warm Water” by BANKS speeds up the original track’s vocals then translates the PBR&B sound to a nu-disco combo of staccato keyboard chords, bassline, and flashes of cosmic synths – going from Sade to Moon Boots in 4 minutes and 13 seconds.
Chela – BoxSpeaker’s Latest Electro Crush
All aboard the SS BoxSpeaker – headed straight to Melbourne with sights set on the latest BoxSpeaker crush Chela.
Featured as vocals in Goldroom’s track “Fifteen” last year.
Followed by a gigs as vocals on Viceroy’s “Dream of Bombay.”
Then having her single “Full Moon” remixed by Sterling Silver.
Just last week, the Gold Fields remix of her song “Romanticise” was featured by Kitsune Maison – one of the best French record label/tastemaker combos.
Chela is really making a name for herself, especially as the self-proclaimed “new oriental disco heathen goddess on the block.”