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BIGTUNES

[[1L]] march 2010

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Gorillaz feat Bobby Womack & Mos Def stylo emi

guests on the new gorillaz lP include little Dragon, mos Def and De la soul, and their electro-synthy comeback single features mos and bobby womack – but what shines through are albarn’s genius melodies. welcome back.it goes “electric is the love!”best mix originalout February

Stimming, Ben Watt & Julia Biel bright star buzzin’ Fly

the 50th release on buzzin’ Fly features stimming on production, pop melodies from mr watt and a vocal from electronic folk songstress Julia biel. both versions are worth checking.it goes “every road, every street has a corner on me”best mix sunset and sunrise both ruleout end of Feb

Miike Snow silvia (sinden/Felix mixes) columbia

third single from the us/scandic electro rockers, and again the mix package is second to none. hugg and Pepp, Felix and the carnival vibes of sinden all light the way. sounds like ‘sunday bloody sunday’, mind!it goes “reach the city steps tonight…”best mix sindenout Feb

Ali LoveLove harder (mighty mouse mix) backyarD

we admit we slept on ‘Diminishing returns’ (well, the title didn’t help), but we’re not going to do the same on ali’s new six minute single, which gets the mouse running all over it with disco glee. if this is a new direction for mr love, we’ll take your lead from now on.it goes “do you love baby, tell me true”best mix mighty mouseout march 1

Damian Lazarusdiamond in the dark get Physical

thanks to some stunning output from m.a.n.D.y. and the enormous vocal houser ‘really love ya’ from siopis crossing over, this label is on a roll right now. lazarus’ latest comes with a mix from doP and is as deep and dark as you like.it goes “badabadaboo”best mix dopout end of Feb

9 Grasscut muppet (nathan Fake remix) ninJa tune

ninja tune? in big tunes? yes, stranger things have happened – but with this canny nathan Fake remix of uk new- comers grasscut they’ve delivered a track that could cross them over onto bigger floors. think robyn covering ‘the sky is Pink’ at cocoon and you’ll get the vibe.it goes “doo doo da doo”best mix nathan Fakeout march

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2 Hot Chipone Life stand emi

‘over and over’, ‘shake a Fist’ and now ‘one life stand’: it seems every new hot chip album has one big breakout single. this has a huge chorus, it’s hopelessly sincere and it wants your love like a brand new puppy. carl craig and Joris Voorn take it to higher heights. big.it goes “i only wanna be your one life stand” best mix a tie between Joris Voorn and carl craig out Feb

Breakbotyour wish is my command eD banger

chromeo, hall & oates and andrew gold’s ‘oh what a lonely boy’ loom large over this epic French track, which is being released on (bless) Valentine’s Day. la Funk mob and siriusmo in particular offer quirky remakes.it goes “you were the clock ticking in my heart”best mix siriusmo/originalout February 14 digital, 12” end Feb

Joy Orbison the shrew would have cushioned the blow/so derobe aus

if you thought the page was getting a bit soppy, then try this for size: a new two-tracker from our favourite post- garage breakout star. think classic Detroit techno, add a touch of kode 9 and mJ cole soul and you’re almost there.it goes “we love to be able to work...”best mix actressout Late Feb

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5 Massive Attackparadise circus (gui boratto remix) Virgin

the mighty massive attack are joined by hope sandoval and gui boratto for this epic song that’s already being hammered by tong. a cool, processed vocal, mournful pianos and vibrant pads – this has got the lot.it goes “Look at her with her eyes like a flame”best mix gui borattoout Feb

n tonight PenDulum PrePare to unveil early tracks from their third lP, ‘immersion’ while DJing, to the 3000-strong crowd at an impressive new night at matter curated by the band. lead man rob swire admits that despite second album ‘in silico’s’ commercial success, “we chased our tails too often, got bogged down with buzzwords and ended up with about two tracks we actually liked.” it seems the boys are preparing to go back to their roots with a much more ‘electronic’ new album. and as bass reverberates through the room and mc Verse suddenly drops to the floor to pump some press-ups, they all agree that with ‘immersion’ the pressure’s been off and the good times are back.

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mc set opens with the tempo-bending electronic screams of ‘salt in the wound’. ‘water colour’ reaches new heights with bass-rolling, acidic builds and ‘crush’ takes the subtleties of ‘hyc’ and expands. ripping the crowd to shreds, Pendulum swing from Daft Punk and Prodigy samples straight into ‘set me on Fire’, their first whump-shuddering dubstep monster before the slow-breaking ‘Vulture’ is greeted by zane lowe in the DJ box with a grin.

‘ransom’ has the security guard punching the air, while the most poppy tune goes to ‘the island’ – at least at first. it seems Pendulum have dropped another banger on the barbie: prepare for total ‘immersion’. PHIL DUDMAN

‘Immersion’ will be released in May on Ear Storm/Warnerssa

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Pendulum back in the swing of itwe hear their new album tracks first at matter’s earstorm

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