PrototypeRaptor + VNV Nation
VNV Nation is not a name that I've heard in quite some time. A few weeks ago, PrototypeRaptor and I were joking around on iChat when suddenly we started sharing youtube links to late 90s / early 2000s EBM and synthpop tracks. It was then that PR decided that he needed to remake Legion by VNV Nation. He sent me his final mix and I had thought he found some acapella somewhere because I had never heard him do vocals on a track before. He can definitely pull off the monotone nu-school goth-wave vocals. I hope we get to hear him on the mic on some future PR tracks as well!
Drezo
Drezo is quickly becoming my favorite up and coming producer. Everything that he has been putting out makes me happy. From his big room techno originals to this garagey/bass bootleg of Eminem's track Forgot About Dre, I see Drezo quickly becoming a member of the new movement of house music djs.
Night Drive
Inspired by dark, synth-heavy electro pop, The Austin/Houston duo Night Drive released their first single "Drones" in June of 2013 followed by an array of remixes leading up to their 5 song EP, Position I. They spent the rest of the year on tour with international bands like Tesla Boy, Gold Fields and Jupiter, quickly garnering a reputation as a must see, high energy live show. 2014 has seen Night Drive at the moves and on the radio with their single "After Dark." Now the duo shares a brand new original "Young Rivals," out today via Sound Control Records. With David Bowie-esque vocals and romantically nostalgic melodies in the vein of New Order, "Young Rivals" feels like the closing song at your high school prom. Stay tuned for more from Night Drive as they prep an official "Young Rivals" video with a remix by New York City's sweethearts ASTR.
