Igloo Magazine

“…Remix records can be an inspiration, giving existing music a new flare whilst shedding light on fresh aural aspects. Yet, many are just lazy attempts of transplanting structures to opaque styles; this 12″ does not belong to this category…”

by Robbie Geoghegan

Like any group enthralled by the history of electronic pop, The Fascination Movement love remixes. On the heels of their 0.5 EP, and to keep you busy while they put the finishing touches on their debut album, they give you Remix Vol 1. Starcluster twists “Radio” into burbling new dancefloor shapes with a tinge of 90s proto-house including 808 drums and roland baselines, ALBA (a new project with Roland Sebastian Faber and Michael Black of Unit 4/Jupiter Black) reworks “Down Again” into something sweeping and noctur nal, adding rock flavored live drums and a shimmering melody on top. Elitechnique stunningly suspends “Just Pretend” in space with spinning organs, transforming it from a propulsive pop song into something wholly different. In the days of dime a dozen remixes that consist of nothing more than retro fitting tracks with a 4/4 beat, these beauties show off the originals in new and surprising ways.

Limited promo edtion on wax, only 100 copies w/ hand-printed sleeves. Official release coming late april.

The Fascination Movement “Just Pretend” Elitechnique Rmx

Listen the full EP now in its entirety on myspace

electrodiscomix by editechnique.mp3

62.5mb, 54:36 min - tracklist

editechnique- party line - magick edit allstars
dez dickerson - modernaire- citinite
the league unlimited orchestra - seconds - virgin
lcd soundsystem - 45:33 (part 2) - dfa
hercules and love affair - you belong - dfa
elitechnique - munich emotions - clone
lykke li - i’m good, i’m gone (metronomy remix) - LL recordings
hashim - al-naafiysh (the soul) - cutting records
neon neon - i lust you (heartbreak remix) - lex records
nik kershaw - dancing girls (editechnique treatment) -
chaos - dot dot dash - metroplex
cocorosie - god has a voice, she speaks through me - touch and go records

 merci elites

Igloo Magazine

“…0.5 is by the Seattle, Washington outfit The Fascination Movement and sees Aube move into a more new wave sound…” 

by Robbie Geoghegan

For you today is special sneak-preview of our up-coming release. aube007 – a limited promo-release on wax, with hand-printed sleeves, available by mid february.

below you can hear three teasers to give you a idea of what you can expect… more to come very, very soon.

The Fascination Movement – Remix Vol 1

Radio (Starcluster Remix Version)

Just Pretend (Elitechnique Remix Version)

and last but not least..
Down Again (Albas Rework)

Enjoy!

 The Fascination Movement - 0.5 ep

If you secretly believe that all of the best dance music has an undercurrent of melancholy then you are in for a treat. *After releasing their remix of Starcusters Smoke & Mirrors featuring Marc Almond earlier this year, the FM return with a debut EP of original music. The 4 song EP mixes the echos of new wave and italo with analtogether  contemporary sensibility and take on the genre.

They’re not alone in that quest, of course, their lineage stretches back to disco and new wave and forwards into today and anyone from *Solvent* to *Cut Copy*. Not that they’re narrow-minded or less than catholic in their tastes (not for nothing did *one of them play bass on the highly rated new Fleet Foxes album*), but the Fascination Movement run the kind of big tent where overly strict notions of genre crumble before finding that perfect tune that makes you forget what kind of day you had at work or that the economy is in shambles, that makes you want to drive down a highway all night long, that breaks your heart, that puts it back together again.

That fascinates you. 0.5, as the name indicates, is a first step, a rough draft, a plan, but damn if it doesn’t give you a healthy dose of faith in the whole project even as you’re humming along.

Just Pretend (Sample)

Runaway (Sample)

Hear the full EP now in its entirety on The Fascination Movement myspace page

Vinyl, CD or MP3s buy here.

Aube Records..

Here from The Fascination Movement on the eve of their December 1st release of their debut EP, “0.5“, we have an excellent DJ mix. 50+ minutes of wave-disco-nrg-italo-and hidden gems mixed together for maximum pleasure. Mix link and tracklist follows.

Don’t forget to pre-order the EP from Clone HERE for 12″ vinyl. CD and digital purchasing information coming soon.

Aube Records

The Fascination Movement - DJ Sets v.1

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Tracklist:

1) New Musik - Churches

2) Lime - Your Love (remix)

3) K. Barre - Right By The Moon

4) People Like Us - Midnight Lover

5) Oviformia SCI - Telitipo

6) Elvin - You Set My Heart On Fire

7) Secession - Touch (Razormaid remix)

Figures On A Beach - Breathless (Razormaid mix)

9) Lana Pellay - Pistol In My Pocket

10) Spoons - Arias & Symphonies

11) Lisa - Rocket To Your Heart (Hot Tracks remix)

12) Azul Y Negro - No Tengo Tiempo (Con Los Dedos De Una Mano)

13) Elite - Reach For Me (Can’t You See Lovin’ Me)

Q: What is a Cybertamp?

A: Two musician/producers in the United States on a path leading into a mysterious, secret world of analogue synthesizer collectors, robots and back alley studios hidden away in the valley of a long forgotten rivertown.

S.M.W., the producer behind the project and H.M.A., a DJ with a knack for mixing 80’s heavy metal and italo, together create a sound that both recollects the bygone disco era, while holding tight to a vision of a future where man and machine can, at last, live as one.

With their debut Aube single ”Discological”, out in early 2009, we not only get Cybertramp, but the wonderful Italo vocals of Mario (whom rumour has it, is one of Italy’s greatest Italo disco singers, back for an encore.)

“Discological” while known on it’s own in another era as Supertramp’s “Logical Song”, here is reborn as song about a robot who wants to become a man, and feel real love.

Is it possible? Find out.

Cypertramp - Discological

l&l mix by Markus Breidbach (Discotrax).mp3

72.6mb, 1:07:41 min - tracklist

DATA3 - Who’s that
HELEN - Zanzibar (Special Remix)
OTTOMIX - Sahara Sand (Instrumental)
CLARA MONDSHINE - Die Drachentrommler
CERRONE - Generique
DER RÄUBER UND DER PRINZ - Torpedovogel
WOLFGANG BOCK - Cycles
RICCARDO CIONI - Fog
KEEN K - White Bit
TAKO - Data Transfer
SPYDER-D - Smerphies Dance (Make Your Own Rap)
REINHARD LAKOMY - Raumzeit (excerpt)
GHOST NOTE - Pissed And Passed Out
GRACKLE - Jungle (T. Keeler & Capablanca Rework)
A MOUNTAIN OF ONE - Ride (Original Album Mix)

merci markus!

Igloo Magazine

“…Wettkampf Der Moleküle is a culmination of Faber’s electronic experience mixed with an astro-analogue and space rock tinge, producing a thought provoking record…”

by Robbie Geoghegan