tasha kenny - oh! what you did

Singer songwriter and Essex girl Tasha Kenny is just seventeen and already working with established respected artists and producers such as Juelz Santana and Young Spray, her new single Oh! What You Did will be released on September 19th.

Presented by DJsDen at IBBout Recordings since late 2009, Tasha Kenny has been developed into an artist who’s sound brings together many influences in what is considered to be new age pop.

Oh! What You Did is a punchy electro pop/funk dance track that will light up dance floors across the country while its pop sensibilities will make the track a radio favourite, ensuring the single of a place in the UK charts.

The single comes in a raft of remixed formats, the original radio edit feature Juelz Santana, while the remixes are from Crazy Cousins (Funky Mix), Future Freakz (Dance Mix), Young Spray (UK Hip Hop Mix), Apple (Siegalizer Mix) and Afro Sox (Minimal House Mix).

Tasha Kenny has been developed by the right players, like Chris Gehringer of Sterling Sounds who handled the mastering in the US of Oh! What You Did. This ‘master of his art’ dominated mastering for dance and RnB in the 80s and later defined mastering for hip hop. More recently Chris has continued to expand his discography with projects by Madonna, Rihanna, T.I., Nas, Joss Stone, Nelly Furtado and Wyclef Jean.

Check out the single here, Tasha Kenny – Oh! What You Did

agnes

The Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson is set to launch another attack on the UK charts with her latest single /video On & On, which has already notched up over five million views on YouTube, ahead of it’s official release on May 3rd.

Agnes spent much of 2009 on the road, performing as far afield as Europe, Australia, Japan and the USA, but also found time to release her debut UK single Release Me, which reached number three in the singles charts and became one of the biggest radio hits of the year.

The 21 year old has had a fantastic reaction to the new track, On & On when she has performed it live during her Clubland Arena Tour and the single looks likely to follow the same pattern as her debut Release Me.

Agnes – On & On

On & On is released on 3 Beat Blue Records on May 3rd and  will also feature remixes from: Cahill, Warren Clarke, Benny Benassi, 7th Heaven & Alex K.

mini viva

Frankee & Britt, better known as Mini Viva, release their follow up to the 2009 top ten hit Left My Heart In Tokyo, with the irresistible new single One Touch, which is out on May 3rd through Geffen records.

Another guaranteed dance floor filler, One Touch takes a cheeky nod at the eighties sound of Chicago house and hi-nrg and looks set to become a massive hit.

Described by POPJUSTICE as ’so amazing it will make your head explode’, One Touch is pop gem that is perfect for dancing round the living room getting ready for a Saturday night out with the girls!

Mini Viva are currently applying the finishing touches to their debut album and last week launched an interactive online show called Viva Mini Viva! featuring the girls online every Friday between 4.30pm and 5pm in the UK.

The Mini Viva girls will be live and ready to answer questions from fans (via questions through Mini Viva’s Facebook and Twitter).  There will be cool competitions and exclusive live performances too, so it’s going to be a great way of kicking off the weekend and essential Friday viewing.  The show will be broadcast from their brand new Ustream channel, which will allow the live streaming to take place.

It is all go for Mini Viva right now and they have also announced a UK tour on which they will be accompanied by the dance troupe Diversity. Mini Viva will also play at the Isle of Wight Festival on June 11th.

Mini Viva UK Tour dates:

Tue 23-Mar Margate Winter Gardens

Wed 24-Mar Cambridge Corn Exchange

Thu 25-Mar Rhyl Pavilions

Sat 27-Mar Manchester Apollo

Sun 28-Mar Liverpool Empire

Mon 29-Mar Wolves Civic Hall

Tue 30-Mar Glasgow Cylde Auditorium

Thu 01-Apr Newcastle City Hall

Fri 02-Apr Swindon Oasis

Sat 03-Apr Plymouth Pavilions

Mon 05-Apr Oxford New Theatre

Tue 06-Apr Leicester De Montford

Wed 07-Apr London Hammersmith Apollo

Thu 08-Apr Bristol Colston Hall

Sat 10-Apr Portsmouth Guildhall

Sun 11-Apr Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Tue 13-Apr Nottingham Concert Hall

Wed 14-Apr Sheffield City Hall

Thu 15-Apr Brighton Brighton Centre

Sat 17-Apr Cardiff CIA

Sun 18-Apr London Hammersmith Apollo

Mon 19-Apr London Hammersmith Apollo

Wed 21-Apr Brentwood Leisure Centre

Thu 22-Apr Preston Guildhall

Sat 24-Apr Manchester Apollo

Sun 25-Apr Bradford St Georges Hall

Mon 26-Apr Wolverhampton Civic Hall

the dirty disco

Sista! is the latest single from The Dirty Disco, an electro pop band with a glam fetish, who are attracting plenty of attention from their live shows despite being currently unsigned and unpublished.

The single is released through the bands own label Stuck In My Head Records and was mixed by Dylan 3D Dresdow who has worked with Black Eyed Peas/ Will.i.am.

The digital release is already riding high in the iTunes Dance Chart and has peaked at number one on the Juno Records indie rock chart.

The Dirty Disco have attracted the attention of BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson amongst many others and have been described as ‘An unhealthy dose of Glam! Sleazy and above all irresistibly catchy pop.’

The Dirty Disco will be appearing in London at the Death Disco on March 31st, where entry is free.

Here is the video, The Dirty Disco – Sista!

For more information visit The Dirty Disco MySpace site.

I Promised Myself is released on November 30th, the track sees Basshunter, AKA Jonas Altberg, delivering another classic slice of Euro dance. Featuring melodic vocals floating over Basshunter’s trademark techno beats with the chant-along chorus, the track defies anyone not to get up and dance.

While the music is upbeat, the lyrics see Basshunter in a more reflective mood, looking back at how he would do things differently and promising himself that he should wait for that special someone.

The video to accompany I Promised Myself continues the ongoing theme of previous Basshunter video’s. This one picks up where Every Morning left off and climaxes with a shocking twist for followers of the storyline.

Basshunter – I Promised Myself

Defected Presents Classics In The House

Defected Presents Classics In The House
Release Date: 14th September 2009 Label: Defected Records

Defected Records present Classics In The House, a collection of classic House Music, Disco and R&B dancefloor anthems featuring UK chart and club hits from Bob Sinclar, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Jamiroquai, Chic, Armand Van Helden, Moloko, Robin S and many more.

2009 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Defected Records music label, one of the most internationally recognisable dance brands. Another excuse to release a 3 CD compilation classic house sounds mixed by the Defected Records label boss and renowned House Music DJ, Simon Dunmore.

Classic disco tracks are dropped into the mix to create unexpected splashes of dance floor delight plus multiple special edits and ‘accapella’ mash ups.

Classics In The House also throws together current dancefloor hits including the 2009 Ibiza club hit La Mezcla from Michael Cleis.

Defected Presents Classics In The House reads like a who’s who of the dance scene from dance legends Armand Van Helden (You Don’t Know Me), Fish Go Deep (The Cure and The Cause) and Bob Sinclar (Rock The Party – Remix) to disco divas Chaka Khan (I’m Every Woman), Dee-Lite (Groove Is In The Heart), and Aretha Franklin (Respect).

Defected Presents Classics In The House CD1

01. Ultra Nate /Free
02. Blaze ft UDA ft Barbara Tucker/ most precious love
03. Patrice Rushen /haven’t you heard
04. Jon Cutler ‘It’s Yours’
05. Jamiroquai ‘Cosmic Girl’
06. En Vogue ‘Hold On’
07. Chic ‘Good Times’
08. Tweet ‘Boogie Tonight’
09. Shakedown ‘At Night’
Who Da Funk ‘Shiny Disco Balls’ (Accapella)
10. Ministers Da La Funk ‘Believe’
11. Joey Negro ‘Can’t Get High Without You’
12. Quentin Harris ‘Can’t Stop’
13. Aretha Franklin ‘Respect’
14. Daniel Bovie & Roy Rox ‘Love Me’
Chocolate Puma & Bingo Players ‘Touch Me’ (Accapella)
15. Kim Syms ‘Too Blind To See It’
16. Masters At Work ‘To Be In Love’

Defected Presents Classics In The House CD2

01.Bob Sinclar ‘Rock The Party’ (Remix)
02. Paul Johnson ‘Get Get Down’(Original)
03. Chaka Khan ‘I’m Every Woman’
04. DJ Gomi ‘Glad I Found You’(Scott Wozniack Remix)
05. Ruffneck ‘Everybody’
06. Todd Terry ‘Get Down’(Mousse T Remix)
07. Armand Van Helden ‘You Don’t Know Me’
08. New Order ‘Blue Monday’
09. Dee-Lite ‘Groove Is In The Heart’
10. Martin Solveig ‘Rockin Music’
11. Funkerman ‘Speed Up’
12. Chocolate Puma & Bingo Players ‘Disco Electrique’
13. Outwork ‘Electro’(Cube Guys Remix)
14. Pete Heller ‘Big Love’
Mike Dunn ‘Feel The Musik’ (Accapella)
15. Soul Central ‘Strings Of Life’
16. Octave One ‘Black Water’

Defected Presents Classics In The House CD3

01. Moloko ‘The Time Is Now’
02. Everything But The Girl ‘Missing’
03. Yasmeen ‘Ready Or Not’ (Copyright Old Skool Remix)
04. Kings Of Tomorrow ‘Finally’
05. Blaze feat Sybil ‘When I Fall In Love’
06. Praise Cats ‘Shine On Me’
07. Robin S ‘Show Me Love’
08. ATFC ‘Bad Habit’
09. Gwen McCrae ‘Keep The Fire Burnin’
10. De La Soul ‘Say No Go’
11. Jungle Brothers ‘What You Waitin For’
12. Fish Go Deep ‘The Cure and The Cause’
13. Michel Clies ‘La Mezcla’
14. The Heartists ‘Bela Horizonti’

Defected Presents Classics In The House is out now on Defected Records and is available on CD and Digitial Download.

The new single is called Wired OK and will be released on October 25th on Albino Recordings as a limited edition 12″ vinyl and via digital download from iTunes and all major download sites.

Paw paw are a  trio comprising Eve, James and Zoe who are all from London’s Kilburn area and were raised on a diet of Depeche Mode, David Bowie and LCD Soundsystem. They have contributed to records by Boy George, TY, Emma Bunton, So Solid and Sarah Nixey and finally decided to go it alone a couple of years ago.

Wired OK is accompanied by a stop motion animated video produced by Mackenzie Crook who plays Gareth in The Office tv comedy series. The video was allegedly shot in Crook’s garden shed, watch it here.

paw paw – Wired OK

Shena’s last two singles Can’t Stop The Rain and My Fantasy received extensive support through the UK airwaves, championed by BBC’s Radio 2 DJ’s including Steve Wright , Ken Bruce and Terry Wogan.

Following the success of female singers Duffy and the like, in recreating the sound of the sixties girl singers, it is no surprise that the next big thing is to revisit the early seventies disco era for inspiration. With her own unique modernist take on disco, Shena is about to become the sound of 2009.

Shena has worked with top musical artists such as James Brown, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, Joss Stone and Amy Winehouse as well as providing vocals on dance hits Watch Out (Alex Guadino), Guilty (De Souza) and The Weekend (Michael Gray).

Shena – Nasty Little Rumour