in the battle of the best summertime jammiez of 2010, the uk sends its best men forward, (who if you don’t know by now be) tom hammond and ben macklin… aka cassette club. the reigning 80s throwback act roaming the sorrow streets of the post-era romantic synthpop revival.

rickety moog basslines, stomping 4×4 beat, bright house pads, and far, far away vocals, preaching about soulful love and shattered dreams. it’s no secret the all seeing eye industries were the first to snag the duo *fistshake*

cassette club – 4 me (taken down)

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one of the more deserving under-hyped acts, definitely. let’s change that– tweet twat with the duo, touch base on the myspace, and cop a single or two.

continuing on our current roll of hot tunes, i’ll be hyping “monstr” who were kind enough to send a few tracks our way.
the two guys that make up monstr met at school in 1983 due to their love of the electro pop coming out at that time. this love has obviously carried with them through to today!

in particular, their remix of unique 3‘s “take this love” is exceptionally good. in contrast to a lot of the electro out there right now, monstr focuses more on the nostalgic style and sounds here. this one starts off with a sort of doppler effect sweep which reminds me of a great start for an 80s music video, perhaps a delorean blasting down a future city street! soon after that, we’re introduced to some great chimes. this tune is definitely meant to work on the dancefoor, emphasized by the huge bass and nicely situated vocals. try and get that bass pattern out of your head! during the break we get a nice taste of some modern electro sound with a gliding lead panning around while the bass does its thing.

you can download the radio edit below and go check out monstr’s other tracks here.

unique 3 – take this love (monstr remix)

what happens when you mix a casio social club with a diogenes club..? you’ll probably get some quality 80s throwback!

I wasn’t hooked until I gave the tune a proper play from start to finish. now it’s getting the repeat treatment! lesson learned — don’t skip through new songs. can you understand someone’s speech if you skip around without reading or hearing it from the start? :]

french express favorites casio social club and diogenes club strike yet again to present ‘she takes my breath away‘ — an easy listener for that easy lover. the production is a collaboration between the two, with justin winks (casio) on the vocals. the breakdown wins it for me!

unfortunately I can’t offer a download by request of justin winks, but be sure to look out for this one

casio social club vs diogenes club – she takes my breath away

these guys are definitely doing something right to be featured here for a second time so soon. if I could somehow show you how much I love their sound I would write about all their tunes, but I can’t. so I’ll throw you a taste test to see if you’re as hooked I am.

the two golden ears that have recently been putting out some cool as ice tracks are justin winks (casio social club) and matthew williams (the diogenes club). having met through the wonderful internet stalking medium we know as myspace, such magic was allowed to happen! both in the scene for ages, they have just recently let their deep 80s affinity shine bright. fairly newcomers to the discohouse scene, i’m sure they won’t have any problems being welcomed with the fire they’ve got here:

CASIO SOCIAL CLUB – Count Your Lucky Stars (The Diogenes Club Remix)

the diogenes club dusts off a 20 years old bassline with their prominent sampling of madonna’s ‘lucky star’ moog synthesized bass, kicking you way back into the 80s. melodically cruising down the 6 minutes tune is a real enjoyable trip, and with soft synths gliding and bending through and past your ears, it’s hard not to dream about vibrantly lit skies and waving palm trees. not to mention the class production. hope you guys enjoy

unfortunately I cannot offer the download links, but I urge you to check out more of their tunes on beatport and support this emerging act. make sure to especially check out ‘SDI’ and my personal favorite ‘jaunt’ :} (no relation to the post below)