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Download: Majeure "The Dresden Codex"

As one half of prog-horror instrumentalists Zombi, drummer A.E. Paterra knows his way around propulsive rhythms and analog synths, not to mention epic songwriting. Here, the Pittsburgh musician uses the name Majeure to focus on his sci-fi-obsessed cosmic-disco efforts with the 13-minute jam "The Dresden Codex." It's a stunning opener for Paterra's debut album, Timespan, as it starts slow with spacey, arpeggiated melodies and cold atmospherics that recall Tangerine Dream's Risky Business movie score before morphing into a beat-heavy, analog synth explosion rivaling just about any song written by his other band. 

Average: 6.5 (34 votes)

Download: Golden Bug "Assassin"

Label: Bang Gang

With a slice of cut-up and tweaked electro in hand, French producer Golden Bug has joined the Bang Gang ranks with the release of his Assassin 12-inch. The title track, which brings to mind elements of fellow countrymen Justice and the bi-coastal Lazer Sword, uses chopped and pitched vocal loops, funky basslines, and swelling horns to compliment the song's terse beats—making for a head-nodding number that's sure to set off some dancefloors in the near future. 

Average: 6.4 (44 votes)

Download: Headman feat. Dieter Meier "Gimme (In Flagranti Remix)"

Label: Relish

Swiss dancefloor stylist Headman teams up with Yello's Deiter Meier for a grooving, sample-filled post-disco number. Then, Brooklyn's In Flagranti bring up the melodic Italo synths, give the kicks some extra padding, and cut out much of Meier's vocal, creating a disco-house monster that could easily fit into a set with The Juan Maclean. A burner if there ever was one, this one will be playing loud at a lot of New Year's Eve celebrations. 

Average: 6.5 (48 votes)

Download: Bonjay "Gimmee Gimmee"

Label: Bonjay


Average: 7.4 (70 votes)

Download: Erik Hassle "Hurtful (Zombie Disco Squad Dub)"


Sometimes, a remix sounds so little like the original that it's a bad thing, and sometimes, the opposite is true. Zombie Disco Squad's remix of Swedish pop wunderkind Erik Hassle falls firmly into the latter category, as it takes an embarrassingly derivative piece of emotional schlock and transforms it into a house track that includes bits recalling Derrick Carter's vocal cut-ups on his remix work. We're sure that Hassle fans won't be into the remix as much as we are, but then again, they're probably too busy crying in their rooms to notice that the remix exists. 

Average: 6.4 (29 votes)

Download: CLP feat. RQM "Designer (Lazer Sword Remix)"

Label: Sugarcane

The boys of Lazer Sword bring their bass-driven blap sound to CLP's collaboration with RQM, glitching it into a sharp, angular piece of hip-hop. RQM's vocals and intelligent rhymes smooth the edges a bit, but generally, this slice is perfect for floors where futuristic hip-hop and bass music reign. Pictured Above: CLP 

Average: 7.7 (184 votes)

Download: James Pants "Thin Moon"

There is an elegance to James Pants' compositions that rides beneath their funkiness. On "Thin Moon," the first single from his upcoming album, a spacey '80s synth loop is coupled with plucked strings, electric guitar strums, and ephemeral snippets of conversation. Coupled with Pants' high, melancholy croon, the piece maintains a graceful simplicity that is part Kelley Polar and part Dam-Funk. Lovely sounds for a lonely night. 

Average: 7.2 (35 votes)

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