Disco.

Is it back, isn’t it?

Daft Punk’s runaway success with disco-infused record Get Lucky may be the prove that it is. Ben Pearce’s latest cut just adds fuel to the fire.

Pearce goes to work on Quincy Jones’ Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me, moulding it into his take entitled Patticakes.

The original, written by Stevie Wonder and voiced by Patti Austin, couldn’t be more disco if it tried, and Ben Pearce has done a good job of keeping that funk intact.

This is sure to be a bona fide summer anthem. Now where’s that sunshine?

You can grab the track for FREE as part of Annie Mac’s Free Music Mondays - just click the download button on the SoundCloud player below.

Looks like we have a new Dutch house rising star on the scene.

Mike Mago makes garage infused house, and if The Show is anything to go by, damn good house music at that.

Hailing from Amsterdam, Mike Mago’s popularity has steadily been growing with a series of solid EP releases on his own label BMKLTSCH RCRDS.

But it’s this release on Spinnin’ Deep that caught our attention.

The Show features ravey piano cords, a soulful vocal and an infectious kickdrum beat. It’s already earned Radio 1 airtime courtesy of Miss Mac and Mr Tong, and rightly so, it’s a belter.

Buy the record from Beatport here and/or stream via the player below.

BRAND new music time.

Landing yesterday on the Feel My Bicep SoundCloud page, this monster collaboration between Bicep and Simian Mobile Disco, as you would expect, does the business.

London (via Belfast) based duo Bicep are on a rapid ascent, and if they continue to align themselves with stellar producers like Simian Mobile Disco, then they’ll be no stopping them.

Coming out on SMD’s own Delicacies label, The Sacrifice 12” is set to drop in vinyl form on June 10 and as a digital release on June 24. Pre-order the former via the player below.

No word on whether there are more releases from the pairing in the pipeline, but for now, let’s just enjoy this.

We’re huge fans of Benoit & Sergio over here at Kid Booka, so when we heard they were remixing Hot Natured’s latest track Reverse Skydiving AND were giving it away for free, we were rather pleased.

The original, a deep house number featuring Anabel Englund on vocals, should have charted higher than 81 in it’s début week. Especially in a week where Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Chris Malinchak’s So Good To Me battled it out for top spot, showing the ever growing popularity of electronic music amongst the record buying population.

But, as always, it’s the remix package that we’re interested in.

As expected some big names took on the challenge with Shadow Child, Deetron and Robert James all getting a shot, and some serious club ready bangers were produced as a result.

Benoit & Sergio took a different tact.

Staying true to form, they’ve ‘sex-ed’ the track up with uplifting stabbing synths and a chopped, high pitch vocal.

Grab it for free via the SoundCloud player below.

How generous…

Simple, but devastatingly effective.

Back in February of 2012 Frank Wiedemann (one half of Âme) teamed up with Ry Cuming, an Australian singer-songwriter, for his début single Howling from his new solo project.

The original is good, a pop crossover that echoed Gotye without the global success, but Âme’s take is a beauty.

An eery rolling bassline, subtle kickdrum and light progressive synths allow Ry’s vocal to have the necessary impact.

I may have been late to the party with this one, but it’s better than not turning up at all…

Grab the track from Beatport here and/or stream below.

I’ve got the Farmfestival boys to thank for this one.

This got dropped on Saturday night in the early hours at their club night The Den, and sounded great.

A steady tech-step groove that fitted the vibe of the dance floor so well at that point.

Ramp it up.

Will Saul is Close.

That was the chatter last October, when the Aus Music and Simple Records head honcho revealed himself as anonymous producer Close.

Now, an album entitled Getting Closer has been prepped and includes collaborations with the likes of Ewan Pearson, October, Scuba and Appleblim.

Roll on June 11.

The first official single taken from said album, is Beam Me Up. Featuring Charlene Soraia on vocals and Scuba on production assistance, it’s clearly how ‘Pop’ should sound to Will Saul.

As you would expect there’s some heavy remixes knocking about, most notably George FitzGerald’s stomper, and this dub from the man who actually helped put the track together, Scuba.

Stream below and/or purchase from Beatport from the link in the player.

Turn this up LOUD.

I’ve always wondered why Alt-J aren’t remixed more often. Their experimental sound, and lead vocalist, lends themselves well to a deep bassline and big spacious drops.

Planet Of Sound clearly agrees.

I know very little about them, but if their SoundCloud is anything to go by they’ve made a habit of remixing indie bands. Temper Trap, Kasabian, Hard Fi and Fenech-Soler have all had the treatment.

This could be their big break though.

Their remix made it onto an official remix EP released by Alt-J for their single Dissolve Me a few weeks back, and importantly, it’s good.

The future could be bright for Planet Of Sound.

Despite being just 17 years of age, Karma Kid knows how to make a tune.

Sam Knowles (aka Karma Kid) recently dropped In My Arms, a groovy, feel-good slab of UK bass that is getting us very excited for the impending summer.

The lad from Derbyshire clearly has talent, and is very much part of the young British beat makers that include, amongst others, Disclosure, Bondax and Kidnap Kid. Exciting times ahead for the UK house scene.

Oh, and it’s a free download, yes completely free.

Grab it from SoundCloud via the shiny ‘Download’ button on the player below.

Thank me later.

It’s funny how the music industry can work.

Back in the Autumn of 2012, Chris Malinchak, a little known producer from New York, was putting out (most of) his music for free on his own French Express label. One of these free tracks, So Good To Me, got picked up by the blogosphere (including Kid Booka), and things escalated pretty quickly for Mr Malinchak.

Fast forward 8 months: the track has been signed by Ministry of Sound, copyright notices served to all the blogs (including this one) who were hosting the original download, and is now set for a 5 May ‘official’ release date.

However, there is some good to come of this in the form of an accompanying remix package. Zinc, S.P.Y and the featured producer in this post, MK, were given the chance to give their take on the track.

MK (aka Marc Kinchen), takes it up a few notches with a bouncy bassline and dancefloor ready kick.

Enjoy.