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  • POWER POP REMIX BRINGS BOPS

    POWER POP REMIX BRINGS BOPS

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=””]The brilliant and super talented synth-pop artist Venn Smyth has taken isolation as an opportunity to actually make a connection and create a “power pop remix” with Glasgow-based electro artist Elisabeth Elektra.

    It is obvious that all Venn’s creativity is just too much for him to sit still, so I would venture it is little wonder that he has been keeping himself super busy making even more connections through music.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”” css=”.vc_custom_1622058648770{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: rgba(234,222,152,0.45) !important;*background-color: rgb(234,222,152) !important;}”]He shares; “I started the playlist [Venn’s Quop – which is now a radio show on GlitterBeam Radio] during the first lock-down in 2020. I had just released my debut single ‘Burn Me‘ and with no gigs on the horizon, it was a way for me to try and connect with other LGBTQ+ artists and shine a spotlight on their work.

    I had no idea what a rich, talented and thriving community of artists I would discover and how the play list would develop into something even bigger! I’ve made connections with other artists from the UK to the USA, Europe to Japan – the support everyone gives each other is amazing to see!“[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_raw_html el_class=””]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tJTJGZW1iZWQlMkZ0cmFjayUyRjZGNVd0dk1pQ2xuRGgyMWN4bU1yVGolMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjMwMCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjM4MCUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93dHJhbnNwYXJlbmN5JTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93JTNEJTIyZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text el_class=””]One of these connections is closer to Venn’s homeland of Scotland. Elisabeth Elektra (“Giddy electronic pop” MOJO, “Remarkable” Clash) creates ‘Queer Alien Art Pop’ from her home in Glasgow.

    The electronic artist fell in love with Venn’s song ‘They Come for You’ and asked to put her own spin on it. The result is the Elisabeth Elektra Remix (released everywhere 14 May 2021) that gives “great 80’s synth power pop vibes” (Track By Track Podcast), highlighting the important message of the song.

    Venn Smyth’s lyrics were inspired by the post-war poem by Martin Niemöller “First they came…”.

    It is very much music with a message for today.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=””]Elisabeth Elektra’s remix of Venn’s work is not the only one to come from Glasgow.

    Last year, Glasgow based DJ Ben Howell shot to online fame and then quickly the radio airwaves with his mash-up of Dua Lipa’s ‘Hallucinate’ and the BBC News Theme. His next project was to create a summer-ready bop of a remix for Venn.

    Both tracks will form part of a remix version of his EP ‘Build This House Again’ which Venn is to release over the coming months, working with other independent queer artists. He has also started writing new material with his new-found online music community, and will be releasing these collaborations later in the year.

    Find more about Venn Smyth at vennsmyth.com
    Find more about Elisabeth Elektra at elisabethelectra.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • BURN ME [ Ben Howell Remix ]

    BURN ME [ Ben Howell Remix ]

    It was a number of weeks ago when I stumbled on the creativity of Ben Howell when he released a video on YouTube. He knocked us all over with his remix of Dua Lipa’s Hallucinate and the BBC News intro-music.

    That was all it took. I was hooked. I had all I needed, to know that Ben Howell was one to follow.

    BURN ME

    Performed by: Ben Howell, Venn Smyth

    Written by: Jack Gourlay, Steven Smith

    Taking a listen to this remix of Venn Smyth‘s song Burn Me, with the above mentioned remix still in my mind; I feel a sense of welcoming in the energy. It’s like the “hum of engines” in the deck plates. The kind of energy from music that just makes its way up your soles and into your soul. You can’t help but be drawn in.

    There is an energy in the spirit of what Ben has brought to ‘Burn Me’, that makes me just want to get up and move. I think the term is called “bop”. wink wink.

    Do not get me wrong when I say hum. This is definitely not a sleeper. This is a “throw it on your playlist, get your walking or running gear on, and wiggle your ass down the street” kind of song.

    When you check out Ben Howell’s YouTube Channel you see that he is teasing us with a “Rain On Me” remix….and the wait is killing me!

    [We missed my Summer birthday for a remix release date and I can tell you as sure as heck I am hoping I don't have to wait for my Winter Birthday for this "bop".]

    Clearly, Ben Howell loves music and takes his time with his creations and knows how to get it right. All worth it. I certainly am hooked and look forward to much more.