The A.D. Music Chillout Mix (Volume II)

White Lion Radio are proud to bring you a second edition of the A.D. Music Label Chillout Mix, which features tracks by artists signed to the independent electronic music label A.D. Music.

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Track List

Wim - Open The Gates
Steve Orchard - Return To The River
David Wright - Glass Mountains
Divine Matrix - The Fade
Bekki Williams - Charon
Glenn Main - Deep Within
Steve Orchard - Dappled Light
Wim - Enchanted Journey
David Wright - Reflections
Divine Matrix - Cloud Surfing
Glenn Main - Crying
Steve Orchard - Moon On The Water

New Vogon Poetry Album Reviewed

Vogon Poetry are another excellent electronic band that hail from Sweden and they are about to release their new album "The Prefect Stories".

The opening track is very cinematic, the immediate image I had was the film "Bladerunner", especially with the sequenced bass-line and strings, a very strong and confident vocal too. "Never Too Late" is a darker sounding track that again has filmic qualities.

Their is a definite Ultravox influence on the impressive "Spit It Out" with the haunting piano and chugging bass-line, superb vocals again on this track.

The Bistromath Remix of "Possibilities" has a similar feel to the previous track. "Moments" is the jewell in the crown so far, a brilliant track that boasts an excellent sequence pattern and achingly beautiful vocals, loved everything about this track. "Hyperspace Bypass" has a wonderful sequenced melody line running through it, a very positive and upbeat track. "The Great Big Nothing" has as it's focal point a powerful vocal set against a dark and moody backing track.

"Afraid" is an uptempo track that uses sampled sound effects and voices and is the one track I struggled to connect with, that said, it does have a good chorus line. Next is "virtues" which is fantastic with it's moody piano stabs and synths which morph into a great minimalisic chorus section, really liked this track.

The final track is a remix by Glenn Main of the track "Never Too Late" and he has done a fantastic job of it, more atmospheric, beautiful piano pieces and a great vocal mix.

Did not know what to expect with this album, but I have to say, it once again shows that Sweden is setting the bar very high where electronic music is concerned, it's a solid album with many highlights and boasts a brilliant fusion of well thought out music and stunning vocals.

8.5/10

The album is available on CD as well as Digital Download via Bandcamp

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i-Select #5

Welcome to edition #5 of a new series on White Lion Radio called, i-Select.

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Track List

Delayscape - Riding CLV
Disreflect - My Special Room
Lola Dutronic - Modern Suicide
Jonteknik Ft Martin Philip - The Bridge (Neon Remix)
Epic Dreams - Daybreak
Split Mirrors - I Can't Wait For You
Camelot - Why care?
Avantgarde - Everytime
Lola Dutronic - The End Of The World
Parallels - In Real Life
Daybehavior - Close Your Eyes (Radio Mix)
Substaat - Electric (Rossetti's Compass Remix)
Epic Dreams - Dark Clouds
Disreflect - Still I Feel
Metroland - Utopia (WLR Radio Edit)
Massive Ego - I Idolize You (Modification Edit)
Lola Dutronic - Happy Endings

Electronic Music Hour #5

Welcome to edition #5 of our series "The Electronic Music Hour", which features some of the best electronic and synthpop music from the last 40 years.

These shows not only include well known artists from the last 4 decades but new and emerging bands on the electronic music scene from around the world, a lot of which are either unsigned, or on a small independent label, or self release their material.

So the shows will feature old and new tracks that fit in the electronic/synthpop genre.

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Track List

Neuropa - Standing Still In Time
Northern Kind - Crash
Moby Ft Damien Jurado - Almost Home (Moby's Analog Mix)
Gary Numan - I'm An Agent
The Human League - Do Or Die
Electro Spectre - World Keeps Turning
Soft Cell - Where Did Our Love Go?
Vanguard - A Better Place
Flash & The Pan - Waiting For A Train
Pet Shop Boys - King Of Rome
Syrian - No Atmosphere (Single Edit)
Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Dance Mix)
Yazoo - Mr Blue
Vision Talk - Unlike

Maximum 80s (Volume 29)

This is a series of shows that feature nothing but the very best in 1980s 12 Inch Singles. The biggest hits on the biggest format from a classic decade......the 1980s.

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Track List

The Cure - A Forest (Extended Mix)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby (12 Inch Mix)
ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (12 Inch Mix)
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (12 Inch Mix)
Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings (12 Inch Extended Mix)
Pete Wylie - Sinful (Tribal Mix)
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Kiss Me (Mixe Plural)
When In Rome - The Promise (Coliseum Club Mix)
Animotion - Obsession (US 12 Inch)
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star (Long Mix)

Rubik's 80s Mix (Volume 29)

Welcome to Volume 29 of a series of shows on White Lion Radio called Rubik's 80s Mix, a show that features classic hits from a classic decade......the 1980s.

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Track List

Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
Toyah - I Want To Be Free
Roxy Music - More Than This
Shannon - Sweet Somebody
Gary Numan - Films
Thompson Twins - Judy Do
Duran Duran - Of Crime And Passion
Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children
The Communards - Tomorrow
Heaven 17 - Who'll Stop The Rain
Pet Shop Boys - Kings Cross
Silicon Teens - Just Like Eddie
Midge Ure - No Regrets
ABC - Tower Of London
New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God

Lola Dutronic's Album "Lost In Translation" Reviewed

I've liked Lola Dutronic for a while, their sound is beautiful and endearing and i'm delighted to be given the opportunity to review their album "Lost In Translation".

They are a duo, Richard Citroen from the UK, now based in Toronto in Canada, who does the music and Stephanie B the vocalist from Dusseldorf in Germany.

"Modern Suicide" is a wonderful opening track with a great sing-a-long section in the last 3rd of the song. Musically it sets the tone for the album. "Reality TV" has a harder edge to it and is followed by "I Believe" which shows off Stephanie's angel like vocal qualities, a great track with a brilliant chorus. Next a song about heartbreak, the brilliantly titled "Go Fuck Yourself", how they have managed to compose such a superb mid tempo track with this title I will never know, it is an outstanding track with well though out lyrics.

This band have a great knack of getting a lot out of so little, simple melodies dominate another killer track in the shape of "Trying Not To Think About You". "Harley Davidson" has a haunting feel to it with Stephanie singing in French, quite a dark sounding track."I Wanna Mmmm You" is a pleasant mid tempo track, which is followed by "Bulletproof Celebrity" (Great title!) a bass driven track, it's another track that edges to the darker side musically. the upbeat "There Goes My Heart Again" is a great slice of electro pop, a dreamy chorus line which draws you in, a track that shows how well these two compliment each other.

"The End Of the World"....wow, what a stunning and heart felt rendition of the song made famous by The Carpenters, they have taken the song to another level with this version...outstanding, this will blow you away! "Keep On Dancing" is a four to the floor electronic dance track which is followed by the bands festive number "The Christmas Disco", if you haven't heard this before you are in for a treat! Listen to the lyrics they are very clever, a brilliant Christmas track.

"Happy Endings" is another excellent track that has a chorus you just want to sing a long too.
The album closes with a reprise of the opening track "Modern Suicide" with a great section of lyrics that thanks you for listening ............No thank you for giving me the pleasure of hearing this outstanding piece of work!

I have to say I wasn't expecting this to be such a fantastic album, but it is, from start to finish the
songs have quality and depth.

An album you should invest in 10/10

The album is available from the Lola Dutronic Bandcamp page, where you can also listen to the album in full!

The band also have a Facebook page.