World premiere Blackbird Blackbird 'Rare Candy' (Tone of Arc Remix)

You’ve found yourself on the edge of what’s next for Om Records. Architects & Waves is a new album featuring 16 new & unreleased tracks recorded exclusively for the project exploring the intersections of Indie, chill-wave, minimal, down-tempo and disco. The album is the result of a tireless yearlong A&R pursuit to find some of electronic music’s most innovative new music. Get ready and dive in!  
 
Here is the world premiere of the amazing remix of Blackbird Blackbird by fellow indie dance San Franciscans Tone of Arc.  Their take on the track leaves the pop behind and takes a plunge into a darker domain complete with backing vocals and lush instrumentation.

GROOVE ARMADA'S TOP 8 ON BEATPORT

Groove Armada’s Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have hand-crafted the kind of long-standing electronic-music career that most dream of—and many might (metaphorically) kill for. Since the London-based dance duo first surfaced on the scene with 1998’s well-received debut album Northern Star on Tummy Touch, they’ve churned out quality house music year-after-year spanning across seven albums. Their latest six-tracker Love Lights The Underground on OM Records, is yet another slice of classic house heaven from the lads featuring standout selections like “Soho Disco” and “Set Me Free.” Beatport decided that now was the perfect time to settle into their current behind-the-box selection. Here’s what they came back with.  - words by Jason Black