Flash Mode is a virtually unknown  producer from Sydney, Australia with a bright future on the horizon. Try doing a quick little search online for him and you’ll likely be inundated with more information on cameras and Adobe flash than you’ve ever wanted. This may not be the case for long though. His remixes and original productions are really nice nibblets of new-wave disco house that deserve a spot on your beach cruising playlist. Here’s what we do know about Flash Mode: he’s really young… like 16 year old prodigy young, and he’s going to make some waves in the years to come. Just one more producer coming out of the vibrant Aussie scene pumping out quality producers like DCUP, Bag Raiders, Shazam, Cassian, Gloves, and a bunch more I’m probably forgetting.

Below we have a couple of his remixes, but he’s released a wonderful original called ‘Redshift’ that you can check out on his myspace or soundcloud page. Watch out for this kid in the next year or so… he should be popping up all over the place soon.

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Knightlife – Discotirso (Flash Mode Remix)

The remix of fellow Aussie Knightlife’s Discotirso starts off with a funkified little loop that kicks things off real nicely. The first time I heard this I had a 360 degree head-nod sorta thing going on within 10 seconds. Not much build up here… you’re just thrown right into a world of neon lights and underground clubs without any warning. The disco is fully alive in this track. That break down and drop around 2:30 is really nice, and just keeps the disco chuggin’ along for the rest of the song. Really fun, upbeat, danceable track that in a lot of ways reminds me of Fabian’s ‘2 AM’. It may be little repetitive to some, but it’s hard to get tired of it. Solid work all around on this remix.

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Hystereo – Gonna Love You (Flash Mode Remix)

His remix of Dublin’s Hystereo is really nice as well. A little bit older, this may be my favorite Flash Mode production that I’ve heard. ‘Gonna Love You’ is a bit more on the waning french house side of his spectrum. Also kicking off with a loop, this remix builds up with layer upon layer more clearly than ‘Discotirso’. The synths, bass, filters, claps, vocal samples, build ups and breakdowns are all just really crisp in this track. Well done for a dude that would barely be legal to drive a car here in the states.

Listening to this remix has me cruising around on a warm sunny day. It doesn’t really matter where the hell I am physically at the time, when I blast this and close my eyes I see palm trees and the beach, feel the warm summer wind in my face, smell sweet BBQ coming from the neighborhood… knowing that later I’ll be heading out with my friends, fresh sunburn and all. It’s just a feel-good song that inspires emotions that you wish would never end.

I’m really excited to see what comes from Flash Mode, and how he grows as a producer. My guess is that when mom’s not making him take out the trash or wash the dishes, he’s holed up in his bedroom making musical magic to one day blow our minds. Don’t forget this name…

Posted by: Dillon