Rolling With The Punches

PUNCHES is the Brooklyn based late night disco project of twin brothers Greg and Darin Bresnitz—who can be found tearing it up as DJ duo Finger on the Pulse—and nightlife pioneer Alan Astor, who got crowds up and dancing with his 2005 solo hit “Fantastic Fantasy.”

PUNCHES' synth littered, airy beats are rooted firmly in the soul filled space between disco and electro. “Feeling Right,” the debut single off their Sleepless City EP, features Astor's warm, classic-sounding vocals and reveals PUNCHES as a club-ready band that can make it through ‘til morning, when you come to in the light of day and reflect on the night you’ve just had.

The release of PUNCHES’ Sleepless City EP also marks the inaugural release of Travis Hayden's (IHEARTCOMIX, Big Beat) newest label, Our Label.

Download: Feeling Right

Pull No Punches

As you may or may not know, Brooklyn is pretty much the US capital of music right now. So much music is coming out of this area of NY that's it's pretty much impossible to keep up with. The funny thing about Brooklyn though, is much like the area itself, the stuff coming out of there is incredibly diverse. You have all sorts indie, all sorts of dance, world music inflected stuff...it's just all over the place and that's truly a great thing that should help the area remain fertile for at least a while.

Among the heaps of talent crawling around the area is PUNCHES. PUNCHES was formed on a late and snowy night in December 2009 when DJ twins Finger On The Pulse shared a cab with Alan Astor and The Kid Robb. During that cab right the four of them talked about what would make the perfect soundtrack for the upcoming summer and it was at that point that PUNCHES was born.

Having been around for under a year, their rise has been quick. They've already remixed Au Revoir Simone's, "Only You," written a few of their own tunes, and of course put together a mixtape which features all of that and a whole lot more.

With spring here, it seems to make sense to start thinking of the summer and thanks to the PUNCHES mixtape below you can start planning your holiday now because you already have the soundtrack.

Download: Somebody Has To Help You Mixtape
Tracklist:
Romanthony - Hold On
PUNCHES - Let Go
Panther Hands - Young Gifted and Brown
Chicane ft Tom Jones - Stoned In Love (Young Punx Remix)
Swick - Grow Up (Cassian Remix)
Au Revoir Simone - Only You (PUNCHES Remix)
Classixx - I'll Get You (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix)
Figure & Sleepy T - It's Only Love
Haritas - Your Love
PUNCHES ft Alan Astor - Feeling Right