Thursday, July 31, 2008

XXXCHANGE ON THE CINEMATIC TIP

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Some people might rightfully accuse me of posting too many mixes lately, but I couldn´t help myself with this one. And that´s because it combines my two favorite things in the world, music and cinema.

It´s the fourth addition in the We Make It Good mix series, and after a shitty and noisy try from Sinden and a better one from Chris Devlin, Xxxchange steps up and delivers a masterpiece. All the songs from Rolling Stones too Harry Bellafonte have been featured in movies, which is a pretty cool gimmick as far as gimmicks go.

Download Xxxchage - We Make It Good Mixtape vol. 4 (direct link)



TRACK LIST

1. Lattice of Coincidence/Acid intro (Repo Man 1984)

2. Kenny Rogers& the First Edition – Just Dropped in(to See What Condition My Condition Was in)
Featured prominently in 1998’s “The Big Lebowski,” where the Coen brothers made a music video of sorts out of it.

3. Isaac Hayes -Three Tough Guys (End Theme)
“Three Tough Guys Original” Soundtrack (1974)

4. Henry Mancini- Police Woman (theme)
This is the theme music for a television show of the same name which aired from 1974-1978 and later inspired the hit show “Charlie’s Angels”

5. The Rolling Stones- Gimmie Shelter
Usually featured at least once in every Martin Scorcese movie ever made, as many as three times in “The Departed.” (2006)

6. Ben Charest – Bellville Rendezvous
This is the main theme for “les Triplettes of Bellville” (2003) one of my personal favorite movies as the two main themes are A.Music created with household objects and B.Cycling

7. Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train
Most memorably featured in 1983’s “Risky Business” but also appeared recently in “the Squid and the Whale”(2005)

8. (reprise) London Symphony Orchestra – Gimmie Shelter

9. Harry Belafonte – “Day-O”
Featured along with another excellent Belafonte cut “Jump in the Line” in Tim Burton’s “BeetleJuice” (1988)

10. Daniel Johnston- Mountain Dew
From the 2005 documentary “The Devil In Daniel Johnston”

11. Mohammed Rafi – Jaan Pehechan-Ho
From the classic 1966 Bollywood musical “Gumnaam,” also featured with this footage from the original movie in the opening sequence of “Ghost World” in 2001.

12. George Baker – Little Green Bag
Reservoir Dogs (1992)

13. The Plugz – El Clavo y la Cruz
Repo Man (1984)

14. John Wayne interlude (Repo Man 1984)

15. Curtis Mayfield – “Short Eyes/ Free Free Free”
“Short Eyes” Original Soundtrack (1977)

16. “Blush Response” Interlude (Blade Runner 1982)

17. Peter Gabriel “ In Your Eyes”
Prominently featured in 1989’s “Say Anything,” where John Cusack plays this song for some lady, then later, does sex to her in the back of a car.

18. Vangelis – Blush Response
Blade Runner original soundtrack (1982)

19. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
Originally Composed by Mr. Hammer for the tv series “Miami Vice” in 1987

20. Air – Alone in Kyoto
I suspect this was actually composed for the 2003 Sofia Coppola film “Lost in Translation,” then later released on their 2004 “Talkie Walkie” LP. been wrong
before though!

21. “Bill Murray” interlude
Coffee and Cigarettes

22. The Greenehornes ft. Holly Golightly – There is an End
I felt obligated to include at least one song from a Jim Jarmush Movie on this mix. “I Put a Spell On You” (stranger than Paradise) seemed like it might be too obvious so I chose, instead this wonderful song from “Broken Flowers” (2005)

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

CORNELIUS CRANE CHASE

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Another mix for your asses. You can call this the August edition.

Download Chevy Chaser - Cornelius Crane Chase, The August Edition

TRACK LIST

Serge Gainsbourg et Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde
Orlando Riva Sound - Body To Body Boogie
Lynn Collins - Think About It
Alan Parson - The Voice (No Vocal Edit)
Alan Vega - Ice Drummer
Andre Williams & The Sadies - Psycho
Angelo Badalamenti - Dub Driving
Love & Arthur Lee - Always See Your Face
Billy Swan - I Can Help
The Casuals - Jasmine
Chacka Kahn - Fate (Todd Terje Edit)
The Cure - Love Song
Dolly Parton - Jolene (Peter Visti Slow Edit)
Edwin Birdson - Red Dapper Snapper
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold Tight
First Choice - Doctor Love
First Light - Stop The Clock
Gonzales - Working Together
Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times
Just Ice - Latoya
Lou Reed - This Magic Moment
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
Joe Simon - The Chockin´Kind
J.J. Cale - Sensitive Kind
Leonard Cohen - A Little Bitty Tear
Julee Cruise - Mysteries Of Love

BODY WERK

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It´s been a year since this fatatique mix by Vancouver´s U-Tern came out, and now volume 2 is coming out real soon, check out the album art work and track list here. And while we wait, here is the one year old volume 1:

Download U-Tern - Body Work Vol. 1

TRACK LIST:

01 - Intro
02 - Hypnotic - Lonely (Re-Edit)
03 - Orlando Johnson - Chocolate City
04 - Maze - Twilight
05 - Cashmere - Do It Anyway You Wanna
06 - Total Contrast - Takes A Little Time
07 - Fatback - Start It Up
08 - Sharon Redd - Never Give You Up
09 - David Christie - Saddle Up (Indeep Blend)
10 - Pointer Sisters - Automatic
11 - Unlimited Touch - Searchin� To Find The One
12 - Jimmy Williams - All Of My Lovin�
13 - Asso - Don�t Stop
14 - Gino Soccio - Try It Out
15 - Ago - You Make Me Do It
16 - Karen Silver - Nobody Else
17 - K.I.D. - Fine Time Tonight
18 - Level 42 - Turn It On
19 - Chemise - She Can�t Love You
20 - Fausto Papetti - Sassi
21 - Gwen Guthrie - It Should Have Been You (Daft Punk Blend)
22 - Jimmy Ross - First True Love Affair
23 - Unique - What I Got Is What You Need
24 - David Joseph - You Can�t Hide Your Love
25 - Sharon Redd - Beat The Street
26 - Sinnamon - Thanks To You
27 - Electra - Feels Good (Dub)
28 - The McCrarys - Love On A Summer Night
29 - Kashif - I Just Gotta Have You
30 - New Jersey Connection - Love Don�t Come Easy
31 - Weeks & Co - If You�re Looking For Fun
32 - Tramaine - Fall Down
33 - Love Club - Hot Summer Nights
34 - Alexander O�Neal (Feat. Cherelle) - I Didn�t Mean To Turn You On
35 - U-Tern - Animation
36 - UTFO - Shackles On My Feet
37 - Barry White - Let�s Make Tonight (An Evening To Remember)
38 - Second Image - Can�t Keep Holding On
39 - Shirley Lites - Heat You Up
40 - My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
41 - Nick Straker Band - Straight Ahead
42 - Din Daa Daa Interlude
43 - Universe - Every Single Night (Shannon Blend)
44 - Class Action - Weekend
45 - Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
46 - Dance Reaction - Disco Train
47 - Eddie Johns - I Put A Spell On You
48 - Groove Tonight Interlude
49 - Strikers - Body Music
50 - Cela - I�m In Love
51 - Raw Silk - Just In Time
52 - Touchdown - Ease Your Mind
53 - Mary Jane Girls - Candy Man
54 - Wish - Nice & Soft
55 - Makossa Interlude
56 - Cashmere - Try Your Lovin�
57 - Koxo - Step By Step
58 - Fly Interlude
59 - Armed Gang - Are You Ready
60 - Sunburst Band - He Is

Monday, July 28, 2008

IT´S NOT FRENCH, BUT IT´S FUCKING ´AVING IT

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It´s about time I post some rave on here. This mix is by London rave crew Outlaws with Peter Kirk being the only constant member of the crew. It´s a pure rave mix of new blog shit, 90´s dance clasixx, 60´s slock and some good ´ol ghetto tech.

If you are at all interested in this Outlwas person(s) you can check out an interview at Waves At Night and a lot more epic mixes here

Download Outlaws feat. Bez Lennon - It´s Not French, But It´s Fucking ´Aving It

TRACK LIST:

INTRO
SOUTH RAKKAS CREW - CARRY FEELINGS
SAMIM - HEATER (OUTLAWS EDIT)
HERBERT - MOVING LIKE A TRAIN - SMITH AND HACK MIX
WHIRLPOOL PRODUCTIONS - DISCO TO DISCO - LES RYTHMES DIGITALES REMIX
FRANZ FERDINAND - DO YOU WANT TO? - EROL'S GLAM RACKET MIX
LEMON INTERUPT - BIG MOUTH
ALPHABEAT - FANTASTIC 6 - RADIOCLIT MIX
FATBOY SLIM - SONG FOR LINDY
DIGITAL BOY - OK ALRIGHT
DJ FUNK - BOOTY BOUNCE
ZEN KEI - THE PUNISHER
UTAH SAINTS - WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME?
ARMANDO - 100% DISSING OF YOU
ETIENNE DE CRECY - PUNK
CUT LA ROCK - FREEZE
FREDRICO FRANCI - CREAM
SWITCH AND SINDEN - DIN DA DA
BACK AT THE CLUB - BOY 8-BIT MIX
PRINCESS SUPERSTAR - LICKY - HERVE MIX
ALTERN-8 - ACTIV8
DEUS - NIGHTSHOPPING
BOW WOW WOW - LOVE PEACE HARMONY
FOUR TOPS - IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG
THE SUPREMES - BABY LOVE
THE SUPREMES - YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
THE EXCITERS - TELL HIM
FAT CONTROLLER - IN COMPLETE DARKNESS
BASS MEKANIK - CAN'T WAIT TONIGHT
SUB LOVE - UNDERGROUND
THE CURE - PUSH (OUTLAWS EDIT)
SCAM - PUT YOUR HANDS UP
SL2 - ON A RAGGA TIP
SONZ OF DA LOOP DA LOOP ERA - FAR OUT
RADIOCLIT - DIVINE GOSA - SWITCH REMIX
STRIP STEVE - TOMMY BOY
REVLOVER - CAN'T STAND
FELIX DA HOUSECAT - SILVER SCREEN SHOWER SCENE -THIN WHITE DUKE MIX
BONDO DE ROLE - GASOLINA - FAKE BLOOD MIX
EFFECTIVE FORCE - COMPLETE MENTAL BREAKDOWN
TODDLA T - INNA DI DANCEHALL - COUNT AND SINDEN MIX
TEKI LATEX - DISCO DANCE WITH YOU - PARA ONE MIX
FAST EDDIE + DJ SNEAK - BOOTY CALL
CHEMICAL BROTHERS - ACID CHILDREN
ALEX GOPHER - AURORA
HUMANOID - STAKKER HUMANOID
CHARLEAN DANCE - MR. DJ - SPEAKER JUNK MIX
DON RIMMINI - LET ME BACK UP - CROOKERS MIX
SHINICHI OSAWA - STAR GUITAR
MOTOR - 20 VOLTS OF STEEL - FRANZ AND SHAPE MIX
BASSBIN TWINS - WOPPA - OUTLAWS MIX
PERGON - THE DELIVERER
HARRY BELAFONTE - THE BANANA BOAT SONG

Saturday, July 26, 2008

DIPLO MIX TAPE

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Blog favorite and all around nice guy Diplo hooks up with Brooklynite Santogold for this kind of perfect mix tape called Top Ranking. Especially listen to the track with fellow female prapper Amanda Blank doing an LL Cool J over a wonderful beat that goes into Sir Mix-Alot´s "Posse´s On Broadway"... Beautiful!

Download Diplo & Santogold - Top Ranking Mix Tape

TRACKLIST:

1. Dub Selection Intro
2. 3-6 Mafia - Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold - Shuv It (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold - I’m A Lady (Diplo Mix Ft Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mixalot - Posse On Broadway
6. Santogold - Lights Out (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin - Save Me
8. Devo - Be Stiff
9. B52’s - Mesopotamia
10. Gerri And The Holograms - Gerri And The Holograms
11. Santogold - Anne (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold - LES Artistes (XXXchange Mix Ft Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks - Dutty Six Pack
14. Santogold - Find A Way (Graeme & Switch Mix Ft Kid Cudi)/ Lunar Camel
15. Richie Spice x Ratatat - Marijuana
16. Desmond Dekker - Shanty Town
17. Santogold - Guns Of Brooklyn
18. Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
19. Tony Matterhorn - Big Belly Guns
20. Santogold - Get It Up (Radioclit mix Ft MIA & Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew - Run - Hide
23. Sister Nancy - Pigeon Rock
24. Nora Dean - Barbwire
25. Shinehead - Know How Fe Chat
26. Clash - Ghetto Defendant
27. Warrior Queen - Check It
28. Santogold x Benga - Unstoppable / Night Dub
29. Shawty Lo x Skream - They Know / Stagger
30. Santogold - Creator (Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz)
31. Xray / Turbulence Duplate (Starstruck Diplo Mix)
32. Barrington Levy - Send A Moses
33. Prince Jazzbo - Ital Corner
34. Santogold - Icarus
35. Santogold x Diplo - Right Brigade (hidden track)

SHE & HIM

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She & Him is the collaboration between actress Zooey Deschanel (daughter of DP and director Caleb) and country/ pop musician M. Ward. Once a one mand band M. Ward collaborated with the actress in 2006 and she admitted to having many demo´s laying around, and as they have a tendency to do, one thing led to another and they hooked up to make the longplayer Volume One. The album leans heavily towards the country genre, but it´s also got a lot of 60´s Doo-wop thrown into the mix. The track featured here "I Was Made For You" sounds, in fact, like something Phil Spector could have written back in the day.

The album is pretty good, if you´re into that sort of thing. So if you are, you should get it on Itunes or at your local record store.

Download She & Him - I Was Made For You

Friday, July 25, 2008

THE VOICE OF Q

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Don´t know much about this song or band, except it´s the only release by Q, which consists of Bruce Weeden and Michael Forte and came out in ´82. Also it´s awesome!

Download Q - The Voice Of "Q"

Thursday, July 24, 2008

LOVELOCK

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Lovelock a New Yorker tied in to the french label and blog Valerie has go the swing of things.

Download Lovelock - Maybe Tonight

Get more from this guy over at Discodust

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

DIPPIN´ BBQ CHICKEN; SUMMER MIX

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Summer has been here a while, but here is finally my contribution to sun and bermuda shorts. Enjoy.


Download Chevy Chaser - Dippin´ BBQ Chicken; Summer Mix (divShare)



TRACK LIST:

Number One Ensamble - Flor De Coca
Blackway - Follow Me
Gepy & Gepy - African Love Song
Chciken Lips - Twiggy
Felix - Tiger Stripes
Punkin´ Machine - I Need You Tonight
Sir Drew - Disco Phreak
Camaro´s Gang - Fureza Major
Danial Wang - Like Some Dream (I Can´t Stop Dreaming)
SOS Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right)
The Joubert Singers - Stand On The Word (Larry Levan Remix)
Victor Delicato - Midnight Gazette
Zongamin - Tunnel Music
Mylo - Otto´s Journey
Aeroplane feat. Kathy Diamond - Whispers (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)
Liquid Liquid - Groupmegroup
Vortex Original Soundtrack - Black Box Disco
Rocker´s Revenge - Walking On Sunshine ´82
Underground Sound of Lisbon - So Stand Up (Junior Vasquez Remix)
Smash TV - Earth
Golden Bug - Rocket City
K.I.D. - Don´t Stop
Peter Micioni - Let´s Disco Dance
Red Dragon Band - Let Me Be Your Radio
Amplefied Orchestra - Disco Trippin´
Arpadys, Special & Co. - Meteor One

Saturday, July 19, 2008

LOGOS PT. 2 (B)

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1983 was a busy year for Tangerine Dream, they made two of the most influential scores of the 80´s this year, namely Risky Business fronted by the hauntingly beautiful love theme Love On A Real Train . However, they also scored one of director Michael Mann´s first outings the adaptation of F. Paul Wilson´s novel The Keep about a gang of Nazis that guard a citadel that harbors a dangerous force that starts wreaking havoc and death upon them. The song featured as a theme in this movie bears the title of LOGOS PT. 2 (B) and is in addition to being featured on the soundtrack for the keep also available on the highly acclaimed album Dream Sequence. In my opinion it´s one of the most beautiful songs ever made, and is right up there with Jan Hammer´s Crockett´s Theme.

Enjoy!

Download Tangerine Dream - Logos Pt. 2 (B)

You can watch the film here

FIRE IN MY SOUL

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Canadian funk maestro U-Tern has a weekly mix show on Brooklyn Radio called ONE DAY LATER, which is also the name of his blog, which in (u) turn is awesome.

Check out his latest funk filled extravaganza:

Download U-Tern - Fire In My Soul

TRACK LIST:

Saint Pierce - Tout Savoir Sur L’Amour
Ganymed - We Like You (The Way You Like Us)
Romanthony - Bring You Up
Saint Pierce - Slim Paris Jam
Siriusmo - Mailbox
Tek Box - Move Your Hips
Island & Holiday - Living (Edit)
Birds Of Paradise - Lonely Nights (Edit)
Halloween - Lady Midnight (Edit)
Brenda Watts - Love Treatment (Edit)
Sumy - Milk (Edit)
Kleerup - Thank You For Nothing (Alf Tumble Remix)
N.E.R.D. - You Know What
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Welcome Aboard
Alligators - Like The Way You Funk With Me
Massurati - Super Duper Lovin’
South Bronx - Bottom Line
Steely Dan - Green Earrings (Fat Camp Scratch Re-Edit)
6th Borough Project - Just a Memory
Rich Little - President’s Rap
Project Sandro - Blazer
Morgan Geist - City Of Smoke and Flame

And also the full version of that great Kleerup track:

Download Kleerup - Thank You For Nothing

Thursday, July 17, 2008

CRYSTAL

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Japanese synth pop group Crystal is a four piece gang based in Tokyo, and upon listening to the old school, key heavy production thoughts go to fellow Japanese ensemble, namely Ryuichi Sakamoto´s Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Crystal preforms live with all four members polishing their own keyboards, and the very 1981 sound is a direct result of this. Rumor has it that an EP release on an unnamed french label is on the horizon. But in the meantime:

Download Crystal - Initiative

Download Crystal - Neo Age

STAND ON THE WORD RE-WORK

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On June the 29th of this year I posted a classic disco tune by Larry Levan from back in´85. Now somebody thought by the blogosphere to be Justice working under the alias of Keedz have taken it upon themselves to milk the success of "D.A.N.C.E." and remake "Stand On The Word" in that vain. I don´t think I like it, but you be the judge.

Download Keedz - Stand On The Word

LET THE X BE X

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The Brazilian duo of Tetine (now relocated to London) are self declared "fun and political at the same time". Their album "Let Your x´s Be Your y´s" Out Now on Soul Jazz Records has been described as "The Human League goes to Rio", whatever that means.

Download Tetine - Let The X Be X

Monday, July 14, 2008

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE 80´S!

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Another mix chock full of 80´s classix and ball busting newbies, by the ones and only UK "we´re living in the past" housefuckers Futurecop!.

Download Futurecop! - Futurecop! We Are Future! Mix

TRACK LIST

1. Madonna – Borderline
2. Cameo – Word Up
3. Phil Collins – Sussudio
4. Belinda Carlisle - We Want The Same Thing
5. Janet Jackson – Principle Pleasure
6. Jermaine Stewart – We Don't Have To Take Clothes Off
7. Futurecop! – Tonight's Hero
8. Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
9. Bruce Hornsby – The Long Race
10. Kenny Loggins – St Elmo's Fire
11. Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out
12. Simple Minds – Don't you (Forget About Me)
13. Futurecop! – Transformers
14. Robbie Robb – In Time (Futurecop! Edit)

PILOOSKI ON BEATS IN SPACE

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Mr. Edit himself, Pilooski, known for making FRANKIE VALLI, NINA SIMONE, THE POINTER SISTERS and DEL SHANNON shine again did a guest mix for New York radio show Beats In Space on May 8th of last year. And this is the result:

Download Pilooski - Beats in Space Guest Mix 05.08.2007

TRACK LIST:

1. John Miles: Stranger in the city (Pilooski edit)
2. Risque: Starlight
3. Mr Fingers: Stars
4. Anthony Shakir: Frictinalized
5. some soul from Iraq
6. Claudia Barry: Love for the sake of love (rekutt)
7. Fern Kinney: Groove me
8. Puccio Roellens: Northern lights
9. Bonnie Graham: Somebody else
10. Rod Rogers: Space
11. Nora Dean: Ay ay ay
12. - -
13. Henri-Pierre Noel: Cogaxa
14. Nanette Workman: Save me
15. wil fire skit
16. Heaven 17: Let me go instrumental skit
17. Elektiktus: second wave
18. Casino Music: Viol af dis (instrumental rekutt)
19. Alain Goraguer: Un homme traquƩ
20. Terry Durham: crystal telephone
21. The DEVIL/Ennio Morricone: ti prego amani skit
22. Feedback: Kumalo extract
23. Hollins & starr: sidewalk talkin'

AFRICAN LOVESONG

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Italy´s Gepy & Gepy aka Giampiero Scalamogna was part of the relatively big Italo Disco scene that sprung out during the late 70´s and early 80´s, and is generally conceived as a more 80´s pop disco than the traditional Disco we all know and love. The synth heavy sound Italo Disco is known for was an evolution from more traditional disco like this song by Gepy & Gepy, featured on the 1979 EP Body To Soul, and is also featured on the essential Disco Italia: Italian disco classics 1979-1985 out now on Strut records.

Download Gepy & Gepy - African Love Song

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

KLEERUP

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I recently got back from concerts and clubbing over three days at Sweden´s Arvika Festival where I saw concerts from international acts such as Hot Chip, Slayer (!), The Kooks,
Danger, Surkin and lots more. But the best moments came from the hosts (Sweden) and their own musical offspring. The happiest moment was discovering Stockholm´s Kleerup who have been around for a while, but caught me off guard with their heartfelt and club-friendly pop. I´ve chosen two of the tracks that made the biggest impression on me, one with "legend" Robyn and the vocals and the other with dark haired temptress Titiyo. They sound kind of the same, but that´s ok.

Kleerup´s album is on itunes

Download Kleerup feat. Robyn - With Every Heartbeat

Download Kleerup feat. Titiyo - Longing For lullabies