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2009-06-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

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SOMMER PÅ SVENSK

2009-05-31T03:22:00.000-07:00

While I sit inside and read about christianity and various other religions, some are outside enjoying this exceptional weather we are having. This mix is for those people. Weather your sipping bayer or bbq´ing baby back ribs, this mix sits right with sun shine and all that goes with it.

It is beautifully mixed together with style and grace by Swedish pop master Jens Lekman. A highlight is halfway through where we get some comic relief with some Swedish guy talking on the phone with Alicia Keys. Funny stuff...

MP3 Jens Lekman - The Smmer Never Ends Mix

TRACKS

(excerpt from) The Summer Never Ends
I Really Think That We Can Make It Girl
Nicolette Larsson - Lotta Love
The Embassy - State 08
(excerpt from) New Directions
Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn’t Change A Thing
Filippo Trecca - La Morte Dell’erminia
His name is Mikael Carlsson, her name is Alicia Keys
Lamont Dozier - Blue Sky and Silver Bird
Cat Stevens - If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out
Jeff Perry - Love Don’t Come No Stronger
Good News - Australia
Eaby’s Gang - America
American Breed - Always You

courtesy of Discobelle.

SELF-TITLED

2009-05-16T10:20:00.000-07:00

Another great mix from one half of Flagrant Fowl, Pocketknife.

Here is what he had to say:

"The good folks over at self-titled Magazine invited Cousin Cole and I to DJ at their next Oscillations party which happens to be next Thursday over at Studio B. They wanted to showcase some of our upcoming releases too, so I put together a mix of old and new Flagrant Fowl tracks with some current non-Flagrant jams that weaves it all together like a Cosby sweater. We’re excited for you to hear our new remixes, plus recent additons to the Flagrant Fowl family, Youth and Three Card Monte. Check it out!"

MP3 Pocketknife - Self - Titled Mix

TRACKS

Botox “Tragedy Symphony”
Suicide “Ghost Rider (Pocketknife’s Torn Bowery Blazer Remix)”
Telepathe “Sinister Militia (TMJ!!! Mix)”
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice “I Am the One and He Is the Caretaker of My Heart (Pocketknife Remix)”
Bostro Pesopeo “Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)”
Youth “Dark Moons”
RCMP “Ibiza PA (Cousin Cole Remix)”
Lil Tony “Treehouse (Lil Tony Rework)”
Kanye West “Love Lockdown (Cousin Cole Remix)”
Lykke Li “Breaking It Up (Pocketknife’s Loosefoot Remix)”
Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Cousin Cole’s Into the Blue Remix)”
Will Oldham “The Same Love That Makes Me Laugh (Cousin Cole Remix) Demo”
Mock & Toof “Brown Bred”
Mi Ami “Version (Pocketknife Edit)”
Black Cock “Get Ready (Three Card Monte’s Slight Refondle)”
Real Ones “Outlaw (Prins Thomas Desert Discomiks)”
In Flagranti “Scala Disco”
Three Card Monte “Molotov”
This Heat “Sleep (Pocketknife’s Out Cold Remix)”

SPACE GRAVY

2009-05-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

A.D.D. contributer to the wonderful blog Waves At Night did this huge mix of current and past favorites. An hour and a half with 36 tracks mixed seamlessly and beautifully.

MP3 A.D.D.´s Space Gravy Part One

TRACKS

1. Underworld - Underneath the Radar (Intro)
2. Imagination - So Good, So Right (Night Dubbing version)
3. Ape into Jam - 1972
4. Loose Ends - Choose Me (Dub)
5. Mr Oizo - Cut Dick
6. David Rubato - Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)
7. Funkacise Gang - Funkacise (Special Remix)
8. Major Swellings - Assquake
9. Azoto - San Salvador (Vocal Version)
10. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)
11. Greg Wilson - Cosmic DJ Delight
12. Ilija Rudman - Ocean Colour
13. JM Silk - Music is the Key (Basement Mix)
14. Chromeo - Ah Oui Comme Ca
15. B.W.H. - Livin’ Up (Putsch ‘79 Remix)
16. Dieter Schmidt - Morse Code From The Cold War / Paul Woolford - Erotic Tool
17. Flairs - Truckers Delite
18. Joakim - Drumtrax
19. The Jets - Rocket 2 U (Extended Version)
20. Bot’Ox - Grand Central
21. Pineapples - Come on Closer (Dub)
22. Hypnosis - Bormaz (Todd Terje Edit)
23. Prince - Controversy (Purple Mix)
24. Enzo Ponzio - My 80’s Funk
25. Holy Ghost! - Hold On (Mix 3)
26. Golden Bug - Disco Sensation (Bonus Beats)
27. Kerowack - Dirty Bumf
28. L.S.B - Shout (Edit)
29. Beni - My Love Sees You (In Flagranti Remix)
30. Outlander - Vamp (Prins Thomas Discomix)
31. Crazy Penis - Stop Space Return
32. DMX Krew - Drop Bass
33. Maurice - This is Acid
34. Tony Cook - On The Floor (Joakim Edit)
35. Space - Magic Fly
36. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic

PHOENIX SELECTION

2009-05-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

A nice selection from french poprockers Phoenix hot on the heels of the release of their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, set to be released May 26th.

The compilation album presented here is the 2nd in the Kitsune Tabloid series.

Listen here (spotify)

TRACKS

1. Kiss – Love Theme From Kiss
2. Dirty Projectors – Rise Above
3. The Red Crayola – Victory Garden
4. The Impressions - I’ve Been Trying
5. Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos
6. Roxy Music – Pyjamarama
7. The 13th Floor Elevators – I Had To Tell You
8. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Shipbuilding
9. D’Angelo – Send It On
10. Tangerine Dream – Love On A Real Train
11. Urge Overkill - Stull (Part 1)
12. Lô Borges – Aos Barões
13. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Master Charge
14. Dennis Wilson – Lady (Falling in Love)
15. Irma Thomas – It’s Raining
16. Ritchie Valens - In A Turkish Town
17. Dusty Springfield - I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
18. Lou Reed - Street Hassle

COLE

2009-04-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

A great mix recorded live for Ministry Of Sound Radio. Working the knobs is The Dog´s favorite dj Cousin Cole.

MP3 Cousin Cole - Ministry Of Sound Mix

TRACKS

Bruce Springsteen - I’m On Fire (Cousin Cole Remix)
Tom of Finland - Holy Roller Edit
Map of Africa - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
T. Rex - Planet Queen (Pocketknife’s Taken Away Remix)
Vastkustska Ryggdunkarsallskapet - Town Out of Order
Scotch - Delerio Mind
Tame Impala - HFGW (Canyons Drunken Rage Remix)
Gatto Fritto - Clem’s Bounce
Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose
Lindsay Buckingham - It Was You (Cousin Cole Demo)
Youth - Dark Moons
Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (Tom of Finland / CC Edit)
Doors - Peace Frog (Tom of Finland / CC Remix)
Glimmers - Esta Si, Esta No
Major Swellings - Assquake
Den Haan - Night Shift
Westbam - And Party
Curtis McClaine - Let’s Get Busy Dub
Tom Tom Club - Suboceana (Jacking Deep & High)

MORE FROM THE WIZARD

2009-04-17T04:35:00.000-07:00

Again the dog is proud to bring you a wonderful psych mix from the one and only Erol Alkan aka Beyond The Wizard´s Sleeve. This mix was done live on London radio station XFM.

MP3 Beyond The Wizard´s Sleeve - Live on XFM

TRACKLIST

BTWS Announcement - Turn On
Bunalimlar - Tas Var Köpek Yok
The Mickey Finn - Garden Of My Mind
The Hush - Grey
Guy Scorwitz - Unknown
Mike Stewart Span - Children Of Tomorrow
The Id - Boil The Kettle Mother
BTWS Announcement - Be There
The Freak Scene - A Million Grains Of Sand
The Beatles - Glass Onion (Demo)
Les Fleur De Lys - Circles
The Syn - Grounded
The Music Machine - Talk Talk
Wimple Winch - Rumble On Mersey Square South
Shockheaded Peters - I Bloodbrother Be
Unknown - Words (BTWS Edit)

BREAD

2009-04-14T06:02:00.000-07:00

I´m a strange music person. I´ve sometimes heard of the most obscure and elusive krautdiscorock, and never heard of the huge pop hits of our time. One of these is Bread´s 1972 love song Everything I Own. Well it´s not that I ever heard it, it rang the proverbial bell, but it never registered. Now it has, and I want to share its beauty with you beautiful people.

MP3 Bread - Everything I Own (Alt. Link)

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

2009-04-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

I´ve been spending a lot of time on Spotify lately, discovering new music and making my own little mixtapes. So this is a playlist I made that is heavy on Rockabilly type stuff, and some obscure discodance thrown in there. Please enjoy.

Chevy Chaser - Rockabillydiscofreakfest

GREEN

2009-04-09T02:21:00.000-07:00

Brennan Green will be playing here in Oslo tonight. To celebrate I give you a live mix that probably indicates what he´ll be playing at Fisk & Vilt tonight.

MP3 Brennan Green - AptLive01

MAJOR BLIZKRIEG

2009-04-05T06:34:00.000-07:00

Finally something new to be excited about! I heard this some time ago, but it didn´t catch on until now. Give it time and the 60´s-ish sound of Higamos Hogamos will envelope you too.

MP3 Higamos Hogamos - Major Blizkrieg (Alt. Link)

BACK IN THE DAY

2009-04-04T05:19:00.000-07:00

I find myself searching and searching to find music that can grace these pages, but it´s hard. Nothing sits right with me anymore it seems. Nothing hits me in the head and heart with a sledgehammer and demands repeat listens. So I find myself going back (as I often do) to 1999:

Before Pnau became the generic blog pop they are today, they made an album of beautiful and sensual french touch (the old one) house called Sambanova. It features no vocals, just great beats from the last golden age in house, things people who grew up with Daft Punk will appreciate. So here are two tracks from the above mentioned album, that should funk you right on up on this Saturday evening.

MP3 Pnau - Sambanova (Alt. Link)

MP3 Pnau - Keep On Truckin´ (Alt. Link)

STRANGER IN THE CITY

2009-03-28T04:46:00.000-07:00

I have had a blog break now for a while, because my macbook has been on the friz. It`s not well yet, so I`m blogging from my shitty pc that turns itself off without warning.

Anyways I`ve been listening to this great song from singer/songwriter John Miles for some time now. Many of you are probably familiar with it because edit master Pilooski did an edit of it a few years ago. I enjoy the original version more though, so here it is in all its 1976 glory.

MP3 John Miles - Stranger In The City

FIRE PILS OG EN PIZZA

2009-03-15T06:52:00.000-07:00

My good friend Me Are The World made this edit of the classic 80`s Norwegian pop hit by Åge Aleksandersen. I must admit that I had a hand in the songs conception, I`m the father and Me Are The World is the mother who bore it in his womb for 9 moths(or two weeks in this case).

MP3 Åge Aleksandersen - Fire Pils Og En Pizza (Me Are The World`s Wine Edit)

THE KING OF HOUSE

2009-03-11T03:47:00.000-07:00

Remi is back with more of that "old school" house music. Sounds like Eddie Amador took a time machine back to 1996.

MP3 Remi - Back To The Basics (Alt. Link)

BEYOND THE WIZARD´S SLEEVE

2009-03-06T00:16:00.000-08:00

I continue to stay excited about Erol Alkan and Richard Norris´ side project Beyond The Wizard´s Sleeve. They have graced these pages before in mix form, and now they do so again. This time is also a live mix, it was recorded in July of 2007 at G-Mex in Manchester and features the usual psych rock goodness.

MP3 Beyond The Wizard´s Sleeve - Live @ G-Mex, Manchester, July 2007 (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST
Beyond Space - Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve
Battlescars (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Demo Re-Animation) - The Chemical Brothers
Words - Unknown (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Edit)
Hey Bulldog- The Beatles (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Edit)
My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
Open My Eyes - The Nazz
Bubble Burst - The Small Faces (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Edit)
Uptight - Reggie Cravens Quartet
The Horror Scope - Unknown (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Edit)
Just Dropped In - Kenny Rodgers and The First Edition
Love Buzz - Shocking Blue
Young Folk (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re Animation) - Peter Bjorn & John
A House Is Not A Motel - Love (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Edit)
The Witch - The Rattles
Save My Soul - Wimple Winch
See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
Once You Understand - Encounter
Banana Splits Theme - Richie Adams and Mark Barkan

WE ARE THE ARM

2009-03-04T14:33:00.000-08:00

I just got this synth funk explosion in the mail. Behind it stand four clean cut American boys, collectively known as We Are The Arm.

"Do you often dream of being beach-ridden with a boombox blasting 80's synth-funk by your side?

Well then your dreams have just become an auditory reality.

Dig a hole in the sand -- throw in some Black Moth Super Rainbow , Billy Ocean, Ratatat and George Benson and you'll have a concoction nearing the fresh new jamz from WE ARE THE ARM.

Full-length "Togetherness" drops Cinco De Mayo '09 on Achord Recordings -- in exclusively vinyl and digital form". - WATA

MP3 We Are The Arm - Fancy Free (Alt. Link)

PSYCHO KILLER QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST?

2009-03-02T12:48:00.000-08:00

I recently rediscovered this classic Talking Heads track through the Greg Wilson Essential mix I posted a a few posts back. It´s from 1977 and the album that bore the obvious title of Talking Heads: 77.

MP3 Talking Heads - Psychokiller (Alt. Link)

The Greg Wilson edit ads a long intro and some crowd cheers that will probably get a reaction on the dancefloor.

MP3 Talking Heads - Psychokiller (GW Edit) (Alt. Link)

NOTE: It seems now that the GW edit above is using a live version of the track. So the only new thing to this track is the length of the intro.

Talking Heads Psycho Killer (Live)

SONGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY

2009-02-28T03:01:00.000-08:00

It´s a special day today, and therefore I like to listen to happy songs. Here are a few.

MP3 Boney M - Felicidad (Alt. Link)

MP3 The Grass Roots - Heaven Knows (Alt. Link)

MP3 Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Alt. Link)

MP3 The Association - Along Comes Mary (Alt. Link)

MP3 The Music Explosion - Little Bit O´ Soul (Alt. Link)

LAURENS WALKING

2009-02-27T03:01:00.000-08:00

David Lynch´s 1999 film The Straight Story may have been a departure in content, but not in style. Nor was it a departure musically for long time Lynch compadre Angelo Badalamenti, except for the violin ridden track "Laurens Walking". In the film the track accompanies beautiful landscape shots of Laurens, Iowa, as Alvin Straight sets off on his journey across the state lines. The track also works by itself as a beautiful soundtrack to a sunny Saturday morning here in Oslo.

MP3 Angelo Badalamenti - Laurens Walking (Alt. Link)

GET INTO THE GROOVE

2009-02-26T05:06:00.000-08:00

Now, I´m no Sonic Youth fan, but any band that makes punk flavored covers of Madonna songs are all right with me. Ciccone Youth was a Sonic Youth side project in the late 80´s that spawned two albums, the first was all Madonna covers, and the second, The Whitey Album was covers of other 80´s hits like "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer).

The best song however was this one:

MP3 Ciccone Youth - Get Into The Groove(y) (Alt. Link)

PINK PROJECT

2009-02-25T01:00:00.000-08:00

Italy, 1982,a local dj and producer Luciano Ninzatti realizes during his sets that Pink Floyd´s "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" and Alan Parsons Project´s "Mammagamma" has the same tempo and key in some places. He teamed up with composer/keyboardist/producer Stefano Pulga and made what can only be described as a mash -up. The vocals from Pink Floyd´s song fitted perfectly on the Parsons piece, so Pulga and Ninzatti decided to officially release the mix as Disco Project. However, the final recording was not a mix, in that it did not feature any actual samples from the Parsons or Floyd records; instead, everything (i.e. the whole instrumentation) was very carefully re-played by Pulga, Ninzatti and Bonsanto - in particular, Ninzatti played a nice rendition of David Gilmour's famous guitar solo - while the choir was performed by a group of schoolkids from an international school in Rimini. All of this was mainly done because Pink Project had no authorization at all from the any of the songwriters - indeed, they never asked for any - so the only way for them to release "Disco Project" was to actually make cover versions of the three pieces featured in it. The choir also followed the key shift in the music of "Mammagamma", which was not present in the original mix by Pulga & Ninzatti.

"Disco Project" was a major hit in Italy during the summer of 1982, and this implicitly obliged Pulga & Co. to put up a fictional band for TV performances. Indeed they did - the song was mimed various times on Italian TV by four people (on bass, guitar, drums and keyboards) dressed up in black monk-like robes and black pointed hoods. Although there were rumors at the time about three of the mysterious individuals being actually Pulga, Ninzatti and Bonsanto themselves (with the fourth "member" being Massimo Noè), this was never really confirmed or denied by anyone. Also, the TV performances did not feature any choir or anyone lip-synching the lyrics, although the vocals were clearly heard.

MP3 Pink Project - Disco Project (Alt. Link)

FEEL FREE

2009-02-24T11:07:00.000-08:00

The Dog´s favorite house/ hip-hop/ electro/ r&b/ minimal producer Remi alias Stanley Steel just sent over this deep house gem. It features what sounds like Norway´s answer to a female Common called Poppie on vocals. It sounds kind of like something Masters At Work could have done back in ´93. Easy on the ears it´s the perfect soundtrack to a gloomy Tuesday night.

MP3 Remi feat. Poppie - Feel Free (Alt. Link)

MARINA

2009-02-24T08:51:00.000-08:00

It´s nice to hear some swedish pop that´s not from Sweden, and if it wasn´t for the heavy british accent that´s exactly what I would assume Marina & The Diamonds was; Sweet, innocent girl pop from Stockholm or Lund. However, she´s from Wales and has turned out some beautiful, catchy and harmonic tracks that puts her in the running with the Lykke Lis and Robyns of the world. Check her out on Neon Gold Records.

MP3 Marina & The Diamonds - Seventeen (Alt. Link)

MP3 Marina & The Diamonds - Obsession (Alt. Link)

MUSICA DA BATTICUORE

2009-02-23T10:53:00.000-08:00

The Robot Scientists are a German dj duo and vinyl enthusiasts. On their myspace they have a whole bunch of mixes, the one I have chosen is a great combination of italo, disco and just all around good records.

"Musica da Batticuore" - heartbeat music: music that makes your heart beat as fast as if you just fell in love - that is what we love and how our mixtapes of underground space, italo and cosmic disco vinyl classics are called." -TRS

MP3 The Robot Scientists - Musica da Batticuore vol. 10 (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

2005 Stars Group - News from future Atoll 1978
BISS - Robot with a rose AVM 1982
Makina Girgir - Siren scam Drehmoment 2008
Lime - On the grid (Dub Mix) Polydor 1984
L.E.B. Harmony - Feeling love Chic 1979
Squadra Blanco - The dream that doesn't stop Holosynthesis 2002
John Carpenter - Halloween I ZYX 1984
Moon Birds - Astro 9 Ibach 1979
Wanexa - The man from colors Discomagic 1982
SSQ - Walkman EMI 1983
Skatebard - Vuelo Radius 2007
Black Devil - One to choose RCA 1978
Transvolta - Disco computer Pinnacle 1979
Arpadys - Monkey star Sirocco 1977
Hot R.S. - Delta queen Vogue 1977
Charisma - Magnifique (instr.) CNR 1979
Odessa - Sketch (Starlight Boyz Rework) Disco Praline 2008
Roland Sebastian Faber - Hommage II Aube 2007
Dinosaur L - Kiss me again (Version) Sire 1978
Secession - Touch (Part 4) Intercord 1984
Binary - The meaning Mission Discs 1984
Electronic System - Cosmos trip Targa 1977
2005 Stars Group - News from future Atoll 1978

OH HEAVENLY DOG

2009-02-23T09:49:00.000-08:00

The wonderful people over at Norway´s no. 1 pop culture blog Smuglening were nice enough to heed my requests for spreading the word about The Dog. I sent them a mixtape with some disco goodness that you can download over there.

And for good measure a great edit by Sweden's Martin Vogel of a beautiful Springsteen track that´s featured on the mix.

MP3 Bruce Springsteen (M. Vogel Edit) (Alt. Link)

FUCK

2009-02-22T04:27:00.001-08:00

the sopranos, uncensored. from victor solomon on Vimeo.

WORK IS A DISGRACE

2009-02-21T08:07:00.000-08:00

Peter Kirk from Outlasws just sent over this mix of great rock and pop tunes.

MP3 Outlaws - Work Is A Disgrace Mix (zshare)

TRACKLIST

Magnapop - Slowly Slowly
Ratatat - 17 Years
Dennis Brown - Things In Life
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Y Control
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (live)
Can - Vitamin C
Belle And Sebastian -Stay Loose
The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais
Arthur Russell - Keeping Up
Neu - Hallo Gallo
Method Man - Release Yo' Delf
The Unicorns - I was Born A Unicorn
The Pretenders - The Talk Of The Town
Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend
Talking Heads - Nothing But Flowers
The Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
Joy Zipper - 1
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Totally Natural

ACCELERATOR

2009-02-21T01:58:00.000-08:00

A great addition the web magazine xlr8r´s podcast series from Mexican techno duo Shadow Dancer. Probably ment to promote their upcoming album on Boyse Noize Records. It´s a huge track list with a nice selection of house, elector, disco and techno. In other words something to get the party started for every man, woman and child.

MP3 Shadow Dancer - xlr8r podcast (via xlr8r) (subscribe to this podcast via itunes)

TRACKLIST

01 The Parallax Corporation - "Whore of the Floor"
02 Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve Remix)"
03 Grace Jones - "Williams' Blood (Aeroplane Remix)"
04 John Carpenter - "The End (Part 1: Disco Version)"
05 LFO - "You Have to Understand"
06 Joe Smooth - "Promised Land"
07 Prince - "Controversy"
08 Elecktroids - "Future Tone"
09 Rainer Werner Bassfinder - "Minimal Scarf Fuckers Drown!"
10 Zapp - "More Bounce to the Ounce"
11 Telex - "Moskow Diskow"
12 Nightmares on Wax - "Sal Batardes"
13 Pet Shop Boys - "Being Boring (Extended Mix)"
14 The Paradise - "I'm in Love with You"
15 The Cars - "Candy-O"
16 Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"
17 Luke Vibert - "Propertronics"
18 Shadow Dancer - "Together"
19 Fantom - "Faithfull"
20 The Bucketheads - "Whew!"
21 Zoot Woman - "Living in a Magazine (Paper Faces Remix)"
22 Octave One - "Black Water"
23 Friendly Fires - "On Board"
24 Jedi Knights - "Public Funk"
25 Hashim - "Al-Naafyish"
26 Chromeo - "Needy Girl (Shadow Dancer Remix)"
27 Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - "Intro"
28 Infiniti - "Game One"
29 The Plan - "Escapism"
30 Clark - "New Year Storm"
31 Carl Craig - "A Wonderful Life"
32 Giorgio Moroder - "From Here to Eternity"
33 New Order - "Perfect Kiss"
34 Mr. De' - "Superugly"
35 Silicone Soul - "Right on 4 Tha Darkness"
36 Ric Ocasek - "Jimmy Jimmy"
37 Superdiscount - "Fast Track"
38 Bandulu - "Weak Heart"
39 Clor - "Good Stuff"
40 Underworld - "Born Slippy"
40 Visage - "Frequency 7"
42 Daft Punk - "Superheroes"

DOWN TO LOVE TOWN

2009-02-19T03:20:00.000-08:00

DJ legend and stellar producer Greg Wilson recently did the infamous Essential Mix, and it has proven to be the best in the essential mix catalogue ever! Mr. Tong talks about Greg´s legendary in the beginning of the mix, so I won´t go into it here, but it´s safe to say he´s UK´s most experienced DJ (that´s still alive) who did a ton of 1st´s.

MP3 Greg Wilson - Essential Mix 17.01.09 (rapidshare) (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

The Originals ‘Down To Love Town’ (Dimitri From Paris Edit) – Motown / CDR
Soul Searchers ‘Blow Your Whistle’ - Sussex
Goody Goody ‘It Looks Like Love’ - Atlantic
Shirley Lites ‘Heat You Up’ (Melt Down Mix) – West End
Metro Area ‘Dance Reaction’ - Environ
Talking Heads ‘Psycho Killer’ (GW Edit) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
Sugardaddy ‘Love Honey’ (GW Version) – Tirk
Chic ‘I Want Your Love’ (Todd Terje Edit) – Supreme / DJ Only
Q ‘The Voice Of Q’ – Philly World
Nitro Deluxe ‘This Brutal House’ – Cutting
Atlantic Conveyor ‘We Are’ – Untracked
Firefly ‘Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side)’ – Emergency
Kasso ‘Walkman’ – F1 Team
Rose Royce ‘Do Your Dance’ – Whitfield
Gunchback Boogie Band ‘Funn’ – Prelude
Rufus Feat Chaka Khan ‘Ain’t Nobody’ (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – Warner Brothers
Happy Mondays ‘WFL (Vince Clarke Mix) - Factory
Young Dog Alien ‘Gotta Keep Workin’ It’ (GW Mash-Up) - Reactivate
Stevie Wonder ‘Superstition’ (Todd Terje Edit) – Motown / CDR
Loose Ends ‘Hangin’ On A String’ (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – Ten
Aretha Franklin ‘Rock Steady’ (Danny Krivit Edit) – Rock / DJ Only
Gwen Guthrie ‘Seventh Heaven’ (Larry Levan Mix) – Garage
The Commodores ‘Machine Gun’ (Situation Edit) – Motown / CDR
B.T (Breanda Taylor) ‘You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too’ (GW Edit) – Tirk
West Phillips ‘(I’m Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face’ – Quality
Edit The Edit ‘Two Sides Of Sympanthy’ (PTA Mash-Up / GW Edit) – Edit The Edit / DJ Only
Stone Roses ‘Fools Gold’ – Silvertone
Banbarra ‘Shack Up’ – United Artists
War ‘Me And Baby Brother’ – Island
Gino Soccio ‘Try It Out’ – Warner Brothers
Geraldine Hunt ‘ Can’t Fake The Feeling’ – Prism
Brown ‘ I Specialize In Love’ – Profile
Visual ‘The Music Got Me’ – Prelude
Incredible Bongo Band ‘Apache’ – MGM
Tweet ‘Boogie 2nite’ (Fat Camp Mix) – Elektra / DJ Only
Dc La Rue ‘Cathedrals’ (GW Edit) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
Teenage DJ ‘I Was A Teenage DJ Pt 1’ (GW Edit) – Reactivate
Sir Joe Quarterman ‘(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind’ (Barna Soundmachine Edit) – GSF / DJ Only
League Unlimited Orchestra ‘Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ – Virgin
TW Funkmasters ‘Love Money’ – Champagne
Last Rhythm ‘Last Rhythm’ – American
The Clash ‘Casbah Breakdown’ (Joey Negro Edit) – CBS / CDR
808 State ‘Pacific State’ (GW Edit) – ZTT / CDR

SEEING COLORS

2009-02-18T12:08:00.000-08:00

A mix of classic tunes to mark the 10th anniversary of techno label Ghostly International. Compiled and mixed by Michna it is a journey through the music that inspired Ghostly. It´s curated by Sam Valenti IV.

MP3 Michna - Seeing Colors: Ghostly Influences

TRACKLIST

Orbital - Halcyon & On & On (FFRR)
Joey Beltram - Enegy Flash (R+S)
The Persuader - What’s The Time, Mr Templar (Svek)
Sascha Funke - Safety First (Kompakt)
Pantha Du Prince - Suzan (Dial)
Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk (Zanza)
Gino Soccio - Remember (Atlantic)
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (Casablanca)
Der Zyklus -Elektronisches Zeitecho (Gigolo)
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (Interdimensional Transmissions)
Kraftwerk - Numbers (WEA)
Air - Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi (Dopplereffekt Mix) (Source)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Maxi Single Live Version) (Mute)
The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (Rough Trade)
The Cure - Close To Me (WEA)
The Cure - Close To Me (Closest Remix) (WEA)

WHEN I GROW UP

2009-02-17T00:10:00.000-08:00

Now, I love The Knife as much as the next guy or gal, but this new song from Fever Ray just sounds like Neverland to me (which was incidentally my favorite track of the "Silent Shout" album). What turned me on to The Knife was their ability to reinvent themselves from album to album and do something new. "When I Grow Up" is nothing new under the sun, it feels a little unimaginative. But it´s not bad by any means.

MP3 Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (Alt. Link)

FRIDA

2009-02-16T03:45:00.000-08:00

Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) is the brunette from disco supergroup ABBA. She had a solo stint in the 80´s with the most relevant part of that catalogue being this Phil Collins produced pop number from ´82. It´s a big reverb drum attack with a great guitar rhythm on top.

MP3 Frida - I Know There´s Something Going On (Alt. Link)

AGILE MOBILE HOSTILE

2009-02-15T12:16:00.000-08:00

Iconic 50´s rock God Andre Williams has gotten a doco made about his trials and tribulations. The directors spent a year with the 70 year old powerhouse and documented a still vibrant and funny (and still on drugs) man with a whole lot of demons and a whole lot on his mind.

Watch it here for one week only.

MP3 Andre Williams - Jailbait (Alt. Link)

MP3 Andre Williams - Cadillac Jack (Alt. Link)

MP3 Andre Williams and The New Group - Bacon Fat (Alt. Link)

MP3 Andre Williams and The Sadies - Psycho (Alt. Link)

MP3 Andre Williams and The Sadies - Shake A Tail Feather (Alt. Link)

DRIVER´S SEAT

2009-02-14T12:25:00.000-08:00

All due respect to Fromage and their edit, and I also want to thank them for turning me back on to this exceptionally great track from Sniff ´N´ The Tears. But I have to post the original, because it´s so perfect. From 1979, hit number 11. on the charts in the states. Enjoy!

MP3 Sniff ´N´ The Tears - Driver´s Seat (Alt. Link)

FROMAGE

2009-02-14T02:18:00.000-08:00

I discovered Fromage, this Australian editing sensation while browsing through somebody´s comments section on myspace. They were advertising a new mix they had done, the profile picture was a flyer for a party with my fellow countryman Todd Terje. So I clicked it and on their page was posed a whole lot of edits they had done of classic pop and disco tunes. I liked their stuff so I befriended them and I will now share a few of my favorite edits of theirs.

MP3 The Supremes - High Energy (Fromage Mother Edit) (Alt. Link)

MP3 Edwin Starr - Contact (Fromage Is Looking At You Edit) (Alt. Link)

MP3 Sniff ´n´ The Tears - Driver´s Seat (Fromage Seatsinffers Edit) (Alt. Link)

They have also agreed to do an exclusive mix for the blog, so stay tuned for that one.

SOMETHING FOR A FRIDAY MORNING

2009-02-12T11:01:00.000-08:00

I´M posting this on a cold ass Thursday night, but it´s definitely a song worth waiting until a brisk friday morning to listen too. It will get you in the zone where everything you have to do tomorrow will go off without a hitch, be it working with the blind or selling money.

MP3 Jefferson Airplane - How Do You Feel? (Alt. Link)

CRAZY PENIS

2009-02-08T05:37:00.000-08:00

British funk band Crazy Penis (more conservatively known as Crazy P) is here with a nice disco mix including some of the bands own material. The mix was done for Futureboogie.

MP3 Crazy Penis - Futureboogie Mix Tape (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

Ron Basejam – Hot Fridge (cdr)
Crazy P – Lie Lost (Maurice Fulton Mix) (20/20 Vision)
Chic – Burn Hard (Ron Basejam re-edit) (CDR)
Banbarra – Shack Up (OST)
Hess is More – Would You Like to Disco (Music for Dreams)
Crazy P – Stop Space Return (Accapella) (20/20 Vision)
Hot Toddy – All Night (CDR)
Snax – Trouble (Crazy P Remix) (Def Drive)
Invisible Man Band – All Night Thing (Ron Basejam Edit) (CDR)
Moodyman – Shades of Jae (Black Mahoghani)
Inland Knights – 10 Years of Drop (Crazy P Remix) (Drop Music)
Lovebirds – Love on My Hands (Dubfuk Mix) (Winding Road)
Wagoncookin – Start to Play (Compost)
Crown Heights Affair – Change (De-Lite)

MARCH OF THE ZAPOTEC

2009-02-07T02:37:00.000-08:00

Just as I´m "re-discovering" the greatness of Beirut, I found out that the 23 year old wunderkind just released another album with the snappy title "March of the Zapotec and Real People Holland - New Recordings from the State of Oaxaca". I´m thrilled of course to hear these new Gypsy-ish renderings from the Paris based New Mexican native, and Gypsy-ish is what I get, but I get something more as well. It seems Zach Condon has another had an affair with a synthesizer while the accordion sits at home with the kids.

The best and most accurate comparison I can make when it comes to the synth tracks on this album is to swedish electropopper Familjen, and listening to "No Dice" it feels like the Skonska vocals are just around the corner. Instead we get a great melody and headnoddingfoottapping beat.

Zach stays with wifey though for most of the album, and his "affair" with the Synth becomes more of a fling than something serious.

MP3 Beirut - No Dice (Alt. Link)

MP3 Beirut - The Shrew (Alt. Link)

Buy the album on itunes.

Read a Q&A with the man here.

SOMETHING FOR A WEDNESDAY MORNING

2009-02-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

It´s been a while since I´ve done one of these "something for a ... morning posts", but ´I would like to share with you some of the tracks that I listen to and play that have that early morning feel. First off is New Mexican, 23 year old singer Zach Condon aka Beirut with a beautiful tribute to his second home France.

MP3 Beirut - Nantes(Alt. Link)

Second off is an edit o the same track done by a Belgian duo who go by Gameplayers.

MP3 Gameplayers - Beirut Disco (Alt. Link)

And finally a track by another Belgian band called Lullabies In The Dark. They are made up of one half (Vito De Luca) of cosmic disco lovers Aeroplane.

MP3 Lullabies In The Dark - Iridium (Alt. Link)

SOUND & VISION

2009-02-03T07:11:00.000-08:00

In 1977 David Bowie released a beautiful song called "Sound & Vision".

MP3 David Bowie - Sound & Vision (Alt. Link)

In 2008 Matthew Dear released an equally beautiful cover.

MP3 Matthew Dear - Sound & Vision (Alt. Link)

CROWN & GREYHOUND

2009-02-02T22:53:00.000-08:00

The Dog has been lucky enough to get a great British duo who go by the name of Rough Drawings to do a wonderful mix just for us.

Here is what they had to say:

‘We hope you enjoy this one. Blood, sweat and tears went into it. There's a few favourites in there, new and old. Let us know what you think too, we like feedback. As for our own project, we’re close with a couple of tracks, we feel positive, but we’re not giving up our day jobs. There are some exciting prospects on the horizon though, we’ll be sure to let you know of any developments.’

MP3 Rough Drawings - Crown & Greyhound Mix for Oh Heavenly Dog (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

Cage & Aviary - Hot Cancel
LCD Soundsystem - Us vs Them (Windsurf Remix)
The Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose
A Certain Ratio - Life's A Scream
Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - Sykkelsesong
Jahcoozi - Arto's Bubbles in the Bathtub Shake
The Exile Missile - Sidewinder
The Hundred in the Hands - Undressed in Dresden
Kerrier District - Illogan
Curses! - The Deep End (Holy Ghost Dub)
Boogie Corporation - Junk
ESG - Moody (Spaced Out)

1´S & 2´S

2009-01-31T00:27:00.000-08:00

Cage & Aviary (aka Neil & Jamie) are a british duo of selectors and producers. As this mix they did (along with an interview) for Anthem Magazine suggests their selecting skills a top notch and as their myspace suggests, so is their production (and editing) skills. Their only releases up until now are three super limited vinyl releases (100 per release) of great (in the widest sense) disco music.

On the very "now" question on disco musics comeback Jamie said:

"I got into disco in the mid-90s, after getting very bored and disheartened with house music. I never realized how much house owed to disco―when I bought Ride On Time by Black Box at the age of 17 I didn't have a clue that it sampled some black disco diva called Loleatta Holloway. Years later I discovered these roots of house, and that was a really amazing ride. So, it's never really gone away has it?

Oh, and girls."

Read the rest of the interview here.

MP3 Cage & Aivary - One´s & Two´s

NEW NU RAVE

2009-01-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

Nu Rave is sooo 2006, but apparently word hasn´t reached Oz yet. First there was Gameboy/ Gamegirl, now there´s S.Y.L.K. Now S.Y.L.K. has the noisy irritating nu rave blog tracks that we all know and are sick-ass tired of, but they also has breaths of fresh breezy air like "Hot Flush". It´s essentially hip-hop with an 80´s edge and naive rhymes, very reminiscent of the fantastic, yet underrated girl duo Avenue D.

MP3 S.Y.L.K. - Hot Flush (Alt. Link)

Another lesser track is featured on the Girl Powder compilation.

Read an interview with the chicks over at fluo kids.

KING MIDAS

2009-01-28T11:30:00.000-08:00

It´s great to be able to post something Norwegian and worth while. Oslo City five piece King Midas just put out a nice little mix of funky tunes sprinkled with exclusive remixes of the rockers own work.

MP3 King Midas - Midasmix Vol. 1 (zip)

TRACKLIST

King Midas - Harbor Angels
Joe Jackson - Steppin´ Out
King Midas - High On Dallas Freeway (Olav Brekke Mathisen & Sideshow Jøgge Remix)
Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
King Midas - Heartbeat Boogie (Pleasure Mix)
Art Of Noise - Moments In Love
King Midas - Revenge
Supermax - Love Machine
Ricardo Villalobos - Enfants
King Midas - The Jaguars (Nils Noa Remix)
Captain Beefheart - Electricity
Fjordfunk - 4.15 (No Countrey For Brennan Green Remix)

BORKO

2009-01-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

Iceland is can´t compare with Sweden maybe when it comes to pop talent, but they sure try. It´s a tiny country and pop-wise the music that comes out of there is maybe more of the alternative kind like Björk and Sigur Ros (with the exception of Steed Lord). Borko is more Björk than Steed Lord, but it seems more substantial in a way (I personally can´t stand Björk), so finally there is a great addition to this "genre" that can also speak to people like me who fringe at the sound of a voice that sounds like a cat being ass fucked (pardon the French).

MP3 Borko - Continental Love (Alt. Link)

MP3 Borko - Dingdong Kingdom (Alt. Link)

Buy the album from itunes.

DISCO BLOODBATH

2009-01-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

New mix up on Resident Advisor, by a UK gang I never heard of before called Disco Bloodbath. I´m digging on the mix, so I´ll be sure to keep my eyes open for them in the future.

It´s a nice mixture of italo-ish dance tracks. In their own words:

"We decided to do a mix that was musically representative of our party. We wanted to evoke the peaks, troughs and drama of a night at Disco Bloodbath where we get to play the play records we love irrespective of genre. It was also important to us that we recorded it live using predominantly vinyl. Hopefully after you listen to it you'll feel a bit cosmic - and forgive the occasional wonky transition." - DB

MP3 Disco Bloodbath - RA 139 via RA

ART

2009-01-25T07:16:00.000-08:00

Art is an English psych-rock band that did their thing in the late 60´s. Led by front man Greg Ridley they changed the bands name from The VIPs in ´67 and released one album in their short lived career under the
Art name. Another name change came when a keyboardist by the name of Gary Wright joined the bands line up. They were now called Spookey Tooth, but Greg Ridley went on to join Humble Pie and Spookey Tooth split in 1974, but have since hooked back up and are touring again.

The tracks here are from the 1967 album Supernatual Fairy Tales.

MP3 Art - Talkin´ To Myself (Alt. Link)

MP3 Art - Alive Not Dead (Alt. Link)

DISCO AESTHETIC

2009-01-24T02:52:00.000-08:00

Italians really do do it better. Case in point suprelabel Italian´s Do It Better´s latest signing Bottin. He´s an actual Italian person:

"Bottin is from Venice Italy and has been flying under
the radar for a while. Our aim is to bring him into the
limelight where he belongs. He is not only a stellar producer,
but an excellent dj with an even more excellent record collection." - IDIB

And to celebrate his first 12" release on IDIB he has made a well constructed mix of old and new disco.

MP3 Bottin - Disco Aesthetic Mix zshare (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

01. bottin: no static (italians do it better 2009)
02. who's who: hypnodance (out 1980)
03. bottin & kotey: hot ring (deep freeze 2009)
04. amnésie: turas (proto 1983)
05. cheaps: moliendo café (memory records 1983)
06. cat pee: pole (1982, bottin's surgeon edit 2008)
07. egotrya: volcano (synthonic, 2008)
08. bottin: fondamente nove (eskimo, 2008)
09. angels program: morning in tokyo (polydor, 1985)
10. miss plug inn: chanson d'amour (bottin mix)
11. hypnotic samba: stop-watch (zyx, 1984)
12. bottin: undercover monkey (demo)
13. bottin & ropie: theme from st mark (beatport exclusive 2008)
14. zig zag: stop stop stop (pacha, 1977)

FLAGRANT FOWL EP

2009-01-19T09:49:00.000-08:00

Cousin Cole just sent over a couple of remixes from his and partner in crime Pocketknife´s latest EP.

"Pocketknife & I decided to send out low bitrate mp3s of the songs on our new EP (record of the week at Picadilly Records by the way). The version of "Love Lockdown" here is a little different from the EP version, mainly just shorter for home listening."

Now I can´t really stand "Love Lockdown" myself, but it´s tolerable when it´s gone through Mr. Cole´s capable remix machine.

MP3 Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Cousin Cole Radio Edit) (Alt. Link)

MP3 Lykke Li - Breaking It Up (Pocketknife Loosefoot Remix) (Alt. Link)

"Now is as good a time as any to mention we are planning a short trip to Europe in early April. Hope to meet some of y'all out there. Peace" - CC

NO WAVE

2009-01-18T11:44:00.000-08:00

Another mix from the always fabulous Optimo (Espacio). This time a collection of tracks from the mystic "No Wave" genre.

"So, what is No Wave? Now there's a question! Ask any fan of No Wave what it is and I bet they'll give you a different answer. They'll also tell you who is and who isn't No Wave and no two lists of bands will be the same. Personally, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer or a definitive list of bands. My definition of it probably encompasses a broader spectrum of bands than most other people's. I'd argue that early Swans and Einsturzende Neubauten could be called No Wave but if you try and tell me ESG are No Wave I'd have to throw you in the Clyde. It's all very confusing!

The name came about as reaction to the term New Wave. At the tail end of the 70's the record industry was trying to rebrand punk and labeled the poppier bands that came in the aftermath of Punk as New Wave. The No Wave bands wanted to reject this poppier side but they also felt no affinity to Punk. At the time, Lydia Lunch (the queen of No Wave?) bemoaned how Punk was just sped up Chuck Berry riffs and it is true that if you listen to most (but not all!) punk today, it is just badly played, sped up three chord rock n' roll. The Garage bands of the 60's had nailed the Punk sound way earlier and frankly mainly sound better to this day. Go listen to 'Never Mind The Bollocks'. Most of it sounds leaden and apart from Rotten's vocals doesn't really sound threatening or revolutionary in the slightest. Listen to No Wave today and it is still a shock to the system and often sounds like a music with no precedent. This last thing is another of the keys to what No Wave is. Many of the artists were determined that their music should not be influenced by anything that came before and should sound totally new. If influences did creep in they were more likely to be from free jazz than any rock based form of music. The 'No' in No Wave could thus be taken to imply the music didn't belong to any particular style or genre.

The ability to play was completely unimportant too. But where Punk liberated thousands of non musicians who found they could make music by only learning a few chords, many of the No Wave artists didn't even bother learning one chord. Coaxing atonal and abrasive sounds from their instruments and conjuring up basic repetitive rhythms was a much more effective way for them to express themselves. Melody? Forget it! Although when one hears No Wave, it is instantly obvious that that is what is being listened to, none of the bands really have that much in common stylistically.

In 1978, Brian Eno was living in New York and was blown away by the performances he was seeing by these artists. He wanted to capture this and document it so he took four of the bands - Mars, The Contortions, DNA and Teenage Jesus and The Jerks into the studio and produced (in the loosest possible sense) four tracks apiece by each of them. This came out as the legendary 'No New York' album. The one problem with this album is all the bands that got left off, which has resulted in many people thinking these four bands are thee definition of No Wave when there were numerous other acts ploughing similar (different) territory. The Theoretical Girls must have been particularly gutted as they were initially meant to be on it and were then dropped at the last minute.

No Wave critics often argue that it was all a load of art wank and while many of the artists involved did come from an art / performance background, most didn't. But, as well as music, there were also No Wave film makers, the most famous of them being Nick Zedd, John Lurie and Richard Kern. In May of 2005 we were showing a Richard Kern film on the tv screens at Optimo. The film upset someone who was attending the club so much that they complained to the police. This resulted in the slightly surreal scenario of Jonnie and Mike, one of the Sub Club's owners, having to sit in a room in Maryhill police station while a WPC and a police Sergeant watched the film to decide if it was pornographic or not. They decided it wasn't but suggested we refrain from showing it again.

No Wave was a huge inspiration when the ideas about what Optimo would be were being formed and the early soundtrack to the club featured a lot of this music. I guess this has diminished over the years, mainly because, well, it's not always the most danceable of musics, but you are still likely to hear many No Wave gems in the first hour of the club. Indeed, every song on this mix had been played at the club.

For me this music was truly revolutionary and I get as much as a buzz out of listening to it today as I did when I first encountered it 20 odd years ago. I still regularly check eBay to see if any No Wave gems I have missed crop up (I'll snag that 'Not Bite' 7" by Red Transistor one day!) and can't imagine a day when I'll stop listening to it. There was a bit of a resurgence of interest in No Wave a few years ago and then last year I was talking with some hipster about my love of No Wave and he replied 'You still listen to that? It's so 2001'. That reply is a masterclass in why hipsters are idiots.

I hope some of you enjoy this 'mix'. It is not an easy ride and definitely not for all. No Wave is a sound you'll either love or hate. I can't imagine anyone thinking it's ok. 'Ok' is never enough. Music that solicits extreme reactions is mainly lacking in our present day culture. Perhaps that's reason no. 347 why I love No Wave?" - JD Twitch

MP3 Optimo (Espacio) - Nowavemix (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

Mars - 3E
DNA - You and You
Teenage Jesus and The Jerks - Freud In Flop
The Contortions - Contort Yourself
The Fire Engines - Get Up And Use Me
Blurt - Puppeteer
Tools You Can Trust - Show Your Teeth
Sonic Youth - Shaking Hell
8 Eyed Spy - Lazy In Love
Pulsallama - On The Rag
Arto / Neto - Pini, Pini
Y Pants - That's The Way Boys Are
ImpLOG - Breakfast
Jill Kroesen - Fay Shism Blues

WHAT HAVE I DONE?

2009-01-18T07:22:00.000-08:00

Sweden keeps popping out pop acts like none other. Among these is Anna Ternheim who has a voice and sound much Sweden´s previous sweetheart Lykke Li. The reason for this might lie in the producer being the same as Ms. Li, namely Björn Yttling. So nothing new under the sun, but very good none the less.

MP3 Anna Ternheim - What Have I Done (Alt. Link)

Buy her stuff from itunes.

JULIET

2009-01-17T13:27:00.000-08:00

I wasn´t aware of the skinny guy in the falsetto group theBee Gees had a solo career until today. Robin Gibb is his name, and he released three solo albums in the 80´s, the first of which I enjoyed the most. The album "How Old Are You" featured a hit single called "Juliet", which I had heard before, but was not aware was the work of a former "Gee". It´s a great 80´s pop track, and I thank arawa for turning me on to it.

MP3 Robin Gibb - Juliet (Alt. Link)

JEOPARDY

2009-01-14T10:16:00.000-08:00

I kind of dug this song.

MP3 Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy (Special Dance Mix) (Alt. Link)

FLAGRANT FOWL ON BIS

2009-01-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

Tim Sweeney just put up Flagrant Fowl´s (aka. Pocketknife and Cousin Cole) guest mixes from last weeks show. As always a great listen.

MP3 Pocketknife & Cousin Cole - Beats In Space Jan. 11 Part 1

MP3 Cousin Cole & Tim Sweeny - Beats In Space Jan. 11 Part 2

Pocketknife mentions some pretty exciting projects here.

Playlist:

1. Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy
Pocketknife (Flagrant Fowl) mix:
2. School of Seven Bells - Iamundernodisguise (Pocketknife Edit)
3. Songs of Green Pheasant - Fires P.G.R. (Pocketknife Remix)
4. Victor Gama - O Dialogo Dos Pernetas (Pocketknife Edit)
5. Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice - I Am the One and He Is the Caretaker of My Heart (Pocketknife Remix)
6. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Escape To Nowhere
7. Theo Parrish - Dance of Drunken Drums
8. Boonlorm - Preparation IV Demo Version
9. Disco Dub Band - For the Love of Money (The Underdog Remix)
10. John Daly - Solar Lights
11. Benoit Pioulard - Ragged Tint (Pocketknife Edit)
12. Gameplayers - Beirut Disco
Cousin Cole (Flagrant Fowl) mix:
13. Flo Crew - Over These Years - Boogie Disc
14. N-2-U "A-I I-A" House Jam
15. Vallerenga Blues And Disko Combo - Ballerina - Cottage
16. Laughing Light Of Plenty - The Rose - Whatever We Want
17. Lindsay Buckingham - It Was You (Cousin Cole Demo)
Part 2
18. ESP - It's You
19. Flo Crew - And Our Love (Boogie Disco Mix) - Boogie Disc
20. FSK & Shake Shakir - Swing To Bop
21. Auguste Darnell - Friendly Children (Todd Terje Edit)
22. Oorutaichi - Misen Gymnastics (Idjut Mix) - Bear Funk
23. Problem Child - White Horse (Dr. Scratch Stomp Mix) - Groove On
24. Curtis McClaine - Let's Get Busy (Dub Mix) - Trax
25. Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse - 20/20
26. King Jammy meets Dry & Heavy - In The Jaws of The Tiger - Harmony Dub
27. Altz - Yellow (Idjut Dub Down)
28. T-N-T - Is It House (Hurt me Mix) - Dyn-O-Mix
29. Dezuan - Party House (Underground Clap Mix) - Chi-Mix
30. No age - Everybody's Down (Cousin Cole Mix)
Tim Sweeney takes over
31. Tantra -Hills Of katmandu
32. Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity - Unidisc
33. Gino Soccio - Street Talk - Celebration
34. - Mirrors Of My Mind - Moton Records
35. House Of House - Rushing To Paradise - Whatever We Want
36. Sound Stream - Dance With Me

IN THE YEAR 2525

2009-01-11T03:48:00.000-08:00

The first and only hit from 60´s folk rock duo Zager & Evans (Danny & Rick, respectively) was the futuristic, almost apocalyptic tale "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)". It was covered by many artists after, most notably neo romantic new wave group Visage in 1983. The song made the 2001 Clear Channel Memorandum after the 9.11. attacks. The memorandum was a list of songs deemed inappropriate to play on the radio after the twin towers incident. But since we´ve had time to mourn, we can enjoy it now.

MP3 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) vinyl rip (Alt. Link)

MP3 Visage - In The Year 2525 (Alt. Link)

SILENT MOVIE

2009-01-10T06:07:00.000-08:00

One of the best things about 2008, along with the revival of disco, was Quiet Village´s stellar album Silent Movie. Made up of Radio Slave and "master crate digger" Joel Martin Quiet Village made a beautifully understated and portentous album.

That´s my two cents on the whole "best of 2008" fad.

MP3 Quiet Village - Circus Of Horror (Alt. Link)

MP3 Quiet Village - Can´t Beat (Alt. Link)

FUNK DOC

2009-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:00

A title usually credited Redman, but I think Stanley Steel deserves to take over the stethoscope after turning out this funky grooverider of a gem.

MP3 Stanley Steel - No Time (Alt. Link)

PARADIS

2009-01-07T10:05:00.000-08:00

Vanessa Chantal Paradis had a pretty big hit with this song in 1988, it was number 1 in 15 countries, even though the vocals are in French. It has all the elements of great 80´s pop and has been covered for that reason by many including fellow French (German) duo Stereo Total most recently.

MP3 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (Alt. Link)

MP3 Stereo Total - Joe Le Taxi (Alt. Link)

The original was featured on the album "M&J", buy it from itunes.

Another unforgettable classic from Ms. Paradis

STARLIGHT

2009-01-07T09:12:00.000-08:00

A beautiful track from 1982, by vocal quartet Risque. I couldn´t find much info on them, but the track speaks for itself. Just sit back and let the starlight envelope you.

MP3 Risque - Starlight (Alt. Link)

JANUARY DOG SESSION

2009-01-06T10:40:00.000-08:00

The years first official Dog mix duties have this month fallen upon Sweden´s Zyron aka. Johan Åstrand. He was kind enough to bless us with half of the segment for his 3 hour (!) mixup on Interstate FM this past Saturday. And what a beautiful mix it is, the old and new go hand in hand, a little bit of Daniel Wang, JJ Cale, Mase and lots I don´t know (so start spotting!).

MP3 Zyron - Saturday Mixing Session on ISFM (January Mix) (Alt. Link)

Go to Interstate FM for the full 3 hours.

LET THE RIVER RUN

2009-01-05T12:43:00.000-08:00

I just re-watched Mike Nichols´ simply brilliant feminist masterpiece Working Girl (a title which has in been credited to prostitutes mostly, maybe there´s a wordplay going on there?). What I didn´t remember (or know) about this picture was that the vocal diva Carly Simon was behind the score (which is basically the same song in different dramatic versions). The opening song which features Ms. Simon on vocal duties brings thoughts to Michael Jackson´s Will You Be There what grandness and scale and use of children choirs are concerned at least.

A beautifully bloated and epic track!

MP3 Carly Simon - Let The River Run (Alt. Link)

VISTIMATIC

2009-01-04T08:23:00.000-08:00

That disco feeling is strong with this one. Be it Italo, Cosmic or Boogie it is all represented withing 30 seconds of this mix. It is by Denmark´s Peter Visti and comes to you via the good people at the Cosmic Disco blog.

MP3 Peter Visti - Night Club Mix

THE MODEL

2009-01-04T07:45:00.000-08:00

The Balanescu Quartet did a whole album consisting only of Kraftwerk songs given the classical makeover by Alexander Balanescu and his three partners in crime. The album was called "Possessed" and my favorite from this album is the timeless classic "The Model".

MP3 The Balanescu Quartet - The Model (Alt. Link)

Buy the album from Amazon.

SUMMERTIME

2009-01-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

It´s the 2009! Happy new year!

It´s cold as an eskimo coochie here in Oslo, but it being the new year and all I can start looking forward to the summer. To accompany my giddy feelings of glee I have chosen this wonderful Swedish (again!?) 1980 track from Magnus Uggla aptly entitled "Sommartid" (Summertime).

MP3 Magnus Uggla - Sommartid (Alt. Link)

OM JAG HADE VINGAR

2008-12-30T08:41:00.000-08:00

2009 is creeping up on us, and I would like you to celebrate like I will, with this 19 year old Swedish power pop song by Niklas Strömstedt.

MP3 Niklas Strömstedt - Om! (Alt. Link)

RUN RUN RUDOLPH

2008-12-24T03:40:00.000-08:00

For a rockin´ Christmas Eve:

MP3 Chuck Berry - Run Run Rudolph (Alt. Link)

LET IT SNOW

2008-12-23T06:41:00.000-08:00

Vaughn Monroe first recorded this yuletide classic back in the 40´s, and it has since been covered by everyone from Old Blue Eyes to Boyz 2 Men and Jessica Simpson.

The second track was made famous by the timeless classic Christmas movie Home Alone and is a rockin´ firecracker of a tune.

Happy Chanukah!

MP3 Vaughn Monroe - Let It Snow (Alt. Link)

MP3 Brenda Lee - Rockin´ Around The Christmas Tree (Alt. Link)

FOR YOUR LOVE

2008-12-21T01:57:00.000-08:00

I´ve been listening and loving this song for a while now. It´s the disco version or cover version (if you will) of that Yardbirds song I posted a week or so ago. It´s the perfect dance tune, and it works with every crowd be they hipsters or hiphopers.

MP3 Chilly - For Your Love (Alt. Link)

PATTERNS IN THE SKY

2008-12-20T03:34:00.000-08:00

The Dog´s favorite Canadian person U-Tern just added another funk filled musical journey to his Booklyn Radio show:

"A One Day Later Radio special presentation, this is part one in a two part series of boogie-funk jams I've collected over the last year or so, consider it "Body Work 2.5" a prelude if you will. Part one is mid-tempo funk and boogie, part two will feature uptempo disco-boogie. Enjoy and subscribe to the Podcast..."

MP3 U-tern - Patterns In The Sky...a boogie funk experience... (Part 1)

TRACKLIST

Will Powers - Adventures In Success
Active force - Give Me Your Love
Tashan - Read My Mind
Tom Tom Club - Pleasure Of Love
Change - Take You To Heaven
Natasha King - AM-FM
Pink Rhythm - Melodies Of Love
Junior - Too Late
Tululah Moon - If You Want My Love
Mindless Bogie - La Nuit Le Nuit (Skinny Joey Edit)
Tourist - Hooked On You
Ebonee Webb - Here My Love Is
Le Club - Un Fait Divers Et Rien De Plus
Odyssey - Together
Aurra - You and Me Tonight
De De - S&M (Sexy Music)
Circle City Band - Magic
Touche - Wrap It Up
The Graingers - Shine Your Light
Gladys Knight & The Pips - When You're Far Away (Inst)
Willie Hutch - In and Out
Rahmlee - Think
S.O.S. Band - For Your Love
Superior Movement - Wide Shot
Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around
Midnight Express - Danger Zone
Imagination - Changes (Larry Levan Extended Remix)
Surface - Falling In Love
Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Astro Mix)

Courtesy of One Day Later...

´TIS THE SEASON TO BE MERRY

2008-12-19T05:23:00.000-08:00

The inevitable Christmas post. I´m gonna keep it short and sweet.

Have a holly jolly Christmas!

MP3 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Alt. Link)

Go over to The Leather Canary to get pretty much every Christmas song ever made. Good lookin´out!

THE HAMMER SONG

2008-12-15T02:53:00.000-08:00

Written by Pete Seeger, first preformed by The Weavers, bought by none, made famous by Peter, Paul & Mary, rest is history.

MP3 Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) (Alt. Link)

OH HEAVENLY DOG MIX SERIES - THE HOLIDAY EDITION

2008-12-11T04:41:00.000-08:00

DOG favorite and loyal follower and friend Jens alias Me Are The World blessed the DOG with a holiday season greeting in form of an eclectic mix. A few welcome Norwegian numbers and some electro pop gems serve nicely as a warm up to the busy season ahead. The mix will work perfectly in the background while you wrap up your daddies Black-n-Decker or mummies nicotine patches, or just as a friend to warm you up along with your heavily spiked eggnog.

Also check out Jens´s duo project Forest Fives for more of that Christmas spirit.

MP3 Jens - Jule Mix For The Dog (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

Emile the Duke - Camera
Fougner/Skaansar - Variasjon 4-Harpe
ME are the World - Feliz Navidad
Åge Aleksandersen & Sambandet - Fire pils og en pizza
Rondo Veneziano - La serenissima
Hans Rotmo - Åsgårdreia
Hypnolove - Mademoiselle
Cutting Crew - I just Died In Your Arms Tonight
Zeigeist - Cuffs
Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas
The Pouges - Fairytale of New York
The Knife - Neverland
Shout Out Louds - Impossible (possible remake by studio)
Chopin - Op 10 No 1 C major (Preformed by Boris Berezovsky)

BONUS:

M4A Me Are The World - Feliz Navidad (zshare)

MP3 Forest Fives - The Cosmopolitan (Alt. Link)

THOSE ENGLISH KIDS

2008-12-11T02:59:00.000-08:00

"Those English kids," (Sonny Boy) Williamson famously said of the Yardbirds and other British blues groups like the Animals and the Stones, "want to play the blues so bad—and they play the blues SO bad". (from wiki)

MP3 The Yardbirds - For Your Love (Alt. Link)

TYRELL

2008-12-10T03:25:00.000-08:00

The Netherlands seems to be a breeding ground for itlao-disco inspired electro funkers. One of which is Alden Tyrell. He stays true to the rules of ol´ time electro and takes it beyond into the future where it was originally heading before other people (who won´t be mentioned here) retrofied it.

MP3 Alden Tyrell - Knockers (Alt. Link)

MP3 Alden Tyrell - Digger (Alt. Link)

Plus a mix he did full of beautiful italo with Moustache Records head honcho David Vunk courtesy of Valerie.

MP3 Alden Tyrell & David Vunk - True Love

Plus Plus a couple of aces italo tracks from the wonderful Confuzed Disco compilation.

MP3 Fawzia - Please Don´t Be Sad (Alt. Link)

MP3 The Stupid Set - Don´t Be Cold (In The Summertime Love) (Instrumental) (Alt. Link)

Shop for this release at itunes.

WOODEN SHJIPS

2008-12-09T01:51:00.000-08:00

Wooden Shjips is a psychedelic rock band out of San Fran (!!). They try their best to sound like the doors, and succeed in my opinion in sounding better (I´m not really a fan of The Doors). So enjoy this 60´s throwback jam.

MP3 Wooden Shjips - We Ask You To Ride (Alt. Link)

Get their EP´s and whatnot on itunes.

EGG & CHIPS

2008-12-08T04:58:00.000-08:00

Rough Drawings are two gentlemen from London, England who make music and dj (as many of us do). Their myspace does not have any productions up yet, but they say the tracks are coming soon. They have even been nice enough to agree to do an exclusive mix for this blog, and even send some of the tracks over when they´re done.

The exclusive mix will be coming up in January or February of next year, until then you might enjoy this mix they did as a little taste of things to come.

MP3 Rough Drawings - Egg & Chips Mix (zshare)

TRACKLIST

Metro Area – Let's get…
Arturo Capone – Teate
Bot'Ox – Grand Central
Holy Ghost – Hold On (Mix 3)
Padded Cell – Konkorde Lafayette (edit)
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw cuts 2
Joakim - I Wish You Were Gone (JK dub)
Simian Mobile Disco – Hot Dog (Cosmo Vitelli remix)
Zongamin – Painless
Tensnake – Hanselstadt
Mock & Toof – Brown bred
Poni Hoax – Involutive star (Joakim remix)
Telespazio – Telemetric
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik – Feuerprobe (Rory Phillips remix)
Kuniyuki – Earth Beats (Chateau Flight remix)

STUDY HARD

2008-12-07T04:56:00.000-08:00

I´ve been hitting the books pretty hard lately since I have my exams coming up (I have one tomorrow actually). Anyways, I´m one of those people who can´t read without music in the background (or foreground). The music has to be music that can blend in nicely and be overlooked (so not too much vocals). So I decided to do a mix I could have in the background whilst I studied. It´s a kind of spacey mix with hints o disco, house and Johnny Cash. So if you´re like me and needs your tunes at all times, please download and enjoy.

MP3 Chevy Chaser - Study Hard Mix (Alt. Link)

TRACKLIST

Black Leotard Front - Casual Friday
Stratus - Footprints
Bot´Ox - Grand Central
DMX Krew - I Won´t Forget
Hitmeyer, Inc. - Itune Aline
Homerun - The Killer Storm
Maelstrom - Petrichor
Leroy Hanghofer - Pin (Jaques Lu Cont Remix)
Allez Allez - She´s Stirring Up (An Optimo Drum Attack Mix)
DJ Sneak - Acid Talks
Osbourne - ´Bout Ready To Jack
Golden Bug - Captain Shaker
Chilly - For Your Love
Simian Mobile Disco - Hot Dog (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
Johnny Cash - Get Rythem (Tomboy Remix)
Italcimenti - Somewhat You Need
Azoto - San Salvador (12" Instrumental Mix)
Ian Pierce - Superfuzz (Disco Mix)
Wall Of Voodoo - Ring Of Fire

This other mix is even more understated. It´s what the soundtrack to my imaginary movie would sound like, where Lindsey Buckingham, Beethoven, Angelo Badalamenti and Stevie Wonder go hand in hand like gay lovers.

MP3 Chevy Chaser - Study Hard Mix Pt. 2 (Alt. Link)

OUT OF TOUCH

2008-12-06T07:05:00.000-08:00

1984 is the year and Darryl Hall & John Oats are at the top of their game. On the album Big Bam Boom one song sticks out, it is of course "Out Of Touch".

MP3 Hall & Oats - Out Of Touch (Alt. Link)

VALERIE CHERIE

2008-12-03T14:27:00.000-08:00

I must be humble and admit that I´m a shameless follower of fads (well, only when it comes to music). I was all over B-More and the whole hip-hop meets dance craze, as was I excited when I saw that there were people out there who shared my obsession with cheesy 80´s music and aesthetic. They were ofcourse the Valerie mob. They put the roaming synths of 80´s movies and TV-Shows back on the musical map, not that people hadn´t drawn inspiration from this before, but not in a shameless way like the Valerie kids did. I did a post on it almost exactly a year ago and called it "a new electronic movement", which it kind of was at that time. However lack of originality and forward thinking made all these guys sound very much alike. They had a few intoxicating hits, but I couldn´t tell one from the other after a while, and kind of lost interest.

Now over a year after their "breakthrough" Valerie releases its first album, by Valerie blog founder College called "Secret Diary". I´m doing this post because I like the cover (which is very much inspired by Brian De Palma´s unforgettable 1984 classic Body Double) and because Anoraak and himself are playing here in Oslo on Friday. 8 months ago I would be truly excited, but now I´m so so.

I´m posting a track I posted before by Tangerine Dream, because it´s kind of the same sound only better. If you want College go to the Valerie blog and buy his album here.

MP3 Tangerine Dream - Logos, Pt. 1 (B) (Alt. Link)

WHO NEEDS SLEEP TONIGHT?

2008-12-03T12:35:00.000-08:00

Germany´s Silicon Soul (not to be confused with UK´s Silicone Soul) released this gem originally in 1981, but it got renewed interest a few years back and was signed to and re-released on Disko B. The title pretty much says it all, it´s a groovy repetitive beat that might make some sleepy, others annoyed and some people might just wanna dance.

MP3 Silicon Soul - Who Needs Sleep Tonight? (Alt. Link)

Buy the album at itunes.

IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING

2008-12-02T11:26:00.000-08:00

Those of you who downloaded the stellar Sleepwalk mix will recognize this track from there. It is a beautiful and moving song which is stripped of bass and only left with a guitar and piano and Winston Tong´s beautiful vocals.

Tuxedomoon released the album Holy Wars in 1985, and the track is taken from there.

MP3 Tuxedomoon - In A Manner Of Speaking (Alternative Link)

Buy the album at itunes.

MIXED UP IN DER HAAG

2008-12-02T04:21:00.000-08:00

I-f the Deutsch electro machine behind Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass mixed it up in the Hague probably not too long ago. It´s a collection of electro, freestyle, disco and house, but all on a very mechanical (in a good way!) level. Also it´s very old school as you can see from the tracklist.

MP3 I-f - Mixed up In Der Haag vol. 2 (zshare)

TRACKLIST

Material - Don't Lose Control
Junior Byron - Dance To The Music
Strafe - Set It Off
Night Moves - Trance Dance
Mirage - Woman
BWH - Stop
Kid Frost - Terminator
Project Future - Ray-Gun-Omics
Steel Mind - Bad Passion
Pete Shelley - I Don't Know What It Is
IMS - Nonline
Gino Soccio - Dancer
Electric Funk - On A Journey
Cellophane - Gimme Love
'lectric Funk - Robot Is Systematic
Sparks - Beat The Clock
Heather Parisi - Disco Bambina
The Parallax Corporation - Anti Social Tendencies
Models - Jr Robot
Scotch - Penguin Invasion
Brand Image - Are You Loving?
Thanya - Freedom
Goblin - Tenebrae

Buy vol. 1 from Clone.

IN LOVE WITH A MACHINE

2008-12-01T04:59:00.000-08:00

Loud E did an edit of Love Robot´s 1978 disco banger Slaves Of Pleasure. He called it "Robot Love".

MP3 Loud E - Robotlove (Alternative Link)

If you´re in the money, you can buy it at Juno.

DAFT PUNK ESSENTIAL MIX 1997

2008-12-01T02:00:00.000-08:00

Over ten years have passed since Daft Punk did the coveted Essential Mix, and a lot has changed in that time. Daft Punk have become electronic pop music icons who hide behind robot masks and have been the basis for the change that has occurred in recent years not only in house and electronic dance music, but also in pop music as a whole.

The mix is a great selection of tunes from house music past, and a reminder that everything was better before distortion.

MP3 Daft Punk - Essential Mix 1997

TRACKLIST

1. Daft Punk - Essential Info - Daft Trax
2. Paul Johnson - Summer Heat - Peacefrog
3. Armand van Helden - Funk Phenomena - Henry Street
4. CZR - Chicago Southside - 1HR
5. Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night - Dance 6
6. Remix Delux #1 - Dees Knots (remix) - Delux
7. Parris Mitchell - Ghetto Shout Out - Dance Mania
8. Daft Punk - Teachers - Daft Trax/Virgin
9. Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream - 20th Century
10. The Godson EP - Drum Patterns and Memories - KDJ
11. Jammin Gerald - Get The Ho 94 - Dance Mania
12. DJ Attack - Da Way U Work - UC
13. Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Scratch - Roule
14. Tha West Siders - Waxscratch Trax - Dance Mania
15. Fantom - Faithful - Source
16. I Cube - Disco Cubizm - Versatile
17. Daft Punk - Rock N Roll - Daft Trax/Virgin
18. Cajmere - Only 4 U - Cajual
19. Trankilou - Champagne - Kif SA
20. ? - And Da Beat Goes On - Dance 6
21. DJ Funk and Gerald - Hold Up - Universal Funk
22. Ween - Freedom Of 76 - Flying Nun
23. Zdar and Boombass - Foxy Lady - Cassius
24. Gusto - Discos Revenge - Bumble Beats
25. Deeon - Deeon Doez Disco - Dance Mania
26. Sweet - Somebody Is Watching - White
27. Da Mongoloids - Spark Da Meth - Strickly Rhythm
28. Roller Rink 2000 - Stining - Kumba
29. Roy Davies Jr - Gabrielle - Large
30. Robert J Hairston - Preacher Man
31. Daft Punk - Around The World - Daft Trax
32. Kenny Dixon Jr - U Can Dance If U Want 2 - KDJ

JAMES MURPHY HAS STOLEN MY HEART

2008-11-30T10:33:00.000-08:00

I really love anything James Murphy does, so whenever I find something new by him (especially in the way of mixes) I post them motherfuckers. This is a two part mix done for BBC Radio 1 and recorded in his Brooklyn home back in ´05.

MP3 James Murphy - BBC Radio 1 Mix (Part 1)

MP3 James Murphy - BBC Radio 1 Mix (Part 2)

TRACKLIST

PART 1

Alternate TV - facing Up To The Facts
Exclusive Slacks - 30 Years
Francine McGee - Delirium
Shirley Lites - Heat You Up (Melt You Down)
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Dub)
!!! - Hello, Is This Thing On ? (Rub-N-Tug Remix)
Tyrannosaurus Rex - Scenes Of Dynasty
Modern Romance - Can You Move (Dub Discomix)
Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream
Jive Rythem Tracks - 112 Bpm
Dirty Three - Kim´s Dirt
Six Finger Satellite - Rabies
Glass Candy - Life After Sundown
John & Yoko - Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him

PART 2

Chicago - I´m A Man (Rub-N-Tug Remix)
The Juan Maclean - Give Me Every Little Thing
Gavin & Delia - Rise (DFA Remix)
T-Connection - At Midnight
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
Jonathan Richman - Don´t Let Your Youth Go To Waste
Martin Rev - Mari
Library Record
Liquid Liquid - Bellhead (DFA Version)
Atomic Rooster - Play It Again
Laurent Garnier - Orgasm
LCD Soundsystem - Too Much Love (Rub-N-Tug Edit)
Soulwax - Anothger Excuse (DFA Edit)
Hot Chip - Just Like We (Breakdown) (DFA Remix)
Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit Of Jazz
Lipps, Inc - How Long?
US69 - 2069

NEW YORK MIX ODYSSEY

2008-11-28T04:01:00.000-08:00

Armand Van Helden is a man of the times, some might say a renaissance man. His last effort in mix taping was a fun collection of his most cheesy club bangers like "Say My Name" and "My, My, My" and loads of 80´s pop like Yazoo´s "Don´t Go". In other words a perfect party mix. The second installment in the "New York Mix Odyssey" goes in a different direction, this time he has 80´s hip-house in his focus. Again it´s rocking the party that is his main concern, but he does so in sort of a novelty way. I have the feeling that the rise of bloghouse and in turn the acceptance of older cheesier dance music has given him credence to dabble in his guiltier pleasures. Because let´s face it, Mr. Van Helden hasn´t been a man that has always gone his own way, he has been formed by musical trends and followed them as only he can. He has also been around a while (he´s around 40 now) and he has now been granted a return to his roots, which are hip-hop.

Back to the Odyssey: I think it´s a better effort than the last one, it feels more complete and done with an heavy amount of love. Although it features some over played house anthems like "I´ll House You" and "Acid Thunder", it also presents some forgotten gems. Two thumbs up!

MP3 Strafe - Sett It Off (Vocal)

MP3 Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music

MP3 Eric B. & Rakim - Juice (Know The Ledge)

MP3 Queen Latifa - Come Into My House

Buy the album at Juno.

THE FIGHT FOR LOVE

2008-11-27T04:14:00.000-08:00

My man Stanley Steel is at it again, this time with something very different. Soulful minimal with vocals by the man himself. Check it out:

MP3 Stanley Steel - The Fight

MMM, BETTY

2008-11-27T03:53:00.000-08:00

Betty Botox aka JD Twitch of Optimo (Espacio) is now out with his latest collection of edits. It´s compiled of artists and bands you probably never heard of and edited to suit the dance floor. It´s disco, distortion, rock (kraut and otherwise)and techno all rolled in to one CD.

I give you the highlights, the you go buy!

MP3 Love Life Of An Orchestra - Beginning of the Heartbreak

MP3 The Residents - Diskomo

MP3 The Jellies - Jive Baby On A Saturday Night

Buy the album at Juno, Boomkat or Amazon.

BONUS:

MP3 Betty Botox - Beats In Space Mix

TRACKLIST:

Zoviet France - Mohnomishe pt. 7
Whitehouse - You Won't Like It, Sugar
Laibach - Krst
Throbbing Gristle - Dreammachine
The Klinik - Plague
Philadelphia Five - Not Leaving Without Jerry
Signal Aout 42 - Carnaval
Signal Aout 42 - Submarine Dance
SPK - Metal Dance
Hunting Lodge - Tribal Warning Shot
T.D.A. - Faces Of Freedom pt. 1
Ken Lewis - Cosmic Cars Dub
Coil - Further Back And Faster
Force Dimension - Tension
Delkom - Sexploitation
Absolute Body Control - Automatic
Snowy Red - Euroshima (Wardance)
The Invincible Spirit - Push!
Nightmoves - Transdance
Isolators - Concentrate On Us
Mariah -

MOONDOG

2008-11-26T00:48:00.000-08:00

Moondog (Louis Thomas Hardin) was a (somewhat) crazy blind man who lived on the streets of Manhattan, called "the viking of 6th Avenue", but could play music like nobody´s business. In addition to being a jazz cat he was a cosmologist, poet, and inventor of several musical instruments.

"Bird´s Lament" was recorded as a tribute to Charlie Parker and was played at his funeral around 1955. The track was later picked up Mr. Scruff who used it for his song "Get a Move On", and then in turn violently raped by corporate America for a "Lincoln Continental" ad.

Moondog died in 1999, he was 83.

MP3 Moondog - Bird´s Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)

MP3 Moondog - Bird´s Lament (Version 2)

BACK IN THE BOX

2008-11-25T07:23:00.000-08:00

NRK released Dave Clarke´s latest mix "Back In The Box" last month. It´s a collection of old school house tracks (mainly Chicago) and it´s Dave´s attempt to (as the title suggests) go back in the box (of vinyl´s that is). Personally it´s great to see Dave take a break from the extremely hard and fast paced techno he usually plays and do some old school shit. For me it´s extra exciting since Dave Clarke is the man that pulled me out of a musical world only consisting of hip-hop and turned me on to the electronic sound (his "Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted" was the first techno 12" I ever bought). Things have kind of snowballed since and I am but a shadow of the hardcore techno monster I was just five years ago (but I´m still young). Come to think of it the first "World Service" CD was one of the first techno (electro) mixes I ever heard along with Frankie Bones´ "Factory 101" mix.

Anyways, "Back In The Box" is a wonderful journey through what I can only assume is some of Dave´s influences.

Read review.

MP3 Ralphie Rosario - I Want Your Love (Transcontinental Mix)

MP3 The Rude Boy Farley Keith - Give Yourself To Me

Buy the album at Juno Records.

LAMBS ANGER

2008-11-24T01:49:00.000-08:00

Mr. Oizo just released his brand spankin´new album on Ed Banger Records. The album keeps the french wave alive, but Oizo also delves into more interesting territory, as is the case with the two tracks featured here. I feel Stéphane Girard sums it up pretty nicely in his review: "If Daft Punk are the godfathers of both the original filtered French Touch sound and the recent Paris-centric maximalist blog-house scene, then Quentin Dupieux, AKA the elusive Mr. Oizo, is their drunken wife-beating libidinous uncle: You can never tell in what state he is going to show up at the family reunion, and you're not sure you would want to be seen in public with him, but you know the party would definitely not be the same without him." Amen.

MP3 Mr. Oizo - Cut Dick

MP3 Mr. Oizo - Jo

Buy the album at itunes or Beatport or just go to your local record store.

The cover is great, Flat Eric getting the "un chien andalou" treatment to his eyeball:

GOMMA

2008-11-23T01:49:00.000-08:00

I discovered Berlin label Gomma a few years ago, but I have only really given them a proper listen the past few months. They have a slew of wonderful artists and releases, with the top acts being Munk, Headman, Golden Bug and danish band Whomadewho.

I bring you today a few of my favorite tracks from this superduper label.

MP3 Whomadewho - Flat Beat

MP3 Golden Bug - Bisco

MP3 Hitmeyer Inc. - Itune Aline

MP3 Oblio - Escape

Buy all releases at Beatport.

SLEEPWALK

2008-11-22T07:05:00.000-08:00

Yet again JG Wilks and JE Twitch of super duo Optimo (Espacio) bring us a mind blowing mix. This time it´s a real moody, mellow and haunting atmosphere they tempt us with. As the title suggests it´s a compilation that evokes a a feeling of being in that state where you´re not really asleep and not really awake. This mix is probably better suited for blasting right before you go to bed than before you go out to get shit faced and shake thine tail-feather.

MP3 Optimo (Espacio) - Sleepwalk

Buy it from Domino.

TRACKLIST

01. Chris Watson - No Man's Land (Extract)
02. Nurse With Wound - Funeral Music For Perez Prado
03. Coil - A Cold Cell in Bangkok (Exclusive mix by Peter Christopherson)
04. Tuxedomoon - In a Manner of Speaking
05. Eden Ahbez - La Mer
06. Raymond Scott - Sleepy Time
07. Cluster - Sowiesoso
08. Eno, Moebius and Roedelius - Broken Head
09. Arthur Russell - This Is How We Walk on the Moon
10. Damon - Don't You Feel Me?
11. Karen Dalton - Something On Your Mind
12. Duke Ellington - Moonbow
13. Future Pilot AKA - Terry Bina
14. Mulatu Astatke - Yègellé Tezeta
15. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Nashville Blues
16. Lee Hazlewood - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
17. Wall of Voodoo - Ring of Fire
18. Chris and Cosey - Sweet Surprise
19. The Lady Vanishes - Sleepwalk

A NICE LITTLE MIX

2008-11-22T04:02:00.000-08:00

by Tomboy.

MP3 Tomboy - A Nice Little Mix

EARTH & SKY

2008-11-21T04:06:00.000-08:00

Graham Nash who graced bands like The Hollies in the 60´s and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the 70´s with his serene vocals, also has a solo career worth mentioning. In 1980 he dropped the album Earth & Sky, and as a taste you get the title track from this album.

MP3 Graham Nash - Earth & Sky

Buy the album on Amazon.

HE AIN´T HEAVY, HE´S MY BROTHER FRANK

2008-11-21T00:43:00.000-08:00

MP3 Frank Stallone - Far From Over (from Stayin´ Alive)

DIRTY SOUNDSYSTEM LIVE IN ROMA

2008-11-20T04:17:00.000-08:00

French edit masters Dirty Soundsystem recently recorded a set in Roma. I don´t know which members are actually selecting, but it´s a great 2 hour set. And like they explain on Alainfinkielkrautrock they have left all technical mistakes, so it´s old school, pre-ableton warfare going on here.

MP3 Dirty Soundsystem - Live @ L-Ectrica (Part 1)

MP3 Dirty Soundsystem - Live @ L-Ectrica (Part 2)

SPECIAL DISCO VERSION

2008-11-20T00:35:00.000-08:00

Exciting news!

James Murphy is forming a disco band with various living New York disco crooners on vocals, and and there is a new LCD Soundsystem album on the horizon.

To celebrate I leave you with some disconess from the don himself.

MP3 James Murphy - Radio Mix

XXXCHANGE & DEVLIN ON MOFO RADIO

2008-11-19T00:37:00.000-08:00

Alex Xxxchange and Devlin of the Fully Fitted posse just did a guest appearance on Mofo Radio. They work here as more selectors than dj´s and they play some good songs, and a new Pase Rock track that has that whole Kanye West thing going on (I hope he´s doing it as a joke).

MP3 Xxchange & Devlin - Mofo Radio (direct link)