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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 >> Blog
Written by Dani Deahl

Wow, I’ve been getting emails and IMs voicing disappointment because I haven’t been updating as frequently as I have in the past. I promise I’ll try to be better about it! Between putting together the launch party for my label (shhh!), the new track I just signed to a fantastic label (double shhh!) and all the promo for The Glamour’s release on Calamity Jane Recordings, time has been well, scarce. But I hear ya, and I promise I’ll be better
If you guys haven’t found my new mix on blogs like Hot Biscuits yet, I suggest you download it, if only for the intro. The title of the mix, “Puppy Love,” is a reference to the intro, which is a f***ing fantastic phone message. I was playing in Milwaukee for Asher of The Glamour at MOCT when one of Asher’s friends left a hilariously drunk and dirty message on his cell. ‘Nuff said.
Puppy Love
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Track list:
0: Asher has dirty friends Intro
1. Lazaro Casanova: Venganza (Felix Cartal remix)
2. Fernando Ortega & G. Venero: Madrid (Franzo Kolms Mix)
3. Alex C: Just Dance (acapella)
4. Lane & Fonseca: AfterParty
5. A-Trak & LBL: Shake It Down
6. Jesse Rose, Herve & Action Man: Take It To The Club
7. The Yank: We Can’t Be Stop’d
8. Foamo: Rockerman (Lee Mortimer Remix)
9. Paul C: New Chick (Alex Rage Remix)
10. Calvertron vs. Majestic MC: Gimmie Da Mic (Bass Kleph Remix)
11. Calvertron vs. Majestic MC: Gimmie Da Mic
12. Switch: Twisted Jazz
13. DJ Bam Bam & Sheik: Turn It Out
14. Wolfgang Gartner: For The Love Of Girls
15. Hatiras: Get Blahsted
16. The Glamour: Kidz Night (The House Moguls Remix)
17. John Revox: Ole (Christian Sims Remix)
18. Daft Punk: Technologic (acapella)
19. Crookers: Il Cattivo
20. Sinden: Red Hot Booty (DJ Kue, DJ Dan & Donald Glaude Mashup)
21. Joachim Garraud & Cocto: Moi Y’aime Bien Moa (2008 Remix)
22. N.A.S.A.: N.A.S.A. Music (LA Riots Remix)
23. Brian Matrix: Seek
24. DJ Alex Graham: Wind Up vs. Shakedown
And yes, there are individual tunes for download. This first one is a 256kbps file, but I enjoyed it so I let it slide! This remix of Bitter Persona’s “Familiar” is done by West coast’s Von Ukuf. If you haven’t heard of him and like big room electro, check him out on Beatport – he has a fair amount of tracks there, and according to his profile, also has about a dozen more releases in the works. This particular remix starts off with a light vox only to suddenly drop into an insanely hard-hitting synth. While straightforward in production, this is also the kind of track that would be perfect to drop when the crowd is already riled up.
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Bitter Persona: Familiar (Von Ukuf’s Harder Than Ever Remix)
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Thrills has a new remix for all of you (and a new remix of Alex Zelenka for purchase on Beatport). This take of Claire Hux’s “Holy Ghost In The Club” is straight fun, from the horns to the stuttered vocals to the warbling bass. I personally wish the kick and snare were more present, but maybe that’s just me. Enjoy!
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Claire Hux: Holy Ghost In The Club (Thrills Remix)
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Yes, there are a slew of remixes popping up for Grum’s “Whoa!” but this particular one by Young P 3018 struck me as particularly nice. Keeping the original rhythm, he instead changed up other elements, such as the kick and popped in an 80s synth. The result is quite nice – powerful without sounding extremely hard.

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Grum: Whoa! (Young P 3018 Remix)
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neOn is baaaack with a remix of Heads We Dance’s “The Human Touch.” Here’s a great little story about collaboration and how these guys came to work with each other – CJ Allen of neOn saw one of their tunes on a Heads We Dance mixtape, thanked them for it and as a result, got asked to remix “The Human Touch.” Awww. I’m really getting into these guys’ productions and this remix is no exception. It goes from being bright and synthy to getting a bit more evil about halfway through, all without losing the integrity of the structure. Towards the end, it goes back to some of the original patterns, providing a great payoff.
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Heads We Dance: The Human Touch (neOn Remix)
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