Greetings, blogverse! Miss me!?! 
My sincerest apologies for being M.I.A. lately, was uber sick and on a MASSIVE holiday in NYC! Anyway, to make up for my absence, I have some very awesome treats for you in this post; from the video premiere of the new Punks Jump Up single, to some pure bangers from Flosstradamus! So without further hesitation-on to the jams!!
Punks Jump Up is back with the brand new single ‘Get Down (Special CCCrash Mixxx)’ to be released on January 30th 2012 on the indie juggernaut label; Kitsune. According to PJU this track is their take on Prince, Trax Records, and Yello-giving a modern take to the flashiness of Prince, along with the quirky playfulness of Yello’s early dance tracks, and the rawness of early Trax Records releases. This single is pretty massive and will be another solid release-so definitely grab a copy when it gets dropped! In the meantime, enjoy the awesome video they put together directed by Davey Ahern & Charlie Doran (www.charliedoran.com).
Flosstradamus brings us another killer remix of the Diplo and Switch prodigy, Major Lazer (as you may remember, they did a killer remix/mash of ‘Pon De Floor’). This time it’s for ‘Original Don’ and it’s a MONSTER! Is there such a thing as ‘trap house’? This is filled with such a big stadium bass sound that it will rip the roof off of the club, my only issue?, the “damn son, where’d you find this” drop in the official release-but these kids are fun and love tongue in cheek touches..besides, with a sound like this-you can’t be mad for long!
Major Lazer-Original Don (FLOSSTRADAMUS REMIX)
Next up, Go Go Bizkitt recently released their newest single; ‘Swatch It!’ Now everyone knows I am a house girl, I love house music, and Go Go Bizkitt never disappoint me. Their funky swing on jack with subtle glitches and slappy bass only make you want to start a soul train line everywhere (church? school? work? yes). What an awesome start to 2012, enjoy
Last but not least, we have a solid remix courtesy of London producer Das Heat. His remix of Lana Del Ray’s ‘Video Games’ is a tech house yet dreamy indie inspired that laces around Lana’s otherworldly vocals perfectly. There are so many subtle touches in this song, from slight glitches, air whispers, harps, you will find yourself listening to it several times and then you’ll find it listening to it again because you’ll love it.
Lana Del Ray-Video Games (Das Heat Remix)
In final news, Sam Sparro has announced that his new album; “Return to Paradise” will be released in May 2012! Here is the official press release:
“Following the huge global success his Grammy nominated hit ‘Black and Gold’ Sam returns to the fore with a brand new album. ‘Return To Paradise’ captures Sam’s electro soul sound and features a wide range of musicians from all over the world. Production credits on most of the tracks go to long time Sparro collaborator Jesse “Golden Touch” Rogg and Sam himself. Other Producers include Grammy Producer of the Year Nominee, Greg Kurstin, Jono Sloan (Empire of the Sun), Tim Anderson (Ima Robot) and Lester Mendez. Players on the record include Jamiroquai founding bass player, Stuart Zender, Violinist Caitlin Moe, The Horn Section from Hercules and Love Affair and Midnight Magic, Charlie Wilcocks, Dave Wilder, Felix Bloxsom and Sam’s own brother and father on guitars.
Sam also worked with Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, Florence and the Machine’s Isabella Summers and Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle on some of the song writing.
The results are an eclectic collection of songs about love lost and the quest for happiness. Stylistically, there are songs that range from 80′s electro soul and disco dance floor fillers to beautiful ballads.
What does Sam have to say about his new record? “I’m so proud of these songs and can’t wait to share them. It’s been a long time coming.”
Since waiting in line, buying drinks and paying to get past the door simply sucks, those in the club will have access to perks like free swag, drink tickets, access to members-only contests, mixes, free tracks and first stab at guest lists. Now that's music to anyone's ears.
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