Talk about vague - I get this emailed to me with no background info, no explanation of the tune and a link to one horrific MySpace (sorry Jon, it’s true). All I know about Jon Gill is that he is from Philly, makes electro house and has an obnoxious homepage…you know, the kind where everything is kind of see-through so you have to squint to make anything out…but I digress. The email did say there was an INXS remix, so I decided to open it. While I wish there was some editing done with the hi hats and the synth line, it is a quite solid remix with a fun bonus at the end that I suspect will work well on the floor. Plus, I’m a sucker for 80s remixes (as is Preston)!
I am still unpacking from WMC and will put up a separate post-conference play-by-play tonight or tomorrow with a few pics…including a photo with one of my personal house HEROES. In the meantime, it’s time to post a couple items that have been lingering in my inbox for this past week while I’ve been sunning in South Beach. Well, not really…all business, business I tell you!
First up, a remix of ACDC’s Thunderstruck from Haterboy and Van Hagen. This remix will be part of the debut release from the new LoveHertz label in Germany.
ACDC: Thunderstruck (Haterboy & Van Hagen Update) Download
And if you are a poor soul who hasn’t heard the Crookers remix yet, here is that version as well:
I’m sure you all remember the Toxic Avenger remix I posted of The Fire And Reason. Well, the group is now posting their entire new “Shut Up And Dance” EP for free. “Sugar Koma” is the official single and the most dance-floor friendly tune, but the rest of the EP is more than worth listening to as well, spanning quite a range from moody and melodic to uptempo and driving. They are also playing a slew of shows in conjunction with the release, so if you’re in the area, support The Fire And Reason!
THURS. 4/3 at R-BAR 218 Bowery (btw Prince and Spring St.) with Action Action SAT.
SAT. 4/12 at FONTANA’S 105 Eldridge St (btw Broome and Grand) for the NACOTEQUE PARTY
SAT. 4/26 at THE SULLIVAN ROOM 218 Sullivan St(btw Bleecker and W3rd) With SWITCH
FRI. May 16th at CRASH MANSION 199 Bowery at SPRING St.
Separate link to the single below and then a link to download the entire EP.
Next, the infamous Italian club night “Excuse Me” is releasing a mix with all your favorite bangers. The night has been called “trashy hedonism and sardonic attitude in perfect balance” by The Fly in the UK and the tracklist should give you an idea why they they garner that kind of press. Enjoy and see if you can guess the last track…they intentionally left it off the list. Pretty damn funny. I have a good idea what/who it is but I’m not sharing!
Tracklist:
Moby - Alice (Drop The Lime Heavy Bass Remix)
Congorock - Exodus
The Shoes - Knock Out
Danger - 11H30 (Data Remix)
Junkie XL - More (Dim Pop’em All Dub Rework)
Steve Aoki & Junkie XL - 1967 Awww Shit
Peaches Vs AC DC - Tnt The Pain Away (Divide & Kreate)
The Count And Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix)
Muscles - Sweaty (Shazam rmx)
The Glimmers - Esta Si Esta No (Asi Me Gusta A Mi)
Headman - Catch Me If You Can (Bag Raiders Remix)
sign off track, guess what…
Ok, time to get settled back into the house and the daily routines. More on WMC later, and there will also be an announcement on guest writers shortly
As many of you know, I am starting a label called Calamity Jane which will be an imprint under the legendary Strictly Rhythm! We are having our official preview party tomorrow to let everyone hear what will be coming up from us, as well as get an overall idea of the sound we will be coming out with. If any of you are in Miami, we would love to see you there. Bonus, it’s a free event! Time to go see Fedde Le Grand…back….sometime?
Oh my god, today at WMC was amazing. I will spill all the details tomorrow (today?) after I get some sleep, but I had to write something now because upon coming back to the hotel I found a juicy email with brand new remixes from Miami Horror. Well, you may think you have these already, but now they’re “official.” Miami Horror is finally happy with the way these have both turned out and now they are deemed complete. So even if you think you have them, these versions below are done, done, done. This time it’s the MH slant on Datarock’s “Fa Fa Fa” and a new slightly tweaked version of the Dirty Secrets “Five Feet Of Snow” remix that’s been floating around out there.
The “Fa Fa Fa” remix has gone through sixteen different iterations and months of work before Miami Horror was finally satisfied with it. The work is apparent with multiple layers of synths that create a rich landscape. This track sounds incredibly thick. Many of you might already have the Miami Horror remix of “Five Feet Of Snow,” but the version offered below features subtle differences that give the tune a little more finesse. It’s absolutely beautiful and remains my favorite tune from Miami Horror.
Finally here in Miami and yesterday seemed a bit quiet for everyone. Although Tuesday is the official kick off day for WMC, people are still trickling in and saving themselves for other events happening later in the week. That was fine with me. I was exhausted, considering I had been up since 4:30 in the morning, and felt like I wanted to ease into the week as well.
After some sightings while walking around in the evening and having dinner (John B and his ferocious hair spotted at Ocean and 13th), we headed over to the Large label party at Sobe Live to absorb some deep house before heading on to harder things. We managed to catch Andre Harris‘ set and he wowed all of us, putting together a flawless, vocal driven set that had the early-night crowd on the dancefloor. If any of you ever visit Chicago, I HIGHLY recommend you visit his Saturday night residency at La Pomme Rouge.
After Andre, we booked it over to the URB party at Vagabond and spotted Treasure Fingers and Kill The Noise. Chatted with them for a minute, got Vimby.com to interview them for their website (the video should be up soon), and then headed inside to chat with Jeffrey and Richie of Blow Up DJz and watch Tommie Sunshine and Jesse Rose bang out their sets. The only disappointing thing about the night was not seeing more drunken escapades, although we did see a group dragging an 8 foot palm leaf behind them on Collins avenue at 3 in the morning.
Over the course of the week I’ll have a bunch of photos and tunes to put up, but for the moment, here is one WMC promo from DJ/producer Tom Sawyer (with a classic vocal sample) that’s a bit more of a big room sound but with some catchy synthwork, and on a completely unrelated note (but still in the spirit of bringing new music to everyone during WMC), a couple of new Lismore remixes for your enjoyment. They should whet your appetite for some of the other promos to come here in the next few days.
Tom Sawyer and Ricky Stone Feat. Roland Clarke: Tropical Storm
Artist agreed to original posting without consulting management.
Dragonette: Jesus Doesn’t Love Me (Lismore Remix) Download
Yes yes, I know you all are probably SXSW fans over WMC, but WMC is still my domain and I will be there all freaking six days, from Tuesday to Sunday…good lord. One nice thing about going and working for several publications though is that you get an automatic in to most events. URB this year will be using Twitter to update the URB.com blog live throughout the entire week, so I will direct you guys there as my reviews start to go up.
On another *gulp* note…I have to interview Tommy Lee while I’m down in Miami. For those of you who don’t know, he has started a new group with DJ Aero and Deadmau5 called WTF which will officially debut at WMC. I want to hate it, really, but the tracks are great. However, I’m assuming those of you in the industry will want to read something with Tommy addressing his place within electronic music rather than just speaking on how great it is he’s doing something different. If you have any questions you’d like for me to ask Tommy Lee, leave them in the comments below. In the meantime, here are three debut tracks from WTF:
Also, following up from the other night at the JUSTICE AFTERPARTY….oh my…what an event. It was slammed at Debonair Social Club and myself and Joe Vortech got to play to a packed dancefloor that was already primed from witnessing the beast that is Justice. Here were some of the highlight tunes that got everyone in a tizzy:
Luke & Angello: Be (Toru S. 2008 Rebootleg) Download
Ghostface Killah: Charlie Brown (Yuksek Remix) Download
The Kills: Cheap And Cheerful (Nite Cells Bored Robot Remix) Download
After we closed the place down I headed over to Smartbar to see the Bloody Beetroots and The Glamour. Caught the tail end of the BB’s set and then went backstage with them and James Amato (music director of Smartbar and head of Potty Mouth Records) to hang and ask them a few questions. Unfortunately, the plans were thwarted, due to two groupies who were drunkenly hanging over their every word. This was the highlight of the evening:
Bobby (from BB - said in amazing thick Italian accent): Ok, now you girls have to teach us English.
Drunken girl (said while leaning over and trying to look seductive): In America, the only word you need to know…is sex.
Really? You said that? If any of you live in Chicago, that gem will be in the “Heard On The Street” section of this coming week’s TimeOut. Also, there is word that they will be coming back to Chicago again (to Smartbar) in the near future, so if you missed them this time around, have no fear.
The Buffetlibre DJs are at it again with the return of the “Verbena Selected” series which asks DJs like Cut Copy and Simian Mobile Disco to choose one of their favorite tunes of the moment which will then get mixed into the compilation. This year the lineup is fierce and also harbors a couple of surprises…Busy P loves Deee-Lite? You can now download Verbena Selected 2 for free at:
TRACKLIST:
- SINTONIA BUFFETLIBRE
- THE AVALANCHES ’Electricity’ [Selected by CUT COPY]
- JANE CHILD ’Don’t Want To Fall In Love’ [Selected by GIRL TALK]
- LE TIGRE ’Deceptacon (DFA Remix)’ [Selected by MAKE MODEL]
- MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS ’Nine Lives’ [Selected by DAMAGE]
- SIDECHAINS ’Real’ [Selected by BUFFETLIBRE DJ’S]
- THE PRESETS ’My People (D.I.M. Remix)’ [Selected by RIOT IN BELGIUM]
- YELLE ’A Cause de Garcons (TEPR Remix)’ [Selected by AUTOKRATZ]
- JACKNIFE LEE ’Making Me Money (Switch Remix)’ [Selected by THE GLIMMERS]
- PACIFIC ’Runaway to Elsewhere’ [Selected by DATA]
- YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA ’Rydeen’ [Selected by CAZALS]
- BLOODY BEETROOTS ’I Love The Bloody Beetroots’ [Selected by CROOKERS]
- ALTER EGO ’Why Not’ [Selected by SHY CHILD]
- DAVID RUBATO ’Circuit’ [Selected by THE REQUESTERS]
- UNDERWORLD ’Bruce Lee (Micronauts Remix)’ [Selected by BIG FACE]
- FUNK D’VOID ’Ginebra (Funk d’Voids Cocktail Mix)’ [Selected by ALAN BRAXE]
- CHROMATICS ’Mask’ [Selected by THE GOSSIP]
- SEBASTIAN ’Kinder Kut’ [Selected by DJ MEHDI]
- DEEE-LITE ’What Is Love’ [Selected by BUSY P]
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But wait, there’s more! For the low, low price of free, we’re also throwing in Verbena Rewind 2, a set dedicated to the 80’s. For this, several blogs (yours truly included) were asked to select an 80’s track for the Buffetlibre DJs to deftly mix into the compilation. I picked Debbie Deb’s “Lookout Weekend” for many reasons, not the least of which are the ill laser sounds. Some of the tunes people selected I LOVED (get on with your bad self Red Threat!) and some left me scratching my head…I’m looking at you Trash Menagerie. Download both parts below. I’d also love to hear what your personal selections would be
TRACKLIST PART 1:
- SINTONIA BUFFETLIBRE
- SHANNON ’Let The Music Play (12’’ version) ’ [Selected by BIG STEREO]
- MR. FLAGIO ’Take A Chance (Extended 12″ Version)’ [Selected by THE LEMUR BLOG]
- STRAFE ’Set It Off’ [Selected by DISCOBELLE]
- ADONIS ’No Way Back (Vocal mix)’ [Selected by ELECTRIC ZOO]
- FLASH & THE PAN ’Midnight Man’ [Selected by MONDOSONORO]
- LIME ’Guilty Of Love (extended mix)’ [Selected by THE BEEB BLOG]
- HUMAN LEAGUE ’Don’t You Want Me’ [Selected by LEKTROLOGIK]
- SALT N PEPA ’Push It’ [Selected by VERSUS]
- DEBBIE DEB ’Lookout Weekend’ [Selected by D SQUARED]
- KLAPTO ’Queen Of The Night’ [Selected by DISCO DUST]
- DEPECHE MODE ’My Secret Garden’ [Selected by GO MAGAZINE]
- INXS ’New Sensation’ [Selected by ELECTRORASH]
- APB ’Shoot You Down’ [Selected by PARDON MY FREEDOM]
- SNAKE CORPS ’This is Seagull’ [Selected by KLUBBERS]
- NICK KAMEN ’Promise Myself’ [Selected by PROYECTO BATIDORA]
- THE CURE ’Six Different Ways’ [Selected by RED THREAT]
- DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS ’Come On Eileen’ [Selected by TRASH MENAGERIE]
TRACKLIST PART 2:
- SINTONIA BUFFETLIBRE
- BILLY OCEAN ’Loverboy’ [Selected by BUFFETLIBRE]
- DEAD OR ALIVE ’You Spin Me Round’ [Selected by SUPERLASER]
- PETE SHELLEY ’Homosapien’ [Selected by ROCK SELLOUT]
- PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED ’This Is Not A Love Song’ [Selected by GET WEIRD TURN PRO]
- GRAUZONE ’Eisbär’ [Selected by NEONIZED]
- PHIL COLLINS ’Easy Lover’ [Selected by MADRID ACID BOYS]
- CYNDI LAUPER ..She Bop (Special Dance Remix)’ [Selected by UNA PIEL DE ASTRACAN]
- MIRAGE ’Get Down’ [Selected by STREETKISS]
- DEEE-LITE ’Groove Is In The Heart’ [Selected by IHEARTCOMIX]
- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS ’The Power Of Love’ [Selected by DISCO DELICIOUS]
- YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA ’Behinf The Mask’ [Selected by BADABIDI]
- FAST EDDIE ’I Can Dance’ [Selected by KIDZ BY COLETTE]
- SURVIVOR ’Eye Of The Tiger’ [Selected by PANDA TOES]
- BEASTIE BOYS ’Fight For Your Rights’ [Selected by SUPERNOVA POP]
- MICHAEL JACKSON ’Beat It’ [Selected by PRETTY MUCH AMAZING]
- NEW ORDER ’Ceremony’ [Selected by CAUSE=TIME]
Many of us have been waiting with baited breath for my BPM feature article, “Behind The Blog,” to be published. I just got my copy of the magazine in the mail today - it’s issue #90, and it’s…The Hipster Issue. Ta da! I’m very happy with the piece and I even got a profile in the front of the mag :). The piece gives you all a little inside look at who is running the blogs we all know and love - Bigstereo, Missingtoof, IHEARTCOMIX!, Panda Toes, Kiss Atlanta and Palms Out Sounds. Thumbnails below, click on the images to bring up the full size page.
