Okay I am probably so incredibly late on this but its too good to not post up again. We all know that “My Girls” was on the top of nearly everybody’s best of 2009 list but this remix is just perfect for DJs to keep the dancefloor going. Mike Monday takes that repeating spacey chord thingy and builds it into a climax. Doesn’t really stray too incredibly far from the remix but is just a really great dance friendly remix of an already awesome song. Definitely give it a listen.
One last post before our big party at Identity Bar. Haven’t heard much from Surkin recently but this new original production was dropped on BBC’s Radio 1 recently. This video is a radio rip but good god, it’s so worth it. Really big track - kind of spacey and disco-y but still definitely a banger. Can’t wait till the real thing comes out.
New York, what are you doing tomorrow? Of course heading to the BEATCAKES party at the downstairs of Identity Bar (6th street b/w Avenue A and B). Check out the latest mix from DJ YehO.o to get a grasp of whats going to be happening tomorrow. There will also be some fake moneys to toss around so we can all pretend we er I’m not broke. See you all there!
Tracklist 1. Ran Shani – Kyoto Nights 2. Morgan Page – Strange Condition (Inpetto Vocal Mix) 3. Robbie Rivera Feat Denise Rive – Back to Zero (George Acosta Mix) 4. Chris Lake, Deadmau5 – I Said (Michael Woods Remix) 5. Empire of the Sun – Walking On a Dream (Mike Foyle feat. X Vertigo Remix) 6. Solarity – Terminal 6 7. Haley – This is How it Goes (Kaskade Remix) 8. Dirty Vegas – Tonight (Above & Beyond Remix)
Do you like Treasure Fingers? Because I sure as hell do. Dude is one of my favorite producers/DJs. Seriously, one of the most underrated guys out there. Prepare for 2 hours of smooth-ass disco, funk, house and other fun stuff.
Here’s a live set that was recorded last weekend in DC. Sorry, no track listing right now. I’ll try to get to that soon. It’s 2 hours long, so the file is pretty big. Re-blog, re-post, re-tweet, etc, you know the drill :)
New one from Dim Mak’s Felix Cartal. He’s releasing his first full LP called Popular Music to be released Feb 23rd. “Popular Music”, the opening track to his album, is an electro ravey song thats almost sort of beautiful in a strange way. Almost kind of reminds me of Danger’s material (less video-gamey though). It’s wonderfully dense with a low, almost ominous, repeating bassline. And of course, there’s a really nice banging build near the middle of the song.
New remix from Australia’s Bang Gang off of Polargeist’s “Home From the Can”. The rest of the tracks can be found over at Beatport. In the mean time, I LOVE this Bang Gang remix. Slowly builds up with some quirky blips in the beginning and then kind of kicks into this beautifully rich and spacey disco refrain - good god it even has violin.
Lots of A-Trak love recently on Beatcakes but I can’t help it. A-Trak was recently at LA’s Power 106 and played a 23 minute set. Expect lots of random blips of “FOOOOLSSS GOLLDDDDD”, random convos, sirens and of course, lots of dance-friendly hip hop and das haus muzak. It’s crazy how far this kind of music has gone into the mainstream - I remember peeing myself when I heard Kid Sister on Hot 97 (hi New York!) 2 years ago. Great testament to what the state of music is today you guys. Also, I love that I’ve heard a lot of songs before but its crazy how putting them in a new set really refreshes each song and makes them feel new again.
Tracklist
1. A-Trak x Drake x Birdman - Loonies To Blow 2. Armand Van Helden ft. Christian Rich - Ski Hard 3. Kid Sister - Big N Bad 4. (secret weapon…) - A-Trak has mentioned its not his or Duck Sauce’s… 5. MSTRKRFT - Bounce (A-Trak Remix) 6. DJ Gant-Man - Juke Dat Girl 7. Green Velvet & Kid Sister - Everybody Wants 8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) 9. DJ Sega - Colours 10. Big Moe - I’ll Do It (Go Go Garcia Remix) 11. Donnis - Gone (DJ Craze’s Dookie Mix) 12. Travis Porter - All The Way Turnt Up 13. Ludacris - How Low Can You Go (Remix)
DOWNLOAD: “I Remember (YehO.o x DRELBANE Bootleg)” by Deadmau5 (use Soundcloud link)
Oh snap; check out YehO.o’s original production of Deadmau5 and Kaskade’s “I Remember”; his version is a fun dubstep edit. Wobbly bass huzzah! Also remember, if you like what you hear, make sure to come out to the second Beatcakes party this Friday at the downstairs of Identity Bar. Also, more DJ YehO.o mixes and fun stuff can be found hither
NPR’s streaming The Knife’s new Darwinian electro-opera titled Tomorrow, In a Year. Make sure to take a listen really quickly because NPR will only be streaming until the digital release of the tracks on Feb 2nd. The Knife, however, released one of the tracks “The Colouring of Pigeons” for free download. There’s also much more information located here, including lyrics if you need to confirm that they are really singing about salmon and cocoons.
Tracklist: CD 1 01. Intro 02. Epochs 03. Geology 04. Upheaved 05. Minerals 06. Ebb Tide Explorer 07. Variation of Birds 08. Letter to Henslow 09. Schoal Swarm Orchestra
CD 2 01. Annie’s Box 02. Tumult 03. Colouring of Pigeons 04. Seeds 05. Tomorrow in a Year 06. The Height of Summer (*One of my favorites)
To promote the release of “Transmission” off of Power, Boys Noize has some fun remixers onboard including Djedjtronic and Mr. Oizo. Whereas the original is a bit more subtle and smooth with a focus on heavy sounds, Mr. Oizo’s version is incredibly cut up, distorted and frenetic.
Finally- an excuse to post a pic from the Godfather and to show off young Al Pacino and his sexy, sexy Mark Ronson-esque thang. Oooh yeaaah.
The Godfather is one of my all-time favorite movies so I got friggin giddy when I heard the theme, “Speak Love Softly” sampled on this Mos Def track. “The Tournament” was scheduled to appear on Mos’ fourth album, The Ecstatic, but didn’t make the cut. Why the heck?
Anywho, I’m digging this track hard. Doesn’t it give you chills and remind you of the old country? lol I’m Filipino btw.
On another note, we were supposed to see Mos and Doom this Friday, but it was rescheduled for Sat. Feb. 13. So if you don’t know/missed that email and was planning on going, now you know. I swear to goodness if Doom reschedules again/cancels I’m going to type really hard on the keyboard and make an angry post or something.
WATCH: Knightlife II Promotional Video by Knightlife
Um I can’t help posting cool promo videos like this one. Australia’s Knightlife is coming out with a record soon and put out this really inventive promo video which features quick samples of the songs on Knightlife’s II:
Knightlife’s ‘II’ release is like a time capsule that comes simultaneously from the past and the future, laiden with visceral robot funk groove in equal proportion to time honoured disco craft. The knight has returned: join him or be destroyed.
BTW, me and that gold pants dude are soulmates. More information over at Cutters Records
Good god remember when Justice ruled the world 2-3 years ago? Between this and the Dirty South Dance post, we are reliving 2007. I don’t know much about this track and there’s nothing going on that you wouldn’t expect out of Justice’s arsenal of sounds. Buttttt I’m not complaining. Starts off mellow and then starts to pick up around the middle. If you are in NY this month, Justice will be playing at T5. Jump on it. Thanks again GvsB.
Edit: Damn you internet and sorry to our readers. Turns out this is a fake, sent from a fake Ed Bangers email address. Read more about it here
Mmmm new Crookers. Seems like a ton of tracks from the Crookers’s Tons of Friends are leaking but this one (and “We Love Animals” with Soulwax and Mixhell) is probably one of my favorites so far. Featuring Iceland’s Steed Lord, “Transilvania” is delightfully dark sounding but is almost more of an evil oompa loompa pop track (um yeah I don’t know what I meant by that) than a crazed rave-friendly song. I lllikkkeeeee it.
New mix by A-Trak using Drake’s “Money to Blow”. Fun and synthy; A-Trak seems to be off on this truncated sampling recently (evidenced from his “Heads Will Roll” remix) by using David Guetta’s “Toyfriend” to mash up with Drake. Even more exciting, this is a new song off of A-Trak’s yet to be released Dirty South Dance 2. Don’t know about you guys but the original Dirty South Dance was one of the first albums that lead me into this whole electronic dance scene. One of the most mindblowing things I heard back then. Needless to say, I am super excited for the next volume.
Just for fun, here are a few of my favorites off of the first Dirty South Dance:
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