A Number of Names - Sharevari

merci beaucoup Pierre pour ce vidéo!

Don't Call It A DJ Tool

I love everything this guy has touched so far, so imagine my pleasant surprise when he gets tipped to remix The Rapture. I was a bit skeptical listening to the first two minutes of layered building, although it remains true to his bleepy, grindin' production ethos. About 2:15 in he drops the bass for a moment and proceeds to some deft vocal cut-up shit that totally destroys your spatial awareness in the best way possible. Get your yourself a nice pair of headphones and try listening in a crowded cafe while the insaneness happens, then find yourself looking around to gauge somebody else's reaction and realizing you are all alone with respects to this nasty bit of tunage. Oh, and the Simian Mobile Disco mix of same track is worth checking out too.

The Rapture - W.A.Y.U.H. (Claude VonStroke Pantydropper Vocal Mix)
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About the only other track from Mr. Dirtybird that I haven't seen licensed to a Fabric comp or in some mega dj's top ten is this bouncy buzzin' monster which probably missed greater recognition due to its initial appearance in an Om Records compilation. It deserves to be heard.

Andy Caldwell - Warrior (Claude VonStroke Sharp Toof Mix)
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If you are in San Francisco and your night isn't already full with Thomas Fehlmann & Gudrun Gut go check out the whole Dirtybird crew at the Mezzanine for a mere 5 bones. Although I am getting tired of finding myself at Mezzanine damn near weekly instead of some more sordid, intimate locale you got to admit they are stepping up the booking game for the whole city with a few choice nights looming ahead these next months.... Carl Craig/ Lindstrom, Switch, Ed Bangers Night!

And while I am big upping SF parties, tomorrow night is the second [Kontrol] night at The End Up with Dan Bell & Matt Dear performing live as Audion. The first one was really a treat because the system is one giant notch above where these type of nights usually find themselves (sorry Rx, BOCA, Dark Room, et al.). Don't miss this one.

Better Bastard

Amusing mashups are still a dime a dozen but I want to highlight two of the best I heard this last year. (Aside: Is that term "mashup" even accurate/valid anymore? Bootie is still using the term to bring more folks into the fray, but I like the embracement of "bastard pop" to describe what was formerly "bootlegs" or "mashups". This seems even more appealing when used to describe increasingly sophisticated attempts to re-wire the circuitry of the pop machine, 'specially when you start to think of Girl Talk and five hundred other similar folk probably lurking on myspace. And when I say sophisticated I just mean something that isn't Song A + Song B = Song C. Anyways on to the tracks.)



Justin Timberlake - My Love (Diplo Remix) : jt vs lcd soundsystem
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Cassie - Me & U (Siik Remix) : cassie vs ratatat
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(Check out siik's site for other choice cuts - his Amerie remix is another sign of brilliance- the dude is one p-fork track review away from blowing up.)









....and if you're still interested here's another that was oddly hilarious combined with my enthusiasm for the original.

Fedde Le Floyd - Put Your Hands Up For The Wall : flg vs pink floyd
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Auspicious Begunnings

Hello people. I intend to post here semi-regularly about music (mostly of the elektronische tanzmusik variety) and whatever else pops up. This mix I made the other night has some of my favorite tracks from double-o six and a classic as well. Hope you enjoy - and forgive the rough spots!

1. Chrome - (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco [Ralph]
2. Chelonis R. Jones - Deer In The Headlights (Radio Slave Remix) [Get Physical]
3. Nass - Untitled (Side A) [Teile]
4. Someone Else + Miskate - Ooo Yeah [Microcosm]
5. Green Velvet - Shake & Pop [Relief]
6. Radio Slave - My Bleep [Rekids]
7. Paperclip People - The Climax [Planet E]
8. Mekon - Boy Bitten (Padded Cell Remix) [Pias]
9. Betty Botox - I'm An Indian Three [Botox]
10. Cosmic Sandwich - Battle Twig [My Best Friend]
11. Fedde Le Grand - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (Claude VonStroke Packard Plant Remix) [Data]
12. Reel 2 Real - I Like to Move It (Mr. Oizo White Label Mix) [white]
13. Audion - Mouth To Mouth [Spectral]
14. Heidi Vs Riton - Vejer (Jesse Rose Remix) [Get Physical]
15. The Knife - Silent Shout (Troy Pierce Barado En Locombia Mix) [Mute]
16. Kerri Chandler - Phuck This Cowbell [Max Trax]
17. Luke Solomon - Ghouls (Claude VonStroke's Beats From The Grave) [Rekids]
18. The Juan Maclean - Love Is In The Air (Mook & Toof Remix) [DFA]
19. Hot Chip - Boy From School (Erol Alkan's Extended Re-Work) [EMI]


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