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Lana Del Ray

2011-09-07T05:28:00.000-07:00

The void of Amy Winehouse's voice might be filled by this little lady.
Self described as a "Gangster Nancy Sinatra".

Visually stunning video - I almost cried through the first half.
My suggestion is not to watch this if you are having an overly-emotional day.

official release date for this single isn't until October but go and listen to it over and over on her official website and get your pre-order on..

Lana Del Ray

Jonsi

2011-06-10T05:04:00.000-07:00

Ever been sitting there watching something like Life Aquatic and then Steve sees the shark and the flush of emotion washes over you and the music is swirling and swelling and flooding all around you and you stop and think "hey this is the music of my dreams..."...?

Well the soundtrack to your dreams is obviously the Icelandic phenom band Sigur Ros.
The angel voice within that band is a guy named Jonsi.
I tell ya, this man could be backed by cats in heat and lost racoon babies and he'd still sound like a how a cloud looks, ya follow?

His solo album was out April 2010 and was originally supposed to be a low-key acoustic album. Somehow though the full blown orchestra and angel harps followed him into the studio and made Go something much more than another "unplugged" release.

enjoy.

stacatto.

2011-06-02T22:58:00.000-07:00

such simplicity.

glass table girls.

2011-04-26T20:32:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jennifer Macfarlane for getting this video stuck in my head.

El Guincho and the hottest music video ever.....

2011-04-07T07:20:00.000-07:00

El Guinchos video for their tune "Bombay" came out waayyyyyyyyyyy back in September of last year...

but good visuals never go out of style right?

1 big 80s throwback and sparklers with boobies and flaming rocks in the palm of your hand wrapped in a steel drum bass heavy beat.

Magic. Thank you director Nicolas Mendez

Immolate Yourself

2011-03-23T14:52:00.000-07:00

Vogue.

2011-03-20T07:39:00.001-07:00

the sprawl

2011-03-17T07:22:00.000-07:00

The Arcade Fire. The little band that could. Out of the woodwork winning the 2011 Album Of The Year at the Grammys and 2011 Best International Album at the Brit Awards.
Infectious hooks and sweet melodies have made music supervision for every Canadian beer commercial a non-issue and their last album "The Suburbs" provides all the music you wish your teenage-self was listening to that one summer where it all happened....

Hoping more folks dismiss the Can-Indie-Pop stigma that most Can-Indie-Pop bands have and listen to this album in full, on repeat.

The Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - Arcade Fire

Ready To Start - Arcade Fire

Back to the Future - sound not required.

2011-03-04T08:40:00.000-08:00

Friday's To Do List

1. Check out Irena Werning's Back to the Future Photo Series
2. Do this!

Austra

2011-02-12T15:00:00.000-08:00

Women from Toronto have always been forward thinking.
Katie Stelmanis is no exception. Moving from acoustic to electronic as Austra, the upcoming album Feel It Break will be eaten up like poutine on Saturday at 3:38am.

wow.

oh we're back.

2011-01-26T18:40:00.000-08:00

hey dickos.

we're back with more goodness.
it had been awhile...interest was lost, music was boring.

but artists and producers have gotten creative again.
more of the "wow!" effect happening.

people are coming out of the woodwork.

remember jarvis?

FULLSCREENHDON!!!!!!

2010-03-01T19:23:00.000-08:00

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

the 1st Quadron..?

2010-02-10T18:49:00.000-08:00

Pressure by Quadron from Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen on Vimeo.

Super super super super super cute song from the Denmark throw-back soul duo Quadron.
Love them.

oops, i did it again....

2010-01-26T20:09:00.001-08:00

I went ahead and made another mix set this month...sheer boredom over taking me.
That and there are finally tunes out there that I want to listen to again and again and again until my ears bleed...some old, some new.

so here are a few tunes i put together after taking a lot of dayquil and eye drops....

Gap Commercial - A Mix Set - Fawn Big Canoe

heeeeyyyy tracklist...

F.I.R - &Me
Music 4 My Soul - Agent Stereo
Cccry - FFFAIR
Jumpin and Pumpin (Dubble Dutch Remix) - Edu K
Stop Crying - Joey Chicago
Grand Steppin' - Ducksauce
Make Up My Mind - SKingz
I Took The Night (Act Yo Age Remix) - Chelley
I'm Down - Mommas Boy
Train To Bamako (Canblaster Remix) - Myd
Jack Track (Audiofun Remix) - Tonka
Searching (Mam Remix) - WebQueawry
Quicksand (Boy 8-Bit) - La Roux
Mona - Lil' Tony
Keep it Raw - San Proper
Whole Life (Original Mix) - Oxia
What Happened (Max Cooper Remix) - Abe Duque and Blake Baxter
Bofe De Elite - Mastiksoul

le le le le le le what.

2010-01-18T20:41:00.000-08:00

dressed up in fabulous!

Le Le - Disco Monster from magnetron music on Vimeo.

Keep it cajual

2010-01-09T18:30:00.000-08:00

Brighter Days - Cajmere (Underground Goodies Mix)

Everyday of my life...

2010-01-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

Everyday of my Life - Dajae, Junior Jack Mix

never gonna happen.

2009-09-13T12:37:00.000-07:00

Baby, you've changed....

2009-09-09T20:34:00.000-07:00

What's a Girl To Do....

2009-07-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

been a while old friend...

2009-07-07T19:28:00.001-07:00

So this summer so far has been...memorable.
A lot has happened.

I'm still standing. (barely)
Music doesn't sound too sweet these days but home-grown Canadians, Junior Boys, have managed to find my eardrums, pick them up out of the darkness and send them in a new, positive and resolved direction.

I'll just say that I love you (blog) and I promise to never do this (not write) again.

...so Junior Boys, a relatively new-ish album (Begone Dull Care) that recently caught my attention at a friends dinner party. I think we had rented plates...at least I hope we did.
After a few glasses of Penfolds the low, constant pulsation of Parallel Lines hummed its way through the conversation and into my head.
Think Erasure, but slower, sexier and less churchy.

Parallel Lines - Junior Boys

a hearts revolution.

2009-05-25T19:50:00.001-07:00

HEARTSREVOLUTION - 薔薇と彼女の王子 (The Rose And Her Prince)
by MaisonKitsune

exploit.

2009-04-28T19:25:00.000-07:00

Exploiting dubstep never sounded so good (and kinda whiney...but still really good!!)

Courtesy of Troels Abrahamsen.

When You're Ready, Let Go - Troels Abrahamsen

End Scene - Troels Abrahamsen

** Stream this guys new album here - seriously it's pretty damn interesting and almost hauntingly beautiful in parts **

TIGHTKNIT 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTYYYYY!!!

2009-03-06T04:47:00.000-08:00

I play in Tightknit.
We play electronic music.
And we play it hard.
We're having our 2 year anniversary tonight and we invited MANSION to do a live PA.
Come get ear fucked if you live in TO.

2009-02-28T03:54:00.000-08:00

Capetown's music scene is still booming., abundantly stocked with producers, artists and most importantly kids who want to dance.

Venture out on a fantastic European tour is Sweat.X's offshoot Playdoe. The group's philosophy is to keep their hip hop light, fun and fresh, inspired by early 80s legends in the field.

Playdoe perform their last of two London gigs tonight at Play it by Ear Club with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Brooklyn's Cubic Zirconia.

Enjoy these 3 downloads to get you in the mood!

Playdoe - It's the Beat

A mix from Cubic Zirconia, tracklist as follows:

cubic zirconia- i wanna freebase you
cubic zirconia- dick for a day
chase and status- eastern jam
cubic zirconia- josephine
claw- jersey shore guidos
curses ft maggie horn- the deep end
bucketheads-the bomb instrumental
cubic zirconia- the phone
tyrees- acid crash
cubic zirconia- fuck work (proper villians/ jubilee remix)
dj class ft lil jon- i'm the ish
cubic zirconia- secret bonus track

Cubic Zirconia - Mix Tape Vol. 1: CZ Does London (zshare)

And for a treat, another mix from Orlando Doom, the man who put me on track when it comes to South African Electro...

Orlando Doom - 2 More Years Mix

Sooo....where the fuck have I been?!

2009-02-21T14:48:00.000-08:00

Chaz Jankel.
I'm really really really sorry I didn't find out about you earlier.
You've been around since the late 70's/80's, have been described as a "synthesizer auteur" and you are STILL in the public ear, getting remixed by dudes like Todd Terje (FAVE!) and releasing new material. You even did the soundtrack for Making Mr. Right.

I'm going to try and track down as much of the good stuff as I can Mr. Jankel.

Again, my apologies for not having addressed you sooner.

Yours,

FBC.

You're Too Funky (Ilija Rudman Remix) - Chaz Jankel

Get Myself Together - Chaz Jankel

just felt right...

2009-02-18T19:27:00.000-08:00

A smouldering jazzy tune from Food of the Gods, a little ensemble that is featuring the lead singer lady from Cibo Matto. Spooky sexy lady vocals over a splashy snare.

Just steamy....

Boy From Brazil - Food of The Gods

French-Electro-Ghetto-Tech

2009-02-01T07:33:00.000-08:00

Le Le is a project by the Dutch artists P. Fabergé, Piet Parra and Rimeroni Vumani. The number of creative side projects these guys are involved in is immense. Lele fall somewhere in the euro-pop porn electro experimental ghetto tech category. The deep bass and easy lyrics of tracks like Disco Vraiment lend well to dirty dancing and emphatic sing-alongs. Just wish I could add a little vocal interlude in the middle somewhere to make it a real winner. Remix please.

Lele - Disco Vraiment

As well, their most well known track caught the eye of Audioporno remixer Terry Lynn. He gifted us with the BREAKFAST remix, which you probably already have. If not, enjoy!

Lele - Breakfast (Mercury Remix)

voulez-vous dansez?

2009-01-24T12:12:00.000-08:00

the images above represent how this set will make you feel....

No, But Really - A Mix Set by Fawn Big Canoe

ps.
tracklisting!!
313!

Peel Speed (Skinny Joey Edit) - Mindless Boogie

Moustache (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) - Blackjoy

Penthouse And Pavement (Eli Escobar Edit) -
Heaven 17

Gansta Reeflex - Marbeya

Pin (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) - Leroy Hanghofer

Midas Touch (CFCF Remix) - Midnight Star

Bodies (Prins Thomas Orgasmatron mix) - Todd Terje

Lake Shore Drive (Todd Terje Re-kutt) - Moodymann

Killing Me Softly.

2009-01-22T09:16:00.000-08:00

http://www.zshare.net/audio/545047401af24092/

Fawn Big Canoe singing "Killing Me Softly" on a home karaoke machine at 4am.

telefone home.

2009-01-20T19:31:00.000-08:00

Telefon Tel Aviv.
You've taken my breath away with an endless synth.
If you like soft and cheesey, like a fine brie, this is for you.

Helen of Troy - Telefon Tel Aviv

The Birds - Telefon Tel Aviv

manaia-mania.

2009-01-20T18:52:00.000-08:00

So this guy, DJ MANAIA, from Portugal decided to mass email a bunch of people his mixtape and some original chainsaw kinda shit...
not too shabby.

Everyone posted his fidget tune "Pull Up (Rave 2009)" and "Fatty Girl V.02", a hybrid baltimore-hard electro potato mash.

I like the part when he calls the girl fat...

At any rate, I noticed that almost NO BODY posted the Mr. Oizo remix he effortlessly tacked onto the end of the email...
Maybe nobody else got that far....?

Keep the mass emails coming.

Postif (DJ MANAIA re-edit) - Mr. Oizo

(ps. the guy in the photo above is TOTALLY not the guy I'm posting about, although he DID have his picture in his personal myspace gallery...soo..

i dunno....)

Bit The Bullet.

2009-01-13T20:52:00.000-08:00

So, I finally cracked and decided to try and churn out a little mix set to shop around because I totally don't have the $$ to buy fancy production equipment and start pumping out remixes ....

...I hope these little fun sets will keep you entertained long enough until I can.

Download:
-15 Plus Windchill Mini-Mixes
by FBC

Set 1 (21min:15) Tracklist:

Local Girl (Shoes mix) - Adam Kesher
Circuit (Aeroplane remix) - David Rubato
Lovin' - Edwin Van Cleef
LIPS - Charlie, Why!
Follow Me ft Annie (Lifelike Remix) - Ercola
Humanitarian (The Twelves Remix) - Zeitgeist

(about a minute of quiet between to reflect on your thoughts)

Set 2 (26min:36) Tracklist:

Free To Ask (Body Language Exclusive) - Matthew Dear
Sound of Da Police (Riva Starr Rechunk) - KRS One
Chopper (Dopamine Remix) - Twocker
I Can't stand It - Chesus and Rodski
We Can't Be Stop'd - The Yank
Bathroom Gurgle (Tomski * Fredboy Remix) - Late of The Pier

just another Santogold hit on the zsharezzzz.

2009-01-12T18:57:00.000-08:00

So I don't really dig Santogold normally...

and I can't seem to recall the last time I found Three 6 Mafia or any other Southern hip-hop interesting either...

(except for T.I. and maybe this sounds so much like "What You Know About That" I am willing to enjoy...)

At any rate, this song is dying to be used in a good montage in some youth related dance-and-get-off-the-streets kind of movie.

Shuv It - Santogold feat. Project Pat & Three 6 Mafia

is it summer yet?

2009-01-08T18:25:00.000-08:00

I'm already aching for summer to be here.
I was reminiscing about the patios, the beach, the clothing.
I want sunglasses and picnics.

so in the dead of winter, i give you this little shuffley-island style gem by Jack Penate that completely conjurs the warmth we're all so desperately in need of right now.
I smell a summer anthem here folks...

Tonight's Today - Jack Penate

fascinations, frustrations.

2008-12-28T22:44:00.000-08:00

"Oh Fascinations we crave...
new sensations."

Fascinations - La Roux

fresh from the Mansion...

2008-12-02T16:54:00.000-08:00

Fresh off the laptop of the latest and greatest Toronto (Ontario, Canada...fool.) producer/ dj extraordinaire is a cheeky take on the moderately untouched Louis La Roche tune "Get On Down" -

Violca Mansion (nee Helder) has been manically churning out tracks along side a personal local fave of mine, Barletta, for the better part of what...5, 6, 7 months now..geez.
They still seem so fresh and new every time another track comes out.
The great part is they happily dole out their tunes like lollipops to eager children - and the kids simply love it.

a simple sample for now..
I'll do a much bigger piece later on friends...

Get On Down (Violca Mansions After-Party edit) - Louis La Roche

love past.

2008-11-25T20:22:00.000-08:00

it's so nice
to wake up in the morning
all alone
and not have to tell somebody
you love them
when you don't love them
any more.

Love Poem by Richard Brautigan

I can't write any thing terribly compelling, but I suppose I can say that these songs accurately express how "love" makes me feel. All the bullshit, overpowering emotion and overwhelming happiness.
No, I'm not on my period (ew), nor did I recently watch "27 Dresses".
I guess I'm just reeeeeally nostalgic and still have a few heartaches I just can't seem to shake.

What Is Love - Haddaway Cover by John Bourke

Peach, Plum, Pear - Joanna Newsom Cover by Final Fantasy

Mindless Boogie - Peel Speed (Skinny Joey edit)

Time Won't Let Me Go - The Bravery (Van She Tech Remix)

Hervé is French for Harvey

2008-11-19T06:33:00.000-08:00

TRAILER TRASH ALERT!

The Count and Sinden will be doing a weekly residency beginning this Friday.

Count aka Joshua Harvey, otherwise known as Hervé and the Count have finally found a crowd willing to hear "Beeper" four weeks in a row.

I shall cross my fingers and hope Kid Sister will make an appearance during their month long residency.

Thursdays at On The Rocks, 25 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8AA 9pm - 2am

Ps. Watch out for Hervé's album coming under the name YOUNG LOVERS.

Pps. If you can't decide what to wear... check out MEGA MEGA MEGA for past events to get you thinking.

Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Sinden)

I'M GRACE JONES, BITCH.

2008-10-28T21:41:00.000-07:00

She's fucking terrifying!

Grace Jones - Williams Blood (aeroplane edit)

kleer my throat.

2008-09-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

Andreas Kleerup, a loveable Swede, has brought me from my post-summer slump with zome great remixes. I'm mean SURE! he did a remix of Every Heartbeat, but the added strings sound beautiful and SURE! he sometimes sounds like Georgio Moroder, but has that ever been a bad thing??!

Look I'm going to spare you (and me) the longwinded explanation of how this guy comlpetely captures every sound I want to hear in a song at the exact right moment and why he's the perfect artist to bring from summer warmth to winter cool.

Just play Thnku4nthn REALLY loud.

The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind (Kleerup Remix)

Robyn (feat. Kleerup) - With Every Heartbea t

Way down south

2008-08-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

The other day I saw a lady with a bag that said: Canada is cool, literally.

If these are the kind of fashion statements we are making, then I am making my South Africa is hot bag tomorrow.

S.A. is the new hot spot for churning out massive electronic/booty/funk tracks. Their remixing is hard and rhythmic, dance-inducing and just generally sexy music.

Check out this mix from Cape Town's ORLANDO DOOM. Notice the Thunderheist track and the last track which is Cape Town's Sweat.X, remixed by Purple Crush.

Tracklisting:

the chemical brothers – hey boy hey girl (soulwax remix)
the black ghosts – anyway (fake blood remix)
thunderheist – jerk it ( JOTS remix)
muse – knights of cydonia (ocelot remix)
switch – every second counts (ocelot remix)
snowden – between the rent (the glamour remix)
the bumblebeez – rio (boy 8-bit remix)
bloc party – mercury (herve is in disarray remix)
sweat.x – jack (purple crush pussy scheme remix)

ORLANDO DOOM (50:10)

Sweat.X start their European tour off in London on September the 5th at Fabric. One look at the videos on their myspace page and you'll want to be in that crowd.

To quote them, "This dance ain't for everyone, only the sexy people. So all you fly mothers get on out there and dance."

Little Boots

2008-08-25T10:19:00.000-07:00

Little Boots, are you a DJ or a singer?

I don't even care now, she's bound to be amazing as long as she's got something musical in her hands.

You can check her out this weekend at the OFFSET festival just outside London, like I will be. After that she's playing everything from Topshop to the Electronik Festival in Paris. But, if you're patient, rumor is she'll be playing her first proper gig (not DJ set) at the October Play it by Ear in Camden. Keep updated on their myspace.

Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat

Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)

And a little something extra, just to seal the deal:

cool like that....

2008-08-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

Toronto, Toronto, Toronto....
What fine fine producers you keep spitting out. Look at you, going and showing the world we aren't a bunch of eskimo-pies living is igloos and wearing red-flannel. (Although, it is dreadfully trendy right now.) We know how to remix the mega-hits, we know how to create original ghetto bass and rap, and now that audio programming software and computers are available for less than a cup of coffee a day (you can feed a child with that too hmm!) we have Joe-Know-How's making delicious beats and sample-heavy tunes from within the confines of their bedrooms....or poolside, if you have wi-fi.

Up and coming local hero TT is making his way through the blog-sphere right, doing what any smart bedroom producer would do and shopping this shit around like their's no tomorrow.
Check it out and love or hate, let him know.... right here.

Stereohereos - Washout (TT remix)

TT - Ceramic Shuffle

EMF - Unbelievable (TT remix)

Digable Planets - Rebirth of Cool (TT breaks edit)

unlike life.

2008-08-05T17:55:00.000-07:00

Annie, Sia, Shapeshifters, Sneaky Sound System, Alan Braxe, Thomas Bangalter, Van She and a bajillion other artists all go to this respectable Parisian gentleman for the best electro and big room remixes.
I've been playing this tune at least a once a week and I keep finding more and more reasons to love Lifelike.

Like the retro loving house gods of yesteryears (see: Mylo), we experience a wall of sound using chunky side-chained bass lines that stay away from the overly abrasive electro sounds we're kind of, well, getting used to. He's like French, but not too French!

Since it's laundry night and I am physically sore from being in the beautiful city of Montreal over the long weekend I'm only posting two tracks.
I'm sorry...?

Lifelike - In My Car

The Energies - Born Again Runner (Lifelike Remix)

Because I love you...

2008-07-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

I'd love to have the satisfaction of being the first one to introduce you to F Y O F, but the chance of you having passed it by for this long is slim.

3 reasons to check out this blog if you've somehow missed the boat:

1. It's simple, streamline and straight to the music-loving point.

2. The tagging system.

3. The consistent, frequent and on-the-mark posts beamed straight to us from Madrid daily.

Check their link on the side of our page.

The Monarch hosts Mac 3000

2008-07-25T15:09:00.000-07:00

It feels like just yesterday I was trying to rip the yet-t0-be-released Metronomy tracks off their myspace page. Now, I'm super pumped to see that Mac 3000 has produced a spectacular re-edit of Radio Ladio.

Mac 3000 plays the night away at Play it by Ear at the Monarch Saturday night. He's alongside Grovesner, Stricken City and Hemme Fatale. Camden Town, London 8pm-2am.

Radio Ladio - Metronomy (Mac 3000 Remix)

House of Cards

2008-07-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist sharing this.

Follow this link to access the interactive clip.

Worth checking out!

For their new release Radiohead are bringing us into the future of entertainment. "Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes.".

It makes me feel as though we aren't too far from realistic, interactive, 3D videos which can be projected and enjoyed in the comfort of our homes. I suppose once SMD release one of these people will really start thinking of the opportunities at hand.

All the technical stuff is explained here, complete with an explanation of how to further manipulate the video.

ps. youtube is rubbish, use vimeo

House party.

2008-06-26T15:15:00.000-07:00

It's no secret that the majority of us like going to house parties, having a drink and a dance. This can at times be difficult if the host of said parties lacks good music taste or friends with said taste. Now, do your mates a favour and bring along this little mix to unite the crowd at the next bash you crash/throw.

I have a feeling that the ball cap wearing, dancehall loving crowd in Toronto will be fans of Rock Steady Drew already. Check out his mix if you haven't already.

Rock Steady Drew - Screwface Mix

Rock Steady Drew - The Screwface Mix

001 The Federation - I Only Wear My White Tees Once
002 The Notorious BIG - Nasty Boy (DJ Mehdi Remix)
003 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Paul Devro Refix)
004 Timbaland Ft Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake vs Man Parrish - Give It To Me (Rock Steady Drew Mashup)
005 MC Shan & Marley Marl - The Bridge (Rock Steady Drew Remix)
006 Hot Chip - Over And Over (Diplo's Shake It Over And Over Remix)
007 Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up (Rock Steady Drew White It Up Remix)
008 CSS - Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Diplo Remix)
009 Justin Timberlake Ft TI - My Love (Low Budget Pawrty Remix)
010 Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (Rock Steady Drew Freak The Planet Remix)
011 Justice - We Are Your Friends (Scottie B King Tutt Remix)
012 Daft Punk - Digital Love (Red Foxx's Bmore Surprise Mix)
013 Missy Elliot - We Run This (Duke Dumont Remix)
014 DJ Blaqstarr - Superstar (Tactic Remix)
015 The Beastie Boys - Root Down (Rock Steady Drew Down In The Gutter Mix)
016 Akon - Don't Matter (Funkymix)
017 Plastic Little Ft Spankrock & Diplo - Now I Holler
018 Lily Allen - LDN (Switch Remix)
019 Thunderheist - Suenos Dulces
020 Run DMC - Sucker MC's
021 The Futureheads - Worry About It Later (Switch Remix)
022 Tittsworth vs Don Imus - Nappy Head Ho
023 Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (Tittsworth Remix)
024 Earth Wind & Fire - September (Tittsworth Remix)
025 The Egyptian Lover - Egypt Egypt
026 Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
027 Kraftwerk - Tour De France
028 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
029 Armand Van Helden Ft Will 'Tha Wiz' Lemay - This Ain't Hollywood
030 Justice - D A N C E (Tittsworth Remix)
031 Le Tigre - After Dark (Diplo Remix)
032 The Outfield - Your Love (DJ Roctakon Remix)
033 The Cars - Just What I Needed (Roctakon & Hollertronix Remix)
034 Yazoo - Don't Go (Diplo Remix)
035 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Bmore Club Mix)
036 Stevie Wonder - Fingertips Pt 3.5 (Pase Rock Remix)
037 The Four Tops - Same Old Song (DJ Frie vs Samir)
038 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (DJ Ayres Remix)
039 The Marvelettes - Please Mr Postman (Baltimore Club Mix)
040 Diplo vs The Beatles - Twist & Shout (Shake It Up)

shaking!!!

2008-06-16T19:27:00.001-07:00

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

ummmmmmmmmm.....so i copied this video link from Palmsout so fast i didn't even know if my body could control itself.
seriously one of the BEST videos i have seen in a long time. Comparable to when I saw my first Orbital or Chemical Brothers video (see: Setting Sun)

SHIT!
Also, these cats are from Toronto. I've had Isis (the vocalist) yell my ear at least a handful of times. Holy lord, can that woman drink.

JERK IT.
holy lord this so HOT!

32 degrees celsius/89 degrees fahrenheit.

2008-06-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

Toronto.
The past 2 days have been the hottest days (for June temperatures) since 195something.
The people are overjoyed. We love our heat here in Toronto, at least for the first two weeks.
I, for one, am looking forward to having my industrial fan going full blast while I sleep.

In keeping with my personal philosophy of "There's Song For Every Occasion", Dsico
seems to have the perfect tune for the perfect beginning to a perfect (hopefully) summer.
GOD, I LOVE COVER SONGS!!

Some Like It Hot - Dsico

Dsico caught my attention maybe a year ago, doing remixes for ROC, Ollo and releasing some random one off ep's.

After a HUGE hiatus (I check his site bi-monthly probably.....so what?!) he's back with a new (unreleased) album. An intelligent man is one that utilizes the Internet. As such the whole album is download-able at his site.

If you just want to taste the milk before buying the cow, try out this song for now...

70's Classic Hits - Dsico

LONDON - Saturday May 31st

2008-05-28T16:29:00.000-07:00

Best, best new night in London is back for it's second monthly in Camden. What is lacking in D-list celebrities is made up for in pretty girls who will actually talk to you. See you there!

8-2am

The Monarch

Chalk Farm Road, Camden

DJs and Bands.

Makes me want smoked meat.

2008-05-26T20:52:00.000-07:00

The reason I like Montreal so much is because the residents mostly don't give a shit about what people think about them.
It's apparent in their fashion. In their food and dietery traditions. And in their music.

Fardoche is a singular Montreal man that presents his music in the rawest of all states. A true testament to the ever established bedroom producer, "his sound is not clean as electro house nor nasty as French crunchy electro". He is the perfect sweet medium between the two extremes.
Sure you may hear a faulty bleep or a slowed down boop here and there but the spirit that is bursting out of this Shwatrz eating tabernac is carried through in the warped and beautiful way he intends it too.

A few songs are crunchy and a few songs are dreamy.
Just the way I like it.

Disco Double Date - Fardoche

Les Blues Des Presses - Fardoche

Ronson

2008-05-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

Even though the long weekend in London is a bit grey and chilly, I can warm up thinking about the summer romance blossoming in sunny North America today. I just feel like smiling.

Too early for summer songs?

Oh My God - Lily Allen and Mark Ronson (Chris Lake Remix) - Buy

I'm Good, I'm Gone - Lykke Li (Black Kids Remix) - Buy

And just keeping with the theme, watch for the cameos...

beathatching.

2008-05-08T20:37:00.000-07:00

So I'm playing at CiRCA again this Friday (tomorrow)
If you squint you can see my name there, Fawn Big Canoe.
My second time in the venue and having a bigger hand in the deal than last time, I decided to invite my friend Matt (Hatchmatik).

Chicago will be in the house that night too as we feature The Beat Freakers.
Two extremely talented guys, will be destroying the turntables as usual.
These guys are such purists, word has it they've JUST decided to make the leap to Serato.
All the best boys.

Seeing as how I'll be playing the upstairs and seeing as how we had the room at capacity + last time, I've been combing through what seems like trillions of mp3s.
Came across a tune by SymbolOne that brought me back to when I would spend hours in the record shops, my feet hurting from standing, my back aching and ears throbbing, then suddenly finding that one "OH!" record.

here it is for me tonight..
don't judge.

Love Juice (Moulinex Remix) - SymbolOne

i want nothing.

2008-05-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

It's my birthday weekend (thank you, thank you).
I've been asked a few times "What do you want for your birthday??"

The things I really want, I could never ask for.
I'll let this tune carry me home through the weekend.

The Black Ghosts - I Want Nothing (FRANKMUSIK Remix)

Give The Black Ghosts some friend requests already!

Play it by Ear

2008-04-26T09:24:00.000-07:00

A little bit of self promotion here.

I'm playing tonight at the Launch of the wicked new night in London. Come check it out and I'm sure you won't be disappointed! The cheap drinks and scantily clad (fingers crossed) crowd will ensure that you stay late and then invite us all back to your house for the after party.

Cheap Hotel

Lesser Panda

Sunny Days Set Fire

Man Like Me (DJ)

Gay for Disco (DJ)

Myspace

Now for a little bit of fun... my sunny day tune:
The Ting Tings - Great DJ Calvin Harris Remix or you can Preorder Album Here

Crawling around Camden

2008-04-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

Photos: Megan Crumb

This past weekend brought out the great unwashed masses of London for the Camden Crawl. For those of you unfamiliar, this weekend brings over a hundred new bands to Camden's bars for a city festival of sorts. Promotors are teamed with a bar/club and a lottery allocates bands to venues.

A £50 weekend wristband brought us:

Crystal Castles
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Elle s'appelle
Florence and the Machine
Johnny Foreigner
Ladyhawke
Lets Wrestle
Lo-Fi-Fnk
Los Campesinos!
Metronomy
One Night Only
Operator Please
Sam Sparro
Hadouken!
Ladyhawke
Noisettes
Robyn
Soko
Tronik Youth
Robots In Disguise

And many, many others.

Highlight of my weekend: Crystal Castles.

Disappointment of a lifetime: Robyn

Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Lazrtag remix demo version)

BMX.

2008-04-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

Apparently this is what it sounds like when 4 Blue BMX Bikes start a band.
Bigstereo had the good sense to break these guys awhile ago, but I feel the Australians need a bit more coverage, as I hadn't seen their faces/names all over the interweb yet. Hopefully they can parle this fun summer sound of theirs into more than just 2 tunes on a myspace page.
Talk about potential.

This should be on your BMX-riding playlist for reals.

BMX - WAR

your prada ain't shit.

2008-04-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

So, now more than ever I've been more proud than ever to call Toronto my home, what with the talent that has been spewing out of here lately. We've got people like Sta, VND/LSM totally setting the bar high for the dj/producer types and acts like Thunderheist and the much rejoiced Crystal Castles changing how we watch live shows.

I'm currently enamoured with a group named DuoTone.(CLICK THE NAME FOR THE MYSPACE LINKY!!) These guys have taken our idea of sexy, smooth disco rock vocals and slapped it over the chunkiest synths, surprisingly doing all their own vocals, aside from the remixes of course. You can tell they love throbbing bass as much as the next blackcrack junkie and when this shit eventually gets pressed you know it will be better than anything you're hearing digital, although they are definitely marketing to the Serato dj with high quality mp3 files being leaked (but only leaked to me!!!!), as we all know where dj'ing is heading these days...
I'd give my left metaphorical nut to hear this shit on a proper system.
Get 'em while they're hot cuz these shits be EXCLUSIVE!

If I had my way Camera Girls, would have been spread around like a VD at Studio 54 by now...

Lets get the ball rolling, shall we?

Camera Girls - DuoTone

CYOA (DuoTone Remix) - Heartsrevolution

Devils Playground (DuoTone Remix) - Theory in Motion

The Whitest Boy Alive.

2008-03-25T20:20:00.000-07:00

With euro-dream names like Erlend øye, Marcin Oz, Sebastian Maschat and Daniel Nentwig you almost forget these hard-as-nails Germans are behind the fluffy plucked-pop sound on the singles and ep's that group The Whitest Boy Alive have put out.
This is where my extreme jealousy of the european continent kicks in, as they are currently only playing in Prague, Vienna and Munich and making their way to London in May.
Sadly, they apparenly had some US gigs lined up but they were cancelled for what I can only assume was bad ticket sales and not enough promo.
Starting off as an electronica band and slowing morphing into the experimental foursome they are now has been an interesting journey for the boys, but they come out on top most certainly.
I love the fluff.
Cheers to Justin Tyce for the nudge on these Germanians.

Burning - The Whitest Boy Alive

Burning (Krazy Fiesta Remix) - The Whitest Boy Alive

Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix) - The Whitest Boy Alive

Midnight "better when they're remixing" Juggernauts

2008-03-24T12:44:00.000-07:00

Photos: Maria Akesson

Catching the Juggernauts on their maiden journey to the UK was too appealing to pass up. The performance was passable, but I expected more after the reviews from musically-spoiled Australian friends. I was definitely left wanting more... which probably wouldn't have been the case had I chosen to see the Neon Neon/Presets/Ladyhawke at Fabric instead.

At least I get to see Ladyhawke at the Camden Crawl.

Record available HERE

Wet 'N Wild (Midnight Juggernauts) - KIM

Shadows - Midnight Juggernauts

45 and Rising (Cut Copy Remix) - Midnight Juggernauts

*note: support act the cazals do not live up to the hype, however ebony bones gets an A for effort despite the mediocre music.

only in my wet fuckin' dreams.

2008-03-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

yah....this is something that happens in my dreams.
like really, who is monitoring my thoughts and making this shit come to fruition for me to enjoy?

holy shit.

that's all.

Ladyhawke - Back of the Van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Mix)

One more bird...

2008-03-17T14:31:00.000-07:00

Infectious.

Delectable.

Soulful.

Sexy 21st century disco.

Enjoy the new recruit! Newly-landed from LA, Sam Sparro is back in London turning dance floor heads all over the city.

He's the supporting act for Adele (the new Amy) this month and I am welcoming the new talent with open arms.

Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

in her pole.

2008-03-13T19:25:00.000-07:00

2 boys meet at New York University.
They make music.
They meet another student that likes new wave shit like Joy Division.
Then another boy comes along and the boys get keyboards and a new dynamic.
Greg leaves and is replaced by Sam.
The boys start touring and land themselves on the BBC in London.
Signed in 2002 and eventually opening for the likes of Robert Smith and the Cure and doing recording sessions with the famed John Peel.
Their music has been described as "achingly beautiful, exlpores emotion...but never ever plays the blues"...

Interpol has been one of my favorite guitar bands for a while. Maybe the smokey, shrill voice of Sam Forgarino or heartbreaking note architecture that gets to me. Either way, I've found myself walking in the rain, lipsynching to Obstacle 1 on more than 8 occasions.

Obstacle 1 - Interpol

The Heinrich Maneuver (Phones mix) - Interpol

Untitled (Datasette version) - Interpol

Last Gang Records

2008-03-11T13:55:00.000-07:00

Photos: Rachel Bevis

In the true spirit of this Toronto/London marriage, Crystal Castles is a perfect topic to fall upon. Insanely popular in the UK at the moment, these Canadians are due for some love from back home. Is there something about a girl screaming into a strobe light that doesn't do it for you?

New album out March 18th. Pre order here. Most anticipated album of 2008? We'll see!

Now a few of my favourites...

Soho Dolls - Trash the Rental (Crystal Castles Remix)

Crystal Castles - Crimewave

nothing remotely terrible

2008-03-06T21:43:00.001-08:00

Sometimes I get a little happy-go-lucky (usually at 1am) and find myself enjoying the sweet melodies of stuff that sounds like billy joel, stevie nicks, and some sort of sweet magical creature from a Terry Gilliam movie.
The perfect marriage of a casio and a drum beat.

Terrorbird.
Hailing from Vancouver, BC, Canada.
I've listened to this song five times on repeat.

Shame is on your Side (Official Demo) - Terrorbird

bloody well good.

2008-03-05T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hard. Hard. Heavy Hard.
These guys remind me of curling and shit...
Bloody Beetroots have been the Italians churning out the hardest remixes the past year and a bit. They somewhat perfected (if not improved) the side-chaining production effect that the French made famous, making all those chunky beats throb at the sound of a bass thump.
Gotta say I wasn't a fan at first - sometimes it can get a little to strobey-rave for me, believe it or not. I guess being the unwavering fan of a good remix that I am, these guys have won me over slowly but surely.
And it makes sense that I love them, as their main influences stem from cartoon sounds and bleeps and bloops from soundtracks and movie scores (love them!!).

see below, please and thanks:

She's A Maniac (BloodyBeetroots remix) - Michael Sembello

Lick My Lennon (Bloody Beetroots remix) - Crookers

FUNK (Bloody Beetroots remix) - Etienne de Crecy

Pistols and Hearts (Bloody Beetroots vs. Captain Phoenix) - Captain Phoenix

Herc

2008-03-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

Short and sweet.

Or maybe it's tall and awkward.

Either way, today is about Brooklyn based talent HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR! We are (virtually) celebrating their single BLIND which is released today through DFA.

Their album follows suit in a week and there is plenty of motivation to BUY as bonus material abounds! Word is they are playing this Saturday in Camden. An extra special bonus is that they will be back in the UK at the end of this month and then again in June. Check the flyer above for the DJ set in Vauxall at Horse Meat Disco.

The music reminds me a of a better time. A time of good House. Dreamy and accessible.

hercules and love affair - blind buy

(note: big thanks to my friend Emli for turning me on these guys)

cut out all the theory.

2008-02-28T20:38:00.000-08:00

Alright,

So this post won't have much to it...
I apologize. Am I running out of steam already??
nahh..
I'm just drawing a blank for a feature artist.....

oh wait a sec..

I'm checking out the Floukids and Swedens Lo-Fi-Fnk at our local mega-club CiRCA this Friday.
Should be a spectacle...I'm looking to be impressed, I'll be honest.
I'm going to judge these guys on a much more brutal scale than I would for oh, say, a certain MSTRKRFT, not for any "hometown heroes" biased opinion, but because I know they aren't much for a killer show. (*Side note for MSTRKRFT: Playing DP's entire song "Too Long" and passing it off as you mixing tunes - not cool.)

But Lo-Fi-Fnk became everyone's new favorite accent-electro group with the tune "City" sometime awhile ago and right now they are planning on hitting up Vancouver, I'm guessing on the same clock as while they are in Toronto. They'll also be hitting up New York, San Fran and Mexico City in the same breath.
Lucky boys!

Wake Up (Ola Salo Remix) - Lo-Fi-Fnk
A.D.T - Lo-Fi-Fnk
City (The Teenagers Remix) - Lo-Fi-Fnk

ohhh...and I get to enjoy some nice Chicago house this friday too...Dj Heather.. oh it's been a while hasn't it?!

taa.

Melbourne does it better.

2008-02-24T12:01:00.000-08:00

If it weren't for this particularly debilitating hangover I would write a proper entry, worthy of the topic at hand.

Cut Copy.

I caught their live gig in Camden last week (but unfortunately missed the one at Fabric where they shared the bill with Simian Mobile Disco and 2 Many DJs!). They are touring around, creating some excitement for their new album Ghost Colours which comes out April 8th. They finished their set with the new track Lights and Music to the sheer delighted of the rather unorthodox crowd.

One thing worth mentioning about the gig, and a questions which perplexed me for the entire night, was why my beloved Cutters were the opening act for the "grindie" band Hadouken! My only guess is their affiliations with Kitsune and the claim that after this tour the youngsters are trading in their guitars for synths. It seems they are eager to jump on the ill-fated nu-rave wagon and using their massive (Atlantic) record label budget to place them in the best place possible, next to Modular talent.

Don't miss your chance to see the boys when they tour North America in the next couple months. Because seriously, I haven't met someone from Melbourne who I haven't adored and these two are no exception.

Cut Copy - Lights and Music (Original Mix)

just another shrimp on the barbie..?

2008-02-19T19:16:00.000-08:00

I think not.

Australia is definitley on everyones buzz list these days.
Appropriatly so, a gajillion and three tune and culture blogs have emerged from the land down under, making it hard to be remotely individual and standout.
Charly Banana, over at SYDNEYSOUNDER has found a happy medium between serious quality artist and remixes and fun visual stimuli and culture tidbits.

Please see his recent chart displaying the Vibe Level/Deliciousness of the recent artists Mr. Banana check out at Australias Good Vibrations 2008 show:

And now, 2 of my current favorite Aussies music makers ...

My People (Damage Edt) - The Presets (website)

The Girl You Lost to Cocaine (Sander Van Doorn Remix) - Sia (website)

Dolby Anol

2008-02-17T12:17:00.000-08:00

Photo: Rachel Bevis, Live at Ghetto, London

I would say these guys are the best up-and-comer of the year, the only problem being: they have already arrived!

The dirty Glasgow duo have been making their rounds in the UK under the Tiger Bass Label, with a sound that is hard, banging and fantastic live. Their originality is refreshing since these days everyone else is trying to sound like their favourite French (or French-Canadian even) electro veterans.

SO now that I warned you about these guys, I won't feel so bad when they blow up in your face this year. Enjoy these treats you dolby anol virgins.

The Gossip - Jealous Girls (Dolby Anol Remix) or be a dear and Buy it.

Heather I'm Dry - Dolby Anol or Buy

love /was/ in the air...

2008-02-15T00:24:00.000-08:00

it was valentines day yesterday.
i was working so i hadn't time for the missus.

as tradition goes, a mixtape is one of the sweetest gifts a person can give.
it's truth of love and passion comes out melody, harmony and lyric.

there are a few tunes from the tape i was/am putting together for the person i cho-cho-chose.

Moto Boy - Young Love

Thomas Bagalter - Love

Hot Chip - We're Looking for a Lot of Love

Van She - Here With You**

** - personal very very favorite song oh geez it just makes me well up every single time could there even be a more perfect song in the world???

one, two, check, check...

2008-02-11T14:49:00.000-08:00

is this thing on?

Here's the new and hot from London town.

The Slips.

You're going to love them.

Hanging up their Producer hats for the moment these boys have taken to the tables, already being deemed the next Digitalism.

They just released their debut album, "Girls At The Back Up" on the I am Sound label.

They play in London at the end of March and again in April after entertaining the northerners for awhile.

I particularly love Superbeat and the title track Girls At the Back Up...

but I know you all love remixes so I threw in their CSS one.

CSS Hot Hot Sex Remix

anything but flat.

2008-02-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Ever since Flat Beat came out with that adorable little electro-muppet in 1999, I've been a fan of Mr. Oizo. Lately he's been keeping a slightly higher, yet modest profile teaming up with the likes of SebastiAn as well as remixing some Calvin Harris and some Scissor Sisters to have that french chunk feel to it.

plus a whack of other shit.

here's a few tunes kiddies.

Kiss You Off (Mr. Oizo Remix) - Scissor Sisters

Patrick 122 (Calling In Sick Remix)- Mr. Oizo

personal fave:
Chivers as a Female - Sebastien Tellier, Mr Oizo & SebastiAn

secretly.

2008-02-07T23:49:00.000-08:00

while i'm waiting 9-10mins for my microwave sheppards pie, I will take a minute to reflect on a favorite group...

fuckin'

LADYHAWKE..
http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock

SHE WRITES,
SHE PLAYS,
THAT ABOUT ALL SHE DOES.

Back of The Van - Ladyhawke
Embrace - PNAU featuring Ladyhawke

just dreamy.

HOLY SHIT IT'S COLD.

2008-01-20T12:38:00.000-08:00

Current Conditions
Temperature: -9.5 °C
Humidex: n/a
Barometer: 102.3 kPa / rising
Wind Speed: W 48 km/h gust 63 km/h
Wind Chill: -22.0 °C
Dew Point: -17.5 °C
Relative Humidity: 52.0%
Visibility: 24 km

Some Like It Hot - Dsico

firsties - Sta - IN LIVING COLOUR

2008-01-17T23:24:00.000-08:00

so this dudes official release jam in Toronto isn't until next Saturday but I figured everyone else on the wwwdot already has this little ditty.
why not make it even MORE publicly available, thusly making the fer real release a sure-fired seller.

In Living Colour - Sta (zshare)

Sta will be furiously throwing down @ The Drake Hotel next Saturday jan.26 as a part of a massive Drake open house party.

2008-01-17T15:20:00.000-08:00

I've started a blog.
Lucie Tic will be contributing.
We're just two birds.

more to come...