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Dirtybird owner Claude VonStroke will be returning to Smartbar on Saturday, December 19th, hot on the heels of the Bird Brain full length & the followup Beat That Bird Remixes release. Truly a prolific and proficient talent, after this weekend there’s a great likelihood I’ll be willing to dub him Artist of the Year.
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I was just wondering where Moulinex has been for the past year or so.. There is that Two Door Cinema joint, and then there’s this new WhoMadeWho remix he put some work into, given to me by PlantMusic and featured on the I Lost My Voice Remixes EP. Easy listening nu-disco here, tidied up by Discotexas‘ finest.
WhoMadeWho – I Lost My Voice (Moulinex Remix)
Mike Porta & Tim Brown, aka Calling in Sick are back as well, this time with a remix they did for Bertie Blackman. It has the similar synth signature of their previous works like “Cali Games” & their Bag Raiders remix. A sound so distinctly Australian.
Bertie Blackman – Black Cats (Calling In Sick Remix)
Adult Swim has stepped into the music world once again, this time getting together with Rockstar and getting behind artists like Gucci Mane, OJ da Juiceman (who’s having crazy myspace problems right now,) Cee Lo and Lil John and pairing them up with producers like El-P, Health and Flying Lotus. It’s all coming together in the form/concept of a mixtape you can grab at Adult Swim.
Got some new PottyMouth news. South Africa’s Mathew Garton released his Soul For Rent EP on December 2nd and I have a few audio samples that should give you an extensive glimpse of the single in it’s entirety.
What I like about these tracks are the playfully tribal overtones added to a roughneck tech-house groove. I’m especially loving the vocals as well, reminding me a bit of a few Noze tracks- which is never a bad thing. I expect to hear some of these on very jovial nights very soon.
Matthew Garton – Soul For Rent
IHEARTCOMIX‘ own Matt&Kim are back, this time bearing gifts. Well, sort of. This time bearing a Woodie for Video Of The Year from MTV for their “Lessons Learned” flick. But it doesn’t stop there! In celebration they’re unleashing the Debonair Samir remix of “Lightspeed.” Who doesn’t love these two?
Matt & Kim – Lightspeed (Debonair Samir Remix)
BPitch just release a new Paul Kalbrenner single, Berlin Calling 2, which once again reminds me that Kalkbrenner is my favorite techno producer. Well, either him or Koze. Or Holden. Damnit, idk there are so many good ones. Also has anyone been able to see the actual film, Berlin Calling? Netflix is killing me. Well here’s the Dominik Von Werdt remix of “Aaron.” I’ll leave it up to you to go get “Bengang.”
Paul Kalkbrenner – Aaron (Dominik Von Werdt Remix)
More heat from the West Coast, this time a Sharkslayer remix featured on Jinder’s latest Youth Blood EP, released recently on Trouble&Bass. The Finnish producer/dj has been lighting up my player lately. You might remember the “Pobum Coco” remix i posted in October. Included in the release are several other nasty little remixes by the likes Bok Bok, Rico Tubbs, Squire of Gothos, 12th Planet & Flinch and Chateau Lateuf.
Jinder – Youth Blood (Sharkslayer Remix)
Chicago darlings, Moneypenny threw me a few tracks today. One of them is a holiday jingle, coming out right on time, and the other is a Joy Division cover. I’m guessing this is the last we’ll hear of their recorded work for the time being. Keep an eye out for their debut EP, set to be released Spring of next year.
Rumble Lounge returns for the second time tomorrow to Rodan, exploring the minimal, subtle and moody sides of dubstep and techno and the increasing overlap between the two. Resident DJs/professors Olin & aKademy will no doubt set the mood. Maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two.
Olin – Rodan Promo December Mix [mediafire]
More Joker to report for you. This time it’s the Riton & Primary1 joint, “Radiates,” (srry) that gets the dubstep remix treatment. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s safe to say that Joker owned his genre this year with unshakable remixes that stand apart from what has grown to become became a standardized sound within this type of electronic music.
Hostage is back with his Valhalla EP, the eleventh release that Nightshifters has put out so far. If I could direct a video for this track it’d be a rave on the Death Star. In other news, word is Chicago heads Angel Alanis, Chrissy Murderbot and Rampage were scouted to put their own finishing touches on ‘Valhalla,’ so keep an eye out for those.
One of the more progressive forces in minimal today is Montreal’s staple producer/dj, The Mole. This remix was chosen for Gui Boratto’s No Turning Back Remixes EP, released on Kompact several months ago, also featuring a Wighnomy Bros remix in there, too, making the release short but irresistibly sweet for me. The track has a delicate finesse, blossoming quite nicely once the vocals unfold. I’d like to see more big-name Mole remixes in the future.
Gui Boratto – No Turning Back (The Mole’s MMD Remix)
A little voice in my head is telling me to post this song regardless of it’s age, and usually things go a lot better for me when I do as it says, so.. Frankmusik released “Three Little Words” with official remixes by L-Vis1990, Blackstrobe, Paper Faces and Black Gardenia- which are all just super, but what really got me for some reason was this A1 Bassline version. Fuck haters.
Jay-Z turns 40 on Friday, December 4th. Whether you love him or hate him, the man has defined the word ‘entrepreneur’ for well over a decade now.
Jay-Z – December 4th (Danger Mouse Remix)
When the acapella Black Album hit the streets, months before the actual release, DJ Kno, of CunninLynguists, accepted what must have seemed to be an undeniable challenge to a young DJ/Producer. I can honestly say that I had never really heard the album until I came across these versions, and am still very grateful for Jay-Z’s patience and Kno’s efforts.
Jay-Z – Justify My Thug (DJ Kno Remix)
Jay-Z – Intermission (DJ Kno Remix)
