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Amsterdam.

“So, Nicko. What have you been listening to?” Good question. I’ve been listening to all of these songs. All at the same time on multiple audio players while drinking lysol. Really clears the senses. Now time for another audio overload. Later I might throw some underground hip hop classics down, seeing that I have my hard drive back up again.

Shinichi Osawa, you’ve made quite a name for yourself. You’re my favorite Japanese producer. You are all over my iTunes, but for some reason you’ve never had your own focal-point post. That’s ok. Everybody else has done it already, so I’ll save that one for your next release, or for some big news.

Soulwax - Miserable Girl (Shinichi Osawa Extra Hard Edit)

Shinichi Osawa - The Patch

Plaid - Whites Dream (Shinichi Osawa Remix)

Where has “Saloperie de Minimale” been hiding? Right from the beginning it sounds like it might be mislabeled. Humble and minimal until that first drop. Toxic Avenger creates a dreamy, fist pounding electro banger here with tiny periods of narcolepsy throughout. A very interesting piece. The Snowden & Dragonette tracks had to be included. You could take a Snowden track, lower the quality, reverse it and send it to me and I’d still gush over it. Thank you, KissAtlanta.

The Toxic Avenger - Saloperie De Minimale

Dragonette - Take It Like A Man (The Toxic Avenger Remix)

Snowden - Kill The Power (The Toxic Avenger Remix)

Gorilla.

Back to Australia. ZZZ caught my ear a little bit ago. If it’s not heavy keyboard intros with “Lion” it’s super-choppy schizophrenic edits with Surkin and Mehdi. The Beats for Beginners mixup is another winner. I really dig the artwork they use, too. There’s something unique about the sound & style that they orchestrate.

ZZZ - Lion

Beats For Beginners - Lazer Beams For Eyes (Beats Vs ZZZ Remix)

Surkin - Ghetto Explosion (ZZZ Remix)

Lies In Disguise is everywhere, on the internet and geographically. Multiple dates in select countries all over the map. And with only one track, I’m surprised how quickly it’s spread around here. I had no idea that Le Castle Vania was so popular (alongside Blake Miller of Moving Units- what a combo). Can anybody else see Beavis & Butthead headbanging to this one in front of their TV? It’s also tight that they circulated a 320 bitrate copy. Now I have to give a little love.

Party Shank - Penis VS Vagina (Lies In Disguise Remix)

Moving Units - Crash ‘N’ Burn Victims

Crookers.

Crookers are exploding like a volcano, and I’m standing at the base of Mt. Vesuvius ready to be frozen in time spazzing. I’m not quite sure what that means. But I know that I mean it. They hang with The Bloody Beetroots. And they’re dope. If you read my posts frequently enough, they need no introduction by now. And they have a cool little drawing that explains everything. They’re like punk rock pirates with turntables or something. I don’t know.. Honestly, I’ve been on my computer for too long. I need a smoke break.

Bumblebeez - Dr. Love (Crookers Remix)

Carnifull Trio - Song For Guido (Crookers Crunk Mix)

Crookers - Lick My Lennon (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

And here’s a little wind-down. If you haven’t been able to tell by now, I’ll eat up any Bloc Party remix/edit/whatever that I find. The Final Fantasy track is great, and there is an awesome video on youtube of him covering “This Modern Love”. Look to the comments and watch these guys begging for an MP3 of it. Haha. So talented. The originals get a lot of justice here. And I feel the same way about the Smashing Pumpkins cover, too, though you won’t ever find me listening to Kweller otherwise. Enjoy & have a great day.

Final Fantasy - This Modern Love (Bloc Party Remix)

Slowbear The Great - Banquet (Bloc Party Cover)

Ben Kweller - Today (Smashing Pumpkins Cover)