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You might remember Kelevra from that sick Lee Mortimer ‘Funkstick’ remix that he put together. Instant classic. Well, Kelevra has some new stuff out on Potty Mouth that I am more than happy to share with you all: The Clean Jeans EP. Shit just dropped, so you know where you heard it first. Collaborating with artists Whiskey Pete and Nathan Boon, Kelevra turns it up a knotch with a fidget/hiphop blend that pushes the limits on dirty club stomping anthems. The EP also features remixes by Kyle Watson and BamBam. Here’s a few samples of all of that, as well as a Kelevra mixtape that I’ll throw ‘atcha. Extra credit to whoever can get me a copy of that ‘Hardcore Girls’ Heavyfeet remix. So tight.

Kelevra Ft. Whisky Pete – Clean Jeans

Kelevra – Clean Jeans (Kyle Watson Full Vocal Remix)

Kelevra & Nathan Boon – Like To Freak

Kelevra – Like To Freak (DJ Bam Bam Remix)

Kelevra Potty Mouth Mix

While on the subject, I’ve been talking to Whiskey Pete for a while now and have now found my window to throw down a few tunes of his that I like a lot. He’s an MC out of LA that has been setting up shop lately with more guest drops than you can shake a stick at. He’s collaborated with Dani Deahl for a track called ‘Poppin’ Bottles’ that I’ll get to you as soon as I’m green-lighted. He’ll also be on Calamity Jane with True Pseudo pretty soon, as well as being featured on a PalmsOut release with B-Rich. Then he’ll getting back together with Kelevra on the upcoming label Fidget Kingdom, and not to mention a project coming up with Breakdown to release more stuff on PBR. The man’s busy.

LAZRtag – The Score (Feat. Whiskey Pete)

The American Dream Team – Money VIP (Ft. Whiskey Pete & Andre Parnell)

Aaand.. Literally as I was writing this I received an email from The American Dream Team. Funny how that happens. A Brooklyn group, they make music and movies, they’re an audio-visual spectacle in the works! Check out the movie trailer if you have a minute. They describe their vision as a multi-sensory party experience, and though I haven’t witnessed it myself- I’ll take their word on it. Aside from a pretty slick collection of original tunes, they have a “Woah” remix that fits in nicely with all the other amazing renditions that I’ve heard the past few weeks.

The American Dream Team – Listen 2 The Music

Grum – WOAH (The American Dream Team Remix)

Let’s cool it down for a moment. A while back I stumbled across a Swedish producer who calls himself Sissy Ven. He’s off of Ovanbeck records and the track featured below is one of two on the self titled single. It’s a pretty deep tune, easy to fall into, bordering on a minimal wave but with a nice deep synthy backdrop to coast on. As of November, Ovanbeck label signs Pocketful, Heiko and Sissy Ven are all working on their next releases, and it turns out the Pocketful just released a new EP titled A Sparrow’s Mind a few weeks back. Check out Heiko’s stuff while you’re at it- I usually don’t go for a softer, rock inspired sound, but they wear it well.

Sissy Ven – April & May

Great news from Popular Computer the other day! The French producer/DJ came out with a full length titled Senso Data that I have been waiting for what seems to be forever now. The last we heard from him was the EP for the track Lost & Found with remixes by Shinichi Osawa and Pacific!. Do I need to even say any more? Can it really get any better than that? If you missed that EP, chances are you also missed a whole bunch of insanely good remixes including one for Lo-Fi-Fnk’s ‘Steppin’ Out’ that I absolutely adore, as well as Mylo’s ‘In My Arms’ and Pacific!’s ‘Sunset Blvd’. This is definitely a release worth picking up- or getting someone else for xmas!

Popular Computer – Darling

Lo-Fi-Fnk – Steppin’ Out (Popular Computer Remix)

You might remember me dropping a track by the UK group, The Slips, a while back. It was a remix of CSS‘ “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex” that was a real monster. Well, it looks like they’ve been busy in the studio concocting their latest single release Superbeat, featuring singles by Mirwais, Eddy-Temple Morris, Antichris and Streetlab. Here’s an enticing track that caught my attention, titled ‘Undiscovered’, as well as the track that was their breakthrough on the blogosphere, “This Time is Not Your Own”.

The Slips – Undiscovered

The Slips – This Time Is Not Your Own

So there are two Empire of the Sun tracks that I have been listening to over and over and over again. The first and foremost has to be the Neon Neon remix. Man did the LA electro outfit deliver on that one- an amazing remix with a haunting sense of urgency brought to the forefront of the production. The Timothy Marc version is one that my buddy Fritz turned me on to a day or two ago, and I am certainly appreciative of the heads up.  I really want to see EOTS blow up in 2009, headline a few festivals and get some serious buzz. I’m betting on a Coachella slot this year.

Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Neon Neon Remix)

Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream (Timothy Marc Remix)

So after the Jori Hukkonen remix of the Kid Cudi “Day ‘N Night” track that I put up a little bit ago, I thought that I would continue on the rediscovery of played out classics by tossing up the Jokers of the Scene remix. I really can’t get enough of their tracks, both originals and remixes.. As far as this track goes, I originally heard Flufftronix drop it at Debonair when he was in for a weeknight before heading out to the east coast. Great DJ. Fun night. Well here’s that, another pocket ace for any DJ wanting to throw a little changeup in their game. While I’m at it- Gotta throw down the Muscles remix they did. Can you go wrong with that combo? No.

Kid Cudi – Day ‘N Night (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)