a cntrst mix

cntrst from Pipedown hit me up with a mixtape with all sorts of solid jams on it today. Recorded in one single session on two CDJs, it’s a window into the producers, sounds, vibes and textures that he’s been into lately.

“[It's] a journey through different tempos, united by sub bass, colourful synths and syncopated rhythms.” -cntrst

cntrst – Muffout Barnetto

01. Ras G – Dishwater
02. Mike Slott – Home
03. Flying Lotus – Heat Wave 2
04. Ge-ology – Diurnal Insomnia
05. Computer Jay – Epiphany
06. Samiyam – It’s Important
07. Tayreeb – 1,2,3… Sun
08. Onra – The Anthem
09. Paul White – Alien Nature
10. Declaime -Show Me (feat. Hudson Mohawke)
11. Fulgeance – Absolute Belta
12. Tayreeb – Da Punk RMX
13. Bullion – Get Familiar
14. Joker – Digidesign (OM Unit Remix)
15. Neil Landstrumm – The Godfathers 560
16. XRabit & DMG- Damaged Goods (Photomachine Dubplate)
17. Martyn – Krdl-T-Grv
18. Prototype – Diversion
19. Sbtrkt – Rundown
20. Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason – Plimsoul
21. James Blake – Air and Lack Thereof
22. Jamie Vex’d – Radiant Industry
23. Various Productions – Tricycle
24. Sarantis – Focus (feat. Sick Sense Crew)
25. Gemmy – Supligen
26. Modeselektor – Black Block (Rustie Remix)
27. Lykke Li – Dance Dance Dance (Buraka Som Sistema Mix)
28. Footsteps – Green light
29. Seiji – Hohoho
30. Roska – Elevated Level
31. Digital Dubstar – The Hornz
32. Lil Silva – Seasons
33. Dark Knight – Reasons
34. Débruit – Congo Whoomp
35. Footsteps – Worker
36. Emvee – Glitch Dub
37. Twizzle – Skydiving (Greenmoney Remix)
38. Lil Silva – Flex v Pulse
39. Zomby – Aquafresh
40. Terror Danjah – Zumpi Huntah
41. Sduk – Nappy Nora
42. Maniac – Wreckage
43. DVA – Gimp Mask
44. Unknown Artist – C*nt 3
45. Starkey – Gutter Music VIP
46. Joker – Do It
47. Floating Points – Shangrila

Turbo Love

Bag Raiders are almost ready to drop their Turbo Love EP on Bang Gang 12s, and I have the Whitenoise remix to share with you off of it. A little something to tide you over.

With other edits compiled by heavyhitters like Shinichi Osawa, K.I.M, Spruce Lee, Flight Facilities and Lightyear, this is one release you might want to get ahold of.

Bag Raiders – Turbo Love (Whitenoise Remix)

Fischerspooner Giveaway

Finishing up the West Coast wing of their tour through the United States, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner- or Fischerspooner – and their stage production group are steady marching through the Midwest this week, ending in Chicago on Saturday at Metro [tickets].

Just finishing up their latest full-length, Entertainment, this is the New York duo’s first tour in five years, hinting at what’s to come with descriptions of “hairy monsters, feathered chorus girls spitting blood, raucous new versions of their underground hits, and storms of glitter.” Sold.

Fischerspooner – Emerge (Junkie XL Remix)

Kylie Minogue – Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Remix)

The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It (Fischerspooner Remix)

Fischerspooner Live Tour Dates after the Jump…

Thin White Problem

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Sneaky Sound System announced a US Tour recently (abbey pub 6/24) and along with the news came this remix. Just the other day I was describing Stuart Price and his many aliases to a friend, how he effortlessly bridges gaps between pop culture and the underground, each time reemerging as one of the most impressive talents in the industry. This song is no exception to his catalog of epic big room hits.

Sneaky Sound System – It’s Not My Problem (Thin White Duke Remix)

DEMF’09

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Who’s going to the Detroit Electronic Music Festival? I am. This weekend Detroit will be transformed into a musical Mecca, drawing tens of thousands of people and musicians back to the birthplace of Techno. Among the dozens of incredible artists that will be performing, I am really looking forward to performances by the following musicians:

Adultnapper – All These Dots

Dabrye – Game Over (Flying Lotus Remix Instrumental)

Loco Dice – M Train To Brooklyn

Tiefschwarz – Fly

Wighnomy Bros. – Exvola Stupp

The Lineup: Adam Beyer, Adultnapper, Afrika Bambaataa, Bad Boy Bill, Bassnectar, Benny Benassi, Buzz Goree, Carl Cox, Carl Craig, Chloe Harris, Damian Lazarus, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick May, Ellen Allien, Flying Lotus, Francois K, Guy Gerber, Heidi, Kero, Kevin Saunderson, Loco Dice vs. Luciano, Los Hermanos, Luke Hess, Marco Carola, Mike Huckaby, Nic Fanciulli, Onur Ozer, Osunlade, Rick Wade, RJD2, Seoul vs Linder 2×4, Steve Bug, Tiefschwarz, Tiga, Wighnomy Bros, Z-Trip

Cream On The Inside

Woh! Good friends, Idiot House signs and Hotbizzie affiliates, LOL Boys mixed up a dirty little cocktail composed of Durrough Music “Ice cream Paint Job” and Sukh Knight “Diesel Not Petrol”. It makes me… want to buy an oldschool Cutlass and go hang with Xzibit for a weekend. Get a flossed out drop-top -for free- to cruise down Lake Shore Drive. Unh!

Dorrough Music Vs Sukh Knight – Diesel Paint Job (LOL Boys Blend)

Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (LOL Boys Remix)

Invaders Must Die Giveaway

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The Prodigy & Tiga are arriving in Chicago this Saturday, May 23rd, to perform at Congress Theatre, capping off the midwest leg of The Invaders Must Die Tour. [tickets]. Along for the ride comes an onslaught of Chicago talent including Brad Owen, Yello Fever, Intel , Darkwave Disco & Derek Specs.

Courtesy of Cold Grums Productions, [redthreat] will be giving away a pair of tickest to one lucky winner before Friday in a last-minute random drawing. They have your name on ‘em. All you have to do is send me an email with ‘prodigy’ in the subject line and you’ll be entered. Winner will be notified via email.

Prodigy – Omen (Clockwork Remix)

Tiga – Shoes (Noob Remix)

Lisztomania

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To add to the small collection of superstar remixes of the Phoenix instant classic “Lisztomania” comes the Yuksek treatment. I always look forward to his work moreso than most, confidently placing him at the top of the list of French electro talents.

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Yuksek Remix)

However, I still have to give the crown to Classixx. Yeah, I voted for it. The song couldn’t be any more perfect. Could the May Grindin’ Charts have turned out any other way?

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)

Diddy Bop

Diddy‘s “Diddy Bop” getting a proper reworking by Chew Fu to start this week off. If this isn’t what you would call a party jam, I honestly don’t know what is.

P.Diddy – Diddy Bop (Chew Fu Remix)

Blossom

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Calling in Sick keep ‘em rolling out here. Enter their Grafton Primary remix of “Allstars” to spice things up for this upcoming week. Great vocal compliments here. “Ignite the future, take us higher!”

Grafton Primary – Allstars (Calling in Sick Remix)

Toddla T threw together an Essential Mix last week that has caught fire the past few days. Loving his influences. Keep an eye out for Skanky Skanky, which should be dropping soon. And speaking of Radio1, peep the Andy George remix of “Manabadman”- shit’s hot.

Toddla T – Manabadman (Andy George Re-Fix)

Toddla T Essential Mix [Tracklist]

Another older track I’ve been listening to this week, Jurgen Paape‘s 2007 Motivo single “We Love” is perfect for sunny days & spring fever.

Jugen Paape & Boy Schaufler – We Love

To close this one out, let’s get down with some Joakim. This time he’s worked his magic on Zombie Zombie‘s “Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free” off of Joakim’s My Best Remixes compilation. There are few artists who have earned their reputation as well as Joakim has, in my eyes.

Zombie Zombie – Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free (Joakim Remix)

Flowers

via Solve Sundsbo

Hey there friends. It’s been an amazing weekend here in Chicago. The weather is beautiful, people are smiling and biking again. It’s all good. Let’s listen to some music.

Here’s one off of the Jump Around EP that Moonbootica released in ’07, with a “Jump Around” remix by Eyerer and Chopstick. Specifically, it’s the instrumental remix is what I’ve been getting down to this afternoon. Think House of Pain for dancefloors without any mashup feel and you’ve got it. This version doesn’t have the refurbished vocals though- just a bassline to ride out.

Moonbootica – Jump Around (Eyerer & Chopstick Inst. Remix)

Eli Escobar has a remix of Lenka that’s surfaced recently. Big ups to Shitz Popinov for the remix, it’s of “Trouble is a Friend” which is on Lenka’s self titled full length that was released in September. On top of being a great singer, she makes for one helluva photoshoot. I’m in love.

Lenka – Trouble Is A Friend (Eli Escobar Mix)

Kyle got me into WhoMadeWho a few weeks ago and everything I dig up of theirs I seem to love, especially this Tomboy edit of the lesser known but still amazing remix by Hot Chip. It’s been blogged before, but not nearly enough. The remix is off of the TV Friend EP that came out on Gomma late in 2008. It’s simply amazing. And though I mentioned this earlier, if you haven’t yet, you should snag a copy of their latest EP, The Plot.

WhoMadeWho – TV Friend (Hot Chip Remix Tomboy Dub Edit)

Superpitcher @ Smartbar [5.01]

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Another Kompakt heavyweight is strolling through Chicago this weekend. Superpitcher will be playing at Smartbar tonight, May 1st, in what will be something that I can’t pass up seeing having unfortunately missed his Supermayer performance two weeks ago.

Here are a few classics that I want to share with you, in particular the DJ Koze remix. Have some patience and wait for that 2minute marker development. It’s golden.

Superpitcher – Disko! (You Don’t Care)

Superpitcher – Let’s Help Me (DJ Koze Remix)