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Chi-town in the house. Acoustic guitars in Hey Champ tune? I dig it. Don’t worry their signature synth sounds make their appearance. Looking forward to seeing Hey Champ in NYC this CMJ week. Flyer after the jump.

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The Cool Kids x Hey Champ – (We Are) Champions

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Scarlets’ Stefano & Ivan answer a few questions allowing listeners into their musical minds. Their “Boundaries” single is out 11.1.2009 – check out the video for the B-side “The Women of WWII” after the jump and checkout Stefano’s latest mix “KIMONOII”

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Stefano Murgia – KIMONOII

Asian Dan Interview: SCARLETS

1. Who is Scarlets? How would you describe your sound?
Scarlets are five italian boys with a lot of sense of humour, but with a very serious attitude towards their music. Our sound changed radically during the last year. Now I guess we sound like an army charging upon the land.


2. What was your first musical memory?
Ivan:The big huge silver boombox radio standing in our sitting room playing some italian songwriters when I was 3.
Stefano: I guess my mum playing Violent Femmes’ vinyls and not liking them.


3. How did the band form? What is the band’s vision and goal?
We formed because of all the crappy bands hitting off british indie or american punkfunk. We just wanted to do something authentic. Our main goal is succeeding in writing 10 songs that we can still find satisfying after two weeks.
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A-Trak’s best remix to date. I love the synth bassline with that filter and the string stabs. Such classic sounding production techniques. This track has already been championed by Busy P, Erol Alkan and Co. down at Parklife in Aussie now it is all your turn to bump this track. Now I think it is time for some original tracks from Mr. A-Trak.

<3 u A-Trak

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

Cheers, Disco Dust – May this track spread through the blogsphere like a wildfire now!

Gonzales turns Housse de Racket’s “Synthétiseur” into a “Broadway/epic-the-world-is-mine” sounding tune. Love the guitar solo at the end – reminds me something Queen would do. When is the Gonzales cover/re-working of Erol Alkan & Boys Noize’s “Waves” coming out? Housse de Racket will be opening for Does It Offend You, Yeah? in the UK next week.

Housse de Racket “Synthétiseur” EP out 10.26.2009 on 50 Bones

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Housse de Racket – Synthétiseur (Gonzales Rework)

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Download: Housse de Racket – Side A: Funky

Side A: Funky mixtape tracklisting

The Jacksons-Destiny
Salsoul Orchestra-Getaway
Earth Wind & Fire-Jupiter
Prince-Head
Takling Heads-Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
Carly Simon-Why (Vocal 12)
Pony Hoax-The Bird Is On Fire
Mr Oizo-Sucer Danser
Flairs-Truckers Delight
Barry White-Mellow Mood (part II)

Azari & III turns Ali Love’s slick Italo Disco tune into dark, dense house tune that would sound best on a loud soundsystem at 4 in the morning while in a very inebriated and in a very dark room. Also I cannot stop listening to the original version of “Diminishing Returns” – Ali Love, Luca C, and Dubka did such an amazing job.

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Ali Love – Diminishing Returns (Azari & III Remix)

Azari & III’s intense, American Psycho-esque music video for “Hungry for the Power” after the jump.

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Download: Mixmag Presents Club 75 Mix

01 Ramon Tapia & Maxim Lany – Highway (FCL Remix)
02 Kikomoto Allstars – Still Can’t Stop The House
03 Cybersonic – Technarchy
04 D.I.M & Tai – Lyposuct
05 Cassius – Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes’ (Reset! Remix)
06 Mr Oizo – Gay Dentists
07 Tronik Youth – Disco Suks (Aston Shuffle Remix)
08 Justice – D.A.N.C.E (MSTRKRFT Remix)
09 Cassius – La Mouche (DJ Falcon Metal Mix)
10 Jack Beats – Get Down
11 DB-X – Third Rail
12 Boy 8-Bit – Baltic Pine
13 Kevin Saunderson – Bounce Your Body To The Box
14 Fake Blood – The Dozens (Edit)
15 Tony Lionni – Found A Place
16 Cassius Feat Jocelyn Brown – I’m A Woman (Zdar & Boombass Private Mix)
17 DYE – Neige 606 (DJ Mehdi Remix)

Cheers, Let The Music Play

A more up beat/housey sounding track from Joy Orbison – a great follow up to “Hyph Mngo” and “Wet Look”. He is definitely in my top 3 new acts list of 2009. I want more!

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Joy Orbision – J. Doe*Removed by Request*

Download: Joy Orbison – BBC Radio’s Mary Ann Hobbs 20 Min Mix

Tracklist:
Home Park – ‘Beatdown’ [Joy Orbison’s Narcissismix] (White)
Joy Orbison – ‘GR Etiquette’ (White)
Joy Orbison – ‘BRKLN CLLN’ (Doldrums)
Joy Orbison – ‘The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow’ (Aus)
Joy Orbison – ‘Ode To The Brudio’ (White)
Joy Orbison – ‘J. Doe’ (Doldrums)
Joy Orbison – ‘Hyph Mngo’ (Hotflush)

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Kitsuné Maison 8: The Chic & Nice Issue (Mixed by JBAG)

Kitsuné Maison 8: The Chic & Nice Issue – Out 11.6.2009
01 French Horn Rebellion – Up All Night
02 The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing
03 Siriusmo – High Together
04 Le Corps Mince de Françoise – Something Golden
05 Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology
06 Heartsrevolution – Dance Till Dawn
07 Logo – Junocide
08 Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk (Moulinex remix)
09 Slagsmåklubben – Brutal Weapons
10 Beni – Maximus (Harvard Bass remix)
11 AMWE – Friction Between The Lovers
12 Jolie Cherie – Star
13 Chew Lips – Salt Air (Alex Kapranos remix)
14 Delphic – This Momentary
15 Memory Tapes – Bicycle
16 Parallels – Find The Fire
17 Nottee – Control
18 Crystal Fighters – I Love London
19 My Tiger My Timing – I Am The Sound

A mix of some of DJ Mehdi’s most hoodest remixes. ill.

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Download: DJ Mehdi – Black, Black & Black Mix

1. Bless
2. BUSTA RHYMES ‘World Go Round’ Remix
3. GHOSTFACE KILLA ‘ Hey Hey’ Remix
4. XXXXX ‘Xxx Xxx Xxxx’ Xxxxx Edit
5. CROOKERS/KID CUDI ‘Embrace The Martian’ Remix Demo
6. MAPEI ‘Leader Of The Pack’
7. MIIKE SNOW ‘Burial’ Remix
8. NOTORIOUS B.I.G ‘Nasty Boy’ Le Cirque Mix
9. JUST JACK ‘Glory Days’ TV Track
10. BUMBLEBEEZ ‘Drop The Bomb’ Ed Rec Allstars Mix
11. MAPEI/SPANK ROCK ‘Public Enemy’
12. JAY-Z ‘I Will Not Lose’
13. NAS ‘Have Fun’
14. Peace