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Midnight Juggernauts: “Michael’s Deadline” + North American Tour

Midnight Juggernauts kick off their North American Tour in NYC tomorrow night at Santos as well as a show at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday night. Checkout more dates below. I can’t wait to witness their new found Psycho-delic sonic assault in person.

Checkout this B-Side from their latest album “The Crystal Axis” – “Michael’s Deadline”
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Midnight Juggernauts – Michael’s Deadline

North American Tour Dates
7/22/10 Santos – New York, NY
7/23/10 Voyeur – Philadelphia, PA
7/24/10 Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
7/26/10 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
7/27/10 Cinespace – Los Angeles, CA

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Asian Dan Presents Collarbones “Brown Sugar” Mix + Q&A


Photo by Lucien Alperstein

The Aussie duo, Collarbones have been making some moves on the web these past weeks, making their rounds in the blogosphere and getting mentioned on Pitchfork’s Forkcast. Travis and Marcus were kind enough to put together an 11 min mix, a deconstructed pastiche of some of their favorite songs at the moment. Imagine combing through the AM/FM frequency that comprises of the formula that equates to the duo’s sonic experiment. Check out a Q&A introduction into the musical masterminds behind, Collarbones.

Download Collarbones “Beaman Park” EP over at collarbones.bandcamp.com

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Download: Asian Dan Presents Collarbones “Brown Sugar” Mix

Asian Dan Q&A: Collarbones

1. Who is Collarbones? How would you describe your music?
Collarbones is a front for drug dealing and prostitution. We have fabricated a backstory about being an Australian electronic music duo in order to cover up our cocaine affiliations. Gotta move those bricks. We’re a “trans-state” collaboration because we have to hustle drugs back and forth. Travis Cook’s real name is Reginald Perineum and Marcus Whale’s real name is Hugh Manatee. You have to keep people guessing when you’re a fugitive, you know how it is. We would describe our music as browave with eurodance influences. We are what “sincerity” feels like.

2. What was your first musical memory?
Travis: I remember dancing to Lithium by Nirvana in my bib. I barely learnt how to walk. There’s a video of it somewhere.

Marcus: I don’t know. My latest musical memory is watching Simo Soo and a room of 20 people flailing and screaming to really overdriven beats.

3. What are your influences, musical or otherwise?
Werner Herzog, Soul Glo, sidechain compression, Cole Mohr, eggplant, the way Jaden Smith dances, Andre Leon Talley, Bobb Trimble, Ciara.
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Music Video: Klaxons – Echoes

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Cut Copy – Where I’m Going

An analog fever seems to be sweeping Australia with the Midnight Juggernauts moving into a warmer/psychedlic realm and the stoner rockers, Tame Impala making big moves around the world. Cut Copy follows suit and return with “Where I’m Going” – a very 70s tinged pop rock tune featuring Gary Glitter “Rock and Roll Part 2” Schaeffel Beat drums and over the top kids screaming “Yeah! Yeah!”. Next up is Van She, let’s see what they come up with next.

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Mount Kimbie : “Field” + US Tour Dates

I have been following the London based duo, Mount Kimbie for a while – as they offer a refreshing sonic palette cleanser in an over saturated/banger world. I probably listen to their track “Maybes” at last once a day. July 19, 2010 marks the release of their full length album “Crooks & Lovers” a piece of recording that pays homage to the album format and is a true sonic journey. The one and only James Blake makes a few cameos on the album as well.

Check out “Field” off of “Crooks & Lovers” as well as a live video in Oslo from 2009 with James Blake.

Stream the entire album over on FACT Magazine

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Mount Kimbie – Field
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Kisses – People Can Do The Most Amazing Things

Kisses’ “The Heart of the Nightlife” has been a major soundtrack for the summer for me. A perfect way to spend 37 mins when I need to escape to a balearic disco pop world. “People Can Do The Most Amazing Things” is a perfect follow up to the sparkling pop sound of “Bermuda” this time with a darker vibe but still retaining that smooth vox that remind me of The Whitest Boy Alive.

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Kisses – People Can Do The Most Amazing Things

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Foals x Jono Ma

Jono Ma of Lost Valentinos re-vision Foals’ latest single “Miami” into a slow disco funk tune that slinks and slides across the dancefloor. A refreshing take on the original’s funky vibe especially how Yannis’ falsetto floats chunky beats.

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Foals – Miami (Jono Ma and Franklin Furter Remix)

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Mickey Moonlight : “Slow-Sunshine DJ Mix” July 2010

Yet another tiny peak into Mickey Moonlight’s musical mind. This time into what he chills out to on a summer day. Check out this Q&A with Mickey Moonlight from a few years ago, Asian Dan Interview: Mickey Moonlight as well as some other obscure and experimental mixes of his.

Download: Mickey Moonlight : “Slow – Sunshine DJ Mix” July 2010

Bonus:
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Clock Opera – A Piece Of String (Mickey Moonlight Remix)

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collarbones

Collarbones is an Aussie electronic-experimental duo that understands how to sprinkle sunshine and good summer vibes through the use of of chopped up and sampled vocals that would make Dam-Funk proud. Also when you list the famous Greek mathe-musician Iannis Xenakis and Erykah Badu as influences on your myspace, you will definitely catch my attention.

“Beaman Park” is the second single off their upcoming album “Iconography”. It is a track that slowly filters in and “tunes-in” like your favorite 70s FM pop-funk song as it is slowly chopped and screwed into a a hypnotic summer groove laced with vocals that float over this visceral robo-funk. Be sure to download the “Beaman Park” EP, a great way to spend 13 and a half minutes of your life via their Bandcamp site for whatever price you name.

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Collarbones – Beaman Park

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Cheers to Transparent Blog for turning me onto this duo.

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Ali Love x Villa

Ali Love’s album “Love Harder” arrives July 26 and the Belgian Trio, Villa reworks the next single “Smoke and Mirrors” into an epic house track. Make sure to give the demo version of this remix a listen in the Exclusive Asian Dan Villa Mix.

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Ali Love – Smoke & Mirrors (Villa Remix)

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