Pure class. The Gentlemen Funk has arrive. A pairing of massive straight G proportion. Snoop Dogg enlists Mayer Hawthorne to add yet some more class and swagger to his track “Gangsta Luv”. The way Mayer Hawthorne’s lofty falsetto just falls over the 16th note hi-hat groove and bassline just puts me in G mood.
A highly anticipated release by the legendary Todd Edwards. I had the privilege to meet Todd and he is one of the most humble and down to earth producers/DJs around. He let me hear these tracks and wow – I cannot wait for you all to hear them. 2010 is the year of Todd. May the king of House return to his throne. With remixes by Joy Orbison, MJ Cole, Feadz, and My Dear Disco – how can you go wrong? Out 5.25.2010 – More info at scionav.com
Let’s put my Blogonomics 101 theory to test. Hypemachine Economy staple/buzz band, Passion Pit gets yet another remix by some producer br0s, Plus Move. Formula for HypeM chart domination? We shall see. All Blog theories aside, this is a great Boston on Boston collab. Just some talented/fun guys, Plus Move doin’ their thing. I’m a big fan of the piano and the bass part that kicks in. blogblogblog nomnomnom tweettweettweet
“Nate (Shuttle) our boy sent us the stems. We made this banger in a night. Forgot about it. Then Future Kiddd, aka one half of Plus Move, came in and gave it that pop vibe. The Passion Pit boys and their label loved the remix and wanted to use it for promotional purposes, but MySpace doesn’t know good music when it hits em right in tha face! Peace. :)” – Plus Move
“Easily the most soulful and funky remix we have ever had the honor of receiving. Very Plus Move=Very Tasteful.” – Passion Pit
Fantastic new video by Mr. SO-ME and Thomas Jumin. Love the entire concept. Also a nice little cameo by Mr. Zdar. Looking forward to the album especially what kind of production work Xavier de Rosnay has done. I am a big fan of the track on the latest Kitsune Masion 9, “Short and Entertaining”
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/March%202010/I-Think-I-Like-U-2.mp3] Jamaica – I Think I Like U 2
Penguin Prison is just so paunfully good at making pop music. “The Worse It Gets” is the A-side to his latest 7″ – I posted the B-Side “Something I’m Not”, which I would consider to be an A-Side since they are just both so amazing So this Double A-Side 7″ is a pop music assault with its lofty synths a la Talk Talk and Japan. Penguin Prison is going to be my Miike Snow of 2010. April 8 at Mercury Lounge, NYC Penguin Prison will be making full live band appearance, then May 8 at Brooklyn Bowl. I want a full album from this fellow now!
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/March%202010/Penguin%20Prison%20-%20The%20Worse%20It%20Gets.mp3] Penguin Prison – The Worse It Gets
This maybe be blasphemy to remix/cover The Beatles but somehow Glasgow’s Sei A makes it work and does it quite tastefully. His remixes of Tiga’s “Overtime” and Jori Hulkkonen are dark and deep techno tracks but for this Beatles cover he takes a simpler very Burial-esque route. Very hypnotic and it just turns up the melancholic nature of the original tune proving that The Beatles could touch every emotion on the emotional spectrum.
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/March%202010/Sei%20A%20-%20A%20Day%20in%20the%20Life.mp3] Sei A – A Day in The Life
Kitsuné is probably one of my favorite labels around today. Always quality stuff especially with their Maison Compilations, here is their 9th installment which I think is my favorite to date. New Tracks from Holy Ghost!, Jamaica (Produced by Dustin N’Guyen*Xavier De Rosnay*),Australia’s own Gypsy & The Cat, Penguin Prison, and Feldberg. Over the top quality pop is something you can always expect from Kitsuné.
Minimix Tracklist:
1. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves remix)
2. Holy Ghost! – Say My Name
3. Hurts – Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix Kitsune edit)
4. Gamble & Burke – Lets Go Together
5. Jupiter – Vox Populi (Lifelike treatment)
6. Feldberg – Dreamin’
8. Washed Out – Belong
9. Your Nature – Forward Motion
10. Jamaica – Short And Entertaining
11. Silver Columns – Brow Beaten
12. Logo – La Vie Moderne
13. Yuksek – Supermenz (Were Not)
Definitely a throwback to Holy Fuck’s original vibe and sound. Not as epic and triumphant as “Lovely Allen” but a nice hypnotic/shoegazey feel towards the end. Can’t wait to see them live again. That is a spectacle that all should witness. Live music at its best. Their new album Latin is out 5.11.2010 on Young Turks/XL Reocordings.
Hazy, dreamy, melancholic, the sound of a lost night, a fleeting feeling – the feelings we once felt and knew. Exactly the refreshing electronic music I have been search of for the past few months.
Koreless is an 18 year old producer from Glasgow, home of such new and refreshing acts as Hudson Mohawke and Rustie. Koreless channels a very simple, hypnotic and effective production style that reminds me of Floating Points and Four Tet with more of a 2-step dancefloor friendly vibe. Introspective bass music is what I need and Koreless is giving it to me. “Up Down Up Down” with its twinkling synth line and hypnotic drum patterns and “Maria” with a heavily manipulated female vocal part and simple piano chords all provide for a very transcendental/chilled out musical journey.
Villa has put together a fantastic disco mix that digs deep into some older cuts into some newer favs by Azari & III and their upcoming remix of Para One’s side project with San Serac, Slice & Soda.
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