Asian Dan

The Swiss Mercury take on the Dutch Le Le once again for a fantastic remix. Anything the two of the them do is amazing. Bitch you breakfast.
LeLe – Discomonster (Mercury Remix) by Mercury (Switzerland)

Sorry if this is a little late in blogosphere years and may make me seem irrelevant and out of touch with the music blogosphere but I saw that this was posted a week ago via the Hypemachine but it has only graced my ears now. Classixx is totally embracing their Yazoo/Vince Clarke/late-New Order side with this remix. It is so good to hear them showing off all their musical faces. The twinkling synth and the pulsating synth basslines are spot on 80s but not in a novelty way.

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Groove Armada – Paper Romance (Classixx Remix)

AM isn’t you typical Asian Dan type of post, an indie rocker songwriter from LA but sometimes I like to indulge in something other than the bangers or something synthetically produced. The strum of a guitar and a persons voice coming together to create a straightforward well crafted pop song is something I aspire towards as a musician and something I respect deeply. h. AM reminds me of Jason Schwartzman’s Coconut Records with a touch of Wilco and Jon Brion. AM pulls from every convention that is familiar to rock and roll and packages them into something that is his own. AM was invited by the French duo AIR to open for them on their upcoming US tour beginning this March.

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AM – Self-Preservation

Danimals are a lucky Australian band that were winners handpicked by Mark Ronson himself for The Lab an initiative set up by Australia’s own Tooheys Extra Dry. With the help of Mark Ronson taking the production reigns, Danimals were able to craft and capture a 60s pop psychedelic sound that evokes The Kinks, The Beach Boys, and the Zombies to name a few. This tune is a project that tapped into all the star studded resources they could. Just take a look at the credits. Sean Lennon even stopped by to lend his ear to the project. What an exciting opportunity for this band – goes to show you what having a team behind you with resources can yield.

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Danimals – Fox

Via our fellow blogger in Oceania stoneyroads.com

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George FitzGerald is Peter O’Grady aka Joy Orbison’s protege – a London based producer on the similar tip as Joy Orbs. Introspective subtle hypnotic 2-step grooves but with a touch more house. Let’s see what kind of army Joy Orbison is building under Doldrums in Twenty-Ten.

Checkout this exclusive George FitzGerald Take Flight Club Mix to get a taste of what his DJ sets are like.

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George FitzGerald – Don’t You (96 kbps)

Currently the best track of 2010 for me. We are only 2 months into Twenty Ten and there has been so much good music already. Also a possible Soulwax remix of this track?! Awesome.

“Entertainment isn’t killing music, its music that is killing entertainment.” – Chilly Gonzales

In honour of all things Canadia and anything that is the colours red & white Chilly Gonzales, bestows his piano magic upon us. He reaches into the club banger hip-hop canon from great composers such as 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Lil’Wayne and reverse-remixes/revision/re-contextualize/deconstruct and strip them down to their melodic, harmonic and rhythmic core through the use of the piano thus “Pianist Envy” is born. So let’s hope that every Canadian Olympic athlete gets hold of this mixtape for some inspiration to finally reach for the gold. But till then let’s watch as UHMERICA rubs it in all them Canuck’s faces.

Also if Gonzales is ever performing in a town near you – GO. It is a life changing experience, tomorrow night will be my third time seeing him and I cannot wait.

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Download Pianist Envy @ arts-crafts.ca

1. Tipsy
2. Many Men
3. Touch It
4. Vocal Chords (Claude Von Stroke)
5. A Milli
6. Grindin’
7. Rollin’ and Scratchin’
8. Single Ladies

Montreal’s CFCF takes on Kingdom’s “Mindreader” turning it into slick RnB tune with some shimmering synth and 2 step drums. The Todd Edwards remix is still my favorite and that B-side “You” is massive. <3 Kingdom Pick up this limited 500 pressing 10" of "Mindreader" @ acephalerecords.com

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Kingdom – Mindreader (Ft Shyvonne) (CFCF Remix)

Penguin Prison does some fantastic stuff vocally on this b-side to his upcoming single, “The Worse it Gets” out 3.22.2010 on Neon Gold Records. Every segment of this tune, he does something different vocally which is really refreshing. This weird, sparse space pop that the indie world is fostering is where I feel Justin Timberlake should take his music. So Mr. Timberlake and Timbaland take note of Penguin Prison and Ali Love, they know what’s up. Twenty-Ten: The Future is NOW!

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Penguin Prison – Something I’m Not

Via Neon Gold

Gorgeous video and gorgeous song by the French group sayCet