I don’t know how I missed this info about this collaboration that came out a few months ago about the both of these fantastic bands covering/remixing each other. What a perfect pairing. Holy Ghost!’s dark, Larry Levan disco re-visioning of “On Board” featuring The DFA Celestial Choir is exactly what I love about Holy Ghost!, vintage synths and that glorious analog warmth. And Friendly Fires takes Holy Ghost’s dark disco and is able to squeeze out all its dark pop glory. Either way just dance.
Jamie Lidell steps back from his new soulful crooner status to show his electronic roots. This is his banger take on Tiga’s absurd/cornball pop with some heavily distorted beat boxing. Don’t worry he throws in some heavily effected vocoder, Zapp & Roger sounding pentatonic vocal riffing in the middle of the track. I wonder if side of Jamie will be on his new album “Compass” coming out in May via Warp Records.
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Tiga – Sex O’clock (Lidell’s Sex O’cloak N Dagger Remix)
0o00o0 Wee. A new 30 min mixtape by da mighty Breakbot. And what better than a Valentine’s Mixtape. Some of the most soulful vox and funky basslines to get down to. So let Breakbot be your love shaman and let him take you on an oh so deep funk adventure…. <3
Still can’t wait for the new single “Baby I’m Yours” with that Siriusmo and La Funk Mob Remixes!
Egytian Hip Hop is a bunch of youngin’s from Manchester and Zarcorp’s latest release, Late of the Pier’s boutique label that has released Pink Stallone and other “weird” acts these past few years. At first listen of this Samuel Dust produce single “Heavenly” you can tell that they are definitely they are cut from the same DNA with their weird synth laden pop. Check out “Rad Pitt” and you can definitely hear some Cure in their music.
“Nifeo” a free form post punk exploratory jam featuring LA Priest aka Samuel Dust of Late of the Pier. An interesting piece in time that showcases what they are capable of. We shall see where Twenty-Ten takes these young men.
Also out March 1 on Phantasy Records is Late of the Pier’s new track “Best In the Class” an over the top weird prog pop track that I cannot wait for.
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/Feb%202010/Egyptian%20Hip%20Hop%20-%20heavenly.mp3] Egyptian Hip Hop – Heavenly
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/Feb%202010/Egyptian%20Hip%20Hop%20-%20Nifeo.mp3] Egyptian Hip Hop – Nifeo
Meroz returns to the blogosphere with “Passion” a track that samples Fun Fun’s “Give Me Your Love”. He strikes back with a moog sequenced synth bassline that Moroder, Kris Menace and Lifelike would be proud of. How a man from the Midwest is able to channel such italo goodness is unknown.
Toro y Moi is a staple of this chillwave movement and takes on Brooklyn’s own, Body Language with a heartfelt remix of “At A Glance”, reciprocating Body Language’s remix duties on Toro y Moi’s “Timed Pleasure” which was set loose into the blogosphere a few weeks ago. Both tunes are introspective takes on each others work by highlighting what each of them do best, Body Language’s chill pop sensibility and Toro Y Moi’s ability to create filtered-out atmospheres.
Asian Dan’s Official European Union Blog Correspondent Sam recently turned me onto Jimmy Whoo, a French Producer makin some chill beats that remind me of the whole Stones Throw scene with its slow grooves and unquantized beat. There also is a Warp Records vibe a la Hudson Mohawke on this track. J Dilla’s legacy lives on! Happy Birthday Dilla!
“So here is Jimmy Whoo, formerly known as Hollywoodraff, a parisian bro doing some futuristic hip-hop or cosmic soul as he calls it himself. He is in the music business for quite a while now and is signed to Grandeville, an underground French label. Jimmy worked on several mixtapes and produced a lot of tracks already. I knew him since he did a mixtapefor NEUE.be which is just perfect and downloadable for free here. He iscurrently working on the second NEUE mixtape and also on his own debut album coming out before the summer 2k10. Be sure to check out his others tracks, highly recommended!” – Sam
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/Feb%202010/Jimmy%20Whoo%20-%20Bleep%20Music.mp3] Jimmy Whoo – Bleep Music
Wow. This is the music Jamie Lidell was destined to make. He proved himself a master of the crazy electronic world, by crafting his own synth programs in with Max/MSP. Now is fully blossoming into the singer/songwriter that he really is, it is totally understandable why Elton John asked him to open for him this past summer in the UK. This new song “Compass” reminds me of Feist, a common collaborator with Mr. Lidell and Gonzales – especially with the guitars and the production. I really hope that Gonzales is involved with Jamie’s upcoming album.
Jaymo & Andy George dropped a new Surkin tune, “Fan Out” last night on BBC Radio 1’s In New DJ’s We Trust. A dense tune for Surkin, a lot of stuff going on synth and sample wise. The bassline blows me away when it kicks in. Hopefully Twenty Ten is the year of Surkin’s album.
Here is that collaboration Venice was talking about in this Asian Dan Interview from about a year ago. This is just a fun tune, made by some fun Italian guys that are showing that Italy has more than just the bangers. And this music video just makes the tune even more fun. Fun, fun, fun for all!
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