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ACID HOUSE! SQUELCHING 303! TECHNO! All courtesy of Berlin’s Techno Maven, Boys Noize. This is all in honor of the upcoming 50th release on Boys Noize Records with a double single of “1010” and “Yeah”. Preview “Yeah” here.

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Boys Noize – 1010

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Here is the 2nd installment in ” Classic House Tracks According to the Word of Todd” by the one and only Todd Edwards. This week it is a track by the Chicago-House DJ/Producer pioneer, Lil’ Louis.

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Lil’ Louis – Club Lonely

Lil’ Louis is an extremely innovative producer. His track “French Kiss” was a very deep house track which slowly went down in tempo until the whole track came to a complete stop, while a woman simultaneously is moaning to a point of climax. It sounds even better than it reads. Even though that was a ground breaking track, it is his other brilliant work that inspired me.

The track is called “Club Lonely” It starts out with a deep bassline and synth chords. Then another layer of synth chords come in complimenting the first. Then, a saxaphone pattern comes in on top of that. And if that weren’t enough, a beautiful song on top of that. But the peak of this song is the chorus. The harmony that was created for the chorus is one that inspired me like no other. I definitely learned to layer music from this song. If you listen to my Sunshine Brothers work, you will here some of that influence, especially “Like A Fire”.

Bibio blesses the chillwave king, Neon Indian with a re-visioning of his track “Mind, Drips”. This is the only way you can get me to appreciate a Neon Indian track, with this remix that showcases the full Bibio sonic spectrum. From his ability to produces raw beats to his amazing grasp of jazz guitar – this track has it all.

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Neon Indian – Mind, Drips (Bibio Remix)

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Mr. Mehdi and Mr. Riton are on the quest to bring Acid back and I am a proponent of that. And what better way by taking that fat synth bassline in Chromeo’s “Don’t Turn the Lights On” and turning it into an energetic Acid House track. This one is a dancefloor killer y’all.

Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On (Carte Blanche Remix) by Chromeo

“Portrait” is the latest from the Boston Duo, Plus Move. A tune that merges their love for dance, hip-hop and pop, Drake would be proud of their rhymes and flow. It is only a matter time until their debut LP, “Leaving Home” drops.

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Plus Move – Portrait

Danger returns with a subdued/less-electro banger and more cinematic remix of Acid Washed. Still the same old Danger but where is the excitement and energy that we all love from “11h30” which is such a classic and important track to the electro canon, Banger 4 lyfe.

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Acid Washed – Acid Washed (Danger Remix)

Dorian Concept’s “Trilingual Dance Sexperience” has been a major summer jam for me with its over the top jovial jazzy chords. And after watching this live/DJ performance of Mr. Dorian himself, you can really understand how passionate he is and that in the end he just wants to have fun with his music. PVT enlists Dorian Concept to rework their synth-prog track “Window” into a jazzed out choir-esque tune, full of shoegaze synths and 7th chords.

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Download: PVT – Window (Dorian Concept Remix)

The 90s are back. Remember that dude who was dancing in that bleeding room? Well here he is again. Jamiroquai gets the Penguin Prison disco pop treatment for his latest single “White Knuckle Ride” creating a super disco meets late 80s New Edition sounding pop. Once again such an amazing drum sounds from Mr. Prison.

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Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride (Penguin Prison Remix)

A very bittersweet and trudging remix by Tiga who strips down “Shelter” down to its bare bones. Thus creating a hypnotic and deep track perfect for those after-afterparties.

A few words from Mr. Tiga himself:
“There’s just something special about making out in London, your mouth bursting with toffee and emotion, that ugly ferris wheel thing looming in the distance…This remix is a love letter to British Romance, from the heart of a Canadian Revolutionary.”

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Download: The XX – Shelter (Tiga Remix)

Friendly Fire’s singer bro does his best Dave Gahan impression on this cover of “Strangelove” for the upcoming Gucci Guilty campaign. A star studded collaboration with a commercial shot by Frank Miller starring Evan Rachel Wood. This is one of my favorite Depeche Mode songs and Friendly Fires adds their touch in a good way to the song. I especially like that they retain the way Dave Gahan says “A-gain” during the bridge.

STRANGELOVE by Gucci Guilty