Asian Dan

What a weird and twisted band. I love it. Psycho-delic 🙂Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel out 8.11.2008 on Parlophone RecordsLate Of The Pier Myspace

Mickey Moonlight – Interplanetary Music
So Ed Banger Records signed a new artist a few weeks ago, a not French DJ/Producer, Mickey Moonlight from the UK. He is like no one else on Ed Banger and brings a level of intellecualism to the label. Mickey Moonlight’s first single is a cover of Sun Ra’s “Interplanetary Music” with the help of Zongamin, think spacey funk with sprinkles of 70s Krautrock. Late of the Pier says this is one of the best tracks to come out in the last few years.

Mickey Moonlight Myspace

INTERPLANETARY MUSIC 12″
Coming soon with remixes by Riton, Zongamin and S.P.A.

NT89 June 2008 Mix
Tracklist:
shinichi osawa – song for the roots
johnny cash – the wanderer
trentemoller – the very last resort
the velvet underground – the murder mistery
bloc party – i still remember (music box & tears remix)
ricardo villalobos – enfants (chants)
murcof – urano
booka shade – duke
cassius – la notte
jackson & his computer band – hard tits
justice – valentine
lorn – control 3
danger feat vyle – 00h00
superstella – arcadia
symbol one – love juice
daft punk – one more time

Amazing mix. This is not your typical mix, even though you see Justice and Daft Punk in the tracklist, ha, so get ready. I love how NT89 mixes in Johnny Cash.

NT89 Myspace

ALP x Luca C. of Cazals

Fantastic b-side from the Somebody, Somewhere single. Such a catchy pop tune. It will definitely put you in a good mood. They are definitely my fav band of 2008.

Cheers to Hyberbole for this find.

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Cazals – Success

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Asian Dan Presents Jean Nipon’s “No Sex Last Nite Mix” – 5 Minute Minimix

Tracklist:
Kate Perry – Use Your Love
Sedat – The Turkish Avenger
Surkin – Next of Kin (Laidback Luke remix)
DJ Rob 3 – The Chase (Nipon edit)
CZR – Groove to This
DJ PJ – Too Much Monkey
Billie Idol – Eyes Without a Face

Asian Dan Interviews: Jean Nipon

1. Who is Jean Nipon? What is your background? What is it like to be part of the Institubes family?
I’m a DJ, producer, and omelette eater.
I used to be drummer for some straight edge bands, then more emo or noise.
Institubes is such a great team, cuz we’re all different but we share the same love for ghetto music and shitty F.M. music. Its like: we do mainstream music but for specific people 🙂

2. What are your influences, musical or otherwise?
My main influence is girls, how you get them and how they throw you away. Then its a mix between Descendents, Technotronic, Don Caballerro, Prince, Johnnie to, Minor threat, Knut Hamsun, Saul Steinberg, Céline, KRS one, Tyree Cooper and some Joe Walsh. The best if you want to do some house music its to listen the complete opposite; like this you have more chance to create something original.

3. What is your DJ philosophy? Your production style?
When I play I always try to avoid playing the obvious stuff. The challenge is to entertain the crowd with some obscure gems. Like an old piano house track or maybe throw some 70’s hard rock. Anyway if the girls keep jumpin’ its all good. So whatever I play I must please the ladies. When I produce I think “Can I play this tune without thinking” so its often a matter of reduction. Less hi hat, less synth, less breaks. Tryin’ to obtain the core of a good dance track. It never come easy.

4. What are your top 5 songs that make you want to dance?
Oh boy! Ok so for this moment it would be:

1-Gemini- Stand Up
2-Prince – Pop Life
3-Jess and Crabbe- In Your Ear
4-James Gang – Walk Away
5-Beatles- Twist and fuckin’ Shout

5. What are you listening to right now that you can’t get enough of? What is the next big thing?
Well right now I don’t know . Everyday I discover some old electro disco jams with some crazy sounds into, so I’m not excited about a lot of new things; but wait oh yeah I’m into hardhouse again !! Dudes like DJ Trajic or Less Furious CZR. For me this music from the past is still the next future. Now the glam electro pop and guitar stuff are on the top, but I think the answer will come from the ghetto music.

6. Future plans?
Next will be the “Eurogirls go Baltimore” Vol. 2 with DJ Orgasmic and many guests? It will be hugely stoopid? And on September my ep “Wild at Heart” on Institubes.

Jean Nipon MyspaceArtwork by frnkcois

Pacific! – Sunset Boulevard (Lord Skywave Remix)
Lord Skywave is Simon Lord from Simian and Black Ghosts.

The album, ‘Reveries’, is out on Half Machine Records on 11th August, with the 12″ and download of ‘Sunset Blvd’ (including remixes by frYars, Popular Computer and Traingles) out a week before. myspace.com/musicpacific myspace.com/halfmachinerecords

Lord Skywave’s debut album is out now on This Is Music. Lord Skywave Myspace and Pacfic! Myspacefor more details.

Who is ASTROLABE? How do you describe your music?
ASTROLABE is organized by 3 members, a young boy, a modern computer and an old computer.
The modern computer loves 80’s idols so much and the old one likes simple beats and synth sounds.
The boy makes them play together. The three live in Tokyo.

What are your influences?
I’m very influenced by Y.M.O and 80’s Japanese Idols.

What do you think of the Japanese electronic music scene?
I think the Japanese electronic music scene now is not so good…
I don’t like Shinichi Osawa that much.
A new generation of Japanese electro is rising!

Future plans for ASTROLABE?
Mmm… it’s very difficult question. because I don’t know even about tomorrow!

I really like ASTROLABE’s production style with his choice of samples and how he manipulates them. I really like what he does on “FLAG” with that sax sample, it reminds me of something Mr. Oizo would do. “A Trial Run” is totally paying homage to Daft Punk 🙂 Those Japanese love Daft Punk.
ASTROLABE – A Trial Run
ASTROLABE – Base 5-2
ASTROLABE – Flag

Neon Coyote – From Chico With Love
Chico Love MyspaceNeon Coyote Myspace
Tracklist (40 tracks in 26:02 minutes)
1. Chromeo – Me And My Man (Krazyfiesta Remix)
2. Stuffa & Andy – Pretty Girls (ft. Mapei)
3. The Cool Kids – Pump Up The Volume (Flosstradamus Remix)
4. Bangers & Cash – Shake That
5. Congorock – Exodus
6. Symbol One – Everything Louder Then Everything Else
7. Michelle – You Don’t Know Michelle
8. Kid Sister – Pro Nails
9. Timbaland – Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
10. Jean Aï Nipon & Orgasmic – Aurélie
11. James Braun – James Brown Is Dead
12. Danger – 11h30
13. Switch – A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix)
14. Western Spaghetti – We Are Terrorists
15. Wale – Nike Boots
16. Siriusmo – All The Girls (Yusek Remix)
17. Hot Chip – Shake A Fist (Diplo Remix)
18. Rick Ross – Money Make Me Cum
19. Treasure Fingers – Come True Tonight
20. Big Boi ft. Purple Ribbon Allstars – Kryptonite
21. Choreo – High Five
22. Bangers & Cash – Bitch
23. The Whip – Divebomb (Crystal Castles Remix)
24. Mendetz – The Boola (Requesters Hard To Find Remix)
25. Baxter Beez – Bring Me To The 8
26. Amanda Blank – Get It Now
27. Calling In Sick – Cali Games
28. Cryptonites – New Born
29. Q45 & Amy B – Naughty (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
30. KIM – System Breakdown
31. Tomas Anderson – Washing Up (Shinichi Osawa Re-Constract)
32. Spitzer – Avida Dollars
33. Bonde Do Role – Gasolina (Radioclit Remix)
34. Mockin’ Birds vs. Fagget Fairys – Ja Bi/Fake Drums
35. Amanda Blank ft. M.I.A. – Take It Easy
36. Primary 1 – Hold Me Down (The Shoes Remix)
37. Breakbot – Summer Party
38. Health – Tabloid Sores (Nosajthing Remix)
39. College – Teenage Color (Anoraak Remix)
40. Muscles – Lauren From Glebe / (Damage Edit)

Erol Alkan Presents Disco 3000
Much love to Discodust for sharing this!
Special 80 minute mix of spaced out disco, bubbling synthesis and balearic gems. A tribute to the days of tape edits and letting a single track play for ages…Made on 2 turntables with the aid of a 1970’s Cat Octave synth and Korg Stage Echo.

Erol Alkan: “i’ve put together a 80 minute mix of some disco vibes which are lighting up my stratosphere. i began mixing it up just for my own selfish ipod needs during a day off i had at christmas and only recently got round to finishing due to album commitments. most of the tracks are re-edited in some form or over, and i splashed some moody synth drizzle over some of the beats. i got another hour of this mix sitting about, dunno, i maybe save it for another edition. would love to play club sets more like this, who knows, maybe i will… anyone wanna do a party?”

Erol is a man of music. He does it all from DJing to Producing, he just loves music. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a piano virtuoso or is going to score a film soon.

August 10 in Toronto, Erol Alkan, Soulwax and A-Trak are spinning as part of the TIME Festival. I am so excited. Soulwax AND Erol Alkan, two groups of men that just love music 🙂

Xavier and Gaspard’s latest looks. Look at that hair and ‘stache. He looks like a 70s Asian Moviestar.
A compilation album from 2003 featuring early Justice tracks surfaced in the blogosphere a few weeks ago and the first ever Justice track “Sure You Will” made its way to the public. Apparently it is a track that Justice is not very proud about and they describe it is a tribute to the Buggles. The French band Poney Poney is also featured on this compilation.Musclorvision – Hits Up To You – Discogs.com
Microloisir is the moniker of Gaspard Auge when he was rolling solo. This is a very interesting track. I wonder if Gaspard is singing.
Mircoloisir – Back in Your Eyes
Once again hats off to Buzz en Direkt for this track.