A-Trak, DJ of the Year.
Download: A-Trak Live @ I Love Techno 2009 *Removed by Request*
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Surkin is my fav Ableton DJ, hands down – Now when is his album coming out?!
Download: Surkin Live @ I Love Techno 2009
A-Trak’s best remix to date. I love the synth bassline with that filter and the string stabs. Such classic sounding production techniques. This track has already been championed by Busy P, Erol Alkan and Co. down at Parklife in Aussie now it is all your turn to bump this track. Now I think it is time for some original tracks from Mr. A-Trak.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Cheers, Disco Dust – May this track spread through the blogsphere like a wildfire now!
Photo by J-CIO
Last week was the Asian Dan Summer 2009 Tour a 4 day marathon of shows in NYC and Boston featuring Phoenix, A-Trak, Major Lazer, Steve Aoki, Auto Erotique and Passion Pit. Special thanks to Glassnote Records, Biz 3 Publicity, Adam Gill of Embrace Productions, Nicky Digital and Shuttle for hooking it up.
Phoenix – Live @ Paradise – Boston, MA – 6.17.2009
The tour started off in Boston with Phoenix. Amazing show. Finally Phoenix is getting the attention and respect they deserve for being such great pop that are able to move minds, hearts, and feet with . And everyone who thinks they are just a slick pop rock band, the drummer Thomas Hedlund shows that they are really rock and roll through and through. What a beast of a drummer, he is just so amusing to watch. I was most impressed by the songs they played off of It’s Never Been Like That such as “Rally” and “Sometimes in the Fall”, they had this raw quality that reminded me of The Police. The amazing setlist after the jump!
Photos by The Phoenix
Embrace Presents Bacardi B-Live featuring A-Trak, Major Lazer, and more – Live @ House of Blues – Boston, MA – 6.18.2009
Thursday night Bacardi’s B-Live show came to Boston’s House of Blues, I was most excited for Major Lazer and A-Trak. Got there as Matt & Kim started their set which was indie-tastic and lackluster, Kim is quite the energetic young lady. Steve Porter spun but did not play his Slap Chop Remix so I was thoroughly disappointed. A-Trak came on next and as usual struck the balance between technical proficiency, amazing track selection and overall just geting the crowd moving. Props to him. Major Lazer closed the night but unfortunately half the crowd had left and Diplo and Switch didn’t seem too into it. But they made up for it by dropping “Pon De Floor”, one of my summer jams.
Photo by Nicky Digital
Phoenix – Live @ Terminal 5 – 6.19.2009
Phoenix in my opinion is one of the most underrated bands of the past 10 years and am glad they finally getting the recommendation and respect they deserve. Which is warrants me seeing them twice in less than 3 days. Terminal 5 is not the best venue to see a band but Phoenix was able to blow me away again. Once again their drummer, Thomas Hedlund just astonished me. I also noticed how much guitarist, Christian Mazzalai reminds me of Jimmy Page. After seeing Phoenix live twice they have solidified my opinion that they are my favorite band of the last 10 years.
Steve Aoki & Auto Erotique – Live @ Webster Hall – 6.19.2009
After Phoenix I rolled down to Webster Hall to with Mr. Nicky Digital to catch Steve Aoki and Co. I was impressed by Auto Erotique who brought it quite hard, everyone watch out for this other Toronto duo. <3 T-dot. Check out a quick Asian Dan Q&A with Auto Erotique from a few months back here.
Photos by The Edgitator
Passion Pit – Live @ Bowery Ballroom – 6.20.2009
I’ve never been a huge fan of Passion Pit but I think that is a huge element of pop music, that guilty pleasure element, that I shouldn’t like these guys because of all the hype and the hooks. There is no doubt that their music is direct, catchy, gets stuck in your head, and gets people moving. All the proper elements of pop music. Compared to everyone else in the band frontman Michael Angelakos did not seem as into it, I guess that is part of his whole cloistered/shy frontman M.O. Props to my boy Nate, Shuttle who held it down on the drums. Also be on the look out for an Asian Dan Exclusive Shuttle Mix in the near future 🙂
Checkout after the jump Phoenix’s setlist from the Boston and NYC show, their Letterman Performance of “1901”, and a interview from The Fader with A-Trak in Boston.
James Yuill is a British Folktronic musician that shares a deep love for Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake, Radiohead as well as all the bang-tastic bloghaus producers/DJs, quite an indietastic package. I enjoy his cover of Radiohead’s “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box”. The first time I heard James Yuill on A-Trak’s Infinity +1 mixtape, the very last track, a re-edit by Prins Thomas of “This Sweet Love”, a very introspective and chill way to end a mix. James Yuill will be opening for the sold out Phoenix showat Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, 4.23.2009 in London.
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James Yuill – Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box (Radiohead Cover)
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James Yuill – This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Re-Edit)
For all y’all who weren’t at WMC 2009, myself included, here is a little taste of what A-Trak was up to down there. Help with the tracklist would appreciated.
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A-Trak Infinity +1 Minimix Teasers
Out 3.31.2009 on Thrive Records
Infinity +1:
01 Intro / John Dahlbäck: “Sidewalk”
02 KIM: “Party Machini”
03 Laurent Wolf: “The Crow”
04 Farley Jackmaster Funk: “Love Can’t Turn Around” (Lifelike Remix)
05 MSTRKRFT [ft. N.O.R.E.]: “Bounce” (A-Trak Remix)
06 Donnis: “Party Works”
07 Kid Sister: “Life on TV”
08 Sébastien Tellier: “Kilometer” (A-Trak Remix)
09 The Golden Filter: “Solid Gold”
10 Bag Raiders: “Nil By Mouth” (Knightlife Remix)
11 Holy Ghost!: “Hold On”
12 DJ Mehdi: “Pocket Piano” (Joakim Remix)
13 Midnight Juggernauts: “Shadows”
14 Gonzales: “Working Together” (Boys Noize Dub Mix)
15 Soundstream: “Freakin”
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16 Little Boots: “Stuck on Repeat” (Fake Blood Remix)
17 Housemeister: “What You Want” (Siriusmo Remix)
18 A-Trak: “Say Whoa” (DJ Spinna Remix)
19 Dam-Funk: “Galactic Fun”
20 Alexander Robotnick: “Problèmes d’Amour”
21 James Yuill: “This Sweet Love” (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)
The Fader x A-Trak x Serato Contest – Win an A-Trak Serato Running Man Picture Disk
A-Trak Infinity +1 Tour Dates after the jump.
Photo by Nicky Digital, Click through the gallery to see more panty flinging!
A-Trak kills it with those strings. And that bassline! Slick.
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Sébastien Tellier – Kilometer (A-Trak Main)
Cheers, LA Friendly
Sébastien Tellier – 2009 Tour Dates
Sat 02/21 – MX Beat Sound Fest 2009 (Guadalajara) Guadalajara Mexico
Wed 04/01 – Le Poisson Rouge New York NY
Fri 04/03 – 9:30 Club Washington DC
Sun 04/05 – Paradise Boston MA
Tue 04/07 – Cabaret Music Hall Montreal PQ
Wed 04/08 – The Mod Club Toronto ON
Thu 04/09 – Empty Bottle Chicago IL
Fri 04/10 – Grinnell College Gardner Lounge Grinnell IA
Mon 04/13 – Chop Suey Seattle WA *
Tue 04/14 – Richards On Richards Vancouver BC *
Wed 04/15 – Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR *
Fri 04/17 – The Independent San Francisco CA *
* w/Chairlift
TOUR DATES:
Oct 2nd – Oslo, Norway – The Villa
Oct 3rd – Trondheim, Norway – Supa
Oct 4th – Helsinki, Finland – Top Billin
Oct 9th – London, UK – YoYo
Oct 11th – Nottingham, UK – Market Bar
Scion CD Sampler Volume 22: Fool’s Gold Remixed:
Disc 1 (Fool’s Gold Remixed):
01 Treasure Fingers: “Cross the Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix)”
02 A-Trak: “Say Whoa (DJ Spinna Remix)”
03 Nacho Lovers: “Acid Life (Surkin Remix)”
04 Trackademicks: “Enjoy What You Do (Shadow Dancer Remix)”
05 Kid Sister: “Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)”
06 Nacho Lovers: “Go On (Blu Jemz Remix)”
07 Jokers of the Scene: “Baggy Bottom Boys (JOTS Remix)”
08 Kid Cudi: “Day ‘N’ Nite (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)”
Disc 2 (24 Karat Hits):
01 Kid Sister: “Control”
02 A-Trak: “Say Whoa”
03 Trackademicks: “Enjoy What You Do”
04 Treasure Fingers: “Cross the Dancefloor”
05 Treasure Fingers: “Cross the Dancefloor (Laidback Luke Remix)”
06 Jokers of the Scene: “Baggy Bottom Boys”
07 Nacho Lovers: “Go On”
08 Congorock: “Runark”
09 Kid Cudi: “Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)”
10 Kid Sister: “Pro Nails (SMD Remix)”
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