Asian Dan

Midnight Juggernauts are venturing to the promiseland, Uhmerica to bless us with their psycehedlic-synth sounds that they have been crafting and honing for the past few years. I feel like their latest track “This New Technology” is a conscious effort to say stray away from the to the whole electro/bloghaus/synth-rock genre they were trailblazing. They are now embracing their Prog Rock roots and the rock side of ELO instead of ELO circa “Time” in the 80s with a touch of Fleetwood Mac and a heavy dose of Mellotron.

Memory Tapes and The Juan MacLean bring Midnight Juggernauts back to their electro-rock roots with these remixes of “This New Technology”. Memory Tapes’ remix is very different from his usual chilled out lo-fi productions – showcasing his bangertastic side. Check them both out below as well as the B-side to the “This New Technology” Single.

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Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Memory Tapes Remix)

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Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (The Juan MacLean Remix)

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Midnight Juggernauts – Fantastic Valleys

And as you all know it is CMJ Music Week here in NYC so come check out The Juggernauts new live set:

October 21 – NY – Hype Machine CMJ Event @ Santos – 5PM
October 21 – NY – Bowery Ballroom – MIDNIGHT
October 23 – NY – High Rise/The:Hours @ Norwood DJ Set 10PM
October 24 – NY – The Windish Agency CMJ Event @ Santos – 1AM
October 26 – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA

The Juan MacLean’s The Future Will Come is out April 14th on DFA records. He crafted this mix for XLR8R

The Juan MacLean: Future Perfect Mix

01 Hawkwind – “10 Seconds of Forever” – (United Artists Records)
02 The Juan MacLean – “The Simple Life” – (DFA)
03 Force Of Nature – “I-Ight” – (Mule Music)
04 Putsch 79 – “Gibson” – (White Label)
05 Hercules and Love Affair – “Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)” – (DFA)
06 Todd Terje – “Wanda Rode Again” – (RVNG)
07 Cashmere – “Say U Will” – (Data Records)
08 The Reese Project – “Direct Me (Joey Negro Remix)” – (Network)
09 The Juan MacLean – “Happy House” – (DFA)
10 Soulwax – “NY Excuse (NY Lipps Version)” – (PIAS)
11 Charles B – “Lack Of Love” – (Desire Records)

Surkin somehow mastered and captured the sound of early house music even though he was probably only 10 or so when it was at its peak. I love how he uses Nancy Whang’s vocal sample. I love the string stabs and the piano loop. And of course the fluttering 303 and 808 bleeps.

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The Juan MacLean – One Day (Surkin Remix) (96 kbps)
Cheers, Burning Mechanical Children

The Twelves – Be My Crush [The Juan MacLean’s B-LIVE Rio Mix] via RCRDLBL.com