I have had the biggest man-crush on MSTRKRFT for so long now, and I’m finally seeing them for the first time on Friday at the Henry Fonda theater. I can’t wait!
It has been a few years since The Looks came out, and I am really excited to hear some stuff off their upcoming sophomore album. In the meantime, JFK and AL-P have been spitting out more awesome remixes than I can keep track of. Here are a few.
Chromeo - Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT remix)
Death from Above 1979 - Little Girl (MSTRKRFT remix)
Kylie Minogue - Wow (MSTRKRFT remix)
Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT remix)
MSTRKRFT - Street Justice (MSTRKRFT edit)
Panthers - Thank Me with Your Hands (MSTRKRFT remix)
Services - Element of Danger (MSTRKRFT remix)
Wolfmother - Woman (MSTRKRFT remix)
Here’s a track from Anoraak, who is new to me. Kinda mellow with 80s overtones.
Anoraak - NERD (Never Ending Romance Disaster)
Lionel Flairs, who has played bass for Alex Gopher in the past, has a new, appropriately titled solo gig going, and here is the latest from Flairs. A recognizable bass guitar under electro zips and beeps is a perfect combo of analog and digital music for OoC.
Here are a couple tracks from Revolte–yet another bangin’ electro group out of France. Their original stuff sounds pretty Ed Banger’esque and I thought their re-work of one of my favorite Daft songs added something to it.
Revolte - TAKK
Daft Punk - Voyager (Revolte remix)
Headman has done remixes of Chromeo, Franz Ferdinand and The Gossip in the past, and really rocks the “disco punk” sound. Here is a new original production, from Munich with love.
A couple remixes here by The Glass, who did the Shitake Mushroom remix that I play all the time. More indie dance party gems, to be sure.
Photo Atlas - Handshake Heart Attack (The Glass remix)
Neurotic Drum Band - We’re Gonna Rock New York (The Glass remix)
Can’t get enough Hot Pink Delorean’s synthy grooves, and here is the latest sax-enfused jam.
Hot Pink Delorean - Miami Snatch
I know all you hipsters are on Hot Chip’s nuts, so here is a pretty sweet disco remix that I came across…
Hot Chip - Hold On (Floorman’s Disco Freak remix)
Found a couple sweet remixes by The Twelves of NYPC and others in the past, and here is their take on the new Kylie single. I checked out the video for the original, and damn she is still looking foxy.
Kylie Minogue - Two Hearts (The Twelves remix)
New Fischerspooner single. No further intro required. Love those guys.
Fischerspooner - The Best Revenge
I’ve heard some good Nightmoves remixes off Kitsune compilations and random other places, and they are working the magic again on the upcoming Roisin Murphy release. Funky bassline and ghostly vocals.
Roisin Murphy - You Know Me Better (Nightmoves remix)
And for some icing on top of this week’s catch, here is a mix that Ed Banger put together for Mixmag to celebrate five years of kicking ass.
Mixmag presents: Ed Banger Menage A Trois
01. Steed Lord - Dirty Mutha (DJ Mehdi Dirty Remix)
02. Ben Mono Feat Killa Kella - Blind Sweep
03. Puzique - Don’t Go
04. Bumblebeez - Dr. Love (Crookers Remix)
05. Surkin - White Knight
06. Kazey & Bulldog - Give It Up
07. High Powered Boys - Hoes Get Down
08. Bobmo - Rock The
09. Feadz - Numanoid
10. Armand Van Helden - J’Taime (Switch Remix/Ed Banger Edit)
11. DSL - Invaders (Busy P Remix)
12. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Spank Rock & Mos Def Remix)
13. Das Pop - Fool For Love (Sebastian Remix)
14. Smith N Hack - Space Warrior
15. Cool Kids - I Rock
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Well, I said I wasn’t going to make this mix a podcast, but after listening several times, I really like it. Especially that Daft to Human League transition. Quite pleased with myself on that one. Plus, I always drag ass on setting the gear back up after a gig, and haven’t mixed anything for a week…
It’s a bit longer than usual, and has a very clear progression as the pace picks up and the synths kick in over the course of the mix. Be sure to click over to the TC Tracks page to download any songs that you find especially groovy…
Tracklisting:
The Rapture - Sister Savior
!!! - Must Be the Moon
The Chemical Brothers vs. Kasabian - Bocking Rocking Club Foot
Ghosthustler - Only Me to Trust
Daft Punk - Face to Face
Human League - Don’t You Want Me
Waldorf - You’re My Disco
Shitake Mushroom - I’m Gonna Take You Home (The Glass remix)
Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Jimmy Castor - It’s Just Begun (Chew Fu & J-Cast remix)
Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money (Gingy remix)
Chromeo - Momma’s Boy (ddpesh remix)
Treasure Fingers - Cross the Dancefloor
Death from Above 1979 - Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT remix)
Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80s
Lily Allen - Alfie (CSS remix)
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (Cap’n Harry Bmore’d mix)
Villains - Rock It
Vandalism - Never Say Never
Well, the first week of getting around to posting my findings turned out to be a great one. Quite a few great tracks, and the latest Remix Sunday hasn’t even been posted yet.
Discodust has been posting shit by Moulinex for a while, and I have been getting all of it. Synth factor of 10. Here is his remix of the new Cut Copy single:
Cut Copy - Lights and Music (Moulinex remix)
I hadn’t heard of these guys before, but here are a couple remixes by Sumo, another groovy disco sound out of Sweden. I hadn’t heard the Feist original song–I guess I’m not as indie as I thought.
Feist - Inside & Out (Sumo re-edit)
Lykke Li - I’m Good I’m Done (Sumo edit)
I don’t know why I don’t get around to snatching up all of the old school gold that U-Tern is posting, but here is an example. Reminds me of my favorite LCD Soundsystem lyric from Losing My Edge about “borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered 80s”. Guilty as charged, Mr. Murphy.
Jerome Prister - Say You’ll Be
I found a couple solid Dead Disco tracks in the past, and here is the new single from their former singer in a new solo venture called Little Boots. Produced by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, too. BPMs are a little low for the dancefloor, but I like her voice.
Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat
I’m all about the remixes/covers, and here is a great one by the UK indie band The Loose Cannons doing their take on the Janet Jackson hit. Wouldn’t call it a “timeless” song, but this put a smile on my face.
The Loose Cannons - What Have You Done For Me Lately?
I first heard The Black Ghosts a while back, and was stoked to start hearing Any Way You Choose to Give It played on Sirious last week. I how love incestuous dance music is these days, as bands make bangin’ tracks as well as make other tracks even more bangin’.
The Replicants - User (The Black Ghosts remix)
Ooh ooh, arguably the most exciting part of the post. I guess this little number got leaked in a blog comment by a “tb” from “daftalive”, and the blog detectives put two and four together. Hopefully the speculation is correct, because this track just radiates the same glow as Stardust to me. Check out the sweet screenshot of the Tron suits from the grammy’s at Palms Out Sounds, too.
Calvin Harris is my fucking boy. The man can do no wrong, and here is his latest remix. Has anyone else noticed that he looks exactly like Cilian Murphy?
I’ve decided on a good direction for the Tracks element of the blog, over which I had been deliberating for months. Can I just post anything? Is there anything to worry about?? Well, it’s all promotional to spread the gospel of fat beats. Very well intentioned. You can now download any and all of the individual tracks from each podcast on the TC Tracks page. I made this an additional step because I would encourage peeps to listen to the mixes first, and then head over to the download page to get more of the songs that jumped out at them.
Another couple new features will be in place soon to get more music info out as well. One is a calendar page (still under construction–I find simple Wordpress plugins to be not so simple) which lists who all is playing around town, including upcoming Out of Controller gigs.
The other most informative yet most time-consuming element will be my attempt to post about sweet New Beats as I come across them in the blogosphere. A certain purveyor of zip files motivated me in this direction, and it hit me that not all of my friends think to troll the same blogs as I do, so re-posting items won’t be simply mindless regurgitation. Maybe a weekly findings update or something…
So pretty soon the Dance Party won’t ever stop. Shake well and buy often.
The guys at Streetlab emailed me this treasure trove of remixes and original tracks today! I especially love the classic rock remixes. Those at FHBD will surely remember their rockin’ remix of INXS that I dropped later in the evening… Lemme know what you think.
Hot Chip - One Pure Thought (streetlab mix)
Streetlab - NYSound
Thieves Like Us - Drugs in My Body (streetlab remix)
INXS - Need You Tonight (streetlab ‘08 mix)
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (streetlab mix)
Black Daniel - Gimme What You Got (streetlab vs. GBH mix)
Cassius - Toop Toop (streetlab mix)
Nine Inch Nails - Capital G (streetlab mix)
Crystal Castles - Airwar (streetlab vs. Eamon Harkin mix)
The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (streetlab mix)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (streetlab remix)
Bob Marley - Duppy Conqueror/Dracula (streetlab mashup)
Streetlab - She is Our Music (feat. Kaia)
Professor Murder - Free Stress Test (streetlab mix)
I have been listening to some disco edits lately, so I was in a more disco-oriented mode for this mix. I like to think that there is already a strong disco element in my sound niche, so I was not surprised when the set turned out similar to prior ones, albeit with higher-pitched male vocals. Should have thrown some Scissor Sisters in there… Still plenty of the guitars and distorted synths that you love.
Tracklisting:
Pacific! - Runaway to Elsewhere (Breakbot remix)
Waldorf - You’re My Disco
Xavier - Give Me the Night (ATOC remix)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You (Miami Horror remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Time to Get Away (Gucci Soundsystem remix)
The Scandals - My Life Nightlife
The Alpine - Trigger (ATOC remix)
The Glamour - Fly by Night
Ssion - Clown (Tactic remix)
Le Tigre - After Dark (ATOC remix)
Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror remix)
Cazals - To Cut a Long Story Short (Xtopher remix)
Alright, party people. I re-recorded an excerpt of the Five Headed Birthday set so that everyone could relive the magic. The first 14 tracks from the “Main Event” playlist are included. Big thanks to Gabe for lighting the fire under me to start using Garageband to make the podcasts a little more official. Notice the artwork that follows along with the track info now! Hell yeah. I’ll get this uploaded to iTunes soon, too. Then new mixes will be downloaded automatically, and I will be launched into the elite world of the Superstar DJ. haha
I opted to not record any witty banter over the tracks. Mainly because the tracks speak for themselves, but also because I have a cold right now and I’m quite nasally. Eventually I’d like to have some intros to the mixes to give context, but it has felt kinda silly when I’ve recorded snippets in the past. Still not quite as cool as U-Tern…
Lemme know if any of you Out of Controller regulars would be interested in the iTunes podcast though. It’d give me more motivation to get around to that development.
Tracklisting:
Villains - Rock It
Calvin Harris - Disco Heat
Thieves Like Us - Drugs in My Body (Designer Drugs remix)
Chromeo - Needy Girl (Dolby Anol remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
Republica - Ready to Go
Buddy Akai - Cut Me Up (Villains remix)
Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party (Junkie XL remix)
The Black Ghosts - Any Way You Choose to Give It (Boy 8-Bit remix)
Nicky Van She & Dangerous Dan - Around the World
Daft Punk - Robot Rock (DJ B-Stee remix)
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic (Johnatron remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at my House (Soulwax remix)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Shinichi Osawa remix)