Monday, May 31, 2010

Grumpy Mondays

[Photo via Ultracity's Grum Runaway Remix cover]

To all who are suffering from the pain of monday-itis my Doctor (Pedro Winter) recommends a heavy dosage of good music. Thankfully to co-incide with my illness he prescribed me with the latest releases and remixes from UK groover Grum. This cat got a lot of attention in and outside of europe with releases of killer tracks such as 'Heartbeats', 'Runaway' and 'Woah' just to name a few. With his disco-funk retouch's and similar originals flooding the blogosphere they shall be hitting dance floors in no time. To make sure of this a drunkfunk favourite in DCUP has put an Aussie spin on one of his tracks below, this is joined by a classic and a simply rad remix of his as well as one of his newbies. Enjoy them all and if your monday-itis persists then seek further attention from Grum via the purchase of his new releases (iTunes or Beatport)
peace!
nicK

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

They Didn't Die




It almost seems like the Klaxons have after their super successful first album put a curse on themselves... waiting far to long to release a back up and even though it is not Rocky V and totally boring listeners i am not too sure how it will be received. From first look this fresh tune is not much new on their old stylings, which is good news for fans of old because if you are like me you are just glad to be listening to Klaxons stuff again. I Hope to see their album soon as i cannot grasp a real hold on what their new angle or wait was for.
peace y'all!
nicK

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Citrus Beats

No stranger to the electro scene Germany's Alex Rihda (aka Boys Noize) paired up last year with Brit Erol Alkan to create some dope tracks such as 'Waves' and 'Death Suite'. Now in 2010 the partnership has continued producing a few more originals...most notably the track 'Lemonade'. The original itself is ok but in my opinion adopts a bit to much hard trash that is a somewhat signature of these two, However it has undergone a hand of remixes which have taken the hooks and melodies of the track and added a more concise beat and chilled rhythm. The two below are my favourite to emerge so far, however i have included the original so that you can make up your own mind.
peace!
nicK

Monday, May 24, 2010

Spooking the Disco!

The rad disco infused beats of Holy Ghost! first popped onto the scene with massive original's such as 'Hold On' and 'I Will Come Back' as well as a handful of dope remixes. Sticking to the word they promised on their second single they have come back and released a heavily anticipated EP Static On The Wire. Besides laying some wicked new tracks the NYC boys also have quite busy touring schedule coming u and will be playing with the likes of Hot Chip, Chromeo and LCD Soundsystem whom they have released a snazzy remix for ahead of their numerous US dates together. It is good to see these guys back after the tragic death of their drummer Jerry Fuchs who was also involved in bands; The Juan Maclean, !!! and Maserati. Due to that tragic loss they did cancel their tour down under but hopefully we shall see these dudes again killing the dancefloor like never before. Below are a couple of tracks, but i also urge you all to grab their EP which has just recently been released on DFA Records.
peace!
nicK

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Burkes..whoops I mean Pogo's Backyard



He has done it again. Check out this video that was a youtube mothers day gift (i know a bit late). And also if you are yet to witness the magic of Pogo then check out his youtube channel, if you have heard of him check it out anyway he has some new ones and i never get sick of them.
The future of music?
peace!
nicK

Disco...Cubed


I really do not have to talk about the nu-wave disco movement in both the International and Australian music scene. So i won't. But what i will do is share with you an out and out shredder of mixtape - which in my non genre specific ramblings accurately sums up this nu-disco scene. It is full of funk and rhythm, splashed with crowd favourites and disco essentials. This mix from Dutch talent Rubix is so good at summing up the electro scene at the moment it also syncs in some dubsteppin tunes to the bass slapping and horn pumping disco lines. The tracklisting is below and you will wonder what kind of snake-charmer/gypsy inspired doobies this guy was smoking at about thirty five minutes in - Cmon he is from Amsterdam.
peace!
nicK


1. Pino D'Angiò - Ma Quale Idea

2. Kavinksy - Nightcall (Breakbot Remix)

3. Qdup foundation - renegades revenge

3. Crydajam - Playground

4. Gramophonedzie - Streetlady

5. Louis La Roche - Get On Down

6. 6th Borough Project - Planets (The Revenge Lost Groove - Roboot & Dorian Paic Re-Edit)

7. Locksmith - unlock the funk

8. Duck Sauce - The Motion

9. Rubix - Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix)

10. Don Diablo - Who's Your Daddy (Rubix Remix)

11. Arabesque - In the Heat Of A Disco Night (Rubix I like it like Fakeblood edit)

12. C-code - Burning up in here (Rubix Remix)

13. Yolanda be cool & Dcup - We No Speak Americano (Rubix Beat Fix)

14. Riva Starr - Dance Me

15. Homework - Fissa Tune

16. Lorkan Mak - Gypsy Bum (Rubix Refix)

17. Bart B More - Romane (Rubix Remix)

18. Crookers - Gypsy P

19. L-Vis 1990 - United Groove (MJ Cole Remix)

20. Congorock - Babylon

21. All Leather - I Don't Hate Fags, God Does (His Majesty Andre Screams Louder Now Remix)

22. Gary's Gang - Do It At The Disco (Rubix from Disco To Dubstep edit)

23. Datsik- Havoc

24. Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (Caspa Remix)

25. O.J. Symstem - I've Been Near You (Rubix Beat Fix)

26. La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Mix)

Friday, May 14, 2010

Bad Motherfucker

Firstly, apologies for my recent absence (a short stint in rehab).

To kick things off, the remix extraordinaire and club favorite Douster. Frantic percussion and synth have created a recognizable sound for this South American hot shot. His latest work has just come off The Cheerz fresh new EP Whooz Da Baddest, a recent gift which has provided three original tracks from this upcoming electro duo (USA). The likes of Yolanda Be Cool, TV on Mars and Big Dope P have also accompanied Douster to aid the production of what is an interesting mixture of electro, hip-hop and ghetto house.

Check it out.

The Peeler
These two have a fantastic blend of hip-hop with a wicked old school vibe.

Monsta (Orginal Mix) - The Cheerz
Whooz Da Baddest ?! (Big Dope P Remix) - The Cheerz

La French Patrass (Douster Remix) - The Cheerz

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Wrap Up

Excuse the lateness all. Last saturday Totem Industries/One Love brought one of the biggest dance festivals in Europe to Australian shores - Creamfields! The day was a messy one and although it wasn't the best festival i have been to it was still well wicked. A boilerroomesque Royal Hall of Industries brought a few let downs from the usually reliable Kid Sister and MSTRKRFT, however a standout for me was ozzy boys The Aston Shuffle. A ripping set packed with crowd hooks and dancefloor bangers i was very impressed with these dudes from the capital. And it obviously shows they have found something good to do down there - besides questacon.
All in all a pretty good day and i look forward to a better executed and bigger Creamfields Australia 2011.

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