Lucius Yeo: Ready to Rock & Roll

Kris Menace Goes Cosmic With Falling Star

2012-01-27T04:11:00.000-08:00

Stellar, druggy, future house offering from alt house supremo, Kris Menace, out on his Compuphonic imprint this March. Slap on an 80s 3D View Master and a bottle of vodka and we're all set for take off. Hours of fun.

'Falling Star' is taken off Kris Menace's forthcoming album, 'Electric Horizon'.

Have a peek here.

Oliver $ and Gene Siewing Give Us Chubby Dubz + Free Art Bleek Remix

2012-01-23T04:24:00.000-08:00

Enter the Dragon folks. According to the Chinese zodiac, it's gonna be one bad a$$ year. January 1st was lightweight, the real deal starts here. Time to shed those ugly habits and take on new ones. Nothing ugly about cross Atlantic duo, Oliver $ and Gene Siewing AKA Chubby Dubz, though.

In fact, it's pretty damn un-ugly. Awesome 4 track late night groover that'll certainly cure the Jan hangover.

'Direct Experience EP' is out now on Loungin' Recordings.

Grab the Art Bleek remix of 'Direct Experience' for free here.

A2 - Direct Experience (Art Bleek's Direct remix) by lounginrecordings

Get Down with Punks Jump Up on Kitsuné

2012-01-05T07:38:00.000-08:00

Damn this January weather. Crazy a$$ winds blowing stuff everywhere. Hair's a mess, clothes are soaked and you're ten pounds heavier since Christmas. Crap really.

Screw the guilt and party like it's 2011 via Punks Jump Up with their new disco-tastic single, 'Get Down', out on Kitsuné this January. Awesome remixes come courtesy of fellow rave pals, Fare Soldi, Deadstock 33 + may more.

Check it www.punksjumpup.co.uk

Michael Canitrot Unleashes White Escape

2011-12-21T05:14:00.000-08:00

White Christmas? Screw that.

Michael Canitrot delivers a pure tech house stormer in true Parisian fashion with 'White Escape', out on Aime Records this winter.

Not a single turkey in sight here. Check it out.

Michael Canitrot "White Escape" by Michael Canitrot

Lifelike Delivers Free Remix Machine Album

2011-12-14T08:44:00.000-08:00

Drunk every night. Pitch black at 4pm. Broke ass as hell. Oh yes, tis the season yet again.

What we really, really want for Christmas are freebies. Loads and loads of 'em. Free drinks, free money, free pu... Er, you get the point.

Parisian future disco whizz kid, Lifelike, delves into his bag of festive tricks and delivers one hell of a mix album. All for free. Yes free. Check out his stunning collection of shit hot remixes for Empire of the Sun, La Roux, Moby + many more right here.

Merry Christmas everyone. Y'all be good now.

LIFELIKE - "Remix Machine" - Mixtape by LIFELIKE

Plump DJs Go Acid With Gobstopper

2011-11-25T07:51:00.000-08:00

Holy sh#t. It's that time of the year already where no one can be a$$ed to work. Instead, we sit around all day watching You Tube videos till the phone rings. Might even get on the poppers early to make things funny.

Or go acid rave Plump DJs style with the mega 'Gobstopper' out now on Grand Hotel Records.

Jump on.

Plump DJs - Gobbstopper - CLIP by Plump Djs

Awesome Video: 2morrows Victory's 'Lost & Found'

2011-11-17T03:36:00.000-08:00

South London via Chicago ensemble deliver their alternative take on the genre to staggeringly ace results. Think Madlib meets Stones Throw on a piss up with Ghostpoet. Awesome stuff.

Their new single, 'Lost & Found' will be out on 12 December. Just in time for the festive playlist.

Watch it here.

Disco Ball Ravey-ness with Miguel Migs & Evelyn "Champagne" King

2011-11-08T06:09:00.000-08:00

West Coast legend, Miguel Migs, goes all retro-tastic with his video of 'Everybody' featuring everyone's fav diva, Evelyn "Champagne" King bustin' the soul moves like it's '74.

'Everybody' is the first single from Migs third studio album, 'Outside The Skyline' out now on Om Records and features guest appearances from Bebel Gilberto, Meshell Ndegeocello, Capelton, Half Pint, Freddie McGregor, Georg Levin and longtime collaborators, Aya and Lisa Shaw.

The remix package features some of the most exciting producers to emerge in future disco/house genre including Boston's Soul Clap, top dance charter Aki Bergen, Defected's Hardsoul and of course, Miguel Migs himself.

Check it here.

Roman D'Amour Says Make Love Tonight

2011-11-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

The French always do it better. That's just how it is. Hotter women. Cooler threads. And insanely awesome new wave disco, courtesy of rising Parisian teenage star, Roman D'Amour, aka Benoit Villemont.

'Make Love Tonight' is out on Lifelike's imprint Computer Science this December and features remixes from Lifelike and Peo De Pitte.

Check it out right here.

Troumaca Drops the Tropical Bass with The Gems EP

2011-10-31T10:24:00.000-07:00

Darker days doesn't mean darker melodies. Alt bass Brummie outfit, Troumaca, stick it to the winter with a classy debut offering, 'The Gems' EP, out this December. Just in time for the end of season office debauchery.

And they got a pretty snazzy blog as well. Damn these cool kids.

Stream 'Fire' taken off the EP here.

Fire by TROUMACA

Bonsai Kat Goes Bla Bla Acid Style

2011-10-19T03:07:00.000-07:00

Screw this seasonal change. We hate change. Its dark, cold and we're sneezing like a muthaf*****. Put those kids in quarantine I say. It is time to lock this place down.

Guess it's up to new Plump DJ's Grand Hotel Records signing, Bonsai Kat, to deliver the remedy. We love this. Acid house with a twist.

Peep the new single, 'Bla Bla' now.

Bonsai Kat - Bla Bla - Teaser by Plump Djs

Awesome Video: Ambassadeurs Go Wonky With 'Ain't That Peculiar'

2011-10-10T08:15:00.000-07:00

Awesome Monday video.

This dude's going places and it's definitely somewhere cool.

'Ain't That Peculiar' is taken off Ambassaduers debut EP, 'Come A Little Closer' out on Jalapeño Records now.

Ruben & Ra Go Old Skool with Street Machine

2011-10-06T02:24:00.000-07:00

Alt funk heroes, Ruben & Ra, turn it back with a little roller funk courtesy of 'Street Machine'. Taken off their forthcoming EP, 'Retro004', out this autumn.

Peep the video + free download after the jump. Tasty.

Street Machine by Ruben & Ra

David's Lyre Reveals His Hidden Ground

2011-09-21T03:52:00.000-07:00

A true end of the season offering. There's always next year to look forward to. Might just buy a one way ticket to Singapore where a hot Christmas awaits.

'Hidden Ground' out on Hideout Recordings is David's Lyre's follow up to his rather sweet debut EP, 'In Arms', truly embraces the autumnal vibe with it's staggered beats and alt folk arrangements. We might even have this on repeat all week long. Catch the hotly tipped live show at a venue near you this autumn.

Sep

29th - Nottingham - RescueRooms
30th - Sheffield - Leadmill w/ Pete & The Pirates

Oct
1st - Leeds - Nation Of Shopkeepers
6th - Oxford - Jericho Tavern
7th - Brighton - Green Door Store
8th - Southampton - Joiners
14th - Coventry- Kasbah
15th - London - The Nest
21st- Manchester - The Deaf Institute

Download 'Hidden Ground' for free here.

Hidden Ground by David's Lyre

Magic Time with The Magician's 'I Don't Know What To Do' feat Jeppe

2011-09-01T05:57:00.000-07:00

Holy shit. It's September. Well this sucks.

Might just move to Bintang or something.

Well, Bestival's next week, so let's hope that we have one final say before its curtains. What we need is a little bit of magic. Just like what former Aeroplane co pilot, Stephen Fasano, aka The Magician, has conjured up.

A real end of party season treat, with some pretty tasty remixes from Fabian and Plastic Plates thrown in for good measure. May it never end.

'I Don't Know What to Do' feat. Jeppe is out 3rd October on Kitsuné.

Peep the original here.

The Magician Feat. Jeppe "I Don't Know What To Do" (Original) by TheMagician

Black Flags, Riots & Rave with Atari Teenage Riot

2011-08-25T05:52:00.000-07:00

Where the hell did summer go?

There was a to do list put together at the end of spring. Nothing's happened. Still broke, still smoking, still being a complete pain in the a**.

Nothing changes.

There are more police on the streets though. Feel safer already.

Kick start your Bank Holiday riot-style with ATR's new single, Black Flags, featuring Boots Riley, out on Digital Hardcore Recordings this autumn. Catch the band on tour around Europe this Oct.

Download 'Black Flags' for free here.

Atari Teenage Riot - Black Flags (feat. Boots Riley) by Alec Empire/ ATR

Vadoinmessico Drop New Single Pepita Queen of the Animals

2011-08-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

After a hedonistic Berlin weekend soiree, it is time to chill the hell out alt folk style with the rather tasty pan European ensemble, Vadoinmessico.

Might even stay in this weekend with sky sports 1 in HD.

Their new single, 'Pepita Queen of the Animals' will be released this summer on Outcaste/Pias.

Download 'Marzia' for free here.

Marzia by Vadoinmessico

Foreign Language Lessons with Flight Facilities

2011-08-05T04:02:00.000-07:00

On a plane to Berlin.

News announcements in a foreign language. Bitburgers, Turbojägers and a life draining 8 hour Sven Weisemann set @ Berghain.

Just another day in the city.

We <3 Aussie flyboys, Flight Facilites with their mile high single, 'Foreign Language' Feat Jess out now on Future Classic.

Flight Facilities - Foreign Language (feat. Jess) by future classic

Punks Jump Up Drop the Chimes

2011-07-22T05:27:00.000-07:00

Weekend disco bangers with London's Punks Jump Up. Might just put this on repeat and annoy the hell out of the office. It's Friday - F*** 'em.

'Chimes' will drop this August on kleinTanz.

Grab the stunning Younger Than Me remix right here.

Punks Jump Up - Chimes (Younger Than Me Remix) by kleinTanz

Luke Million Gets Massive with Arnold

2011-07-15T03:15:00.000-07:00

Vintage Arnold at his very best, coupled with Aussie whizz kid, Luke Million's ace tropical house beats and the end result is a rather satisfying workout where ever you are. More energy guys!

Get inspired with the video right here.

Luke Million - Arnold - SNIPPET [FCL60] by future classic

Get Wired Together with The Whip's New Album

2011-06-30T03:47:00.000-07:00

Manc alt pop upstarts, The Whip, return with the dreaded difficult sophomore album and find it pretty smooth sailing so far - Older, wiser and jammed packed with a bunch of killer tunes to boot - Time to get the rave mitts on and crowd surf to the front this Saturday at Wireless in Hyde Park London.

'Wired Together' will be released this summer on Southern Fried Records and The Whip play Wireless Festival this Saturday July 2. Pre order the album from www.thewhipband.com

Listen to the album sampler here.

Up To Your Eyeballs With The Black Ghosts

2011-06-17T06:52:00.000-07:00

It's that Friday feeling again, when the boss is away and you're knocking back San Miguels at 3pm in the office. Clock counting the minutes while hitting the refresh button every 30 seconds on your facebook page.

Bet it feels like Friday everyday for Theo Keating a.k.a Fake Blood a.k.a Touche a.k.a former Wiseguy and Simon 'Simian/Skywave' Lord, collectively known as, The Black Ghosts. The duo return with their sweet as sophomore album, 'When Animals Stare', out on Southern Fried Records this summer.

Weird and beautiful in every way.

Check it out here.

The Black Ghosts - When Animals Stare - Sampler by TheBlackGhosts

Retro/Grade Drop the Grade/1 Mixtape

2011-06-08T08:00:00.000-07:00

Just in time to kick start the festival season. Burgers, girls and beers galore. Might just buy a one way ticket to Playa En Bossa, Ibiza and work part time selling cut price cigs and sodas on the beach.

Retro/Grade's 'Mindfighter' drops this July on Deconstruction. In the meantime, grab their stellar Grade/1 mixtape here.

Retro/Grade - Grade/1 by Retro/Grade

The Toxic Avenger's Dose of Parisian Chic with 'Never Stop'

2011-06-03T03:27:00.000-07:00

The weather man predicts a 'Flaming June' this summer and as the thermometer soars, so will our meat intake as veggies everywhere are finally laid to waste due to the current e.coli plague across Europe. God does hate vegetarians.

But we're fairly certain God does not hate Simon Delacroix aka The Toxic Avenger, blessing the dude with a kick ass summer stomper, 'Never Stop' out on Roy Music this June. There's even a hot French chick thrown in the mix as well.

Remix comes courtesy of fellow Parisian outlaws, Bot'Ox. Download for free here.

Vato Gonzalez & Foreign Beggars Go B Movie with Badman Riddim

2011-05-18T08:45:00.000-07:00

Crap costumes, Japanese school girls and a whole lotta punch. The Foreign Beggars madhouse is at it again. This time with hotly tipped Dutch producer, Vato Gonzalez.

Massively bonkers.

Badman Riddim is out on Ministry of Sound this summer.

Peep the video and grab the bass laden Tru Fix & Thunderskank remix for free here.

Hey Today! Drop A Major Bomb With TWR72 Remix Of 'Minor'

2011-05-10T05:21:00.000-07:00

Hayfever, headaches, longer days... God damn, it's summer already.

Just in time for the electro-fying shenanigans courtesy of Hamburg production duo, Hey Today!. Feel like it's Sunday morning at the Reeperbahn with their new single, 'Minor', out on Kitsune this June. Dutch remixers, TWR72, add the sleaze factor with a drilling reworking of the original track.

You can download it for free here.

HEY TODAY! - MINOR TWR72 REMIX by TRAXXXXX

Malente & Azzido Da Bass Go Hunting

2011-03-30T04:12:00.000-07:00

Lock your doors, the Germans are here.

These dudes know a good party when they see one. Thrill of the hunt and all that. We love the video, makes us want to go paintballing on MDMA.

'Hunting' by Malente vs Azzido Da Bass is released this spring on Downright Recordings. Grab the massive Tom Piper vs Neki Stranac Moombahton remix for free here.

Malente vs Azzido Da Bass - Hunting from Downright on Vimeo.

Get Beautiful with Brookes Brothers' NAPT Remix

2011-03-17T07:27:00.000-07:00

Get some swagger for the weekend with a monstrous NAPT remix of Brookes Brothers latest single, 'Beautiful', featuring Chicago house legend, Robert Owens.

F*** the Miami WMC hangover and those lucky bastards trawling around SXSW, we got our own shit going right here. Or think we do.

'Beautiful feat. Robert Owens' is released this April on Breakbeat Kaos.

Grab the NAPT remix here for free.

Munk 'Hits & Remix' Mixtape Freebie

2011-03-07T02:44:00.000-08:00

We like hits and we certainly like remixes... Well, good ones anyways. Mathias Modica, aka Munk, has heap loads of both, brimming with quality and panache.

Modica celebrates the release of his new album, The Bird and The Beat, out on Gomma this spring offering up this rather sweet mixtape absolutely free.

Download it here and get it going right now.

Munk Hits & Remix Tape by Gomma

Sebrok Brings The Pain

2011-02-28T08:15:00.000-08:00

Guess we all need a little intelligent techno in our lives. And Berlin's techno whizzkid, Sebrok, provides us with plenty.

Thought provoking, clinical and awesome as fuck.

The Pain Remixes Part 1 features re-workings of Seb's album tracks from fellow techno peers Christian Smith, Martin Woener and Sian. Out on Paso Records now.

Download Don't Forget To Go Home (Martin Woener Remix) for free here.

Watch the rather cool video here.

Sweet Dreams With Metronomy's 'She Wants' Video

2011-01-27T06:11:00.000-08:00

Pretty surreal offering from the Metronomy camp - But they like it that way. Kinda reminds me of a film I'd seen awhile back. Catherine Deneuve's 'Repulsion' springs to mind... Maybe not.

Anyways, it is one hell of a video. Cool as fuck on all levels.

Metronomy's 'She Wants' is released Jan 31 on Because Music.

Watch it here.

New Year Drums of Death Freebies from Fenech-Soler

2011-01-12T02:16:00.000-08:00

We are back on the grid. Ready to kick start twenty eleven.

And so are Fenech-Soler.

They are giving away a thumping Drums of Death remix of 'Demons'. Out on B Unique Records February 7.

Download it here.

Punks Jump Up Drop Free Xmas Mixtape

2010-12-21T06:27:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho.

We love Christmas time. Drunk dudes sliding all over the icy pavement, frostbite and winter flu. Not to mention being broke as hell and feeling the Sambuca shame from all the midweek office parties. Can't wait till it's 2011.

London party duo, Punks Jump Up, have no such remorse and have upped the stakes with a thumping Xmas mix guaranteed to liven up any seasonal blues. Their new single, Blockhead, features remixes from Zombie Nation, In Flagranti, SymbolOne and many more, drops in Jan 2011 on Kitsune.

Download the PJU December Mixtape here.

Punks Jump Up Dance Report Dec -10 by Punks Jump Up

Nero Take It Back To The 80s With 'Me & You'

2010-12-08T07:12:00.000-08:00

BBC Sound of 2011 nominees, Nero, go old school and retro fit it back to the 80s with a thumping Neo Geo-esque, Fatal Fury style video for their new single, 'Me and You'.

Where have all the cool video arcades gone? Let's bring back Gauntlet, Metal Slug, Double Dragon... We hate our new HD ready LCD TVs.

Shy FX's Free Christmas Raver Giveaway

2010-12-06T03:35:00.000-08:00

Get your rave on Christmas style with everyone's favourite festive DnB stalwart, Shy FX. Party like it's 2011 already. F*** 2010, it was crap.

You can download Shy's new single, 'Raver', for free. Yes free.

'Raver' is out on Digital Soundboy this week and features remixes from Breakgae, MJ Cole and Shy himself.

Nero Remixes N.E.R.D & Daft Punk's 'Hypnotize U'

2010-11-19T05:46:00.000-08:00

Hard as nails on a Friday afternoon.

We like this.

Download it for free here and check out Nero's new single, Me and You' out in January next year.

On The Road With Fenech-Soler

2010-11-12T03:42:00.000-08:00

Wish we all could just hit the long road...

DJ Fresh & Sigma Drop Free Mt Eden Remix of 'Lassitude'

2010-11-03T03:37:00.000-07:00

Is DnB making a comeback?

Well, who knows and who the f*** cares, with tunes as thumping as this, no one even knew it went away.

DJ Fresh and fellow cohort, Sigma stick to the formula and deliver a party-tastic classic. 'Lassitude' will be released this November on Breakbeat Kaos.

Watch the video here.

Download Mt Eden's remix here.

James Blake's 'Limit To Your Love' Music Video Arrives

2010-10-13T03:15:00.000-07:00

This is just what we need on a Wednesday morning.

A spellbinding composition by pop's new messiah, James Blake and stunningly photographed by Danish auteur, Martin De Thurah, 'Limit To Your Love', is out on Atlas this November.

Do not miss out.

James Blake - Limit To Your Love from James Blake on Vimeo.

Mount Kimbie Hit The Road

2010-10-12T02:46:00.000-07:00

Rising Stars, Mount Kimbie, pack the Rolands, Gibsons and Yamahas for a month long trek across the UK.

We can't get enough of 'em and neither should you.

Their new EP, 'Blind Night Errand' will be releases on Hot Flush this November.

Catch the band at the following dates:
14th October - Band on the Wall, Manchester
16th October - Airwaves Festival, Iceland
17th October - Optimo Club, Glasgow
18th October - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
27th October - Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff
28th October - The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
29th October - Heavyweight, Newcastle
30th October - Mountain of 9 @ Amolfini Gallery, Bristol
20th November - Warehouse Project, Manchester

For a sneak peak at the Mount Kimbie live experience, the boys are giving away a stunning live version of 'Ruby', recorded at Berghain, Berlin this year.

Download it here.
Ruby (Recorded Live at Berghain, Berlin) by Anorak London

XOYO Launch Party Postponed Till Further Notice

2010-09-15T09:31:00.001-07:00

With regret, XOYO is having to postpone its launch tonight due to unforeseen technical issues at the venue.

XOYO apologises sincerely for any inconvenience this may cause people planning to attend this evening

The team are aiming for this to be resolved within the next 24 hours and all ticket holders will be refunded.

More information will be announced shortly on the opening of the venue.

Aeroplane Launches 'Superstar' Video

2010-09-08T02:24:00.000-07:00

Aeroplane (Vito) has released a stunning video for his new single, “Superstar”, out on Wall of Sound this September.

Quirky, stylised and a whole lot of fun. Just in time for his Bestival headline set this weekend. He only needs to keep the rain clouds at bay.

Check it out here.

Fenech-Soler Drop 'Lies' Video Right Here

2010-08-11T02:25:00.000-07:00

Mid week pick up with this awesome video from the new glitter boys, Fenech-Soler. Tongue in cheek pop that doesn't take itself too seriously, exactly what we need when the work load's bogging you down. Might just crack open the bottle of Prosecco stashed away in the kitchen.

The new single, 'Lies' will be released in September on B*Unique Records.

Watch the video here.

Mighty Mouse Drop August Lost In Space Mixtape

2010-08-04T06:12:00.000-07:00

Ah, August in Berlin.

Bicycle rides around Treptower Park. Frolicking amongst the abandoned fairground rides in Spree Park, Planterwald. Falling over wasted Spanish students in Club Der Visionaere. All in a day's work really.

Just like these dudes, Matt & Colin AKA Mighty Mouse. Twisted nu disco house wizards that come up with the craziest, most bad ass productions this side of the Atlantic. It sounds all nice and summery but there is a darker, more sinister undertone to the duo's productions. Just don't play it backwards.

Download out their stunning Lost In Space Mix right here.

AUGUST 2010 MIXTAPE: Lost In Space by MIGHTY MOUSE by Mighty Mouse

Tracklisting:

2. Quasifunk 'Dancing In The Jungle'
3. Douze 'Les Paradis Artificiels'
4. Clock Opera 'A Piece Of String' (Magnets Remix)
5. Blamma Blamma 'Beyong 17' (Mighty Mouse's Lost in Space Remix)
6. Jaga Jazzist 'Banabfluer Overalt' (Prins Thomas Diskmiks)
7. Bell X1 'Flame' (Chicken Lips Version)
8. 4Tech & Nano Tech 'I I I' (Original Mix)
9. 40 Thieves feat, Qzen 'Don't Turn It Off' (Original Version)
10. Stefano E Bene & Hard Ton 'Why Your Love' (Katzbatz Remix)
11. Bassheads 'Is The Anybody Out There)
12. Kitkalitto feat. Petteri Sariola 'Traveler'
13. Health 'Nice Girls' (Little Loud Remix)
14. Severed Heads 'Dead Eyes Opened'

We're Going to Spank the Squirrel with Ben Westbeech @ The book Club Tonight!

2010-07-09T06:47:00.000-07:00

Friday. Oh yes.

We'll be getting some reading action (not really) at the Book Club tonight with Strictly Rhythm's wunderkind, Ben Westbeeech over at the phenomenal, Spank the Squirrel night in East London. Expect some upfront, jacking house naughtiness and not a book nerd in sight.

See you there.

Download his latest house mix here.

FEB 2010 HOUSE MIX BEN WESTBEECH by benwestbeech

DJ Fresh Drops New Video for 'Gold Dust'

2010-07-07T05:11:00.000-07:00

This video kicks ass.

We love it.

Might be time for a little DnB revival courtesy of old schooler, DJ Fresh.

Download the Vent remix of his new single, 'Gold Dust' here. Fresh's new album, 'Kryptonite' will be released this August on Breakbeat Kaos.

Aeroplane Announce New Single 'We Can't Fly' on Wall of Sound

2010-06-29T02:50:00.000-07:00

First there were two and now there's just one.

Arguably the most anticipated act to crash land this summer (no pun intended) has arrived with a single so smashingly cool it is literally going to blow the rest of the competition, along with Fabio and his bunch of invalids, out of Africa, Ibiza and beyond.

Aeroplane aka Captain Vito DeLuca, has dropped his First Officer, Stephan Fasano, and is currently flying solo to the heady heights of super stardom. 'We Can't Fly' is the new single taken off his forthcoming debut album of the same name coming our way this September. You can check it out here. Believe the hype.

Ghostpoet Releases 'The Sound of Strangers' EP on Brownswood Recordings

2010-06-15T02:23:00.000-07:00

This dude's causing mega bloggage at the moment. Just signed to Giles Peterson's Brownswood label, Ghost's digital only EP, 'The Sound of Strangers' is the perfect antidote to a dismal England comedown. Beckenbauer's right, Der Kaiser has spoken. Might just buy an Algerian flag and move to the Algiers.

Download 'Morning Feat Micachu' here.

Bot'Ox Drop Free Logo Remix of 'Overdrive'

2010-05-27T02:40:00.000-07:00

The Frenchies always seem to get away with it. Crazy ass names (The club 'Rectum' in Gaspar Noe's 'Irreversible' springs to mind), accents that women love and uber chic bands with the most insanely addictive set of tunes you could ever imagine. Fast cars, drugs, casual sex - I'm just happy my Rage Against the Machine tickets arrived and didn't get nicked by the postman.

Another Parisian duo revving it up are, Bot'Ox (we could NEVER get away with that name) with their latest single, 'Overdrive', out on I'm A Cliche Records this summer. Expect rolling basslines, krautrock influences and mad as hell electro beats. To get us in the mood, they're giving away a remix by fellow French upstart, Logo, last seen on Kitsune's Maison 9 compilation, absolutely free.

Catch it here.

Chapel Club Drop Free Horrors Remix Of 'Five Trees'

2010-05-07T02:45:00.000-07:00

Fell asleep during the election vote count last night. It was a depressingly underwhelming experience, switched over to catch the last hour of Schwarzenegger's 'Red Heat', a true 80s action, exploitation classic. Bad humour, gratuitous nudity, racial profiling and big ass guns. It was Arnie at his deadpan best. "I do not want to touch his ass. I want to make him talk!". Amazing. I pissed myself laughing.

Another bunch of dudes laughing all the way to indie stardom are Dalston new wave rockers, Chapel Club. Currently on tour around the country, the band will be putting on a special show in London at the Village Underground on May 27. To get us in the mood, they've roped in fellow slim fit buddies, the Horrors to remix their new single, 'Five Trees' out on A&M this month.

And it's pretty damn good too. Download it here.

Mount Kimbie's New Remix EP Giveaway

2010-04-12T06:41:00.000-07:00

The post Easter comedown has arrived and we've returned to the grinding five day week. Just got back from some crazy ass party over at Cookies & Cream in Berlin last week, it kinda hurts after being on your feet for 22 hours. Never really wanted to come back, it was almost too painful coming into Luton airport.

Well, here's one way to beat the blues and suicide Tuesdays. Uber buzzy production duo, Mount Kimbie, are giving away the FaltyDL remix of 'Serged', absolutely free. The guys are so cool it hurts. Everyone wants a piece of 'em and you can too at no extra cost.

The duo's Remix EP in two parts will drop this April on Hot Flush Recordings. Catch Dom & Kai live at Big Chill House on April 23 and ride the wave before it crashes. Download the track here.

Herve Drops Hot! Drum Attack on Cheap Thrills

2010-03-30T02:22:00.000-07:00

We love Easter week. It makes Tuesdays feel like Thursdays, everyone's getting sick on Cadbury's mini eggs and a massive four day weekend beckons. Just what the hell do we do?! Three day parties with a killer comedown after or some quality spring time with the girlfriend? Might just stay in and watch Chelsea put a few goals past Man U for the title race decider. Damn, we're spoiled for choice.

Think we'll just kick start the weekend right now with Herve's, 'Hot! Drum Attack', taken off his new single, 'Zombies', out on Cheap Thrills this April. And it is a floor filler. Thumping ravey synths and a groove that bites you hard on the arse, you won't be sitting down for weeks.

Download it here.

Burns Drops New EP 'So Many Nights' on 2112 Records

2010-03-19T05:00:00.000-07:00

Burns is smokin' hot a the moment (no pun intended). The self proclaimed purveyor of European Sex Dance Music and all round party hipster, will be lounging it up in Miami next week rubbing shoulders with the scene's A list, playing records to hot Latino girls at various pool parties and generally getting shit faced for a whole fuckin week. No big deal.

The closest action we'll be getting is a Pizza Express takeaway and Lost on SKY 1 tonight. But fret not, Burn's has dropped a tasty little EP, 'So Many Nights' out on 2112 Records this Spring, full of zany French electro tinged melodies to get the party kickin' right in our living rooms.

Get it exclusively on Beatport now.

Check out the video of his recent US tour with Deadmau5.

Atari Teenage Riot Announce London Reunion Show & New Single 'Activate'

2010-03-16T04:40:00.000-07:00

Sheeeeeeeiiiiiittttt!

This is massive. Haven't got this excited since Transformers hit the big screen back in 2007 and the movie was crap. But this folks, we assure you will not be fecal. Old school electro-hardcore veterans, Alec Empire, Nic Endo et al, have re-united for a special one off reunion show at London's Electric Ballroom on May 12.

Not since their riot inducing spectacle back in 2000 have these guys got together on stage. Having roped in new rioteer, MC CX Kidtronix, ATR will be dropping a brand new single, 'Activate' out this May on Digital Hardcore Recordings. Undeniably the defining zeitgeist of the era with their barbed apolitical discourse and punk rock attitude, the time for a big ass kick in the balls by ATR is a long time coming.

Download the free ATR 'Digital Hardcore' remix by The Builder here.

Atari Teenage Riot - Digital Hardcore (2010 Remix by The Builder) by Alec Empire

FENECH SOLER // STOP AND STARE // MODA MUSIC

2010-03-15T03:56:00.000-07:00

We're back on the radar after slipping off the grid the past couple of weeks. A little soul searching was in order and what better way to do it than with the uber buzzy act of the moment, Fenech Soler. These guys definitely know how to kick it the whole nine yards. Glitter, masks, ravey electro synths - This screams 'hipster fest'. But in a good way.

Check out the Kitsune-esque video here.

GOLDEN BUG // THE GAME FLAMINGO EP // GOMMA

2010-03-04T03:19:00.000-08:00

Weekly yoga classes at the office have certainly created a chilled out atmosphere among the various departments. Maybe it's just being upside down that gives you a whole new perception to things around you or it could be the rush of blood to your head. Anyways, feeling all this zen makes you want to party. Nothing like stretched limbs to give you that extra mileage on the dance floor.

We're definitely loving the new 6 track EP, 'The Game Flamingo' by Barcelona based Parisian electrofunkster, Golden Bug. Another quality retro-tinged release from the ever expanding Gomma stable. Check it out here.

SCREAM CLUB & ELECTROSEXUAL // BREAK YOU NICE (HARD TON REMIX) // CRUNKS NOT DEAD

2010-02-23T03:05:00.000-08:00

Living overseas. You gotta love it. Far from home. Strange city. Foreign language. Total freedom really. That is till you're broke, homesick and realise that all the food's pretty shit. Oh well.

Americans in Berlin, Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable, have however embraced the foreign hedonism wholeheartedly and under their hip hop. electro rave guise as Scream Club have taken the capital's feted party scene by storm. These guys know how to throw it and we absolutely love it.

Teaming up with Berlin's synth meister, Electrosexual, the duo have released their brand new single, 'Break You Nice / Screaming & Crying' on their very own Crunks Not Dead label out this Spring. This is a full on peak time excursion in pop punkness, peppered with zany hip hop beats and ravey synths. Definitely more to come from this lot.

Check out Hard Ton's Remix here.

DUB PISTOLS // GANJA // SUNDAY BEST

2010-02-15T03:26:00.000-08:00

We love these guys. Bad ass as ever.

Does exactly what it says on the tin. The Dubs brand new single taken off their new album, 'Rum & Coke', out on Sunday Best Recordings.

MUSTANG // CHAMELEON CIRCUS // GOMMA

2010-02-09T02:44:00.000-08:00

We've been off the grid for awhile but are now back on it like vomit. Moving house is a real pain in the ass. All that banging, drilling & nailing. Never seen so many holes in my life. Feel like Tim Allen in Home Improvement albeit without the canned laughter.

Anyways, here's a little something to bring the smiles back on faces. Gomma's latest signing, Mustang, couple of pretty chilled looking dudes from Brussels give us a retro sounding disco-fied excursion in modern pop, filled with old school synth vibes and wonky humour. Their new EP, 'Chameleon Circus' is out now.

Be cool and check it out.

Mustang - Chameleon Circus (excerpt) by Gomma

CHAPEL CLUB // O MAYBE I // MUSIC VIDEO

2010-01-27T03:54:00.000-08:00

Holy shit, is that Martin Rossiter circa '94? Could have swore that was Gene. But hey, we've been known to get it wrong from time to time.

These dudes rock. Chapel Club from Dalston, East London. Came out of nowhere really and looks set to take indie-dom by storm. Might be the new look for us, cardigans and hairspray.

Gonna burn our New Era caps and Nike Dunks.

SLICE & SODA // YEAR OF THE DRAGON // INSTITUBES

2010-01-25T04:03:00.000-08:00

We love it when stuff like that gets dropped in our inbox on Mondays. In between putting together a workable game plan for our impending move from the leafy confines of North London to the daily excess of East London, at least we can hang out with the Bangladeshis. And the amazing Tayyab's curry house is just round the corner. Moving homes suck. We like popping the bubble wrap.

At least we got the playlist sorted. French hip hop's great. They don't take themselves too seriously. loadsa crazy effects and lyrics we can't understand. Brilliant. French producer, Para One, of TTC fame drops a funky, electro-tinged ditty, 'Year Of The Dragon' under his new guise as Slice & Soda on the uber chic, Institubes label. Might just move to Paris instead.

Check it out here.

DEADMAU5 // MAKE ME MAKE THAT SOUND // PLAY RECORDS

2010-01-22T06:53:00.000-08:00

What is it about Fridays and big room electro house?

We have no clue but it kinda makes sense, so here's the ubiquitous deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) with a stompin Miami styled monster that's sure to get the Latino girls wobblin' like guacamole on ice. Slightly borders on the side of cheese, but hey, who gives a fuck. The girls love it and so do we.

Check out, 'Make Me Make That Sound' taken off the album, 'deadmau5 At Play Volume 2' out on Play Records this Spring. Get ravey.

TAPE TO TAPE // DEVIL MADE ME DO IT I (C90 REMIX) // RELISH

2010-01-20T03:09:00.000-08:00

Lets get disco-fied on a gloomy Wednesday morning.

We've substituted Doritos & Pringles for pistachios & raisins, wondering if it's actually the healthier option after all. We make certain lifestyle choices during the week to feel better about our binge drinking and recreational drug use on weekends. We wanna quit but can't seem to do it. Might go the Pete Doherty route and remove our natural brain opiates. We won't feel a damn thing then. No fags, no drugs, no booze. Perfect.

Well, we definitely want to feel London's Tapes to Tapes new single, 'Devil Made Me Do It' out on Headman's Relish Recordings. Old school vintage synth action galore, it's like a natural high. Might just stick to this then. Check out The C90s Remix here.

OCELOT // OUR TIME (CALVERTRON REMIX) // WALL OF SOUND

2010-01-18T02:59:00.000-08:00

More Ocelot shenanigans this time round. These guys know how to liven it up. Check out the video below.

Bristol's Calvertron goes for the in-yer-face, wonky big room effect we love to hear on Monday mornings.

Download the remix here.

CHAPEL CLUB // O MAYBE I // EAST CITY RECORDINGS

2010-01-15T03:11:00.000-08:00

We love name dropping buzz bands. Kinda shows that we're in the know, penultimate scenesters, with our finger on the pulse sort of thing. We wanna be the cool kids even if it's just for a day. We choose not to engage in the tiresome discourse and boring rhetoric. We just wanna stick on our old Obituary records and pretend we're John Tardy growling, 'Slowly We Rot'.

Here today, gone tomorrow. But we're living in the now and these guys drop it like it's hot.

Download Chapel Club's new single 'O Maybe I' here.

MEMORY TAPES VS GUCCI MANE // EXCUSE ME (MEMORY TAPES VERSION)

2010-01-13T03:50:00.000-08:00

Dayve Hawk AKA Memory Tapes goes for bling with a kick ass reworking of Gucci Mane's, 'Excuse Me'. We love this shit.

Download it here.

MYD // TRAIN TO BAMAKO // MENTAL GROOVE RECORDS

2010-01-11T03:01:00.000-08:00

Grey Mondays. They're the worse.

Can't believe the Togolese football team's press officer got gunned down in the line of duty. K.I.A. The hazard's of the profession. We honour you fallen comrade.

On the African tip this time round is young French upstart, Myd, with his stellar production, 'Train To Bamako', taken off 'Radioclit Presents: Saga Africa EP' out on Mental Groove now.

Download it here.

FREESTYLERS // PAST PRESENT & FUTURE E.P // FREESTYLERS RECORDS

2010-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

Unbelievable.

The thermometer clocked a groin shrinking minus 15 degrees last night. Frankly, we've had just about enough of this cold shit. It's not funny anymore. So it snowed a couple of days, we got outside, made snowmen, took some photos, saying how lovely our inner city borough looks covered in the white stuff. But fuck this, we want the heat back. Promise we won't complain anymore.

Feeling the heat are West London's finest, Freestylers, who are back in the 2K10 mix with a brand new E.P, 'Past, Present & Future'. Remember the old school rave-tastic anthems? 'Ruffneck'? 'Don't Stop The Rock'? Ha. Feels like it's '98 all over again.

Check out 'Bounce To This' and get those dusty breaks 12"s outta the cupboard!

GOMMA DANCE TRACKS EP 2

2010-01-06T04:29:00.000-08:00

Snowed in today.

Might as well party to Gomma's new 'Dance Tracks EP 2' while sipping chamomile tea from your Superman mug.

We love Martin Brodin & Dumb Dan's, 'Blood Stud'.

dan le sac VS SCROOBIUS PIP // GET BETTER (VILLA VOCAL REMIX) // SUNDAY BEST

2010-01-04T03:45:00.000-08:00

Yes, we're back and we've made it. Crossed over from one decade into the next. Still remember the mild hysteria surrounding the '99 / Y2K transition with total system failures, bank accounts getting wiped out and all that. In the end, the only thing that happened was that Britney Spears got to number one with 'Baby One More Time' and The Verve spit up. That's about as punk rock as it got. Wonder what's the defining moment of 2K9?

Anyways, ready to kick it 2k10 style are our fav electro-hop thespians, dan le sac VS Scroobius Pip, with their brand new single, 'Get Better' taken off the highly anticipated sophomore album, 'The Logic Of Chance', out later this spring. Check out Villa's vocal remix here. This might just be a great year ahead.

HO HO HO

2009-12-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

We're off the grid.

Merry Christmas folks and see ya in the New Year!

FLORIAN MEINDL // THE INSOLVABLE RIDDLE // FLASH RECORDINGS

2009-12-18T05:26:00.000-08:00

Today is officially the last working day of the year. The penultimate climax to the weeks of toil, binge drinking and good old fashioned hard work. Time to congratulate yourself on a job well done, kick back and chill. Might just head over to T Bar tonight and get down to Panorama Bar's Tama Sumo's mammoth set and pretend that it's Christmas in Kreuzberg.

Maybe stick on Florian Meindl's new EP, 'The Insolvable Riddle' and space out to his signature take on the deep, minimal groove. At once melodic and subtly hypnotic, this is the kind of shit that Santa would bob to while making the rounds at 6AM, chilling to the sunrise and thinking about a job well done.

Check out 'Addiction to Perfection' here.

OCELOT // OUR TIME (KAP10KURT REMIX) // WALL OF SOUND

2009-12-16T04:29:00.000-08:00

Snow flakes outside, Christmas carols on the radio & subzero temperatures make typing a near impossible task. Need those fingerless gloves and thermal underwear to keep our neu wave asses from freezing. Feeling more hungover than festive and Run DMC's 'Christmas In Hollis' is on repeat in the office. Would love to be like Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels and get a ton of laceless Adidas Superstars and gold chains for Christmas. Wonder what we'll get this year?

Getting all festive on us are London's Wall Of Sound new signing, Ocelot, who have roped in NYC hipster, Kap10kurt, to give their new single, 'Our Time' an electro-fying disco-fied twist. Download the track here and get it going on the Xmas party playlist.

BUSH DOCTORS VS BOOTSY COLLINS // DISCIPLES OF FUNK

2009-12-14T03:19:00.000-08:00

Went Ten-pin bowling for our office's Christmas lunch and scored a 126 points out of a possible 300. Was pretty pleased considering the last time was way back during the halcyon days of '93, getting excited about Mortal Kombat 2 and listening to 'Siamese Dream'. Guess it's kinda like riding a bike, once you get in the zone, the machine takes over.

Taking over the party soundtrack are funk zen masters, Bush Doctors, with a special Xmas bass-laden freebie. Download Bush Doctors vs. Bootsy Collins, 'Disciples of Funk' right here.

NOUVEAU YORICAN // BORIQUA // SOUND PELLEGRINO

2009-12-09T04:27:00.000-08:00

The festive party season kicks off in earnest this week with invitations galore to various magazine, record label and PR agency mid week soirees. Can't seem to decide on which ones to go to and which ones to avoid. Just want to be seen at the 'right' parties and not end up looking like a chump at the shit ones. Want to end 2K9 in style. Might just end up getting wasted and falling asleep outside Tescos.

Anyways, you can kick start the evening with clued up, art house types, Nouveau Yorican, proving to the hipster wannabes at the Vice party that there is more to life than Kitsune. 'Boriqua' is the new single from DJ Gina Turner and Dutch scenester, Laidback Luke out on Sound Pellegrino. Havard Bass tweaks the remix for a full on electro house-tastic effect. Check it out here.

CRYSTAL FIGHTERS // I LOVE LONDON // KITSUNE

2009-12-07T04:07:00.000-08:00

Might be considering a week long Fruitarian diet to flush out all the undesirables that have been lingering on the insides since God knows when. Need to get the machine well oiled in time for the festive season. Hopefully we'll last the duration as the first three days are the hardest, when your junk food body tries to readjust to the new fruit diet. The effects are pretty severe to say the least. Intense pain, junkie like cravings and full on diarrhea. Sounds bad but the pay off is sweet. Apparently. Think we'll give it a shot.

Just in time for the festive party rounds are Basque/Anglo fusion ensemble, Crystal Fighters, spreading the Christmas cheer with their new single, 'I Love London' out on Kitsune. So cool it hurts, these guys feature a mix of traditional folk music with upfront electro funk beats. It shouldn't work but it does. Think hipster raving in the forests of San Sebastian. Check out Brooklyn's In Flagranti's remix here.

I Love London (In Flagranti Dub) by luciusdigital

MUSTARD PIMP AND BLATTA & INESHA // PIGEON FLU

2009-12-04T03:13:00.000-08:00

Oh yes, it's that Friday feeling again and what better way to roll on the weekend by having a little afternoon mash up right here in the office. Throw your macbooks out the window, rip the phone sockets from the walls and crank up the stereo like it's 7AM @ Cookies in Berlin. You're a free spirit, no one can tell you what to do. Quit your job and move to a squat in Kreuzberg. Live in a commune and party like it's the end of the world.

LA's Mustard Pimp and Dim Mak favourite has teamed up with Italian electro crunk duo, Blatta & Inesha for a wonky, mad as hell electro banger, 'Pigeon Flu'. Download it here and forever be damned.

Mustard Pimp and Blatta & Inesha - Pigeon Flu by BLATTA-INESHA

WHOMADEWHO // I LOST MY VOICE // GOMMA RECORDS

2009-12-02T04:08:00.000-08:00

Picked up a copy of Stephen King's little seen flick 'Maximum Overdrive' last night. Came highly recommended by a horror nut buddy of ours. It is definitely one of those films you would not call timeless. Made in 1986, it certainly looks and feels like it was done in the 80s. Camp costumes, new wave make up & shoulder pads galore. More 'Little Shop Of Horrors' than 'The Exorcist'. Derided by the media during it's initial run, the same critics now laud it as a cult masterpiece. Guess time does makes things cool after awhile. And AC/DC's album, 'Who Made Who' released as the soundtrack fucking rocks.

Very much like Danish nu wave, art school types, WhoMadeWho, with their new single, 'I Lost My Voice' out on Gomma this month. Often camp, pretty retro but most definitely timeless. Might just stick it on the iPod for the ride home. Check out Golden Bug's remix here.

THE CB'S // MISDEMEANOUR // JAM CITY RECORDS

2009-11-30T03:29:00.000-08:00

What a complete wash out. Not only were we soaked to the bone but spent 3 long hours on Saturday night sitting through '2012'. Man, that is one LONG ASS film. Grim cautionary tale aside, the spectacle of giant tsunamis washing over the Himalayas was pretty damn riveting. The rest was crap though. Anyways, stepping out into the crazy downpour after the movie ended got us kinda paranoid.

Well, thank fuck for The CB's. Their 2K9 update of Foster Sylvers 1973 classic, 'Misdemeanour' has been all over BBC 6 Music's playlist for a couple of weeks now and is a cheeky, funk laden party time affair. Might move to Sydney, where it's hot and crank this bad boy up on Bondi beach.

Check out A.Skillz' remix here.

TORRO TORRO // JULLY BLACK // RUNNING (TORRO TORRO REMIX)

2009-11-26T04:15:00.000-08:00

Not quite sure what to make of the new remake of the classic 80s sci fi series, 'V'. It's overtly stylised, bigger and badder. Looks slick as hell and the slight populist approach with it's underlying critique on Obamania notwithstanding, there are some cool moments to be had. Well, Mitchell, who plays FBI agent/worried mother, Erica, basically does her whole blonde running around thing last seen in 'Lost'. The real highlight has to be Brazilian actress, Morena Baccarin's Queen mother, Anna. Arguably the hottest alien ever. She could mind control us anytime. All it's flash and shine aside, it lacks that old school feel that made the original so endearing. Plus Marc Singer kicked ass. And we love the retro V / Luger type laser pistols.

Another duo capable of giving it the snazzy make overs are Toronto based electro-booty producers, Torro Torro, who are fast rising on the scene with their up front remixes and killer parties. Having remixed Crookers and Esser earlier this year, these guys have just put their Midas touch to hip hop vixen, Jully Black's new single, 'Running' out later this month. Expect some big room effects and loadsa booty shakin'.

Check it out here.

MUNK // NO MILK // GOMMA RECORDS

2009-11-24T05:16:00.000-08:00

We've pulled ourselves out of the Monday Blues (mosh) pit and finally got round to getting our act together. It's not that we hate Mondays but Tuesdays are definitely much cooler. We don't fight it, we embrace it. Like what our buddy Lyn Cassady said about Optimum Trajectory, in 'The Men Who Stare At Goats', "Your life is like a river and if you're aiming for a goal that is not your destiny, you will always be swimming against the current. Find out what your destiny is and the river will carry you." We like that kinda thing. It is inspirational.

Never lacking in inspiration is Gomma Records' Electro disco-fied commander in chief, Munk, who has roped in the sultry talents of Italian dark mistress, Asia Argento. We loved her scream queen routine in Lamberto Bava's cult horror 1986 classic, 'Demoni 2: L'incubo Ritorna', 'The Nightmare Returns'. Love at first sight. Here on Munk's latest offering, 'No Milk', Argento lends her raspy vocals over an retro-esque electro wave groove. Not quite the desired blood curdling effect but extremely tasty nonetheless.

Check out the Muzzle Flash remix here.

RADIOCLIT PRESENTS // SAGA AFRICA // MENTAL GROOVE

2009-11-20T03:13:00.000-08:00

Flood warnings, folks getting washed away from bridges and a leaking roof in the bedroom. November just sucks doesn't it. We really can't wait for December, where an even bigger washout beckons. Beginning to forget what it feels like to be warm and dry, basking in the midday Catalunyan sun with your stunning lingerie model girlfriend. But it's ten in the morning and you're holed up in some damp foxhole in East London, wondering where's the love?

Thanks goodness for these Radioclit boys, who provide a brief reprieve from the bleakness with a warm, rump & thump afro-electro ditty out on Mental Groove Records. 'Radioclit Presents Saga Africa' is a new series curated by the label's hot new artists and the London based duo have handpicked their choice acts for 2K10, with blog favourite Douster's rework of the Lion King theme and stellar productions from fellow Parisians Myd & Lazy Flow.

Check it out here.

PATRICK WOLF & ALEC EMPIRE LIVE // VULTURES // LONDON PALLADIUM NOV 15 2009

2009-11-18T02:59:00.000-08:00

Master of the dark arts, Alec Empire and his new Padawan, Patrick Wolf, took to the stage on Sunday at London's Palladium for a special rendition of Wolf's cult single, 'Vultures', which Empire helped produce and write. If this is anything to go by, Alec's headline show on Thursday at London's Islington Academy will most definitely KICK ASS.

UK tour dates below:

19 Nov London, O2 Academy Islington

20 Nov Birmingham, Eddie's

21 Nov Manchester, Club Academy

22 Nov Edinburgh, GRV

JAY HAZE // WELL PLONDERED FEAT. JAMES ST JACKSON // TUNINGSPORK

2009-11-16T04:29:00.000-08:00

Had tickets for Slayer next week. Was hoping for a lethal dose of 'Angel Of Death' and 'South Of Heaven' but Tom Araya's back surgery has put all metal-ness on hold till March next year. Oh well. I guess with Tom growling his way through 11 albums and 20 plus years of service, it's bound to take it's toll. Might have to do with repeats of 'Show No Mercy' & 'Reign In Blood' for now.

Anyways, also on the stereo is Berlin based Yank expat, Jay Haze, who has been a very, very busy boy with his recent sophomore full length effort, 'Let The Love Flow' as Fuckpony on BPitch, his excellent Fabric 47 compilation and now the latest offering on his very own label, TuningSpork. 'Well Plondered' is taken off the mini compilaton, 'Fur Schnitzel, Mein Nitzel' out now. Expect jazzy-fied, minimal tinged melodies with a little kick up the ass. Tom Araya might dig this.

RICH NXT // KUBITHING // MIGHTY RUMBLE

2009-11-13T03:02:00.000-08:00

Friday 13th. Pretty ominous date if you believe what some folks tell you. We like the number 13. It's the age when you officially become a teenager much to the chagrin of your parents. It's also spelled with 8 letters in English, a number the Chinese find super lucky. The more 8s you have, the more wealth you generate. Might start tattooing 8s all over our bodies. And the Sikhs find 13 to be a lucky number, they love it. And so does Chelsea's, Michael Ballack. So there. And we love Fridays too.

Certainly not feeling unlucky is Singapore's DJ Sonny, with his hotly tipped new label, Mighty Rumble. Already getting picked up by the cooler, tech house community, the latest offering is the haunting, hypnotic house offering by London's East End pedigree, Rich Nxt with, 'Kubithing' out this December. Just in time for the festive Shoreditch warehouse parties.

Check out DJ Sonny's Trip A Wire Dub Remix here.

RADIOCLIT // SECOUSSE ALL STARS // MENTAL GROOVE

2009-11-11T03:54:00.000-08:00

Wonder what we'll get for Christmas this year. Have put together a shit list of all the people that won't be missed in 2K10. Might just turn Buddhist and forget about everything. Become vegetarian and say our prayers in temples lined with joss sticks, getting high on the fumes. Might just walk away from it all and stick two fingers up to the festive season. But we'll probably end up with the throngs at Oxford Street this weekend, getting gift vouchers at H&M.

Getting into the festive groove are London based electro funk producers, Radioclit with a thumping holiday banger, 'Secousse All Stars' out on Mental Groove Records. The limited 12" vinyl comes with a full on fur cover for all your hipster Xmas wants. Etienne & Johan's packed out monthly club night of the same name over at Nottinghill Arts Club is a testament to the growing popularity of the in demand duo.

Check out Brodinski's remix of 'Secousse' here.

FLORIAN MEINDL // FLASHMOB // FLASH RECORDINGS

2009-11-09T06:24:00.000-08:00

Saw Courtney Hunt's indie flick, 'Frozen River' last night. The film featured at last year's Sundance to rave reviews and even Tarantino got a hard on waxing lyrical about it. It was pretty cool, Hunt has a great eye for detail and the shots of the car driving over the frozen St Lawrence lake were pretty impressive to say the least. It is COLD out there in upstate New York and I was feeling absolutely bone chilled towards the end.

Adopting a cool, clinical approach as well to his art is young Berlin based DJ & producer, Florian Meindl, who's growing fanbase includes heavyweights like Dubfire, Loco Dice, Erol Alkan and Josh Wink. Christian Smith has described Florian's cuts as, "Proper evolved new school house with a fat production." We just love his classy approach to techno and he looks cool as fuck as well. Catch Florian at his White Nights parties @ Cookies Berlin. 'Flashmob' is out now at all good record stores.

THE SO SO GLOS // MY BLOCK // GREEN OWL

2009-11-05T03:05:00.000-08:00

These dudes from Brooklyn put the punk back in rock. Check out the rather brilliant video for 'My Block' by new talent, Matt Greeley. A cheeky homage to the 'one take' technique exquisitely executed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock in 'Rope' and a staple trademark of fellow long shot advocates like Antonioni, DePalma, Haneke, Jia Zhangke et al.

The only other 'one shot' music video that comes to mind is Coldplay's, 'Yellow' and that made me wanna puke. This just makes me wanna rock out...

Catch The So So Glos live in London on the following shows:

Tuesday 17-Nov-09, Stampede! @ Buffalo Bar (Last FM club night)

Wednesday 18-Nov-09, Old Blue Last (Vice issue launch party)

Thursday 19-Nov-09, Barfly

Friday 20-Nov-09, 93 Feet East

Saturday 21-Nov-09, Be @ Proud

Sunday 22-Nov-09, Flowerpot

ASH // JOY KICKS DARKNESS // ATOMIC HEART RECORDS

2009-11-04T02:35:00.000-08:00

The 90s have returned. Yes, it's official. Time to rock out the battered Jack Purcells and crappy flannel shirts. Grow your hair out, keep a beard and dig out those dusty Superchunk records. We love bands from the nineties. They seemed somewhat more saccharin albeit in a good way. Drop Nineteens, Velocity Girl, Madder Rose, The Nightblooms et al. Kinda takes you back.

Keeping it real and reliving the 90s is Tim Wheeler and gang, on the road with their A-Z tour of the UK. Taking it back to basics with obscure, sweaty venues, Ash give us a dose of what's in store with their new single, 'Joy Kicks Darkness'. Peep the video here.

LUCA BALDINI // HOOKED // HELL YEAH

2009-11-02T04:19:00.000-08:00

Why is everyone moving to Berlin? Might be some mass scale techno immigration never before seen in the history of the city. Does everyone there live like the hippy, polygamous commune described by Alex Garland in 'The Beach'? Or are we just sick of London/NYC/Tokyo? Might move there and make a living selling currywurst by Alexanderplatz and DJ part time @ Cookies.

Another expat plying his trade over in the German capital is Italian, Luca Baldini, renowned in the Berlin art house circles for his Drama Society project. Luca's sparse, stripped down melodies have seen the man ditch the glam & glitz of Milan for the industrial zeitgeist of Berlin. His new single, 'Hooked / Ice Crash' out on Hell Yeah is full of modern day surprises. Laurent Garnier, Tiga et al have been rinsing this for weeks.

Check out Ivan Smagghe's It's A Fine Line remix of 'Hooked' here.

DAS GLOW // LITE BRITE REMIXES // INSTITUBES

2009-10-30T04:28:00.000-07:00

Cannibal Corpse totally blew my eardrums out last night. Can't believe these guys have been plying their trade for over 20 years. There was a drunken debate as to the proliferation of the Floridian Death Metal scene during the late 80s/early 90s. Think of Florida and images of sun drenched beaches, hot chicks on roller skates and Mickey Mouse come to mind. Not exactly the environment one would think could spawn the likes of Obituary, Morbid Angel, Death & the aforementioned Cannibal Corpse.

You could kinda understand where bands like Emperor, Mayhem et al are coming from. Guess the sun hardly shines in Norway and church burning is the weekend past time. Also dudes like Godflesh & Carcass, where the industrial wasteland of Birmingham gave these guys reason to crank it up. Anyways, by the time George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher belted out 'Meat Hook Sodomy', all was forgotten.

Not so hardcore but equally mesmerising is Institubes mainstay & all round Parisian hipster, Das Glow, with his fuzzy, retro electro tinged pop. His previous single, 'Sunburnt', was a spaced out 8 bit wonder and got picked up by Alex Boyz Noise, Simian Mobile Disco & Miss Kitten. The 'Lite Brite' remix package is the man's latest offering. Maybe ol Corpsegrinder might like this as well.

Check out 'Lite Brite (Strip Steve Remix)' here.

CRIMEA X LIVE @ ADVENTURES IN THE BEETROOT FIELD // CARGO LONDON // FRI OCT 30

2009-10-28T05:06:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, we've passed the mid week threshold and the weekend finally beckons. Just wish that it was Friday everyday, where everyone's up for it, where hangovers and Mondays are non existent. But alas, we live in the now and the alarm clock rings at 7AM everyday. However, that doesn't stop us from punching out early and rendezvous-ing down to the fantastic FREE FRIDAYS over at top East London hangout, Cargo.

Friday, October 30 will see our favourite spaced out Italians, Crimea X, take the stage with The One, Knifeworld, Von Haze & party to alt disco, nu rave beats courtesy of Crispin Dior & Richard Fearless. See you weekenders down at the front.

Download Crimea X's, 'Seaside Resort Mix #3' here.

TOKiMONSTA // DOING IT MY WAY // RAMP RECORDINGS

2009-10-26T07:05:00.000-07:00

Slowly sipping chamomile & vanilla tea, trying desperately to piece together the jigsaw events of the weekend. Feel like Joseph Fiennes' flashforward where everything's a little hazy but at least there are no masked gunmen with assault rifles coming to kill me. Sonic Youth on Friday, Mobilee Records party on Saturday and numerous sambucas in between. Feel like Jenson Button after his win in Brazil albeit without the hot lingerie model girlfriend and £8 million a year salary.

However, we've got a tasty little tune courtesy of London's fantastic aficionados label, Ramp Recordings. 'Doing It My Way' is the latest offering from LA's TOKiMONSTA AKA Jenny Lee and it sizzles with leftfield creativity, which has fellow luminaries like Flying Lotus & Mary Ann Hobbs salivating over it like huskies on a hot day.

Beauty & brains. We like this.

RELISH COMPILATION II + RELEASE PARTY // RELISH RECORDINGS

2009-10-22T06:22:00.000-07:00

Wish I was in Berlin where it feels like it's always 1989. The social and cultural milieu where everything and anything can happen, cheap rent in the city, clubs that never close and currywurst & fries everyday till you die. Well, maybe not. But they do have Mezzo Mix, a soda that combines the flavours of Fanta & Coke in one neat bottle. Why the hell didn't we think of that one?

Anyways, if you happen to be in the city next Halloween weekend, make sure you don the fangs & cape and bat over to Headman's album launch party @ Pick Nick for the extremely fine, 'Relish Compilation II'. All the usual new wave, nu disco suspects are on board with tracks from Headman, David Gilmour Girls, The C90s, Don Cash and Nemesi. Get your rave on now.

Download Headman's, 'Dirt (Shazam Remix)' here.

ASH // TRUE LOVE 1980 // ATOMIC HEART RECORDS

2009-10-20T06:53:00.000-07:00

1995 was an excellent year. Dial up internet modems with the fuzzy, white noise connections. No one knew what the hell a blog was and all girls we knew were 18. AND there was Ash. We sang along to 'Kung Fu' & 'Girl From Mars', stuck badges on our backpacks and wanted to be rock stars. Young and carefree we cried, "Fuck you. We don't give a damn."

Well, here's 2009. We don't really swear anymore, are definitely not rock stars and get anxiety attacks about the number of things we do actually have to give a damn about. But Ash are still here and do what they do best. Taking it back to the 80s with their new single, 'True Love 1980'. Wish we had a flux capacitor to take us back.

THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND // 15 TO 20 // GOMMA

2009-10-19T07:09:00.000-07:00

You've probably heard this getting played to death on BBC 6 Music but you can't help sticking it on again & again & again... Well, you get the point. Infectiously catchy to the point of irritation. What better way to piss off your work mates on a Monday afternoon by having this repeated on the office stereo.

NYC collective, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, shoulders the blame for this sing a long pop ditty, '15 to 20' out on Gomma Records. Peep David E Sugar's retro makeover below.

ALEC EMPIRE // NEW SINGLE 1000 EYES // UK TOUR DATES

2009-10-16T03:03:00.000-07:00

Whoop! Whoop! Everyone's favourite Master of the Dark Arts, Alec Empire, is back on the grid with a new download only single, '1000 Eyes', taken off the dystopian, Blade Runner-esque animated short film, 'The Golden Foretaste of Heaven'. Why does the future always look like the burnt out concrete urban battle scene at the end of 'Full Metal Jacket'? You can almost hear Animal Mother saying, "Fuck you Cowboy. Fuck all you assholes!".

But the film's ace. Check out the trailer here.

Alec and Nic Endo will also bring the pain to the UK this November with a few choice dates in and around the country. Time to rock out the face paint and vintage ATR t shirts and tell the Nazi's to shove it. Haha.

18.11.2009 Newport, TJS

19.11.2009 London, O2 Academy Islington

20.11.2009 Birmingham, Eddie's

21.11.2009 Manchester, Club Academy

22.11.2009 Edinburgh, GRV

MELLEFRESH VS CYBERSUTRA // WHITE TRASHY & BLONDE // SMUT PUSHERS REMIX

2009-10-14T04:35:00.000-07:00

Feeling a bit mental today. Did 30min flat on the treadmill and barely broke a sweat, must be the boxfresh New Balance MT1500s I had on today or the 3 redbulls & energy bars that went down like jagermeisters on Saturday night. Having trouble focusing right now, let alone construct coherent sentences...

Kinda calls for a bass wobbling, gut wrenching, big room banger and Toronto's Smut Pushers know how to rev it up. Already getting picked up by Steve Aoki, The Bloody Beetroots, Drop The Lime et al, their remix of Mellefresh's 'White, Trashy & Blonde' certainly kicks a whole lot of ass.

FENECH SOLER // LIES (THE PHANTOM'S REVENGE REMIX) + VIDEO // MODA MUSIC

2009-10-12T07:04:00.000-07:00

Where the hell did the weekend go? In a blink of an eye and it's gone. Need to get my head round this two day weekend business and do what the French do so well by sticking it to the man and picketing for three day weekends. Might as well pack my bags and move to Paris. Maybe get a job as a shop assistant for Kitsune or peddle DVDs along La Halle.

Anyways, what Fenech Soler do so well is crank it up to the MAX as their new glammed up video for 'Lies' will attest to. Loud & proud on a Monday afternoon. Check out 'Lies (The Phantom's Revenge Remix)' here.

THE SO SO GLOS // TOURISM_TERRORISM // GREEN OWL RECORDS

2009-10-08T07:01:00.000-07:00

Finally, something to rave about on a Thursday afternoon. The weather seems to have picked up as well, compelling us to abandon our daily sedentary lifestyle and get wasted under the sunshine. We still prefer the shade and typing on our macbooks.

Brooklyn's hardest working post punks, The So So Glos, however, are lean mean soldiers on a mission. A preemptive strike on our side of the pond, spreading their infectiously catchy sing a long tunes and f*** you attitude.

Currently on tour in Europe with The Virgins, showcasing tracks from their debut album, 'Tourism/Terrorism', this NYC quartet will hit London sometime in November. Stay tuned.

Check out their new single, 'My Block' here.