Adele and Kylie

Yeah not really much effort on their behalves, more from the amazing people that have remixed their fairly average songs..

Kylie Minogue - The One (Freemasons Edit)

And then High Contrast have done a simply amazing remix of Adele's Hometown Glory. I'm just waiting to get the file from someone as we speak as I can't get hold of it anywhere. But, if you go to this and listen from 1hr36mins onwards you can hear it. Brilliant.

Just One Of Those Songs

Orbital - Halcyon + On + On

I suppose it has just been one of those weeks.

Camille Dalmais will get me through my last week of Uni...

Yes, that's right readers. I might actually have finally finished my degree by Friday at 12pm. Thrills! Watch this space..

I got recommended Camille on Saturday went home and downloaded three of her albums, haven't stopped listening since. She's been around since 2002 signed to Virgin and released Les Sac Des Filles in 2004, going on later that year to start collaborating with Nouvelle Vague's Marc Collin. In 2005 she went on to release Le Fil which is an absolutely amazing, rare style of album. It has a thread (or drone) that stays the same the entire way through and only uses double bass and a keyboard to go with the vocals, it's like a voice exploration album, quite something i'm sure you'll agree.

My favourite song is Money Note which is basically taking the piss out of that incredibly high note that only Mariah Carey seems to be able to hit. You can have a listen to it here and here is a song from her Le Fil:

Camille - Ta Douler

NB. To anyone that may compare her to Bjork, please don't.

Calm Before The Storm

Just milling around before my hectic 3 day gig extravaganza-photo taking-dancing weekend.
Stumbled across this man who has been releasing podcasts for a while now and his bootlegs and mash ups get some good airplay.
I found these absolute GEMS on his ebrotunes podcasts:

MSTRKRFT - Bounce (Ft. N.O.R.E) (thanks to RCRD LBL website)
Go Home Productions - Physical Graffiti

Ego Punks do a wicked 30 minute remix session that you can only get on his podcast page, which includes some Dirty Disco Youth, Plimsoul's and a great remix of Basement Jaxx vs. Scraaatch; their mini-mix starts at around the 27minute mark here.

Operator Please, Take 2

I'm going to now devote an entire post to this week's favourite band - Operator Please. I know, I know, I have spoken about them a couple of times before, I'm just really excited about seeing them on the 18th May at Great Escape performing at Water Margin (what a stupid name for a venue) as I reckon they're going to be quite good live... ANYWAY. Here are some of their hitzzzzz... including, as always, some remixes.

Ghost
Zero Zero
Crash Tragic
Catalogue Kids
One Yellow Button
Leave It Alone (NYPC remix)
Get What You Want (Sportsday Megaphone Remix)
Just A Song About Ping Pong (On The Prowl Remix)



Oh, and isn't it kind of RealBrighton to let me cover all the Great Escape gigs that I want to go to!

Does it offend you, YEAH?

I don't really have much else for you than these:

M83 - We Own The Sky (Maps Remix)

Annie - Heartbeat (Royksopp remix)

Muse - Map of the Problematic (Does it Offend You Yeah? Remix)

The Danger remix of Sebastian Teller's Divine is actually amazing. But I can't link it anymore as I got asked to take it down. Search away Internet geniuses..
(I think that Van She, Danger and The Shoes should have a 'mix-off' as I cannot quite choose who's stuff I like more.)


I got told to listen to 'Rosey' the other day, she is a Jazz singer, and quite good actually.
Rosey - Love (Koop Remix)

Also, Joan As Policewoman is releasing a new album in June, Hoorah! This is quite old news, but alas, I forgot. I missed her last time she was in Brighton so I have already got my sights on a ticket.

Next week, I shall be giving you a nice little run down of the best people (in my humble opinion) that are playing at Great Escape in Brighton, and where they are playing too as they just released the full line up.
Yup.

Thanks to Disco Delicious

Funday Monday

Not many people can cover the White Stripes... But Nikka Costa gives it a good go:
Nikka Costa - The Denial Twist

S.P.A - Pet's Dance (Thoughtless Hussies Remix)

Headman - Catch Me If You Can (Tronik Youth Remix)

The Mystery Jets - Hideaway (Switch Remix)

The Teenagers - No Love (Delorean Remix)

Dizzee Rascal - Sirens (Black Light Remix)

Gotan Project – Mi Confession (Edu K Drop The Bass Remix)


Is it weird that I quite like that ridiculous Beeper song....?

I am hearing rumours that Prodigy are playing the amazing 3am set at Summercase. Am also really excited about the Great Escape happening again in Brighton May 17-19Th, last year, we managed to see Adele at Red Roaster, Bonde Do Role and Scroobius Pip supporting Kate Nash at Pressure point, Nouvelle Vague at the Corn Exchange and also managed to blag our way into the (ticketed) T4 Music show that they held at the Udderbelly. Saw The Gossip, Scissor Sisters, Cold War Kids and Bat for lashes all rather sureally in a giant purple upside down cow on the Old Stein... This year, the Speigeltent is back as well, Hercules and Love Affair are rumoured to be playing one night so I know it's going to be another good weekend in May. In the Udderbelly which is apparently going to be opposite Hectors house, there is going to be a Silent Disco which is something I've wanted to go to for a long time.


Thanks to YellowStereo and RedThreat

No-no-notorious.

My computer is SCREWED. So therefore I don't know how often I am going to be able to update in the next month or so... oh, and that little matter of my ever pending Dissertation. SO. Here are some lovely remixes and a wicked cover from the fabulous Hot Chip:

Hot Chip - Sensual Seduction (Snoop Dogg Cover)

For some reason, I really like Moby's Disco Lies. But, even better is this remix:
Disco Lies - Spencer and Hills Remix

NOISE:
Hearts Revolution - CYAO (Paparazzi Remix)
Kill The Noise - Hey You (Paparazzi Remix)


Ladytron - Play Girl (Felix Da Housecat Glitz Clubhead Mix)

What is it with Eastern Europeans and their dirty, dirty Electro?
Maral Salmassi - Fire Gem (Fukkk Offf Remix)

BearBot - Quality Pipes - I don't really know how to describe this... no-no-no notorious? I like it.

So, finally, in anticipation of an amazing gig at Audio on the 20th - PopJustice have given us a remix of Daft Punk's Digital Love performed by not ONLY Alphabeat, but FrankMusik too! Hooray!

Have you seen the Summercase 08' Line Up?!
Primal Scream, Hot Chip, M.I.A, SEX PISTOLS!, 2ManyDJ's, CSS, Mystery Jets (my personal favourite), Tiga, and Santogold!
Plus more but I don't care. This is enough excitement for me.

Thank you - MissingToof

Operator, Please.

The Teenagers remix of For My Two Seconds By Operator Please

Operator Please - Just A Song About A Ping Pong (Kissy Sell Out Remix)

Jenny Wilson - Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward (The Knife Remix)

Maps - You Don't Know Her Name


Today I heard possibly the first ever compilation album that I might consider buying. Well, I won't buy it but you know what I mean - Future Pop is one of those compilation CD's that actually has some decent music on it. And that is what has been getting me through my terribly boring task of writing my dissertation.
So thanks.

Purely for Charlie's Sake...

An overdue update... I have been slightly busy recently with friends being back for Easter etc etc blah blah. Just excuses really.
But here we go:

I love Dunproofin', the remixes are always fantastic. Particularly this:

Standing In the Way Of Felix
And this: We Want Your Acid

Can't stop listening to this Stonebridge remix of Sia's The Girl You Lost which is very very good, especially if you are driving.. it doesn't even get boring on repeat.

I'm suggesting (or recommending) a couple of artists to have a listen to:
Rochelle, really hard to download any music for them.. but if you *maybe* have options to download music off myspace then I suggest you do that, nice electro/Indie/Pop. "They are roughly what New Order might have sounded like had Gillian Gilbert, not Bernard Sumner, stepped up to the mic in the terrible aftermath of Ian Curtis' suicide."
And again, hard to get hold of their stuff unless you go to the iTunes store, or maybe use that myspace downloading tool that I have only heard about.. Coconut Records who are fronted by Jason Schwartzman of films such as Rushmore and I ♥ Huckabees, from LA
Here is Nighttiming by Coconut Records

Also, worth checking out are Electric Valentine and Ultraviolet Sound who are also both from LA and nice and dirty electro-pop punk bands.

Remix-a-go-go part II

Some remixes to start, some dirty electro to finish... Oh, and turn up your speakers.

M.I.A - Bird Flu (Berlin Remix)

Supreeme - Who We Are (Royal Rumble Remix)

The Whip - Trash (South Central Remix)

The Fire & Reason - NME (Toxic Avenger Remix)

Boys Noize - & Down (Lil Bro Peep's Haunted House Remix)

Atomic Hooligan - I don't Care (Tomcraft Remix)

Martin Solveig - C'est La Vie (Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Decalicious - La Faviere 76 (Larsz Chaptier Remix)

Ghosthustler - Someone Else's Ride (Not a remix... just quite fun)

Fantastadon - Anesthesiologist



Thanks to Slutty Fringe, MissingToof and BIGSTEREO

Alphabeat

If you haven't heard of them then sort it out. Big in Denmark for ages, finally made their way over to the UK and have been getting some good airplay... like most of Radio1's playlist songs, at least once every DJ slot.

So another fantastic suprise from Dunproofin' with this nice little Futureheads vs. Alphabeat

Alphabeat will be playing at Audio April 16th and I just.can't.wait.
Hoorah for happy music!

The Black Ghosts

Wicked remix of a great song by The Black Ghosts -
Anyway you chose to give it (Boy 8 Bit Dub)

Only up for about 48 hours...

Passenger Fever

Peggy Lee vs. Iggy Pop - Passenger Fever (GHP)

How.GOOD.

Bit Smug

Managed to fix my computer without having to pay for it. Hoorah!
Soooo therefore a massive update of songs is needed I feel...

Lightbulbs (James Yuill remix)
James Yuill Myspace

Straaatch - Break it Again
Some grimey electro hot off Justice's French superstardom

Codec and Flexor - Time has changed
Massive in clubs in Germany, mainly due to coming from Techno-clubbing heaven - Berlin.

Danger - 11h30
Another French DJ.. electro synth at its best.

One more man living in France for you:
Flairs - Truckers Delight

Finally, just because I am jealous and cannot afford to go I will be listening to Cut Copy instead of seeing them at digital tonight...
Nice little Moulinex remix of Lights & Music