Liftin'

Vassup y'aaaal. Vancouver based U-Tern, whom you may know as one half of nu-disco outfit Oliver, was kind enough to release this collaboration with AJK for free via soundcloud...Gods be praised. With a  rolling and rollicking synth line filling the area between reverberated rimshots and punchy low-end percussion, this one seems appropriate for all times and places, whether you're just lounging at the crib or in the midst of a frenzied dancefloor. Give it a listen below.
  U-Tern & AJK - Side Ways by U-Tern

And speaking of Oliver, peep the sampler for their upcoming "Dirty Talk" EP below as well. Featuring remixes from the likes of Wax Motif and Punks Jump Up, it doesn't look like one to miss.
 Oliver - Dirty Talk (Kitsuné EP Sampler) by weareoliver

Though the title of this one from UK duo Audiojack urges the listener to "Get Serious", frankly thats the last thing I can do when I hit that play button. A seriously uplifting number, those chords in the breakdown, immediately followed by bouncy and playful tom and kick work, could not have me feeling higher. Give it a listen and see what I mean.

Audiojack - Get Serious



I'm not sure how Mercury haven't blown the fuck up yet, as their take on soulful, bass driven house music is too refreshing and unique to ignore. I've always been a sucker for vocal chops, but in "You Lift Me Up", it's the percussion that sets it off. It has a very retro feel to it for sure, but with modern flourishes that'd have it at home in any respectable club today.
Mercury - You Lift Me Up



The Mercury boys, in keeping with the holiday spirit, also released this edit of Marvin Gaye's classic "Sunny" for free on their soundcloud. Listen and download below, and be sure to show them some love.
 Marvin Gaye - Sunny - Mercury Edit II by Mercury (Switzerland)

Why not?
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props


-PK

Hey Look

Zoe Xenia is a female vocalist and producer from the Netherlands.  She has been releasing beautiful tech/deep house music since 2007 on Suara and her latest EP, You Got Me Started, is a shining example of her cultivated talents.  After listening through the EP a few times, I singled out the hypnotic Catz & Dogz (aka 3channels) remix as my favorite.  This Polish duo is not one to be overlooked.  Check it out below.
Zoe Xenia - You Got Me Started (Catz and Dogz Remix)


Swedish wonder boy, Axel Boman, brings you a dreamy remix of Agaric's 'No Way I Know I Feel'.  The vocal loop pretty much describes how I feel about this track right now.  Lay back and enjoy the waves of lounge house pleasure that will caress your body.
Agaric - No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix)


Next up is a new track from one of my current favorites, Oliver.  This is a remix they did for Sneaky Sound System's new single, 'Big', and I could not be more pleased about this pair up.  Oliver has just been killing it with remixes lately.  In case you missed it, be sure to give their remix of Roman a listen as well (free download below).

  Sneaky Sound System - Big (Oliver Remix) by weareoliver

[Download Here]

  Housse De Racket - Roman (Oliver Remix) by weareoliver


Bonus:


Here is an exclusive podcast mix that Homework did for Data Transmission a few months ago, and I have to say... it's nearly flawless.  This has been the soundtrack to my walk to class for weeks.  Free DL below.

[Download Here]
  Ain't No New Thing - Data Transmission Podcast (DTPodcast166 - Mixed By Homework) by Homework


Jamie XX steel drum bonanza, Far Nearer, gets a Foamo make over.
Jamie XX - Far Nearer (Foamo Remix)



Little Dragon - Brush The Heat


Love, Patrick

Get Demented

Today's playlist gets increasingly demented after about the fourth song, so come prepared with an extra diaper and two tabs of acid. And don't say I didn't warn you. Seriously, I'm faced with a moral conflict right now between my obligation to blog the most insane tunes I can wrap my manic hands around and my responsibility as a human being to protect my fellow humans from this phenomenon that people are calling "techno music." I can't believe you sick freaks even look at this website anymore, this music is deplorable and bad for your dental health.

Let's just get this one out of the way first. The track people have been calling "ID" between breaths of fog machine fog and man musk was leaked today and it has a new name: "Levels." Our boy Avicii has outdone himself again, with a track that sounds polished, professional, and most certainly well beyond his 21 years. It still sets my soul soaring after having heard the instrumental for the last three months on a semi-daily basis. What can you say? The dude knows what the people what and just how to give it to 'em. [EDIT: Avicii has spoken; this is his personal live edit and the original mix is still due to be released]
Avicii - Levels (Live Edit)


There's nothing Sir Real likes more than hearing seemingly disjointed, atonal beats which coalesce into a melodious banger right before his very ears. Not much else to say about this one except that this track has been a set staple for the likes of Boys Noize and Bart B More all year. Starski is on point.
Starski - Sunstruck (Original Mix)


The first and last thing Don Diablo did right on his new track "Animale" was getting Dragonette on the vocals. Dunno what it is about her voice, but ya girl currently holds the highly coveted top spot on the prestigious "Sir Real's Favorite Shit List" in the "Female Dance Music Vocalist" category. Oliver does some serious work on this track, plucking a most evocative and tantalizing vocal phrase from the original and planting his vision around it. It starts off solidly, moving in a french house sort of direction before Oliver goes off on a mawfucka and turns the track into a massive disco track of anthemic proportion.
Don Diablo ft. Dragonette - Animale (Oliver Remix)


Junior Jack kkiillss it on this track, which feels like the perfect homage to his French Touch predecessors, Thomas Bangalter and Guy de Homem-Christo. No one can take a tiny keyboard sample, screw it up and throw a FAT bassline under it quite like those Daft Punk fellas, but Jack gives them a run for their money on this thumping mix.
Junior Jack - Thrill Me (Original Mix)


This is where shit starts to get weird. Found this track over at the insanely-on-top-of-their-shit GDD... it's almost like blogging is those dudes job or something, damn. Anyway, Finger Prince are a couple of crazy kiddos from Botswana who know how to make techno JUST how I like it: with some funk and a large serving of "HOT DAMN."
Boy 8-Bit - Yard Birds (Finger Prince Remix)


French blog-household names Para One, Surkin, and Bobmo have combined to form a The Marble Players. Their first track, "Playground," is 100% USDA approved techno music. It's surprising to hear this sort of thing out of three artists whose music was so much a part of the blog house movement, but also refreshing as hell.
Marble Players - Playground


So long story short, this is a track from my favorite DJ set to date: Sven Vath's Essential Mix at Cocoon. Back in the day, I figured I was just listening to some strange German man play house beats, but it so turns out that what I was listening to was in fact techno. I don't know where I'm going with this because beatport claims this song is electro house (what do they know anyway?), but the point is that I've always had a soft spot in my heart for freaky techno, especially when served masterfully by the hands of a middle-aged German wizard on four hits of acid. Listen to Sven Vath's epic mix here, and for all you crazy fucks who actually enjoy it, download here.
Gabriel Ananda - Ihre Personliche Glucksmelodie (Freeform Five Remix)


Since 1993, Jori Hulkkonen has been producing sickeningly crazy techno music, but I just found him and this song yesterday so don't believe a word I say. And don't ask me to pronounce his name or I will punch you in the mouth. However, I will say that Jori and the Roland TB-303 are clearly very good friends.
Jori Hulkkonen - Opportunities (Original Mix)


When I played this song to my roommate his first response was to tell me a story about how he and some friends stumbled into a club in Vienna where this sort of music was being played and promptly ran out of the place fearing for their sanity. I simply replied that I intend to spend some time in Vienna as soon as possible. Hallucinogenic drugs can have devastating and long-lasting effects on one's psyche. When this beat drops around the four-minute mark you had better make sure you're somewhere where improper behavior is encouraged.
Dinky - Acid In My Fridge (Visionquest Remix)


Representing the District of Columbia (Bright&Shiny's home), Pleasurekraft brings us a smashing tech house track that's sure to get asses shaking. Believe me, this music may sound underwhelming to you as you sit at home listening on your MacBook Pro's speakers. But when played by the right person in a dimly lit warehouse filled with people who love to dance, this shit will have a serious impact on the well-being of all involved. And I don't know how many of our readers are DJs, but let me spell this out for you: THIS TRACK IS FIRE.
Pleasurekraft - Corpse Reviver Number 2 (Original Mix)


Finally, the track which inspired the theme of this post: Funkerman's remix of Moby's "The Day." This is demented tech house at its finest, fit for playing only in the darkest and dankest clubs of Berlin's underground. It scares the living shit out of you, but not before forcefully compelling you to dance uncontrollably and without regard for human life. Funkerman's debut album is set to come out this year and I for one will be waiting with bated breath to see what other sorts of madness this man can stir up.
Moby - The Day (Funkerman Remix)



SIR REAL

The Cool Kids are Doing it

Mid-terms... woo yeah awesome great super splendid grand. I love studying a lot for things I don't care about at all. If I didn't have a constant stream of new electro music to listen to, I don't think I could make it through this extended period of indentured servitude they call college.


So a while back, I was really against getting a twitter account. All of these social networking websites are overwhelming and there are times when I want to run away into the forest and never return... but alas, I have been repeatedly rewarded with great tunes directly from artist's twitter accounts. Today's example is an absolutely swell new Tepr remix of Jamaica's Jericho. Much like literally everything Tepr does, I love it and so should you. I'm getting some Justin Faust vibes on this one.
Jamaica - Jericho (Tepr Remix)


This disco gem comes hot off the presses from Soundcloud. Oliver is a tag team combo of disco house masters U-Tern and Oligee. I think I speak for everyone everywhere when I say that this is a match made in heaven. Lovely funk side chained kick, grimey bass synth, bright and shiny synth lines floating over top of a Chromeo-esque vocoder vocals. Yum.
Juan Atkins - Dayshift (Oliver's Nightshift Remix)


I mean... it's Tensnake. Always spot on with his remixes. This one isn't the most exciting thing in the world, but as usual he brings the heat. I'm not sure if you needed more funk in your diet after that last one... but here it is.
Lissie - When I'm Alone With You (Tensnake Remix)


Nu disco wizard Odahl strikes again. Futurecop! + Odahl = the 1980's. I dare you to remain stationary for this number.
Futurecop! (Feat. Keenhouse) - Dreams (Odahl Remix)


Uploaded two days ago by Heavenly Recordings, this remix is very mellow and down tempo. Dicky Trisco's dub take on Ghandi, the first single taken from Emma & Mia's debut album, Love and Nature. Enjoy the good vibes.
LCMDF - LCMDF (DT Heavenly Dub)



Bonus:

New Le Castle Vania mix tape. Download it for free (!) on his soundcloud page. Track list after the jump.

"Over an hour of bangin indie electro goodness exploding in your face! This mix contains tons of brand new and exclusive material including 2 unreleased singles “Awake” and “Back To The Light” as well as exclusive unreleased remixes that I have done of D.I.M.’s Is You and John Lord Fonda’s Sound Of A Melody"

Le Castle Vania's Bulletproof Tiger Mixtape Volume 2 by Le Castle Vania


Full Track List
1. Le Castle Vania – Bulletproof Tiger Mixtape Vol. 2 Intro
2. Le Castle Vania – Awake (Feat Desire) **Unreleased New Single**
3. Dieselboy – N.V.D. (Le Castle Vania + Computer Club Remix)
4. TAI – Big Bass Drum
5. Boys Noize – Kontact Me (Rynecologist Remix)
6. Gtronic – Sucker Punch
7. D.I.M. – Is You (Le Castle Vania Remix) **Exclusive Unreleased Remix**
8. Far Too Loud – We Want To Dance
9. Etienne De Crecy – No Brian (Nobody Beats The Drum Remix) **LCV QUICK EDIT**
10. Le Castle Vania – Nobody Gets Out Alive! (12th Planet + Flinch Remix)
11. Le Castle Vania – Nobody Gets Out Alive! (Noisia Remix)
12. John Lord Fonda – Sound Of A Melody (Le Castle Vania Remix) **Exclusive Unreleased Remix**
13. Refused – New Noise (Bloody Beetroots + Steve Aoki Remix)
14. Gooseflesh – Wet (Fukkk Offf Remix)
15. Wolfgang Gartner – illmerica
16. South Central – Demons
17. Demon – I Think (D.I.M. Remix)
18. Skrillex – Kill Everybody
19. Les Petits Pilous – Goog
20. Rrrump – Chubby Decker (Le Castle Vania + Street Lurkin Remix)
21. The Prodigy – Warriors Dance (Far Too Loud Exclusive Bootleg Mix)
22. Feed Me + Kill The Noise – Muscle Rollers
23. TWR72 – Lights Out
24. Freefire – Dataloss (Darth & Vader Remix)
25. Blamma! Blamma! – Only Friend
26. Le Castle Vania – The Light **Unreleased New Single**


Love, Patrick

I'm not nervous, she's not nervous

Interesting post today. Some new stuff, some old stuff, a few mixes. Embrace.


This little gem was released this past November on Simian Mobile Disco's Delicacies. It's more than a bit techy, but as you guys can probably tell by now, B & S seems to be going through a tech house phase lately.
Simian Mobile Disco - Skin Cracker


Cosmonaut Grechko has tried his hand at fantastic track by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He's transformed it into a dreamy candy land filled with bell synths and upper register melodies.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Cosmonaut Grechko)


Com Truise is awesome. He recently put out a great original track that I have here for you today. I really enjoy the instrumentation and the chord progressions. He gives the track a Washed Out esque feel to it that soothes my currently exhausted self.
Com Truise - Slow Peels


The last two tracks I have for you today are actually quite old, but amazing none the less. Yelle just released their new single, Safari Disco Club, check it out for sure (it's freeeeee). Overall, my favorite Yelle track has got to be Ce Jeu. The Tepr remix (which has been posted before but deserves it again...) absolutely knocks it out of the park.
Yelle - Ce Jeu


Yelle - Ce Jeu (Tepr Remix)


The second part of this post is comprised of four new mixes that I came across on SoundCloud. All four of them are free (!!!) and you can download them all directly from the artists' soundcloud pages as well as acquiring the track lists. Have at them.


Triple J Radio Mix (2011) by treasurefingers



VillA 'in the mix' January 2011 by VILLA Soundcloud


This is an exlcusive mix that Nightriders did for Les Petits Bruits, a fantastic blog with a sexy layout to boot.
Nightriders Mix for Les Petits Bruits - Chapter 16 by Nightriders


Magic Tape Seven by TheMagician


Bonus:

Oliver uploaded a new original track to his soundcloud about a month ago, and I just go around to listening. Much like most of Oliver's material, this disco house is nothing short of superb.

Oliver - Walk With Me by weareoliver



Love, Patrick

All This Gobbledeegook: Mega Post

I come bearing a cornucopia of songs. Tears of joy will spring from your eyes and streak down your face as your ears are bombarded with note after note of unadulterated perfection. I suggest taking a seat or finding something to support your wobbly knees as we proceed to today's track selections.

This one here is yet another demonstration of Keljet's masterful way with the synth. Rivaling his fantastic remix of Any Which Way, Keljet masterfully molds this Adele track into his own. Just wait for that massive guitar synth solo at around 3:10.
Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Keljet Remix)



Now the original of this song is equally amazing in my opinion, but I really love the direction that Leo Zero has taken with this one. This track maintains a fairly relaxed feeling throughout, but the strange vocals and trippy repeating synth line provide enough entertainment to keep you listening.

Hercules & Love Affair - My House (Leo Zero Remix)



Here we have an irresistibly upbeat rework by Kap10kurt. This tune would be great for those summer days at the beach. Captain Sensible's vocals are really weird... Strangely catchy. "It went bang! I said shutup."
Captain Sensible - Wot (Kap10kurt Rework)




Never heard anything from Drop Out Orchestra before, but I'm loving this funky rework they've done. I could listen to this smooth killer all day. Can't get enough of all the retro-ness going on in this throw back track.
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (Drop Out Orchestra Rework) [Club Cut]




Shook has crafted yet another great remix. Full to the brim with their signature scratchy bass synth that was so present in their wonderful remix of Penguin Prison's 'The Worse It Gets'. Like the title of the song says, your gonna wanna replay this one over and over.
Electric Youth - Replay (Shook Remix)




Yeasayer is definitely one of my preferred indie bands, and although I wasn't entirely thrilled with their latest album, they have a lot to be proud of. Yellow Ostrich, aka Alex Schaaf, is a one man show from Wisconsin. I've got to hand it to him, this cover of Yeasayer's 'Tightrope' will be in my rotation for a while.
Yellow Ostrich - Tightrope (Yeasayer Cover)



Groove-tastic Swede Chris Jylkke and German producer Satin Jackets come together to create a down tempo throwback disco track that will have you movin' to the beat in no time. Slathered in great piano chord progressions, this timeless track is a trip down memory lane.
Toto - Gregory Porgy (Satin Jackets & Chris Jylkke Edit)




Pyramid is entirely unknown to me. Whoever this mystery man is, I commend him for his efforts. He has taken an almost untouchable classic by Air and brought it to new heights. Serenity and peacefulness floating through your speakorz.
Air - La Femme D'Argent (Pyramid Remix)




'96 Bulls are still relatively new on my radar, but that is not to say they are any less deserving of praise than the rest of my favorite producers. These guys are quickly making a name for themselves by releasing quality remix after quality remix. This beauty landed in our inbox yesterday, and it was too good not to post.
The Knocks - Dancing With the DJ ('96 Bulls Remix)




Moullinex just released a FREE original on his Soundcloud. Generous AND talented. What a guy.
Moullinex - Love It Is, Then




Bonus:

DFA Records' golden children, Holy Ghost, just uploaded this absolute gem of a track a couple of hours ago on Soundcloud. Enjoy the delicious bass.

Holy Ghost - Do It Again by DFA Records

Rivaling Duck Sauce's remix of Hot Mess, Oliver tries his hand at the track. Epic epic epic results ensued.

Chromeo - Hot Mess (Oliver Remix) by U-Tern

Love, Patrick

He Has Spoken

Quick. Take these. Hurry.

Oliver is a stellar team comprised of Oligee and U-Tern. You gon' want dis.

Oliver - All Night

Ed Banger All Stars, Busy P and DSL, come together on this uncharacteristically down tempo remix. I am extremely pleased.

MGMT - Siberian Breaks (Ed Banger All Stars Remix)

Futurecop! does it again. Welcome back to the 80's.

Futurecop! - Venice Beach Feat. Ricco Vitalio

Not only does Breakbot continuously create top notch remixes time after time, but he chooses such quality tracks to reinterpret.

Van She - Kelly (Breakbot Remix)

Gigamesh is doing a lot right these days. Once again, enjoy.

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough (Gigamesh Remix)

Miike Snow puts on a great live performance. Here they take a very interesting original track and do it some serious justice by creating an true electronic sound scape.

Amadou & Mariam - Sabali (Miike Snow Remix)

Happy Holidays or whatever it is you celebrate...

Love, Patrick