I Don't Even Speak Russian

Inventive and catchy synth pop bliss off of Tiga's Turbo Records. This song feels like a cooler version of what the 80's should have been like. I recommend listening from the start and letting it just sort of grab you, if you jump ahead all the subtleties that really make the track what it is will end up getting totally lost on ya.
download: Raid Over Moscow - High (Original Mix)



It's friday, so no one should feel guilty about grabbing these next two big room bombs by Archie V and Fareoh. Both are huge and reminiscent of Avicii when he's on top of his game, and I wouldn't be surprised to see both of these dudes blow up in this next year.
download: Fareoh & Archie V. - 2012 (Twenty Twelve) (Instrumental Mix)



download: Archie V. - Guess What (Original Mix)


Ahhh, good old Boys Noize & Erol Alkan. The two of them are responsible for some of the catchiest and most genre-defining electro cuts from the past decade. Roland Rat shows them again channeling that undeniable talent for crafting pure, fierce electronic energy. The B Side, Brain Storm is equally crazy. Both of the tracks on this EP are 100% Analog, which is pretty cool. Purchase Here.
download: Boys Noize & Erol Alkan - Roland Rat (Original Mix)



1985. Chicago. This classic cut used to be one of Frankie Knuckles' favorite records to play out. I'm addicted to that main synth line.
download: Jamie Principle - Waiting On My Angel (Original Mix)



FUTURE TECHNO. This next track is completely mental, and while I wish that I invented the phrase 'Future Techno' because it's fucking awesome, this song actually comes off of a really good Bad Life compilation called Future Techno. There are a bunch of other really awesome tracks on it, including huge ones by NT89 and Attaque, so definitely head over to beatport and check it out.
download: Night Symmetry - Moon (Original Mix)



More techno here with Maetrik aka Maceo Plex getting stright diabolical on this one...
download: Maetrik - The Reason (Original Mix)



Todd Terje wants you to imagine what The Bangles would be like if they recorded their classic 'Walk Like An Egyptian' on the island of Ibiza in the 70s instead of some studio in america in the 80s. Find out below. Good vibes and an all around fun time. I love Todd Terje.
download: The Bangles - Dub Like An Egyptian (Todd Terje edit)



Do I really need to explain a track by a group called Beat Pharmacy? Yes, it's every bit as amazing as their name would imply.
download: Beat Pharmacy - Comet (Original Mix)



Alex Metric just gave this new EP away for free on his website today, check out my favorite of the three tracks below and head over to www.alexmetric.com to download the full EP (did I mention it's free?)
download: Alex Metric - Epichords (Original Mix)



Some more main room noises for your weekend:
download: Cirez D - On Off (NO_ID uhh WTF Your Mind Booty)



download: Mark Knight - Alright (Club Mix)



download: Dezza - Seven 71 (Original Mix)






Augustus

Get It Twisted

Fresh outta Bristol, aka the new Compton, Lukas is doing big things. His tracks have a bass-ey feel similar to his cohabitators like Julio Bashmore and Eats Everything, but his music has a distinctly more chicago house, old school vibe to them. Check it, love it, live it, support da dude on beatport.
download: Crazy P - Changes (Lukas Remix) *192 Kbps



My homeboy patrick posted that Azealea Banks video the other day, and I have to say after he introduced me to her guiles over new years, I've been straight up hooked. This next song is so catchy I'm pretty sure it's some form of a narcotic. I don't think theres a better "let's get fucked up" song that I've come across in the past year...
download: Azealia Banks - 212 ft Lazy Jay



I can't decide which is better, the song or the music video



The synth work here is so next level it's absurd. Solomun is quickly emerging as an artist we can't take our eyes off of; every track this dude releases is incredible. With that said, I'm not sure how I feel about the vocals on this one. It is a remix, so they probably requested he leave in all of the vocal track, but still it feels a little out of place here. Still a completely ridiculous track though.
download: Ron Carroll & Superfunk - Lucky Star (Solomun Remix)



The man PK referred me to this classic slice of electro the other day and I've been bumping it pretty regularly ever since. Erol Alkan or die.
download: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (Erol Alkan Rework)



I'm feeling nostalgic, so here's some more classical action for you.. Consider these your history lesson for the week. (Yes, that's DFA as in James Murphy and DFA Records)
download: Justice - Phantom II (Soulwax Remix)



download: Hot Chip - (Just Like We) Breakdown (DFA Remix) <-----fresh to the maximum



Also… happy saturday




And finally we'll be at the Brodinski/Gesaffelstein show in LA tonight in full effect, so be on the look out for us with stickers and whatnot.


AUGUSTUS

I'm Shakin'

Well now. I got an iPhone just a few weeks ago and apparently the rumors are true: this shit is tight! One of the first things I did was get Pandora Radio and I was rewarded immediately. This lil’ old Fukkk Offf jam starting pumping out of my speakers and I soon found myself moving uncontrollably (much to the bewilderment of the family in the car next to me). This comes off of his Love Me Hate Me Kiss Me Kill Me album from ’09 which includes “Rave Is King”, a song I can only hope you’ve heard so I’ll post it too, along with the best remix, just in case.
Fukkk Offf - Love My Shake

Fukkk Offf - Rave Is King

This remix has become a staple in Moby’s DJ sets and is fittingly a rave anthem.
Fukkk Offf - Rave Is King (Zodiac Cartel Remix)


Mark Knight’s remix of perhaps the most classic house song of them all, You’ve Got The Love, has been atop the Beatport charts since its June release and for good reason. Apparently all proceeds are going to relief efforts in Japan so make sure to grab it here. Good for you Mark. 8 minutes of progressive breakdowns and builds are completed with bits of the original with a piano part, and a head-bobbing beat reminiscent of his work with Wolfgang Gartner in “Conscindo”.
Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix)


Canadian group Azari & III will be releasing their newest single, Manic, on August 2nd. The limited Turbo 12” comes with the original and a few remixes by Maceo Plex, DJ Sneak, Borderline, and Finger Prince. The Finger Prince dub is my favorite and is a track I can see someone like Seth Troxler dropping. Overall it sounds almost nothing like the original. A simply layered intro evolves into an acid-laden beauty with a groove that seems to come out of nowhere. Just wait for the three minute mark.
Azari & III - Manic (The Finger Prince Faded Sensation Dub)- Turbo108 by Turbo Recordings

Feed Me is relatively new to the scene, but has managed to make his mark in the genres of Dubstep and Electro relatively quickly. He leaves those influences out of this remix, however, treating us with a calm yet spectacular surprise. He still amps it up a bit from the original, but boy does this make you want to relax. Like a chill-pill for your ears.
Gorillaz – Melancholy Hill (Feed Me Remix)


Somewhere between Egypt and India, Jan Driver found the beat for this song. I feel like I’m lost somewhere in an eastern desert when I listen to it. Anyways, this song may be old, but Jan Driver is as relevant as ever. His 5 track “Amt” EP is set to be released on Boys Noize Records on August 1st and will set the tone for his debut album “Amatilda”, expected to come out in a month or so.
Jan Driver - Tellyfoam


Now let’s segue into perhaps my favorite part of all this. Boys Noize and Erol Alkan teamed up not long ago to produce, Avalanche, yet another masterful product courtesy of the pair (see Lemonade, Death Suite). You may have seen some of the countless videos that feature Alex bombing a helpless crowd with the regular version, but I now bring to you the recently released vocal version. A spooky thumping persists as Jarvis Cocker’s recitation of Leonard Cohen’s ballad, Avalanche, fades in and out. Halloween’s come early.
Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Avalanche ft. Jarvis Cocker (192 kbps)

In other BNR news, a young artist that goes by the name of SCNTST was just added to the label. 17 year old Bryan Müller has a lot of hype surrounding him so expect his upcoming EP to be something special. More on him later...

Bonus!!
The Prodigy – Everybody In The Place (Bingo Players Bootleg)


DiscoFamily – It Just Won’t Do (Dub) [Highly Recommended]



- Jimmy

Don't Stop The Music

Surprise!!! You may have seen my name tossed around here a few times, but I come to you now as a new writer for the Bright & Shiny team.
What this means for you all: More good music, more often. These friends of mine, that I'm sure you have come to adore, introduced me to electronic music so you should find that my muiscal tastes are very similar. On that note, let's get down to it. I've got some goodies for you today.

Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst, better known as Bassjackers, released this banger a few weeks a ago and their dutch house sound is on point. But it here on beatport and check out some of their monster remixes if you haven't already.
Bassjackers - Mush Mush (Original Mix)


My friends Beau requested this one at a party and it rocked the dance floor. Basically, people lost it. I don't know much about the Brooklyn-based DJ/Producer Gustolabs , but this Avicii edit wll get anybody dancing.
Avicii - Fuck The Music (Gustolabs Re-edit)


The Magician, formerly one-half of Aeroplane, has been doing quite well for himself in his solo efforts and this Yuksek remix is no exception. Well placed piano stabs come in around the 1 minutes mark and compliment the vocals very well. I can't get this song out of my head.
Yuksek - On a Train (Magician Remix)


This one comes off of Scream & Shout Recordings from newcomer(s)? Damn Stupid. Little is known about them, but coming from a label that includes the likes of Deniz Koyu and Bodybangers you can be sure they're not messing around. This electro number, 'Goodbye Girl', includes an apparent, but very effective sample of 'Animal Rights' and hits hard.
Damn Stupid - Goodbye Girl (Original Mix)


I love the funk. Zapp & Roger, a soul and funk band from the 70's and 80's, are best known for hits like 'More Bounce To The Ounce' and 'Computer Love'. Their orginal 'Do It', however is the one that gets the special treatment from Australian Jacob Farah, or Jasper. A more upbeat rhythm and wonderfully choped vocals make for a great combination. According to his soundcloud, Jasper "lives by the ethos to music 'to make music is to make people smile". It also says he enjoys picking Smurf berries with the Smurfs in his downtime... Interesting.
Zapp & Roger - Do It (Jasper Remix)


The Legendary Erol Alkan spices up this Metronomy original with a catchy bassline that you can't help but groove to. Sure it may get a tad repetitive, but it feels soo good.
Metronomy - The Bay (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)

I also strongly suggest you check out Identity Festival because Erol and some B&S favorites (Kaskade, Chuckie, Avicii, just to name a few) will be terrorizing over 20 U.S. cities this Summer.

Some old school Siriusmo just because he's amazing.
Siriusmo - Blaue Sonne


I leave you with this track off of Hey Champ's new EP 'Anything At All' that comes out tomorrow. The trio teamed up with Eliot James, who has produced for Two Door Cinema Club and Bloc Party, and they have come up with something special. Oh and they're giving it away on their website and here.
Anything at All by Hey Champ

- Jimbo

Mega Post - Spring Break Survival kit

I won't waste your time with a lot of words. I'm on spring break and I'm stoked. There's been a crazy amount of good music coming out recently, and every one of these songs is absolutely dirty. You're welcome.

We'll start things out at a bit of a slower pace here. This Kaskade remix of J Boogie's Dub Science  doesn't sound like the typical big room progressive Kaskade you're probably used to hearing. It's more like a hearkening back to his roots with the San Francisco based lounge-house label Om Records, where he used to make some seriously chilled out tunes. This sexy downtempo effort is reminiscent of that older stuff, except for it's more refined and shows hes clearly still growing as an artist almost 15 years later. Bump this one drinking mojitos poolside.
J Boogie's Dub Science - Raining (Kaskade Remix)


Sticky K's long awaited Prince of Persia EP came out on itunes the other day, with the full release on beatport set for march 22nd, and it's absolutely MASSIVE. This sounds like what would be played at some futuristic desert rave outside the pyramids in egypt or something. Check out the 192 below, but be sure to grab the high quality on Itunes now or beatport next week. Also, be on the lookout for our interview with the Californian youngster himself coming later this week.
Sticky K - Prince of Persia (Original Mix)


I just stumbled across this progressive BOMB by 24 year old Norwegian Funkin Matt today and its a huge high energy beast that's been featured in sets by everyone from Laidback Luke to Bart B More recently. Be sure to grab the release on matt's own label Fjordin. Don't miss out on this one.
Funkin Matt - Anywhere (Original Mix)


Off of the Miami Noize 2 compilation, which came out earlier this month on Boys Noize Records, this Strip Steve original is a maddeningly catchy house stomper. The song is centered around an awesome jumbled up synth/piano-stab melody that pulses along with an upbeat, relentless sense of purpose (i.e. makes you want to dance). Be sure to grab the Miami Noize compilation off beatport, as it's stacked from top to bottom with some really quality tracks.
Strip Steve - The Freaks (Original Mix)


The new Dillon Francis Westside EP, out now on Mad Decent, is completely outrageous. It features a blend of tribal-sounding dancehall music that sounds reminiscent of Portugal's J-Wow in a lot of ways and demonstrates that Francis is definitely one of the most talented young artists emerging on the scene right now. Check out two of the tracks below, but be sure to grab the whole EP since it's full of a bunch of other awesome tracks including a good moombahton collaboration with DC's own Dave Nada.
Diplo & Dillon Francis - Que Que feat Maluca (Original Mix)


Dillon Francis - Masta Blasta (Original Mix)


This comes off of Brodinski's Best of Everything vol 2 unofficial compilation, which was a project where he asked his various favorite producers to remix random rap/r&b songs. Djedjotronic completely kills it here, twisting this Young Money track around and making it into a crazily funky and futuristic hip-hop jam.
Young Money - Bedrock (Djedjotronic Remix)


Steve Aoki really impresses on this new Klaxons remix, showing that he's equally adept at making beautiful melody-driven house as he is at pumping out crazy party anthems or running his label Dim Mak. Speaking of which, if you're in Miami during Ultra be sure to check out the Dim Mak afterparty on friday, the lineup is stacked, we'll definitely be making an appearance.
Klaxons - Echoes (Steve Aoki Remix)


This new rework by Erol Alkan is completely gorgeous and shows why he's considered one of the most respected producers in the game, cause this is hardly the average hard-hitting house he's normally affiliated with. This and the MGMT rework he did a while ago are two of my favorite pieces by him, maybe this is signalling a new, more acoustic direction for him? Either way, this one is awesome.
Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love (Erol Alkan Rework)



Homework
Green Velvet - La La Land (Bingo Players)


Felix Da Housecat, Steve Angello, Thee Mezcalateerz, Modzart - Yes (Original Mix)


Butch - XTC (Riva Starr Cut)


Avicii & Sebastian Drums - Snus (Original Mix)



Stay Classy,
Augustus

I'm Doin' It Better

I had work at 8 o'clock this morning and I'm the second most hungover I've ever been. The only thing that keeps me going is the music. All of these tunes are stupid good, listen to them and download them. Without further adieu...

A couple of jamming softies:

The Knocks - Dancing With The DJ

Yuksek - So Down ft. Chromeo

MGMT - Congratulations (Erol Alkan Rework) [sounds like rain falling peacefully over your body]


Pounding electrons:

Skrillex - Kill Everybody (Original Mix) [electro]

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand (Matt Sayers 'Beebs' Bootleg) [hilarious]

Laidback Luke - Til Tonight (PeaceTreaty Skywalker Remix) [SoCal chillin']

Wolfgang Gartner - Illmerica [play extra loud]


the Clubhaus

I have a foolish amount of stadium-filling, huge progressive sounds today.

David Gausa, David Tort, Thomas Gold - Areena (Dirty South Remix)

Christopher S - Are You Ready For This (Dirty Organ Mix)

Nadia Ali - Rapture (Avicii New Generation Extended Mix)


This one was taken from a dirty little mini-mix by our friend and fellow Washingtonian Aristotle from A3 Lifestyle. Listen here.
Usher - O.M.G. ft. Wil.i.am (Alvaro Remix)


Now go get silly, it's Friday.

Sir Real

Balance

It's all about balance boys and girls. Newton's third law of motion: every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Why do you think the human body needs 12 hours of sleep for every 12 hours awake? Or better yet, why do all midgets marry really tall people? It's nature. You can't fight it. The universe revolves around balance. For that reason, I'm going to ebb and flow between heavy and soft, raging and mellow on this post. Hugging you with one song, only to punch you in the face with the next. Try to think of it like a multi-vitamin, or like an abusive father.

Question: can Dada Life do anything wrong? Answer: No.

Tim Berg - Alcoholic (Dada Life Remix)

Adrian Lux is a master of beautiful progressive house.

Rebecca & Fiona - Luminary Ones (Adrian Lux Remix)

Boys Noize is the only human on the planet with a unibrow that I can take seriously.

N.E.R.D. - Hot-N-Fun (Boys Noize Remix)

Moby + Holy Ghost! = so nice

Moby - I Love To Move In Here (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize are always doing crazy, wonderful shit together. Throw Bobermann in the mix, and you just get straight lunacy. If you like this song, chances are you're probably either a robot or some sort of rave crazed monkey. (I love this song)

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Death Suite (Bobermann Remix)

What the fuck kind of name is jovicii?

Jovicii & Andi P. - Don't Hold Back (John Dahlback & Avicii Original Mix)

Autoerotique is coming to DC tommorow, and it's free if you sign up on facebook.

Don't be a clown. Go.

Sarah McLeod - Double R (Autoerotique Remix)

Cartwall - Let It Up (Databas Re-Remix)

Classixx! Yes.

Yacht - Psychic City (Classixx Remix - Fabio Pop Dancefloor Rework)

HOMEWORK

Today's homework section is really awesome. You know the rules, turn it up loud and get ready for a blitzkrieg of ragetastic noises.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Avalanche (Religion Remix)

Uppermost - Rox Sox (Original Mix)

Laidback Luke - Need Your Loving (Felix Cartal Remix)

.Augustus