Going Bonkers

Ayo. I guess this is really my first post of 2011...everything feels so different and new!!! Not really, but I've certainly got some fresh tunes for you all today.

Boys Noize's "Yeah" dropped pretty late into 2010 but ended up being one of my favorite tracks of the year. Hearing Treasure Fingers play it out the other night on the booming sound system at D.C.'s U-Street Hall helped me realize that. I give you the remix world's first stab at the track, coming from a man they call AC Slater. It's a pretty simple reworking, some extra drums and claps here and there, but the original upbeat sound and feel of it are still very present.

Boys Noize - Yeah (AC Slater Remix)

This certainly isn't the latest release from Flemish duo Geht's Noch? but it's bangin' nonetheless and I hadn't heard it until yesterday. The boys who brought us "Body Jack" a while back have demonstrated that they've gotten that pounding jacking house sound down to a science.

Geht's Noch? - Horny

Nightriders are craazyy good. Everyone who reads this blog should know that by now. I'm not gonna sit here and write about how awesome they are because we've made that very clear in the past. Their latest release, "Hey", is disco-house perfection in banger form. Seriously, I've listened to it about as much as I possibly could and I'm still not tired of it. Good luck not bobbing your head along to the melody and that sweet whipping flare sound.

Nightriders - Hey (Original Mix)

I stumbled upon this remix while checking out outher B&S favorite Hidden Cat's "Get With It" EP earlier this week. My mind was subsequently blown as this intricately layered noise clusterfuck invaded my eardrums. That's basically the only way I can describe it. This mix from Gianpaolo Dieli, whom I know nothing about, is a complete reinterpretation of the original, the 'Get With It' vocal sample aside. I don't know how I'd classify it, but it's beautiful and definitely worth giving a listen.

Hidden Cat - Get With It (Gianpaolo Dieli C64 Mix)

Last up is kind of a mash-up (!!!), but it's quite enjoyable. I got this a while ago and now that I've seen all these other blogs post it I decided I might as well do the same. Not sure who is responsible for it, but they did a damn good job. That first buildup is sweeeet.

Duck Sauce vs. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers Streisand

-PK

if i'm not beside you i'm behind you

French Touch gods Daft Punk are true jacks-of-all-trades. Their robotic interpretation of the R&B/hip-hop beat is refreshing. The duo crafts a smooth, muffled soundscape over which Pharrell exercises his famous falsetto with his funk band N.E.R.D. along for the ride. To be honest, I'm not even close to digging the vocals, but try and listen to the backing track because it's gorgeous; this brand of robot hip-hop is something I could definitely get used to.
N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U (prod. Daft Punk)


Before his Daft Punk days, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo was one half of Le Knight Club off the legendary French house imprint Crydamoure. Quinten 909 of the Netherlands (another goddamn Dutchman) has impressed the whole of Bright & Shiny with the consistently outrageous quality of his productions. He does it again here, making this song more like Daft Punk than it already was. Do yourself a favor and watch out for this guy.
Le Knight Club - Soul Bells (Quinten 909 Remix)


Geht's Noch?, a couple of nice young men from Belgium, have made a very nice song. The build-up is very strange, but when it drops... well, you know the rest. And make sure you're wearing a helmet.
Geht's Noch? - Body Jack (Original Mix)


Frenetic, pounding electro beats: exactly what we've come to expect from Felix Cartal.
Felix Cartal - Love (Original Mix)


I don't know what this says about me, but I had never heard of Martin Solveig until the release of his Hello EP with Dragonette. That being said, I am now convinced this man is a genius. The lineup of artists he commissioned to rework this track is so obscene that he will have forced us to put nearly every track from the EP on the blog by the end of the week-- it's THAT good. Now, I do have a conscience, so I insist that you go and buy the "Hello (Club Mix)" on beatport this instant. It's better than all the remixes, which are incredible, because it will have everyone from your girlfriend to your grandmother on the dancefloor faster than you can say "Who the fuck is Martin Solveig?" The first remix is from Dada Life who bring their uniquely ragetastic brand of electro direct to your face. The second is from Dutch warlock Sidney Samson, taking it back to the good old days with some delicious acid house. God, I love acid house and Martin Solveig.
Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello (Dada Life Remix)

Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello (Sidney Samson Remix)



the Clubhaus

Today's edition of Clubhaus is a mainly Dutch production... like usual. First up is Oliver Twizt, with this sexy, afro-latin inspired track.
Oliver Twizt - Loca ft. Maluca


AFRO YAAK. This is just a preview ripped from Tongy's show on Radio 1, but it sounds to me like Afrojack is taking his interpretation of the Dutch sound in a new, more club compatible direction. This is the most spacious shit I've heard out of him in a while. I dare you to listen to this and not imagine yourself dancing your ass off in some futuristic, warehouse rave like the one in that awesome Yeasayer video.
Afrojack - Amanda (Radio Rip)


Speaking of spacious, I am very proud to bring you today a beautiful, prog-house song from AMERICAN producer, Ian Carey. Apparently Carey hails from Maryland like 3/4 of Bright & Shiny. Weird, right? Think again. Maryland is the next Netherlands. Mark my words, one day we'll all be listening to Maryland house when we're too drunk to do anything but dance. Anyway, this is the only good remix I've heard of chart-smashing single "Take Over Control" by Afrojack and it's VERY good.
Afrojack - Take Over Control ft. Eva Simmons (Ian Carey Remix)


Check out this sexy video for Swedish House Mafia's summer anthem "Miami 2 Ibiza" which came out a week ago.

Swedish House Mafia feat. Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza from EMI Music Norway on Vimeo.

THANK GOD IT'S technically FRIDAYYY

Sir Real