Swiss electro-rockers Cryptonites are back at it again and go new-wave-disco on us with a melodic remix of ‘NASA’ by the UK’s Futurecop!- this is on some serious Miami Vice shit right here!
Milwaukee duo Codebreaker has been funking up and down the west, gaining fans everywhere they go. They’ve shared the stage with the likes of Hot Chip, Datarock, Chromeo, The Silverspun Pickups, Har Mar Superstar, The Electric Six & more.
The band just released a new double single on Disco Demolition Records. The single ‘Fire’ features UK disco singer/songwriter Kathy Diamond on vocals.
Codebreaker definitely likes to keep it funky and seems to be taking a few cues from Parliament & Funkadelic as shown in their previous single ‘Exiled’. The remix by Miami Horror is amazing to say the least.
The singles are currently available on all major digital outlets all across the globe including iTunes & Amazon.
The 12″ vinyl version will be available October 7th exclusively through Groove Distribution and all fine record stores throughout Europe. The boys will be announcing October/November tour dates soon. Keep an eye on their Myspace page for show dates and new funktastic tunes.
This track, ‘Budapest’, was the standout off their self-titled debut album, which features guest vocalist Olga Kouklaki and has been a Missingtoof favorite ever since it’s release..
L.A.’s Guns’N'Bombs are wise old record collectors. You probably know they crank out the finest gentleman’s techno, but did you know that they do the disco? The folks at Echo Park Records gave us this mix last week and it’s been the rotation for summer ever since.
Out of the retro mode here’s some more good stuff in the form of a remix of Guns’N'Bombs Kitsune debut, ‘Nothing is Getting Us Anywhere’ from more of L.A.’s best, Acid Girls.
Can’t neglect these Guns’N'Bombs remixes, an eclectic array of mixes for my hip-hop uncle (I wish), Wu-Tang’s Ghostface Killah, iconic goth-rock band, The Cult and poppy Junior Senior (of which the ‘Bombs Turbotito was a member). All recommended:
Oh shit! Guns’N'Bombs tours exotic locals such as Tapei, Bangkok, Portland, Vancouver, Los Angeles and San Francisco to name a few. Full dates and details on Guns’n'Bombs MySpace tour page.
And know that the new single drops, September 16th; the label is tentative. Here’s a taster’s spoon of the new heat; check YouTube.
L.A.’s LAZRtag whom we introduced last month have taken on R&B pop superstar Rhianna for some hot remix love. This is where top 40 meets bottom frequency.
I love this track because it taps into a history of music: One of borrowing, sampling, reusing, reinterpreting—’Don’t Stop the Music’ employs Michael Jackson’s famous chant from his ‘Thriller‘ album 1983 single, ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’‘, which was in turn was nicked from Manu Dibango’s 1972 track, ‘Soul Makossa‘, widely regarded as the first (or among the first) disco record ever. This track is a snapshot of music culture today: LAZRtag recomposing a contemporary pop-princess’ track, who borrowed from the ’80s king of pop, who borrowed from the roots of disco, using Manu Dibango’s jazz and traditional Cameroonian music soil. How far we’ve come:
Los Angelian and DFA delegate Woolfy keeps it funky. The British transplant migrated to SoCal in the 90’s and quickly became a staple in the underground club scene went on to record for Guidance Records in the early part of this decade and has recently had his work released on quality imprints like Rong Music and Permanent Vacation.
His music is rooted in disco, funk, house, and the dubbed out electro
and post-punk that fueled global dance-floors in the late ’70s and on
through the ’80s. Here’s two recent Woolfy tracks and a remix of a Low Motion Disco joint for you to chew on.
Woolfy performs his first live set with a full band at San Francisco’s B.O.D.Y.H.E.A.T., tonight, Friday March 2nd at the Elbo Room. Also on the roster is local deck detonator, Kelley B, who has graced the wheels at a gaggle of bay are underground lairs. She is joined by DJ Fooders, who hails from Oakland and is part of the Addict Merchants crew, who keep the flag flying for top-notch hip-hop in the bay.
Look out for releases from Woolfy on DFA soonly. Stay tuned to his myspace page to keep your ears satisfied until the proper releases drop.
Beverly Hills toughest streetgang, Royal Rumble grows a little more mature with their newest remix for L.A.’s indie-come-disco band, Big Moves. Big Moves get a big treatment of disco-house drum-sequences and breakdowns. Good source material makes for solid reinterpretations, so, of course, the victory is shared. Big Moves’ lyrics are turned into infections chants, backed by organic hand-claps and synth-heavy techno basslines. Even with all that and a bag of Chips Ahoy!, track retains its original and intended indie-disco-house charm.
As always, folks in L.A. can catch Royal Rumble at their Sunday night weekly, Sudden Death at Vine Bar in Hollywood. Good times—all wax; no laptops! Served up by the RR and Turntable Lab crew’s Blu Jemz, among others.
Zombie Disco Squad unite two of our favorite things, zombies and disco in approachable squad form! The ZDS hails from London, UK, and this mix of disco/house heat is an exclusive gift from them to you via us. <3
The mix features several hot jams, including exclusive Zombie Disco Squad remixes. I'm particularly digging WTF, the new project of house heavyweight Deadmau5, and apparently ex-Mötley Crue rocker Tommy Lee, but his contribution is all speculation right now, and fools is guessin’. WTF tracks are hard to find right now, so get an earful below.
Zombie Disco Squad have proclaimed it, “House is no longer a dirty word”.
Tracklist:
Drunk Dutch Guy Intro
When Saints Go Machine - Kids on Vacation (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
Rainer Weichhold - Bamboo
The Martin Brothers - Venus Fly Trap/li>
Naturla Rhythm - Mumblemouth (Style of Eye Less Talk Remix)
Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse
WTF - Chicken
Riva Starr - House Music
Santiago & Bushido - Head Trick
Dada Life - Sweeter Than Fever (Style of Eye)
Worthy - Les Tard
Oliver $ - Mesh Mallow
Armand van Helden - Je T’aime (Riva Starr Acid 80 Remix)
If you dug the remix of Copenhagen, Denmark stationed electro-indie boys When Saints Go Machine from the track two slot, download that mug right herre.
Zombie Disco Squad is currently touring Europe. See if they visit a place near you on the MySpace calendar. Also, the Zombie boys have a London monthly called Get Rude (happening this Saturday). Get knowin’!
Springboarding off the previous article all about KILL THE NOISE—in a decided one-two punch of up-and-coming hard-hitting US dance music—here’s something from one of the best there is, Atlanta-based producer/DJ, and newest Fool’s Gold signee, Treasure Fingers.
First dive into this little mix for In-DEED radio on XM Radio station XMU. It was recorded December 26th, but the expiration date is blank on this stay-fresh pac (hell we’re still listening to his ‘40 Minutes in the Champagne Room’ from July, that we nicked from BigStereo). The In-DEED mix contains many unreleased gems from KILL THE NOISE and other talented folks. KTN’s ‘Hey You’ is sassy and sets the bar high from the needle droppppp.
Tracklist:
Kill The Noise - Hey You
Duke Dumont - When I Hear Music
Mondo - Alive (PH Electro mix)
Kill The Noise - Pull My Strings
Ocelot - This is Our Time (Treasure Fingers remix)
Hail Social - Heaven (Designer Drugs remix)
Villains - Rock It
Das Pop - Fool for Love (Yuksek remix)
Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror remix)
Soft Pink Truth - Media Friend (Rudimentary Peni cover)
Treasure Fingers - Come True Tonight (dub mix)
Lorn vs. Treasure Fingers - (You Are) My Dancefloor [single mashup]
Treasure Fingers - Cross the Dancefloor
Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Junior Sanchez remix)
We’ve slept on giving this dude his proper press (regretfully, we sleep on quite a bit)! There’s a good chance at least some of these are in your playlist already, but if not, get knowin’, cause Treasure Fingers is making some of the most danceable records around. This blog-hit got around in ‘07 but ‘08 promises a proper Fool’s Gold release with a B-side full of hot remixes. The undeniable ‘Cross The Dancefloor’ (with ‘Come True Tonight’ for good measure):
Now for remixes. Look, if dude can do this to BEP chick come pop-diva/chickenhead Fergie, he can do anything. Further proof in the form of a pair of remixes from ATL electro-pop band One Hand Loves The Other.
It’s Friday, let’s get paid and do some shoppin’! Like, on the Dancefloor even! Purple Crush are back in L.A. tonight and for that, we get this “Cali exclusive” to share with y’all. It’s remixed by Brooklyn crew Stabwounds!!. You remember them dudes that did the highly-recommended Hail Social remix that we posted a while back? If not, hear it now! It’s proper.
Stabwounds!! is part of the larger Crucial Getdown collective, and consists of DJs Dopewerewolf and DJ: Unknown. Here’s a couple more fresh-’til-death remixes of Parisian electro-poppers, Prototypes and 80s icons, Depeche Mode from Stabwounds!!-er Dopewerewolf:
L.A. heads can catch a slew of BKLYN movers-and-shakers at the Minx Lounge in Glendale with Purple Crush and The Bangers. Also, L.A.’s own DJ Paul V. of Indie 103.1’s Neon Noise radio program fame. All tonight. Do it.
One last P.Crush track, a remix of their newest single ‘Fuck the DJ’ by Night Faculties—fresh from the inbox. Remixers, think you can get hype? Discobelle.com’s got ‘Fuck the DJ’ accapella on deck. Do your worst.
P.S. Y’all want mixes? BKLYN got you covered! Get at Purple Crush’s recent Neon Noise mix on PurpleCrush.com. Get mixes from the Crucial Getdown at CrucialGetdown.com.
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