Tag Archive for 'indie'

Au Revoir Simone - Lark (Ruff and Jam remix)

au_revoir_simone Au Revoir Simone - Lark (Ruff and Jam remix)

Grammy nominated producers Jean-Marie Moens and Luke Mourinet collectively know as Ruff and Jam have been in the game since 2002 and have done official remixes for the likes of Kylie Minogue, The Killers, Sia, Amy Winehouse, Tiga and more. The duo has now worked over blog towns favorite trio of ladies Au Revoir Simone’s ‘Lark’ which is off their 2007 album titled ‘The Bird Of Music’. The remix isn’t what you call a dancefloor banger but it’s just as sexy and sentimental as the original.


MP3:  Au Revoir Simone - Lark (Ruff and Jam)

And whilst we’re on the subject of Au Revoir Simone and remixes, I know you all remember the rework of ‘Fallen Snow’ by The Teenangers. which we’ll post it again for nostalgia’s sake.


MP3:  Au Revoir Simone - Fallen Snow (Teenagers remix)

Please visit Au Revoir Simone on myspace or their own official site. If you have not picked up last years ‘Bird of Music’ album you can do that at Amazon, Insound or if you prefer digital, iTunes.

Ruff and Jam have a new official website that you should check out. They are also on the MySpace and new some friend love. Add them and check out the other awesome works they have available for stream.



Futurecop!- NASA (Cryptonites Remix)

fcop Futurecop!- NASA (Cryptonites Remix)

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!


MP3: Futurecop!- NASA (Cryptonites Remix)

If ‘Molly Ringwald‘, ‘Corey Feldman‘, or ‘The Neverending Story‘ mean anything to you, the nostalgic 80’s-influenced music of Futurecop! may be just what you’ve been looking for. Visit Futurecop! on their TOTALLY RAD Myspace page here!

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Le Castle Vania remixes Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Zero’ into ‘Zero Machine’

lecastlevania Le Castle Vania remixes Smashing Pumpkins Zero into Zero MachineDesign Credit: Electrik Suicide

ATL come L.A. DJ/Producer Le Castle Vania has earned a reputation for whipping crowds into a frenzy, no doubt aided by this staple of his sets, the hard-as-fucking-nails electro track, ‘Zero Machine’ that samples (or remixes, if you prefer) the alternative gods, The Smashing Pumpkins, classic, ‘Zero’. If last year was all about Mr. Oizo’s RATM remix (or was it, Patrick Alavi’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ (here) remix instead?), this year is all about:

MP3: Le Castle Vania - Zero Machine
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Also new in the Le Castle Vania repository is this collaboration with Birmingham (but soon to be L.A.) party monster, Computer Club. Computer Club shot this over to us before his recent string of L.A. dates, including Nocuturnal Wonderland (where he straight murdered it). Nod to event coordinators like Insomniac who have, in the last year, let this indie-electro-blog-house thing get a massive stage of their own and fill it with global players. It’s fun to be along for the ride as a genre goes from fledgling to full-fledged—But I digress… Here’s Le Castle Vania & Computer Club:


MP3: Le Castle Vania & Computer Club - The Messiah


MP3: Le Castle Vania & Computer Club - The Messiah (Radio Edit)

Yo, so why’s it called ‘The Messiah’ (Besides the potentially obvious, it being a straight-up cover of Renegade Hardware junglist, Konflict’s 2000 track, ‘Messiah’), here’s one you might not know, from way back to 2003, when Le Castle Vania was Messiah-1, drum’n'bass producer and operator of his own short-lived label Negaverse Recordings. The release is a tune is ‘Relic’ which got a properly massive remix by L.A.’s Gridlok and the original ‘Red Dust’. Strictly jungle (the crazy bass drops are all about half-way in):


MP3: Messiah 1 - Relic (Gridlok Remix)


MP3: Messiah 1 - Red Dust

Boh! If you love it, know that we love it too. If you don’t, go kick rocks. Or, maybe give this other contemporary Le Castle Vania a try, as remixed by L.A.’s top-shelf’s LA Riots:

MP3: Le Castle Vania - Trouble in Daylight (LA Riots Remix)

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Codebreaker - Fire (featuring Kathy Diamond)

codebreaker Codebreaker - Fire (featuring Kathy Diamond)

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.


MP3: Codebreaker - Fire (featuring Kathy Diamond)

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.


MP3:  Codebreaker - Exiled (MIAMI HORROR remix)

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.



True Pseudo remix MGMT’s ‘Electric Feel’ + colaborate with Buddy Akai & Whiskey Pete

truepseudo True Pseudo remix MGMTs Electric Feel + colaborate with Buddy Akai & Whiskey Pete

Our favorite Orange County peoples, True Pseudo are steadily building an arsenal of killer dance music artillery. Since their introduction right here, last May, the crew have gone on to take on an unofficial, but officially awesome, remix of Upstate N.Y.’s indie darlings, MGMT’s, ‘Electric Feel’. Also, a cool colab. with San Diego rockstars Buddy Akai (who previously got the Villains remix treatment—amazing) and L.A. party-boy MC, Whiskey Pete.


MP3: MGMT - Electric Feel (True Pseudo Remix)

MP3: True Pseudo - Maxed Out (feat. Whiskey Pete & Buddy Akai)
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We’ve put this up before, but it deserves another go! Here’s a favorite from the original batch of True Pseudo tracks. True Pseudo’s Flitch on vocals. Not having to rely on a remix to make a good indie/electro track—the mark of professionals:

MP3: True Pseudo - Freaking Me Out
Removed at label’s request.

See True Pseudo play: They hit Beauty Bar San Diego on Friday, Trust OC on Saturday. Also, Las Vegas stay tuned for a Halloween banger. As always, current tour dates on True Pseudo’s MySpace tour page (I wish MySpace would add RSS for these pages, hint hint).

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LAZRtag Remix The Ting Tings + Digitalism

lzr LAZRtag Remix The Ting Tings + Digitalism

The LAZRtag boys have done it again!

Two super-solid remixes for UK dance-rockers The Ting Tings and German electro-house kings Digitalism… enjoy if ya haven’t already!


MP3: The Ting Tings- Shut Up and Let Me Go (LAZRtag Remix)


MP3: Digitalism- I want I want (LAZRtag Remix)

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‘Calling In Sick’ Remix Shitdisco + Heartache (feat. Cujo)

cis Calling In Sick Remix Shitdisco + Heartache (feat. Cujo)

Sydney, Australia’s ‘Calling In Sick‘ drop two KILLER remixes on us- One for Shitdisco’s ‘72 Virgins’ and the other for Heartache (feat. Cujo)’s track ‘What Does it Mean’…

For all you indie kids, this is pure sweat on the dancefloor, and (here comes a bad pun) you just might end up ‘calling in sick’ after a night of heavy partying to this shit… (Haha!)

Beware! The breakdown/buildup of this ‘72 Virgins’ remix may cause a riot!

MP3: Shitdisco- 72 Virgins (Calling In Sick Remix)


MP3: Heartache feat. Cujo- What Does It Mean (Calling In Sick Remix)

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Crystal Castles vs. Health - Crimewave (Sinden Remix)

crystal_castles Crystal Castles vs. Health - Crimewave (Sinden Remix)

London based producer/DJ Sinden, who is known for his genre-spanning mixes and dancefloor packing anthems, does it again with this brand new remix of electro darlings Crystal Castles‘ remix of noise-band HEALTH’s ‘Crimewave’. Ethan and Alice already danced up the original track but Sinden takes it to the next level perhaps spawning a new club anthem for the fall.


MP3:  Crystal Castles vs. Health - Crimewave (Sinden Remix)

Be sure to check out Sinden’s remix of Björk’s Innocence in our previous post. If you live and play in the Bay Area, Sinden will be at Vessel SF on September 24th. Crystal Castles touch down Oct 29th and in November HEALTH graces us with their noisy presence. Mark them google calendars.

Buy Crystal Castles’ self-titled CD from insound. HEALTH’s self titled album can be procured from Lovepump Unilimted and check out Sinden productions in the iTunes store.

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More HEALTH in the Missingtoof archives.
More Sinden in the Missingtoof archives.



Foals’ West Coast tour is at hand: Foals - Electric Bloom + Electric Bloom (Malente remix)

foals Foals West Coast tour is at hand: Foals - Electric Bloom + Electric Bloom (Malente remix)

This month UK based indie rockers Foals hit the west coast leg of their three month tour supporting the realese of their ‘Antidotes’ album which was produced by Dave Sitek of TV on The Radio.

The band pique almost everyone’s attention when their song ‘Hummer’ landed on the Kitsune Maison Compilation 4 in June of ‘07. Since then the band has signed with staple indie-core label Sub Pop whom has been home to Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate and The Rapture to name a twinge. The boys were recently named as NME’s band of the year.

Traditionally Foals is a math rock band but move more towards chopped up dance-pop on “Antidotes”. At times I can’t help but be reminded of Q and not U, anyone with me on that?


MP3: Foals - Electric Bloom

Here’s a club friendly remix of ‘Electric Bloom’ by Malente:

MP3: Foals - Electric Bloom (Malente remix)

Foals all up in the West Coasts grill:

    Sep 16 Beauty Bar, Las Vegas
    Sep 17 The Glass House, Pomona
    Sep 18 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
    Sep 19 Street Scene, San Diego
    Sep 20 Treasure Island Festival, San Francisco

You can pick up a copy of Foals’ ‘Antidotes’ insound.com. If you dont live on the left coast check Foals’ myspace page for more tour dates and choppy/dreamy tracks.



Jeffrey Paradise- I’m Not Alright + Le Raided/Johnatron Remixes & More

jpar Jeffrey Paradise- Im Not Alright + Le Raided/Johnatron Remixes & More

When San Franciscan taste-maker Jeffrey Paradise isn’t busy promoting and DJing his legendary Blow Up and (the currently on-hiatus??) Frisco Disco parties, he’s working on his own music, and we here at Missingtoof are glad to be the very first to officially blog about it.

‘I’m Not Alright’ is on that sexxxy nu-disco tip with catchy hooks and bassline to boot, whereas the Le Raided remix transforms it into a heavy thumpy electro bit and fellow blogger and homeboy Johnatron of Disco Workout keeps it deep and mellow with his remix…

Here’s the original:

MP3: Jeffrey Paradise- I’m Not Alright

Here are the remixes:

MP3: Jeffrey Paradise- I’m Not Alright (LeRAIDED remix)


MP3: Jeffrey Paradise- I’m Not Alright (Johnatron remix)

Make sure you check out the SUPER-SEXY MUSIC VIDEO HERE!!!

Here’s a track you might enjoy from Jeffrey’s former rock band the Paradise Boys:


MP3: Paradise Boys- What You Wanna Do?

And here’s a nice remix Kissy Sell Out made for another Paradise Boys track:

MP3: Paradise Boys- Oh So Serious (Kissy Sell Out’s remix)

Visit Jeffrey Paradise on Myspace!