So Sweet Records, is the home of Ladytron, Hearts Revolution, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, Dreamburger, We Smoke Fags, & a slew of other tasty noisemakers. What a fine home it is! This label is one to get excited about, so, naturally we got excited when we got opportunity to collaborate with So Sweet on a very special night with Ladytron, going down tomorrow, Thursday, September 27th at Teddy’s lounge inside Hollywood’s iconic Roosevelt Hotel, right after the FREE all-ages Ladytron performance at Hollywood & Highland at 8pm.

If you plan on seeing Ladytron at Hollywood & Highland, you need know know that although the party is free, you need an incoming Metro (MTA) ticket stub. So take some public transportation and you can get utterly aresholed on booze without worry! It’s a win/win!

If you want get down with the intimate after party at Teddy’s, know that you need to be over 21, and have to be one of the lucky chosen few. We have a couple handful of invites to give out to this swank little free party, with free drinks and Ladytron on the decks. You’re down? Send an email to us before 3pm tomorrow, and, if you’re lucky, we’ll put you on the list that night—you even bring a date or heterosexual life-partner. To enter:

Send your name to: missingtoof@missingtoof.com
Use the subject line: “Free So Sweet party with Ladytron“

Winners will be notified via e-mail tomorrow by 5pm. If you want to be notified by text message, leave your digits as well.

Hope to see you at the show and/or the after party. Chill—dance—take the Metro home, if you’re sober enough to remember where you live.

Missingtoof, Ladytron fanboy #1 4evr:

MP3: Ladytron - Discotraxx (2001)

MP3: Ladytron - Seventeen (2002) [Recommended]

MP3: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch (2005)

MP3: Ladytron - Soft Power (Loz & Brendan Long Remix) (2007)

MP3: Ladytron - International Dateline (Simian Mobile Disco Remix) (2007)

MP3: Gang Of Four - Natural’s Not In It (Ladytron Remodel) (2005)

MP3: Apoptygma Berzerk - Until the End of the World (Ladytron De-Shape Remix) (2006) [Recommended]

Now that’s three originals, two remixes by Simian Mobile Disco and Loz & Brendan Long, and two remixes for Gang of Four and Apoptygma Berzerk.

I can haz Ladytron? Buy essential Ladytron records on Amazon. Get your collection right or we’re going to h4×0r you.

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And, don’t forget more Ladytron in our archives!

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Sooo, there was a little secret Ed Banger party in West Hollywood tonight at the infamous Viper Room, courtesy of Scion and Vice. In addition to Busy P, Kavinsky and SebastiAn, Justice decided to make an unannounced appearance, which is always nice. Thanks to Busy P for flying the boys in between their gig in Japan and their gig in Finland! With so much of the Ed Banger roster in the house they made it a fun rotation—DJing their signature sound with their tried and true CDJ setup.

Our boy C-Town also DJ’d the opening slot—just after conducting interviews with the Ed Banger gang. The transcription of that meeting is sure to show up in his little monthly rag called, Anthem Magazine. Just like his recent cover-story interview with Daft Punk that’s on news stands now in the current issue (with a Daft Punk photography spread shot by Hedi Slimane, which is breathtaking).

This right here is a music blog so let’s have some music! We love Edward Banger. We’re so friendly we call ‘em Ed. You like remixes, let’s do this! Tracks from Revl9n, Klaxons, Justin Timberlake & DJ Hell.

MP3: Revl9n - Walking Machine (SebastiAn Remix)

MP3: Klaxons - Gravity’s Rainbow (Kavinsky Remix)

MP3: Justin Timberlake - Love Stoned (Justice Remix)

MP3: DJ Hell - Let No Man Jack (Busy P Stotter Mix)

Visit Ed Banger Records on MySpace.
Go to articles tagged ‘Ed Banger’ in our archives.

On a solemn note: R.I.P. Ingmar Bergman & Michelangelo Antonioni. All you cinemaphiles pour out a little liqueur. N00bs see Wild Strawberries and Blow Up.

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DJ Paul V. is kind of an authority on mash-ups. What makes him an authority? Perhaps because he does a little mash-up heavy program for (arguably the coolest radio station in the world) Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles. The show is The Smash Mix! airing every Friday afternoon at 5:30 and, alternatively, downloadable over the internet by visiting the site (as well as streamable from the Indie 103.1 Smash Mix page). Always something fun going on over there!

Paul V. sent us this mash-up which he is particularly proud of, and works very well. It’s a blend of Yo Majesty’s ‘Club Action’, as remixed by Bag Raiders (which also uses some of Enya’s ‘Orinoco Flow [Sail Away]‘) smashed with Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ as remixed by Dirty South.

Sounds great, although I must admit when the Enya part finally drops it’s a little abrupt in contrast with all the, ‘fuck that shit, nigga!’. But we love abrupt, that’s why we like love ‘fuck that shit’ chorus in the first place!:

MP3: Yo Majesty vs. Depeche Mode - Just Can’t Get Club Action (DJ Paul V. Mix)

Before we move on, give a listen to the building blocks of the track above:

MP3: Yo Majesty - Club Action (Chris Bagraiders Sailing to Baltimore Edit)

MP3: Depeche Mode - Just Can’t Get Enough (Dirty South Remix)

Now, here’s another one of his most recent mashes, which takes Lil’ Mama’s ‘Lip Gloss’ and glazes it over the classic tune, ‘Tequila’ by The Champs (a listen will likely bring up fond memories of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure):

MP3: Lil’ Mama vs. The Champs - Tequila Lip Gloss (DJ Paul V. Mix)

DJ Paul V. also does the Neon Noise radio show on Indie 103.1 every Saturday night (midnight-3am); It’s a mix of all sorts of tracks you’d probably love, check program’s page on Indie’s site here and know that you can stream the show live from the website!

Paul V. doesn’t quit there, he is also a regular at the monthly mash-up party, Bootie LA, as well as the resident DJ of L.A.’s longest-running underground dance club, Dragstrip 66. And, lastly, of course, he has a MySpace.

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L.A. has more in store tonight! Scheduled for tonight is one rare appearance by Chicago House music legend Green Velvet (a.k.a. Cajmere). So excited!

Remember ‘Percolator’ or sometimes called ‘Coffeepot (It’s Time For The Percolator)’. It’s one his earliest singles. It’s hard to believe this song is 15 years old!

MP3: Cajmere - Percolator (1992)

This was even before the flamboyant feather-hawked Green Velvet persona was born on to the House scene in 1994. This man can do no wrong!

Here are some more tracks from over the years. Some are chart-toppers, some are House club staples, others are just lesser-known personal favorites:

MP3: Green Velvet - Flash (1995)

MP3: Green Velvet - La La Land (2001)

MP3: Green Velvet - Pinup Girl (2005)

MP3: Green Velvet - Shake and Pop (2006)

Green Velvet does remixes. Listen!

MP3: Orgy - Stitches (Green Velvet Mix) (1998)

MP3: The Juan Maclean - Give Me Every Little Thing (Cajmere Remix) (2005)

MP3: Madonna - Sorry (Green Velvet Remix) (2006)

Check Green Velvet on MySpace to stream tracks, to view his tour schedule (Chicago and many dates in Europe) or just to say what up omg ur the best. You can buy Green Velvet and Cajmere releases from his official site as well as Amazon. If you’re looking for a good one to get, I highly recommend the Ministry of Sound released ‘MOS Sessions Presents: Cajmere Vs. Green Velvet‘ that dropped last year ’cause it has the best of all personalities. Last stop, check Cajmere and Green Velvet on Discogs for a more complete discography.

Postscript: Considering that the Japanther show was at capacity before 11 with a huge line outside, you might also want to know that they’re playing again with mm/dd/yyyy at The Smell tonight. Options are good.

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Freestyle Fellowship are rappers Aceyalone, Mikah Nine, P.E.A.C.E. and Self Jupiter. This collection of people came together in 87 or 88 at the Good Life Cafe in Leimert Park, California. Leimert Park is a center of black culture inside Los Angeles (think, similar to Harlem in N.Y.) and a place where creative people come together, and Freestyle Fellowship is a prime example of that.

Freestyle Fellowship in the 80’s started as very large loose collection of Good Life regulars, but was reduced to just the 5 most dedicated by 1991, when the the group officially formed with their independently released first album, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ which created a buzz in the L.A. underground. Their sound is unique, in that it is the original (or at the least, among the original) group to do very fast rapping. Factor in their incorporation of Jazz, Scat, Electro, and vocal harmony, and a truly unique sound was born; Unique even even among most of their peers at the Good Life. Their message was often a positive, Afrocentric and intelligent commentary on life in inner-city Los Angeles and black culture in general. Here are some choice cuts from ‘To Whom It May Concern’:

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - My Fantasy (Download) (1991)

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - 7th Seal (1991)

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - Sunshine Men (1991)

This first album caught the ears of (now defunct) big label 4th & Broadway (a division of Island) and their second album had a proper multi-format single, release, promotion and distribution. The second album is titled, ‘Innercity Griots’ and is pure classic material. Have a listen and you’ll know why:

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - Inner City Boundaries (feat. Daddy-O) / Bomb Zombies (1993)

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - Hot Potato (1993)

MP3: Freestyle Fellowship - Pure Thought (1993)

‘Innercity Griots’ was the last album the Freestyle Fellowship released 8 years. In that time, solo careers began, with the most prolific being Aceyalone’s debut solo record titled, ‘All Balls Don’t Bounce’ imprint on Capital Records. This album album established Aceyalone as a great solo artist and put him on path for the great solo career he continues to have today. I present you two songs from ‘All Balls Don’t Bounce.’ One, featuring other Good Life alumni and close associate, Abstract Rude of Abstract Tribe Unique:

MP3: Aceyalone - Deep and Wide (feat. Abstract Rude) (1995)

MP3: Aceyalone - Arythamaticulas (1995)

Aceyalone released several other solo albums and continues to do so. He has collaboration albums with producers Mumbles, RJD2, and projects with Abstract Rude and in the group Haiku D’etat which consists of Aceyalone, Mikah 9 and Abstract Rude. Good songs have been produced through these various incarnations, but I can only post so much(!) and if you like what you hear you should buy everything! Here is one song titled, ‘The Balance’ selected from ‘A Book of Human Language,’ a concept album with producer Mumbles:

MP3: Aceyalone - The Balance (1998)

Perhaps the second most successful solo artist to emerge from Freestyle Fellowship is Mikah 9, who was signed to Capitol Records around the same time as Aceyalone, but he never released an album for the label due to problems with the label. But Mikah 9 has never stoped or even slowed. Releasing independent albums and holding residencies at Koncrete Jungle (r.i.p., when they were in L.A. too) and constantly at Project Blowed. Enough type! More tracks from Mikah 9’s, ‘Timetable’ an 2001 record that archives many songs and freestyles from his career up to that point:

MP3: Mikah 9 - Life Or Death (Click Track version) (2001)

And more recently here’s a track off Myka Nyne’s (Mikah 9, he changed the spelling), the Citrus Sessions, released in 2006. This is a certified winner and proof that these dudes still have it—whatever it is. This track is titled ‘Viles’ and features P.E.A.C.E.:

MP3: Myka Nyne - Viles (feat. P.E.A.C.E.) (2006)

P.E.A.C.E. and Self Jupiter have other projects, but I’ll mostly leave that for you to discover on your o