Britpop kings Oasis came out with ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, their seventh studio album today. (Pick it up at your local independent record store!)
Hardworking New York-based DJ/producer Chew Fu, who has remixed the likes of The Beastie Boys, Keyshia Cole, and even Frank Sinatra!?! decided to add Oasis to that diverse list of names, giving their track ‘The Turning’ the bumpin’ filtered house treatment…
MP3: Oasis- The Turning (Chew Fu Remix)
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For good measure and a change of pace, here’s ‘Wonderwall’, one of my personal favorite (and much older) classic tracks from Oasis…
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:
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):
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:
Brighton UK’s Blood Red Shoes has been making quite a stir over in their homeland ince their inception on 2005. In 2007 they made NME’s coveted bands to watch list and this was before even recording a proper full length. Earlier this year the duo released Box of Secrets on Mercury UK, which we hear at Missingtoof can’t get enough of.
The track ‘You Bring Me Down’ is a fast paced soaring jaunt that hits harder than an eviction notice. Have a listen:
Blood Red Shoes were remixed by fellow UKer’s Blamma! Blamma! which we posted back in June of ‘07 but we’ll throw that up here again for your iPod Touch’s pleasure.
Blood Red Shoes is activley touring UK and neigboring countries, Germany and later Paris. The album hasn’t been released in the states, yet, but you guys can grab the EP and full-length from Amazon at the import price. The duo also has T-shirts and pantie bottoms for you fans avalable here.
Stream more great stuff from Blood Red Shoes on their mypsace page. If you are lucky enough to live in Europe, (we’re jealous) be sure to take in one of their upcoming shows.
Montreal’s Duchess Says finally come out with their debut full length, ‘Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs’, out on highly-acclaimed Alien 8 Recordings (also home to acts as diverse as Japanoise terrorist Merzbow and psych/prog rockers Acid Mothers Temple).
‘Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs’ is an energetic and frantic beast of an album that at once will force you to go crazy (on the dancefloor or on any surface for that matter). Tracks like ‘Rabies (Baby’s Got The)’ and ‘Melon’ are pure rock & roll mayhem, whereas tracks like ‘La Friche’ and ‘A Century Old’ are more in the psych-rock-freak-out sorta vein.
Coming from personal experience, Duchess Says are amazing live, and with this release, they manage to achieve that level of energy. Highly recommended.
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..
Parisian electro-popstar Sébastien Tellier is sexually charged. We’ve been amp’d up for the stateside release of Tellier’s third studio album, ‘Sexuality’, for months now. You’ll remember that the record is produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk fame. Well now we have it, Record Makers have given us something special for our eager hands…
Beginning this week, Sébastien Tellier’s new album, ‘Sexuality’, is available for pre-order exclusively at all American Apparel locations throughout North America. This is the first music release to be carried by the clothing store chain. ‘Sexuality’s first single, ‘Sexual Sportswear’ no doubt influenced American Apparel to secure Tellier for this exclusive deal, because, hey, sexual sportswear is AA’s business model. Additionally, American Apparel has created two limited garments, the Sexuali-Tee and Sexuali-Tank to celebrate the pairs’ tryst.
Enjoy this ‘Sexual Sportswear’ remix from Parisian producer, Donovan from the ‘Sexual Sportswear’ single.
Many of you probably heard the controversy surrounding the second ‘Sexuality’ single, ‘Divine’. It was selected to represent France at the yearly Eurovision Song Contest. ‘Divine’, which lyrics are in English, ’caused a stir as critics said it did not properly represent French music. The song was slightly altered to appease critics, but perhaps Tellier was doomed at that point, and after the May 24th performance—’Divine’ placed near the bottom (18th of 25 competitors). I see it as their mistake, as ‘Divine’ is absolute win. Enjoy this remix from Melb.’s Midnight Juggernauts, that we promised once upon a time:
Moar! A pair of menacing remixes from Englishman, Night Faculties serving up a hittin’ bootleg and Frenchman, Danger serving up an official EP release.
Following Tellier’s Knitting Factory Hollywood performance on the 26th, he will be performing at the American Apparel Factory in Downtown L.A., for the 2nd annual Factory Flea Market. $5 to shop, dance and moonbounce. zomg.
Speaking in the most general aspect, with their now much darker, brooding sound, Mt. Sims would fit pretty well between some Joy Division, She Wants Revenge, & Bauhaus (Mt. Sims actually had some production help from David J. on their last album, ‘Wild Light’).
Here are two tracks from ‘A Grave’, perfect for any death disco:
What I like about Mt. Sims is, whether as a solo project or a band, they are musically adaptable. Having released two previous (more nu-electro-club sounding) albums on dance music juggernaut label International Deejay Gigolos and having toured with the likes of big-name acts like Ladytron & Peaches, we hear how versatile Mt. Sims’ sound really is.
Here are two cuts off of Mt. Sims’ first album, ‘Ultra Sex’:
If you like the darker sounds of Mt. Sims of the present, you may find a liking to other acts over at Hungry Eye Records. If you like your beats more electronic and clubby, and enjoy Mt. Sims’ sound of the past, check out the International Deejay Gigolos website. Either way, you’re in for some great music. But who says you have to choose?? Visit both sites!
Boys like pussy and girls like money—West Philly representer, DJ Amaze reminded you of these simple facts on his recent ‘BoyznGirlz’ track—a downset hip-hop track that while poignant in its wisdom, was still lacking something…
Enter Brooklynite Alan Astor, frequent DJ Amaze collaborator, singer/songwriter and electronic music producer. Alan Astor took what was otherwise bland production and gave it a properly banging electro makeover (Jenny Jones has nothing on it). With the highest esteem, I say that this track ought to be the High Powered Boys‘ (Bobmo x Surkin) ‘Hoes Get Down’ for Summer ‘08 season. So hot right now:
Alan Astor has also contributed commissioned remixes Mixel Pixel and, notably, indie darlings, Spoon on their latest EP, ‘Don’t You Evah’, alongside remixes from Diplo, Matthew Dear, and others.
As an indie rock kid, Alan Astor had a pretty solid 2005 album, ‘Everything is Possible’ on Mental Monkey Records. In addition to quality originals, friend and N.Y.’s finest, Drop The Lime a.k.a. Curses!, contributed a remix. As did Oakland Anticon cats Restiform Bodies. The latter goes a little something like this:
The goods keep rolling in, with these bootleg remixes, one new remix of Lil’ Wayne’s undeniable ‘Lolipop’ and another from R&B sensation, Chris Brown, which reached #1 on HypeMachine upon its release in late ‘07:
Omaha, Nebraska’s The Faint, those loveable champions of contemporary new wave rock & roll music (often re-branded as “dance-punk” or “electro-indie”) have returned with ‘The Geeks Were Right’, the tip of the iceberg that is one majorly anticipated cool record, the band’s upcoming fifth studio release, ‘Fasciinatiion’.
The faint freed themselves from their long-time position on the Saddle Creek roster, to start on their own imprint, blank.wav. The first release on blank.wav, ‘Fasciinatiion’ will be released August 5th. The 10-track LP is currently available for pre-order on wax and CD at Amazon.
Before you go, get an ear full of classic, 1999 ‘Blank-Wave Arcade’ era, Faint on ‘Worked Up So Sexual’, and a pair from ’03s all remix album, ‘Danse Macabre Remixes’, on which The Faint get mixdowns from British drum & bass (and so much more) god, Photek and British house hero, Jacques Lu Cont under his Thin White Duke guise.
The Faint are important. In addition to pre-orders for ‘Fasciination’ make sure your collection of prior records is on point: Get at Amazon or your favorite music spot.
The time is near! Brazilian indie band CSS will release their second album, ‘Donkey’, via Sub Pop on 7/21.
Though they went through a minor lineup change (Bass player Ira Trevisan left to pursue other interests), CSS is still alive and well, and with ‘Donkey’, they continue to hone their craft with their infectious pop songs.
If you haven’t already, go and download their first single, ‘Rat is Dead (Rage)’ on their website.
Having toured with the likes of Diplo & Bonde do Role, CSS embark on another tour that will take them through Europe & North America until around mid-September. Check them out if you can!
And visit their Myspace page for all the latest updates and junk too!
And don’t forget to pick ‘Donkey’ up at your local independent record store when it drops later this month!!
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