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Tenderlions Exclusive Track, Remixes, & More!

tenderlions Tenderlions Exclusive Track, Remixes, & More!

San Francisco’s Tenderlions may be newcomers to the electro scene, but not new to making music. (Originally they were the ‘Tenderloins’, like the SF district/area- but a typo made while creating their Myspace music page changed that!)

Prior to ‘dance’ production, Evan Atkinson, one half of the duo, used to make hip hop beats while John Bryars, the other half, has been playing drums and piano since elementary school.

They’ve been quite busy as of late, playing parties around SF and creating a buzz in the process, and for good reason- these young kitties concoct some very solid music.

Quoting The Tenderlions:

Our set is LIVE, with drums, percussion and MIDI keyboards… Tenderlions want people to GET THE FUCK UP and DANCE!

First up is a Missingtoof exclusive, fresh off the presses. It’s a remix of Def Jam Kingpin Jay-Z’s track ‘99 Problems’…


MP3: Jay-Z- 99 Problems Tenderlions Remix

‘In Addition’ is one of the first tracks the Tenderlions produced:


MP3: Tenderlions- In Addition

Here, they take club classics from Notorious B.I.G., The Rapture, & Technotronic, chew them up, and spit ‘em all over your unsuspecting faces. FUCK YES.


MP3: Tenderlions- Going Back To Cali (Notorious B.I.G.)


MP3: Tenderlions- House Of Jealous Lovers (The Rapture)


MP3: Tenderlions- Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)

To keep up with the latest on The Tenderlions, add them muthas on Myspace and tell ‘em Missingtoof sent ya!



VNDLSM, Charles Requina, Dan Sena and others at MUTE OC.

There’s some heat in the OC tonight, at Santa Ana’s MUTE party. They’ve got Montreal’s VNDLSM (sometimes with the constants), known around the world for his dance-club remix of Rhianna’s (and Jay-Z’s) ‘Umbrella’.


MP3: VNDLSM - UH OH!


MP3: Rhianna - Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z) (Vandalism Remix)

Also present will be blog-hero Charles Requina, formerly of Chazblog/Repetorier and recently, Palms Out Sounds. Dude’s taste is impeccable so expect only the newest, the classic-ist and most fresher-ist!

Also, again: Kidz on FM, which is the former DJ Casio’s live electronic group—which, I might add, is rumored to blow socks off toes. So, when was the last time you listened to a Casio mix? …That’s too long! Get (re)acquainted in the Casio archive.

Also, again, again: Dan Sena of punk outfit Bullet Train to Vegas puts his needles down on the plates. Dan Sena throws another of OC’s finest dance parties, Busywork, and has recently put all his music inclination toward crafting club tracks. Sample this original production:


MP3: Dan Sena - In Bed with Technology

That’s just a slice of the bill; more details on the flyer above. RSVP to muteoc@gmail.com before noon to get on the 5$-broke-ass list.

All you LA-centric hipsters: this one might actually be worth the gas money. OC heads, you have no excuse.

Party on.



Beirut - Remixes: Clipse, B.I.G., Jay-Z, Young Buck, Amel Larrieux & M.O.P.

beirut Beirut - Remixes: Clipse, B.I.G., Jay-Z, Young Buck, Amel Larrieux & M.O.P.

Beirut, the producer/arranger from Los Angeles (not the popular indie band which shares the name, and came later), just dropped a freebie remix album, ‘The Remixes Vol. 2′, that consists of mostly hip-hop and a few R&B remix tracks. Shit is on in my deck on repeat.


MP3: Clipse - Wamp Wamp (feat. Slim Thug) (Beirut Remix)


MP3: The Notorious B.I.G. - Young G’s (Beirut Remix)


MP3: Young Buck - 3 Kings (feat. T.I. & Young Jeezy) (Beirut Remix)

Dig those and you can snag the whole 18 track album for free right here (It’s a 141 meg file hosted on Megaupload; So here’s the drill, go to the download page then, (1) enter the 3-digits, (2) wait 45 seconds, (3) click the “Free download” button). The album features tracks with Lil’ Wayne, E-40, Raekwon, Nas, Ludacris, Mobb Deep, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, and grip more.

If you love what you hear, download the ‘Volume 1′ collection with 180 meg’s of remixes from Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Rakim, Ras Kass, O.C. and more from Megaupload, right here. Below are a few choice cuts from Vol. 1. I played these out hard, and think they compete well with the originals:


MP3: Jay-Z - 99 Problems (Beirut Remix)


MP3: Amel Larrieux - Sweet Misery (Beirut Remix)


MP3: M.O.P. - G Building (Beirut Remix)

I started DJing and crate-digging with this dude about 10 years ago. He got a used EPS-16+ around then and built up the production credentials from there. Holler at ‘em if you’re feeling it. He’s got a MySpace with some original production, no doubt.