Monthly Archives: March 2009

ARCH NEMESIS

Written by manalogue. Filed under THE SHAKE, club, electro, local shows, mashup, rave, remix, techno. Tagged , , , , , , . 1 Comment.

THE SHAKE DJS are playing at ReadyMix again. Uh, that’s me (Manalogue), and LOTEK who contributes to MASHUP TOWN. We’ve been tag teaming for about two years on our radio show and every once in a while in tha clubs. On Thursday, READYMIX hosts us again. It’s fun playing there maybe because it’s loud and not in my basement with a speeping baby somewhere above me.

Rap and techno generally don’t go over well so I probably won’t play this by ARCH NEMESIS. I want to though. DEADMAU5 might be a little too underground at times with this crowd, and the last time I played a blingy mashup the crowd hated it.

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MP3: Arch Nemesis – Reward is More Breaks

+ Deadmau5 – The Reward Is Cheese (Original Mix)
+ Deadmau5 – The Reward Is More Cheese (Original Mix)
+ T Pain featuring Lil’ Jon – Krazy (Original Mix)

Arch Nemesis is a pseudonym for DJ HERO.

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ADAM FREELAND + TRUMPDISCO

Written by manalogue. Filed under electro, rave, remix, robotdisco. Tagged , . 1 Comment.

Speaking of ADAM FREELAND, particularly the 2003 super smash hit, We Want Your Soul, here’s the TRUMPDISCO remix. Super heavy and thumpy and would sound amazing played out LOUD.

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MP3: Adam Freeland – We Want Your Soul (Trumpdisco remix)

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FREELAND + ALEX METRIC

Written by manalogue. Filed under electro, remix. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.

 

ADAM FREELAND headlined the first show I went to when I moved to Brighton in the summer of 2003. At the time, “We Want Your Soul” flew off record shelves and the single caused a similar effect for those hearing it in the clubs – people were airborne when this track dropped.

Finally, after six years, he’s about to release another full length. COPE the new album from Adam Freeland’s Band, FREELAND, is released globally on MARINE PARADE in June 2009. The single for “Under Control” features remixes by Alex Metric, Evil Nine, Zombie Nation, and Goldenbug.

They’ve already performed at SWSW and I really hope the band makes their way to Winnipeg.

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MP3: Freeland – Under Control (Alex Metric remix)

Is it me or did the vocalist, Kurt Baumann, work with LCD Soundsystem too?

 

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UPDATE:
Marine Parade have decided to give out the orginal mix of this single too. You can cop it following the links below.

Don’t forget to check Freeland out live on tour.

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DADA LIFE

Written by manalogue. Filed under electro, house. Tagged . No comments.

The title track from the Swedish duo’s release is a tractor beam of dancefloor motivation. Warped vocals on top of gamma rays and gravity breaking basslines. Listen to the disco beat.

DADA LIFE are set to release their debut full length this summer.

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MP3: Dada Life – Happy Hands and Happy Feet

Grab the E.P. with remixes from Alex Gopher and Moonbootica on beatport.

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MARIENBAD + OPOPO

Written by manalogue. Filed under house, remix. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.

 

Martin Mclaughlin and Benjamin Gibson began working together between extended stays in Amsterdam and Paris in search of cultural enlightenment. While roaming the streets of each city, Gibson and McLaughlin conducted endless sound experiments in an attempt to express the moods and visual aromas of such urban landscapes. Inspired as much by non-musical art forms, the beginnings of MARIENBAD had come to fruition.

After two years of working and traveling abroad, Gibson and McLaughlin returned to Canada with an arsenal of new sounds and ideas. Named after the 1961 French new wave film, Marienbad have developed a unique blend of 80’s acid house and avant-garde disco by fusing together analog synthesizers, drum machines and organic instruments. The pair insist they’re not a laptop band, nor are they fucking DJs. YYZ RECORDS believed them enough to release their debut long player this summer.

“Notti Bianche” is a hit of acid house presumably influenced by another French film – slightly minimal but totally adventurous.

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MP3: Marienbad – Notti Bianche

Who know the baseball hall-of-famer liked smooth house with subtle brass flairs and funky basslines?

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MP3: Marienbad – Reggie Jackson

Marienbad’s rework for OPOPO turns the tune into an infectious house music toe-tapper.

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MP3: Opopo - Clockstop (Marienbad remix)

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PHONAT

Written by manalogue. Filed under house, robotdisco. Tagged , . No comments.

 

Michele Balduzzi (aka Phonat) was spotted by MOFOHIFI RECORDS on MySpace who were so impressed with the 21-year-old that the label persuaded the striking 7-foot Italian with his mop of unruly hair to leave his parents’ idyllic country farm in Florence and move to a bed sit in Canning town. Michele armed only with a 5 year old computer, electric guitar and Ryan Air ticket dutifully relocated to London in late 2007.

A little over a year later, PHONAT has released his 4th EP. “Set Me Free” is an uplifting and inspirational club track that combines disco revivalism, rave revivalism and wonky fidget into a fresh summer anthem.

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MP3: Phonat – Set Me Free (Extended mix)

The promo track “”Get Down My Dirty Street” is a unique and entertaining track, created from tiny fragmented micro-samples of different songs; rock, country, pop, soul, rap and metal, which start off playing as a stark disjointed chaos and slowly coalesce into a cohesive whole and then wonderfully form an upbeat party breaks bomb.

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MP3: Phonat – Get Down My Dirty Steet

Grab it on beatport.

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TRASH YOURSELF + THE TOXIC AVENGER + KIDS AT THE BAR

Written by manalogue. Filed under electro, maximal, remix. Tagged , , , . No comments.

Some pretty raw stuff from TRASH YOURSELF and THE TOXIC AVENGER. It’s a bit of a monster really.

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MP3: Trash Yourself & The Toxic Avenger – Die

TY’s single, “Touch” was recently signed to LOLILAND RECORDS. You can grab it from beatport – with remixes from AC Slater, Audius, and Sick Boy. Not on the official release but equally tangy, is a version by KIDS AT THE BAR.

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MP3: Trash Yourself – Touch (Kids at the Bar Re-cycled remix)

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BLOODY BEETROOTS + IAMXL

Written by manalogue. Filed under bass, club, electro, local shows, mashup, maximal, rave, remix, robotdisco, techno. Tagged , , , . No comments.

Like the post below, this from THE BLOODY BEETROOTS and DIM MAK makes me want to dance my face off. Remixed by Vancouver’s IAMXL.

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MP3: The Bloody Beetroots feat Steve Aoki – Warp (iamxl hustle & flow remix)

If you didn’t know, The Bloody Beetroots are in Winnipeg on April 13th. If you’re in town and want to check out the show, send me an email. submissions [at] manalogue.com

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DON RIMINI

Written by manalogue. Filed under bass, electro, house, maximal, rave. Tagged , , . No comments.

It’s weird being a 30-plus-year-old dad and listening to so much party music. The dichotomy messes me up – between societal fatherhood expectations and how I nurture my son’s physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs becomes a tad overwhelming. Blah blah blah. I feel like I’m in my early 20s submerged in such youthful debauchery.

DISCOBELLE for SCION A/V.

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MP3: Don Rimini – Karaté

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JOHN & JEHN + MIGHTY MOUSE + L.D

Written by manalogue. Filed under dubstep, house, remix, stuff my wife would like. Tagged , , . 3 Comments.

The angular London duo JOHN & JEHN drop their next single Oh My Love on April 20th. Here though are a pair of remixes from L.D and MIGHTY MOUSE that have been making the rounds for a minute.

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MP3: John & Jehn – Looking For You (L.D Dubstep remix)

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MP3: John & Jehn – Looking For You (Mighty Mouse NYC Sensations remix)

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