The follow up to LINUS LOVES‘ last single “Prom Night’ is a Moroder-inspired italo disco journey. The Linus Loves Roadtrip mix (out on beatport soon) focuses on the clubs while the original (link below) sparkles like control panels from 1970s retro-futuristic space machines.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve heard “Ghosts n Stuff” over the past couple weeks. It seems like every time I spark up my iPhone, some version of this tune manages to shake its way into the playlist. Maybe it’s some sort of charmic action for copping out and leaving during DEADMAU5‘ set last week.
Well, here’s one I that’s fresh from Bedford, UK via GASHUPS who blend IAN CAREY‘s “Get Shaky” and well, the smash hit mentioned above into a club smasher everyone will love.
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Some revved up action from LA’s BUL!M!ATRON and DSKOTEK. Check them out at a show near you – it looks like they know how to get their groove on. The “Stab Attack” EP drops sometime this month on BLACKLABEL RECORDS with a tonne of hot remixes, although this one didn’t make the cut.
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The fine folks at BETTER SWIMMERS have put together a serious of shows that should have the Winnipeg indie crowd donning their finest for weeks. You can check out the full line up over at the POP! ET CETERA site. While you’re there, you might as well grab the sampler pictured above. The kickoff party is tonight at the Lo. (Wish I could make it.)
I’m looking forward to (finally!) seeing LEBEATO next week.
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MP3: Lebeato – BBR (demo)
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Bonus
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MP3: Crosstown Rivals – Exits (vitaminsforyou remix)
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I’ve been listening to a tonne of TOMMIE SUNSHINE material lately, well since he announce on Twitter that he made a few tunes available on his SoundCloud profile. If you weren’t aware, TS has been around for ages writing material for Felix da Housecat, and in general, keeping his party on since some of you were in grade school.
MP3: Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil (Tommie Sunshine’s Peak-Hour Lucifer edit)
If you do some digging, you’ll see there are a tonne of bootlegs TS has done over the years, ranging from 90s anthems to official projects for bands like Fall Out Boy. I know, weird right? The range in style is just reflects this too, with some hints at minimal & tech house, what was once known as electroclash, wobble, and so on and so on.
Let’s help UDY out with this one. Besides giving this tune some love in yer sets / iPhone / mum’s hifi, Udy wants to know where the acapella came from. The wobble is a result of a colab with a producer Udy worked with before. Now Mungo Baobab does his own thing but keeps his identity a secret and apparently Mungo found the acapella but no one knows where it originated.
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Some deadly tunes from Mexico / Montreal. I know, weird combo, right? These come courtesy of ROBOTS DON’T HAVE SISTERS and take the spirit of maximal to new grinding heights.
MP3: Robots Don’t Have Sisters – That’s Right
MP3: Les Petits Pilous- Housi (Robots Don’t Have Sisters RMX)
A week ago my mate LOTEK and I had the pleasure of seeing BURNS and DEADMAU5 when they were in Winnipeg. While the opening disc jockey warmed things up I asked the promoter if I could say hi to Burns and thank him for the guestlist spot. I didn’t make arrangements for an interview so I didn’t bother bringing anything to record the chat but as it turned out, I really wish I did. The 23-year-old remained refreshingly candid, and his personality reflected a casualness normally reserved for close friends This was the first correspondence I’ve had with Burns personally, but by the time he had to go downstairs it felt as though we had a number of previous encounters. The conversation drifted from his upcoming album, to remix work (that can’t be mentioned on these pages…yet), to the current state of djing and clubbing, how Deadmau5 wanted to Burns to tour with him, and how his working relationship with his label, 21-12 and LINUS LOVES formed.
Burns has also been extra busy in the studio turning out mixes for Ladyhawke, Frankmusik and Jack Splash feat Missy Elliot with amazing results. I hope to be able share some of them soon for now here’s what I can give you, followed by a review of the show.
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MP3: Burns – In My Eyes (His Majesty Andre remix)
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MP3: The Toxic Avenger – Toxic is Dead (Burns remix)
Give Burns love from somewhere like beatport.
REPUBLIC is, without a doubt, the best sounding club in this city – another reason this show kept its appeal despite falling on a Tuesday. The early week show didn’t stop hundreds of people from getting their party on, many of whom did it with their jaws clenched and pupils dilated so it became quite clear early on that this night would be a bit bonkers. By the time Burns made his way to the stage the venue had filled up nicely – something I hadn’t seen in a long time.
A little while earlier Burns noticed the opening dj laying down some really heavy material which we both thought was odd for how early it was. We discussed flow and etiquette and came to the same conclusion. For better or worse, djs can and will play anything they want now. While there are still some who plan the direction and track list for the entire set, Burns confessed that at most he would select a track to open with and go into a set with a direction in mind, but nothing was ever concrete. Picking up on this, Burns opened with some housey material that sparkled with a little 80s glitz, playing some of his own tunes and remixes. He kept the dancefloor moving with a dynamic set that flowed from nu disco to indie-dance-whathaveyou, and ended by preparing the crowd for Deadmau5, laying into some heavy thunder. One point to note too – Burns isn’t a laptop dj. He played a flawless set entirely on CDJs.
Before I knew it, Burns was done and sound technicians had moved his gear to make room for Deadmau5. I was ready to go, but stuck around to see what was going to happen.
When Deadmau5 started, the crowd went bananas. He immediately gave them what the wanted to hear but I thought it was a bit odd that he played hit after hit to open things up. He did it well, using Ableton (I think) and a Native Instruments Maschine and a Lemur by Jazz Mutant. His Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger bootleg was the first track I heard by the Canadian so I was happy to hear it as it was intended to be played, loud.
I really wasn’t that into it though so I left. (Plus there’s the fact that I have a demanding day job that needed my full capabilities at 8:00 in the morning that pulled at my conscious.) I heard afterward from a number of people that Deadmau5 kind of blew his load early with the heavier material and progressed into a bit of a techno set. That would have been great to see, although for this old man it wasn’t suitable for a Tuesday night.
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MP3: Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (Deadmau5 edit)
