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VALERNA + FELIX CARTAL + AND A SHITLOAD OF OTHERS

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 19, 2010. Filed under cancon, electro, epic, remix, robotdisco. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.

I admit, sometimes (okay, most of the time) I’m at a loss for words describing the music you hear on this here blog. During the day I work hard to translate health and social policy research into language most people can understand, then I share this information with people who should care.

Listening to the 50+ daily submissions we receive gives me a reprieve from office life, but at the same time finding ways to tell you about these tunes becomes daunting, especially because these releases deserve a huge amount of credit, free of cliche and the tired descriptions.

Here then is my apology for talking shit. Sorry.

Valerna

VALERNA sent us a whack load of original material and choice remixes they’ve done about a week ago and I’ve been listening to them all quite a bit since then. At first, these tunes drowned in the volume of material coming our way. Tonight they made their way to the surface – and I sincerely hope they make it to the top of your aural pleasures and into your beatport downloads.

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MP3: Silk – Freak Me (Valerna remix) ♥♥♥

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MP3: Something a la Mode – 5am (Valerna remix) ♥♥♥

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Stream: Valerna – Up the Punx! (original mix) ♥♥♥
Grab this release on beatport.

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MP3: Valerna – Moonrocket (original mix)

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MP3: Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See (Valerna remix)

Felix CartalFELIX CARTAL need no introduction. Here’s a robotdisco-influenced electro floor burner of a remix that stutters and rolls in all the right places.

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MP3: Valerna – Look Ma No Pants! (Felix Cartal remix) ♥♥♥

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MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 14, 2010. Filed under breaks, electro, epic, house, indie, mashup, minimal, remix, robotdisco, stuff my wife would like. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.

A Short Film by Cara Stricker and Midnight Juggernauts from Midnight Juggernauts on Vimeo.

“The Crystal Axis” is the MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS second album, their first since Dystopia launched the Australian trio into a vortex of global intrigue. For those who’ve arrived late, like me with this post, Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta and Daniel Stricker had pursued an organic course through multiple indie EPs, singles and retro-futurist videos before they found themselves hailed as de facto pioneers of a perceived new frontier of indie-dance circa 2007/08. The video at the to showcases all of the above.

For those who prefer things a little less experimental the band has these on offer.

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MP3: Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs

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MP3: Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs (Istanbul Kebab Juggernaut mix)

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MP3: Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs (KIM mix)

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MP3: Midnight Juggernauts – Get Connected

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MP3: Midnight Juggernauts vs Dilemn – Tombstone (Elite Force revamp)

The band is also touring. Check them out if you can.

7/22/10 Santos – New York, NY
7/23/10 Voyeur – Philadelphia, PA
7/24/10 Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
7/26/10 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
7/27/10 Cinespace – Los Angeles, CA

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ELITE FORCE: NEW SINGLE & MIXTAPE

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 7, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, electro, epic, maximal, mixtapes, rave, remix, wobble. Tagged , , , , , , . 1 Comment.

Several months back now, Elite Force ran a little competition on his facebook page asking for suggestions on new tracks to Revamp, with the winner grabbing one of the top-end  ‘Revamped’ packages from the Elite Force site and the winning entry came from Ivano Knight who suggested Midnight Juggernauts’ ‘Tombstone’. Well, grab the result below.

The latest single from ELITE FORCE, a collection of three remixes for “Law of Life” is a must-have for anyone looking for something to stomp to. Elite Force himself sums it up best as “battleweapon electro techno filth gnarly bass monster.” I think he forgot breaks, but maybe that’s being redundant.

Grab it from beatport.

Law Of Life (Loops Of Fury Remix) TASTER by Elite Force

He also released a new mixtape. Grab the tracklist after the jump.

Elite Force – Pantheon / Afterlife DJ Mix – July 2010 by Elite Force

TRACKLISTING
01 Intro – Godspeed You Black Emperor – Dead Flag Blues (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
02 Mike Hulme – Set The Controls [U&A Recordings]
03 Alex Di Stefano – Something is Movin [Mantide]
04 MJ Cole – Sincere (Nero Mix) (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
05 Excision – Subsonic (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
06 Dirty Super Car – Get a Grip (The Loops of Fury Mix) [Grand Hotel]
07 Felix Luker – Mechanical [U&A Recordings]
08 A.G.Trio – Bass Effect (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [EtageNoir]
09 The Loops of Fury – Rack Em (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [U&A Recordings]
10 Zombies for Money – Numbra One (Foamo Mix) [CDR]
11 Sub Focus – Move Higher [RAM Records]
12 Vandal – Big Dog (Elite Force Mix) [Benefit]
13 Elite Force feat. Bare Noize, Fatboy Slim & Chemical Brothers – Hangover Deep [CDR]
14 Outro – Elite Force – Psychotrope Jams (extract from a mashup)

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JOHN ROMAN

Written by Bonnaventure. Posted on June 7, 2010. Filed under cancon, club, electro, epic. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.

Will someone get me some DJ gigs so I can play some JOHN ROMAN tunes to people? It’s no fun when it’s just me in my basement with my dog and some glowsticks. Roman is dropping a NEW MIXTAPE soon, so please check these tunes, READ HIS BLOG, and all that stufffffffffffff……

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Nadastrom – Save Us (John Roman Nigerian Dub)

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Proxy – 8000 (John Roman Lost Tourist Dub)

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Teki Latex & Noob – Dinosaurs With Guns (John Roman Remix)

You’ll remember my end of year post for 2009 saying that “Ready for this” was one of my favourite tunes. It still bangs, and it went off like a rocket at the party I DJ’d. Here is that said post, and check Roman’s blog in the coming days for the winner of the “Ready For This” remix competition.

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Tex Taiwan

Written by Peznakov. Posted on April 22, 2010. Filed under electro, epic, maximal. Tagged , , , , , , , . 3 Comments.

Tex Taiwan
The kids want Electro-Punk! And that’s what they’ll get from new Belgian group TEX TAIWAN. In the footsteps of acts such as KAP BAMBINO & CRYSTAL CASTLES comes another sonic assault of scream-fuckery & synthtopia. An epic remix from YOU LOVE HER COZ SHE’S DEAD shows that thoughtful use of pitch correcting software can sometimes give a track that little extra sparkle. <3
The Album hits the shelves on June 21st care of GLASSTONE RECORDS.

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MP3:Tex Taiwan – Labyrinth

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MP3:Tex Taiwan – Labyrinth (You Love Her Coz She’s Dead Remix)

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HUGE PROPER VILLAINS MIX

Written by Bonnaventure. Posted on March 31, 2010. Filed under bass, club, dubstep, electro, epic, mixtapes, techno, wobble. Tagged , , , . No comments.

proper villlllllains

Proper Villains drop a Sci-Fi centric mix for us called V. Jumping around the various bass-heavy genres and doing a proper job of it.

Proper Villains on the WWW: TWITTER, MYSPACE, SOUNDCLOUD

The track list is chock full of hot fire, including some originals, PV remixes and other goodness, check the track list after the JUMP!!! Read More »

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Joker – Tron

Written by Bonnaventure. Posted on March 21, 2010. Filed under bass, dubstep, epic. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.

go to KAPSIZE.COM to win!!!

Joker has defined the colourful synth-led melodic style within dubstep that’s become known as ‘Purple w0w’. ‘Tron’ is his biggest tune yet. No MP3s for our lovely readers, but I suggest boppin’ over to Kapsize to win, and if you don’t win then pony up some cash!

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ELITE FORCE

Written by manalogue. Posted on March 13, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, dubstep, epic, maximal, rave, remix, wobble. Tagged , . No comments.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for this! You shouldn’t wait any longer either. Grab the Re:Vamped compilation from ELITE FORCE now. You can get all 15 tracks from beatport for $12.99 (USD). That’s next to nothing considering the amount of wumph in these tunes that range from sleezy electro to wobbly breaks and dubstep.

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NROTB aka (NEW RAVERS ON THE BLOCK)

Written by manalogue. Posted on February 8, 2010. Filed under cancon, electro, epic, maximal, rave, remix, robotdisco. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.

It’s too bad NROTB weren’t called the New Ravers On The Blog, because, given the times the producer’s handle seems so appropriate.

The Montreal duo have been on top of things for a while, and I’ll be completely honest here, since “Droplet” and “Miam Miam” were let loose in the summer, I’ve been trigger happy with every track that has their name on it. There’s enough nostalgia in each of these tunes for a thirty-something-once-upon-a-time-raver (that’s me by the way) to, excuse me, fucking lose it. Add some of the best production of 2009 to the mix and well, it seems as though there are a million reasons to hail this release as the best ever. Really, ever.

Wait.

On Friday, February 5, 2010 the single got an official release on PLANT MUSIC with remixes from FELIX CARTAL and AUTOEROTIQUE. After hearing these mixes I went into immediate cardiac arrest. Basically, I died and somehow I’m living off of the single’s perpetual beat.

NROTB – DROPLET E.P. SAMPLER by Plant Music

Grab the entire release on beatport. You won’t regret it.

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This IS A Best Of Post

Written by Peznakov. Posted on December 31, 2009. Filed under 8-bit, bass, dubstep, electro, epic, maximal, minimal, rave, techno, wobble. Tagged , , , . No comments.

But not a very researched one. Actually, that’s a lie. For the last two months when I wasn’t bombarded with homework, I was trying to download EVERY ALBUM I MISSED LAST YEAR. The results? Don’t ever try to do that…
MODERAT
I have one fav. album from last year. MODERAT -- MODERAT (or would you write it MODERAT -- S/T?) on BPitch CONTROL from Germany. It’s got just the right amount of thump blended seamlessly amongst the sappy. I suggest the CD version over the vinyl because the vinyl doesn’t include BEATS WAY SICK featuring BUSDRIVER (On a side note, this years album JHELLI BEAM by BUSDRIVER didn’t quite do it for me). MODERAT are a collaboration between APPARAT & MODESELEKTOR.

The I wish all at the staff at MANALOGUE the best of luck in the New Year and to all the people out there behind the screen…keep listening.

Honourable Mentions:
Applescal -- A Slave’s Commitment [Traum Schallplatten]
The Field -- Yesterday & Today [Kompakt]
Kap Bambino -- Blacklist [Because Music]
Nathan Fake -- Hard Islands [Border Community]
Telefon Tel Aviv -- Immolate Yourself [BPitch Control]
Zombie Nation -- Zombielicious [UKW]

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