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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.

Will Justice ever produce a new track that we’ll all instantly get behind and not assume is fake? Way to go pranksters, you got us good.

So being a Canadian blog, we get excited when our fellow countrymen are releasing tunes. As a Canadian, I get REALLY excited when former cast members of my favourite television programme becomes a rapper of note. It’s even better when said rapper of note gets together with an awesome Canadian DJ, and things go off. I was kind of blown away to see Jimmy walking around like it was no big deal. I’m talking about DRAKE if you weren’t paying attention.

This is a fun little edit/remix that sends Wayne home and makes it RAVE.

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Drake x Birdman x A-trak – Loonies to Blow

Another duo with Loonies to blow happen to be my buddies PIRANHA PIRANHA are lighting it up fridays at their own night MODERN MATH, and will be opening up for DIPLO in Calgary OH SHEESH!
Please listen to their rework of the classic DIGITALISM tune:

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Digitalism – Zdarlight (Piranha Piranha Dub Mix)

One of the reasons (honestly, there are many!) there have been fewer posts is because a mate and I started a weekly. (LOTEK and MANALOGUE have been tag-teaming as THE SHAKE for a few years now.) I feel as though I’m only putting in half the amount of time needed to get this night off the ground, but that’s all I can give at the moment considering other commitments that are a bit more pressing, paying the mortgage for example. If you’re wondering, blogging doesn’t really make any money, well I haven’t figured out exactly how to do it anyway. (Tips are welcome.)

Back to the post. This week I’m pumped to host JAMALL KNIGHT and BERBS. Winnipeg is saturated with djs, and I’d be hard pressed to find any jock in this city I like more than the former. Perhaps it’s because Jamall Knight plays like I/we do – which is a bit all over the place, and every time I’ve seen him behind the decks he consistently drifts to the likes of Proxy, and other noisy producers. Also, big thanks to our freshly minted vj, MRGHOSTY who gives everyone something interesting to look at when they’re dancing or not. This guy’s incredible. I’m totally looking forward to tomorrow!

Like every week though, I have no idea what I’ll lay down but perhaps it might include a schmorasborg like the one below.

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MP3: Groove Armada – I Won’t Kneel (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Radio Edit)

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MP3: Midnight Oil – Beds are Burning (Dj Red and Josh Dupont Club Mix)

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MP3: C-Mon and Kypski – Turn Of The Tides (Estaw remix)

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MP3: Cassian – Final Round

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MP3: 10 Rapid  – It’s Not Right

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MP3: Quiet Riot – Cum On Feel the Noize (KIDS AT THE BAR Remix)

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MP3: Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (ALGERONICS Remix)

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Wolfmother – White Feather (BURNS Remix)
Grab this one from RCRDLBL

The Montrealais bringers are bringing it again! NROTB kicks you in your ear hole with a mixtape that will hopefully put a delightfully sexy rave spin on your two OH one OH.

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NROTB Mixtape
Track listing after the jump!
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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…

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]

I know I just posted the latest from GTRONIC a couple days ago, but since BMKLTSCH RCRDS just sent the whole package, including the original, HOSTAGE, and STEREOHEROES mixes, I figured you might as well get a proper download out of it, right? So here’s that monster remix from  and two more deadly stompers!

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MP3: GTRONIC – Ironman (original mix) ♥♥♥

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MP3: GTRONIC – Ironman (Hostage’s Iron Curtain remix) ♥♥♥

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MP3: GTRONIC – Ironman (StereoHeroes remix) ♥♥♥

Do yourself a favour and grab the 320s.

As a bonus, perhaps an incentive, here’s one you might have heard before. Electro clichés aside, this one lives up to its name. Really, it’s a disservice to play any of these in a pair of cans. At the very least, plug into your hifi at home and turn it up; better yet burn them onto a cd and demand your favourite dj to play them.

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MP3: GTRONIC – Destroyer ♥♥♥

POPULAR DAMAGE had some success with their ‘assimilations’ of Digitalism and Tegan & Sara. With their own release they’ve recruited some heavyweights for remix duty. Coco Machete’s mainstay, FUKKK OFFF adds his signature ravey piano stabs and viscous basslines to PD’s latest single, giving it (and you) a bolt of energy to pass that 4 AM slump.

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MP3: Popular Damage – Everybody Got Young (FUKKK OFFF Remix)

The latest from GTRONIC and STEREOHEROES scratches that itch all the right ways.

Grab the 320 from beatport.

I seriously need to work on some self-promotion. ha. Don’t we all. THE SHAKE started a weekly night of dancing. LOTEK and I are trying something a bit different with CHECK YR PULSE here in Winnipeg by catering to the origins of electronic dance music. The opening night was a hit but last week I think the frigid temperature got the best of most people.

Anyway, this week we’ve got some great djs. KHEMLAB and CHRIS KOMUS will warm the dancefloor with some techno, minimal, and tech house (or haus if you’re feeling the German roots).

I’m not sure what I’ll play but it might involve something like this bootleg from NUNZI.

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MP3: Dennis Ferrer vs. Butch – Hey Hey (Nunzi’s Disco Booty)

It’s the end of the year and I’m starting to put together a list of best of material for 2009. AC SLATER will be on that list for remixes and original material, after all he has a catalogue running thick enough to build a bomb shelter with. Here though, is the latest from the Philly native. It’s what you come to expect from the lad: round bubbly bass so thick it gets stuck in your teeth with a really nice surprise too.

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MP3: AC Slater -- Play the Record Again ♥♥♥

This track is a bit too cheeky to make the year’s best list although AC (Aaron Clevenger) does take a nice stab at Henry Rollins and his ignorant, unfunny comedy. The sketch below is like spreading hatred for anything not rock and roll so thanks Mr. Clevenger for letting us all laugh at a punk rock douche bag.