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ROMANOFF do up some squelchy acid-like tweakery in their latest hot steppa! The robot glam shining with synth kills it too. Epic man.

MP3: ROMANOFF - ZOMBIE BITE

Check out their “two minute hot steppa” from last month (at the old blog).

Do I use “hot steppas” too much?

I saw the video for VanShe Tech’s remix of Something Good today and wondered why this tune never made it into my best of lists for 2007. In grade 9 I liked the original song so much I recorded onto a mix tape four times. The nostalgia for Utah Saints alone should have nominated to the top of my arbitrary charts in some capacity.

MP3: VanShe Tech vs. Utah Saints - Something Good

Alex Ferrer worked as a commercial producer but one day in August he decided to pack it in to create music full time. In those few months he’s produced a number of tight gems. The roots of these tunes are planted deepling into house music (despite Alex’s early industrial days) but as with nearly everything coming out these days, there’s a huge amount of cross-genre pollination going on. There’s some acid tweakery, french-like filters, robotfunk, epic synth lazery, and strobed vocals.

A single will soon be released on Pistol (EMI Sublalbel). Watch for it.
MP3: Sidechains - Turn Your Body On

MP3: Sidechains - Waiting So Long

MP3: Sidechains - Dr. Funk

MP3: Sidechains - Real

MP3: Sidechains - Dance While You Can
http://www.myspace.com/sidechains

“A soundtrack for parties gone awry.”

That’s the concept behind Free Blood. Madeleine Davy and John Pugh make “Music to fuel awkward sexual dalliances, desperate yelled misunderstandings on the dance floor, toilets over-flowing with the night’s collective regurgitation, lonesome midnight ramblings, stereo components fried by heat and moisture, backyard furniture bonfires, power outages, mass hallucinations, etc.”

Their musical philosophy is compounded in their single Royal Family with the line, “Why don’t we do it?” echoing over and over. The ACTH remix turns the trip into a bit of a tribal stomper too - juxtaposed against haunting cello stabs, acid tweakery, and boom sonics.

MP3: Free Blood - Royal Family (ACTH remix)

Free Blood have been booked to support Hot Chip in the US, and over seas with Holy Fuck:

Mar 28 – Barcelona Nitsa Club
Mar 29 – Paris Le Showcase
Mar 31 – London Durr @ The End
Apr 01 – Bristol Thekla
Apr 02 - Manchester @ Night & Day
Apr 03 - Birmingham @ Barfly
Apr 04 - Liverpool @ Korova
Apr 05 - Glasgow @ Stereo
Apr 06 - Norwich @ Arts Centre
Apr 07 - Brighton @ Digital
Apr 08 - London @ 100 Club

http://www.myspace.com/freeblood

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The strings in that track made me a bit nostalgic for the string machine gun fire of Aphex Twin.

Sorry no pretty pictures just yet. I wanted to get this post done more than anything…been a bit quiet round these here parts. This is the playlist from tonight’s radio show. THE SHAKE runs every Friday on 92.9 KICK FM in Winnipeg. You can stream the show at www.kick.fm

Jason was visiting family so once again I was the soul beat captain. The journey starts slowly, moving into grime, garage, and hip hop. Loads of French house and some ace remixes. I can’t escape the big wave stompers so in the end, that’s what you’re left with. Straight to the digs then.

01. Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Ghislain Poirier remix)
Montreal’s king of dub hammers the rnb swinger into a minimal bass monster.

http://www.myspace.com/ghislainpoirier

02. OH SNAP! - High Top Fade
Kid n Play throwback fun rap with oh so wobbly basslines. Eat it up.

http://www.myspace.com/daworldfamousohsnap

03. Cadence Weapon - House Music (A1 Bassline remix)
From Edmonton Alberta, the latest Canadian rap rage revved-up in the garage customized by London garage renegades. A1 Bassline are killin it!

http://www.myspace.com/cadenceweaponmusic

http://www.myspace.com/a1bassline

04. The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke remix)
Changed direction here. Beautiful French house remix by one of the French Touch. Played best when welcoming the sunrise.

http://www.myspace.com/erlendoyeplease

05. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Les Rhythms Digitales remix)
No, not another D.A.N.C.E. remix. It’s been hacked over and over but this is Stuart Price. OMG. I’m callin it too: best remix of 2008. Get ready to ignite!

www.myspace.com/etjusticepourtous

http://www.myspace.com/jacqueslucontofficial

06. Decalicious - La Faviere 76 (Larsz Chaptier)
Wonkey German techno and filtered house. Crazy good.

http://www.myspace.com/decalicious

07. CSS - Music is My Hot Hot Sex (KILL THE NOISE remix)
Cansei de Ser Sexy at a robotdisco run by the electro mafia.

http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy

http://www.myspace.com/killnoisekill

08. Death From Above 1979 - Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT edition)
This song seems ancient. If yer unfamiliar, scoop this up.

http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft

09. Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Marquis remix)
Not much left of the original tune in this remix but it’s sweetness makes up for it. As with most things this sugary, it’s best to serve this occasionally.

http://www.myspace.com/marquisdc

10. Armand Van Helden - You Don’t Know Me (GRUM remix)
Don’t be put off by the beatless strobed intro. Once this drops it’s all forgiven.

http://www.myspace.com/armandvanhelden

http://www.myspace.com/grummmusic

11. DJ Missil - Glitch (Tepr remix)
Simultaneous bomber and laser assult.

http://www.myspace.com/djmissill

http://www.myspace.com/tepr

12. The Teenagers - No Love (Delorean remix)
French and Spanish indie love affair.

http://www.myspace.com/theteenagers

http://www.myspace.com/deloreandanz

13. The Whip - Trash (South Central remix)
Bass and chainsaw reworking. Plus, it’s Manchester meets Brighton. It’s an older righteousness. Heavy.

http://www.myspace.com/thewhipmanchester

http://www.myspace.com/southcentralmusic

14. The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful (Nite Cells bored robot remix)
You’re left with a bit of monster here. It starts slowly but then the bassline gets ground up into long meaty sausages. (Really, did I just write that?)

http://www.myspace.com/thekills

http://www.myspace.com/nitecells

Last week’s mega post seems like a great idea so here comes this week’s playlist.

1. Boyz Noise - Oh (A-Trak remix)
Low frequency thumping and the expected schitzo synth. Remixed by Kanye West’s beat commander A-Trak.

http://www.myspace.com/boysnoize

http://www.myspace.com/djatrak

2. Ghostface Killah - Charlie Brown (Yuksek remix)

Not sure how I feel about these yet. I was never inter rap so it’s hard to get excited about this one.

http://www.myspace.com/ghostface

http://www.myspace.com/yuksek

3. Gotye - Hearts A Mess (Ocelot remix)

Ocelot’s a favourite on THE SHAKE.

http://www.myspace.com/gotye

http://www.myspace.com/ocelotmthrfckrs

4. SebastiAn - Walkman

Late night STOMPER!

http://www.myspace.com/0sebastian0

5. Database - How I Wish

Grinding guitar and synth.

http://www.myspace.com/databasetrax

6. Midnight Juggernauts - Twenty Thousand Leagues (Bag Raiders Remix)

Epic robotdisco. Full on electronic fantacy.

http://www.myspace.com/midnightjuggernauts

http://www.myspace.com/bagraiders

7. Shameboy - Heartcore (D.I.M. remix)

Ghostly filters, deep and cavernous.

http://www.myspace.com/shameboy

http://www.myspace.com/dimhh

8. Nid & Sancy - M.U.S.I.C. (SymboleOne remix)

So good I played this two weeks in a row. Laser symphonies that flash and echo giving enough hope to keep you dancing for years.

http://www.myspace.com/nidandsancy

http://www.myspace.com/symbolone

9. Saint Pauli - I Need Riddimmm

http://www.myspace.com/saintpauli

10. GRUM - Go Back

ROBOT METAL! ZING

http://www.myspace.com/grummmusic

12. Dinka - Disco Is Back (2008 original mix)

Shiny neon disco workout.

13. PNAU feat. Ladyhawke - Embrace
If you’ve ever truly been raving, this is the type of song that welcomes the sunrise. It would be great to see everyone mashed off their tits when this one drops.

http://www.myspace.com/pnaupnau

For the Winnipeg homies:

Your favourite KICK FM jocks host Ready Mix this Thursday at the Zoo. Before you get any crazy ideas, no Jason and I won’t be protecting our junk with jock straps, rather we’ll be disc jockeying at the weekly double decker dance party. We were asked to

I know it’s a bit of a shameless self promotion, so I also give you, yes another D.A.N.C.E. remix. Before you turn away thinking the world doesn’t need another version of this song, well, you need to hear this.

Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Les Rhythmes Digitales remix) | [direct download]

http://www.myspace.com/etjusticepourtous

http://www.myspace.com/jacqueslucontofficial

Simian Mobile Disco start their North American tour today at SXSW. At least I got to see them perform when Lisa and I were in France. Their live show is incredible. James Ford and Jas Shaw rotate around a pillar of gear, noodling and knob twiddling as if they were in studio. It’s crazy so if they come to your town clear your calendar.

12-Mar-2008 / Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa - Live
12-Mar-2008 / Austin, TX - Domino party - DJ
14-Mar-2008 / Austin, TX - Iheartcomix vs Mad Decent
15-Mar-2008 / Austin, TX - Mess With Texas - Live
17-Mar-2008 / Chicago - Sonotheque - DJ Set
19-Mar-2008 / Atlanta - MJQ - DJ Set
20-Mar-2008 / Montreal - Coda - DJ set
21-Mar-2008 / Toronto - Circa - DJ set
22-Mar-2008 / Acapulco, Mexico - Centra Acapulco - DJ
28-Mar-2008 / New York - Flavourpill Event - Live
29-Mar-2008 / Miami - Studio A - Live
05-Apr-2008 / Liverpool - Chibuku - DJ
10-Apr-2008 / Dublin - Spy - DJ
11-Apr-2008 / Manchester - Bugged Out - DJ
23-Apr-2008 / Vancouver - Richards - Live
24-Apr-2008 / Seattle - Neumo’s - Live
25-Apr-2008 / Portland - Holocene - Live
26-Apr-2008 / San Francisco - Mezzanine - Live
27-Apr-2008 / Indio - Coachella - Live

This is what the duo opened with at Le Showcase in Paris the most suitable opening track ever.

MP3: Simian Mobile Disco - Sleep Deprivation | [direct link]

http://www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco

BONUS: I secretly wanted them to play this mashup.

MP3: Pauly Crush - B.O.O.T.A.Y. Deprivation (Strangelove Edit) | [direct download]

http://www.myspace.com/paulycrush

Here’s a two minute hot steppa that should have been posted way too long ago.

Romanoff - Two Years | [direct download]

http://www.myspace.com/theoneandonlyromanoff

There’s so much to blog about - OMG. I’ve been a bit slack. Need to work on efficiency, so to start here’s a simple playlist from tonight’s show. THE SHAKE (facebook group) airs every Friday night from 8-9 on 92.9 KICK FM in Winnipeg. Jason couldn’t make it tonight so I got to run the hour. This is how it went:

01. All Teeth and Knuckles - Let’s Undress and Listen to CSS

www.myspace.com/allteethandknuckles

02. Al Azif vs. Adam Tensta (ft. Dr. Alban - My Cool)

03. New Young Pony Club - The Bomb

04. Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear (SebastiAn remix)

http://www.myspace.com/sebastientellier

05. Ben Mono ft. Yo Majesty - Hit the Bit (Lorenz Rhode remix)

06. Kid Cudi - Day N Night (Crookers remix)

http://www.myspace.com/kidcudi

07. The Glamour - Kidz Night

http://www.myspace.com/theglamour

08. Supreeme - Who We Are (Royal Rumble remix)

http://www.myspace.com/supreemesupreeme

09. Nid & Sancy - M.U.S.I.C. (SymbolOne Remix)

http://www.myspace.com/nidandsancy

10. The Martin Brothers - Stoopit (Red Foxx Wamp Wamp edit)

http://www.myspace.com/brosmartin

11. Daft Punk - Human After All (Guy Man After All Justice mix)

12. Faker - This Heart Attack (Miami Horror remix)

http://www.myspace.com/miamihorror

13. Chromeo - Call Me Up (REMIX)

http://www.myspace.com/chromeo

KILL THE NOISE