Truckers Delight

I heard this wicked remix froma Alex Gopher on Flairs´ "Truckers Delight" on a radio show, so I so I went to listen to it again on youtube. There, I found what I think is to be the official video clip of the original song. Although the original song already dates back from last year, the remix and this clip were only released recently. Besides appreciating the animation work bringing back the old 8-bit video game graphics I grew up on, I think it´s really funny clip.

Whats the capital of Thailand? BANGKOK!!

Heres Boris Dlugosh's latest that I suspect is gonna get a lot of plays =) Its called "Bangkok" and its out on Erol Alkan's Phantasy record label. Sehr gut Ja!!

A-trak

So lets do some homework on A-trak ahead of the party on Decemebr 3rd

(via Wikipedia)
Born in Montreal 1982, Alain Macklovitch (aka A-trak) was the first DJ to win all three major DJ competition titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax), as well as being the first DJ to win five World Championships. He´s also the youngest ever winner of the DMC World DJ Championship having won at the age of 15!
He´s the younger brother of David Macklovitch from Chromeo, and co-founder of record label Fools Gold.
Kanye West recruited him as his personal tour DJ.

Recently he´s worked with Armand van Helden under the name Duck Sauce. Heres what they have to say:

With stuff as good as this "You´re Nasty" the Duck Sauce is more than approved!

Heres a link to a recent set of his at, the one and only, I Love Techno 2009, and you might wanna watch out for his mad scratch skills, specially the way he treats Daft Punk right at the end ;)

For more listening you can also get his work on FabricLive45

PartyNight

Party people, you might wanna make a date on your calendar:

When: Thursday 3rd December

Where: Lux, Lisbon

Who/Why: Discotexas present Boys Noize and A-Trak

Correct me if I´m wrong, but I think it´s A-trak´s first time at Lux, while Boys Noize has become quite a regular. Last time it went something like this:

It should be insane! Hope I can be there :)

PS: Here´s a link to Boys Noize set for BBC Radio 1´s Essential Mix from 10th October 2009.

NOVEMBER MIX !

AAAWWWWWW Techno Music !!!
01h.07m.50s of what floats my boat !

Hope You Enjoy



Download Here ; SKARR'S NOVEMBER MIX ( 2009 )

Tracklist ;

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01. Dada Life - Happy Hands & Happy Feet ( Malente's Wasted Kid & Wacky Remix )
02. Sebastien Leger - Bad Clock ( Broken Clock Remix )
03. 2Elements - Peaktime Symphony ( Original Mix )
04. Sharam Jey - In My Blood ( Mom & Dad Remix )
05. Roska - Elevated Level ( Original Mix )
06. French Fries - Coconut ( Original Mix )
07. Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club ( Momma's Boy Remix )
08. Daniel Haaksman - Pobum Coco ( Sharkslayer Dub Bass )
09. Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club ( Renaissance Man ph7 Remix )
10. Nic Sarno - Perculator ( Original Mix )
11. Mowgli - Nu Skool ( Original Mix )
12. NDKJ - Main Course ( Original Mix )
13. Foamo - Wardance ( Hijack Remix )
14. The Potato Heads - Get Up ( Original Mix )
15. Blatta & Inesha - Blow Up ( Ask Hijack Remix )
16. House Of Stank - Get Up , Yeah ! ( Hijack Remix )
17. Harry Axt - Crazy ( Original Mix )
18. Drop The Lime - Set Me Free ( Harvard Bass Remix )
19. Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer - Blau ( Original Mix )
20. Will Bailey - Hit The Club ( Mightyfools Remix )
21. Seductive - Underground Sound ( Original Mix )
22. Mightyfools - I Said ! ( Original Mix )
23. Dopefish - Must Be The Music ( 4x4 Vocal Mix )
24. Sharooz - Adrenalize ( Original Mix )
25. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

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A true gem!

Absolutely loving this track! I´ve never heard of Marek Hemmann before but this song got me very curious. A little research tells us he´s a german dude into minimal house and techno. Who better but the man himself to describe his sound:
"Marek Hemmann sound; a sound with a minimum on technique but rather a very wide diversity of noise and tonal sensibility. The result is a substantially reduced electronic dance music which having a solid house foundation orbits its original state. Deep bass meets voice fragments, shakers, and percussion carry the rhythm; a funky minimal techno with plenty of space for other musical elements. Always on the search for the perfect groove and catchy melodies which fit snug and comfy in the ear." (via his Myspace)

This "Gemini" comes pretty close to the perfect groove for me, and if you´re convinced too you might wanna take a look at his debut album "In Between"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are another cool band. These 2 remixes are awesome and a guaranteed success on the dancefloor. "Heads will roll" remixed by A-trak is quite recent and made me remember Erol Alkans remix of "Zero" which is a bit older.

Sweet and simple

This is taken from Feadz´ latest EP "People Numbers Money Business" out on the infamous Ed Banger Records and is entitled "Bright Side". Maybe not a groundbreaking eye-opener, but its a very nicely executed song reminding us of better times and optimistic attitudes in these difficult times.

Superb

I have great admiration for this man -> Lindstrom. Always makes really good music and this one is a current favourite. Being known to work alot with Prins Thomas, this time he´s teamed up with singer Christabelle (aka Solale) for the LP Real life is no cool out in January 2010. Sounds promising!

THE remix

After the clip and the track, here´s 'The remix' by Para One

Lets Go !

Hey! I´ve been a bit busy lately so haven´t been able to post as much as i would like to. But always having the headphones on, every now-and-then a cool song comes along and i think: "damn! i gotta share this one with the blog". They´ve been quite a few lately so i´m not gonna simply "dump" 10 links at once. I´ll try post one (or 2) a day :)

here´s a big one lately, with techno-man Len Faki´s remix doing the damage

Because We Are Your Friends

Awesome video and sound!

And the lyrics, oh the lyrics...

October Mix

It's been a while since I didn't spin anything at my wheels of steel so I decided to put together a small mix with some of the tracks I like the most that have been around our sweet blog :)

The mix isn't perfect (it's been a while), and near the end the mix goes mono due to cable problems, but it's audible and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did mixing it!

Get it here.

Tracklist:
Discodeine - Invert (Parce que Edit)
Bag Raiders - Turbo Love (Spruce Lee Remix)
MTO - Bring It On Now (Hatchmatik Remix)
Sjammie the money - Get Paid
Jokers of the Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys
Tim Deluxe - When We Come To It
Alex Gopher - Belmondo (Sharam Jey Remix)
Stupid Bastard - Hype Up
Lionel Richie - All Night Long (Rico Tubbs Remix)

(if you like it, this could start to be a small montly tradition highlighting the best tunes presented since there are so many dj's here with us ;)

Silver Columns

The only thing I know for sure is that we are talking about a band named Silver Columns and Joe Goddard from Hot Chip is on the controls for this remix .

Download Here ;
Silver Columns - Brow Beaten (Joe Goddard Remix )

Miami Horror

Irresistible electro-fueled indie-pop !

As if a track wasn't enough , offered with the mp3 is a day-dreamy music video sure to enrich the listening experience .



New single from Miami Horror's upcoming debut album .

Guess who's back

It's been a while since I last posted here , but I had a bizzy month , got my old life back and days are running by without me even knowing it .
But let's go on to better things , MUSIC !
To start off in some great style here's a Mix by the italian monster Riva Starr !

He seems to have burst onto the scene fully formed , and injected a shot of adrenalin directly into our ear canals .

Luring us toward the goods like a veteran gypsy stealing your wallet , this spicy concoction of Balkan beats rubbing elbows with the best elements of tech house weaves an intoxicating spell to say the least .
This is booty shaking dance floor crack that you’ll find yourself begging , stealing and borrowing to get your next fix of .

Download Here ;
Riva Starr Goes OZ Mix

2x2x2

2 Great Bands x 2 Great Songs x 2 Great Remixes

A-Side: Gossip - you´ve surely heard "Standing in the way of control" or at least Soulwax´s remix if you´ve been too any Soulwax or 2manydjs concert in the last 2 or 3 years. That´s already old news, and the new single "Heavy Cross" isn´t that new anymore but in my humble opinion its supa-dupa fantastic! just simply executed to perfection, and I will go on further to say that just about any remix you may heart of it (there are quite a few already!!) is good too just because the original is flawless.

"..And the remixes go to..."

Fred Falke - possibly one of the best remixers walking the earth!

BURNS - been making quite some waves lately, and very good ones might I add. this remix is very original and i think displays all the talent this dudes got!

B-Side: Miike Snow - the relatively new and upcoming swedes having made a BIG impact with their debut album that goes by the same name. The first 2 singles "Animal" and "Burial" have launched them onto the mainstage and rightly so with "Animal" getting remixes from the likes of Fake Blood and Crookers, and Dj Mehdi putting his signature on Burial! If you haven´t yet heard them, which hole have been hiding in? Well the 3rd single "Black & Blue" is equally great. Once again, you can´t go wrong remixing five star originals.

"..And the remixes go to..."

Savage Skulls - these fellow swedes made a cool thumping dancefloor version. works for me =)

Tiga - No need for introduction for this man and his unique Turboesque touch on this one can be told from a mile! Those cuts and beeps and squeaks are quite trademark

PS: And now you know why some DJs play back-to-back same songs with different remixes. its pretty neat!

Planisphere

Needing no introduction whatsoever, here's a track from one of my all time favourite bands I didn't know about until just now. A 17 minutes and 30 seconds long Justice rock style track!

Justice - Planisphere

You can also check it at their space.

PNAU & Ladyhawke

Hey! After JPs' suggestion (more like begging), I finally decided to give my contribute to this amazing blog! I didn't see these names in the list you have here so here it goes...

Here are two names that need no introduction and who represent the much appreciated new wave of nu disco/indie rock from Down Under... Ladyhawke has recently been in Portugal at Sudoeste, and she really is outstanding on stage! I was surprised by the amount of energy that she put into her act because her latest cd is rather calm (but brilliant nonetheless). As for Pnau, well... judge for yourselves while you watch this video of their best song, in my opinion...


For more, check www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock and http://www.myspace.com/pnau !!

Also, if you have nothing better to do, check this out: http://www.pnaupnau.com/ !!

Cheers!

Tonight!

Another power of the French music scene, Alex Gopher, along with known stars Etienne de Crécy and both members of the band Air, started off with a pop band named "Orange". Today he holds great tracks combining elements of funk, house, and electronica, as well as his own label Solid.

As a sample here is the work of Sharam Jey over his Belmondo:
Alex Gopher - Belmondo (Sharam Jey Remix)

And as a bonus, Gopher will be playing tonight at the local club Lux, joining the local portuguese guys from D.I.S.C.O TEXAS and their already famous Titan Thursdays. So maybe tomorrow I can tell you about Mr. Gopher's performance as a Dj :)