Bubble Bath

Take a bubble bath and relax...

Bubble Bath - The Swiss

Jack Beats

Jack Beats are two weapons from the U.K who just happen to be here on the 1st of Jan. Now everyone who is not quite sure on these guys or the music they make today you are getting a taste of their lastest Mixtape to prepare your ears!

These guys really know how to use an oscillator, the fidget tech party is starting...
Alot of fists will be hitting the air when these guys step up...



Jack Beats Yo!.mp3

What are you doing on New years Eve?

Was just reading up on whats happening around Sydney town on New Years Eve. Every time I look some new Dj is set to play a venue. This year either the promoters have got there act together or Europe is Shit. But everyone wants to be in Sydney.

Home Nightclub:
-Sharam
-Sebastien leger
-Nic Fanciulli
-Don Diablo
-Mark Knight

Bondi Beach
-Carl Cox
-Danny Tenaglia
-Roger Sanchez

The Ivy
-Axwell
-Claude Vonstroke
-Sebastian Ingrosso
-Sidney Sampson

Then backing up the next day at Field day and the Space event. The space event has now got a solid vault of guys playing. Dirty South, D Ramirez, MYNC Project, Malente, Tommy Trash and Radio 1 s very own Pete Tong.

All in all, very good two days of music, however if only they were all at one. Going to leave you with two Bingo Player tracks that will definitely be played through the New Years Eve festivals......

Bingo Players - Devotion (Original Mix).mp3

Gramophonedzie - Why dont you (Bingo Players Remix).mp3
The second one has taken a classic sample and done wonders.....

Damn Girl Squared

Here's a fun little mash-up that was mad by the Fool's Gold producer/DJ, Sammy Bananas. It's the combination of Justin Timberlake's song 'Damn Girl' which was produced by Will.I.Am and the Kid Sister Track 'Damn Girl'. I actually first heard Tom Wrecks, a Canadian DJ, paired these two songs up maybe two years ago in a mix he released. Sammy has sat down and done a proper edit which was used in recent "It's the mothering remix, Vol 3" compilation. It's a little bit cheesy but I think it's fun. Damn Girl!

Damn Girl Squared - Sammy Bananas

Crookers Sound Loss

So for those who were watching The Crookers when their sound was lost, a massive boo was givin. This Boo echoed all the way to the Daily Telegraph who wrote an article in Wednesdays paper that read like this:

ITALIAN DJ duo The Crookers have hit back at claims their controversial set at Stereosonic was not a live performance.
After the sound went down during their headlining set inside the Royal Hall of Industries at Saturday’s massive music festival, the production pair were accused of not mixing their music.

"They lost the place in their CD and needed time to get back on track," a backstage source said.

They were booed heavily by the crowd and returned to the stage ten minutes later.

"The reason we lost the music is because you were too quiet. Get loud!" was the explanation given to the audience of over two thousand.

However the boys, DJ’s Phra and Bot, said today that it was a mixer malfunction and that they always perform live sets.

"It was simply a mixer issue, it overheated after running solid all day in a super hot and sweaty humid room," they told Confidential.


"We didn’t realise the main system was down because our stage monitors stayed on which was pretty funny, we where thinking why aren’t the crowd dancing.”

"As soon as we picked up the issue the mixer was changed so end of problem."

The Italian stallions are currently on break in Byron Bay before playing Adelaide on Saturday.

Australia’s onelove have selected The Crookers to mix one disc of their upcoming Sound Machine compilation in cahoots with local DJ stars Matt Nugent and Grant Smillie.

Kid Sisters Helpers

When producing a tune, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. For me its the Kick. Recently, I was looking through Kid Sister s album that got picked up by Fools Gold.

Alot of her tracks I am familiar with, however one thing I was not familiar with was the producers behind them. Some of the producers are the biggest names in dance music.

Below is her album with each tracks producer..... Some very high ranked producers.

1. Right Hand Hi (prod. Steve Angello + Sebastian Ingrosso)
2. Life On TV (prod. Yuksek)
3. Big n Bad (prod. Count + Sinden)
4. Step (feat. Estelle) (prod. Rusko)
5. Let Me Bang 2009 (prod. XXXChange)
6. Pro Nails (feat. Terence Kanye West) (prod. A-Trak)
7. Daydreaming (feat. Cee-Lo) (prod. Brian Kennedy)
8. Switch Board (feat. DJ Gant-Man) (prod. DJ Gant-Man)
9. 54321 (prod. XXXChange)
10.Get Fresh (prod. A-Trak + XXXChange).mp3
11.You Ain’t Really Down (prod. A-Trak).mp3
12. Control (prod. XXXChange)

I overlooked this album at first but then really went back and loved some of it. Then when I researched the production I realised why I was loving it.

Flat White, Short Black, Expresso, Cafe au Lait, Macchiato

A giant Mona Lisa was contructed using 3,604 cups of coffee, with Grinders Barista creating over 10 different shades or coffee strengths. Then laying them down to re-create the famous portrait. All down in Sydney Town. I think alot of patience was needed for this piece....

Gypsy Wedding Music Vs Bar Mitzvah House Party

So a few weeks ago we had A-Trak talking to Steve Angello about ‘Gypsy Wedding Music’. The track he was reffering to is his recent Flonko which he made with his brother. I love the way he summed it up. Two versions were released of the track and both rely heavily on some crazy clarinet samples over big bold kicks to bring this ‘Gypsy Wedding Music’ feeling and sound.

Flonko (Version 1) - Steve Angello & AN21




This is another similar track I stumbled across the other day. If Flonko is gypsy wedding music then Klezmer is a ‘Bar Mitzvah House Party’. I wonder whether A-Trak would play it..? I love the idea of these elements being brought in a dance track, especially when it’s executed well.

Klezmer - Pizeta Feat. Reagadelica


Bonus:
Here's a sneaky lil remix I came across thats very fitting for the post. It's a Renaissance Man remix of a Havard Bass tune and uses similar elements to the top tracks above.

81 (Renaissance Man Remix) - Havard Bass

Sexy Krauts

There is nothing 'new' that motivated this post. I have no urge to give you something new. The nature of blogging is to share thoughts, music and other rubbish that you feel is necessary for other people to know about. In that case, the sole reason for this post - one of my all-time favourite songs. I don't care if you do or don't endorse it, remix it or even tell people about it. If you did, great. I just think that if this particular song had the power to change the way I listened to and played music, then it should be worth sharing. If only everyone would froth over this melody. As it happened, Chris Martin from Coldplay did. He specifically asked Florian and Ralf if he could use the riff for their song 'Talk'.

Please froth over this. I would like you to. I would like you to embrace one of the greatest electronic songs ever. Sure, that's just my opinion. I don't think it could be any more appropriate though. What a fitting title - Computer Love. This title suggests that these geniuses were way too ahead of their time. Thirty years on and here we are, mounting our computers and other technological software. I use this software as a vehicle for getting this song across to you and watching porn. The latter more discretely of course. Ahh blogging...how irrelevant that last comment was and still it was read by the unknown.

Danke Kraftwek, danke.

Kraftwerk - Computer Love

Cruel Intentions

I read somewhere recently that Simian is like the Chemical Brothers of our time. I think this not far from the truth. Their production style is unique and changing which gives them an element of longevity. Their love and use of traditional synths is always evident and through the accompinent of some solid vocalists they have mad some pretty powerful and lasting songs (Hustler anyone?)
The one that stood out to me the day I got their most recent album was Cruel Intentions. I love everything about it, the stong vocal sung by the big Beth Ditto from The Gossip, the lyrics, the sound, the smell, the taste. This is why I was understandably excited when a lil remix package was released. I like pretty much all the remixes on the release, some more than others but also like the fact that they are all quite different from one another. These are my two favs.

Cruel Intentions (Heartbreaks Slow Action Remix) - Simian Mobile Disco

Cruel Intentions (Greg Wilson Re-Edit) - Simian Mobile Disco