Friedrich Nietzsche

The Uberstache.

-M

End Of Line (Boys Noize Remix) - Daft Punk (GOLDEN BANANA)
It's surprisingly underwhelming in your headphones compared to the carnage it causes on a proper system.  This is one of those tracks that gets the crowd jumping.  Unfortunately, really the only keeper from the Tron remix album, which I was super excited to post until I listened to it.  Oh well.


Origines (Original Mix) - Sebastien Leger (Silver Banana)
Tech House on the groovey/housey side from the incredible Frenchman.

Red Air - NiCe7 (Silver Banana)
House music rules.  This one's funky, exactly what House music is meant to be.

Enter Sandman - Hervé vs Metallica 
YES.  This came out as a shitty 128 a few years ago, but he just released the 320.  Bring the mosh pit.

Aktion (Original Mix) - Zodiac Cartel
Electro House on the crazy, maybe Techy side.

Like A G6 (Roger Sanchez Remix) - Far East Movement
Definitely my favorite remix I've got of this track.  Organ Housey, super sexy.  Would fit into a Dutch/Club set SO well.

I Hate That You Love Me (Chuckie's Marquee Remix) - Diddy-Dirty Money
Speaking of Dutch House.  This actually sounds a lot more like Nari & Milani than Chuckie, in that the lead is just rhythmic and not a Dutch line.

Contact (Trolley Snatcha Remix) - Foreign Beggars & Noisia
MASSIVE Dubstep alert.  This would just destroy, I can see it.

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Gigamesh Remix) - Michael Jackson
Super extended Nu Disco groove remake.  It's super similar to the original, so you won't piss off a bunch of people.  Really just a great DJ tool.

Alright (Tocadiscos Dub Mix) - Tocadisco feat Lennart a. Salomon
Cut the mid range, drop the bass.  Electro House.  The vocal drop rules.

Friedrich Nietzsche Zipped

Raul Meireles

The golden kicks make me look fly, no?

-M

Start The Party (Original Mix) - Far Too Loud (Golden Banana)
Like Lazy Rich, Porter Robinson, etc?  This track is for you.  Awesome chopped up Electro House.

Optinuum (Original Mix) - Moguai (Golden Banana)
Sounds like something off of Vitalic's OK Cowboy, but Progressive House.  In otherwords, incredibly beautiful while still hard/danceable.

White Noise / Red Meat (Original Mix) - Dada Life (Silver Banana)
Another banger with their signature sound.  Moar cowbell?

Tonight (Herve Voodoo Chilli Remix) - Moonbootica
Awesome remix, though he had a great original to work off of.  But this one is way more DJ friendly, and has Electro parts.

Tonight (Original Mix) - Moonbootica
The original, fantastic samples.  House rules.

Beat Down (Original Mix) - Tai
Electro Techno.  Play something none of the DJs here are playing yet.  Anti-pop music.

Paranoize (Adam Beyer & Jesper Dahlback Remix) - Alan Fitzpatrick (Silver Banana)
And some straight up Minimal Techno, for those in the know.

Talkbox (Camo & Krooked Remix) - Fresh
DnB by one of my favorite production duos.  Always top notch stuff.

Flatland (Original Mix) - Sound of Stereo
More Electro Techno,  the hook on this makes it bouncey.  It's got the riddim drums too, if you're into those.

Feel Good (Original Mix) - Aniki
Is this called Bassline?  Sounds like it's going to be Disco/Fidget House, but I think you're supposed to call this Bassline.

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Obscure Video Game Character #2

+500 Bastille Love and Admiration points for whoever can tell me the name of this character from one of my all time favorite games.

-M

Machines Can Do The Work (Ado Done Most The Work Mix) - Fatboy Slim vs. Herve
That crazy ass Electro Techno that everyone's so keen on right now.  I've got to say, I'm a big fan of the stuff.

Jabba - Kane
Star Wars themed Dubstep anyone?  This song will melt your face off faster than Han Solo shot Greeto.

James Bond - HAEZER
The heavy Electro hero from South Africa.

Drumline (Original Mix) - gLAdiator
Mah boys from Los Angeles bringing the old school Rave feel with some great drum samples. 

Superman (Ajapai Remix) - Lee Mortimer, Foamo
Some evil Dubstep sounds for you.  Totally something The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer would drop.

Kinder Surprise ft Tomba - Borgore
Yup, it's Borgore.

HotDogFace - Funtcase
Where is this sample from?  Who on earth would make something like that?  And in case you were wondering, crazy Dubstep track.

Oh, and a big cheers to DAFTWHO?, especially for this post.  Great source for heavy shit.

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Random Tuneage

This post is for The Man With No Name.

-M

Jump Up (Leif Jones Remix) - Major Lazer
Really suprised by this one. Really great mix of Electro and Bmore. The drop at 3:43 will KILL you, it's a shame he waits so long to bring it in. Leif is a Wesleyan student as well, for those who are unfamiliar, and he's definitely stepped it up with this in my opinion.

Disco Decay (Felguk Mix) - Neelix
I love Felguk. This track is awesome, lots of Deadmau5 in there. And this one sample that definitely sounds like it's straight from Phantom by Justice.

Money (The Count Of Monte Cristal 'Dungeon' Remix) - N.A.S.A.
One of the king's of Fidget House making another banger. Super housey too, love it.

To Hell With Gravity

Just A Band just recently released their newest EP, To Hell With Gravity, and I just got my hands on it and listened through it, so I figured I'd put it up here. If you're not familiar with Just A Band, check out our old but fairly recent post on them HERE to get a bio / grab lots of tracks. My faith in electro has just been getting stronger and stronger recently, makes me happy.

-M

Bulletproof (Just A Band Remix) - La Roux

Not on the EP, but AMAZING nonetheless and brand new. Don't think I can say its better than the Foamo remix (LINK), but I really do love this one. J will probably like it more, I'm just still going through Fidget phase.

And now for the EP

To Hell With Gravity - Just A Band
Epic and beautiful. Total banger with great buildups/drops. Definitely reminiscent of The Bloody Beetroots in that way.

To Hell With Gravity (StereoHeroes Remix) - Just A Band
Not quite as epic as the original, more just straight up electro.

In Anima Vili - Just A Band
Not as dancey as their other stuff, but definitely a fantastic track. This was the track that they let leak before this EP's release.

BONUS:
Drop It To The Floor (TADT Baby Pop Remix Final) - Machines Don't Care
The bass frequency is so low, only whales can hear it.
TADT // Machines Don't Care

Wut Is F1dget Hou$e?

If you are an avid electro fan and blog reader, then you've definitely stumbled upon the term "Fidget House." Well, I'm here to explain what the hell this genre, that I used to fervently deny the existence of, is all about, or at least what I understand it to be. This sort of music has been the shit, if you will, for about a year now and seems to be in somewhat of a decline as the viscious blog audience is already hungry for something new (here's a discussion on this topic via Discodust (LINK)). Well, as far as I have observed, Fidget House tends to have these characteristics:

Fidget House
1. A busy/bouncey house beat that likes to play with snare rhythms and sample breakbeats
2. Bass synths with heavy use of LFO or filter envelopes to give it a fidgety/wobbly/wonky/other commonly used yet horribly undescriptive word (It's almost like a cry baby pedal effect) sound
3. Common use of cut up vocal samples (often from old school tracks) that act almost like percussion
4. The majority of it comes out of the UK. If you are listening to British electro, there's a very good chance that it's fidget house.

I'm still going to tag fidget tracks as electro since they appeal to electro fans more anyways. And if you're one of those people that is wondering what the next thing is, look to house, its been around for a while and still running strong and continuing to innovate/reinvent itself. Here is a selection of genre defining tracks and artists, starting with a excellent mock track:

Is This Fidget? A Musical Commentary - Brabe
Awesomely sarcastic track. He's got the sound down to a tee. However, this is NOT a Fidget Track to play live, but rather to simply enjoy and laugh with.

Restless (Fake Blood Remix) - UNKLE
Probably my favorite fidget house artists is Fake Blood (EDC BITCHES). He's the shit. He made one of the best dance tracks of 2008 with Mars, but here's something you might not have and definitely should. There was a good month when he was my favorite producer.

Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
It makes sense that Armand would start making fidget house, as it was probably a very easy transistion for him and he does it very well. This is one of the songs that made me finally admit the existence of this genre.

Half In Love With Elizabeth (Foamo Remix) - Mystery Jets
One of the best tracks of 2008 and one of the best dance tracks out there. It's amazing. Can't wait to see Foamo at EDC. Also very jealous that the kids as UCSB got his first US performance EVER.

Licky (Herve Gets Low Remix) - Larry T & Princess Superstar
Herve is one of, if not THE giant of this genre and scene. He's got a ton of material which should all go and get, or I might just do a big post at some point. Can't stress enough how important Herve is to this music.

Protect & Entertain (Crookers Remix) - Busy P
Believe it or not, this is definitely fidget house. Crookers are said to be one of the first artists to create this genre, and I definitely see it. If you don't believe me, listen to this track again and you'll hear it.

The Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) - Kissy Sell Out
The goal of Jack Beats in this song seems to just show off the fact that they can make their synths make crazy ass sounds, and I love it. They're one of my favorite fidgeters for sure, as their better songs are incredible, overshadowing their iffy songs. Refer to earlier post on them (LINK).

Meddle (AC Slater & DJ Skeet Skeet Remix featuring Goldielocks) - Little Boots
I'm not a big fan of AC Slater, but he's one of the champions of the fidget sound. This remix is pretty good, and the last two tracks I've gotten from him have been a huge improvement. Maybe my opinion will significantly change about him in the future, I'm definitely open to it.

It Ain't Love (Bird Peterson Remix / JFK Edit) - MSTRKRFT
Probably the best thing to come from the new MSTRKRFT album is this remix. Bird Peterson is also playing EDC, in case you forgot.

Apologies for not posting any Sinden, but he's another Fidget House producer that's made a name for himself and worth checking out. He's does a lot of collaborations with The Count Of Monte Cristal (aka Herve), which should tell you almost everything you need to know about him.

FUNK MUNDIAL!

Baile Funk is Brazil's native genre of dance music, miami bass/b-more style samples infused with a latin beat, and some portugese rap. Began in the 80's and has grown to an international scene in recent years, with some help from diplo. Anyways, it's alot of fun, came across the funk mundial series of EPs not to long ago, released by MAN recordings, it takes electronic musicians, like crookers, feadz, etc. and has them take their hand at some funk production. The Results, alas, are awesome. Here is the Compilation Album released in the last month, that is mixed/compiled by MAN recordings head Daniel Haaksman. featured musicians include: Crookers (really awesome songs, that you've probably seen before, Aguas De Parco, Para de Graçinha, and more, but new edits this time) feadz (samples mozart, yay), The Count and Sinden, Seiji, and Jesse Rose. Anyways, ever since this series of EPs and the highly illegal Eurogirls compilation by Jean Nipon and Orgasmic ive really gotten into the sound of Baile Funk(or apparantly the european take on it), hope you enjoy this>>

Funk Mundial Compilation (part 1)

Funk Mundial Compilation (part 2)

I'm Not Alone - Calvin Harris Remixed

Yup.  It's on Stoneyroads.  Oh, and Herve too.

UPDATE:  Fancy Sounds has a better quality mp3