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IT'S A TRAP!

-M


Exploration of Space (Spencer & Hill Remix) - Cosmic Gate (Golden Banana)
Big Electro House jam with a super German cheese buildup, complete with those detuned saws we all love.


Inside Out (Original Mix) - DBN & Patric La Funk (Silver Banana)
Progressive House on the Housier side.  Also has a sick acid bass that comes in.  Huge fan of this track.

The Music (Original Mix) - Electrixx
Electro House in all it's glory.

Kick Starts (Wideboys Remix Extended) - Example
If you need to drop a commercial Electro House track.

Fucking VIP Bitch (Original Mix) - Electrixx
Moar Electro House!

Wazabi (Original Mix) - DBN & Patric La Funk
Progressive/Tech House with some weird/cool sounds.  Unique, dissonant, and ravey.


Inside Out (Inpetto Remix) - DBN & Patric La Funk
Making the original more Proggy.

Hell Yeah! (Original Mix) - Electrixx
Electro House with a rap on it.  Also, +500 Bastille Love and Admiration Points for whoever names another song that used this same sample.

Diskout (Main Mix) - Deux (aka David Penn & Toni Bass) feat. Sheilah Cuffy
Progressive House

Tik Tok (Club Edit) - Bob Sinclar feat Sean Paul
For those who REALLY want to play pop stuff.

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I LOVE POP MUSIC

Time for another Bastille Bootleg for your DJ sets, this one's got a remix of everyone's favorite pop song of 2009 mixed with a cool synth poppy electro track, possibly making pop music even poppier.  It's like pulling up to the mountain top with your best girl to enjoy the 1980's Miami skyline.  Enjoy:

Crysteena's Got A Feeling (Bastille Bootleg) - Fear Of Tigers vs. David Guetta

Breakbeat Batch #2

Time for a bunch of batches, basically gonna pick up where I left off from the last time. This batch is all about Breakbeat (which I unfortunately have very little of). These are tracks that I've collected somewhat recently by artists that I do not know or just wouldn't remember otherwise, so you won't be seeing many big names. But I guarantee that all of these tracks are fucking fire.

On an additional note, I'd like to give a shout out to some blogs that contributed greatly to these batches. So, big shout to ONEUPMANSHIP, Shifty Rhythms, and Zaber Riders (we've shouted at them plenty). You'll keep seeing their blog pictures attached the specific tracks they gave me as you check out the tracks in the upcoming batches.


-M

What's That Noize!? (Ft Beardyman) (Original Mix) - Ctrl Z Vs Screwface & Stereo:Type
Ha, this is awesome. Great beat with humor, hits really hard with a dirty ass Electro bass.

Go Away (Original Mix) - The Decepticonz
This track is pretty fast, so it would be good for people looking to spin faster sets or for a track to bridge Electro into Dubstep.

Mama Said Knock You Out (Z-Trip Remix) - LL Cool J
The complete other side of Breakbeat, this is Hip-hop tempo. Z-Trip rules, I don't give him enough credit.

Pop - *NSYNC (Golden Banana)
Yup. It's at 120 bpm, and it will kill in your set.

Breakbeat Batch #2 zipped

Keep It Goin Louder

Keep It Goin' Louder

Major Lazer | MySpace Music Videos

This is just incredible

-M

McCartney II

Got a real treat for you today, and this one comes with a story, and it's clearly dedicated to one of our newer readers that calls himself The Worst Beatle. So, last night Yeasayer came to play here, and it was incredible. They really put on an amazing live show, and I encourage everyone to see them live. Anyways, after the show, we're hanging out with some of the members in my friends room and one of them has got his iPod hooked up to the speakers and is play a bunch of random, weird music that was really cool. Anyways, a track comes on that spurs me to ask, "is this Kraftwerk?" to which he replies, "Paul McCartney." Despite the entire room staring at him in disbelief, he puts on a few tracks from a solo record this Beatle made in 1980. The only way to really describe this record is to picture an 80's McCartney getting incredbily stoned in a studio and experimenting with it, including the use of synthesizers. I know that everyone's at least curious enough to check this out. Oh yeah, and it's in 320.

-M

Check My Machine - Paul McCartney
It's almost like a mix between Blues and Hip-hop, with a banjo copious amounts of delay.

Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney
This was the one that made me think Kraftwerk, at least until the vocals came in.

McCartney II - Paul McCartney
This is the whole album.

Butter

It's happened, Psychedelic Future-Pop R&B/Funk, like Outkast's DMT trip after Merlin sends them back in time to Japan in the 1980's , Hudson Mohawke's sound has come a long way in his new album 'Butter', and may surprise a few used to his older work, but you can still see where this sound came from even back during his Heralds of Change days with Mike Slott(think Bopgunn) but this time around it's much brighter and playful. Perhaps one of the strangest albums of 2009, but it has grown to be a favorite of mine, a great step for RnB and the psychedelic scene. Album features Olivier Daysoul and Dam-Funk(LA!) among others. Check it out, if you dont like it the first time through, give it some time. Some breakthrough shit goin' on here, enjoy! >>>

-Jumpman

Hudson Mohawke - Butter LINK (re-upped)

BONUS TRACKS:

Timbaland - Miscommunication feat. Keri Hilson LINK

Hudson Mohawke - Free Mo LINK

Sa-Ra - Hollywood LINK

for Hudmo's earlier less poppy, more hip-hop oriented material, all awesome, check out my earlier posts here and here.

French House Arrest Episode XI: 98 Degrees

To finish up the year 1998, I figured that I'd put up some tracks that also came out that year to give a wider perspective on what was happening that year outside of French House in Electronic music. Pretty varied selection, let's do it, and get super pumped for 1999.

*Also note new poll on the right

-M

Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Edit) - Wild Child

Breakbeat was dominating British dance parties, and Fatboy Slim was killing it with his funky, Hip-hop inspired jams that pretty much everyone can instantly recognize and sing along to. This track is no exception. He's definitely one of the best samplers the world has ever seen.

Sexy Boy - Air

Though not French House, Air was right there this whole time helping to develop the French Touch sound. This song rules, you probably already have it.

Copa - DJ Hell

Meanwhile in Germany, DJ Hell was pushing the German Techno scene forward, and would eventually come up with the worst genre name ever, Electroclash. Despite that horrible name, he made some awesome tracks. Some of his tracks get WAY too repetitive for me (and I can handle really repetitive), but this one's very cool. Great sampling.

Cruel Summer - Ace Of Bass

When I think of Pop music, I usually think of Sweden (my glorious ancestry!). Fun Fact: The masterminds behind some of Britney Spears' early hits were random song writers from Sweden. Ace Of Bass, also Swedish, released this in 1998. No comment on my particular opinion of them, but once again this post is all about perspective, right?

*Note the expression of the dude in the top right

Find A Way - A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest are incredible, and have released some of the best produced Hip-hop tracks, ever. They released an album called The Love Movement in '98, and it has this amazing track on it.

Twelves Reasons to love the Twelves

The Twelves:

1. They're from Brazil

2. Look at the setup in the picture, it's beautiful.

3. They make the best synth poppy electro you can find out there

4. They look like really nice guys

5. They're bearded (always a plus)

6. They make great mixes, so I assume they're great DJs.

7. They've made a remix that makes every college kid jizz their pants when they hear it at a party

8. Both M and I like them so: you should like them

9. Did I mention they're from Brazil?

10. They know what's cool (I'm really starting to lose ideas for this)

11. M sometimes acts like a twelves year old boy

12. Lastly, but definitely not least, it's been almost 12 years (or more realistically 12 weeks) since Jumpman has posted. Refer to these posts to understand better: First and second

-J


EDIT: I forgot how amazing this one is:
Thursday (The Twelves Remix) by Asobi Seksu


Help, I'm Alive (Twelves Remix) by Metric, SO good, I've had this song for quite a while, but I never really sat down and listened to it. Classic Twelves.

Take on Me (Twelves Remix) by A-Ha, just incredible. What a great remix of this song, would recommend playing for any set with this kind of happy/feel good atmosphere. This song would just destroy a party in college. People love what they know.

Drugs in My Body (Twelves Remix) by The Twelves, This was actually the song which started getting me into the Twelves. My friend Tony gave me this even before their boyfriend remix. Though I do admit it's by no means my favorite, it holds a sentimental value so I though I'd put it up.

GREAT to play at any party:
Boys (The Twelves Remix) by M.I.A., this should be evident why this would be a good song to play at a party.

Reckoner (The Twelves Remix) by Radiohead, I don't normally approve of most Radiohead remixes, but this one is so fantastic. Really keeps the idea of the original, just makes it a little dancier.

So Far Away from the Sea (Twelves Remix) by Yuksek, an amazing original, Yuksek alone would get me to listen to this remix.

Hurricane Jane (Twelves Remix) by The Black Kids

Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix) by Yelle, Just found this one, though it's not new, it's great.

Zipped in One

Twelves Collection by Individual Track

RIP Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009