#31: Recent Decents</h1> <article> <h1>#31: Recent Decents</h1> <p>2008-09-17T13:54:00.006+01:00</p> Now we're playing out <a href="http://www.shopliftersclub.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">every Saturday night</a>, staying on top of new tunes is becoming a real mission. By its very nature, the combination of remix culture and the free-for-all hosting provided by sites such as Sendspace means that there's a lot of shit remixes out there.<br /><br />So after a good few hours of trawling through tracks, here're just a few tunes that have brightened my morning and will no doubt be finding their way onto the decks at this weekend's Shoplifters clubnight. <br /><br />In honour of their chart topping album success...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Metallica - <a href="http://fs09n4.sendspace.com/dl/7722d9279ce168c631aefa7cf0db07d0/48d101bc5467c493/xg4pxc/Enter%20Sandman%20(Herve%20Refix).mp3">Enter Sandman</a> (Herve Refix)<br /><br />A nice reworking of one of the best tracks from one of the best British indie albums of the year...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Mystery Jets - <a href="http://fs01n5.sendspace.com/dl/a42557259c84a9a751038f583a92439b/48d104653e3f9c9b/j1wr98/Half%20in%20Love%20with%20Elizabeth%20(Delorea.mp3">Half In Love With Elizabeth</a> (Delorean Remix)<br /><br />See you Saturday at Odder, <br />Hold steady<br />JC x<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#30 Time For 'Bed?</h1> <p>2008-09-13T18:29:00.008+01:00</p> Shoplifters has always been about great covers as well as great remixes - anything stolen, borrowed, pinched - you get the picture. <br /><br />So while we've been stuffing <a href="http://www.shopliftersclub.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">our new clubnight</a> with plenty of dancefloor 'bangers' (as the kids say), this cover version jumped off the blogs at me.<br /><br />Florence & The Machine is a seemingly somewhat precocious young singer songwriter with an absolutely <i>blinding</i> voice and while her single 'Kiss With A Fist' was something of a festival anthem this year, it's on this, her cover of Cold War Kids' 'Hospital Beds', that she really shines. <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Florence And The Machine - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=R3oyQmtlZDVuSlNGa1E9PQ&key=0c43a7dafffe08e8ad164a2a5e4f62c85652f80b">Hospital Beds</a> (Cold War Kids cover)<br /><br />See you at <a href="http://www.shopliftersclub.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">Shoplifters' clubnight</a> tonight! <br />Free entry, cheapo booze, late bar, Odder 9pm. <br /><br />You're sure to hear this...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> DJ Mujava - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=R3oyQmtlZDVtNElLSkE9PQ&key=6ecd8db15e5a475dc28e81c51c869b9d05faa02e">Township Funk</a> (Ashley Beedle's Afrikanz On Marz Re-Edit)<br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#29: Time To Party</h1> <p>2008-08-19T10:08:00.009+01:00</p> OK so exciting news people. It's no secret that I'm a big Bloc Party fan. Innovative, forward thinking and always with one eye on the dancefloor. Perfect for <b><a href="http://www.shopliftersclub.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">Shoplifters' clubnight</a></b><br /><br />So you can imagine how quickly Mr credit card came out of the wallet when BP announced they're releasing a new album. In two days. F*ck yeah.<br /><br />The details are all at <b><a href="http://www.blocparty.com" target="_blank">blocparty.com</a></b> and you can purchase a high quality MP3 version for just £5 or the CD version for £8 <b><a href="http://blocparty.sandbag.uk.com/" target="_blank">here</a></b> <br /><br />The band are also going to make The Killers look like the pile of crap they are at Leeds this weekend as they 'headline' the final night of the festival. (Do you wanna hear the filler from 'Sam's Town' or burn down a portaloo to the soundtrack of Gallows?)<br /><br />So to celebrate, let's have some of best Bloc related remix shizz from the past few years. <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Bloc Party - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=SmpzTkZrQXA5RlkwTVE9PQ&key=e5d5538c0ab84afae602baa6d2b9d86610949e35&bid=Q01GSmI2eFh6NEx2Wmc9PQ">Where Is Home?</a> (Burial Remix)<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Bloc Party - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=SmpzTkZrQXBwcFZFQlE9PQ&key=91a542247866e01dd05c9a850211a6068759d31b&bid=Q01GSmI2eFh0NjlFQlE9PQ">I Still Remember</a> (SebastiAn Remix)<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Johnny Foreigner - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=SmpzTkZrQXAzMW52Wmc9PQ&key=215ab7e165781c3fbe0254b0cf3df29ce3186c4d&bid=Q01GSmI2eFhPSHcwTVE9PQ">Salt, Pepper and Spinderella</a> (Bloc Party Remix)<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#28: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Shoplifters</h1> <p>2008-08-17T19:30:00.012+01:00</p> Evening friends,<br /><br />It's just six days until Shoplifters moves to its brand new home: A weekly residency every Saturday night at the splendid bar Odder on Oxford Rd, Manchester, kicking off at 9pm.<br /><br />Same deal as before - lots of remixes, covers, electro indie party nonsense. <br /><br />The difference: A bar that'll be open until 2:30am, two floors of greatness, a cracking soundsystem and the fruity loveliness of Fruli on tap. <br /><br />Be there. <br /><br />And to celebrate the countdown, here're a few tracks that will doubtless be in the SLs record box...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Bloc Party - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=Smp1TG04Q1BEbUkwTVE9PQ&key=c017cf5df73a824862f0448c8a31fb51f64f3a0d">Mercury (CSS Remix)</a> (Yes unlike most of their remixes this one's actually pretty fine and doesn't stray too far from the original's charms)<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> The Cardigans - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=Smp1TG01MHdBNkh2Wmc9PQ&key=73e00b70ed0a18c3c8b30bc025bca3ec11d30bfe">Erase / Rewind (Kleerup Remix)</a><br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Ben Mono - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=Smp1TG04Q1B0QTAwTVE9PQ&key=3334e7141655afafb329a9dc4ae992c6119e2f7f">Jesus Was A B-Boy (Shir-Khan Remix)</a><br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Santogold - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=Smp1TG04Q1BOMUEwTVE9PQ&key=eca9d5d1f19473a57c2eea1fcb4fffbf603257fb&bid=Q01FN3RRaFIyWGZ2Wmc9PQ">Creator (Mumdance Remix feat Jammer)</a> highlight from the recent Santogold / Diplo mixtape<br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#27: A Long Time Coming</h1> <p>2008-08-07T10:07:00.015+01:00</p> Howdy, <br /><br />Some would try and come up with an excuse for why I've not posted for so long. So I won't. <br /><br />Instead I'll just give you a brand new mixtape to celebrate Shoplifters new DJ residency. Exciting news indeed...<br /><br />We'll now be playing out at <b>Oddder (<a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=M1+5QA&ie=UTF8&ll=53.47377,-2.240009&spn=0.012363,0.038624&z=15&iwloc=addr" target="_blank">Oxford Rd, Manchester</a>) every Saturday night kicking off on August 23rd</b>. Come on down, the price is unquestionably right. Mainly because it's free...<br /><br />Oh and come join our new <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Shoplifters/33000333760?ref=ts#/group.php?gid=27784264133&ref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> and <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Shoplifters/33000333760?ref=ts" target="_blank">Fan pages</a>.<br /><br />The Shoplifters Summer 08 Mixtape<br /><br />1. Neon Neon - 'I Lust You' (Eli Escobar Remix)<br />2. Ladyhawke - 'Paris Is Burning' (Cut Copy Remix)<br />3. The Whitest Boy Alive - 'Golden Cage' (Fred Falke Remix)<br />4. MGMT - 'Electric Feel' (Justice Is Awesome Remix)<br />5. Kris Kross - 'Jump' (Funkanomics Planet Cross Remix)<br />6. Beastie Boys - 'Ch-Check It Out' (Acapella)<br />7. Cut Copy - 'Lights & Music'(Boyz Noize Happy Birthday Remix)<br />8. Boyz Noize - 'Oh!' (A-Trak Remix)<br />9. Edu K feat. Marina - 'Me Bota Pra Dancar' (Crookers Edit)<br />10. Spank Rock - 'Bump!' (Best Fwends Remix)<br />11. Rye Rye - 'Whassup Whassup' (ddpesh Remix)<br />12. Burial - 'Archangel Boy' (8-Bits Simple Re-Mix)<br />13. Lismore - '1979'<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=5122960-00d" /></object><br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Shoplifters Mixtape - <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/launch/5122960-00d" target="_blank">Summer 08 Mixtape</a><br /><br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#26: Keeping It Low...</h1> <p>2008-05-24T19:56:00.004+01:00</p> As we warmed up for Sunday's Eurocultured festival set today (details below), it became very apparent that the DJ Kue remix of War's classic 'Lowrider' is a f*cking incredible tune. <br /><br />It will most certainly get played tomorrow as Shoplifters hit Eurocultured from 1pm. We're playing the Revolution bar on Oxford Rd from 1pm - 3pm which means two things: <br /><br />1) We'll be drinking bison vodka cocktails by 1:05pm<br />2) We'll be ignoring the early start time and rolling out the beats from the get go. <br /><br />Tickets are a tenner from the box office on Oxford Rd and for your money you'll see hundreds of DJs, bands, breakdancers, graffiti artists and loads more. <br /><br />Come see. <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> War - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=87A88CB9405DCA9A&key=37f5180611d8d78f64dd044f74084ea9d840285a">Low Rider (DJ Kue Remix)</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#25: Recent Decents</h1> <p>2008-05-11T12:37:00.009+01:00</p> Right the sun's out in Manchester, and hopefully where you're ready this as well. Here's a quick round up of some goodies rocking the Shoplifters stereo - some old, mostly new, all well worth your attention. <br /><br />Let us know which you love and hate. It's good to talk...<br /><br />First up it's the Stevie-Nicks-reincarnate greatness of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ladyhawke</span>. Watched the Camden Crawl wet themselves over her last month and this Van She remix takes things to another level. Quality.<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Ladyhawke - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=C95B57101ED26EC5&key=7ed23404420aeb1f0046fddce931c93a45b7b183">Back Of The Van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Remix)</a><br /><br />Also on the XX chromosome theme, there's a tasty <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kylie</span> remix of 'Heart Beat Rock' doing the rounds featuring a fruity insert from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Spank Rock</span>. Good beat, but sounds familiar. Anyone?<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Kylie feat. Spank Rock - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=A85B3E113556D9A8&key=c91a3ffe41dc9d486aa43cadc2f1e96552525dae">Heart Beat Rock (Benny Blanco Remix)</a><br /><br />And, despite posting about this tune before, this week it's more than likely to top the pop charts today in the UK and, crucially, it's not a pile of shit. An achievement I'm sure you'll agree... The Burns remix of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Wiley</span>'s smash smooths things out with some nice Parisian synth work.<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Wiley - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=B65A10E32D2DFD13&key=a1256f3e0562f45300c7cfe313c6e79baee2abed">Wearin My Rolex (Burns Remix)</a><br /><br />The hugely underrated <span style="font-weight:bold;">Infadels </span>return with a new LP 'Universe In Reverse' two years after their debut. The second single from the album is going to be 'Free Things For Poor People' (June 23, Wall Of Sound) and there's some great remixes including this one from Alex Metric. Designed to be played loud. <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Infadels - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=524107F87F7BD86E&key=9b0b375d6056890c43c4a562e30de784181c9ceb">Free Things For Poor People (Alex Metric Remix)</a><br /><br />And finally one of the godfathers of shameless guilty pleasure bootlegging, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Go Home Productions</span>, releases an album 'Spliced Krispies' this month. In his own words, <i>"This album was conceived and created during April 2008. It basically came about after I needed a break from writing / recording original tracks for the 'Kamikaze Runway' album... <br /><br />"Must admit that I had a lot of fun putting this together. No limitations or pandering to artists / record labels desires, just went headfirst into screwing around with some favourite songs and seeing what turned up."</i><br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Go Home Productions - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=BEBAC29E71604C57&key=0861c432458f96fa4a197c9a5c4cf3f4dc9aa206">Grandstand Supreme</a><br /><br />Download the whole album for free <a href="http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk/mp3.html">here</a><br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#24: Tonight's The Night...</h1> <p>2008-05-04T15:50:00.005+01:00</p> As the news of <b>Bloggerpalooza</b> sweeps the globe, from 6pm today you should <a href="http://blgrplz.futuresonic.com/main.php" target="_blank">click here</a> to listen and see (yikes!) Shoplifters and friends in the mix. <br /><br />Tune in from 6pm to hear live sets from the cream of Manchester's MP3 bloggers including Blackcountrygrammar, Yer Mam!, Best Foot Forward, Cosmic Disco, The Indie Credential and, of course, us. <br /><br />That's enough of the big sell for now, tune in or come down to the Contact Theatre (Oxford Rd, Manchester) from 6pm. <br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#23: Busy Busy Busy</h1> <p>2008-04-29T21:22:00.004+01:00</p> The worst thing about blogs is when their authors tire of blogging and do something else.<br /><br />Like leave the house. Make friends. Or go and awkwardly stand next to a member of the opposite sex for 30seconds in a crowded bar before running home crying.<br /><br />I'm happy to say I've only been doing some of the above and the reason we've not posted for a while is because we're working on big things. <i>Really</i> big things. Well, relatively, big things.<br /><br />Here's the run down:<br /><br /><ul><li>Birds Need (More) Trees<br />Saturday May 3, Urbis, Cathedral Gardens</li></ul>Birds... returns to Urbis this weekend. Shoplifters will be DJing and live on the night there'll be performances from The Loungs, Kid Captain, Stars Of Track And Field, Tin Pot Dictators. Get more info <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9377701269" target="_blank">right here</a> <br /><ul><li>"Bloggerpalooza!"<br />Sunday May 4, Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd<br /></li></ul>First up, with just seven days to go my compadre Grammer and I were asked last week to curate a stage at Futuresonic this weekend. And so we present, Bloggerpalooza: The cream of Manchester's MP3 blogs on the decks and in the mix.<br /><br />It's this Sunday afternoon (May 4), it's free, there'll be great music and a bar. Find out more <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12611074723#wall_posts" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://blgrplz.futuresonic.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br /><ul><li>Shoplifters Live #14<br />Thursday May 8, The Bay Horse, M4</li></ul>Our regular Shoplifters night returns to The Bay Horse a week Thursday. It's simple. Strictly remixes, covers, sampled genius, bastard pop.<br /><br />You may also hear this little belter, which, despite being from an act I've had little love for in the past, has got party smash written all over it.<br /><br />See you on the dance floor,<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Audio Bullys - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=EABC84ED7E633788&key=c97951f16b8e222864a75d7b9e0f66926b86e118">Gimme That Punk (Block Remix)</a><br /><br /><br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#22: Unlucky For Some...</h1> <p>2008-04-09T23:31:00.015+01:00</p> ...but not for you good reader as tomorrow night is Shoplifters #13!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_x2-68vI_uaE/R_1FMTRU6QI/AAAAAAAAAAY/jrCud4trPGs/s1600-h/Shoplifters13.jpg"></a><br /><br />Essentially it's the live version of what you're looking at right now, but you also get the added bonus of tunes just loud enough you have to raise you voice to talk and you get to look at our faces. That's myself, Grammar and our brand sparkling new member, DJ Sapnarella. Why not come down, point and stare? <br /><br />As always it's free, kicks off at 7pm and will be blowing the roof off the Bay Horse, Northern Quarter, Manchester.<br /><br />Y'know, it'd be great to see you there for a cheeky half<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy this remix of the Young MC classic which I'm 99% sure to be playing out tomorrow. Legendary hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl recently released a shed load of remixes of some of their discography. This is ace. <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Young MC - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=A627A5E62B9BAB86&key=72af8c35e2ddaeddcbeb8c53c835c3b08d2bfcef">Know How</a> (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir's Gutter Remix)<br /><br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#21: Fucking Finally...</h1> <p>2008-04-04T20:25:00.004+01:00</p> ... a decent Ting Tings remix. <br /><br />Despite <i>really</i> wanting the Calvin Harris mix of 'Great DJ' to work, like an adulterous husband, I've secretly been playing it all the while waiting for something better to come along. <br /><br />I was genuinely surprised there weren't more remixes of this to be honest...<br /><br />But lo, cometh the man DJ magazine described as <i>"making music that sounds like a washing machine on crack"</i> <a href="http://www.idcmusic.com/" target="_blank">IDC</a></span>. <br /><br />His mix is nothing crazy, it's not a minimal techno de-construction of the Salford duo that leave your brain vibrating, it's just a simple, beefed up rerub that ticks all the boxes. <br /><br />Good work...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> The Ting Tings - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=A17C71E57328BFDC&key=d39a24e6db6db6294f6a3d9fe6cd5315a91153e8">Great DJ</a> (IDC Re-Rub)<br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#20: The History Of Cut-Up</h1> <p>2008-04-04T13:14:00.008+01:00</p> A grand blog post title indeed, however...<br /><br />Having not heard it for a good 12 months or so, today I stumbled across DJ Food a.k.a. Strictly Kev's 'History Of Cut-Up' that appeared originally as a Superchunk on Xfm's <a href="http://xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/the-remix" target="_blank">The Remix</a> show. <br /><br />Appearing under a number of different names including 'Raiding The 20th Century', Kev's mix took every important part of remixing, sampling and mixing and condensed into a manageable 40 minutes.<br /><br />As the below article explains <i>"Shortly afterwards he read Paul Morley's recently published book <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Words-Music-History-Shape-City/dp/0747557780" target="_blank">'Words & Music'</a> and was amazed that certain chapters mirrored parts of his mix...<br /><br />After months of further research he tracked Morley down and they recorded passages from 'Words & Music' specially for [a new version of the mix]"</i><br /><br />If you've never heard this hour-long track, I urge you to download it from the link below and listen on headphones. It's an amazing piece of work that encapsulates every building block of Shoplifters' foundations. <br /><br />Simply a work of genius. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Read more, listen and get the full tracklisting <a href="http://www.ubu.com/sound/dj_food.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Strictly Kev - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=4256C87D412E3FEA&key=d5fafbfff8dbb08a9e5c6bb1c6ebf0d541bed921">Raiding The 20th Century</a><br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#19: "Usually Drink, Usually Dance..."</h1> <p>2008-04-03T10:50:00.006+01:00</p> Wiley's back with a quality single, 'Rolex', and hot on its heels is this amazing piece of video remix mash-up action. <br /><br />When you think about it's so obvious. But still mostly amazing. <br />This will be the best thing you see all day...<br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dd_h2udkXQs&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#18: Later... With Shoplifters</h1> <p>2008-04-01T22:04:00.009+01:00</p> Just like buses, you wait ages for a Jon Claude post (maybe) and then two come along at once. <br /><br />Anyway, tonight is the first ever live Later With Jools Holland, a show I have a fair amount of love for, so I thought I'd blog it. Live. Shoplifters style. <br /><br />First up is Estelle which reminded me I've been looking for an excuse to post about the UK's number one. Kano's stepped in for Kanye but was given approx half a second to flow, and meanwhile, here's the Danger! remix of 'American Boy'. It kicks at 2'36"...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Estelle feat. Kanye West - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=8D5DEF9C2A419EE1&key=a4d3301ef58d51c3b08a6f90f8e230e6dcb5139c">American Boy</a> (Danger Remix)<br /><br />Next up it's Adele, a young talent that we last saw at Manchester's Matt & Phred's Jazz Cafe. She's been completely smothered in strings and housewife-friendly production since. Shame. Here's the recent dancefloor friendly version of her debut single 'Hometown Glory'.<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Adele - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=4B4A3B524E00DEF5&key=b97b844a1be26eb9f53b6aecd594a47c5166c2dd">Hometown Glory</a> (Night Facilities Remix)<br /><br />For some reason The Only Ones are wheeled out to perform their hit 'Another Girl Another Planet'. More surprising is that singer Peter Perrett is still alive. Who knew? Hell, the man makes Doherty look straight edge. Here's The Replacements ace cover...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> The Only Ones - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=F0CBBD416068DBEB&key=9c3330d04f936338762041b07e87a4b536f4d16b">Another Girl Another Planet</a> (Only Ones cover)<br /><br />Next up is James Taylor performing a strong that played a big part of my childhood 'Sweet Baby James', and then onto The Black Kids doing 'I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You'. A contender for single of the year (2007 and 2008), here's the incredible remix from The Twelves...<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Black Kids - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=AC68591A2A66FAE5&key=49e7183f7d35786b593f521463518d518033510a">I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You</a> (The Twelves remix)<br /><br />As I said, incredible. All for now, <br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#17: Reading & Leeds Special</h1> <p>2008-04-01T21:00:00.011+01:00</p> So Reading and Leeds festivals have <strong><a href="http://www.nme.com/news/readingleeds-festival/35568" target="_blank">all but sold out</a></strong> (tickets-wise I mean) and have announced a somewhat tasty 2008 line-up. Rage Against The Machine <i>and</i> Metallica? Quality. <br /><br />This being Shoplifters, we're talking covers and remixes so here goes. <br /><br />Rage released a whole album of covers back in 2000 entitled 'Renegades Of Funk'. And it was damn good too. <br /><br />However, remixes of the band vary in quality, and, to be honest, never seem to really match the band's combination of aggression and down right dancibility. Regardless, here's Rage's cover of Cypress Hill's 'How I Could Just Kill A Man' featuring the rap legends on guest vocals and Mr Oizo's remix of 'Killing In The Name'... Like I said, it's good but won't ever match the original.<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Rage Against The Machine - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=FABAEF3877999258&key=18f9676314227ce275e6ecaf8323f19c62e44ded">How I Could Just Kill A Man (live feat. Cypress Hill)</a> (Cypress Hill cover) <strong><br /><br />MP3</strong> Rage Against The Machine - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=EC5EF63604A6E7FA&key=fb0228f035d595665233482bd57cdf7997e38485">Killing In The Name</a> (Mr Oizo Remix)<br /><br />Next up we have Metallica. A band no stranger to cover versions with their 1998 albu m 'Garage Inc.', it's a quality collection so here's one of the stand-out tracks So What?. Note: Originally by the Anti-Nowhere League, if you find offensive words, erm, offensive, maybe steer clear of this one.<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Metallica - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=1F17A8784D357DCE&key=075cdae060e04e5fff60e39f3146cbaa0bd98665">So What?</a> (Anti-Nowhere League cover)<br /><br />And finally, the turkey of the bunch, The Killers. In between these two, the band look like they were booked by accident but in true turd polishing fashion, Jacque Le Cont's 'Mr Brightside' remix still stands up as high as it ever could. Stop propping up the bar moaning and dance, you idiot....<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> The Killers - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=A88BE6DC2E9ADBE9&key=9c4d5a51af49f1e8bf37fbf80ac4fab42beabd76">Mr Brightside</a> (Thin White Duke Remix)<br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#16: March Mixtape!</h1> <p>2008-03-27T18:56:00.002Z</p> OK, so I know it's nearly April, but here's our mixtape for March. Loads of bangers in there, so get down!<br /><br />Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - D.A.N.C.E<br />Arcade FIre - Black Mirror (Quarterbar Remix)<br />Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Superprince Edit)<br />Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)<br />The Ghost Frequency - Never Before Have I Seen A Man Alive That Looked So Exactly Like A Skeleton (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)<br />The Count & Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix with Kid Sister)<br />Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix)<br />Midfield General - Disco Sirens (Them Jeans Edit)<br />Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up (DJ Ayres Remix)<br />Black Kids - I'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you (The Twelves Remix)<br />The Wombats - Bleeding Love<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4115229-bfa" /></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/4115229-bfa">Download here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#15: Back So Soon?</h1> <p>2008-03-22T23:49:00.008Z</p> Yup that's right, two posts in one night, and with good reason. <br /><br />While I've been working out how to put into words my love for <b>The Twelves</b> remix of <b>Black Kids</b> and my props to the work previous Shoplifters post stars <b>The Shoes</b> (<a href="http://westealmusic.blogspot.com/2008/02/6-pfo-primary-footwear-objective.html" target="_blank">read more here</a>) have done on the <b>Mystery Jets</b> ace single, my partner in crime has already posted the tracks over at <a href="http://www.blackcountrygrammar.co.uk" target="_blank">Black Country Grammar</a>. <br /><br />Therefore, this is but merely a sign-post, <a href="http://www.blackcountrygrammar.co.uk/2008/03/theres-so-many-shades-of-black.html" target="_blank">head over there now</a> and download two of my favourite remixes of the moment... And Moby. Which I've not heard yet. Gracious, is that the time...<br /><br />Hold steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#14: Few & Far Between...</h1> <p>2008-03-22T17:08:00.010Z</p> Ah, the club remix of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Often attempted, rarely ever <i>ever</i> worth the effort.<br /><br />However, Stockholm's <strong><a href="http://www.divideandkreate.com" target="_blank">Divide & Kreate</a></strong> seems to have made a half decent job of it which, if unleashed at just the right moment in a set and assuming all drunken parameters are set correctly and all 'ahem' limiters have been overridden, could safely hurdle the cheese barrier and hit the mark. <br /><br />Essentially, in amongst all the dross, this is pretty good and worth having, yknow, just in case... <br /><br />A bit of knowledge on its creator: D&K is Swedish. It's one guy. And his ego. Apparently. He's been remixing and creating mash-ups of decent quality since 2007. Check out his Myspace <a href="http://www.myspace.com/divideandkreate" target="_blank">here</a>, get more info over at <a href="http://www.some-assembly-required.net/blog/2008/01/divide-kreate.html" target="_blank">Some Assembly Required</a> and download the re-re-remix below... <br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Nirvana - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=3C327FC86A07A0D7&key=bc43aaa8abc456bbe4234a8c4e9e99d273fb730b">Smells Like Teen Spirit</a> (Divide & Kreate Mix)<br /><br />Hold steady<br />JC<br /><br />PS Regardless of everything I've said above, steer clear of the Jolene remix on his MySpace. Un fromage trop loin. Watch this instead... Yup, just when you think you're bored of the track, the ballet shoes return to hook you back in.<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgrxQylhf9g"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#13: I Can Hear Tha Sirens Coming...</h1> <p>2008-03-19T10:51:00.009Z</p> Over at my DJ partner-in-crime Grammar's other blog <a href="http://www.blackcountrygrammar.co.uk" target="_blank">Black Country Grammar</a> he's been discussing the various virtues of Midfield General's 'Disco Sirens'. <br /><br />Announced by Radio 1's Annie Mac as <i>"Justice vs Soulwax... What happens when Justice and Soulwax make a track together"</i> (um?) the track actually features on the <a href="http://www.midfieldgeneral.com/" target="_blank">General's</a> 'General Dissaray' record (set to drop April 28) and features production from Xavier from Justice, mixing skillz from David Dewaele of Soulwax and vocals from Bumblebeez.<br /><br />I'd also bet those are the sirens from Soulwax's Samantha Fu record <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theme-Discotheque-Samantha-Fu/dp/B00005TSUI" target="_blank">'Theme From Discotheque'</a>... <br /><br />Anyway, this being Shoplifters, we're interested in the remixes and there's a tidy package backing up the track from Boy 8-Bit, D.I.M. and Them Jeans. <br /><br />My pick's the latter, but to be honest it's only a matter of time before it becomes the siren you love to hate as it gets rinsed to bits across the summer.<br /><br />Hold Steady, <br />JC<br /><br /><strong>MP3</strong> Midfield General - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=ABD4E8F572BFB6BB&key=7f789a82c5056378df85f592f109657fc47a92d3">Disco Sirens</a> (Boy 8 Bit Short Vocal Mix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> Midfield General - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=5C98BACA3DBE9003&key=db92fec9ef46d864cd2b21377f1dd9f6c3db5771">Disco Sirens</a> (D.I.M. remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> Midfield General - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=1A763C6A29C06BF3&key=60b5250b6ce68392b8fe7ac20a36346112424ced">Disco Sirens</a> (Them Jeans edit)<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#12: Flashing Lights</h1> <p>2008-03-17T18:08:00.005Z</p> Mad Decent have posted up a Diplo remix of Kanye's 'Flashing Lights'. And guess what, it's alright. Check it out <a href="http://maddecent.com/blog/2008/03/17/kanye-west-flashing-lights-diplo-official-remix" target="_blank" />here</a>.<br /><br /><b>EDIT</b> The post has vanished from Mad Decent! Looks like someone shouldn't have <br />been posting. We'll re-up it later for you.<br /><br /><b>RE-EDIT</b> The post has now reappeared. Have a listen <a href="http://maddecent.com/blog/2008/03/20/cameras-ready-prepare-to-flash/" target="_blank" />here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>Tracklisting: Shoplifters #12, March 2008</h1> <p>2008-03-15T13:59:00.010Z</p> Afternoon! <br /><br />Thanks to all that came down for the twelfth Shoplifters at Manchester's salubrious Bay Horse boozer. Twas a top night despite the somewhat biblical weather outside...<br /><br /><strong>Birthday Bash Alert!</strong><br /><br />Next month is the year anniversary of Shoplifters clubnight. We're planning something special so keep your eyes peeled for details. <br /><br />Anyway, here's the tracklisting from the night (strictly remixes and covers naturally) including a few mp3s to keep you dancing.<br /><br />Hold Steady, <br />JC<br /><br /><strong>Shoplifters #12: Tracklisting</strong><br /><br />The Hold Steady - Against The Wind (Bob Seger Cover)<br />Radiohead - Videotapez (Amplive Remix feat. Del Tha Funky Homosapien)<br />Four Tet - As Serious As Your Life (Jaydee Remix)<br />Dynamics - Whole Lotta Love (Led Zep cover)<br />Late of the Pier - The Bears are Coming (Emporer Machine Remix)<br />Jose Gonzalez - Killing for Love (Todd Terje Remix)<br />Midlake - Roscoe (Justin Robertson Remix)<br />Modernaire - Fait tes Jeux (Hemme Fetale Remix)<br />Tegan & Sara - Walking With The Ghost (The Rentals Remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> - Santogold - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=9278095A41EA8C43&key=f0d7ec344a36bab672e9bea25acdaf79a8971f38">L.E.S Artistes</a> (XXXChange Remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> - Spoon - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=B1B989FB4F04A03C&key=3380e511f219c5fa6ac11305f3eb58ae3fd0aa14">Don't You Evah</a> (Diplo Remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> - Hercules And Love Affair - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=15FA21AF60964F50&key=c521d4866f1b4ac7576227692cdac53d8075b79b">Blind </a> (Frankie Knuckles Remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> - Vampire Weekend - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=5DB9171C06B7B2DC&key=96e489b678751efcc302636ccbaf712e6a62e20d">Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa</a> (Superprince Edit)<br />Rachid Taha - Rock The Afrikkkkkkan Kasbah (Clash Cover)<br />DJ Blaqstarr - Shake It To The Ground (Air Jared Remix)<br />The Arcade Fire - Black Mirror (Quarterbar Remix)<br />Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)<br />Klaxons - As Above, So Below (Justice Remix)<br />Roisin Murphy - You Know Me Better (Nightmoves Remix)<br />Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - D.A.N.C.E (Justice Cover)<br />Rocky Theme (Remix)<br />MIA - Boyz (Hatchmatik Remix)<br />Primary 1 - Hold Me Down (The Shoes Remix)<br />Turn The Phantom Page (Jon Claude Boot)<br />Yelle - A Cause De Garcon (TEPR Remix)<br />Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For (Jacques le Cont Remix)<br />I:Cube - Disco Cubism (Daft Punk Remix)<br />The Count and Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix)<br /><strong>MP3</strong> - Muscles - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=63A6EB304719D4D2&key=6a81d7eca513bdb80ee0d307f5a926ba8aa22b64">Sweaty</a> (Shazam Remix)<br />Annie - Heartbeat (Maurice Fulton Remix)<br />Kathy Diamond vs Soul 2 Soul<br />Elbow - Grounds For Divorce (Jon Claude Edit)<br />Youngstar - Futurecop!<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#11: Girls who like boys to be girls.</h1> <p>2008-03-09T09:49:00.002Z</p> No kids, this isn't a Blur cover remixey thing, more a continuation of last weeks <a href="http://westealmusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/9-you-were-such-pyt.html" target="_blank">'D.A.N.C.E' post</a>; Another acoustic cover of an electronic song. This time, it's folky sort <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ademilhan" target="_blank">Adem</a>, who tackles Aphex Twins rather acidic 'To Cure a Weakling Child'. And like Get Capes cover, this doesn't disappoint, offering a genuine real insight into the subtleties of the track. <br /><br />I can't claim the credit for this track, as it was James over at <a href="http://yermamontoast.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Yer Mam!</a> who let this go yesterday. Still, it's a bit good, and well worth some more exposure.<br /><br /><b>MP3</b> Adem - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=84E4829D3FD63ED9&key=8587da10e954320052b425291abdb45b8ca3f820">To Cure a Weakling Child/Boy Girl Song</a> (Aphex Twin Cover)<br /><br />BONUS! - Here's a fan made video for the original track. It's a bit strange.<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1wUE9bzl4sQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#10: !!!</h1> <p>2008-03-08T10:52:00.009Z</p> Punctuation in music. Sometimes a good thing, sometimes not so great. <br /><br />Everyone from !!! to Los Campasinos! to Does It Offend You, Yeah? to Hadouken! have used punctuation and general typography in their monikers to stand out from the crowd, and the latest to adopt such a naming strategy is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefuturecop" target="_blank">Futurecop!</a><br /><br />Inhabiting a world where it's always the 80s, Manzur Iqbal (for he is the founder and one half of the current 'cop! line-up) has something of an unhealthy obsession with said decade if the boys' <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefuturecop" target="_blank">MySpace</a> is to be trusted. Terrifyingly so, in fact. <br /><br />Regardless, alongside their own synth-tinged beats (download for free and check out a great interview at <a href="http://www.ohhcrapp.net/2008/01/futurecop-to-rescue.html" target="_blank">Ohh! Crapp</a>), they're also behind a rather fine Dizzee Rascal remix of 'Stand Up Tall'. Lots of tasty loops, breakdowns and the afore mentioned synths. <br /><br />And while we're on a Dizzee tip, I've also uploaded my other recent favourite Rascal remix; The <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bewarebewarebeware" target="_blank">DJ Beware</a> treatment of 'Pussyole'. <br /><br />Last night Xfm's <a href="http://www.xfm.co.uk/john-kennedy" target="_blank">John Kennedy </a> reminded me of Dizzee's first Xfm session and interview in which he allegedly spent most of the time with his hands down his pants. <br /><br />I suggest you adopt the same stance when checking out these two beauties<br /><br /><b>MP3</b> Dizzee Rascal - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=230D0755351CA411&key=d6eb78c3e33ca79a2d3dadf281e6a0ec390fe9ad">Youngstar</a> (Futurecop! Remix)<br /><b>MP3</b> Dizzee Rascal - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=451B6AA64DC689A2&key=fa891019e9126b2ae89ea78069a710555058d5bd">Pussyole</a> (DJ Beware Remix)<br /><br />Hold Steady, <br />JC<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#9: You were such a PYT</h1> <p>2008-03-03T13:19:00.002Z</p> You might have noticed that the NME made rather a big deal this year of their celebration of the also-ran, the NME Shockwave Awards. Not only were we treated to 6 weeks of build up in the magazine itself, but most of the press latched onto it being a hipper and more relevant version of the Brits, yet in all actuality it proved to be pretty much the same stuff winning similar awards.<br /><br />As part of this almighty annual dick-slap, a cover mount has graced the magazine featuring cover versions of popular songs (the Manics doing 'Umbrella'!) which while a little obvious, there's some good stuff to be found. Take this version of Justice's 'D.A.N.C.E': Just when you thought you couldn't stomach any more remixes of this tune, Emo-folkster Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly has turned one of the most loop-tastic ace versions of a track I've heard in fucking ages. Yes, it's THAT good. And I'm being serious too. Check it out.<br /><br /><b>MP3</b> Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=A14B9ABD0EF48680&key=02f3d8e15251835349e8e870cc340302bd7b3a44">D.A.N.C.E</a> (Justice Cover)<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> <article> <h1>#8: Fickle</h1> <p>2008-03-03T00:10:00.004Z</p> Over at my <a href="http://blackcountrygrammar.co.uk" target="_blank">other blog</a>, I expressed a rather enormous amount of displeasure at Hot Chips lead single off their new album, Made in the Dark. "Ready for the Floor" in it's original form sounded more scary than I thought: Apparently Kylie had cast it off, but the 'Chip thought it was so good they kept it for themselves.<br /><br />While I stand by my initial opinion, I must admit to the remixes growing on me. The Jesse Rose remix is good, the extended mix is too (until the vocal kicks in anyway), and I've played the Soulwax remix out quite a few times and it's always gone down well. And now, I find a new, smooooooooooth version that Hot Chip themselves have done, and while it's strange, it's actually quite good.<br /><br />Not always does a new version of a track sound better, but certainly in this case it proves you can indeed polish (or redesign) a turd. Check it out.<br /><br /><b>MP3</b> Hot Chip - <a href="http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=D7CD517125997D9E&key=d52ce3fc61f41eba9af265eb5031f9150ee6f191">Ready for the Floor</a> (Smooth Out RnB Version)<br /><br />PS - Apparently, MTV Brazil ran a TV competition to find a new lady for "the most excellent" Bonde Do Role. Check out the new line-up over at <a href="http://maddecent.com/blog/2008/02/29/bonde-do-role-redux-v20/" target="_blank">Mad Decent</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"></div> </article> </main></body></html>