Despite my current obsession with dance and pop music from Australia, I never find the time to post all the good stuff that comes through from the big island down under. I just can’t keep up.

Still, I don’t want you guys to miss out on these tunes (if you haven’t leeched them from other blogs yet), so I’m doing a round-up of the last couple of weeks:

Our first one here comes courtesy of Beaufort who are about to release a movie called “Tiger”, which – apparently – is about two models in Tokyo.

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Beaufort – Kraken

Speaking of Tokyo: according to Polygon Palace they built a time machine in the capital of Japan. Crazy. Here are two equally awesome remixes of “Tokyo Getaway” by producer of the moment Cassian (also from Australia) and my fellow Swissies Cryptonites.

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Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway (Cassian Remix)

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Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway (Cryptonites Remix)

Please also listen to the original song, which is a bit more mellow but should keep the kids of Australia jumping in hot summer nights.

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Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway

Moving on to the next moment, this track by Get Stellar is an indie pop gem.

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Get Stellar – The Moment (Extended Edit)

But the remixes by GLOVES and Def Starr are truly beautiful with a wonderful (signature) bassline (the former) and great synths (the latter).

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Get Stellar – The Moment (GLOVES Remix)

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Get Stellar – The Moment (Def Starr Remix)

I’ll end this round-up with the uberhit right now (at least on my soundsystem):

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Dragonette – Pick Up The Phone (Michael Van She Remix)

Dragonette – of course – are not from Australia. But Michael of Van She (aka Arithmatix)  is, so this remix totally fits in this post.

Go show all of these artists your love on Myspace!

Criminally overdue, I offer you a near-perfect Friday night pre-funk mix from the brilliant selektah DJ King Pop out of New York City. This is the first in a series of non-dj curated mixes from DJ King Pop, this one from art collective Confetti System. As described on their website, Confetti System is:

“Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho, a duo working as artists, stylists, and designers. Their friendship, love of communal celebration, and craft making has brought them together to create a new system.The system is a collection of objects born from simple materials. Tissue paper, cardboard, and silk are transformed into interactive objects that create a point of focus where memories can be made and a spontaneous collaboration between themselves and the viewer is sparked. CONFETTI SYSTEM occupies the space that exists between the ephemeral and the permanent and aims to evoke a sense of nostalgia and lighthearted fun.”

Adeptly working through Hip-Hop’s bounce and Dubstep’s growl at the outset, King Pop finishes with a seamless transition to today most compelling iterations of House music in the underground scene. Clocking in at just under 25 minutes, the pace and scope of this mix is artfully swift and digestible. Look to a particularly transportive transition from Louisiana Ca$h to Basement Jaxx’s unequivocal “Scars”. Do enjoy.

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DJ King Pop – Curated: 1 – Confetti System

01. King Pop/Slim Thug/Jay-Z – Swagga Intro
02. Swagga – Excision, Datsik
03. Apocalypse Theme (12th Planet & Flinch Remix) – Dave Nada
04. Eastern Jam – Chase & Status
05. Don’t Stop Looking (High Rankin Remix) – Alex Roots
06. Walk Wit A Dip – Louisiana Ca$h
07. Scars ft. Kelis, Meleka, & Chipmunk – Baement Jaxx
08. Higher – Breakage
09. Shock! (Nero Remix) – Stereo:Type
10. Dope – T-Pain & Shawnna
11. Fever (Mowgli & Bagheera Remix) – Cascada
12. Keep It Goin Louder feat. Nina Sky (Diplo Remix) – Major Lazer
13. Sha, Shtil! – Gucci Vump
14. Afro Nuts (Douster Remix) – Yolanda Be Cool
15. Da Style Deh (Douster Remix) – Busy Signal
16. Right Hand Hi (Kingdom Remix) – Kid Sister
17. Paypur – Udachi & Jubilee
18. Paypur ft. Daytona (Nick Catchdubs Remix) – Udachi & Jubilee
19. Popular Demand (Popeyes) feat. Camron – Clipse

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Sometimes there’s just too much good new music out there for me to really care. And then one track comes around that catches my attention. Here is my track of the day:  SymbolOne, inventors of the infamous Love Juice, have given “Much Better” by Irish duo Deadbots that extra portion synth that I like so much.

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Deadbots – Much Better (SymbolOne Remix)

Listen to the original tune too:

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Deadbots – Much Better

The “Much Better” EP is going to be out digitally on Satan’s Circus Records in late February/early March and available at Beatport and other outlets.

Expect  more remixes by Hystereo and others.

And while you wait for the release, give Deadbots and SymbolOne some virtual hugs!

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The Plugs

This Wednesday sees a nice little launch party for Brighton’s indie and electro pop blog phenomenon The Recommender, which was started over a year ago and has become a real hit here on our seaside city.  I never plug Brighton nights enough, which is a shame as it’s really been getting a piece of the action with live music and dance music still both going strong.

So, it’s mid-week, but I think I’m going to go down check it out as there are some interesting looking bands on, like The Plugs, which is indie pop from  Does It Offend You, Yeah?’s front man, and the charmingly named The Woo!Worths.

The Woo!Worths

Party darlings can get snapped in the Photoboosh, by fashion photographer, Eleni Mettyear (check out her flickr pics) and look forward to receiving their free goodie bag, promising amongst its treats the Recommender’s monthly mixtape.

If you’re not yet a fan of the site, the Battery Powered DJs will be playing music featured on the blog.

The Recomender Launch Party, Wednesday 3 Feb 2010, Doors 8pm @ Jam, Middle Street, Brighton. £3 advanced tickets from Resident, Rounder Records and Ape.

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With all the hype building for this years Breakspoll 2010 awards ceremony, things are starting to heat up!

Last year Apply the Breaks won Best Breakthrough DJ at Breakspoll and they have now have dropped a fresh mix on our laps. This mix features some heavy beats as well as a sneaky taster of an up and coming release; Bassline Skanker by group member Rob Focuz and Secure Unit.

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Apply the Breaks – Breakspoll 2010 Promo Mix

01. Si Begg – The Bleeps (Shades Of Rhythm Remix)  / Mutate Records
02. DJ Defkline & Red Polo – Gimmie (A Piece Of That Booty) / Booty Breaks
03. DJ Icey – This Is For The DJs / CDR
04. Drumattic Twins – Crazy Love (Peo De Pitte Remix) / Finger Lickin’
05. Amanda Blank – Might Like You Better (Dekoy Remix) / CDR
06. Elite Force & Meat Katie – Dark & Deep / U&A Recordings
07. Rusko – Mr Muscle / Sub Soldiers
08. Lazy Rich – FunkJet (Jay Robinson & Supabeatz Mix) / Music Response Records
09. Beat Assassins – Put Em Up / Mofo Recordings
10. Flat Beat / Dub & Run
11. Secure Unit & Rob Focuz – Bassline Skanker / CDR
12. Posthuman – Lander (Secure Unit & Rob Focuz Remix) / CDR

Voting for this year’s Breakspoll awards ends on the 12th Feb 2010, so if you want to vote for your favourite, then check out Breakspoll.com. If you’re going to go, I’d recommend buying tickets as soon as possible, because this is gonna sell out!

Breakspoll 2010 Tickets
£20 Joint ticket to both events in advance
Breakspoll £13.50 in advance
Stanton Sessions Presents Breakspoll After Party tickets in advance £15

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster

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The Breakspoll 2010 line-up has been announced, and there are some heavy names involved this year, with a lot of back to back and vs performances! You’d never see this line-up at a festival, so make sure you buy tickets as it’s gonna be a roadblock (as all the kids are saying these days)!

With a 4500 capacity, that will be a lot of bald headed goatee beard sporting parka wearing DJs dancing around 12 girls! Yep Breakspoll can be a sausage fest, but with a line up like this, I don’t mind a sweaty cuddle from someone into the scene like me – especially with a line up like this!

I’m shortlisted for two awards this year, Best Radio Show and Best Podcast so if you fancy showing your support, then head over to Breakspoll.com and vote for me!

Breakspoll 2010 Stats

Two massive events with a huge line up to be held in two of London’s most prestigious venues, Fabric and Matter. Both have killer sound systems and a huge, huge line up!

• 4500 people
• 70 artists and
• 18 awards
• 2 nights

Breakspoll 2010 at fabric Line-Up (25th Feb 2010)

• The Breakspoll Awards – presented by Janette Slack & Ken Mac
• Afghan Headspin vs Pixel Fist ft Stapleton MC
• Apply The Breaks
• Ben & Lex
• Bombstrikes pres. Mooqee & Pimpsoul
• BSD
• Cut La Roc vs Peo De Pitte
• Deekline vs Keith Mackenzie ft Sporty O
• Elite Force
• Eshericks
• Farace
• Featurecast
• Flore ft Rodney P & MC Chickaboo
• Freestylers vs Ctrl-Z
• Future Funk Squad
• High Rankin vs Gella
• Left/Right
• Karl Sav
• Krafty Kuts vs A-Skillz (4 decks)
• NAPT vs Beat Assassins
• Quadrat Beat
• Shut Up and Dance
• Smash Hifi (ft Martin Hoerger & Leeroy Thornhill)
• Specimen A vs Pyramid ft Miss Trouble & MC Incyte
• Swifty B & LockUp ft C.A.$.H MC
• Vent
• 9B0

Stanton Sessions presents Breakspoll Aftershow at matter, London (Friday 26th February)

Working closely alongside the Stanton Warriors, Breakspoll delivers a line-up of the Worlds freshest producers spanning breaks, dubstep, hip-hop, and house, combined with the powerhouse system at matter providing an all encompassing musical assault.

Breakspoll Afterparty @ matter (Room 1)

• Stanton Warriors
• KOOL KEITH (Ultramagnetic MCs / The Black Elvis / the one who done Diesel Power w/ Prodigy)
• Adam Freeland
• Bassbin Twins (live)
• Doorly
• Sick Rick
• More TBA

Breakspoll Afterparty @ matter (Room 2)

• The Freestylers
• Drummattic Twins
• Lady Waks
• Slyde
• Adsorb
• Richie Balboa Vs Will Streetwise Feat MC Benny C
• More TBA

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Here’s a release that I’ve been waiting for (or rather: longing for) for quite some time: Lisbon-based collective and label Discotexas are releasing their “Forbidden Cuts” today. The EP features three tracks by Moullinex, Xinobi and Rockets. You should recall the latter from a post on these pages.

I can only speculate about the origins of the title but this is dangerously addictive stuff from a wonderful crew that is now making their way from the blogs to some of the coolest labels in dance music: While Moullinex is getting his full-length ready for Gomma, Xinobi’s “Day Off” is finally seeing a proper release on Work It Baby soon and Rockets debut 12″ is going to be released by Alavi’s RoXour!

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Moullinex – Lover In Me

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Xinobi – Valsa in NJ

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Rockets – Running To You

It’s their love for details, the warmth in their tracks, awesome production, and – of course – their ability to make people dance that makes me want to proclaim a new genre right now. No more French touch, this is Portuguese house!

Go to Discotexas’ website to purchase “Forbidden Cuts” and give these guys some love on their myspace sites!

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So this internet thing might achieve the impossibility of simultaneously being amongst hundreds of so-called friends while still being entirely alone. Thus the joy of personal connection combined with intimately shared musical taste is an experience so delightful it is only matched by the afterthought that this is partly a frustrating illusion created by the world wide web, and that in fact this connection is being made thousands of miles away from me, this time, in Boston.

Max Pearl, aka DJ Kat Fyte is our newest progenitor of the “nu whirled music” vision, coming in correct alongside other Mass. reps like Dancehall Diva Rizzla and the mother/father of the “nu whirled” Wayne Marshall, of Beat Research and Wayne & Wax.Today marks the introduction of DJ Kat Fyte the DJ and genre-destroyer, but also DJ Kat Fyte the promoter and curator.

Kat Fyte is involved in hosting touchstone DJ’s of the transnational bass movement at this year’s Boston Electronic Music Festival “Together”, taking place between February 8th and February 14th. Kat Fyte’s invites include Trash Menagerie short-list favorites DJ/Rupture, Kingdom, Kat Fyte himself, and the homie Taliesin of Dutty Artz, all corralling to put truth to power in the superhuman command of heavy bass music from the depths of the globe’s party basement.

To kick-off Together and originally mixed for Boston-based blog On A Friday, DJ Kat Fyte offers a very persuasive argument for the intersection of Dancehall rudeness and underground club music. I look forward to hearing more from this kid, as I’ll be even more thoroughly delighted to share a physical stage with him, rather than this lonely alternative.

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DJ Kat Fyte – The Cat In A Bag (Mix for On A Friday)

Tracklist (45:55):

01. Balkan Beat Box – “Bulgarian Chicks (INSPKTR Bootleg)”
02. Sticky feat. Natalie Storm – “Look Pon Me feat. Natalie Storm”
03. Princess – “Frontline – Original Mix”
04. Heckmann – “mushroom man ji fi remix”
05. Killaqueenz – “Double Up feat. Lady Chann (The Only & Breakdown Remix)”
06. Malente&Dex feat. New Kidz – “Lions (Douster Remix)”
07. Shystie – “Pull It (ill Blu Funky Mix)”
08. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)”
09. Headhunter – “Prototype (Modeselektor’s Broken Handbrake Remix)”
10. Pangaea – “Memories”
11. Octa Push – “Ai Nadia”
12. K Dot – “Get Milli Get Mad (DJ Q remix)”
13. Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix) Simian Mobile Disco
14. ??? – ??? (White label)
15. Kat Fyte – “Birthday Sex (PAINFUL EDIT)”
16. Sp:Mc – “Trust Nobody”
17. Zomby – “Liquid Dancehall”
18. TEMPA T – “Next Hype (Starkey Vocal Mix)”
19. Jahdan Blakkamoore – “The General Remix feat. General Steele”

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