DISCODUST

rampage + blatta & inesha.

2009-07-09T23:34:00.000+02:00

sure there may be enough genres these days to make your head spin, but the flip side is that artists don't necessarily limit themselves to staying in just one vein. rampage is taking full advantage of all the identity crisis and mixing dubstep with jackin' house with b-more on into a new pure hybrid, showcased on his new ep 'war' out on our favorite label nightshifters.

rampage - loving u is easy

a spoonful of bpm's help the dubstep go down. haha, while i may not be the subgenre's biggest fan, blatta & inesha sneak the deep bounce into this rampage track like a crushed pill in my applesauce and speed it up to smooth perfection. and of course nightshifters is there to chaperon the entire mixdown. quickly becoming the pacemaker for the musical pulse, they are pairing remixers and artists with the skill that even a sommelier would envy.

rampage - war (blatta & inesha go to luanda remix)

the tandem italians are making their us dj debut late this summer so make sure to avoid getting too sunburnt or hungover to go out and see them smash it up.

and don't forget to get the whole release over at beatport which also has remixes by heavyfeet for both 'war' and 'loving u is easy'.

diamond cut + cinnamon chasers.

2009-07-08T00:22:00.000+02:00

discodust favorite diamond cut obviously shares our love for cinnamon chasers who made us swoon a few months ago. australia's finest dreamdancer applies his trademark sound to the already lovely 'i like watching you', finally giving me and my fellow voyeurs and stalkers a worthy new soundtrack to our finest hours.

cinnamon chasers - i like watching you (diamond cut remix)

and just in case you are a real loyal discodust reader who stays away from the evil forces such as electrorash, you have probably missed these other recent diamond cut offerings in which he gets busy on up-and-comers booty luv and evermore.

booty luv - say it (diamond cut remix)
booty luv - say it (diamond cut instrumental)
evermore - hey boys and girls (diamond cut remix)

show diamond cut some myspace love!

alex metric + bloc party.

2009-07-07T23:15:00.001+02:00

alex metric keeps being one of the most in-demand remixers these days. after recently cranking out remixes for phoenix, ladyhawke, autokratz and freeland, he is coming back at us now with two all new remixes for the forthcoming singles by bloc party and reverend & the makers. both are very melodic yet heavy hitting and especially his version of 'one more chance' sports some damn catchy piano chords and leaves me longing to hear this at a good outdoor rave on a hot summer night!

bloc party - one more chance (alex metric remix)
reverend & the makers - silence is talking (alex metric remix)

this gets me even more excited for the upcoming alex metric album and i am sure we'll have more of him on here in the future. (maybe even with some new press shots next time!)

villa.

2009-07-07T22:19:00.004+02:00

the good people from disco label mindless boogie, who have previously released tracks by the likes of in flagranti, peter visti, prins thomas and woolfy, bring us a sublime package of edits by fairly unknown belgium production trio villa. the whole thing is dubbed 'diva edits', the respective track names are 'tina', 'agneta' and 'anita'. i'll leave the forensic work to you, my beloved and highly educated readers, while i am getting all comfy with a freezing cold cocktail, a huge pile of disco dust and the divas!

villa - anita
villa - agneta
villa - tina

stay tuned for a 'real' villa release after summer! and in case you are looking for mint condition uncompressed versions of these edits, head over to the dedicated free download page.

in other notes: we are back!

rubies + sorcerer.

2009-06-16T16:07:00.003+02:00

bay area duo rubies are releasing yet another single from their very well received debut album 'explode from the center', this time 'diamonds on fire'. the single is out via tellé from norway, well-known through their releases with kings of convenience and röyksopp. the single features a previously unreleased song named 'dreamhunt', a remake of 'signs of love' by mocky and a wonderful summertime flavoured remix by balearic disco producer sorcerer who is also one half of windsurf and who played additional guitar on the rubies album.

rubies - diamonds on fire (pyramid dub version by sorcerer)

so after the tiedye remix of 'i feel electric' by rubies which got a release on our friends' label italians do it better, this should further manifest the girls' supreme status in the land of eternal balearic sundowns. if you like what you hear, pick up the complete release on itunes.

magic wands.

2009-06-16T01:49:00.003+02:00

i am not exactly sure how long 'black magic' by boy & girl duo (and lovers!) magic wands, currently residing in los angeles, has been on the blogs and how often it has been posted and released and re-released and remixed and what not, i just know that since like half a year i keep coming across it again and again and whenever that happens, i have it playing on repeat for hours and hours. i read their sound is described as 'cosmic pop' or 'bedroom pop' but to me this track is the fucking essence of rock'n'roll.

'black magic' is fueled by the most addictive overdriven guitar-riff ever and then puts a spell on you with truly captivating lyrics that leave me wondering whether the chorus or the verses are the more catchy element. all this wizardry is accompanied by heavily stumbling drums, stuffed with shouts and layered with tons of reverb and distant conjuring chants that will literally want to make you go 'hell yeah'.

this is what i was always hoping for when i've encountered people raving about yeah yeah yeahs, the white stripes or the kills but it was magic wands who finally delivered.

magic wands - black magic

as i have mentioned remixes before, here is one that i've got in the mail today but for me it does not even come close to the original.

magic wands - black magic (l'amour la morgue edition)

get yourself the 'magic, love & dreams' ep from bright antenna or young and lost club.

marina and the diamonds remixed.

2009-06-16T00:34:00.001+02:00

originally i decided to try and avoid posting a lot of tunes that have been on the blogs in the last couple of weeks while i was idle but well, i just can't let this slip by. the wonderful marina and the diamonds (previously featured here) is back with a new ep named 'the crown jewels', out on neon gold.

the opening track 'i am not a robot' got the remix treatment by starsmith (you know him from our post on ellie goulding, he is her producer) as well as the aspirins for my children and while i definitely like both a lot, i have to say i am totally hooked on the aspirins now, probably because i have a severe weakness for late nineties trance chord stabs. and pizzicato strings. and robot voices. and dramatic strings. and marina. and lovely music!

marina and the diamonds - i am not a robot (the aspirins remix)
marina and the diamonds - i am not a robot (starsmith's 24 carat remix)

and it wouldn't be fair to let you go without any original marina and the diamonds material, so here is the amazing 'seventeen' from 'the crown jewels'. and once again, this is the kind of songwriting that makes everyone else look like amateurs.

marina and the diamonds - seventeen

you can buy 'the crown jewels' by marina and the diamonds from pure groove or directly from neon gold.

memory tapes.

2009-06-15T21:48:00.002+02:00

memory cassette plus weird tapes equals memory tapes. easy as that. a debut album is in the works, dropping in september on one of our favorite labels around, acephale and the first single 'bicycle' is fucking insane, featuring everything we love, from hang drums to cowbells, deep synth basslines to bass guitars, haunting chants to desperate screams, piano chords to guitar riffs. what a catch! definitely one of my favorite tracks so far this year!

memory tapes - bicycle

and if you feel like further expanding your trip and are up for some stoned hippie kids meeting caribbean islanders with a rockstar degree in both wavves surfing and sound production utilizing antiquated instruments, don't miss out on friend's version of 'last one awake' by memory cassette. (this masterpiece made the rounds on the blogs while i was hiding away from the cold world of anonymous muppets.)

memory cassette - last one awake (friend version)

save some of your money in order to make acephale rich by the time the memory tapes album drops!

fake blood + miike snow.

2009-06-15T14:18:00.002+02:00

short internal notice: i just haven't been too motivated to get some blogging done in the last weeks (or to quote the upcoming song 'there was a time when my world was filled with darkness') but i promise i'll try hard and not leave you alone for that long again. hopefully you missed us!

in order to get us back on track, we start off with a fresh remix by discodust favorite fake blood who got busy on 'animal' by miike snow (pictured above), a band consisting of the production duo bloodshy & avant (responsible for britney's 'toxic') and singer andrew wyatt. fake blood once more applies his dancefloor-proven formula while maintaining the original's fun factor. enjoy another high-quality first on discodust, 320 kbps!

miike snow - animal (fake blood remix)

have a listen to the miike snow full-length if you haven't heard it yet and watch out for new material from fake blood as well! more new music coming later tonight!

jakwob + ellie goulding.

2009-05-28T01:30:00.002+02:00

maybe some of you were wondering who jakwob is when they saw his remix of 'starry eyed' by ellie goulding way up high on the grindin may charts. actually i don't really know either but at least i know that he is uk-based, seems to be really productive and already had his tracks played on the radio shows that matter, meaning he got plays by annie mac and jaymo & andy george.

time for you to get to know him better now, as his 'starry eyed' remix is finally good to go and just like our friends over at neon gold are pointing out, this should definitely be the next big dubstep-flavoured hit after skream versus la roux, nero versus the streets and caspa versus deadmau5. and if you are missing an actual description of the track, just one word: fierce!

ellie goulding - starry eyed (jakwob remix)

show jakwob and ellie goulding some myspace love. shouts to neon gold for making this happen and if you missed our previous post on ellie goulding, you can find it right here.

bag raiders remixed.

2009-05-28T01:01:00.000+02:00

gotta love releases that kinda come out of nowhere, when you expect them the least. but that's what happens when superb labels prefer quality over quantity. indeed there's not too much coming out on banggang 12inches, but everything they put out is just great and it's not any different this time! what we get is a supercharged package of 'turbo love' remixes, the a-side of the last ep by bag raiders, who have just returned from their middle american bowling alley dj tour.

following knightlife, we have yet another 'come back' by one of our favourite aussie producers: whitenoise. i have been dying to hear some new tunes with all his noise and massive build-ups. that in addition to one of the best bag raiders tracks? you can do the math...

bag raiders - turbo love (whitenoise remix)

one of the other remixes in this powercharged turbo pack is done by a producer duo from australia named light year. we really hope to hear more from them in the future as they have successfully squeezed some cut up italo flavour into 'turbo love' awarding it a pleasant smooth party vibe.

bag raiders - turbo love (light year remix)

and before anyone is asking "but where are the 'shooting stars' remixes?", we can assure you there's gonna be another remix ep dedicated to that lovely bag raiders b-side too. in the meantime you should enjoy these tracks and also check the other 'turbo love' remixes by shinichi osawa, k.i.m, flight facilities and spruce lee.

you may buy the 12" online at modshop, spank records or juno. and you should show banggang 12inches and bag raiders your true myspace love and get early updates about new releases in return!

greenmoney + magistrates.

2009-05-28T00:38:00.003+02:00

from one of the hottest producers on to the next team that currently provides constant straight fire: greenmoney are back with a new remix, this time going for xl recordings' new indie-pop band magistrates, taking just the right parts of their new single 'heartbreak' and ending up with some balearic sprinkles on top of their trademark uk funky inspired deep bass style. in short: another sure shot!

magistrates - heartbreak (greenmoney's balearic mix)

there is lots more to come from greenmoney and if you need another banging track right now, check out their remix for 'juke dat girl' by dj gant-man, out on fool's gold and available at beatport, also featuring a remix by nadastrom.

sharkslayer.

2009-05-27T23:21:00.002+02:00

discodust favorites sharkslayer are seriously going right through the roof just now, skyrocketing remix after remix alongside fresh original tracks. tonight we've got their remix for renaissance man's 'spraycan', an edit of the nadastrom remix for 'trouble is a friend' by lenka and their latest original named 'skanking' for you. don't miss out on this serious triple threat for the floors!

renaissance man - spraycan (sharkslayer's respect to nassau mix)
lenka & nadastrom - trouble is a friend (sharkslayer's nassau edit)
sharkslayer - skanking riddim

as if that wouldn't be enough, check out this video for sharkslayer's next upcoming jam called 'critters'. top billin crew's on fire!

sharkslayer - critters (on vimeo)

sharkslayer should be your friends on myspace, as they are definitely among the top of my list of the hottest production teams this year!

knightlife.

2009-05-26T15:28:00.003+02:00

guess who's back? more than two years ago, when discodust was just getting started, knightlife from melbourne was one of our first 'huge' discoveries as far as then unsigned producers go and we ended up getting ahold of two of his tracks, 'ambobop' and 'all systems'. the post was not even up for a week or so and he got signed straight away by cut copy for a release on their very own label cutters records which featured the same two tracks we put up here.

the 'i' ep was followed by international tours with his new labelmates and remixes for majors players such as alex gopher, midnight juggernauts, bag raiders and of course cut copy, knightlife quickly established a reputation as one of the premium producers in the whole upcoming scene surrounding italo-french flavoured disco and house.

recently it has been a bit quiet around knightlife but the perfectionist he is, he obviously could not let go until his tracks reached a level of everlasting excellence. now the time has come, cutters just announced the release of his second ep, going by the name of (guess what?) 'ii'. three tracks strong, with two new originals and a carefully crafted remix of his well-known floorfiller 'all systems', the knight once again demonstrates that past and future can co-exist, resulting in timeless beauty.

we have got a radio edit of the long-awaited disco diamond 'crusader' straight from the ep right here for you and you should definitely check out the 'knightlife ii trailer' video as well, edited by the man himself.

knightlife - crusader (radio edit)
knightlife - knightlife ii trailer (on vimeo)

beatport has the full release, so get moving already and be one of the first to have this classic ready to go in your dj sets. support knightlife and cutters, buy the 'ii' release now.

alan braxe + fenech-soler.

2009-05-26T01:19:00.003+02:00

remember the time when everyone got totally excited when a new production from alan braxe showed up somewhere? i just noticed how there hasn't been any hysteria associated with him for quite a while, probably mainly because he laid low for such a long time but i guess it is also due to his rather weak solo tracks 'addicted' and 'nightwatcher' (yeah i know, same thing, guys). nevertheless, alan braxe was probably just busy getting the uk outfit fenech-soler on track with their debut single 'the cult of romance' on his very own label vulture.

the single release also includes a remix by alan braxe. while i have to admit i did not expect too much, the fact that i had it on repeat all weekend should be proof enough that it's really good. not your typical french house at all, yet conveying the signature warmth and dreaminess, this is definitely one of the most beautiful and opinionated tracks to come out of france in a long time. but listen for yourself, as i am clearly struggling for on-point comparisons!

fenech-soler - the cult of romance (alan braxe remix)

if you like what you hear, show these guys some support and buy the single on itunes. many thanks to the lovely people over at the up and coming too many sebastians for clearing this track for blogging. now let's end this post with a rather pathetic 'welcome back alan braxe, music sounds better with you!'

snob scrilla + bag raiders.

2009-05-26T00:32:00.002+02:00

remember when someone wise said there seems to be more and more joints with rappers and actual electro producers these days? well, sydney-based rapper snob scrilla joins in on the fun backed up with a custom production by bang gang 12-inches frontliners bag raiders, taking the rocket-fueled boy/girl-storytelling track 'spaceship' up where it belongs!

snob scrilla - spaceship (produced by bag raiders)

snob scrilla's album 'day one' should be somewhere out there and if he managed to keep up the level of 'spaceship', it should be pretty damn 'superrad'. shouts to the always amazing hyperbole for bringing this to my attention!

jaimie fanatic.

2009-05-25T23:36:00.002+02:00

there's no producer out there who is more active than rotterdam-based jaimie fanatic, is there? 130+ tracks associated with his name on beatport, more than 10 of those since early april. sickness. obviously diplo and the gang were amazed as well, as jaimie fanatic has recently joined the ranks of team mad decent.

a couple of days ago jaimie fanatic posted 'el musicae' on his twitter - an unreleased track with fellow netherlands producer jesse voorn, once again showing off that he has good tracks for days. and once more it is rave-flavoured electro house at it's best!

jaimie fanatic & jesse voorn - el musicae

as a bonus and to show you a much more dancefloor mayhem-rave side of jaimie fanatic, here's the title track of his mad decent ep "what's happening to ya". pick up the full release in high quality over at beatport.

jaimie fanatic - what's happening to ya

follow jaimie fanatic on twitter, add him on myspace and stay tuned for more, he's only just getting started!

this/is + paradiso girls.

2009-05-25T22:47:00.004+02:00

our australian friends this/is made quite some progress ever since we posted their very well received debut track 'what happiness sounds like' back then late last year. obviously interscope has found out about them and had them do official remixes for 'chillin' by wale and lady gaga as well as 'patron tequila' by new girl band sensation paradiso girls featuring lil jon and eve.

and see what we have got right here: this/is turning 'patron tequila' into a dancefloor stormer along the lines of early mstrkrft or designer drugs while maintaining their own signature sound! grab it now!

paradiso girls featuring lil jon & eve - patron tequila (this/is remix)

watch out for more from this/is around here soon!

edu k remixes.

2009-05-25T21:07:00.000+02:00

wonders never cease. even baile funk has begun to progress and evolve its sound. edu k has been around for a few years and remixed by the likes of crookers and nadastrom. with his peers, such as diplo also introducing new sounds from around the world, edu k refuses to be left behind in the dust. the native brazilian is fusing sounds indigenous to his home with new trends and coming up with some surprisingly remarkable results. throw a marching band on a dancefloor in a brazilian favela and that might just give you an idea of what he sounds like.

no one is safe from his sound, either. everyone from big room house monster albin myers to tee 'ski & shab ruffcut to mozambique's own seguindo sonhos is getting an edu k makeover. and he's not afraid to use any kazoo, child's vocal, drum or horn in his arsenal. watch out world. we've got a live one!

idiot savant - jumpin' n pumpin' 2.0
albin myers - times like these (edu k's mucho fucked up mix)
tee ski & shab ruffcut - ooww barr boo (edu k remix)
seguindo sonhos - vamos mecher (edu k remix)

rob threezy + jokers of the scene.

2009-05-21T02:22:00.001+02:00

we have already introduced you to jokers of the scene. we have already introduced you to rob threezy. you know that nightshifters is our hottest tip for the hottest label this year. but you have got no idea what happens when these worlds collide!

rob threezy - the change up (jokers of the scene remix)

this monster of a track was originally posted as an 'exclusive' over at the fader but as you probably already know (because you have got your own blog), we evil bloggers are never giving credit to those who deserve it. anyway, if you have still got a heart and want to make rob threezy, jokers of the scene and nightshifters rich, head over to beatport and buy this release!

sneaky sound system + thin white duke.

2009-05-21T00:39:00.004+02:00

miss connie, black angus and mc double d are back in the house, yo! you might know them better as sneaky sound system and if you didn't know yet, they had the longest chart run in history, their debut album made double platinum and at times they had four singles in the top forty, accompanied by tours with scissor sisters, jamiroquai and robbie williams - in their home country australia, mind you.

in order to conquer the entire world, sneaky sound system are currently preparing an album for world release, featuring the very best of their two albums and are invading the united states starting june 17th. the powers that be destined super producer stuart price to take their song "it's not my problem" for a spin and out came one of his best remixes in ages, if i may say so. or maybe i am confusing the thin white duke with fred falke right here, just because this remix sounds like fred falke at his best? or maybe i am just drunk and want some love. who doesn't?

sneaky sound system - it's not my problem (thin white duke remix)

note that this track is in 320 kbps, as opposed to the file floating around earlier. i have gone through quite a few mails with the lovely agency people responsible for promoting this to get 'us' the high quality version and you know i've got hard days at work anyway, so all of you'd better show me some love for my tireless commitment which only serves one purpose: please you thousands of readers out there! next drink is definitely on you! cheers!

EDIT: this is like the 10th post i had to re-post because of dmca bullshit within two weeks. can you guys please get a fucking clue?

the emperor machine.

2009-05-20T23:57:00.001+02:00

uk producer andy meecham's latest project, the emperor machine is known for making spaced-out, psychedelic disco. sometimes when i'm listening to him, i space out and let my mind drift off into some 70's science fiction soundtrack. i love the variety of percussive instruments used to enrich each track. obviously this sound is a residual from his past incarnation in chicken lips but he also was involved in bizarre inc, best known by their rave anthem 'playing with knives'. quite a respectable track record, right?

'you clapper' is taken from the emperor machine's last double a-sided single 'black ken/you clapper', the follow-up single 'kananana' is out this week on london's dc recordings. the new album 'space beyond the egg' is coming on june 1st.

the emperor machine - you clapper

always on the cutting edge, our friends from dummy records also recognized the greatness and had the emperor machine remix their second single release: 'midnights' by lost valentinos. you know you're going on a trip when the track is over 13 minutes long. so buckle up, lay back, leave it all behind and let's go!

lost valentinos - midnights (the emperor machine remix)

buy the lost valentinos single from beatport or the dummy shop.

headman remixes.

2009-05-18T23:28:00.001+02:00

one needs only a simple glance at relish recordings label boss headman (pictured above with erol alkan) to realize that he is a man of impeccable taste. not only does he look like he stepped out of 'the great gatsby', he is quite the music historian and can hold his own with any other disco aficionado.

it's about time that the late 70's make an electronic comeback. long lost in the depths of 'where are they now?', the talking heads-esque, synth-punk ingenues, the units have been resurrected thanks to headman and rory phillips of now sadly defunct club durrr fame. amongst all the synths and reverb, he lets the song shine thru while still leaving his super smooth headman thumbprint on it.

the units - high pressure days (headman rework)

headman spruced up the invisible's track a bit. everything sounds better with synthy bleeps, bloops and cowbells, right?

the invisible - ok (headman remix)

headman took the greek hiras' track and filtered out a bit of the noise to make it a more mellow, focused experience.

hiras - dirty tricks (headman 1/2 mix remix)

don't miss the 12" release of the units on relish recordings with another remix by the always spot on rory phillips (who did an ace interview with the band here)

the faint + hot pink delorean.

2009-05-18T23:14:00.001+02:00

here is the next treat from discodust fellows hot pink delorean who once again teamed up with their friend knowlton walsh for this absolutely crazy remix of the faint. and by crazy i mean crazy - but in all sorts of positive ways! it starts off so smooth, first making you think they are going for new domains, and then turns into this unforeseen yet proper styled hot pink delorean plus your favourite extras (james brown really is in a good mood these days). i suspect you are gonna be surprised, so check it out!

the faint - get seduced (hot pink delorean & knowlton walsh remix)

in case anyone of you has not shown them any myspace love despite the many features here i will once more nudge you towards hot pink delorean's and knowlton walsh's myspaces. hot pink delorean are also on north american tour until september which is when they will be heading to europe. and they are still up for bookings too, so hit up steve@circle-management.com (north america) or benwood@tfabookings.com (europe) if you're interested!

harvard bass + renaissance man.

2009-05-18T22:32:00.003+02:00

the times they are a-changin'. as people are slowly growing tired and their eardrums worn out by all the electro banging and distortion, they are looking more towards other genres for musical inspiration. i'm slowly noticing a few labels and producers popping up that are turning the tides.

renaissance man and harvard bass are a few of the newer ones to appear on my radar. i guess they're not new if everyone from switch to brodinski are fans of their first ever productions. switch liked renaissance man's track so much that he slated a release for it on his dubsided record label. then the frenchies took notice and staying true to form, sound pellegrino has taken dibs on a few of their other tracks to release.

harvard bass is no newcomer to the blogs. i've posted on him before here and here but he's really starting to get some major recognition with his previous and upcoming releases on sound pellegrino. well what better to post than a track featuring both newcomers? seriously, don't sleep on these guys!

harvard bass - 81 (renaissance man remix)

and for good measure, here is the latest harvard bass dj mix, find the tracklist after the jump!

harvard bass - cinco de mayo mix 2009

you can buy harvard bass' 'caked' release right here on beatport (just out today!) and if you are looking for more from renaissance man, their 'spraycan' ep is available on beatport as well.

harvard bass cinco de mayo mix 2009 tracklisting:

01. intro
02. j. phlip - besgrl
03. renaissance man - aloha
04. solo - congoloid (minimow remix)
05. harvard bass - 81 (renaissance man remix)
06. frankie - salute!
07. lily allen - it's not fair (style of eye remix)
08. dusty kid - plumbi
09. afrojack - polkadots
10. idiotproof - gorilla
11. ramon tapia - just me
12. franky rizardo - voodoo
13. italoboyz - downtown