Ohh! Crapp...

We Moved!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:38:00 +0000

The New Blog Is Still In Beta Mode, But We'll Have It Finished Soon.

♫ Death Metal Disco Scene – 21
♫ Allure - Les Duchesses de L’Ombre
♫ Breakbot - Penelope Pitstop (2009)
♫ Duran Duran - Nite Runner (MONSTR Remix)
♫ Tracey Thorn - It’s All True (MONSTR Remix)
♫ ~~Simian Mobile Disco - Off The Map (feat. Jamie Lidell)~~ (128kbps radio rip)
♫ Priors - What You Need (Extended Mix)
♫ ~~Fischerspooner - We Are Electric (Classixx’ Inside The Playboy Mansion Remix)~~
♫ Zero 7 - Everything Up (Zizou)
♫ Zero 7 - Everything Up (Zizou) (Mock n Toof Remix)
♫ Zero 7 - Everything Up (Zizou) (Gold Panda Remix)
♫ Mew - Introducing Palace Players
♫ Clubfeet - Teenage Suicide (Kap10Kurt Remix)
♫ Tahiti 80 - Unpredictable (Flairs Remix)
♫ The Glass - Wanna Be Dancin’ (Clubfeet Remix)
♫ Thunderheist - Nothing 2 Step 2 (Futurecop! Remix)
♫ Soul II Soul - Back To Life (Remix by the The Rules)
♫ Downtown Party Network - Heart Break Dancing
♫ Joakim - Spiders
♫ Vitalic - Terminator Benelux (John Lord remix)
♫ Doves - Jetstream (Lindstrøm Remix)
♫ Lindstrøm - The Magnificent

Until Then Enjoy Some New Posts!

Goodbye/Hello

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Loox Familiar?

♫ Reead - Baby (Single Edit)

The reason why there weren't any updates in the past 2 weeks is because, I've been preparing along with 3 other good bloggers 2 new websites & a number of printed fabrics to decorate your exoskeletons that we'll be launching this month. The new blog will be more active with constant updates since I'll have friends running it with me + I will be able to update it from both home & wherever there is Wifi, through my phone or iPod.

We're trying to have everything done asap, so you kids can stalk or stick around to love/hate or leech off.

Here's 3 remixes I'm digging at the moment.

Preview Before Download!

One summery island-disco remix for those of who like the similar grooves of Shazam.
♫ French Horn Rebellion vs. Database - Beaches and Friends (Hey Champ Remix) ←♥

One 8-bit garnished electropop remix of an exotic track for those who like to mix their smooth bass with sharp bleeps & bloops.
♫ Rainbow Arabia - Omar K (Max Justus Remix)

And one prowling machinery remix with a drum kit semi-similar to that Justice boys sometimes use.
♫ Groove Armada - Get Down (Streetlife DJs Remix)

Bonus:
♫ The Twelves - Night Vision (Daft Punk Cover) Via. ←♥

Already got a bunch of exclusives & lots of great remixes to hand over once the new blog is ready, not going to take too long.

Batch #11!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:59:00 +0000

NEW BLOG COMING SOON!!!

3K!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:37:00 +0000

w00t! w00t! 3000+ Fans on Ohh! Crapp... Facebook Page and still going. I love each and every one of you beautiful people, your support fuels Ohh! Crapp... and keeps it alive and prospering.

Preview Remixes Before Download!

Keep checking this space back over the course of the next 3 days, where I will be updating this post with a new remix every few hours!!!

♫ Phoenix - Lisztomania (Yuksek Remix)
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Sometimes I wonder if BURNS is a remixing robot invented by Linus Loves in his secret 12:12 labs!? The dude just made acquaintance with the public less than a year ago & already remixed Buy Now, Wiley, Late Of The Pier, Bucketheads, Empire Of The Sun, Linus Loves, Filthy Dukes, Yuksek and I even heard he's busy remixing Gossip's Heavy Cross (I hope it's true)! Sinister dominates his vibe and occasionally his reworks sound like the ego of the Decepticons, mettalic, sharp and shiny like his Prom Night remix, but whether it's deephouse, electro, bassline or pop methods he sports, BURNS makes he owns it.

Here's his Tribalesque Electro-House remix of Blogs' current hype band Passion Pit.

♫ Passion Pit - The Reeling (Burns Remix)
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Looks like Housse De Racket has embraced a slight change of sound for their upcoming single!? Guess who is remixing it (check the teaser)!

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Punks Jump Up been remixing blog-Pop folks for so long that I accepted them as remixers rather than the band, but that's only me because they've been on the road throwing a successful gig after another for years, making punks jump up at the scene.. something I yet yearnt o experience. They almost played a gig here in Bahrain few months ago, which would've been the first indie band in history toplay on this island but unfortunately it got canceled last minute *rants*.

This is a band that like sot match it's paint war energy with it's visual aesthetics, keeping kids decorated in Kate Morross designed apparel and adding records to our collection with sleeves rad enough to be framed and hanged on the wall.

I wouldn't mind really if the english/swedish duo decided to infinitely remix & gig while occasionally (rarely) throw an original through a compilation (Kitsune Maison) or release a limited physical single through a third party label as long as they're active. Good news is they are finally working on their debut album & guess who's on the guest list? Le Tigre's JD Samson side project MEN! YESSS!

This is their latest remix of Bloodshy & Avant + Andrew Wyatt collaboration-band-project Miike Snow.

♫ Miike Snow - Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)

Make sure you grab their new t-shirts before they're sold out, i proudly own both designs, they come with stickers & 3d Glasses too!
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I'm still convinced about the importance of a live The Presets CD/DVD existence in the universe, ever since the first goosebump that Coachella performance of Are You The One? induced - I think it's time to start a petition or write fake suicide threat emails to Modular.

Who wouldn't want to see one of their favorite bands performing sinister versions of their songs? Better check their tour schedule, their live show is something not to be missed.

Here's an alternate more suitable for the clubs version of If I know You by The Presets themselves, something for the iPod.

♫ The Presets - If I Know You (Alternate Version)

If you know anyone selling good quality bootleg DVD of the Coachella Performances, plz hit me up with an email.
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Grubb...
♫ Depeche Mode - Peace (Justus Köhncke Extended Disco Club Vocal Remix)
♫ Lost Valentinos - Midnights (Fan Death Remix)
♫ Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls (Trentemoller Remix)
♫ La Roux - Bulletproof (Tepr Remix)
♫ Gang Gang Dance - First Communion (Tv On The Radio Mix)
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Ummm, MEEOWRRRR? I thought she was into kittens?

Last weekend Pip headed out to Swindon to play the In New Music We Trust Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend. For those of you who missed it, you can check it out over HERE.
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Soulwax + Riton + Fergadelic = Die Verboten

...WHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOAAAAA!
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Tiga : CIAO! Forever (Interview) - 2 Parts.

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More Grubb...
♫ Das Pop - I Can't Get Enough (Stockholm Syndrome Club Mix)
♫ Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Louis La Roche Rework)
♫ Alexander Technique - Rock U (ft. Princess Superstar) (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Radio Remix)

Aiming for 4000 fans by the end of 09, fingers crossed.

MEN

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:23:00 +0000

An almost all vagina collective consisting of 2 Le Tigre members & led by JD Samson (also a member of Peaches live band) rocking to the name Men & producing kaka-tongue lesbian sweat tropical-indie-electro-pop for the current wave of blog surfing weirdos. It's like lipstick white ~~Santogold~~ Santigold but with a more gelastic projection of real life; or like the New Young Pony Club led by Lindsay Lohan back in the late 90's after a round of umbrella cocktails.

♫ Men - Off Our Backs
♫ Men - Credit Card Babie$
♫ Men - Simultaneously
Preview Tracks Before Download!

Again like the last time with Womanizer, on the course of the next few weeks expect to see remixes of Off Our Back here on Ohh! Crapp.... I'll be updating this post every time a remix is sent in, so keep an eye on this space!

May/08 ♫ MEN - Off Our Backs (Pegase Remix) [Pegase = Minitel Rose's lead singer Raphael]
May/23 ♫ MEN - Off Our Backs (I'm Not A Band Remix) [I'm Not A Band]

If you're a Band/DJ & interested in remixing Off Our Back, send us a request email with a link to your Band/DJ Myspace - I've got proper official stems.

MEN's Make It Reverse is featured on the soon to be released Kitsuné Maison 7 : The Lucky One.

Seriously good stuff, my kind of music, those MEN rawk!

Rumor Turned Out To Be True!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:54:00 +0000

Soulwax, Bertrand Burgalat & Au Revoir Simone involved in the making of the Aeroplane album!

♫ Lindstrom & Solale - Baby I Can't Stop (Aeroplane Remix) ←♥

....AAAAHHHHHHHHH AMAAAXING-XINGGG-XINGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Feature: CIAO!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:52:00 +0000

A little spontaneous feature I wrote on Tiga's CIAO! now published in Germany's PUR Magazine, May 09 Issue. Click on the preview photo above to see it in higher resolution, it was translated to German but you can read the original English version below.

“Narcissism is a beautiful disease when the patient is an egomaniacal artist. Distinguished for his discombobulated sense of humor, blatant use of cosmetic products, and fascination with life’s luxuriant materials (time pieces above all things), fearlessly opinionated Canadian Tiga is a perfectionist and the world is his bucket of LEGOs, something expected from someone who’s far from shying over binging off the reference “I”.

Prostrating its 2006 critically acclaimed predecessor Sexor in somber frivolity, CIAO! is like a super racing car, always overshadowed by it’s driver (Tiga). Realistically it’s what’s under the hood does half the job of winning the race. In this case, the outrageously pricey professional spare parts are: Soulwax, Jori Hulkkonen, Gonzales, James Murphy, Jasper Dahlbäck, Phillipe Zdar on production and even Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears cooing syllables for the sake of necessary garnish.

Maintaining the uncommon pop-making-method’s heritage, his latest “DIY” concoction withholds ingredients ranging from Minimal, Techno, Trance, Ambient, Disco, Dance, Rave, House to Ballad all providing the Pop-phobics with an alibi in argument, and assigning each track to it’s own unrepeated fashion.

Tiga is a modern villain/popstar and CIAO! is his mechanically-emotional, intentionally futuristic & immaculately engineered spawn. Enter his mind to understand it, we all must - hubristic Tiga.”

Batch #10!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Make The Girl Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:11:00 +0000

French electro-rock duo that makes music in both neon & pastel, this is the kind of band I'd expect Kitsuné to scheme stealing from their current label. Sofia Coppola would love them (random I know).

If anyone speaks french is reading this, could you translate the lyrics from the video to English? I'm pretty sure Baby Baby Baby's lyrics has something to do with Tellier, Justice & Yelle!?

♫ Make The Girl Dance - Baby Baby Baby (Radio Edit)
♫ Make The Girl Dance - My Name's Breezy ←♥
♫ Make The Girl Dance - South ←♥

You can buy Baby Baby Baby digitally in 320kbps mp3 or wav formats with remixes from We Are Terrorists, No Kiss With Gloss, The Shoppings and Make The Girl Dance themselves - Here! The single sleeve is fugly..

Make The Girl Dance is officially filed under Ohh! Crapp's... bands to watch in 09.

The xx ←♥

noreply@blogger.com (marty) — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:35:00 +0000

New kids on the block The xx seem to be making quite a name for themselves after the release of Crystalised on 7". Their music is so good that it's almost sexual, making me wonder why there isn't a third X in their name, but jokes aside there is an incredible deep yearning quality which moves even the toughest of us.

When listening to their music there seems to always be an underlying story or symbolism to it, as with Crystalised the eerie tones make us feel like we're in the calm before the storm - a huge one. Almost uncomfortably, with the music under your skin you want more, well thankfully there are a handful of covers by The xx, namely Hot Like Fire (featured as a B-Side on the sold out 7") and Teardrops, both of which would be perfectly fitting for an incredibly gloomy independent film.

Their quite minimal indie-pop is pulled off perfectly and makes for highly addictive listening like a straight jacket you'll want to wear out and never take off. It's night music made at night, one that evokes nostalgia & feeds ominousness to the senses.

If you haven't grabbed their single yet, I recommend you do that immediately as it's getting sold out. An album is said to be on the way, from which we can expect them to "retain the simplicity and essence of the demos, but take them up a notch".

So here at Ohh! Crapp... we are more than happy to say that The xx are our favorite new band of the moment and we're already in stalker fan mode.

♫ The xx

You can purchase the Crystalised 7" from Rough Trade or their label Young Turks.

Read more about them through an interview over at Fader and compliment them on Myspazz or become a fan on Facebook.

Sophierce

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:34:00 +0000

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is one of the few mainstream popstars that I have genuine interest in, even though she had some minor musical WTF moments that I totally blame on the production side. Mixing Pop, Disco, Nu-Disco, Dance, House, 80s Synthpop & Electronica with Alternative Rock has become the most common plan when launching a new pop-wannabe-star by major labels, it kinda is the case with Sophie except that she's the one that chooses her producers, collaborators and never afraid to try new things or swim against the stream.

As confirmed previously through my interview with Metronomy, they are producing for her forthcoming album along with Calvin Harris who contributed two songs, "Calling It Love" and "Off And On", an outtake from Róisín Murphy's album Overpowered written with Cathy Dennis; he also remixed "Off and On" for club play. Freemasons worked with Ellis-Bextor on "Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)". Her collaboration with Richard X resulted in a song titled "I Still Believe in Magic". She also worked with Groove Armada, The Hoosiers, Dimitri Tikovoi, Hannah Robinson, Matt Prime and Liam Howe from the Sneaker Pimps.

Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) is Sophie's pre-album hype/promo single and Freemasons official first single from their upcoming album "Shakedown 2".

♫ Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (Club Remix)

Sophie's (possible) first official single from her yet untitled fourth studio album is "Sophia Loren" and can be currently heard in the new Rimmel London ad campaign in which she also stars. The song was co-written by Ellis-Bextor, frequent collaborator Cathy Dennis, and Christopher Rojas. The latter produced the record which was mixed by London based mix engineer Jeremy Wheatley (also re-edited Royksopp's latest "The Girl & The Robot" for the radio).

Her album is expected to come out on 27-7-2009.

Weird Tapes ←♥

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Weird Tapes the side project from one of the Hail Social dudes is as fantastic as his name implies, an artist with the absolute right to drown the Blogosphere in bound-to-become-worshiped bootleg remixes and covers but was able to maintain his quality composure. One search on Hypem & you realize that every single respective Blog already had its 2 cents in on this marvel; I myself was in a coma until now.

Weird Tapes doesn't believe in grow-on music, it's a love affair formula that kicks in from the first listen. Further proof, my heavy-metal fan brother walked into my room last night to snatch some Redbull popsicles and was forced to justify himself after I caught him nodding his head behind my back to Weird Tapes' version of Personal Best, then he said uncomfortably "Okay… This tune is good.", that was a first since his usual comments on what I listen to are "Are you sick? - WTF is this garbage?".

Blending everything from Disco, Lo-Fi, 80s Synthpop, House, Electro, Breakbeat, New Wave, Italo, Ambient, Lounge and 3D Chiptune, this genre has every right to be called Fantasy because I keep listening to Weird Tapes past midnight when everyone is sleeping and think of how safe I'd feel driving with the top down by a nuclear power plant at night with Weird Tapes on, it just takes one's mind into an ulterior dimension where divinity and state of cosmic nirvana are reachable, nostalgia is a master factor & surfacing feelings are the side effects. Weird Tapes erupts my senses and I’m addicted to it like you won’t believe.

Confused on why his stuff are all free for download!? It's exactly the kind of music I wouldn't mind spending lots of $ on but then he probably wants to exhibit his art and make the world a better place!

His latest official remix is done for Britney Spears, I wonder how her people found out about Weird Tapes since 99% of her remixes are done by safe commercial dance names. Weird Tapes unsurprisingly turned this meh song into a better than the original version, an edit of this should have been used as the radio/single version.

♫ Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy (Weird Tapes Club Mix)
*The best bit starts when you think it's over.

If Weird Tapes is new to you too, then I want you to create a folder on your desktop & download every single EP & remix below... I guarantee you a sublime late night session with those at your disposal.

♫ Datarock - Give It Up (Weird Tapes Version)
♫ Los Valentinos - Serio (Weird Tapes Remixes)
♫ Faux Fox - Personal Best (Weird Tapes Version) ← Personal Favorite.
♫ Weird Tapes - More Tapes (EP)
♫ Weird Tapes - Get Religion (EP)
♫ Weird Tapes - The Talking Dead

New Bonus!
♫ Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (Weird Tapes Version)

Weird Tapes if you somehow come across this post, please contact me. I love you, I’m officially your fan.

Go on show your loyalty on Facebook!

Ted & Francis EP

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:08:00 +0000

I don't think any other Australian act received as much Ohh! Crapp... love as Ted & Francis did since the very beginning of their existence, but it always pissed me off that non of their tracks were previously officially released as standalone singles but instead they were scattered on compilations & the rest were remixes done for others.

Finally, the duo recorded 2 new songs in addition to the amazing Erlend/I Wish I Was A Polar Bear and released them as The debut Ted & Francis EP through Kitsuné in Europe/USA and is set to be released on the 15th of May in Australia on all your favourite digital download outlets (Itunes, Beatport, Juno Download etc).

The boys sent in this remix of Erlend by their favourite Melbourne boy G.L.O.V.E.S. who turned this tropical ballad into an 80s TV show slow jam.. think white boy Whitney Houston and you've hit the mark.

♫ Ted & Francis - Erlend (G.L.O.V.E.S. Remix)

Embrace Ted & Francis!

Joakim & The Robot!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:09:00 +0000

The Club Promos are going out & the video to the masses' favorite The Girl & The Robot is being finalized by director Michael Baldwin for an online premiere in the next 10 days. Röyksopp sent in this behind the scenes photo from the video shoot that shows the girl, the robot and the salesmen(?) !

This is the only Joakim remix that took a few plays before growing on me, but once it does you're going toappreciate it; best bit is @ 4:06!

♫ Röyksopp - The Girl and The Robot (Joakim Remix)
* In 128kbps for now I'm afraid.

+ Davide Rossi who worked with the likes of Coldplay, The Verve and Goldfrapp, and also arranged the strings on Junior, turned in a complete orchestral rework of The Girl And The Robot which you can now download from the official site!

♫ The Girl and The Robot (Davide Rossi Suite for a Robotic Girl Re-Interpretation)

The Girl And The Robot is set for release on Monday, June 15, 2009 with a whole heap of fabulous remixes from the likes of Kris Menace, Chateau Marmont and Spencer & Hill!!

Ultra-Fantasy Sunday!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Initially more text was planned to fill this space in appreciation of the goodies sent in, but I'm too lethargic & queasy to stare at anything bright for too long, I'm almost certain I saw Spongebob wave at me on my Pijama T through the mirror this morning.

I read somewhere before, you're never supposed to mix alcohol with medication... ~~turns out you should & more often too... RAD!~~ makes the headache worse after a while!

I'll be pretty much laying all day feasting off my iPod, these below are within the essential selection.

♫ Headman - Dirt (The C90s Remix - Edit) ← Loved by Tiga on Podcast!
♫ Damn Arms - Destination Pt. I (DCUP Remix) ← Via.
♫ Grum - Sound Reaction (Tronik Youth Remix) ← Grum's New Single, Tronik Youth RAWKS!
♫ Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Build Remix) ← 1 2 3 :)
♫ Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Modernaire Remix) ← Modernaire Who?
♫ Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (RAC Remix) ← 320kbps- Dude from RAC got a Band!?
♫ Yuksek - Extraball (Burns Remix) ← Burns remix of Passion Pit coming next week!

Maybe I'll fill more slots later, if I came back to earth.

The Gossip

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Wanna learn a thing or two about attitude, return to Beth Ditto for reference - plus size model and shameless fashionista & fellow band mates push The Gossip deeper into the DIY indie-rock territory by toning down the polish. Taking on an über cliché subject for a concept, their new Rick Rubins produced album Music For Men revolves around love & Beth Ditto's favorite song is called Men In Love which talks about gay men in love with each other.

♫ The Gossip - Heavy Cross

Thanks to We Are Not A Rock Band, now we have the Fred Falke Remix!

♫ The Gossip - Heavy Cross (Fred Falke Remix)

Heavy Cross the first single will be released June 15th followed by the LP Music For Men on June 22nd.

Can't wait to find out what remixes we're getting, should be top notch as usual.

Wolf

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:48:00 +0000

Looking like the spawn of high-priced skin and hair products, singer/producer/songwriter Patrick Wolf enjoys unconventional fashion just like Icelandic queen Björk does and knows how to juxtapose his musical craft along his pulchritudinous exoskeleton. Wolf's pours out his emotions and fantasies like a waterfall on the new conceptual album The Bachelor (previously titled The Battle), now ready to release his couragouesly dramatic song Hard Times as the second single from the new LP.

James Yuill has lightened this darkly delicious (called faggot pop by some) power tune with D'n'B ghost progression, 80s synth coating and ethereal vox treatments, resulting in a spacey theatrical-friendly club number I'm currently in love with. It's just one of those remixes you'd want to blast out loud & sing along to early in the morning or late at night.

♫ Patrick Wolf - Hard Times (James Yuill Remix) ←♥ 320kbps

New album The Bachelor out June 1st.

Ladyhawke Resurfaces...

noreply@blogger.com (marty) — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:19:00 +0000

It seems New Zealand wonderkid Ladyhawke has managed to slip off the blogosphere radars, the reason is beyond us, as her music is still some of the most unofficially remixed work out there. It could possibly be down to her shy nature - we're not sure , however with DJ's of such stature as Frenchman Fred Falke offering remixes for her single releases, we are left to wonder what exactly has been happening with Ladyhawke?

Apart from her unorthodox taste in mens and boys clothing (even underwear), it seems that Ladyhawke and Fred Falke have been keeping secrets from us, as recently a second remix of her song Back Of The Van has emerged out of absolutely no where. People who are familiar with the single Ladyhawke released, will remember the Beverly remix that came with it, This time it's the Valvestate remix we are treated to.

♫ Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (Fred Falke Valvestate Mix)

Ladyhawke MySpazz!

Batch #9!

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:07:00 +0000

Goldie Oldie.

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Kid Cudi's Day 'N' Nite on the radio, Day 'N' Nite on music channels, Day 'N' Nite in the car, Day 'N' Nite at friends' BBQ, Day 'N' Nite lyrics on facebook statuses, Day 'N' Nite at the local clubs, Day 'N' Niteat bars, Day 'N' Nitein the elevator, Day 'N' Nite in the mall, Day 'N' Niteat beach parties, Day 'N' Nite on commercial, Day 'N' Nite sang by kids in a pasing school bus, Day 'N' Niteas ringtone, Day 'N' Nitein restaurant bathrooms.. ARGH, and it is still going on here. It's like the whole island are trying to make sure I hate the song & I do.

Thank god for this one and only good remix, by Tiga's best friend Jori Hulkkonen who turned it into a tropical thing that is almost as fantastic as Erol Alkan's remix of Klaxons' Golden Skans!

I know this remix is ancient but I just discovered it a few weeks back & haven't been able to stop playing it.

♫ Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)

If anyone got the instrumental version of it, hook me up.

Are You The One?

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Ok I never thought of this before but after watching that performance from Coachella, the only thing i can think of right now when the name Presets is mentioned is 'I WANT AN EFFING LIVE ALBUM RIGHT NOW'! I didn't think the track could have gotten any better, but this proved me wrong.

The mp3 was ripped from the youtube video, if anyone out there is friends with Presets/Modular.. please force them to give out the proper recording of this version!

So sinister & ravey!

♫ The Presets - Are You The One (Night Version - Live @ Coachella 09)
@ 2:20 EPIC!

Watch it and then tell me if a Live Album would be a good idea or not.

Bloc Party vs. sayCet

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:09:00 +0000

When the remixer's style sounds like the original production then it's a real challenge, because it becomes a versus sort of thing & the outcome is expected to be an alternative version or a re-edit rather than a remix... that's exactly the case hjere with the French masters of ghost musicbox, they made the ballad even more ballady.

♫ Bloc Party - Signs (sayCet Remix) (Alt Link 1/Alt Link 2)

Long live melancholic sayCet.

Pixie Lott

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Before you say anything, I know this is the kind of post you'd expect from PopJustice or MuuMuse since it's R&B/Pop but the real reason why I'm giving this 18 y.o. Sugababes/JoJo mirroring artist some attention is because of the Linus Loves remix that comes with it rather than the original!

The original is a good song but it's something that I used to listen to during the early years of the new millennium and now got over.. the Linus Loves remix got a complexion that sounds like it was made by a card dealing air machine gun, it's a low key house crawler complimented with Pixie's soulful vox but for those DJs who prefer keeping the words minimal, there's the dub!

Pixie's been holed up in the studio with Cutfather and Jonas Jeburg (Kylie, Pussycat Dolls), Greg Kurstin (Little Boots, Beck, Lily Allen), Red One (Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance'), hit songwriter Ruth Ann Cunningham, Toby Gad (the NY-based producer and songwriter), and Kara DioGuardi, superstar songwriter and new American Idol judge.

Her first single 'Mama Do', is written and produced with renowned songwriters Phil Thornalley and Mads Hauge.

♫ Pixie Lott - Mama Do (Linus Loves Radio Remix)
♫ Pixie Lott - Mama Do (Linus Loves Dub)

Find out more about Pixie Lott.

Passion Pit = Good Timing (Current Music Style Demand-wise) > Super Band?

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:17:00 +0000

Although I do think they have enough acceptable made-up artistic weirdness in them and they do look like the kind of people I'd want to hang out with, yet I'm not sure If I'm actually liking them because I do or because I've been overly exposed to blogs praising & overly magnifying their brilliance, it's all very confusing & feels like being brainwashed.

To be honest I only gave into checking their EP out like a week ago after noticing the consistence love blog & the annoying many references to them on FaceBooks statuses.

CRLS thinks they might be the next Animal Collective!? I sure hope not, but it's not a bad thing to have a band in the vein of, but not in the place of.

Anyhow, until I decide whether I really like them or just pretending to while thinking they are plain OK, here's a remix by Neo Tokyo that wraps Sleepyhead in embellished distortion.

♫ Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Neo Tokyo Remix)

I noticed You kids been digging Neo Tokyo's remixes a lot lately, So I asked him if he'd do one of a new band I like, hopefully we'll get to hear it in a week or so (if it happens)!

Here, Troy This?

noreply@blogger.com (Faisal Jehan) — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Between all the rich & spoiled kids wandering La La land pursuing their music dreams with papa’s dough & blind trust in cash-in producers pops ‘Troy This’ a flamboyant chap armed with looks, money, love for music & a man-lolita sexy voice!

I really don’t know much about him at this point, but his music speaks clearly and articulately in his behalf… he’s the bastard child of urbanism & digitalism, a mixture of electro soul & amusing pop rock. His music awakes a lot of memories from the “Tape” days & his sex-dosed vocals & original music virtually resurrects moments only Janet Jackson could pull off successfully, like on the TV-Ad-Esque “Hit The Dirt” & Rugrats-theme-like naïve tropical rock “America Dream (Happy Song)” makes the cheesy fashionable again. There’s even a demo titled “Slap Kiss Beautiful Later” that could easily be mistaken for a “Michael Jackson & Darren Hayes” early unreleased duet session! But don’t get carried away with the comparisons here as it’s just merely a point out to a style or an era, ‘Troy This’ music has that ambiance that makes you feel familiar with his tracks when listening to, like you’ve been playing it since you were a kid & that’s rare.

♫ American Dream (Happy Song)
♫ Hit The Dirt

Now his MySpace info suggest influences that goes back to the 60s while his music could only take you as far as the early 90s & I’m happy to say that him floating around from studio to studio, friend to friend, & bed to bed is paying off.

It’s still early to predict but if ‘Troy This’ keeps the deviant tidiness nature of his songs on track then we might experience the goodness of the 90s mainstream all over again in the post millennium. It’s good as long as he’s doing it willingly, once this falls in the hands of a major label it will turn into garbage.

Update:_____________________________________________
Text above the line goes back to January 2008, it's May 2009, he's preparing some stuff with a Major label & I'm glad to see the quality hasn't dropped down!

Happy Song is now re-recorded with backing vocals from Robyn & he sent in another 80s inspired synthpop track that will tickle the fancy of some La Roux fans.

♫ Troy This - American Dream (Happy Song) (ft. Robyn)
♫ Troy This - Back That Up Fresh
♫ Troy This - I Had A Dream

Is it wrong that Sam Sparro comes to mind?

Head over to his official MySpace & check out some of his other tracks & demos.