SOVIETPANDA

Movement

2010-10-23T15:11:00.000-05:00

You may have noticed that the frequency of updates here is never steady. I will be focusing my blogging efforts over at Too Much Love, at least for the time being. Please visit us over there, follow us if you're on Tumblr, and subscribe to our RSS feed here.

Swim

2010-09-28T19:04:00.001-05:00

I went to the Caribou show in the Entry last June, and it was the first time I'd ever wanted to see a band in a bigger room larger than the one they were currently playing. Thankfully the band played the mainroom last night. The bigger room and soundsystem really did their show justice; packed with sub-bass and strobes, the effect was welcomingly overwhelming. Any shortcomings from the Entry show (vocals) mostly disappeared, and their incredibly detailed and specific tonal palette shined. I also have to search my hard drive for that tour CD they put out recently, since I'm pretty sure the best songs were not from the record. My buddy Ben attempted to photograph the band in-between strobe flashes - check his photos out over at City Pages.

Hot Chip - "Brothers (Caribou Remix)"

White Light

2010-09-22T09:09:00.004-05:00

White Light 30 - Runaway

"The timing of the mix couldn’t have been better, as we were about to take a road trip through the Catskill Mountains of New York. Our idea was pretty simple…string together a set of records that we wanted to listen to during our drive. Starting off slow and dreamy and gently gravitating toward repetition.

We chose not to include a track listing, to mimic the old mix-tape style. Years ago, if you wanted to listen to a particular song from someone’s mix-tape, you had to put in that tape and find it. Today’s disposable music through Youtube or likewise gets instantly and tragically forgotten."

Total Shit

2010-09-21T23:17:00.001-05:00

Shit Robot's new album From the Cradle to the Rave is out today on DFA. I was lucky enough to get a preview of the LP late last year, and I was blown away. It's full of warm, fuzzy analog synths and vocals from all yr favorites. Stream the whole thing at XLR8R and check out Shit Robot's new Cake Mix on Soundcloud.

Shit Robot Cake Mix by DFA Records

East Coast

2010-09-15T15:48:00.000-05:00

Myself and Jonathan are on the east coast this week. Monday we hit up Deep Space at Cielo to have our minds blown by François K, and last night we played techno, funky and house at the wonderful U Street Music Hall in DC. Please get in touch if you're around! Here are a few more get-togethers we're hoping to attend:

R U Tuff Enuff?

2010-09-15T15:36:00.003-05:00

Catch Shit Robot on tour in Japan and with LCD in Europe.

Soul Scratch

2010-09-15T14:11:00.000-05:00

RA.224: Soul Clap

XLR8R Podcast 160: DVA

Hearts of Love

2010-09-09T15:36:00.002-05:00

Crocodiles - Hearts Of Love - Music Video from Mark P. Smith on Vimeo.

Relit

2010-09-09T15:32:00.000-05:00

ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI

OS MUTANTES

11/20 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center

I think already posted this video... oh well it's worth it.

Openness

2010-09-07T08:08:00.001-05:00

Leech is speaking my language.

Leech - "Openness" mix

12345 -henry jacobs
i did it just the same -eurythmics
whobadu -cottam
dig deep -nicholas
chicago -jozif
ludium -elektro guzzi
you got that look in your eyes -mike simonetti
over you -moodyman
took my love -hunee
getting down in my car -the zohar
u talkin but u ain't walkin -lump
nobody else -mark e
tattoo's island -juju & jordash
tomorrow night -session victim
shade [dub] -the realness
make me free -marcello napoletano
nervous disid -the mole
sounds like thunder -bernice reagon

September Chart

2010-09-07T00:11:00.000-05:00

1. Azari & III - Indigo - Turbo
2. Justin Vandervolgen - Clapping Song - Golf Channel
3. Mike Simonetti - You Got That Look In Your Eyes - Perseo
4. Azari & III - Reckless With Your Love (Tensnake Remix) - Permanent Vacation
5. Reporter - Lab Test (The Miracles Club Remix) - Holocene Music
6. Danny Daze - Steady Groovin (Lazaro Casanova More House Mix) - Dutchie
7. Munk - La Musica (Tiago Remix) - Gomma
8. Nicholas - Got To Have - No More Hits
9. James T Cotton - On Time - Spectral Sound
10. Loin Brothers - Garden of Vargulf (Tornado Wallace Remix) - Future Classic

I keep forgetting to post these - they're always updated at Resident Advisor if you're curious.

Fires of Comparison

2010-09-06T19:31:00.001-05:00

Crocodiles - Fires of Comparison EP

Intimate

2010-08-20T08:08:00.000-05:00

Appaloosa - "Intimate (Glass Candy Remix)" [MP3]

I Feel Better

2010-08-18T01:10:00.001-05:00

Lab Test

2010-08-17T16:45:00.000-05:00

Reporter - "Lab Test (The Miracles Club Remix)" [MP3]

YES please. Runaway remix to come?

Do You Party?

2010-08-16T19:42:00.011-05:00

I was back on Radio K last week for my buddy Dave's show, Do You Party? I played a bunch of stuff I've been playing out lately - some brand new and some not. Check it out, awkward breaks and all!

Sovietpanda: Live on Radio K
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Affkt - Once Upon A Time (John Talabot Summer Mix) - Sincopat
Ilija Rudman - Time and Time - Electric Minds
Harkin & Raney - Casual Occupation - Throne of Blood
Bernard Badie - Time Reveals - Mojuba
Soul Clap - Rock The Boat - MP3
Shit Robot - Grim Receiver - DFA
CFCF - Come Closer (Azari & III Remix) - Paper Bag
Mike Simonetti - You Got That Look In Your Eyes - Perseo
Diskokaine - Hall of Shame (King of Kong Remix) - Gomma
New Order - True Faith (Shep Pettibone Remix)
The Mole - Last Ditch - Musique Risquée
Runaway - Jungle Mix - On The Prowl
Karen Pollack - You Can't Touch Me (Murk Mix) - Murk
Levon Vincent - Solemn Days - Deconstruct Music
Justin Vandervolgen - Takes One To Make One (Justin Vandervolgen Edit) - TBD Classics
Tong & Spoon - Muchness (KiNK Mix) - Size Records
Azari & III - She's An Illusion - I'm A Cliché
Danny Daze - Steady Groovin (Lazaro Casanova More House Mix) - MP3
The 2 Bears - Be Strong - Southern Fried
Wolf + Lamb - Love Someone - Wolf + Lamb
Munk - La Musica (Tiago Remix) - Gomma
James T. Cotton - On Time - Spectral Sound
Robbie Williams - Last Days of Disco (Still Going Remix) - Virgin
Paper Back Player - Dancin (Alt. Klub Mix) - Strictly Rhythm
Dr. Dunks - Keep It Cheap - Keep It Cheap
Justin Vandervolgen - Clapping Song - Golf Channel

Greenwood Drama

2010-08-13T19:49:00.001-05:00

Tent Posts

2010-08-13T19:41:00.001-05:00

Sun

2010-07-28T08:08:00.001-05:00

CARIBOU - Sun from Caribou on Vimeo.

When I DJ Caribou songs, I often get asked what remixes I play, despite the fact I'm playing album tracks. Dan Snaith really absorbed a fundamental understanding of dance music for this album.

WLF + LMB

2010-07-27T15:49:00.000-05:00

XLR8R Podcast 153: Wolf + Lamb [MP3]

01 Deniz Kurtel "Won't Do (Edit)"
02 Georgia Ann Muldrow "Wrong Way" (Stones Throw)
03 J. Dilla "Bye" (Stones Throw)
04 Piniflow "Body Motion (Wolf + Lamb)
05 Mr. Flash "Domino" (Ed Banger)
06 Michael J. Collins "You Washed Away My Faith (Gadi Mizrahi Remix)" (Wolf + Lamb)
07 Nicolas Jaar "Come And Get It (Edit)" (W+L Black)
08 Zev "Don't Break It" (Wolf + Lamb)
09 Jimmy Edgar "Seven Mile (Soul Clap & Sergio Santos Beantown Edit)" (No. 19)
10 Tornado Wallace "Paddlin'" (Delusions Of Grandeur)
11 Greg Paulus "Slide Away (Zev's Endless Summer Remix)" (Wolf + Lamb)
12 Move D "Between Us" (Shanti)
13 Nightmares On Wax "You Wish" (Warp)

I Know

2010-07-26T21:22:00.000-05:00

Holy Ghost! are going on tour with Chromeo - they hit First Ave on Saturday August 7.

Bassgasm... The Return

2010-07-22T11:52:00.001-05:00

I'm playing at a massive event this Friday at First Avenue, with Tommie Sunshine (not familiar with the other names), put on by Woody McBride. I was recently interviewed at City Pages about the event, and you can read that here. The sound at this thing is going to be absolutely mind-destroying.

Also, I just upped the mix featured in the article onto Mixcloud - follow me there if you're into that kinda thing.

Lovecast #3: Deep Search by Sovietpanda on Mixcloud

In The Clouds

2010-07-22T11:44:00.001-05:00

Wurst Music has recently joined Soundcloud, and upped some mixes for your pleasure. Included are My Cousin Roy's excellent XLR8R Podcast, a Ulysses Psummer Psyche out, and the unearthed first Pop Your Funk mix from Brennan Green, way back from 2003.

Mixes by thewurst

Also relatively new to Soundcloud are some live mixes from Dr. Dunks, a.k.a. Eric Duncan of Rub-N-Tug and Still Going, a.k.a. C.O.M.B.i. Here's his recent set at FK's Deep Space, or hit his page for a live set from subMercer last month. Both are deep.

DrDunks aka Eric Duncan @ DeepSpace NYC June 28 2010 by DrDunks

In The Mix

2010-07-22T08:08:00.002-05:00

Some DJ mixes from around the web, in case you missed them...

Andrew Weatherall does Dummy Mix 39 [MP3]
Andy Blake, formerly of Dissident, currently of Cave Paintings, mixes FACT 165 [MP3]
Gadi Mizrahi of Wolf + Lamb mixes DJB.111 [MP3]
Pilooski mixes XLR8R's 150th podcast [MP3]
A recently discovered Runaway mix and interview from 2008 for Tricky Disco [MUL]
A Club Called Rhonda profile and DJ mix at Anthem Mag [MP3]
Finally, this is older, but highly recommended: Soul Clap's Boston Mix for XLR8R, a.k.a. a bunch of Soul Clap tracks mixed together that may or may not have anything to do with Boston [MP3]

Magda

2010-07-21T21:49:00.000-05:00

Magda was a surprise standout at DEMF earlier this summer. Her take on minimal was tight, groove-oriented and surprisingly funky. (It's too bad she played on the Made in Detroit stage, which sounded pretty much like a garage.) Her funkiness is partly explained in this mix, with a tracklisting that looks more like it came from a DFA-affiliated DJ rather than anyone from Minus. Seriously! Go grab Magda's mix for RA if you haven't already.

Goblin - Mad Puppet - Cinevox
Lindstrom - Gang Sound - Bear Entertainment
Munk - You Never See Me Back Down - Gomma
Jimmy Edgar - Hot Raw Sex - !K7
Black Devil Disco Club - Misererum - Lo Recordings
Tussle - Kindermusik - Smalltown Supersound
Bernard Fevre - Molecule Dance - L'Illustration Musicale
Rotation Dub
Chris and Cosey - Talk to Me - Rough Trade
Walter Jones - A.I.P (XLN's Maison Vumbi Edit) - Supersoul Recordings
Der Zyklus - Cherenkov Radiation - Frustrated Funk
Fun Boy Three - Faith Hope and Charity - Chrysalis
Grauzone - Film - Welt-Rekord
Tussle feat. David Shrigley - A Clash of Heads - frequeNC
Japanese Telecom - Asian Amazons - Intuit-Solar
Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (Magda 's Remix) - Unreleased
Phonique - Casualties (Morgan Geist Remix) - Dessous Recordings
Must! 006
Fad Gadget - Make Room - Mute Records
Pollyester - Run in My Stocking - Erkrankung Durch Musique
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot in Lagos - Island Records
Cybotron - Cosmic Cars - Fantasy
ESG - Dance - 99 Records