Filed under: Disco, Disco House, Electro, Indie | Tags: Barretso, DEFEAT, Farfletched, Justice, Monomen, Redial
Barretso is going to have a great year! The Chilean has had one of the quickest trips to fame by already producing hits that will tremble much of the ‘Best of’ lists for 2010… and it’s only mid-February. That’s scary. He hit the radar Octoberish ‘09 with a bunch of remixes, some which you may or may not remember (find below). Either way, the remixing talent has always been there. That’s unquestionable. What is questionable is how long he can keep releasing amazing hits. So far the bi-weekly average is pretty impressive.
The newest in We Won’t Stop came out the past few days so I have been a little slow to react and post it. We also haven’t featured much on him before so for the lost souls out there here’s a mini recap to catch those tracks you may have missed.
Barretso – We Won’t Stop (320 kps)
Featured Remixes:
Barretso – We Won’t Stop (DEFEAT Remix)
Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Farfletched Remix)
Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Redial Remix)
Late Addition: Barretso – We Won’t Stop (Kolt13 Player Remix) available on Trashbagkids!
BONUS! 2010:
BONUS! 2009:
Filed under: Disco, Disco House, Electro, Videos | Tags: Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me
The official release of the new single is finally here! click here for the post/track and to find other remixes to You Used To Hold Me.
Filed under: Disco, Electro, Experimental, Progressive, Techno | Tags: Little Boots, Phinz
Austrian Phinz slowly took over my speakers last month with two big releases in Atari Disco and Ignition. DJ Philipp Kunz, the mastermind behind it all, also saw some playing time last year with Justin Faust. So he’s no insignificant artist by any means and 2010 could be a big year for him. His tracks are innovative and beyond unique, especially in Atari Disco. Ignition hit me about two weeks ago and is just making an impact on me now.
He’s also produced some pretty good remixes. The piano take on Earthquake by Little Boots is interesting. There’s a few more available on hype machine or on his myspace.
BONUS!
Filed under: Electro, Elemental, Experimental, Tempo | Tags: Antony Hegerty, Hercules and Love Affair, Joe Worricker, Pocketknife
This next track has a lot of great things going for it. Pocketknife feat. Joe Worricker Get Around To It sounds similar to the vibe Antony Hegerty brings to Hercules and Love Affair’s Blind. Both tracks are impressively unique- Get Around To It is just a little newer to me. The powerful background beats that penetrate through at key moments throughout the track compliment it well. Adding those unique vocals give it that powerful feel.
This is from the Arthur Russell tribute album Go Bang from Electric Minds. It has a great lineup with My Tiger My Timing, Pocketknife, Max Essa, and Yam Who? to name a few. Get it here.
As a bonus you’ll find Blind included below for those that wish to compare the vocals between each.
Pocketknife feat. Joe Worricker – Get Around To It
BONUS!
Filed under: Disco House, Electro, House, Instrumental, Videos | Tags: Ghosts of Venice
Disco Workout helped introduce me to the filter-house beats Ghosts of Venice create. Lee Dunn is jumping the Atlantic to head on over to the US for a couple shows before heading back to UK. Great marketing scheme above though…
If McDonald’s had more Playplaces outfitted with music and dancers like these you could sign me up for my birthday right now. It would almost be as good as having a Much Music Video Dance, or any kind of lame dance fad of the early nineties for that matter.
Watch the video for the preview, the download link is featured below.
Ghosts of Venice – I Learned From The Best (Original Mix) - removed by request.
Filed under: Ambient House, Disco House, Experimental, Instrumental, Soundscape, Tempo | Tags: Sui Generis
Sui generis is a Latin expression, literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in characteristics. The expression is often used in analytic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity, or a reality which cannot be included in a wider concept.
This philosophical definition is fitting for our next artist because Sui Generis, as a musician, is not a sound that can be easily described in words. He seems set on the idea to redefine a new concept of rhythm within all his tracks. Everything seems unique, and Speaking Terms really shows this. Despite being a repetitive instrumental at heart, SG tweaks it with just enough tempo and variation to give it it’s own little vibe. So without trying to butcher it in words,
Here’s what Keytars & Violins had to say…
K&V: “You can tell a bit about an artist just from the label they appear on. Sui Generis has featured with Rush Hour and Soma, so you know there is going to be elements of techno and house. What you might not know until you listen is just how amazing it sounds.”
Filed under: Electro, Elemental, Experimental, Funk, Jazz House, Retro | Tags: Unknown
Alright so a friend of mine came across what she depicted as ‘Electric Swing’. Whatever it is, it’s fucking mint.
The problem is (and I must admit it is a pretty big problem), and that is we have no idea who is behind any of this. These tracks are a rip off a ‘chain’ CD that somehow was passed through the reigns until it landed onto us. Plus, it’s a burnt copy with no CD information and I don’t have an iphone with handy gadgets that tell me how the universe goes ’round, or more specifically, tell me who is behind these next few tracks. So I digress from my rant and apologize if you want to know more! As do I.
Hopefully one of you out there reading this can take a listen and instantly tell me who this is. I even recognize a couple samples within (or think I do), not sure if they’re originals or what and it’s killllllling me! I am amazed at your talentedness. Talentedness… it’ll catch.
Below you will find a few samples from the album.
‘Parov Stelar – Catgroove’ *****
‘G-Swing feat. Le Major Melon – La Voix Humaine’
Please tell me the artist name, album name, or track titles if you know them! I would love to fill in the blanks.
Filed under: Club, Disco, Disco House, Electro, Pop, Videos | Tags: Calvin Harris, Laidback Luke, Nero
Calvin Harris’ new single You Used To Hold Me releases from the late album Ready for the Weekend next Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. As a sample, Harris released the official music video, which until now, flew under my radar. The track is a pretty decent floor banger;
Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me
What we have in terms of available remixes is versions from Laidback Luke and Nero. Check ‘em out below. Nero’s take is pretty delicious. Those that don’t want to wait until next Tuesday for the original may just have to take a gander over on hype machine.
Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me (Laidback Luke Remix)
Jazzfeezy’s first single Words Won’t Do off the debut album Unveiling The Rapture is getting tons of attention across Toronto. If you’re in the GTA, call up Toronto’s Flow 93.5 at 416-935-1935 to request and listen to the track free on the radio.
Words Won’t Do was co-produced by boi-1da (who also produced Drake’s Best I Ever Had, and the single Forever for Lil Wayne, Kanye, and Eminem) and t-minus (produced Ludacris’s How Long Can You). August wrote the lyrics and provided the vocals. Once the pieces were separate but ‘together’ in the geographical sense, Jazzfeezy along with George Seara of phase one studios (who has worked with Madonna, 50 Cent, Ludacris, and Rihanna), and Chris Athens of Sterling Song (worked on Timbaland’s ShocK Value II and Daughtry’s new album) refined its sound and got it to where this track is today.
Needless to say, lots of effort was put into this and it shows.
[Editor's Note- Feb 03.10: Jazzfeezy Feat August - Words Won't Do just made Toronto's top 20 list on HipHopCanada.com. Vote for it here to get it into the top 10!]
Jazzfeezy Feat August – Words Won’t Do (Purchase)
If you dig this… you might just dig the second coming release off the album, a rare treat we scored earlier: find it here.
Filed under: Ambient House, Disco House, Electro, Experimental, Instrumental, Soundscape, Videos | Tags: CFCF, HEALTH, The Dark Esquire
I can’t get enough of the piano-laced synthetic vibes in CFCF’s newer releases. The tracks are brilliantly designed and always seem to put me in a relaxing mood. Raining Patterns is a great example of that phenomenal piano sequence. Everything I come across is damn good!
Mike Silver sure is one talented artist. He’s signed to Paper Bag Records & Acephale Records.
The Dark Esquire – Situation (CFCF Remix)
BONUS!
HEALTH – Triceratops (CFCF Remix)
