DL : Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore (Cassian remix)
DL : Douster - Tasspé

Lifelike does it again..

DL : Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore (Lifelike remix)

P e g a s e

They just keep coming and coming. Empire Of The Sun remixes that is. This one comes courtesy of Pegase from France. Also known as Raphael D 'Hervez the beautifully ethereal, dreamy and melancholic vocalist for Valerie's Minitel Rose. I want the master versions of these originals so bad that I am willing to do anything. Let it be known.

DL : Pegase - Dream Awake (demo) .
DL : Pegase - Tears In The Rain (demo)
DL : Pegase - Without Reasons (demo)
DL : Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Pegase remix) .

Sunday Post

I'd like to start off the Sunday Post with a shout out to everybody at Lo-Pub and the Goodform guys Jamall Knight and Mike B that allowed us to treat the dancefloor to a sensual electro massage last Thursday. Sam Roberts and The Stills were on hand as part of their afterparty whilst on tour in Winnipeg which gave the show a touch of celebrity. All in all many drinks flowed and the Lo-Pub once again redeemed itself as Winnipeg's best live venue for new and exciting lineups. [PHOTOS - TRE DADLAR]


First up this week is actually something that is for the future more than the past week. Yuksek's highly anticipated full length album 'Away From The Sea' is released digitally tomorrow and in stores on Feb 2nd. We have a couple of tracks from the new album and they are exactly what we have come to expect and love from Yuksek. On Birdy Nam Nam's new record I found there to be quite a bit more of the awkward electronic moments that plague most full lengths.

In stark contrast Yuksek's slower tracks like 'A Certain Life' take a more dance floor approach with overall lounge disco vibe than introspective experimentation of some of BNN's new songs. The major highlights for me are 'Tonight', 'Little Dirty Trip', 'So Down' feat Chromeo, and lastly the tracks included below. Buy Yuksek's newest @ Amazon, 7 Digital, Beatport and Juno.

DL : Yuksek - Take A Ride .
DL : Yuksek - Break Ya


More remixes from Norman Cook's newest electronic project The Brighton Port Authority. The remixes we drop below are the only ones worth a listen in my opinion and so far thats never steered me astray. This track is one of many amazing cameos the BPA has from Dizzie Rascal and David Byrne to in the case Iggy Pop.

The Layo and Bushwacka! cut is in the style that won the hearts of festival goers all over Europe. Euro break hop a la Skint records. The Twelves certainly need no introduction so when I say this sounds like a Twelves remix do NOT take offence. In an era where only 1 out of every 5 Fred Falke remixes is going to be great we can look to the rock steady beats of the Brazilians to provide us with our fix of 'killing me softly' bangers that never expire.

DL : The BPA - He's Frank (Layo and Bushwacka! remix)
DL : The BPA - He's Frank (The Twelves remix) .


After having been told I was well out of order for posting the Herve remix of this song I thought why not see just how crazy the label is with regards to intellectual property. Dirty Disco Youth takes a crack at the yet to be released new single from the UK's most well known electronic artists. As usual DDY doesn't ease off the gas because the track is already caustic, he just adds more acid to already blazing chemical fire. (I like this better than the Herve remix anyways!)

DL : Prodigy - Omen (Dirty Disco Youth remix)


Just say the words Golden Filter and my ears start to perk up. Whether its in the club and I am hearing Solid Gold' or this new remix that they have applied to 'Lay It Down' by Peter Bjorn & John. Spooky and cerebral as always they have a the best 'Old sound' production of any of their peers of the moment.

DL : Peter Bjorn & John - Lay It Down (The Golden Filter remix)


I am guilty of posting my fair share of Empire Of The Sun remixes this is true but in my defence unlike other blogs I don't post every ableton newbies latest monster. Thus far I have liked the work of Timothy Marc, Dorkatronique and today its by Aussie super producer Shazam. This one dropped in mid week and has not left the Ipod since.

DL : Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Shazam remix) .


Moulinex is another one of the cats who never misses the mark and I guess the same can be said for Bayern Bit Hop impresario Ben Mono. 'Jesus Was A B-Boy' is the best title in 09 so far for a single. Moulinex is way too disco to be from the same land as Boys Noize, Lutzenkirchen or Alter Ego but it all works.

DL : Ben Mono - Jesus Was A B-Boy (Moulinex remix)

Sunday Post

Starting off the weekend wrap up is something new that was kindly dropped in our inbox yesterday and its so tasty that I had to feature it as soon as possible. Sicknote are from Cardiff and with the remake of the single for Tantrum records called 'Phone In Sick' they execute a perfect indie funk masterpiece. We have the re-rub from bandmate Flapsandwich that drops even more underbelly to make this track one I will definitely have to play in the near future. Other great names in the band are Doghouse, The Filth, Dr Conker, and P&O.(Images Ben Tour)

DL : Sicknote - Phone In Sick (Flapsandwich ReRub)


Ohio's Love Between Equals continues the indie vocal house vibe that Sicknote started. This one sounds like a Les Petits Pilous track cut together with an electro Vincent Price vocal snippet leaning off tons of Italian sounding bass kick. I would love to check the live show of this dude from the mid west. I normally think of Guided By Voices when I think of Ohio but that's all changed now.

DL : Love Between Equals - Get It Fit .


To transition from the housey to the techy is my objective with new stuff from Kidz On Glue. They hail from France which is by no means a surprise to anyone including me. They manage however to sound like nothing else in France at the moment, which is a big accomplishment seeings how much there is to listen to. They actually hail from the exact place in France which always tops my analytic Stat Counter that being the city of Rennes. For whatever reason they always outnumber every other city in the world for the amount of visits per year last year. Must be something in the water!

DL : Kidz On Glue - Title .


RANDOM REMIXES
DL : Kurd Maverick - Blue Monday (Vandalism remix)
DL : deadmau5 - Ghosts N' Stuff (George Money remix)
DL : Pryda vs Wippenberg - Pjanoo vs Chakalaka (Alex Tong mashup)
DL : Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Dorkatroniques Dirty Dream remix) .

'Walking On A Dream' Timothy Marc Remix

There have already been quite a few remixes of Australians Empire Of The Sun. So far the Sam La More remix was the one to spin but it has been eclipsed by some new editing by fellow Aussie Timothy Marc. Using less of the tracks original elements TM actually outperforms his competitors by not completely copycatting the poppy nature of the base material. I asked Tim to send me a quick bio on himself to shed some light on this emerging talent from down under.

• Djing for 5 years and honing the production craft for 2 and am super busy in the studio at the moment doing some remixes, as well as originals which will be coming out over the next few weeks. Collaborating with Bass Kleph (Vacation records) on a project as well.

• Playing club gigs around Melbourne, Australia every weekend and producing music during the week with influences such as Eric Prydz, Laidback Luke, to guys like Surkin and Switch and even home Aussie born guys like Dirty South.

• Influenced early on by the french house scene with artists such as Mr. Oizo and Daft Punk.

• The Empire of the Sun remix has a real summer feel to it as we are getting into festival season over here in Australia and what better a track to have as the anthem this year!

DL : Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Timothy Marc remix) .