Some Dancey Stuff

here are some PARTICULARLY good songs/remixes of songs you need to find/i might link to later.


!!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos

The Black Ghosts - Face

New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Bang Gang DJs Remix)

The Whip - Trash

The Presets - Are You The One? (Van She Tech Remix)



i'll leave it there for now, but so far i'm enjoying this kind of pulse. lets see if it lasts. anyone going to be at big day out?

Dave Dave Revolution!!

So I made a dance mix. Its...its pretty good, that's how Mike Patton described it.

Aw hell, we all know he sucks dick. Anyways, you should download and listen to it if you're a dance-fag like me. Its an annoyingly large file but hey...shut up, ok?

go here:

http://download.yousendit.com/F766FD253851AB1D

There ya go.

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Shout Out Out Out Out

Okay, indie bands, just stop with the repetition in your names already! ...actually don't, because its kewl. Like this band. This band is kewl. What do you need to know about them? A few simple facts.

1. theyre canadians
2. theyre canadians playing dance music
3. theyre canadians playing dance music with a full band of six people
4. theyre canadians playing dance music with a full band of six people which sounds like !!! meets MSTRKRFT
5. they have two drummers AND a drum machine. what?!
6. they'll make you boogie, but points 1-5 already indicate that.

www.myspace.com/shoutoutoutoutout

Art's Xmas Mix

This is the mix I made everyone for Xmas. Maybe later I'll upload it to yousendit.

1. PROFESSOR MURDER - Free Stress Test

Another reason that NYC is the hub for most fantastic music in the States. These guys came out of nowhere with their percussion-ridden dub-funk-punk (seriously, i think every member plays percussion of some kind). This song is just so rompy and summery. Check the awesome simplistic melodica riff which closes it. Bliss.

2. OUT HUD - One Life to Leave

These guys are sadly defunct now, but are continuing their spirit with their main band, !!!. I actually preferred these guys, they are more smooth and a little more pop oriented than the more punky/glitchy !!!. This song features perhaps my favourite arpeggiator sound in any song, ever.

3. ROYKSOPP - What Else Is There?

This song has vocals by Karin from the Knife! Man, she is awesome. Vocals totally soar over this driving night-time rhapsody. About three-quarters through theres a terrific interlude/breakdown.

4. SUPERSYSTEM - Tragedy

Oh my god, these dudes are the BEST! As far as dance-punk goes, these guys are my favourite band. Wolf Parade only slightly bests them in genius, for me. Theyve been around for a few years, god knows why i havent heard of them until late this year. For a while it was a chore to listen to anything else but this. Anyway, this song is from their 2004 album, and its fun fun fun to the max. I love the synth-guitar call-and-response mini war that happens towards the end of the song. What the hell am I talking about you say? Listen and find out!

5. RATATAT - Lex

Ahh, Ratatat. This band is one of the only ones which has created a synth setting which is instantly recognisable to be theirs. Its kinda between hip hop and a video game. So in other terms, perfect for nerdy white kids to dance to in clubs. This song is pretty epic. Check the strutty muted guitar, I love it.

6. WIZARDZZ - Sailship

Dave and I have this kinda-sorta-side-project called Monstrous Regiment, and I think if it ever took off, it would/should sound a bit like this song. Heaps cruisey/swaying synth line with a simplistic kinda drum accompaniment, which eventually morphs into an effects-laden extravaganza. This is a Lightning Bolt side-project!

7. FUJIYA & MIYAGI - Collarbone

Ahh, where did this awesome band come from? P-fork summed it up best when they said theyre doing for old Krautrock bands like NEU, Can and Kraftwerk what the DFA did for early-80s electro. So basically, theyre taking a robotic kinda beat with machinated guitar lines, and infusing it with dancey funk. Brilliant!

8. MALAJUBE - Fille a Plumes

Whats this? Art has put on a song by an obscure Canadian band which features an orchestral wall of sound featuring yelling and "whoo!"ing and keyboards? Wow, how incredibly predictable of him. SHUT UP!

9. GIORGIO MORODER - Too Hot to Handle

The oldest song on my mix. I think its from '79. Giorgio was taking disco seriously even when it was dying and people saw it as a joke. It used to be a genre filled with african-american girl groups and one-off joke bands, but Giorgio helped reinvent it, and also helped mesh it with guitar-pop, like he did with Blondie and Heart of Glass. This whole electro revival thats happening now is influenced a lot by Giorgio and his contemporaries. Cheesy bass lines and vocoder vocals. Need I say more? I think its great!

10. THE JUAN MACLEAN - Give Me Every Little Thing

...and this is Giorgio's legacy today. DFA all the way!

11. SHY CHILD - Break Your Neck

More dancepunk. This is a Supersystem side project. I think its only two guys. P-fork says dancepunk is dying, though I think the complete opposite.

12. JUSTICE - Remix of "Human After All" by Daft Punk

Okay, I dont think this sounds much like the original, its just so Justicey in every way, so I've put the artist as Justice instead of Daft Punk. Justice is another electro outfit whose sound is instantly recognisable, in my opinion. Kinda sandpaper-on-a-dancefloor. Except this song sounds like a level from Streets of Rage 2 on the Mega Drive.

13. TREASURE ISLAND DIZZY - Slam Slam Duck Pond

"Okay, we get it Art, you like video games!" ...but seriously, this is awesome. How on earth do they play this live?

14. LIQUID LIQUID - Optimo

The other old song. I think this is from '81. Liquid Liquid were one of the originators of "dancepunk". Very percussive and kewl. I like the vocals deep in the mix as well.

15. OF MONTREAL - She's a Rejector

Woo! I love Of Montreal! Possibly the best pop band around at the moment? This is from their upcoming 2007 album. Its pretty straightforward as far as Of Montreal songs go, but I love the melody, and the line "There's the girl that made me bitter, wanna pay some other girl to just walk up to her and hit her". LOL is Andrew the lyric writer for them or something?

16. MOVING UNITS - Melodrama

Moving Units are always good for a dance. This is a kewl song from their EP, hopefully none of you have heard it yet. I love the intro and the "aaaahhHHHH!"

17. KLAXONS - Gravity's Rainbow (Van She remix)

Van She totally made this song better than the original! How fantastic is the synth setting during the intro? One of my favourites on my mix fo sho.

18. !!! - A New Name

Okay, for the past few days I've been raving to everyone about how awesome the leaked new !!! album is. And I didn't even particularly like them before! This album will be a classic, just wait. This song isn't the best one on there, but its the shortest good one. And even then, it finishes with a magnificent jam.

Aaaand we are done!

Sam's Christmas Mix

Ok Shits & Dicks, here’s the scoop. I am a dirty whore of a wannabe-trendoid scenester. However, this is that nice little Fire!y area where its dance, house, & indie faggory which I know deep down you all love to death but just can’t admit it yet. I hope you enjoy my little compilation. Love! I mixed it up and made it crossfade nicely for y'all and you can download it HERE (83mb, but its pretty 'dope' so its worth it.):

http://download.yousendit.com/7CC1C4A91BD75565

here's the tracklist.

1. Q & Not U - So Many Animal Calls

I wanted to take a step back and start the mix with something that wasn’t just this years buzz band or buzz sound, so I went with these dudes.

2. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Jess & Crabbe Remix)

I only put this one in because I wanted to show off Daft Punk track that probably noone had their greasy paws on yet. I was almost going to attempt a remix myself, but who has the time? Also a crabbe was part of this remix team, which is awesome. Ignore the russian rave-chant announcement halfway through.

3. The Presets - Are You The One? (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)

These guys were a slightly late discovery of mine, I love it when dudes try to be heaps cocky and sexy. Wait… I don’t like that. Anyways, this track is pretty cool.

4. Out Hud - The Stoked American

Out Hud are climbing the ladder of my favourite groups extremely rapidly. This isn’t even their best song, I just wanted to spring something unexpected on youse guys. I’m thinking Architecture In Helsinki meets !!!. That can only be a good thing.

5. Mountains In The Sky - Stealing Through

I think just about everyone has heard my ranting about these guys by now. They are so fucking great. Haha, orchestral Trip-Hop madness at its finest!

6. Air - Kelly Watch the Stars

Possibly the lamest song of all time. I love it to death.

7. Goldfrapp - Beautiful

Anyone getting into electronica must listen to these guys, I don’t care how grossly overproduced it is; its like a Unicorn learned to play synth while kissing a Wizard on a rainbow lake.

8. Midnight Juggernauts - 45 & Rising (Cut Copy Remix)

This one is disgustingly scene, but whatevs. The point is, Australia is now making some decent indie dance pop. I really wanted to put “Going Nowhere” by Cut Copy on, because that song is amazing, but I figured it was “Old Hat”.

9. My Disco - Calling Cure

I love this band. So simple yet so confusing, doing so much with so little, if you know what I mean.

10. Kasabian - Shoot the Runner

Hahahaha. I’m going to hell. But wait till about halfway where it becomes all electronic and… well, tits.

11. Hot Chip - Over & Over (Maurice Fulton Remix)

This is another case of me opting for a remix over the original, so people can expand their mp3 collections. This has the craziest bassline I’ve encountered in popular music. Dig it.

12. Who Made Who - This Space for Rent

Posted purely for Josh. Octave bass is hypnotic.

13. Cap’n Jazz - Oh Messy Life

How fucking great is the guitar line at the beginning of this track?

14. Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After Coma

This one goes for ages, but it is really beautiful stuff. I’ve decided all you need to do is name your band “Something in the Sky” and I’ll like you.

15. Portishead - Theme from “To Kill a Dead Man”

I love Portishead. This one is instrumental, and pretty much totally different to all of their other stuff. Regardless, this song has an awesome name.

Enjoy. - have an awesome new year! <3

Christmix Playlist

Ok, so I couldn't be bothered writing and printing out playlists to give to you individually, you couldn't be bothered reading them and carrying them around. This is easier for all of us. A foreword i believe is in order:

Now most of us are doing a playlist for eachother in one form or another and I've already heard Sam's, he's got all sorts of fancy-dancy crossfading which, from the perspective of flow and coolness, shits all over my dinky Christmix flow, it is actually amazing. I hope you'll all take into account that I've attempted to merge a whole bunch of different stuff including Indie, Dance AND Jazz into a hopefully cohesive compilation. So, ya know, give me a chance for the love of god. Ok, so I've blabbed on enough, lets get this party started.

1. Shout - Tears For Fears

Lame? Shut your fucking mouth, this is an amazing 80s track, the layering and parts are to die for. Ok, maybe it is a LITTLE lame, I'm aware of the tongue und cheek but if you can look past the cheese its pretty fucking great.

2. Candy Cut - I Heart Hiroshima

Ok! Now we're rolling. Cutsie guitar indie from Oz. These guys won't blow your mind but they will make you dance around not unlike a ewok...and thats one hell of a way to dance

3. Get Up - Sleater Kinney

Again, I'm not in-love with these gals but this song is really great, layering wise, combines a lot of simple elements into a really pacey song.

4. Running, Returning - Akron/Family

I found this track on a free compilation I received, gotta love those percussive choirs of what sounds like sumo wrestlers and upon later inspection IS in fact sumo wrestlers. What a world. I'm also lying about the sumos, we all know they're not real.

5. Holy Names - Pretty Girls Make Graves

I dunno, before their second guitarist left these guys were kings/queens of the two guitar indie interplay. I would have put All Medicated Geniusus on this but that one was been played to death

6. Losing Friends - Death From Above 1979

Yes I know, everyone knows I like these guys but this track is off their first EP I think so theres a chance less of you have this, very dirty and thrashy.

7. The Next Realm - Nine Days Wonder

I got this track off a mix someone else made for me. God knows what the singer is saying but gotta love the post-punk groove

8. December - Regina Spektor

She's great, especially when she feigns an english working class accent and talks about houses.

9. Felt Mountain - Goldfrapp

You thought you knew Goldfrapp? You were wrong.

10. Track B - Duet Solo Dancers - Charles Mingus

Ok...this is just so evil and great and morbid and sleazy and cacophonic (in parts) and swooney in others. Love love love love love love.

11. Give Me Every Little Thing - The Juan Maclean

Such an amazing synthy/video gamey/parliament of funky (vocally speaking) dance track. This replaced the original MSTRKRFT track I had intended.

12. On Power Off - Snap! Crakk!

I still like Damn Arms better but thanks to me boi Tim I've introduce those who don't know these fine (and no longer in existence) fellows to you.

13. Tombstone - Midnight Juggernauts

Yes, its lame, its scene, leave me alone, its great

14. Killer Kat - Expatriate

Once again, another fairly lame track and these guys seem to be getting worse and worse but the bassline is to die for and well, to be honest, I still think its a pretty great track

15. See Carolina's Fastest Trees - We Versus The Shark

Oh! Indie-faggotry grows some balls and musicality. If this doesn't wake you up then I probably wish you were dead anyways...

16. The People Fight - Nobuo Uematsu

Lol, Final Fantasy 7 music revamped and made all classically. C'mon, shut up, this is fucking amazing.

17. In A Sentimental Mood - John Coltrane, Miles Davis & Duke Ellington

Whoo baby, jazz has never been so tasty. We're winding up now, I thought I'd give y'all a nice little break before I finish you off.

18. Forever More - Moloko

Throbbing, grandoise, sassy, dancey? Moloko? Yep. Wait...that's stupid. Ok, more exposition. This is the best finisher I could think of and I think I'm pretty great cause its an amazing closing track. I know I've put you through a lot, this is not a short mix and maybe the rapid genre changes have been a bit jarring but fuck, if nothing else you're all a bit better for the education. This track is amazing, if there's one thing we should drop to our knees and worship Moloko for it's their mastery of the musical build-up, this song is a perfect example.

I hope you enjoy the mix.

New !!! leaked!!!

Okay, so the new !!! has leaked. Suffice to say, its the best thing theyve ever done. I wasn't personally a huuuuge fan of Louden Up Now, but this is just gold. Its called "Myth Takes". It will be a classic, just watch. It totally combines the smoothness of Out Hud with the glitchy funky beats of !!!. Best thing? Its pretty evenly spaced. 10 tracks. Longest track is 8 mins. I'm not that big a fan of 10 min+ opuses like !!! and Out Hud have a habit of doing. Anyway, I'd post a song on here, but I'd get in trouble...