Our dearest Robot Koch of Jahcoozi and his girl friend Mimi De La Boheme
They're gonna perform this @ WMFclub (Saturday) and Bar 25 (Sunday) (in interesting surprise costume) along with some dubstep versions of soul classics like "At Last" by Etta James! Don't wanna miss that! Robert I hope you record all this jazz :)
It seems to be that everyone like hates these guys... but the remixes have been fly! And the beat is ill... truthfully I think it's just nutty joke shit... like if Hadouken! didn't take themselves seriously and were a joke band! I think these guys are just like "Autotune The News". Am I wrong? Whatever, obvs it's still got life in it because these guys are still going strong...
I'd love to point you in the direction of the Hostage and Acid Girls remixes I posted before but... that link got taken down... so... thank the IFPI and the DMCA for that. Be back soon...
I've obviously been having problems with writing recently. Just... I dunno. Once again it's like 1) ennui, 2) lack of cool music, 3) DMCA take downs and... just, something feels off. I've been PRAYING for something cool to hit my inbox (no offense to people whose stuff I have yet to post)...
And finally something came my way...
You may be familiar with the name Hostage. In fact I recently posted a Hostage, along with my friends Acid Girls, remix of 3OH!3's"Don't Trust Me"! Even if you've been barely paying attention to the blogosphere, at this point, if you're not familiar with the name (doubtful) then you're familiar with the music.
Hostage hails from Edinburgh, Scotland, (which put him neck and neck with Swayzak to be our favourite Scottish artist; sorry Hudson Mohawke, you're dope though) and has really taken the internet by storm. This new mix, like all my favourites, is very diverse and isn't afraid to veer away from the obvious and genre hop without sounding unorganized. If you've only heard Hostage's remix or production work this mix will prove to you this guy is also a DJ's DJ as well... expect to see a lot more from him in future posts. I love this shit so much he's automatically Arcadian Family!
Seriously, that picture above is what Ima look like when I come back from Jamaica. Off topic, but does anyone have suggestions for places to go while I'm down there? I want to get into some soundsystem action...
Back to Hostage: his next release will be a remix of Foamo's'Wardance' on Skint Records, also with remixes from Reso and Hijack.
Also it's worth noting, for those of you residing in the Uk, Hostage will be playing at Glade Festival in England this weekend on Sunday. So, download the mix, get yourself pumped, sort out your mates, and get buck this weekend with Hostage... and tell him ISoA sent ya...
As you very well may know I've been out of circulation because of sickness, and general irritation with the blogging world. I want to stay on Blogger... but... I'm looking into switching... the take downs are a little too much and I don't want to loose good interviews and exclusive material to DMCA garbage.
Anyway... I think it's important to post this about my fam and their remix project! I thank them from waking me from my blogging coma lol...
In September 2009 HEADS WE DANCE will release a remix album to accompany their debut album Love Technology and are looking for the best up and coming remixers to contribute tracks. The remix album will feature the best of the past remixes including those by Don Diablo, Frankmusik, Tepr, Russ Chimes, Sidechains and Louis La Roche, as well as brand new remixes of album tracks. HEADS WE DANCE have uploaded a cappellas of the tracks available for remix to www.headswedance.co.uk/remixes and ask for submissions to be emailed to the band at headswedance@googlemail.com by Monday 10th August. The best remixes will be chosen by the band and included on the remix album!
And if you haven't checked it out yet... DEBUT ALBUM 'LOVE TECHNOLOGY' OUT NOW!!! INCLUDES THE SINGLES: 'WHEN THE SIRENS SOUND', 'THE HUMAN TOUCH', 'LOVE IN THE DIGITAL AGE' & 'MY HEART IS SET ON YOU' PLUS THE KRAFTWERK COVER 'COMPUTER LOVE'
Well, you know I've been reluctant to post recently... but when you get an email from your boy, it makes you wanna jump out of bed and get a post up!
And even if I were totally depressed and didn't wanna move I know that something new from Jahcoozi is bound to put me in a better mood :) Check this slice of fried gold out...
To really keep this within the Arcadian Family lol... Jahcoozi is playing @ Fabric in London next weekend July 3rd (just 3 days before you can cop the "Namedropper" SINGLE).
This next weekend is my 1 year anniversary... wish I could be at Fabric with Robert, and James, and London folk for it :( Maybe next year yeah? Once Michigan stops having a 12% unemployment rate we might be able to make that happen...
Speaking of Arcadian Family... I know I'd put up a lot of coverage... and I didn't want to drown you guys in favouritism but... Heads We Dance have released their brilliantLove Technology. And it's perfect that they released it right at the official beginning of summer, because that's what it is, it's the perfect summer album for morning, noon, or night. Along with Little Boots, Frankmusik and Simian Mobile Disco (who won't be bringing you their sound until the "end of summer")... Heads We Dance will help keep your summer awesome, and memorable, without question. I realize that HWD and Little Boots are the only ones with albums out but I PROMISE that the other two albums are must haves for your summer... (p.s. I love the cover, with the binary code and the heart, and the cool type face... fucking sweet)... But the album right now through iTunes!
Since I mentioned it... I'm going to post a review of Frankmusik's Complete Me album soon. I wanted to get Vince's seal of approval first, but he's so busy, I'm going to take his silence as a seal of approval. He has a copy of the review (it was written in February)... we all know the album is awesome, but I'll tell you why in my opinion... OH YEAH... I also wanted to repost that GoldieLocks song so it would show up on Hype Machine. Make sure you read about the podcast in the previous post. You know, as well as I do, without Hype you don't get any traffic... GoldieLocks- "Fuckabout" NOTE:This was a YSI file so that it would hit Hype Machine, but since it did show up, I'd rather you download it from where it came from. I think some of these take down notices come from "reposting" the track on a 3rd party file sharing service (i.e. Mediafire, YSI, MegaUpload) to get the track to show up on the aggregators. I don't need any trouble so, please, read the previous post about the Red Bull podcast and get it from the right place :)
Ok, enjoy all this jazz... and I'll be back as soon as I can. I still have loads of interviews from before I got sick to post... but I also will be m.i.a. from about Saturday of this week til next Friday dealing with a personal health issue. Anyway, keep checking back! Thanks for stopping by!
It's probably worth noting that it's been nearly a month since I've posted.
Why?
First off I've got this pneumonia that I'm trying to shake. Apparently three different antibiotics haven't worked too well :) There are days where I've literally just sat in one position for nearly 16 hours I've felt so awful.
Second... I've been depressed. I haven't been able to put my fingers to the keyboard. I've been working on some stuff, but nothing I can actually put out for anyone to read, it just seems everything comes out crap. I thought getting fired would give me more time to write... in stead I'm staring at the ceiling.
And third, and perhaps most importantly to you the reader, my last post got taken down. It was a LONG post (because I'd been at DEMF/Movement and hadn't had time to write, right before I got really sick) which can still be found over at MOG. I told myself I wasn't going to post anything until I found out what happened to that post! I mean if it's a DMCA take down? This blog could get shut down...
Well, lo and behold, I finally got the notice about two days ago. IT TOOK THEM A MONTH TO SEND THE DAMN THING! And what pisses me off the most is there wasn't ONE thing on there that wasn't legit. It was all sent from the labels. Grrrrrrrr... GET YOUR SHIT STRAIGHT IFPI! Stop messing with legit blogs!
OK! On to the music... there's a podcast here I think you should check out. In turn I've got a GoldieLocks track for ya... pretty solid trade off yeah? I can't remember if we've really done a profile on her yet. I remember looking into her early work as a producer but I never expected her to be a solo artist. Might good stuff... read below to see how the podcast and the track go together :)
Red Bull Music Academy presents Wandering Feet podcast
Episode 4 / 2009
This month, Baaba Maal, Dave Longstreth (Dirty Projectors) and Subeena are interviewed, and GoldieLocks, Photonz and Debruit are on the playlist!
Download the Wandering Feet Podcast and join music journalist, and Red Bull Music Academy team member, Emma Warren, for her take on new music, collaboration and emerging talent with a special UK focus. In this brand new episode, we hear from ex-RBMA participant, producer Subeena who joins Emma in the Wandering Feet studio to share the inside story on some of her hottest tracks. As ever in Wandering Feet we've got words of wisdom from some of the most exciting and pioneering musicians around including Baaba Maal, who joins us to talk about the many collaborations that he's worked on, and Dave Longstreth from Brooklyn based band The Dirty Projectors with the inside story on their unusual method of songwriting. And of course there'll be music, this episode is packed to the hilt with some of the best new music around including some underground Portugese Techno from Photonz, Parisian post funk from Debruit featuring Om'Mas Keith from Sa Ra Creative Partners and Jamie Woon, plus a cut from Croydon dubstep princess GoldieLocks.
Now THIS isn't British but my man Don Diablo has really picked the right tracks to fuck with!
Don Diablo (www.twitter.com/dondiablo) revisits The Roots classic ''The Seed 2.0'' with added beats, synths, violins and percussion to get yo bodymovin' on till the break of dawn! Download track through following Mediafire link and feel free to share on your blog!
Don Diablo (www.twitter.com/dondiablo) revisits The Roots classic ''The Seed 2.0'' with added beats, synths, violins and percussion to get yo bodymovin' on till the break of dawn! This Sunday, June 28, he's playing Glastonbury Festival in the Dance Village (West Dance) and the night before, on Saturday June 27, he is playing Pete Tong's Wonderland night at Ministry of Sound in London. So, make sure you drop by one of those gigs if you're ready for some fresh tunes!
Ok, I'm hanging out with my wife. I'll be back soon!
Don Diablo (www.myspace.com/dondiablo) has been asked to put his magic touch on Dragonette’s forthcoming single ‘Fixin to Thrill’, which celebrates their return to the scene. It has been two years since electropop band Dragonette (www.myspace.com/dragonette) first burst on to the scene with their debut album ‘Galore’, which Popjustice called “the best album of 2007” and the Guardian called “ace shagtronic pop.” Don Diablo adds a lot of funk to the original and delivers a remix that will rock your world. The single will be out at the end of may, and Dragonette’s 2nd album, also titled ‘Fixin To Thrill’, will be out at the end of the summer.
Also, here's a little present from our friends Heads We Dance: Our new single, 'When The Sirens Sound' (Popjustice Song of the Day), is out this Monday 18th May! There are two versions of the single. The first is a digital only release available through iTunes (and most other digital stores) and includes the b-side 'Work It Out' featuring Little Boots. The second is a Beatport exclusive and includes remixxes by Don Diablo (Hype Machine No. 1, Elbo.ws No. 8), Russ Chimes (supported by BBC Radio 1's Andy George & Jaymo), Hot Pink Delorean and Geek Chic Soundsystem.
-- NEW SINGLE 'WHEN THE SIRENS SOUND' OUT 18.05.09 INCLUDES DON DIABLO, RUSS CHIMES & HOT PINK DELOREAN REMIXES PLUS EXCLUSIVE B-SIDE 'WORK IT OUT' FT. LITTLE BOOTS
HEADS WE DANCE www.headswedance.co.uk www.myspace.com/headswedance
Bionic Commando, the classic video game I'm sure you all remember, is getting rereleased (or rather relaunched as I understand it) in the UK. Their marketing person is smart... like SMART smart because they got some of the best names out there to remix the theme! Rusko, Clipz & Surkin all in one post for ya! At 320 kbps nonetheless...
I just remembered they played this theme at Video Games Live... what a wicked show... not unlike this video... that won't embed... go check it out! http://vimeo.com/4611423
Here's a little info... Bionic Commando Rusko, Surkin & Clipz Remixes Game release date: 22nd May 2009 (released on PS3, Xbox 360 & PC)
* Iconic 1980s arcade game Bionic Commando is back for the 21st century and is being released in the UK on 22nd May
* The Surkin remix comes fully equipped with a great video by Matt Brown – see it here: http://vimeo.com/4611423
* Bionic Commando is available to preorder from Play.com - http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/5537268/Bionic-Commando/Product.html
Hope that brightens up your Wednesday. Thanks to all of you who helped get that Major Lazer/Robot Koch remix to #5 on Hype Machine! Be back soon...
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