NEW Little Boots Remixes!

Apparently Little Boots' full-length debut album "HANDS" is coming out in the U.S./Canada March 2nd via Elektra Records. There are "new" remixes from Wideboys, Rusko, Tiesto, GRVRBBRS,
Clap Mike Amour, and Alexander Robotnik to drum up hype for the release... but does this mean that Robotnik and Rusko did NEW remixes? OR they just haven't officially been released in North America? Either way, I haven't heard some of them so they've got my attention. I loved that album and if the remixes come with it? I'm more than sold :)


Check out more at www.littlebootsmusic.net and Myspace... I'll be back soon!

French Horn Rebellion give away free EP and support Little Boots!

This is more a Midwest/East Coast thing... but... Well I've found two ways to turn this back toward the UK. Let's start with those...

First off French Horn Rebellion will be playing with Hot Chip Feb 6 2010 at 8:00Pm @ Music Hall of Williamsburg supporting Hot Chip in Brooklyn, NY. Then they will be popping up to Glasgow, then London, and a few appearances and months later touring with Little Boots...

Apr 22 2010 8:00P
Masquerade w/ Little Boots Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 23 2010 8:00P
9:30 Club w/ Little Boots Washington, Washington DC
Apr 24 2010 8:00P
Voyeur w/ Little Boots Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 28 2010 8:00P
Middle East w/ Little Boots Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 29 2010 8:00P
Club Soda w/ Little Boots Montreal, Quebec
Apr 30 2010 8:00P
Phoenix Theatre w/ Little Boots Toronto, Ontario

If you want to know more you should check out their awesome Myspace.

Now, after listening to some of their new stuff I would say this set up seems worth it. Right now if you go to the link below you can get a free EP just by signing up for their mailing list.

Free EP Here

Tracklisting:
1. What I want (demo edit)
2. Up All Night (Might Five Remix)
3. Ancient Lover – Tiger City (French Horn Rebellion remix)
4. The Quatrain

New Dot Allison & Peter Doherty, plus Britpop!

I gotta admit I've been pretty bored with dance music as of late. I'm not saying that quality tracks haven't been coming out... it's just I'd rather listen to Blur, Oasis, Joy Division, Morrissey, The Cure, Late Of The Pier, and Klaxons (speaking of, when is that Klaxons album gonna come out now?!?! If you have "The Parhelion", "Moonhead", "Marble Fields And The Hydrolight Head Of Delusion", "Imaginary Pleasures", "Silver Forest", "Echos", "Venus", or "Hoodoo Borer" let me know!)

I mean, I dunno, maybe I'm full of it but British music (on a whole) is sort of in hibernation right now. We're looking back to Britpop, and finding some new scattered gems along the way, but music as a whole feels sort of stuck. So maybe it's time to review some of the glories of the somewhat recent past... and a couple of gems from the future :)

My friend, and inspiration, Dot Allison is about to put out a brilliant record called "Room 7 !/2 and a more polished version of this gem will be on it... these two really should do a whole album together!

Dot Allison & Peter Doherty- "I Wanna Break Your Heart (Demo)"

For more Dot Allison check here!

I heard over my Honeymoon that Oasis were quits, and last I heard Blur aren't writing any new music which basically amounts to the same things. So who is going to take their place. Arctic Monkeys are you gonna do it? Or are The Libertines coming back?

Blur- "Out Of Time (Live)" YSI

Oasis- "Let's All Make Believe (B-Side)" YSI

I hope you all enjoy. As the sun sets on Summer all these melancholy songs seem appropriate headed into fall... I can think of one good album to look out for: Bad Lieutenant I just started listening to today, Muse also look promising (but we'll see, and there is an upcoming Massive Attack EP that (trust me) is VERY exciting. I'll be back soon!

Jahcoozi presents new "Namedropper" video!

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...

Jahcoozi- "Namedropper" Video

JAHCOOZI - NAMEDROPPER from mother perera on Vimeo.

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 brilliant Love 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!

New Maps, Little Boots, Franz Ferdinand, Sliimy, Kotchy and plenty of remixes

I don't think I ever did a post about Maps before. Truthfully? I got the album after the hype had died down some (U.S. release dates suck sometimes) and with all the fresh stuff coming in I don't think Maps got any attention. I know my wife loved the album!

I got a track sent this morning that is a dub mix of his new song "Let Go Of The Fear" that shows a nice change in direction that I can really get behind... I can't help but imagine that working with one of the blokes from Death In Vegas would give you new ideas for sound (TRIVIA: Did you know that Death In Vegas were supposed to produce and Oasis album but typical Oasis brother tensions but a quick end to that?)

I like an album I can listen to in my car, at home, and in the club (see Simian Mobile Disco, Frankmusik, and The Black Ghosts) and if this track is any indication of what's to come the new album will fall under that umbrella. I hope you enjoy this track as much as I have!

Maps- "Let Go Of The Fear"
Maps- "Let Go Of The Fear" YSI

Maps
‘Let Go Of The Fear’ (Dub Version)
Release date: 11th May 2009 (digital)
Useful links: http://www.maps-blog.com
www.myspace.com/mapsmusic
www.itunes.com/maps

• Maps is James Chapman. Debut album ‘We Can Create’ was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and ‘Let Go Of The Fear’ is his return to the land of recorded music
• Having been working with Tim Holmes (ex Death In Vegas), James got Oliver Huntemann in to finish off this first offering from album number 2
• The second Maps album is provisionally titled ‘Turning The Mind’ and reflects James’s love of techno and nu-disco

I know I just posted some stuff on Little Boots BUT I hadn't been able to get around to posting some remixes I was sent a while back. Soooooo... I think I'm just gonna post all of em! Why not right? In case you've been living under a rock Little Boots is taking the world by storm... the once Dead Disco front woman is working with half of the Arcadian Family, has a super anticipated album, and from what I hear is crazy hot (which tends to help when you're a singer). The songs are awesome as you'll see below:
Little Boots- "New In Town (Fred Falke Remix)" YSI
Little Boots- "New In Town (Fred Falke Remix)"
Little Boots- "New In Town (Fred Falke Instrumental)" YSI
Little Boots- "New In Town (Fred Falke Instrumental)"
Little Boots- "New In Town (Drop The Lime Dub)" YSI
Little Boots- "New In Town (Drop The Lime Dub)"
Little Boots- "Earthquake (Dekker and Johan Remix)"
Little Boots- "Earthquake (Clap Mike Amour Remix)"

Now since the Hype Machine has changed the way it functions (by not posting more than one copy of a track) I'm going to have to fuck with format for a while to get my numbers back up. I'm still only going to post stuff I like but I guess some of it's not going to be British. Does anyone have a problem with this? I might. We'll see how it goes... I think this time I can find a way to combine a new song from France back to the UK via Franz Ferdinand :)

I just saw Franz Ferdinand at Clutch Cargo's in Pontiac the other night with my friend Jessica... and I have to say, there are very very few bands that can sound as good performing as they do on their records... Franz Ferdinand are one of those bands for sure. It was easily was one of the best shows I've seen in years. They tore it up, and their guitar player came out on crutches and STILL blew everyone away. I don't know too many bands that look like they're having that much fun on stage and would highly recommend that you go see them. They waited til the encore to play "Ulysses" and "This Fire" and I went bonkers when they played both. Then I almost died getting hit by a jeep, and got followed by 5 cop cars on the way home... but... whatever you know?
Franz Ferdinand- "Womanizer (Britney Spears Cover)"

I wanted to mention for you Franz fans out there... there's a little EP floating around that won't be out til Summer but I promise you'll dig it... here's more info:
‘Blood’ will be available for general release on 1st June 2009 through Domino Records, but 500 vinyl copies of the album will be available through selected independent outlets to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday the 18th of April. ‘Blood’ was originally featured as part of the box set & double disc versions of ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’, though the new version will include the additional song, ‘Be Afraid’, a version of ‘Dream Again’. The band are currently on tour in the US and head to Japan before returning to the UK in the summer for a number of festivals including T in the Park & Glastonbury.

I also can't remember if I posted this before or not but this has been my favourite bloghaus track of the year so far... I play it every time I DJ now...
Franz Ferdinand- "Ulysses (IHEARTMYJUNO Remix)"

NOW here's the break in format... Sliimy has done a cover as well that is one of the best one's I've heard (frankly it is better than the Franz one, but it's also very different). Here's some info on that...
Here's a cover of 'Womanizer' from 20-year-old French boy wonder, Sliimy that would be great to get your thoughts on and up on the site as a download. Sliimy
is an optical and meteorological phenomenon whose “happy, pop,
furry-toy” songs have been known to cause a spectrum of light to
appear in the sky, every time they are played!

Also soon to be released will be ʻWake Upʼ, the UKʼs premiere view of
Sliimy’s kaleidoscopic, fantasy world. Itʼs a soupçon of sweet
tasting hooks. A demi tasse of neon-bright melodies. Itʼs choc et le
bloc full of LOL sing-along lyrics and the UK wonʼt have heard
anything so glass-shatteringly exuberant since Judy Garland minced
down the yellow brick road.

You can check out more at Myspace!
Sliimy- "Womanizer (Britney Spears Cover)"

Also a break from format, but a hot name nonetheless, Kotchy a new err "joint" for you :) This is at least his 3rd appearance on the blog... I believe the last one with with Shunda K from Yo! Majesty...

Kotchy's glitched bass and slouching beats get dirty, bassy on "A
Superstar" it's a perfect blend of house party sleaze & club savvy
hip-hop. . Tongue in cheek both figuratively and literally speaking.
Kotchy says

"I wrote it while living above a cheesy club in Seattle, I find a lot
of main-stream American culture to be sad, and this scene was cranked
at full volume but Smoke a joint, and it's suddenly hilarious."

Hence his new I'd Have to Be High EP then.

Harnessing the more sinister side of the track HRDVSION’s jacking
techno monster morphs Kotchy’s sleazy vocals and killer drum breaks
into a dark twisted club stinger. Nathan Jonson aka Hrdvsion
(Wagonrepair) is part of the first family of Canadian Techno and with
brother Mathew but has fled the nest for Berlin where he tearing it up
and confesses..."the dancefloor loves the mix i've made a banger!
wtf?!!"

The remix and original feature on Kotchy's latest EP I'd A Have To Be
High
Listen in full: href="http://www.civilmusicplayer.com/civilmusic/CIV006/">here and
grab the ltd 12'" and get the download free href="http://www.civilmusic.com/buy/id-have-to-be-high-ep-1/">here at
Civil Music

Kotchy- "A Superstar (Hrdvsion Mix)"
Kotchy- "A Superstar (Hrdvsion Mix)" YSI

Stream the original here:


Ok, well hopefully this wealth of information will somehow get me put on the Hype Machine. Once again I appreciate comments and if you would follow me (see "Followers" in the right side bar) I'd appreciate it. You guys are the best. Be back soon!

I'm back! And so are Heads We Dance with Little Boots!

Mmmmmm... *takes deep breath*... hello everyone! Sorry I took such a significant extended leave of absence! I sort of WELL... you know I'm not sure if I got fired? Or if it was a lay off? Because... I was "let go" because they didn't have the money to pay my paycheck anymore BUT they came up with nice totally unfounded and untrue reasons why I should be let go. Probably not a lay off huh lol...

That's America for ya! Here's a couple good suggestions if you want to keep your job (where there are no rules and supposedly you set your own hours)... DO NOT get a horrible infection in your mouth (w/o insurance) and wait for 6 months to take care of it (forcing you to go to the surgeon all the time). DO NOT wear your Kidrobot hoodies even though you work in the basement, and no one sees you, even though the collective professionalism level is in the negative numbers. DON'T make sense at all... because sense is the enemy of nonsense, and right now that's the ruling power still.

So all that has been a bummer... it made me so depressed I didn't have the energy to even write. BUT on the lighter side of things one of my favourite bands has come through with an antidote to gloom!

Heads We Dance have come through with, no doubt, what will be an album to rule the summer called Love Technology (I haven't been able to take it out of my car to even copy it) which is amazing...

They've always been out to be the best of the best... so of course they've hooked up with one of the "best", Little Boots, to make sure that no one can escape their synth perfection. This b-side to their new single, "When The Siren Sounds", is true unadulterated pop perfection that begs to be played over, and over, and over again.

Heads We Dance- "Work It Out (feat Little Boots)"

Heads We Dance- "Work It Out (feat Little Boots)" YSI

Pete from HWD had this to say via email earlier today:
It's nice to be able to get all our online stuff together in one place at last! As well as 'Work It Out'
you can download our mixtapes, and the Frankmusik remix of 'Love In The Digital Age' - and there are a load of photos, songs for streaming and all the usual news etc. you'd expect to find - take a look! www.headswedance.co.uk

You can pre-order the the 10/10 album of the summer Love Technology by following this link: http://shop.thisisfakediy.co.uk/heads-we-dance-love-technology.html

Of course, it should be mentioned, that new Arcadian associate Don Diablo has remixed the new single along with Hot Pink Delorean and Russ Chimes. Don't sleep on this one... and make sure you check out the HWD website to get more goodies. Be back soon!

P.s. Maybe we can convince Frankmusik to let us post his Little Boots track in the near future?!?!

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.com
www.myspace.com/headswedance

TUNE! Little Boots- "New In Town (Goldielocks Remix)"

I know the original just hit the blogosphere moments ago, and out of respect for a fellow blogger I won't post that. But this is a whole 'nother deal. We've been loving Goldielocks for a minute now and this is a perfect chance to post her on the site. Can't write much now... been a long day. Hope you enjoy!

Little Boots- "New In Town (Goldielocks Ragga Remix)"

Little Boots- "New In Town (Goldielocks Ragga Remix)"

Be back soon!

NEW SINGLE from Heads We Dance! Plus new album info...

Riddle me this you Albionites in search of Arcadia? What do Hot Pink Delorian, Don Diablo and Little Boots have in common?

They're all connected to the new Heads We Dance single!

Here's some press...
HEADS WE DANCE follow the sold out 'The Human Touch' single (9/10 iDJ, Popjustice Song of the Day, The Hype Machine Top 10) and over a million downloads of the Rewind2 Covers Project 'Computer Love' with the release of a brand new single ‘When The Sirens Sound’ on Monday 18th May.

There will be two versions of ‘When The Sirens Sound’. The first is a digital only release through This Is Fake DIY Records which includes the exclusive b-side ‘Work It Out’ featuring Little Boots. The second is also a digital only release through Gash Digital and features remixes by Don Diablo, Russ Chimes, Hot Pink Delorean, Geek Chic Soundsystem and more tbc.

To celebrate both releases, HEADS WE DANCE hit the road and will play 'When The Sirens Sound', plus tracks from their forthcoming debut album 'Love Technology', at a number of live club shows. Please check the shows section of the band MySpace for details.

You know before you even listen that this one's gonna be a banger... Check out the 'When The Sirens Sound' Don Diablo Remix on their Myspace player! I'm sure HWD will give us more as it become available (as they always do)! Keep your eyes and ears on this page!

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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.com
www.myspace.com/headswedance

Little Boots covers VV Brown!

This is a pretty big tune right here... beyond that fact that it sounds great it's partially because it involves quick up-and-comer VV Brown and indie dance darlin Little Boots. Beyond how cool the tune is I got excited after I heard that VV Brown is working with Damon Albarn! I seriously think that man is like, I dunno the Carole King of the last two decades or something... meaning that he's written more fucking songs and done more projects than any normal person could possbile ever tackle... I'm excited to hear those two work together.

VV Brown- ‘Leave!’ (Little Boots Remix feat. Little Boots)

Check out more at www.myspace.com/vvbrown and http://www.u-download.co.uk/quickfix!

Here's a little more press...
Released: 2nd March 2009

* ‘Leave!’ is VV Brown’s first single and hits the shelves on 2nd March along with this Little Boots rework

* Both VV Brown and Little Boots hit the BBC’s ‘Sound of 2009’ top ten list

* VV Brown brought the British nation to attention at the end of 2008 on Later With Jools Holland. That performance lead to an invitation from Damon Albarn to join his Afrika Express project in Lagos

* Also on this remix package are mixes by Swedish maestro Style of Eye and Drumsound and Simon Bassline

* VV Brown will be touring with The Ting Tings and label mate Ladyhawke in May

* You can grab a free mega-mix of the VV Brown album at this link: http://www.u-download.co.uk/quickfix

I'd check out that tour if I were you! I'll be back soon...