Yo! So last week’s post didn’t really happen, chock-a-block busy with friends leaving, Lunar New Year, post St Kilda Festival shenanigans and personal stumbling blocks in the real world… But you’re not here for the whine, you’re here for music.
Anyway, this week’s post is mostly dedicated to the nu disco, electro/fidget bangers and big room tracks that have been given a fair lashing in the car, at work, home, gigs etc… Since I did miss last week’s post it only seems fair I bump up the quantity of tracks. Whether their quality I’ll let you decide… As usual, the files are after the jump.
Classixx – I’ll Get You (Featuring Jeppe)
“Do you like bass? Do you, do you bass?”
Can’t help but crack a smile when this tune gets played. In case you’re wondering who is offering the vocals to this nu disco pop gem, it’s Jeppe Laursen of Junior Senior (R.I.P.) fame. I do find it kinda ironic that for a track that features the line “Do you like bass?”, to be kinda lacking a solid bass beat. Not that it matter since it’s such an awesome track regardless.
The video is directed by none other than Mark “The Cobrasnake” Hunter. And in case you didn’t know, Classixx are playing Sorry Grandma! tonight so swing on by and enjoy some good nu disco fun. Be sure to mention that you’re on my guest list and use the password “Optimo“!
Donna Summer – Bad Girls (SonicC Bootleg)
Ah disco… I sometimes think that perhaps I was born in the wrong era because there would be no doubt I’d be out each weekend dancing away this stuff. Wait, I kinda do that now… Anyway, SonicC is on a good thing here by not messing around with the godfather Moroder‘s work here and tweaks the track enough that it wouldn’t sound out of sort on a d-floor today.
Lee Mortimer & Foamo – Superman (Original Mix)
While not as massive as the epic that is ‘Blau!’, this electro/fidgety track certainly is strong enough to stand on it’s own. A good track to use to shift a set up a notch after a chilled start. Well that’s what I tend to use it for…
I swear that Vitalic has been inspired by or sampled Stardust who sampled Chaka Khan with the little bit of loopage at the start. Give it a listen and you’ll know what I’m talking about… This track is dark, sultry, sexy all at the same time… And I fucking love it! The video aint too bad either:
Absolutely love the 8-bit noises, distortion and squeaks that populate this track, and that haunting vocals remind me a little of Alison Goldfrapp. Some nice layered stuff here! Speaking of which, she’s got some new stuff out at the moment too…
Dustin Zahn – Stranger (To Stability) (Len Faki Podium Mix)
Perhaps I should retract my previous statement of ‘Poison Lips’ being dark as this track by Dustin Zahn kinda shits all over that… Dark, tribal, heavy and downright evil. If you dig the Proxy, or anything from that dark techno scene you’ll be a fan of this. Tell you what, once you take a step down the dark side in a set it’s kinda tricky to bring it back to a happy place haha! This one is definitely for the big room.
There’s something about Middle Eastern music that kinda sucks me in. Powerful and complex at the same time… This track in particular with it’s hypnotic use of drums/percussion and Arabic woodwinds and the whatnot puts me (and possibly you the listener…) into this tribal-like trance.
A-Trak x Drake x Birdman – Loonies To Blow
“I’m on my Disney shit, Goofy flow/ On records I’m Captain Hook and my new car is Ruffio/ Damn, where’d my roof just go?“
Electro hip-hop? Me likey! Throw in some nonsensical yet sharp lyrics and you’re on a winner. Watch this track cross boundaries of indie/hipster/commercial circles….
Wicked little sample of DJ Mark The 45 King‘s ’900 Number’. Yes, it’s not the first time this has been sampled, but hey, it works. The next party tune for your house warming. Did I mention that airhorns feature a fair bit throughout the track? Airhorns! YES!
Wondering if Sway got himself a car from this plug? Did I also see Pharrell in this video?
Dada Life – Let’s Get Bleeped Tonight (Tiësto Remix)
Ah the track affectionately know around our crew as “the one Tiësto dropped with the Beetroots backspin”. I don’t think I’m ever going to forget the night the Big T dropped ‘Blau!’ and followed immediately after with this killer. Tiësto doing electro you’re probably thinking? Well it’s better than some of the stuff that is currently on ‘Kaleidoscope’… Oh schnapp!
Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (Jamie xx Re-Work Featuring The xx)
“You’ve got the love. You’ve got the love…”
Jamie from The xx remixing Florence + The Machine covering The Source/Candi Staton. Whew! Now that we got that out of the way… Bit of a chilled breakbeat vibe thanks to the stuttering snares and harps/strings to this remix which makes it a great choice to start off a set early on. The pitch bending/sampling of Florence’s voice in the chorus is also quite cool.
