Finally you don’t need a mobile device to enjoy this awesome concept. Tracklist is as follows:

01. Amnesia – Ibiza
02. Hot Chip – My Piano (Dub Mix)
03. Het Goede Doel – België
04. Gesaffelstein – Variations
05. Umberto Tozzi – Gloria / Soulwax – (As-of-yet unreleased track)
06. Chimo Bayo – Asi Me Gusta A Mi
07. Klaxons – Gravity’s Rainbow (Soulwax Remix) / TC-Matic – Putain Putain
08. LCD SoundSystem – You Wanted a Hit (Soulwax Remix)
09. Doe Maar – Pa (2ManyDJ’s Re-Edit)
10. C.L.S. – Can You Feel It
11. The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
12. Zombie Nation – Squeek
13. Jacques Dutronc – Les Cactus
14. Irene Cara – Fame (2ManyDJ’s Re-Edit)
15. Kraftwerk – Tour De France / Diplo – Percão
16. KLF – What Time Is Love? (Pure Trance Original)
17. Boris Dlugosh – Bangkok / Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit & Holger Czukay – How Much Are They?
18. Harry Thumann – Underwater
19. Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Money Talks) / Abba – Money Money Money / Flying Lizards – Money (That’s What I Want) / Pink Floyd – Money
20. Sovgner – Breathless (Alex Gopher Night Remix)
21. Zomgamin – Azzazza (Punks Jump Up Remix)
22. Light Year – Sex Education
23. Sepultura – Roots
24. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
25. Primary 1 & Riton – Who’s There? (2ManyDJ’s Re-Edit)
26. Mumbai Science – Gold
27. Paul Chambers – Yeah, Techno! (Soulwax Remix)
28. Light Year – 5 Girls
29. Them – I Can Only Give You Everything
30. The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix)
31. Selda – Yaz Gazeteci Yaz
32. Queens of The Stone Age – Feel Good Hit of The Summer / Dillinger – Cokane In My Brain
33. Pink Lady – UFO
34. Nirvana – Breed
35. Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
36. Fischerspooner – Emerge

And the mention of Wax in this post conveniently ties into a track I’m currently loving at the moment, Anna Lunoe & Wax Motif‘s ‘Love Ting’.

Sydneysiders Canyons and their music video to the single ”My Rescue”. Directed by Kphu Shameer aka Kphu the Killer.

Might as well jump on the bandwagon now… Feel-good hit of the summer. Video is directed by So Me of Justice, MGMT and Kid Cudi fame.

What can I say? I’m a sucker for Fake Blood and disco vocal/string samples… Video is directed by Jo Apps.

New light show by Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall accompanying their new LP Further…

FULLY FUCKING S1CK.

Pics after the jump because the gallery is HUGE!

No? Didn’t think so…

Anyway, the video was directed/handmade by Irina Dakeva @ WIZZ and it is composed of approximately 2000 images watercolour painted one after another.

So Big Sis, here’s another curveball to add to the many decisions on your plate already…

Prince – Wanna Be Your Lover (White Girl Lust’s Solid Bump Beat)

Because I couldn’t stop thinking about Duck Sauce x Barbra Streisand x Boney M… Or it could also have been all the Chinese take-away restaurants we walked passed too… Anyway, this little cool dude is on his way to me hehe! Why the Boney M reference? My mate Pistol Pete explains via the joys that is the interwebz:

So yeah, the Duck Sauce Rubber Duck Mascot by Dust La Rock (designed the group’s logo btw…) is available now from Colette, Turntable Lab and Kid Robot in a few weeks as well. Only 1,000 ducks are gonna be available folks!

Ok so after making my first post in the week raving about Riva Starr’s essential mix I thought I would come back for a little more fun posting some tracks that’s got me movin and shakin. Lets see if I can try and make this a weekly post -

Ok so here we go…….

Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro (Bart B More Edit)

Bart B More adds his Dutch touch to this classic track!

M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade – Donut (Boy 8-Bit Remix)

The boys from Berlin have teamed up with M.A.N.D.Y to make another hit “Donut”. Loving the Boy 8-Bit remix after hearing it in the Jack Beats Essential Mix. Also check out the Gui Boratto remix.

French Fries – Senta

Great track don’t think I’ll ever get sick of this sound. I know The Jza was looking for this one!

Boys Noize – Sweet Light (Boris Dlugosch Remix)

Boris Dlugosch remixes this one for the Miami Noize Sampler (I think Noodle G’s gonna love this one)

Round Table Knights & Bauchamp – Calypso

This Swiss duo have just been signed on Jesse Rose’s Made to Play Label expect to hear this track a lot its also getting a lot of airplay by some big DJs.

Kavinsky – Nightcall

Everyones favourite zombie is back!!!

Crookers Feat. Roisin Murphy – Royal T (Riva Starr Dub)

Is there ever enough RIVA STARR!! Its all about the house music and it always was!!

Breakage – Justified

Breakage explores new ground on this bold and bashy release, giving us the perfect insight into the direction of his new album,

Vitalic - Second Lives (Lifelike Remix)

This track has got the remix treatment from The Bloody Beetroots and Lifelike but I have to stay true to my number one DJ crush…Lifelike!

Ok its only taken me like 3 months to pop my blog cherry but after a little convincing from Noodle G I thought I would get my ass into gear. I’m going to start of with a new DJ/Producer crush of mine…… RIVA STARR!!!.

This is his essential mix and I must say I have been flogging the shit out of it. This guy is touring in May as part of the Creamfields festival so as Molly would say “do yourself a favour” and check him out and go rock it with my fellow Italian….MAMMA MIA!!

“Naples born, London based, DJ & Producer Riva Starr takes control of the Essential Mix. He’s one of 2010’s hottest properties and has recently remixed the likes of Fatboy Slim, The Gossip and Reboot. His new album, “If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade”, has just been released on Jesse Rose’s Made To Play Records. The mix features exclusive tracks from his new label ‘Snatch!’”

“Riva Starr is a name that should be very familiar to anyone with an interest in modern house music. Having shot to the top after a string of head turning releases and remixes on some of the most talked about labels, Riva Starr couldn’t be hotter right now. What’s quite remarkable though is how quickly Stefano Miele, aka Riva Starr has established himself so prominently on a DJ/producer circuit that’s notoriously difficult to break into. It doesn’t hurt that Claude VonStroke and Jesse Rose, the two men who sit on top of the pile, happen to be two of his biggest fans.”

Download link and track list after the jump.

Essential Mix – Riva Starr (06-02-2010)

Tracklist

• Fingers Inc. – My House [Desire Records]
• Steve Mac – Snatch! 004 [Snatch!]
• Rachel Barton – Who Knows (Camel Rmx) [Big In Ibiza]
• Renaissance Man – Babbadabba Vs. The Bucketheads (Riva Starr The Bomb Rechunk) [MTP]
• Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You [Idlers]
• Lil’ Louis – French Kiss [Ffrr]
• Kink – Don’t Hold Back [Dot Bleep]
• Lucio & Pep – Rainforest [Malatoid]
• Shlomi Aber & Kenny Larkin – Sketches (Shlomi Aber Version) [Be As One]
• Albin Myers – Boom! (Boomappella) [Defected]
• Riva Starr – Jump (Snatch! 003) [Snatch!]
• S’Express – Theme From S-Xpress (Riva Starr Rmx) [White]
• Jay Blyss Vs 6th Borough – In The Groove (Riva Starr Rechunk) [White Label]
• Riva Starr – More (Snatch! 003) [Snatch!]
• Max Bruch – Fiesta De La Resistencia [White Label]
• J. Anderson – Karimba [Frontroom]
• Nôze – You Have To Dance (Mathias Kaden Mouthappella) [Get Physical]
• Die Vögel – Blaue Moschee [Pampa]
• Claude Von Q – Disco Chords (Riva Starr Rechunk) [White Label]
• David Keno – Upside Down (Snatch! 001) [Snatch!]
• Janet Jackson – When I Think Of Carola [White Label]
• Riva Starr – I Was Drunk (feat. Noze) (DJ Sneak Remix) [Made To Play]
• Soul Grabber – Soul Grabber Pt 3 [Loaded]
• Bodenständig 2000 – Saureschnauze [Storage Records]
• Daft Punk – Burning (Riva Starr Re-Shuffle) [White Label]
• Riva Starr – Pump (Snatch! 003) [Snatch!]
• DJ T Vs Superskank – Dis 96 (Riva Starr Rechunk) [White Label]
• Sandy Swing – Rare Music (Riva Mash Up) [White Label]
• St. Germain – So Flute (Riva Rechunk) [White Label]
• Reboot – Enjoy Music (Riva Starr Remix Dub) [Defected]
• Inner City – Good Life (Carl Craig Acappella) [Virgin]
• Riva Starr – Dance Me (feat. Trim) (Jesse Rose Dub) [Made To Play]
• Riva Starr – Black Mama [Made To Play]
• [unknown] – Viktor Goes Kalifornia (Riva Booty) [White Label]
• Reboot – El Loco [Cecille]
• Riva Starr – Tribute [Made To Play]
• The Doors – The End (Riva Starr Re-Trip) [White Label]

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…

Vitalic – Poison Lips

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.

Duke Dumont – Hoy!

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….

Sway – Mercedes-Benz

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.

Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball...

Yep that’s right, yours truly has a gig on this Sunday at the Fringe as a part of the St Kilda Festival wind-down. So come down for a laugh if your loved ones let you… Better yet, why don’t the both of you do!

Almost let the week slip without some music. Tsk… Tsk… Tsk… I’m gonna blame the weather or perhaps that much of my day is taken up with work (ala corporate day slave type) and nights hanging with mates and/or seeing Girl Talk and/or Them Crooked Vultures. The latter being an absolute monster gig in some rather disgusting heat at Festival Hall. I am working on a YouTube page for the site so I can upload my shitty mobile videos of such gigs up. Can’t be a paparazzo at every gig…

Anyway, my selection of tracks for the past fortnight (well, I did miss out on last week’s post…) is after the jump…

Tim & Jean – Come Around
One of the finalist in this year’s Triple J Unearthed High competition. Nice bit of synth pop goodness which reminds me a bit of Passion Pit or of Walter Meego. You can’t help but think happy thoughts and good times. Kinda like the summer holidays really…

Cassian – Fuck Song
Yes, I know, I wrote about Cassian last week and yes, it’s been floating around the web for a while now but it’s so damn groovy! Think more 80s funk/porn groove though and let’s be honest, deep down we all love it. I guess it makes the name of the track that much more appropriate.

Big Scary – Hey Somebody
Ah, Big Scary. Not a true description of the duo. Scary? No.., Big? Very soon I think . With vocals that remind me of a mix of Jeff Buckley and Robert Smith and a wicked indie garage rock sound, think a bit of Strokes, Whites Stripes and even Kings Of Leon. They’ve even supported the Editors during their nation tour earlier this month. A big thanks to our music mole, Hall-E for introducing these guys to my ears.

Alberta Cross – Song Three Blues
Some more blues/rock/croon for your ears. This is the opening track to their debut ‘Broken Side Of Time’ and really sets the mood of an album full of epic riffs and brooding blues. One of my favourite albums from last year.

Miike Snow – Silvia (Sinden Remix)
Something a bit different from Sinden here. Normally one would expect a fidgety ghetto house killer but what you get here a piece of I guess you could call blissful progressive house. The vocal track is kept to minimum here but when it is introduced it is a nice compliment to the rest of the music.

Bag Raiders – Nil By Mouth (Knightlife Remix)
Gonna throw it out there that this track probably isn’t the most well known of the Raiders tracks. When you take two of the big breakout local electronic acts from last year and let them flex their synthy space disco muscles you will eventually finish with something a bit special.

Broken Bells – The High Road
Another collaboration band here. Broken Bells is a new project between Danger Mouse who is one half of Gnarls Barkley amongst other things, and James Mercer of The Shins. This track is the opening single to their forthcoming album in March and I’ve gotta say I like what I hear.

Grizzly Bear – Boy From School (Hot Chip Cover)
Wow! What a cover! 2009 indie darlings Grizzly Bear have recently in the country on tour and popped into Triple J for their ‘Like A Version’ breakfast segment and decided to cover this Hot Chip classic. Funnily enough, Hot Chip are also the feature artists this week also.

And done! Hope that covers everyone for last and now this week’s music fix. Now to gear up for Calvin Harris tonight and the monstrosity that is the Big Day Out tomorrow. As always, if you dig the artist/music the go buy it whether physical/digital and go see them live. Your conscience and the artists will love you more for it!

Some of France’s most influential electronic artists call this label home and to celebrate the visual overhaul head honcho Alan Braxe released a mini-mix highlighting some of Vulture’s most iconic and memorable tracks. It’s also worth checking out the Vulture Music website and scope out the new visual direction thanks to Ben Roth. Anyway, the tracklisting after the jump.

Alan Braxe – Vulture Music Mini-Mix

01. Stars On 33 – I Feel Music In Your Heart
02. Das Glow – I Wanna Wake Up With You
03. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Arena
04. The Paradise – In Love With You
05. Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis
06. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Love Lost
07. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro
08. Defender – Bliss
09. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Penthouse Serenade
10. Fenech Soler – The Cult Of Romance
11. Alan Braxe & Kris Menace – Lumberjack
12. Sedat The Turkish Avenger – Sunrise

So yes it seems that I may have missed a posting last week. Sorry folks, I was running around errands post-parents return from holidays. Anyway, while I may have missed a post it didn’t mean I missed out on listening to the odd track here and there…

Cassian – Friday Night
Lovely bit of disco house/synth pop fun from this Sydneysider. Definitely one to get you in the mood for a party – on Friday of course… Cassian is on the road at the moment promoting the ‘Friday Night EP’ and for us Melburnians he’ll be doing an EP launch at Sorry Grandma of January 22nd.

Renegade – Pilot
While I really wanted to post the track ‘Threshold‘ instead, it seems there isn’t a copy floating out there in the digital world just yet. This track is just as bangin’ though. Think of the Renegade sound as a bit of Justice + Danger + Kavinsky + Le Castle Vania + Revolte + GRUM etc… Could 2010 be the return of the electrobanger sound?

SebastiAn – Threnody (Capt & Cooked Edit)
When the original floated on the net last week there was definitely a whole lot of “WTF?!” thrown around with about the same amount of praise bantered around also. Anyway, it hasn’t taken long for someone to tap into the 2 minutes of gold and turn it into something the masses could enjoy. Most importantly it’s come from another local talent in the form of Capt And Cooked. Take a bit of the intro, mix it into the drops of gold and you have a yourself banger. Expect this to be one of the better remixes/edits of this track.

The Phantom’s Revenge – When Mr Hyde Killed Dr Jekyll (Original Mix)
This track has come as a bit of a surprise for me as I’ve always known The Phantom’s Revenge for his French Touch goodness. This on the other hand takes a leaf from Ed Banger book of bang with a bit of fidget in for good measure. My prediction for 2010 looks but more importantly sounds better each day…

Dadahack – Hello Dust (Featuring Hannah Robinson)
A bit of melodic prog house has never hurt anyone (plus it’s a bit of a break from all of the bangers above…). Anyway, Dadahack is a new production duo consisting of James Banbury and Pete Davis who have previously produced for the likes of Gwen Stefani, Wiley and Bloc Party.

Palermo Disko Machine – Theme Of Palermo Disko Machine
So who is Palermo Disko Machine you may be asking? Well it is Jens Moelle of Digitalism fame and he’s been working under this alias for some time now. Try looking at Kitsuné Maison circa 2006… Anyway, I thought I’d wrap this post up with a tune that’d be right at home at your local space disco.