The Bloody Beetroots and The Aston Shuffle have formed an alliance under name of DESTROY. “DESTROY is a musical force more hazardous than anything known to man, openly divulging the most reckless side of electro with two discs of razor sharp tracks. Drawing from an international network of co-conspirators including Boys Noize, D.I.M. & Tai, Kid Sister, Harvard Bass, Cassian, Simian Mobile Disco, Felix Da Housecat, Metronomy, Tiga and Proxy, DESTROY is the Alliances’ most deadly creation to date”.

Destroy Mixed By The Bloody Beetroots

01. The Bloody Beetroots – Domino
02. Etienne De Crecy Feat. The Bloody Beetroots – Welcome
03. Congorock – Babylon (Dub Mix)
04. Alan1 – Concertmate (Bobermann Remix)
05. Popof – The Chomper (LSD Version)
06. The Subs – Mitsubitchi (Bobermann Remix)
07. Jackson And His Computer Band – Arpeggio
08. D.I.M. And TAI – Lyposuct
09. Simian Mobile Disco – 10,000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong
10. The Bloody Beetroots Feat. Steve Aoki And Bobermann – Warp 1977
11. Hermanos Inglesos – Take Me Down (Jaimie Fanatic Remix)
12. Joakim – Watermelon Bubblicious
13. Tiga – What You Need (Proxy Remix)
14. Miike Snow – A Horse Is Not A Home
15. Marseille – UFO Attack
16. The Bloody Beetroots – 31 Seconds To Die
17. Chateau Marmont – Beagle
18. Proxy – Vibrate (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
19. The Bloody Beetroots – Final Credits (Domino The Movie)

Jump for joy because it’s the end of week and you’ve earned the right cut loose. This week see’s a me indulging a bit on my love of emotional shoegazing psychedelic tribal synth pop house music. yes, as you may have gathered, that isn’t really genre… Anyway, this week’s faves and download links are after the jump.

Gypsy & The Cat – Jona Vark

“Her name is Jona. Jona Vark…”

Ah, some more indie synth pop goodness! After listening to this track I can definitely feel a bit of Empire Of The Sun (the guitar riff = a little bit of ‘We Are The People’), M83, anything from a John Hughes movie, but a lot more Fleetwood Mac. Yes, I like Fleetwood Mac. Not just like, probably love. There I said it… There are definitely elements of ‘Little Lies’ and ‘Dreams’ in this track, especially in the chorus.

While most of the major blogs, Mark Ronson on his East Village radio show and even the late DJ AM were all over the local duo from the middle of last year, they’ve only now started to get a little more radio airplay and more importantly, gotten themselves ingrained into me! Head over to their MySpace and give the rest of their stuff a listen. Hanging out big time for this LP release…

Caribou – Odessa

Now this is an interesting bit of music, quirky and haunting at the same time. It’s fairly heavily layered, so you’re ears will have fun deciphering all the sounds here.  I swear when I first heard the vocals in this track I thought that perhaps Erlend Øye of Kings of Convenience and the Whitest Boy Alive fame had contributed. So if you like that kind of minimal-esque type of chill-house you’ll probably like this latest offering from Caribou.

Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (Featuring IRFANE)

Unadulterated disco pop funk fun! When you hear this track you can’t help but bounce and boogey. If you’re a fan of the works of Shazam, Cassian, The Twelves etc., I think you’ll did this track.

The Jezabels – Hurt Me

“C’mon evil hurt me, hurt me, hurt me…”

Wow. What a track. Powerful and achingly beautiful at the same time. The track sucks you in with Hayley’s haunting vocals/lyrics, complemented by the frenetic drumming and strumming from band members Sam and Nik respectively, intertwined with Heather’s graceful piano work. Don’t forget to add a bit of reverb and swooping strings for effect during the bridge and chorus.

Throw all of this together and you get a rolling wall of big sound that builds and builds till it smacks you right in the face and just like that, disappears as quickly as it arrives. I’m not surprised to see that the Arcade Fire are listed as an influence to the Jezabels on their MySpace page.

Might as well add the music video here since it was just released last month:

Unfortunately there appears to be no Victorian shows lined up in the near future but if you are in Queensland or NSW you can catch them this month at the Playground Weekend festival February 21st or at the Enmore Theatre on the 24th supporting Placebo.

Yeasayer – Ambling Alp

A nice pysch-alt-electro-pop ditty here from NY group Yeasayer. Like any good song (or at least the ones that I like anyway…), it’s instantly catchy and just downright fun. The little synth solo breakdown at the end is just freakin’ awesome!

Douster – King Of Africa

Yes, this track has been floating around the interwebz for a while now, and yes, Douster is no n00b to the scene. These “weekly” posts however are purely an avenue for me to write about the songs that I like at a moment in time and why they got me hooked that first time.

So pretentious rant aside (hehe!), this track features some great sampling from the Lion King’s opening, the powerful ‘Circle of Life’. What you’re left in store for is five minutes of catchy, fun afro-funk-house. I could see this being a nifty opener to a set or bridge/tone shift for all you wheels of steel traders… Speaking of which, Douster is playing at the Espy on February 20th for us local kids wanting to catch him in the act.

So that’s it! Another week done and only one more away till Classixx are in town… Did I mention that I CAN’T FUCKIN’ WAIT TO SEE CLASSIXX?!?!

Have a good weekend folks and we’ll see ya next week where I guess I could try and make it a lovers themed tunage… Or a happy new year to all the chinky readers out there haha! Peace out!

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!

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.