Best of 2008 - Part 2

Best Dance Remixes:

5. David Rubato - Circuit (Aeroplane Remix)


4. Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incantation (Todd Terje Remix)


3. Nhessingtons - You're the Summer (Yorba's Beat Club Remix)


2. Grace Jones - William's Blood (Cosmic Jam Remix)


1. MGMT - Of Moons, Birds and Monsters (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Best of 2008 - Part 1

The end of the year has arrived.

This happens to be the first of three installments.

Best Original Music:

5. Hot Chip - Wrestlers


4. Metronomy - Holiday


3. Gang Gang Dance - House Jam


2. Shocking Pinks - Emily


Drumroll. . .

1. Cut Copy - Strangers in the Wind


Look for the best remixes of the year in the next post.

Bonus!

Emerging from Shadow Valley

Sometimes I like to slow it down a little bit and take a deep breath. When I exhale, this is what comes out. . .

Weird Tapes - T.V. Romance


. . .another laid back tune to bob your head to.

Imagination - Just an Illusion (Lindstrom Dub)


and for all of those Lindstrom fans out there. . .get in the Christmas Spirit!!



thnx 2 Waves at Night

Distant Cities

Bot'ox. Cosmo Vitelli and Julien Briffaz. Atmospheric alien disco. This stuff is a bit old as well, but I love it so here it is.

Bot'ox - Tragedy Symphony


Bot'ox - Babylon By Car (Richard Sen Remix)

Tie Your Shoelaces to the Moon

They try to come off insane and completely absurd, but Gang Gang Dance compiled a few pleasantly melodic gems on their new album, "Saint Dymphna." If you know whats good for you, you'll grab a copy. It's going to be on my top ten albums of 2008 which should be popping up quite soon.

Here are some tracks to keep you occupied.

Gang Gang Dance - House Jam


Gang Gang Dance - Dust

Show Your Roots: Volume IV

So, as you may have noticed, the third installment of Show Your Roots was taken down. I suppose out of all the music I have posted on here over the last year or so, Kraftwerk is probably the most worthy of being copyright protected.

Oh well.

This week I'm going to take you to a magical place where roles have been reversed and geeky college dudes with synthesizers reign supreme. "Does this place actually exist?" you ask. My only reply is "Are We Not Men?"

D-E-V-O



Devo - That's Good


Devo - Beautiful World


Wise words from guys wearing trash bag suits and lamp shades on their heads.

A Beautiful Legacy

Gonna miss u.

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Sugar Cane Shards In My Mouth

Italians, in fact, do it better. Glass Candy is the living proof of this statement. Atmospheric disco blips and crispy synthetic bass lines leave a pleasant taste in my mouth. That coupled with the hypnotizing siren song of the drop dead sexy Ida No makes them something to write home about. Though this album's about two years old now, I still felt the need to share some with you today.

Glass Candy - Miss Broadway (Remix)


Glass Candy - Candy Castle

Acid Flashback: Part 1

BTW, Which one's Pink?

Pink Floyd - If


This concludes the first edition of my new series of posts involving vintage drug-influenced gems.

In the Club

I love me some D.F.A. . . Jacques Renault and Marcos Cabral have released their new single, "Brooklyn Club Jam" under the name Runaway. This is by far the best track they have released and their first out on the infamous disco distributor. Here are a few different cuts for you to enjoy.

Runaway - Brooklyn Club Jam (Original Version)


Runaway - Brooklyn Club Jam (L.S.B. Remix)


Runaway - Brooklyn Club Jam (Brennan Green's Mix)

She's a Heartbreaker

Metronomy's new album is great. . .go get it.

Metronomy - Heartbreaker


Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Faze Action Remix)


Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix)

French Starship

Some relatively unknown electronic artist from France named Max Berlin has only released a few tracks in his career. Take a deep breath and float along with the magic and wonder that is Elle et Moi.

Max Berlin - Elle et Moi


and the remix by one of my favorite guys out there. . . .

Max Berlin - Elle et Moi (Joakim Remix)


That's all for today.