The producers behind two of the largetst underground hits of 2009, Pon de floor (DIPLO) and Hooligans (DON DIABLO), get together to make the world go ‘POP’ with their club banging ‘MAKE YOU POP’. To give you a first taste, the boys have agreed to share the Don Diablo’s Dubstep Mix. Release will be out mid-August!

Audio Clip Coming Shortly

Diplo & Don Diablo - Make You Pop (Don Diablo Dubstep Mix) YSI 320

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not quite as scandalous as the aeroplane split but garrett and josh of le principle have gone their separate ways and diving into some more solo attention under the guises of adulture (garrett) and charlie church (josh).

le principle brought about the premium tier of modern disco and it’s sad to see the duo make the decision but with both doors closing im sure we will see plenty more opening.

in a last hoo-rah solid bump who signed the fellas as le principle have released their last jam ‘blue love’ for free as a bit of a reminder why they were swooned to get them under contract in the first place.

so without any further a-do enjoy some bassy kick downs and groove.

Adulture & Charlie Church (formerly Le Principle) – Blue Love 320

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a little parsian disco never went astray and boy oh boy the aikiu has it in spades.

sounding a little like a frenzied bryan ferry of roxy music ‘just can’t sleep’ tells the tale of a restless night, eyes wide open and heart beating fast.

produced by pilooski and mixes from the mighty mouse, egyptrixx, clement myer and azari & III.

The Aikiu – Just Can’t Sleep (Mighty Mouse Remix) 192

this dropped on abracada records… which was founded by manu barron (behind the social club in paris) and dirk de ruyk (former owner of eskimo records and aeroplanes manager).

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it’s so easy to be taken away when listening to the curious sounds of night gallery be it the star gazing efforts of ‘Sex Curse’ or the lulling sincerity of ‘Mary Bell.

what makes it so sublime is just how gentle it is to be lost following the consonance between spoken word and slow drums, an escape…

Night Gallery – Constant Struggle 320

Night Gallery – Sex Curse 320

.. like m83 on valium.

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Not content with just releasing new goods from buzz-peoples tame impala, ceo and wolfmother in the early stages of 2010, Modular are looking to smother us in positive vibes with a few more this year.

this includes the supposed avalanches follow up album, cut copy’s yet to be named number, indie shouters the klaxons and now the self titled Bag Raiders release toted for an october 1st debut.

with rumours surfacing of collaborations with crave you fame giselle and the holidays lead-man simon jones we can only hope for some more hits along the lines of the incredibly feel good ‘shooting stars’ and ‘fun punch’.

Tracklist
1. Castles In The Air
2. Sunlight
3. Shooting Stars
4. So Demanding
5. Gone Away
6. Prelude
7. Not Over
8. Snake Charmer
9. Always
10. Golden Wings
11. Way Back Home

yes yes yall.

please… let’s not start with the ‘shooting stars’ remixes please.

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dale evans is yet another canuck dusting off the cool vibes in favour for some throbbing disco flavour.

in a strange not-quite-an-lp-but-about-5-songs-too-long-for-an-ep dale has debuted a 9 track release on Napalm Enema Records filled with visually appealing titles such as ‘point break’, ‘oceanic’ and ‘vacation’.

not content with just dreamy handles da has imagined up fused disco using both bold chords and more modern progressive modeling… kinda like if daft punk were around in the 60′s.

Dale Evans – Oceanic 192

Dale Evans -Point Break 192

go buy the full release on juno now.

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Metaform (born Justice Aaron) is an American music producer, musician, and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental Hip-Hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Studio Brussels have made an interesting interpretation of the song with a slow bpm and heavy drum kick.

Metaform – Electric Eyes (Studio Brussels Remix) 320

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Taking influences from the minimalism of Detroit techno and the dancefloor grooves of early house music and disco, Femme En Fourrure make music that is explicitly uncompromising. topped with candid sultry lyrics, these tracks induce a force to be reckoned with.

World class DJ’s such as Brodinski, Sinden, Stretch Armstrong and Edu K are just a few examples of those who have played and embraced the sounds of Femme En Fourrure. My personal favourite remix of this culturally diversified track is Drop the Lime’s which i strongly suggest you check out.

for now I will share with you a track from Femme En Fourrure EP, to check the rest of their EP please click here

Femme En Fourrure & Eero Johannes – Banana 320

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certified groove/funk/early house mix from the south australian tune aficionado’s Def Starr.

• We Remember (Michael Jackson Tribute) – Miguel Campbell
• Jam Hot (Tensnake remix) – Johnny Dynell
• Static On The Wire – Holy Ghost!
• Summer of 83 – Casio Social Club
• Night People (Garage Mix) – Ilija Rudman
• Lifetime Groove – Marcos Cabral & Shux
• The Way You Move (Greg Wilson Version) – Social Disco Club & Maia
• Herbal Cake (The Revenge Rubdown) – Space Ranger
• Blind (Frankie Knuckles Vocal) – Hercules And Love Affair
• Yearning – Black Van
• Awright? – Ray Mang
• Emperor Tamarin – Drop Out Orchestra
• Kiss And Tell – Miguel Campbell
• Crave You Feat. Giselle (An-2 Remix) – Flight Facilities

Def Starr Mix for Deep by Def Starr & Friends

listening will cause hair to sprout from your top lip.

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Nujax are getting some serious buzz and getting a lot of nods from industry heavy hitters from the likes of BBC Radio 1, I Love Techno and Mad Decent. With the release of their debut EP – out soon on Barcelona’s Tracy Recordings – Nujax is setting off on their first European tour. The Aya EP blends house, techno and tropical influences to bring a diverse, fun, and relevant sound that proves their staying power within electronic music culture. click here to have a listen. But for now here are some tracks courtesy of the boys

Nujax – Jurrasic Zouk 320

A tongue-in-cheek nod to one of the duo’s favorite movies, the track borrows Jurassic Park’s iconic theme song and repurposes it amidst tribal rhythms and chants all to create one monster of a dance track.

Nujax – Bekinya 320

A boys choir, shuffly tribal percussions, and wooden mallets come together to transport you to a tropical paradise.

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a triumphant return for australian indie poster boys cut copy in the form of a melodious track ‘where i’m going’.

initial thoughts of the name alone brought back memories to the 2005 single ‘going nowhere’, although similar features are thin in a stark comparison with less electronica and more 60′s beatles throwback that even the band noted post production.

‘“…the kind of track Brian Wilson would’ve written if he took ecstasy and hung out in 60′s London instead of California.”

in a day and age where bands struggle to reform thoughts or bring new vibes to a follow up album i’m giddy with anticipation at what Cut Copy can bring forth for 2011.

the yet to be titled album is looking for an early 2011 release.

Cut Copy – Where I’m Going 320

be good kids and drop your email in for a track.

brilliance.

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Blaze Tripp will be one of those producers who blogs are going to ‘discover’ in 6 months time and shout as the next technically  and creatively impressive kid on the block since switch.

Only problem is people should be lifting their brows now and looking in the direction of the Sydney import with his humble approach, tall stature (yes your a tall bastard blaze haha) and lack of care towards the main highway of dance music.

Wow featured his Chemical Brothers ‘Swoon’ Remix a month or so ago and he’s back with a club version of the sensual Kelis with her future-spec track ’22nd Century’ off the Fleshtone release.

Swerving around the usual floor filler Blaze amps this into a steller big room stomper.

Kellis – 22nd Century (Blaze Tripp Remix) 320

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‘southern boy’ is a new sort up-funk track along the same lines of other dj sneak jams from years past.

featuring some funky slap bass and simple vocal repetition means the original holds a ton of re-play value whilst mixes from dubbel dutch, jesse rose, 12th planet and flinch plus radio slave offer up some insight into the varying contrasts of american and european sounds.

Dj Sneak – Southern Boy (Dubble Dutch Remix) 320

Dj Sneak – Southern Boy (12th Planet and Flinch Remix) 320

Thanks Scion.

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in transition to what was an exciting world cup I have a festive track from Pretorian based South African producer Mujava. Best known for his electronica hit “township funk” which was released on warp records and did the rounds in every club, he has brought his up beat tempo sound and created a some what tropical song with a nice back bass with the help of remix producer Shooting Horses

Mujava – Mugwanti (Shooting Horses Remix) 320

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the U-Tern remix of LexiconDon’s next single ‘December Sunset’ is like your first drink in the club, your clarity is there and conscious clear, feeling every bit the ice cold and sweet liqueur sliding down your throat and sending a numbing buzz through your body… you feel.. it’s time to boogie!

‘December Sunset’ will be on L’s full length debut ‘Pink + Blue’ dropping August 24th on dubfrequency/binary.

LexiconDon – December Sunset (U-Tern Remix) 320

keep an eye out for some australians on the next few jams ;)

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everyones trying to find the step up in the music world… i’d spend more time figuring out how to make good music.

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about 40 blog years late on the whole mad decent yeasayer remix comp but wanted to roll this post out anyway for a few reasons.

a. i’ve said it before but remix comps only really kill any uniqueness or character a track has by rolling it out to the masses for production. Sure you get a few goodies but the rest fall out to blogs and quality aside anything with yeasayer in the title will be posted. a solution, maybe filter applications..

b. a little undecided on the winners and runner ups, different yes but again once you listen to the first couple your already pushing the listenability (yes made that up). thought the scottish duo and turbo records signed Clouds remix would have placed well.. if it had been entered, not sure?

c. the final tracks being compressed to 128Kbps for download purposes. why? don’t they want people to play them out…? are they ending up on a compilation or something? and the winner Makrophone’s drums sounds so distorted due to the quality being so low it totally defeats the purpose of it ‘sounding’ good. #dontgetit

anyway, enough rant.. below is the euphoric Clouds mix, winner Makrophone’s organic jam and tits and clits soaring 90′s rocks guitar lick.

Yeasayer – o.n.e (Makrophone Remix) 128

Yeasayer . o.n.e (Clouds Remix) 320 via kid city blog

Yeasayer – o.n.e (Tits and Clits Remix) 320

check out the winner and runners up here.

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I usually don’t rate the el bang0r but found myself moving to We Love Machines ‘Scissors’ bassline and waiting for the always present breakdown-drop (starts at 1.26 ha).

Little to no additional info bar the fact their a swiss duo made up of Daniel Weder and Timo Loosli plus the beetroots gave it some good feedback and for understandable reasons… it’s a lumpy s.o.b of a tune fitting of the ‘concrete’ genre and machine moniker.

We Love Machines – Scissors 320

cheeee.

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we have been missing the monthly installments of swedish guided noise courtesy of Olle and Stefan, know more affectionately as Dada Life.

thankfully their back with ‘the sound of good meat gone bad’ july mix filled with all the bad bad stuff not fit for routine consumption.

• Etienne De Crecy – Hope (studio version)
• Tom Staar – Two Tone Simms
• Calvertron & Tim Healey – Back 2 The Ghetto
• Sebastien Drums, Avicii – My Feelings For You (Angger Dimas Bambu Remix)
• Kaskade – Dynasty (Dada Life Remix)
• Sovnger – Breathless (Alex Gopher Day Remix)
• Squeeze – Doop (Uppermost Remix)
• Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers (Dada Life Remix)
• Mr Blink – Gecko (Original Mix)
• Boy 8-Bit – The Keep
• Tiesto Feat. Diplo – C’Mon (Original Mix)
• Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike & Dada Life – Tomorrow
• Technotronic vs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Pump Up The Jam (Crowd is Jumpin Mix)¨

Dada Life July Mix – The Sound of Good Meat Gone Bad! stream

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finally adelaide trio Cosmo Black see an official release in what will turn out to be the highly underrated band of 2010.

‘When Night Becomes The Morn’ is the debut single from the australians and embodies their strong indie-dance roots featuring shouty lead man vocals along with a steady electronic pulse.

On the flip is the DCUP mix with his ever consistent drums keeping all that is good contained into a 3:56 time frame. If you grab the single you can also catch fellow adelaidians and recent modular recruits SidWho? and Mitolo from The Swiss on a cheeky edit.

Cosmo Black – When Night Becomes The Morn 320

Cosmo Black – When Night Becomes The Morn (DCUP Remix) 320

true or false – Cosmo Black were the backing band of big 09′ers Empire of the Sun.

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