I am so excited that there are french men making brand spanking new juke music. Now if only there were places I could hear this out:
Marvy da pimp untilted megamix by Marvy da Pimp
Top Billin – Playboy Anthem (Kaptain Cadillac & Marvy Da Pimp Eurojuke mix) by Marvy da Pimp
Daft Punk Face 2 face marvy da pimp ghetto house edit by Marvy da Pimp
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Dj Funk – Hoes In This House (Richi Jamz Remix)
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I’m too lazy to write original material, so here’s something I read recently on Wired that resonated well. Interspersed are a random assortment of choice tracks.
Aquasky – have a good time [original mix]
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In these rotten economic times, putting in long hours has become a popular strategy for boosting job security. And that’s really too bad.
If you rabidly focus on work, in the long run, you’ll be unhappy. Ran Kivetz, a professor of business at Columbia University, recently conducted a series of experiments that identified a paradox in our behavior: Doing the “right” thing—putting our responsibilities ahead of momentary pleasures—often leaves us unhappy down the road. When we skip a vacation to work overtime or pass up that awesome vintage Porsche for a used minivan—sure, we pat ourselves on the back for a week or two. But as the years go by, we invariably regret our monkishness and wish we’d enjoyed ourselves more.
Para One – Epiphanie Teaser (Surkin Megamixx) [Notecrusher edit]
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The word for this is hyperopia: an excess of farsightedness. In a 2006 study, Kivetz asked respondents to think about a moment from the previous week when they had to choose between work and pleasure; then he asked them to rate how much they regretted their decision. The amount that people regretted either working or relaxing was pretty much equal. But then he asked a second group to think about a similar moment from five years earlier. This time, people’s regret over working was more than double the regret over playing.
Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Acen Remix)
Our future selves, it seems, will wish we’d been bigger hedonists. Why? Because while we think we’re planning for the future by being pragmatic, we forget we also want our lives to include lovely, dazzling moments of fun and not just the daily cubicle grind. “When you view your life from a broader lens,” Kivetz says, “there’s a focus on feeling you’ll miss out on the pleasures of life.”
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That’s also how to cure hyperopia: Think about how you’ll look back. In a study he published in last December’s Journal of Marketing Research—called “Remedying Hyperopia: The Effects of Self-Control Regret on Consumer Behavior”—Kivetz asked subjects to meditate on how much regret they had five years after they made a virtuous decision over an indulgent one. The subjects instantly became more self-indulgent: When they were offered a reward for participating in the research, almost all chose chocolates over cash.
BT – Smartbomb (Plump-Djs-Mix)
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Kivetz isn’t suggesting you stop acting like a reasonable adult. But the next time you’re wavering over whether to call in sick and join your friends on their impulsive three-day jaunt to Iceland, try this mind hack: Imagine yourself 10 years from now, looking back on your decision. What choice will make you feel happy then?
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Seriously, if you live in Portland, or even the west coast and are part of the the EDM scene and haven’t heard of the Glitch Mob yet, you are not going out enough. and you can get the opportunity to catch the Glitch Mob live @ Rotture July 27th. But the vegan of the crew, Kraddy, won’t be there, cuz according to one source, he’s evidently wants to go in a “different creative direction” using more “live instruments along with the electronics” which makes perfect sense since he knows guitar, bass, drums while mastering his piano technique. so it’s real nice for him to come directly to Portland. I guarantee, the show will be off the hook, considering that it also serves as the after party for Dead Prez, which it is rumored may actually perform as well.
I have major props for this man since he offers free REMIX KITS on his website so you can take his tracks and tweak them to your delight.
Though I don’t think that it actually gets the reader any clue to what is music sounds like, I thought the bio on his webpage was so intriguing I’ve pulled the selection for those that like flowery flourishy poetic verse.
“Kraddy’s music implicates cybernetic breaks with asymmetrical dub delays and hip hop grooves with dark ethereal melodies. At times his music is technical and frenetic and calls to mind images of genetically mutated earthworms, poping and locking deep underground to sub atomic frequencies, causing minute shifts in the structure and alignment of the tectonic plates, that over millennia will alter the magnetic core of the planet and thus change its frequency field steering its evolution towards greater harmony and a more peaceful form.”
Or you can just listen to it below.
Here’s my favorite remix selections off his his second album, “The Illegal Album” on his own label Refiner Records.
And then of course, there’s this track, which seemed to be the Burning Man anthem 0f 2006:
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This is not a particularly new mix and I imagine you dismissed the original a year ago. However some combinations of music need to be saved and appreciated, refreshed back to the top of your Itunes. I am a sucker for pop music and heavy synth, for catchy beats and crowd familiarity. And I safely assume you are the same.
Snoop Dog – Sexual Eruption (Dirty South Remix)
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For some reason, russians keep sending me remixes of this song. I first got down to this anthem in an underground warehouse rave in Detroit back in 1998. This was Niels Van Gogh’s first track, and for what he’ll always be remebered by. It hit gold in the peak of the rave days, hitting gold status in Belgium and having the honor of “Best selling vinyl record of the year 1998 in Germany!” It’s always seemed like the perfect soundtrack song to be played at the end of Bladerunner, or some other mid 80’s sci fi film.
Later, Ultra Records tapped Eniac to remake it as Pulverturm 2.0 on a 15 remix album.
This year, Kosmo re-issued it as the Niels van Gogh vs. Eniac Pulverturm 3.0 Remixes.
Here’s some techno, & quasi-trance that should provide a nice break from the electro we normally serve up.
Recent Kosmo Release
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Here’s a new mashup I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks. I was very much inspired by The Hood Internet, but I found it impossible to DJ with the version found on thier third mix tape, so I made my own , which includes a couple more guest vocals by Kanye West and Trix, and I’m giving to you in a 320kpbs format. Let me know what you think in the comments, and if you think you can make a better edit, I’ve included the original instrumental and acappella elements (& video’s after the jump) for you to make your own mashup.
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Somehow I’ve totally missed out knowing about this trio of SNL comedians who go by the name of the The Lonely Island and will be releasing their new album Incredibad, which is now in stores and online for sale. TimesOnline wrote a great article about the Lonely Island.
Thank god DJ Kue remixed their track “I’m on a Boat” so that I gave it a chance. I love the fact that T-Pain guests on this track, fully confirming that he’s in on the joke of his popularity and public persona. My favorite line has got to be T-Pains
“I never thought I’d be on a boat / it’s a big blue watery road / Poooooseeeeiden !/ Look at me! / oh woh / I’d never thought I’d see the day/ When a big boat’d come my way/ Believe me when I say / I FUCKED A MERMAID!”
Holy shit, that’s genius.
and of course, you already have this track cuz Kellen dropped it on you 2 months ago, but here it is again with the video.
And then of course there’s this parody of the Ying Yang Twins that really make me question why their Whisper Song ever made it on the radio in the first place.
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By now, everyone who’s ever read a single music blog or go into an electro-themed or hipster dance party has heard this single by Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi. Perhaps you even seen at a somewhat explicit music video, that evidently Kid Cudi isn’t so jazzed about. I did learn one thing from the video though, his name is pronounced Cuud-ee, not like cootie.
Thanks to Minus for sending me his remix, and inspiring this post. Go read his blog, NoRequestsPlease
Here’s some right-click remix madness for you:
if you click here, you can buy most of these tracks as a super high quality .wav format
Not really remixes, just different rappers going over the original beat:
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Get it while you can. For preventative legal reasons, I’m not hosting it here. honestly, it’s not my favorite, I think that Diplo should stick to baile funk/bmore remixes. but I know that you kiddies at are probably going to eat this up. Credit to ridiculousbullshit.com for bringing this to my attention.
MGMT, “Time To Pretend” (Diplo Remix)
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As y’all may know, you diligent FBM readers, my role here in the site is not to hype the latest cutting edge music. Mostly, I’m the admin. When I post something, it’s normally because it really tickles my fancy.
Since I love all things electrocrunkified, I’m a big fan of the blog whitefolksgetcrunk.com. I was listening to DJ Real Juicy’s latest mix, Electro Thuggin’. It’s not mixed amazingly, but it sure introduced me to some rap remixes I haven’t come across before. Like this awesome mashup by, Brooklyn’s DJ Morsy of the DJ collective NANA CHILL. I had to hit him up for it since it doesn’t come easily through your normal internet search. He just asks that I “should help support and purchase my latest CD at http://www. turntablelab. com/cds/0/0/60822. html”
He takes a really enjoyable instrument track by London’s electronica/funk/punk band Spektrum, and adds some acappella’s by Dj Unk, which is a vast improvement on the otherwise boring beats the original has. If you like the instrumental, but would prefer yourself some Elton John, check out the mash up by Dunproofin, which I used a year ago in my 80s remix mix tape “Retrofitted”.
Here’s the originals:
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Winter here in Portland has been incredibly snowy and cold the past few weeks, much like the country of Bulgaria, where Ladytron’s vocalist Mira Aroyo is from. Lucky for me, I get the honor of opening for them at the epic 2410 New Year’s party tonight. I felt that Ladytron’s music has been quite appropriate for the winter, dark yet upbeat.
I’m not a big fan of their latest single “Runaway” from their latest album Velocifero, which they produced themselves. However, some of the remixes are downright awesome. So I’ve decided to post every single remix I could find and let you decide that for yourself. They appear in the order of which I think are the best to my least favorite. The music video is awesome though.
Another thing that has kept me going through these dark winter days are hot intoxicating drinks. Follow the “jump link” for my favorite recipes.
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DJ Ravi of Portland (not to be confused with the Indian wedding DJ Ravi), just sent me two tracks. Ravi has been one of my favorite DJs here in Portland, to work with, and also to see perform. Along with Beyonda, he’s one of the best multi-genre DJs around this town, able to seamlessly move from old skool hip hop to house beats. Even his all-higher-dance-tempo sets include turntablist action. He also the only dj in PDX (besides myself, as far as I know) that REALLY likes Miami Booty Bass.
Nowadays, I don’t see him perform too much because he’s busy managing the stylish and semi-underground lounge club Pi-Rem.
This first track is a remix of “We got the beat” by the Go Go’s. The original always seems to be a hit at parties where people want to dance the 80s, and I believe that the remix is true enough to the original that one could slide this in to mix it up just a little. My only complaint is that it needs more bass.
The second track weighs in at 110bpm, and reminds me of a progressive house version of The Sweater by Meryn Cadell. I like it, but I don’t believe the rhythm of the vocals on the chorus match up, and I preferred the vocalists spoken word to her singing. [Don't hate me Ravi, I know thats your girlfriend]
I look forward to many more remixes and original tracks by this virtuoso.
For more info on DJ Ravi and great mixes check out:
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The third day started off once again with a two-headed free set, this time by Britt Daniel and Built To Spill. Although I couldn’t stick around for Built To Spill, I managed to catch a great deal of Britt’s set which consisted mostly of solo-Spoon renditions. I recall a split record with Britt Daniel and Connor Oberst that had some solo things of Britt’s I really enjoyed. When I went to the show, I was expecting this kind of thing to make up the majority of the songs he would preform. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case and all of the experimentation and musical tricks that made Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga so good were out the window. Familiarity still made for some fun though.
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The first show I want to highlight in this years MusicFest NW is unfortunately at Dante’s, and unfortunately the same night as Nico Muhly’s last scheduled Portland performance: Friday September 5th.
| 8:00 pm | Rapids |
| 9:00 pm | The Muslims |
| 10:00 pm | Colour Revolt |
| 11:00 pm | These Arms Are Snakes |
| 12:00 am | The Night Marchers |
The first time I saw These Arms Are Snakes was over 5 years ago, on June 28th, 2003. They played the now defunct Nocturnal (my all time favorite venue) and although I was there to see The Blood Brothers and Minus The Bear, I was pleasantly surprised by TAAS. Singer Steve Snere sang with the microphone entirely in his mouth, intensifying his screams with the synth he leaned on the entire time.
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Starting today, and throughout the week I’ll be posting to the calendar shows you should probably be going to that correspond to this years MusicFestNW, along with MP3’s so you can preview the artists before the shows. At $50 for 4 days, there is no good reason not to make it out.
After the jump check out the list of performers as well as how to get into Ratatat, Les Savy Fav, Britt Daniel, No Age, Built To Spill and Battles free of charge.
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Sat. May 30th at Crush(14th and Morrison)
starting at 10pm-
dress theme: shimmer, glisten, and glow
Not sure what Quillan will be spinning, but Ravi and I will be dropping some major bass, particularly of the booty shaking variety. I’ll be focusing on music which has very little redeeming value, focusing instead on catchy basslines, dirty electro beeps, and lots of sexually explicit lyrics (DJ Funk, DJ Godfather, 2 live crew, 95 south, tag team, dj assault, dj deeon, etc.)
To get psyched for this party, I’ve also made a promotional mini-mix of some new school renditions of old school jams. There’s probably 40 different tracks sampled into only 30 minutes, and yeah, I had to drop some 69 Boyz at the end, when was the last time you heard “tootsie roll.” To download :
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I should’ve known! Everything Grizzly Bear touches turns to gold, and Oregon’s own Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is absolutely no exception. Working with Chris and Chris (and Daniel) of Grizzly Bear, Miles recorded an album in 2006 that is not to be dismissed! Being fair though, Miles is far from the wispy subtleties of Grizzly Bear. Surely their influence shows, but Miles’ music is of a more folk bombast, with vocals not far off that of The Castanets (shit, Beck even), and music reminiscent of Deer Tick, and even Grizzly Bear tour friends Radiohead.
I’m not kidding when I tell you that this is your new favorite band. This is going to be an honest-to-god I told you so to those who choose to ignore him for long. Long in this case, however, will not last, as his debut self titled full length is set for release July 1st on Say Hey. It’s a near flawless listen from start to finish, that demands repeat upon repeat. Be sure to pick this album up, and catch him at (yes… again) Berbati’s on May 24th with White Rabbits.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – Buriedfed
Even this live rehearsal demo is untouchable
Miles Benjamin & The Black Boys – Drive
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Anyone who caught The Death Set’s well… set last week or hell, has ever heard them, knows they like things short and sweet. It’s no surprise that the food they eat requires simple steps, with big flavors. Hey! Just like their music.
“Alright i like those simple thangs.
Johnny”
That actually sounds pretty good to me. Speaking of sounding good though, here’s a few Death Set tracks to dine with.
The Death Set – Impossible (PfunktsImPossAssIbleRemix)
The Death Set – Distressed (Bonde Do Role Remix)
For more remixes head over to their remix myspace.
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No kids opened up a set in Portland at the end of their tour with Dirty Projectors on April 16th. I caught up with Nick for an embarrassing hug and a Q+A, and although things didn’t go that smoothly it all worked out, and all my questions have been answered.
Please ‘Continue to Read’.
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