i'm take'n a little break from dodge'n for now... i'll be blog'n over at sex in the break room with austin for a bit. no worryz, imma still hook you up with the latest and greatest, but now there's gonna be a little austin toss'd in. so everybody click da link and hit apple-d. ya feel me?
live version of courtship dating one of the new songs on the 7 song ep titled untrust us dropping in the near future on s.l.u. records (preorder it.) check out a couple of the other tracks on one of their two myspaces. here are some random cc tracks.
crystal castles - trash hologram
crystal castles - vid kids
you can't really tell in the picture... but the c is crooked. i'm really disappointed, i'm asking for my money back.
just an average thursday afternoon, stumbling across the internets. found this giant list of mash ups all done by dj freddy, king of pants. i've only listened through a couple but they all sound decent at the least, better than most of the poor excuses for mash ups get'n crazy spins recently.
j-kwon v. hanson - mmmtipsy
outkast v. britney spears - bombs over toxic
micheal jackson v. justin timberlake - don't you love the closet
m.i.a. v. denice williams - let's hear it for sunshowers
justin timberlake - my love (dfa remix)
armand van helden - nyc beat (mstrkrft remix)
justine electra - killalady (surkin remix)
justice - let there be light (breakbot remix)
simian mobile disco - it's the beat (the teenagers remix)
simian mobile disco has been turtle head'n it out of the uk underground scene recently with a combination of the ever growing popularity of new rave and some really catchy vocal samples. the duo formed from the remains of their old electro band simian (yes as in justice vs. simian; your all time favorite drunken sing-along song) in 2005 and have really been getting a lot of play with the bangers they've released so far. their full length attack decay sustain release drops in the uk in june, you can hear a couple of tracks on their website. i'm pretty excited about this one.
also check out the hustler video as well (warning: it gets pretty spicy.)
never checked my comments before today.
in other news... looking for a blog'n partner. that lrmd is always look'n so fresh. who wants to help? (not you, bryn.)
xiu xiu is playing the bottom of the hill tonight and tomorrow night with fellow 5RC label mates; katie eastburn and sunset rubdown. the xiu xiu remix album remixed & covered dropped on the tenth, i finally got to giving it a listen through today; there are definitely a few decent tracks. oakland jazz duo good for cows instrumental version of sad pony guerrilla girl is the most outstanding track so far, sunset rubdown's cover of apistat commander is also pretty pop'n. i would say that devendra banhart's amazing rework of support our troops OH! is the most outstanding... but alas, i've had it for quite some time, it was originally part of a 7" split (the xiu xiu rework was the body breaks; also fuck'n amazing). the one minor problem i had with this album how the new version of ceremony (a new order cover performed by xiu xiu) is sub par in comparison to the original cover which was released on their chapel of the chimes ep in 2002. it's really similar to how i feel about the new version of no cars go on arcade fire's new album (seeing them june 1st... thnx rachel) taking one of my favorite older tracks and putting bells and whistles in places where they really didn't need to be.
sunset rubdown - apistat commander (xiu xiu cover)
xiu xiu - ceremony (new order cover) '02 version
p.s.
snatch dat new pase rock live cut from discobelle.
p.p.s.
sunday's earth day, do a brotha a fava.
as more and more info drops about the ever so hyped new ep from the european power couple justice, the more and more it looks like just another sub par ed banger release. if you thought busy p chinced you out when he used his two year old chop suey track as a b-side to his new rainbow man ep. that and another thing, where do they get off calling these ep's? just because you repacked your old single phantom and threw in a radio edit, doesn't make it an ep. but i guess that what i should come to expect from ed banger releases.
justice - B.E.A.T
there were a lot less pretty women at the ed banger show i went to...
tree wave... don't really know what to say about them. i love hearing good music for the first time live. discovering a great band just on a night out (or even better; on a road trip.)
tree wave - may banners
arcade fire played this cover when i saw them for the second time. it fuck'n rocks. who doesn't like the boss?
arcade fire - state trooper (springsteen cover)
this song along with devendra's r. kelly (who doesn't like kellz?) are two really good reasons to go pick up the 10 song vinyl only split they released last year. if you ever need to find an example of the perfect use of hand claps, look no further.
jana hunter - a bright-ass light
the first time i heard this band, they were playing on the sidewalk outside the hella show at the vet's hall a while back. in fact... i think that's the only time i've seen them play. whatever. i always really liked it.
bookends - whiskey & wine
the new mash up site the hood internet that is being updated daily with some pretty straight mash ups, songs from all your favorite bands (!!!, lcd soundsystem, broken social scene, css, etcetera...) with vocals from all my favorite rappers (lil' wayne, dizzee rascal, clipse, and so on...) probably the most outstanding track on the sight so far...
crystal castles v. the pack - i'm shinin' like a crystal
i also gotta plug this, all time best mash up evar!
flex sleuthor - promiscuous wildcat
1. the taste of... eneaglement. 
2. they're so big in tokyo.
3. i've been meaning to mention dj atrak on here for a little while. his new dirty south dance mixtape just dropped under obey's (hey! i sling their shit and my crappy work! wanna shirt?) with their yearly 'hey we're still part of the scene, right guys?.. guys? you there?' sponsored dj mixtape (limited to 5000 copies). it just sucks they have good taste in dj's, this mixtape is the pants. i would go as far as to say this would appeal to the 'too good for dance" hipsters (like dro, it's fabriclive 33... but with like... more than 3 good tracks.) it's been on repeat for like two weeks, this guy is an amazing dj, rolls the dice on girl talk... like twice... with a little in his eye. a-trak (aka alain macklovitch out of montreal) has been in the game sense he was 16, his beat dare i say it... drop some serious flow. an lcd soundsytem/gwen stefani mash up, another take on the rick ross' hustlin' with simian moble disco's i'm a hustler baby and work countless other recent club bangers.
a-trak - time to get yummy
a-trak - call that girl margarita
so i downloaded the mall after seeing the mash trailer... i'm not gonna lie. hopscotch boys... dunno about them yet.
the new audioporno mix has been make'n it's rounds on the big ass dumptruck i like to call the internet. check it out.
audioporno - top of the pops
track list:
1. Sebastian – Greel
2. Space Cowboy feat. Nadia Oh – Egyptian Lover (Roger Seventytwo RMX)
3. Tomyboy – Model (Audioporno RMX)
4. Teki Latex – Les Matins De Paris (Surkin RMX)
5. Does It Offend You – We Are Rockstars (Kissy Sell Out RMX)
6. The Teenagers – Alone Again (Van She Tech RMX)
7. Infants – Firetruks (Audioporno RMX)
8. Doo Dah – Audioporno
9. Uffie – Dismissed
10. DatA – J’aime Pas L’art (RMX 2007)
11. DatA – J’aime Pas L’art
12. All Sanits – Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out RMX)
13. Spankrock – Wax Romeo RMX
14. Gwen Stefani feat. Pharell Williams – Wind It Up (Kissy Sell Out RMX)
15. Timbaland – Give It To Me
16. The Rakes – We Danced Together (Sebastian RMX)
the new YACHT (aka jona bechtolt; one half of the blow) album i believe in you. your magic is real. just hit the internet. it's good... i guess. but between his amazing remix album that just was just released our friends in hell and my favorite of all his work super warren mmiv, there's little on this album that shows me that the 'magic' is even in this album. it's still a solid album, well worth buying. here's one of, what i consider to be 'one of da mo'betta tracks on dis joint' mainly because the crotch of my pants always gets tighter to bobby birdman... i luh him.
YACHT - platinum (feat. bobby birdman)
bonus
YACHT label mate and some of the great talent sprouting out of la recently lucky dragons. good stuffs.
lucky dragons - open family
it's been so long since new covers have shown up and i've found three since they started the promotional tour. their version of the clash's guns of brixton has to be my favorite of the new releases. you can catch a rather grainy b&w video of them performing the song amongst the sold out crown at their january 31st show in london on their website (click the 6. Guns link at the top, then i suggest you rummage around they have a reputation fro have interesting tid-bits all over their websites).
arcade fire - guns of brixton [the clash cover]
bonus (cuz i finally have decent uploading service)
final fantasy - no cars go [arcade fire cover]
just picked up the new album from dj and 8-bit electro-pop button pusher slash knob turner; marius libman (aka copy) rather dubiously titled hair guitar. smash hit after smash hit coming out of oregon right now. dare i say it... tomlab and state's rights are the new dfa and ed rec?
copy - this is promotional
p.s.
also make sure to check out the cd-r mixtape he giving out to everyone who buys the new lp.
"...I wouldn't be mad at Copy if he did about 50 more of these."
-Fader Magazine
i can only hope to one day reach the ranks of a 'jedi chiller', but until then... imma just hijack all youz links!
http://www.lcdremixed.com/
justice is to new rave what spank rock is to shit-hop... hipster friendly. here's a track that i can only hope will on their next full length.
spank rock - lindsey lohan's revenge
in other news; anyone know what's going on with the arcade fire shows in berkeley? huh jasper huh?
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add me... or whatever you do on facebook.
dj kentaro's new album enter drops march 28th but a us release date hasn't been set (not like that would stop any of my readers) and i'm really enjoying it. i'm not normally a fan of d&b turntablists but this is a solid album and the featured hip hop talent is top notch.
dj kentaro - free (feat. mc spank rock)
ratatat's follow up to there mildy-popular remix album should hit the internet any day now and coming to sf again on the 30th. yay.
ghostface & jadakiss - run (ratatat remix)
justice - promo mixtape
had this one for a while but only gave it a full listen through the other day. up to par with all everything else they mix.
two sl 1200's... $850+shipping on ebay. a twelve pack for your sister's boyfriend so you can borrow his 3 channel... $9. 'PARTY SHUFFLE!'... priceless.
the new y.a.c.h.t. remixes album our friends in hell sounds very promising, from the track titles alone. i've heard 3 or 4 of the songs on it... good shit.
bobby birdman - i will come again (YACHT remix)
BONUS!
paul wall - i'm throwed (feat. jermaine dupri)
'why?'
i've been asked that question a lot recently, and i don't have a very good answer for anyone. which usually just leads to even more annoying questions ('when are you coming back?' 'oh great, does this mean nolan's gonna erase his again too?' 'are you trying to hide? i'm gonna get that twenty bucks no matter fucking what, derek.' etcetera...) here's my office response 'shit's whack. fulla haters, posers, fakes and hipsters (lawl, they're all the same), yaddamean?' i'm probably going to start erasing a lot of those types of things (so like... give me your msn again, i have like nobody anymore).
