What A Show!

The above picture clearly displays how I feel at this very moment. It's Saturday night and I'm at home not doing anything because quite frankly I lack the energy and motivation to even begin to top the excitement my life has had the past few days. Justice was fucking awesome! It was the best concert I've been to since the mighty Daft Punk! I've done some other things since, and just now have gotten around to updating my blog. Sorry, but no Justice tracks today. Don't be sad though, there are plenty of other great songs to hear, so let's get started.

Franz and Shape - Eyes Like Knives

Here's a fuckin beast of an electro tune courtesy of Franz and Shape. I have no idea what they are saying in the song, however it doesn't matter. The song is a non stop assault of heavy hitting electro beats. This will keep you dancing way into the night. A must have!

Kissy Sell Out - Let There Be Blazing Light

Okay, since I'm not posting any Justice tracks today, I thought I'd post this. It's sort of a play off Justice's Let There Be Light. This track, as with most Kissy Sell out Tracks is phenomenal, enjoy!

Burial - Exit Wounds

This is the latest single from last year's critically acclaimed dubstop album. Not electro, but still ace.

Daft Punk - Da Funk (Live @ The Rex Club)

Here's a cut from a high quality Daft Punk set done in 1997. I got this from this dude's blog, where he's chronicled and posted various live sets from the French Touch masters! It's and awesome post with many great posts, do check it out!

As you can tell, I'm not really in the mood to write much. I just wanted to check in and do a quick post. My head is pounding I need some sleep, later!

Note: Also, be sure to check out my new muxtape located here!

Longest 2 Days, EVER!

With Justice in only TWO days, it's going to be very hard in remaining occupied. What am I going to do to pass the time? The next two days are going to be very hard to cope with. I know, I'll listen to some Justice and get fuckin psyched for the show!

Justice - DVNO (LA Riots Remix)

Wow, LA Riots know how to make an already hard hitting dance song even more hard. This remix packs more punch into the danceable DVNO, yet unlike other remixes manages to posses enough funk. The vocal edits are done really well, and add to the formulaic build up of the song. This is by far my favorite DVNO remix.

Just A Band - We Are

Here's some fresh Electro for you guys, all the way from France. We Are is a 4 and a half minute jam layered with smoothly flowing synths and elaborate pasted vocals. A few tempo shifts throughout the song allow for maximum interest to remain. This song is amazing.

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

This song is quite old, going on ten years! Why am I posting it? Because it's so good! If you don't have it, or have never heard it, please download this. Massive Attack are a vital link to the electro scene, I know the music is totally different but these guys have been making music for a long time and respect has been deserved. This is one of my favorite Massive Attack songs.

Massive Attack - Live With Me

This is off their best of CD entitled Collected, if you want to get into Massive Attack, start with that. It's a round up of all their hits and best work, plus two new songs you wouldn't be able to find anywhere else(except here). Today was cloudy and dim out, this song fit the mood perfectly. I was listening to it and felt the need to share it, I hope you enjoy.

Cut Copy - Lights And Music

Now, I know this is the third time I'm posting this song, BUT there is a valid reason. The first time this song was posted on here, it was a shady version with very poor bit rate. I wasn't proud of it and needed to post it as soon as I was able to obtain a higher quality version. The single came out and I was able to post a respectable quality version. But upon listening to the album I can tell that a much more layered and overall better version is available. I want to share it because it's so great! Download this for a new take on the already monster of a hit, Lights and Music.

2 Leaks 1 Week

What a great week for music this has been, two great artists albums have leaked and they both sound phenomenal. Cut Copy's In Ghost Ghost Colours and M83's Saturdays = Youth are two excellent releases which have jump started what has been a lackluster (when compared to 2007) first two months of music. Both revel in electronic goodness, and are better than their respective band's previous releases. You can be the judge of that as well, listen to these cuts from the albums...

Cut Copy - Nobody Lost, Nobody Found

I am in love, Cut Copy never fail to deliver danceable synth and guitar driven songs. I'm seriously in love with every track on the album! Even the at first awful So Haunted, yes even that song has grown on me. This record is bigger, louder and more bombastic than Bright Like Neon Love. Expect their songs to be everywhere, on the radio, (unless you live in America) at the store when you shop and on TV. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found is the second to last track on the album and gives the listener a last chance to dance to a fast paced up tempo song before the, as expected, slow and somber closing commences. Keep checking for more cuts from this great record.

You can't preorder In Ghost Colours just yet, but in the mean time pick up the Light and Music EP off iTunes.

M83 - Kim and Jessie

This song is pretty funny, it starts off sounding like a modern 80's pop-rock song, if that makes any sense. The vocals only add to this assertion as a very 80's bass and dated synth accompany such faux delivery. Even the riff reminds me of something 80's, like Jessie's Girl or Dancing With Myself. This is by no means a knock on the track, its killer, and I think M83 pulled it off well. It's just a tick funny when you listen to this and think about this being the same guy who wrote Car Chase Terror. A testament to his skill, I suppose? This album is far more diverse than all of M83's other work, here we see him trying an array of new things and most of them work well. As with Cut Copy, stick around for more cuts form the album.

Make sure you buy the Couleurs EP off iTunes!

Curses! - Hungry 4 Love

Now for a little electro-house, courtesy of Curses. I've been a fan of Curses for awhile now, but I haven't really listened any tracks by the dude for quite some time. I just got this ep and it is amazing! The track I have posted is a monster, clocking in at 8 minutes long. And it's definitely worth it, it will keep your interest!

Buy it for a very low price here.

Crystal Castles - Air War

And finally, another track from Canadian based Crystal Castles. Random CC fact for the day: Did you know their name is derived from an old Atari video game? I bet you didn't know that, well now you do and don't you feel so much better? I don't have much to say about this song other than it's amazing, you should listen to it and that Crystal Castles are pretty fuckin awesome. Check out this interview and see for your self how fucking amazing they are...

(Make sue you buy the album off iTunes!)

I can tell you that, if I were in a band that would be exactly how I would act. Later.

Happy Meal

With only a week until Justice, I feel it's time to post some new tracks from one of the boys of the Ed Banger crew. These will surely get me in the mood for the cross, truly great.

Feadz - Suck It

This track is worthy of praise. This is real gangster electro, I say that because, as with most Feadz songs, gunshots can be heard intertwined with the music. It's a shame iTunes doesn't allow you to preorder the Happy Meal EP, it's definitely worth the money. So head here on a daily basis until they have finally upped the entire EP until you have bought it.

Justice - DVNO (Justice Remix)

Justice remixed their own track and the results were astounding. It's a much rawer and rougher version of the delightfully poppy freshly released single. It reminds me of that new Sebastian track, Motor, that appeared on YouTube last month. I wonder if they are going to include this in their set? I haven't seen Justice before, so I am at a loss when I even begin to try and comprehend what a Justice set includes. I don't want to know, it will ruin the surprise.

You probably already own every Justice song, but in case you don't log onto iTunes and complete what will become an essential collection.

Midfield General - Disco Sirens

Now, I know Klaxons weren't the first band to utilize the very rudimentary disco siren feature equipped on most keyboards. But they were the first band to do so in a while, so it comes without surprise that whenever I hear this song I think of Atlantis To Interzone. I know that's unfair, this song takes the sirens in a totally different direction. A much more electro direction. This is an excellent electro track. However, I do have a remix of this song that is ten times better, maybe I'll post that next time.

If you like that song, be sure and purchase some more of Midfield General's work.

The Teenagers - Love No

I can't believe it's been a year since I first stumbled upon Homecoming. I remember listening to the song and chuckling, thinking that I would never hear anything by The Teenagers again. The song was so cheeky that I couldn't imagine them writing anything else that would garner attention. They would become the blogosphere's first One-Post Wonders. I would have never expected to still be paying attention to this band a year later, I even saw them perform on my 20Th birthday, which was really amazing. Their album just dropped, be sure and pick it up, it's filled with only the smartest of songs. Here's the video for the song, I love all of The Teenager's videos as well, they are all so creative.

Get Reality Check here!

Left Out

Boys Noize just did a show here in San Francisco, and from what I heard it was phenomenal. As with every great show, I was too young to attend. To make up for this great injustice I'll post my favorite releases from Boys Noize Records.

Boys Noize - Optic

Here's a track from a single Boys Noize released coupled with He-Man. A omnipresent metallic baseline gives the track a robotic feeling. A compressed synth outlines the track creating a not so danceable tune, regardless it is extremely good and worth having.

This track is not available on US iTunes, so consider yourselves lucky.

Boys Noize - AndDown (Siriusmo vs Boys Noize Remix)

The Oi Oi oi Remixed album is awesome. What I really enjoy about it is the fact that it is not longer than the original album! I hate when remix albums are double the size of the original LP, due to multiple remixes of single songs. Yes, this is good for the DJs, verity is better, but if this is the case a single featuring these remixes should be released, not an LP. This track packs more punch to andDown, slowing it down yet making it harder. This is by far one of my favorite tracks off the remix album.

Strip Steve - Tommy Boy

Strip Steve was signed to Boys Noize Records to release his Skip School EP. I have featured his work before. I find it much more poppy than other electro being produced right now, which fits perfectly with my taste. I really like the EP and can't wait for more from him. I wonder if he's still going to release his work through Boys Noize Records?

This song has a fantastic French Touch feel, yet manages to sound current and without the late 90's stamp that French Touch sounding music brings with it.

Buy Strip Steve's Skip School EP off iTunes.

Shadow Dancer - Are You Now?

Shadow Dancer is an established electro artist who, from what I can gather, released this single on Boys Noize Records. (Yes, I was totally serious about rubbing Boys Noize in my face with this post) Are You Now is a track featured on the Poke EP, which has a dynamic range of sounds and styles featured on the four song EP. Are You Now has to be the least poppy, I wanted to balance out the pop feel with this post. It has a pounding synth, bass heavy drums and exhilarating breakdowns and build ups.

Be sure and download Shadow Dancer's Poke EP off iTunes.

Crystal Castles - Vanished

And finally, the lone Boys Noize song of the post. I chose this because, 1. Crystal Castles are awesome, 2. Van She are awesome and 3. Alice Glass, the lead singer of Crystal Castles was involved in an accident and their USA tour in support of their LP has now turned into an Ethan Kath DJ set for the time being. Hopefully she recovers quickly and they can re tour, and hopefully play at a non 21 venue!

Couleurs

As previously mentioned, M83 has a new album coming out later in the year. The first track has dropped and has intensified my interest in the album.

M83 - Couleurs

This song is simply epic. There is so much going on, from the erie synth that opens the track, lasting throughout the entire song, to the cryptic voices lining the final two minutes of the song. Lush keyboards clash with striking guitar chords to create an amplified masterpiece. Couleurs is different from past M83 songs in that it feels a bit more dancey. The drumbeat consist of a spastic build up not seen in previous M83 songs. I would not be surprised to see some knockout dance floor remixes done of this song. It has potential to be a real dance floor classic.

Couleurs is out now featuring a Jori Hukkonnen Remix, get it on iTunes.

Djedjotronic - Ghetto Girl

I was surprised to find out Djedjotronic is from France and that they share close ties with the Ed Banger crew. They aren't on a major label, they don't sound much like Ed Banger artists. They sound like emulators of the French Touch sound, not producers. It's still great music and this is one of my favorite songs by Djedjotronic. Like Couleurs, the first 2/3's of the track is instrumental, however vocals appear at the end. Unlike Couleurs these vocals can be deciphered, which can be considered good.

Surprisingly, Djedjotronic is on iTunes, be sure to download their EP.

Get Shakes - Disneyland (Part 1)

Get Shakes reminds me a lot of The Rapture, before they were on a major label. Listen to this song and you too will hear the similarities. The voice is totally different but the manner in which the bass and guitars are utilized are very similar. This is the Dance-Punk of 2004 and 05 reborn in 2008, and it couldn't of sounded better. Be sure to listen to Sister Self Doubt, it so is the reincarnation of Sister Savior, they even share the same first word. Was this intentionally done? Whatever, it does not matter, both bands are great!

Buy Get Shakes's Sister Self Doubt EP on iTunes today!

Elroy and Tom Piper - Point'N'Clap (Matty Martinez Mix)

And finally, I'll leave you with some down and dirty electro! I've been listening to this jam for quite awhile now and still love it. It's an essential electro tune remixed by Matty Martinez. I have no clue who he is but this remix is brilliant and the vocals done by Gabrielle Abella are top notch.

That's all for now.