26.10.07
Spooktacular
Eyes should be on the the Moda Crew in Lincoln right now as the boys arent only putting on some amazing nights with international lineups, but also putting out some cutting edge material. You've already heard about Andy George in one of my last posts, well here's another Moda resident to watch out for, introducing.. Jaymo. As a promoter, producer and DJ hes played across the UK bringing a nefarious brand of club music and playing with world class talent like Switch, Kissy Sell Out and DJ Touche. His latest single 'Tuned In Live' on Rising Trax is an absolute floor stomper, andbacked with an equally as fat Micky Slim Remix. Moda is also going strong with a huge night coming up on November 16th with International special guests Brian Cox from the US and Crookers from Italy of course. Jaymo's new release 'Tuned In Live' is out now backed with a remix from Micky Slim and available to download now from Beatport.






Got my hands on the new Bumblebeez release 'Dr Love' this week as after the original got a huge blogger following Modular decided to put it out backed with some blinding remixes A Trak's Trizzy moniker goes ahead with a fun N funky mix , while Crookers take the track 1 spot with a stinkin dirty workout. 'Dr Love' by Bumblebeez is out now on Modular and available from Juno.






Straight Ouuta Sydney, Destroy Disco are 3 young whippersnapper DJs and Producers new to the game and have sent me some interesting new stuff. I must say this is some impressive stuff for their first few tracks, blow you away basslines mixed with 90s trance sounding synths seem to go down a treat here! Check out their MySpace for more Destroy Disco.






Josh Harvey is making more work for himself yet again, by remixing as yet another act! Following his excellent Dead Soul Brothers longplayer, he has graced Winona's 'Without You' with his Dead Soul touch. Her heavenly vocals only go too well with this monster mash up. Fanatics would be glad to hear that Mr Harvey has yet another Herve Dubsided EP hitting our shelves very soon too... keep your eyes open next month! 'Without You' by Winona is out now on Minds On Fire and available from Phonica.






The fantastic Charlie Fanclub has some new remixes in circulation which he has kindly sent my way, but not only that they are available for anyone clever enough to stumble across his MySpace. His remix of The Japanese Popstars 'Dirty Popstars' is truly hypnotising and his Stardust booty is really something, it would be impossible to make this song better than its original glory, but this version is up there with the best of them! If you want more Charlie Fanclub all you got to do is head on over to his MySpace!






Frisco based hip hop producer Kraddy has impressed me in the past with his funky electro fused hip hop remixes, and theres more glory for Glitch Mob member with a new 'illegal album' out now featuring some impressive remixes of hip hop greats like Kanye West, Dre, Lupe Fiasco to name a few. For mixsets from the man and even remix packs for a chance for you budding producers to remix the remix, check out his website. 'The Illegal Album' by Kraddy is out now and available from his website.






Sticking with the hip hop for now heres another fresh mash up from Estaw featuring Kanye West, Nas and KRS One. Check out these seriously funky beats with ferocious flowing lyrics.. nice!






Since their recognised career began in 1999 Hybrid have developed themselves as one of the most loved and successful electronic acts of the past few years. After alot of work as remixers doing work for BT, REM, UNKLE and more, this year sees the tables turned as some of worlds hottest new producers work their magic on some of Hybrid's classic tracks. This brand new double CD pack of exclusives features Serge Santiago, Deadmau5, Tomas Barford aka Tomboy, Boy 8-Bit and Deadset taking their pic of Hybrid classics. Hybrid 'Re_Mixes' is set for release at the end of this month on Distinct'ive.






Lastly heres something special seeing as Halloween is upon us. Billion Dollar DJ's have put together a ghoulish new mix called 'Night of The Disco Dead' a frightningly awesome mix of spooky themed 80s electro and B-Movie sounding new-wave!


Tracklist:
Chuckii Booker feat John 'Crypt Keeper' Kassir - 'The Crypt Jam'
Goblin - 'Tenebre (Main Title)'
John Carpenter - 'The End (Disco Version)'
Ministry - 'Everyday Is Halloween'
SSQ - 'Tonight (We'll Make Love Until We Die)'
The Bollock Brothers - 'Horror Movies'
Arch Oboler - 'Drop Dead Interlude'
Mark Ayres - 'Nightmare On Elm Street Theme'
Rockwell - 'Somebody's Watching'
Marketts - 'Out Of Limits'
Hashim - 'Al Naafyish (The Soul)'
Pulsailama - 'Devil Lives In My Husbands Body'
Honeymoon Killers - 'Wait And See'
Flirts - 'Teenage Werewolf'
Metronomy - 'Trick Or Treats'
The Immortals - 'Ultimate Warlord (Remix)'
The J Geils Band - 'Fright Night'
Bush Tetras - 'Too Many Creeps'
Severed Heads - 'Dead Eyes Opened'
France Gall - 'Frankenstein'
12.10.07
Well Overdue
Detboi is set to have his debut EP released on On The Brink Recordings joining their superstar lineup along with HiJack, Crookers & The Bulgarian. His first record will feature 4 brand new tracks 'Hold Up', 'Just Can't Hold Back', 'Drop The Bass' and 'Gunshot Lean Forward' and hes got in touch with Electric Zoo with this exclusive preview. You may have already heared a few of his fantastic remixes and theres more on the way. Look out for the 'Detboi EP' soon out on On The Brink and available to download from Juno Downloads.






Fidget maestros HiJack also have a new EP released this month the 'Wobble House EP' on new label Jack Union Records. These guys have a huge underground following, a very distinct sound and I always look forward to their rare releases and remixes including a forthcoming remix of Clark Able's new single 'Lemon Head'. Download the 'Wobble House EP' by HiJack from Juno Downloads now.





You may have already read about Brabe & Rene Van Munster on a number of blogs, two young guys from the Netherlands with classical music background. Well together they have a new release lined up under their Bootlickers guise. Out On South Africa's Down South Music the 'Bootlickers EP' this will be released on vinyl and download formats and will feature 2 brand new tracks from the Bootlickers and two tracks produced by the boys individually. Look out for the 'Bootlickers EP' out soon on Down South Music.






Looks like Crookers have some competition on their home soil as there are more fidget house beats coming out of Milan. 3 Is A Crowd are a trio of Italian DJs and producers who impressing all bloggers with there new music. So far they have already remixed tracks by the Chemical Brothers and Sinden & Count Of Monte Cristal which you can hear on their Myspace, and now they have sent some impressive original productions to the Electric Zoo mailbox.





Berlin based Man Recordings have a new record out from Brazil's Baile Funk Don Edu K. The 4 track EP comes equipped with star studded remixes from Crookers, Scottie B, and Chernobyl. Man Recordings have temporarily gone a bit commercial with this release, as the title track has been released to accompany the campaign for the new Sony Ericsson mobile phone, but with remixes from Crookers and Scottie B who can complain? 'Gatas Gatas Gatas' by Edu K is out now on Man Recordings and available to download now from Beatport.

Edu K - 'Gatas Gatas Gatas (Crookers Remix)' //Man Recordings
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Crookers, they have also recently remixed the new single for Rodion's 'Electric Soca', and the kind guys at Gomma have also sent me another remix from the package by Berlin/Munich DJ KAOS. This is a much more electro orientated outing compared to Crookers' work. Both equally as impressive remixes are on the released which is gonna be out next month on Gomma.






Any of you who may have wandered onto my Last.Fm profile may have noticed that Im not a complete Fidget House nut, and spent quite a lot of time listening to Indie music, and one artist that has impressed me this year is Jack Penate with his infectious Indie Pop. After numerous live tours and dance-fueled festival appearances his music and performances have captured the hearts of many and led to a few singles and now an album release. His latest single 'Second, Minute, Hour' is backed with a great cover of the classic 'Just Be Dub To Me' by Norman Cook's Beats International, and a crazy baltimore remix by Milkcrate & Gutter Music's Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir. Jack Penate's debut album 'Matinee' is out now on XL Recordings and available to buy at all good record shops.






With the lyrics to 'Just Be Dub To Me' stuck in my head recently it was quite a surprise to receive some goodies from Cassette Jam. They have produced a number of fun mash ups including these below and more on their MySpace if you want to check them out.






Another artist impressing bloggers and music addicts across the net is London based producer Mowgli. With a release on Mantra Breaks last year and a number of remixes under his belt this artist has plenty to get excited about. Download 'Just Be/Mowgli Comes To Town' on Mantra Breaks from Juno Download now.






Here's a track from a good pal from across the globe Wongo. From the Australian Gold Coast hes showing a lot of impressive progression with his productions. His MySpace is definitely worth checking out, and so is this mp3 of 'Boheim Jack'.




Not another Salmon Dance remix you may be thinking, but don't this is a great remix from Belian producer/DJ GTronic captures all the groove of the original and adds plenty more blog house stylings minus all the stupid fish.






This track has really grown on me after hitting my mailbox a couple of weeks back, Matthew Savant from Massachusetts, USA clearly has talent and there are plenty more impressive tracks to check out on his Myspace including remixes of Daft Punk and The Faint.

3.10.07
Block Ballin'
Sorry for the lack of postage once again.. same old story. busy blablabla.. A proper post is on its way, but in the meantime check out this new mix from dutch DJ ESTAW. This is one fantastic hour of music, a fine selection of tracks and some very uber cool personal productions from the man himself.


Tracklisting
ESTAW – Have No Fear
Solly – Bring The Bliss
Justice – Newjack
Rolling Stones – Miss You (Dr. Dre Remix)
Chemical Brothers – Salmon Dance (ESTAW fix)
Mustapha 3000 – Kongo Thong
Calvin Harris – Merrymaking (Mr. Oizo Remix)
LA Priest – Engine (Erol Alkan Re-edit)
Blaqstarr – Shake It To The Ground (Detboi Remix)
Rich Boy – Throw Some D’s (ESTAW fix)
Armand Van Helden – Playmate
Codebreaker – Exiled (Miami Horror Remix)
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker On Acid
Justice – Waterz Of Nazareth (Detboi Remix)
The Videoband – Sun & Dust
50 Cent – I Get Money (ESTAW fix)
Laidback Luke – Mongo Magic
Modeler – Gets Down
Talib Kweli – Hot Thing (Jim Sharp Remix)
Armand Van Helden – Ghetto House Groove
Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push (ESTAW Fix)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better (Miami Horror Remix)
Stardust – Music Sounds Better (Charly Fanclub Remix)
Boy 8-Bit – Wild Beasts
Salva – Watchu Know(Too Lazy Too Handle Edit)
Klaxons – Goldon Skans (So Me Remix)
Detboi – Hold Up
Diplo - Diplo Rhythm
Cassius – 1999 (Dragon Remix)
Puzique – Don’t Go!
Octoberfest
Top 10 Chart 03/10/07

01. Foamo - 'Moving It Over Here' //
02. Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - 'Valerie (Sinden & Count Of Monte Cristal Remix)' //
03. Puzzle - 'My Little Animal (Skull Juice Remix)' //
04. The Shoes - 'America (Brodinski Remix)' //
05. Bonde Do Role - 'Gasolina (Crookers Remix)' //
06. The Bootlickers - 'The Wasp' //
07. The Fugees - 'Ready Or Not (Drop The Lime Slime You Refix)' //
08. Under Byen - 'Plantage (Brabe Remix)' //
09. Example - 'So Many Roads (Herve Remix)' //
10. Clark Able - 'Lemon Head' //