29
Dec
It’s been nearly two weeks since we got back from Coachella, and just over a month or so to go before Sasquatch, so it felt like the right time to record another mix. I typically am motivated by hearing that “one new track” that gets played on repeat for days, and this time there were two – Bit Funk’s remix of Florrie’s Panic Attack and the remake of Inner City’s Good Life by Geeneous.
Crimewave (Midnight Conspiracy Remix) – Crystal Castles
The Other Side (Extended Mix) – Seb
Nights (DJ Spider Remix) – Pase Rock
Panic Attack (Bit Funk) – Florrie
Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES remix) – Au Revoir Simone
Good Life (remix) – Geeneus ft. Katy B
Daydreaming (Helsinki 78-82 remix) – Kid Sister
Get A Grip (The Loops of Fury Remix) – Dirty Super Car
I Wanna See You – The Aston Shuffle
Trial and Errors – Razmataz Lorry Excitement
I Wanna Be You (Grum remix) – Night Bus
Crave You (Bxcentric remix) – Flight Facilities
Lick – Sean Roman
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(The “hidden” bonus track is an old Dunproofin’ bootleg that just seems to capture the mood of this weekend for me. Enjoy!)
30
Mar
Sakura – A Spring Mixtape
Just in time for Dramacon, comes Sakura, my latest mix of electropop, nu disco, and general squelchiness. It definitely is a bit faster and bouncier – I blame some of the amazing weather we’ve had lately. (Of course as I look at the forecast I see a chance of snow?! later this week).
Now, its time for me to clear my head of this dancey dance music and start prepping for Coachella…
Don’t Fear The Reaper (Holy Ghost! remix) – Van She
Spin (Russ Chimes Big House Mix) – Cassette Kids
Fembot (fourthrock edit) – Robyn
A Question For You – Bit Funk
Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air – Mustard Pimp
Californication – Loo and Placido
The Good News (Yacht Club DJs remix) – Philadelphia Grand Jury
Sea, Love, Sex, and Sun – Bag Raiders vs Serge Gainsbourg
Blue Scientist – The Teddybears vs New Order
Starry Eyed (Penguin Prison Remix ft. Theophilus London) – Ellie Goulding
The Phoenix Alive (Demo mix) – Monarchy
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ps. I’m not sure which is the better line – “don’t take no astrophysicist to make your ass throw fits” or “I am a very scientifically advanced hot mama”. I have included both so that you can decide…
Wow, its been just over 10 years since Dee (Chim Chim) and I put the finishing touches on the last SimStim album. A lot has happened over the years: Dee’s recorded new Penal Colony and solo works, and I have recently returned to production and DJ work trying to relearn in digital what I knew in vinyl.
In a fit of nostalgia, I listened to the album recently. Surprisingly, or not, it still seems fairly fun. We were always careful to try and not fall into stereotypical genre patterns — things that tend to sound dated as music and tastes change.
So, for a short time, I am going to make the album and some extra material available for download here (link at the bottom). Sure, it might cannibalize all those iTunes sales we have (hah!) but what the hell.
Disclaimer: If Dee starts flinging poo at me for doing this, I’ll take it down and replace it with incriminating pictures I have of him.
23
Jan
Shiny – A Mixtape
Let’s see… a track with a French chick singing? Check. A Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix? Check. Some mashups? Check. A Dunproofin’ track? Check. Yep, all the hallmarks of another mixtape. Just some of the tracks that I’ve been loving lately. A little something extra at the end.
- Homerun (Dabo “on the beach” Remix) – Man & Man
- Seventeen (The Glass Remix) – Casxio
- Earthquake (Treasure Fingers’ Epicwave Remix) – Little Boots
- Comme Ci Comme Ça (The Twelves Remix) – Terry Poison
- Honey Trap (Le Matos Remix) – We Have Band
- Like A Player (fourthrock edit) – Lorenz Rhode
- Hello Dust – dadahack ft. Hannah Robinson
- 4h30 – Danger
- Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Sex Diary (Kings of Leon vs. Yazoo) – Divide and Kreate
- Bedroom Shotgun – Suck Shaft
- Zzzz (ZZ Top vs. Miss Napalm & 4Kuba) – Dunproofin’
- Our Time (Kap10Kurt Remix) – Ocelot
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A couple of months have gone by, and its time for me to compile the tracks that have found a way to stick around here in the lab. Just in time for Halloween, here is the MixDLT where we keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool. (In retrospect, had I known I would have finished these today, I may have gone for “Trick or Treat”).
In reality, the Hot side is filled with squelchy bits and rumbly bits, while the Cool side is Late Night Makeout Disco™
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1. Heartbreaking Maps (Metronomy vs Yeah Yeah Yeahs) – DJ Clivester
2. This Must Be It (Rex The Dog K-DART Remix) – Röyksopp
3. I’m Not Your Toy (DATA Remix) – La Roux
4. Love.Cure.All (Suck Shaft Remix) – Baron Bane
5. Spektrum John – Dunproofin’
6. Mama Used To Say – Jupiter
7. Qui Est Cette Fille – Yelle
8. Distant Star (Deluce Remix) – Triobelisk
9. I Might Like Ghosts Better (Amanda Blank + Bad Cabbage vs. Deadmau5) – DJ Paul V.
1. Shelter (Them Jeans Drum Edit) – The xx
2. Stuck On You (Ouputmessage Remix) – Dmerit
3. What You Need (DCUP Remix) – Priors
4. Fight For You – Morgan Page
5. Sometimes – Miami Horror
6. Shooting Stars (Kris Menace Remix) – Bag Raiders
7. Starlighter (Steve Moore Remix) – Jupiter
8. Gold In The Fire – MONARCHY
9. Starlove – Marchand
Before starting, let me make it clear that a) I don’t own a Kindle and b) I don’t think it has a plugin architecture. But a) I will eventually (or one of its descendants) and b) it really should.
So, what I want is a plugin similar to the dictionary widget. That one allows you to look up a word in the current text you are reading. In this case, however, it triggers on currency amounts.
Suppose you are reading Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (which, oddly enough, I am) and you see a line of text that reads
For a fare of twenty francs, the vehicle went down Broadway
to Union Square, took Fourth Ave. to its junction with Bowery St.,
turned into Katrin St. and halted at Pier 34.
I want to select twenty francs and have the plugin determine the publish date and tell me what that is in today’s US Dollars. Simple. To the point. And for me, incredibly informative.
Remember, as with all my “prior art” entries, if you make it and sell it, I want my cut.
26
Mar
Little Red Riding Hood
Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
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