New music from DJ Doorbell

Having just learned how to dj, my friend DJ Doorbell has sent me his first attempted mix. So far, I like what I hear and I hope you will too. Download his first mix here.

Tracklist:

Tracklist:

1. Cut Dick – Mr Oizo
2. I am Somebody – Dj Mehdi feat. Chromeo
3. Phantom II – Justice
4. Positif – Mr Oizo
5. Bongo Song – Zongamin
6. Get Innocuous/Someone Great LCD SoundSystem

J’en peu plus – musique 2008

It just dawned on me that my university GPA would’ve been much higher if I didn’t spend so much time at the library discussing music over homework and scrolling through music blogs instead of Virtual Campus. Oh well, I ended up graduating with a good GPA and a HUGE music collection. So huge in fact that my Macbook Pro went from 100GB to a mere 12GB. Thank you Morisset library for 1) the inspiration and 2) bringing people together during the most social time of the year, finals. I will forever be thankful to you and to the University of Ottawa’s disastrous VPN client.

So as 2008 comes to a close, I begin thinking back at all the songs that I obsessed over throughout the year. These are the tunes that kept up with the loop button on the ipod (which likes to freeze on shuffle mode and ends up stopping during a great tune, leaving you incapable of completing your magnificient dance moves).

Compiling this list also made me realize that I listen to way too many remixes (Arty are you nodding in approval yet?). Sometimes I forget what the original sounds like altogether. This list is seriously, in the words of George Michael, for the feet. Please note, some are old school songs but were on repeat nonetheless! Also note that when reading through this list, make sure your body parts are coordinated and 100% focused because they’ll all be taking part in the dance marathon you’ll be participating in afterwards. Without further adue, here’s the list that’s more essential than the BBC radio 1 mixes. I would like to dedicate this to Bear, Arty and Dre, all who have strong connections to this list even though we are all at various corners across the world.

1. Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire (Aeroplane Pop mix)
2. Junior Boys – FM (Tensnake remix)*
3. Maurice Fulton mix for Pig Radio
4. Kinky Foxx – So Different*
5. Yazoo – Situation (Hercules & Love Affair remix)*
6. Lo-Fi-Fnk – Want U*
7. Whitest Boy Alive – Golden Cage (Fred Falke remix)*
8. Fleetwood Mac – Never Forget (Cut Copy remix)*
9. Emergency – Too Much (Shazam remix)*
10. Air France – Collapsing at your doorstep
11. Mr. Oizo – Cut Dick
12. Grovesnor – Drive your car (Hot Chip remix)
13. Prince – Erotic City*
14. The Teenagers – Homecoming*
15. The Teenagers – French Kiss
16. The Radio Dept – Freddie and the Trojan Horse
17. Crookers – Gypsy P
18. Charlie Smalls – Never Felt Like This Before*
19. Player – Baby Come Back
20. The Klaxons – As Above, So Below (Justice remix)*
21. Friendly Fires – Paris (Aeroplane remix)*
22. Digitalism – Idealistic*
23. Brendan Canning – Hit the Wall
24. The Twelves – Works For me*
25. Ted & Francis – I wish I was a polar bear (Arctic Urgency edit)
26. Phoenix – If I ever feel better, I’ll go to the disco – Said the Buffalo Bunch*
27. Van She – So High
28. Van She – Changes
29. Van She – Sex City (The Teenagers Remix)
30. Sebastien Tellier – Look
31. Sebastien Tellier – Kilometer (Moulinex Remix)
32. Sebastien Tellier – Pomme
33. Lykke Li – Little Bit*
34. Little Boots – Meddle (Treasure Fingers Remix)*
35. X&Hell – My Fkn Hat (produced by Shazam)
36. U-Tern – Pop Lock*
37. Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth
38. Juan Maclean – Resident Advisor Podcast 2008-01-14
39. Juan Maclean – Happy House
40. Jocko – Rhythm Talk*
41. The Virgins – Rich Girls
42. Cut Copy – Lights & Music (Moulinex Remix)*
43. Au Revoir Simone – Sad Song (RAC remix)
44. Fleetwood Mac – Tell me Lies*
45. Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy*
46. Hercules & Love Affair – Blind*
47. Peter Sarstedt – Where do you go to my lovely*
48. Pnau – With you forever
49. Pnau – Baby (Breakbot remix)*
50. Treasure Fingers – Cross the Dancefloor*
51. One Hand Loves The Other – Don’t know (Treasure Fingers remix)
52. Treasure Fingers – Cross the Dancefloor (Lifelike remix)*
53. Thieves Like Us – Declarations
54. Mr. Oizo – Yves
55. DJ Illo – 1979 shake
56. Cut Copy – Stars*
57. Top Billin’ – Willing*
58. Cut Copy – Far Away (Damn Arms Remix)*
59. George Michael – Too Funky
60. Black Kids – I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend (The Twelves Remix)*
61. Erlend Oye – Sudden Rush (The Twelves Remix)
62. Juiceboxxx and Dre Skull – Center Stage (Curses! Remix)
63. Rufus Wainwright – Chelsea Hotel No 2 (Leonard Cohen cover)*
64. Golden Bug – Barbie’s Back (warning this song is terribly graphic)
65. Louis Laroché – Peach*
66. Girl Talk – Let me see you
67. CSS – Move (Cut Copy remix)*
68. Zingone featuring Nina – Auto Remix Happy face*
69. Hot Chip – A Glue Too Thick*
70. LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous
71. Scenario Rock – Hard Task
72. Scenario Rock – Skitzo Dancer (part 1)
73. Johan Agebjorn & Sally Shapiro – Pig Radio Mix*
74. Atmosphere – Shhh…
75. Radiohead – Videotape (Ring Trick mix)*
76. Diplo featuring Rye Rye – Wassup Wassup
77. Daft Punk – Something about us (Eastar remix)*
78. Low Motion Disco – Things are gonna get easier
79. Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – Meet Me In The Garden*
80. Broken Social Scene – Lover’s Spit (Beehives album version) this one will be on every list I compile. You know why? Because it’s phenomenal, that’s why, so live with it always being here!*

Boytech!!!

Facts about Boytech before proceeding:

- These boys performed at L’Oreal Fashion Week

- One of the twosome is dating the beautiful Sarah Taylor from Much Music

- Their catchphrase is “if you got it, hit it.”

- Boytech sort of remind me of The Presets (look wise) and the way they begun their set, the sound resonated a bit like Yuksek (Little Dirty Trip Vicarious Bliss Remix anyone?)

I had the opportunity to watch Boytech, under the House of Helder label, perform at The Social on Queen Street West.

Before the show started, I went outside and was offered a banana by the artist relations manager to satisfy my hunger (it was delicious thanks!). While chowing down this delicious banana, Stefania from Toronto Textstyles asked if she could take my picture for her blog. And yes I was wearing those pants I was telling you all about! I was honoured, I guess I’m officially a Torontonian now.

Back inside, Boytech is ready to go on. These two are real men: tall, muscular, and not afraid to wear hot pants that show their, ahem…package. So yeah, they got it and they hit it. Boytech also uses props like dumbbells while performing. While one sings, the other works out. At first glance, you may think it’s Right Said Fred trying to take over the North American market yet again, however, it’s not. Boytech are trying to be humourous all in the name of fun, Right Said Fred are to be taken as serious artists. Right, hehe.

For example, here’s some of Boytech’s humour. Their myspace bio reads:

“Former Ivy League rowers, Jack and Chris were destined for greatness. You’ve probably heard of the “Wild Wind” scandal. They were superb athletes. Every coach they ever had said so except for one. Yale Head Coach Burnaby Dupuis made it his personal mission during their enrollment to ruin the gifted and very muscular twosome. He succeeded, having their medals stripped on the basis of steroid abuse. Desperate to clear their names, Jack and Chris kidnapped Coach Dupuis and tortured him to near death thus exonerating themselves, but were promptly charged and sent to a Youth Reform Camp. During confinement they developed a passion for music. Now the duo makes its home in this most liberal of cities and can often be seen running or rowing along Toronto’s waterfront.”

Classic!

With songs titled “Fuck me” and lyrics regarding STD’s, Boytech are sure to garner the attention of people, and your feet will surely appreciate their sound.
Love the boots boys.

Diego and Pastel from Fritz Helder & the Phantoms, both originally from Ottawa




Fritz from Fritz Helder & the Phantoms





Important Dance Party, Saturday, September 27

Saturday September 27th, Toronto’s electro monsters, Golden Girls, TMDP, 84.85, and DJ Barletta will take over the nation’s capital in the Basement of the Clocktower Brew Pub (575 Bank Street). 
 
facebook invite:
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26666532449&ref=ts

Inspiration – Goldfrapp

I love Goldfrapp! I mean look at what she’s wearing. Such a classic babe.

In other news, Cut Copy and The Presets will stop by Canada on their tour, however, they are skipping Ottawa. Quelle surprise! You must travel to Toronto or Montreal in order to catch them. Quelle malheur!

image from brooklyn vegan

Lada mercy…DIPLO – Disorganized 5 year anniversary

It’s been 5 years since Bank Street has become its transformation into Williamsburg thanks to the Disorganized crew. Can you believe it? With indie culture’s latest movement that really isn’t hard to believe, so let’s move on to details.

For the birthday party, THAT crowd decided to make DIPLO the headliner at Heaven, and this was a show the city couldn’t afford to miss because let’s face it, no good acts play here any way. Although the tickets were pricey, the show was well worth (for me any way), to sleep 3 hours (I do suffer from insomnia), get dressed, be at work for 8am, write a test I had to do well in for work, fall asleep during this test, and realize that when’s there’s 10 minutes left, I left 15 questions blank. Royal. It’s all good, cause lada mercy, I danced at DIPLO!

The show was good. There were a lot of well dressed people whom I did NOT approach because I was busy busting some dance moves that put people to shame at the club, but there were also some people that either a) tried too hard or b) have a disability in putting outfits together. I can’t decide between the latter and the former!!!

The other thing is, Diplo’s beats, sort of like Fred Falke but Freddy makes you dance a tad bit more, can make anyone (even people with two left feet) MOVE. So why on earth were there tons of people standing like statues and NOT submitting to the beat? Why why why???

Jordan and Chris

The mustachioed lovers wearing their “acceptable in the 80s” outfits. Love the shirts boys!

Jokers of the Scene

Diplo

I was confused about these two girls. Did you dress up like that because you actually thought it looked good or did you dress up like that because you thought it would be funny to celebrate Halloween in July? Which one is it?

U.F.O.

I like Dizzee’s voice starting up the beat and then when his voice makes a come back in the middle of the track. Fazhands (www.myspace.com/fazhands), a fan of the site from the UK, sent me a track in order get his music out there to you, the readers of this blog!

It’s called U.F.O. and for that Fazhands I give you props, because I feel like I am in outer space when I am listening to this!

I checked out some more tracks on the MySpace -  and they are quite dancy. So if you’re into that funky house type of feel and you want to “kick it” at the club, check out Fazhands.

Sorry but it’s over between us




Clicking on the image makes it larger

If you can’t read it, it says:

Dear Crystal Castles,

ugh, you were in the Metro on Friday, your song played on Gossip Girl, and your style is BLAH! Out of all your songs, I only like two. I much prefer it when you remix. You have a cool band name but you are pissing me off! How am I not supposed to feel nostalgic while listening to a song that contains samples of video game music I used to play as a young child?

Love love,

Ottawa Street Style

Dust it off and jerk it

Montreal based duo Thunderheist had a contest posted on their site for fans to create their own videos for the song “Jerk it”. The 3 finalists have been posted and people can vote for their favourite. Check it out at www.thunderheist.com. My favourite is Noel Paul and Stefan Moore (Thatgo) (Chicken video).

Didn’t Junior Boys do something similar last year by having fans submit videos for their songs?

It makes my past and future painfully clear

I’ve been trying to prevent myself from writing about this for a long time but I cannot hold it any longer. I love Hercules and Love Affair. There. Seriously, I am not trying to jump on a trend and like this band because they are on the DFA label. I actually hate blogging about bands that everyone blogs about but because I am truly, madly and deeply (oh Savage Garden) in love with them I will do so. Man, it feels so much better.

If a man can say: “I want to set up public meeting points where people can dance. It’s important that you dance in front of people. I think to do a little interpretive dance to express yourself in front of 20 people every day would change the way people approach each other” with confidence, I am sure he can make you move.

My pick: Athene
Don’t forget to download some remixes, especially the Frankie Knuckles remix of Blind.

www.herculesandloveaffair.com
MySpace

Picture from: http://www.bigapplemusicscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/hercandluv_main.jpg

Go here and discover an amazing song

Wow, this song is really awesome. I instantly fell in love. I guess the people at Big Stereo were right, PNAU will be the most blogged about bankd of 2008, hehehe.

INSTRUCTIONS:

- Click on link

- Download song

- Bookmark Big Stereo because it’s an awesome site

- Dance

- Repeat Dance part

http://this.bigstereo.net/2008/02/28/pnau/