Heat You Up, Melt You Down
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Great funk/disco/electro track. Have heard James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem/DFA Records fame) use it in his DJ sets from time to time. Viva 1983!
Archive for June, 2006
Playaz Club
Friday, June 30th, 2006
I Love the 20’s
Monday, June 26th, 2006
If you are like me, you’ve probably always asked yourself, why doesn’t someone make an album of love songs with samples off jazz 78s from the 1920s and 30s that sounds like it would fit perfectly in the soundtrack to some noir film? Luckily we don’t have to ask ourselves any more thanks to Stephen Coates and the (Real) Tuesday Weld. It was tough picking one MP3 to share, but this one was pretty much an instant classic, at least in my mind. They’ve got a couple other samples and even a couple of videos on their website.
Frickin Laser Beams
Sunday, June 25th, 2006
Big fan of the Ocean’s 11 series of movies. The track that plays during the laser beam sequence at the end of Ocean’s 12 was not on the soundtrack. I really liked it and wanted to somehow incorporate it into my DJ sets from time to time for fun and to see who would recognize it. So I did some digging and found that I wasnt the only one who was feeling this track.
1fb6?uestlove’s Record Library
Sunday, June 25th, 2006 
And I thought I had a lot of records….. Damn! I knew he DJ’d here and there but had no idea what a serious vinyl junkie he was. Very impressive.
Dave “Switch” Taylor
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
The “it” man in house music right now continues to pump out quality production and remix work under his various aliases (Switch, Induceve and Solid Groove, to name three). Hard to find anything on the internet about this guy except for appreciation forum posts on the various mp3 blogs (ie. the one you are currently reading). Word on the street is that he is doing some production work for M.I.A.’s new album. Is Diplo jealous I wonder? For those of you who are “in the know” as well as the Dave Taylor “newbies” it is my pleasure to share with you an essential selection of his some of his masterpieces. Expect all the usual bouncy house, ragga-tech, electrofied beatery. Enjoy!
Robot Rock
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
The Daft frenchman (or robots I should say) put on quite a show at Coachella this year. First appearance in the US since 1997 if I am not mistaken. The intro using the synth sounds from the movie “Close Encounters” that were used to communicate with the aliens was genious! Everyone went nuts. The curtains opened and we were treated to a mash up of Daft Punk’s greatest hits pumping out of probably the most massive sounds system I have ever layed eyes on. Sensory overload for sure, but in a good way. An experience I will not soon forget as a long time fan. Chemical Brothers now need to step up their game.
David Byrne
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Most people know David Byrne as the singer from the Talking Heads, but I also love a lot of his solo stuff. He’s at his best when he’s mixing his interest in world music with some catchy, goofy pop, and his solo effort, “Uh Oh,” is full of gems. While there are a couple of “hits” like “Girls On My Mind” and “The Cowboy Mambo,” it’s songs like the transgender anthem “Now I’m Your Mom” and “Something Ain’t Right” that keep this album in my rotation all of these years later.
Jonathan Richman
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
There are far too many people in the world who don’t know who Jonathan Richman or the Modern Lovers are. What’s not to like about timeless, quirky rock ‘n’ roll songs? You may remember him from his cameo as “that guy” with the guitar wandering around in Ben Stiller’s “There is Something About Mary,” but for his fans, that appearance doesn’t even rank as a footnote. While it’s probably best to start off with a classic like “I Was Dancing at the Lesbian Bar” or “Pablo Picasso,” I’m going to take the road less traveled with my pick . . .
