Its been “emotional.” Looking forward to what 08 has in store for us on the music front. We expect big things! Here are a few essential selections to keep the party going as you ring in the new year. Cheers!!

Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time

Prince - 1999

Modjo - Lady

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Cassie - Me and U (Eli Banger Remix)

Droppin some knowledge here. Documentary by the BBC that talks through the origination and progression of house music. All of the godfathers of house and techno are interviewed to speak to their experiences and perspectives on the rise of the genre and its universal cultural implications. Highly recommended!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

A couple of electro bangers from Crookers to add to your Serato crates.

Brodinski - Bad Runner (Crookers Gone Electro Remix)

Dom Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Tetsujin Mix)

Fantastic mix by Trevor Loveys. Essential for the ipod. Enjoy!

Trevor Loveys - Promo Mix

A close runner up behind Timbo last year, Dave Taylor AKA “Rave Jesus” (cleverly coined by Nick Catchdubs) takes the nod in 07′. His production and remix work continues to push electronic music into uncharted territory. Already having done a track for the likes of Britney Spears (didn’t materialize) and rumored to be spending time in the studio with Missy Elliot, his name is no longer just the fodder of music blogs and DJ circles. This past year also saw him co-produce M.I.A.’s critically acclaimed album “Kala” with fellow musicologist Diplo. He has been spending a lot of time in Los Angeles over recent months working on Tricky’s new record and plans to move there in the new year. (Dave, come to San Diego!) Keep an eye out for Swedish rapper and singer Mapei who Switch produced recently as well as a full length album of Switch/Solid Groove material at some point.

Remix work in 07′:

Basement Jaxx - “Hey U”
The Black Ghosts - “Face”
P. Diddy - “Tell Me”
Freeform Five - “No More Conversations”
Just Jack - “Glory Days” *
DJ Mehdi - “I Am Somebody”
Mika - “Love Today” *
Nine Inch Nails - “Capital G”
Simian Mobile Disco - “I Believe” *
Speaker Junk - “Foxxy”
Ben Westbeech - “Dance with Me”
Robbie Williams - “Never Touch That Switch”
Jacknife Lee - “Making Me Money”
Brick n Lace - “Never Never”

Here is something new and something old in honor of Mr. Taylor:

Armand Van Helden - Je Taime (Switch Remix)

Mutiny - Dem Girls (Solid Groove Remix)

Beautiful 2-Step remix by Wideboys. Feeling the guitar in this one.

T2 ft. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken (Wideboys London Mix)

More of a mash-up than a proper remix but good none the less. We love the Solid Groove remix of “Pat Pong” on its own but this acappella from Pitbull, Jackie-O, and Trina fits nicely on top of it. Well done Dave Nada.

Pitbull, Jackie-O, Trina - Go Groove (Dave Nada Mix)

Soulwax. Daft Punk. Robot Rock. Nuff said.

Daft Punk - Robot Rock (Soulwax Remix)

The good folks over at Fabric gave us a heads up on the next installment of their mix CD series. This time M.A.N.D.Y is on tap.

Throughout the 25 tracks, M.A.N.D.Y. tenderly tells a story that swells between moments of poetic ache and voracious hunger. Spanned on by deep, ethereal techno, glitchy staccato and bass-heavy machine funk, the tracks sparkle alongside eachother with brilliant elegance, breeding standout moments from Gui Boratto, Lucio Aquilina, Audion and the cream of the Get Physical crop. A thrilling portrayal of M.A.N.D.Y.’s sound, the effervescent mix moves in directions most unexpected, and grooves in ways previously unimagined.

Tracklisting

01. Intro;
Franco Bianco - Noches de Superacion – Italo Business
Robag Wruhme, Wighnomy Brothers and Rolf Oksen –
Rolf Auf Seinem Auskukk - Freude Am Tanzen
02. Yello - Bananas To The Beat – UMG
03. Minz - Darkslide – Perspectiv
04. Guillaume & The Couto Dumonts - Mederico – Oslo
05. Quarion - Karasu [Crowdpleaser Remix] - DrumPoet Community
06. Gui Borrato - Tipologia [Lucy Remix] – Parquet
07. Mark Henning – Sticknote – Cynosure
08. Decimal – Idiosynkratik – Enemy
09. Lucio Aquilina - My Cube - Cocoon
10. Booka Shade – City Tales [Dub] – Get Physical
11. DJ Yellow & Astrid Suryanto - To The Top [Guy J Remix] - Project
12. Dubfire - I Feel Speed [Audion Remix] - Sci-Tec
13. Toni Rios – Chorizo - Kickboxer
14. Robag Wruhme, Wighnomy Brothers and Rolf Oksen – Dopamin - Freude Am Tanzen
15. Poxy Music - Warpaint (Claude Vonstroke Remix) - MOS
16. Djinxx & X-Pansul - Spanish Kebab - Ovum
17. Matchbox – U Can Get Sonar - Kindisch
18. Deadset - Farm House - Frontroom
19. DJ T - The Dawn [Geiger Remix] – Get Physical
20. Simon Flower - The Whisper [Mark August Remix] - Pokerflat
21. Raz Ohara –Kisses– [Kabuto&Koji Carnea Rmx] – Get Physical
22. Basic Soul Unit - Tunnels [Sebo k & Metro Remix] - Mule
23. Lopazz - 2fast4u [Julian Remix] – Get Physical
24. Mike Monday – Bahlobashi [Sideshow Dub Mix] - Simple
25. M.A.N.D.Y. – Don’t Stop – Get Physical

Release Dates: fabricfirst Members: 07/01/08 UK/R.O.W. Retail: 14/01/08 USA: 02/12/08

To celebrate the release there is a massive party at Fabric this Saturday night:

And to top it off a recent remix by M.A.N.D.Y.

Matthew Dear - Don and Sherri (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)

Before they were robots and in between Daft Punk records, both Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Man ran their own respective indie labels. The slew of hits on the Roule and Cydamoure imprints had us french house junkies in the shops constantly back in the mid to late 90’s. Tunes such as “Paris by Night” set the stage for what Kavinsky does today. “Together” is an integral part of the incredible encore in the Alive 2007 show. “Music Sounds Better With You” could arguably be one of the greatest dance tunes of all time. All coming out of the Roule camp. We are keeping our fingers crossed that Bangalter revives this label next year now that the Daft tour is coming to an end. Word on the street is that he and DJ Falcon are already working on some music that they plan to release eventually.

4 minutes of pure french goodness…

Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda

This short documentary of the “Together” tour really brings you back to that time. Cassius, Bangalter, Guy-Man, DJ Falcon, and a young Busy P.