Appears to have been a successful scam pulled off in Shanghai, China surrounding a “secret” Daft Punk concert that was schedule for February 13th. 3800 people apparently bought tickets over the course of a couple of days at 500 RMB a pop ($70-80). A Facebook group has popped up recently dedicated to the issue. The photographs below were taken by surveillance camera at the ticket office the scammers rented.

Daft Punk - Essential Info (Daft Trax)
Paul Johnson - Summer Heat (Peacefrog)
Armand Van Helden - Funk Phenomena (Henry Street)
CZR - Chicago Southside (1HR)
Artist Unknown - Git Down Saturday (Dance 6)
Remix Delux #1 - Dee’s Knots [Remix] (Delux)
Parris Mitchell - Ghetto Shout Out (Dance Mania)
Daft Punk - Teachers (Daft Trax/Virgin)
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream (20th Century)
The Godson EP - Drum Patterns & Memories (K.D.J)
Jammin Gerald - Get The Ho’94 (Dance Mania)
DJ Attack - Da Way U Work (U.C.)
Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Scratch (Roule)
Tha West Siders - Waxscratch Trax (Dance Mania)
Fantom - Faithful (Source)
I.Cube - Disco Cubizm (Versatile)
Daft Punk - Rock ‘n’ Roll (Daft Trax/Virgin)
Cajmere - Only 4 U (Cajual)
Trankilou - Champagne (Kif S.A.)
Artist Unknown - And Da Beat Goes On (Dance 6)
DJ Funk & Gerald - Hold Up (Universal Funk)
Ween - Freedom Of ‘76 (Flying Nun)
Zdar & Boombass - Foxy Lady (Cassius)
Gusto - Disco’s Revenge (Bumble Beats)
DJ Deeon - Deeon Doez Disco (Dance Mania)
Sweet - Somebody’s Watching (White)
Da Mongoloids - Spark Da Meth (Strickly Rhythm)
Roller Rink 2000 - Stining (Kumba)
Roy Davies Jr - Gabrielle (Large)
Robert J Hairston - Preacher Man
Daft Punk - Around The World (Daft Trax/Virgin)
Kenny Dixon Jr - U Can Dance If U Want 2 (K.D.J)

A-Trak’s mix CD ‘Infinity +1′ is dropping on April 14th on Thrive Records with a tour to promote it. Sinden and DJ Mehdi will be supporting on a few of the dates.

The Basement Jaxx have rescheduled the dates they had planned in February for April/May. No word on what the unforseen circumstances were exactly but all previously purchased tickets will be honored and they have added a few extra dates. Hoping for a US leg of the tour this summer. Come to San Diego! Jaxx your body.

Beni Single was one half the electro duet Riot in Belgium. He has scored himself a solo deal with and is currently touring with a slew of their artists on the Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 Launch Tour. He’s blogging all his adventures for Pedestrian. “My Love Sees You” is soon to receive an official release with remixes from In Flagranti and Etienne De Crécy. Give it a listen, go Beni on tour, buy his music, and let us know what you think!

PRE-ORDER IT HERE!!!!

Here is a video of A-Trak dropping the track:

Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 preview:

Melbourne, Australia’s The Temper Trap bless us with the beautifully haunting “Sweet Disposition” taken from their forthcoming debut album. (Yes, we do listen to more than just the dance-electro stuff) This will be a global hit.

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

Scanning through the inbox and came across this remix of MSTRKRFT’s “Bounce” from up and comers Mansion. Toronto, Canada representing big time on this one. Let us know what you think.

MSTRKRFT are hitting the road. Make sure you check them out when they come to your town. Links to get tickets can be found here.

Treasure Fingers was kind enough to give us the heads up on the recent official release of “Cross The Dancefloor” on Fool’s Gold Records with remixes from Curses!, Laidback Luke, Chromeo, and Lifelike. You can pick it up at iTunes, Beatport, Juno, and Turntable Lab. The pre-release has been a staple for us for some time now but this newly mixed and mastered version is top notch. We got the thumbs up to post the Lifelike remix which is excellent. He is on a plane as we speak to Australia for a short stint of DJ gigs. If you are out in that part of the world, make sure you go support. Enjoy the freebie and make sure you buy the full release!

Aug 15 2008 Magnetic Island, AUS Base
Aug 16 2008 Melbourne, AUS Third Class
Aug 17 2008 Sydney, AUS SoundsOnSunday
Aug 22 2008 Perth, AUS Blender @ The Manor
Aug 26 2008 Las Vegas, NV Jet Nightclub @ The Mirage
Sept 13 2008 Mexicali, MX Rawkerz
Oct 4 2008 San Francisco, CA Love Parade

The guys from HeavyFeet hit us up with their new summer promo mix full of summer garage vibes, tech, and fidget house plus some slamming rave cuts. Essential iPod material!

HeavyFeet - Summer Mixtape

Here is a video interview with the fellas:

Here’s the HeavyFeet calendar for the summer. Go check them out!

Fri 19th July - Kool Kids Klub @ Sunrooms, Southend
Fri 25th July - Tangled @ Sankeys, Manchester
Sat 26th July - Fidgit (after-party) @ Bed, Leeds
Sat 2nd Aug - TBA
Sun 10th Aug - Chew The Fat @ Space, Ibiza
Mon 11th Aug - Electrik Sessions @ Kanya, Ibiza
Tues 12th Aug - TBA (Ibiza)
Wed 13th Aug - We Love Leeds @ Zoo Project, Ibiza
Fri 29th Aug - TBA
Sat 30th Aug - Jam The Channel, @ Velvet, Exeter

For all of you lucky souls in the Chicago area this Friday night, we highly recommend you hit Potty Mouth Music’s 1 Year Anniversary celebration. Special guests Crookers will be in the house to put Smart Bar’s sound system and your ear drums to the test! Its their first US appearance and the start to a short North American tour! Do not miss this show!!

In celebration of the release of “SCION CD SAMPLER VOLUME 21: IHEARTCOMIX Remixed + Franki Chan Mixtape”, Radio Clit, Drop The Lime and Franki Chan will be hitting up 4 north American cities.

Tour video: