alan braxe + palermo disko machine.

today we have a very special feature. considered one of the big bosses of the french sound, and responsible for inspiring a generation of people like me, alan braxe is a name we're proud to present.

i got the chance to ask alan a few questions, as if to get inside his head and understand what changed from stardust till now. well, to start, alan is a papa now. a father of two, he cannot stay up all at night slaving in the studio anymore. early morning carpool takes precedence! he takes great pride in his fatherly role, and learns to compromise. but like the moustache on a 70s pornstar, alan's studio is something he cannot live without. his broadly arranged setup is painted with oldschool hardware. knobs, keys, buttons and sliders from all the samplers, synthesizers and instruments are all inspiration to his production.

asked who he is keeping an eye out for, he singled out breakbot. does being french and looking like jesus have anything to do with it? just playing! as far as future plans for vulture, alan admitted that there hasn't been that many releases in the past. he noted that he is planning on releasing a lot more, from new artists, bands, and that of his own music. alan has also prepared for us a shiny 15 minute minimix named 'the vulture mash-up', which is a quick history lesson on vulture music.

alan braxe - the vulture mash-up

coupled with the minimix, is an upcoming vulture release by palermo disko machine. palermo is jens moelle, better known for his involvement in digitalism. as shiny and new this release may be, palermo disko machine is nothing brand spankin' new. they debuted on kitsune in 2006 and managed to keep quiet since! the 'theme from palermo disko machine' is what the common space traveler would listen to. covered in space dust, the ethereal sensation the metallic pads give off is nothing but otherworldly. i got my eyes peeled to see where jens will take this moniker!

palermo disko machine - theme of palermo disko machine

make sure to follow the hype! head over to the myspaces of vulture music, alan braxe, and palermo disko machine and don't forget to show some support -- cop the release on beatport here. read more!

yeah yeah yeahs + a-trak.

there are tracks that get so many hype in advance that basically there's no introduction needed at all. the a-trak remix of 'heads will roll' by yeah yeah yeahs is one of them. in early october, annie mac played the banging remix on her radio show and ever since requests have been popping up everywhere on forums all over and radio rips have been floating around to as a substitute for the real thing.

while the remix is getting an official release, it's our lucky day as we've just got word from the man himself that everyone involved decided to have this spread on the blogs. and from what i can see it's not up anywhere else yet, so enjoy the full mastered version one of the year's best and most anticipated remixes as another first on discodust! (sometimes my sleeping disorders have their advantages, whoo!)

yeah yeah yeahs - heads will roll (a-trak remix)

and in case you're up for a different take on the track, our friend willy joy from chicago hooked us up with his steaming hot 'sex dream dub' which is more on the deep technoid side of things with some pretty driving drum programming. definitely worth checking as well!

yeah yeah yeahs - heads will roll (willy joy sex dream dub)

spread it like wildfire and show a-trak, his label fool's gold, willy joy and of course the yeah yeah yeahs some love! read more!

annie.

after appreciating little boots and la roux for months, it is finally time for the original blog pop queen to take over again: annie is finally going to release her album "don't stop" which has constantly been pushed back and reworked and redone and what not. and if this new track "i don't like your band" taken from the album is any indicator, it might just be the album we were dying to hear!

annie - i don't like your band

the new annie album "don't stop" is dropping november 17th on smalltown supersound. and hey annie, my offer from back then still stands - and don't go all "it's not you, it's your tunes" on me! much love to the unstoppable pitchfork for this! read more!

florence and the machine + the xx.

the xx give us their take on florence and the machine's already super good cover of candi staton's legendary 'you got the love'. this remix might not be one of those totally replacing the original, since the original is just too catchy itself, but it's dangerously close. maybe it's even better, you decide!

florence and the machine - you got the love (the xx remix)

the xx and florence and the machine are both touring europe at the moment. while you are showing them some love by adding them on myspace you might as well check the dates and show even more love by visiting their shows near you!

EDIT (aleks): we're aware that this remix has nearly been blogged to death but it's just too good to make anyone miss out on it. and the file is at 320 kbps, as opposed to what you'll find in most other places. read more!

french fries.

with rapid advancements in technology across the board, little kids are showing up the big kids beating them at their own game. i first noticed this phenomenon when i saw little 8-year-old kids doing skateboarding tricks and beating guys three times their own age in the x-games. i figured that they studied skate videos for hours and just thought these tricks were normal.

seems as though the same pattern is happening with music production. french fries just turned seventeen and is already churning out some major contenders. legend has it that he started fiddling around with production tools at the tender age of seven. it may sound like a stretch, but his dad is a major producer so he grew up playing on sound boards instead of making mud pies.

this is one of the few remixes of a bloody beetroots song that bears almost no resemblance to the motoring, crunchy sound of the bouncy italians. who would have thought i'd like french fries and beetroots together?

the bloody beetroots - theolonius (french fries remix)

if this original track is any indication of things to come from french fries, i can't wait to see what a little time and experience is going to turn him into.

french fries - coconut

his ep is slated to be released through young gunz entertainment (aptly named). until that happens, you can go grab his track 'rebola' on itunes. read more!

momma's boy.

this kitty's been busy busy busy. much to my surprise, he has relocated to berlin. i wonder if being in the epicenter of techno music is going to have an effect on either of his music making alter egos? he hasn't been taken over by the deep dark side of techno yet as he's still got a bit of tropical feel left in this track which features his brother, bloss hill.

momma's boy featuring bloss hill - wapomathics

momma's boy has been spotted frequently in the close vicinity of brodinski and even made the cut of remixes for noob & brodinski's megahyped 'peanuts club' track out now on turbo recordings. i wouldn't be shocked if they released a collaboration in the near future.

noob & brodinski - peanuts club (momma's boy remix)

of course you can always stay up to date with his travels, photos and new tracks at his zebrapop blog. read more!

paparazzi.

it's finally time. los angeles has incubated a handful of producers for the past few years and they're pecking thru their shells and makin' noise for everyone to love. paparazzi has been a staple la promoter who has also managed to dodge all the party-throwing politics along the way to now throw one of the most consistently packed weekly parties in the entire city.

he draws an average of 2000 kids to his all-ages monster simply named 'dance' where he regularly features big named djs. it's a place where locals like acid girls, classixx and harvard bass can try out new tracks on a proper soundsystem to a proper crowd and also where visitors like le castle vania, ac slater and a-trak can come and have a great show in a gigantic venue.

not one to be left behind, the next step for him is producing. he mixed up this track for crystal fighters. stay tuned for some original material as well and you can catch his future podcasts with more new music on itunes here.

crystal fighters - i love london (paparazzi remix)

he has also concocted a mixtape featuring cali done right. he even wrangled lil jon to do his intro.

paparazzi - paparazzi does cali mixtape (on zshare)
paparazzi - paparazzi does cali mixtape (on megaupload)

find the tracklist after the jump!

tracklist:

lil jon - paparazzi drop
drop the lime - devil's eyes (classixx remix)
drop the lime - set me free (harvard bass remix)
sidney samson - riverside (will bailey & hotmoff remix)
laidback luke & lee mortimer - blau (la riots remix)
crystal fighters - i love london (paparazzi remix)
justin martin & claude vonstroke - beat that bird
sinden - mega (harvard bass remix)
kid sister - right hand (kill the noise remix)
passion pit - eyes as candles (acid girls remix)
la roux - in for the kill (le castle vania remix) read more!

monarchy.

after thousands of track submissions via e-mail, myspace and what not, i think i developed a certain ability of being able to tell if something could be any good just by the artist and track names and the overall appearance. so when i got 'gold in the fire' by monarchy in the mail today and checked their myspace, i already had a feeling i am going to post this. only good people can come up with a name like 'monarchy', fact.

as everyone obviously seems to believe that music bloggers love themselves some mystery and detective work, i was hardly given any information, so if i can trust their profile and artwork, monarchy is a duo from london. more importantly, their sound is carefully crafted electro-pop along the lines of junior boys or the golden filter and the singing sounds sensitive and heartfelt to me, definitely catchy as hell and the use of falsetto and vocoders make it perfect! out of all the mysterious debut songs in the past months, this is by far my favorite!

monarchy - gold in the fire (demo)

whatever monarchy are doing next, we will keep you posted! read more!

jupiter.

another discodust favorite that we haven't heard from in a while just hit us up today as well and we are more than glad to see them back: jupiter! the duo from paris comes with a brandnew disco funk jam in their bag, a cover version of the classic r&b and disco track 'mama used to say' by junior. and i bet a whole lot of you readers will be rocking out to this at home, jumping around on their beds and playing air guitar! not? well, maybe it's just me then! you guys are boring! enjoy another premiere on discodust!

jupiter - mama used to say

also, as i missed out to announce the release of jupiter's first ep 'starlighter' last month, let's do this now. it's available on limited vinyl (click here for more info) and digitally (head over to junodownload). being a big fan of all his work, i immediately fell in love with the wonderful remix by steve moore and luckily was allowed to share it with you as well!

jupiter - starlighter (steve moore remix)

glad to see that another act we love and heavily supported on the blog has released their first record and is doing great. watch out for more sweet things to come from jupiter. read more!

ali love.

dabbing into multiple genres and projects, ali love is definitely a versatile singer. 2007 was a career milestone for ali, as he supplied the eccentric (and a bit uncredited) vocals for the chemical brothers single 'do it again'.

back yard recordings will be handling the release of ali love's new single 'diminishing returns' - a track animated with the spirit of the eighties by an airy, large, and enjoyable production caked with excellent vocal work. the song already received lots of love on the blogs and twitter, so we're finally jumping in!

ali love - diminishing returns (extended version)
ali love - diminishing returns video (on youtube)

make sure to stop by ali love's myspace! read more!