shir khan.

no matter who you are asking about the hottest dj in germany these days, everyone will tell you that it is shir khan from berlin. besides constantly dropping cutting edge dj mixes for fabric and bbc radio 1, he has also started his own imprint exploited and is currently one of the most wanted remixers. here is his latest remix for bonde do role, released on domino records:

bonde do role - office boy (shir khan remix)
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as a bonus, here are two more excellent remixes he finished recently:

holy hail - born of a star (shir khan remix)
the jai-alai savant - white on white crime (shir khan remix dub)

watch out for the first official mix 'maximize!' on shir khan's own label. the double-cd will be released on the 27th of august and feature exclusives by siriusmo, simian mobile disco, adam sky, shadow dancer, munk versus mocky and much more! we will definitely keep you posted! read more!

young americans.

did i just say that it has recently become harder for me to find banging tracks? well, never mind. young americans are michael david and tyler blake from california. they run a monthly club night called hush hush and have already remixed the likes of tv on the radio, imogen heap and scanners.

'dial 1' has been on heavy rotation in the discodust hq for several weeks and it is finally good to post. expect a banging track filled up with catchy vocals, heavily compressed drums, screaming synths and - of course - vocoders. this will definitely work well at peaktime:

young americans - dial 1

also make sure to check out their track 'turning inside out' which was posted by our friends from bigstereo back in february. read more!

cryptonites.

with nearly every bedroom producer out there discovering distortion and overdriven synths these days and thinking that's enough to become world famous, it has become a bit more difficult to get through to the actually good tracks, but after a little break from posting electro bangers, i am glad to introduce you to cryptonites.

even after days of investigation, i have not been able to find out more about them besides that they're coming from switzerland and are obviously having a problem with superheroes. but what i can tell from the tracks i have got ahold of is that they have definitely found the perfect formula to conduct banging tunes. digitalism and teenage bad girl are references that are coming to my mind, but just listen for yourself, here is their first track ever:

cryptonites - hands of god
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and as i knew you'd want more, here is a very danceable cryptonites remix of a track by some band going by the name of arctic monkeys:

arctic monkeys - old yellow bricks (cryptonites tease the monkey remix)
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visit cryptonites myspace for further information on upcoming productions and a tracklist of their cryptonites superhero mix. read more!

pirate soundsystem.

i am always glad to find new acts that really have their very own style and are not just following false idols. pirate soundsystem from the united kingdom are one of these acts. their tracks and dj sets sound like every trendy sound ever coming out of london combined. think of rave, ragga, breakbeats, uk hardcore, dubstep and grime all at once and you still don't have any idea of what these two guys are capable to do.

they have done remixes for established artists like shitdisco, bonde do role and hadouken! newest track in their myspace player is a dope remix for fellow breakbeat addict drop the lime, don't miss this collaboration. keep an eye out for these and upcoming remixes!

discodust is proud to give you two original pirate soundsystem tracks that have not been posted anywhere else before. let them take you on a journey and all you neu rave kids pay attention, this is what rave is all about:

pirate soundsystem - loves hit

pirate soundsystem - scream if you wanna go rasta read more!

crookers.

there is hardly anyone who has got as much love from the blogs recently as crookers. without a doubt, phra and bot from italy are constantly delivering some of the freshest tracks around, taking the fidget house sound of switch a step further and incorporating booty, baile funk and b-more influences. as you have probably already heard from our friends over at electric zoo and slutty fringe, they are soon releasing a twelve inch in the funk mundial series.

to show you what else is coming up next from crookers, they made this 'work in progress mini-sampler' exclusively for discodust, featuring five unreleased tracks from the number one euro crunk duo:

crookers - work in progress mini-sampler (EXCLUSIVE)
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and you can check out a sample of the upcoming man recordings release here:

crookers featuring mc leka - para de graçinha (euro crunk mix) read more!

racing hearts.

one of my all time favorite indie bands, architecture in helsinki from melbourne, australia, are about to release their new single 'heart it races'. besides the original, there are remixes from dj/rupture, yacht, pink skull and probably the most anticipated of the bunch, a remix by turntablist wunderkind a-trak. i guess there is no need for introduction, but in case you have been living under a rock, a-trak has won the itf world championships, the dmc team championships and recorded cuts for kanye west and common.

he takes all the core elements from the original track and turns it into a much more dancefloor compatible bouncing tune with hypnotic percussions, showing off his very own unique production style. watch out for the official release on june 5th on tailem bend and enjoy another first on discodust:

architecture in helsinki - heart it races (trizzy's rusty tin can mix)
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all you can eat.

just recently i have featured the banging 'gluttony' by hostage. today i am proud to present a true discodust allstars release: a three-tracker ep with the still killing original and excellent mindbending reworks by two of my favorite artists these days: felix cartal and the bloody beetroots. just when i thought it couldn't get much harder, they came to prove me wrong - i love you guys. and everyone else, play this out and tear the fucking club down:

hostage - gluttony ep (complete package with artwork)

hostage - gluttony (felix cartal remix) - mirror
hostage - gluttony (the bloody beetroots remix) - mirror
hostage - gluttony (original) - mirror

on the more laidback side of things, k.s aka marcel pagnol from france conducted a perfect soundtrack to the hot early summer days over here. make sure to check out his hip hop project dizzylez and don't miss this funky fresh french house tune spiced up with kryptonite:

k.s aka marcel pagnol - freaky hoes (demo) - mirror

last regular track for this post is an edit of 'signatune' by dj mehdi from ed banger records, done by the legendary spiller, who scored one of the greatest worldwide modern disco hits of all time, 'groovejet'. if you still can't get enough of 'signatune', this will definitely help:

dj mehdi - signatune (spiller remix) - mirror

as a bonus, here are the dj sets from kazey, klever and kid fresh from the latest pink pony party. shame on you if you haven't been there. this is what you've missed:

kazey, klever, kid fresh at pink pony party (part 1)
kazey, klever, kid fresh at pink pony party (part 2)
kazey, klever, kid fresh at pink pony party (part 3) read more!

wild beasts.

boy 8-bit from the united kingdom has already remixed the likes of arthur baker, armand van helden and acid jacks. he combines todays electro with retro video game elements for his very own trademark sound and also plays bass and guitar in everyone's favorite new uk band the black ghosts. after i came across his unique mix sets over on his podomatic site that include a lot of video game and obscure (horror) movie references, i badly wanted a track from boy 8-bit and finally it is here - already played on heavy rotation by kissy sellout, drop the lime and the loose cannons, unleash 'wild beasts' on the dancefloor, roar!

boy 8-bit - wild beasts (EXCLUSIVE)
boy 8-bit mixes on podomatic

this probably turns discodust into the official the bloody beetroots fanclub blog but what can i do, these crazy italians won't stop dropping the heavy bangers. since i have posted 'ezekiel eats red hoodie', they've finished three new remixes and this is the place where you can get all of them. remixing the whip and their own bob rifo, these tracks should finally make clear they are playing in the very first league. hoping to meet you this summer, bob and tea!

the whip - muzzle no. 1 (the bloody beetroots remix)
the whip - trash (the bloody beetroots remix)
bob rifo - kinky malinki (the bloody beetroots remix)

another discodust regular, one of my favorite germans, malente, hooked me up with a special edit of his latest single 'thismanrox'. as you have probably already read over at discobelle, he wants you to remix the track and you can grab the three sample packs here, here and there. the official release will be out on luscious sounds in may.

manrox - thismanrox (web edit)

for even more malente greatness, also check out two of his most recent remixes for bleach eatin pimps and shout out out out out, get ready for pumping electro house all the way:

bleach eatin pimps - c.u. next tuesday (malente remix)
shout out out out out - self loathing rules (malente remix)

on a sidenote: i am looking for some support, as in co-editors, a css/xhtml wizard and a new place to host discodust. if you want to be a part of this and help me out, send me a mail to discodust69@googlemail.com or contact me on discodust myspace. read more!